Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Cloning Hair Transplant
Well you all must have heard of Hair Transplant where they take the hairs from the back of your head but it's a difficult process as they have to give you a cut on the back and take hairs well that's the bad part. Nowadays new type of Hair Transplant has came which is known as Cloning Hair Transplant. In this surgery they just take a few hairs from your head without giving you even a single cut and just clone it and as in the simple Hair Transplant there are a minimum of hairs in your skin from where they cut you but in Cloning transplant you can get unlimited amount of hairs on your head within a single surgery that means that you will not require a second hair transplant to fully hide your baldness. Cloning Hair Transplant has been used in some parts of Australia but the surgery is very expensive as it has just been started but soon it will be very common and the prices will certainly fall down where as now it is $1 for one hair so it will take like $50,000 - $100,00 for just one surgery depending on the amount of hair you want. And trust me my brother has just got a hair transplant and the first 10days are very difficult just because of the cut. Whereas cloning is a very good way to fully cover your head and get maximum amount of hair you want just in one surgery.
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Hair Loss
Hair loss is common nowadays in people wether they are young or old. There are many companies that claim that their prodcuts can reduce the hair loss or even completely stop it. But most of them don't work. They just cost money and do nothing. However, there are two products which are FD approved and they have proven to reduce the hair loss. Those two products are:
1: Minoxidil
2: Propecia
Minoxidil:
Minoxidil (mi-NOX-i-dil) applied to the scalp is used to stimulate hair growth in adult men and women with a certain type of baldness. The exact way that this medicine works is not known.
If hair growth is going to occur with the use of minoxidil, it usually occurs after the medicine has been used for several months and lasts only as long as the medicine continues to be used. Hair loss will begin again within a few months after minoxidil treatment is stopped.
In the U.S., this medicine is available without a prescription. In Canada, this medicine is available only with your physician's prescription. It is available in the following dosage form:
Topical minoxidil for men and women
Topical solution (U.S. and Canada)
Before Using This Medicine minoxidil rogaine
In deciding to use a medicine, the risks of using the medicine must be weighed against the good it will do. This is a decision you and your physician will make. For topical minoxidil, the following should be considered:
Allergies—Tell your physician if you have ever had any unusual or allergic reaction to minoxidil or propylene glycol (nonactive product in medicine). Also tell your health care professional if you are allergic to any other substances, such as preservatives or dyes.
Pregnancy—Topical minoxidil has not been studied in pregnant women. However, some studies in animals have shown that minoxidil, when given by mouth, causes problems during pregnancy, although the studies have not shown that the medicine causes birth defects. Before using this medicine, make sure your physician knows if you are pregnant or if you may become pregnant.
Breast-feeding—It is not known whether topical minoxidil passes into breast milk. However, minoxidil, taken by mouth, does pass into breast milk. Minoxidil is not recommended during breast-feeding, because it may cause problems in nursing babies.
Children—Studies of this medicine have been done only in adult patients, and there is no specific information comparing use of topical minoxidil in children up to 18 years of age with use in other age groups. Use in infants and children is not recommended. If you think your child has hair loss, discuss it with the physician.
Older adults—This medicine has been tested in a limited number of older patients up to 65 years of age and has not been shown to cause different side effects or problems in this age group than it does in younger adults. However, studies have shown that the medicine works best in younger patients who have a short history of hair loss. Minoxidil has not been studied in patients older than 65 years of age.
Propecia :
Propecia (Generic: Finasteride) is a product developed for men, that help stopping hair loss (and in about 42% of patient even help increasing hair growth). Finasteride is the active ingredient of Propecia, it blocks the formation of DHT, and gives the hair follicles a chance to recover and grow. Propecia can prevent further male pattern baldness (androgenetic alopecia). Finasteride is a synthetic antiandrogen which acts by inhibiting type II 5-alpha reductase, the enzyme that converts testosterone to dihydrotestosterone (DHT). In clinical studies, finasteride (Propecia) 1mg was shown to work on both the crown area and the hairline, but is most successful in the crown area.
