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India wins by 43 runs in first T20 against Sri Lanka

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India in the absence of Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Ajay Jadeja (all retired) and rested fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah, had enough firepower to thrash Sri Lanka by 43 runs in the first T20 International at the Pallekele Stadium in Kandy last night.

Chasing a target of 214 was no easy task for Sri Lanka and as usual a one-man show in Pathum Nissanka (79) was not enough to carry the home team through as India bowled out the home side for 170 in 19.2 overs.

The end result was that Sri Lanka crashed from 140 for 1 to 170 losing nine batters for just 30 runs inside 5.1 overs with Nissanka’s exit.

Apart from co-opener Kusal Mendis who made 45, the rest of the Sri Lankan batting had no hiding place as wickets kept falling with India’s spinner Riyan Parag grabbing three wickets in just eight balls.

Kamindu Mendis (12), Charith Asalanka (0), Dasun Shanaka (0) and Wanindu Hasaranga (2) were among the failures as India took a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.

Earlier India amassed a total of 213 for 7 in the 20 overs after a rousing start to their innings with openers Yashaswi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill putting on 74 runs for the first wicket in the first six power-play overs.

Jaiswal made 40 in 21 balls with five fours and two sixes while Gill struck 34 in only 16 balls with the help of six fours and one six.

Their stand broke when in the last ball of the sixth over of the innings Shubman Gill was dismissed by fast bowler Dilshan Madushanka.

But Gill’s dismissal brought no relief to Sri Lanka or the bowlers as Suryakumar Yadav hammered an imposing 58 in only 26 balls with eight fours and two sixes after joining Jaiswal at the crease.

Jaiwsal fell for 40 but Yadav was unstoppable in his approach making a mess of the Sri Lanka bowlers with Madushanka, Asitha Fernando and Maheesh Theekshana conceding 136 runs combined in 11 overs.

After Yadav was out, middle order batter Rishab Pant heaped more misery on the Sri Lanka bowlers as he chipped in with 49 made from 33 balls with six fours and one six.

Scores:

India: 213 for 7 wickets in 20 overs (Yashasvi Jaiswal 40, Shubman Gill 34, Suryakumar Yadav 58, Rishabh Pant 49, Dilshan Madushanka 1 for 45, Asitha Fernando 1 for 47, Wanindu Hasaranga 1 for 28, Matheesha Pathirana 4/40)

Sri Lanka: 170 in 19.2 overs (Pathum Nissanka 79, Kusal Mendis 45, Kusal Perera 20, Kamindu Mendis 12, Arshdeep Singh 2 for 24, Axar Patel 2 for 38, Riyan Parag 3 for 5)

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SL foreign reserves up 7.9%

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Sri Lanka’s gross foreign reserves rose 474 million US dollars in the month of October to 6.4 billon dollars, the central bank data showed.

Sri Lanka’s gross foreign reserves are made up of central bank’s monetary reserves and fiscal reserves from loans.

Sri Lanka signed a 200 million dollar World Bank loan in October, it is not clear whether the it was disbursed.

Sri Lankas’ central bank has operated deflationary policy for over two years, leading to balance of payments surpluses.

The agency has also allowed the rupee to appreciate, amid an IMF program allowing some of the inflation created during the crisis to reverse.

Central bank’s net reserves which were negative by 4.6 billion dollars at the height of the last currency crises has now come to near to zero by September.

The central bank has repaid both International Monetary Fund and Reserve Bank of India loans.

(economynext.com)

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Dr. Shafi lodges complaint

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Dr. Shafi Sihabdeen has lodged a complaint with the Ministry of Public Security today (Nov. 07). 

The complaint addresses his 2019 arrest and subsequent detention, which he alleges were based on politically motivated, false accusations.

Speaking to the media afterwards, he said that the complaint was lodged to prevent similar cases of wrongful accusations from impacting others in the future.

Dr. Shafi was acquitted of all charges related, yesterday,

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Court calls for progress report on probe into Makandure Madush’s death

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A motion has been filed with the Colombo Magistrate’s Court seeking an order to hand over the investigations into the death of infamous underworld figure and drug lord ‘Makandure Madush’, who was allegedly killed in a crossfire between police and suspected underworld figures while in police custody, to the Criminal Investigations Department (CID).

A motion filed by a group of attorneys who appeared for the rights of the victim was taken up before Colombo Additional Magistrate Manjula Rathnayake today (07).

Appearing for the rights of the victim, Attorney-at-Law Senaka Perera stated before the court that a formal investigation has not been carried out regarding the death of his client as of yet.

Accordingly, he requested the court to issue an order handing over the relevant investigations to the CID.

Following the consideration of the facts presented, the Additional Magistrate stated that such an order cannot be issued, as per a circular that has been issued by the Judicial Services Commission.

Furthermore, the Additional Magistrate advised that the aggrieved party can request for proper investigations by lodging a complaint with the relevant institutions.

However, the Additional Magistrate also ordered Maligawatta Police to brief the court on the progress of investigations related to the incident, on December 05, 2024.

On October 20, 2020, Samarasinghe Arachchilage Madush Lakshitha alias ‘Makandure Madush’ was allegedly killed in a crossfire between the police and suspected underworld figures, while he was in police custody. According to the police, the crossfire took place at a housing complex in Maligawatte.

‘Makandure Madush’ who had been involved in a large number of murders and other criminal activities, was one of the most wanted outlaws in the country. Madush had been in hiding abroad for several years before his arrest.

He was apprehended at a drug-fuelled party thrown by him in a Dubai hotel, back in October 2018 and was kept under the custody of the Dubai authorities before being deported to Sri Lanka on the 05 May 2019.

The officers of the CID had placed him under arrest upon his arrival at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA). After being held in the custody of the CID for nearly one-and-a-half years, the notorious drug kingpin was transferred to the custody of Colombo Crimes Division (CCD) in October 2020.

He had given information to the CCD on a consignment of heroin purportedly hidden inside a home unit owned by ‘Kanjipani Imran’ at the Laksetha Sewana apartment complex in Maligawatte. Thereby, a team of 17 CCD officers including its OIC had led Madush to the said location on October 20, 2020.

As seven officers of the CCD team, who were accompanying Madush, entered the first floor of the building using the staircase, two armed individuals bidding their time on the second floor had opened fire at the police sleuths. Reports revealed that Madush was shot in the head during the gunfire while one of the CCD officers was wounded in the leg.

An exchange of gunfire had then ensued between the police officers and the two suspects who were making an attempt to escape. The police had continued to fire at the duo who were getting away in a motorcycle. However, they had fallen off the vehicle, failing to control the speed amidst the shooting. The suspects had then hurled a hand grenade in the direction of the approaching the CCD officers, injuring one of them.

Madush, who was subsequently admitted to the Colombo National Hospital, had succumbed to injuries.

(adaderana.lk)

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