ARAB TIMES, SUNDAY, MARCH 14, 2021 SPORTS 14

Lewis and Hope set strong foundation West Indies beat by 5 to win ODI series NORTH POINT, Antigua, March 13, Indies’ highest successful ODI Dushmantha Chameera bowled a finishing off the game and it was a (AP): A 192-run opening stand chase against Sri Lanka. tight 49th over, conceding only four total team effort.” between and The West Indies came to the 48th runs, and the West Indies came to the Sri Lanka batted first after winning and cool finishing by over needing 31 runs from 18 balls. last over still needing nine runs to win. the toss and slumped to 50-3 in the steered the West Indies to a five-wick- hit a six from the first The first ball was a dot ball but ninth over. et win over Sri Lanka in the second ball from Nuwan Pradeep to eat into Pooran went down on one knee to strike ’s luck turned one-day international. the deficit but was out next ball, leav- a superb cover drive for four from and his 96 from 96 balls led Sri The West Indies also earned a win- ing the match still in the balance. Pradeep’s second ball, putting the West Lanka’s recovery. Gunathilaka seemed ning 2-0 lead in the three-match series. Indies five runs from victory. Pradeep to have been wronged when he was Lewis made 103 and Hope 84 to set bowled a full toss which Pooran sliced given out for in the strong foundation that allowed the CRICKET behind point for four, and another full the first ODI which the West Indies West Indies to overtake Sri Lanka’s toss which the batsman chipped into the won by eight wickets. 273-8 with two balls to spare. leg side for the winning run. He batted superbly on Friday, re- A middle order slump which saw Pooran hit a four from the next “You could say (it was too close for establishing the Sri Lanka in a the home side slip to 233-4 when cap- to ease some of the pressure comfort),” Pollard said. “But at the of exactly 100 for the tain was out in the 46th on the home side and the West Indies end of the day we take the win. The fourth with , over put late pressure on the West was in a stronger position when guys batted well. who made 71. Indies. But Pooran made an unbeaten Pradeep’s over conceded 18 runs, “Evin scored a hundred and in the A quick-fire innings of 47 from 31 35 from 38 balls to steer his team leaving 13 runs to be scored from the dressing room we asked him for a balls by Winandu Hasaranga lifted Sri home in the final over in the West last 12 balls. hundred. It was nice to see Pooran Lanka to a competitive total. Team NZ and Luna Rossa San Francisco Giants’ Heliot Ramos (80) steals second ahead of Colorado Rockies second baseman Alan Trejo (83) during the sixth inning of a spring training game, on March 12, in Scottsdale, Arizona. (AP) tie 3-3 in America’s Cup Tatis homers in return Bogaerts, Sawamura debut for Italian challenger exploit defender’s mistake to win first race Bosox in 8-2 victory over Rays BOSTON, March 13, (AP): The four. David Price followed with three AUCKLAND, New have plenty of ques- scoreless inning. Zealand, March 13, (AP): tions heading into the season, and Max Muncy and Austin Barnes shortstop doesn’t homered for the Dodgers. An uneasy stalemate in the want to be one of them. Eddie Rosario had a two-run single. 36th match for the Bogaerts, 28, is coming off a season Andrés Giménez went 0 for 3 and is in America’s Cup continued when he batted .300 with 11 homers a 1-for-14 slump since collecting hits and 28 RBIs while earning AL MVP in his first four at-bats. Giménez is bat- Saturday when defender votes for the third year in a row. But he tling Amed Rosario for the starting Team New Zealand and reported to the shortstop job. Both players came to Italian challenger Luna Red Sox com- Cleveland in the Francisco Lindor plex in Fort trade with the Mets. Rossa each took advantage Myers, Florida, of a pre-start error by the with a sore shoulder, which BASEBALL other to leave the best- manager Alex of-13 race series tied at 3-3. Cora attributed Luna Rossa exploited Team New to Bogaerts Anthony Gose, formerly a speedy Zealand’s mistake in the pre-start to pushing himself outfielder with Toronto and Detroit win the first race of the day by 18 too hard at who’s been trying to pitch since 2017, seconds and, in a mirror image, home in Aruba threw a perfect inning for the Indians, Team New Zealand pounced on during the off- Bogaerts striking out Corey Seager and retiring season. Justin Turner on a fly ball. The Luna Rossa’s mistake to win race Also, right-handed reliever 30-year-old left has pitched four score- six by 1 minute, 41 seconds. Hirokazu Sawamura made his spring less innings this spring. training debut. He got two quick outs Brewers 8, Cubs 3 (7) SAILING on a fly ball and a , then got into trouble with a double and three Brandon Woodruff made his second straight walks. start for Milwaukee, allowing five hits in two scoreless innings. Keston Hiura One team has to win both races in a Athletics 5, Padres 4 hit an RBI double and Jace Peterson day to break the deadlock but Luna Fernando Tatis Jr. led off the game had a bases-loaded triple. Rossa co-helmsman Jimmy Spithill said with his second spring home run, a Jake Arrieta struggled in his sec- the teams can only focus on the next race. Italy’s Luna Rossa is towed