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Hosts beat tourists by 19 runs Georgiev stops 26 shots, Zimbabwe ‘level’ T20 series 1-1 after Pakistan 99 all out , Zimbabwe, April 24, (AP): Zimbabwe beat Pakistan for the fi rst time in a Twenty20 when the helps Rangers top Flyers visitor collapsed from 78-3 to 99 all out. That gave the Zimbabweans, who were defending a meager total of 118-9, a 19-run win to tie the series 1-1 and a chance in the series-decider on Sunday.

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It was Zimbabwe’s fi rst win in a T20 in two years, and fi rst at home since 2016. Captain Babar Azam top-scored for Pakistan with 41 but he sliced a slower ball from Luke Jongwe to Zimbabwean bowler Burl Ryan backward point in the 16th over and bowls during the T20 match between Zimbabwe and Pakistan at Pakistan lost 7-21 in its late slump to , in Harare on fall short. April 23. (AP) Seamer Jongwe fi nished with 4-18. Babar didn’t have much help, ing from having his helmet broken with Mohammad Rizwan making by a bouncer from debutant Pakistan 13, Danish Aziz 22, and no one else fast bowler Arshad Iqbal. reaching double fi gures. The game was marked by the strik- Zimbabwe also struggled with the ing sight of ground staff preparing bat at Harare Sports Club. Opener Ti- the pitch in full-body hazmat suits, nashe Kamunhukamwe provided the including hoods and masks, as a pre- best effort with his 34 after recover- caution against the coronavirus. Punjab end losing run, beat Mumbai by 9 in IPL

CHENNAI, India, April 24, (AP): The batsmen fi nished it in a hurry ended a three-match when Gayle hit Trent Boult over losing streak and handed defending deep midwicket and Rahul hit the champions Mumbai Indians a nine- fast bowler over long on and angled thrashing in the Indian Pre- the winning runs to the third man mier League. boundary. ’ Jakub Voracek (93) carries the puck around ’ Mika Zibanejad (93) during the third period of an NHL hockey game The Punjab battery set it up by Rahul had three boundaries and on April 23, in New York. (AP) limiting Mumbai to 131-6. three sixes, and Gayle fi ve bounda- Captain Lokesh Rahul, 60 , ries and two sixes. , 43 not out, and Mayank Sabres snap Bruins’ season-best 6-game win streak Agarwal, 25, knocked off the win- ning runs with 14 balls to spare. CRICKET NEW YORK, April 24, Mittelstadt and Arttu Ruotsalainen the fourth and final playoff spot in saves and Minnesota beat Los Punjab joined Mumbai in mid-ta- (AP): Alexandar Georgiev also scored for Buffalo. the North Division. Angeles for its sixth straight victory. ble with two wins from fi ve matches. Rohit Sharma and Suryakumar Steven Kampfer had a and Tyler Toffoli and Joel Armia Joel Eriksson Ek and Nico Strum Punjab made a whippy start tak- Yadav threatened a decent total for stopped 26 shots, Pavel Bu- two assists, and Nick Ritchie and scored for Montreal. also scored to help the Wild improve ing 15 off Krunal Pandya’s fi rst over. Mumbai while they were together chnevich and rookie Alexis Kevan Miller and Taylor Hall scored The teams will meet again in to 9-2-1 in their past 12 games. Agarwal played his part with 25 off for 79 into the 17th over, but their Lafreniere each had a goal for Boston. Calgary on Saturday and Monday. Trevor Moore and Anze Kopitar 20 balls, including pulling Jasprit departures in quick succession – Ya- Flames 4, Canadiens 2 Calgary called off a morning skate scored for the Kings. Bumrah over the fi ne leg boundary. dav to a top edge for 33 off 27 balls and an assist and the New In Calgary, Alberta, Sean Monahan saying a player tested positive for Predators 3, Blackhawks 1 Gayle joined Rahul at 53-1 in the then Rohit for 63 off 52 – stymied the York Rangers beat the had a goal and two assists and Jacob COVID-19, but no other players or In Chicago, Juuse Saros made 29 eighth over, and they