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Jaiswal lights up Hangzhou with 49-ball 100 as India seal semis spot
Yashavi Jaiswal has had a memorable 2023 already. In May, he smashed the fastest half century in the LPL off just 13 balls. In July, his old-school 171 in Dominica, which lasted 501 minutes and 387 balls, was the longest by an Indian Test debutant. Two months on, in Hangzhou, at a ground that may have reminded him of the Mumbai maidans in terms of dimensions, he became the youngest Indian to smash a T20I century as India entered the semi-finals of the men’s competition at the Asian Games by getting the better of Nepal by 23 runs.
Jaiswal’s onslaught was an exhibition of skilled hitting, not mindless slogging, as he made exactly 100 in 49 balls. The knock that contained eight fours and seven sixes was a key driver to India’s 202 for 4. They looked like getting a lot more, but suffered a middle-overs collapse before Rinku Singh’s sixes gave the finishing kick.
Nepal proved they were no pushovers with a late cameo from Sundeep Jora bringing the equation down to 56 off 24. At this point, they’d hit more sixes (12) than fours (nine), but in looking to keep going, they kept losing wickets.
A little more support from one of the top order batters may have helped them pull off a massive upset. That they were stymied was largely down to Ravi Bishoni’s bag of variations that includes a skiddy googly as a stock ball and a flipper that fizzes through the deck. His 3 for 24 through those middle overs made the task steep for Nepal. The importance of Bishnoi’s spell was amplified even more after the fast bowlers took a beating; their combined figures read 11-0-112-5.
Nepal eventually ended with 179 for 9, bowing out with a creditable performance to culminate a dream run that took them to the World Cup Qualifiers, Asia Cup and now the Asian Games
Brief scores:
India 202 for 4 in 20 overs (Yashavi Jaiswal 100, Rinku Singh 37*, Dipendra Singh Airee 2-31) beat Nepal 179 for 9 in 20 overs (Dipendra Singh Airee 32, Sundeep Jora 29, Avesh Khan 3-32, Ravi Bishnoi 3-24) by 23 runs
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President instructs officials to curb drug trafficking and underworld activities in prisons
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake directed officials to take immediate measures to suppress drug trafficking and underworld activities that operated within the prison system. These instructions were issued during a discussion held at the Presidential Secretariat today (30).
The President emphasized the need to expedite legal proceedings related to inmates involved in drug and underworld-related activities. He also proposed adopting online methods to streamline the judicial process and highlighted the importance of enhancing infrastructure to address challenges associated with such digital systems.
Allegations of certain officials’ involvement in irregular activities within prisons were also addressed during the meeting. The President instructed that disciplinary actions be supplemented with appropriate legal measures against any officials found to be involved.
The discussion also focused on vacancies in the Government Analyst’s Department, with participants agreeing on the urgent need to fill these positions promptly.
The meeting was attended by Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs Ananda Wijepala, Minister of Justice and National Integration Attorney Harshana Nanayakkara, Secretary to the Ministry of Justice and National Integration Attorney Ayesha Jinasena, Commissioner General of Prisons Thushara Upuldeniya, and other officials.
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Implement necessary plans swiftly to make Sri Lanka an attractive tourist destination – President instructs officials
President Anura Kumara Disanayake has instructed officials to promptly implement the necessary plans to position Sri Lanka as an attractive destination for tourists.
He further emphasized that the successful implementation of the “Clean Sri Lanka” initiative would strengthen efforts to promote the tourism industry.
The President made these remarks during a meeting held at the Presidential Secretariat today (30), where discussions were held on positioning Sri Lanka as one of Asia’s most valuable and environmentally sustainable islands.
Additionally, discussions focused on promoting the tourism sector through environmental and cultural avenues. Special attention was given to uniting all stakeholders from both the formal and informal sectors to advance the country’s tourism industry.
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Major General Lasantha Rodrigo and Rear Admiral Kanchnna Banagoda appointed as new Army and Navy Commanders
President Anura Kumar Disanayake has appointed Major General Lasantha Rodrigo as the new Commander of the Army and Rear Admiral Kanchnna Banagoda as the new Commander of the Navy.
The official appointment letters were presented to the newly appointed commanders today (30) by Secretary to the President Dr. Nandika Sanath Kumanayake, at the Presidential Secretariat.
Commander of the Army Lieutenant General Vikum Liyanage and Commander of the Navy Vice Admiral Priyantha Perera are scheduled to retire from their respective positions tomorrow (31).
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