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Randiv and Dilshan Lead SL to 9-Wicket

Randiv and Dilshan Lead SL to 9-Wicket

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Wednesday 2nd June, 2010

SCOREBOARD Ambepitiya, Subashini win gold in Pune Zimbabwe Randiv and Dilshan lead H Masakadza c Kulasekara b Fernando 62 sprinters Chandrika B Taylor c Chandimal b Fernando 2 Subashini and Shehan Ambepitiya G Lamb c JMendis b AMendis 10 won gold medals in their respec- C Ervine c Dilshan b AMendis 7 tive events, Women’s 400m and SL to 9- win C Coventry c Perera b Randiv 11 Men’s 100m with timing of 54.27 E Chigumbura b JMendis 1 secs. and 10.47 secs. respectively, A Blignaut c Chandimal b Randiv 1 in the 1st leg of the Asian Athletics G Cremer b Randiv 2 Grand Prix held in Pune, India, P Utseya st Chandimal b JMendis 0 yesterday. (RF) R Price run out (Perera) 9 C Mpofu 0 Extras: (3b, 5lb, 4w, 1nb) 13 TOTAL: (all out) 118 Dandeniya, second Overs: 24.5 Fall of : 1-4, 2-28, 3-64, 4-83, 5-85, casualty of Sports 6-86, 7-90, 8-92, 9-116, 10-118. : Kulasekara 4-0-12-0, Fernando Ministry clean-up job 4.5-0-26-2, A Mendis 6-0-21-2, Perera 1-0- Suraj Dandeniya, the nephew of 16-0, Randiv 5-0-23-3, J Mendis 4-0-12-2. Interim Committee Sri Lanka Chairman, D. S. de Silva, is expect- U Tharanga run out (Taylor) 40 T Dilshan not out 60 ed to become the second casualty D Chandimal not out 10 of the ‘cleaning up job’ undertaken Extras: (6lb, 3w) 9 by the Minister of Sports C. B. TOTAL: (for 1 wicket) 119 Ratnayake, who on Monday (May Overs: 15.2 31) categorised Did not bat: , (SLC) as the third most corrupt , , Thisara institution in the country. Perera, , , Dandeniya is expected to be Sri Lanka team, left, celebrate the wicket of Zimbabwean bat Craig Lamb, right, at Queens SC in , . replaced by a personality with a Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, Tue., June 1, 2010. Sri Lanka cruised to win against the hosts, in their second Fall of wicket: 1-86. proven track record for the highest match of the tri-series also involving India, by 9 wickets yesterday. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi) Bowling: Mpofu 2.2-1-17-0, Price 3-0-14-0, paid job at SLC. Blignaut 2-0-15-0, Utseya 3-0-21-0, Lamb 2- The first casualties since BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe (AP) - Sri out by Prosper Utseya’s throw in the sorts Zimbabwe batsmen. 0-20-0, Chigumbura 2-0-15-0, Cremer 1-0-11- Minister Ratnayake assumed Lanka brought Zimbabwe back to earth 11th over. Opener Masakadza was the top 0. duties were Ashantha de Mel - led with a dominant nine-wicket win in the “Definitely we were under pressure scorer for Zimbabwe with 62 from 69 Result: Sri Lanka wins by 9 wickets. national selectors, who were third tri-nations series one-day interna- after losing to India (by seven wickets balls, batting in the gloom as wickets Player of the Match: S Randiv replaced by a committee headed by Toss: Sri Lanka. tional on Tuesday. on Sunday) but our bowlers did their fell cheaply at the other end. He exit- former batsman . Umpires: O. Chirombe (Zim), R. Koertzen Sri Lanka’s bowlers laid the founda- job well,” Dilshan said. The result left ed in the 25th over after chipping to The appointments of (SA). tion with a disciplined bowling per- all three teams with one win each. The Nuwan Kulasekara in the deep from Dandeniya and his cousin Kapila formance in a match reduced to 26 overs final is on June 9. Dilhara Fernando’s bowling. Third umpire: R. Tiffin (Zim). Match referee: J. Crowe (NZ). for the lucrative posts at the per side due to a rain-delayed start at Earlier, off-spinner Suraj Randiv Pace bowler Fernando and spin- Cricket World Cup Secretariat in Queens Sports Club. They bowled out was the chief tormentor for Zimbabwe, ners Ajantha Mendis and Jeevan were done without even the Zimbabweans for 118 in the 25th claiming 3-23 from his five overs. He Mendis, who played his first ODI, many wickets. “It’s disappointing that interviews and on the insistence of over before easing to 119-1. removed Charles Coventry (11), Andy grabbed two wickets each. Sri Lanka we are still doing the same thing we’ve guided Blignaut (11) and Graeme Cremer (2) in wicket-keeper too been doing; losing group wickets,” he the Chairman of Sri Lanka home comfortably with an the span of eight balls. Randiv bowled made his ODI debut in this match. said. “But we still have a chance in the the Cricket unbeaten 60, supported by opener Upul with nagging accuracy and got the ball Zimbabwe captain Elton series. It’s just a matter of winning the Interim Tharanga with 40. Tharanga was run to turn sharply away from the out-of- Chigumbura said his team lost too next two games.” Committee. During Monday’s media briefing, Sports Minister Trinity complains about poor rugby refereeing Ratnayake clear- ly indicated that BY RUKSHAN RAZAK addressed to the President of the the game, the above letter further stat- way, the referee’s calls certainly Dandeniyas too SLSRFR and copied to the SL Schools’ ed. played a crucial role in the final out- could become Trinity College has lodged an offi- Rugby Football Association has In the best interest of the game, come of the match. casualties before cial complaint with the SL Society of expressed his displeasure over the the Principal has appealed the author- Referee Navaratne earlier paid no long. Suraj Dandeniya Rugby Football Referees (SLSRFR) and manner in which