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Beaumont leads England’s strong reply after Sutherland’s record ton

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Tammy Beaumont registered her maiden Test century (Cricbuzz)

Tammy Beaumont’s exceptional 100* led England’s strong reply in the Women’s Ashes Test against Australia at Trent Bridge. Beaumont’s remarkable innings – her maiden Test hundred – coupled with Annabel Sutherland’s 137*- also her maiden Test hundred and the fastest for Australia – set the stage for an enthralling battle on a placid Nottingham pitch.

Sophie Ecclestone went on to complete her maiden Test five-wicket haul but Australia, starting the day on 328/7, continued to build partnerships. Sutherland, in particular, showcased her class and composure, and orchestrated a magnificent 95-run partnership with Kim Garth, the debutant who played a vital role for Australia and helped her side rack up a record 473, the highest first-innings score in a Women’s Test.

England faced a challenging task in their pursuit of Australia’s imposing total but witnessed Tammy Beaumont rise to the occasion at the top of the order. Captain Heather Knight also contributed significantly, forming a crucial partnership of 115 runs with Beaumont. Once Knight was accounted for by a slower ball from Gardner, Nat Sciver and Katherine Brunt provided valuable support to Beaumont, scoring briskly to keep the scoreboard ticking. Beaumont remained unbeaten at the end of the day, ensuring England finished strongly and remained in contention.

Brief Scores:

Australia 473 (Beth Mooney 33, Phoebe Litchfield 23, Annabel Sutherland 137*, Ellyse Perry 99, Tahlia McGrath 61, Ashleigh Gardner 40, Alana King 21, Kim Garth 22 ; Sophie Ecclestone 5-129, Lauren Bell 2-91, Lauren Filer 2-99) lead England 218/2 (Tammy Beaumont 100*, Heather Knight 57, Nat Sciver-Brunt 41*; Annabel Sutherland 1-28, Ashleigh Gardner 1-47) by 255 runs

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Asalanka’s ton and Theekshana’s four, down Australia

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Charith Asalanka scored 127 out of Sri Lanka's 214 [Cricinfo]

A captain’s innings of 127 off 126 balls by Charith Aslanka and a four wicket haul by Maheesh Theekshana helped Sri Lanka to defeat Australia in the first ODI played at the Ranasinghe Premadasa Stadium in Colombo today.

Brief scores:
Sri Lanka 214 in 46 overs [Charith Aslanka 127, Dunith Wellalage 30, Kusal Mendis 19; Spencer Johnson 2-44, Aaron Hardie 2-13, Sean Abott 3-61, Nathan Ellis 2-23] beat Australia 165 in 33.5 overs [Alex Careyb 41, Aaron Hardie 32, Sean Abott 20; Asitha Fernando 2-23, Maheesh Theekshana 4-40, Dunith Wellalage 2-33] by 49 runs

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Sri Lanka elect to bat in first ODI

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Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat first in the first ODI against Australia

Sri Lanka: Pathum Nissanka, Avishka Fernando, Kusal Mendis (wk), Kamindu Mendis, Charith Asalanka (c), Janith Liyanage, Dunith Wellalage, Wanindu Hasaranga, Maheesh Theekshana, Eshan Malinga, Asitha Fernando

Australia: Matt Short, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Cooper Connolly, Steve Smith (c), Marnus Labuschagne, Alex Carey (wk), Aaron Hardie, Sean Abbott, Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa, Spencer Johnson

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Shanaka in trouble with SLC after two matches in two countries in one day

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The board's chargesheet to Shanaka includes the allegation that first-class match referee Wendell Labrooy had been led to believe Shanaka had a concussion, in order to approve a substitute [Cricinfo]

Sri Lanka Cricket will conduct an inquiry over allegations that Dasun Shanaka left a first-class match in Colombo hours early, in order to play for the Dubai Capitals in the UAE that same evening  on February 2.

The board’s chargesheet to Shanaka includes the allegation that first-class match referee Wendell Labrooy had been led to believe Shanaka had a concussion, in order to approve a substitute. This is according to SLC CEO Ashley de Silva, who told ESPNcricinfo “SSC [Shanaka’s first-class club] would probably be conducting their own inquiry as well”.

Shanaka, however, told ESPNcricinfo that de Silva and others had been aware that he would have to leave the first-class match early. According to Shanaka, he had left the ground soon after being dismissed on the third morning of the the three-day match. He said he visited a doctor at a nearby hospital first, to inspect a blow to the neck he had sustained while playing a sweep shot that morning, and then headed off to Dubai to play that evening’s T20, after a separate physiotherapist had cleared him to play.

“SLC and the club knew I had to leave,” Shanaka said. “I only came back because there was a request from the SSC to play this first-class match. But my other team wanted me back, as I’d helped win two games for them earlier in the tournament.”

For SLC, however, exiting a league game early, particularly with suspect reasons, is problematic, not that it has yet been established if there actually was any pretense involved. The board CEO de Silva explained that while Lasith Malinga had also famously played a Mumbai Indians match and then broken records in a domestic match in a match at Pallekele the next day, Malinga had played until both those matches reached their conclusion.

On the surface, though, Shanaka’s looks like a spectacular cricketing feat. He had been among the three players called back from the ILT20 by the SSC for their fixture against Moors Sports Club in the Major League Tournament, as SSC strove to avoid relegation. Shanaka had played the first two days of this three-dayer, bowling 21 overs and taking a wicket in Moors’ innings, before finishing on 39 not out at the end of day two.

Day three is when the absconding is alleged to have occurred, but before he left, Shanaka crashed a further 84, hitting 123 off 87 balls in total, 88 of those runs coming in boundaries. Though SSC’s innings ended not long after he got out, Shanaka did not bowl an over in the next Moors innings (the third of the match), and played no further part in the game.

What is clear is that several hours later, he appeared for the Capitals in Dubai, and struck 34 off 12 at No. 5, helping his team to 217 against Abu Dhabi Knight Riders. He didn’t bowl in the Knight Riders’ innings either, however.

Capitals would go on to win the ILT20,  Shanaka playing three further games for them. He has not appeared for SSC since February 2.

[Cricinfo]

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