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Trinity, De Mazenod penalised for altering pitch conditions
SLSCA to drop controversial match officials for six months
by Reemus Fernando
A top official of Sri Lanka Schools Cricket Association said both Trinity College Kandy and De Mazenod College, Kandana have been penalised for ‘gross negligence’ in ‘letting ground staff alter the condition of the pitch’ at the end of day one in their tournament match at Asgiriya in January.
“We have punished both Trinity and De Mazenod for gross negligence as both parties had been present when the conditions of the pitch were altered. Both teams were not awarded their match points as a punishment. There had been negligence from the part of match officials. We have decided not to obtain the services of the two umpires who officiated in this match for six months to officiate in matches conducted by us” J.A.K.S. Indrajith, the secretary, SLSCA said in an interview with The Island.
“There is video evidence to suggest that team officials were aware and present when the damaged areas were repaired in the evening on day one. We went through cctv footage of the Asgiriya Stadium from 4.30 pm on day one to 9.30 am on day two to find that there had been no foul play overnight. The damaged areas of the pitch had been repaired at the end of day one and to our surprise we could see the Master in Charge of De Mazenod (Malik Keerthi), the curator and the umpires in conversation at the pitch when it was being repaired,” Indrajith said.
Apart from not awarding points earned in the said match the SLSCA had also requested Trinity to play two of their home matches at a neutral venues during the next season. “That is like a fine as they have to host these matches somewhere else,” said Indrajith.
The controversial match between Trinity and De Mazenod was abandoned pending inquiry after De Mazenod skipper made a complain that the pitch conditions had been altered overnight. Twenty nine wickets fell on day one and the visitors were 101 for nine wickets in their second innings at stumps. The home team had taken a slender sic runs first innings advantage after restricting De Mazenod to 64 runs.
The umpires involved in the match were Ruwan Jayaweera and D.H.I.Jayasekara.
(Cricbuzz)
Sri Lanka elected to bat first in the second ODI against England at the R Premadasa International Stadium
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Tanzid Hasan’s century propelled Rajshahi Warriors to their first BPL trophy, after they beat Chattogram Royals by 63 runs in the final.
Tanzid became the third batter after Tamim Iqbal and Chris Gayle to score a century in the BPL final, helping Rajshahi to a competitive 174 for 4 after batting first.
Chattogram, the underdog side of the tournament which came good despite not having a proper team owner, were bowled out for 111 runs in 17.5 overs. Sri Lanka fast bowler Binura Fernando took four wickets, and left-arm spinner Hasan Murad took three wickets.
It was Rajshahi’s batting that set the tone for the win. They got an early boost when openers Tanzid and Sahibzada Farhan added 83 runs for the first wicket in 10.2 overs. Farhan made a run-a-ball 30 with two fours and a six, but it was Tanzid who held Rajshahi’s innings together. He added 47 runs with Kane Williamson, before reaching his third T20 century, off 61 balls. Tanzid struck seven sixes and six fours, before falling for 100 in the penultimate over.
Shoriful Islam took his BPL tally to 26 wickets for the season with two wickets, while Mukidul Islam was Chattogram’s best bowler on the day, taking 2 for 20 from his four overs.
Fernando gave Rajshahi another good start with the ball, removing Mohammad Naim and Mahmudul Hasan Joy in the third over. He returned to remove Asif Ali and Shoriful Islam to finish with excellent figures of 4 for 9.
Murad then struck, first with the big wicket of Hassan Nawaz, followed by wickets of Chattogram captain Mahedi Hasan and Mirza Baig. Chattogram’s chase never really took off, as the rest of the Rajshahi bowlers took control after Murad’s four overs.
Brief scores:
Rajshahi Warriors 174 for 4 in 20 overs (Tanzid Hasan 100, Sahibzada Farhan 30, Kane Williamson 24, Najmul Hossain Shanto 11; Shoriful Islam 2-33, Mukidul Islam 2-20) beat Chattogram Royals 111 in 17.5 overs (Mirza Baig 39, Hasan Nawaz 11, Zahiduzzaman 11, Asif Ali 21; Binura Fernando 4-90, James Neesham 2-24, Abdul Gaffar Saqlain 1-24, Hasan Murad 3-15) by 63 runs
[Cricinfo]
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