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        <title>Majola confused by Sonn's comments</title>
        <description>ICC president Percy Sonn's comments on South Africa's return from the aborted tri-series in Sri Lanka have left Gerald Majola, the Cricket South Africa CEO, confused</description>
        
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        <title>'The world we live in is an imperfect place' - Sonn</title>
        <description>Percy Sonn speaks to the media during his visit to Sri Lanka</description>
        
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        <title>'Pulling out of the tour is a disaster' - Arthur</title>
        <description>Mickey Arthur, the South African coach, admitted that the tour of Sri Lanka was a disappointing one for the team</description>
        
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        <title>Dravid hopes to end island jinx</title>
        <description>Despite India's failure to win a final in Sri Lanka since 1998, Rahul Dravid was quietly confident that his team could manage a reversal of fortune in the three-nation Unitech Cup</description>
        
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        <title>South Africa face injury crisis</title>
        <description>South Africa are facing an injury crisis ahead of the one-day tri-series against Sri Lanka and India on Monday, with three of their leading cricketers, Makhaya Ntini, Shaun Pollock and the captain, Mark Boucher, all nursing injuries</description>
        
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        <title>Steyn on standby for Ntini</title>
        <description>Dale Steyn, the South African fast bowler, will stay back in Sri Lanka as cover for Makhaya Ntini, who looks a doubtful starter for the first match of the one-day tri-series due to a hamstring injury</description>
        
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        <title>'I've lost a few hairs on my head and a couple of nails'</title>
        <description>Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene heaved a sigh of relief after his team had beaten South Africa by one wicket in a nail-biting finish to win the second Test</description>
        
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        <link>https://www.cricinfo.com/slvrsa/content/story/255970.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS</link>
        
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        <title>Unforgettable last-wicket thriller</title>
        <description>The only predictable thing about the nerve-racking final day was its unpredictability. The Test match had ebbed and flowed throughout, refusing to reveal its winner until Lasith Malinga,the last man in, stroked an on-drive and scampered a single victory</description>
        
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        <title>'Mentally tough' Murali thrilled with record</title>
        <description>Muttiah Muralitharan picked out his mental strength as a big factor in his record-breaking spree</description>
        
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        <title>Mahela magic seals dramatic one-wicket win</title>
        <description>An outstanding Test got the nail-biting finish it deserved, as a match which neither side deserved to lose finally went Sri Lanka's way by the narrowest of margins - one wicket</description>
        
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        <title>Mahela keeps Sri Lanka in the hunt</title>
        <description>Mahela Jayawardene played an innings of immense class, skill and fortitude as Sri Lanka made huge strides towards chasing down an imposing fourth-innings target and sewing up the series 2-0</description>
        
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            <pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:17 GMT</pubDate>
        


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        <title>Dean Jones sacked after 'terrorist' remark</title>
        <description>Dean Jones, the former Australia Test batsman turned TV commentator, has been sacked by his employers, Ten Sports, after calling Hashim Amla a 'terrorist' on live television during the fourth day's play between Sri Lanka and South Africa at Colombo</description>
        
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        <title>A humdinger awaits</title>
        <description>A fascinating Test match is now set up for a nail-biting finale</description>
        
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        <title>Gibbs and Murali ensure even contest</title>
        <description>Another enthralling day of Test cricket ended with the match still hanging in the balance, as South Africa closed the third day on 257 for 7, an overall lead of 297</description>
        
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            <pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:17 GMT</pubDate>
        


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        <title>'We are in for an interesting two days' - Gibbs</title>
        <description>Herschelle Gibbs and Mahela Jayawardene speak to the media at the end of the third day</description>
        
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        <title>Another riveting day</title>
        <description>South Africa may not yet be home and dry, but after a classic day of Test cricket - tightly-fought, full of tension, with a dollop of controversy for good measure</description>
        
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        <link>https://www.cricinfo.com/slvrsa/content/story/255756.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS</link>
        
