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Depleted Sri Lanka Still Stand A Chance To Beat South Africa: Dimuth Karunaratne

By IANS News January 02, 2021 • 21:25 PM View: 962

Sri Lanka will be missing a number of key players but still have a chance to win in their second Test against South Africa, said captain Dimuth Karunaratne on Saturday.

"We don't have our best XI but we have some very good youngsters who have done well in domestic competition and can make the step up," Karunaratne told a news conference on Saturday on the eve of the match in Johannesburg.

TAGS Test Cricket Sri Lanka vs South Africa Sri Lanka Tour of South Africa 2020-21 Dimuth Karunaratne

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