SATURDAY, MARCH 9, 2019 16 Khawaja, bowlers help Australia outplay India Usman Khawaja’s maiden ODI hundred helped Australia to a fine 32-run victory in Ranchi despite another immense innings from Virat Kohli Venus Williams of the United States serves against Andrea Petkovic of Australia Germany Kohli century • A. Finch lbw b Yadav 93 went in vain as Zampa U. Khawaja c Bumrah b Shami 104 takes vital scalps G. Maxwell run out (Jadeja/Dhoni) 47 Venus out-lasts Petkovic to S. Marsh c Shankar b Yadav 7 Chasing Australia’s M. Stoinis not out 31 advance at Indian Wells 314,• India lost three P. Handscomb lbw b Yadav 0 A. Carey not out 21 AFP | Indian Wells, United Williams was playing her wickets inside seven Extras (w6, lb4) 10 States first match since a third-round overs for 27 runs Total (5 wickets, 50 overs) 313 loss to then world number one India (target 314) ormer world number one Simona Halep at the Australi- AFP | Ranchi, India S. Dhawan c Maxwell b Richardson 1 FVenus Williams emerged an Open. R. Sharma lbw b Cummins 14 from a back-and-forth battle “I haven’t played in forever, V. Kohli b Zampa 123 with a 6-4, 0-6, 6-3 victory over so that was challenging in it- pener Usman Khawaja’s A. Rayudu b Cummins 2 German Andrea Petkovic to self, to get back into competi- maiden one-day inter- M.S. Dhoni b Zampa 26 reach the second round at In- tion,” said the 38-year-old who Onational century and in- K. Jadhav lbw b Zampa 26 dian Wells on Thursday. next faces third-seeded Czech cisive bowling helped Australia Australian’s Usman Khawaja (R) plays a shot as India’s MS Dhoni looks on V. Shankar c Richardson b Lyon 32 The US veteran said she Petra Kvitova -- this year’s outplay India by 32 runs to stay R. Jadeja c Maxwell b Richardson 24 wasn’t feeling her best, and Australian Open runner-up. alive in the five-match series run opening stand to guide their K. Yadav c Finch b Cummins 10 was at a loss for words to ex- Serena Williams, also play- yesterday. team to 313 for five after being M. Shami c Cummins b Richardson 8 plain the win. ing her first tournament since Adam Zampa led the bowling put in to bat. J. Bumrah not out 0 “I don’t know honestly. I’m falling in the Australian Open charge with three wickets in- Finch, whose last significant Extras (b1, lb10, w4) 15 still trying to figure it out,” said quarter-finals, opens with a cluding the prized scalp of India one-day score was a 100 in Eng- Total (all out, 48.2 overs) 281 Williams, who closed out the blockbuster second round captain Virat Kohli, for 123, to land in June 2018, struck form first set after a visit from the match against another former help dismiss the hosts for 281 in with his 19th ODI 50 but fell 41 trainer, before Petkovic had world number one Victoria 48.2 overs while chasing 314 in short of the three-figure mark ODI centuries have been run mark. the second set all her own way. Azarenka. Ranchi. India lead the series 2-1. after being trapped lbw off scored by Virat Kohli Kohli, the world’s top-ranked Williams was broken as she Azarenka, now ranked Fast bowlers Pat Cummins Kuldeep Yadav, who took three ODI batsman, tried to set up In- served for the match at 5-2 in 48th in the world, defeated and Jhye Richardson also took wickets. dia’s chase after they were in the third, wasting one match Vera Lapko in straight sets on three wickets each and com- His 99-ball knock was laced trouble at 86 for four following point. Wednesday to set up the clash bined to wipe off the Indian tail with 10 fours and 3 sixes. the departure of Dhoni for 26. Petkovic had a game point that will highlight the night after Kohli’s second successive The left-handed Khawaja, Mahendra Singh Dhoni. The 30-year-old Kohli built to extend the match before session. ton gave the tourists a scare. who hit 11 fours and a six in his Yadav soon tried to check crucial partnerships including Williams broke her in the final Williams, seeded 10th, has Kohli, who hit a match-win- 113-ball knock, kept up the pace Australia’s surge with his left- an 88-run fifth-wicket stand game seal the victory. won 17 of their 21 prior en - ning 116 in the second ODI, during a 46-run second-wicket arm wrist spin as he sent back with Kedar Jadhav to challenge “Every day is not your best counters but Azarenka