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Amunugama ,Ekanayake bowl KYCC to innings win over Antonians SC
By Marlon Fernandopulle
R.Amunugama and A.Ekanayake picked up match hauls of eight and seven wickets as Kurunegala YCC thrashed Antonians SC by an innings and four runs inside three days in their Premier League Plate Championship game at the FTZ grounds Katunayake yesterday.

After bundling out Antonians for 100 runs Kurunegal YCC did well to hit up 225.Trailing by 125 runs the Antonians were shot out for 121 in their second innings.R Amunugama (4/34) and A Ekanayake (4/18) once again did the damage.

At.FTZ Grounds :Kurunegala YCC bt Antonians SC by an innings & 4 runs.
Antonians SC- 100 & 121 all out(D. Dantanarayana 27 n.o. G Sirisoma 29; R. Amunugama 4/34, A. Ekanayake 4/18)

Kurunegala YCC- 225 all out (R. Amunugama 32, S. Mendis 30 n.o G. Sirisoma 5/30, S. Dissanayake 3/49)

Police take first innings points
Police SC did well to take first innings points against Sebestianites SC at Police Park yesterday.

After skittling out Sebastianites for just 94 runs Police rattled up 217 all out with C. Liyanage top scoring with 58.Batting in their second innings Sebastianites put up an improved performance to be 240 for 8 wickets by the close.

At. Police Park:Police SC vs Sebastianites SC
Sebestianites SC-94 & 240/8(A Dalugoda 41, N Bopage 34, D. Fernando 57; V. Ranaweera 3/45, D. Gunawardene 2/40)

Police SC - 217 ( S Nirmala 23, R. Wimalasiri 20, C. Liyanage 58, A Priyantha 43, S Wijesinghe 28; R Yasalal 2/42)

Peiris, Fernando hit centuries for Airmen
Centuries from R Peiris (103) and D Fernando (118) helped Air Force to 321 all out against Ragama SC at Katunayake yesterday.
In reply the visitors were 167/6 with S Arangalle top scoring with 53 and R Priyadarshana unbeaten on 43.

At Katunayake: Air Force SC vs Ragama SC
Air Force SC-321 all out (R Peiris 103, D Fernando 118, R Silva 45; S. Arangalle 3/59, R. Priyadarshana 3/82, T. Gamage 3/53)
Ragama SC- 167/6 (S. Arangalle 53, R. Priyadarshana 43 n.o; C Gamage 2/50, C. Rangajeewa 2/20, S. Dhananjaya 2/21)

Moratuwa poised for outright win
Moratuwa SC were set for the kill after they hit up an imposing 348 in their first innings against Kandy CC at the Moratuwa Stadium yesterday.
A Century from L. R. Fernando and half centuries from S. Perera and T. Fernando helped Moratuwa to their imposing first innings total.Trailing by 155 runs Kandy CC were 98 for in their second innings.

At Moratuwa :Moratuwa SC vs Kandy CC
Kandy CC- 193 & 98/4 (C. Wickremanayake 30
Moratuwa SC- 348 ( L. R. Fernando 105, A Ranaweera 37, S. Perera 75, T. Fernando 58; I. Baddegama 4/68, M. Rizlan 2/80. J Weerasinghe 2/10)

Namibia banking on Pakistan complacency
KIMBERLEY, South Africa, Feb 15 (Reuters) - Pakistan's surprise loss to Bangladesh at the 1999 World Cup has been a source of inspiration for tournament debutants Namibia, their opponents in a Group A match on Sunday.

Although the manner of Pakistan's defeat by outsiders Bangladesh continues to confound the critics, Namibia believe they are capable of pulling off a similar upset if the 1992 world champions are too complacent.

"It's a huge task and we're under no illusions about that, but they're a fairly topsy-turvy side when it comes to playing certain teams," Namibia coach Dougie Brown told a news conference on Saturday.

"On their day, they're world-class and they can beat anybody but, when they don't have their day, they're beatable.

"We know World Cups dish up all sorts of surprises and that's what we're living on," added Brown, a former England international who plays cricket for English county Warwickshire.

"They've six or seven world-class players but we all know they're quite a moody side when it comes to intensity levels. We're not saying we're going to win the game but we're going to try our best."

Bangladesh produced one of the biggest upsets in World Cup history with their 62-run victory over Pakistan four years ago but questions were raised over their opponents' commitment, Pakistan having already qualified for the next phase.

Namibia captain Deon Kotze said he thought Pakistan's players might find it hard to motivate themselves against a team of amateurs they were expected to beat comfortably.

"Maybe a team like Pakistan, who are known to be slightly up and down in their performances, they are the sort of team that an upset is easier (against)," Kotze said.
"Being a sportsman, I think it's sometimes very difficult to motivate yourself against weaker opposition," he added.

"Obviously they're a good professional side and, even if they do relax slightly against us, they would feel that they should still be able to come out on top. "But I think it's very difficult for any team not to relax and take it lightly against what they perceive to be much weaker opposition."

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