SUNDAY, MARCH 8, 2015

SCOREBOARD

AUCKLAND: Completed scoreboard in the World Cup Pool B match between Pakistan and South Africa at Eden Park in Auckland yesterday: Pakistan South Africa (Revised target 232 in 47 overs) Sarfraz Ahmed run out 49 Q. de Kock c Ahmed b Irfan 0 c Steyn b Abbott 18 Hashim Amla c Ahmed b Riaz 38 c Rossouw b De Villiers 37 Faf du Plessis c Ahmed b Ali 27 Misbah-ul-Haq c Morkel b Steyn 56 R. Rossouw c Khan b Riaz 6 Sohaib Maqsood c Rossouw b Abbott 8 AB de Villiers c Ahmed b Khan 77 c de Villiers b Morkel 13 D. Miller lbw b Ali 0 c Duminy b Steyn 22 JP Duminy c Riaz b Irfan 12 lbw b Tahir 0 D. Steyn c Ahmed b Irfan 16 c Duminy b Morkel 3 K. Abbott c Younis b Ali 12 c Tahir b Steyn 1 M. Morkel not out 6 not out 1 Imran Tahir c Ahmed b Riaz 0 Extras: (lb7, nb1, w6) 14 Extras: (lb1, w7) 8 Total (all out, 46.4 overs) 222 Total: (all out, 33.3 overs) 202 Fall of wickets: 1-30 (Shehzad), 2-92 (Ahmed), 3- Fall of wickets: 1-0 (de Kock), 2-67 (Du Plessis), 3- 132 (Younis), 4-156 (Maqsood), 5-175 (Akmal), 6- 67 (Amla), 4-74 (Rossouw), 5-77 (Miller), 6-102 212 (Afridi), 7-212 (Riaz), 8-218 (Misbah), 9-221 (Duminy), 7-138 (Steyn), 8-172 (Abbott), 9-200 AUCKLAND: Pakistan wicketkeeper Sarfraz Ahmed knocks the bails off as he celebrates the dismissal of South Africa’s A.B de Villiers during (Ali), 10-222 (Sohail) (De Villiers) their World Cup Pool B match. — AP Bowling: Steyn 10-3-30-3 (1w); Abbott 9-0-45-2 Bowling: Irfan 8-0-52-3; Khan 5-0-36-1 (4w); Ali 8- (1w); Morkel 9.4-0-25-2 (1nb); Tahir 9-1-38-1; De 1-40-3 (1w); Afridi 5-0-28-0; Riaz 7.3-0-45-3 (2w). Villiers 6-0-43-1 (1w); Duminy 3-0-34-0 (3w). Result: Pakistan won by 29 runs (D/L method). Pakistan stun South Africa World Cup results and standings AUCKLAND: Pakistan’s trio of left-arm pacemen opener Quinton de Kock was dismissed in Irfan’s do so without scoring an individual hundred. bowled their team to a thrilling 29-run win over first over of the innings. Hashim Amla, who hit Misbah hit four boundaries before he holed Pool B South Africa on the Duckworth/Lewis method as nine boundaries in his 38, steadied the innings out at third man off fast bowler Steyn who fin- At Auckland they revived their bid for a World Cup quarter- during his 67-run second wicket stand with Faf ished with three for 30. Afridi made a 15-ball 22 Pakistan 222 all out (Misbah-ul-Haq 56) v South Africa 202 all out (AB de Villiers 77) final place in Auckland yesterday. du Plessis before Pakistan hit back. with two sixes and a boundary as he went to Revised target of 232 — Pakistan won by 29 runs (D/L) At Hobart Rahat Ali grabbed a career-best three for 40, Ali removed Du Plessis and David Miller 8,000 ODI runs. Ireland 331-8 (Ed Joyce 112, Andy Balbirnie 97) v Zimbabwe 326 all out (Brendan Taylor 121, Sean while Mohammad Irfan (three for 52) and Wahab (nought) while Riaz dismissed Amla and Rilee Ahmed put on a confident 30-run opening Williams 96) Riaz (three for 45) were also in the wickets as Rossouw (six) as South Africa lost four wickets stand with Ahmed Shehzad (18) — the best Ireland won by five runs South Africa, chasing a revised target of 232 in for just 10 runs in the space of 39 balls. opening stand for Pakistan in this tournament- Played won lost tied no result points run rate 47 overs, were dismissed for 202 in 33.3 overs. Irfan returned for his second spell to dismiss before Steyn held a smart diving catch to give Pool A South Africa AB de Villiers hit a bril- JP Duminy for 12 as South Africa, who would South Africa the breakthrough. Shehzad hit New Zealand 4 4 0 0 0 8 +3.589 - qualified liant 58-ball 77 with five sixes and seven bound- have been in the quarter-finals had they won Abbott towards long-on where Steyn, on the Sri Lanka 4 3 1 0 0 6 +0.128 Australia 4 2 1 0 1 5 +1.804 aries but failed to stop Pakistan from registering this match, were left reeling at 102 for six. run, held a low chance. Bangladesh 4 2 1 0 1 5 +1.182 their third win in five matches-and their first vic- De Villiers took the fight to the Pakistani Ahmed, who did not play in Pakistan’s first England 4 1 3 0 0 2 -1.201 tory over the Proteas in all World Cups. bowlers adding 36 with Dale Steyn (16) and four pool matches, hit three sixes in one Duminy Afghanistan 4 1 3 0 0 2 -1.953 Pakistan were all out in 46.4 overs after two another invaluable 33 for the eighth with Kyle over before he ran himself out while taking a Scotland 4 0 4 0 0 0 -1.423 rain interruptions which reduced the match to Abbott who made 12. He hit two sixes in one second run in a bid to reach his fifty. 