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Australia take winning T20 series lead in Sri Lanka

Colombo (AFP) - Sri Lankan spinner Wanindu Hasaranga took four wickets in Colombo on Wednesday but could stop Australia grabbing an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match Twenty20 series.

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Australia need 125 to win T20I after Sri Lanka batting collapse

Colombo (AFP) - Sri Lankan batters failed to fire for the second consecutive T20 match against Australia and managed 124-9 in Colombo after the visitors won the toss and chose to field Wednesday.

AFP

Mano's men beat Maldives in opener

Thailand beat the Maldives 3-0 in the AFC Asian Cup opener as coach Mano Polking knew the War Elephants’ chances of making it to the AFC Asian Cup finals rest on their performances against the minnows in Group C.

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Sri Lanka power union announces strike, raising risk of blackouts

A power sector union in Sri Lanka said on Wednesday it will go on an indefinite strike from midnight in protest against new government legislation, potentially leading to power blackouts in a country already grappling with its worst economic crisis in decades.

Reuters

Hazlewood stars as Australia blows away Sri Lanka by 10 wickets in 1st T20

Josh Hazlewood’s four-wicket haul and an unbeaten opening stand by Aaron Finch and David Warner helped Australia make an excellent start to its tour of Sri Lanka, winning the first T20 by 10 wickets

The Hindu

Brothers at odds, but ruling family still holds key to Sri Lanka's future

It was the moment when two brothers who had dominated Sri Lanka's politics for nearly 20 years finally went their separate ways.

Reuters

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Openers power Australia to thumping win over Sri Lanka in first T20

Colombo (AFP) - Australian openers David Warner and Aaron Finch smashed half-centuries in an impressive 10-wicket win against Sri Lanka in the first T20 international in Colombo on Tuesday.

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Hazlewood restricts Sri Lanka to 128 in first T20

Colombo (AFP) - Josh Hazlewood ran through hosts Sri Lanka to limit them to a modest 128 all out in the first T20 after Australia's Aaron Finch won the toss and chose to bowl in Colombo on Tuesday.

AFP

Sri Lanka urgently seeks $6 billion to keep economy afloat

Colombo (AFP) - Cash-strapped Sri Lanka on Tuesday asked the International Monetary Fund to arrange a creditor meeting for $6 billion in loans to help keep the country afloat during its unprecedented economic crisis.

AFP

Sri Lankan PM requests patience as UN calls for relief funds

Sri Lanka’s prime minister says the United Nations has arranged a worldwide public appeal seeking help for the island nation’s food, agriculture and heath sectors amid serious shortages caused by its worst economic crises in recent memory

The Independent UK

Crisis-hit Sri Lanka needs $5 billion, help from China for essentials

Sri Lanka will need $5 billion over the next six months to ensure basic living standards, and is renegotiating the terms of a yuan-denominated swap worth $1.5 billion with China so as to fund essential imports, the prime minister said on Tuesday.

Reuters

Crisis-hit Sri Lanka gets $55-million credit line from India for fertilisers

Sri Lanka's cabinet has approved a $55-million credit line from India's Exim Bank for the crisis-stricken Indian Ocean nation to buy fertilisers, a cabinet spokesman said on Tuesday.

Reuters

Sri Lanka’s economic crisis threatens its dollar-earning IT firms

Sri Lanka’s IT sector is trying to retain talent with dollar-linked salaries as young professionals look to exodus.

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Sri Lanka president vows to finish term, won’t run for re-election

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — President Gotabaya Rajapaksa vowed to finish the remaining two years in his term despite month-slong street protests calling for his ouster, but won’t stand for re-election as he focuses on fixing a financial mess that tipped Sri Lanka into its worst-ever economic crisis.

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Sri Lanka's president vows to finish term, but won't run for re-election -Bloomberg

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa will finish the remaining two years of his term despite months-long street protests calling for his ouster but won’t stand for re-election, he told Bloomberg.

AAP

Aussies stick with Smith for T20 opener

Josh Inglis has been squeezed out of Australia's XI for the opening Twenty20 against Sri Lanka, with Test star Steve Smith keeping his spot in the middle order.

The Independent UK

Sri Lanka holds its breath as new PM fights to save economy

It has been nearly three weeks since Ranil Wickremesinghe took over as prime minister of Sri Lanka with a daunting mandate to pull the crisis-weary country from the brink of an economic abyss that threatens to tear it apart

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Sri Lanka vs Australia LIVE: Cricket score and updates from Australia in Sri Lanka 2022

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Hazlewood to capitalise on white-ball form

Unsure of his spot in Australia's Test team, star quick Josh Hazlewood is looking to continue his hot white-ball form during the tour of Sri Lanka.

ABC News

Former Australian under-19 cricketer Jamie Mitchell sues Cricket Australia over sexual abuse allegations

Jamie Mitchell is taking the sport's governing body to court over allegations he was abused by a member of the team's staff during a 1985 under-19 tour of India and Sri Lanka.

The Hindu

Stalin assures Sri Lankan envoy of second shipment of essential commodities

Several topics, including the fishermen issue, were discussed during the meeting

Reuters

Crisis-hit Sri Lanka hopes for over $1 billion in foreign investment this year

Sri Lanka is aiming to attract well over $1 billion in foreign direct investment this year, an official said on Friday, as the country wrestles with its worst financial crisis since independence in 1948.

AFP

Australia's Finch hopes tour brings 'joy' to crisis-hit Sri Lanka

Colombo (AFP) - Australia's cricketers hope to bring some "joy" to Sri Lanka, white-ball captain Aaron Finch said on Friday, as the island nation prepares for a seven-week tour while wrestling with an unprecedented economic crisis.

The Hindu

Q Branch police arrest Sri Lankan national; his accomplice

They were planning to migrate to U.K. illegally.

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