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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18, 2014 SPORTS India ride on Binny’s heroics to beat Bangladesh DHAKA: Paceman Stuart Binny grabbed a record six wickets for just four runs as India thrashed Frustrated Cook keen to Bangladesh by 47 runs in a low-scoring second one-day international in Dhaka yesterday. Binny, get back among the runs 30, upstaged the efforts of Bangladeshi debu- tant Taskin Ahmed (5-28) to help India pocket LONDON: England captain Alastair Cook 11 called for a review and former Australia the three-match series with one game still to go will hope a return to the scene of his last paceman Paul Reiffel’s decision was over- tomorrow. Binny’s figures were the best by any Test hundred sees him back among the turned for an inside edge. Pradeep then Indian bowler in the 50-over game, surpassing runs after a thrilling series opener with Sri nicked the last ball short of the slips to Anil Kumble’s 6-12 against West Indies in Kolkata Lanka ended in a draw at Lord’s. Cook saw secure a draw. in 1993. Chasing India’s modest 105, Bangladesh England pile up 575 for nine declared in were cruising at 44-2 but then lost their remain- the first innings at Lord’s on the back of 23- ‘Gutting’ ing eight wickets for just 14 runs to be shot out year-old Joe Root’s unbeaten 200 not out Cook insisted he’d no problems with for 58 in 17.4 overs. and then be bailed out second time the Decision Review System verdict that The total equaled their worst show in one- around by a maiden Test century from reprieved Pradeep. “I’ve always been a big dayers, having also scored 58 against the West Gary Ballance-Root’s 24-year-old Yorkshire fan of it,” he said. “It’s to stop the howler Indies in the 2011 World Cup. Binny, playing in colleague. and unfortunately, that one was quite a only his third one-day international, was well Ballance’s hundred enabled Cook to big inside edge. “It’s gutting to take at that supported by medium pacer Mohit Sharma who declare before Monday’s final day and set time but as players you want the right finished with an impressive 4-22. Mithun Ali was Sri Lanka 390 to win. However, Sri Lanka decision.” Apart from fifties by Kaushal the lone batsman to offer some resistance, mak- just did enough to cling on for a draw at Silva (57) and Kumar Sangakkara, who ing 26 off 39 balls. India were earlier bowled out 201 for nine after last man Nuwan Pradeep made 61 to go with his first-innings 147, for 105 in 25.3 overs, their lowest against saw out the final five balls of the match Sri Lanka found runs hard to come by on Bangladesh in ODIs, after being put in to bat in from Stuart Broad. Although Cook was Monday. “I thought we batted poorly, after overcast conditions at the Sher-e-Bangla stadi- DHAKA: India’s Stuart Binny (right) celebrates with teammates after the wicket of heartened by a new-look England’s per- tea especially,” said Sri Lanka captain um. The day-night clash was interrupted in the Bangladesh’s Mahmudullah during their second one-day International cricket match yester- formance in their first Test since the 5-0 Angelo Mathews, eighth man out for 18, sixth over because of heavy rain and was later day. — AP Ashes drubbing in Australia, the 29-year- having made 102 in the first innings. reduced to 41-overs-a-side affair. old left-handed opener accepted his own However, the all-rounder saluted the The 19-year-old Taskin was the star performer form was a concern. tenth-wicket duo of Shaminda Eranga and for the hosts, picking a five-wicket haul on SCOREBOARD Scores of 17 and 28 at Lord’s meant it Pradeep, whose combined score of nought debut-the best figures by any Bangladesh was now 22 innings since Cook compiled not out Monday told only part of the story. bowler on debut. Taskin wreaked havoc with his the last of his England record 25 hundreds “I thought it was a great effort by the last seam and bounce, dismissing Robin Uthappa DHAKA: Full scoreboard of the second one-day cricket international between India and - 130 against New Zealand at Headingley pair, Stuart Broad running in hard, espe- (14), Cheteshwar Pujara (11) and Ambati Rayudu Bangladesh at the Sher-e-Bangla stadium in Dhaka yesterday: in May last year. However, the Leeds cially with the new ball,” Mathews said. (1) in his fiery first spell. He picked his first