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Bowlers, Harshitha Madavi make it two in two for Sri Lanka
A first-ever century stand in T20Is for Sri Lanka was the highlight of the evening as they picked up their second successive victory in the Women’s T20 World Cup. Having stunned hosts South Africa in the opening game, Sri Lanka overcame a slight stutter to register a seven-wicket win at Newlands against Bangladesh on Sunday.
Chasing 127, Sri Lanka lost their skipper Chamari Athapaththu even though she picked up three boundaries and looked in good nick once again. Marufa Akter, who dismissed Chamari, managed to then dismiss Vishmi Gunaratne and Anushka Sanjeewani off successive deliveries and at one stage had stunning figures of 2-1-2-3. Sri Lanka were in doldrums at 27/3 after the powerplay and desperately needed a partnership to redeem themselves.
Madavi released the pressure by fetching a boundary off Akter as the island nation crawled to 49/3 at the halfway mark. With plenty to do in the second half of the chase, Madavi picked up three boundaries off the next three overs to drag her side back into the contest.
When Sri Lanka needed 41 from the last five, Madavi brought up her fifty with a boundary through third man before hammering a six next ball over backward square leg to turn the momentum. Another boundary followed to make it a 17-run over and from thereon, Sri Lanka were certainly the favourites. Nilakshi de Silva, who was playing second fiddle until then, picked up her first boundary after having faced 28 balls already. The two batters eventually created history by bring up the century stand before nailing the winning runs with 10 balls to spare.
Earlier in the evening, Bangladesh went on a boundary-spree to begin proceedings despite losing an early wicket via a run out. Shamima Sultana hit a couple of boundaries in the first over and Sobhana Mostary punished Sugandika Kumari off three successive deliveries as Bangladesh raced to 27/1 after the first three overs. While Shamima consolidated Bangladesh’s position with another boundary in the following over, the joy was short-lived. Shamima fell for a 13-ball 20 and Mostary was cleaned up by Athapaththu as Bangladesh went into the halfway mark at 72/3.
From that point, Bangladesh should have easily targeted a total over 140. However, Sri Lanka fought back in the second half of the innings. Despite not losing an additional wicket, Bangladesh managed just 22 runs in a five-over period quite shockingly to move to 94/3. The two batters, who failed to get going, were both dismissed in the same over by Oshadi Ranasinghe. Bangladesh never managed to recover from this setback as the wickets kept tumbling. The boundary was not found at all in the second half of the innings until the final delivery that pushed the total to 126/8, a total that was clearly not enough.
Brief scores:
Bangladesh Women 126/8 in 20 overs (Sobhana Mostary 29; Oshadi Ranasinghe 3/23) lost to Sri Lanka Women 129/3 in 18.2 overs (Harshitha Madavi 69*, Nilakshi de Silva 41*; Marufa Akter 3/23) by 7 wickets
(Cricbuzz)
It has been reported that former State Minister Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan alias ‘Pilleyan’ has been arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID).
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Maintaining public trust is a fundamental responsibility of the Police Department – President
Attending the passing out parade of the 82nd batch of the Special Task Force (STF) at the Katukurunda STF Training Camp in Kalutara on Monday (07), President Anura Kumara Disanayake emphasized the need for a progressive transformation within the Sri Lanka Police to ensure the rule of law, order and authority.
The President noted that the public places its trust in the Sri Lanka Police to uphold the supremacy of the law and maintaining that trust is a fundamental responsibility of the Police Department.
Addressing the newly commissioned officers, President Disanayake stated that how one serves and respects their profession is reflected in their career and urged the officers to embrace their professional duty in a way that contributes meaningfully to the transformative change the country requires.
Highlighting the current state of institutional breakdown in many sectors, the President pointed out that the people have already initiated change by altering the political authority, but reiterated that political transformation alone is insufficient. Instead, a comprehensive and positive transformation across all sectors is necessary for national progress.
The President further emphasized that new police officers carry the responsibility of meeting public expectations. He called on them to ensure public safety and security and to prevent the nation from falling prey to organized crime and drug-related issues.
He also stated that the younger generation must take responsibility for the motherland, bearing that duty on their shoulders and should strive to steer both their personal future and the future of the country in a positive direction.
President Disanayake concluded by saying that joining the regular service of the Sri Lanka Police today should be remembered by all as a significant and powerful step forward.
The President further noted that the service rendered by the Special Task Force (STF) on behalf of the public during times of emergency and disaster is highly commendable.
A total of 118 newly recruited Sub-Inspectors and 231 Probationary Police Constables who successfully completed their basic training graduated during the ceremony.
President Anura Kumara Disanayake awarded certificates and honours to officers who demonstrated exceptional performance during the training programme.
A commemorative token was also presented to President Disanayake, who attended the ceremony as the Chief Guest.
An operational demonstration by STF officers on a simulated battlefield was presented as part of the event.
Established in 1983 under the theme “Victory is Certain”, the Sri Lanka Police Special Task Force is currently recognized as a prestigious unit deployed for VIP protection, crime and organized crime suppression and narcotics control efforts aimed at building a drug-free nation.
The ceremony was attended by Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs Ananda Wijepala, Minister of Health and Mass Media Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa, Deputy Minister of Public Security Sunil Watagala, Secretary to the Ministry of Public Security Ravi Seneviratne, Acting Inspector General of Police Priyantha Weerasooriya, STF Commanding Officer Senior Deputy Inspector General of Police Samantha de Silva, along with other senior police officers, the parents of graduating officers and other invitees.
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National minimum monthly salary for private sector employees raised to Rs. 27,000/-, minimum daily wage to Rs. 1080/-
Parallel to salary hike of public sector officers by the budget proposals 2025, it has been proposed to increase the salaries of private sector employees as well.
Accordingly, the Cabinet of Ministers granted approval to the proposal submitted by the Minister of Labour to revise the national minimum monthly salary and national minimum daily wage and follow other legal actions as follows:
• To raise the minimum national monthly salary by rupees 9,500/- from rupees 17,500/- to rupees 27,000/- with effect from 01.04.2025
• To raise the minimum national daily salary by rupees 380/- from rupees 700/- to rupees 1,080/- with effect from 01.04.2025
• To raise the minimum national monthly salary by rupees 3,000/- from rupees 27,000/- to rupees 30,000/- with effect from 01.01.2026
• To raise the minimum national daily salary by rupees 120/- from rupees 1,080 /- to rupees 1,200/- with effect from 01.01.2026
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