Duminy powers South Africa
Two quick wickets after lunch failed to stem the flow of runs as South Africa reached 174 for two at tea on the opening day of the first Test against Sri Lanka on Monday. Suranga Lakmal ended a 104-run opening partnership and claimed the wickets of Stephen Cook and Dean Elgar in quick succession as Sri Lanka produced a much improved bowling display after a tepid first session with the ball. But JP Duminy and Hashim Amla continued to lift the run rate with an unbeaten 69-run partnership dominated by Duminy’s fine strokeplay as he contributed 46 runs off 55 balls.
Amla, needing a confidence-building innings, played a more cautious role and was 18 not out off 66 balls after the second session.
South Africa dominated early and took lunch on 92 without loss before Lakmal had the two openers caught by wicketkeeper Dinesh Chandimal. Cook, on 59, squared up to a delivery that straightened and Elgar went in Lakmal’s next over for 45, tempted by a ball outside the off stump that he could have left alone.
Amla struggled initially and took 23 balls to get off the mark but Duminy took to the bowlers from the start of his innings, continuing the form he showed in the recent series in Australia. With more inform batsmen to follow, the hosts will now look to impose themselves further in near-perfect conditions for batting. (AT TEA ON DAY 1) South Africa 1st innings S Cook c Chandimal b Lakmal ..................59 D Elgar c Chandimal b Lakmal .................45 H Amla not out .........................................18 J Duminy not out .....................................46 Extras (lb-3 nb-2 w-1) 6 TOTAL (FOR 2 WICKETS, 57 OVERS) 174 Fall of wickets: 1-104, 2-105 Bowling: S Lakmal 14-4-35-2, N Pradeep 12-4-32-0, A Mathews 10-5-18-0, D Chameera 8-0-44-0, R Herath 12-1-36-0, D de Silva 1-0-6-0 om Latham and Colin Munro produced career high scores while Jimmy Neesham ripped the heart out of Bangladesh’s top order as New Zealand secured a 77-run victory in their first oneday international at Hagley Oval in Christchurch on Monday.
New Zealand scored 341 for seven, with opening batsman Latham scoring 137, while Munro blasted 87 from 61 deliveries in a 158-run stand.
Neesham then took three wickets, including two in one over, as the visitors slumped to 81 for four after 18 overs which ensured they could not realistically challenge the total — the equal highest for a oneday international at Hagley Oval.
Scotland also scored 341, for nine wickets, against Canada in a World Cup qualifying match on January 23, 2014.
All-rounder Shakib Al Hasan, who took three for 69 in New Zealand’s innings, scored an aggressive 59 and Mosaddek Hossain notched his first one-day international half century with 50 not out.
Wicketkeeper Mushfiqur Rahim added 42 before he retired hurt with an apparent hamstring injury.
The visitors’ run chase was on par with New Zealand’s innings, but Neesham ruined any chance of them launching an attack in the final 10 overs and they finished on 264 for nine in 44.5 overs.
The controlled century by Latham was the first by a New Zealander in a one-day international at the ground.
The 24-year-old also combined in a 48-run partnership with captain Kane Williamson (31) and 55 runs with the returning Neil Broom (22) to give New Zealand the foundation they needed before he and Munro built their imposing total. Latham brought up his second one-day century when he
pulled a NEW ZEALAND M Guptill c Sarkar b M Rahman ...............15 T Latham c Rahim b M Rahman ............ 137 K Williamson c Rahim b Ahmed ..............31 N Broom lbw Al Hasan .............................22 J Neesham b Al Hasan .............................12 C Munro c Ahmed b Al Hasan ..................87 L Ronchi b Ahmed .....................................5 M Santner not out ......................................8 T Southee not out ................................w.... ...7 Extras (b-6 lb-8 w-3) 17 Total (for 7 wickets, 50 overs) 341 Fall of wickets: 1-31, 2-79, 3-134, 4-158, 5-316, 6-323, 7-327 Bowling: M Mortaza 10-0-61-0, M Rahman 10-0-62-2, T Ahmed 9-0-70-2, Shakib Al Hasan 10-0-69-3, S Sarkar 4-0-25-0, Mosa. Hossain 7-0-40-0 BANGLADESH T Iqbal c Santner b Neesham ...................38 I Kayes c Ronchi b Southee ......................16 S Sarkar c Williamson b Neesham ............. 1 Mahmudullah c Ronchi b Neesham .......... 0 S Al Hasan c Southee b Ferguson ..... ......59 M Rahim retired hurt ...............................42 Sabbir Rahman c Boult b Ferguson .. ......16 Mosa. Hossain not out .............................50 M Mortaza c Broom b Santner .................14 T Ahmed c Ronchi b Ferguson ....................2 M Rahman b Southee ...................... ........ 0 Extras (b-1 lb-6 nb-1 w-18) 26 Total (for 9 wickets, 44.5 overs) 264 Fall of wickets: 1-34, 2-48, 3-48, 4-81, 5-144, 6-167, 7-242, 8-252, 9-264 Bowling: T Boult 9-0-43-0, T Southee 9.5-263-2, L Ferguson 9-0-54-3, J Neesham 7-136-3, M Santner 10-0-61-1 short Taskin Ahmed delivery onto the bank for his third six, moving from 95 to 101 in 100 balls. He quickly surpassed his previous highest score of 110 not out against Zimbabwe before he was dismissed in the 48th over. The second game of the threematch series is in Nelson on Thursday, with the third at the same venue two days later.