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Starts soon. Steyn re-called to test squad, 3 spinners named in squad, Only 4 seamers. 2 of which are Steyn and Philander....no all-rounder, so taken a gamble on bowling attack

http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/ ... lanka-tour

I dunno. It looks like a straight forward squad to me.

This would be my potential XI. ....

Elgar
Markham
Amla
Du Plessis
Bavuma
De Kock
Philander
Maharaj
Steyn
Rabada
One of Ngidi or Shamsi or Berg

IMHO the others are back up for potential injury.

7/7 - 05:30 AM BST
Tour match, at Colombo, Jul 7-8 2018
SLBD
SAFNS

12/7 - 05:30 AM BST
1st Test, at Galle, Jul 12-16 2018

20/7 - 05:30 AM BST
2nd Test, at Colombo, Jul 20-24 2018

26/7 - 05:00 AM BST
Tour match,, Jul 26 2018

29/7 - 05:15 AM BST
1st ODI, at Dambulla, Jul 29 2018

1/8 - 10:00 AM BST
2nd ODI, (D/N) at Dambulla, Aug 1 2018

5/8 - 05:15 AM BST
3rd ODI, at Kandy, Aug 5 2018

8/8 - 10:00 AM BST
4th ODI, (D/N) at Kandy, Aug 8 2018

12/8 - 10:00 AM BST
5th ODI, (D/N) at Colombo, Aug 12 2018

14/8 - 02:30 PM BST
Only T20I, (N) at Colombo, Aug 14 2018

Dinesh Chandimal has been named in Sri Lanka's squad for the series against South Africa, even though he is unlikely to play the series owing to the disciplinary charges and probable suspension hanging over his head. Suranga Lakmal is likely to captain if Chandimal does receive a suspension.

http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/ ... cc-hearing

Sri Lanka Test squad
Dinesh Chandimal (capt), Angelo Mathews, Dimuth Karunaratne, Kusal Mendis, Kusal Perera (subject to fitness), Danushka Gunathilaka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Roshen Silva, Niroshan Dickwella, Rangana Herath (subject to fitness), Suranga Lakmal (vice capt), Dilruwan Perera, Akila Dananjaya, Lahiru Kumara, Lakshan Sandakan, Kasun Rajitha

Sri Lanka have won the toss, and they'll bat first.

South Africa: 1 Dean Elgar, 2 Aiden Markram, 3 Hashim Amla, 4 Temba Bavuma, 5 Faf du Plessis (capt), 6 Quinton de Kock (wk), 7 Vernon Philander, 8 Keshav Maharaj, 9 Tabraiz Shamsi, 10 Kagiso Rabada, 11 Dale Steyn

Sri Lanka: 1 Dimuth Karunaratne, 2 Danushka Gunathilaka, 3 Dhananjaya de Silva, 4 Kusal Mendis, 5 Angelo Mathews, 6 Roshen Silva, 7 Niroshan Dickwella (wk), 8 Dilruwan Perera, 9 Rangana Herath, 10 Suranga Lakmal (capt), 11 Lakshan Sandakan

Remarkable collapse by SL to the older ball. Three for Rabada in his first Test in SL. DId very poorly in India, so a breakthrough for him in Asia.

Chandimal out the series for you-know-what....

Karu gets his century!

Sri Lanka 287 all out.

Karu carried his bat for 158.

Rabada 4-50
Shamsi 3-91

SA lost Markram before the close for a duck to Herath

This seems to be one of THOSE pitches.

South Africa 126 all out.

Faf du Plessis 49

Dilruwan 4-46
Lakmal 3-21

Not that bad a pitch considering Karutartne scored 150+ SA just awful against spin

Karu made 60 but Sri Lanka 190 all out in the second innings.

Maharaj 4-58
Rabada 3-44

SA 36-6! Bloody Nora...

All over. Definitely a bat first wicket.

South africa 73 all out!

Dilruwan got a six for.