THURSDAY 11 JULY 2019 SPORT 18 I think Australia pumped us in 2015 in New Zealand’s the final, so it would be nice to (play TENNIS MOTORSPORT them) again. We’ll be on today’s World Cup Wimbledon Championship 2019 Silk Way Rally watching with interest and just more semi-final between The All England Lawn Tennis Stage 5 excited about being on the stage.

England and Australia. ACTION Club in Wimbledon, London Ulaanbaatar, Eastern Siberia TODAY’S Al Attiyah maintains Silk Way Rally lead with stage win Qatar’s Cherif, Tijan going great guns in Gstaad

Qatar’s Cherif Younousse and Ahmed Tijan celebrate after defeating their Chilean counterparts during the 20th Swatch Gstaad Major, another stop in the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour, in Gstaad, Overdrive Racing’s Nasser Saleh Al Attiyah and French navigator Matthieu Baumel in action in Switzerland, yesterday. They clinched their second their Toyota Hilux during the fifth stage of the 2019 Silk Way Rally in Ulaanbaatar in Eastern win of the day in Group C when they outplayed Siberia, yesterday. Yesterday’s win also extended their overall advantage to 13min 17 secs. Russia’s Ilya Leshukov and Konstantin Semenov Over yesterday’s Ulaanbaatar – Ulaanbaatar loop, they swallowed up the 470 kilometres of 2-1. RIGHT: Cherif blocks a shot during the match steppe at an almost unbelievable 120 kph as their Toyota Hilux team-mates, Eric Van Loon and against Chile. Sébastien Delaunay finished second. Federer, Nadal set semi-final date; Djokovic to meet Bautista Agut

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He went full gas from 150 AFP against each other, seventh seed and Serena Williams However, she has still looked vul- metres out to beat pre-race LONDON former world number one Simona Halep nerable and Strycova’s speed round the favourites including break against eighth seeded Ukrainian Elina court and array of shots will pay dividends out star Jumbo Visma’s Wout American superstar Serena Williams is Svitolina. if she reproduces the leaden-footed per- van Aert, who came second tantalisingly close to equalling Margaret It says a lot about the turbulence of formance she put up against Riske. while Italy’s Matteo Trentin Court’s record haul of 24 Grand Slam women’s tennis that Williams is making Halep should prevail in the other came third. titles but it’s far from a certainty given her 12th semi-final appearance while of clash, not only because of her greater Van Aert closed in to her shaky displays so far at Wimbledon. the other three only Halep has gone this experience and having won a Slam in last within 14 seconds of the The 37-year-old seven-time far before, and that was back in 2014. year’s French Open, but she says she has overall lead and maintains champion had to draw on all her strength Williams is the colossus that still at last taken to grass after not being best his under-25’s white jersey -- physical and mental -- to get past bestrides women’s tennis, but there are suited to it when she lost to Eugenie Bou- Defending champion unseeded compatriot Alison Riske in the chinks in her armour as have been chard in the 2014 semi-final. Geraint Thomas and his last eight and faces another grass court exposed both at Wimbledon and in her Halep showed this in impressing in Team Ineos co- Egan loving opponent in Barbora Strycova in last two Grand Slam finals. her previous two matches dealing with Bernal finished safely in the today’s semi-finals. Outplayed by Angelique Kerber in last the partisan crowd in beating Coco Gauff pack at Colmar in the Vosges The 33-year-old Czech veteran -- the year’s Wimbledon final and then a spec- and then coming back from 4-1 down mountain range. oldest player to play in a woman’s semi- tacular meltdown in the US Open defeat having ousted four seeds on her way to and break points in the first set against Thomas was typically final for the first time -- has found the by Naomi Osaka gives Strycova genuine the semi-final. Zhang Shuai in her quarter-final. drole when asked what he thought of retirement a spur for playing hope of an upset. Williams’s clay court campaign was Svitolina has at last broken the psy- expected as the Tour headed some of her finest tennis and says she Not that the diminutive Czech will affected by a knee injury but has accrued chological barrier of reaching the semi- off in the morning quipping: will step onto Centre Court “without any require any as her bubbly character invaluable extra game time by playing finals -- four losing quarter-final appear- “I’m expecting the worst and fear”. oozes optimism and her form guide is the mixed doubles with another former ances at other Slams testify to her ina- hoping for the best”. The other semi-final pits two seeds as good as any of the semi-finalists world number one, Andy Murray. bility to go further. THURSDAY 11 JULY 2019 SPORT 19 Williamson hails pacers after victory

