SUNDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2015 SPORTS Herath spins Sri Lanka to big victory over Windies GALLE: Sri Lanka needed less than four nightwatchman Devendra Bishoo (10) in days to thrash West Indies by an innings wily left-arm spinner Herath’s third over and six runs in the opening Test at Galle and then experienced batsman Marlon yesterday with Rangana Herath leading the Samuels was out lbw off the first ball he victory charge by claiming his fifth 10-wick- faced. Samuels did not offer a shot to a et haul. The touring side, who have never straight delivery and more surprisingly, won a test match in Sri Lanka, were bun- decided to waste a review by challenging dled out for 227 in their second innings in the umpire’s decision. The bowler’s hat-trick the afternoon session, after being asked to ball was fended away by Blackwood. West follow on by the hosts. Indies’ hopes of avoiding a heavy defeat Herath added three wickets to his previ- rested on Darren Bravo (31), who scored a ous day’s removal of opener Kraigg 50 in the first innings, but the left-hander Brathwaite (34) after claiming six victims in edged Nuwan Pradeep behind after cap- the first innings to finish with match figures tain Angelo Mathews’ decision to allow the of 10-147. Three of the 37-year-old’s land- paceman one more over was vindicated. mark hauls have come at Galle, the venue “We had a lot of things to learn,” West for his test debut against Australia more Indies captain Jason Holder, leading the than 16 years ago. side for the first time in tests, said. “We did “When I play here, there is always some- not put enough runs in our first innings thing for me as a spinner,” Herath said after total and struggled again in the second picking up the man of the match award. innings. “We did create chances but we just “That’s the main reason (for my success).” didn’t take them. If we had held our Debutant all-rounder Milinda chances I think the game would have been Siriwardana and paceman Dhammika lot different.” Prasad picked up two wickets apiece in the Blackwood and wicketkeeper Denesh second innings for Sri Lanka. Ramdin (11) stitched together a dogged Jermaine Blackwood played some 48-run stand for the sixth wicket before ABU DHABI: Pakistan’s batsman Younis Khan in action as England’s Jonny Bairstow protects himself during the final day of first stTe match at delightful shots and showed nimble foot- Siriwardena ended the pair’s resistance Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi. —AP work against the spinners during his knock when Ramdin edged a catch to Kaushal of 92, his second highest score in tests, but Silva at second slip. The second match of was the last man out. the two-test series starts in Colombo on After resuming on 67-2, West Indies lost Thursday. —Reuters Cook proud, Misbah SCOREBOARD relieved after draw GALLE, Sri Lanka: The final scores of the first cricket Test between Sri Lanka and West Indies played at the Galle International Cricket Stadium.Sri Lanka won the match by an innings and six ABU DHABI: England captain Alastair Cook was a lot of the time and playing to your strengths.” and bounce. But credit to them,” said Misbah runs on day four yesterday proud while Pakistan skipper Misbah-ul-haq was Misbah said he was relieved that Pakistan were who criticised the pitch. Sri Lanka 1st innings Devendra Bishoo not out 23 relieved after the first Test ended in a dramatic not trailing in the series. “Even a kid knows what kind of pitch you Dimuth Karunaratne c and b Samuels 186 Shanon Gabriel b Herath 0 draw with England falling just 25 short of victory “I think the big advantage is that we are not need when you are playing against England,” Kaushal Silva c Ramdin b Roach 17 Extras: (b4 lb7 w1 nb7) 19 yesterday. A result looked highly unlikely when 1-0 down,” said Misbah. “I think in Test cricket said Misbah of the flat Sheikh Zayed Stadium Lahiru Thirimanne c (sub) Chandrika b Bishoo 16 Total: all out (82 overs) 251 England finished their first innings on the fifth pressure lets everything happen and we caused pitch where only 16 wickets fell on the first four Dinesh Chandimal c Blackwood b Taylor 151 Fall of wicket: 1-33 (Brathwaite), 2-49 (Hope), 3-70 and final morning but leg-spinner Adil Rashid that pressure with some wrong shots.” days and 15 on the last. Angelo