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Sri Lanka Consolidate After Dilshan Hits Record Breaking 50 Wednesday 19th August, 2009 Mahela on par with Gary Sobers with 26 hundreds Jack of all trades thrilled with his effort Rex Clementine Sri Lanka consolidate after reporting from Galle Tillekeratne Dilshan is a unique cricketer in the sense that whatever the requirement of the team, he’s there to fit in and does a terrific job Dilshan hits record breaking 50 too. Having batted the whole of his Test career at number five, six or seven, he was provided with an Rex Clementine ing and Kumar Sangakkara opportunity to open the innings yes- reporting from Galle departing in the very next over, terday due to his success in the Dilshan didn’t hold back any shorter versions of the game in illekeratne Dilshan is in punches playing each ball on recent times and like he proved the form of his life that its merit and denying the New while keeping wickets in the Test Tno new role is too big for Zealanders further advantage. series against Pakistan, there seems him. Before the start of the last His counterattack took the nothing that’s impossible for the 32- series, he was asked to keep Kiwis by complete surprise as year-old. wickets, where he did more they would have expected the He bats in the middle order, than a commendable job and batsman to be cautious having fields anywhere, keeps wickets, on this occasion opening bat- seen the fall of early wickets, bowls tidy off-spin and is even able ting, he hit the fastest half-cen- but Dilshan would have none of to open batting in a Test Match! Is tury by a Sri Lankan as the it cutting and pulling with bru- there anything that’s left for the hosts reached a strong 293 for tal power, not to forget those dashing right-hander to complete in three wickets after being asked drives which were timed to per- his Test career? “I have done almost to bat in overcast conditions fection. everything in Test cricket up to here at the Galle International Dilshan took just 30 deliver- now. The only think that I now need Stadium on the opening day of ies for his half-century and to do is to open bowling and will see the opening Test Match against broke a record that had stood whether I can do that too. Certainly New Zealand. for 23 long years. Former cap- this is the best phase of my cricket It was a day where New tain Arjuna Ranatunga held career and I am enjoying it,” Zealand’s limitations were the record for the fastest half- Dilshan told journalists yesterday badly exposed as after century by a Sri Lankan when after hammering a thrilling 92 in 72 Dilshan’s heroics, Mahela he reached the milestone in 31 balls. Jayawardene grounded the deliveries in 1986 in Kanpur Dilshan who broke the Sri against India and Dilshan Lankan record for the fastest half- required one ball less than the century, reaching the milestone in former captain. Incidentally, 30 deliveries, could have had the Ranatunga’s half-century had fastest hundred by a Sri Lankan too, come with him batting at num- but that was cut short by a Ian ber seven while Dilshan did it O’Brien delivery that bowled him off the new ball while the off the edge. Kiwis were on top. None of the “I am Disappointed in getting bowlers were spared by Sri Lankan batsman Tillakaratne Dilshan hits a ball as New Zealand wicket keeper Brendon out for 92 after doing so well. That Dilshan, who was particularly McCullum looks on during the first day’s play of the first Test cricket match between Sri Lanka and would have been my ninth Test hun- harsh on Ian O’Brien, who con- New Zealand in Galle, Sri Lanka, Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2009. (AP Photos/Eranga Jayawardena) dred. I generally don’t think that I ceded 40 runs in his first spell. am in the 90s or that we are four or After lunch, five wickets down when I am bat- O’Brien had some con- SCOREBOARD ting. If there’s a lose ball I would go solation when Dilshan Mahela Jayawardene who was for it. What happened today was chopped one onto his Sri Lanka Innings Mathews, N. Kulasekara, A. that I was too early on that shot,” he on 108*, acknowledges the stumps to be dismissed crowd at the end of the first Mendis, M. Muralitharan, T. said. nine run short of a T. P’vitana c McCullum b Martin 0 Thushara. “I would say it’s much easier to day of the first Test cricket well deserved hundred. match between Sri Lanka