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THE HINDU DELHI SATURDAY, JUNE 1, 2019 SPORT 17 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE West Indies speedsters bounce out in quick time After Thomas & Co. skittle out the latter for an embarrassing 105, delights with a blistering half-

Reuters NOTTINGHAM West Indies steamrollered Pakistan to seal a seven­wick­ et victory in its World Cup opener at Trent Bridge on Friday after an Oshane Tho­ mas­led pace attack swept the latter away for a dismal 105. Opener Chris Gayle, set to retire at the end of the tour­ nament, led the Windies rep­ ly with a blistering 50 off 34 balls as the two­times cham­ pion chased down the total with ease, reaching 108 for three off just 13.4 overs. Having elected to field, West Indies made full use of overcast conditions as Tho­ mas took four for 27 Merry men in maroon: The West Indians had a lot to celebrate on a day when everything went right for them.* AFP runs, while (three for 42) and har Zaman on the helmet limping with a knee issue in SCOREBOARD PAKISTAN VS WEST INDIES (two for 4) and the ball ricocheted onto the first , while Gayle completed the demolition the stumps. appeared to have sustained a PAKISTAN WEST INDIES job. Wicketkeeper back injury. Imam­ul­Haq c Hope b Cottrell Cottrell 4­0­18­1, Holder 5­0­ grabbed two more catches After smashing two fours 2 (11b), b Russell 42­3, Russell 3­1­4­2, Brath­ Gamble pays off when Russell and Holder re­ and a six in the 10th over, 22 (16b, 2x4, 1x6), c waite 4­0­14­0, Thomas “It’s good to have a young moved and cap­ Gayle appeared to hold his Hope b Thomas 22 (33b, 2x4), 5.4­0­27­4. quick like Oshane, we know tain to leave back and limp to the other Haris Sohail c Hope b Russell 8 WEST INDIES (11b, 1x4), Sarfaraz Ahmed c Chris Gayle c Shadab b Amir 50 he can be expensive at times Pakistan on 75 for five. end for a single. Hope b Holder 8 (12b, 1x4), (34b, 6x4, 3x6), Shai Hope c but he’s a genuine ­ struck 18 off 11 He looked increasingly ed­ Mohd. Hafeez c Cottrell b Hafeez b Amir 11 (17b, 1x4), Dar­ taker,” Holder said at the balls to help Pakistan breach gy before holing out to point est at the World Cup after the Thomas 16 (24b, 2x4), Imad ren Bravo c Azam b Amir 0 (4b), post­match presentation. the 100­ mark. for ’s third 74 against in 1992. Wasim c Gayle b Holder 1 (3b), () 34 “That’s the gamble we need “I was confident of run­ wicket of the match. “If you lose the toss and lbw b Thomas 0 (19b, 4x4, 2x6), Shimron Het­ to take in one­dayers, with ning in and doing my job,” lose so many wickets early (1b), c Cottrell b myer (not out) 7 (8b); Extras big scores going around.” said man­of­the­match Tho­ Outstanding effort on, it’s tough to come back Holder 1 (4b), Wahab Riaz b (lb­3, w­3): 6; Total: (for three Pakistan’s unit has mas said. “Andre Russell “It was a good game. I think into the game,” Sarfaraz said. Thomas 18 (11b, 1x4, 2x6), wkts. in 13.4 overs): 108. repeatedly struggled against started it for us, I just fol­ the bowlers were outstand­ Mohd. Amir (not out) 3 (6b); Ex­ FALL OF WICKETS short deliveries and West In­ lowed his footsteps today. ing today,” said Holder. Tricky phase tras (nb­2, w­2): 4; Total (in 21.4 1­36 (Hope, 4.3 overs), 2­46 overs): 105. (Bravo, 6.2), 3­77 (Gayle, 10.5). dies’ plan to pepper it with Lot of guys tried to mix it up “We kept our foot on the “It was tricky for half an FALL OF WICKETS PAKISTAN BOWLING bouncers soon paid off. with short balls. We wanted accelerator. We’ve eased off the field. We’ve definitely The hammering was Pa­ hour, but this is a good bat­ 1­17 (Imam, 2.6 overs), 2­35 (Za­ Amir 6­0­26­3, Hasan 4­0­ Opener Imam­ul­Haq was to execute our plans well.” in the past but it was good to come to win this World Cup kistan’s 11th consecutive ODI ting track, we didn’t bat well. man, 5.5), 3­45 (Sohail, 9.4), 4­ 39­0, Riaz 3.4­1­40­0. cramped for room and see the killer instinct today. but I just want us to enjoy defeat in matches where a re­ “I think we have to play 62 (Azam, 13.1), 5­75 (Sarfaraz, Toss: West Indies behind down the leg Injury concerns “We wanted to be aggres­ our cricket, play fearless sult was achieved, following positive cricket, didn’t do 16.1), 6­77 (Wasim, 16.6), 7­78 Man-of-the-Match: Thomas. side off fast bowler Sheldon The only concerns for the sive. It’s the nature of our cricket and make the fans series losses to and well today but hopefully (Shadab, 17.3), 8­81 (Hasan, West Indies won by seven Cottrel before Russell hit Fak­ West Indies were Russell cricket with bat, ball and in back home proud.” England. It was also its low­ we’ll bounce back.” 18.3), 9­83 (Hafeez, 19.3). wkts. and 218 balls to spare. Kiwis comfortable as ‘underdogs’ Smith and Warner’s IPL stint has helped, says Finch Sri Lankans have a nightmare to put behind them The Aussie skipper feels that the high standards of the league has helped the duo adapt quickly

