20 Sunday, November 5, 2017 SPORTS BICC thrash Munro ton helps New Tornado A Zealand level series

Rajkot, India pener smashed a career- best 109 to help secure New OZealand’s series-levelling 40-run victory in the second International against India yesterday. Jimsheer - NDC Rafeeq - BICC Munro smacked seven sixes DT News Network Ramzan 2/19) beat Young and as many boundaries in his Manama Star 94/8 (Imran 19, Jayaraj Jr. 58-ball blitz to help New Zealand ahrain Indians 4/23) by 43 runs. post a commanding 196-2 in a Club (BICC) beat Tornado Sultan Palace 122/6 (Remy match they needed to win to stay BA by 45 runs in the latest 37, Shahzad 2/18) beat alive in the three-match contest. matches of the CBA Division C Shahzad Zafar 120/8 (Khalid India, who won the preceding cricket tournament. 32. Niroshan 30, Anees 5/23) one-day series against New Toss was won by BICC and by 2 runs. Zealand, wobbled early in their elected to bat first, opener Titans 177/4 in 20 overs chase and eventually managed Rafeeq’s brilliant century from (Zeeshan 56, Ibrar 36, JIshad 156-7 despite skipper Virat 59 ball includes 14 fours and 25, Waqar 3/46) beat Muharraq Kohli’s defiant 65. 4 sixes helped BICC team to Eagles 156/7 (Salman 33, Munro and reach 166 runs at the end of Pravin 3/13, Ibrar 2/15) by 21 gave New Zealand a flying start 20 overs. runs. after skipper In reply, tidy Division B: opted to bat at the Saurashtra from BICC bowlers wind up Indian Rising Star 140/3 in Cricket Association Stadium in Tornado for 121 runs. Jaseer 18.1 overs (Romy 42, Prashanth Rajkot. took 4 for Bahrain 33, Rizwan 2/21) beat BDS The openers tore into the Indians. Bassali 139/5 (Rafi 36, Arun Indian attack during their 105- Other scores: 2/15) by 7 wickets. run stand in 11 overs. Pristine 183/6 (Asim 100, Pak CC 199/4 in 20 overs Guptill clobbered three sixes Shakeel 37, Babar 27/3) beat (Inam 74, Zubair 43, Noman in his breezy 45 before being ACL Haseena Upholstery 33) beat Awali Gents 196/8 dismissed by . 123/6 (Nasir 36, Ishfaq 3/19) (Muzammil 67, Karan 47, Fasal Munro brought up his fifty in 26 by 60 runs. 2/32) by 3 runs. balls and was on 79 when Chahal NDC Bahrain 143/4 in 18.2 Pak Arab Zalmi 120/4 in dropped him at deep cover. The overs (Jimsheer 77, Hari 23) 13.1 overs (Usman 58, Rasheed opener took 54 balls to complete his beat LuLu 142/7 (Biju 59, Alex 3/18) beat Tornado CC 119/10 second Twenty20 century. 2/19) by 6 wickets. (Manoj 57, Badar 3/10) by 6 Debutant Mohammed Siraj claimed SNCS Transfast 117/6 in 14 wickets. his maiden international when overs (Satish 32, Aqib 2/22) Alpha Fire Service 107/ 6 the paceman dismissed rival beat Riffa Star 116/7 (Adil 31, in 16.2 (Abdullah 36, Luqman Kane Williamson for 12. Anu 3/13) by 4 wickets 3/14) beat Ritz Carlton 106/9 India’s reply got off to a contrasting Karnataka Royals 114/3 in (Imran 21, Rizwan 4/17, Hamid start with the hosts losing both their 18 overs (Ashok 50, Gajendra 4/32) by 4 wickets. openers inside the first two overs of 30) beat Unique CC 113/9 Strikers 188/6 (Deepak their innings. (Fariz 41, Vasanth 3/20) by 7 55, Satya 37, Imran 33) beat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer raised 54 wickets. Asghar Ali 178/6 (UUbaid 49, runs for the third wicket before Munro RKCT 137/8 (Karam 23, Satya 3/39) by 10 runs. struck, dismissing Iyer for 23. Mahendra Singh Dhoni (49) struck three sixes but the mounting run rate Cavendish wins Saitama Criterium prompted Kohli to try to accelerate Saitama, Japan cooked Unagi eels, and he was and he perished in the process. ark Cavendish of team showcased once again as he Paceman Dimension Data won won the bunch sprint after 19 claimed 4-34, while spinners Mthe 2017 Saitama Criterium, laps of the 3.1km circuit in and outsprinting the Japanese duo Saitama, north of Tokyo. also bowled tidy overs. (Reuters) of Fumiyuki Beppu (Tour Like last week’s Shanghai de France Japan Team) and criterium, Saitama featured Yusuke Hatanaka (Team numerous breakaway attempts, Ukyo). again with a late move Despite standing second containing Chris Froome, on the all-time hierarchy Warren Barguil, and of stage winners at the Rigoberto Uran. The Tour de France, this powers that be, was Cavendish’s first however, pulled it appearance at the end- back together for a of-season event that bunch sprint. sees a flavour of the A bumper day of Tour exported to the entertainment for Asian market. the many local fans BRIEF SCORE He was a hit included a sprint New Zealand 196 for 2 (Munro with the local event and a 109*, Guptill 45) beat India 156 fans the team time for 7 (Kohli 65, Dhoni 49, Boult previous trial. 4-34) by 40 runs day as he (cyclingnews) Colin Munro of New Zealand plays a shot caught Mark Cavendish (file pic) and