Sent into bat first, Sri Lanka managed to accumulate 280 runs in the first innings despite a marathon 202-run partnership between Mendis and de Silva. The touring side, after getting off to a shaky start, lost wickets at an alarming rate and thus consequently slipped to 57/5. Following the debacle, Mendis joined his captain in […]
Hasaranga on Tuesday, came out of Test retirement after the third ODI against Bangladesh and was subsequently named in the Sri Lanka squad for the Test series against the same opposition. However, he was slapped by the International Cricket Council (ICC) with a two-match ban for breaching ICC’s Code of Conduct during the third ODI, […]
Hasaranga, who announced to hang up his boots from Test cricket last year, has returned to the fold for the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) series against Bangladesh, scheduled to commence on March 22. The leg-spin all-rounder will link up with Prabath Jayasuriya, Ramesh Mendis, and all-rounders Nishan Peiris and Kamindu Mendis to form a […]
This shows a slight decline from the previous index when Pakistan was ranked 164th in the index last year with 0.540 points. Sri Lanka, ranked 78th, is the top in South Asia with 0.780 points, followed by Bangladesh at 129th with 0.670 points, while India is 134th with 0.644 points. Nepal is at 146th, and […]
Liton Das (36) and Towhid Hridoy (32 not out) provided him good support, helping Bangladesh race to 170-2 in 18.1 overs after their bowlers had restricted Sri Lanka to 165-5 electing to bowl first. Liton and Soumya Sarkar (26) set up the win with a 68-run opening stand before Matheesha Pathirana dismissed both to give […]
A collapse in foreign exchange reserves saw months of food and fuel shortages along with street protests that forced the ouster of President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s predecessor in 2022. Sri Lanka has since signed up for an International Monetary Fund rescue package and has been working to repair public finances since the government defaulted in April […]
Pakistan has received some good news ahead of their grand final against Sri Lanka in the T20 Asia Cup 2022 on Sunday. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced on Friday that pacer Shahnawaz Dahani, who sustained a leg injury during Pakistan’s group-stage clash against Hong Kong, got fit before the mega final. Dahani practised bowling […]
Pakistan has dropped seven places in the Human Development Index (HDI), ranking 161 out of 192 countries in the 2021-2022 period, according to a UNDP report Pakistan has dropped seven places in the Human Development Index (HDI), ranking 161 out of 192 countries in the 2021-2022 period, according to a UNDP report. According to the report, […]
The General Authority of Civil Aviation and the National Emergency Crisis and Disasters Management Authority announced the suspension of entry for travelers from Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal & Sri Lanka on all flights on national and foreign carriers, as well as for transit passengers coming from these countries, starting Wednesday, May 12, 2021, at 23:59, with […]
Sri Lanka’s cabinet approves the proposal by Public Security Minister Sarath Weerasekera to ban the burqa in public places. As per foreign media, the Sri Lankan government is seeking national security as the basis for banning the burqa; The cabinet has approved a proposal to ban full-face veils including Muslim burqas. Sri Lanka’s cabinet approved […]