Mathews c and b Holder 48 (Samuels), 4-111 (Blackwood), 5-132 (Bravo), 6- then took 5-64 as Pakistan were dismissed for a “If you commit mistakes then such situations “You need a spin track. If the pitch was not Milinda Siriwardana c Ramdin b Taylor 1 165 (Holder), 7-171 (Ramdin), 8-217 (Taylor), 9- paltry 173. arise especially Younis (Khan) and I played prepared like that then I am as surprised as you Kusal Janith Perera b Gabriel 23 251 (Roach), 10-251 (Gabriel) That gave Cook’s men a 99-run target in a wrong shots at the wrong time,” said Misbah are,” said Misbah, who was also critical of no cov- Dhammika Prasad c Holder b Bishoo 13 Bowling: Prasad 15-6-38-2, Pradeep 15-4-56-1, maximum of 19 overs but when the umpires who fell to a rash shot off spinner Moeen Ali er in his spin after key leg-spinner Yasir Shah was Rangana Herath lbw Bishoo 0 Herath 33-9-68-6, Kaushal 14-4-65-1, Siriwardana called off play eight overs early due to bad light after scoring 51. Younis was caught off a poor declared unfit before the match. “I think you Tharindu Kaushal not out 9 5-2-13-0. England were marooned on 74-4. shot of Rashid for 45. should ask this question to the selectors or Nuwan Pradeep c Gabriel b Bishoo 0 The result left the three-match series level “England are a good team and the pitch also somebody back home,” said a critical Pakistan Extras: (b4 lb5 w5 nb6) 20 West Indies 2nd innings: follow on with the second Test starting in Dubai from helped them because there was not much turn captain. —AFP Total: (all out; 152.3 overs) 484 Kraigg Brathwaite lbw Herath 34 October 22. Shai Hope b Siriwardana 6 England’s remarkable change of fortune, after Fall of wicket: 1-56 (Silva), 2-101 (Thirimanne), 3- Darren Bravo c Perera b Pradeep 31 Pakistan had piled up a mammoth 523-8 SCOREBOARD 339 (Karunaratne), 4-425 (Chandimal), 5-427 Devendra Bishoo c Mathews b Herath 10 declared in the first innings, left Cook the happi- (Siriwardana), 6-448 (Mathews), 7-467 (Prasad), 8- Marlon Samuels lbw Herath 0 er of the two captains. 467 (Herath), 9-475 (Perera), 10-484 (Pradeep) Jermaine Blackwood c Silva b Prasad 92 “I am proud of my boys,” said Cook, who was ABU DHABI: Complete scoreboard in the first Test between Pakistan and England on the fifth Bowling: Taylor 20-4-65-2, Roach 19-3-57-1, Denesh Ramdin c Silva b Siriwardana 11 declared man-of-the-match for his epic 263 in and final day at Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on yesterday: Holder 21-4-36-1, Gabriel 20-2-76-1, Samuels 27- Jason Holder run out 18 England’s 598-9 declared which gave them a 4-84-1, Bishoo 40.3-2-143-4, Brathwaite 5-0-14-0. Kemar Roach st Perera b Herath 5 lead of 75 runs. Pakistan 1st innings 523-8 dec (Shoaib Malik 245, Asad Shafiq 107, Mohammad Hafeez 98; B. Jerome Taylor lbw b Prasad 5 “More (proud) for the fact when you concede Stokes 4-57) West Indies 1st innings Shannon Gabriel not out 7 520-plus and then you are the side who are pret- England 1st innings (overnight 569-8) Sarfraz Ahmed c Anderson b Rashid 27 Kraigg Brathwaite lbw Herath 19 Extras (lb3 w2 nb3) 8 ty much going to win the game and with an A. Cook c Masood b Malik 263 Wahab Riaz c Bairstow b Ali 1 Shai Hope b Herath 23 Total: all out (68.3 overs) 227 inexperienced side.” M. Ali c Ahmed b Khan 35 Zulfiqar Babar c Anderson b Rashid 1 Darren Bravo c Chandimal b Herath 50 Fall of wickets: 1-18 (Hope), 2-60 (Brathwaite), 3- Cook said Pakistan’s collapse raised hopes of I. Bell c Hafeez b Riaz 63 Rahat Ali not out 0 Marlon Samuels b Herath 11 74 (Bishoo), 4-74 (Samuel), 5-88 (Bravo), 6-136 an unlikely win. “It’s a really strange feeling M. Wood b Riaz 4 Imran Khan c Anderson b Rashid 0 Jermaine Blackwood c Siriwardana b Prasad 11 (Ramdin), 7-172 (Holder), 8-178 (Roach), 9-189 because there’s one of disappointment in the J. Root c Ahmed b Rahat 85 Extras: (b3, lb2, nb2) 7 Denesh Ramdin c Perera b Pradeep 23 (Taylor), 10-227 (Blackwood) dressing room which is very strange because J. Bairstow lbw b Riaz 8 Total: (all out; 57.5 overs) 173 Jason Holder c Perera b Prasad 19 Bowling: Prasad 9.3-3-28-2, Herath 22-5-79-4 everyone would have taken the result at tea B. Stokes b Malik 57 Fall of wickets: 1-3 (Masood), 2-3 (Malik), 3-47 Kemar Roach St Perera b Herath 22 Pradeep 14-1-28-1, Siriwardana 12-1-60-2, time,” said Cook of the interval when Pakistan J.