Monday 6th February, 2012 England face tough challenge from Pakistan

BY RIZWAN ALI England lost the first two Tests and runs. must handle the spin threat of Saeed Ali featured in two productive stands, SCOREBOARD DUBAI, United Arab Emirates Ajmal and Abdur Rehman to deny adding 216 runs with overnight century- Pakistan 1st Innings 99 39-6-101-3, Trott 2-0-14-0, Pietersen 3-0- (AP) — England faces a Pakistan a clean sweep of the series. maker Younis Khan and a further 87 runs England 1st Innings 141 9-0. tough run chase of 324 to Cook should have been out on 4 in with Misbah before England spinners hit Pakistan 2nd Innings England 2nd Innings win the third and final Test Umar Gul’s second over, but Taufeeq back on either side of the tea break. (Overnight 222 for two) A. Strauss 19 after Azhar Ali scored a Umar missed an easy catch at third slip. Misbah was defensive in his Mohammad Hafeez lbw b Panesar 21 A. Cook not out 15 career-best 157 for Strauss also survived a close lbw referral approach, but ensured Pakistan gradual- Taufeeq Umar c Strauss b Anderson 6 Extras: (2nb) 2 Pakistan on Sunday. off the bowling of Mohammad Hafeez ly built its lead with a painstaking 31 off Azhar Ali c Cook b Swann 157 TOTAL: (for 0 ) 36 but the TV umpire upheld Simon Taufel’s 115 balls during which he hit only one England needs Younis Khan lbw b Broad 127 Overs: 20 decision. boundary. another 288 runs in its Misbah-ul-Haq lbw b Panesar 31 Still to bat: Jonathan Trott, Kevin Earlier, Ali’s 157 off 442 balls spanned Panesar started the collapse when second innings after Asad Shafiq lbw b Panesar 5 Pietersen, , Eoin Morgan, Matt ending the third day on almost nine hours in Pakistan’s second he had Misbah trapped leg before wick- Adnan Akmal b Panesar 0 Prior, Stuart Broad, , 36-0 with innings score of 365 before leftarm spin- et. It was the Pakistan skipper’s fifth Abdur Rehman c Anderson b Swann 1 James Anderson and Monty Panesar. Andrew Strauss 19 not ner Monty Panesar (5-124) and Graeme successive lbw dismissal of the series. Saeed Ajmal c Anderson b Swann 1 Bowling: Gul 4-1-11-0 (2nb), Cheema 2-0- out and Swann (3-101) claimed the last seven Panesar, who also took seven wick- Umar Gul lbw b Panesar 4 undefeated on 15. for just 34 ets in the second Aizaz Cheema not out 0 5-0, Hafeez 5-2-6-0, Rehman 7-0-12-0, Test, then started Extras: (10b, 1lb, 1nb) 12 Ajmal 2-1-2-0. the late flurry TOTAL: (all out) 365 Toss: won by Pakistan. of wickets Overs: 152.4 Umpires: Simon Taufel (Aus), Steve Davis when he had Fall of wickets: 1-16, 2-28, 3-244, 4-331, (Aus) Asad Shafiq 5-339, 6-345, 7-346, 8-350, 9-363. TV Umpire: Shahvir Tarapore (Ind) lbw — the Bowling: Anderson 28-7-51-1 (1nb), Broad Match Referee: Jeff Crowe (NZ) 40th leg 24-7-55-1, Panesar 56.4-13-124-5, Swann Series: Pakistan lead 2-0. before England bowlers before he was trapped Anderson found the outside edge of lbw by Stuart Broad. Ali’s bat on 84, but Swann dropped a Khan went for the referral but TV low two-handed catch at second slip. umpire Shahvir Tarapore upheld Ali, resuming on 75, square cut wicket onfield umpire Steve Davis’ decision as Panesar for his fifth boundary of the decision of the series — and replays suggested the ball would have innings to raise his second Test century clean bowled Adnan Akmal for just clipped the bails. off 319 balls as Pakistan progressed to zero. That brought an end to a double cen- 295-3 at lunch. Ali soon crossed his previous tury stand that began before lunch on Strauss had no answer to the solid Pakistan’s Azhar Ali raises his bat to the best ever first class score of 153 after the second day before Pakistan had on a wicket that saw Pakistan crowd after scoring a century on the tea before Cook held onto a sharp low wiped off a first-innings deficit of 42 bowled out for 99 and England also catch to bring an end to the innings third day of the third and final Test runs. restricted to 141 in its first innings. which included 10 fours and a six. between England and Pakistan at the Khan hit 12 fours and a six in