MONDAY, JULY 1, 2019 16 Cricket World Cup 2019 standings England back on track Team Played Won Lost Tied No result Run rate Points Australia 8 7 1 0 0 1.000 14 India 7 5 1 0 1 0.854 11 England lift Cricket World Cup hopes as Jonny Bairstow and Chris Woakes deny India New Zealand 8 5 2 0 1 0.572 11 England 8 5 3 0 0 1.000 10 Pakistan 8 4 3 0 1 -0.792 9 England beat India by 31 Bangladesh 7 3 3 0 1 -0.133 7 • Sri Lanka 7 2 3 0 2 -1.186 6 runs to stay in contention for South Africa 8 2 5 0 1 -0.080 5 a berth in the semi-finals West Indies 7 1 5 0 1 -0.320 3 Afghanistan 8 0 8 0 0 -1.634 0 Rohit ton, Shami’s five not• enough as England Today’s match hand India first loss Sri Lanka vs West Indies AFP | Birmingham onny Bairstow hit a hundred be- fore Chris Woakes starred as Eng- Riverside Ground - Jland ended India’s unbeaten run Chester-le-Street at this World Cup with a 31-run win 12:30pm yesterday to once again leave semi-final qualification in their own hands. Lasith Malinga Chris Gayle Liam Plunkett, James Vince and their team mates celebrate the dismissal of Hardik Pandya England, who came into this match » Sri Lanka return to the Riverside after suffering a heavy defeat to South Africa in on the back of successive defeats by Sri when he was caught behind off a their previous game at the ground - a nine-wicket loss after being bowled out for 203. Lanka and Australia, will be assured of England Woakes off-cutter to leave India 198-3 » West Indies’ top-four hopes were officially ended by defeat to India in their last match, a place in the last four if they beat New J. Roy c sub (Jadeja) b Yadav 66 in the 37th over. meanwhile - posting just 143 in reply to 268/7. Zealand in their last group match on J. Bairstow c Pant b Shami 111 Rishabh Pant made 32 at better than » The two teams sit eighth and ninth in the ICC ODI Rankings, with Sri Lanka just one Wednesday. J. Root c Pandya b Shami 44 a run-a-ball and it looked as if he had rating point ahead of the Men in Maroon. India can reach the knockout phase E. Morgan c Jadhav b Shami 1 hit the first six of the innings only for West Indies by beating Bangladesh when they re- B. Stokes c sub (Jadeja) b Bumrah 79 Woakes, running round from deep Sri Lanka turn to Edgbaston on Tuesday. J. Buttler c and b Shami 20 backward square, to hold a brilliant West Indies’ only win in this tournament was England’s bid to win a first World C. Woakes c Sharma b Shami 7 diving catch. Sri Lanka got back to winning ways with one of the in their opening game, with five defeats and Cup title is based on aggressive top-or- L. Plunkett not out 1 India needed 104 more runs off the shocks of the tournament – Lasith Malinga helping one rained-off match since. The Men in Ma- der batting but the runs had dried up J. Archer not out 0 last 10 overs but their hopes faded them to rip through England’s batting line-up as roon most recently followed a narrow five- lately. Extras (b2, lb2, w4) 8 when the big-hitting Hardik Pandya they successfully defended 232/9 in a 20-run run loss to New Zealand – in which Carlos That made their 337-7 after captain Total (seven wickets, 50 overs) 337 (45) holed out to substitute James win at Headingley. Buoyed by that win, they then Brathwaite’s century so nearly dragged them Eoin Morgan won the toss on a good India Vince off fast bowler Plunkett, who headed into Durham to face South Africa but they over the line – with a heavy defeat to India. pitch in Birmingham all the more justified his recall in place of off-spin- could not repeat their heroics. Dismissed for just West Indies had bowled well against India heartening. KL Rahul c and b Woakes 0 ner Moeen Ali with 3-55. 