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2nd Test: New Zealand set for series sweep against Sri Lanka

NEW DELHI: New Zealand enforced a follow-on to set up the likelihood of a series clean sweep with two days to play to maintain their dominance over Sri Lanka in the second Test on Sunday.

The Times of India

New Zealand vs Sri Lanka 2nd Test: Kane Williamson, Henry Nicholls hit double tons as NZ punish Sri Lanka on Day 2

NEW DELHI: Star batter Kane Williamson and Henry Nicholls scored double centuries as New Zealand flayed Sri Lanka's bowling to post an imposing 580 for four declared on Day 2 of the second Test on Saturday. Williamson and Nicholls shared a partnership of 363 runs.

The Times of India

2nd Test: Devon Conway puts New Zealand on top against Sri Lanka

NEW DELHI: New Zealand raced to 155/2 thanks to Devon Conway's blistering 78 against Sri Lanka at the end of a rain-delayed opening day of the second Test on Friday in Wellington.

The Times of India

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Sri Lankan state workers strike, protesting high taxes

Sri Lankan health, railway, port and other state workers are on a daylong strike to protest against sharp increases in income taxes and electricity charges, as the island nation awaits approval of an International Monetary Fund package to aid its bankrupt economy

The Independent UK

Kane Williamson and Tim Southee not in New Zealand squad for white-ball series vs Sri Lanka, to be released early for IPL

Kane Williamson, Tim Southee, Devon Conway and Mitchell Santner will soon be on a flight to India to participate in the coming edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) after the New Zealand cricket board excluded them from the white-ball series at home against Sri Lanka and join their respective…

The Times of India

Cricket: India qualifies for World Test Championship final, to take on Australia at Oval

India has qualified for the World Test Championship as New Zealand defeated Sri Lanka in one of the instant classics. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

India secure WTC final berth after New Zealand beat Sri Lanka in a thriller

NW DELHI: India will face on Australia in the World Test Championship (WTC) final at The Oval in London in June after New Zealand beat Sri Lanka in a thrilling first Test in Christchurch on Monday. The WTC final will be played from June 7 to 11.

The Times of India

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Khawaja keeps calm and carries on batting in dramatic turn of fortunes

The Australian opener once averaged 14.62 in Asia but his first Test century in India confirms his status as the team’s most important sub-continent batsman

The Guardian - AU

Sri Lanka leader says IMF deal imminent after China's pledge

Sri Lanka’s president says China has given crucial debt restructuring assurances that mean the bankrupt nation could get its bailout package approved soon

The Independent UK

Microfinance promises women a future instead it traps them in debt

Micro loans promised Sri Lankan and Cambodian women affected by war a way out of poverty as they rebuilt their lives. Instead the loans trapped them in debt.

360info

IND vs AUS 3rd Test: Captaining in India is like playing chess, says Steve Smith

INDORE: One doesn’t know if the term ‘match-winning captaincy’ is a thing, but Steve Smith sure served up an example of it in the Indore Test.

The Times of India

IND vs AUS 3rd Test: Australia crush India by nine wickets, qualify for WTC final

INDORE: The irony was palpable here at the Holkar Stadium on Friday as it was expectedly Australia who booked their berth in the World Test Championship Final with a comprehensive nine-wicket win inside three days.

The Times of India

Sri Lanka raises rates, relaxes currency band to secure IMF funds

The country is awaiting approval of a $2.9bn IMF bailout package as it endures its worst financial crisis since 1948.

Al Jazeera

India need to win 4th Test in Ahmedabad to qualify for WTC final

NEW DELHI: Humbled in Indore, an outright victory in Ahmedabad will seal India's place in the World Test Championship final against Australia but if Rohit Sharma's team loses or plays a draw, its fate will depend on the outcome of the Sri Lanka-New Zealand series.

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New Zealand name unchanged squad for two-Test series against Sri Lanka

NEW DELHI: The New Zealand cricket board on Thursday announced an unchanged 13-member squad for the upcoming two-Test home series against Sri Lanka.

Evening Standard

Soul & Surf Sri Lanka: ‘Never have I found such a pleasing antidote to London’s harsh winters’

Patient instructors teach you how to ride the waves and, away from the sea, there are walks, delicious food, yoga classes. Kate Lough logs off and tunes into the power of slowing down

Al Jazeera

Half of Sri Lanka families reducing children food intake: Charity

Government and global community must act to prevent children from ‘becoming a lost generation’, warns Save the Children.

The News Lens

Bangladesh Reassesses Its Belt and Road Initiative Strategy With China as the US Offers a New Alternative

The economic troubles faced by Pakistan and Sri Lanka have prompted Bangladesh to reassess its involvement in BRI-related infrastructure projects.

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The Independent UK

New Zealand vs England and the closest finishes in Test match history

Neil Wagner removed James Anderson to secure a thrilling victory

The Independent UK

Looking back at other close finishes in Test match history

Neil Wagner removed James Anderson to secure a thrilling victory.

The Independent UK

Sri Lanka police fire tear gas at election protest; 15 hurt

Police in Sri Lanka have fired tear gas and water cannons to disperse protesters angry over a decision to postpone local elections after the government said it cannot finance them because of the country’s crippling economic crisis

360info

How Sri Lanka sleepwalked over a debt cliff

The issues that led Sri Lanka to become an economic basket case in 2022 serve as a warning for other nations.

360info

Creditors, politicians and 'morons': who's really caught in the government debt trap?

When nations get caught in spiralling debt, it’s future generations who will end up paying the price.

360info

A potential debt trap in Nepal

If the government of Nepal is not too careful with debt diplomacy, it might face a similar fate to Sri Lanka and Pakistan.

360info

How to end the deadly government debt spiral

COVID-19 triggered a massive increase in government debt, mainly in low-income countries. But it would be economically wrong to put all the blame on COVID.

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