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
Sri Lanka vs Holland
Sri Lanka A defeat Holland
April 30, 2006
Sri Lanka A had defeated Holland by 157 runs in the Eurasia Cup cricket tournament.
Chasing a stiff victory target of 303 in 50 overs, the European minnows were never in contention and were bowled out for just 145 in 48.3 overs.
The fact that they were totally outclassed by the Sri Lankans was evident from the fact that extras were the second highest contributors to their score with 29 behind Maurits van Nierop (32).
Akalanka Ganegama gave Sri Lankans the initial breakthroughs and returned figures of four for 35 while Upul Chandana ran through the tail claiming four for 28.
There was no substantial partnership to speak of for the Dutch team as they lost wickets at regular intervals.
Earlier, half-centuries from Chamara Silva and Gayan Wijekoon propelled Sri Lanka A to a mammoth 302 for eight at the Sheikh Zayed International Stadium.
After Avishka Gunawardene's 38 ensured a decent start, the islanders were at a precarious 104 for four in the day-night encounter before middle order batsmen Silva and Wijekoon shared a 88-run partnership for the fifth wicket.
Right-hander Silva made a near run a ball 56 before being run out while Wijekoon top scored with 68 to lift the team out of trouble.
Left-handed Wijekoon added another 55 for the sixth wicket with all-rounder Chandana who made a quick fire 35 off 18 balls with three fours and as many sixes.
Scores
Result: Sri Lanka A won by 157 runsToss: Sri Lanka A
Man of the Match: G Wijekoon
Sri Lanka A innings (50 overs maximum) R M B 4 6 *DA Gunawardene c Szwarczynski b Borren 38 64 40 6 0 ML Udawatte c Smits b van Giezen 5 15 12 1 0 +JK Silva c Szwarczynski b Jonkman 7 34 25 0 0 BSM Warnapura c de Grooth b Borren 23 59 51 3 0 LPC Silva run out (van Giezen) 56 103 58 5 1 G Wijekoon c van Bunge b Jonkman 68 87 72 4 2 UDU Chandana not out 26 51 27 1 0 LHD Dilhara b van Giezen 35 13 18 3 3 KMDN Kulasekara c Borren b van Bunge 8 4 4 0 1 S Weerakoon not out 1 1 1 0 0 Extras (lb 9, w 18, nb 8) 35 Total (8 wickets, 50 overs) 302 DNB: WCA Ganegama. FoW: 1-25 (Udawatte, 3.1 ov), 2-58 (JK Silva, 10.4 ov), 3-71 (Gunawardene, 13.1 ov), 4-104 (Warnapura,23.5 ov), 5-192 (LPC Silva, 37.6 ov), 6-247 (Wijekoon, 44.6 ov), 7-289 (Dilhara, 48.5 ov), 8-298 (Kulasekara, 49.4 ov). Bowling O M R W Mudassar Bukhari 6 0 47 0 (5w) van Giezen 10 0 57 2 (1nb, 7w) Jonkman 9 0 56 2 (7nb, 3w) Borren 10 1 28 2 Mohammad Kashif 6 0 37 0 Szwarczynski 4 0 22 0 (1w) van Bunge 5 0 46 1 (1w) Netherlands A innings R M B 4 6 TN de Grooth lbw b Wijekoon 15 46 51 1 0 ES Szwarczynski lbw b Ganegama 20 72 44 4 0 AF Buurman c Dilhara b Ganegama 8 20 15 1 0 DLS van Bunge c JK Silva b Ganegama 3 15 7 0 0 MWA van Nierop st JK Silva b Chandana 32 132 85 2 0 PW Borren c JK Silva b Kulasekara10 25 23 1 0 *+J Smits lbw b Chandana 4 44 27 0 0 Mudassar Bukharic Gunawardene b Ganegama 21 24 23 3 0 MBS Jonkman st JK Silva b Chandana 0 1 2 0 0 Mohammad Kashif c JK Silva b Chandana 0 2 4 0 0 ES van Giezen not out 3 12 14 0 0 Extras (lb 6, w 18, nb 5) 29 Total (all out, 48.3 overs) 145 FoW: 1-36 (de Grooth, 12.6 ov), 2-54 (Buurman, 17.4 ov), 3-54 (Szwarczynski,17.5 ov),4-65 (van Bunge,21.3 ov), 5-82 (Borren, 27.6 ov), 6-106 (Smits, 38.4 ov), 7-135 (Mudassar Bukhari,43.6 ov), 8-135 (Jonkman,44.2 ov), 9-135 (Mohammad Kashif, 44.6 ov), 10-145 (van Nierop, 48.3 ov). Bowling O M R W Wijekoon 10 0 22 1 (4w) Dilhara 6 1 20 0 (2nb) Ganegama 10 1 35 4 (2nb, 5w) Weerakoon 5 0 15 0 Kulasekara 8 1 19 1 (3w) Chandana 9.3 3 28 4 (2w)
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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