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        <title>'We stuck to the game plan': Steyn</title>
        <description>A superb fast-bowling performance by Dale Steyn has given South Africa an important first-innings lead of 40 in the second Test against Sri Lanka in Colombo</description>
        
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        <link>https://www.cricinfo.com/slvrsa/content/story/255705.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS</link>
        
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        <title>Finally, a contest</title>
        <description>Sri Lanka's record-breaking heroics at the Sinhalese Sports Club seemed a galaxy away at the P Saravanamuttu Stadium on Saturday. 
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        <title>New ball will be important - Prince</title>
        <description>Ashwell Prince, the South African captain, reckons that they have a competitive score to put Sri Lanka under pressure after being dismissed for 361 at the end of the first day of the first cricket Test in Colombo</description>
        
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        <title>SA cope with the Murali juggernaut</title>
        <description>Another match, another five-wicket haul. Muttiah Muralitharan's prolific form with the ball continued at the P Saravanamuttu Stadium, his home turf.</description>
        
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        <title>I will bowl two lengths - short and full: Steyn</title>
        <description>Dale Steyn has said that Shaun Pollock's inclusion will allow him to play the role of a `shock' bowler in the second Test against Sri Lanka beginning on Friday in Colombo</description>
        
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        <title>Pollock returns to boost South Africa</title>
        <description>The return of Shaun Pollock will boost South Africa as they look to bounce back after defeat in the opening Test.</description>
        
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        <title>Murali wraps it up for Sri Lanka</title>
        <description>In the end there was an air of inevitability about the result, but Sri Lanka were made to work for their win.
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        <title>'Credit should go to the bowlers' - Jayawardene</title>
        <description>Mahela Jayawardene, Ashwell Prince and Mickey Arthur speak to the media at the end of the first Test in Colombo</description>
        
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        <title>Destroying with patience</title>
        <description>Charlie Austin hails Muttiah Muralitharan, who rolled up his sleeves at the SSC for some good, old fashioned, blue collar labour
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        <title>Boucher appointed captain for tri-series</title>
        <description>Mark Boucher, the South Africa wicketkeeper, has been appointed captain for the forthcoming ODI tri-series against India and Sri Lanka next month</description>
        
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        <title>Prince leads South Africa's fightback</title>
        <description>Sri Lanka's bowlers looked to Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene for inspiration and played the waiting game, patiently going about the job at hand, and picked up four of the ten wickets they needed to secure victory in the first Test</description>
        
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        <title>'We have a good chance of saving the game' - Rudolph</title>
        <description>Andrew Hall, Jacques Rudolph and Tom Moody speak to the media at the end of the fourth day</description>
        
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        <title>Grim fight for survival</title>
        <description>Sri Lanka will be desperate for early success in the morning because, as Pakistan showed in April when they batted out the final day here, South Africa's self-belief will grow quickly if they reach lunch without major damage</description>
        
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        <title>Records tumble as Sri Lanka sit pretty</title>
        <description>Sri Lanka hammered home the advantage and pushed South Africa into a corner as the third day of the first Test ended.</description>
        
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        <title>'I am happy with what I have achieved' - Jayawardene</title>
        <description>Mahela Jayawardene speaks to the media about his landmark achievement while Tom Moody and Nicky Boje add their own observations</description>
        
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        <description>The Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara complimented each other on their superb performances after establishing a record third-wicket partnership of 471 in the first Test against South Africa at Colombo</description>
        
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        <title>Sangakkara builds SL advantage</title>
        <description>Dilhara Fernando and Muttiah Muralitharan scalped four wickets each as Sri Lanka shot out South Africa for a meagre 169 and then drove home the advantage, reaching 128 for 2</description>
        
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        <description>An expectedly upbeat Tom Moody, the Sri Lankan coach, hailed his bowlers for cleaning up South Africa for a paltry 169, adding that the pitch was likely to get slower as the match went on</description>
        
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        <title>A methodical manner of attack</title>
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        <title>Health and family take priority over cricket for Atapattu</title>
        <description>Marvan Atapattu, the injured Sri Lankan captain, has put his health and family ahead of his career in order to live a pain-free life after years of cricket</description>
        
