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Kolkata Knight Riders hand Royal Challengers Bengaluru one-run heartbreak at Eden Gardens
In yet another high-scoring game this season, Kolkata Knight Riders held their nerve at the end to seal a thrilling one-run win over Royal Challengers Bengaluru at Eden Gardens on Sunday (April 21).
Chasing a big target of 223, RCB were cruising at one point through fifties from Will Jacks and Rajat Patidar but Andre Russell removed them in the same over to twist the contest. RCB continued to stay in the hunt through Dinesh Karthik, and a late cameo from Karn Sharma almost pulled it off. With three needed off the last ball, Mitchell Starc delivered a wide yorker and then Phil Salt produced an acrobatic run out to catch Lockie Ferguson well short on the second run, to give KKR crucial two points.
Brief scores:
Kolkata Knight Riders 222/5 in 20 overs (Shreyas Iyer 50, Phil Salt 48, Rinku Singh 24, Andre Russel 27*, Ramandeep Singh 24*; Cameron Green 2-35, Mohammed Siraj 1-40, Lockie Ferguson 1-47, Yash Dayal 2-56 ) beat Royal Challengers Bengaluru 221 in 20 overs (Will Jacks 55, Rajat Patidar 52, Suyash Prabhudessai 24, Dinesh Karthik 25, Karn Sharma 20; Andre Russell 3-25, Harshit Rana 2-53, Mitchell Starc 1-55, Varun Chakravarthy 1-36, Sunil Narine 2-34) by 1 run.
The Ambassador of Indonesia to Sri LankaDewi Gustina Tobing, met Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya at the Parliament of Sri Lanka to discuss strengthening bilateral relations between the two nations.
The discussions focused on enhancing cooperation in trade, tourism, technology, and education, with both sides reaffirming their commitment to fostering diplomatic and economic ties for mutual benefit.
A key area of focus was expanding tourism exchanges, including religious tourism, which holds significant potential for growth.
The two delegations also explored opportunities in trade, particularly the importation of palm oil and the introduction of organic liquid fertilizers to support Sri Lanka’s agriculture sector.
Collaboration in the IT industry was highlighted as another promising area of partnership, alongside discussions on integrating electric vehicles into Sri Lanka’s public transport system.
The Sri Lankan delegation, led by Additional Secretary to the Prime Minister, Mrs. Sagarika Boghawatta, included officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Indonesian delegation was represented by Deputy Ambassador . Fiki Oktanioand Minister Counsellor Mrs. Lailal K. Yuniarti.
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The Election Commission of Sri Lanka has announced that the upcoming Local Authorities Poll will be held on Tuesday 06th May 2025
The acceptance of nominations for the poll concluded at 12.00 noon today (20).
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