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44 Friday Sports Friday, August 16, 2019 King Kohli leads to victory and overshadows Gayle swansong

PORT OF SPAIN: Classy upstaged straightforward opportunity missed by - rampant as India defeated the West keeper off all-rounder Indies by six in the rain-affected third when the champion batsman was just on 11. and final One-Day International of their series at He received excellent support, as in the pre- the Queen’s Park Oval in Trinidad on Wednesday. vious match, from Shreyas Iyer with an Set a revised target of 255 based on the DLS of 65 off 41 balls in a 120- third-wicket part- scoring method after Gayle blazed 72 in pacing nership that tilted the match decisively India’s the home side to 240 for seven off 35 overs, way following a brief wobble when left-arm Kohli was at his most imperious in compiling an spinner had dismissed both Shikhar unbeaten 114 — his second consecutive ODI Dhawan and in the same over. hundred — to pilot his team to 256 for four with Allen had also effected the run out of Rohit 15 balls to spare. Sharma for the first wicket of the innings but was His 43rd ODI hundred off 99 balls with 14 unable to complete his seven-over allotment due fours and overall impact on the series ensured to an injury sustained attempting to save a him the double accolade of ‘Man of the Match’ boundary. While Kohli illuminated the gathering and ‘Man of the Series’. This successful chase gloom in at the end of the match, it was Gayle under leaden skies and with the floodlights who stole the show at the start. switched on gave India the series 2-0 following Playing what is likely his final ODI in a 20- PORT OF SPAIN: India’s team celebrates with the trophy after winning the 3rd and final ODI the abandoned first match in Guyana last week. year-international career in which he hopes to still match against West Indies at Queens Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. — AFP Kohli’s masterminding of another successful represent the Caribbean in defence of the World pursuit will leave and his West In- T20 title in 14 months’ time in Australia, Gayle first bowled by leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal more wickets to be the most successful bowler, dies team wary of what the Indian will savaged the Indian bowlers after Holder chose to while Gayle was well by Kohli at mid-off although he was also the most expensive, conced- have to offer with the bat in the upcoming two bat first, occupying only 41 balls with five sixes striking out at Khaleel Ahmed. As he left the ing 68 runs off seven overs. Tests in Antigua and Jamaica. and eight fours distinguishing his typically bludg- field, the manner of the Indian players’ appreci- picked up two wickets but the spinners — Cha- “It was important for me to convert the big eoning innings. Opening partner made ation of the 39-year-old’s innings, and his ac- hal, and Yuzvendra Chahal — were innings in this series but I must acknowledge the a bold attempt to match arguably the most de- knowledgement of the applause as he departed the most economical for India during the frenetic role of Shreyas (Iyer) in these two matches here. structive power-hitter in the international game, the field, left the distinct impression that he had innings. “We paid a heavy price for letting Kohli He has presented a great case for himself,” the his innings of 43 coming off 29 deliveries and em- played his final ODI innings. off the hook today, but I also felt we didn’t exe- Indian captain said after victory was achieved. bellished with three sixes and five fours. cute as well as we should as a bowling unit,” “We also did really well to keep the West Indies Their rampage had taken the West Indies to ‘HEAVY PRICE’ PAID Holder said in assessing his team’s effort. “There’s total to a manageable level. Credit to the bowlers 114 after ten overs, the most productive ten-over There followed a lengthy rain stoppage and still a lot of work to be done at all levels of our for sticking to the task.” As commanding as his start to an ODI since the 2015 World Cup. the West Indies lost wickets in the mad scramble and we have to turn things around quickly innings was though, the hosts were left to rue a However, Lewis departed in the next over, the for runs on the resumption. Ahmed picked up two with the Test series starting next week.” — AFP

Hazlewood double McConnochie to rocks England in make England second Ashes Test debut against Wales

LONDON: Australia’s Josh Hazlewood marked his entry into this season’s Ashes with two early wickets before England held firm as LONDON: Ruaridh McConnochie will make his England the second Test finally got under way at Lord’s yesterday. England debut a week later than hoped for after overcoming a hip were 76-2 at lunch on the second day, having been 26-2 after Ha- problem in time to start against Wales in a World Cup qual- zlewood captured the wickets of and captain Joe Root. ifier in Cardiff tomorrow. But Rory Burns (34 ) and (27 not out) pre- The Bath wing and sevens specialist was picked in the vented further collapse, with Hazlewood having the excellent fig- team to face the Grand Slam champions at Twickenham last ures of two wickets for 14 runs in 10 overs at lunch. Australia, 1-0 LONDON: England’s Jonny Bairstow (C) watches as Australia’s weekend but was among a trio of late withdrawals due to in- up in the five-match series after a 251-run win in the first Test at (L) fails to stop his shot on the second day of the sec- jury for England’s 33-19 win. Edgbaston last week, saw captain Tim Paine show faith in his at- ond Ashes cricket Test match between England and Australia at Eddie Jones makes three changes for the trip to Cardiff tack by deciding to bowl first after winning the toss following Lord’s Cricket Ground in London yesterday. — AFP with Maro Itoje and Courtney Lawes also coming into the Wednesday’s opening day washout. side. George Ford is again named as captain with regular skipper Owen Farrell making his first appearance of the It took just nine balls for his decision to be rewarded. After Pat boundaries. But Hazlewood then had Root, aiming across his front Cummins had bowled a probing maiden to Rory Burns, Hazlewood World Cup warm-up schedule, but only on the bench. pad, lbw for 14 with a ball that nipped back. “Our selection strategy for our second game is similar to — recalled in place of James Pattinson in the only change to Aus- Root thought about a review but decided against, with England tralia’s side — struck with just his third ball when Roy was caught the first, so a bit of a mix-and-match approach. We are look- now 26-2 as the under pressure Denly walked out to bat. England ing at different combinations and have a particular strategy behind for a duck by wicketkeeper Paine after fending loosely should have been 40-3 but Burns, on 16, saw Usman Khawaja for this game,” said Jones, who has already announced his outside off stump at a rising . drop a routine gully chance from an edge drive off Siddle. 31-man squad for the World Cup. England had now lost their first wicket without a run on the It is 18 years since Australia last won an Ashes series in Eng- “The game is very much about ourselves preparing for board. Although the sun was breaking through the clouds, easing land. Wednesday’s washout saw play extended to 98 overs per the World Cup and we are respectful that we have got such the conditions for , that did not stop Australia’s new-ball duo day, with the follow-on reduced to within 150 runs rather than strong opposition at their home ground. We are looking for- from repeatedly beating the outside edge of Root amd left-hander 200 now this is a four-day match. On the last two occasions that ward to it. Burns — who scored his maiden Test at Edgbaston. an entire day’s play has been lost in a Lord’s Test (first day, 2001 “The squad has been progressing well this week and I But Root, England’s best batsman, did hit the first boundaries v Pakistan and first day, 2018 v India), the match was still over think there is a realisation among the squad now that the hard of the match in when he cover drove two successive Cummins de- within four days. Thursday saw Lord’s turn red in support of the work really starts, nothing has been achieved.” Wales also liveries for textbook fours in the seventh over. Ruth Strauss Foundation — a lung cancer charity set up to honour made three changes with Dan Biggar drafted in for the in- And when first-change Peter Siddle replaced Cummins, Eng- the late wife of Andrew Strauss, the former England captain and jured Gareth Anscombe. — AFP land took 13 runs off his first over including three well-struck director of men’s cricket, who died from the disease. — AFP