won smashed 16 fours and a six dur- stand with the in-form Glenn Shaun Marsh, for seven, and the opposition attack. day but that doesn’t mean the their most recent meeting -- in ing his 95-ball knock before be- Maxwell, who made 47. Peter Handscomb, for nought, Vijay Shankar also made a heart and desire aren’t there,” the 2016 Indian Wells final. ing bowled off Zampa’s leg-spin Khawaja fell to paceman Mo- in the space of three deliveries. useful 32 but the ever-increas- Williams said. “I’m just hap- Since then both have become googly for 123. hammed Shami and Maxwell, But Marcus Stoinis, on 31, ing run rate got to the Indian py things went my way in the mothers, Serena to daughter For Australia, Khawaja, who who smashed three fours and and Alex Carey, on 21, put on chase. third set. It got really close Alexis Olympia and Azarenka made 104, and skipper Aaron three sixes in his 31-ball blitz, an unbeaten 50-run stand to The fourth ODI is on Sunday there. to son Leo. Finch, who hit 93, put on a 193- was run out by wicketkeeper take Australia well past the 300- in Chandigarh. Solskjaer urges Rashford to follow Klopp not stressing over Salah slump Ronaldo’s example AFP | London urgen Klopp insisted Liverpool AFP | Manchester United favourite Cristiano Ronal- “I keep battering him with Jare in the Premier League title He (Salah) has an unbelievable do’s example. it that he should also score race thanks to Mohamed Salah’s record, that’s all. His goals anchester United caretaker Rashford calmly converted as many goals as Rom after goals despite the Egyptian’s falter- brought us where we are - not Mmanager Ole Gunnar Solsk- the stoppage-time penalty that training sessions have fin- ing form of late. jaer has challenged Marcus Rash- saw United complete an incred- ished. You should always get Salah missed two huge chances only (his goals), but a big part ford to be more ible comeback to progress to the them simple tap-ins, like Rom as Liverpool drew for the of it ruthless in quarter-finals of the Champions scored in the last few games. fourth time in six league JURGEN KLOPP front of goal League on away goals by beating “Rashy’s goals are some - games in a 0-0 stale- by following Paris Saint-Germain 3-1 away on times worldies and he does mate away to Ever- striker or offensive player and you have former Wednesday. have a sensational strike ton last weekend chances in a game, you want to score with However, that was the England of the ball. to fall one point them, that’s clear,” said Klopp ahead of international’s first goal in six “But you see the im- behind Man- Burnley’s visit to Anfield on Sunday. games. The 21-year-old began Sol- provement and ma- chester City “But as a manager I’m more than used to skjaer’s reign as United’s main cen- turity in Cristiano’s at the top of that, that players don’t score all the time, so tre-forward but has moved back to goals from when he the table. that’s how it is. a wide role, with Romelu Lukaku was young to now, he Last “He has an unbelievable record, that’s coming in to score six times in scores more from in- season’s all. His goals brought us where we are - not three matches, including twice in side the box and that’s Premier only (his goals), but a big part of it.” the French capital. what Rashy has to im- League Liverpool no longer have a first title in 29 Ronaldo made his name in Man- prove as well.” Player of years in their own hands with nine games chester before going on to be - United’s remarkable the Year of the Premier League season remaining. come Real Madrid’s all-time top recovery in Paris, becom- has now However, with City feeling the physical goalscorer during nine seasons in ing the first side in European scored strain of trying to complete a historic quad- Spain, leaving to join Italian giants Cup history to overturn los- just ruple of trophies, Klopp insisted there is Juventus last summer. ing the first leg 2-0 at home, once in still plenty of reason for optimism. But Solskjaer wants Rashford to appears to have all but guaran- his last sev- “We always said we wanted to be in a po- see out his entire career at United, teed Solskjaer the manager’s job en games. sition to fight for the top spot in the league as well as learning from the Por- on a permanent basis.