Nuwan Pradeep suffers hamstring injury

Sri Lanka suffered a crucial blow at the very first outing of their six-week tour of South Africa when newly-found fast medium bowler Nuwan Pradeep was ruled out due to a hamstring injury yesterday. Twenty-five-year-old Pradeep was ruled out from further action in Sri Lanka’s three-day tour opener against South African Invitation XI in Benoni yesterday.

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South African X1 make 323/6

BENONI, Dec. 10 - South African Invitation XI, electing to bat first, made 323 for 6 at stumps in their first innings on day two of their three-day match against Sri Lanka at Willowmoore Park here today. Sri Lanka's tour opener got off this morning after the entire first day's play on Friday was washed off by rain. At least 17 overs of play was lost in the final session today as bad light brought a premature end.

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Panesar gets England recall

England recalled spinner Monty Panesar when they named a 16-man squad on Friday for their upcoming Test series against Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates. The series, being played in the UAE because of ongoing security concerns in Pakistan, will be England’s first since they went to number one in the world Test rankings during a 4-0 home thrashing of India earlier this year.

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