Finasteride (Generic Propecia) works by blocking the conversion of testosterone into dihydrotestosterone (DHT). DHT (dihydrotestosterone) is the primary contributing factor in male pattern baldness (hair loss) and Finasteride help reducing the DHT (dihydrotestosterone). Propecia works on the hormonal source which causing hair loss. dihydrotestosterone (DHT) is attacking the hair and is the main cause of men hair loss. Propecia reduce significantly the amount of DHT in the body.
All medicines may cause side effects, but many people have no, or minor, side effects. No COMMON side effects have been reported with Propecia. Seek medical attention right away if any of these SEVERE side effects occur when using Propecia:
Severe allergic reactions (rash; hives; itching; difficulty breathing; tightness in the chest; swelling of the mouth, face, lips, or tongue); breast enlargement, lumps, pain, or tenderness; depression; nipple discharge; testicular pain.
Hair loss is common nowadays in people wether they are young or old. There are many companies that claim that their prodcuts can reduce the hair loss or even completely stop it. But most of them don't work. They just cost money and do nothing. However, there are two products which are FD approved and they have proven to reduce the hair loss. Those two products are:
1: Minoxidil
2: Propecia
Minoxidil:
Minoxidil (mi-NOX-i-dil) applied to the scalp is used to stimulate hair growth in adult men and women with a certain type of baldness. The exact way that this medicine works is not known.
If hair growth is going to occur with the use of minoxidil, it usually occurs after the medicine has been used for several months and lasts only as long as the medicine continues to be used. Hair loss will begin again within a few months after minoxidil treatment is stopped.
In the U.S., this medicine is available without a prescription. In Canada, this medicine is available only with your physician's prescription. It is available in the following dosage form:
Topical minoxidil for men and women
Topical solution (U.S. and Canada)
Before Using This Medicine minoxidil rogaine
In deciding to use a medicine, the risks of using the medicine must be weighed against the good it will do. This is a decision you and your physician will make. For topical minoxidil, the following should be considered:
Allergies—Tell your physician if you have ever had any unusual or allergic reaction to minoxidil or propylene glycol (nonactive product in medicine). Also tell your health care professional if you are allergic to any other substances, such as preservatives or dyes.
Pregnancy—Topical minoxidil has not been studied in pregnant women. However, some studies in animals have shown that minoxidil, when given by mouth, causes problems during pregnancy, although the studies have not shown that the medicine causes birth defects. Before using this medicine, make sure your physician knows if you are pregnant or if you may become pregnant.
Breast-feeding—It is not known whether topical minoxidil passes into breast milk. However, minoxidil, taken by mouth, does pass into breast milk. Minoxidil is not recommended during breast-feeding, because it may cause problems in nursing babies.
Children—Studies of this medicine have been done only in adult patients, and there is no specific information comparing use of topical minoxidil in children up to 18 years of age with use in other age groups. Use in infants and children is not recommended. If you think your child has hair loss, discuss it with the physician.
Older adults—This medicine has been tested in a limited number of older patients up to 65 years of age and has not been shown to cause different side effects or problems in this age group than it does in younger adults. However, studies have shown that the medicine works best in younger patients who have a short history of hair loss. Minoxidil has not been studied in patients older than 65 years of age.
Propecia :
Propecia (Generic: Finasteride) is a product developed for men, that help stopping hair loss (and in about 42% of patient even help increasing hair growth). Finasteride is the active ingredient of Propecia, it blocks the formation of DHT, and gives the hair follicles a chance to recover and grow. Propecia can prevent further male pattern baldness (androgenetic alopecia). Finasteride is a synthetic antiandrogen which acts by inhibiting type II 5-alpha reductase, the enzyme that converts testosterone to dihydrotestosterone (DHT). In clinical studies, finasteride (Propecia) 1mg was shown to work on both the crown area and the hairline, but is most successful in the crown area.
Finasteride (Generic Propecia) works by blocking the conversion of testosterone into dihydrotestosterone (DHT). DHT (dihydrotestosterone) is the primary contributing factor in male pattern baldness (hair loss) and Finasteride help reducing the DHT (dihydrotestosterone). Propecia works on the hormonal source which causing hair loss. dihydrotestosterone (DHT) is attacking the hair and is the main cause of men hair loss. Propecia reduce significantly the amount of DHT in the body.
