MONDAY, JUNE 15, 2015 SPORTS

SCOREBOARD

SOUTHAMPTON: Complete scoreboard in the third one-day international between England and at Southampton yesterday: England 2-0-12-1 J. Roy b Southee 9 A. Hales c Southee b Wheeler 23 New Zealand J. Root b Santner 54 M. Guptill lbw b Willey 2 E. Morgan b Williamson 71 B. McCullum lbw b Wood 11 B. Stokes b Wheeler 68 K. Williamson c Wood b Willey 118 J. Buttler c Ronchi b Southee 13 R. Taylor b Willey 110 S. Billings c McClenaghan b Wheeler 34 G. Elliott c Root b Rashid 5 A. Rashid c Guptill b Henry 0 M. Santner c Root b Stokes 21 D. Willey c McCullum b Henry 8 L. Ronchi c Roy b Stokes 13 M. Wood 3 B. Wheeler not out 3 S. Finn b Southee 0 T. Southee not out 5 Extras (lb5, w14) 19 Extras (lb6, w12) 18 Total (all out, 45.2 overs) 302 Total (7 wkts, 49 overs) 306 Fall of : 1-34 (Hales), 2-34 (Roy), 3-139 Did not bat: M Henry, M McClenaghan (Root), 4-194 (Morgan), 5-227 (Buttler), 6-288 Fall of wickets: 1-4 (Guptill), 2-36 (McCullum), 3- (Billings), 7-290 (Rashid), 8-298 (Stokes), 9-300 242 (Williamson), 4-249 (Elliott), 5-284 (Santner), (Willey), 10-302 (Finn) 6-290 (Taylor), 7-300 (Ronchi) : Southee 8.2-1-44-3 (1w); Wheeler 10-0- Bowling: Finn 10-0-55-0 (2w); Willey 10-1-69-3 63-3 (2w); Henry 10-0-64-2 (6w); McClenaghan 8- (1w); Wood 10-0-48-1 (2w); Rashid 10-0-72-1 (1w); 0-67-0; Santner 5-0-30-1 (5w); Elliott 2-0-17-0; Stokes 6-0-35-2 (2w); Root 3-0-21-0. Williamson Result: New Zealand won by three wickets. Williamson, Taylor tons too much for England

SOUTHAMPTON: and sweep off leg-spinner Adil Rashid, just both scored hundreds in a failed to hold what would have been a record-breaking stand as New Zealand beat spectacular one-handed catch. England by three wickets in the third one- Williamson, meanwhile, reached fifty day international at the Rose Bowl yester- with an on-driven four off Rashid-the first day to go 2-1 up in the five-match series. of 18 runs he scored in an over. Taylor was New Zealand, chasing 303 for victory, dropped on 67 when Buttler failed to cling on to a one-handed chance off Wood. were struggling at 36 for two. But a stand FATULLAH: India’s Virat Kohli (left) and ’s captain pose for photographs with the winner’s trophy at the And he was missed again on 72 when of 206 between Williamson and Taylor end of the final day of the Test match. The match ended in a draw. —AP turned the tide, although England dropped Stokes dropped a sharp chance off a full- both batsmen with Taylor given several blooded hook, with Wood again the reprieves. unlucky bowler. Williamson made 118 and Taylor 110 — The elegant Williamson then completed Ashwin stars as India his second in as many matches an 88-ball hundred, including 11 fours. He after his unbeaten 119 during New was missed twice after reaching three fig- Zealand’s 13 run-win at The Oval on Friday ures, with Wood dropping a sitter at mid- levelled the series at 1-1. off off Willey when Williamson was on 109. That match also saw Williamson and Williamson drove Willey for a seemingly Bangladesh Test drawn Taylor share a partnership of 121. But their effortless six but next ball he was out when stand at the Rose Bowl was a New Zealand Wood held a far tougher chance than the FATULLAH: grabbed a especially Vijay, Shikhar and Rahane. It was a good, but this is a strong Indian side,” he said. record for the third in all ODI cricket, one he had missed. five-wicket haul as India enforced the follow-on selfless performance to score quickly, knowing “We played well against , so hopefully surpassing the 180 put on by Adam Parore Taylor, whose hundred came off 105 before the rain-ruined Test against Bangladesh we won’t have too much time because of the we will get confidence from that.” When play and Ken Rutherford against India at balls, was eventually out when he played ended in an inevitable draw in Fatullah yester- rain. started after lunch on the final day, Bangladesh Vaodara in 1994. on to Willey. Earlier, and debu- day. “Ashwin and Harbhajan are quality spinners, added 10 runs to their overnight score of 111-3 New Zealand lost a couple of late wick- tant took three wickets apiece After the entire morning session was washed so watching them bowl together is very pleasing before Ashwin broke through by having Shakib ets and it needed a four by Tim Southee off as New Zealand held England to a below out, India bowled out Bangladesh for 256 in for a captain. They put batsmen under pressure caught behind by Wriddhiman Saha for nine. Ben Stokes to see the World Cup finalists par total. Morgan made 71, Stokes 68 and their first innings to gain a lead of 206 runs over throughout.” Saha was in action again when he complete victory with an over to spare. 