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SATURDAY, JUNE 15, 2019 16

Cricket World Cup 2019 standings

Team Played Won Lost Tied No Run rate Points Root stars as England New Zealand 3 3 0 0 0 2.163 6 England 4 3 1 0 0 1.557 6 Australia 4 3 1 0 0 0.483 6 India 2 2 0 0 0 0.539 4 4 1 1 0 2 -1.517 4 West Indies 4 1 2 0 1 0.666 3 Bangladesh 4 1 2 0 1 -0.714 3 crush West Indies 3 1 1 0 1 -2.412 3 S Africa 4 0 3 0 1 -0.952 1 West Indies 3 0 3 0 0 -1.264 0 C. Gayle c Bairstow b Plunkett 36 E. Lewis b Woakes 2 S. Hope lbw b Wood 11 Today’s matches N. Pooran c Buttler b Archer 63 S. Hetmyer c and b Root 39 J. Holder c and b Root 9 Sri Lanka vs Australia A. Russell c Woakes b Wood 21 C. Brathwaite c Buttler b Archer 14 S. Cottrell lbw b Archer 0 Kennington Oval O. Thomas 0 – London S. Gabriel b Wood 0 12:30pm Extras: (lb5, w12) 17 Total: (all out, 44.4 overs) 212 England J. Bairstow c Brathwaite b Gabriel 45 J. Root not out 100 C. Woakes c sub (Allen) b Gabriel 40 » Back-to-back washouts have left Sri Lanka with just four points from four games B. Stokes not out 10 and so they will be playing under a lot more pressure. Extras: (lb2, nb1, w15) 18 » Australia boast a strong record against Sri Lanka in ODIs and have beaten them England’s playa a shot Total: (two , 33.1 overs) 213 five times in their previous six meetings in the format. » Australia have suffered defeats in the last four completed one-day internation- England cruise to easy win Root, who made 107 in England’s de- hitting Woakes for 10 in two balls, but als that they have played at the Kennington Oval. • feat against Pakistan, made look was by Bairstow on the square- over West Indies in World Cup easy, scoring a run-a-ball 50 without leg for 36 off the of Sri Lanka Australia but both sides suffer injuries having to take unnecessary risks as he . Sri Lanka have only two wins and nine Australia have been impressive in the 50- and Bairstow tamed the West Indies During the course of his innings Gay- losses from the eleven completed one-day over format this year, winning 12 and losing Joe Root hits quicks. le, who has previously indicated this internationals that they have played so far just 5 out of their 17 one-day internation- unbeaten• century and had Bairstow caught will be his last World Cup, overtook Viv this year. They are currently occupying the als. They have now won 11 of their last 12 by for 45, leaving Richards as the leading scorer in one- fifth position on the CWC 2019 points table matches in this format. The Aussies are takes two key wickets England 95-1, but was day internationals between England and with four points in as many matches. currently second on the CWC 2019 leader- quickly into his stride, drilling a four the West Indies. board with six points having won three and Probable XI England’s back past Gabriel off his third ball. Two balls after his dismissal West In- lost one out of the four matches. • With the end in sight, Woakes was dies were in deep trouble at 55-3 when (c), took three wickets Probable XI dismissed for 40, caught by Shimron was trapped in front of the (wk), , , Hetmyer off the bowling of Gabriel. by Wood. , , David Warner, (c), Steven AFP | Southampton Root reached three figures off 93 balls and Hetmyer (39) Thisara Perera, , Isuru Smith, Usman Khawaja, Shaun Marsh, with 11 fours and is now the tourna - combined to put on 89 runs for the Udana, , , Alex Carey (wk), Nathan oe Root scored his second centu- ment’s top-scorer -- with a total of 279 fourth wicket before Root struck twice, Coulter-Nile, Pat Cummins, , ry of the World Cup as England runs in four innings. holding on to catches off his own bowl- PITCH REPORT Kane Richardson/ Adam Zampa crushed the West Indies by eight ing to remove Hetmyer and Jason Hold- J Injury fears Things should be fairly bright at the Oval on Saturday although clouds will make appearances wickets in Southampton yesterday with er. every now and then. A few showers can be expected too, but we should still get a game in. 16.5 overs to spare. Earlier, England contained the West shone briefly but was The pitch has been a good one for batting, and there’s no reason to believe that will change. The host nation won the toss and Indies well but at a cost, with Roy and caught by Woakes off the bowling of made the most of favourable bowling limping off the Wood for 21 and the last four wickets conditions on a day when the rain fi- pitch. tumbled for just 10 runs. nally relented, bowling the West Indies Despite occasional flurries, the Car- Morgan hobbled off the pitch in the out for 212. ibbean side were never able to mount a 40th over, struggling to make his way up South Africa vs Afghanistan But by the time they came to bat the sustained