Wednesday 5th May, 2010 Ranatunga censures WIndies beat England in Modi, blames BCCI for rain-shortened T20 match irresponsible conduct refusing PROVIDENCE, Guyana (AP) - The West Indies enjoyed some luck with the BY REVATA S. SILVA weather Monday to defeat England by Sri Lanka’s World Cup winning eight with a ball to spare in a and parliamentarian of the rain-affected ICC World opposition’s JVP led Democratic to give up on Murali match. National Alliance, England was sent in to bat first and Arjuna Ranatunga, Eoin Morgan’s 55 off 35 balls inspired a lambasted the sacked could still “The cover is there, of course total of 191-5 off 20 overs. Indian Premier feature for Sri Lanka in the World you can’t replace Murali, we would Luke Wright contributed an unbeat- League (IPL) chair- Twenty20, according to captain Kumar love to have him all the time, but we en 45 off 27 balls and shared a delightful man and commission- Sangakkara, after officials said he’d have tried to cover for changes to fifth stand of 95 off 57 balls. er Lalit Modi for been ruled out with a groin injury. the team.” The West Indies’ reply was abbrevi- bringing into A statement released by Sri Lanka Earlier, the SLC statement ated after steady rain and they eventual- ly snuck home off the penultimate deliv- disrepute in a private Cricket in Colombo earlier on Monday appeared to indicate the World local TV channel talk ery to reach the Duckworth/Lewis Arjuna Ranatunga said the star off-spinner had been Twenty20 was over for 38-year-old show on Monday (3). revised target of 60 off 6 overs. File photo “advised to rest for two or three weeks” vice-captain Muralitharan. Captain Chris Gayle slammed two “Modi was one following a groin problem he suffered “Clinical tests revealed a grade who had been prosecuted in the 1980s fours and two sixes in a crucial 25 off 12 during the team’s two-wicket opening one strain of his right adductor for drug trafficking and kidnapping balls. match defeat by New Zealand here on muscle,” team physiotherapist while he was a student at the Duke University in the USA. The Indian Friday. Tommy Simsek said in the state- SCOREBOARD cricket board has to take the responsi- That would rule him out of the rest days to try and see whether he can get ment. bility for allowing such a man to run of the World Twenty20. on the park and compete at 100 percent “Murali has been advised to rest for England Innings the IPL,” said Ranatunga who has But Sangakkara, speaking after Sri for us. two to three weeks.” M. Lumb b Gayle 28 C. Kieswetter lbw b Miller 26 been a vehement critic of this fran- Lanka’s 14-run, rain-affected, win over “If not we have Suraj Randiv who Muralitharan, who is the most suc- K. Pietersen c Sarwan b Sammy 24 chise-based Twenty20 tournament Zimbabwe here on Monday, said has had a very impressive six months cessful bowler in history with a record P. Collingwood b Sammy 6 since it was launched two years ago. Muralitharan - whose place against the in domestic and international cricket. 792 Test and 512 one-day wickets, took E. Morgan c Pollard b Bravo 55 “From the days of its (IPL’s) start, Africans was taken by 25-year-old off- “He’s bowled against some of the two wickets for 25 runs against New L. Wright not out 45 I’ve been trying to show how the influx spinner Suraj Randiv - would be given toughest opponents in the world on flat Zealand. T. Bresnan not out 0 of a lot of money could destroy the a chance to prove his fitness. tracks in India and Bangladesh. Unless Zimbabwe beat New Zealand Extras: (1b, 1lb, 3w, 2nb) 7 image of cricket. Now even the Indian “We haven’t ruled him out com- “He can field brilliantly, handle a by a huge margin here on Tuesday, Sri TOTAL: (for 5 wickets) 191 sports minister has admitted the harm pletely,” Sangakkara told reporters. bat and more importantly get through Lanka are set to go through to the Super Overs: 20 created by the IPL on the game,” “We are going to give him a few more his four overs. Eights with the Black Caps. AFP Fall of wickets: 1-36, 2-66, 3-81, 4-88, 5-183. Ranatunga added elaborating in detail Did not bat: M. Yardy, G. Swann, S. Broad, R. how the play-for-money could affect Sidebottom the sport’s age-old tradition. Bowling: Benn 3-0-23-0, Rampaul 3-0-52-0 (2w, The IPL since its inauguration in 2nb), Gayle 1-0-11-1, Miller 4-0-29-1, Sammy 4-0-22- 2008 has grown into one of the world’s 2 (1w), Bravo 4-0-36-1, Pollard 1-0-16-0 richest sporting events, worth over US$ 4 billion. Its unparalleled commer- West Indies Innings cial success and Modi’s overall control West Indies target revised to 60 off 6 overs of the league led to him being com- after rain interrupted play. pared to Don King of boxing and C. Gayle c Yardy b Swann 25 Bernie Ecclestone of Formula 1. But S. Chanderpaul not out 15 now Modi attracts the wrath of the K. Pollard st Kieswetter b Swann 0 Indian government and the global A. Fletcher not out 12 cricket fans for holding silent stakes in Extras: (8w) 8 some IPL teams, his alleged involve- TOTAL: (for 2 wickets) 60 ment in match-fixing and betting and Overs: 5.5 helping his family and friends buy IPL Did not bat: R. Sarwan, N. Deonarine, D. stakes. Bravo, D. Sammy, N. Miller, S. Benn, R. “It was a known fact that some Rampaul. years ago Bollywood was one centre of Bowling: Sidebottom 1-0-15-0 (1w), Swann 2-0- illegal money laundering. We’ve seri- 24-2 (5w), Bresnan 1-0-7-0 (2w), Yardy 1-0-6-0, ous doubts nowadays whether the IPL Broad plays the same role. It’s good that at 0.5-0-8-0. least now we can smell of a network of Result: West Indies won by 8 wickets (D/L a dirty