We Played Like Champions – Afridi
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Friday 14th August, 2009 We played like A glimpse of Paternal Love Champions –– AfridiAfridi by Rex Clementine mature cricket. What I told them but the situation was not Pakistan proved their win in the was we are the champions and we right. We lost an early T-20 World Cup in England a few should play like a champion team wicket but I thought if I weeks ago beating Sri Lanka in the and the guys gave me a good stayed long, the players Lord’s final wasn’t a fluke by con- response,” Afridi, who hit a second will rally around me and vincingly beating the hosts by 52 successive half-century in T-20s, I can have the scoreboard runs at the R. Premadasa Stadium said. running. on Wednesday.Sri Lanka had been Afridi is fondly known as ‘Boom “If the seniors are not the in form team in that tourna- Boom Afridi’ due to his reputation performing we should ment and their only blemish in the to go after the bowling give them a rest and give competition came in the right from the opportunities to the final, which Pakistan won word go, but youngsters to show their by eight wickets. yesterday, talent. This was an Pakistani’s Kamran Akmal kisses his daughter Laiba at Shahid Afridi, the opportunity to give the the end of the Twenty20 cricket match against Sri Lanka. Man of the Match at younger guys and they (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Lord’s was captain- have lived up to it,” ing the side for the despite bringing up his half-century Afridi added. first time and in only 35 balls with four bound- Sri Lanka captain Kumar turned on another aries and two sixes, Afridi wasn’t Sangakkara was gracious in defeat Shehzad and Faisal hit match wining per- throwing his bat around for every- and admitted the tourists played formance to enable thing. better on that day.“They batted half-centuries for Pakistan ‘A’ Pakistan end their “We really struggled in the Test much better than we did and bowled hit 13 fours and three sixes. tour of Sri Lanka on series and we didn’t play too well in disciplined lines and lengths. At the by Manjula D. Phillips Faisal, the nephew of former a winning note with the ODIs. This is a good victory for end of the day you can analyze our batting great Javed Miandad another Man of the us. It will keep the guys’ morale game to bits but Pakistan played Middle order batsmen was unbeaten on 75 with Match effort. high in the future. I love to play my just better than we,” Sangakkara, Ahmed Shehzad and Faisal Fahad Iqbal on 37. Sajeeva “As captain I am natural game who top scored for Sri Iqbal hit half-centuries as Weerakoon, Muthumudalige really happy to Lanka with 38 runs, said. Pakistan ‘A’ reached 294 for Pushpakumara and have won. The However, he said that four at stumps on the open- Daminda Darshanpriya guys really Sri Lanka should have ing day of their four day picked up a wicket each. played reached the target with a unofficial Test Match against Sri Lanka ‘A’at R. Premadasa Brief Scores: more positive approach in Stadium yesterday. Pakistan ‘A’ 294/4 (90) the run chase. “It was a Shehzad was unfortunate Ahmed Shehzad 96, chaseable target and we did- to miss out on a hundred as Faisal Iqbal 75*, Fahad Iqbal n’t do well to get there. We’ve he was dismissed for 96. He 37*. got to accept that responsibility and say that it was a match we should have won but we weren’t good enough. At 100 for 3 with Chandimal hits century seven overs to go it was a very gettable total but we fell away and lost too many against Kiwis wickets too quickly. by Manjula D. Phillips the innings, Tillekeratne Partnerships are key in Dilshan with 68 runs in 60 any form of the game and Dinesh Chandimal, the deliveries with eight bound- we didn’t have too many of 19-year-old right-handed aries and three sixes and fast them either.” batsman, starred for Sri bowler Dammika Prasad Sangakkara paid trib- Lanka Development Squad with 73 runs in 119 deliveries ute to his opposite num- with an hundred in the with 12 boundaries made ber and felt Afridi’s three-day warm up game useful contributions. knock earlier in the day against New Zealand at the Captain Daniel Vettori turned the game in NCC Grounds yesterday. picked up two wickets while favour of the tourists. After the hosts restricted the off-spinner Jeetan Patel “We made early Kiwis for 297 in their first picked up three for 81. inroads but that little innings with Seekkuge Brief Scores: captain’s innings of Prasanna picking up three New Zealand 297 all out his really took the wickets, the SL Development (93.3) M. Guptill 54, R. Taylor game away from us. Squad reached 324 for nine at 75, J. Patel 72, S. Prasanna 3- That’s the way he bats, he stumps. 