Narrow win for Sri Lanka in warm-up game

Sri Lanka squeezed out a four-wicket victory over Bangladesh with two balls to spare in their first warm-up game at Trent Bridge.

Sri Lanka squeezed out a four-wicket victory over Bangladesh with two balls to spare in their first warm-up game at Trent Bridge on Tuesday. Mahela Jayawardene scored 43 off 28 balls after openers Tillakaratne Dilshan and Sanath Jayasuriya fumbled to carry their initial big-hitting spree. Bangladesh gave a good account in defence of 151 by picking wickets at regular intervals. As the required run-rate climbed to uncomfortable levels,the experienced Sri Lankan batsmen committed mistakes and match changed course drastically. Chamara Silva and Angelo Mathews,however,ensured Sri Lanka got the victory.

Brief scores: Bangladesh 151 for 6 (Raqibul Hasan 38 not out,Mushfiqur Rahim 34; Udana 2/30) lost to Sri Lanka 152 for 6 (M Jayawardene 43; Mortaza 2/30) by four wickets

Gayle back in form

Chris Gayle returned to form with whirlwind innings of 88 against Ireland at The Oval. The left-handed opener smashed six fours and seven sixes in his 56-ball innings as West Indies cantered to a nine-wicket victory with four overs to spare.

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Brief scores: Ireland 130 for 7 (JP Bray 34,Niel OBrien 22,J Mooney 23; S Benn 2/24) lost to West Indies 134/1 (C Gayle 88 not out,R Sarwan 23)

McGlashan,Styris prop up NZ

Peter McGlashan (49) and Scott Styris (42) resurrected New Zealands faltering innings against Australia at Kensington Oval on Tuesday. Electing to bat first,the Kiwis were tottering at 21 for 5 by the sixth over when the duo got together and helped the team to 147.

Brief scores: New Zealand 147 all out in 19.5 overs (P McGlashan 49,S Styris 42; M Johnson 4/20) vs Australia

Scotland post 136

Scotland posted 136 in their practice game against England at Trent Bridge. Batting first,the Scots lost openers Gavin Hamilton and Fraser Watts by the eighth over. Colin Smith played a captains innings of 45,helping the team go past the 130-run mark.

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Brief scores: Scotland 136 for 5 in 20 overs (C Smith 45; P Collingwood 2/18) vs England

Govt clears decks to let Adani plant for Bangladesh link to India grid

India3 hr ago

The Centre has approved Adani Power Limited's Godda Ultra Super Critical Thermal Power Plant to connect to the Indian grid, allowing them to sell power to domestic discoms. The plant, previously supplying electricity to Bangladesh, can now cater to India's power demand for 25 years, subject to compliance with regulations and guidelines.

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