his was the sixth Panesar wrapped up the innings Dubai International Cricket Stadium in 20th Test century and faced 221 balls in bowler used by Strauss, but his three quickly by having last man Gul leg Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Sunday, a superlative display of aggression and overs of offspin could not bring reward before wicket. defence for just over five hours. for the top-ranked Test team before Feb. 5, 2012. Earlier, resuming at 222-2, overnight Just before Khan’s dismissal Panesar and Swann struck late in the (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar) century-maker Khan frustrated England missed a chance when James afternoon. Crunch game Premier League Tier ‘A’ Tournament Silva and Jayasinghe stand at R. Premadasa today takes Bloomfield past 400 BY REVATA S. SILVA As Romesh by 67 runs Kaluwitharana, Sri OD 3, Jan. 31 at Kurunegala – SL ‘A’ won Skipper Chamara Silva’s and 297 for nine in their Premier League The crunch game of a five-match Lanka ‘A’ coach, said by 6 wickets Chinthaka Jayasinghe’s unbroken 227- Tier ‘A’ match that commenced at P. series between touring England ‘A,’ also after their win in the OD 4, Feb. 3 at R. Premadasa, Colombo – run stand helped Bloomfield reach 413 Sara Oval yesterday. known as England Lions, and 4th match, the bowlers SL ‘A’ won by 4 wickets for four in their Premier League Tier ‘A’ In-form batsman Roshen Silva ‘A’ will be played today, Feb. 6, at the R. of the Sri Lankan SQUADS: clash against NCC which commenced at scored 84 for the visitors while Akshu Premadasa International Cricket team began to deliver England ‘A’: Reid Avenue yesterday. Fernando chipped in with 50 runs. Stadium, in Colombo. as the series pro- James Taylor (Capt.), Jonny Bairstow, Bloomfield deciding to bat Brief Scores Coming behind from 2-0 down in the gressed and because Scott Borthwick, Danny Briggs, Jack first got off to a good start Colts CC 297 for 9 wkts in series, following their disastrous defeats their main batsmen Brooks, Nathan Buck, Jos Buttler, Jade with their opening batsman 81 overs (Roshen Silva 84, in the first two games in Dambulla, the too have got into bet- Dernbach, Alex Hales, Craig Kieswetter Dilshan Munaweera scoring 70 Akshu Fernando 50, Anuk Thilina Kandamby-led home team came ter form, the hosts are (wk), Matthew Coles, , Joe runs but the best effort of the Silva 40, Mapa Bandara 36; back in an encouraging fashion to square Sajeewa expected to post a Root, and the series by winning the next two, played Weerakoon great challenge today Sri Lanka ‘A’: day came when Silva and Isuru Udana 2/42, Chatura at Kurunegala and R. Premadasa, respec- from the England Thilina Kandamby (Capt.), Dimuth Jayasinghe were out in the Randunu 2/83, Kithruwan tively. team, which has in its ranks a number of Karunaratne (V.Capt.), Mahela Udawatte, middle. Vithanage 2/24) Vs Tamil The only change in the Sri Lanka ‘A’ National caps in the shorter versions Malinda Warnapura, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Silva scored 126 off 140 Union squad for this series decider is the inclu- (ODIs and T20) of the game. Danushka Gunathilleke, Ashan balls with 13 fours and four sion of uncapped left-arm leg-spinner Priyanjan, Kushal Janith (wk), Seekkuge sixes while Jayasinghe scored Samaraweera ton Sajeewa Weerakoon, in place of the RESULTS SO FAR Prasanna, , Nuwan a run-a-ball 125 with ten fours keeps SSC moving injured ‘offie’ , who dislocat- OD 1 – Jan. 27 in Dambulla – Eng. ‘A’ won Pradeep, Kosala Kulasekara, Kanishka and five sixes. Sri Lanka’s Durban hero ed a finger in his left hand, while fielding by 68 runs Alvitigala, Sajeewa Weerakoon and Brief Scores Ian Daniel smashed in the 4th match, played in Colombo. OD 2, Jan. 29 in Dambulla – Eng. ‘A’ won . Bloomfield 413 for 4 wkts an unbeaten century to help in 78.3 overs (Chamara Silva 126 n.o., SSC reach 314 for five in their Premier Chinthaka Jayasinghe 125 n.o., Dilshan League Tier ‘A’ match against Moors SC Munaweera 70, Prasanna Jayawardene which commenced at