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Sarwan, Chanderpaul Lead Windies to Six Wicket Victory Tuesday 8th April, 2008 Sarwan, Chanderpaul lead Windies to six wicket victory by Craig Cozier SCOREBOARD Sri Lanka 1st Innings 278 PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (AP) - West Indies 1st Innings 294 Ramnaresh Sarwan stroked a fluent 102 and Shivnarine Chanderpaul added an Sri Lanka 2nd Innings 268 unbeaten 86 to pilot West Indies to a West Indies 2nd Innings series-leveling six-wicket victory over C. Gayle c Dilshan b Thushara 10 Sri Lanka in the second test on Sunday. S. Chattergoon lbw b Vaas 11 Vice-captain Sarwan and R. Sarwan c Dilshan b Muralitharan 102 Chanderpaul added a record 157 for the M. Samuels c Warnapura b Vaas 11 fourth wicket to spur the home team to S. Chanderpaul not out 86 the victory target of 254 for four on the D. Smith not out 14 fourth day at Queen's Park Oval. Extras: (11b, 2lb, 2w, 5nb) 20 West Indies scored 294 in its first TOTAL: (for four wickets) 254 innings, and Sri Lanka 278 and 268. Overs: 68.3. "It was very deserving," West Indies Fall of wickets: 1-23, 2-24, 3-73, 4-230. captain Chris Gayle said. "It was a Did not bat: D. Bravo, D. Ramdin, J. shaky start but in the end, we came out Taylor, D. Powell, F. Edwards. on top and I have to give credit to the Bowling: Vaas 17-2-52-2, Thushara 12-3- guys for the way they played." 49-1, Amerasinghe 13-0-43-0, When West Indies slipped to 73-3, Muralitharan 24.3-4-92-1, Silva 2-0-5-0. the match was hanging in the balance, Result: West Indies won by six wickets Gayle admitted. Series: Drawn 1-1 "I was bit nervous but I know what Toss: West Indies. the guys are capable of and I have the Umpires: Simon Taufel (Aus) and B. belief in them so I wasn't too worried Bowden (NZ) at that particular time," he said. Third umpire: G. Greaves (WI) Sri Lanka had early success Match Referee: Chris Broad (Eng) through seamers Chaminda Vaas (two for 52) and Thilan Thushara (one for team to lunch at 93-3 and grew in confi- 49) but Muttiah Muralitharan failed to dence in the second session to dull the fire and endured figures of one for 92. visitors' varied attack. Sarwan's 10th test century was dec- Sarwan passed his 50 off 76 deliver- orated with 15 boundaries and spanned ies just after the break while 172 deliveries and four and a quarter Chanderpaul's landmark arrived just hours. before taking his side to tea at 194-3. Chanderpaul, in his 109th test, was Both batsmen offered the Sri Lankans a perfect foil in striking seven fours off little scope for optimism and Sarwan 146 balls in three and a half hours. brought up his first century against Sri Sarwan was named man of the Lanka with a cracking sweep off match - he made 57 in the first innings - Muralitharan for his 15th boundary. and man of the series for 311 runs at West Indies cricket player Ramnaresh Sarwan, right, is hugged by a fan after the West Indies defeated Sri Lanka by six wickets to Soon afterwards, Dilshan missed an average of 77.75. level the series during the fourth day of the second cricket test match at the Queen’s Park Oval in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad Sunday, another run out chance to remove "We really needed a partnership April 6, 2008. Sarwan scored 102 runs. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky) Chanderpaul on 54 at 205-3. with myself and Shiv," Sarwan said. Sarwan eventually fell to "Obviously we were under a bit of pres- continue to play that way." when West Indies openers Gayle and Indies vice-captain when he was on 14. Muralitharan when he gave a bat-pad sure so it was important that we put a Sri Lanka skipper Mahela Sewnarine Chattergoon fell in succes- Marlon Samuels was late to send catch to silly point. partnership together." Jayawardene praised Sarwan and sive overs at 24-2. back his partner but Sarwan survived By then, it was too late for the Sri Sarwan, playing his first test series Chanderpaul. Thushara made the initial strike as Dilshan's throw at the bowler's end Lankans and Devon Smith cracked three since last summer in England due to a "We gave ourselves a chance but I when captain Gayle slashed a back-foot stumps missed with the Guyanese bats- fours including the winning boundary in catalog of injuries, admitted it had thought Ronnie and Shiv batted really drive on 10 and Tillakaratne Dilshan man stranded. his unbeaten 18. been tough during that period. well," he said. "At 73 for three, we