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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21, 2015 SPORTS NZ overpower Lanka to win 4th ODI

WELLINGTON: Kane Williamson hit a Zealand Brendon McCullum said and Luke Ronchi smashed 24 at the post-match presentation. runs off one explosive when the “Kane showed how experienced he is match was still in the balance to steer and how he can formulate a game plan. New Zealand to a four- win over Also finished off well by Corey and Sri Lanka in the fourth One Day Ronchi.” International in Nelson yesterday. Sri Lanka’s big three batsmen all made Sri Lanka set New Zealand a testing significant contributions to their total victory target of 277 to win the match at but the tourists did not get enough runs Saxton Oval after being bowled out for from the rest of their lineup on a good 276 in 49.3 overs and the Black Caps wicket. reached the mark with 11 balls to spare Mahela Jayawardene fell just six runs for the loss of six . shy of a century and Williamson continued his rich of made a swift 76 after Tillikaratne Dilshan form with the bat, scoring 103 off 107 gave the Sri Lankans a solid platform deliveries to provide the backbone of with 44. New Zealand’s . “After the start we got, I thought the He was well supported by Corey lower order batted poorly,” Sri Lanka cap- Anderson, who made a quickfire 47 tain Angelo Mathews said. “I thought before being run in the 46th over with Dilshan, Sangakkara and Mahela batted the home team still needing 32 for victo- beautifully. It was a very good wicket, ry. New Zealand required 25 off the last didn’t turn as much or slow up, but it was 18 balls when Ronchi tied the scores in a good batting track.” the blink of an eye, blasting three sixes, a Fast bowler Adam Milne was the pick and a two off the 48th over of New Zealand’s attack with 2-28 from from Thisara Perera. seven overs, while opening bowler Tim Daniel Vettori spanked a boundary off Southee was expensive but finished with the first ball of the next over to end the 3-59. match, leaving Ronchi unbeaten on 32 New Zealand lead the best-of-seven from 15 balls. series 2-1 after they shared the first two “Really good effort from the bowlers games and the third match in Auckland to give us a score under par,” New on Saturday was rained out. — Reuters

SCOREBOARD

NELSON, New Zealand: Full scoreboard for the fourth one-day international between New Zealand and Sri Lanka in Nelson yesterday.

