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Sports Wednesday, May 1, 2019 19 Warner fires warning Qatar make it to ACC shots ahead of WC Western Region U19 cricket semi-finals The local players rally to beat Maldives in last game TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK DOHA BRIEF SCORES BRIEF SCORES Standings QATAR will take on tough Qatar beat Maldives by 28 runs GROUP A M W L Nr Pts NRR Qatar: 239 for 8 off 50 overs (S.Tameem 90; M.Tholal UAE 3 3 0 0 6 +5.027 rivals the United Arab Emir- 3-39) Saudi Arabia 3 2 1 0 4 +0.713 ates for a place in the final of Maldives: 211 all out off 48 overs (F.Yoosuf 131; Bahrain 3 1 2 0 2 -1.129 the ACC Western Region Un- A.Obaidullah 5-49) Iran 3 0 3 0 0 -4.605 der-19 Cricket Tournament at Player of the match: Faruhath Azyan Yoosuf (Maldives) GROUP B M W L Nr Pts NRR the Dubai International Sta- Qatar lost to Kuwait by 126 runs Kuwait 3 3 0 0 6 +2.32 dium on Wednesday. Kuwait: 258 for 5 off 50 overs (Gokul.Kumar 104, Qatar 3 2 1 0 4 -0.647 Qatar finished second in Govind.Kumar 81; S.Agarwal 3-38) Oman 3 1 2 0 2 +0.213 Group B behind Kuwait with Qatar: 132 all out off 37.2 overs (H.Khan 68) Maldives 3 0 3 0 0 -1.887 Player of the match: Gokul Sunil Kumar (Kuwait) two wins in three matches Wednesday’s fixtures and advanced to the last four Qatar beat Oman by one run (Semi-finals) stage, while the UAE won Qatar: 170 all out off 49 overs (S.Tameem 78; M.Raza SF1: UAE vs Qatar at DIS all their three contests and 3-35) SF2: Saudi Arabia vs Kuwait at SCS Oman: 169 all out off 50 overs (N.Poojari 46; B.Khan topped Group A. 3-34, S.Agarwal 3-34) Thursday (May 2): Rest day The other semi-final pits Player of the match: Syed Yousuf Tameem (Qatar) Friday (May 3): FINAL: Winner SF1 v Winner SF2 at DIS Kuwait against Saudi Arabia. Kuwait also posted three wins in as many matches to finish cracking 104 and Goving Ku- on the top of their pool, while Qatar finished second in mar hitting 81, despite Shubh Saudi Arabia lost a match to Group B behind Kuwait Agarwal’s another three-wick- the UAE and finished with two with two wins in three et haul. Qatar collapsed dur- victories in three games. matches and advanced to ing the chase and suffered a Qatar have had an ex- the last four stage, while 126-run loss. citing progress to the best the UAE won all their Qatar however staged four bracket. In the opening a superb comeback in the match, Syed Yousuf Tameem three contests and topped last pool match and piled up played a brilliant knock of 78 Group A. 239 for eight after Tameem in his team’s pulsating one- smashed 90 runs. Though run triumph against Oman. three wickets each. Faruhath Azyan Yoosuf Sunrisers Hyderabad’a David Warner used the 2019 Indian Premier League Twenty20 Cricket Tournament to get into a rich touch ahead of the Qatar, batting first, made 179 Qatar were under tremen- struck 131, Qatar contrived a World Cup. and Oman were restricted to dous pressure against Kuwait, splendid 28-run victory with 169 by Bismillah Khan and who amassed 228 for five in Afsarullah Obaidullah grab- IANS Exactly a year later, Warn- (a rare English-Aussie cama- matches when Sunrisers won Shubh Agarwal, who picked 50 overs with Gukul Kumar bing five for 49. NEW DELHI er announces his IPL return raderie which can be seen only the IPL in 2016. with a bang. On March 24, in IPL), won matches of Sun- “I have had time off to MARCH 24, 2018 changed the 2019, the opener hit a match- risers Hyderabad. work harder at my game. I put face of Australian cricket for- winning 85 for Sunrisers Hy- “When someone like the bat down for 16-18 weeks ever. In what seemed to be an derabad (SRH) against Kol- Warner bats like that, it’s very and just worked hard on be- innocuous post-lunch session kata Knight Riders (KKR). less margins for the bowler,” ing the best father and hus- on the third day of the third But this was not just a one-off Ajinkya Rahane had said af- band that has worked for me,” Test between South Africa and knock. In fact, this was just the ter SRH had beaten Rajasthan Warner said on Monday. Australia in Cape Town turned teaser of what was going to be Royals in March. Off to Australia to prepare on its head as Australia opener an amazing journey for the In a total of 12 matches for the World Cup, Warner’s Cameron Bancroft was caught 32-year-old. that Warner has played in this destructive form has rung on camera rubbing the ball “There is a big difference edition, Warner has amassed alarm