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The Sri Lanka Cricket board on Thursday introduced its squad for the upcoming Test collection in opposition to South Africa and England. The squad was accepted by the Minister of Youth and Sports Namal Rajapaksa. Dimuth Karunaratne has been named skipper whereas Angelo Matthews misses out from the tour to South Africa after injuring himself within the just lately concluded Lanka Premier League. South Africa had introduced their squad on Wednesday, December 11 and so they included seam bowler Migael Pretorius for the collection which will get underway with the Boxing Day Test.
The 25-year-old from Vereeniging has had an distinctive season to date within the Cricket South Africa (CSA) 4-Day Domestic Cup below the teaching of former South African paceman Allan Donald.
Commenting on the choice, convenor of selectors, Victor Mpitsang mentioned: “We’re pleased to include Migael in the Proteas Test squad for the Sri Lanka series. We’re big on rewarding consistently good work and the player has done a lot to make a case for himself.
“We hope that this expertise will probably be an important studying one for him and that this may function encouragement for gamers throughout the nation, exhibiting them that their probabilities is probably not as far off as they assume.”
The South African squad will gather in Pretoria on Saturday to begin their preparation.
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Kagiso Rabada and Dwain Pretorius haven’t but been medically cleared to take part within the tour as per a CSA launch.
Sri Lanka squad for South Africa and England collection: Dimuth Karunaratne (c), Kusal Janith Perera, Dinesh Chandimal, Kusal Mendis, Angelo Mathews (for England collection solely), Oshada Fernando, Dhananjaya De Silva, Niroshan Dickwella, Minod Bhanuka, Lahiru Thirimanne, Lasith Embuldeniya, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dilruwan Perera, Suranga Lakmal, Lahiru Kumara, Vishwa Fernando, Kasun Rajitha, Dushmantha Chameera, Dasun Shanaka, Santhush Gunathilake, Asitha Fernando, Dilshan Madushanka.
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