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Mendis, De Silva Lead Sri Lanka Run Fest SATURDAY 3 FEBRUARY 2018 SPORT 21 The bigger picture is that if he (Kusal Mendis) had scored those two double-hundreds, Round 15: Today's Fixtures Al Khor vs Al Gharafa: At Al Khor Stadium (4.35pm) it would have been very Thilan Samaraweera special for a 23-year old Sri Lanka batting coach Qatar SC vs Al Sadd: At Qatar SC Stadium (6.45pm) Davis Cup: Australia, Mendis, de Silva lead Germany share honours on first day Sri Lanka run fest AFP The world number five had looked down and out when de AFP BRISBANE: Australia and Minaur, playing superb defen- Germany finished the first day sive tennis against the more CHITTAGONG: Kusal Mendis of their Davis Cup World Group attacking German, took a two and Dhananjaya de Silva piled on tie in Brisbane one rubber sets to one lead. the runs to put Sri Lanka in a apiece after Nick Kyrgios and But Zverev fought back to comfortable position on the third Alexander Zverev both won in win the fourth set before day of the first Test against Bang- vastly contrasting styles recovering from an early break ladesh in Chittagong yesterday. yesterday. in the fifth to force a Birthday boy Mendis just Zverev gave Germany the tiebreak. missed out on a double century, early advantage with a gruel- He then created a mini- hitting an impressive 196, while ling four-hour win over Alex de break at 3-4 in the tiebreak and de Silva added 173 as Sri Lanka Minaur 7-5, 4-6, 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 served superbly to take the reached 504-3 at stumps trailing (7/4), before Kyrgios disposed match and give his country the Bangladesh’s first innings total by of Jan-Lennard Struff in straight early advantage. just nine runs. sets 6-4, 6-4, 6-4. Zverev, 20, has a disap- Roshen Silva was unbeaten The mercurial Kyrgios, who pointing Davis Cup record, on 87 alongside skipper Dinesh has responded well to the Davis with one win and four losses Chandimal, 37 not out, when Cup captaincy of Lleyton before Friday’s match. stumps were drawn at the Zahur Hewitt, was in sublime touch Considered one of the Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium. against Struff. rising stars of the men’s game, Left-arm spinner Taijul Islam The German battled hard he also has a poor Grand Slam gave Bangladesh a rare occasion but he was a class below the record and fell in the third for joy on an arduous day when Australian and succumbed in round of the Australian Open. he removed Mendis just before 97 minutes in front of a large But the German said he had the tea break. and passionate crowd at the Pat taken heart from eventual Pace bowler Mustafizur Rafter Arena. champion Roger Federer, who Rahman earlier broke Mendis’ Kyrgios had Struff under spoke to him after his loss in 308-run second wicket stand pressure on serve throughout Melbourne and told him to keep with de Silva, who added 69 runs and broke once in each set for working hard and success to his overnight 104. a straightforward win. would come. Sri Lanka’s Kusal Mendis (left) celebrates with teammate Dhananjaya de Silva after scoring a century De Silva and Mendis domi- Earlier, Zverev outlasted de De Minaur said Zverev’s during the third day of the first Test match against Bangladesh at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium nated the Bangladesh bowlers for Minaur in a four-hour experience on the big stage nearly two sessions after Sri Lanka in Chittagong yesterday. marathon. helped the German. resumed their innings on 187-1. The hosts had to wait for the “The bigger picture is that if “(It) is very important for us SCOREBOARD second new ball to get their first he had scored those two double- to see how quickly we can bowl Bangladesh (I innings) ................................ 513 success as Mustafizur got a hundreds, it would have been them out (tomorrow) and then Sri Lanka (I innings) leading edge from de Silva and very special for a 23-year old,” bat well in the second innings,” D Karunaratne c Kayes b Mehedi ..................................0 Chung eyes Grand wicketkeeper Liton Das took a Samaraweera said of Mendis, he said. K Mendis c Mushfiqur b Taijul .....................................196 high catch. whose previous career best was Bangladesh were also D De Silva c Liton b Mustafizur ..................................173 R Silva not out .................................................................87 Slam after remarkable De Silva faced 229 balls and 194 runs. unlucky in the morning when de D Chandimal not out ...................................................... 