Heshan Dhanushka guided Isipathana College to the final of the Under-17 Division I cricket tournament when he slammed an unbeaten 131 in 101 balls inclusive of five boundaries and ten towering sixes helping his side record an emphatic 7-wicket win over St. Sebastian’s College in the semi-final played at R. Premadasa Stadium on Saturday (22). The rain affected match was reduced to 42 overs. Heshan’s knock enabling Isipathana, chasing a revised Duckworth/Lewis target of 258 runs, to romp home winners in the 39th over. Earlier Avishka Fernando slammed a quick-fire 101 in 82 balls which included nine boundaries and half a dozen sixes for St. Sebastian’s to end their innings making a score of 225 for 6 which proved to be insufficient. Isipathana will meet Ananda College in the final scheduled to be played on August 27 at the same venue. St. Sebastian’s College 225 for 6 wickets (42) (Avishka Fernando 101, Malintha Peiris 38, Tharusha Fernando 21: Sanjula Bandara 2 for 33, Ayana Siriwardena 2 for 33) Isipathana College 261 for 3 wickets (28.2) (Sanjula Abeywickrama 30, Heshan Dhanushka 131 n.o., Ayana Siriwardena 37 n.o.)
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.
Villagers in Nirmalapura, Daluwa, Norochcholai today staged a protest over an incident where a group of Navy officials and sailors had assaulted a resident in the area over night, Police said.
A passenger attempting to smuggle the largest quantity of gold of 35 kilo grams was arrested by the Customs at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) today, a senior official said.
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