All medicines may cause side effects, but many people have no, or minor, side effects. No COMMON side effects have been reported with Propecia. Seek medical attention right away if any of these SEVERE side effects occur when using Propecia:
Severe allergic reactions (rash; hives; itching; difficulty breathing; tightness in the chest; swelling of the mouth, face, lips, or tongue); breast enlargement, lumps, pain, or tenderness; depression; nipple discharge; testicular pain.
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Pakistan VS New Zealand
After a sensational start of the tournament with three win in a row, Pakistan will today face the New Zealand at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy in Sri Lanka. Pakistan is the only team in ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 who have not lost any match or point. They are right on the top of the table with three wins and 6 points. While New Zealand has won two games against Kenya and Zimbabwe but lost a match against Australia. At present the New Zealand team is on the fourth position of the Group A table.
Looking at the Pakistan team, the team has won all their matches in the World cup 2011 against Sri Lanka, Kenya and Canada, though their opener batsmen Mohammed Hafees and Ahmed Shehzad have failed to provide the Pakistan team a better start. While most of the time runs flowed from the brilliance of their Middle order batsmen Misbah ul Haq and Younis Khan and also by the Akmal brothers. As far as bowling is concerned Pakistani skipper Shahid Afridi has been in an outstanding performance, who played a major role in all the three victories of the team. Though Shahid Afridi has not scored many runs with the bat, but he is the top wicket-taker in the tournament with 14 wickets in three matches. He played an stunning role in their last win against Canada, where he took 5 wickets to win the match and also restricted a low score of 184 runs. Pacers Shoaib Akhtar, Umar Gul, Wahab Riaz and Abdul Razzaq experiences will be tested today against New Zealand, who have won their two matches with 10 wickets.
The Kiwis are looking outstanding in their all-round performances. New Zealand had a marvelous start against the Kenya and Zimbabwe, where they won both the matches by 10 wickets. Pacers Hamish Bennett, Tim Southee and Kyle Mills have been in an good form from the start of the tournament. Though the New Zealanders have failed against Australia, where they struggled with pacers Shaun Tait and Mitchell Johnson. However, Nathan McCullum and Daniel Vettori showed outstanding all-round performance in the match. The New Zealand team showed a great comeback beating Zimbabwean with 10 wickets, where the opener batsmen Martin Guptill and Brendon McCullum played a amazing match winning innings.
But the question is will the New Zealand batsmen be able to face the Pakistani pacer Shoaib Akhtar, Umar Gul and Wahab Riaz as they struggled with the Australian pacers. And also will they be able to face the Pakistani spin attack from Shahid Afridi, who is top wicket taker in the tournament.
New Zealand has not won a single match against Pakistan in World Cup in the last six matches. Will they be able to beat Pakistan in the today's game???
Will Pakistan team be able to continue their winning streak???
Looking at the Pakistan team, the team has won all their matches in the World cup 2011 against Sri Lanka, Kenya and Canada, though their opener batsmen Mohammed Hafees and Ahmed Shehzad have failed to provide the Pakistan team a better start. While most of the time runs flowed from the brilliance of their Middle order batsmen Misbah ul Haq and Younis Khan and also by the Akmal brothers. As far as bowling is concerned Pakistani skipper Shahid Afridi has been in an outstanding performance, who played a major role in all the three victories of the team. Though Shahid Afridi has not scored many runs with the bat, but he is the top wicket-taker in the tournament with 14 wickets in three matches. He played an stunning role in their last win against Canada, where he took 5 wickets to win the match and also restricted a low score of 184 runs. Pacers Shoaib Akhtar, Umar Gul, Wahab Riaz and Abdul Razzaq experiences will be tested today against New Zealand, who have won their two matches with 10 wickets.
The Kiwis are looking outstanding in their all-round performances. New Zealand had a marvelous start against the Kenya and Zimbabwe, where they won both the matches by 10 wickets. Pacers Hamish Bennett, Tim Southee and Kyle Mills have been in an good form from the start of the tournament. Though the New Zealanders have failed against Australia, where they struggled with pacers Shaun Tait and Mitchell Johnson. However, Nathan McCullum and Daniel Vettori showed outstanding all-round performance in the match. The New Zealand team showed a great comeback beating Zimbabwean with 10 wickets, where the opener batsmen Martin Guptill and Brendon McCullum played a amazing match winning innings.
