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THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 2015

Sangakkara makes history as flay

HOBART: became the first bats- will retire from one-day after the , before he holed out in the deep off seamer Josh man to score four consecutive one-day centuries as had made 105 against Bangladesh, an Davey. Davey struck two quick blows soon after, Sri Lanka thrashed Scotland by 148 runs in the unbeaten 117 against and 104 against getting rid of and Sangakkara World Cup in Hobart yesterday. . He is the the leading scorer in the ongo- off successive balls as Sri Lanka slipped from 216 The left-hander hit 124 off 95 balls and ing tournament with 496 runs from six games, fol- for one to 244 for four. Jayawardene, 37, who will made 104 as the Islanders lowed in second place by 38-year-old Dilshan with also retire after the World Cup having already quit piled up 363 for nine and then bowled Scotland 395 runs. The pair put on 195 for the second , made two when he was caught at mid- out for 215 in 43.1 overs in the Pool A match at the after had been snapped up in off by Calum MacLeod. Bellerive Oval. the slips off in the sixth over after Sri Sangakkara edged the next to the Skipper (60) and Freddie Lanka won the toss and elected to bat. wicket-keeper, sparking wild celebrations among Coleman (70) put on 118 for the fourth wicket but Scotland had to wait till the 35th over for their the Scottish supporters in the stands. Skipper they provided the only Scottish challenge as seam- next success as Sangakkara and Dilshan toyed with Angelo Mathews smashed 51 off 21 balls at the ers and the in good conditions. end, slamming four sixes in a row off spinner Matt grabbed three each. Both batsmen reached their centuries off suc- Machan before being caught next ball on the mid- SCOREBOARD Sangakkara also took two catches to overtake cessive balls from in the 34th over, wicket fence. Adam Gilchrist as the most successful World Cup Dilshan taking a single to record his second hun- Sri Lanka, who were 216 for one at one stage, HOBART, Australia: Full scoreboard of the World Cup Pool A match between Scotland wicket-keeper with 54 dismissals. The Australian dred in the tournament before Sangakkara fol- lost eight wickets for 147 runs as the later batsmen and Sri Lanka at the Bellerive Oval in Hobart yesterday: had 52 victims to his name. lowed next ball with two runs. Sangakkara attacked the inexperienced Scotland attack. Sri Sri Lanka: Scotland: Sri Lanka ended the league with four wins from leapfrogged six players who had scored three ODI Lanka go into the knock-out rounds beset with L. Thirimanne c Mommsen b Evans 4 K. Coetzer c and b Malinga 0 six matches and now await an undecided oppo- centuries in a row-Zaheer Abbas and Saeed Anwar injuries, with seamer ruled out T. Dilshan c MacLeod b Davey 104 C. MacLeod b Kulasekara 11 nent in the first quarter-final at the Sydney Cricket of , the South African trio of Herschelle of the tournament before it started and Jeevan K. Sangakkara c Cross b Davey 124 M. Machan lbw b Dilshan 19 Ground on March 18. Scotland’s fifth successive Gibbs, AB de Villiers and Quinton de Kock, and Ross Mendis, and Dinesh M. Jayawardene c MacLeod b Davey 2 P. Mommsen c Thirimanne b T. Perera 60 defeat means they will take an early flight home Taylor of . Chandimal sidelined during it. Veteran left-arm A. Mathews c Coleman b Machan 51 F. Coleman c T. Perera b Kulasekara 70 after their final league match against Australia at Dilshan followed his unbeaten 161 against spinner is yet to recover from a fin- K. Perera c MacLeod b Taylor 24 R. Berrington c Kulasekara b Chameera 29 the same venue on Saturday. Sangakkara, 37, who Bangladesh with his fourth World Cup century ger injury. — AFP T. Perera c Coleman b Berrington 7 M. Leask c Sangakkara b Kulasekara 2 S. Prasanna c Coleman b Evans 3 M. Cross c Sangakkara b Chameera 7 N. Kulasekara not out 18 R. Taylor c T. Perera b Malinga 3 J. Davey c Thirimanne b Chameera 4 L. Malinga c Leask b Berrington 1 A. Evans not out 1 D. Chameera not out 12 Extras: (lb2, w6, nb1) 9 Extras: (lb3, w10) 13 Total (all out, 43.1 overs) 215 Total (for 9 wkts, 50 overs) 363 Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Coetzer), 2-26 Fall of wickets: 1-21 (Thirimanne), 2-216 (MacLeod), 3-44 (Machan), 4-162 (Dilshan), 3-244 (Jayawardene), 4-244 (Mommsen), 5-189 (Coleman), 6-192 (Sangakkara), 5-289 (K. Perera), 6-326 (Leask), 7-200 (Cross), 8-209 (Taylor), 9- (Mathews), 7-328 (T. Perera), 8-331 210 (Berrington), 10-215 (Davey). (Prasanna), 9-336 (Malinga). Bowling: Malinga 9-0-29-2 (w2), Bowling: Taylor 10-0-46-1, Evans 10-0-72- Kulasekara 7-0-20-3 (w1), T. Perera 7-0- 2 (w3), Davey 8-0-63-3 (w5), Berrington 41-1 (w2), Dilshan 5-0-15-1, Prasanna 8-0- 6.1-31-2, Leask 7-0-63-0, Coetzer 4.5-0- 57-0, Chameera 7.1-0-51-3 (nb1, w1). 39-0, Machan 4-0-46-1 (w1). Sri Lanka won by 148 runs.

