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Kaieteur News
Monday November 19, 2018
Spinners help England end 17-year wait in Sri Lanka Devine’s 22-ball fifty sees Ireland wrap winless campaign GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Minnows Ireland ended their ICC Women’s Twenty20 World Cup campaign winless as New Zealand beat them by seven wickets in the final
England’s cricket team celebrates the dismissal of Sri Lanka’s Angelo Mathews (left). (REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte) PALLEKELE, Sri Lanka (Reuters) - Spin duo Moeen Ali and Jack Leach combined to end England’s 17-year wait for a test series victory in Sri Lanka after bowling the tourists to a 57-run victory in the second test yesterday. Moeen struck twice in three deliveries and Leach completed his maiden fivewicket haul as the tourists took a little over 30 minutes
on the final morning to seal victory and take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-test series. Sri Lanka resumed on 226 for seven, needing 75 to keep the series alive after their opening loss in Galle, but were all out for 243 as England completed their first away series win in tests since beating South Africa at the beginning of 2016.
Alliance with Dottin key... From page 28 victories but with the business end of the tournament looming next week, the Barbadian said the stint against Sri Lanka had been important. “It was my first bowl and it was good to get some wickets,” she said. “Staf (captain Stafanie Taylor) brought me on at a crucial time when we wanted to close out the innings so for me, it was just good for me to loosen up my arm and get a bowl in case I’m needed in any of the other games.” West Indies played their final preliminary game yesterday against England where they beat them in the last over at the Darren Sammy Cricket Stadium here.
Hope, Powell warm up... From page 28 Hope faced 112 balls and struck 10 fours and three sixes while the left-handed Powell was more circumspect, counting six fours and a six in a 142-ball knock. Hope retired hurt and Powell fell to a catch at the wicket off left-arm spinner Fazle Mahmud, paving the way for Chase, Hetmyer and Dowrich to spend valuable time at the crease. West Indies will face Bangladesh in two Tests starting next Thursday at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium here in Chittagong. The tour also includes three One-Day Internationals and three T20 Internationals. Scores: WEST INDIES 303 for six (Shai Hope 88, Kieran Powell 72, Roston Chase 35, Shane Dowrich 24, Shimron Hetmyer 24; Nayeem Hasan 2-104) vs BANGLADESH.
The England side led by Nasser Hussain were the last to register a series victory in Sri Lanka in 2001 and Joe Root’s men arrived in the country winless in their last 13 tests away from home. Their last series victory in Asia was in India six years ago and not many would have bet on England to win with a match to spare against Sri Lanka, who defeated South Africa 2-0 at home in July. “We said we are going to come out here and play bold cricket, we were quite courageous at times and everyone’s really bought into that. We are seeing the rewards now,” Root said at the post-match presentation. “We have to keep looking to improve. We have seen this team grow in the last six-eight months. We are not the finished article, we want to get to number one at some point. “We have to be consistent to do that, in all parts of the world and on different surfaces.” For the first time in a test match, spinners claimed 38 wickets with Leach and Moeen sharing 14 between them on a turning track at Pallekele. Sri Lanka’s standin captain Lakmal was the only quick to pick up a wicket while the other was a run out. It was also the first time since 1973 in Karachi that no seamer took a wicket in a test for England. MOEEN STRIKES When play resumed on Sunday, Sri Lanka’s hopes of squaring the series rested entirely on wicketkeeper Niroshan Dickwella, who was unbeaten on 27 overnight. The hosts managed to keep the England spinners at bay for 15 minutes while
picking up singles to advance towards their target but Moeen broke their resistance by dismissing Dickwella, who was caught at slip by Stokes for 35. The off-spinner then sent back Lakmal for a duck two deliveries later before Malinda Pushpakumara spooned a catch straight back to left-arm spinner Leach. “It was a brilliant test match,” said Root, who was named player of the match for his brilliant 124 in the second innings. “We were very good for the whole game. At times we were under pressure and we responded really well to that. (I) couldn’t be more proud of the guys.” Sri Lanka batted well in both innings but Sam Curran’s counter-attacking 64 in the first innings and Root’s century under pressure in the second made the difference for England. “Sri Lanka played brilliantly in both innings,” added Root, after registering his first away series victory as captain. “At times we lost clusters of wickets but we stayed very calm and managed to find ways to get back in the game and get the control back in our favour.” The third and final test of the series will start on Friday in Colombo. Scores: England 290 (Curran 64, Buttler 63, Dilruwan 4-61) and 346 (Root 124, Foakes 65*, Burns 59, Dananjaya 6-115) beat Sri Lanka 336 (Roshen 85, Karunaratne 63, Leach 3-70, Rashid 3-75) and 243 (Mathews 88, Karunaratne 57, Leach 5-83, Moeen 4-72) by 57 runs.
New Zealand’s Leigh Kasperek appeals during her spell against Ireland on Saturday. (Photo courtesy ICC Media)
Group B preliminary match here Saturday. Playing at the Guyana National Stadium, the Irish were held to a paltry 79 for nine off their 20 overs, despite Gaby Lewis’s 39 from 36 balls with five fours. Ireland promised more at 69 for three in the 15th over, following a 39-run, fourth wicket stand between Lewis and Laura Delany (12), but lost six wickets for nine runs in the space of 21 deliveries. Off-spinner Leigh Kasperek, who was handed the new ball, wrecked the innings with three for 19 while seamer Lea Tahuhu (2-27) and 18-year-old legspinner Amelia Kerr (2-18) also chipped in with key spells. In reply, the already eliminated New Zealand made light work of their target, getting home in the eighth over behind opener Sophie Devine’s 22-ball 51. She put on 69 off 32 balls with Suzie Bates (11), slamming seven fours and three sixes in an exhilarating innings, before slicing seamer Delany to point to depart in the sixth over. New Zealand finished third as unbeaten India topped the group with three-time champions Australia in second spot.
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GCC beat TSC by eight wickets
Rivaldo Phillips stroked three boundaries in his unbeaten 32 and a fine all round performance from Zachary Jodah led Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) to an emphatic eight-wicket win against Transport Sports Club (TSC) at Bourda on Saturday. TSC batted first and were bowled out for 60 in 35 overs with only Shamar Yearwood (15) managing double figures. Jodah bagged 4-11 and got support from Darrius Andrews who had 3-14. The home team then raced to 61-2 in just 12 overs with Phillips being backed up by Jodah’s unbeaten 13 as Jeffery Blair had 2-15. (Sean Devers)
Dominoes action on at Grill Shop today Former members of the Black Stallion Football Club will be hosting a King and Queen dominoes competition today at the Grill Shop 244 South Vryheid’s Lust. Vryheid’s Lust, Better Hope, Plaisance are among the teams slated to take part. Entrance fee is $1,000. Double-six time is 13:00hrs. South Turkeyen Sports Committee and Black Stallion past football team will be staging a 4-a-side football and penalty shoot out competition tomorrow at Vryheid’s Lust play field starting at 09:00hrs. Teams set to take part are Vryheid’s Lust, Sophia, Better Hope and Plaisance. Entrance fee is $4,000. Trophies and medals are being sponsored by Tent City.