47-over-a-side. Skipper Misbah-ul-Haq scored 56 Shahid Afridi over to reach his fifty off just 45 He also hit five boundaries in his run-a-ball Pool B India 4 4 0 0 0 8 +2.246 - qualified while Sarfraz Ahmed made run-a-ball 49. balls before Pakistan staged a late comeback. It knock. Younis Khan, dropped after poor run of South Africa 5 3 2 0 0 6 +1.462 De Villiers, who completed 1000 World Cup was Misbah who steadied Pakistan’s innings with scores in the first three matches, made an attrac- Pakistan 5 3 2 0 0 6 -0.194 runs, was dismissed by Sohail Khan in the 33rd a determined 86-ball knock-his fourth half-cen- tive 44-ball 37 with four boundaries before Ireland 4 3 1 0 0 6 -0.820 over for wicketkeeper Sarfraz Ahmed’s sixth tury in five World Cup matches. falling to soft dismissal off the part-time bowling West Indies 5 2 3 0 0 4 -0.511 catch in the match equalling the world record The Pakistan captain also completed 5,000 of de Villiers. But South Africa’s lack of a genuine Zimbabwe 5 1 4 0 0 2 -0.595 for most catches behind the stumps in a one- one-day international runs when on seven in his fifth bowler proved costly, with de Villiers and UAE 4 0 4 0 0 0 -1.691 day international. 160th match. He was the 12th Pakistani to reach Duminy conceding 77 runs between them in a Note: Top four in each group qualify for quarter-finals South Africa were off to a disastrous start as the landmark but the first from any country to combined nine overs. —AFP

Preview Black Caps to keep their focus against Afghanistan

NAPIER: After being flattened by an to give ourselves, hopefully, a better run into Australian “freight train” this week, the final,” all rounder Corey Anderson said. Afghanistan face the unenviable task of pick- Anderson has likened New Zealand’s cam- ing themselves up to face New Zealand’s paign to a juggernaut, while Afghanistan World Cup juggernaut at McLean Park today. coach Andy Moles said his side “ran into a Black Caps paceman Tim Southee said the freight train” against Australia. New Zealanders were intent on maintaining “I’ll be doing my best to make sure they momentum against Afghanistan, who don’t go into their shells,” said Englishman slumped to a tournament record 275-defeat Moles, who is familiar with New Zealand con- against Australia in Perth on Wednesday. ditions after a brief stint coaching the Black He said the Afghans should expect no Caps in 2008-09. mercy as New Zealand seek to extend their “I’ll keep telling them to express them- perfect 4-0 winning record at this year’s tour- selves and play with the freedom Afghanistan nament. cricket has been known for.” Afghanistan may “The minnows have performed strongly at have stumbled against Australia, but the non- times in this tournament and you can’t afford Test playing nation has enjoyed a successful to ease off because they’re not a more recog- debut at the World Cup after just six years nised opponent,” Southee told reporters. playing one-day internationals (ODIs). “We’ve still got to stick to our game plan They defeated fellow minnows Scotland and our brand of cricket, so nothing changes and came close to an upset against Sri Lanka from our point of view.” New Zealand have before a Mahela Jayawardene century spared already qualified for the quarter-finals and the former world champions’ blushes. wrap up their Pool A matches against New Zealand and Afghanistan have never Afghanistan and then Bangladesh (in played an ODI and Black Caps coach Mike Hamilton on March 13). Hesson said he would not be underestimat- “These two games are important to try to ing Moles team. win because it takes us to the top of the pool Its a mantra repeated every time a Test- nation plays an associate but has a ring of AUCKLAND: Pakistan fans cheer their team on during their Cricket World Cup Pool B match against South Africa. —AP truth coming from Hesson, who saw Afghanistan’s pace attack first-hand when he coached Kenya in 2011-12. “They have three guys who bowl over Fans turn ‘garden of Eden’ green 