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T20 WC: Sri Lankan batters power team to highest total in match against Oman
Pallekele: Skipper Dasun Shanaka, Pavan Ratnayake and Kusal Mendis powered their way to fifties as Sri Lanka posted a mammoth 225 for five against Oman in a T20 World Cup match here…
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Sri Lanka President thanks Pakistan PM for India match boycott withdrawal
Colombo: Sri Lanka’s President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has thanked Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif for directing the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to end the boycott of their T20 World Cup match against…
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USA, Pakistan eye improvements with bat in another T20 World Cup showdown
Colombo: An unpredictable Pakistan will look to exorcise ghosts of the past when they meet a determined USA, 20 months after being handed an infamous defeat by the same opponents, in the…
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All-round Sri Lanka beat Ireland by 20 runs in campaign opener
Colombo: Tournament co-hosts Sri Lanka produced a clinical, all-round performance to begin their campaign in the T20 World Cup with a 20-run victory over Ireland here on Sunday, February 8. Asked to…
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T20 WC: Pakistan to weigh Sri Lanka plea on India match boycott
Karachi: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is expected to again consult its government to decide on the Sri Lankan counterpart’s request to reconsider the boycott of the match against India in the T20…
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After veiled boycott threat, Pakistan name 15-member squad for T20 World Cup
Lahore: Pakistan on Sunday named a 15-man squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup, effectively reversing a previous threat by board chairman Mohsin Naqvi to boycott the event in solidarity with Bangladesh.…
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7 Indian fishermen held by Sri Lanka Navy for alleged poaching
Colombo: The Sri Lanka Navy has arrested seven Indian fishermen for allegedly fishing in the island nation’s territorial waters. The fishermen were arrested and their two trawlers seized on Tuesday, January 20,…
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Little scope for Gen Z-led revolution in Iran, at least for now
When widespread protest and violence, especially by the youths, led to the overthrow of the parties in power in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal in the post-pandemic years, Iran – though single-handedly…
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Not sure we will play in T20 WC in India: Bangladesh captain
Dhaka: Bangladesh captain Litton Das said he is “not sure” whether his country would be competing in next month’s T20 World Cup amid the prolonged tussle over the team’s refusal to play…
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IMF to assess economic damage in Sri Lanka after Cyclone Ditwah
Washington: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said a fact-finding mission will visit Sri Lanka from January 22 to 28 to assess damage from Cyclone Ditwah and discuss the implications for the country’s…
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Mustafizur unlikely to get any compensation
Kolkata: Bangladesh pacer Mustafizur Rahman is unlikely to receive any financial compensation after being released by Kolkata Knight Riders on the instructions of the BCCI, despite having no role in the circumstances…
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Injured Pak pacer Shaheen Afridi to return home from BBL
Karachi: Experienced Pakistan left-arm pace bowler, Shaheen Shah Afridi will return home from Australia later on Wednesday with doubts over his availability for the T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka…
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Photo: India defeats SL by 15 runs, complete 5-0 series whitewash
Thiruvananthapuram: India’s players celebrate a wicket during the fifth T20 International cricket match of a series between India Women and Sri Lanka Women, at Greenfield International Stadium, in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, Tuesday, Dec.…
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Sri Lankan police detain Tamil politician for questioning
Colombo: A Sri Lankan Tamil politician and an ex-minister has been detained for questioning by the police after a weapon issued to him was found in possession of a criminal. Douglas Devananda,…
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Cyclone Ditwah causes nearly Rs 75 bn damage to Sri Lanka’s infrastructure
Colombo: Sri Lanka’s Road Development Authority has incurred a loss of nearly Rs 75 billion due to the destruction of roads and bridges caused by the devastating Cyclone Ditwah, a parliamentary oversight…