Tharanga in dock after positive test
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May 30, 2011, Monday
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SRI Lanka opening batsman Upul Tharanga tested positive for an banned substance at this year's World Cup, an International Cricket Council source said yesterday.
Left-hander Tharanga scored two centuries in the tournament co-hosted by India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, and was the fifth highest run-getter. "The ICC will not comment on this as per World Anti-Doping Agency regulations," an ICC spokesman said.
Tharanga, 26, has played 15 tests and 121 one-day internationals for Sri Lanka and scored 12 international centuries.
Sri Lanka's Sunday Times said Tharanga had claimed he was prescribed prednisolone by an alternative medicine practitioner who had treated other cricketers in the past. Prednisolone, a corticosteroid, is on the WADA banned list. Sri Lanka Cricket, the national governing body, could not be reached for comment.
Meanwhile, in Cardiff, Wales, the first test between England and Sri Lanka was heading towards a draw as the host reached tea on day four yesterday at 344 for four wickets.
Jonathan Trott was unbeaten on 147 (12 fours, 297 balls), but Farveez Maharoof had Alastair Cook caught behind for 133, a knock of 274 balls that included 10 fours.
Rangana Herath had claimed the other wicket to fall yesterday, when he trapped Kevin Pietersen leg before wicket for 3 after a referral.
England, replying to Sri Lanka's 400 all out, resumed on 287-2 when play began at 2:30pm (local time) after rain wiped out the morning session.
With further rain forecast, a victory for either side looked unlikely.
Needing to score quickly to put Sri Lanka under pressure, England went on the attack, but lost Cook early when he slashed at a delivery from Maharoof and was caught behind by a diving Prasanna Jayawardene.
That ended a partnership of 251 - an England record against Sri Lanka - and Pietersen lasted just 11 balls before he fell to Herath.
Left-hander Tharanga scored two centuries in the tournament co-hosted by India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, and was the fifth highest run-getter. "The ICC will not comment on this as per World Anti-Doping Agency regulations," an ICC spokesman said.
Tharanga, 26, has played 15 tests and 121 one-day internationals for Sri Lanka and scored 12 international centuries.
Sri Lanka's Sunday Times said Tharanga had claimed he was prescribed prednisolone by an alternative medicine practitioner who had treated other cricketers in the past. Prednisolone, a corticosteroid, is on the WADA banned list. Sri Lanka Cricket, the national governing body, could not be reached for comment.
Meanwhile, in Cardiff, Wales, the first test between England and Sri Lanka was heading towards a draw as the host reached tea on day four yesterday at 344 for four wickets.
Jonathan Trott was unbeaten on 147 (12 fours, 297 balls), but Farveez Maharoof had Alastair Cook caught behind for 133, a knock of 274 balls that included 10 fours.
Rangana Herath had claimed the other wicket to fall yesterday, when he trapped Kevin Pietersen leg before wicket for 3 after a referral.
England, replying to Sri Lanka's 400 all out, resumed on 287-2 when play began at 2:30pm (local time) after rain wiped out the morning session.
With further rain forecast, a victory for either side looked unlikely.
Needing to score quickly to put Sri Lanka under pressure, England went on the attack, but lost Cook early when he slashed at a delivery from Maharoof and was caught behind by a diving Prasanna Jayawardene.
That ended a partnership of 251 - an England record against Sri Lanka - and Pietersen lasted just 11 balls before he fell to Herath.
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