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I hope Sri Lanka can do the job for us: Glenn Maxwell on Australia’s semis qualification scenario

ADELAIDE: After Australia failed to stop Afghanistan at the required score to qualify for the semis despite beating Afghans by 4 runs, all-rounder Glenn Maxwell hoped that Sri Lanka can do the impossible to beat England by a good margin so that the defending champions can make the semi-finals.

The Times of India

Australia squeeze past Afghanistan but T20 World Cup hopes hang by thread

Australia beat Afghanistan by four runs but their only path to the semi-finals requires a Sri Lanka win over England

The Guardian - UK

Australia heap big pressure on England at T20 World Cup after edging to win v Afghanistan

The hosts needed to win their final group match in Adelaide to keep their hopes of reaching the semi-finals alive and emerged victorious with a narrow four-run success

Daily Mirror

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Australia given real scare by Rashid Khan as Afghanistan boost England’s T20 World Cup hopes

England will reach the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup if they beat Sri Lanka on Saturday, after Australia could only squeeze past Afghanistan by four runs in Adelaide.

Evening Standard

Australia leave door open for England to claim semi-final spot despite defeating Afghanistan

The defending champions’ bid to reach the last four now hinges on Sri Lanka overcoming England

The Independent UK

Chris Silverwood has chance to prove point after England sacking in T20 World Cup clash

Sri Lanka legend Mahela Jayawardene has explains why Chris Silverwood was the number one choice for him and director of cricket Tom Moody following his sacking as England coach

Daily Mirror

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.

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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

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.

Evening Standard

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.

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The Times of India

T20 World Cup: England trump New Zealand to stay alive

BRISBANE: Clinical England rescued their Twenty20 World Cup campaign as they held their nerve to beat New Zealand by 20 runs at the Gabba in Brisbane on Tuesday.

The Independent UK

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 Times of India

T20 World Cup: Sri Lanka beat Afghanistan to keep semifinals hopes alive

BRISBANE: Wanindu Hasaranga led an inspired bowling effort before Dhananjaya de Silva hit a fine fifty as Sri Lanka kept their semifinals hopes alive with a six-wicket win over Afghanistan in the T20 World Cup here on Tuesday.

The Times of India

T20 World Cup: Afghanistan post 144/8 against Sri Lanka

BRISBANE: Afghanistan could not find the final flourish and ended up with an underwhelming 144 for eight against Sri Lanka in the T20 World Cup here on Tuesday.

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Al Jazeera

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.

AAP

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.

The Times of India

2022 T20 World Cup: How the mighty have fallen - The big upsets so far

NEW DELHI: The ongoing ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022 is less than two weeks old but has so far sprung quite a number of surprising results, with the latest upset victim being 2009 champions Pakistan. The World No. 4 Asian giants suffered a heartbreaking one-run defeat to 11th ranked…

The Guardian - UK

‘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

Al Jazeera

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.

The Independent UK

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

AAP

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.

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