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Sri Lanka’s Lakmal replaces banned Chandimal as skipper

Surnaga Lakmal

By: Sarwar Alam

Sri Lanka have named Suranga Lakmal as skipper for the potentially series-saving third Test against the West Indies after Dinesh Chandimal lost his appeal against a one-match ban for ball tampering. “Lakmal was appointed as the captain, in the absence of Dinesh Chandimal,” Sri Lanka Cricket said in a brief statement, without commenting on Chandimal’s case. The West Indies are 1-0 up in the series with the final match, the first ever day-night Test in the Caribbean, due to begin later on Saturday in Barbados. Chandimal, 28, was given the ban after being spotted by television cameras during the second…

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