bells for all the nine with a yellow object which was because he (Warner) is a 692 runs at a magnificent av- other teams which are going later revealed to be sandpaper. world class player. For us, as erage of almost 70, including to participate in the showpiece Following an initial ban a franchise, we are so proud a swashbuckling 81 in his final event starting from May 30 in by the ICC, Cricket Australia of what he has achieved for outing against KXIP on Mon- England and Wales. banned Bancroft for nine Sunrisers. He is not only a day. He scored eight fifties and “This World Cup, you’ll months while Australia skip- premier match-winner but his a century, thus announcing his see some high scores. Hope- per Steve Smith and deputy leadership skills are also un- return to competitive cricket fully the ball doesn’t swing as David Warner were banned matched,” SRH mentor VVS in a grand style. much. Obviously England are for 12 months each. The duo Laxman had said before the This was third consecutive the home team and they’re also had to miss the 2018 edi- start of the IPL 2019. IPL season for Warner where great. We’re world champions. tion of the Indian Premier And boy, didn’t Warner he had scored more than 600 I’m sure it’ll be great. I am League as the BCCI decided to prove the legend right? runs. In 2017, the Australian looking forward to it and this keep them away from the com- Match after match, Warner opener had scored 641 runs was a stepping stone to that,” petition taking into considera- kept on piling runs and along- from 14 matches in and had he signed off from this edition tion the ban from CA. side England’s Jonny Bairstow collected 848 runs from 17 of the IPL. Qatar’s team in the ACC Western Region Under-19 Cricket Tournament in the UAE. Wawrinka & Murray demand Ramesan bags Gimelstob resignation Prime Sports AFP badminton double PARIS TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK THREE-TIME Grand Slam DOHA winner Stan Wawrinka echoed on Tuesday Andy Murray’s RAJATRAJ Ramesan of New calls for Justin Gimelstob to Vision Badminton Sport quit his role on the Association emerged the winner in the of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Prime Sports Badminton board after the American was Tournament under-14 cate- sentenced following assault gory, defeating Arjun Shine at charges. the Ali Bin Hamad Al Attiyah “Players need to speak out. Arena. Justin Gimelstob has been con- The DPS-MIS eighth victed of a violent assault. It grade student defeated Arjun simply can not be possible for Shine in three sets 21-18, 11- anyone to condone this type of 21 and 21-19 to take sweet re- behaviour and worse support it. CDC Cricket Tournament winners CCRC and runners-up M Pallonji players with guests and officials after the prize distribution ceremony in Losail. venge of his loss to the same In any other business or sport player in the quarter-final we would not be discussing stage of the under-16 cat- this,” the Australian Open, US egory. Open and Wimbledon champi- The match lasted for one ons tweeted. CCRC clinch CDC cricket title first time hour and 15 minutes with Ra- “The council @ATP_Tour jatraj, emerging on top. need to do something about this TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK velopment Co. (CDC) has the Abbas conceded only four He went on to complete and finally end this conversa- DOHA distinction of being the oldest CCRC, who featured in six runs in a superb 19th over. a double in the tournament tion and shameful period in our sponsor of the Qatar Veteran’s finals earlier, found their Off the last over, M Pallonji when he won the Under-16 great sport,” the Swiss former CCRC held off M Pallonji by Cricket League since the be- seventh one lucky as they required 16 runs but they lost doubles championship along Rajatraj Ramesan of New Vision world number three added. eight runs in a thrilling end ginning in 1988. emerged the champions Ayub and the match by eight with his partner Aman Ali. Badminton Sport with his Gimelstob, himself an ex- and won the 30th CDC Crick- After being asked to bat for the first time. runs. Luck however ran out for winner’s trophy. professional tennis player, et Tournament 2019 Division first, CCRC openers Magsi and Sajeev hit 23, Ayub cracked him as he and his under-14 pleaded no contest to felony 1 title at the Losail Cricket Mohsin provided a brisk start Praveen (three for 17), who 41 runs in 26 balls with four partner Austin Togi lost the academy.