inter- India: Bangladesh: ground is the venue for Friday’s second There were suggestions that Cook should national wicket when opener Robin Uthappa, R. Uthappa c Ziaur b Taskin 14 Tamim Iqbal c Saha b Sharma 4 and final Test of the Sri Lanka series. “I’d have declared earlier, although the fact who made a fine half-century in the opening A. Rahane lbw b Mortaza 0 Anamul Haque c Rahane b Sharma 0 love a score. Leading from the front as a England didn’t bowl at least six overs in game, top-edged the paceman to mid-off where C. Pujara lbw b Taskin 11 Mithun Ali c Patel b Binny 26 captain, you want to score runs - that’s the match because of a slow over-rate Ziaur Rahman took an easy catch. The bowler A. Rayudu lbw b Taskin 1 Mushfiqur Rahim c Saha b Binny 11 your job as a batter,” Cook said Monday. probably hurt them more in the end. “We had the visitors reeling at 55-4 after he sent back S. Raina run out 27 Shakib Al Hasan c Saha b Sharma 4 Root was named man-of-the-match but were a bit behind, it wasn’t ideal,” Cook Rayudu and Pujara in the 14th over. W. Saha lbw b Mortaza 5 Mahmudullah c Rayudu b Binny 0 the honour could have gone to James admitted. Captain Suresh Raina fought back briefly, S. Binny c Mushfiqur b Taskin 3 Nasir Hossain b Binny 5 Anderson after the England spearhead As for the declaration, he added: “The making 27 off 23 balls with three fours when he A. Patel b Al-Amin 8 Ziaur Rahman c Patel b Sharma 0 turned the game on its head with a spell of last four overs (on Sunday) went for 40 or was run out as he tried to go for a second run. A. Mishra lbw b Taskin 4 Mashrafe Mortaza c Saha b Binny 2 three wickets for one run either side of tea 50 runs. “So if you’d declared (before then) Only four batsmen managed to score in double M. Sharma not out 4 Taskin Ahmed not out 0 on Monday. at 330 or 340 (in front) on that wicket, 100 figures with India crashing to their worst total U. Yadav c Nasir Hossain b Shakib 17 Al-Amin Hossain b Binny 0 Anderson, who finished with impres- odd for one at lunch, as Sri Lanka were, it against Bangladesh in one-dayers. Taskin Extras: (lb6, w5) 11 Extras: (w6) 6 sive innings figures of four for 25 in 19 would have looked a very short total. “Give returned in his second spell to send back Binny Total: (for all out, 25.3 overs) 105 Total (all out; 17.4 overs) 58 overs on a docile pitch, was well-support- Sri Lanka some credit there. They bowled and Amit Mishra in a space of five balls. Fall of wickets: 1-4 (Tamim), 2-13 (Anamul), 3-44 ed by longtime new-ball partner Broad well, and made it difficult for us.” England (Mushfiqur), 4-50 (Mithun), 5-50 (Mahmudullah), His effort bettered that of off-spinner Sohag Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Rahane), 2-26 (Uthappa), 3- (three for 43). Come the last over, England named the same 12 for Headingley, with 6-52 (Shakib), 7-52 (Ziaur), 8-56 (Mortaza), 9-58 Gazi who had taken 4-29 against West Indies in 28 (Rayudu), 4-55 (Pujara), 5-65 (Saha), 6-66 still needed two wickets for victory. The all-rounder Chris Woakes, omitted at (Nasir), 10-58 (Al-Amin) 2012. India, who won the opening game on (Raina), 7-75 (Patel), 8-81 (Binny), 9-86 (Mishra), first ball of that over saw Broad have Lord’s, again in the squad. But Sri Lanka are Bowling: Sharma 8-2-22-4(1w), Yadav 5-0-32-0 10-105 (Yadav) Rangana Herath caught behind and set to make at least one change after wick- Sunday by seven wickets, brought in all-rounder (5w), Binny 4.4-2-4-6 Bowling: Mortaza 9-1-35-2, Al-Amin Hossain 5-1- England thought he’d won the match et-keeper Prasanna Jayawardene broke a Stuart Binny in place of off-spinner Parvez (Note: Match was reduced to 41 overs-a-side 26-1 (2w), Taskin Ahmed 8-0-28-5 (2w), Ziaur when Pradeep was given out lbw to the finger, with Dinesh Chadimal in line to take Rasool. For Bangladesh, Mithun Ali came in for after rain interruption) Rahman 1-0-2-0 (1w), Shakib 2.3-0-8-1 penultimate delivery. But the Sri Lanka No over the gloves. — AFP Mominul Haque and Taskin replaced Abdur India won by 47 runs Razzak. — AFP Red Bull’s Austria makes comeback SPIELBERG: Formula One racing will get an These included the infamous 2002 Grand Prix, extra whiff of excitement and novelty this when Ferrari ordered leader Barrichello to let weekend when it returns to Austria after a his teammate Schumacher take the victory, decade-long absence.