54. their own effort of 462-6 declared. Kohli expects a tough fight in the three one- Kayes off Harbhajan, before was England were left regretting being But England lost their last five wickets Given 30 overs to bat a second time, the day internationals in on June 18, 21 and bowled by Varun Aaron to make it 176-6. bowled out for 302 with 28 balls of their for 14 runs. Southee finished with three for hosts were 23 without loss after 15 overs when 24. “Bangladesh have shown they are a really tal- Shuvagata Hom added 43 for the seventh wicket innings left after skipper won 44 in 8.2 overs and Wheeler, replacing Trent both sides agreed to call off the match at the ented side, especially in one-day cricket,” he said. with Das, who fell six short of a half-century on the toss. New Zealand’s reply got off to a Boult after his fellow left-arm paceman was Khan Shaheb Osman Ali stadium. Bangladesh captain Mushfiqur Rahim said a debut when he became Ashwin’s fifth victim shaky start when -who made ruled out of the rest of the tour with a back Ashwin and fellow off-spinner Harbhajan 3-0 sweep of the one-day home series against through another catch by Sharma. 189 not out in the corresponding fixture on injury, three for 63 in 10 overs. Singh shared eight wickets to lead India’s brave Pakistan in April would leave his team in good (16) and Kayes (seven) played out time in the this ground two years ago — was lbw for Morgan’s toss decision was unsurprising bid to win a match in which bad weather inter- stead. “The one-day squad is looking pretty second innings before the game ended. —AFP two to an inswinger from left-armer David given England had piled up a record 408 rupted play on all five days. The entire second Willey, called up following Chris Jordan’s for nine in a 210-run win after being sent in day was washed out. series-ending side injury. during the series opener at Edgbaston, The duo took centre-stage after Shikhar SCOREBOARD New Zealand captain Brendon while New Zealand made 398 for five bat- Dhawan (173) and Murali Vijay (150) had shared McCullum also fell cheaply, the dangerman ting first at The Oval. But Wheeler scup- an opening partnership of 283 and Ajinkya FATULLAH: Final scoreboard in the one-off Test between Bangladesh and India which ended in lbw for 11 to Durham quick , pered England’s hopes of a 350-plus total Rahane made 98 after India had won the toss a draw at the Khan Shaheb Osman Ali stadium in Fatullah yesterday: playing after Liam Plunkett was ruled out when he dismissed both Sam Billings, and elected to bat. India 1st innings: 462-6 declared (M. Vijay 150, S. Total (all out; 65.5 overs) 256 with a side strain. caught at short third man, and Stokes, For Bangladesh, star all-rounder Shakib Al Dhawan 173, A. Rahane 98, 4-105) Fall of wickets: 1-27 (Tamim), 2-108 (Mominul), 3-110 Taylor gave a tough chance on 17 when bowled leg-stump. The series continues at Hasan picked up four of the six wickets before (Rahim), 4-121 (Shakib), 5-172 (Kayes), 6-176 (Sarkar), 7- wicket-keeper Jos Buttler, anticipating his Trent Bridge on Wednesday. —AFP Bangladesh 1st innings (overnight 111-3): 219 (Shuvagata), 8-232 (Das), 9-246 opener Imrul Kayes top-scored with 72 and Tamim Iqbal st Saha b Ashwin 19 (Shahid), 10-256 (Jubair). debutant Litton Das made 44. Imrul Kayes st Saha b Harbhajan 72 Bowling: I. Sharma 7-0-24-0 (nb1), Ashwin 25-6-87-5, Indian captain Virat Kohli saw his team slip c Yadav b Harbhajan 30 Yadav 7-0-45-0, Aaron 9-0-27-1 (nb2), Harbhajan 17.5-2- from third to fourth place in the official rankings Mushfiqur Rahim c R. Sharma b Ashwin 2 64-3 behind South Africa, Australia and New Zealand Shakib Al Hasan c Saha b Ashwin 9 because of the draw. Soumya Sarkar b Aaron 37 Bangladesh 2nd innings: “It was disappointing for both teams,” he said. Litton Das c R. Sharma b Ashwin 44 Tamil Iqbal not out 16 “We would have liked to have five days of crick- Shuvagata Hom c R. Sharma b Ashwin 9 Imrul Kayes not out 7 et. But whatever time we had on the field, the not out 16 Extras: 0 boys had top intensity and put in a really good Mohammad Shahid c Dhawan b Harbhajan 6 Total (for no loss, 15 overs) 23 Jubair Hossain run out 0 Bowling: Yadav 2-1-4-0, Ashwin 6-2-8-0, Harbhajan 5-2- effort. Extras (lb9, nb3) 12 11-0, Vijay 1-1-0-0, Dhawan 1-1-0-0. Match drawn. “We had a really good time with the bat, Malaysians share rhythmic gymnastics gold at Games

SINGAPORE: Koi Sie Yan and Shasangari SEA Games basketball gold medals since the 13, 25-23, 25-13 to reach the final in a game that Nagarajan couldn’t be separated in the rhythmic sport was introduced to the program in 1977, was tied 19-19-19 in the third after the opening gymnastics individual all around final yesterday, winning 10 straight titles since broke two sets were split. finishing with a rare share of the gold medal at the sequence 1989. Eleven-year-old waterskier Aaliyah Yoong the Southeast Asian Games. The Malaysian Jeth Rosario led the Filipinos with 27 points became the youngest athlete to win a golden teammates finished level with 60.250 points, and 12 rebounds, helping his team overcome double at the SEA Games with her victory in the with Thailand’s Prawatyotin Panjarat taking deficits after the first two quarters after Thailand