Dimuth Karunaratne will skipper the side and hope for a repeat of their upset victory in two Tests in South Africa last year when they became the only Asian side to win a series there. Kusal Perera’s unbeaten 153 in the chase in the first of those matches was one of Test cricket’s great innings and the left-hander has been selected again. Mathews recently told Reuters his days as an all-rounder in Test cricket were over after persistent hamstring and calf problems. Sri Lanka will arrive in South Africa on Saturday, with the first Test in Pretoria starting on Boxing Day. Sri Lanka’s two-Test home series with England begins in Galle on Jan. 14.

Source: bd News24 December 17, 2020 12:11 UTC