Thursday 26th June, 2008 ICC Sangakkara's appointment for umpire Manuel century Respected cricket umpire Peter Manuel has been appointed as one of International Cricket Council’s five Regional Umpires’ Performance Manager, the ICC helps SL beat announced yesterday. Peter Manuel Manuel, who officiat- ed ten Test Matches and over 40 ODIs retired two years ago, but was still involved with crick- et. Manuel, a banker by profession, Bangladesh didn’t feature in many Tests after English press went to town accusing him of favouring the home team after LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) - Kumar the 2001 Galle Test against England Sangakkara's eighth limited-overs cen- that the hosts won by an innings. tury Wednesday powered defending Manuel has been put in charge of champion Sri Lanka to a 131-run win Pakistan and Sri Lanka and his role against Bangladesh in a Group A match requires him to coach, mentor and of the Asia Cup. assist umpires. The other four Sangakkara hit 16 boundaries for Performance Managers announced by 101 off 91 balls while Chamara the ICC are John Holder, Arani Kapugedera (74) and Sanath Jayasuriya Jayaprakash, Peter Manuel Ian (72) also put up strong batting displays Robinson and Bob Stratford. in Sri Lanka's total of 357-9. Bangladesh never looked to chal- lenge the experienced bowling attack of Sri Lanka and preferred to play out 50 overs and were restricted to 226-7. Shaolin show in Mushfiqur Rahim let Bangladesh with 44 while Mashrafe Mortaza Colombo a fake, remained unbeaten on 34. Despite the defeat, Bangladesh is says China’s Kumar Sangakkara of Sri Lanka hits a boundary against Bangladesh during the Asia expected to advance to the Super Four boundaries in Dolar Mahmud's one over stage as it defeated United Arab before he was caught by Tamim Iqbal Cup Cricket Championship at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, Pakistan on Wednesday, Shaolin Temple Emirates by 96 runs Tuesday. off Mahmudullah soon after completing June 25, 2008. (AP) Shaolin Sri Lanka takes on United Arab his century in the 28th over. Temple of China, Emirates in the last group match Kapugedera then played a polished based in the Thursday and is likely to finish atop innings of 74 off 67 deliveries with five SCOREBOARD Dengfeng City of Group A with two Sri Lanka M. Ashraful c Sangakkara b Fernando 8 Henan Province, victories. S. Jayasuriya b Razzak 72 R. Hasan st Sangakkara b Muralitharan 35 China, has said in Bangladesh K. Sangakkara c Iqbal b Mahmudullah 101 M. Rahim c & b Muralitharan 44 a communiqué, captain M. Jayawardene b Razzak 6 A. Kapali c Jayasuriya b Silva 30 sent through its Mohammad C. Kapugedera c Mortaza b Razzak 74 M. Mahmudullah b Jayasuriya 4 legal advisor, that C. Silva c Rahim b Kapali 19 Ashraful's deci- M. Mortaza not out 34 the proposed T. Dilshan c Iqbal b Mortaza 29 A. Razzak not out 22 sion to bowl first C. Vaas c Iqbal b Mortaza 13 Shaolin Show, to after he won the N. Kulasekara c Ashraful b Hossain 1 Extras (b 4, lb 6, w 8, nb 2) 20 be held at toss backfired as A. Mendis not out 15 Total: for seven wickets 226 Sugathadasa Jayasuriya and M. Muralitharan c Ashraful b Hossain 5 Overs: 50 Indoor Stadium in Sangakkara put D. Fernando not out 0 Did not bat: D. Mahmud, S. Hossain Ven. Yan Yin Colombo on June on 116 runs off 89 Extras (lb 4, w 18) 22 Fall of wickets: 1-5, 2-35, 3-48, 4-126, 5- 29, is a fake while balls. Total: for nine wickets 357 135, 6-142, 7-177. threatening it would take legal action Left-arm spin- Overs: 50 Bowling: Vaas 6-1-16-1, Kulasekara 6-0-33-1 against the Sri Lankan organisers of the ner Abdul Razzak Fall of wickets: 1-116, 2-170, 3-211, 4-264, (1w), Fernando 8-0-53-1 (2nb, 2w), Mendis Show for abusing the prestigious name of 5-303, 6-330, 7-336, 8-337, 9-347. had Jayasuriya clean bowled but not boundaries and two sixes before 10-1-34-0, Muralitharan 10-0-37-2 (3w), the centuries old tradition. Bowling: Mortaza 10-0-53-2 (2w), Hossain 7-0- before the left-handed hard-hitter had Bangladesh hit back in the last eight Jayasuriya 5-0-22-1 (1w), Silva 4-1-21-1 (1w). “… Shaolin Temple of China has the 62-2 2w), Mahmud 3-0-49-0 (3w), Mahmudullah hit 10 boundaries and three sixes off 47 overs and claimed five wickets. exclusive right of the name of ‘Shaolin 10-0-62-1 (4w), Razzak 10-0-55-3 (2w), Kapali Man of the Match: K. Sangakkara (SL) balls. Captain Mahela Jayawardene Razzak had the best performance of Temple’ and any other individual or 10-0-72-1 (3w). Toss: Bangladesh struggled for six before he too was the Bangladesh bowlers with 3-55 while Bangladesh Umpires: I. Gould (Eng) S. Taufel (Aus) organisation are not allowed to partici- bowled by Razzak. Mortaza (2-53) and Shahadat Hossain (2- T. Iqbal b Kulasekara 28 TV umpire: Z. Haider pate in any activities in the name of However, Sangakkara hit five 62) both struck late in the innings. M. Nazimuddin c Sangakkara b Vaas 1 Match Referee: M. Procter (SA) ‘Shaolin Temple’ without the permission or authorisation of Shaolin Temple of China,” the communiqué said. Ven. Yan Yin of Venuvana Viharaya Mahela, Sanga and Murali in running for of Gampaha, who has been learning in the Shaolin Temple of China for more Castrol Asian Cricketer award than five years, told ‘The Island’ that some people were trying to use the name of his prestigious Temple to get unneces- Mahela Jayawardene, will be given away to the sary publicity. Kumar Sangakkara and Best Batsman and Bowler Muttiah Muralitharan are in various categories in the running for the across the three formats Castrol Asian Cricketer of of the game. In the run- the Year Award. The trio ning for these awards are Beefy nets Honorary will be competing against cricketers from Sri Law Degree two Indians – Batting Lanka, Pakistan and maestro Sachin Tendulkar India including Younis Sir Ian Botham added a doctorate to Mahela Sanga Murali and the comeback crick- Khan, Mohammed his list of titles today after accepting an eter – Sourav Ganguly. This is the first time Yousuf, Yuvraj Singh, honorary law degree in recognition of his ever that an award has been instituted espe- Gautam Gambhir, Misbah Ul Haq, Shoaib work in sport and charity. cially for Asian Cricketers. Malik, Chamara Silva and Sanath Jayasuriya Botham donned the graduation gown The Castrol Asian Cricketing Awards will In addition to the Asian Cricket Awards, to become a Doctor of Laws at the be given away in Karachi on 27th June, dur- Castrol will also be giving away the Castrol University of Bath this afternoon. ing the forthcoming Asia Cup. The Castrol Pakistan Awards for Cricketing Excellence. The former England all-rounder was Asian Cricket Awards will honor and felici- The legendary Hanif Mohammed will receive one of 650 graduates who collected tate Asia's best cricketers on a biennial basis the Castrol Pakistan Lifetime Achievement degrees at Bath Abbey and marked the end across all three formats of the game – Test Award. of their studies. cricket, One-Day Internationals and T20 Awards will also be given away to the Botham said: "I am delighted to have Internationals. This year, the awards will be Castrol Pakistan Cricketer of the Year and been awarded this honorary degree. It is a given away for the calendar year 2007. the Castrol Pakistan Junior Cricketer of the fantastic opportunity to celebrate the tra- Besides the overall category, the Awards, Year. The decade old Castrol India Awards for dition and the history here in Bath. This which are based on a comprehensive point Cricketing Excellence will be given away later area was the springboard for my career, so system called the Castrol Performance Index, on during the year. it has real significance for me." (cricket365.com) Published by Upali Newspapers Ltd, 223, Bloemendhal Road, Colombo 13. and Printed at 195/187, High Level Road, Homagama on Thursday 26th June, 2008.