37 hit 21 fours along with a six in his Mendis survived a run-out Silva survived a strong lbw Extras (B7, LB3, W1) ......................................................11 fourth Test century and the when he had a mix-up with Silva appeal on 119 off Taijul when the Total (3 wkts) ..............................................504 run Down Under second in as many Tests. in the middle of the pitch after ball hit him on his toe before Fall of wickets: 1-0, 2-308, 3- 415 Mendis, who faced 327 balls crossing the 150-run mark. going to the slips. To Bat: N Dickwella, D Perera, R Herath, S Lakmal, L AFP for his career best innings as he But an awkward throw from Having already used both Sandakan, L Kumara turned 23, added another 107 Mehidy Hasan from extra cover their reviews, the hosts had no Bowling: Mustafizur 25-5-88-1 (w1), Sunzamul 37-2-128- SEOUL: Rising tennis star runs with Roshen Silva for the allowed him to return to safety choice but to accept the decision 0, Mehidy 19-0-97-1, Taijul 51-13-144-1, Mosaddek 3-0-24- Chung Hyeon believes he is third wicket before he gave a before Das could break the of the on-field umpire. 0, Mominul Haque 2-0-6-0, Mahmudullah 1-0-7-0 on course to become South I’ve not set any catch to Mushfiqur Rahim at stumps. Mendis hit left-arm spinner Korea’s first tennis Grand specific target (for midwicket. Bangladesh team director Sunzamul Islam for a boundary runs in Tests on 154, joining Roy Slam winner, as he recovers the French Open) “I think he is so disap- Khaled Mahmud admitted that to bring his fourth Test hundred Dias as the quickest Sri Lankan from his remarkable but pointed,” said Sri Lanka batting Sri Lanka were now in the driving off 200 balls. to achieve the feat in his 23rd gruelling run to the but I will be able to coach Thilan Samaraweera. seat. De Silva reached his 1,000 innings. Australian Open semi-finals. win a Grand Slam Chung, 21, was the sur- tournament some day prise package in Melbourne in the future: Chung as he stormed his way to the last four, but had to retire while trailing defending “My performance on clay Stokes could make England champion Roger Federer 1-6 courts was good last year”, 2-5 because of painful blis- Chung told journalists. ters. Federer went on to win The number of his Insta- the event -- the Swiss mas- gram followers increased return in New Zealand ODIs ter’s 20th Grand Slam -- but tenfold to more than 100,000 Chung said Friday he has set during the Australian Open. AFP That date clashes with what England had his sights on winning his first. “The number will soon hoped would be Stokes’s planned international “I’ve not set any specific reach a million, I hope”, he LONDON:LONDON: BenBen Stokes’sStokes (pictured) long- comeback in a Twenty20 with New target (for the French Open) said jokingly. awaitedawaited return to EnglandEng duty could take Zealand. but I will be able to win a Chung’s unexpected run placeplace in hishis nativenativ New Zealand after England remain optimistic that Stokes will Grand Slam tournament to be the first South Korean the all-rounderall-roun was included be available for all of a five-match ODI series some day in the future”, he in a Grand Slam semi-final ThursdayThursda in a 15-man squad that starts on February 25 but the complexi- said. has drawn new fans to the forfor a one-day interna- ties of the legal system mean they cannot be Chung uploaded a hor- sport in his homeland, where tionaltiona series against the certain. rific picture of his blistered tennis lags far behind golf BlackBlack Caps “subject to any As a result Thursday saw the latest in a foot after the Federer clash and baseball in the popularity courtcourt obligations”. series of qualified ECB statements regarding on his Instagram account, stakes. StokesSt has not played Stokes, with the board saying: “Ben Stokes’s sparking a flood of messages It also sparked top tele- internationalintern cricket since involvement is subject to any court obliga- from fans praising him for his vision ratings and a spike in beingbein suspended by the tions in relation to the incident in Bristol in courage. sales of tennis gear. EnglandE and Wales September and his travel arrangements are “I’ve seldom played so Board (ECB) fol- yet to be confirmed.” many games unremittinglyemittingly lowing his involve- Stokes, who had been Test skipper Joe and my feet reachedched theirtheir mentm in an incident Root’s vice-captain, was selected but later limits”, he said. outsideou a Bristol night- deemed unavailable for both the Test and ODI “My doctor saysys the blisblis-- club in September that series in Australia. tered feet are curingng wellwell duedue reportedlyreport left a man with After he was charged, Stokes said he was to my young age aandnd a fractufracturedre eye socket.
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