Angelo Mathews has been named as the skipper of the Sri Lanka Cricket Board XI for the two-day warm-up match against South Africa, which will be played at the P. Sara Oval in Colombo this weekend.
Mathews will lead a virtual Sri Lanka first string side, which includes Kaushal Silva, Dhananjaya de Silva, Roshen Silva, Danushka Gunathilaka and few other up and coming national caps.
The match will be played on Saturday (7) and Sunday (8) ahead of the first Test between Sri Lanka and South Africa at Galle from next Thursday (12).
SLC Board XI: Angelo Mathews (Captain), Dhananjaya de Silva, Kaushal Silva, Roshen Silva, Minod Bhanuka, Danushka Gunathilaka, Avishka Fernando, Vimukthi Perera, Kasun Madushanka, Lasith Embuldeniya, Asitha Fernando.
Reserves: Ashen Bandara, Vikum Sanjaya, Wanindu Hasaranga
Ajith Gallage, the owner of a Bird Park in Nagarawawa, Hambantota, has been remanded over allegations of concealing illegally imported motorcycles, in a warehouse owned by him.
A passenger attempting to smuggle the largest quantity of gold of 35 kilo grams was arrested by the Customs at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) today, a senior official said.
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