Federer posts a new Grand Slam record at Wimbledon PAGE 15 SUNDAY, JULY 7, 2019 Nigeria beat holders Cameroon in COPA AMERICA FINAL Africa Cup of Nations thriller PAGE 14 BRAZIL VS PERU Rockstar Ro-hit England cricketers’ day out at Wimbledon slams record 5th World Cup ton India humble Lanka; to play NZ at Manchester 103 BALLS 4s 6s AFP 94 14 2 LEEDS ROHIT Sharma became the first player to hit five centu- England cricket players Jonny Bairstow, Joe Root, Eoin Morgan, Stuart Broad and Andrew Strauss in the ries in a single World Cup as Royal Box at the All England Club before the Wimbledon third round match between Australia’s Ashleigh MOST NUMBER OF CENTURIES IN A 3 consecutive 100s and 5 India cantered to a seven- SINGLE WORLD CUP Barty and Britain’s Harriet Dart on Saturday. (REUTERS) wicket win in their final World PLAYER COUNTRY 100s YEAR in a single @cricketworldcup Cup group match against Sri Lanka on Saturday. ROHIT SHARMA INDIA 5 2019 is just phenomenal, Rohit. The opener smashed 103 KUMAR SANGAKKARA SRI LANKA 4 2015 off 94 deliveries as semi-final- MATHEW HAYDEN AUSTRALIA 3 2007 Warner heroics for Australia in vain ists India chased down their SOURAV GANGULY INDIA 3 2003 Thirimanne (53) to give Sri target of 265 in 43.3 overs to MARK WAUGH AUSTRALIA 3 1996 Lanka a respectable total after end the group stage with seven they were reeling at 55-4. as defeat sets up England semi-final wins, one defeat and a washout. MOST CENTURIES OVERALL IN Jasprit Bumrah returned Sharma’s opening partner ICC CRICKET WORLD CUP* impressive figures of 3-37 in KL Rahul top-scored with 111 PLAYER 100s his 10 overs as India, who had REUTERS STANDINGS as the pair put on 189 runs for SACHIN TENDULKAR 6 already qualified for the semi- MANCHESTER the first wicket to put India KUMAR SANGAKKARA 5 finals, restricted Sri Lanka with TEAM P W L NRR PTS in complete command. RICKY PONTING 5 some quality bowling. PROLIFIC opener David INDIA 9 7 1 +0.809 15 Man-of-the-match ROHIT SHARMA* 5 The 1996 champions fin- Warner smashed a brilliant AUSTRALIA 9 7 2 +0.868 14 Sharma reached his milestone *(ONGOING ICC WORLDCUP) ished their World Cup cam- 122 but could not claim victory ENGLAND 9 6 3 +1.152 12 with a boundary off Kasun Ra- paign with three wins, four for Australia as they slipped NEW ZEALAND 9 5 3 +0.175 11 jitha to pass the mark set by Sri defeats and two games ending to a 10-run defeat to South Lanka’s Kumar Sangakkara, in no result. Captain Dimuth Africa in their Cricket World PAKISTAN 9 5 3 -0.430 11 who scored four hundreds at Karunaratne said Sri Lanka Cup clash at Old Trafford on SRI LANKA 9 3 4 -0.919 8 the 2015 tournament. would take stock as they try to Saturday, leaving them facing SOUTH AFRICA 9 3 5 -0.030 7 His century came off 92 build for the future. a semi-final against England. BANGLADESH 9 3 5 -0.410 7 balls, with 14 fours and two “After this World Cup we The result allowed India WEST INDIES 9 2 6 -0.225 5 sixes. have to think about what we to take over at the top of the AFGHANISTAN 9 0 9 -1.322 0 Sharma was dismissed have to do and what we got round-robin table at the end Note: Top four teams qualified for semi-finals. shortly afterwards, caught by wrong. We will talk to the selec- of the first stage, meaning Angelo Mathews off the bowl- tors and find some new talent,” Australia will battle the host (Pretorius), 6-325 (Van der Dus- ing of Rajitha. he said. nation at Edgbaston on Thurs- sen); Bowling: Starc 9-0-59-2 (4w), Known as the “hitman”, day, while the Indians meet Behrendorff 8-0-55-1, Lyon 10-0-53- Sharma leads the current Scoreboard New Zealand at Old Trafford 2, Cummins 9-0-66-1 (3w), Smith World Cup’s run-scoring charts SRI LANKA on Tuesday. 1-0-5-0, Stoinis 3-0-19-0 (1w), D. Karunaratne c Dhoni b Bumrah ...............................10 Maxwell 10-0-57-0 (1w). with 647 runs in eight matches K. Perera c Dhoni b Bumrah ........................................18 Already-eliminated South after hitting his third succes- A. Fernando c Dhoni b Pandya ....................................20 Africa chose to bat and a cen- Australia’s David Warner walks Australia: D. Warner c Morris b sive century. K. Mendis st Dhoni b Jadeja ..........................................3 tury from captain Faf du Ples- back to the pavilion after his Pretorius 122, A. Finch c Markram b “I’m just trying to go out India’s Rohit Sharma celebrates after reaching his century during the 2019 A. Mathews c Sharma b Bumrah ...............................113 sis took them to 325 for six in dismissal during the last 2019 Tahir 3, U. Khawaja b Rabada 18, S. L. Thirimanne c Jadeja b Yadav ....................................53 there and do my job, I’m not Cricket World Cup group stage match between Sri Lanka on Saturday. (AFP) D. de Silva not out .......................................................29 their 50 overs, a total boosted Cricket World Cup group stage Smith lbw b Pretorius 7, M. Stoinis thinking of milestones,” Shar- T. Perera c Pandya b Kumar ........................................... 