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Plimmer’s maiden ODI hundred gives New Zealand series win
Georgia Plimmer’s maiden ODI hundred gave New Zealand a 2-0 series win over Sri Lanka as they beat the visitors by 98 runs in the third ODI in Nelson.
Batting first, New Zealand posted a formidable 280 for 6, for which the foundation was set by a 108-run stand between Plimmer and Suzie Bates at the top of the order. Bates fell for 53 but Plimmer carried on. After Emma McLeod fell cheaply, Plimmer added 60 for the third wicket with Brooke Halliday and 51 for the fourth wicket with Maddy Green.
Plimmer, whose best in 23 ODIs before Sunday was 41, brought up her century off 113 balls. She was eventually out for 112 in the 45th over.
While Plimmer was the anchor, Green’s 32 off 24 and Isabella Gaze’s 24 off 18 injected momentum into the innings, helping New Zealand ransack 89 in the last ten overs.
Jess Kerr then rocked Sri Lanka’s chase by dismissing their top three – Vishmi Gunaratne, Chamari Athapaththu and Harshitha Samarawickrama – for single digits. Imesha Dulani fell soon after, leaving Sri Lanka 57 for 4 in the 20th over.
Kavisha Dilhari and Nilaks scored 45 each to give the innings a semblance of stability. Wicketkeeper-batter Anushka Sanjeewani also contributed 23. But Sri Lanka lost their last five wickets for 32 runs to be all out for 182 off the last ball of the innings. Left-arm spinnerFran Jonas was the wrecker-in-chief at the back end, finishing with 3 for 40.
Brief scores:
New Zealand Women 280 for 6 in 50 overs (Georgia Plimmer 112, Suzie Bates 53, Brooke Halliday 36, Maddy Green 32, Isabella Gaze 24; Achini Kulasuriya 1-62, Chamari Athapaththu 39, Sugandika Kumari 3-70, Sachini Nisansala 1-31) beat Sri Lanka Women 182 in 50 overs (Kavisha Dilhari 45, Nilakshika Silva 45, Anushka Sanjeewani 23; Jess Kerr 3-22, Fran Jonas 3-40, Eden Carson 2-29, Brooke Halliday 1-39, Maddy Green 1-05) by 98 runs
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The Cabinet of Ministers granted approval to the proposal forwarded by the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Lands and Irrigation to appoint Mrs. P. K. L. S. Panduwawala, the officer
in the special grade of Sri Lanka Surveyors’ Service currently serving as the Additional Surveyor General (Central) to the post of Surveyor General with effect from 02.02.2026.
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Implementing the programme to provide concession for pepper, coffee and cardamom plantations affected by the disaster
The instructions required for granting relief to farmers for the short term crops devastated due to the extreme weather have been issued through Budget Circular No. 08/2025 and 08/2025 (i).
Considering the economic importance of the export agriculture sector, the requirement of re planting long term export agricultural crops that were destroyed by the floods and landslides, the Cabinet of Ministers granted approval to the
resolution furnished by the President in his capacity as the Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development to pay the cultivators engaged in pepper, coffee and cardamom an
allowance subject to a maximum of rupees 425,000/- per hectare for replanting as well as to provide seedlings free of charge from the Department of Export Agriculture.
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Cabinet approves implementation of National Strategic Action tion Plan to Combat and Prevent Trafficking in Human Beings – 2026- 2030
Sri Lanka has signed and ratified the United Nations Convention against Organized Crime (UNTOC) and the Palermo Protocol to Prevent, Suppress, and Combat Trafficking in Persons, especially against Women and Children, which is a treaty for the enforcement of its provisions.
Accordingly, the National Task Force on Trafficking in Persons was established in 2010 for the coordination of institutions that are interested and actively involved in the prevention of
trafficking in persons. The aforementioned task force has been operating in terms of the action plan prepared for a definite period, and the period of the final national strategic action plan for the period 2021-2025 has ended on 31-12-2025.
Therefore, having reviewed the progress of the aforementioned action plan. The national strategic action plan for the period 2026-2030 has been prepared with the consensus and knowledge of all relevant parties, consisting of four approaches:
protection, litigation (complaints), and partnership.
Accordingly, the Cabinet of Ministers has approved the proposal presented by the President, in his capacity as the Minister
of Defense, to implement the aforementioned national strategic action plan.
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