Tag: Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka cruise to 9-wicket win over Ireland

- Associated Press -

Sri Lanka cruised to a nine-wicket victory with five overs to spare against Ireland in both teams' Twenty20 World Cup Super 12 opener on Sunday. After Ireland had won the toss and chose to bat first in overcast and wintry conditions at Bellerive Oval, Sri Lanka's bowlers made regular breakthroughs to

Sri Lanka into Super 12s with big win over Netherlands

- Times Report -

Dasun Shanaka and his patched-up Sri Lanka squad have rebounded from an upset tournament-opening loss to qualify for the second round of the Twenty20 World Cup with a 16-run win over Netherlands in their last game of the preliminary stage. The former champions and three-time finalists were under intense pressure after

T20 World Cup: Namibia upset Sri Lanka in opening match

- Times Report -

T20 World Cup started with a big upset- Namibia beat Sri Lanka by 55 runs in the opening match of the biggest T20 event on Sunday in Victoria. In the First Round Group A match, Sri Lanka won the toss and sent Namibia to bat first. Namibia lost their first two wickets

Shanaka dedicates Asia Cup win to crisis-hit Sri Lanka

- Times Report -

Skipper Dasun Shanaka on Sunday called the Asia Cup triumph a "real turnaround" for Sri Lankan cricket ahead of the T20 World Cup and dedicated the win to the crisis-hit nation. Sri Lanka defeated Pakistan by 23 runs in the final with Bhanuka Rajapaksa hitting an unbeaten 71 and Wanindu Hasaranga

Sri Lanka hopes to reach initial agreement with IMF for help

- Associated Press -

Sri Lanka's central bank chief said Thursday he hopes the government can reach a preliminary agreement that could lead to a bailout package with the International Monetary Fund when its officials visit the crisis-hit island nation later this month.  The Indian Ocean country is effectively bankrupt and its economic crisis set

Sri Lanka leader proposes 25-year plan for crisis-hit nation

- Associated Press -

Sri Lanka's new president said Wednesday that his government is preparing a national policy roadmap for the next 25 years that aims to cut public debt and turn the country into a competitive export economy as it seeks a way out of its worst economic disaster. President Ranil Wickremesinghe in his

World Bank refuses new funding for bankrupt Sri Lanka

- Agence France-Presse -

The World Bank said Friday it would not offer new funding to Sri Lanka unless the bankrupt island nation carried out "deep structural reforms" to stabilise its crashing economy. Sri Lanka has suffered an unprecedented downturn with its 22 million people enduring months of food and fuel shortages, rolling blackouts and