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        <description>Sri Lanka will have to make do without their most experienced bowler, Chaminda Vaas, who misses tomorrow's first Test against South Africa at Colombo with a hamstring injury</description>
        
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        <title>Jayasuriya tipped for openers slot</title>
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        <title>de Villiers and Rudolph prosper in drawn match</title>
        <description>If the Sri Lanka selectors were hoping to use this three-day practice game as a guideline before they pick the squad for the first Test, which starts a week on Thursday, they got nowhere</description>
        
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        <title>Pollock to join squad on Thursday</title>
        <description>Injury-hit South Africa have been boosted by the news that Shaun Pollock will arrive in Sri Lanka on Thursday following the birth of his second child</description>
        
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        <title>Nel's fire blows Sri Lanka away</title>
        <description>If the Sri Lanka selectors were hoping to use this three-day practice game as a guideline before they pick the squad for the first Test, which starts a week on Thursday, they got nowhere</description>
        
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        <title>Rudolph and Amla strike centuries</title>
        <description>Jacques Rudolph and Hashim Amla struck fine centuries as the South Africans made an impressive start to their tour of Sri Lanka</description>
        
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        <title>Rudolph keen to cement Test spot</title>
        <description>Jacques Rudolph feels that the conditions in Sri Lanka fit his batting style &quot;like a glove&quot; and is confident of cementing his spot in the South African team in the absence of Graeme Smith and Jacques Kallis</description>
        
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        <title>Samaraweera under pressure to perform</title>
        <description>Seven of the Sri Lanka side to tour England last month have been included in a 14-man squad to represent a Sri Lanka Cricket President's XI for the three-day warm-up match against the touring South Africans on Saturday</description>
        
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        <title>Murali poses the biggest threat: Prince</title>
        <description>Ashwell Prince, South Africa's stand-in captain, has singled out Muttiah Muralitharan as the biggest threat to his team as they prepare for their two-Test series against Sri Lanka</description>
        
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        <title>Sri Lanka cricket in good shape: Moody</title>
        <description>Tom Moody, the coach of Sri Lanka, believes his side's recent success in England was a stepping stone towards achieving greater goals in the future</description>
        
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        <title>South Africa arrive in Sri Lanka</title>
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        <title>This season will define South African cricket: Majola</title>
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        <title>Srinath set for first stint as match referee</title>
        <description>Javagal Srinath, the former Indian fast bowler, will make his debut as a ICC Match Referee during the two-Test series between Sri Lanka and South Africa starting on July 27</description>
        
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        <title>I'll do it my way: Prince</title>
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        <title>Rangana Herath included in Sri Lankan squad</title>
        <description>Rangana Herath and Marvan Atapattu have been named in Sri Lanka's 20-member squad for the Test series against South Africa and the one-day series involving India and South Africa in August</description>
        
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        <title>Bacher says time ripe to do away with quota system</title>
        <description>The appointment of coloured cricketer Ashwell Prince as captain of South Africa shows that the time has come for the country to do away with the quota system, says Ali Bacher</description>
        
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        <title>Prince ready for tough times</title>
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        <title>Colombo confirmed as venue for tri-series</title>
        <description>The BCCI has agreed to Sri Lanka Cricket's (SCL's) request that all matches of the forthcoming tri-series in Sri Lanka be played in Colombo</description>
        
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        <title>Sri Lanka's progress impresses Arthur</title>
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        <title>Gibbs at No.4, Tshabalala to wait for debut</title>
        <description>According to Haroon Lorgat, South Africa's convener of selectors, Herschelle Gibbs will move to No. 4  in the batting order and Thandi Tshabalala is unlikely to play the first Test in Sri Lanka</description>
        
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        <title>South Africa call up Thandi Tshabalala</title>
        <description>South Africa have included Thandi Tshabalala in their 14-man squad for their two-Test series in Sri Lanka which gets underway in July</description>
        
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        <title>South Africa face hectic schedule</title>
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