this match was offi- ities to assure the non repetition of heed to the verbal protests made by This was fol- the schools’ rugby governing body ciated by referee Robert Navaratne such occurrences and non assignment the officials of the two schools. lowing reports that the national over substandard refereeing at their characterising nothing but substan- of the particular referee too in any of The Match Commissioner W. D. O. cricket team will not have ade- inter-school rugby encounter of the dard handling of the game including their future matches. Wijewansa too has endorsed the fact quate practice at the three World President’s Schools Rugby League of poor calls, the Master-in-charge of Navaratne had once been a coach that the match had been played eight Cup venues now under construc- Div-I Group ‘A’ played against St. rugby at Trinity, Prabath Senanayake of their junior rugby team and had to minutes short in his post-match tion for the Anthony’s College in which the latter told ‘The Island’ last afternoon. relinquish his post under unpleasant report and in the best interest of the tournament. scraped through to a 18-15 win last Making things worse, the half time circumstances. sport, it would be fitting if they took ‘The Island’ learns that former Sat. at Nittawela. that was called eight minutes ahead of In a close game on Sat. where the serious note over the incident not ruggerite and rugby administrator The Principal of Trinity, Brig. scheduled time by referee Navaratne scores changed on many occasions making the complaints just look as Asanga Seneviratne has been Udaya Ariyaratne in a letter had an effect on the final outcome of and the victory could have gone either beating a dead horse. asked to take over Suraj’s position with immediate effect. Suraj will be served with a letter of dis- charge today or tomorrow, sources said. The fate of Kapila Dandeniya SLBF invites participants for was not known by the time this edition went to print. Suraj Dandeniya is employed ‘Children of World Basketball Camp’ in Turkey for a handsome monthly salary of US$ 5,000 (approximately Rs. The Sri Lanka Basketball this event and the organisers tions of respective associations 600,000) plus other perks while Federation (SLBF) invites bas- expect over 400 children to par- along with a letter of consent of Kapila Dandeniya is employed for ketball players, registered with ticipate in this camp. The camp their parents (only for children) another princely sum of US$ 2,000 the SLBF and born in or after includes coaching clinics, led by on or before 7th June 2010 (approximately Rs. 225,000), along 1996, to send applications for the coaches from USA, 3on3 basket- addressed to Mr. Chandana with other perks. selection of ‘Children of the ball tournaments, teamwork and Liyanage, Secretary, Sri Lanka Meanwhile, Nishantha World Basketball Camp’, to be group activities and cultural Basketball Federation, No. Ranatunga, the SLC Secretary who held in Istanbul, Turkey. programmes. 277/1A, Nawala Avenue, Nawala, is another official expected to be The camp will be hosted by Also one placement is open Rajagiriya or e-mail to srilan- replaced immediately, arrived from FIBA and Turkey Basketball for a basketball coach, under 35 [email protected]. the US yesterday and immediately Federation in line with the FIBA years of age, who will accompa- The SLBF will call for inter- left for India for another meeting. World Cup. The camp is sched- ny and participate in the chil- views for short-listed applicants ‘The Island’ also learns that uled to be held from 24th to 31st dren’s programme. before a panel prior to the selec- Sports Ministry officials were try- August 2010 at Darusafaka The players and coaches who tions. For further details, please ing to block Ranatunga’s visit and Campus, Istanbul. wish to participate in this pro- contact Mr. Chandana Liyanage get SLC CEO Duleep Mendis to Young Basketball players all gramme are requested to send on Tele: 0777 306602 or Mr. Ajith attend the particular meeting but over the world will take part in their bio-data with recommenda- Kuruppu on Tele: 077 3071794. Mendis had not been able to make the trip as he didn’t have visas to visit India. Schiavone upsets Wozniacki to reach French semis PARIS (AP) - Francesca major quarterfinals appearance. Garros since 2004, when she was NCC AGM on Friday Schiavone became the first Italian “It’s an honor for me to play runner-up. The 121st Annual General woman to reach the French Open here,” she said. “I played really Schiavone had not reached Meeting of the Nondescripts Cricket semifinals since 1954 by beating well. I’m enjoying it so much.” the last eight at Roland Garros Club (NCC) will be held on the 4th of No. 3-seeded Caroline Wozniacki Schiavone’s opponent on since 2001. This time she made June (Friday) at the club pavilion at 6-2, 6-3 on Tuesday. Thursday will be No. 5-seeded the most of her chance and 7.30 p.m. The 29-year-old Schiavone Elena Dementieva, who rallied became the first Italian woman to collapsed face-down on center past fellow Russian Nadia make it into the semifinals at any The AGM will be preceded by a court and kissed the clay after Petrova, 2-6, 6-2, 6-0. The showing Grand Slam tournament in the Special General Meeting, to be held sealing a 6-2, 6-3 win in her third is Dementieva’s best at Roland Open era, which began in 1968. at 7.00 p.m. at the same venue.

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