Tamim Hits Maiden Century Against West Indies
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14 Tuesday 14th July, 2009 Alam shines Tamim hits maiden century on debut by Richard Browne been very focused and com- Pakistani debutant mitted, but importantly Fawad Alam was jubilant on always polite and under- against West Indies making a century on his Test standing when he has not debut, which was also the quite made the team," the first time he had opened the experienced coach said. the manager (Shafique ul Huque). He was innings in first class cricket. Skipper Younus Khan reminding me that my mother was watching "I had no worries about also helped the debutant's and to get a hundred.” opening as I bat at number confidence by presenting Tamim dominated the early exchanges three for Karachi and am him with a ball predicting as he and Imrul Kayes stretched their used to the new ball. Younus that he would make a debut overnight stand to 82. Khan has worked with me in century. "At the time I did The West Indies had an early chance to the nets since the Galle Test not really understand what remove Tamim when he was on 30 but cap- and offered me great advice he meant, but now I do and I tain Floyd Reifer missed a first slip catch off on the mental side of open- am very happy!" Sammy. ing in Test Matches. I have Sri Lanka Coach Trevor Imrul was the rock of the partnership been travelling with the Bayliss likened him to the and added just 10 runs in 68 balls before team for three years now and gnarled Australian opener falling for 24 an hour before lunch. was so happy just to play, I Simon Katich with his tech- The left-hander lofted a rare aggressive cannot describe my feelings nique that sees him moving stroke to Kemar Roach at extra cover to gift in making a century," said across the stumps, looking to off-spinner Ryan Austin a wicket. Alam. tuck the ball on the leg side. Tamim completed his third Test 50 and Alam's father - Tariq - Bayliss was disappointed Siddique played sensibly as the pair guided was a batsmen of distinction with his team's performance Bangladesh safely to lunch at 109-1. in Pakistani first class crick- but predicted that they They rammed home the visitors’ advan- et and particularly of spin would come back strongly. tage in the second session as the West Indies bowling- his advice was evi- "Pakistan came back went wicket-less after wasting another dent today as Alam junior hard today and after two chance off Tamim. initially nurdled the singles days cricket we are pretty Tamim was on 76 when he swung at off the spinners before grow- much back to square one. We Austin and dragged a catch to midwicket ing in confidence, pulling were obviously hoping to bat where Omar Phillips muffed the opportuni- Herath for a six to take him into tomorrow, but that is ty. to 98. Like all Pakistani bats- not to be and tomorrow He made the most of that let-off and men in their second innings, mornings session will be arrived at his maiden century with a nudge the emphasis was on playing crucial, where hopefully we into the off side off his 206th delivery. the spinners straight, after can recreate the movement He became the ninth Bangladeshi to the horrors of the second for the seamers that has score a Test century, following in the foot- innings in Galle. been prevalent for the last steps of his older brother Nafis Iqbal, who Coach Intikab Alam was two days' opening sessions" hit one against Zimbabwe in 2005. delighted with Alam's Bayliss went on too add: Junaid raised his half century, off 119 innings and praised his atti- "the pitch has flattened out balls, just before the pair took tea at 200-1. tude during the long periods and is not easy for bowling. Tamim unleashed a volley of boundaries of time that he was on the We have won a lot of games after the break, lashing Dave Bernard for fringe of the Pakistani team. batting last here, as the pitch four in successive deliveries before he per- "He made the runs when we gets flatter rather than dete- ished to the same bowler after more than really needed them and riorates and all the boys five hours at the crease. He tried to swing to showed that he has the right remain upbeat sealing the leg and only dragged a catch to mid-on. temperament for the big series in this match." Siddique passed his previous best of 74 occasion. He has always but fell soon afterwards as the West Indies made inroads with the second new ball. Siddique struck four fours off 160 balls before he edged Sammy to Dale Richards at New Zealand happy with gully. Mohammad Ashraful followed three new Sri Lanka itinerary runs later, plumb leg before to the pace of Bangladesh’s opener Tamim Iqbal raises his bat and helmet