Australia Leave Pakistan with World-Record Chase
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Friday 16th July, 2010 Thirimanne Enters Milo Trophy final slams century Australia leave Royal down fighting Sri Lanka batsman Lahiru Thirimanne slammed a centu- ry in the drawn three-day side Wesley 20-12 game against the visiting Indians at Colts Grounds yes- Pakistan with BY RAVI NAGAHAWATTE terday. Thirimanne top scored Royal College pro- from the front. He with 102 in Sri Lanka Board duced the sparks in played as scrum half President’s XI’s second innings an eventful second and also in the three half to down a fight- quarter line and mes- score of 260 for 6 at close. He world-record chase ing Wesley College merized the oppo- was ably supported by Dinesh outfit 20-12 in a close- nents with his quick Chandimal who made 69. ly contested Milo thinking and bulldoz- Thirimanne, who faced 153 LONDON (AP) - Australia was all No. 10 batsman Ben Hilfenhaus Trophy semi final ing runs. His booming balls, put on 113 runs together out for 334 on the stroke of tea on flourishing in the sun by register- match at Ceylonese kicks put Royal under with Chandimal. day three of the first test at Lord’s ing a test-best score of 56 not out Rugby & Football pressure time and Earlier, India, responded to Thursday, leaving Pakistan a world- from 84 balls. Club Grounds yester- again. day. Wesley had a grand Sri Lanka’s mammoth first record run chase of 440 to win the Pakistan’s hopes of registering The Royalists first half and scored innings score of 514 for 9 match. its first test win over Australia in 15 shrugged off the with the game four declared by making with 291 The Australian tail added vital years receded by every run, espe- shackles placed on minutes old when all out. runs in the afternoon session, with cially considering the evidence of them by Wesley, winger R De Silva Sri Lanka will begin its its first-innings performance of 148 through their backs, scored off a backline three Test series against India SCOREBOARD in reply to Australia’s 253. Australia who combined well to move. Omar added with the first Test scheduled to is chasing a seventh straight test punch three holes in the extra points. the Wesley defence. The aggressive begin on July 18 in Galle. The Australia first innings: 253 win. A 12-0 lead Wesley Wesley pack scored other two Tests will be played Pakistan first innings: 148 Pakistan has never successfully Australia second innings enjoyed in the first next when lock W.R in Colombo. chased more than the 315 it scored half made an appre- Perera went over off a (100-4 overnight) Brief scores- against Australia in 1994 in ciative crowd believe forwards rush. Sri Lanka Board President’s Shane Watson c Farhat b Asif 31 Karachi. The world-record chase is that the lads from Royal settled down XI 514 and 260 for 6 in 61.1 Simon Katich c K Akmal b Gul 83 418. Campbell Park would beautifully in the sec- overs (L.Thirimanne 102, Ricky Ponting lbw b Asif 0 Pakistan removed both Simon create an upset. But ond half and scrum D.Chandimal 69, P.Ojha 3 for Michael Clarke b Gul 12 Katich (83) and Marcus North (20), tries from Royal’s half Deen Casim fed Rimzy Jamaldeen, his threes who were 85) Mike Hussey c Farhat b Gul 0 the unbeaten batsmen at lunch, Chamara Dabare and screaming to run India 291 (G.Gambir 89, Mitchell Johnson b Gul 30 without a run being added after- U.Singh 118, C.Welagedara 2 Marcus North c K Akmal b Asif 20 Mushin Faleel down the park. Rimzy ward the interval, but was unable to destroyed Wesley’s Jamaldeen sliced for 45, S.Senanayake 2 for 94) Tim Paine b Afridi 47 push on despite Umar Gul’s 4-61. chances of pulling off through the Wesley Steven Smith lbw b Kaneria 12 Katich pushed tentatively and the match. defence when he dart- Ben Hilfenhaus not out 56 edged a Gul delivery just outside The first half ed through for the Doug Bollinger b Kaneria 21 off-stump to wicketkeeper Kamran belonged to Wesley team’s first try which Extras: (6b, 5lb, 2w, 9nb) 22 who kept the ball with was followed by McIlroy rips Akmal, ending the batsman’s 174- TOTAL: (all out) 334 their forwards and touchdowns by minute stay. Overs: 91 pushed forward. Dabare and Faleel, Left-handed opener Katich, who through a Fall of wickets: 1-61, 2-73, 3-97, 4- Skipper and utility the latter scoring resumed Thursday on 49, made his 97, 5-149, 6-188, 7-188, 8-208, 9- player Azmil Omar under the posts. defenseless 282, 10-334. fourth consecutive innings of 50 or was