Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) named the Sri Lanka Under-19 team under the captaincy of Nipun Dananjaya, an allrounder from St. Joseph Vaz College, Wennappuwa.
Dananjaya will lead Sri Lanka Under-19s side in a five-match Youth ODI series in which the hosting side will have a host of experienced players.
The five-match series will begin on Sunday (26) at Sooriyawewa, where the entire series is scheduled to take place.
The matches will be played on May 28, 31, June 2 and 5 and the touring Pakistan Under-19s will leave the country on June 6.
Sri Lanka Under-19s: Nipun Dananjaya (Captain/St. Joseph Vaz College), Kamil Mishara (Royal), Sonal Dinusha and Pawan Rathnayake (Mahanama College), Dilshan Madusanka (Vijayaba NS, Hungama), Sandun Mendis and Dilum Sudeera (Richmond College), Rohan Sanjaya (Tissa Central, Kalutara), Ravindu de Silva (S. Thomas’ College), Chamindu Wijesinghe and Raveen de Silva (Nalanda College), Ashain Daniel (St. Joseph’s College), Avishka Tharindu (St. Anthony’s College, Wattala), Mohamed Samaaz (Zahira College), Navod Paranavithana (Mahinda College), Naveen Fernando (Maris Stella College).
A Sri Lanka Air Force Bell 212 helicopter belonging to the No. 72 squadron has crashed into the Madhuru Oya reservoir this morning, Air FOrce Media Spokesman Eranda Geeganage said.
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In its first electoral test since taking power, the ruling National People’s Power (NPP) fell short of expectations, winning only around 40 % of the national vote in Tuesday’s local government election and falling short of enough seats to gain control of the majority of councils.
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