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SL vs SA: Debutant Maheesh Theekshana Spins Sri Lanka To ODI Series Win Vs South Africa

By AFP News September 07, 2021 • 23:00 PM View: 2716

Skipper Dasun Shanaka hailed Maheesh Theekshana as a top prospect after the debutant spinner helped Sri Lanka thrash South Africa by 78 runs to clinch the one-day series 2-1 on Tuesday.

Theekshana, an off-spinner with a lethal carrom ball, returned figures of 4-37 as the hosts bowled out South Africa for 125 in 30 overs while chasing a target of 204 in the third ODI in Colombo.

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