World Cup and standings

Pool A At Hobart Sri Lanka 363-9 (Kumar Sangakkara 124, Tillakaratne Dilshan 104, Angelo Mathews 51) v Scotland 215 ( 70, Preston Mommsen 60) Sri Lanka won by 148 runs Played won losttied no resultpoints run rate Pool A New Zealand 5 5 0 0 0 10 +3.090 - qualified Sri Lanka 6 4 2 0 0 8 +0.371 - qualified Australia 5 3 1 0 1 7 +1.597 - qualified Bangladesh 5 3 1 0 1 7 +0.211 - qualified England 5 1 4 0 0 2 -1.001 Afghanistan 5 1 4 0 0 2 -1.881 Scotland 5 0 5 0 0 0 -1.769

Pool B 5 5 0 0 0 10 +2.157 - qualified 5 3 2 0 0 6 +1.462 Pakistan 5 3 2 0 0 6 -0.194 HOBART: Sri Lanka batsman Kumar Sangakkara plays a shot at the Bellerive Oval ground during the 2015 Cricket World Cup Pool A match Ireland 5 3 2 0 0 6 -1.014 against Scotland. — AFP West Indies 5 2 3 0 0 4 -0.511 Zimbabwe 5 1 4 0 0 2 -0.595 Preview UAE 4 0 4 0 0 0 -1.691 Note: Top four in each group qualify for quarter-finals. Proteas aim for consistency

