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Live Cricket Blog: Sri Lanka on the verge of winning Test series against South Africa

Sport360 staff

18:10 22/07/2018

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5:45pm – South Africa have it all to do against Sri Lanka

The Proteas face a tough fourth day if they want to avoid a Test series whitewash to Sri Lanka. They will resume play 139-5, still a mammoth 351 runs behind. For more on this story, click here.

Akila Dananjaya took two wickets on Sunday

4:45pm – Stuart Broad makes his return ahead of India series

The pacer looks set to be included in the Test series against India after he featured for Nottinghamshire against Surrey in the County Championship. Click here for more on that story.

Stuart Broad is playing his first competitive match since injury.

2:15pm – Only MS Dhoni can decide when it’s best time to quit, says Sachin Tendulkar

The Little Master has had is say on the never-ending debate of when MS Dhoni should retire. There has been growing calls for the former India skipper to end his international career for some time and Tendulkar gave his view. Find out here on what he said.

Tendulkar believes Dhoni can make the best call with regards to his future.

1:00pm – Wriddhiman Saha to undergo shoulder surgery in August

The Indian wicket-keeper is set to travel to Manchester, England next month for a surgery on his shoulder. The 33-year-old hasn’t played since the IPL where he picked up the injury and was not part of India’s squads for the Afganistan and England series’. Read more on that story here.

Saha (C) is set for a lengthy period of rehabilitation.

11:15am – ‘India have enough bench strength to deal with injury blows’

Former India pacer Zaheer Khan believes Virat Kohli shouldn’t be worried about the absences of Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Jasprit Bumrah for the start of th Test series, saying they have enough quality to trouble the England batsmen. Kumar is out for three Tests while Bumrah is unavailable for the opening game, which starts on August 1. Click here for more on that story.

Zaheer took 18 wickets in India’s Test series win against England in 2007

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