66. comes up the order and enjoys that Chandimal, the former Sri Lanka Development responsibility in Twenty20 cricket. Ananda wicketkeeper bats- Squad 324/9 (84) Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi holds the Mobitel Trophy after the tourists beat Sri Lanka by 52 runs to win the T-20 We were ready for that but he just man hit 109 runs in 234 balls D. Chandimal 109, T. International at R. Premadasa Stadium on Wednesday. batted us out of the game.” with 13 boundaries. Opening Dilshan 68, D. Prasad 73. 18th All Island inter Schools’ Netball Championships Holy Family Convent Kurunegala declared Overall winners by Manjula D.Phillips categories; under 12, under 14, under 16 A division and under 18. Under 12 - Champions-Maliyadeva Holy Family Convent Kurunegala was Holy Family Convent was able to qual- Balika Vidyalaya, 1st Runner up-Holy able to retain the Overall title by winning ify for the finals of the Under 12,14,16 age Family Convent-Kurunegala, 2nd the under 14 and 16 age group groups categories and lost the opportunity Runner up-Kalutara Balika Vidyalaya Championships at the 18th Milo All of entering the final of the under 18 cham- Under 14 - Champions-Holy Family Island inter Schools’ Netball pionships when they lost to Vishaka convent-Kurunegala,1st runner up- Championships which were worked off on Vidyalaya in the semi finals. But they were Ananda Balika Vidyalaya- Tuesday at the Public grounds able to win the under 14 and under 16 cate- Higurakgoda,2nd runner up-Pannala The Victorious Holy Family Convent Kurunegala netball team which retained the Overall title Anuradhapura. gories as well as Overall Championships. National School, at the All Island Inter Schools’ Netball Championships pose with their medals at the con- The Championships were organized They also won the two best player awards. Under 16 - Championship–Holy clusion of the prize distribution ceremony. The Chief Guest at the finals Yoshita Rajapakse, and conducted by the Sri Lanka School Natasha Sooriyaarachchi and Nawodi Family Convent-Kurunegala, 1st Runner Vice President Tharunnayata Hetak, Bandula Egodage- External Affairs Manager Nestle Sri Netball Association in association with Utpala Perera were adjudged as the best up-Vishaka Vidyalaya-Colombo, 2nd run- Lanka,Pushpa Kalubowila- President Schools Netball Association are also in the picture. the Education Ministry. The champi- players in the Under 14 and under 16 age ner up-Kalutara B.V. Pic by; Nishan S.Priyantha onships were sponsored by Nestle Lanka, group tournaments respectively. Under 18 - Championship-Kalutara marketers of Milo. Over 4000 school play- Yogandara Thennakoon of Maliyadeva B.V., 1st Runner up- Vishaka Vidyalaya, Runner up -Dharmapala Vidyalaya- up -Ibbagamuwa Central College, 2nd ers took part in the Championship and 336 Balika Vidyalaya Kurunegala was picked 2nd Runner up-Maliyadeva Pannipitiya Runner up-Holy Family Convent, teams featured in the final round matches as the best player in the under 12 age B.V.Kurunegala Under 14 - Champions-Holy Family Wennappuwa which commenced on August 9 at the group while Sachini Vindya of Kalutara Convent-Bambalapitiya,1st Runner up- Under 18 - Champions-Lindsey Anuradhapura Public grounds. The Balika Vidyalaya was picked as the best B division Yasodara Balika Vidyalaya-Borella,2nd Balika Vidyalaya,Colombo,1st Runner Championships were held with the play- player in the under 18 age group. Under 12 - Champions-Wayaba Royal Runner up- Wayaba Royal College up-Holy Family convent ers pooled in to two divisions (A and B). In The results of each age category College,1st Runner up-Vidyalankara Under 16 - Champions-Gotami Bambalapitiya,2nd Runner up- each division, there were four age group are as follows. Balika Vidyalaya-Maharagama,2nd Balika Vidyalaya, Colombo, 1st Runner St.Joseph’s Balika Vidyalaya -Kegalle Friday 14th August, 2009.