Ramanullah Gurbaz's 80 and inspirational bowling from Fazalhaq Farooqi and Rashid Khan helped Afghanistan beat New Zealand by 84 runs at Providence Stadium, Guyana, Providence on Saturday morning (June 8). This was Afghanistan's first victory against New Zealand in T20 Internationals.
Chasing the 160-run target, New Zealand were off to a horrid start as opener Finn Allen went back to pavilion off the first ball off Fazalhaq Farooqi. Devon Conway and Kane Williamson, then, tried to steady the Kiwis' ship but the Afghani left-arm pacer had different plans. Farooqi got rid of Conway and Daryl Mitchell as the Black Caps were left reeling at 28-3 inside five overs.
Captain Rashid Khan brought himself into the attack after the powerplay and made an instant impact. Rashid got rid of Williamson first and then Mark Chapman and Michael Bracewell off the successive deliveries as New Zealand tottered at 43-6 in the 9th over.
New Zealand never recovered and eventually bowled out for 75-10 with 28 balls to spare.
The number of Buddhist monks who were killed following the accident at the Na Uyana Theravada Buddhist Monastery (Na Uyana Aranya Senansenaya) in Pansiyagama, Melsiripura, Kurunegala currently stands at nine , with four injured, Minister of Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs Prof. Hiniduma Sunil Senevi told Parliament this morning. He revealed that two of the injured Buddhist monks are being treated at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU
Several shops were damaged in a major fire that broke out in a shop on the third floor of a building at First Cross Street in Pettah, Colombo, today evening.
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, addressing the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, said that both inequality and poverty ought to be regarded as a worldwide catastrophe that requires urgent attention.
The opposition has renewed its demand for a long delayed forensic audit into the controversial e-visa deal, following the sentencing of former Controller General of Immigration, Harsha Ilukpitiya, for contempt of court.
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