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    "excerpt": "Sri Lanka captain Kusal Perera sprained his shoulder in training and will miss a one-day series against India starting Sunday, cricket authorities said. The wicketkeeper-batsman will miss three one-da",
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    "editor1": "<p>Sri Lanka captain Kusal Perera sprained his shoulder in training and will miss a one-day series against India starting Sunday, cricket authorities said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The wicketkeeper-batsman will miss three one-day internationals and three Twenty20 matches after, Sri Lanka Cricket said Friday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Fast bowler Binura Fernando was also injured during practice on Thursday and will miss the 50 over games, the board added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Perera, 30, had already been under pressure even before his injury because of Sri Lanka&#39;s poor performances and was tipped to be replaced as captain by all-rounder Dasun Shanaka.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Sri Lanka&#39;s preparations have already been disrupted by the positive Covid-19 test by batting coach Grant Flower after the team returned from matches in England.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Three Sri Lankan players, including vice-captain Kusal Mendis, were sent home early after they left the team&#39;s bio-secure hotel for a night out ahead of the first one-day international.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The three players and Flower face an investigation into allegations that they breached the Covid-19 restrictions in England.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The India matches were delayed by five days to July 18 following the positive tests by the coach and a team data analyst.<\/p>\r\n",
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