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Skipper Paine bears brunt of Aussie Ashes Kiwis thrash Sri Lanka frustrations New Zealand skittled Sri Lanka out for 122 to secure the victory by an innings and 65 runs on the final day

Watling, Southee, Boult• star as New Zealand won in failing light KNOW WHAT

AFP | Colombo ew Zealand held their The game went to the nerve to clinch a hard- last hour of day five Nfought and comprehen- at Colombo’s P. Sara sive victory against Sri Lanka in Oval, and although shakes hands with Ben Stokes after the match fading light in the second Test 19.4 overs remained yesterday and level the two- AFP | Sydney their last one on a dubious match series 1-1. when tail-ender lbw shout against No.11 Jack Victory was achieved with Embuldeniya was the aptain Tim Paine bore the Leach, when the ball clearly an hour left on day five when last man dismissed, Cbrunt of Australian frus- pitched outside leg stump. Lasith Embuldeniya edged a umpires could have trations yesterday at throw- Chappell said Paine ap - short from Trent Boult called off play at any ing away the third Ashes Test, peared to be flustered in the to at gully. time with the light with former skipper Ian Chap- heat of the battle. Sri Lanka were bowled out for fast-deteriorating pell saying he “lost his brain” “When Leach got hit on the 122 runs after New Zealand de- in the final hour. pad, clearly , by any clared their second innings on shaped to play the sweep shot, Justin Langer’s men were stretch of the imagination, 431 for six with a first-innings Latham at short leg moved to on the brink of retaining the and the Australian’s reviewed lead of 185. his left and positioned himself New Zealand’s Tim Southee celebrates after removing Sri Lanka’s Dimuth Ashes at Headingley on Sun- it?” Chappell said on the web- The game went to the last Karunaratne in the perfect place to snap up day, but Ben Stokes’s remark- site of broadcaster Channel hour of day five at Colombo’s the chance. able 135 not out saw England Nine, which was covering the P. Sara Oval, and although 19.4 initiative to New Zealand after 21 being the second-highest Dickwella could hardly be- reach an unlikely victory tar- Test. overs remained when tail-ender losing five for 32 runs score. lieve his luck before walking off get of 359 with one “That was the moment the Embuldeniya was the last man before lunch, but a terrific fight- Suranga Lakmal and Dickwel- dejected. left. situation got to them, and Tim dismissed, umpires could have back by wicketkeeper Niroshan la had batted for over an hour, Latham’s close in fielding was The incredible outcome, af- Paine lost his brain. Everyone called off play at any time with Dickwella kept their hopes of but the stand was broken when brilliant and so was his , ter England were all out for knows it’s way outside leg. the light fast-deteriorating. salvaging a draw. Lakmal gloved one to close-in particularly his battles with Sri just 67 in their first innings, Why would they go through New Zealand’s bowlers were Dickwella, who wasn’t able fielder Tom Latham after tea. Lankan spinners. The opening could have been very different. with it (the review)?” hurrying through their deliver- to keep wicket having sustained Sri Lanka were still counting batsman was named Man of the West Indian umpire Joel Another ex-Australian skip- ies knowing too well that they a cut on his left little finger, on Dickwella when he fell for Match for his 154, a seven-hour Wilson turned down a mas- per Mark Taylor, now a pun- were racing against time. showed plenty of character dur- his famous sweep shot. vigil in which he faced 251 de- sive lbw appeal against Stokes dit, was also bemused, saying The first four days’ play had ing a 51-run knock that lasted The 26-year-old relies heavily liveries and was involved in two from Nathan Lyon as the game Paine used his reviews “frivo- been severely affected by rain, for three-and-a-half hours. on the shot to score his runs, but hundred plus run stands. edged to a climax. Replays lously”, while former wicket- wet ground conditions and bad It was his 13th half- in on this occasion he had stayed Tim Southee, Boult, Patel and showed he should have been keeping great Ian Healy said light, but surprisingly the fi- Test . away from taking undue risks. William Somerville claimed two out, but Australia had no re- he “burnt a review stupid - nal day stayed clear despite a There was little support from Ajaz Patel switched ends and wickets each while Colin de views left. ly” and it cost Australia the 30-minute delayed start. rest of Sri Lanka’s batsmen, with came on from the Air Force Grandhomme claimed the big That’s because Paine used match. Sri Lanka had given away the skipper ’s Flats side, and as Dickwella wicket of Angelo Mathews.