and T.M. Dilshan b O’Brien 92 Bowling: Martin 15-2-59-2, open. There’s not much of pressure He needed just 72 deliv- as an opener. When you lose a few New Zealand, in Galle, Sri K. S’kkara c Flynn b Martin 8 O’Brien 14-1-90-1 (1w), Oram 7- eries for his 92 and dur- wickets it’s not easy to bat at num- Lanka, Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2009. M. Jayawardene not out 108 1-25-0, Vettori 24-5-48-0, Patel ing the knock hit 12 T. Samaraweera not out 82 15-1-60-0, Ryder 3-1-9-0. ber six or seven. Now with hardly boundaries and a six, a Extras: (1b, 1lb, 1w) 3 Toss: New Zealand. any pressure I can play my natural hook over deep back- Kiwi attack posting his 26th TOTAL: (for three wickets) 293 Umpires: D. Harper, (Aus), N. game and play my shots. I feel a lot ward square leg off Test hundred and passed 8500 Overs: 78. Llong, (Eng). comfortable opening the innings. O’Brien. career runs, by far the most by Fall of wickets: 1-0, 2-16, 3-134. Third umpire: A. de Silva, (SL). It’s difficult to go for shots batting He also missed out a Sri Lankan. He was involved Still to bat: P. Jayawardene, A. Match referee: A. Pycroft, (Zim). in the middle order as you know in an unfinished 159 run stand on the fastest Test hun- that you are the last recognized dred by a Sri Lankan, a with Thilan Samaraweera for ture, the entertainment didn’t India’s Rahul Dravid. batsmen and also when you come in record held by Mahela immaculate 167, widely consid- the fourth wicket as Sri Lanka cease, as with sheer elegance, Thilan Samaraweera on the at number six the field is spread out Jayawardene, who reached the ered his best knock in Test looked set to consolidate on Jayawardene went onto post other end looked solid with an and it’s difficult,” he said explain- landmark in 81 deliveries cricket when this venue hosted day two. his third hundred against New unbeaten 82 that came in 167 ing the roles of opening the innings against Bangladesh in 2001 at its first Test Match. It was Jayawardene’s knock Zealand and the fifth at this deliveries with 11 boundaries. and batting in the middle order. SSC. After Dilshan had taken Incidentally it was also against that gave the Sri Lankans the venue by pulling O’Brien for Jayawardene meanwhile hit 14 the momentum away from the New Zealand and such was his edge, but it was Dilshan who four. His 26th career Test hun- boundaries. Play was delayed Kiwis and with the bowlers dominance on that occasion 11 certainly gave them momen- dred equaled Sir Gary Sobers’ by 90 minutes due to overnight lacking penetration, years ago that the next best Bolt through tum in his new role as opener. career Test hundreds and rain and ended 25 minutes Jayawardene cashed in at a individual score was Nathan Despite witnessing from the Jayawardene now shares the before schedule due to bad BERLIN (AP) - Looking for his second venue where he has many fond Astle’s 53 as the Kiwis crashed none-striker’s end Tharanga joint tenth place for most num- light. Play will resume today at gold medal of the world championships, memories. It was here he post- to an innings and 16 run defeat. Paranavithana fall for no score ber of century markers, a posi- 15 minutes before schedule at Usain Bolt easily advanced to the sec- ed his maiden Test hundred, an Even after Dilshan’s depar- ond round of the 200 metres Tuesday. in the third ball of the morn- tion he shares with Sobers and 9:45 am. Two days after setting a world record of 9.58 seconds to win the 100, Bolt was sleepy coming into the stadi- um and still set the early morning the complexion of the innings. A by Trevor Chesterfield alight by winning his heat, even though master at batting with soft hands his 20.70 was 1.40 off his world record. Galle: New Zealand seam Kiwis lament lack of pressure gave the Kiwis a taste of what was “All right,” was all the biggest star of bowler Chris Martin was quick to to follow. The result was his fifth the championships said of his perform- pay a tribute to former Sri Lanka century at this Galle venue and a ance. captain Mahela Jayawardene after repeat of his 167 against the same Bolt was as short on words as on the first day of the opening Test after early breakthrough visitors when the ground was antics. Even his playacting was sub- opened as a Test venue in June dued, putting both hands to his cheeks yesterday.
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