They were taken to Rameswaram police station and after necessary medical checkups and proper verification of identities, all 12 were shifted to Mandapam refugee camp.
Once deemed unfit and dropped on fitness grounds, Rajapaksa gave a befitting reply with his bat
Sri Lanka and Pakistan had met in three Asia Cup finals -- the former won in 1986 and 2014 while the latter emerged victorious in 2000.
Sri Lanka captain Dasun Shanaka won the toss and opted to bowl first against Pakistan in a Super Four match of the ongoing Asia Cup 2022 at Dubai
The result left the Men in Blue at the mercy of the other teams to have a chance of making it to the final.
The Men in Blue will take on Sri Lanka in the third match of the Super 4 stage.
Chasing a challenging total, openers Pathum Nissanka and Kusal Mendis set the tone set for Sri Lanka by putting on a 62-run stand. The powerplay was utilised well by the duo with the latter also going after Rashid Khan, sweeping him for two sixes and taking 17 off his first over.
The ex-president returned to Sri Lanka on a Singapore Airlines flight. He travelled from Thailand to Singapore to take the flight as there are no direct flights between Bangkok and Colombo, sources said.
Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Sri Lanka's former President who fled the country after anti-government protesters stormed his official residence on July 13, will return to the crisis-hit island nation on Saturday.
As per Shanaka, chasing will be important on an already-used wicket. The same pitch was used for India versus Hong Kong clash on Wednesday.
Sri Lanka allowed the ship to enter Hambantota and stay from August 16 to 22 but on conditions that it would keep the Automatic Identification System (AIS) switched on
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After India attained Independence after a long struggle on August 15, 1947, Sri Lanka became independent on February 4, 1948.
It said the ship had been given permission to dock on the condition that no scientific research was conducted in Sri Lankan waters.
Monday's meeting between Jayasuriya and Baglay was the second this year. Jayasuriya met with Baglay in April and sought India's assistance in obtaining essential medicines for Sri Lanka.
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