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SA vs SL: South Africa Seek To Change Fortunes Against Sri Lanka After Covid Hiatus

By AFP News December 25, 2020 • 17:41 PM View: 1096

South Africa and Sri Lanka will end a lengthy Covid-induced break from Test cricket when the first of two world championship Test matches starts at SuperSport Park in Centurion on Saturday.

Neither side has played a red-ball international since January, when South Africa finished 3-1 losers in a home series against England while Sri Lanka were winning a two-match series 1-0 in Zimbabwe.

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