Dilruwan Perera finished with career-best figures of 6-32 off 14 overs
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Sri Lanka spinner Dilruwan Perera scythed through South Africa’s batting line-up with a career-best six wickets to lead his side to a 278-run win on the third day in Galle.
Dilruwan Perera finished with figures of 4-46 off 23 overs
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Sri Lanka spinner Dilruwan Perera took a four-wicket haul before opener Dimuth Karunaratne scored a fantastic 60 to hand his side a 272-run lead over South Africa on the second day in Galle.
Dimuth Karunaratne celebrates after scoring his eighth Test century
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Sri Lanka opener Dimuth Karunaratne put on a show on the opening day in Galle as he struck an unbeaten 158 to not only frustrate South Africa, but give his side a slim advantage.
Sri Lanka Cricket CEO Ashley de Silva: “[Indika] is not a curator. He was only the assistant manager”
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) have insisted that the pitch curator allegedly involved in the pitch-fixing claims made by an Al Jazeera documentary is not actually a curator.
It is alleged that pitch-fixing took place in Sri Lanka’s Test matches against Australia and India, both of which were held in Galle
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Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has vowed to cooperate with the International Cricket Council (ICC) after allegations of pitch-fixing in Galle were made by TV news channel Al Jazeera.
“Asela got injured in the first session itself and we badly missed him throughout out the match”
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Sri Lanka Test captain Dinesh Chandimal has called on the International Cricket Council (ICC) to allow substitutions in an international match if a player suffers a serious injury within the first hour of the game.
Thirimanne has not played Test cricket since June 2016
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Batsman Lahiru Thirimanne is back in Sri Lanka’s squad for the second Test against India in Colombo.
Chandimal is on track to return for the second Test against India
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Sri Lanka captain Dinesh Chandimal is likely to be back for the second Test against India, but the same cannot be said about veteran spinner Rangana Herath.
“I have a lot of faith in him as far as any format is concerned”
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Virat Kohli believes that all-rounder Hardik Pandya has all the necessary skills and qualities to become India’s Ben Stokes.
Jadeja finished with figures of 3-71 off 24.5 overs
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India’s spin duo of Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja took three wickets apiece to guide their side to a 304-run win over Sri Lanka on the fourth day of the first Test in Galle.
