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Padikkal, Rahul fifties power India to 197-1 v Sri Lanka
Aug 15 : India’s KL Rahul and Devdutt Padikkal struck unbeaten fifties to propel the tourists to 197-1 at tea on day one of the opening test against Sri Lanka at Galle on Saturday.• Opener Yashasvi Jaiswal was run out for 32 before lunch after a mix-up with Rahul. India did not lose a wicket…
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India opt to bat in Galle opener against Sri Lanka
Aug 15 : India captain Shubman Gill won the toss and elected to bat against Sri Lanka in the opening test in Galle on Saturday.• India hope to sweep the two-test series to boost their chances of making the World Test Championship final.• India’s 600th test is also the 50th test at Galle.•
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India seek boost in Sri Lanka to revive WTC hopes
Aug 14 : India arrived in Sri Lanka with their World Test Championship campaign at a crossroads and the importance of a resounding victory in the two-test series is not lost on the tourists heading into the series opener at Galle on Saturday.India could once bank on home dominance to offset difficult overseas
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WCA welcomes formation of Sri Lanka players’ body
COLOMBO, Aug 10 : The World Cricketers’ Association (WCA) said the formation of a players’ body in Sri Lanka was a landmark development for the professionalism and growth of the game in the country.The Sri Lankan Professional Cricketers’ Association was officially launched on Saturday, with white-ball captain
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India’s Bumrah ruled out of Sri Lanka tests, Nabi earns first call-up
Aug 3 : India pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah has been ruled out of this month’s two-test series against Sri Lanka as he continues to recover from a left knee injury, the country’s cricket board (BCCI) said on Monday.Bumrah, who sustained the injury while fielding in a one-day international against England in C
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Sri Lanka deploys troops after prison riot
Inmates destroyed multiple buildings inside Mahara Prison, just outside the capital Colombo, police said.
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Sri Lanka sentences two ex-security officials to death over 2019 Easter bombings
The court ruled that former police chief Pujith Jayasundara and ex-defence secretary Hemasiri Fernando failed to act despite receiving warnings about a possible attack.
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India hand maiden test call-up to Jain for Sri Lanka series
July 28 : India handed a maiden test call-up to off-spinning all-rounder Saransh Jain on Tuesday after the country’s cricket board (BCCI) announced the squad for next month’s two-test series in Sri Lanka.• The 33-year-old comes in place of Washington Sundar, who was unavailable for selection for the first t
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Sri Lanka warns of drought, floods from El Nino
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka is heading for a severe drought followed by devastating floods due to the El Nino weather phenomenon, the environment minister warned on Thursday (Jul 23).Scientists say climate change is increasing the freq
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Dengue: What is the mosquito-borne disease that Sri Lanka is using drones to fight?
Dengue has killed 56 people and infected more than 77,000 in the South Asian nation this year.
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