back after sailing against Team New Zealand in race 6 of the America’s Cup on ond start for Chicago, surrendering Auckland’s Waitemata Harbour, New Zealand, on March 13. (AP) smashing return after missing six days “We’re not looking too far ahead,” with a non-virus bug. The San Diego two runs on four hits and three walks he said. “Each day we come in and try shortstop got two hits and is 6 for 12 in in 3 1/3 innings. Joc Pederson went 2 to focus on the race ahead. exhibition play. His homer came off for 2 with a double, raising his aver- “There will be quite a lot of lessons crush in Aotearoa Sergio Romo. age to .579 in his first spring with the learned from both races today. We’ll Chris Paddack made his third start, Cubs. go back, as I’m sure will the other CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand, match of the full Super Rugby penalty to give the Chiefs a 10-0 pitching three innings and giving up a Giants 9, Rockies 8 (8) guys, and just come back fighting, March 13, (AP): The Hamilton- tournament in 2020, all eight lead after only nine minutes. run on three hits. C.J. Abrams, the stronger and ready to roll.” based Chiefs gave up an early 10-0 matches in New Zealand’s domes- The Crusaders struck back with Padres’ top prospect, hit his first home Germán Márquez was roughed up in Until Saturday, each of the four starts lead to lose 39-17 to the tic Super Rugby competition that a try to winger Leicester run. his second start for Colorado, yielding in the series had been won by the team Christchurch-based Crusaders year, under British and Irish Lions Fainga’anuku, made by a long Chad Pinder and catcher Tyler three earned runs on six hits and three Saturday and equal the record los- pass from David Havili. With two walks in three innings. Trevor Story which had port entry to the start box ing streak by a New Zealand team penalties to flyhalf Richie Mo’unga, Soderstrom, Oakland’s top prospect, and the team that won the start won the each hit doubles. hit his third home run. in Super Rugby. RUGBY the Crusaders edged ahead 11-10 Kevin Gausman made his first start race. New Zealand skipper Peter Defending champions the at halftime. Cardinals 4, Astros 3 Burling called that coincidence and was for San Francisco, allowing one hit in Crusaders are unbeaten after three That was the start of the Adam Wainwright kept up his two scoreless innings. Scott Kazmir, out proved right when the team coming in matches in Super Rugby Aotearoa coach Warren Gatland, and their Crusaders rally. They were much from starboard, or right-hand side of the strong spring, pitching four shutout of the majors since 2016 and attempting this season while the Chiefs’ first two matches of the current more effective running into the innings of one-hit ball. In three starts a comeback at 37, allowed two hits in a course, won both races Saturday. 11-match losing run equals the season. breeze, dominating set pieces and Races five and six were sailed on record set by the Highlanders in the Their effort to stave off the record pinning the Chiefs in their own half. so far, the 39-year-old St. Louis star scoreless inning, striking out two in his course A off Takapuna Beach in 2012 and 2013 seasons. started with promise when fullback The Chiefs had the final say with has allowed just one run and two hits first appearance for San Francisco. Auckland in a consistent sea breeze of The Chiefs’ streak extends over Damian McKenzie scored a try, a consolation try to Etene Nanai- in nine innings, striking out nine with Rangers 3, White Sox 2 around seven to 11 knots, slightly full- three seasons, embracing the last added the conversion and kicked a Seturo. one walk. Yadier Molina and Tyer O’Neill Chicago ace Lucas Giolito struck er in the first race than the second. homered for the Cardinals. Robel out five in four shutout innings, allow- The conditions again seemed per- But while Saturday’s 1-1 tie again New Zealand tried to wear off speed “We obviously just fell off the foil Garcia and Ronnie Dawson homered ing two hits and a walk. Top prospect fect for Luna Rossa, whose boat is left many questions unanswered, it and fell off its foils. Burling had to above them,” Burling said. “We for Houston. Andrew Vaughn had two hits. modeled to sail best in the lighter wind seems the boats are almost perfectly push the bow down to regain enough thought we had a little more time to Texas starter Jordan Lyles gave up a range. Luna Rossa’s larger foils make matched in terms of boat speed in those speed to be able to tack and in the kill than we actually did. We didn’t Dodgers 9, Indians 2 (6 1/2) run and two hits in two innings. Khris it more able to stay up in light wind, conditions and the starts are decisive. meantime Luna Rossa swept over the quite manage to get going again and to Walker Buehler made his third start Davis went 0 for 3 and is just also make it more stable and able to In the first race Saturday, on a time line and sailed away to an immediate take off and they shut down the race for Los Angeles, yielding two runs on .063 in his first spring with the maneuver faster in the light sea breeze. and distance run to the start line, Team 200-meter (yard) lead. pretty well from then.” five hits in three innings, striking out Rangers.