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SCG wicket could come to Australia's aid

England's bid to finish ahead of Australia on net run-rate and qualify for the Twenty20 World Cup semi-finals could be hampered by a worn SCG wicket.

AAP

Chris Woakes: No point fretting about net run-rate in must-win game against Sri Lanka

England will be hoping Australia do not overturn their inferior net run-rate against Afghanistan

The Independent UK

Sri Lanka holds debt restructuring talks with bilateral creditors

Sri Lanka said it held a productive meeting with its bilateral creditors, which include India and China, on Thursday as the country looks to restructure its debt and carve a path out of its worst financial crisis in decades.

Reuters

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Booker Prize winner lets ghosts of Sri Lanka's past speak

Shehan Karunatilaka wrote his Booker Prize-winning novel “The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida” to give voice to Sri Lanka’s dead

The Independent UK

Sri Lankans rally to demand release of 2 protest leaders

Sri Lankan police have blocked more than 1,000 protesters who were attempting to march to the capital’s main railroad station to demand the release of two detained protest leaders and an end to a government crackdown on demonstrations against the country's economic crisis

The Independent UK

Hundreds march in crisis-hit Sri Lanka protesting tax hikes, crackdowns

Hundreds of people marched in Sri Lanka's largest city Colombo on Wednesday protesting against higher taxes, inflation and alleged state-led repression as the country struggles to emerge from its worst financial crisis in seven decades.

Reuters

T20 World Cup organisers miss a trick with tiebreaker climax for England’s showdown with Sri Lanka

The calculators were out within seconds of England’s victory over New Zealand, a result that leaves the two sides, along with Australia, level on points at the top of the T20 World Cup’s Group 1.

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As the T20 World Cup semis approach, how can New Zealand, England, Australia, Sri Lanka or Ireland make it through to the semi-finals?

With one round of games to go in Australia's group at the T20 World Cup, the host nation has a task ahead — but five teams still have a mathematic possibility to make the last four. Check out the Group 1 permutations here.

ABC News

Wanindu Hasaranga stars as Sri Lanka keep T20 World Cup hopes alive

Hasaranga took three for 13 before Dhananjaya de Silva’s 66 not out off 42 deliveries anchored a successful 145 chase to end Afghanistan’s chances

The Independent UK

New Zealand go top after beating Sri Lanka in T20 World Cup

Phillips scores blistering century, Boult takes four to leave Sri Lanka on the brink of elimination.

Al Jazeera

Phillips ton makes Sri Lanka pay in T20 WC

Sri Lanka have been left to rue a crucial dropped catch, as Glenn Phillips' century helped the New Zealand recover from 3-15 to 7-167 in the T20 World Cup.

AAP

‘Parents can’t afford meat, eggs and milk’: children bear the brunt of Sri Lanka’s economic crisis

Child malnutrition is soaring as inflation hits 94.9%, and many are missing school because parents do not have the cash to send them

The Guardian - UK

Protests in Sri Lanka over economic crisis and police brutality

Despite earlier brutal crackdowns, protesters gathered in Colombo to express discontent at the dire economic situation.

Al Jazeera

Sri Lankans march against government crackdown on protests

Thousands of Sri Lankans have marched in the capital to urge the government to halt its crackdown on protests against an unprecedented economic crisis that has engulfed the Indian Ocean nation for months

The Independent UK

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Finch 'confident' in T20 World Cup form

Aaron Finch is confident in his own form and has backed under-fire star quick Pat Cummins ahead of Australia's must-win Twenty20 World Cup game.

Daily Mirror

Ugly mass brawl erupts at beauty pageant between glamorous attendees

The now viral video shows a group of men and women laying into each other after New York City's first Miss Sri Lanka at the Vanderbilt in South Beach

The Conversation

The whole world is facing a debt crisis – but richer countries can afford to stop it

Countries across the world are drifting towards a debt crisis. Economic slowdowns and rising inflation have increased demands on spending, making it almost impossible for many governments to pay back the money they owe.

The Independent UK

T20 World Cup 2022: Full match schedule and how to watch on TV

The tournament is taking place in Australia

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Reuters

Families in Sri Lanka yearn for answers on relatives who disappeared in civil war

(This Oct. 26 story has been corrected to fix name of official to Mahesh Katulanda in paragraph 16 and 20)

AAP

Aussies on COVID alert before England game

Australia have kept their T20 World Cup title defence alive with a seven-wicket win over Sri Lanka, but a tougher challenge awaits them at the MCG on Friday.

The Guardian - UK

Marcus Stoinis smashes Australia to T20 win over Sri Lanka at record pace

Australia were on the brink but Marcus Stoinis’s 59 from 18 balls steered them to victory over Sri Lanka

The Independent UK

Marcus Stoinis leads Australia to T20 World Cup win over Sri Lanka

The all-rounder blasted 59 not out in 18 game-changing deliveries

ABC News

Marcus Stoinis sets Australian record as he smashes Sri Lanka and secures T20 World Cup match win

Marcus Stoinis sets an Australian T20 record as the home nation get their T20 World Cup title defence back on track with victory over Sri Lanka.

The Guardian - AU

T20 World Cup 2022 Super 12s: Australia beat Sri Lanka by seven wickets – as it happened

The host nation bounced back with Marcus Stoinis’s batting guiding them to victory in Perth

Reason

Blame Qatar's Illiberal Migrant Labor Laws for Its Mounting World Cup Death Toll

Thousands of people from Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka have died while working on enormous infrastructure projects in the lead-up to the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

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