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Shaheen Afridi won't be a part of the 2nd test

Shaheen Afridi from Pakistan won't be seen in the second cricket Test match against Sri Lanka due to his bruised knee. The 22-year-old played in the first Test, ending with 4 wickets in the first innings, helping Pakistan win by 4 wickets. However, his team has officially announced that the player won't be playing in the second Test. Harris Rauf or Faheem Ashraf might replace the player for the match against Sri Lanka. 

On the other hand, Sri Lanka has brought in Lakshitha Manasinghe as the replacement for Maheesh Theekshana after he got ruled out of the match. During the first Test match, Theekshana suffered an injury on his index finger. Also, the second Test match will be now held in Galle, which earlier was scheduled to take place in Colombo. 

 

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