But the question is will the New Zealand batsmen be able to face the Pakistani pacer Shoaib Akhtar, Umar Gul and Wahab Riaz as they struggled with the Australian pacers. And also will they be able to face the Pakistani spin attack from Shahid Afridi, who is top wicket taker in the tournament.
New Zealand has not won a single match against Pakistan in World Cup in the last six matches. Will they be able to beat Pakistan in the today's game???
Will Pakistan team be able to continue their winning streak???
Saturday, February 26, 2011
Pakistan VS Sri Lanka
Today's match between Pak and Sri Lanka was an exciting one. Both the teams were looking tough and wanted the win in the world cup. The match started at 2:30 in the morning. Pakistan had won the toss and elected to bat first. The two openers gave a good confident start to the Pakistani team but soon it looked that the sri lankan's had the upper hand in the match but the two batsman yonus khan and misbah-ul-haq played brilliantly they both reached their 50's but soon Yonus Khan's wicket fell and Umar Akmal came into the pitch. Misbah-ul-haq was still going strong. After that wickets started to fell in the depth overs and Pakistan reached to a total of 277runs. The Sri Lankan's had never won a single game against Pakistan in the world cup. After that the Sri Lankan's came on to bat. The two openers gave an excellent start to the team but the team soon began to collapse.
Kumar Sangakara played an excellent innings but it was his unfortunate that he was caught out on 49 by Afridi. After that Silva who reached to his 50 was playing marvelously it looked as though that the Sri Lankan's were gonna win the match but soon his wicket fell and the Sri Lankan's last hope was gone after that it was all about Pakistan. They played like champs and are on their way onto the nest round. Their next match is against with Canada and if they won this match they will qualify for the nest round. The man of the match in today's match was Shahid Khan Afridi for his brilliant 4wickets. Pakistan won the match by 13runs and are now on the top on their group.
Kumar Sangakara played an excellent innings but it was his unfortunate that he was caught out on 49 by Afridi. After that Silva who reached to his 50 was playing marvelously it looked as though that the Sri Lankan's were gonna win the match but soon his wicket fell and the Sri Lankan's last hope was gone after that it was all about Pakistan. They played like champs and are on their way onto the nest round. Their next match is against with Canada and if they won this match they will qualify for the nest round. The man of the match in today's match was Shahid Khan Afridi for his brilliant 4wickets. Pakistan won the match by 13runs and are now on the top on their group.
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Pakistan VS Kenya
Today was the 6th match of the ICC world cup. The match was between Pakistan and Kenya. Kenya was thrashed by the kiwis last time, they were all bold out for only 69 runs. The question in today's match was that could Kenya perform against Pakistan in their today. The match started with Pakistan batting first. The opening pair failed to give Pakistan a good start and it looked as though Kenya had everything under control but after that the two batsmen Yonus Khan and Kamran Akmal played exceptionally well in helping their team to get a good start they made an excellent partnership but Kenya finally got a wicket. Both of these players reached in their 50's and after that misbah-u-haq the man in form came into bat he was playing some marvelous shots until Kamran Akmal's wicket fell. Then the young and talented brother of him came into bat "Umar Akmal". Both these batsmen were playing some big hits and helped their team in building a good score. Pakistan reached to 317 runs in their 50overs with the loss of 7 wickets. After that Kenya came into bat. The openers gave them the start they wanted but soon the whole Kenyan team began to flush down. It was some good cricket played by the Pakistan team, they were brilliant in fielding in their match.
Kenya was all bold out for 112. The man of the match was Umar Akmal for his excellent 71runs. The Pakistani team were looking confident after their win against Kenya and were looking forward for their second match which was to be played with Sri Lanka.
Kenya was all bold out for 112. The man of the match was Umar Akmal for his excellent 71runs. The Pakistani team were looking confident after their win against Kenya and were looking forward for their second match which was to be played with Sri Lanka.
