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After the remarkable success of the first Test cricket edition of Cricinfo’s Fantasy Cricket, we are pleased to announce the launch of the second – the Sri Lanka v England Test series.
England face a tough ask in Sri Lanka, but will be confident after their victory in the ODI series. Muttiah Muralitharan is the key threat for the hosts. He needs another five wickets to displace Shane Warne as the leading wicket-taker in Test cricket.
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Alastair Cook
England
Cost - 90000
Alastair Cook had two useful scores in the tour game against the Sri Lanka Cricket Board President's XI. He's been a steady performer at the top of the order for England and would be looking to make his first Test century against Sri Lanka. |
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Kumar Sangakkara
Sri Lanka
Cost - 105000
Kumar Sangakkara missed the first Test against Australia with an injury, but more than made up in the second with 250 runs in two innings, including a gritty 192 that helped Sri Lanka make a fight of a difficult run-chase. He would be looking to continue in the same vein. |
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Ian Bell
England
Cost - 90000
After scoring 422 in seven ODIs at home against India, Ian Bell had a torrid time during the ODIs in Sri Lanka, with 70 runs from five innings. And with only nine runs in England’s last tour game before the Test series, Bell would be feeling the heat. |
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Chaminda Vaas
Sri Lanka
Cost - 90000
Over the years, Chaminda Vaas has been Sri Lanka’s bowling mainstay along with Muttiah Muralitharan. However, he was dropped for the second Test against Australia after being ineffective in the first. The experienced campaigner would be out to prove a point against England at home. |
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Muttiah Muralitharan
Sri Lanka
Cost - 110000
Muttiah Muralitharan has been Sri Lanka’s trump against England, with 93 wickets in 13 Tests at an average of 19.74. He needs five more to upstage Shane Warne as the leading wicket-taker in Test cricket, but expect him to take many more against the tourists. |
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