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GULF TIMES Comeback Short in Stuttgart SPORT Page 4 CRICKET / ICC CHAMPIONS TROPHY GGOLFOLF | Page 3 FOOTBALL | Page 6 McIlroy happy Ronaldo has to take smooth ‘clear conscience’ with the rough amid tax fraud at Erin Hills accusations Thursday, June 15, 2017 TENNIS Ramadan 20, 1438 AH Haas cuts Federer GULF TIMES comeback short in Stuttgart SPORT Page 4 CRICKET / ICC CHAMPIONS TROPHY Pakistan’s batsmen Pakistan thrash sorry spared their ecstatic supporters stress, beating England by eight wickets for a England to reach fi nal spot in all-Asian final By Vic Marks lection, England lost their way dread- The Guardian fully. Morgan and Stokes were becalmed when Sarfraz brought back his opening bowlers in mid-innings as he had done akistan will be one half of an to good eff ect against Sri Lanka. all-Asian fi nal at The Oval Morgan was caught behind aiming on Sunday. Here they out- for one of his exotic cover drives from bowled, out-batted and out- down the pitch against Hasan Ali and Pthought an England side that was neu- England, having been spluttering along, tered by the occasion, the nature of a now conked out completely. There was second-hand pitch and vibrant, skilful the statutory daft run-out – of Rashid opponents. – and Stokes’ timing evaporated. Apart Against the odds Pakistan raced to from Moeen Ali’s 11 no one down the the most emphatic of victories by eight order could reach double fi gures. wickets with 77 balls to spare to the de- By now the potency of Pakistan’s light of their fans, who were certainly bowling was matched by the ineptitude noisier and probably more numerous of England’s batting. Hasan, the lead- than those supporting the home side. ing wicket-taker in the tournament, England scored an improbable 211 was superb once again, so too was Jun- from 49.5 overs. In this era one can aid Khan and the replacement for Amir, expect them to be dismissed for such Rumman Raees, was another Pakistan a low score now and again but surely debutant equal to the task. from no more than 35 overs, so aggres- As England faltered and grew vis- sive has been their modus operandi. ibly exasperated at their inability to That total was nowhere near enough. accelerate, Pakistan grew ever more Triggered by another exotic innings impressive in the fi eld as evidenced by from Fakhar Zaman (57 from 58 balls) a brilliant diving catch on the square leg Pakistan’s batsmen spared their ec- boundary by Fakhar to dismiss Moeen. static supporters any stress, apart from By now the ball sped towards Pakistan’s the puzzle of acquiring some tickets for fi elders like a magnet especially when the fi nal. Stokes was batting. However the match was really won There were times when even singles by Pakistan in the fi eld. A makeshift were hard to fi nd. Mind you the current attack, devoid of Mohamed Amir, who England team, so accustomed to fi nd- was suff ering from back spasms, and ing the boundaries, seldom bothers to expertly marshalled by the increasingly steal singles now. Napoleonic Sarfraz Ahmed behind the There was an element of desperation stumps, bowled with great discipline from England in the fi eld. Mark Wood and controlled aggression. A couple delivered a hostile opening spell. He of dropped catches were of no conse- found the top edge of Fakhar’s swing- quence since the much-vaunted Eng- ing bat on several occasions and the ball land batting line-up invited a variety of fl ew everywhere, for six over Jos But- cliches. tler’s head or wide of long leg, but not Were they fl at-track bullies, one- to hand. In between there were some trick ponies or all mouth and no trou- glorious, improvised shots through sers? Or a combination of all three? midwicket. We know that Eoin Morgan’s side can Fakhar was eventually duped by devastate opponents on benign batting Rashid’s googly; Azhar Ali was bowled surfaces in routine ODIs. They have off the inside edge by Jake Ball for an done this consistently over the last eff ortless – by the standards of the day two years. But here they encountered a – 76, whereupon Babar Azam and Mo- surface that was tricky, though, as Pa- hamed Hafeez cantered to the target. Pakistan’s Azhar Ali (left) celebrates his half-century as Fakhar Zaman looks on during their Champions Trophy semi-final against England in Cardiff yesterday. (AFP) kistan demonstrated in the afternoon, We can surmise that it will be trickier hardly impossible. And it was a semi- for Pakistan in the fi nal on a batsman’s fi nal with all the obvious consequences. pitch at The Oval, whoever they play. They could not adapt. Humiliatingly for England this was the Captain Sarfraz proud of Pakistan young guns In their fi rst 25 overs England had most one-sided game of a tournament managed 118 for