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    "excerpt": "Kolkata, Nov 10 - Faced with the uphill task of scoring over a near-perfect India in their own lair, a young Sri Lanka side will look to sharpen their skills ahead of the opening Test here by playing a two-day warm-up",
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    "editor1": "<p>Kolkata, Nov 10 -&nbsp;Faced with the uphill task of scoring over a near-perfect India in their own lair, a young Sri Lanka side will look to sharpen their skills ahead of the opening Test here by playing a two-day warm-up tie against the Board President&#39;s XI at the Jadhavpur University 2nd campus ground here from Saturday.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nDespite coming on the back of a surprise 2-0 Test series victory over Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the Dinesh Chandimal-led side will have to pull off a major heist if they want to get positives from the three-Test engagement on Indian soil.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nNot long ago in August, Sri Lanka were blanked 0-9 across all-formats at home by a dominant India side.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nFrom the Pakistan series, the visitors will miss the services of highly-rated top-order batsman Kusal Mendis, pacer Nuwan Pradeep and opener Kaushal Silva.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nPradeep is expected to be brought back for the limited overs clashes. All eyes will be on all-rounder Angelo Mathews, who is making a comeback to the Test team after being in and out of the side.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-special\/the-elite-club-of-century-makers-on-odi-debut-31510\">The elite club of century makers on ODI debut<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"page-break-after:always\"><span style=\"display:none\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\r\n\r\n<p>Mathews has been sweating it out for long hours at the nets. Even though the former skipper won&#39;t be bowling, his contribution with the bat will be the key for the visitors.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nLeft-arm spinner Rangana Herath is the only other player to have featured in India before, in 2009.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nComing to the Board President&#39;s XI, promising wicketkeeper batsman Sanju Samson -- slated to lead the side in the absence of injured Naman Ojha -- will look to impress in white flannels after giving a good account of himself in the Indian Premier League (IPL) earlier this year.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nWith the Ranji Trophy in full swing, this is a third-string team with players of four states -- Hyderabad, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh and Punjab -- not involved in this round of domestic matches, taking part.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nSri Lanka are scheduled to play three Test matches, three ODIs and three T20 Internationals over the next one-and-a-half-months in India. The first rubber starts November 16 at the Eden Gardens.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nSquad:<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nBPXI: Sanju Samson (captain), Abhishek Gupta, Akash Bhandari, Avesh Khan, Jalaj Saxena, Jiwanjot Singh, Ravi Kiran, Rohan Prem, B. Sandeep, Tanmay Agarwal, Sandeep Warrier, Anmolpreet Singh.&nbsp;<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nSri Lanka: Dinesh Chandimal (captain), Dimuth Karunaratne, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Lahiru Thirimanne, Niroshan Dickwella (wicket-keeper), Dilruwan Perera, Rangana Herath, Suranga Lakmal, Lahiru Gamage, Dhananjaya de Silva, Angelo Mathews, Lakshan Sandakan, Vishwa Fernando, Dasun Shanaka and Roshen Silva.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<p>IANS<\/p>\r\n",
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