203 in 49.3 overs, South Africa chased it down to next up – only some late hitting helping India Bairstow top-scored with 111 and R. Sharma c Buttler b Woakes 102 Earlier, Bairstow and Jason Roy (66), win by nine wickets in 37.2 overs. to 268/7 – but their batsmen failed to follow all-rounder Ben Stokes added a brisk V. Kohli c sub (Vince) b Plunkett 66 returning after missing three match- suit. They were dismissed for 143 in 34.2 R. Pant c Wood b Plunkett 32 79, with India paceman Mohammed es with a torn hamstring, shared a Probable XI overs, as West Indies fell to a 125-run defeat. Shami taking a career-best 5-69. H. Pandya c sub (Vince) b Plunkett 45 first-wicket stand of 160 -- the highest Probable XI No side have made more batting sec- MS Dhoni not out 42 opening partnership of the tourna - Dimuth Karunaratne (c), Kusal Perera (wk), Avish- ond to win a World Cup match than K. Jadhav not out 12 ment. ka Fernando, Lahiru Thirimanne, Kusal Mendis, Chris Gayle, Sunil Ambris, Shai Hope (wk), Ireland’s 329-7 against England at Ban- Extras (lb1, w6) 7 Bairstow, involved in a pre-match Thisara Perera, Angelo Mathews, Dhananjaya de Nicholas Pooran, Shimron Hetmyer, Jason galore in 2011. Total (five wickets, 50 overs) 306 spat with former England captain Mi- Silva, Milinda Siriwardana, Isuru Udana, Lasith Holder (c), Carlos Brathwaite, Fabian Allen, Title contenders India weren’t up chael Vaughan after suggesting pundits Malinga Kemar Roach, Sheldon Cottrell, Oshane to the task as their chase petered out wanted England to lose, twice saw big Thomas on 306-5. overwhelmingly India-supporting ca- inside edges miss the stumps. India were a long way off from the pacity crowd of more than 24,000. Roy could have been out on 21 when PITCH REPORT moment opener KL Rahul was caught Sharma also shared a second-wicket all-rounder Pandya appealed for a This is only the second match of the tournament at Chester-le-Street so the pitch should be and bowled for a duck by Warwick- stand of 138 with India captain Virat caught behind down the legside. in great nick – dry and hard after the recent upturn in the English weather. While still dry, shire paceman Woakes, who reeled Kohli, whose 66 was the star batsman’s But umpire Aleem Dar signalled a Chester-le-Street will be overcast – playing even further into the hands of the swing bowlers. off an impressive three straight maid- fifth successive fifty of this World Cup. wide instead and Kohli opted against a ens with the new ball on his home But Kohli fell when he sliced Liam review, although replays suggested the ground. Plunkett to backward point. ball had touched Roy’s glove. Head to Head Rohit Sharma, Rahul’s opening part- Roy reached fifty in just 41 balls be- ner, should have fallen for four but Joe Pressure mounts fore, on 66, he was well caught by sub- Root dropped a routine second-slip Sharma went to three figures, after stitute Ravindra Jadeja at long-on. This will be Sri Lanka and West Indies’ first ODI meeting since a Tri-Nation Series in Zimbabwe catch off fast bowler Jofra Archer. scores of 122 not out against South A single off Pandya saw Bairstow to a back in 2016. On that occasion, West Indies comfortably won the first game but the second was a It threatened to be a costly miss with Africa and 140 against Pakistan, in 106 90 ball-hundred, including eight fours thriller. Sri Lanka posted 3307 and, in reply, West Indies finished just short on 329/9. Sri Lanka’s win Sharma going on to 102, his third cen- balls with 15 fours. and six sixes, before he carved Shami was their 25th in this fixture, but West Indies still have 28 with three no results. tury of the tournament, in front of an But the pressure of the chase told to deep cover. Afghanistan’s Naib defends costly decision to bowl himself Boult bittersweet after hat-trick AFP | Leeds fghanistan skipper Gul- fails to prevent Australia victory Abadin Naib defended his disastrous decision to bring Reuters | London Left-armer Boult ended up himself on to bowl towards with figures of 4-51 and Lockie the end of a gripping match rent Boult’s hat-trick and Ferguson and Jimmy Neesham against Pakistan on Saturday Ta screamer of a catch from also grabbed a couple of wickets -- a move that cost 18 runs in a Martin Guptill would have apiece but the 29-year-old said single over. graced any cricket match but the bowlers had to take their Pakistan edged home by there is no doubt that New Zea- share of the blame for the de- three wickets with two balls land’s World Cup hopes took a feat. to spare at Headingley but Afghanistan captain Gulbadin Naib battering in Saturday’s loss to “I’m sure the boys are disap- the contest turned in the 46th reacts during the match Australia. pointed with the chase,” Boult over, bowled by Naib.