SATURDAY, JUNE 22, 2019 16 Cricket World Cup 2019 standings Team Played Won Lost Tied No result Run rate Points Australia 6 5 1 0 0 0.849 10 Sri Lanka survive New Zealand 5 4 0 0 1 1.591 9 England 6 4 2 0 0 1.457 8 India 4 3 0 0 1 1.029 7 Sri Lanka 6 2 2 0 2 -1.119 6 Bangladesh 6 2 3 0 1 -0.407 5 West Indies 5 1 3 0 1 0.272 3 South Africa 6 1 4 0 1 -0.193 3 Stokes assault Pakistan 5 1 3 0 1 -1.933 3 Afghanistan 5 0 5 0 0 -2.089 0 Malinga stars as Sri Lanka beat England by 20 runs in Cricket World Cup Today’s matches India vs Afghanistan Veteran paceman Malinga takes• four for 43 to stun hosts The Rose Bowl – AFP | Leeds Southampton 12:30pm asith Malinga and Angelo Mathews played key roles in Sri LLanka’s stunning 20-run World Cup win over England that revived the race for semi-final berths at Headingley Rohit Sharma Hashmatullah Shahidi yesterday. » India are unbeaten so far at the 2019 Cricket World Cup, winning three matches England were all but out of the match with a fourth called off because of the unseasonal rain. after slumping to 186-9 as they chased » Afghanistan have lost five from five, conceding 397 against hosts England in 233 for victory. their most recent match on their way to a 150-run defeat. Ben Stokes’ blistering 82 not out off » India, who tied with Afghanistan when they last met at the Asia Cup, beat Paki- 89 balls, including seven fours and fours stan last time out – scoring 336/5 on their way to an 89-run win. sixes, got them to within sight of their target. David Warner celebrates his century India Afghanistan But Stokes’ gamble on giving Durham India have won all three of their completed Afghanistan have lost five matches from team-mate Mark Wood a ball to face at injured Jason Roy, then fell in familiar Sri Lanka matches at this Cricket world cup so far, five at the 2019 Cricket World Cup, having the end of a Nuwan Pradeep over back- fashion when an edged drive off Malinga D. Karunaratne c Buttler b Archer 1 with the only exception being the match been bowled out for 207, 152, 172 and 125 fired when the No.11 was caught behind was caught by Mendis at slip. K. Perera c Ali b Woakes 2 against New Zealand which fell foul of on their way to heavy defeats in their first as Sri Lanka won with three overs to England captain Eoin Morgan, fresh A. Fernando c Rashid b Wood 49 the weather. four games. spare. from his one-day international record K. Mendis c Morgan b Rashid 46 They had previously beaten South Africa They suffered a nine wicket defeat, in just Victory would have seen hosts Eng- 17 sixes against Afghanistan, made a A. Mathews not out 85 and Australia, before that no result, and 28.4 overs, when they lost to South Africa land, bidding to win the World Cup for cautious 21, featuring a mere two fours, J. Mendis c and b Rashid 0 then beat Pakistan last time out. Rohit at Sophia Gardens before conceding 397/6 the first time, go top of the 10-team table. before Isuru Udana held a sharp return D. De Silva c Root b Archer 29 Sharma was their hero against their fierce against England last time out. For the first But instead their second surprise loss catch to dismiss the Dubliner. T. Perera c Rashid b Archer 2 rivals, scoring 140 in a total of 336/5. time, Afghanistan were not bowled out in of the round-robin group stage after a 14- Joe Root made a patient 57 off 89 balls I. Udana c Root b Wood 6 reply but they could only reach 247/8. run defeat by Pakistan, left them in third featuring just three fours. L. Malinga b Wood 1 place, with Sri Lanka now just two points But a fourth-wicket stand of 54 with N. Pradeep not out 1 adrift of the pre-tournament favourites. Stokes ended when Root was caught be- Extras (lb4, w6) 10 Probable XI Probable XI The top four at the end of the first hind down the legside off Malinga, who Total (nine wickets, 50 overs) 232 KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli Hazratullah Zazai, Gulbadin Naib (c), Rah- phase qualify for the semi-finals, with then produced a trademark toe-crushing (c), Hardik Pandya, MS Dhoni (wk), Vi- mat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Najibul- England’s next match against arch rivals yorker to have dangerman Jos Buttler England jay Shankar, Kedar Jadhav, Mohammad lah