Sri Lanka 0-19-1, Elliott 3-0-19-0 (1w), Vettori 10-0-41-0, D. Karunaratne lbw b Southee 5 Williamson 7-0-50-1 T. Dilshan c Guptill b Williamson 44 K. Sangakkara c Guptill b Milne 76 New Zealand M. Jayawardene c Ronchi b Anderson 94 M. Guptill c Sangakkara b Mathews 20 A. Mathews c Ronchi b Milne 0 B. McCullum c Perera b Kulasekara 11 BRISBANE: Ian Bell of England (L) drives a past bowler Stuart Binny of India during the tri-series one-day cricket match between L. Thirimanne b McClenaghan 19 K. Williamson b Perera 103 England and India at the Gabba in Brisbane yesterday.— AFP T. Perera c McCullum b Southee 5 R. Taylor c Sangakkara b Herath 8 J. Mendis c Vettori b Southee 12 G. Elliott c Thirimanne b Mendis 44 N. Kulasekara (McCullum/McClenaghan) 4 G. Anderson run out (Dilshan) 47 S. Senanayake 1 L. Ronchi not out 32 R. Herath c Williamson b McClenaghan 0 D. Vettori not out 7 England thrash Extras (lb 2, w 14) 16 Extras (lb 1, wd 7) 8 Total (for 10 wickets, 49.3 overs) 276 Total (for 6 wickets, 48.1 overs) 280 Fall of Wickets:: 1-11 (Karunaratne), 2-113 Fall of wickets: 1-24 (McCullum), 2-41 (Guptill), 3- (Dilshan), 3-180 (Sangakkara), 4-180 (Mathews), 63 (Taylor), 4-151 (Elliott), 5-230 (Williamson), 6- 5-245 (Thirimanne), 6-253 (Jayawardene), 7-268 245 (Anderson) India in Brisbane (Perera), 8-270 (Mendis), 9-273 (Kulasekara), 10- : Kulasekara 9-0-51-1 (3w), Mathews 4-1- 276 (Herath) 16-1 (1w), Herath 9-1-39-1 (2w), Perera 8-0-58-1, Bowling: Southee 10-1-59-3 (4w), Milne 7-0-28-2 Senanayake 9.1-0-57-0, Mendis 7-0-40-1 (1w), (1w), McClenaghan 9.3-0-58-2 (4w), Anderson 3- Dilshan 2-0-18-0. BRISBANE: Pacemen Steven Finn produced a English side after injury, claimed the first wicket, revive India’s hopes briefly, before Finn again career-best performance to lead England to a removing the struggling for struck twice in quick succession to turn the nine-wicket thrashing of India in both countries’ one, before and match. second outing in a triangular one-day series in steadied the Indian cause with a 56-run stand. He had Dhoni behind by Brisbane yesterday. The fall of Rahane, caught by Taylor from the on 34, the wicketkeeper’s fifth of the India’s decision to bat first backfired when bowling of Finn on 33, sparked the first of two innings, and India folded, losing their last five they were dismissed for just 153 in 39.3 overs in collapses during the innings. wickets for just 16 runs. the one-day international, with Finn exploiting Finn then claimed Rayudu, who scored 23, Finn picked up his fifth scalp when he the Gabba’s pace and bounce to claim five wick- and , who managed just four, as India bowled for nought. Anderson ran ets for 33. slumped to 67 for five. Captain Mahendra Singh through the tail to finish with impressive figures In reply, England cruised to victory in just Dhoni and the recalled Binny put on 70 to of four for 18 from 8.3 overs. —AFP 27.3 overs giving them a much-needed confi- dence boost ahead of the World Cup in Australia SCOREBOARD and New Zealand that kicks off next month. Their recent one-day form has been very poor, but they were never stretched with the BRISBANE, Australia: Scoreboard in the triangular one-day international between England and bat as they finished on 156 for one, with opener India in Brisbane yesterday: Ian Bell unbeaten on 88 and James Taylor on 56 England S. Raina st Buttler b Ali 1 as they notched their first win under new cap- I. Bell not out 88 MS. Dhoni c Buttler b Finn 34 tain Eoin Morgan. M. Ali c Kohli b Binny 8 S. Binny c Morgan b Anderson 44 Stuart Binny, who top-scored for India with J. Taylor not out 56 A. Patel b Finn 0 44 in his return to the side, claimed the only Extras (w3, nb1) 4 B. Kumar b Anderson 5 wicket to fall, that of opener for eight. Total (1 wicket, 27.3 overs) 156 M. Shami c Ali b Anderson 1 After losing to Australia on Sunday, the Indian Fall of wickets: 1-25 (Ali) U. Yadav not out 0 batsmen struggled to cope with the lively wick- Bowling: Binny 7-0-34-1, Kumar 2-0-18-0, Extras (lb3, w3, nb1) 7 et. Yadav 6-0-42-0, Shami 4-0-23-0, Patel 7.3-0-32- Total (all out, 39.3 overs) 153 Finn, on the other hand, made the most of it 0, Raina 1-0-7-0 Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Dhawan), 2-57 (Rahane), 3- to claim his first five-wicket haul in 49 one-day 64 (Kohli), 4-65 (Raina), 5-67 (Rayudu), 6-137 internationals, including a number of prized India (Dhoni), 7-137 (Patel), 8-143 (Kumar), 9-153 Indian scalps. A. Rahane c Taylor b Finn 33 (Binny), 10-153 (Shami) He did most of his damage to the top order, S. Dhawan c Buttler b Anderson 1 Bowling: Anderson 8.3-2-18-4, Woakes 7-0-35- as India lost their way after being in a sound A. Rayudu c Buttler b Finn 23 0, Broad 7-0-33-0, Finn 8-0-33-5, Ali 9-0-31-1 position at 57-1. V. Kohli c Buttler b Finn 4 England won by nine wickets. Seamer James Anderson, returning to the paceman NELSON: New Zealand’s Corey Anderson (L) plays a shot during the fourth day International cricket match between New Zealand and Sri Lanka in Nelson at Saxton Oval yesterday. — AFP Junaid to miss New Zealand ODIs

