SPORTS SATURDAY, JULY 26, 2014 Jadeja fined over Anderson incident LONDON: India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja has month’s fourth Test on his Lancashire home been fined 50 percent of his match fee after being ground of Old Trafford and the series finale at The found guilty of “conduct contrary to the spirit of Oval in south London. the game”, the International Cricket Council However, Lewis, like Boon, does have the announced yesterday. However, he was not option to downgrade the charge facing Anderson banned and remains free to play in the rest of the if he finds him not guilty of a Level Three infringe- ongoing five-Test series with England. ment. Jadeja, 25, was involved in an incident with Level Two offences carry a fine of between 50- England seamer James Anderson during the lunch 100 percent of a player’s match fee and/or up two break on the second day of the drawn first Test at suspension points, which equates to a ban of one Nottingham’s Trent Bridge ground on July 10. Test. India lead the series 1-0 after their 95-run win England charged Jadeja with a Level Two in the second Test at Lord’s on Monday, the match offence under the ICC’s code of conduct in retalia- ending with Jadeja’s run out of Anderson after tion for India bringing a more serious Level Three which the players were seen shaking hands. — AFP charge against Anderson for allegedly “abused and pushing” Jadeja. However, ICC match referee David Boon, following a two-and-a-half hour hearing in COLOMBO: Sri Lankan bowler Suranga Lakmal stops the ball during the second day of Southampton on Thursday involving the two play- the second Test match between Sri Lanka and South Africa at the Sinhalese Sports Club ers, their lawyers and representatives of both (SSC) Ground. — AFP teams, downgraded Jadeja’s offence to Level One status. While a Level Two infringement could have seen Jadeja banned for one match, the maximum Amla leads S Africa penalty for a Level One breach is 50 percent of a player’s match fee. fightback on day two “While I was in no doubt that confrontation did occur, and that such conduct was not in the spirit of the game and should not have taken place, I was COLOMBO: Hashim Amla faced a stern test of char- Dickwella who shared a rollicking 100-run stand for not comfortably satisfied that this was a level two acter in his first series as captain after South Africa the sixth wicket. Jayawardene, due to quit Test offence,” Boon said in an ICC statement. lost three key wickets against a determined Sri cricket next month, hit 17 fours and a six during his “Therefore, in exercising my discretion under Lankan bowling attack in the second Test yester- nearly eight-hour stay at the wicket before being day. Amla, 31, dug in with a painstaking 46 off 134 run out by a direct hit from Petersen about 30 min- article 7.6.5 of the Code and having heard all the balls as South Africa trailed the hosts by 323 runs utes from lunch. evidence, I was comfortably satisfied that Mr Jadeja with seven wickets in hand on the second day of It was Dickwella who dominated the bowlers had committed a level one offence under article the Test at the SSC ground in Colombo. initially when Sri Lanka resumed at their overnight 2.1.8 of the Code,” the former Australia batsman At stumps, South Africa were 98-3 with AB de 305-5, driving and cutting South African fast added. Although Boon found Jadeja guilty of a less- Villiers (11) being the other not out batsman at the bowlers for fours to belie his status as a Test debu- er charge than the one levelled against him by crease. Amla is leading the South African team for tant.—AFP England, India team management were unhappy the first time in this two-Test series after being with his decision. named captain last month following the retirement In a statement, they said they were “not satis- of Graeme Smith. Scoreboard fied with the verdict” and reserved their right of With the wicket showing signs of deteriorating, appeal, adding they believed “Jadeja was “not at fault”, and that he had their full support. Amla and his men now face an uphill task to put up COLOMBO: Scoreboard at the end of the An England and Wales Cricket Board a fighting total on the board. second day of the second test between Sri spokesman told AFP they were not commenting