REUTERS MANCHESTER Forty-five minutes of bad Captain hailed his pace attack after a devastating opening 10 overs sent New Zealand into their second straight World Cup final with a surprise 18-run put us out, says captain Kohli win over India at Old Trafford yesterday. After New Zealand set them a modest target of 240 to win, India were reduced to 24-4 with , AFP rain-interrupted 50 overs -- skipper and KL Rahul dismissed for a single Indian captain Virat Kohli reacts after run each as the Black Caps’ opening attack delivered in MANCHESTER with the match carried over from Tuesday due to the bad the end of semi-final against New style. Zealand yesterday. did the damage with three of the early Indian captain Virat Kohli weather. while left-armer Trent Boult also bowled superbly, admitted his side had paid It’s hard to come to “We got what we needed keeping the pressure and picking up the vital of the price for “45 minutes of terms with but New to get in the field this India skipper Kohli. bad cricket” as he looked Zealand deserve it, morning and we thought we Boult later removing dangerman , back on the wreckage of his they put us under had restricted them to a total whose 77 off 59 balls had threatened to thwart the Kiwis. side’s stunning World Cup that is chaseable on any “We spoke about the conditions during the interval, exit. pressure and came surface. But the way they we wanted to put the ball in good areas and move the ball Kohli’s team crashed to through in the key bowled in that first half an around and put some pressure on India, they are a world- an unexpected 18-run defeat moments: Kohli hour was the difference in the class side,” said Williamson. against New Zealand in the game,” he said. “With the new ball, our bowlers tried to move the ball semi-finals at Old Trafford bad cricket put you out of the Insisting India weren’t off the seam or in the air. We knew we need to put pressure yesterday. tournament. It’s hard to come fazed by having to return to on that world class line-up of India. Needing just 240 to reach to terms with but New Old Trafford to finish the “It was a great start from the bowlers, we knew it Sunday’s final, two-time Zealand deserve it, they put match on the reserve day, would get tougher for us as the innings went on. We champions India were us under pressure and came Kohli added: “It was fine showed plenty of heart and the fielders and bowlers were undone by a dismal start to through in the key moments,” having to come back today. outstanding.” their run chase. Kohli told Sky Sports. We had a good day yesterday Two of the key moments in the game were bits of bril- Unable to cope with the “Our shot selection and I’m very proud of that liance in the field -- Jimmy Neesham’s astonishing left- pace of Matt Henry could’ve been better but oth- effort. Then it was a profes- handed catch to dismiss for the fourth and Trent Boult, India were erwise we played a good sional effort with the ball this wicket and a direct hit from running out reduced to 5-3, 24-4 and brand of cricket and I’m morning and we had the MS Dhoni to fatally wound India’s late run chase. 92-6 before their Ravindra proud of the way we played. momentum. Henry, who finished with figures of 3-37, said the per- Jadeja-inspired late revival “Come the knockouts it is “But credit to the New formance in the field and with the ball showed the team’s set up a tense finale that ulti- anyone’s game and New Zealand bowlers, the way spirit. mately fell short. Zealand showed more com- they bowled with the new “I thought we managed to scrap it out. We had the Kohli, the world’s leading posure and were braver and ball, moving it around, it belief - we knew we had to bowl well,” he said. batsman, was one of the they deserve to go through was an outstanding “Obviously, they are world-class batsmen - Hardik, India stars to flop as he was to the final.” skill level on Dhoni and Jadeja - we knew to win the game we had to dismissed for one alongside Kohli felt India had taken display and get them out,” he said. Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul, a huge step towards the final they made The Kiwis had lost their last three games in the group who also only managed a when they restricted New life very stage, which was topped by India, who themselves suf- single each. Zealand to 239-8 at the con- difficult for fered only one defeat. “It’s tough, 45 minutes of clusion of the Black Caps’ our batsmen.” But Williamson said he was not surprised to see his team come through to set up a final on Sunday against England or Australia. INDIA VS NEW ZEALAND SEMI-FINAL: THREE TALKING POINTS Well played “You come to this tournament where anybody can beat anybody. We saw a number of results that perhaps New Zealand clinched a stunning 18-win against India in a dramatic World Cup semi-final at Old Trafford yesterday. Jadeja, says where sides ranked lower beat sides ranked higher, but Chasing 240 for victory, India were bowled out for 221 in 49.3 overs. I think everybody knew that anybody can beat anybody,” Here, we look at three things we learned from the Black Caps’ epic upset: Manjrekar he said. Demolition man Henry “We came through in the fourth position, which is New Zealand’s bowlers accepted the challenge of defending their modest total of 239-8 with a truly sublime display that left India’s World with a wink fine. And then we put out a much-improved performance Cup dreams in tatters. Pacemen Matt Henry was the destroyer in chief to bring India to their knees on 24-4 after 10 overs, with key men in the semi-final and it is important for us to try and make in his tweet small improvements moving into our next match,” Wil- Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli dismissed for a single apiece. Henry snapped Sharma’s record run of form that included five centuries in a liamson added. single edition of the World Cup to get the opener caught behind in his first over. Veteran Trent Boult was also breathing fire and silenced a large Indian crowd to trap Kohli lbw on a that swung back sharply from the left-arm quick. Henry returned figures of 3-37 from IANS his 10 overs as also provided able support to the paceman with his left-arm spin. Santner got rising star and MANCHESTER as he dried up the flow of runs in the middle overs. Jadeja comes up just short Former Indian batsman Sanjay Ravindra Jadeja joined MS Dhoni with India tottering at 92 for six and almost dragged his side to victory with defiant effort that fell just Manjrekar joined the praise for short. Veteran Dhoni was his usual calm self, but it was Jadeja’s attacking 77 from 59 balls that gave India renewed hope just as the game all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja was slipping away. Called a ‘bits and pieces’ player by cricketer-turned-commentator Sanjay Manjrekar in a recent interview, Jadeja gave (pictured, below), who the chase fresh life with some clean hitting. The left-handed Jadeja, who only played his first World Cup game in India’s last group outing smashed 77 against New against Sri Lanka, reached his fifty in 39 balls. He celebrated with his customary sword dance, came halfway down the ground and raised Zealand in the semi-final as the both his hands. Jadeja, who also returned figures of 1-34 with his left-arm spin, put on a 116-run stand with Dhoni. team lost by 18 runs, putting aside his tiff with the cricketer But he finally perished to Trent Boult going for one more big hit as India bowed out in stunning style. over social media. New Zealand lean on Williamson, Taylor “Well played Jadeja,” said Kane Williamson walked into bat when New Zealand were 1-1 after 3.3 overs with the Indian fast bowlers making the ball swing and seam Manjrekar with a wink at the in overcast conditions. But the ice-cool Williamson played a couple of singles to settle down and punched straight end of his tweet. down the ground for just the second boundary of innings. He ploughed his way through with his old-school batting, alongside Henry Ni- India lost to New Zealand cholls, as the right and left-handed combination kept the scoreboard ticking on a tough pitch for batting. It has largely been New Zealand’s by 18 runs after restricting them story in this World Cup with Williamson often left picking up the pieces and building the innings. Middle-order batsman has to 239/8 in the rain-hit semi- been Williamson’s partner on several occasions and once again put up his hand up to deliver. He put on 65 runs with Williamson for the final played over two days.

