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Uphill task for Sweden win lifts Latvala top India’s Ravichandran Winners Jari Matti Latvala (R) of Finland and his co-driver Ashwin (L) and cap- Miikka Anttila of team Toyota celebrate on the podium tain (2R) Torsby Hyundai driver Neuville celebrate inland’s Jari-Matti had been coasting to victory Bangladesh Latvala in a Toyota won with a 43sec lead over Latvala Hyderabad and Shakib two including that “Probably he is the Fthe Rally Sweden yesterday to going into Saturday’s final ndia’s bowlers led by then put on 28 runs to play of Kohli, who gave a catch to toughest spinner when it take the world championship stage. spinner Ravichandran out the rest of the session. mid- in his search for comes to any opposition lead after pacesetter Thierry But the Belgian lost a AshwinI tightened the noose India need just seven boundaries. team... many teams are Neuville crashed out again. wheel when hitting a barrier yesterday on Bangladesh, wickets to seal the Test But Pujara kept on carting planning on how they are Ford pair Estonia’s Ott on a simple run around the who face an uphill battle while the visitors must score the bowlers to all parts of the going to face Ashwin,” said Tänak and world champion Karlstad hippodrome. for survival on a final-day another 356 to win -- or bat ground, smashing six fours Pujara. Sebastien Ogier came second Last month Neuville track in the one-off Test in out three more sessions to and a six during his 58-ball Bangladesh coach and third trailing by 29.2sec looked to have the Monte Hyderabad. save the match. stay. Thilan Samaraweera also and 1min respectively. Carlo Rally wrapped up Chasing a daunting 459 “Hoping to get those seven praised Ashwin’s “variation Toyota only returned to before a costly error on the for victory, the visitors were wickets as early as possible,” Ashwin’s milestone and skill-set”, but called for a WRC in December, replacing final day. precariously placed on 103 for said Indian batsman Earlier Ashwin had raced concerted effort against a top- the departed Volkswagen, But despite Neuville’s three at stumps on day four. Cheteshwar Pujara, whose to the 250th scalp of his quality attack. (AFP) and this was their first rally misfortune Latvala was Mahmudullah on nine and unbeaten 54 helped the hosts career after dismissing win since Didier Auriol in a deserved winner after on 21 were declare their second innings Bangladesh skipper SCORE BOARD China in 1999. crushing the opposition in the crease. on 159-4. for 127 Bangladesh 2nd innings (target 459) “It’s simply magnificent. all three specials Sunday. Ashwin, who became “I think the ball has started -- the final wicket of the c Kohli b Ashwin 3 New team, only the second “We had a very good the fastest bowler to claim turning now. Probably the innings. c Rahane b Jadeja 42 rally and we’ve got this win,” feeling on the stage this 250 Test wickets during wicket is slightly on the slower Ashwin, the world’s c Rahane b Ashwin 27 Latvala said. morning,” Latvala said, Bangladesh’s first innings, side, but at the same time top-ranked Test bowler, Mahmudullah 9 “It feels a bit the same as adding team chief Tommi struck twice in the visitors’ it has opened up and there surpassed Australia’s Shakib Al Hasan 21 it did in my first victory back Makinen persuaded him chase to take his wickets tally should be more assistance legendary paceman Extras (nb1) 1 in 2008,” he said, explaining not to take the foot off the to 252 in his 45th match. for the spinners tomorrow,” Dennis Lillee, who took 48 Total (3 wickets; 35 overs) 103 that on both occasions it was gas. Left-arm spinner Ravindra Pujara told reporters. matches to reach the same Fall of wickets: 1-11 (Iqbal), 2-71 a surprise. Defending champion Jadeja chipped in to dismiss India, who did not enforce mark. (Sarkar), 3-75 (Haque) This was Latvala’s fourth Ogier, who won here last a fighting Soumya Sarkar for the follow-on after bowling Rahim had led Bowling: Kumar 5-2-14-0, Ashwin win on the ice-covered year, blew his chances when 42 and end his 60-run stand out Bangladesh for 388, lost Bangladesh’s resistance for 16-6-34-2, Sharma 3-0-19-0 (1nb), roads with snowbanks and he spun his Fiesta through second-wicket stand with two early wickets but Pujara nearly three sessions before Yadav 3-0-9-0, Jadeja 8-2-27-1 breakneck speeds in sub-zero the very first corner on Mominul Haque. and skipper Virat Kohli (38) falling foul of 30-year-old Still to bat: Mushfiqur Rahim, Sabbir temperatures. Sunday. (AFP) Haque (27) himself went put on 67. Ashwin, who has so far Rahman, Mehedi Hasan, , four runs later. The left- Shakib’s left-arm spin claimed 59 wickets in the , Results: right batting combination of checked India’s surge with current season. 1. Jari-Matti Latvala-Miikka Anttila (FIN/Toyota Yaris) 2hr 36min 03.6sec 2. Ott Tänak-Raigo Molder (EST/Ford Fiesta RS) at 29.2sec 3. Sebastien Ogier-Julien Ingrassia (FRA/Ford Fiesta RS) 59.5 4. Dani Sordo-Marc Marti (ESP/Hyundai i20) 2:11.5 Zanotti lifts Maybank title in Malaysia 5. Craig Breen-Scott Martin (IRL-GBR/Citroën C3) 2:51.2 6. Elfyn Evans-Daniel Barritt (GBR/Ford Fiesta RS) 5:26.6 Kuala Lumpur “I think it was at the 15th was battling in a three-way 7. Hayden Paddon-John Kennard (NZL/Hyundai i20) 5:31.2 abrizio Zanotti played where I thought I might be tie at the top with Levy and 8. Stéphane Lefebvre-Gabin Moreau (FRA/Citroën DS3) 7:14.7 an impeccable round able to win, when I made a Lipsky. (AFP) 9. Pontus Tidemand-Jonas Andersson (SWE/Skoda Fabia) 9:11 Fyesterday, notching a nine- birdie there. I thought, maybe 10. Teemu Suninen-Mikko Markkula (FIN/Ford Fiesta RS) 10:02.9 under-par 63 to clinch the I’ll have a chance If I make SCORES Maybank Championship two more birdies, but I made Malaysia with a one-shot a birdie and eagle so it was 269 - Fabrizio Zanotti (PAR) 70-69- victory over American David great.” 67-63 Lipsky in Kuala Lumpur. Overnight leader Danny 270 - David Lipsky (USA) 68-67- The Paraguayan -- tied ninth Willett could not hold his lead, 68-67 after 54 holes on Saturday -— after scoring five bogeys to 271 - Bernd Wiesberger (AUT) captured his first European end the day one-over 73. He 69-63-73-66 Tour title since 2014 after came in tied fifth with China’s 272 - Alexander Levy (FRA) 69-68- firing home seven birdies. He Haotong Li. 67-68 topped off his success with an Austrian Bernd Wiesberger, 273 - Haotong Li (CHN) 71-69-68- eagle on the 18th hole to finish who had gone on an 11 birdie 65, Danny Willett (ENG) 66-67-67-73 19-under overall. Fabrizio Zanotti binge on Friday, finished third, 274 - Anirban Lahiri (IND) 69-68- “I think it was probably the day, a really good week and I’m followed by France’s Alexander 69-68, Mike Lorenzo-Vera (FRA) best round of my career, so I’m really happy,” said the world Levy in fourth. 70-65-70-69 276 - Shubhankar Sharma (IND) Jari Matti Latvala and his co-driver Miikka Anttila compete very happy. It was a really good number 187. Earlier in the day, Willett