EurAsia Cricket Series Tournament
Abu Dhabi, April 22 to May 5 2006
The tournament runs from April 22nd until May 5th, and features the 'A 'teams of India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Holland and Ireland, with the full UAE side completing the line up.Ireland will be the only associate nation taking part and their invitation to the tournament is seen as reward after they qualified for the World Cup finals.
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EurAsia Cricket Series Schedule
Abu Dhabi, April 22 to May 5 2006
Groups:
Group A: India, Holland, Pakistan.Group B: Sri Lanka, UAE and Ireland.
Match schedule:
League stage 1:April 22: Ireland v UAE
April 23: India v Holland
April 24: Sri Lanka v Ireland
April 25: Pakistan v Holland
April 27: Sri Lanka v UAE
April 28: India v Pakistan
League stage 2:
April 29: India v UAE
April 29: Sri Lanka v Holland
May 01: Pakistan v Holland
May 02: India v Ireland
May 03: Sri Lanka v Pakistan
May 04: UAE v Ireland
Final:
May 05: India v Pakistan
Ireland vs Sri Lanka,
Sajeeva Weerakoon guides Sri Lanka to 87-run win
April 24, 2006
An all-round performance by Sajeeva Weerakon helped Sri Lanka A defeat Ireland A by 87 runs in the Eurasia Series one-dayer at the Sheikh Zayed stadium here on Monday.
Weerakoons knock of 53 runs guided Lanka to 261 for the loss of seven wickets after its top order collapsed. He also took two wickets besides effecting a run out to wrap up the Irish men for 174 in 43 overs.
Weerakoon put on a 107-run unbeaten partnership with Upul Chandana (46).
Opting to bat, the islanders were struggling at 75 for five but thanks to the lower batting order who contributed accordingly to post a respectable total. Sri Lanka A Team: DA Gunawardene, GI Daniel, BSM Warnapura, JK Silva, LPC Silva, WMG Ramyakumara, HGJM Kulatunga, UDU Chandana, S Weerakoon, KTGD Prasad, WCA Ganegama.
Ireland A Team: JAM Molins, CM Armstrong, WTS Porterfield, GC Wilson, MJ Fourie, MK Hutchinson, JF Mooney, K Carroll, GE Kidd, TRS Britton, WB Rankin.
Scores
Result: Sri Lanka A won by 87 runsToss: Sri Lanka A
Sri Lanka A innings (50 overs maximum) R M B 4 6 *DA Gunawardene b Mooney 5 42 22 0 0 GI Daniel b Mooney 6 21 13 1 0 BSM Warnapura c Wilson b Mooney 12 30 21 2 0 +JK Silva run out (Carroll) 7 28 20 1 0 LPC Silva c Wilson b Mooney 37 98 58 4 0 WMG Ramyakumara lbw b Fourie 8 10 7 2 0 HGJM Kulatunga b Kidd 42 50 40 6 1 UDU Chandana not out 46 84 62 3 0 S Weerakoon not out 53 67 64 4 1 Extras (b 1, lb 12, w 25, nb 7) 45 Total (7 wickets, 50 overs) 261 DNB: KTGD Prasad, WCA Ganegama. FoW: 1-18 (Daniel, 3.3 ov), 2-39 (Gunawardene, 7.4 ov), 3-46 (Warnapura, 9.2 ov), 4-65 (JK Silva, 12.6 ov), 5-75 (Ramyakumara, 14.2 ov), 6-145 (Kulatunga, 27.4 ov), 7-154 (LPC Silva, 30.4 ov). Bowling O M R W Rankin 5 0 27 0 (2nb, 13w) Mooney 10 2 43 4 (1nb, 5w) Fourie 10 0 53 1 (4nb) Armstrong 5 0 33 0 (3w) Kidd 10 0 30 1 (1w) Britton 10 0 62 0 (5w) Ireland A innings R M B 4 6 JAM Molins c & b Ganegama 10 25 21 2 0 CM Armstrong run out 7 38 12 1 0 *WTS Porterfield lbw b Chandana 73 142 115 5 0 +GC Wilson lbw b Weerakoon 10 28 21 0 0 MJ Fourie lbw b Weerakoon 30 70 55 2 0 MK Hutchinson run out 1 5 4 0 0 JF Mooney c Weerakoon b Warnapura 11 12 13 2 0 K Carroll run out 11 18 9 1 0 GE Kidd b Prasad 0 8 5 0 0 TRS Britton not out 2 9 2 0 0 WB Rankin b Prasad 0 2 2 0 0 Extras (lb 6, w 12, nb 1) 19 Total (all out, 43 overs) 174 FoW: 1-19 (Molins, 4.3 ov), 2-26 (Armstrong, 7.1 ov), 3-43 (Wilson, 13.2 ov), 4-123 (Fourie, 32.6 ov), 5-126 (Hutchinson, 33.6 ov), 6-140 (Mooney, 36.3 ov), 7-170 (Carroll, 41.1 ov), 8-172 (Porterfield, 41.3 ov), 9-174 (Kidd, 42.4 ov), 10-174 (Rankin, 42.6 ov). Bowling O M R W Ganegama 7 0 32 1 (1w) Ramyakumara 6 2 15 0 (2w) Prasad 5 1 26 2 (1nb, 6w) Weerakoon 7 2 18 2 (1w) Warnapura 10 1 41 1 (2w) Chandana 8 0 36 1
Zayed International Cricket Stadium
Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi
The new stadium, a bare fifteen minutes from downtown Abu Dhabi, promises a new era of sport in the Emirate. The Zayed Cricket Stadium, named after the UAE President, Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, is a mutli-million dirham project that has been funded and supported by the Abu Dhabi Government with the aim of turning Abu Dhabi into a world class venue for international cricket tournaments. The architectural design of the stadium is itself bound to attract attention. The facility has an18000-seat capacity with eight pitches, five of these of turf. A massive curved shade canopy covering the Grand Stand pavilion is the highlight of the stadium. It is the largest unsupported structure of any cricket stadium, weighing around 1,000 tonnes and has three pillars placed behind at the centre, symbolising the three cricket stumps.The latest technology is being used for lighting and scoreboards to ensure accepted international standards for televising matches.
Harbhajan Singh Memorabilia
Singh's Magnificent Hat Trick
Own a piece of Indian Cricket History
On the 1st Day of the 2nd Test, India versus Australia, in March 2001, at Eden Gardens in Kolkata, Harbhajan Singh achieved what no other Indian cricketer had ever done - he snared a magnificent Hat Trick.
Limited Edition Magnificent photographic collage of the three dismissals with the hat trick at Calcutta capturing photograph in each piece being personally signed by Harbhajan Singh. Each piece .encased in a timber frame with Perspex glazing and is supported by A-Tag microchip authentication technology, and comes complete with a Certificate of Authenticity.
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