Sri Lanka posted 421 in their first innings, thanks Lanka and South Africa yesterday. to a solid 165-run knock by Mahela Jayawardene on the Jadeja decision. Anderson’s case will be dealt with in a separate hearing under ICC code of and a defiant 72 by Test debutant Niroshan Sri Lanka first innings (overnight 305-5) conduct commissioner Gordon Lewis on August 1 Dickwella. “I think 400 plus is a good score,” said U Tharanga c de Kock b Steyn 11 — the day after the third Test in Southampton, in Jayawardene after the day’s play. “It’s not an easy K Silva c de Villiers b Duminy 44 which the England paceman, like Jadeja, is free to wicket to play and it’s slowing down. K Sangakkara c Tahir b Steyn 0 play-is due to finish. If found guilty of a Level Three “We just need to keep things tight, create more M Jayawardene run out 165 offence, Anderson faces a ban of between two to India’s Ravindra Jadeja celebrates in this opportunities and put them under pressure,” he A Mathews c de Kock b Duminy 63 four Tests. That would rule him out of both next file photo. said. South Africa were off to a shaky start in their K Vithanage c de Villiers b Morkel 13 first innings, losing their openers inside the first N Dickwella run out 72 nine overs before seamer Suranga Lakmal sent D Perera c Amla b Tahir 12 back Faf du Plessis for a fighting 36. R Herath not out 7 Left-arm spinner Rangana Herath caught open- A Mendis c de Kock b Philander 2 er Alviro Petersen (two) off his own bowling and S Lakmal c de Kock b Philander 4 Afghanistan win off-spinner Dilruwan Perera had Dean Elgar (one) Extras: (b-11, lb-14, nb-3) 28 caught at short leg. Total (all out, 121.4 overs) 421 Amla and Du Plessis tried to rebuild the innings Fall of wickets: 1-16 2-16 3-115 4-246 5-285 to draw series with some patient batting but Lakmal broke their 6-385 7-404 8-409 9-415 10-421 58-run stand half an hour before close. Bowling: Steyn 22-5-69-2, Philander 21.4-7- BULAWAYO: Batsman Shafiqullah Shafiq hosts were bundled out for 159 in 38 overs. Du Plessis tried to swing a widish delivery from 52-2 (nb-1), Morkel 26-6-69-1 (nb-1), Tahir Lakmal but edged it to Dickwella who dived to his and bowler Sharafuddin Ashraf starred as Off-spinner Ashraf took 3-29 and his vic- 33-4-121-1, Duminy 18-1-80-2 (nb-1), Elgar Afghanistan beat Zimbabwe by 100 runs in tims included Mutumbami. Both countries left to take a one-handed catch just inches off the 1-0-5-0 ground. Bulawayo Thursday to draw a four one-day are preparing for the Cricket World Cup in international series. Australia and New Zealand next February “They’ve got a huge variety in their spin South Africa first innings armoury,” said Du Plessis. “They all offer something Wicketkeeper Shafiqullah top scored and March. A Petersen c and b Herath 2 with 56 runs off 43 balls as the Afghans com- Brief scores in fourth and final one-day different... and in these conditions it (spin) is the D Elgar c Silva b Perera 1 hardest thing to face. “Luckily for us the ball is not piled 259 in 49.1 overs at Queens Sport Club. international between Zimbabwe and F de Plessis c Dickwella b Lakmal 36 Samiullah Shenwari (40), Nasir Jamal (39) Afghanistan at Queens Sports Club in spinning as much (now). Hopefully, we can get to H Amla not out 46 350-400 tomorrow.” and Mohammad Nabi (37) also made useful Bulawayo Thursday: AB de Villiers not out 11 contributions while seamer Donald Tiripano Afghanistan 259 in 49.1 overs South Africa wrapped up the Sri Lankan innings Extras: (lb-1, nb-1) 2 in the second session, starting with the dismissal of (5-63) was the lone Zimbabwe bowler to (Shafiqullah Shafiq 56, Samiullah Total: (for three wickets, 52 overs) 98 Perera who lobbed a simple catch to Amla off leg- excel. Shenwari 40, Nasir Jamal 39, Mohammad Fall of wickets: 1-3 2-13 3-71 spinner Imran Tahir (1-121). Zimbabwe, who won the first two match- Nabi 37; Donald Tiripano 5-63) v Still to bat: JP Duminy, Q de Kock, V Dickwella was run out, failing to make his es by six wickets and eight wickets before Zimbabwe 159 in 38 overs (Richmond Philander, D Steyn, M Morkel, I Tahir ground while taking a cheeky single. He hit one six losing the third by two wickets, were always Mutumbami 64, Timycen Maruma 29; Bowling: Lakmal 11-4-13-1, Herath 13-5-16- and eight fours in his 116-ball 72.