Crusaders beat Ronaldo to Chiefs 27-13 in start season Super13 Rugby s-final in court SUNDAY, JULY 30, 2017 15 MLB plans Asian, England games for 2019, 2020 Page 14 GALLE: Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli plays a shot during the fourth day’s play of the first Test cricket match between India and Sri Lanka in Galle, Sri Lanka, yesterday. — AP India thrash S Lanka in first Test GALLE: India captain Virat Kohli completed his 17th “We are a more experienced side now. We are Wicketkeeper Niroshan Dickwella made 67 Test ton yesterday and then let his bowlers demol- playing more consistent cricket and that shows,” and his 101 partnership with Karunaratne raised SCOREBOARD ish injury-hit Sri Lanka to claim a 304-run victory Kohli said after the big win. The captain reached an Sri Lankan hopes for a while, before he was also inside four days in the first Test. It was India’s biggest unbeaten 103 at the start of the day before declaring caught behind. That brought in Dilruwan Perera, GALLE: Final scoreboard from first Test between Sri Lanka and India at Galle yesterday. winning margin in Sri Lanka and showed just why India’s second innings on 240-3. He then gave his top scorer in Sri Lanka’s first innings with 92. But India 1st innings 600: Dhawan 190, Pujara 153; Pradeep 6- D. Karunaratne not out 97 they are the top-ranked Test side in the world. bowlers the job of grinding down the home side. Karunaratne paid the price for a rare rash shot 132 U. Tharanga b Shami 10 Set a daunting 550 to win, Dimuth Karunaratne Karunaratne’s stubborn 208-ball innings took and was bowled by Ashwin, who is now on 275 2nd innings (overnight 189-3) M. Gunathilaka c Pujara b Yadav 2 made 97 for Sri Lanka, but after his departure in the him past 2,500 career Test runs but there was not Test wickets. S. Dhawan c Gunathilaka b Perera 14 K. Mendis c Saha b Adejja 36 final session their hopes sank in Galle. With all- enough support at the other end. Mohammed Nuwan Pradeep and Lahiru Kumara went within A. Mukund lbw Gunathilaka 81 A. Mathews c Pandya b Jadeja 2 rounder Asela Gunaratne and stand-in captain Shami forced Karunaratne’s fellow opener Upul three overs, leaving Dilruwan stranded on 21. C. Pujara c Mendis b Kumara 15 N. Dickwella c Saha b Ashwin 67 Rangana Herath unable to bat through injury, Sri Tharanga to play the ball onto his stumps for 10. India’s brilliant first innings-in which Shikhar V. Kohli (c) not out 103 Dilruwan Perera not out 21 Lanka called it a day with eight wickets down and Danushka Gunathilaka went for two, giving an easy Dhawan scored 192 and Pujara 153 — broke Sri A. Rahane not out 23 N. Pradeep c Kohli b Ashwin 0 the total on 245. Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran catch to Cheteshwar Pujara at short square leg two Lanka on the first day. Extras (w2, nb1 lb1) 4 L. Kumara c Shami b Jadeja 0 Total (53 overs - three wickets) 240 Extras (w7, lb3) 10 Ashwin each took three wickets for the dominant overs later. Kusal Mendis made a promising 36 “We need to improve ourselves fast-the bat- Did not bat: H. Pandya, W. Saha, R. Ashwin, R. Jadeja, U. Total (76.5 overs) 245 tourists. Kohli modestly called it a “clinical perform- before he made the thinnest of touches to wicket- ting, bowling and fielding,” said Sri Lankan captain Yadav, M. Shami R Herath and A. Gunaratne did not bat injured ance” after his side scored 600 in the first innings keeper Wriddhiman Saha. The TV umpire gave it Herath. Gunaratne has been ruled out of the rest Fall of wickets: 1-19, 2-56, 3-189 Bowling: M. Shami 9-0-43-1, U. Yadav 9-0-42-1, R.Jadeja and then restricted Sri Lanka to 291. India lost the out after a Kohli appeal. Former Sri Lanka skipper of the series with a fractured finger but veteran 24.5-4-71-3, R. Ashwin 27-4-65-3, H. Pandya 7-0-21-0. opening match in Galle two years ago, but went on Angelo Mathews, with two to his name, gave the Herath said his injured finger would be better Sri Lanka 1st innings 291: Tharanga 64, Mathews 83, Fall of wickets: 1-22, 2-29, 3-108, 4-116, 5-217, 6-240, 7-240, to take the series 2-1 and then return to number easiest of catches to Hardik Pandya as he skipped again in a few days. The second Test starts in Perera 92no; Jadeja 3-67 8-245. one in the Test rankings in the following months. down the wicket looking for a big hit. Colombo on August 3. — AFP Sri Lanka 2nd innings India win by 304 runs Bizarre own goal steals show, Inter beat Chelsea Jennings rides his luck SINGAPORE: Inter Milan’s Geoffrey Kondogbia