Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe lauded the Indians living in Colombo and other parts of Sri Lanka known as Colombo Expats Cultural Association (CECA) and their efforts towards the crisis-hit country during the COVID pandemic and economic fallout.
Opting to bat first, the Afghan inning started cautiously with openers Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Usman Ghani seeing off the new ball. Gurbaz sensed the need to score runs and took the initiative to attack the Sri Lankan bowlers.
Pakistan has a large amount of debt, high inflation, a spike in unemployment and a lot of other macroeconomic problems which clearly show the multiple challenges faced by the country.
Stating that the state government is committed to protecting traditional fishing rights, he said that the "infringement of the traditional rights of our fishermen" in the Palk Bay area is a "continuous threat to the safety" of Indian fishermen.
Focusing on deep-rooted, long-term economic vulnerabilities that led to sovereign default in Sri Lanka - the first time in the country's history - Umesh Moramudali, a Lecturer at the University of Colombo and Researcher on Public Debt & Development, pondered why Sri Lanka had come to thi
With this, they have overtaken the record of Sri Lankan greats Kumar Sangakara and Mahela Jayawardene, who had a stand of 166 runs for second wicket against West Indies back in 2010 edition of the tournament.
Stoinis reached his half-century in just 17 balls and finished with an 18-ball 59* much to the delight of the Australian fans at home. In this knock decorated by four boundaries and six sixes, he made a mockery of Sri Lankan bowlers including Lahiru Kumara, Wanindu Hasaranga, Maheesh Theeksh