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GUYANA CHRONICLE Wednesday, January 4, 2016
Centurions Warner and Renshaw put Australia in control DAVID Warner created history in destructive fashion and fellow-opener Matt Renshaw hit his first century as Australia dominated against Pakistan on day one of the final Test in Sydney. Record-breaking Warner blasted his way to a ton before lunch and Renshaw got in on the act in contrasting fashion to lead the Aussies - 2-0 up in the three-match series - to 365-3 at stumps yesterday. Warner scored 113 runs in a devastating display of batting, with his 100 coming off just 78 deliveries, which saw him become the first player to
bring up a century in the first session of a Test in Australia. Not to be overshadowed, 20-year-old Renshaw - part of a drastic overhaul to the team heading into the third Test against South Africa in November - produced a performance beyond his tender years for his maiden Test century in his fourth match, ending the day unbeaten on 167 alongside Peter Handscomb (40). Steve Smith won the toss and the Australia captain had no hesitation sending his team in to bat on a SCG wicket expected to deteriorate throughout the match.
And Warner made the most of the favourable conditions as he put Pakistan to the sword from the outset. Warner made his intentions known early, hitting 30 off 19 balls and that tally quickly grew to 51 from 41 deliveries inside the opening hour of play. Renshaw took a back seat at the other end as Warner became the first Australian since Donald Bradman in 1930 to score a century before lunch on day one of a Test. Warner - who found the boundary 17 times - added 13 runs after lunch before
h i s t h re e - f i g u re l a n d mark after tea, having seen Smith (24) fall victim to Yasir Shah’s turn, and he got better as the sun eventually set on a near-perfect day for Australia.
SCOREBOARD Australia’s opening pair scored centuries as David Warner (left) and Matt Renshaw put the hosts in control versus Pakistan. he edged a Wahab Riaz (2-63) delivery through to Sarfraz Ahmed. Wa h a b s t r u c k a g a i n in the second session, dismissing Pakistan-born
batsman Usman Khawaja for 13 following a loose shot, but that is as good as it got for the tourists. Renshaw picked his shots as he brought up
AUSTRALIA 1st innings M. Renshaw not out 167 D. Warner c S. Ahmed b Riaz 113 U. Khawaja c S. Ahmed b Riaz 13 S. Smith c S. Ahmed b Shah 24 P. Handscomb not out 40 Extras: (b-2, lb-1, nb-4, w-1) 8 Total: (for 3 wickets, 88 overs) 365 Fall of wickets: 1-151, 2-203, 3-244. Bowling: M. Amir 16-1 58-0, I. Khan 17-3-81-0 (nb-2), W. Riaz 19-4-63-2 (nb-2, w-1), Y. Shah 30-2- 32-1, Az. Ali 4-0-16-0, A. Shafiq 2-0-12-0.
Top Indian cricket officials removed for stalling reforms (REUTERS) - Indian cricket board (BCCI) president Anurag Thakur and secretary Ajay Shirke were removed by the country’s top court on Monday for failing to implement administrative reforms within the body.
made by the panel headed by former chief justice R.M. Lodha, which included age and tenure restrictions for top officials, as well as banning them from serving successive terms. “One should understand that once the order of the
BBCI president Anurag Thakur In July, the court accepted most of the recommendations of a three-member panel it had set up to look into the operations of the world’s richest cricket board following a fixing scandal during the 2013 Indian Premier League Twenty20 competition. The BCCI rejected a few of the recommendations
Supreme Court, the highest court of the land, has come it has to be obeyed by all ... nobody can escape it,” Lodha told reporters after the verdict. “Being at the helm of affairs, if they were not able to implement the Supreme Court order, these consequences were bound to follow and
that’s what has happened. “Administrators come and administrators go but ultimately it’s for the benefit of the game and the game will flourish, I’m very sure.” A senior vice-president of the board will take over as the interim chief, the court added. Shirke said he was yet to read the order but was ready to step down. “If the highest court of the land wants me to leave, I’d leave happily, I have no issues,” he told CNN News18 channel from London. “We have to see that the BCCI, in its new form, continues to do well, cricket flourishes and India is able to maintain its position in global cricket.” India consolidated their position as the world’s top-ranked Test team with a 4-0 home series victory against England last month and will host them for three one-dayers and as many Twenty20 Internationals from this month.