14 Thursday 26th June, 2008 Ashraful Marsh, Bracken set up ton inspires easy win for Australia Tigers Mohammad Ashraful's by Craig Cozier superb century guided ARNOS VALE, St. Vincent (AP) SCOREBOARD Bangladesh to a 96-run victory - Opener Shaun Marsh hit 81 and Australia Innings over the United Arab Emirates Nathan Bracken grabbed four for 31 to S. Marsh c Gayle b Sammy 81 in the opening Group A match power Australia to a comfortable 84- S. Watson lbw b Bravo 31 at the Asia Cup on Tuesday. run victory over West Indies in the R. Ponting b Taylor 5 Ashraful top-scored with opening one-day cricket international M. Clarke c Ramdin b Sammy 9 109, while Raqibul Hasan's on Tuesday. M. Hussey c Pollard b Gayle 44 quickfire 83 ensured Left-hander Marsh, on debut, B. Haddin c Pollard b Benn 50 Bangladesh reached a com- cracked seven fours and a six off 97 C. White lbw b Sarwan 8 manding total of 301 at balls to anchor the visitors to 273 for J. Hopes b Bravo 9 Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. eight off 50 overs. B. Lee not out 12 UAE's Khurram Khan hit 78 Brad Haddin (50) and Michael M. Johnson not out 3 off 81 balls and opener Arshad Hussey (44) chipped in nicely in the Extras: (3b, 5lb, 13w) 21 Ali notched 41 but it proved middle order. TOTAL: (for 8 wickets) 273 insufficient as the Middle Left-arm seamer Bracken's four- Overs: 50. Easterners were bowled out wicket haul then helped restrict the Fall of wickets: 1-75, 2-96, 3-117, 4-140, 5- inside 46 overs. home team to 189 all out off 39.5 overs. 231, 6-248, 7-251, The task of reaching more Bracken's new-ball partner Brett 8-269. than 300 runs was always Lee was also impressive in claiming Did not bat: N. Bracken. going to be tough for an inex- two for 37. Bowling: Taylor 7-0-30-1, Gayle 10-0-55-1, perienced UAE team, and their Dwayne Bravo (33), Darren Edwards 3-0-22-0, Bravo 8-0-54-2, Benn 10- endeavours were not helped by Sammy (33) and Denesh Ramdin (31) 0-39-1, Sarwan 5-0-34-1, Sammy 7-1-31-2. the loss of early wickets. got starts but West Indies never real- West Indies Innings Amjad Javed skied Mashrafe istically threatened Australia's total. X. Marshall c Haddin b Lee 6 Mortaza to mid-off in the third Australia began well through C. Gayle lbw b Bracken 20 over for 10 and Marsh and Shane Watson (31) after R. Sarwan c Hussey b Lee 2 Batuwitarachchi followed in the the tourists were sent in under over- A. Fletcher run out (Haddin) 26 next for a duck when he was cast skies. D. Bravo lbw b Clarke 33 trapped lbw by Shahadat The pair added 75 for the first K. Pollard c Haddin b Johnson 11 Hossain. wicket in 12.5 overs. D. Ramdin b Watson 31 Amjad Ali (19) steadied the The 24-year-old Marsh, a standout D. Sammy b Bracken 33 ship but then edged behind to last month in the Indian Premier J. Taylor c Haddin b Bracken 11 give Abdur Razzak his 100th League, batted fluently from the time S. Benn c Clarke b Bracken 7 ODI wicket, and Saqib Ali he stroked his third ball for a bound- F. Edwards not out 1 added just 10 before being ary. Extras: (8w) 8 caught attempting to cut Allrounder Watson, in his first TOTAL: (all out) 189 Mohammad Mahmudullah. ODI since last year's World Cup final, Overs: 39.5. Khan and Arshad Ali provid- cracked four fours off 27 balls. Fall of wickets: 1-11, 2-29, 3-29, 4-80, 5-92, ed some much-needed momen- Bravo made the crucial break- 6-111, 7-163, 8-178, 9-186, 10-189. tum before the latter was through when Watson came too far Bowling: Lee 9-1-37-2, Bracken 5.5-0-31-4, caught at midwicket, but no across his stumps and was leg before. Johnson 7-0-42-1, Hopes 5-0-14-0, other UAE player was able to West Indies stalled the Aussies in Clarke 4-1-15-1, White 6-0-32-0, Watson 3- stick around to support Khan, mid-innings as Ricky Ponting (5) and 0-18-1. with V Shetty (seven), Michael Clarke (9) departed cheaply Result: Australia won by 84 runs (lead 5- Mohammad Tauqir (17), EHSN and Marsh fell just short of a century. A West Indies' cricket fan is detained by a soldier after angry fans threw match series 1-0) Silva (seven) all falling cheaply. Ponting was bowled off the inside debris onto the pitch to protest the umpire's ruling to dismiss batsman Man of the Match: Shaun Marsh. When Khan was caught at edge by pacer Jerome Taylor