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Friday 12th June, 2009 19 Negombo Youth SC rout India easily beat Ireland Youngsters SC NOTTINGHAM, England (AP) - level boost confidence. I certainly Kyle McCallan, but it was academic in the penultimate over when he had by Manjula D.Phillips Defending champion India defeated gained some confidence. as India reached 113-2. White caught by Dhoni, but Ireland Ireland by eight wickets in the “It’s really simple. You give it Dhoni won the toss and asked scored 15 from Harbajhan Singh’s Of the eight matches played last Twenty20 World Cup on Wednesday your (best) shot, play good, profes- Ireland to bat. final over to add some respectability weekend in the fourth round of the with both teams having already sional cricket. We want to win all Ireland captain William to the score. Holcim FA Cup 2009, Negombo Youth qualified for the Super 8 stage. the games, not just two of them.” Porterfield was Khan’s first victim, Ireland will have two key players SC were able to record the biggest win Rohit Sharma hit 52 not out and Andrew White was Ireland’s top bowled by a yorker. Gary Wilson was - bowler Trent Johnston and wicket- over Youngsters SC Kandana. Gautan Gambhir 37 as India eclipsed scorer with 29, while Gary Wilson caught by Yusuf Pathan at first slip keeper-batsman Niall O’Brien - back Negombo Youth routed them 6-2. Ireland’s total of 112-8 with 15 balls and John Mooney both made 19. and the same combination did for for Thursday’s Super 8 game with The new look, youthful Negombo to spare in a match reduced to 18 The Indian openers made a Andre Botha at the end of the fourth New Zealand. Youth outfit played a well controlled overs per side due to rain at Trent pedestrian start to the chase, taking over. “If push came to shove, Niall game as their former coach and Bridge. the score to 67-0 at the halfway Ojha then bowled Kevin O’Brien could have played,” Porterfield said. national player P. C. Karunaratne India opening bowler Zaheer point. and Wilson had his off stump “But he’ll get an extra 24 hours rest played a leading role with two goals. Khan earlier ripped through the Gambhir, who had earlier been knocked back by Harbhajan Singh, and it’ll do him a world of good. We On the other hand Jupiters SC Irish top order, taking three wickets dropped, was out 10 runs later, to leave the Irish on 48-5 in the 10th didn’t want to risk Trent because it Negombo had no luck when they in seven balls on his way to 4-19, caught by Boyd Rankin off Regan over. was only four overs, but he could played against Old Bens at Kotahena while Pragyan Ojha claimed 2-18. West in the 11th over. The Ireland batsmen found it have aggravated his shoulder injury. and lost 4-3 in a penalty shoot out. Khan’s figures were even more India captain Mahendra Singh impossible to generate any momen- “We were missing Trent, but he’s Jupiters had the services of a impressive, given he is still recuper- Dhoni joined Sharma at the crease tum. They limped to 72 before going to come back. I think on that Nigerian player and Old Bens custodi- ating from a shoulder injury. and the latter finally decided to hit Mooney was caught by Yuvraj Singh wicket he’d have done really well.” an Dexter Bernard had an excellent “It’s great to be playing after a out in the 13th over, smashing a six trying to reverse sweep Ojha and game. long time,” he said. “It’s only my off Rankin’s final ball. West was run out off the next deliv- Brief scores: India 113 for 2 Meanwhile, Wennappuwa New second game but it’s important to Jeremy Bray took a tremendous ery after failing to ground his bat. (Rohit 52*, Gambhir 37) Ireland Young SC had to wait till the 84th get some wickets, and wickets at any diving catch to get rid of Dhoni off Khan claimed his fourth wicket 112 for 8 (Zaheer 4-19, Ojha 2-18) minute to break the deadlock against Pelicans, Kurunegala who came up with a spirited display in Prima Under-15 Inter District Cricket Wennappuwa. Hulangamuwa shines on day one Super Beach, Kalutara walked off Colombo South ‘B’ the field protesting the referee’s deci- 18:44:09 seconds on the first sion after 20 minutes of play when day of the 36th Sri Lanka record six wickets win they were down 0-1 against Don Bosco Schools Diving champi- by Reemus in Negombo. onship. He was also able to Fernando ‘A’ , A s h e n The FFSL is to conduct an inquiry beat the previous best of Kariyawasam regarding the incident. 