PROVIDENCE , Guyana: Sri Lanka set a modest target of 136 runs for New Zealand in the opening match of the World Twenty20 here on Friday. Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara won the toss and elected to bat after which his team could make 135 for the loss of six wickets in the allotted 20 overs, thanks to Mahela Jayawardene’s brilliant 81 from 51 balls. He smashed two towering sixes and eight boundaries and made 59 runs together with Dinesh Chandimal (29) for the third wicket partnership. No other batsman could make any significant contribution while New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori tried six bowlers, all among wickets except himself. Fast bowler Shane Bond claimed two for 35 as others took one wicket each. Veteran Sri Lanka batsman Sanath Jayasuriya come down the order rather than play as an opener. He came at eighth number when only one ball was left. Chanaka Welegedara, the left-arm seamer, was included as the Sri Lankans, runners-up last year, looked to go one better in the Caribbean. New Zealand omitted pace bowler Kyle Mills and included Nathan McCullum, amidst speculation the off-spinner might take the new ball. Teams New Zealand: Brendon McCullum, Jesse Ryder, Martin Guptill, Ross Taylor, Scott Styris, Gareth Hopkins (wk), Jacob Oram, Daniel Vettori (captain), Nathan McCullum, Shane Bond, Tim Southee Sri Lanka: Tillakaratne Dilshan, Mahela Jayawardene, Kumar Sangakkara (captain/wk), Sanath Jayasuriya, Chamara Kapugedera, Angelo Mathews, Dinesh Chandimal, Lasith Malinga, Muttiah Muralitharan, Ajantha Mendis, Chanaka Welegedara.
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KARACHI: The Core Committee of Sindh coalition partners, Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), met today to discuss the fate of local bodies system in Sindh. According to sources, the PPP has sought a relaxation of 2-month time to finalize the LG ordinance. While the MQM said that party’s coordination committee would make a final decision on the issue. Earlier, Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ebad called on President Asif Ali Zardari and discussed with issues relating to development projects, law and order situation and local bodies election. According to sources, the governor will issue the Sindh Local Bodies Ordinance only after holding consultation.
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The team is in high spirits ahead of our opening match of the World Twenty20. It will be one of the proudest moments of my life when I stand on the field and listen to the national anthem being played before the match. There may even be a few tears when I am standing with my hand on the chest listening to the music. We actually heard the team practicing the national anthems after we were training and when they finished playing the Afghanistan anthem we all stood and applauded….
Pakistan Armed Forces received new batch of P-3C Reconaissance aircrafts from United States. Pakistan received the surveillance maritime aircraft in Jacksonville, Florida, at a ceremony, attended by Vice Admiral Shahid Iqbal HI (M), chief of staff Pakistan Navy, Islamabad’s ambassador to the United States Husain Haqqani and senior US Naval officers. Being a critical anti-terrorism partner
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PROVIDENCE , Guyana: Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara won the toss and elected to bat against New Zealand in the opening match of the World Twenty20 here on Friday. Veteran Sri Lanka batsman Sanath Jayasuriya was listed to come down the order, rather than play as an opener. Meanwhile Chanaka Welegedara, the left-arm seamer, was included as the Sri Lankans, runners-up last year, looked to go one better in the Caribbean. New Zealand omitted pace bowler Kyle Mills and included Nathan McCullum, amidst speculation the off-spinner might take the new ball. Teams New Zealand: Brendon McCullum, Jesse Ryder, Martin Guptill, Ross Taylor, Scott Styris, Gareth Hopkins (wkt), Jacob Oram, Daniel Vettori (captain), Nathan McCullum, Shane Bond, Tim Southee Sri Lanka: Tillakaratne Dilshan, Mahela Jayawardene, Kumar Sangakkara (captain/wk), Sanath Jayasuriya, Chamara Kapugedera, Angelo Mathews, Dinesh Chandimal, Lasith Malinga, Muttiah Muralitharan, Ajantha Mendis, Chanaka Welegedara Umpires: Steve Davis (AUS) and Rudi Koertzen (SA), TV umpire: Billy Doctrove (WI) Match referee: Alan Hurst (AUS).
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The effects of the humanitarian crisis sparked by the military offensive against insurgents in north-western Pakistan a year ago persist despite the return of most of the two million people who fled t…
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KARACHI: A low-intensity blast has happened near Soldier Bazaar Police Station in Karachi, killing one person and leaving several others injured. Cheepa sources said the blast took place in a Hindu locality, in which at least one person was killed. Ambulances have been called in to shift the injured to nearby hospitals, where emergency has been declared. The bomb was planted in a pushcart, the police said. Meanwhile, the police cordoned off the area and kickstarted relief efforts.
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ISLAMABAD: Major General Nadeem Ijaz, a former director-general of the Military Intelligence, and two police officers were questioned for the second time by the three member fact finding committee for…
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LAHORE: PPP leader and former SCBA President Aitzaz Ahsan said Friday that people would demand answers from the PPP in the next general election if it failed to punish the killers of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto. This he said while speaking at a ceremony held to distribute wheel chairs among 200 disabled persons here. Ahsan said that former president Pervez Musharraf was a coward, who would never return to Pakistan. He underscored that the system should be stable and free of tension. The PPP leader said that his party would continue to serve the masses in line with her policy of reconciliation. Pakistan Baitul Mal chairman Zamarrud Khan also spoke on this occasion.
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ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has reduced the power tariff by 57 paisas per unit for the month of March, Geo News reported Friday. The cut in the electricity price has been made in the wake of lower production cost, the NEPRA announced. According to NEPRA, the consumers would get the relief in the next electricity bill. In addition, the electricity regulatory authority directed the power distribution companies to mention the difference in the next bill. It may be reminded that the NEPRA had increased the power tariff by Rs1.2 in February.
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