The Lankan team are hard at work preparing for their quarter final battle against South Africa in order to secure a place in the semi final of the World Cup.
While Sri Lanka won the World Cup in 1996, South Africa has not managed to reach the finals yet even though it started all the World Cups it played as one of the favourites.
These two teams played against each other 4 times before at World Cups. Sri Lanka won 1 and South Africa 2. The other match ended with no results. South Africa won at the 2007 World Cup by 1 wicket and at the 1999 World Cup by 89 runs. Sri Lanka won at the 1992 World Cup by 3 wickets. The 2003 match between the two ended in a tie by Duckworth–Lewis method.
The match will be held on March 18 at Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney. The match starts at 2:30 pm local time.
The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has interdicted Colombo Fort Magistrate Kosala Senadheera.
Mr. Ali Sabri Rahim, a Member of Parliament (MP) for Puttalam District whom an open warrant had been issued, attended a public ceremony at Al Aksha National School in Kalpitiya today (16) as the special guest of honor.
The Supreme Court today refused interim relief in an application filed by President’s Counsel Senaka Walgampaya seeking an Order from the Supreme Court compelling the President to appoint judges to fill the existing vacancies in the Court Of Appeal.
Gazette on new speed limit regulations to be issued within two weeks
Cabinet has approved a proposed amendment to the Constitution that a referendum would be required to extend the Presidential and Parliamentary term beyond five years.
Two underworld criminals wanted for multiple crimes, including murder, were brought from Dubai to Sri Lanka, today (12).
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