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Super Diesel increased by Rs 18/-
The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) has increased the price of Super Diesel by Rs. 18 to Rs. 331 per liter with effect from midnight today (31).
Lanka IOC and Sinopec have also announced that they will match the Ceypetco price revision.
The Indonesian Naval Ship KRI BUNG TOMO – 357 arrived at the Port of Colombo on a replenishment visit today (31 Jan 25). The Sri Lanka Navy welcomed the visiting ship in compliance with naval traditions.
The 95m – long Multirole Light Frigate is manned by 111 crew members and commanded by Captain (N) DEDI GUNAWAN WIDYATMOKO.
During the stay in Colombo, crew members of the ship are expected to visit some tourist attractions in the country and the ship is scheduled to depart the island on 01 Feb 25.
Australia’s menacing attack was left frustrated after the final two sessions of day three were washed out as Sri Lanka had respite from a Galle surface starting to play tricks.
The day started amid sunny conditions and 27 overs were bowled before rain cascaded on the ground out of nowhere just before lunch. There was no further play for the remainder of the day, with stumps called more than two hours ahead of schedule.
In response to Australia’s massive first-innings of 654 for 6 declared, Sri Lanka were 136 for 5 at stumps with Dinesh Chandimal playing a lone hand so far with an attractive 63 not out. Kusal Mendis is unbeaten on 10.
Australia are still in the box seat to claim victory in the first Test after dominating the opening seven sessions of the match. But the wet weather has added intrigue and given Sri Lanka hope of escaping with a draw. Rain is forecast for Saturday, but clear weather is expected on the fifth day.
The pitch had been mostly benign over the opening two days with sharp turn negated by the slowness of the surface. But it did start showing signs of wear in the morning session with several cracks notable and the ball occasionally exploded off the surface.
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A clinical all-round performance from defending champions India in the second semi-final against England secured their entry into the Women’s U-19 T20 World Cup final. In a rematch of the 2023 final, India kept England down to 113 thanks to a dominant show from their spinners. The top order led by G Kamalini, who scored an unbeaten 56, then razed down India’s target with five overs to spare.
The win was set up by India’s three left-arm spinners. Parunika Sisodia got the first two wickets and another late in the innings to finish 3 for 21 and the Player-of-the-Match medal. She was supported by Aayushi Shukla’s spell of 2 for 21, which included the wicket of England’s top-scorer Davina Perrin (45). Vaishnavi Sharma, the tournament’s leading wicket-taker, claimed three wickets in the 16th over to take the wind out of England’s innings.
But it was not all rosy for India at the start. A 44-run stand between Perrin and captain Abi Norgrove powered England to 81 for 2 and set the platform for a challenging total. Aayushi’s dismissal of Perrin in the 12th over, though, triggered a collapse that saw England slide from 81 for 2 to 92 for 8. It was only the late resistance in the last four overs from Amu Surenkumar and Tilly Corteen-Coleman, who put on an unbroken 21 for the ninth wicket, that dragged England’s total to 113 for 8.
England needed early wickets to stay in the game, and that didn’t happen, as the India openers took 44 in the powerplay. Gongadi Trisha (35) and Kamalini maneuvered the gaps expertly in a 60-run partnership in 8.6 overs.
Trisha’s dismissal at the hands of Phoebe Brett nearly brought England another wicket, as Norgrove appeared to take a diving catch in the covers with Kamalini on 25, only for the TV umpire to rule that the catch hadn’t been completed cleanly. That decision, followed by wides from Surenkumar and Trudy Johnson that ran away to the boundary, put India in a near-unassailable position, and Kamalini finished the game off with three fours in the 15th over. The second of them brought up her second half-century in as many innings.
India now take on South Africa in Sunday’s final in Kuala Lumpur, with both sides going into the title clash undefeated.
Brief scores:
India Women Under 19s 117 for 1 (G Kamalini 56*, Gongadi Trisha 35, Sanika Chalke 11*; Phoebe Brett 1-30) beat England Women Under 19s 113 for 8 in 20 overs ( Davina Perrin 45, Abi Norgrove 30, Amu Surenkumar 14*; Parunika Sisodia 3-21, Vaishnavi Sharma 3-23, Aayushi Shukla 2-21) by nine wickets
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