15 THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 2019 sports Kiwis edge out Bangladesh New Zealand survived a few scares to secure victory over Bangladesh in thriller at the Oval

Bangladesh flowed and with the Kiwis needing hits 82 as New c Boult b Ferguson 24 seven more runs for the win, the eighth • b Henry 25 Kiwi fell as Matthew Henry (6) Zealand win by two c Latham b De Grandhomme 64 was dismissed by Saifuddin. run out 19 However, and Lock- ANI | London c De Grandhomme b Henry 26 ie Ferguson took the BlackCaps over c Williamson b Santner 20 the line by two wickets with 16 balls ew Zealand defeated Bangla- c Guptill b Boult 11 to spare. Earlier, Shakib`s knock of 64 Mohammad Saifuddin b Henry 29 desh by two wickets in the ICC runs helped Bangladesh post a total of Miraz c Latham b Boult 7 Men`s World Cup at 244 runs in the allotted fifty overs after N c Boult b Henry 1 the Oval yesterday. With this win, the 0 being put to bat first. Kiwis have won both their matches in Extras: (b1, lb8, w9) 18 Openers Soumya Sarkar and Tamim the tournament. Total: (all out, 49.2 overs) 244 Iqbal were able to provide a steady Chasing a target of 245, the Kiwis got start to the Bangladesh team as the duo off to a flying start as openers Martin added 45 runs to the scoreboard. But Guptill and put 35 runs New Zealand their stand was cut short by Matthew on the scoreboard in the first five overs, M. Guptill c Iqbal b Shakib 25 Henry as he dismissed Sarkar (25) in but their stand was cut short as Guptill C. Munro c Miraz b Shakib 24 the 9th over. (25) was sent back to the pavilion by K. Williamson c Hossain b Miraz 40 Iqbal (24) was also not able to stay at Shakib Al Hasan in the sixth over. R. Taylor c Rahim b Hossain 82 the crease for a long time as he was sent Munro and skipper T. Latham c Saifuddin b Miraz 0 back to the pavilion in the 14th over by were able to add just 20 runs for the J. Neesham c Sarkar b Hossain 25 , reducing Bangladesh third wicket as Shakib accounted for C. de Grandhomme c Rahim b Saifuddin 15 to 60 for two. Experienced campaign- M. Santner not out 17 his second wicket, dismissing Mun- ers Mushfiqur and Shakib stitched a M. Henry b Saifuddin 6 ro (24) in the tenth over. Ross Taylor L. Ferguson not out 4 50-run partnership which was looking came out at bat at number four and Extras: (nb 1, w 9) 10 threatening for the Kiwis. he, along with Williamson, scored 105 Total: (8 wkts, 47.1 overs) 248 However, a mix up in between the runs, steadying the innings for New wickets caused a run-out and Mush- Zealand. New Zealand’s Ross Taylor plays a shot fiqur (19) was sent back to the pavilion. With 85 runs required for the win, Kiwis to 162 for four. 53 runs to win. wicket-keeper Mushfiqur Rahim. The left-handed Shakib (64) scored a Bangladesh were able to dismiss Wil- Taylor and James Neesham stitched and James Soon after, Neesham (25) was also half-century and was looking in om- liamson (40), keeping their hopes alive together a 29-run stand but their resist- Neesham stitched a quickfire partner- sent back, sending jitters down the inous touch, but he was finally dis - of winning the match. was ance was cut short as Bangladesh got ship of 27 runs but de Grandhomme New Zealand lineup with the team still missed by de Grandhomme, reduc - sent back to the pavilion for a duck by the prized scalp of Taylor (82) in the (13) was dismissed by Mohammad Sai- needing 27 more runs for the win. In a ing Bangladesh to 151 for four in 31st Mehidy Hasan Miraz, reducing the 39th over with the Kiwis still needing fuddin following a spectacular catch by see-saw battle, the match ebbed and over. Konta playing better than ever, says King Roland Garros washout keeps Djokovic and Halep waiting AFP | Paris Konta, who had never won a French Open main-draw AFP | Paris merican tennis great Billie match before this tourna - AJean King said yesterday ment, is looking to become orrential rain caused she thinks Johanna Konta is Britain’s first women’s Grand a complete washout of playing “the best” she has in her Slam champion since Virgin- Tquarter-final action at career so far. ia Wade won Wimbledon in Roland Garros yesterday with The 28-year-old Konta be- 1977. Novak Djokovic and Simona came the first British woman Only three of the