Sri Lanka beat depleted India by 4 wickets to keep series alive
Colombo, Jul 28: Sri Lanka defeated India by four wickets in the second Twenty20 to level the three-match series 1-1, here on Wednesday.
Invited to bat, a depleted India scored 132 for five on a sluggish pitch but defended the total against the hosts, who overhailed the target with two balls to spare.
Skipper Shikhar Dhawan top-scored for the Indians with his 40-run knock while Sri Lankan off-spinner Akila Dananjaya (2/29) took two of the four wickets that fell.
Dhanajaya de Silva made unbeaten 40 while Minod Bhanuka scored 36 in Sri Lanka's reply. Indian leg spinner Kuldeep Yadav took two wickets.
The final match of the series will be played on Thursday.
Brief Scores:
India: 132 for 5 in 20 overs. (S Dhawan 40, D Padikkal 29; A Dananjaya 2/29, D Shanaka 1/14, W Hasaranga 1/30).
Sri Lanka: 133 for 6 in 19.4 overs. (M Bhanuka 36, D de Silva 40 not out; K Yadav 2/30).
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West Asia conflict: Kerala postpones SSLC, Higher Secondary exams in Gulf region
Thiruvananthapuram (PTI): Kerala General Education Minister V Sivankutty on Monday announced the postponement of the SSLC and Higher Secondary examinations scheduled for this week in the Gulf region, in view of the escalating tensions in West Asia.
Addressing a press conference here, the minister said the security situation in the gulf, has made conducting the public exams impossible.
Against this backdrop, the government has decided to postpone the Secondary School Leaving Certificate (SSLC) examination scheduled for March 5 in the Gulf region, he said.
The Higher Secondary examinations slated for March 5, 6 and 7 in the region have also been deferred, Sivankutty added.
"The revised dates for the postponed examinations will be announced later," the Minister said.
He noted that some students, both in the Gulf countries and in Kerala, are anxious that they may not be able to reach their examination centres and could miss their exams due to the prevailing situation.
The General Education Department stands with the students in this matter, Sivankutty said.
Students who are unable to appear for the examinations are advised to submit applications at the earliest to the Director of General Education through their respective headmasters or principals, he said.
The department will examine the merit of each application and take a favourable decision in the interest of the students, the Minister added.
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