Sports Thursday, February 14, 2019 19 Guptill slams ton in QATar’S FarES LEADS WOrlD rankings Kiwis’ easy victory Boult, Santner share six Bangla wickets before the opener hammers 117* after coming to the crease with Bangladesh reeling at 42 for four after a decision to bat first backfired. Mohammad Saifuddin pro- vided support with a gritty 41 as Bangladesh were bowled out for 232 with seven balls of their al- lotted 50 overs remaining. Spinner Mitchell Santner and paceman Trent Boult took three wickets apiece for New Zealand. The Black Caps struck early when Tamim Iqbal departed Qatar’s world junior record holder Fares Ibrahim Elbakh has been leading the 96kg class in the 2020 Tokyo for five in the second over and Olympic Games qualifying series, according to the latest rankings released by the International Weightlift- Liton Das soon followed, leav- ing Federation on Wednesday. The 2018 Asian Games silver medallist has tallied 2,0001.5402 points ing Bangladesh at 19 for two. after two competitions. Belarusian Yauheni Tsikhantsou is in the second place with 1,888.8025 points, A rattled Mushfiqur Rahim ahead of Colombian pair of Jhonatan Rivas Mosquera and Brayan Santiago Carvajal. Kazakh lifter Rostem was struck on the helmet by a Sybay rounds out the top five with 1,588.7219. After four more events are counted towards ranking points, Boult bouncer and was out for only top eight would qualify for the Tokyo Games. five just a few balls later. New Zealand’s Martin Guptill celebrates his century during the first one-day international (ODI) match Defiant Soumya Sarkar against Bangladesh in Napier on Wednesday. (AFP) smashed 30 off 22 balls before he was caught and bowled by England thrash AFP said. in just his third outing since Matt Henry. NAPIER (NEW ZEALAND) Guptill and Henry Nicholls being promoted up the order, Sabbir Rahman summed Windies to claim Fernando leads pressed their case to open the scoring 53 before a tame dis- up Bangladesh’s batting woes MARTIN Guptill returned to batting at the World Cup as missal when the ball hit his pad when he was stumped trying to consolation win form with an unbeaten cen- New Zealand made light work and rolled onto the stumps. sweep Santner to the boundary. collapse of Proteas tury as New Zealand powered of the target. Veteran batsman Ross Tay- Rahman’s foot slipped as AFP to an eight-wicket win over Guptill, returning from in- lor also contributed an unbeat- he crouched for the shot and GROS ISLET AFP tially overcast morning. Bangladesh in the first one- jury, put a poor run of scores en 45. he tumbled to the ground just DURBAN Fernando, 27, playing in day international in Napier on behind him with a commanding Mohammad Mithun was outside his crease as wicket- ENGLAND ended a disap- his fourth Test, went on to Wednesday. 117 not out. the pick of Bangladesh’s hitters, keeper Tom Latham whipped pointing Test series with the VISHWA Fernando took four claim career-best figures of Bangladesh set New Zea- He had been averaging less grinding out a hard-fought 62 off the bails. consolation of a comprehen- wickets as underdogs Sri four for 62. Kasun Rajitha land a modest run chase of 233 than 10 since his last interna- sive victory over the West In- Lanka heeded new captain took three for 68. after suffering an early collapse tional innings of note, a big- dies on the fourth day of the Dimuth Karunaratne’s call to Wicketkeeper Quinton de and the Black Caps overhauled hitting 138 against Sri Lanka in SCOREBOARD third and final Test in St Lucia “compete in every session” on Kock, batting at number six it in 44.3 overs, finishing at early January. BANGLADESH: Bowling: Henry 9-1-48-2, Boult 9.5-0-40-3 (w1, nb1), on Tuesday. the first day of the first Test because South Africa picked 233 for two. Guptill’s effort against T. Iqbal c Latham b Boult 5 De Grandhomme 5-0-19-0, Ferguson 10-1-44-2 Thrashed in the first two against South Africa at King- five specialist bowlers, gave L. Das b Henry 1 (w10), Santner 8-0-45-3 (w1), Neesham 7-0-26-0 It is Bangladesh’s fifth tour Bangladesh was more con- S. Sarkar c and b Henry 30 (w4). matches of the series to sur- smead on Wednesday. the South African innings to New Zealand and they are yet trolled, with the batsman under M. Rahim b Boult 5 render the Wisden Trophy South Africa, overwhelm- some respectability by hitting to win a match in any format, no pressure and content to pick M. Mithun b Ferguson 62 NEW ZEALAND: after ten years in English pos- ing favourites against a team 80 off 94 balls before he was with their next chance coming off loose deliveries. Mahmudullah c Taylor b Ferguson 13 M. Guptill not out 117 session, the tourists gained seemingly in disarray, were last man out. S. Rahman st Latham b Santner 13 H. Nicholls b Hasan 53 in the second ODI in Christch- His 15th ODI century came M. Hasan c Neesham b Santner 26 K. Williamson lbw Mahmudullah 11 a measure of consolation in bowled out for 235. Sri Lanka Sri Lanka lost Lahiru urch on Saturday. off 103 balls and included six M. Saifuddin c Guptill b Santner 41 R. Taylor not out 45 completing a 232-run victory were 49 for one at the close. Thirimanne, caught behind Bangladesh captain fours and three sixes. M. Mortaza not out 9 Extras (lb3, w4) 7 with a day to spare. Left-arm opening bowler off Dale Steyn for nought, but Mashrafe Mortaza said his team “Martin was brilliant, a M. Rahman b Boul t 0 Total (for 2 wickets, 44.3 overs) 233 Set an improbable target Fernando dismissed both Karunaratne batted confident- Extras (lb5, w16, nb1, pen 5) 27 Fall of wickets: 1-103 (Nicholls), 2-137 (Williamson), were adjusting to New Zealand fantastic hundred, and the con- Total (all out, 48.5 overs) 232 Bowling: Mortaza 8.3-0-33-0 (w1), Saifuddin 7-0-43- of 485 after Joe Root declared South African opening bats- ly to be 28 not out at the close. conditions and still hoped of a tributions (from teammates) Fall of wickets: 1-5 (Iqbal), 2-19 (Das), 3-42 (Rahim), 0 (w2), M. Rahman 8-0-36-0, Hasan 8-1-42-1, S. his side’s second innings at men cheaply as the hosts breakthrough victory. around that were really good as 4-42 (Sarkar), 5-71 (Mahmudullah), 6-94 (S. Rahman 7-0-41-0, Mahmudullah 5-0-27-1, Sarkar 361 for five following his dis- found themselves floundering Brief scores: “We bowled well but we well,” Black Caps skipper Kane Rahman), 7-131 (Hasan), 8-215 (Saifuddin), 2-229 1-0-8-0 (w1). missal for 122, the home team at 17 for three after being sent South Africa 235 all out (de Kock 80, were struggling batting. We just Williamson said. (Mithun), 10-232 (M. 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