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Dinesh Chandimal axed from Sri Lanka squad for Test series against South Africa

By Saurabh Sharma February 05, 2019 • 22:28 PM View: 2034

Colombo, Feb 5 (CRICKETNMORE): Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) on Tuesday dropped out-of-form skipper Dinesh Chandimal from the Test squad for the upcoming tour of South Africa.

Opening batsman Dimuth Karunaratne was named the stand-in captain of the 17-player squad for the two-Test series, starting on February 13. Stumper Niroshan Dickwella will be Karunaratne's deputy.

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