pouched a fine catch over his shoulder Sarwan and Samuels added 49 for Chanderpaul stayed until the end, "It's been a hard road back," he said. thought with a couple more wickets we running back at backward point. the third wicket before Vaas returned moving into fourth on the all-time West "I've been out for 10 months and I've could have had it but those two guys Chattergoon perished one run later for a second spell and was rewarded in Indies runscorers list with 7,559, sur- been working very hard at my game. batted really well. for 11 when Vaas angled one in and his second over. passing Desmond Haynes (7,487), Clive "What has been working for me is "We had a few half chances but gained a clear lbw verdict. Samuels, on 11, drove a slower ball Lloyd (7,515) and Gordon Greenidge the fact that I have been very positive couldn't capitalize. I thought, all in all Sarwan, with three half centuries to cover where Malinda Warnapura (7,558). up front and been able to pick the right West Indies played really good cricket already in the series, was in command- grabbed a good low catch diving for- Sri Lanka won the first test by 121 balls to hit. I think that is the key to in this test match and deserved to win." ing form but Sri Lanka missed a run ward. runs in Guyana for its first victory in the way I've been batting. I just have to Sri Lanka had an encouraging start out opportunity against the West Sarwan and Chanderpaul took the the Caribbean. Road to Davis Cup – Part 5 IAAF condemns All important draw today bombing of marathon by Revata S. Silva Meet SL Davis Cup Team The all important draw of the eight-nation Davis Cup of this year’s Asia-Oceania Group-III will be held today in Tehran, Iran. The draw will be held after the Captains’ Meeting where Sri Lanka will be represented by Rohan de Silva. According to the usual format of Group-III Davis Cup, the eight participating nations will be The IAAF is saddened to receive the tragic news of the bomb blast yesterday drawn into two Round Robin four- Dinusha Wijesuriya nation pools. The four top teams at the start of a marathon in Sri Lanka which among others killed a government emerging from the first Round Born: May 12, 1988 (19 minister, a former Olympian and a Robin will then be engaging in a yrs) ‘Promotion’ Round Robin fixed national coach. Right-handed player for next weekend in Enghelab On Sunday morning (6 April), scores Sports Complex, the venue of this Back Hand: Double- of runners and onlookers gathered at the year’s event. The two highest handed starting line of the marathon in placed nations will then be pro- School: Ananda College, Weliweriya, about 20 kilometres (12 moted to Group-II next year. Colombo and American miles) from the capital Colombo, as part The bottom four teams of the International College of the national celebrations of the first Round Robin will be playing Height: 5’4” upcoming Sinhalese New Year. in a ‘Relegation’ Round Robin Began Tennis: At age of Jeyaraj Fernandopulle, the Minister over the weekend. The last two of 7 of Highways, approached the starting this will be relegated to Group-IV Racket: ‘Wilson K-Factor’ line with a flag he planned to wave to of the Asia-Oceania Zone in 2009. Coach: Ricardo de start the race when the bomb exploded. The four other nations will be Fonseka The Minister died on the spot, along remaining in Group-III for next with 13 others including former Olympic National Level year’s Davis Cup. marathoner K.A. Karunaratne and Achievements: National national athletics coach Lakshman de Pic by Nishan S. Priyantha title winner of U-18 Alwis, in total more than 90 were wound- International: ed. Representing SL in Karunaratne competed in the 1992 Asian Games in Olympic marathon and the 1993 World Doha in 2006 Championships. He won gold in the Comments on Father of K.A. Karunaratne and an Army officer stand by the marathon and 10,000 metres at the 1991 Davis Cup 2008: South Asian Games, defending his remains of former Olympic runner Karunaratne at his residence “It’s so special marathon title in 1993. yesterday. (Pic by Kamal Bogoda) representing the IAAF President Lamine Diack con- national team in demned the attack: any sport. It’s so “The IAAF utterly condemns this out- exciting. I hope to rage. To target those innocently involved in a sporting event is reprehensible. Our do my level best thoughts and prayers go to the bereaved for the country.” families.”.
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