were tied down team ambition. Philadelphia Flyers 4-1 for Markstrom made 17 saves in staff did. Forward Josh Leivo went saves, Luke Kunin scored for the for fi ve overs by wicket-earner Ra- Mumbai scored only 34-4 off the their fi fth victory in seven Calgary’s victory over Montreal. on the NHL’s COVID protocol list third straight game and Nashville hul Chahar and fellow spinner Jayant last fi ve overs, three overs being no- Andrew Mangiapane had a goal Friday and the game went ahead. beat Chicago. Yadav. tably miserly from fast bowler Mo- games. and an assist, and Dillon Dube and Calgary played 11 forwards against Ryan Johansen and Erik Haula Then Gayle hit Yadav for succes- hammed Shami, who conceded only Chris Kreider and Filip Chytil Elias Lindholm also scored for the the Canadiens. also scored for the Predators. sive boundaries, Rahul smoked Ki- 17-2 in that period. also scored and Artemi Panarin Flames in the first of three straight Wild 4, Kings 2 Vinnie Hinostroza scored with eron Pollard over the fi ne leg fence, Ravi Bishnoi, and had two assists to help the Rangers games between the teams. Calgary In Los Angeles, Kirill Kaprizov 3:19 left in the third period to spoil and the run rate required was com- Moises Henriques also bowled very bounce back a night after a 3-2 loss pulled six points behind Montreal for scored twice, Cam Talbot made 40 Saros’ shutout bid. fortable again. cheaply. to the Flyers. New York pulled six points behind Boston for the fourth and fi nal playoff spot in the East NHL Results/Standings Division. The Rangers have eight games remaining, while the Bruins have 10. WASHINGTON, April 24, (AP): Results and standings from the NHL games on Friday. NY Rangers 4 Philadelphia 1 Calgary 4 Montreal 2 Buffalo 6 Boston 4 Minnesota 4 Los Angeles 2 Nashville 3 Chicago 1 East Division West Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA GP W L OT Pts GF GA Oskar Lindblom scored for Washington 47 30 13 4 64 164 141 x-Vegas 46 33 11 2 68 155 102 Philadelphia, and Alex Lyon made Pittsburgh 47 30 14 3 63 164 133 x-Colorado 44 31 9 4 66 158 103 20 saves. NY Islanders 47 29 13 5 63 133 107 Minnesota 46 30 13 3 63 145 120 Boston 46 27 13 6 60 136 117 Arizona 47 20 22 5 45 124 150 Sabres 6, Bruins 4 NY Rangers 48 24 18 6 54 158 128 St Louis 44 19 19 6 44 126 139 In Buffalo, New York, Sam Philadelphia 47 21 19 7 49 132 168 San Jose 46 18 23 5 41 122 157 New Jersey 46 14 26 6 34 116 162 Los Angeles 44 17 21 6 40 120 132 Reinhart scored three times, includ- Buffalo 48 13 28 7 33 118 165 Central Division Anaheim 47 14 26 7 35 104 151 ing a sealing empty-netter, and North Division Buffalo avoided a third-period col- GP W L OT Pts GF GA Carolina 46 31 10 5 67 150 110 GP W L OT Pts GF GA lapse to beat Boston. Florida 48 30 13 5 65 154 130 Toronto 47 29 13 5 63 155 129 Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen stopped Tampa Bay 47 31 14 2 64 156 122 Winnipeg 46 27 16 3 57 147 125 Nashville 49 26 21 2 54 133 138 Edmonton 45 27 16 2 56 144 125 36 shots in his NHL debut, and the Dallas 46 19 15 12 50 133 120 Montreal 45 20 16 9 49 132 130 Sabres ended the Bruins’ season-best Chicago 48 22 21 5 49 135 151 Calgary 46 20 23 3 43 122 135 six-game winning streak. Detroit 49 17 25 7 41 114 156 Vancouver 40 18 19 3 39 109 128 Rasmus Dahlin had a goal and Columbus 49 15 25 9 39 118 166 Ottawa 47 17 26 4 38 129 166 Note: Two points for a win one point for overtime loss. The top four teams in each division will qualify for playoffs under this assist to help Buffalo snap an 0-8-2 forward Charlie Coyle (13) passes the puck to the point dur- season’s temporary realignment. skid against the Bruins, dating to a ing the fi rst period of the team’s NHL hockey game against the Buffalo x- clinched playoff spot y-clinched division z-clinched conference 4-2 win Dec. 16, 2018. Casey Sabres, on April 23, in Buffalo, N.Y. (AP)