assault on England’s bowlers the pavilion steps and it was later con- sun was out and tournament favourites after Woakes and Jofra Archer conced- firmed he had suffered a back spasm. England rarely looked troubled, with ed just eight runs off the first five overs Wood finished with figures of 3-18, Sophia Gardens – Root in particular timing the ball beau- of the match. while Archer took 3-30. Cardiff tifully during his 100 not out. Fuelled by three wickets each for England are now second in the World 3:30pm Test captain Root opened alongside Archer and , England dis- Cup table with three wins and one de- in place of the injured missed their opponents with more than feat, one point behind New Zealand, , who had limped off the field five overs to spare. while the West Indies have won one, with a tight hamstring during the West Opener , dropped early by lost two and had one no result in their Indies innings. four matches. Wood in the deep, briefly threatened, » South Africa have a lot more strength in both the batting and bowling depart- ments as compared to Afghanistan. » Afghanistan have a few quality bowlers in their side but their batsmen are finding it difficult to score runs in these conditions. India out to make fielding » South Africa have won one out of the three one-day internationals that they have played at the Sophia Gardens till date. South Africa Afghanistan superiority count against Pakistan South Africa are yet to win a game in this Like South Africa, Afghanistan too are in World Cup and they are currently lying in search of their first win in the tournament the ninth place in the CWC 2019 league and they are languishing at the bottom Reuters | Nottingham, England Sarfaraz has warned his team that standings. The have played four matches of the CWC 2019 points table having lost they cannot afford to be so sloppy on so far and have just one point that they all their first three fixtures. Their opened ndia’s fielders have been razor-sharp the field against India. received from their washed out encoun- their World Cup campaign with a heavy sev- Iin their opening World Cup games “If you want to beat the big teams ter against the West Indies last time. The en-wicket loss to Australia at Bristol, then but fielding coach R Sridhar said on we can’t make such mistakes,” Sarfaraz Proteas faced defeats against England, headed off to Cardiff where they lost to Thursday that they cannot afford a drop said. Bangladesh and India prior to that. Sri Lanka by 34 runs (DLS method) before in their intensity against arch-rivals “Our fielding is not up to the mark being handed a seven-wicket thrashing by Probable XI Pakistan on Sunday. and we will work hard on that before New Zealand at Taunton. Pakistan looked sloppy in their defeat the India match.” Quinton de Kock (wk), , Aid- by Australia in Taunton, where Sarfaraz India have a safe slip catcher in Ro- en Markram, (c), Rassie van Probable XI Ahmed’s team dropped catches, one by hit Sharma, while skipper der Dussen, David Miller, Andile Phehluk- dia’s celebrates taking the Hazratullah Zazai, , Rah- the skipper himself, in a display plagued and all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, who wayo, , , Imran wicket of Australia’s Usman Khawaja with MS mat Shah, , Moham- by misfields including over-throws. Dhoni (file photo) fielded for injured Shikhar Dhawan at Tahir, Beuran Hendricks mad Nabi, (c), Najibullah In contrast, India out-fielded Austral- the Oval, are versatile enough to field Zadran, (wk), , ia in their victory at the Oval on Sunday. had a big total on the board, we had to anywhere. PITCH REPORT /, “Fielding, I’d say, is vital in every field out of our skins to defend the total. All-rounder is also match,” Sridhar told reporters at Trent “I think we should look to out-field supremely athletic but Sridhar was par- The weather has been a real problem in the World Cup so far. Four matches have been Bridge after India’s match against New opponents, not only in the next game, ticularly happy with the commitment rained out and the forecast is not too encouraging either. There is some rain expected on Zealand was washed out. but also in all games, and we expect our of quick bowler Jasprit Bumrah, who the morning of the match with a clear day to look forward to later on. This means we could “We saw that at the Oval on Sunday opponents to do the same. We should go threw himself around even after bowl- have a delayed start and some reduction in overs. Cardiff has offered some help to the fast when we played Australia. Although we out there with our best intensity.” ing long spells. bowlers but overall, the wicket has been good for the batsmen.

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