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Bangladesh upset India in low-scoring encounter
Bangladesh Women registered their maiden victory of the ICC Women’s ODI Championship 2022-25 – and handed India their first defeat – in a low-scoring rain-affected contest in Dhaka, successfully defending a paltry 152.
They had the 18-year-old Marufa Akter to thank for the upset win, by 40 runs, as the pacer opened her account in ODI cricket with a 4 for 29 that overshadowed a 4-31 from India’s debutant Amanjot Kaur earlier in the day, and leg-spinner Rabeya Khan who carried on from where she left in the T20Is and picked 3-30.
Having opted to bowl first in overcast conditions, India were on the right track when Amanjot first ran out Sharmin Akhter for an 18-ball duck in the eighth over and then returned with the ball in the next to send her opening partner, Murshida Khatun, packing for 13 for her maiden ODI scalp. After a string of 34 dot balls, Fargana Hoque broke the shackles with a cover drive as she forged a vital 49-run partnership for the third wicket with her captain, Nigar Sultana.
Rain interrupted just as Bangladesh began their recovery, and after a nearly two-hour delay, the game was curtailed to 44 overs per side. As India grew desperate for a breakthrough – even though the partnership moved at a sedate pace – Harmanpreet Kaur threw the ball back to Amanjot, who had Fargana edging behind. She picked her third when she trapped Nigar plumb in front, on 39 just after the hosts had crossed the 100-run mark.
From there on, Bangladesh could only crawl to 152/9 by the penultimate over with Shorna Akter retired out due to severe abdominal pain. However, India’s batting implosion meant the revised target of 154 was more than enough for the hosts to shock them.
Smriti Mandhana was quick to punish the two short balls from Marufa early on, but the rookie had the last laugh when she got the Indian vice-captain poking at an outswinger outside off. On her India comeback, Priya Punia failed to impress and became Marufa’s second victim, after contributing 10 off 27. Skipper Harmanpreet Kaur was in and out in a jiffy, and Rabeya joined the party soon after when she had Yastika Bhatia bowled for 15. She struck again to end Jemimah Rodrigues’s fight on 10. India had slipped to 61/5 at the end of the 16th over.
Deepti Sharma (20), who eventually top-scored in India’s underwhelming batting show, and Amanjot managed to keep Bangladesh at bay for a bit, taking India to 91 in the process. But Marufa returned in the 29th over and struck twice in successive balls to land the decisive blows. Rabeya completed the team hat-trick when she put an end to Deepti’s fight, effectively bringing curtains on India’s chase.
Brief scores:
Bangladesh 152 all out in 43 overs (Nigar Sultana 39, Fargana Hoque 27; Amanjot Kaur 4-31) beat India 113 all out in 35.5 overs (Deepti Sharma 20; Marufa Akter 4-29, Rabeya Khan 3-30) by 40 runs (Match reduced to 44 overs per side)
President Anura Kumara Disanayake stated that steps will be taken to provide the necessary facilities to eliminate organized crime and drug abuse, as well as to introduce new legislation.
The President made these remarks during a discussion held today (18) at the Presidential Secretariat with the police chiefs of the Western Province.
He emphasized that maintaining the rule of law is a key responsibility of the Police Department.
President Anura Kumara Disanayake further stated that a just society cannot be established in Sri Lanka without ensuring the supremacy of the rule of law.
Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs, Ananda Wijepala; Deputy Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs, Attorney-at-Law Sunil Watagala; Secretary to the Ministry of Public Security, Ravi Seneviratne; Acting Inspector General of Police, Priyantha Weerasooriya; and several Western Province police chiefs were also present at the event.
The Aswasuma Welfare Benefit payment Scheme has been implementing from 01-07-2023 and this scheme has been finally amended by the Extra Ordinary Gazette No 2415/66 dated 21-12-2024.
Accordingly, the Cabinet of Ministers has approved the proposal presented by the President, in his capacity as the Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, to publish the following through a Gazette Notification, amending the benefits provided under the presently empowered Aswasuma Welfare Benefit payment Scheme within the provisions allocated by the budget estimate for the year 2025.
• To extend the period of entitlement of benefits for the transitional social category included in schedule 1 of the Aswasuma Welfare Benefit payment Scheme up to 30-04-2025.
• To increase the monthly assistance payment from Rs. 7,500 to Rs. 10,000 and Rs. 3,000 to Rs. 5,000 provided to persons with disabilities and receiving treatment for kidney diseases and elderly persons, respectively, that are included in Schedule II of the said scheme and to
implement the said decision from April 2025.
• To extend the period of payment provided for the disable persons, kidney patients, and elderly persons given in the Schedule II, up to 31-12-2025 subject to the above proposals.
• Even though the payment of allowances under the transitional social category will be stopped after April 2025, the period of payment for disabled persons, kidney patients, and elderly persons, of these families will be extended up to 31-12-2025.
• Payment of relevant eligible persons by inclusion of newly forwarded applications of disabled and kidney patients subject to the maximum limit up to 31-12-2025.
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