South Africa spinner Tabraiz Shamsi leaves Sri Lanka tour
Tabraiz Shamsi, playing in his second test, returned match figures of four for 128 in the first game in Galle, where Sri Lanka routed South Africa by 278 runs.
South Africa spinner Tabraiz Shamsi has left the tour of Sri Lanka for unspecified family reasons, officials said on Monday.
South Africa's Tabraiz Shamsi (L) celebrates with team mate Dean Elgar after taking the wicket of Sri Lanka's Niroshan Dickwella (not pictured). (REUTERS)
No decision has been made on a return date and no replacement has been named ahead of the second test in Colombo starting on Friday.
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Shamsi, playing in his second test, returned match figures of four for 128 in the first game in Galle, where Sri Lanka routed South Africa by 278 runs inside three days.
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