26 Sports Thursday, October 25, 2018 West Indies’ Hope dampens Kohli’s day in thrilling tie Kohli becomes fastest batsman to reach 10,000 ODI runs

MUMBAI: scored an inspired unbeaten cen- SCOREBOARD tury and struck the final ball for a four to earn West Indies a nail-biting tie with India in the second one-day Scoreboard at close of play of 2nd ODI between India and Windies international yesterday, souring the day for milestone yesterday at , India. man Virat Kohli. India Kohli became the fastest batsman to India 1st R Sharma c Hetmyer b K Roach 4 reach 10,000 runs in ODIs as he scored a second con- S Dhawan lbw 29 secutive against the touring side earlier in the V Kohli 157 day at Visakhapatnam. Following up on his 140 in the A Rayudu b Ashley Nurse 73 opening match in Guwahati, Kohli remained unbeaten MS Dhoni b Obed McCoy 20 R Pant lbw M Samuels 17 on 157 for his 37th ODI hundred and took his side to R Jadeja c Powell b McCoy 13 321-6 in their 50 overs, after the hosts won the toss and M Shami Not Out 0 opted to bat. Extras 0b 3lb 0nb 0pen 5w 8 But Hope’s unbeaten 123 and a 94 off 64 balls from Total (50.0 overs) 321-6 Fall of : 1-15 Sharma, 2-40 Dhawan, 3-179 Rayudu, 4-222 put the Caribbean side in reach of the Dhoni, 5-248 Pant, 6-307 Jadeja. target before India pulled it back with some tight overs Did Not Bat: Chahal, Yadav, Yadav from their spinners. The duo added 143 after their side Bowling: J Holder 6-0-50-0-8.33 (1w); K Roach 10-0-67-1-6.70; had been reduced to 78-3. Ashley Nurse 10-0-46-2-4.60 (2w); Devendra Bishoo 10-0-48-0- West Indies required 66 from the last 12 overs and 4.80; Obed McCoy 9-0-71-2-7.89 (2w); 5-0-36-1- 7.20. appeared comfortably placed to tie the series at 1-1 but ended up needing 14 off fast bowler Umesh Yadav’s Windies 1st innings final over and then five with the final . K Powell c R Pant b M Shami 18 Hope managed to hit his 10th four just beyond the C Hemraj b Kuldeep Yadav 32 Shai Hope Not Out 123 reach of the fielder patrolling the deep third man M Samuels b Kuldeep Yadav 13 boundary to take his side to 321-7 and leave the S Hetmyer c Kohli b Chahal 94 match tied. The right-hander also hit three sixes in his R Powell c Rohit Sharma b Kuldeep Yadav 18 134-ball knock. Out A Rayudu 12 Ashley Nurse c A Rayudu b U Yadav 5 Left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav was the most VISAKHAPATNAM: West Indies cricketer Shimron Hetmyer plays a shot during the second Extras 1b 4lb 0nb 0pen 1w 6 successful bowler for India with 3-67. Kohli broke the (ODI) cricket match between India and West Indies at the Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Total (50.0 overs) 321-7 record of compatriot and batting great Sachin Stadium in Visakhapatnam yesterday. — AFP Fall of Wickets: 1-36 Powell, 2-64 Hemraj, 3-78 Samuels, 4-221 Hetmyer, Tendulkar, who had reached the milestone in 259 5-253 Powell, 6-300 Holder, 7-315 Nurse. Did Not Bat: Roach, Bishoo, McCoy innings. Indian captain Kohli took only 205, becoming Bowling: Mohammed Shami 10-0-59-1-5.90 (1w); Umesh Yadav 10-0- the 13th cricketer to reach 10,000 runs. will turn 30 next month, was dropped on 44 by West India added 54 in the last four over as Kohli tore into 78-1-7.80; Kuldeep Yadav 10-0-67-3-6.70; Ravindra Jadeja 10-0-49- Kohli and Ambati Rayudu, who made 73, added 139 Indies captain Jason Holder off debutant seamer Obed the West Indies bowlers, belting 48 runs off the last 17 0-4.90; Yuzvendra Chahal 10-0-63-1-6.30. for the third after the hosts had lost openers McCoy and made the touring side pay by hitting 13 balls he faced. The third ODI will be played at Pune on Results: Match Tied Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan early. Kohli, who fours and four sixes in his 129-ball knock. Saturday. — Reuters

KSSC recognizes Zain for its with Kuwait National Jet Ski team for 8th consecutive year

KUWAIT: Zain, the leading digital service provider in Club Chairman Retired Major General Fahad Al Fahad and international Jet Ski championships, where the team Kuwaiti champions, which resembles the company’s end- Kuwait, announced its participation in the sponsors and Zain Kuwait’s Chief Corporate Communications and champions have won a number of prominent titles during less confidence of the competencies of these young ath- recognition ceremony organized by the Kuwait Sea Relations Officer Waleed Al Khashti and a number of the their past participations including achieving 300 points letes and their capabilities in excelling in different fields. Sport Club. The company’s participation in the event team’s sponsors. The strategic partnership with the among 30 countries in the last World Championship held As a leading telecommunications company in came as part of its strategic partnership with the Kuwait National Jet Ski team falls under the company’s solid in Arizona, USA, as well as many previous accolades, Kuwait, Zain is constantly looking to identify and sup- National Jet Ski team for the eighth consecutive year. Corporate Sustainability and Social Responsibility strat- including the category titles in the UAE Jet Ski port excellence across the sports sector. The company The team participated at the recent World Jet Ski egy towards supporting the youth and sports sectors as Championship and the Jet Ski King’s Cup in Thailand. will continue to put Kuwaiti National teams and indi- Championship 2018 that was held in October in Arizona, well as supporting outstanding Kuwaiti athletes. Zain expressed its pride in all National teams that vidual athletes at the forefront of its priorities and United States. The National Jet Ski team is authorized by the Kuwait raise the Kuwaiti flag high by achieving top international pledges to continue motivating them to achieve all the The ceremony was attended by the Kuwait Sea Sport Sea Sport Club to officially represent Kuwait in regional titles, and it further confirms its commitment towards recognition they deserve.

