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Colombo Test: Dinesh Chandimal returns to lead Sri Lanka against India

Updated on: 02 August,2017 08:17 AM IST  |  Colombo
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Sri Lanka on Tuesday named a 16-man squad led by Dinesh Chandimal for the second Test in Colombo against India starting Thursday. Chandimal has recovered from a bout of pneumonia which forced him to sit out the first Test in Galle

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Sri Lankan cricket captain Dinesh Chandimal warm sup during a practice session at the Sinhalease Sports Club (SSC) Ground in Colombo on August 1, 2017. The second Test cricket match between India and Sri Lanka starts in Colombo on August 3. Pic/AFP
Sri Lankan cricket captain Dinesh Chandimal warm sup during a practice session at the Sinhalease Sports Club (SSC) Ground in Colombo on August 1, 2017. The second Test cricket match between India and Sri Lanka starts in Colombo on August 3. Pic/AFP

Sri Lanka on Tuesday named a 16-man squad led by Dinesh Chandimal for the second Test in Colombo against India starting Thursday. Chandimal has recovered from a bout of pneumonia which forced him to sit out the first Test in Galle.


Sri Lanka lost to India by 304 runs. He was given the top slot last month after Angelo Mathews stepped down following a 3-2 defeat to Zimbabwe in a five-match one-day international series played at home.



Sri Lanka: Dinesh Chandimal (captain), Angelo Mathews, Upul Tharanga, Dimuth Karunaratne, Niroshan Dickwella, Kusal Mendis, Dananjaya de Silva, Danushka Gunathilaka, Lahiru Kumara, Vishwa Fernando, Nuwan Pradeep, Rangana Herath, Dilruwan Perera, Malinda Pushpakumara, Lakshan Sandakan and Lahiru Thirimanne.

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