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Theekshana, Pathirana to join CSK squad on April 10
CSK’s Sri Lankan recruits Maheesh Theekshana and Matheesha Pathirana will join the squad on April 10, in time for their next fixture – against Rajasthan Royals at Chepauk on April 12. The CEO of the franchise Kasi Viswanathan confirmed this development.
Theekshana, who debuted for the franchise last season, is a vital player for the side as he was used in the PowerPlay by Dhoni. He claimed 12 wickets in nine games with his mystery spin last season and once he joins the squad, Mitchell Santner’s position in the XI could be vulnerable. The New Zealander has featured in all three games so far in the season.
Like Theekshana, Pathirana too debuted in the IPL last year and played in two matches for CSK and claimed two wickets with his right arm medium pace. Both can take up the IPL assignment as their international duty in New Zealand has ended with the third and final T20I which finished on Saturday.
Meanwhile, Dasun Shanaka and Wanindu Hasaranga, the other two Lankans in New Zealand currently, are also on their way to India and they will be joining their teams, Gujarat Titans and Royal Challengers Bangalore respectively. The only other Sri Lankan in the IPL, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, is already in India and is part of the Punjab Kings franchise.
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Heat index is likely to increase up to ‘Caution level’ at some places in Northern, North-central and Eastern provinces and Monaragala and Hambantota districts
Warm Weather Advisory
Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre of the Department of Meteorology at 4.00 p.m. 08 May 2025, valid for 09 May 2025
The public are warned that the Heat index, the temperature felt on human body is likely to increase up to ‘Caution level’ at some places in Northern, North-central and Eastern provinces and Monaragala and Hambantota districts.
The Heat Index Forecast is calculated by using relative humidity and maximum temperature and this is the condition that is felt on your body. This is not the forecast of maximum temperature. It is generated by the Department of Meteorology for the next day period and prepared by using global numerical weather prediction model data.
Effect of the heat index on human body is mentioned in the above table and it is prepared on the advice of the Ministry of Health and Indigenous Medical Services.
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India has accused Pakistan of attacking three of its military bases with drones and missiles, a claim which has been denied by Islamabad.
The Indian Army said it had foiled Pakistan’s attempts to attack its bases in Jammu and Udhampur, in Indian-administered Kashmir, and Pathankot, in India’s Punjab state.
Blasts were reported on Thursday evening in Jammu city in Indian-administered Kashmir as the region went into a blackout.
Pakistan’s defence minister told the BBC they were not behind the attack.
“We deny it, we have not mounted anything so far,” Khawaja Asif told the BBC, adding: “We will not strike and then deny”.
Earlier on Thursday, India said it had struck Pakistan’s air defences and “neutralised” Islamabad’s attempts to hit military targets in India on Wednesday night.
Pakistan called that action another “act of aggression”, following Indian missile strikes on Wednesday on targets in Pakistan and Pakistani-administered Kashmir.
India’s strikes on Wednesday sparked a chorus of calls for de-escalation from the international community with the UN and world leaders calling for calm.
The attacks and incidents of shelling along the border have fanned fears of wider conflict erupting between the nuclear-armed states.
It is being viewed as the worst confrontation between the two countries in more than two decades.
India said it hit nine “terrorist infrastructure” sites on Wednesday in retaliation for a militant attack on tourists in Indian-administered Kashmir last month.
Pakistan has strongly denied Indian claims that it backed the militants who killed 26 civilians in the mountainous town of Pahalgam.
It was the bloodiest attack on civilians in the region for years, sending tensions soaring. Most of the victims were Indian tourists.
Indian-administered Kashmir has seen a decades-long insurgency against Indian rule which has claimed thousands of lives.
Kashmir has been a flashpoint between the countries since they became independent after British India was partitioned in 1947. Both claim Kashmir and have fought two wars over it.
There were calls for restraint from around the world after India launched ‘Operation Sindoor’ early on Wednesday.
But on Thursday both sides accused each other of further military action.
Pakistan’s military spokesman said drones sent by India had been engaged in multiple locations.
“Last night, India showed another act of aggression by sending drones to multiple locations,” Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry said. “These locations are Lahore, Gujranwala, Chakwal, Rawalpindi, Attock, Bahawalpur, Miano, Chor and near Karachi.”
He said one civilian had been killed in Sindh province and four troops injured in Lahore.
The US consulate in Lahore told its staff to shelter in the building.
India said its latest action had been taken in response to Pakistan’s attempts to “engage a number of military targets in northern and western India” overnight.
“It has been reliably learnt that an Air Defence system at Lahore has been neutralised,” a Defence Ministry statement said. Pakistan denied the claim.
There was no independent confirmation of the two countries’ versions of events.
Later in the day India’s foreign secretary Vikram Misri told a news conference in Delhi: “Our intention has not been to escalate matters, we are only responding to the original escalation.”
[BBC]
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IPL 2025: Punjab Kings -Delhi Capitals match in Dharamsala abandoned after floodlight failure
The Punjab Kings (PBKS) vs Delhi Capitals (DC) match in IPL 2025 in Dharamsala has been called off after 10.1 overs.
“The Punjab Kings v Delhi Capitals match (Match#58) in Tata IPL was forced to be abandoned due to a significant technical failure at the HPCA stadium in Dharamsala,” an official statement from the IPL said. “Due to a power outage in the area, one of the light towers at the HPCA stadium malfunctioned. BCCI regrets the inconvenience caused to the in-stadium attendees.”
In the 10.1 overs possible, PBKS openers Priyanash Arya (70) and Prabhsimran Singh (50*) dominated proceedings, stitching up a 122-run opening stand off 61 balls.
Arya fell in the first ball of the 11th over, top-edging a T Natarajan slower-ball bouncer onto his helmet, which popped up for a simple catch. The players then left the field due to a floodlight failure at the stadium. Around 9.40pm IST, the match was called off.
Before the abandonment, Arya and Prabhsimran took down Mitchell Starc and Dushmantha Chameera in the powerplay as PBKS raced away to 50 for no loss in four overs.
After the powerplay, the pair took down Kuldeep Yadav as well, smashing him for two sixes and two fours. Arya reached his third fifty-plus score of the season in the seventh over off just 25 balls. Prabhsimran reached his own fifty in the tenth and in the process became the first uncapped batter to hit four half-centuries in a row in the IPL.
PBKS next play Mumbai Indians (MI) on May 11, a game that was shifted from Dharmasal to Ahmedabad. DC will play Gujarat Titans (GT) in Delhi on the same day.
[Cricinfo]
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