140km/h and they can swing it,” he said of quicks Shapoor Zadran, Dawlat Zadran and AUCKLAND: Green was the color at Auckland’s Pakistan win their last two games after starting first game as we wanted to first do sight-seeing Hamid Hassan. Eden Park yesterday as fans from Pakistan and the tournament with two defeats. and went to Tapu before watching the World “Generally, their batsmen don’t die won- South Africa created a festive mood while their “I waited and waited,” said Cheema. “Since Cup. “We are confident that South Africa will go dering. It should be a good contest. We have teams locked horns in the World Cup. Pakistan lost the first two games I was reluctant to Melbourne to play the final on March 29.” His to show them due respect and make sure we The all-green clad Pakistani fans occupied to come this far, but once they won the next friend Monty Ramratan echoed those feelings, put in a good performance.” the eastern stand as they sang Urdu songs to two I couldn’t wait any more. with South Africa desperate to win a maiden Hesson said in-form skipper Brendon cheer on their players, matching the Afrikaans “Now I hope Pakistan will win the title,” said World Cup title following a series of heart- McCullum was fit to play after a nasty knock melodies from a nearby group of South Africa Sufiyan. “I don’t get to watch cricket either on breaking exits from previous editions. from a Mitchell Johnson delivery against supporters. television or at the ground, so I thought that I “This is the best chance for South Africa to Australia resulted in his forearm swelling up “We are here to support Pakistan, they need must travel to New Zealand and Australia and remove the tag of chokers and win the title,” like “Popeye”. that badly,” said Mohammad Umair who trav- for this I have been saving money for two said Ramratan. “This bunch of players is too tal- New Zealand have fielded the same team elled from Sydney to watch this Pool B clash. years.” Meanwhile, many supporters had made ented not to win the title.” for all of their four wins do far leaving remain- “We want our team to play the final,” he the long journey from South Africa to Eden Shaheen Khanum, who settled in Auckland ing squad players, Tom Latham, Nathan added, hoping for a repeat of Pakistan’s tri- Park, a venue better known to Springbok rugby 10 years ago, was accompanying her two sons McCullum, Mitchell McClenaghan and Kyle umph at the 1992 World Cup when the tourna- fans who would have visited for some titanic and a daughter. “We want to enjoy the match Mills, kicking their heels. ment was last played in Australia and New clashes against world champions New Zealand. and the atmosphere,” said Khanum. “It’s a World The Afghanistan match would appear an Zealand. “We will beat Pakistan on and off the field,” said Cup and I wanted my family to enjoy it because ideal opportunity to give them some game His friend Rana Umer was busy colouring his Louis Pretorious, from Stellenbosch. Wearing an we have never been to a cricket match before.” time but Hesson was cagey about whether he face with the green Pakistan flag in one of the AB de Villiers shirt in honour of the Proteas cap- For India’s Suresh Kumar, it was a good game plans to rotate his squad, saying his first- stalls outside the stadium. “We are here to tain, he added: “De Villiers is more than to watch, even though his country wasn’t choice team was well rested. match the green and yellow colour kits of enough for the struggling Pakistanis.” involved. “I am waiting for India to come here “When you have a week between games, South Africans and the cacophony we can cre- On one side of the stadium a local music and play so before watching my team I thought if you leave out some of your key players, it ate no one can match in this world,” said Rana. band, played Pakistani and South African songs I must gear up for that with the Pakistan-South AUSTRALIA: Afghanistan’s Nawroz can be two weeks before they play again, Sufiyan Cheema had travelled all the way in turn. “This is a festive atmosphere,” said Africa game. “The atmosphere is great and Mangal in action in this file photo. —AFP which is a long time,” he said. —AFP from Seoul in South Korea after watching Logan Pilley, from Johannesburg. “This is our highly enjoyable.” —AFP