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Stokes, who took guard at the start of the second day's play after opener Dominic Sibley was dismissed in the last over of the first day

"In also adding the names R Ashwin, Hardik Pandya and Ishant Sharma to the list of available players, India take on an unbeatable appearance."

Bahrain had earlier approved Covishield to support its efforts towards vaccinating members at risk of developing complications from COVID-19.

Some of the Indian players and members of the support staff also landed in this southern city, airport sources said.

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa told the Cabinet that the Indian High Commissioner in Colombo informed that India would be sending 500,000 vaccines to Sri Lanka and they will arrive here on January 28.

Needing 164 to win, the English faltered when reduced to 89 for four, but opener Dominic Sibley and Jos Buttler shared an unbeaten 75-run partnership to lead team to the victory

'The Telegraph' reported that the England squad will fly to Chennai on Wednesday for the first two Tests of the four-match series and will undergo a strict quarantine on arrival

England are still 283 runs behind with eight wickets in hand

The players would reach Chennai in batches -- from different cities -- and enter the bio-bubble from January 27

It is unknown when Sri Lanka might be able to get supplies.

Malinga has been a force to reckon with in the Indian Premier League and played key roles in Mumbai Indians’ success in the league. His teammate and partner Jasprit Bumrah paid tributes in glowing terms.

The government closed the country to tourists last March when an outbreak of the virus surfaced.

England ensured it didn't have any more hiccups in erasing the remaining 36 required on the last day after Sri Lanka had set up a tricky 74-run target on a turning wicket.

England were left with a target of 73 to chase and scored 38 with the loss of three wickets on Day 4

Root's 228 had provided England a strong total of 421 and a meaningful first innings lead of 286, but Thirimanne stood firm for two sessions to remain unbeaten on 76 off 189 balls

England were 320 for four when rain halted play in Galle

Joe Root's team, missing Ben Stokes and Jofra Archer, need a convincing win in the two-match series to keep alive their hopes of reaching the World Test Championship final

Growth is expected to recover to 5.4 per cent in 2021 as the rebound from a low base is offset by muted private investment growth given financial sector weaknesses.

Joe Root's team will immediately go into a secure bubble on their arrival which comes two days after authorities deployed top military officers to help contain coronavirus cases

Sri Lankan batsman Dhananjaya and fast bowlers Kasun Rajitha and Lahiru Kumara were all ruled out of action as South Africa gained victory by an innings and 45 runs in first Test