Sri Lanka prepare for New Zealand challenge with unchanged T20I squad
Sri Lanka have named a strong 16-member squad led by Charith Asalanka for a six-match white-ball series involving three T20Is followed by three ODIs, against New Zealand.
Sri Lanka have named a strong 16-member squad led by Charith Asalanka for a six-match white-ball series involving three T20Is followed by three ODIs, against New Zealand.
The three-day bilateral naval exercise SLINEX 2024 (Sri Lanka–India Exercise) is scheduled to take place in Visakhapatnam, under the aegis of the Eastern Naval Command, from Tuesday.
Sri Lanka's new President Anura Kumara Disanayake on Monday assured India that the island nation will not allow its territory to be used in any manner inimical to the security of India as well as towards regional stability, while Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared that the two neighbouring countries have decided to explore the possibility of concluding a framework agreement on defence cooperation.
As a concession, the ICC, BCCI and PCB have also agreed that the Pakistan men's team won't travel to India for their league game against the hosts in the T20 World Cup 2026 and will instead play the match in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Over 463,000 people have been affected by rain-related disasters in Sri Lanka starting from November 22, the country's Disaster Management Center (DMC) revealed on Friday.
Opting to bowl first, Bangladesh earned a breakthrough off the last ball of the first over when Mushfiqur Rahim took a stunning catch behind the wicket to dismiss Kusal Perera (4).
Representative from Coast Guard Regional Headquarters (East), Defence Advisor to the High Commission of India in Colombo and other senior officers from both countries also participated
In a statement made by the apex body of Sri Lanka, they said that the recent defeats were shocking and raised questions about the team's preparation, strategies and performance.
Earlier Opener Shubman Gill (92), Virat Kohli (88) and Shreyas Iyer (82) could not covert their innings with centuries but enabled India pile up 357-8.
Sitharaman affirmed that India continues to work closely with the government of Sri Lanka on debt restructuring discussions as well as on its path of economic recovery.
