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Wednesday, 26 July 2006 |
Sri Lanka bowler Chaminda Vaas is out of South African Test
Sri Lankan bowler Chaminda Vaas has been pulled out of the first Test against South Africa, starting on Thursday, due to a hamstring strain, which was considered too much of a risk.
Captain Mahela Jayawardene said: "It is a huge blow with the experience that he possesses but we want to give him time to recover."
Reserve keeper Prasanna Jayawardene has been added to the team to allow Kumar Sangakkara to focus on batting.
Sanath Jayasuriya, 37, is also in the squad for the first Test in Colombo. He batted at six in Sri Lanka's win over England at Trent Bridge in June after missing the first two matches in that series.
Left-arm spinner Rangana Herath, who last played a Test 10 months ago, is also in the team but still may become unavailable because of injury, however, Sajeewa Weerakoon is on official stand-by for him.
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