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Galle, Sri Lanka, July 5 (AFP\/APP): Uncapped spinners Maheesh Theekshana and Dinuth Wellalage were on Tuesday drafted into Sri Lanka’s Covid-hit squad for the second Test against Australia.<\/p>\n

Left-arm spinner Praveen Jayawickrama tested positive for coronavirus after former captain Angelo Mathews had to pull out on the third day of the opening Test with Covid.<\/p>\n

Mathews has recovered from the virus and was cleared to play the second Test starting Friday in Galle, Sri Lanka Cricket said Tuesday.<\/p>\n

“Medical clearance has been given for the player to engage in the game. <\/p>\n

Accordingly, Mathews will rejoin the team, starting today,” a statement read.<\/p>\n

The hosts trail 1-0 in the two-match series after going down to Australia by 10 wickets inside three days last week in Galle.<\/p>\n

Theekshana and 19-year-old Wellalage are still to make their Test debuts but played key roles in Sri Lanka’s 3-2 one-day international series triumph over Australia last month.<\/p>\n

Left-arm spinner Wellalage was the leading wicket-taker in the series with nine dismissals, one ahead of Australia’s Pat Cummins.<\/p>\n

Uncapped all-rounder Lakshitha Manasinghe is also in the squad for the match which begins at the same Galle venue on Friday, but left-arm spinner Lasith Embuldeniya has been released after he went wicketless in the first Test.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Galle, Sri Lanka, July 5 (AFP\/APP): Uncapped spinners Maheesh Theekshana and Dinuth Wellalage were on Tuesday drafted into Sri Lanka’s Covid-hit squad for the second Test against Australia. Left-arm spinner Praveen Jayawickrama tested positive for coronavirus after former captain Angelo Mathews had to pull out […]<\/p>\n

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