two. Progress had they were supposed to win. Reuters been slower than usual but there was Cardiff surely scope to accelerate with their SCORECARD batting lineup. In their second 25 they ENGLAND mustered 93 for eight. Their travails J. Bairstow c Hafeez b Hasan 43 akistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed were highlighted by the innings of Ben A. Hales c Azam b R Raees 13 was understandably proud of Stokes, who scored 34 from 64 balls J. Root c Sarfraz b Shadab 46 Phis inexperienced team follow- without hitting a single boundary, the E. Morgan c Sarfraz b Hasan 33 ing their unexpected and emphatic highest boundary-free score for Eng- B. Stokes c Hafeez b Hasan 34 eight-wicket victory over hosts Eng- land in ODI cricket since Paul Colling- J. Buttler c Sarfraz b Junaid 4 land in the Champions Trophy semi- wood “struck” 47 from 71 balls against M. Ali c Zaman b Junaid 11 finals yesterday. Pakistan in 2010 at Southampton – in A. Rashid run out sub (Shehzad) 7 Pakistan, the lowest-ranked side in the a match England won. Stokes’ innings L. Plunkett c A Ali b Raees 9 tournament, lost heavily to India in was the equivalent of Ernest Heming- M. Wood run out (Sarfraz) 3 their opening match but victories over way striding into a bar and asking for an J. Ball not out 2 South Africa and Sri Lanka sent them orange juice. Extras (lb1, w3, nb2) 6 into the last four. Sarfraz’s decision to bowl fi rst de- Total (all out, 49.5 overs) 211 “After the first loss we were very spite the dryness of the pitch, which Fall of wickets: 1-34 (Hales), 2-80 down, but credit goes to the team was used for Monday’s game between (Bairstow), 3-128 (Root), 4-141 (Morgan), management,” Sarfraz told a news Pakistan and Sri Lanka, was justifi ed by 5-148 (Buttler), 6-162 (Ali), 7-181 (Rashid), conference. “They boosted us up the result even if it was counter-intu- 8-201 (Stokes), 9-206 (Plunkett), 10-211 really well. I’m very happy about how itive. Jonny Bairstow, replacing Jason (Wood) my youngsters are performing.” Roy at the top of the order, might have Bowling: Junaid 8.5-0-42-2 (1nb); Pakistan, without their leading been lbw second ball. By a whisker Pa- Rumman 9-0-44-2 (2w); Imad 5-0-16-0; fast bowler Mohamed Amir due to kistan’s review, after Bairstow was hit Shadab 9-0-40-1; Hasan 10-0-35-3 (1nb, injury, bowled England out for 211 with on the back pad by Junaid Khan, was 1w); Hafeez 8-0-33-0 23-year-old seamer Hasan Ali taking unsuccessful. three wickets to earn the man-of-the- Despite being dropped twice PAKISTAN match award. Bairstow promised much, crunching A Ali b Ball 76 “Credit goes to the bowlers,” Sarfraz four crisp boundaries (there would only F Zaman st Buttler b Rashid 57 said. “They bowled really well, es- be 11 more in the entire innings) before B Azam not out 38 pecially in the middle part. Hasan is he holed out to deep square leg. When M Hafeez not out 31 improving day by day.” Morgan and Joe Root were together Extras (lb1, w11, nb1) 13 Sarfraz is confident about Pakistan’s sanity prevailed. Total (2 wkts, 37.1 overs) 215 chances in their first Champions They must have calculated that a Fall of wickets: 1-118 (Fakhar), 2-173 Trophy final on Sunday when they will Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed and teammates Fakhar Zaman (centre) and Shadab Khan celebrate the wicket of good score here did not have to start (Azhar) face local rivals India or Bangladesh. England’s Moeen Ali during the ICC Champions Trophy semi-final in Cardiff yesterday. (AFP) with the number three. Bowling: Wood 8-1-37-0 (2w); Ball 8-0- “I said after the loss to India if we play But once Root was caught behind off 37-1 (2w); Stokes 3.1-0-38-0 (1nb, 2w); good cricket, definitely we will win this he said. Sarfraz is hoping Amir will be “I think he (Amir) has a little bit of he will recover for the final. He’s our the 18-year-old leg-spinner, Shadab Plunkett 6-0-33-0; Rashid 10-0-54-1 (1w); tournament. Now we are in the final,” fit for the showcase game at The Oval. back spasm,” Sarfraz said. “Hopefully, best strike bowler.” Khan, a typically bold and shrewd se- Ali 2-0-15-0 Gulf Times 2 Thursday, June 15, 2017 CRICKET AFTERMATH Morgan frustrated as befuddled England fl uff their lines Reuters tration because I think we’ve played been complacent after dominant Cardiff some great cricket in this tourna- victories over Bangladesh, New Zea- Waqar pitches into ment so far, and we weren’t any- land and world champions Australia where close to it today.” in the group stage and a run of 11 Morgan’s ‘lame excuse’ ngland captain Eoin Morgan England had scored over 300 in wins in their last 12 one-day inter- cut a frustrated fi gure after fi ve of the last six one-day interna- nationals.
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