Late City Edition

Monday 21st February, 2011

ior batsmen, Thisara Perera (11), Angelo Mathews (21) and Chamara Kapugedara (02) were dismissed in quick succession. Thilan Samaraweera was unbeaten on 18 off 10 deliveries. Sri Lanka’s total of 332 for seven is their second highest in World Cups. Perera came in for the side in place of Lasith Malinga, who was nursing a back strain and bowled well picking up three . He dismissed the danger- ous John Davison, who held the record for the fastest hundred in World Cups, when he went through his defence off the first ball of the second over in the innings and could have had a second immediately, but Thilan Samaraweera at first slip failed to hold onto the chance by Zubin Surkari. Perera finished with three for 23, while Nuwan Kulasekara claimed three for 16. There was not much resistance by the Canadian batsmen and Rizwan Cheema towards the end provided some entertainment hitting 37 runs off 25 balls with four fours and two sixes, both off the world’s highest wicket taker, Muttiah Muralitharan. Sri Lanka’s Mahela Jayawardene, right, taps his Kumar Sangakkara with his bat, as a gesture of motivation, during the The first ever international match Mahela Jayawardene raises his bat ICC World Cup match against Canada in Hambantota, Sri Lanka, Sunday Feb. 20, 2011. (AP Photo/Andres Leighton) at Suriyawewa was witnessed by a full after scoring a century. house, who cheered every move of the (AP Photo/Andres Leighton) Sri Lanka thrash Canada by 210 runs

REX CLEMENTINE REPORTING from Suriyawewa Record their fourth largest win in ODIs he Associate Member of the International Cricket Council Tmay be protesting against the seventh heaviest in World Cup history, Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Brief Scores: decision to scrap their participation in as Sri Lanka proved why they are one Jayawardene. home team. Sri Lanka 332-7 in 50 overs the next Cricket World Cup in of the favouirtes at the 2011 Cricket Jayawardene, who scored his half- Sri Lanka will now leave for (M. Jayawardene 100, K. Sangakkara Australia/New Zealand, but they have World Cup, with a comprehensive win century in 40 balls, reached his second Colombo to prepare for their next game 92,T. Dilshan 50; Davison 2-56) hardly done anything to prove that they at the Mahinda Rajapaksa World Cup hundred in 80 deliveries, the on Saturday against Pakistan at the R. Canada 122 all out in 36. 5 overs belong to the elite league, by the second International Stadium in Suriyawewa, fastest century in a World Cup match Premadasa Stadium. (R. Cheema 37, Kulasekara 3-16, day of the 2011 competition. on Sunday. by a Sri Lankan, improving on Sanath T. Perera 3-24) Hours after Kenya were bowled out The victory is Sri Lanka’s second Jayasuriya’s 85 ball knock against for 69 runs in Chennai by New Zealand, largest in World Cups and their fourth Bangladesh in the last tournament. Canada crashed to a 210 run defeat, the biggest in ODIs as they posted a mas- Jayawardene hit nine fours and a sive 332 for seven six before falling immediately after in 50 overs before reaching three figures. Sunday’s knock dismissing the was his 13th ODI hundred. tourists for 122 in Captain Kumar Sangakkara was 36.5 overs. looking solid to score his first World Sri Lanka were Cup hundred, but was dismissed for 92 set up by a 179 run when John Davison took a return stand for the third catch. Sangakkara’s 92 came in 87 balls wicket off 137 with nine fours and a six. deliveries by After the dismissal of the two sen-

Lowest innings New Zealand’s bowlers scores at World Cups too good for Kenya NEW DELHI (AP) - The 10 lowest innings scores at World Cup matches CHENNAI, India (AP) - New was expected to be good for bat- Rakep Patel on 16, Obuya, the after Kenya’s 10-wicket defeat by New Zealand pace bowlers Hamish ting at the M. A. Chidambaram experienced Steve Tikolo, and Zealand in Group A on Sunday at the Bennett, Tim Southee and Jacob Stadium. Morris Ouma all fell to the 23- 2011 World Cup (team, total, opponent, Oram shared the spoils as Only three batsmen - Seren year-old New Zealander. venue, World Cup edition): Kenya was shot out for just 69 in Waters, Collins Obuya and Oram took 3-2 and Southee Canada 36 vs. Sri Lanka, Paarl, 23.5 overs in their Group A Rakep Patel - managed to reach returned 3-13. South Africa, 2003 Canada 45 vs. match at the World Cup on double figures as Kenya posted England, Manchester, England, 1979 Sunday. its lowest total in a World Cup Brief Scores: Namibia 45 vs. Australia, Kenya captain Jimmy match. Kenya 69 all out in 23.5 overs Potchefstroom, South Africa, 2003 Kamande won the toss and Bennett impressed with his (Seren Waters 16, Rakep Patel Scotland 68 vs. West Indies, decided to bat, only for the bounce and pace, snaring 4-16 to 16; Hamish Bennett 4-16) Leicester, England, 1999 Kenya 69 vs. African side to struggle right trigger the Kenyan collapse. New Zealand 72 for no wick- New Zealand, Chennai, India, 2011 from the start on a pitch that Waters, the joint top-scorer with ets (Martin Guptill 39) Pakistan 74 vs. England, Adelaide, Australia, 1992 Ireland 77 vs. Sri Lanka, St George’s, Grenada, 2007 Bermuda 78 vs. Sri Lanka, Port of Edwards, Thomas cleared Spain, Trinidad, 2007 Namibia 84 vs. Zimbabwe can only hope for Pakistan, Kimberley, South Africa, 2003 Sri Lanka 86 vs. West Indies, to join Windies squad Manchester, England, 1975 bad day from Australia NEW DELHI (AP) - replacement players had Uncapped batsman Kirk been cleared. AHMADABAD, India (AP) - Edwards and wicketkeeper Baugh and Barath both Zimbabwe coach Alan Butcher hopes Devon Thomas have been missed out on their first Australia has an off-day when his side cleared to join the West World Cup with hamstring faces the defending champion in a Indies World Cup squad in tears which will sideline daunting World Cup match on Monday. place of injured pair Carlton them for between two and Butcher and captain Elton Baugh and , three weeks. Chigumbura said Sunday that who were both ruled out of Coach has Zimbabwe would just try to play as well the tournament earlier this said the 21-year-old Thomas, as it could in its Group A game against week. who has played two ODIs, a four-time champion which is unbeat- The World Cup’s technical would probably go straight en in its last 29 World Cup matches. committee said in a state- into the West Indies’ starting Butcher says “if both sides play ment Sunday that it had lineup for its first match in their best cricket it’s very likely that informed the West Indies Group B against South we will lose,” and Zimbabwe hoped, Cricket Board that the Africa on Thursday. instead, for “a bad day” from the Aussies.

Monday 21st February, 2011