Monday, February 21, 2011
Sri Lanka VS Canada 2011 World Cup
For the many who slammed the ICC's decision to expel Associates from the next World Cup, this was a bad day. After Kenya were embarrassed by a modest New Zealand team, Canada desperately needed to showcase why minnow teams belong on the global stage. Instead they were overwhelmed by 210 runs against Sri Lanka, who opened their World Cup campaign as emphatically as their co-hosts India did on Saturday.
Mahela Jayawardene stroked his way to the fastest World Cup hundred by a Sri Lankan, sharing a 179-run stand with his captain Kumar Sangakkara, before the home side's pace bowlers rushed through a hapless Canadian line-up to deliver a crushing victory.
After India's fervoured opening in Mirpur, proceedings at Hambantota felt much more leisurely, and with a combination of sight screen problems and a few injuries, it took the visitors four hours to get through their fielding effort. For the first 20 overs of Sri Lanka's innings the scoring rate was almost as sluggish - despite a 59-ball half-century for Tillakaratne Dilshan - as Canada demonstrated the ideal model for Associate cricket. Disciplined dobbers combined with swift fielding and a slowish track to keep Sri Lanka in check.
It was only when Jayawardene arrived that Sri Lanka's campaign really kicked into gear. He was in total control, threading the spinners through the finest gaps and caressing boundaries at will. Sangakkara was not quite as fluent, needing 47 deliveries to find his first boundary. He survived two moments of alarm, when he was dropped on 12 by by 16-year-old Nitish Kumar, on as a substitute, and again on 48 by the rotund legspinner Balaji Rao.
Jayawardene barely mistimed a ball but twice survived reviews from Canada captain Ashish Bagai, who was convinced he was out caught behind. On both occasions the appeal was spontaneous and exuberant but the UDRS - without Snicko and HotSpot - revealed nothing. With those behind him, Jayawardene's glances, chips, pick-up-sweeps and even a reverse-thwack toyed with an attack that faded under pressure.
There was no route back for Canada as the pair cashed in against a tiring attack. It's becoming one of cricket's more quirky stats that Sangakkara can't seem to reach three figures in ODI cricket anymore. His last century was in June 2008 and he has now gone 60 matches without a hundred, despite scoring heavily over the period.
He had the ideal opportunity today, but inexplicably popped a gentle return catch to John Davison when eight runs short. By this stage the only trouble for Jayawardene was the heat and he looked exhausted as he crawled the single to bring up his record-breaking century.
While victory was always going to be beyond them, a competitive showing with the bat would have lifted the spirits of a dank World Cup day but Canada's top order folded against a sparky new-ball pairing. The hulking Thislan Perera proved too quick for John Davison and Zubin Sukari before returning later to snare Bagai. The looming threat of rain forced Sangakkara to swap seam for spin to rush to 20 overs - the minimum needed to constitute a match - but once that threat cleared Sri Lanka's job was as good as done.
At 40, Davison has had plenty of experience but appears to be trading off the World Cup century he made eight years ago. In the build-up Canada were keen to point to the clutch of youngsters who had come through their Under-19s side but come the day Kumar and Hiral Patel - their two bright batting talents - were left out. After today's showing both can expect to make their senior World Cup debuts soon.
Rizwan Cheema offered a glimpse of the big-hitting that gave England a fright but by that stage that game was meandering towards the inevitable. After two matches and two crushing defeats, the Associates are doing the ICC's case no harm at all.
Mahela Jayawardene stroked his way to the fastest World Cup hundred by a Sri Lankan, sharing a 179-run stand with his captain Kumar Sangakkara, before the home side's pace bowlers rushed through a hapless Canadian line-up to deliver a crushing victory.
After India's fervoured opening in Mirpur, proceedings at Hambantota felt much more leisurely, and with a combination of sight screen problems and a few injuries, it took the visitors four hours to get through their fielding effort. For the first 20 overs of Sri Lanka's innings the scoring rate was almost as sluggish - despite a 59-ball half-century for Tillakaratne Dilshan - as Canada demonstrated the ideal model for Associate cricket. Disciplined dobbers combined with swift fielding and a slowish track to keep Sri Lanka in check.
It was only when Jayawardene arrived that Sri Lanka's campaign really kicked into gear. He was in total control, threading the spinners through the finest gaps and caressing boundaries at will. Sangakkara was not quite as fluent, needing 47 deliveries to find his first boundary. He survived two moments of alarm, when he was dropped on 12 by by 16-year-old Nitish Kumar, on as a substitute, and again on 48 by the rotund legspinner Balaji Rao.