WELLINGTON: AB de Villiers wants consistency and commitment in South Africa’s final pool match against the today, aware the Proteas’ stop-start form cannot continue as the tournament’s knockout phase looms. At their best, de Villiers’ men have looked like world beaters, becoming the first team in history to post successive one-day interna- tional totals of 400-plus in Pool B wins over the West Indies and Ireland. But they have also been skittled out for 177 and 202 in losses to India and Pakistan respectively, reviv- ing memories of the hated “chokers” tag that has haunted previous World Cup campaigns. The Proteas were many pundits’ tip to lift a maiden World Cup this year but their inconsistency means bookmakers are now ranking them behind co-hosts Australia and New Zealand. With a quarter-final against a dangerous Sri Lanka appearing likely, the UAE match presents a final chance for some South African fine-tuning. It also has the potential to provide crucial practice for seamer Peter Moores Vernon Philander, who has missed the past three games with a hamstring injury. De Villiers was at a loss to explain the Pakistan defeat and said he wanted to Vaughan: Remove Moores see an improvement against the UAE. “Nothing was really happening at 100 percent,” de and put him in charge of kids Villiers said after the 29-run loss. “It was almost like a NEW ZEALAND: Quinton de Kock of South Africa plays a shot during a training session ahead of car that’s been stuck in second or third gear. “That’s the 2015 Cricket World Cup Pool B match against UAE at the . — AFP : England coach Peter Moores Australia, New Zealand, Sri Lanka and India, not going to win you cricket games, especially not should be removed from his current posi- while even Ireland, Vaughan said, were under pressure and in big tournament’s like this. So tion and put in charge of the “kids”, accord- playing better one-day cricket. we need to have a chat about what maybe went ing to former . “England started the tournament by wrong... and try to get to fifth gear again against the Cartwheeling Hassan an Moores, handed a second stint as head picking a Test match batting line-up for UAE.” Victory against the UAE would most likely see coach last April, has come under intense one-day cricket ,” Vaughan said. “(Managing South Africa finish second in Pool B behind India, set- unlikely star of World Cup fire since England’s defeat by Bangladesh director) Paul Downton said last night ting up a last eight showdown with Sri Lanka. The on Monday condemned them to an early England needed more players appearing in amateurs of the UAE, many of them Pakistani expatri- MELBOURNE: At a World Cup where millionaires He was offered a job as a groundsman and a return from the World Cup. Twenty20 leagues around the world to gain ates, are winless so far in the tournament and should and refugees share the same stage, it is little sur- year later he became the first Afghani to play at Vaughan believes Moores’ talents have experience. not present a hurdle if South Africa are anywhere prise that one of the standouts of the tournament is Lord’s. The following year, he joined the Lancashire been wasted.”Moores was at his best work- “Well, has been doing that near their best. The teams have met only once also one of the most unlikely. League and was picked to play for Afghanistan in ing with the Lions (development team) but England did not pick him. , before, when South Africa posted a 169-run win at With his face covered in warpaint and his hair the 2009 World Cup qualifiers. many years ago,” Vaughan said in the Daily Michael Carberry, Luke Wright, Ben Stokes the 1996 World Cup. UAE’s best performance so far at kept in place by a bandana in the Afghan flag colors, Afghanistan failed to qualify for the World Cup Telegraph. and Jason Roy, they all played Big Bash this year’s tournament was a gutsy two-wicket loss to Hamid Hassan has emerged as one of the cult fig- but were awarded One-Day International status for “The job of England coach has become cricket but were ignored. England should fellow non-Test nation Ireland and captain ures of the World Cup. four years on the back of their results, which includ- about man management, helping with tac- have looked at these guys last year. Mohammed Tauqir admitted he was wary of South Few cricket supporters had even heard of the ed a win over Ireland. Afghanistan fast bowler before he arrived at the Hassan took 5-23 against the Irish and was tics and picking the right team. “At interna- “You do not need five gears any more, Africa’s batting power. Tauqir said there would be no shame in conceding 400-plus runs to a line-up that World Cup but he has quickly won over the crowds named man of the match. His family, who had final- tional level you do not have time to coach. you need eight. “England do not get the in Australia and New Zealand with his unbridled ly warmed to the sport, celebrated his achievement “What is the best thing for English crick- fact that you need four Jos Buttlers, not includes the likes of de Villiers, Hashim Amla and , who are all in the top 10 run-scorers at the enthusiasm and clumsy celebrations. by sacrificing a lamb and giving it to the poorest et going forward? I believe it is time to one. You need four or five who have the Like most of his team mates, Hassan came to people in their village. tournament. remover Peter Moores from his current ability to strike it at a rate of 120 per 100 cricket by accident, learning the game as a child in Hassan played at the 2010 Twenty20 World Cup position and put him in a job where he can balls.” Vaughan said the World Cup had Asked about his strategy to stop a South Africa Pakistan, where his family moved in exile because of and had a key role in helping Afghanistan qualify for have the biggest impact on English cricket.” been a wasted opportunity for England to run-fest, he quipped: “It seems the only way they can- the war in their homeland. the 50-over tournament. The 27-year-old has cap- “I always say the best coach works with kids change tack. “I felt they had a free hand not score 400 runs is (we) win the toss and bat.” “The His family did not initially share his love of crick- tured seven wickets in the tournament, including and development programmes between here, with no expectation of success,” he way they are going, they’re scoring 400 runs against et, preferring that he spent his time on his studies, three against Sri Lanka. the age of 15 and 20.” said. “They had the chance to play expan- West Indies and Ireland. I think we need to bowl well, so he played and trained in secret. His biggest scalp was Kumar Sangakkara, which need to field well to restrict them. “Now even consid- Vaughan said England’s conservative sive cricket and press “G” for gamble. A natural talent, he was picked to play for his he celebrated with an attempted cartwheel that ering 400 is not an embarrassing total, you know. So, approach to the one-day game had result- Instead they played the safest, and most national team in 2006 for a tour of England and didn’t exactly go to plan but went viral on the inter- yeah. We will be putting in a lot of effort against South ed in them being left behind by the likes of timid way.”— Reuters caught the eye of the . net and added to his cult following. —Reuters Africa.” — AFP