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Dilshan to miss SL-NZ first Test

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Press Trust of India Colombo

The same injury had kept the batsman out of the last two ODIs against the Kiwis also.

Dilshan's unbeaten century in the third One-dayer helped Sri Lanka take a winning lead in the five-match and rain affected series.

Sri Lankan team manager Charith Senanayake said Dimuth Karunaratne would replace Dilshan in the squad and would open the innings with Taranga Paranavithana.

The 24-year-old left handed batsman Karunaratne has earlier represented Sri Lanka in two ODIs, both during Sri Lanka's tour of England in 2011.

  

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First Published: Nov 16 2012 | 12:35 PM IST

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