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Third straight loss ends World Cup hopes for West Indies

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West Indies plunged to a new low as they failed to qualify for the ODI World Cup for the first time in their history. The champions of the first two editions, forced to play the qualifiers to make it to the event in India later this year, already suffered losses to hosts Zimbabwe and Netherlands; and in a must-win Super Six clash against Scotland on Saturday (July 1), they were bowled out for just 181 and eventually lost by 7 wickets.

Even though Brandon King started off proceedings with two boundaries in the opening over, Brandon McMullen dismissed Johnson Charles and Shamarh Brooks for ducks to rattle West Indies early. While King hammered two more boundaries in an attempt to counterattack, McMullen struck again with the new ball, halting the opener’s charge to reduce West Indies to 25/3.

The procession continued as the key batters including Nicholas Pooran, skipper Shai Hope and Kyle Mayers departed without making an impact as Scotland put West Indies in deep trouble. At 81/6, things looked extremely bleak for West Indies before allrounders Jason Holder and Romario Shepherd added 77 crucial runs for the seventh wicket to stabilise the innings. But just before the pair could open up at the death, Scotland struck again and put an end to their opponent’s misery by bowling them out for 181.

Holder gave his side a glimmer of hope when he struck first ball in the chase. However, McMullen came to Scotland’s rescue again in the powerplay as he put on over 125 for the second wicket to shut West Indies’ hopes for good. McMullen and Matthew Cross took their time and made only 40 runs in the powerplay. With only 182 runs to hunt down, Scotland had ample time to get the job done. To make matters worse, McMullen was dropped by Mayers on 21 and he made that count.

He brought up his fifty off 85 balls with a boundary as Scotland knocked off 94 runs by the halfway stage. Cross then took on Kevin Sinclair to smash a hat-trick of boundaries before bringing up a 68-ball fifty. While Shepherd finally put an end to the 125-run stand, Cross remained in the crease right until the end to see his side through with six and a half overs to spare.

Brief scores:

West Indies 181 in 43.5 overs (Jason Holder 45, Romario Shepherd 36; Brandon McMullen 3/32, Mark Watt 2/25) lost to Scotland 185/3 in 43.3 overs (Matthew Cross 74*, Brandon McMullen 69; Akeal Hosein 1/26) by 7 wickets



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Level III landslide early warnings issued to the Districts of Kandy, Kegalle, Kurunegala and Matale extended

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The landslide early warning center of the National Building Research Organisation [NBRO] has extended the  Level III RED landslide early warnings issued to the Districts of Kandy, Kegalle, Kurunegala and Matale until 1600hrs on 11th December 2025.

Accordingly,
The LEVEL III RED landslide warnings issued to the the Divisional Secretaries Divisions and surrounding areas of Kundasale, Pasbage Korale, Medadumbara, Ganga Ihala Korale, Hatharaliyadda, Pathadumbara, Doluwa, Panvila, Gangawata Korale, Ududumbara, Akurana, Yatinuwara, Harispattuwa, Deltota, Thumpane, Poojapitiya, Udapalatha, Udunuwara, Minipe and Pathahewaheta in the Kandy district, Aranayaka, Yatiyanthota, Rambukkana, Bulathkohupitiya and Mawanella in the Kegalle district, Mallawapitiya, Mawathagama and Rideegama in the Kurunegala district, and Rattota, Laggala Pallegama, Ukuwela, Matale, Wilgamuwa, Pallepola, Naula, Yatawatta and Ambanganga Korale in the Matale district have been extended.

LEVEL II AMBER landslide early warnings have been  issued to the Divisional Secretaries Divisions and surrounding areas of Uva Paranagama, Hali_Ela, Meegahakivula, Badulla, Kandeketiya, Bandarawela, Soranathota, Ella, Haputhale, Lunugala, Welimada, Haldummulla and Passara in the Badulla district, Warakapola, Galigamuwa, Kegalle, Dehiowita, Ruwanwella and Deraniyagala in the Kegalle district, Polgahawela and Alawwa in the Kurunegala district, Kothmale East, Walapane, Thalawakele, Nuwara Eliya, Kothmale West, Nildandahinna, Mathurata, Ambagamuwa Korale, Hanguranketha and Norwood in the Nuwara Eliya district. and Kolonna, Godakawela and Kahawaththa in the Ratnapura district.

LEVEL I YELLOW landslide early warnings have been  issued to the Divisional Secretaries Divisions and surrounding areas of Divulapitiya, Attanagalla and Mirigama in the Gampaha district, Narammala in the Kurunegala district, and Kiriella, Eheliyagoda, Balangoda, Kaltota, Openayake, Nivithigala, Imbulpe, Ayagama, Kuruwita, Kalawana, Elapatha, Pelmadulla and Ratnapura in the Ratnapura district.

 

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Russia gifts 35 tonnes of Humanitarian Aid to Sri Lanka

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The handover of 35 tonnes of Russian Humanitarian Aid to Sri Lanka, recently affected by the cyclone «Ditwah», took place at  Katunayake today (10th December)

The shipment was welcomed at the Katunayake airport by Ambassador of Russia Levan Dzhagaryan, Minister of Ports and Civil Aviation  Anura Karunathilaka and Deputy Minister of Defence, Major General Aruna Jayasekara (Retd).

Ambassador Levan Dzhagaryan: said “This delivery is a reflection of long-term friendly relations between Russia and Sri Lanka and reaffirms Moscow’s commitment to support countries in a difficult humanitarian situation.”

The supplies brought by the EMERCOM (Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations) aircraft comprised a movable 60 kW electric power station,  Pumping equipment for water drainage, Summer tents (10-person capacity) and  Food supplies (sugar, vegetable oil, rice)

The total cargo weight is 35 metric tonnes. The aid will be distributed among the most affected regions.

 

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Sri Lanka squad named for ACC Men’s U19 Asia Cup

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Sri Lanka Cricket Selection Committee has named a 15-member squad to participate in the upcoming ACC Men’s U19 Asia Cup (50 Over).

The team will depart for the United Arab Emirates today [0 December 2025] and has been placed in Group B, alongside Nepal, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh.

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