New Zealand’s Kane Williamson takes a catch third wicket and then took on the challenge alone, eventually top-scoring with 74 after the skipper’s departure for 67.. Those runs proved Indian batters were undone

to dismiss India’s Ravindra Jadeja, yesterday. priceless as New Zealand’s bowlers took over with a scintillating display that caught India completely off-guard. by Matt Henry’s brilliant opening spell as he returned figures of 3/37. Ravindra Jadeja (77) and MS Dhoni (50) shared a 116-run stand for the seventh wicket, England take on ‘perfect’ Australia today but in the end that proved to be not enough, especially after AP semi-finals but finished second Dhoni was caught short of BIRMINGHAM to India after losing to South crease by a brilliant direct hit Africa in its last match. by Martin Guptill. For England to advance to the “I think World Cups are very The cricketer-turned-com- World Cup final in front of its special, they bring out the best mentator, who had called own fans, Australia must do in the best players, so I think Jadeja a “bits and pieces something it has never done that’s why Australia have had a player”, also excluded the Sau- before in seven previous semi- very rich history in World Cups,” rashtra all-rounder from his finals at the tournament. Australia captain Aaron Finch playing XI against Kiwis. Lose. said. Earlier, reacting to Man- Five-time champion Aus- “I mean, winning four of the jrekar’s comment, Jadeja had tralia and six-time semi-finalist last five, it’s been a great tweeted back: “Still I have England meet today at Edgbaston achievement.” played twice the number of in an eagerly-awaited match Australia coach Justin Langer matches you have played and with the winner playing New says right-handed batsman Peter I’m still playing. Learn to Zealand in Sunday’s final at Handscomb will start the semi- respect people who have Lord’s. final against England - in his achieved. I have heard enough An England team with no World Cup debut - after Usman of your verbal diarrhea Sanjay serious injury concerns goes into Australia’s Aaron Finch during nets in Birmingham yesterday, on the eve of the semi-final against Khawaja injured his left ham- Manjrekar.” the Birmingham game on the England. RIGHT: England captain Eoin Morgan during nets, yesterday. string on Saturday against South back of convincing wins against Africa. India and New Zealand but it also “I don’t think it is impossible looking at it for England’s Joe Indies, Australia and Pakistan, “Peter will definitely play, proved unexpectedly vulnerable to play with a smile on your Root, who failed to make double respectively. But England fans 100 percent,” Langer said. earlier in the group stage with face.” digits in that game and was and players expect much more Both teams will want to win losses to Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Barely two weeks ago, Aus- trapped leg before by Starc, the this time round from the top- the toss, and neither will want to Australia. tralia ripped through England’s tournament’s leading wicket ranked one-day outfit which was chase in a tournament which has Despite the high-stakes batters with left-arm quicks taker with 26. rebuilt in exhilarating style after heavily favored the side batting game, England captain Eoin (5-44) and England is playing its sixth a humiliating group-stage exit at first. Morgan is determined to still (4-43) virtually semi-final, losing in 1975 and the 2015 tournament. “I expect a good cricket- enjoy it. unplayable in a 64-run win 1983 when it hosted the tour- Australia won the tour- wicket, something that will be “You can lose sight of the which saw England all out for nament. England reached the nament in 1987, ‘99, 2003, ‘07 probably batter friendly if you fact... you are living your dream,” 221. final in 1979 - when it also hosted and ‘15. It was the first team to had to choose between the two,” Morgan said. That’s the wrong way of - 1987 and 1992, losing to West qualify for this edition’s Finch said. THURSDAY 11 JULY 2019 20