women’s overall event. She defended her title in bronze with 57.350 points. got away to 43-33 lead at half time. the tricks competition on Friday. “It is a bonus for us to win two gold medals in Marlina Herawan scored a game-high 15 “I feel really proud to win two gold medals,” SOUTHAMPTON: New Zealand’s Kane Williamson plays a shot off the bowling of one event,” Malaysia’s Deputy Prime Minister points as Indonesia finished the women’s bas- said Yoong, who won the tricks title in 2011 David Willey during the cricket match against England. —AP Muhyiddin Yassin told the Bernama news ketball round-robin with a 4-1 record after a 52- when she was eight. She said she was confident agency after presenting the medals. “I hope this 46 win over Thailand on Sunday, securing at of a double in Singapore, “Yeah, because it’s my success will inspire other young gymnasts to least a silver medal. target.” Her 38-year-old brother, the ex-Formula Bolt laments another excel.” In the women’s volleyball, gold-medal One driver Alex Yoong, took silver in the men’s Koi posted the leading scores in hoop and favorite Thailand fended off Indonesia 21-25, 25- overall competition. —AP ball and was second in clubs to Nagarajan, who mediocre performance also posted the top score in ribbons. Thailand picked up three of the first four NEW YORK: Usain Bolt thought he was though his mere presence still electrified Pencak Silat tanding titles to lead the medal primed to run a strong 200 metres at the the crowd. standings with 87 golds, six ahead of host Adidas Grand Prix on Saturday. Instead, he He failed to show his runaway burst Singapore and 15 clear of third-place Vietnam ran his “worst turn ever” and barely won around the turn and barely held on down late on the third-to-last night of competition. with a tedious time of 20.29 that left the the straight to edge second-placed Zharnel The Thai delegation is expecting another impor- Jamaican bewildered with his continuing Hughes of Anguilla, who timed 20.32. tant gold on Monday, when the 14-time champi- poor form as he tries to find his former “My turn was horrible, I don’t know what ons go into the football final against Myanmar as speed in time for the world championships happened,” Bolt said. “I really can’t explain. a hot favorite after a 5-0 semifinal win against in August. “My worst turn ever.” Bolt had hoped to Indonesia and scoring 21 goals and conceding A strong headwind of 2.8 metres per break 20 seconds in the race as he aimed to just one in the tournament so far. second was a factor in his slow time, more build towards the Beijing world champi- “We are 100 percent confident that we can than a full second slower than his world onships in August after a 2014 season limit- win,” Thailand captain Sarach Yooyen told a news record. But Bolt was discouraged by an ed by injuries. conference Sunday, “but we have to be very inept turn that led him to question where The Jamaican, whose 200m world careful against Myanmar, they can be danger- he stands in his comeback from an injury- record is 19.19, ran 20.20 in Kingston and ous.” hit 2014. “This season is not going so 20.13 in Ostrava earlier this year. “I guess I Myanmar edged Vietnam 2-1 in the other smoothly,” said 28-year-old Bolt. “I’m trying have to sit with my coach, try to analyse semifinal to reach only its third SEA Games final to figure out what’s going on. I need to get and figure out what’s going on and work since its golden run of five consecutive gold on top of things to work my way back.” on it. With this pace, I think this is going to medals ended in 1973. Seven years ago, Bolt exploded on the mean trouble.” “Our supporters from Myanmar and the peo- international scene in the New York meet Bolt said he was not worried about any ple who have supported us here in Singapore by setting his first world record in the 100 physical problem, but showed some jan- are all very passionate for success from our foot- metres on the way to double gold and dou- gled nerves when asked about going for a ball team,” Myanmar coach Kyi Lwin said. “They ble world records at the 2008 Beijing third sprint sweep at the 2016 Rio Games. are important in us making it all the way to the Olympics in the 100 and 200 metres. “I’m not worried about Rio. I’m worried final.” He became his sport’s one true global about what just happened and I just have The men’s basketball final is also scheduled for Monday, and the Philippines will feature - as superstar, but sprinting around the same to figure out what’s going on this season,” SINGAPORE: Trung Duc Phan of Vietnam (left) competes against Samuel Thomas Morrison of expected - after a comeback 80-75 win over Icahn Stadium track on Saturday, Bolt he said. “I need to buckle down and get Philippines (right) during the men’s under 68kg taekwondo final at the 28th Southeast Asian Thailand. Philippines has won all but one of the looked a pale shadow of his former self, everything right.—Reuters Games SEA Games. —AFP