18:45:00 seconds set by R. Colombo and T. Results in brief: Madigasekara in 2001. South ‘B’ cap- Karunaratne Old Bens SC beat Jupiters SC (4-3), The four day champi- tained by Amila were the only Kalutara Park SC beat Red Sun SC(3- onship which began yester- Aponsu scored a batsmen to top 25 1), Negombo YSC beat Youngsters SC day, is conducted by Sri four wicket victo- runs. (6-2), Renown SC beat Serendib SC( 1- Lanka Aquatic Sports ry over Colombo 0), New Young SC beat Pelicans SC (2- Association. The champi- North ‘A’ as H. Scores: 0), Navy SC beat Cooray SC (2-0). onship is scheduled to finish Hewanayake with Colombo on Sunday with the final. 40 runs and N. North ‘A’ 164 all by Roshen Steelman Over 1000 swimmers from over Nissanka with a out in 42.5 overs 100 schools will represnt at the meet. half century top (Ushan S.K.A. Hulangamuwa of Trinity Minister of Sports and Udari Cumaratunga of Visakha Vidyalaya, scored for them Gunathilaka 21, Under-15 Division I Cricket College, Kandy, established a new Recreation Gamini Lokuge along Colombo, in action during the Under-17 in their Inter T. meet record in the Under-19 Boy’s with Bandula Egodage are expected Girl’s 200 meters Backstroke event yester- District Under-15 Paranamannege Lakshitha turns 1500 meters free style event clocking at the closing ceremony on Sunday. day. (Pic by Nishan S. Piyantha) Prima Cup match 21, Ashen played at Ananda Kariyawasam 26, Gurukula spearhead Sastralaya T. Karunaratne by Reemus Fernando Ground, Kotte 25; C. Senaratne yesterday. 3/22, Amila Paceman Shehan Lakshitha Maxwell, elected uncontested Colombo Aponsu 3/43, A. impressed with a five wicket haul to North A batting Perera 2/32) help Gurukula College cruise to a six first were wicket victory over C. W. W. as SLTA President restricted to 154 Colombo Kannangara College in their Inter runs with skipper South ‘B’ 165 for School Under-15 match played at by Revata S. Silva who was President during Asst. Treasurer – Ashoka Amila Aponsu, 6 in 31.8 overs (H. Mahara Prison Ground, on Tuesday. 2000-02, has been elected one of Abeywardena (SLTA –PS) and C. Senaratne Hewanayake 40, Scores: At this year’s AGM of the the six Vice Presidents. Ground Secretary – V. T. sharing three N. Nissanka 51, C. W. W. Kannangara 87 all out in SL Tennis Association (SLTA) Former SLTA CEO Boshan Sundaralingam (SLTA – PS) wickets each Sachin Peiris 21; 34.3 overs (K. V. P. Ramitha 19, V. held at Independence Avenue, Dayaratne will be the new Committee (20) – Joseph while A. Perera Ushan Hansaka 15; Shehan Lakshitha 5/20, Colombo, on Thursday (11), a Gen. Secretary representing Perera (Govt. Services TC), Dr. picked up two Gunathilaka Namal Pathum 3/19) 35-member General Bandarawela Tennis Club. Anura Dantanarayana (Kandy wickets. For 2/22) Gurukula 89 for 4 in 21 overs Following infighting Committee was elected uncon- Garden Club), Anura Colombo North (Dulaj Shaminda 51 n.o; P.Walakuluge between two camps, led by tested for the ensuing year to Fernando (Panadura 3/12. run the sport in the island. Bogollagama and former five- Recreation Club), Gayan time President Suresh Maxwell de Silva, former Gen. Peiris (Panadura Recreation Subramanaim, Sports and Inter District Under-19 Cricket Secretary and one of the Vice Club), Thusitha Wimalaratne Dulanjan dazzles Presidents, was elected new Public Recreation Minister (SL Air Force TC), Janaka head of the SLTA for the first Gamini Lokuge intervened to Galle rout Bogollagama (Kurunegala in Wesley win time. postpone the SLTA AGM in Maxwell de Silva was elected De Silva thus becomes the March, 2008, and appointed a uncontested as President, SLTA, on TC), Nalin Ranatunga Wesley College recorded a run- Hambanthota 31st President of the SLTA nine-member Interim Thursday (11) (Bandarawela TC), Edward away 50 points to 5 win against Zahira since the time it was estab- Committee under Thanjaratnam (SL Army TC), College in an A Division segment 2 Galle District, skippered by lished in 1915, 94 years ago Bogollagama the following Playing Section), Lalith Tissa Wijegunawardene inter-school league rugby tournament Rumesh Buddhika recorded a massive Withana (SLTA – PS), Aasiri under the British colonial August. (Orient Club), Senaka de Silva fixture played at CR&FC Grounds yes- 10 wicket victory over Hambanthota Iddamalgoda (SSC), P.S. rulers. Following persons were (Galle TC), Shehan Meegama terday. District, after restricting their oppo- Kumara (Queens SC) Out of those 35 names pro- elected uncontested for the (Panadura SC), Mohammed The winners scored eight tries nents to a paltry 66 run in an Inter Gen. Secretary – Boshan posed for the Gen.