Al Fahad recognizing Zain represented by Al Khashti. Al Fahad and Al Khashti with Kuwait’s National Jet Ski team during the ceremony.

Bangladesh seal SCOREBOARD

Chittagong, : Scoreboard of the second one-day series over international between Bangladesh and Zimbabwe at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in yesterday:

Zimbabwe with Zimbabwe innings H. Masakadza c Mushfiqur b Saifuddin 14 big victory C. Zhuwao c Fazle b Mehidy 20 B. Taylor lbw b 75 S. Williams c Mushfiqur b Saifuddin 47 S. Raza c Mushfiqur b Mortaza 49 CHITTAGONG: Opener and hit big P. Moor c Mehidy b Mustafizur 17 half-centuries as Bangladesh crushed Zimbabwe by seven E. Chigumbura c Nazmul b Saifuddin 3 wickets in the second one-day international to take an B. Mavuta not out 9 unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series in D. Tiripano not out 3 Chittagong yesterday. Extras (b5, lb3, w1) 9 Imrul missed out on his second century in the series Total (seven wickets; 50 overs) 246 when he was dismissed for 90, but this was enough to help Did not bat: K. Jarvis, T. Chatara Bangladesh cruise to 250-3 in 44.1 overs after they Fall of wickets: 1-18 (Masakadza), 2-70 (Zhuwao), 3-147 restricted Zimbabwe to 246-6 at the Zahur Ahmed (Taylor), 4-188 (Williams), 5-229 (Raza), 6-229-(Moor), 7-234 Chowdhury Stadium. (Chigumbura) Imrul, who played a match-winning knock of 144 runs in Bowling: Mortaza 10-0-49-1, Mustafizur 10-0-35-1, Saifuddin Sunday’s series opener, shared 148 runs with Liton Das in 10-1-45-3, Mehidy 7-0-45-1 (w1), Nazmul 10-0-43-0, the opening stand, Bangladesh’s best ODI start in 2018. Mahmudullah 3-0-21-1. Liton chipped in with 83 off 77 balls after being reprieved on naught by the third umpire, who overturned a leg- Bangladesh innings Liton Das c Tiripano b Raza 83 before decision in the very first over of the innings follow- CHITTAGONG: Bangladeshi cricketer Imrul Kayes (r) plays a shot as Zimbabwe’s cricketer Brendan Taylor (L ) Imrul Kayes c Chigumbura b Raza 90 ing a television replay. Off-break bowler Sikandar Raza looks on during the second one day international (ODI) cricket match between Bangladesh and Zimbabwe at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong yesterday. — AFP Fazle Mahmud St Taylor b Raza 0 dismissed Liton to break the stand and then also had num- not out 40 ber three Fazle Mahmud in his next over, but Imrul stood not out 24 firm to deny Zimbabwe further momentum. Raza also Extras (lb1, w11, nb1) 13 removed Imrul, who hit only seven fours in his 111-ball deep square leg. Sent into bat first, Zimbabwe earlier lost sion replay as he was reprieved on 42 after being given out Total (three wickets; 44.1 overs) 250 innings, before finishing with 3-43. skipper Hamilton Masakadza (14) quickly but Brendan leg before wicket initially. Did not bat: Mahmudullah Riyad, , Mohammad Bangladesh skipper acknowledged Taylor hit 75 off 73 balls while Raza (49) and Sean Zimbabwe’s Masakadza lamented their inability to capi- Saifuddin, Mashrafe Mortaza, , Nazmul dew in the field made their job easier. “I think winning the Williams (47) played two useful knocks to give them a talise on a good start. “We didn’t manage to kick on after Islam toss was crucial. We knew about the dew, but it was not as competitive score. the kind of start. Credit to Bangladeshi bowlers for starv- Fall of wickets: 1-148 (Liton), 2-152 (Fazle), 3-211 (Imrul) much as we expected,” Mortaza said. Taylor added 52 and 77 runs for the second and third ing us at the death,” he said. Rookie all-rounder Bowling: Jarvis 9-0-31-0 (w2), Chatara 7-0-48-0(w1), Tiripano Mushfiqur Rahim and Mohammad Mithun were unbeat- wicket respectively with Zhuwao (20) and Williams before finished with the most impressive 5-0-22-0, Mavuta 7-0-56-0 (w7), Williams 6-0-43-0 (nb1), en on 40 and 24 runs respectively. Mithun clinched Bangladesh stalled Zimbabwe’s progress. Taylor, who hit figures of 3-45 for the home side and was named man of Raza 10-1-43-3 (w1), Zhuwao 0.1-0-6-0. Bangladesh’s 12th successive win over Zimbabwe in style, nine fours and a six in his eighth fifty against Bangladesh, the match. The third and final match of the series will also : Bangladesh won by seven wickets hitting left-arm spinner Cephas Zhuwao for a six over the highest by any cricketer, also benefited from a televi- be held at the same ground on Friday. — AFP