Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has made a decision to introduce an Under-19 Youth League, as part of its move toward building a core group of young players for the next Under-19 World Cup and beyond.
The inaugural tournament to be conducted from June 19 to 28 June in Kandy, will consist of five teams -- Colombo South, Colombo North, Galle, Kandy, and Dambulla.
A squad will consist of 13 players and two standby players, selected by the Junior Selectors will feature in the 50-over format tournament with a total of 11 matches to be played at Pallekele and Asgiriya stadiums.
The decision was proposed and approved by the SLC Executive Committee following a meeting held on Tuesday (24).
Tamar Amitai, a 25-year-old Israeli tourist who went missing in Uppuveli, Trincomalee, was found safe after a three-day joint search operation today.
The Colombo High Court today (28) sentenced former parliamentarian Hirunika Premachandra to three years of Rigorous Imprisonment over charges of the involvement of an abduction.
In his special statement, President Ranil Wickremesinghe announced that debt restructuring agreements will postpone all bilateral loan payments to foreign countries until 2028. Additionally, Sri Lanka will have until 2043 to repay these loans on concessional terms.
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