Zadran, Asghar Afghan, Mohammad Australia -- the table-toppers and reign- lbw. J. Vince c K Mendis b Malinga 14 Shami, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Nabi, Rashid Khan, Ikram Ali Khil (wk), ing champions -- at Lord’s on Tuesday Stokes badly needed someone to stay J. Bairstow lbw b Malinga 0 Jasprit Bumrah Dawlat Zadran, Mujeeb Ur Rahman now even more important to their hopes with him. But he could only watch as de J. Root c K Perera b Malinga 57 E. Morgan c and b Udana 21 Head to Head of a last four place. Silva took three wickets for three runs Earlier, Mathews’ painstaking 85 not in nine balls. B. Stokes not out 82 Afghanistan and India have met in two previous ODIs, both in the Asia Cup. In 2014, India out of 115 balls, with just five fours, Moeen Ali marked his 100th one-day J. Buttler lbw b Malinga 10 chased 160 in an easy eight-wicket win but last year the match was a thriller. helped Sri Lanka recover from a top-or- international by hitting a six, only to hole M. Ali c Udana b De Silva 16 Mohammad Shahzad scored 124 as Afghanistan posted 252/8, before Mohammad Nabi der collapse to finish on 232-9. out irresponsibly off the next ball from de C. Woakes c K Perera b De Silva 2 followed his 64 by taking 2-40 in the Indian reply. KL Rahul top-scored with 60 but Rashid That seemed a below par total but Silva trying to repeat the shot. A. Rashid c K Perera b De Silva 1 Khan’s wicket of Ravindra Jadeja with one ball to go saw India fall for 252 and the match with paceman Malinga taking 4-43 and Stokes should have been out for 57 J. Archer c T Perera b Udana 3 was tied. off-spinner Dhananjaya de Silva fol - when he hoisted Malinga to deep square M. Wood c K Perera b Pradeep 0 lowing up with three wickets in quick leg, but Mendis dropped the catch. Extras (lb1, w5) 6 succession, it proved more than enough That was the cue for a furious assault Total (all out, 47 overs) 212 as Sri Lanka enjoyed another memorable by Stokes, the all-rounder hitting two six- West Indies vs New Zealand day at Headingley -- the ground where es in as many balls off Udana, but Wood Lanka captain had won the toss. they sealed their first Test series win in was the last man to fall as England’s Two balls later, without another run on England five years ago. chase fell short on 212. the board, Sri Lanka were three for two Old Trafford Malinga, renowned for his unorthodox Earlier, England fast bowler Jof - Perera slashed Chris Woakes to Moeen – Manchester ‘slingshot’ action dismissed Jonny Bair- ra Archer took 3-52 to join Australia’s at third man. 3:30pm stow for a golden duck. Mitchell Starc as the leading bowler at But Avishka Fernando, in his first this World Cup with 15 wickets. match of the tournament, revived the Toe-crushing yorker Archer had opener Dimuth Karuna- innings with a dashing 49 that saw him James Vince (14), deputising for the ratne caught behind for one after the Sri hit 14 runs off just one Archer over. Shai Hope Kane Williamson » New Zealand have been dominant in this World Cup and are coming on the back of seven successive wins in the 50-over format. No ‘Bull’, I’m ‘Hum-bull’, says Australia’s Warner » West Indies will be playing under tremendous pressure as one more loss at this Reuters | London er’s life was turned upside-down by the stage will virtually knock them out of the tournament. ball-tampering fiasco in Cape Town. He » New Zealand have played five one-day internationals at the Old Trafford and ustralia opener David Warner was was banned from leadership roles for life have faced defeats on the previous four occasions. Aonce called “Bull” for his rampaging within the Australian team. West Indies cricket but has earned a new nickname After he and Smith were welcomed New Zealand at the World Cup after returning from a back to the Australia fold, coach Justin West Indies have managed to win just one out 12-month ball-tampering ban — “Hum- Langer warned that they would need to of the five matches they have played so far New Zealand have been on a roll this year bull”. learn “humility”, having once been the in this Cricket World Cup. With three points in the 50-over format, winning 11 out of Warner struck a tournament-high 166 big dogs in the dressing room.