Sri Lanka captain Dimuth Karunaratne concedes that preparations for their Test series against South Africa have not been ideal due to off-field politics with their national board. He was speaking in Durban ahead of the first of two meetings with the Proteas. Things have been going from bad to worse in Sri Lankan cricket over the last few months, with the selectors sacked, the regular skipper Dinesh Chandimal dropped and plenty of other in-house wrangling taking place. Karunaratne says it has been tough to block out what has been happening.

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Difficult to ignore off-field politics says Sri Lanka captain Karunaratne

Dolphins Captain Khaya Zondo was over the moon after an emphatic and clinical Momentum One-Day Cup semi-final display the Durbanites showed off against the Warriors Kingsmead last night. The men from KwaZulu-Natal crushed their opponents from the Eastern Cape by seven wickets and with more than 30 overs to spare to book a meeting against the formidable Titans in Sunday’s final. Zondo was thrilled by the way they performed, calling it a dream display by the joint defending champions.

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Recalled batsman Aiden Markram admits that he was deservedly dropped from the Proteas squad a few weeks ago, but now hopes to make the most of his second chance when South Africa face Sri Lanka in their fourth one-day international in Port Elizabeth today. The 24-year-old lost his play in the ODI squad after a slow start to his career, which has seen him average a below-par 25.43 in 16 matches. It was a poor return for a player who averages well over 40 at domestic level and Markram says he was not hoping to make the most of his opportunity. Meanwhile, it has been confirmed that Markram’s fellow batsman Hashim Amla will miss the remaining matches of the series after being granted compassionate leave due to a family commitment. Reeza Hendricks has been recalled, and will join up with the squad ahead as his replacement. Proteas team manager Dr Mohammed Moosajee shed light on the situation.

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Proteas captain Faf du Plessis hailed what he called a proper batting performance from his side after it helped set up a commanding series-clinching victory over Sri Lanka in Durban over the weekend. South Africa won by 71 runs on the DLS method at Kingsmead to take an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match sequence, with their latest win set up by Quinton de Kock’s 14th ODI century. It helped the hosts ram up a massive 331 for five, before restricting the tourists to 121 for five chasing a revised 193 in 24 overs. Du Plessis was satisfied with the Proteas’ showing.

Difficult to ignore off-field politics says Sri Lanka captain Karunaratne

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