2 by Rassie van der Dussen’s match against South Africa at Old run out (Rabada/de Kock) 22, G. ma said. Kohli proud semis,” Kohli said. I. Udana not out .............................................................1 well-constructed 95. Trafford in Manchester on Satur- Maxwell c de Kock b Rabada 12, “If I play well these things Rahul registered his first cen- “That’s what hard work Extras: (b4, lb2, nb1, w8) ...........................................15 Australia were in trouble day. Warner made 122. (AFP) A. Carey c Markram b Morris 85, P. TOTAL: (7 wickets, 50 overs) ......................................264 will happen on the way. tury of the tournament but was gets you. I am really proud of Fall of wickets: 1-17 (Karunaratne), 2-40 (K. Perera), early in their innings and a Cummins c Duminy b Phehlukwayo “I have learned from my caught behind shortly before this team as a captain, they are 3-53 (K. Mendis), 4-55 (Fernando), 5-179 (Thirimanne), hamstring injury to number in the Caribbean, when he 9, M. Starc b Rabada 16 mistakes in the past. I don’t go the end of the game off vet- amazing people. 6-253 (Mathews), 7-260 (T. Perera) three batsman Usman Kha- moved to 26 wickets at this J. Behrendorff not out 11, N. Lyon c into a match thinking of hun- eran paceman Lasith Malinga “More or less everything is Bowling: Kumar 10-0-73-1 (w3), Bumrah 10-2-37-3 waja saw him retire hurt, but edition with a return of 2-59. Markram b Phehlukwayo 3; Extras: (w2), Pandya 10-0-50-1 (w1), Jadeja 10-0-40-1, Yadav dreds. Every day is a new day.” – playing his final World Cup set for the semis but we don’t 10-0-58-1 (w1). they rallied magnificently be- Scoreboard (lb4, w3): 7 He is only the fourth bats- match – after hitting 11 fours want to be one-dimensional. fore being bowled out for 315 South Africa: A. Markram st Carey b Total: (all out, 49.5 overs) 315 man after Sachin Tendulkar, and one six. We need balance in the side. INDIA with one ball remaining. Lyon 34, Q. de Kock c Starc b Lyon Fall of wickets: 1-5 (Finch), 2-33 KL Rahul c K.Perera b Malinga ...................................111 52, F. du Plessis c Starc b Behren- (Smith), 3-95 (Stoinis), 4-119 Matthew Hayden and Shakib al Skipper Virat Kohli re- We are very happy. R. Sharma c Mathews b Rajitha ................................103 Earlier, South Africa cap- Hasan to score more than 600 mained unbeaten on 34 and “England or New Zealand V. Kohli not out .............................................................34 tain Faf du Plessis led from dorff 100, R. van der Dussen c (Maxwell), 5-227 (Warner), 6-272 runs at a single World Cup. Hardik Pandya hit the winning next? The opposition has never R. Pant lbw b Udana ......................................................4 the front with a century and Maxwell b Cummins 95, JP Duminy (Cummins), 7-275 (Carey), 8-301 Tendulkar, India’s all-time runs to give India a chance of mattered. We don’t focus on H. Pandya not out .......................................................... 7 Rassie van der Dussen made a c Stoinis b Starc 14, D. Pretorius b (Khawaja), 9-306 (Starc), 10-315 Extras: (lb1, w5) ............................................................ 6 Starc 2 (Lyon); Bowling: Tahir 9-0-59-1, record run-scorer in One-Day finishing above group lead- what they bring to the table. If TOTAL: (For 3 wickets, 43.3 overs) .............................265 superb 95 as the Proteas piled Internationals, tweeted his ers Australia, who are playing we play well we can beat any- Fall of wickets: 1-189 (Sharma), 2-244 (Rahul), 3-253 up 325-6. A. Phehlukwayo not out 4 Rabada 10-0-56-3, Pretorius 6-2-27- praise for Sharma. South Africa in Saturday’s later one.” (Pant). Mitchell Starc equalled Extras: (b1, lb10, w13) 24 2 (1w), Morris 9-0-63-1, Shamsi 9-0- “3 consecutive 100s and 5 match at Old Trafford. Earlier, Mathews hit his Bowling: Malinga 10-1-82-1 (w4), Rajitha 8-0-47-1, Australia legend Glenn Total: (For 6 wkts, 50 overs) 325 62-0 (1w), Phehlukwayo 2.5-0-22-2 Udana 9.3-0-50-1, T.