Sri Lanka beat Pakistan by 4-1 in Mixed Team Group Play Stage Group 'A' badminton matches at the Commonwealth Games 2018 today (6).
In the first tie, the Mix Doubles, Buwaneka Goonathilleka and Kavidi Sirimannage beat Irfan Bhatti and Palwasha Bashir 2-0 -- 21-16 and 21-4.
Dinuka Karunaratne had to battle out Murad Ali in the Men's Singles tie before recording a 2-0 win -- 21-18 and 21-17.
The third tie, Women's Singles, was claimed by Pakistan, as Mahoor Shahzad defeated Madushika Dilrukshi 2-0 -- 21-14 and 21-18 -- to claim her team's solitary win.
Buwaneka Goonathilleka and Sachin Dias paired up to beat Murad Ali and Irfan Bhatti 2-0 in the Men's Double with scores reading 21-11 and 21-14.
Thilini Hendahewa and Kavindi Sirimannage recorded a comfortable 2-0 win against Mahoor Shahzad and Palwasha Bashir in the Women's Doubles, the final tie of the match.
Deputy Minister of Finance and Economic Stabilization and NPP National List MP Harshana Suriyapperuma who is tipped to be named the next Finance Ministry Secretary resigned from Parliament today.
Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, arrested on allegation of corruption by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has been remanded until July 1 by the Colombo Magistrate court.
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