top-10 Halep amongst the biggest since 1983 to reach the French women’s seeds made the quar- victims. Open semi-finals with an im- ter-finals at Roland Garros this It is the second time since pressive straight-sets win over year, with Konta putting out 2016 that all French Open play last year’s runner-up Sloane seventh seed Stephens, while was cancelled and third since Rain drops trickle down a glass wall Stephens on Tuesday, and third-seeded defending cham- 2000. on center court will face Czech teenager Mar- pion Simona Halep and eighth The decision left world keta Vondrousova for a final seed Ashleigh Barty are yet to number one Djokovic and de- der Zverev on Court Philippe place. play against Americans Amanda fending women’s champion Chatrier yesterday as was It will be Konta’s third Grand Anisimova and Madison Keys Halep facing having to play Halep who was up against Slam semi-final, after the 2016 Britain’s Johanna Konta serves the ball to Sloane Stephens of the US during respectively. their quarter-finals on Thurs- American teenager Amanda their women’s singles quarter-final match Australian Open and Wimble- King believes the unpredicta- day and semi-finals on Friday Anisimova. don two years ago. Federation press conference in the way she is. bility of the tournament is good if they get through. On Court Suzanne Leng- “Konta right now is proba- Paris. “I think her concentration for the women’s game, after With the women’s final set len, America’s Madison Keys bly playing the best I’ve ever “She’s really concentrating is better now, day in, day out. I both world number one Naomi for Saturday, third seed Ha- was due to face Australia’s seen her play. I think she’s ac- well and she’s hitting so big. Her think sometimes she just gets Osaka and 23-time Grand Slam lep could end up playing three Ashleigh Barty before 2018 tually better now,” said 12-time serve is big, her groundstrokes a little hyped up too much and title winner Serena Williams days in a row. runner-up Dominic Thiem major champion King yester- are big. She’s totally focused she seems to be very calm right both crashed out in the third Djokovic had been due to clashed with Russia’s Karen day at an International Tennis right now. She just has to stay now.” round. face German fifth seed Alexan- Khachanov.

Eriksen ready to leave CL hero uncertain of Liverpool future Divock Origi Spurs for new challenge Reuters | Brussels “I don’t know if I’m going to his current deal, meaning there stay (at Liverpool) but I’m con- is also the temptation to sell Reuters | London pions League and took fourth iverpool’s Champions League centrating now on the two games him now before he is able place in Premier League. Lgoal hero Divock Origi is hop- with the Red Devils and after that to leave for free at the end anish midfielder Christian “I feel that I am at a stage ing he will get to stay at the club I’ll think about my future and of next season. DEriksen says he is ready to of my career where I would but conceded yesterday he has an make a decision,” he told a news “I am feeling comfort- leave Tottenham Hotspur to like to try something new,” the uncertain future at Anfield. conference. able at Liverpool and I take new challenge at another 27-year-old Eriksen told Dan- The Belgian striker scored the “I don’t want to talk too think that’s important. club ahead of next season. ish newspaper Ekstra Bladet. second goal in last Saturday’s 2-0 much about my future right On top of that we have in Eriksen, who arrived at “I have deepest respect for win over Tottenham Hotspur in now, but Liverpool know my Juergen Klopp an abso- Spurs from Ajax Amsterdam in everything that is happening at the final in Madrid and is now qualities and the club have re- lutely top coach. August 2013, has been a pivotal Tottenham and it would not be preparing for his country’s Euro cently made an offer of a con- “Obviously I have figure in Mauricio Pochetti- something negative to stay. But 2020 qualifiers against Kazakh- tract extension. That’s the personal goals in my no’s squad which finished run- I have also said that I would stan on Saturday and Scotland first step.” mind but I put the team ners-up to Liverpool in Cham- like to try something new.” next week. Origi has one more year left on first.”