Braybrooke place Premier League Tier ‘B’ Tournament 39; Sohan Boralessa 1/107, Roshan yesterday. Lakmal 1/129) Vs NCC After electing to bat first, SSC were 138 for three before Samaraweera Spinner Madusanka’s six gives BRC edge Daniel’s 140 powers Ragama smashed an unbeaten 105 off 157 balls Openers Ian Daniel and Udara with the help of nine fours. Left-arm spinner Malan Madusanka cap- Brief Scores with 13 fours was the highlight as Jayasundera shared a 136-run stand Brief Scores tured six for 29 to put BRC in a commanding Police SC 151 all out in 50.1 overs Kurunegala YCC scored 253 for 6 in their while number four batsman Indika de SSC 314 for 5 wkts in 81 overs position in their Premier League Tier ‘B’ (Harsha de Silva 31, Manjula Jayawardene Premier League Tier ‘A’ match against SL Air Saram scored a half-century to take (Thilan Samaraweera 105 n.o., Geeth match against Saracens SC which com- 25; Dulanjana Mendis 4/53, Madawa Perera Force at Kurunegala yesterday. Ragama CC to 345 for four wickets in Alwis 57, Dasun Shanaka 59 n.o., menced at BRC Grounds yesterday. 2/22, Yohan Kumara 2/17) Brief Scores their Premier League Tier ‘A’ match Tharanga Paranavithana 36; Jeffrey Saracens SC put into bat were bundled Navy SC 71 for 3 wkts in 24.3 overs Kurunegala YCC 253 for 6 wkts in 77 against Chilaw Marians which com- Vandersay 2/72) Vs Moors SC out for a paltry first innings total of 135. (Pubudu Edirisinghe 32, Dhanushka overs (Gayan Maneshan 112, Lanka de menced at Havelock Road yesterday. In reply, BRC were 52 for one at stumps. Gurusinghe 22) Silva 43; Lasanda Rukmal 2/65, Akila Isanka Daniel, the former Sri Lanka under- Sirisoma’s six puts 2/65) Vs SL Air Force SC 19 cricketer, scored 140 off 223 deliveries Lankan CC on top Brief Scores CCC 282 against Ports Authority with the help of 14 fours and a six hold- Left-arm-spinner Gayan Sirisoma’s Saracens SC 135 all out in 42.4 overs Half-centuries by Sujith Nikethana and Panadura bowlers restrict Army ing the innings together. Jayasundera six wickets helped Lankan CC bowl out (Gamindu Amarasinghe 31, Suvin Silva 23; Saman Jayantha helped CCC to reach 282 Panadura SC bowlers did well to restrict and de Saram meanwhile added two Badureliya SC to 184 runs in their Malan Madusanka 6/29, Suwanji for six wickets in their Premier League Tier SL Army to a paltry 143 in the first innings of valuable half-centuries to power the Premier League Tier ‘A’ match at Madanayake 2/27) ‘B’ match against SL Ports Authority at their Premier League Tier ‘B’ match which innings. Moratuwa yesterday. BRC 52 for one wicket in 21.5 overs Maitland Crescent yesterday. commenced at Panagoda yesterday. Brief Scores Lankan CC were 83 for two at (Vindika Chandrasiri 26 n.o.) Brief Scores Brief Scores Ragama CC 345 for 4 wkts in 83 stumps. CCC 282 for 6 wkts in 90 overs (Sujith SL Army SC 153 all out in 45.3 overs overs (Ian Daniel 140, Udara Brief Scores Mendis continues to impress Nikethana 83 n.o., Saman Jayantha 57, (Janith Silva 43, Sulan Jayawardene 34, Jayasundera 56, Indika de Saram 88; Badureliya SC 184 all out in 46.4 Navy SC spinner Dulanjana Mendis con- Madawa Warnapura 45, Rasika Dilan Soysa 28; Danuja Nandana 2/40, Janaka Gunaratne 2/26) Vs Chilaw overs (Hans Fernando 41, T.N. Sampath tinued to impress in the domestic cricket Priyadarshana 48; Ranesh Perera 5/67) Vs Nilantha Cooray 2/51, Tharanga Marians 30; Gayan Sirisoma 6/54, Sujeewa de tournament capturing four wickets to restrict SL Ports Authority CC Priyadarshana 2/10, Chamara de Soysa Silva 2/46) Police SC to 151 runs in their Premier 2/04) Colts 299 for 9 Lankan CC 83 for 2 wkts in 25 overs League Tier ‘B’ match which commenced at Maneshan scores century Panadura SC 70 for 2 wkts in 20.1 overs against Tamil Union (Damitha Hunukumbura 51 n.o., Welisara yesterday. for Kurunegala (Kalum Fernando 41) A collective effort by Tamil Union Chanaka Wijesinghe 19 n.o.; Shalika Gayan Maneshan’s 112 off 203 deliveries (RS) bowlers helped them restrict Colts CC to Karunanayake 1/28) (RS)

Monday 6th February, 2012