Jayawardene barely mistimed a ball but twice survived reviews from Canada captain Ashish Bagai, who was convinced he was out caught behind. On both occasions the appeal was spontaneous and exuberant but the UDRS - without Snicko and HotSpot - revealed nothing. With those behind him, Jayawardene's glances, chips, pick-up-sweeps and even a reverse-thwack toyed with an attack that faded under pressure.
There was no route back for Canada as the pair cashed in against a tiring attack. It's becoming one of cricket's more quirky stats that Sangakkara can't seem to reach three figures in ODI cricket anymore. His last century was in June 2008 and he has now gone 60 matches without a hundred, despite scoring heavily over the period.
He had the ideal opportunity today, but inexplicably popped a gentle return catch to John Davison when eight runs short. By this stage the only trouble for Jayawardene was the heat and he looked exhausted as he crawled the single to bring up his record-breaking century.
While victory was always going to be beyond them, a competitive showing with the bat would have lifted the spirits of a dank World Cup day but Canada's top order folded against a sparky new-ball pairing. The hulking Thislan Perera proved too quick for John Davison and Zubin Sukari before returning later to snare Bagai. The looming threat of rain forced Sangakkara to swap seam for spin to rush to 20 overs - the minimum needed to constitute a match - but once that threat cleared Sri Lanka's job was as good as done.
At 40, Davison has had plenty of experience but appears to be trading off the World Cup century he made eight years ago. In the build-up Canada were keen to point to the clutch of youngsters who had come through their Under-19s side but come the day Kumar and Hiral Patel - their two bright batting talents - were left out. After today's showing both can expect to make their senior World Cup debuts soon.
Rizwan Cheema offered a glimpse of the big-hitting that gave England a fright but by that stage that game was meandering towards the inevitable. After two matches and two crushing defeats, the Associates are doing the ICC's case no harm at all.
For the many who slammed the ICC's decision to expel Associates from the next World Cup, this was a bad day. After Kenya were embarrassed by a modest New Zealand team, Canada desperately needed to showcase why minnow teams belong on the global stage. Instead they were overwhelmed by 210 runs against Sri Lanka, who opened their World Cup campaign as emphatically as their co-hosts India did on Saturday.
Mahela Jayawardene stroked his way to the fastest World Cup hundred by a Sri Lankan, sharing a 179-run stand with his captain Kumar Sangakkara, before the home side's pace bowlers rushed through a hapless Canadian line-up to deliver a crushing victory.
After India's fervoured opening in Mirpur, proceedings at Hambantota felt much more leisurely, and with a combination of sight screen problems and a few injuries, it took the visitors four hours to get through their fielding effort. For the first 20 overs of Sri Lanka's innings the scoring rate was almost as sluggish - despite a 59-ball half-century for Tillakaratne Dilshan - as Canada demonstrated the ideal model for Associate cricket. Disciplined dobbers combined with swift fielding and a slowish track to keep Sri Lanka in check.
It was only when Jayawardene arrived that Sri Lanka's campaign really kicked into gear. He was in total control, threading the spinners through the finest gaps and caressing boundaries at will. Sangakkara was not quite as fluent, needing 47 deliveries to find his first boundary. He survived two moments of alarm, when he was dropped on 12 by by 16-year-old Nitish Kumar, on as a substitute, and again on 48 by the rotund legspinner Balaji Rao.
Jayawardene barely mistimed a ball but twice survived reviews from Canada captain Ashish Bagai, who was convinced he was out caught behind. On both occasions the appeal was spontaneous and exuberant but the UDRS - without Snicko and HotSpot - revealed nothing. With those behind him, Jayawardene's glances, chips, pick-up-sweeps and even a reverse-thwack toyed with an attack that faded under pressure.
There was no route back for Canada as the pair cashed in against a tiring attack. It's becoming one of cricket's more quirky stats that Sangakkara can't seem to reach three figures in ODI cricket anymore. His last century was in June 2008 and he has now gone 60 matches without a hundred, despite scoring heavily over the period.