Agence France-Presse London Australia captain said on Friday that and David War­ ner’s stint in the IPL was im­ portant as it helped them adapt faster to international cricket. On the eve of the team’s opener against , Finch said, “I think when you are a world­class player, you move that did not go down bowling rankings adapt really quickly. Having well with some senior mem­ and lies third in ODIs. them play in the IPL was real­ bers of the team. The squads: ly important. That’s a higher But the team has now set­ Australia: Aaron Finch (Capt.), standard of cricket and it just tled to focus on its World Cup Jason Behrendorff, Alex Carey, gets you back up to as close Single-minded: Smith will be keen to shut out all distractions campaign. “ Nathan Coulter­Nile, Pat Cum­ to international competition and focus on the task ahead. * LUKE WALKER/GETTY IMAGES “The team has changed mins, , Nathan as you can.” from four years ago, and the Lyon, Shaun Marsh, Glenn Max­ The skipper said he also from a sore muscle, he said. ing all the time.” last couple of years we have well, Kane Richardson, Steve knew they would make a “David is fine. He will play improved very well in every Smith, , Marcus strong comeback. tomorrow [Saturday], no Fairytale department. We are just fo­ Stoinis, , and Adam Zampa. Master craftsman: Veteran ’s recent form has raised New Zealand’s hopes of “There was never any is­ doubt about that. We are ve­ Afghanistan’s rise from asso­ cusing on tomorrow. The claiming the elusive trophy. * AFP sue about how he (Smith) ry close to a starting XI but ciate­nation status to crick­ World Cup is a big stage, and Afghanistan: would bounce back, and the we are not going to name it et’s elite has been nothing we are looking forward to do­ (Capt.), , and , ranked “ always find a same with David. They are yet. Everyone is in conten­ short of a fairytale. ing our best,” said Naib on , Hazratullah PREVIEW Zazai, , Asghar Af­ 10th, are the other danger­ way to do well in World both so competitive, they tion.” The team witnessed a cap­ Friday. ghan, , Agence France-Presse men in the batting line­up. Cups,” said former captain have got great records. There “Afghanistan have turned taincy change two months Star spinner , Samiullah London leads an im­ . was never any doubt how into a really world­class side before the start of the World carries the team’s hopes on Shinwari, , pressive bowling attack, “There have been some well they would come back.” at times, they’ve got some of Cup, with little­known Gulba­ his shoulders with his ability Rashid Khan, , New Zealand is happy to go with changes to the set­up. The Warner is fit to face Af­ the best bowlers in the world din Naib named captain in to run through opposition , , and under the radar as it pre­ and for compa­ captain himself hasn't ghanistan after recovering and their batting is improv­ place of , a batting — he tops the world . pares to launch the cam­ ny. Spinners and played one­day cricket for a paign for World Cup glory offer useful while, but he's a wonderful CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC against Sri Lanka in Cardiff variety. player.” Langer against on Saturday. The Kiwis start clear fa­ The squads: The Black Caps reached vourites in their opener Work hard, Play hard New Zealand: booing Smith the final four years ago for against 1996 winner Sri Lan­ (Capt.), Martin Guptill, Henry the first time after six semifi­ ka, a side that has slumped Nicholls, Ross Taylor, Tom nal defeats, only to be to ninth in the rankings. Latham, , Tom and Warner soundly beaten by Australia Blundell, Jimmy Neesham, Co­ in Melbourne. Tough job lin de Grandhomme, Mitchell AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Kane Williamson has re­ Newly­appointed captain Di­ Santner, Ish Sodhi, Tim South­ BRISTOL placed the swashbuckling muth Karunaratne, who has ee, , Lockie Fergu­ Australia head coach Justin Brendon McCullum as cap­ returned to the ODI fold af­ son and Trent Boult. Langer has called on fans tain but the core of the team ter four years, has been Sri Lanka: to show Steve Smith and that came so close in 2015 handed the responsibility of (Capt), , Angelo David Warner respect in remains. lifting a team that has lost Mathews, , Kusal the World Cup, and not Perera, Dhananjaya de Silva, eight of past nine ODIs. jeer them. , , Mi­ Rise But Sri Lanka has an im­ linda Siriwardana, Avishka Fer­ “I think it’s really impor­ Since the last World Cup, pressive World Cup record, nando, Jeevan Mendis, Lahiru tant that people show res­ New Zealand has risen as with one title, two runner­ Thirimanne, Jeffrey Vandersay, pect as well,” said Langer. high as second in the world, up finishes and one semifi­ and Suranga “They made a mistake but has also been beaten at nal appearance. Lakmal. and paid a big price for it. home by , En­ After the experience of gland and . Hampshire [the two were New Zealand beat India in booed], we have a pretty its opening World Cup good idea what to expect. warm­up game before going We've talked about it a lot down to the West Indies. and we can put strategies Taylor has been in breath­ in place. taking ODI form in recent “When it happens, it years, averaging over 60 in doesn’t make it any easier. 2017 and more than 90 last They are human beings, year. that’s the truth — and that’s Downtime: Kohli and his men, at a bonding session, are ready for an ambush.* COURTESY: VIRATKOHLI/ Williamson, ranked 12th, what I find the hardest.” CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC

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