Tuesday 12th January, 2010 Under-19 Cricket India appoints Nanayakkara Kohli’s splendid ton Eric Simons as stands out on bowling coach NEW DELHI (AP) - difficult wicket The Indian cricket powers India to victory board says it has by Reemus Fernando appointed former India wanted to go into the wrapped lbw for 13. South Africa coach Sri Lanka series final with a thumping The onus was once again on Eric Simons as the Under-19 World win against Bangladesh. And the pair that had saved India the national team’s new Cup stand-by Virat Kohli (102*) ensured just blushes in their last game bowling coach. Adeesha that, guiding India to a convinc- against Bangladesh. Skipper “Simons has been Nanayakara stood ing six-wicket victory with a MS Dhoni (32) joined Virat Kohli appointed bowling con- out with a valu- sparkling century.Set a target of to make sure no further damage sultant of the Indian able 123 runs (in 248, India finished with 249 for 4 was done. cricket team for the 127) inclusive of in 43 overs. While Dhoni brought his test series against Eric Simons 10 fours and five The perfectly placed flicks customary nudges into play, Bangladesh, and the sixes for Nalanda and immaculately-timed cuts Virat effortlessly changed gears. test and one-day international series College to post 222 reflected the sublime form of Both batsmen were lightning against South Africa,” Board of Control runs against the young batsman from Delhi. quick between the 22 yards and for Cricket in India secretary Lumbini College Yet again he showed immense rotated the strike at will. In no Narainswamy Srinivasan said in a statement Monday. on a difficult first maturity in pacing his innings time, the pair raced to a crucial Simons, 47, played 23 limited-overs day for batsmen at Adeesha in accordance with the match 68-run partnership. The stand Colts Ground yes- Nanayakara internationals for South Africa before situation. While he went about ended when Dhoni played one coaching the national team from 2002 to terday. playing his shots freely to start straight to mid-on off Shakib’s On a day where 18 batsmen were out 2004. with, he dropped anchor after bowling. India coach Gary Kirsten was an without topping 20 runs Nanayakkara the dismissal of Yuvraj. Along Despite Dhoni’s fall, India managed to anchor Nalanda innings with opening batsman in the South African with his skipper MS Dhoni, he were well on course to another his gritty century. Coming to bat at 19 for team during Simons’ tenure. stitched a solid half-century thumping win with Virat and two wickets, Nanayakkara was the last partnership to put India on Suresh Raina going strong. man out after helping his side post the eventual total. course. The youngster’s bril- Virat was lucky to be dropped In reply Lumbini were wobbling at 84 liant effort fetched him the play- twice in a single over when for nine wickets at close. er of the match award. Ashraful dropped him in the Sports Minister Scores: In the beginning of the deep and then keeper Nalanda 222 all out in 56.4 overs Indian innings, Bangladesh pac- Mushfiqur Rahim put down a ratifies badminton (Adeesha Nanayakara 123; Vikum ers Syed Rasel and Shafiul Islam stumping chance. The young- Sanjaya 3/57, Ravija Sandaruwan 3/38, struggled to adjust their line to ster was perhaps destined to get Prabath Jayasuriya 2/70) the right-left combination of a hundred, which he did by hit- selections Lumbini 84 for 9 in 38 overs (Nipun Dinesh Karthik and Gautam ting the winning boundary. The Ministry of Sports has ratified the Karunanayake 4/30, Koshan Danushka Gambhir. Earlier, after being reduced names of 12 players who were picked to 2/18) While Karthik feasted on to 95 for 5, Bangladesh fought represent Sri Lanka at the upcoming wide deliveries outside the off- back well to post a respectable South Asian Games to be hosted by Bens put on 254 for 7 declared stump with some cracking 247 for 6 in their 50 overs. Bangladesh, this month. Put to bat first, St. Benedict’s College square-cuts and drives, Skipper Shakib Al Hasan led According to a release issued by the posted 254 for seven wickets declared as Gambhir used leg glance with from the front and notched up a Badminton Federation of Sri Lanka, the Sandun Sampath (69) and Eranga great effect. brilliant 85 – the highest score players named in the national team for Ratnayake (60n.o) scored half centuries Gambhir (41), who batted by a Bangladeshi captain the game are: Niluka Karunaratne, against St. Sylvester’s College on the first with caution and care, lost