business after the dispute over system). the recent Kochi franchise.” Toss: West Indies The BCCI suspended Modi shortly Umpires: T. Hill (NZ) and R. Koertzen (SA) after IPL 2010 final on April 25 follow- Match referee: A. Hurst (Aus) ing investigation by the Indian govern- ment on the tournament’s financing and corruption allegations which came out after India’s State Minister Arabian Gulf for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor accused Modi on April 13 for trying to block the winning bid for new fran- claim historic chise Kochi. Modi, who was listed by the India Today magazine among the Zimbabwe’s Hamilton Masakazda, right, is run out for 20 runs by New Zealand’s wicket keeper Gareth Hopkins, left, as his batting partner A5N victory 30 most powerful people in the country Andy Blignaut looks on during a Twenty20 Cricket World Cup match in Georgetown, Guyana, Tuesday, May 4, 2010. (AP) in 2008, denied such allegations. The Arabian Gulf brought Hong Kong “When we played for the country, back down to earth with a bump after we fought for the rights of the players. recording an historic 16-9 victory in Our main concern was not money. Kiwis beat Zimbabwe on D/L Szystem their HSBC Asian 5 Nations encounter Look at the interest our players now in Bahrain. have to participate in the IPL. They do The victory - their first in the Top 5 in PROVIDENCE, Guyana (AP) – New gressed with a narrow loss because they six attempts - throws wide open the race it at the expense of important domes- Zealand beat Zimbabwe by 7 runs after have already beaten Sri Lanka by two to finish as either champions or runners tic and international competitions. Sri the World Cup T20 match organizers wickets, which came off the penultimate up to secure direct passage to Rugby Lanka couldn’t prepare as one unit revised their target to 4 runs off 11 balls ball last Friday. before the ongoing T20 World Cup using the Duckworth/Lewis system in New Zealand selected the same team, World Cup 2011 or a place in cross-conti- because some players had their IPL their World Cup T20 match in Guyana while Zimbabwe made two changes to the nental play-off. commitments. Our government should yesterday. team that lost to Sri Lanka in a rain- Japan are undoubtedly favourites to now understand the harm these Earlier, New Zealand, winning the toss affected match on Monday. Allrounders secure a third successive title, but money-oriented events can create,” bowled out Zimbabwe for 84 runs in 15.1 Andy Blignaut and Timycen Maruma Arabian Gulf have now dealt Hong Ranatunga added answering questions overs. The Kiwis were 36 for 1 in 8.1 replace batsman Brendan Taylor and fast Kong’s hopes a blow while also showing from the TV talk show host. overs when rain interrupted play. bowler Chris Mpofu. that they are not merely there to make up the Top 5. “Sadly by now we’ve already The two teams are battling to join Sri Hong Kong would have gone into the entered to a 10-year contract with the Lanka as qualifiers from Group B. Brief scores: Zimbabwe 84 in 15.1 overs match expecting to win after upsetting BCCI to send our players to the IPL. Zimbabwe had to win at Guyana New Zealand’s opener Brendon (Tatenda Taibu 21, 20; National Stadium to have any chance of Scott Styris 3-5, Nathan McCullum 3-16, 2008 runners up Korea 32-8 with an I’ve been showing the repercussions of McCullum plays a shot off the bowling of impressive display last weekend, but advancing. New Zealand could have pro- Daniel Vettori 2-10). such moves but for no avail.” Zimbabwe’s captain (AP) instead it was the Arabian Gulf who made the early running. James Love, playing on familiar terri- tory at his Bahrain Rugby Club ground, Singer Inter-school President’s Trophy League Rugby Tournament Points Table (Week 2) kicked a penalty and converted scrum Petes take top spot in half Jonny MacDonald’s try to give the TeamPWLDTCPDGPFPATP Arabian Gulf a 10-0 lead. Hong Kong finally got on the score- schools rugby St. Peter’s 2200862057189 board with a penalty late in the first half S. Thomas’ 2200731044179 through fly half Keith Robertson, but BY RAVI NAGAHAWATTE In second place is Love ensured the hosts still went in with Royal 220073104768.5 S.Thomas’ College which that 10-point cushion with his second St. Peter’s College had to pull-out all their Kingswood 2200711042258.5 penalty. Bambalapitiya smashed the resources to beat St. Trinity 21101020054364.5 The Arabian Gulf spent long periods daylights out of Trinity Anthony’s College of the second half on defensive duty, but College Kandy 31-10 last Katugastota 15-12 at Mount Dharmaraja 2110620034554.5their line held firm and kept Hong Kong week, in Kandy. The win has Lavinia. St. Anthony’s (K) 2020410022380.5at bay with Love slotting another penal- helped them secure the first Reigning champs Royal ty to increase their lead. Isipathana 20203120234900 Robertson brought Hong Kong back to place in the points table of College, who beat Wesley 12- Prince of Wales 20201030176400 within a converted try with two penal- the Singer Inter-school 0, occupies the third place ties, but the Arabian Gulf were not to be Wesley 2020100054100 President’s Trophy league followed by Kingswood and denied the maiden win as they bounced Rugby Tournament, after Trinity in fourth and fifth back well from a 43-28 loss in the second week of matches. places respectively. Kazakhstan last weekend. Note-(P-played, W-won, L-Lost, D-Draw, T-Tries, C-Conversions, P-Penalties, DG-Drop goals, PF-Points for, PA-Points against, TP-Total points) (www.irb.com)

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