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Sri Lankan side for Test series against South Africa named

| | Dec 09, 2016, at 12:59 am
Colombo, Dec 8 (IBNS): Angelo Mathews and Dinesh Chandimal were named in the Sri Lankan Test squad for the upcoming series against South Africa.

The team will depart Colombo on 10th December 2016 on flight QR 655 after the official photograph at 5.40 pm at SLC, the country's cricket board's website read.

Mathews has been named the skipper of the 15-men team.

Team:

Angelo Mathews – Captain, Dinesh Chandimal – Vice Captain , Dimuth Karunarathna , Kaushal Silva , Kusal Janith Perera,Dhananjaya de Silva , Kusal Mendis , Upul Tharanga , Dushmantha Chameera ,Suranga Lakmal , Lahiru Kumara , Nuwan Pradeep , Vikum Sanjaya Bandara , Rangana Herath and Dilruwan Perera.

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