Murray hoping for Djokovic to play for match practice, Bumrah leads India to edge Windies Serbia in the new faces $150 French Davis Cup AFP | Antigua and Barbuda player in Mallorca AFP | Belgrade asprit Bumrah led a devas- AFP | Madrid tating fast assault I was a bit stiff in orld number one Jin routing the West Indies the first innings but WNovak Djokovic will ndy Murray has said he for 100 to earn India a crushing compete with Serbia in the Ajust wants more match 318-run victory in the first Test it all came out well revamped Davis Cup this practice as he chases his at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadi- today. I just have to November in Madrid, the first singles victory of his um in Antigua on Sunday. keep on learning my country’s tennis federation injury comeback against Set an improbable target of craft confirmed yesterday, end- a teenage player who has 419 after declared JASPRIT BUMRAH ing doubts about the star scraped just $150 in career the tourists’ second innings at player’s appearance. earnings. 343 for seven in mid-afternoon, “We have fantastic news: Murray has shunned the the hosts were demolished in the stumps of and be- Novak will participate in bright lights of the US Open 26.5 overs for their lowest Test leaguered West Indies the final tournament in Ma- in New York to play in a sec- innings total ever against India with heat-seeking drid. I had the opportuni- ond-tier Challenger event in with Bumrah returning the out- accuracy. ty to discuss it with him in Mallorca at the tennis acad- standing figures of five for seven New York,” Serbia’s team emy run by Rafael Nadal. off eight overs. ‘Stop making excuses’ coach Nenad Zimonjic said “I wasn’t (coming) here to Four of his victims were “We really have to stop mak- in a statement. think necessarily about try- comprehensively bowled in an ing excuses and sort this issue The Serb is currently ing to win the tournament, I irresistible spell in which he out. It just keeps on happening,” defending his title in New just wanted to play compet- displayed a previously unseen said a frustrated Holder on his York at the US open. itive matches,” Murray said. ability by him to swing the ball team’s latest batting collapse. “It’s a huge boost to have “There are some good both ways. “We failed to capitalise on a Novak. I am very happy to players here, guys around “I’ve been working a lot on good position in the first innings see him join the team after 100 in the world, so I’m this aspect of my game and I and just weren’t up for it in the a long absence,” Zimonjic hoping to get the opportu- am really happy to see how it Darren Bravo (C) of West Indies is bowled by Jasprit Bumrah (Centre R) of India second. We can’t go on like this.” added. nity to play against some worked out today,” he said. Ironically the day started The 32-year-old, who of them and “I was a bit stiff in the first It was Sharma who ended Campbell and senior batsman brightly for the hosts when Ros- led Serbia to a maid - keep testing innings but it all came out well Roach’s resistance and sealed Darren Bravo. ton Chase removed Kohli before en Davis Cup i n myself. today. I just have to keep on victory via a top-edged hook to He could have also had the he had added to his overnight 2010, hasn’t “I feel learning my craft.” wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant. wicket of Shimron Hetmyer but score of 51. played in the good, I got Ishant Sharma supported After Ajinkya Rahane com- Kohli grassed a straightforward However, Vihari started pos- tournament here nice and Bumrah brilliantly in sharing pleted his tenth Test hundred catch at third slip. itively with the entrenched Ra- since 2017, early to get the new ball, taking three for 31 and Hanuma Vihari fell seven Sharma trapped debutant hane and not even the intro - when Serbia used to the con- to finish with eight wickets in runs short of his maiden Test leg-before and duction of the second new ball qualified for ditions so we’ll the match. century, prompting the declara- then made Hetmyer pay for his could stem the flow of runs as the semi-fi- see what hap- Mohammed Shami chipped tion, Bumrah and Sharma were continuing loose play outside 102 were scored off 29 overs in nals by de- pens.” in with two wickets which re- utterly devastating. the off-stump, Rahane atoning the morning session. feating duced the West Indies to 50 for Bumrah was first to strike in for his captain’s earlier error in Rahane’s 17-match and near Spain 4-1. nine and it took some big hitting extending ’s the slip cordon. two-year wait for a Test hun- Novak from Kemar Roach, who top- already protracted run of low Languishing at 15 for five dred ended shortly after the Djokovic Andy Murray scored with 38, to double his scores before scattering the at tea, Bumrah completed his resumption of play in the af - side’s total. stumps of opening partner John five-wicket haul by targeting ternoon.