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Rangana Herath to captain Sri Lanka in Zimbabwe

by Cricbuzz Staff • Published on

Herath will captain Sri Lanka for the first time at the age of 38. © Cricbuzz

Rangana Herath has been named captain for Sri Lanka's tour of Zimbabwe following an injury to Angelo Mathews. A replacement hasn't been named yet for Mathews.

The team's regular vice-captain Dinesh Chandimal was also not named in the initial squad due to a surgery on his thumb. That left only Herath as the senior most member in a squad that contained four new faces.

Mathews aggravated a calf injury during training on Sunday, according to reports. That opened the door for Herath to be skipper. The left-arm spinner has not led his country in any format but is all set to become the country's 13th Test captain, in Zimbabwe.

Herath has not led his country in any format so far.

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