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2 vice captains in SL squad against India

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2 years ago

December 29, 2022

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Sri Lanka Cricket Selection Committee selected the following 20-member squad to take part in the upcoming Sri Lanka tour of India 2022/23.

The squad has received the approval of – Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs – Roshan Ranasinghe.

Dasun Shanaka has been named as captain while Kusal Mendis and Wanindu Hasaranga have been named as vice captains for the ODIs and T20s respectively.

Sri Lanka team will take part in 03 ODIs and 03 T20i during the tour.

The Squad :

Dasun Shanaka – Captain, Pathum Nissanka, Avishka Fernando, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Kusal Mendis – Vice Captain for ODIs, Bhanuka Rajapaksa – Only for T20Is, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Wanindu Hasaranga – Vice Captain for T20Is, Ashen Bandara, Maheesh Theekshana, Jeffrey Vandersay – Only for ODIs, Chamika Karunaratne, Dilshan Madushanka, Kasun Rajitha, Nuwanidu Fernando- Only for ODIs, Dunith Wellalage, Pramod Madushan, Lahiru Kumara and Nuwan Thushara – Only for T20Is

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Nishantha Wickremesinghe remanded (Update)

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44 minutes ago

June 27, 2025

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Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines Nishantha Wickremesinghe has been remanded until July 01.

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(Previous News : June 27, 2025 4.41pm)

2 ex-heads of govt. institutions, arrested

The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has arrested two former Chairmen on corruption charges.

Former Chairman of the Fisheries Corporation – Upali Liyanage and former SriLankan Airlines Chairman – Nishantha Wickremesinghe have been arrested in this manner.

However, Liyanage, who was produced before Colombo Chief Magistrate Thanuja Lakmali Jayathunga, was released on three sureties amounting to Rs. 5 million.

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Body of undergrad who went missing at Port City beach, found (Update)

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4 hours ago

June 27, 2025

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The body of the undergraduate who had gone missing at the Port City beach, has been found.

The body was found during a search by divers.

(Previous News on 27th June 2025 at 10.06 am)

Undergrad goes missing at Port City beach while snorkeling

A 24-year-old university student from Asgiriya, Gampaha, has gone missing yesterday morning (June 26) while swimming in the sea off the Colombo Port City beach.

According to the police, the student, a resident of Gampaha, was part of a group of students from the Universities of Colombo and Moratuwa who had visited the artificial beach and engaged in snorkelling.

The student failed to resurface, prompting a complaint to the Colombo Port Police.

Lifeguards later recovered the snorkeling gear believed to be belonging to the missing student.

A joint search operation involving Navy divers from the Colombo Port and Rangala Navy Division is currently underway. Further investigations are underway by the Colombo Port Police.