Sri Lanka A beat South Africa A by 160 runs in three days in the first unofficial test at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium today.
Chasing 346 to win, South Africa A were bowled out for 185 runs, 54 runs more than their first innings score of 131.
This was in response to Sri Lanka’s 325 in the first innings and 151 in the second innings.
Sri Lanka A first innings of 325 (Lasith Croospulle 98, Lahiru Udara 42, Ramesh Mendis 78, Senuran Muthusamy 7/122, Kwena Maphaka 2/43) and 151 (Kamindu Mendis 36, Ramesh Mendis 46, Senuran Muthusamy 5/53, Lizaad Williams 2/16, Gerald Coetzee 2/31)
South Africa A in the first innings: 131 (Matthew Breetzke 59 not out: Lakshitha Manasinghe 5/19, Dilshan Madushanka 3/31, Lasith Embuldeniya 2/61) and 185 (Keegan Petersen 29, Senuran Muthusamy 29, Sinethemba Qushile 23, Dewald Brevis 20: Lakshitha Manasinghe 2/36, Lasith Embuldeniya 2/36, Ramesh Mendis 2/50)
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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