his against India. Dinuka Karunaratne, Nuwan day of their match commenced at wicket to a turning delivery Middle order batsman Hettiarachchi, Diluka Karunaratne, Kotahena yesterday. from Naeem Islam. The left-han- Mohammad Mahmudullah (64*) R.S.Dahanayake, Hasitha Chanaka (Men), Achini Ratnasiri, Thilini Jayasinghe, In reply St. Sylvester’s were 49 for one der charged down the ground to once again came good, scoring Chandrika de Silva, Lekha Shehani, wicket at close. loft the ball over mid-wicket but his second half-century against Scores: Upuli Samanthika, Nadeesha Gayathri. was deceived completely as the Indian in the series. After stitch- (RN) St. Benedict’s 254 for 7 decl in 78 overs ball turned sharply and crashed ing a 102-run partnership with (Sandun Sampath 69, Eranga Ratnayake into his stumps. his skipper, Mahmudullah bat- 60n.o, Rukshan Weerasinghe 49, Roy Naeem went on to dismiss India’s Virat Kohli kisses his helmet to celebrate scoring a century ted through the innings to give Sheran 21, Dinushan Wanigasuriya 20; in-form Yuvraj Singh. Like fel- against Bangladesh during the sixth one-day international cricket the bowlers enough runs to fight Dushan Malalasena 3/44) Togo flags at low left-hander Gambhir, Yuvraj match of the tri-series in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Monday, Jan. 11, 2010. with. St. Sylvester’s 49 for 1 in 16 overs too fell to the off-spinner, trying Bangladesh started off their (Waruna Wijesinghe 18n.o, Dileepa to play against the turn. He was (AP) innings scratchily, losing two half-mast as 3-day Gayashan 9n.o) early wickets in the form of Scoreboard opener Imrul Kayes (9) and mourning starts Fourteen-year-old impresses for Mohammad Ashraful (4). The Richmond Bangladesh Innings India Innings batsmen paid the price for their LOME, Togo (AP) - Flags flew at half- A fighting century (103) by Chalitha Tamim Iqbal c Tyagi b Nehra 17 D. Karthik c Rahim b Shafiul Islam 34 poor shot selection. mast in Togo as the West African nation Madushan for Dharmasoka, a top score of With half the side back into began three days of national mourning on Imrul Kayes c Kohli b Tyagi 9 G. Gambhir b Naeem Islam 41 128 runs by Dananjaya de Silva and a the hut for 95, the hosts needed a Monday following the return of the nation- V. Kohli not out 102 good double of 60 runs and five wickets Mohammad Ashraful b Sreesanth 4 special effort. And it was the al football team after a gun attack which from 14-year-old Asitha Madushan on Raqibul Hasan run out 28 Yuvraj Singh lbw Naeem Islam 13 captain, who decided to lead killed two members of its delegation in debut for Richmond College were the Shakib Al Hasan c Dhoni b Nehra 85 M. S. Dhoni c Kayes b Shakib 32 from the front with a fine knock Angola. highlights as the latter scored a first S. Raina not out 18 of 85. After undertaking the The players arrived in Togo’s airport innings victory in their match ended at Mushfiqur Rahim c Raina b Yuvraj 7 Extras: (6lb, 3w) 9 repair work by way of defense, late Sunday night, some wearing bandages Galle International Stadium yesterday. Mahmudullah not out 64 Shakib brought his shots into on their arms to cover bullet wounds. Scores: Total: (for four wickets) 249 Naeem Islam not out 22 play.He began his assault with a Togo’s press officer and an assistant Richmond 260 for 6 decl in 87 overs Overs: 43. Extras (2lb, 6w, 3nb) 11 scorching six over mid-wicket coach were killed on Friday, along with (Dananjaya de Silva 128, Asitha Fall of wickets: 1-64, 2-87, 3-133, 4-201 their Angolan driver, after suspected rebels Total: (for six wickets) 247 off Ravindra Jadeja and never Madushan 60; Chamath Gunasinghe 3/52) Did not bat: R. Jadeja, A. Mishra, A. Nehra, in Angola’s volatile Cabinda region raked Overs: 50. looked back. His aggressive and 121 for 1 at close in 30 overs (Irosh S. Sreesanth, S. Tyagi. their bus with machine gunfire as they Samarasooriya 58 n.o, Kusal Prabodha Fall of wickets: 1-10, 2-15, 3-60, 4-67, 5-95, 6- approach forced the Indian headed to the African Cup of Nations. Togo Bowling: Rasel 7-0-37-0, Islam 10-1-63-1 (2w), bowlers to err in line and the 53n.o) 201 withdrew from the tournament in the Razzak 7-0-40-0, Shakib 10-0-58-1, Islam 8-0-35- skipper made merry at their Dharmasoka 212 all out in 70 overs Did not bat: Abdur Razzak, Shafiul Islam, Syed wake of the attack. (Chalitha Madushan 103, Sudara Deshan 2 (1w), Mahmudullah 1-0-10-0. cost. Speaking late Sunday, Prime Minister 17, Ramesh Mendis 18; Irosh Rasel. Umpires: Sharfuddoula and S.