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Daily Financial Times
Lahiru Kumara, Kalana Perera fail fitness test, ruled out of Zimbabwe seriesBy Sa’adi Thawfeeq It required two young members of the Sri Lanka squad selected for the three-match ODI series against Zimbabwe to test COVID-19 positive for the national selectors to bring in two experienced batters in an otherwise totally inexperienced line-up. Replacing opening bat Avishka Fernando and uncapped middle-order batsman Janith Liyanage, who have been ruled out of the series after testing COVID-19 positive, are Kusal Mendis and Dinesh Chandimal. The squad also sees two other changes with fast bowlers Lah…