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In this April 21, 2019, file photo, Sri Lankan police officers inspect the site of an explosion at the Shangri-la hotel in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka’s government will appoint a parliamentary committee to investigate allegations made in a British television report that Sri Lankan intelligence had complicity in the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings that…
Despite rain prediction of varying intensity over the next fortnight here, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) officials on Wednesday remained optimistic about keeping the R Premadasa Stadium ready for the Asia Cup Super 4 matches and the title clash. The Sri Lanka-leg of Super 4 stage will start with a match between the hosts and Bangladesh…
The Asia Cup 2023 clash between Afghanistan and Sri Lanka turned out to be a thriller where the Afghans nearly pulled off a heroic victory to keep themselves in the race for a spot in the Super-4. However, it was the fact that they weren’t aware of the Net Run Rate Permutations that resulted in…
All-rounder Mohammed Nabi completed 5,000 international runs on Tuesday, becoming the first-ever Afghanistan player to do so. The 38-year-old reached this milestone during his side’s Asia Cup 2023 group stage clash against Sri Lanka. During his side’s chase of 292 runs, which they needed to get to in 37.1 overs to qualify for the Super Four stage,…
Mohammad Nabi’s game changing 65 off 32 balls came to nothing as Sri Lanka pulled off a thrilling two-run win over an audacious Afghanistan to qualify for the Super4s of the Asia Cup in Lahore on Tuesday. Kusal Mendis’ high-quality 92 had pushed Sri Lanka to 291 for eight at the Gadaffi Stadium. Due to…
Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka, Asia Cup, Live: Must-win match for Afghanistan© AFP Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka, Asia Cup 2023, Live Updates:Sri Lanka skipper Dasun Shanaka won the toss and opted to bat against Afghanistan in their Asia Cup 2023 match on Tuesday in Lahore. Afghanistan not only find themselves in a must-win situation after the loss…
Three venues are under consideration Pallekele, Dambulla and Hambantota.© X (Twitter) The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) is mulling a change in the venue for the Super Four matches of the Asia Cup in the wake of the heavy rains that have been lashing in Colombo. Five Super Four matches and the final have been scheduled…
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Players of India and Pakistan shake hands after their Asia Cup match on Saturday gets called off.© AFP The much-anticipated India vs Pakistan match in Pallekele was called off due to rain on Saturday. The Babar Azam-led side could not start its chase as rain eventually forced the match to be abandoned. India were bowled…
People queue up to buy kerosene for domestic use at a supply station in Colombo on May 26, 2022. The South Asian nation’s 22 million people suffered massive shortages of essentials in 2022 after the government ran out of dollars to finance imports, including life-saving medicines. File | Photo Credit: AFP The crushing economic crisis…
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Sri Lanka made a light work of Bangladesh in the second match of the Asia Cup on Thursday following a strong performance from their bowlers at the Pallekele Stadium in Kandy. Chennai Super Kings duo Matheesha Pathirana and Maheesh Theekshana did the damage with the ball as Sri Lanka restricted Bangladesh for 164. Pathirana returned…
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