Lahiru Thirimanne has been named as the captain of the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) Board XI side that will play a three-day warm up game against the visiting India team from August 6 to 8 at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. Alongside Thirimanne, other Test players in the side for the match are opener Kaushal Silva, wicketkeeper Niroshan Dickwella and top order batsman Upul Tharanga. Kusal Perera has been included in the side as the wicketkeeper. This will be the only warm up game of the series in which India will play three Tests matches against Sri Lanka. SLC Board XI team: Dananjaya de Silva, Kaushal Silva, Lahiru Thirimanne (Captain), Upul Tharanga, Milinda Siriwardena, Kusal Perera (wk), Shehan Jayasuriya, Nisala Tharaka, Kasun Rajitha, Vishwa Fernando, Jeffrey Vandersay, Lahiru Gamage, Danushka Gunatilleke, Sachith Pathirana, Niroshan Dickwella.
A Thai woman walking topless in Arugam Bay town has been arrested by the Police.
The UK government has unveiled a package of reforms to simplify imports from developing countries which allows for more garments manufactured in Sri Lanka to enter the UK tariff-free.
The Cabinet has approved a proposal for Sri Lankans overseas to apply for their passports through an online system via the Lankan diplomatic missions.
Ajith Gallage, the owner of a Bird Park in Nagarawawa, Hambantota, has been remanded over allegations of concealing illegally imported motorcycles, in a warehouse owned by him.
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