to celebrate his century during the Roach and Sammy completed a quick treble WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - New Zealand Cricket has approved the revised itinerary for next month’s fourth day of the first Test match against the West Indies at Arnos Vale cricket ground, in when Raqibul Hasan (18) dragged a pull tour of Sri Lanka, which will include an extra three-day Kingstown, St. Vincent, Sunday, July 12, 2009. (AP Photo/Andres Leighton) back onto his stumps. warm-up match and a limited-overs tri-series involving But Shakib and Mushfiqur calmed India. by Craig Cozier Fellow left-hander Junaid Siddique Bangladesh nerves with an assured half The initial itinerary for the tour was met with reserva- notched a career-best 78 and shared a sound century stand before the close. tions because it pitched the New Zealanders, most of whom second wicket stand of 146 to defy the home Brief scores: are coming off a long winter break, into the first of two KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent (AP) - team. Bangladesh first innings: 238 all out tests after only a single three-day match. Opener Tamim Iqbal hit his maiden century Medium pacer Darren Sammy (2-53) (Mashrafe Mortaza 39, Mushfiqur Rahim 36; New Zealand sought to have the itinerary changed, ide- Sunday as Bangladesh built a healthy lead brought his team back in the final session Kemar Roach 3-46). ally to a five-match limited-overs series played ahead of the tests to give its players more time to acclimatize to Sri on day four of the opening cricket Test before an unbroken stand of 54 between West Indies First Innings: 307 all out Lankan conditions. against the West Indies at Arnos Vale. Shakib-al-Hasan (26 not out) and Mushfiqur (Omar Phillips 94, Dave Bernard 53, Darren The re-drawn itinerary has allayed most of New The 20-year-old Tamim struck 17 bound- Rahim (28 not out) steadied Bangladesh. Sammy 48; Mahmudullah 3-59, Rubel Zealand’s concerns by adding a second three-day match in aries in his 128 off 243 balls to help push “It’s a dream to any cricket player to Hossain 3-76). Colombo before the first test begins Aug 18. The test has Bangladesh from its overnight 26-0 to 321-5 score a hundred in test cricket, so it’s like Bangladesh second innings: 321-5 also been moved from Colombo to Galle which is expected at close, an overall advantage of 252 heading that, a dream come true,” Tamim said. “I (Tamim Iqbal 128, Junaid Siddique 78; to provide cooler conditions as the New Zealanders adapt into the final day. want to give credit to a lot of the guys, like Darren Sammy 2-53). from their winter. The tour will still include two Twenty20 internationals but the planned five-match one-day series has been scrapped and replaced with a tri-series involving New Zealand, Sri Lanka and India. The series will now comprise Woodbridge four games, including a final. Police accuse wife in death New Zealand Cricket has also endorsed security appointed Davis Cup arrangements for the tour. A delegation comprising New Zealand Cricket general manager Geoff Allott, players’ national coach association chief Heath Mills and an independent security adviser visited Sri Lanka recently to survey those arrange- MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - of boxing champ Gatti ments. Doubles great Todd Woodbridge has been “Our initial impression is both Sri Lanka Cricket and appointed head coach of Australia’s by Tales Azzoni eastern Brazil, spent nearly 10 hours inside the res- the Government are making a significant effort to ensure Davis Cup and national men’s programs. police said. idence without noticing that Gatti was player safety,” Allott said. “After talking with local authori- “I am excited by the challenge ahead. SAO PAULO (AP) - Brazilian The former already dead. ties, the British and Australian High Commissions, and our This job appealed to me because of the authorities detained the wife of for- junior welter- Rodrigues told police she had a security advisers, we believe that both Colombo and Galle breadth of the scope and the chance to mer boxing champion Arturo Gatti weight champi- fight with Gatti after dinner Friday are considered relatively safe locations at present.” make a difference,” Woodbridge said in a and formally accused her Sunday of on was appar- night and he pushed her to the New Zealand cricket tours to Sri Lanka in 1987 and 1993 ently strangled ground during the altercation, caus- statement Monday. “It goes way beyond killing him at an upmarket seaside were disrupted by bomb blasts linked to the nation’s long- with the strap of ing her to sustain minor injuries to her the Davis Cup and allows me to work tourist resort in Brazil.