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    "editor1": "<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Sydney, March 12 (IANS) Sri Lanka were on Thursday &quot;a 100 percent sure&quot; that skipper Angelo Mathews, down with a heel injury, will be fit for their quarter-final outing of the cricket World Cup in Sydney next week.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">The Sri Lankans were also hopeful of spinner Rangana Herath being available before the last eight clash.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Mathews suffered soreness in his Achilles tendon while batting during Sri Lanka&#39;s win over Scotland on Wednesday and did not take the field for the Scots&#39; run chase.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">A team spokesman told cricket.com.au he was &quot;100 percent sure&quot; that Mathews would be fit for their quarter-final on March 18. He said the skipper has not been sent for scans, but would take rest and be assessed again in the next couple of days.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">The experienced Herath missed his side&#39;s pool A matches opposite Australia and Scotland due to a finger injury.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">&quot;I think he (Herath) has about an 80 percent chance of playing in the quarter-final,&quot; opener Lahiru Thirimanne said after the win over Scotland.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">&quot;I feel he will be fit,&quot; he was cited by cricket.com.au as saying on Thursday.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">In the meantime, Sri Lanka have flown in off-spinner Tharindu Kaushal as cover for the left-armer.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">The positive projection on Mathews and Herath would be welcome news for Sri Lanka during a Cup campaign that has been riddled with injuries.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Dinesh Chandimal tore a hamstring while batting during the islanders&#39; 64-run defeat to Australia last Sunday and has been replaced in the squad by Kusal Perera.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Paceman Dhammika Prasad, slow-bowling all-rounder Jeevan Mendis and batsman Dimuth Karunaratne are already out of the tournament. Sri Lanka&#39;s quarter-final opponent is yet to be finalised, but it&#39;s likely to be South Africa.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n",
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