while Darren Sammy during the first One Day International cricket match Toss: West Indies. long-on off Razzak, victory was Clarke edged Sammy's third delivery against Australia at the Arnos Vale cricket ground in Kingstown, St. Umpires: A.Rauf, (Pak) , B.Doctrove, a mere formality for to the wicketkeeper. Vincent, Tuesday, June 24, 2008. Australia won by 84 runs. (W I). Bangladesh and they wrapped When Marsh lofted a Sammy (AP Photo/Andres Leighton) TV umpire: C. Duncan, (WI). it up with Alok Kapali bowling slower ball to extra cover, Australia Match referee: R.Mahanama, (SL) Fahad Alhashmi (nought) in the was wobbling at 140 for four after 30 mined West Indies' reply early. front pad. 46th over. overs. The 31-year-old claimed Xavier Bravo and rookie Andre Brief scores: But Haddin and Hussey revived Marshall (6) and Ramnaresh Sarwan Fletcher added 51 for the fourth wick- returned to bring a swift end. Bangladesh Total (8 wick- the innings in a brilliant fifth-wicket (2) as the home team slumped to 29 for et to revive the pursuit. Sammy's dismissal, bowled as the ets; 50 overs; 229 mins) 300 stand of 91 off 84 balls. three. But Michael Clarke claimed ball just kissed the off stump, caused (6.00 runs per over) Zahid Haddin was the aggressor, smash- Marshall edged behind to Haddin Bravo leg before and Fletcher was run a mini-disturbance as some sections Shah (3 for 49) ing four fours and a six off 52 balls. while Sarwan deflected a catch to sec- out casually trying to regain his of the crowd threw debris on the field. United Arab Emirates (All Hussey compiled 44 off 58 balls ond slip. ground and the match was virtually That stoppage just stalled the out; 45.4 overs; 196 mins) 204 with just one boundary. In between, Bracken claimed over. final rites for 10 minutes before (4.46 runs per over) (Abdur Lee, who ended the innings with Chris Gayle lbw for 20 as the West Sammy and Ramdin added 52 for Bracken had Sulieman Benn caught Razzak 3 for 20, Mahmudullah an unbeaten 12 off five balls, under- Indies skipper played around his the seventh wicket before Bracken in the deep. 2 for38, Alok Kapali 2 for27) Wimbledon Grand Slam 2008 Roddick doesn't mind being overlooked Davenport moves In talk about men's Wimbledon favorites into 2nd round by Stephen Wilson pretty well, but it goes in waves. by Steven Wine well," Davenport said. WIMBLEDON, England (AP) - People are going to come in an out. WIMBLEDON, England Idle for two months after All the talk about the men's I think Roger and Rafa and Novak (AP) - With Wimbledon becom- sitting out the clay-court sea- favorites at Wimbledon has have established themselves as the ing a fashion contest, former son, Davenport feared rust been about the 'big three' of best players so far. There's no ques- champion Lindsay Davenport's would be a problem in the opening Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal tion about that." retro getup may have trumped all other outfits. round. But she and Novak Djokovic. "Now, as far as fun nicknames, Her sleeveless white top was troubled Largely over- headlines and whatever, I don't real- and pleated skirt were very more by a sore looked has ly care," he added. "Everyone's beat- 1980s, and the wrap on her right knee that has been Andy able. I've beaten the three of them. leg - with bandages extending bothered her Roddick. The two- But if you're asking if it (angers) from mid-thigh to mid-calf - in recent time runner-up insists me at all, I don't really care. I just looked like something out of weeks. Lindsay he's happy to fly under want to win tennis matches." the British Museum. Playing on Court 2 - the "I actually felt like I started Playing her first match at "Graveyard of Champions" - the radar. That's what Roddick did in hitting the ball a little bit better Wimbledon since 2005, Davenport held a match point "I don't know if I've fairly convincing style against a because I felt like I needed to do Davenport whacked enough in the 10th game of the second ever been the one that every- gritty Argentine making his more with it," Davenport said. winners to compensate for a set, but Voracova escaped and body's talking about," Roddick Wimbledon debut at 22. Roddick She had help: Voracova sore knee Tuesday,and she hob- evened the match.