He had the ideal opportunity today, but inexplicably popped a gentle return catch to John Davison when eight runs short. By this stage the only trouble for Jayawardene was the heat and he looked exhausted as he crawled the single to bring up his record-breaking century.
While victory was always going to be beyond them, a competitive showing with the bat would have lifted the spirits of a dank World Cup day but Canada's top order folded against a sparky new-ball pairing. The hulking Thislan Perera proved too quick for John Davison and Zubin Sukari before returning later to snare Bagai. The looming threat of rain forced Sangakkara to swap seam for spin to rush to 20 overs - the minimum needed to constitute a match - but once that threat cleared Sri Lanka's job was as good as done.
At 40, Davison has had plenty of experience but appears to be trading off the World Cup century he made eight years ago. In the build-up Canada were keen to point to the clutch of youngsters who had come through their Under-19s side but come the day Kumar and Hiral Patel - their two bright batting talents - were left out. After today's showing both can expect to make their senior World Cup debuts soon.
Rizwan Cheema offered a glimpse of the big-hitting that gave England a fright but by that stage that game was meandering towards the inevitable. After two matches and two crushing defeats, the Associates are doing the ICC's case no harm at all.
Mahela Jayawardene stroked his way to the fastest World Cup hundred by a Sri Lankan, sharing a 179-run stand with his captain Kumar Sangakkara, before the home side's pace bowlers rushed through a hapless Canadian line-up to deliver a crushing victory.
After India's fervoured opening in Mirpur, proceedings at Hambantota felt much more leisurely, and with a combination of sight screen problems and a few injuries, it took the visitors four hours to get through their fielding effort. For the first 20 overs of Sri Lanka's innings the scoring rate was almost as sluggish - despite a 59-ball half-century for Tillakaratne Dilshan - as Canada demonstrated the ideal model for Associate cricket. Disciplined dobbers combined with swift fielding and a slowish track to keep Sri Lanka in check.
It was only when Jayawardene arrived that Sri Lanka's campaign really kicked into gear. He was in total control, threading the spinners through the finest gaps and caressing boundaries at will. Sangakkara was not quite as fluent, needing 47 deliveries to find his first boundary. He survived two moments of alarm, when he was dropped on 12 by by 16-year-old Nitish Kumar, on as a substitute, and again on 48 by the rotund legspinner Balaji Rao.
Jayawardene barely mistimed a ball but twice survived reviews from Canada captain Ashish Bagai, who was convinced he was out caught behind. On both occasions the appeal was spontaneous and exuberant but the UDRS - without Snicko and HotSpot - revealed nothing. With those behind him, Jayawardene's glances, chips, pick-up-sweeps and even a reverse-thwack toyed with an attack that faded under pressure.
There was no route back for Canada as the pair cashed in against a tiring attack. It's becoming one of cricket's more quirky stats that Sangakkara can't seem to reach three figures in ODI cricket anymore. His last century was in June 2008 and he has now gone 60 matches without a hundred, despite scoring heavily over the period.
He had the ideal opportunity today, but inexplicably popped a gentle return catch to John Davison when eight runs short. By this stage the only trouble for Jayawardene was the heat and he looked exhausted as he crawled the single to bring up his record-breaking century.
While victory was always going to be beyond them, a competitive showing with the bat would have lifted the spirits of a dank World Cup day but Canada's top order folded against a sparky new-ball pairing. The hulking Thislan Perera proved too quick for John Davison and Zubin Sukari before returning later to snare Bagai. The looming threat of rain forced Sangakkara to swap seam for spin to rush to 20 overs - the minimum needed to constitute a match - but once that threat cleared Sri Lanka's job was as good as done.
At 40, Davison has had plenty of experience but appears to be trading off the World Cup century he made eight years ago. In the build-up Canada were keen to point to the clutch of youngsters who had come through their Under-19s side but come the day Kumar and Hiral Patel - their two bright batting talents - were left out. After today's showing both can expect to make their senior World Cup debuts soon.
Rizwan Cheema offered a glimpse of the big-hitting that gave England a fright but by that stage that game was meandering towards the inevitable. After two matches and two crushing defeats, the Associates are doing the ICC's case no harm at all.
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