a tower of Jamaldeen convert- more and is averaging more than 90 strength for Wesley ed one try and booted Bowling: Mohammad Aamer 18-3- and marshaled the right a penalty. Old Course 67-0, Mohammad Asif 21-3-77-3 this year. North followed him to the pavil- players by leading Scotland (AP) - Rory McIlroy (2nb), Umar Gul 21-5-61-4 (3nb, Australia’s Simon Katich reaches his 50 during the of Northern Ireland tied the 2w), Danish Kaneria 17-2-74-2 ion the very next over when he 3rd day of the first Test match against Pakistan at major championship record (3nb), Shahid Afridi 14-0-44-1 (1nb). played a loose stroke to a delivery Lord’s cricket ground, London, Thursday July 15, Thursday by shooting a 9- from Mohammad Asif that was Petes-Isipathana Toss: Pakistan. 2010. (AP) under 63 to take the early lead much wider. in the opening round of the British Open. game to be continued One of golf ’s brightest prospects, the 21-year-old on Saturday McIlroy started his round Court rejects with an eagle at the 352-yard 1st SSC Open International BY RAVI NAGAHAWATTE ninth, where he drove the green and rolled in the putt. Modi’s appeal The Milo Trophy met with officials of He then made six birdies on knockout Trophy semi the SLSRFA at a meet- the homeward holes for a 30 against probe final match between St. ing at Lumbini College that tied the tournament’s Wheelchair Tennis begins today NEW DELHI (AP) - Peter’s and Isipathana last morning. back-nine record. which came to an Only 30 minutes of John Daly of the United holds a world rank of 137. Suspended Indian Premier League commissioner Lalit abrupt end on play was possible in States and Scotland’s Andrew Dissanayake M. Gamini who Wednesday due to this match because ref- Coltart were in the clubhouse is ranked 191 will be the sec- Modi has failed in his court bid to quash an Indian cricket unruly spectator eree Priyantha tied for second after signing ond best player representing behavior, will be con- Guneratne complained for 6-under 66s. Tiger Woods, a board disciplinary proceeding the hosts. Players from tinued on July 17 about spectators pelt- two-time winner at the Old Malaysia have already con- against him. Course, was one of five play- The Mumbai High Court (Saturday) at the ing stones on to the firmed their participation in CR&FC Grounds at ground. He later called ers carding 67s. the tournament. on Thursday ordered Modi to McIlroy became only the 4.30 pm, the Sri Lanka off play. “We are yet to get confir- present his case before the eighth player to go so low at Board of Control for Cricket Schools Rugby Football “All arrangements the British Open, equaling a mation from the Indian par- Association (SLSRFA) have been made to ticipants. Anyway, there will in India disciplinary commit- mark from 17 years ago by the tee which is scheduled to meet said yesterday. strengthen security at late Payne Stewart at Royal St. be a 16-player Singles draw Denzil Darling the match. We will before the Doubles,” said Lt. Friday,BCCI chief adminis- George. Overall, just 22 play- trator Ratnakar Shetty said. Secretary SLSRFA told ensure that the refer- ers have shot 63 in one of the Col. Shiran Abeysekera, head The hearing will investi- The Island that the ees and players will be four major tournaments, of wheelchair tennis at the match would com- safe. There will be a including Greg Norman and SL Tennis Association on gate allegations of financial irregularities against Modi in mence from where it large police presence Vijay Singh, who each did it Thursday (July 15). was stopped. He said on Saturday and there twice. Meanwhile a communiqué his role as head of the lucra- tive annual IPL Twenty20 that the game will be is an idea to obtain the Woods had been the last to issued by the SSC last week started with the score services of a private do it, at the 2007 PGA tournament. says: “The SSC is delighted to reading 14-0 in favour security firm to beef Championship. be hosting the 1st SSC Open In his appeal Modi said he “I didn’t get off to a flying was unlikely to get a fair hear- of St. Peter’s. up security,” said Wheelchair Tennis Darling said that Darling. start,” McIlroy said. “The Championships here in Sri ing from the BCCI committee eagle on 9 really sort of because it was made up of representatives of both Darling said that the turned things around for me, Lanka and is particularly schools had given their Society for Rugby proud that the International board members who were and I just got going from there.