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Dilshan ruled out of first Test vs NZ

Updated on: 17 November,2012 09:49 AM IST  | 
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Sri Lanka will miss opener Tillakaratne Dilshan for the first Test against New Zealand commencing in Galle today.

Dilshan ruled out of first Test vs NZ

Dilshan suffered a back injury that ruled him out of the last couple of one-dayers against the visiting Kiwis.u00a0

Tillakaratne Dilshan


It may be recalled, the swashbuckling opener’s unbeaten century in the third one-dayer helped Sri Lanka take lead in the five-match series. Dilshan would be replaced by Dimuth Karunaratne. u00a0



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