LEEDS — Stuart Broad became the first England player to bag two Test hat tricks and Liam Plunkett claimed his maiden five-wicket haul as Sri Lanka were bowled out for 257 on the opening day of the second Test. The home side, in reply, reached 36 for nought at the close of play at Headingley Friday with captain Alastair Cook unbeaten on 14 and Sam Robson 21 not out. Broad became only the fourth player in history to register two Test hat tricks and neither the all-rounder, his teammates nor the crowd realized it because the first wicket came from the last ball of one over and the second and third arrived from the first and second delivery of the next. The fast bowler steamed in for his third ball with a vociferous crowd roaring him on, little knowing he had already achieved three wickets in successive deliveries. Plunkett also took two wickets in two balls earlier as Sri Lanka, which was put in to bat at the start of play, failed to make the most of a fortunate innings of 79 from the in-form Kumar Sangakkara. WI needs 93 to beat NZ B.J. Watling and Mark Craig completed resolute half centuries Friday before the West Indies finally dismissed New Zealand for 331 on the stroke of lunch on day five of the second cricket Test. The host was left with a run chase of only 93 runs to win at the Queen's Park Oval and level the three-match series after rain delayed the start of play. Watling's unbeaten 66 spanned 6-1/2 hours and 216 balls. After resuming on 257-8, Watling stretched his ninth wicket stand with Craig to a record 99. The left-handed Craig compiled 67 off 167 balls. Pacer Kemar Roach eventually made the vital breakthrough and led the West Indian bowlers with 4-74. Shannon Gabriel took the final wicket and finished with 2-66. Fellow seamer Jerome Taylor took 2-73 and left-arm spinner Sulieman Benn claimed 2-78. Last man Trent Boult (8) hung around for 40 minutes before Gabriel also claimed an edge to Ramdin as the tailender tried to evade a short ball. — Agencies
