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Pandya Sr. lifts Lucknow Super Giants to second successive home win

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An all-round show from Krunal Pandya (3 for 18 & 34 off 23) helped Lucknow Super Giants beat SunRisers Hyderabad by five wickets and bring up their second consecutive win at their home ground. For SRH, the back to back losses keeps them rooted to the bottom of the points table.

Krunal Pandya registered his second best IPL figures and it was his introduction in the third over of the innings that turned things around for LSG, who had hitherto seen runs scored off pace. His first wicket of the night was Mayank Agarwal, who mistimed a chip straight to cover. The mode of dismissal, commonly seen on slow-low pitches, was a bellwether for what was to come. And for Krunal, that was two wickets in an over after he changed ends. The well-set Anmolpreet Singh was trapped on the back leg by an arm ball whereas Aiden Markram, in his first game as SRH captain, was bowled by a delivery that just straightened a touch.

Despite Rahul Tripathi’s 35 off 41, it could have been much worse for SRH after opting to bat. But Samad, walking in at No.7, picked couple of sixes off Jaydev Unadkat in the last over and finished on 21* off 10 balls, thus taking SRH to something they could look to defend. Until then, it looked like SRH would struggle to get to 110 because the troika of spinners had kept them tied down. Krunal stood out but Amit Mishra (2 for 23) and Ravi Bishnoi (1 for 16) weren’t too far behind.

An innings at a strike-rate of nearly 148 on a pitch where Washington Sundar struggled for his 28-ball 16, the second slowest by a SRH batter. Walking out to bat in the seventh over, Krunal got going with a cover drive off Markram before launching Adil Rashid for a six over long-on. There were a couple of boundaries against Umran Malik too before the pacer had him caught behind.

The LSG captain scored 35 off 31 balls and was involved in a 55-run stand with Krunal for the third wicket. Rahul looked set to take his side over the line but Adil Rashid put paid to that, defeating his reverse-sweep with a legbreak before trapping Romario Shepherd with the googly next ball. But LSG had enough of a headstart and chased the target down with four overs to spare.

Brief scores:

SunRisers Hyderabad 121/8 (Tripathi 35; Krunal 3-18) lost to Lucknow Super Giants 127/5 in 16 overs (Rahul 35, Krunal 34; Rashid 2-23) by 5 wickets



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Level III landslide early warnings issued to the Districts of Kandy, Kegalle, Kurunegala and Matale extended

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The landslide early warning center of the National Building Research Organisation [NBRO] has extended the  Level III RED landslide early warnings issued to the Districts of Kandy, Kegalle, Kurunegala and Matale until 1600hrs on 11th December 2025.

Accordingly,
The LEVEL III RED landslide warnings issued to the the Divisional Secretaries Divisions and surrounding areas of Kundasale, Pasbage Korale, Medadumbara, Ganga Ihala Korale, Hatharaliyadda, Pathadumbara, Doluwa, Panvila, Gangawata Korale, Ududumbara, Akurana, Yatinuwara, Harispattuwa, Deltota, Thumpane, Poojapitiya, Udapalatha, Udunuwara, Minipe and Pathahewaheta in the Kandy district, Aranayaka, Yatiyanthota, Rambukkana, Bulathkohupitiya and Mawanella in the Kegalle district, Mallawapitiya, Mawathagama and Rideegama in the Kurunegala district, and Rattota, Laggala Pallegama, Ukuwela, Matale, Wilgamuwa, Pallepola, Naula, Yatawatta and Ambanganga Korale in the Matale district have been extended.

LEVEL II AMBER landslide early warnings have been  issued to the Divisional Secretaries Divisions and surrounding areas of Uva Paranagama, Hali_Ela, Meegahakivula, Badulla, Kandeketiya, Bandarawela, Soranathota, Ella, Haputhale, Lunugala, Welimada, Haldummulla and Passara in the Badulla district, Warakapola, Galigamuwa, Kegalle, Dehiowita, Ruwanwella and Deraniyagala in the Kegalle district, Polgahawela and Alawwa in the Kurunegala district, Kothmale East, Walapane, Thalawakele, Nuwara Eliya, Kothmale West, Nildandahinna, Mathurata, Ambagamuwa Korale, Hanguranketha and Norwood in the Nuwara Eliya district. and Kolonna, Godakawela and Kahawaththa in the Ratnapura district.

LEVEL I YELLOW landslide early warnings have been  issued to the Divisional Secretaries Divisions and surrounding areas of Divulapitiya, Attanagalla and Mirigama in the Gampaha district, Narammala in the Kurunegala district, and Kiriella, Eheliyagoda, Balangoda, Kaltota, Openayake, Nivithigala, Imbulpe, Ayagama, Kuruwita, Kalawana, Elapatha, Pelmadulla and Ratnapura in the Ratnapura district.

 

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Russia gifts 35 tonnes of Humanitarian Aid to Sri Lanka

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The handover of 35 tonnes of Russian Humanitarian Aid to Sri Lanka, recently affected by the cyclone «Ditwah», took place at  Katunayake today (10th December)

The shipment was welcomed at the Katunayake airport by Ambassador of Russia Levan Dzhagaryan, Minister of Ports and Civil Aviation  Anura Karunathilaka and Deputy Minister of Defence, Major General Aruna Jayasekara (Retd).

Ambassador Levan Dzhagaryan: said “This delivery is a reflection of long-term friendly relations between Russia and Sri Lanka and reaffirms Moscow’s commitment to support countries in a difficult humanitarian situation.”

The supplies brought by the EMERCOM (Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations) aircraft comprised a movable 60 kW electric power station,  Pumping equipment for water drainage, Summer tents (10-person capacity) and  Food supplies (sugar, vegetable oil, rice)

The total cargo weight is 35 metric tonnes. The aid will be distributed among the most affected regions.

 

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Sri Lanka squad named for ACC Men’s U19 Asia Cup

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Sri Lanka Cricket Selection Committee has named a 15-member squad to participate in the upcoming ACC Men’s U19 Asia Cup (50 Over).

The team will depart for the United Arab Emirates today [0 December 2025] and has been placed in Group B, alongside Nepal, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh.

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