KARACHI: Pakistan paceman has Smith to captain failed to recover from an injury and has been replaced by all-rounder Bilawal Bhatti in the squad that will play two ODIs and two warm-ups in New Australia in ODI Zealand before next month’s World Cup. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said Junaid has SYDNEY: Steven Smith will captain example, and we look forward to him been advised rest for at least two weeks to make a Australia in Friday’s one-day interna- doing so again on Friday.” complete recovery from a hamstring injury he suf- tional against England, with opener Australia on Tuesday added Shaun fered during a conditioning camp in Lahore for the David Warner and paceman Mitchell Marsh and Cameron White to the squad World Cup. Johnson missing the game, Cricket for Friday’s match in Hobart to replace “Junaid will not be leaving with the team on Australia said yesterday. Bailey and Warner, who is being rested Tuesday night and Bilawal has replaced him for the Smith was called in to skipper the to recover from hamstring soreness. two one-day internationals and two warm-up team after captain George Bailey was Fast bowlers Josh Hazlewood and games in New Zealand prior to the World Cup,” a slapped with a one-match suspension Johnson were also omitted from the 12- PCB spokesman told Reuters. over the team’s slow over-rate during man squad, with the former rested due Chief selector Moin Khan had discussed the their four-wicket win against India in to minor soreness in his left heel and issue with PCB Chairman Shaharyar Khan and if the tri-series match on Sunday. Johnson out for unspecified personal Junaid recovered from his injury he would join the Cricket Australia said Smith, fresh reasons. team for the World Cup which begins from Feb. 14, from leading Australia in the Test series Coach Darren Lehmann said the spokesman added. against India as regular skipper Michael Australia needed to improve their over- Pakistan will play two ODIs in New Zealand on Clarke recovers from a hamstring injury, rate. “We have bowled too many wides will be the nation’s 22nd ODI captain. and we have been too slow between Jan. 31 and Feb. 3. “Steven’s appointment was a the overs,” he said. “We have got to get The 23-year-old Bilawal has played just two tests straightforward decision given the better at that. We should be able to get and eight one-day internationals but was over- excellent impression he made in charge through the overs in three-and-a-half looked for Pakistan’s final 15-member World Cup of the side during the Commonwealth hours with no dramas but we have squad. Bank Test series when he stepped in for been too slow.” Left-armer Junaid, one of Pakistan’s most suc- the injured Michael Clarke,” national Australia squad: Steven Smith (cap- cessful pacemen in recent times, made a come- selector Rodney Marsh said. tain), Patrick Cummins, Xavier Doherty, back to domestic cricket late last month after “It is unfortunate for George Bailey James Faulkner, Aaron Finch, Brad remaining out of action since September with an LAHORE: Pakistani bowler Bilawal Bhatti (C) poses along with teammates in Lahore that he will miss the match in his home Haddin, Shaun Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, ankle injury he sustained before the one-day yesterday, before their departure to New Zealand. The Pakistan cricket team left on a state but in Steven we have a dynamic Gurinder Sandhu, Mitchell Starc, Shane series against Australia in the United Arab World Cup mission with their first destination New Zealand where they play two one- player who leads from the front, by Watson, Cameron White. —AFP Emirates.—Reuters day internationals before taking part in the mega event. — AFP