champions grew into their own. Willian had home the rebound. After Perisic’s second, Inter as England extend lead entered the annals of sporting infamy with a Chelsea’s first real chance with a deflected effort nearly made it 3-0 as he squared to substitute Joao remarkable own goal but the Italian side held on in the 27th minute, before David Luiz fizzed a free- Mario, only for the midfielder to shoot straight at LONDON: Keaton Jennings survived a just the sixth England cricketer, and to win 2-1 and condemn Chelsea to a successive kick over. Courtois. Kondogbia’s unfortunate intervention couple of scares against his native first since Graham Onions in 2009, to pre-season defeat yesterday in Singapore. Inter led Inter found the breakthrough in the third set up a nervy finish but Chelsea were unable to South Africa as England maintained take five or more wickets in a debut their grip on the third Test at The Oval Test bowling innings. South Africa by two goals from the impressive Ivan Perisic and minute of first-half stoppage time when Jovetic force the leveller. It was a second defeat on the yesterday. England were 74 for one in resumed on 126 for eight, still 28 runs Stevan Jovetic, before what was supposed to be a was awarded a penalty after being fouled in the spin after losing 3-2 to Bayern Munich in their second innings, a lead of 252 shy of avoiding the follow-on. routine backpass from substitute Kondogbia box. His first effort was saved but the striker slotted Singapore. — AFP runs at stumps on a gloomy third day Bavuma was 34 not out and Morne looped over his own goalkeeper and nestled into where rain meant only 32 overs out of Morkel unbeaten on two, with this the top corner from fully 40 yards, stunning the scheduled 98 were bowled. four-match series in the balance at 1-1 crowd of over 32,000. Jennings was 34 not out and Tom and the continued overcast conditions Inter goalkeeper Daniele Padelli, who had no Westley, one of three debutants in again favouring the faster bowlers. chance and held out his hands in astonishment, England’s XI, unbeaten on 28 in what shrugged off the embarrassing mishap, saying is the 100th Test at The Oval. PHILANDER RETURNS afterwards it was merely “unlucky”. Chelsea boss Johannesburg born and raised South Africa were bolstered by Antonio Conte was sympathetic: “It can happen, Jennings, the 11th man tried as an knowing Philander had been passed fit can happen-this is football.” But the French mid- England Test opener alongside Alastair after a night on a hospital drip that fol- fielder Kondogbia was soon trending on Twitter Cook since Andrew Strauss retired in lowed a second day’s play from which with many calling his unintentional long-distance 2012, was under pressure for his place the all-rounder was largely absent. The lob the best own goal of all time. It overshadowed after a run of low scores-including a diminutive Bavuma had a reprieve on what had otherwise been an impressive perform- duck in the first innings of this match. 40 when an edged drive off Stuart ance by Inter, and in particular Manchester United The 25-year-old Durham left-han- Broad flew low to gully where a diving target Perisic. The Croatian winger played a central der, England-qualified through his Stokes could not hold what would role and scored the Serie A side’s second goal in mother and by residence, nearly fell have been a stunning catch. the 53rd minute, latching on to a pass from Jovetic cheaply again to another slip catch by Bavuma subsequently ensured Dean Elgar off Vernon Philander only South Africa avoided the follow-on by before applying a smart finish. for an edge on six to be dropped on driving a Broad half-volley through the In contrast, Chelsea’s big-money signing Alvaro this occasion. Earlier, Temba Bavuma’s covers for four. And he then produced Morata was quiet on his first start since moving gutsy 52 helped South Africa avoid the an even better cover-driven four off from Real Madrid last week and made little impact follow-on. James Anderson, with England’s before being substituted in the 64th minute. His innings was the cornerstone of record Test wicket-taker hit on the up. Conte said that Morata, captured in a deal the Proteas’ 175 all out. That left then But a valuable ninth-wicket partner- reported to be worth up to 80 million euros ($94 178 runs behind England’s first innings ship of 47 ended when Morkel (17) million), was “working well” but conceded he need- 353, which featured Ben Stokes’s 112 nicked Anderson to Cook at first slip.