PAGE | 18 PAGE | 19 Federer, Nadal set Forty-five minutes semi-final date; of bad cricket Djokovic to meet put us out, Bautista Agut says Kohli Black Caps reach World Cup final for second time in a row Brilliant New Zealand stun India REUTERS Opting to bat first in the rain- India’s MS Dhoni SCOREBOARD MANCHESTER hit contest played over two days, is by New NEW ZEALAND New Zealand’s 239 for eight Zealand’s Martin Martin Guptill c Kohli b Bumrah ...... 1 New Zealand survived Ravindra looked far from imposing against Guptill during their Henry Nicholls b Jadeja ...... 28 Jadeja’s late onslaught to stun India’s formidable batting lineup. ICC Kane Williamson c Jadeja b Chahal ...... 67 Ross Taylor run out (Jadeja) ...... 74 India by 18 runs in a low-scoring But Matt Henry (3-37) and semi-final played at thriller yesterday and reach the Trent Boult (2-42) ripped the Jimmy Neesham c Karthik b Pandya ...... 12 the Old Trafford in c Dhoni b Kumar ...... 16 Cricket World Cup final for the heart out of India’s top order and Manchester, Britain, c Jadeja b Kumar ...... 10 second time in a row. spinner Mitchell Santner struck yesterday. Mitchell Santner ...... 9 Twice champions India were two crucial blows in the middle Matt Henry c Kohli b Kumar ...... 1 reeling at 24-4 in their chase for overs. Trent Boult not out ...... 3 a modest victory target of 240 in Henry dismissed Rohit Extras: (5lb, 13w) ...... 18 what had appeared to be a lop- Sharma, the World Cup’s leading TOTAL: (for 8 wickets in 50 overs) ...... 239 sided semi-final. scorer, and Boult trapped Virat Fall of wickets: 1-1, 2-69, 3-134, 4-162, 5-200, 6-225, 7-225, 8-232 Jadeja (77) partnered Kohli lbw in the next over. Did not bat: Mahendra Singh Dhoni in a cen- India’s captain reviewed the Bowling: Bhuvneshwar Kumar 10-1-43-3, Jasprit Bum- tury-plus stand but India were decision but could not get it rah 10-1-39-1, Hardik Pandya 10-0-55-1 (5w), Ravindra bowled out for 221 in the final overturned. Jadeja 10-0-34-1, 10-0-63-1 (4w) over and New Zealand will play The horror continued for INDIA hosts England or defending India as KL Rahul became the Rohit Sharma c Latham b Henry ...... 1 champions Australia in Sunday’s third Indian top order batsman KL Rahul c Latham b Henry ...... 1 Virat Kohli lbw b Boult ...... 1 final at Lord’s. to depart for one, Henry’s second Rishabh Pant c De Grandhomme b Santner ...... 32 “Great semi-final over two caught-behind victim. Dinesh Karthik c Neesham b Henry ...... 6 days and very pleased to be on Jimmy Neesham took a mag- Hardik Pandya c Williamson b Santner ...... 32 the right side of it,” New Zealand nificent left-handed catch to MS Dhoni run out (Guptill) ...... 50 skipper Kane Williamson said. dismiss Dinesh Karthik as India Jadeja injected fresh on Tuesday and opted to bat at a at 211-5, New Zealand added 28 Ravindra Jadeja c Williamson b Boult ...... 77 “We just wanted to put the slumped to 24-4 in 10 overs. excitement into the match with venue where teams batting first runs from the remaining 23 deliv- Bhuvneshwar Kumar b Ferguson ...... 0 Yuzvendra Chahal c Latham b Neesham ...... 5 ball in the good areas and put Rishabh Pant added 47 runs his brave counter-attack that left had won all five previous eries as Ross Taylor top-scored not out ...... 0 pressure on India. We just wanted with Hardik Pandya to arrest the his team needing 90 runs off the matches in the tournament. with a gutsy 74 to go with Wil- Extras: (3lb, 13w) ...... 16 some early wickets and it was slide and Pant made 32 before his last 10 overs with four wickets in India’s new ball pair of Bhu- liamson’s 67. TOTAL: (all out in 49.3 overs) ...... 221 great start for the bowlers.” wild heave off Santner found hand. vneshwar Kumar (3-43) and Jadeja proved his value as a Fall of wickets: 1-4, 2-5, 3-5, 4-24, 5-71, 6-92, “The way Jadeja and (MS) Colin de Grandhomme near the He and Dhoni (50) kept India Jasprit Bumrah bowled with fielder with a pinpoint throw to 7-208, 8-216, 9-217, 10-221 Dhoni were hitting the ball, they mid-wicket boundary. afloat in the chase which was impeccable discipline while run out Taylor and in the next Bowling: Trent Boult 10-2-42-2 (3w), Matt Henry were likely to win, but our Pandya, struggling with a hip eventually derailed when both Jadeja was also very economical delivery, took a well-judged 10-1-37-3 (3w), Lockie Ferguson 10-0-43-1 (2w), Colin de Grandhomme 2-0-13-0 (1w), Jimmy Neesham fielders were then injury, also made 32 before fell in successive overs. with the ball. catch near the ropes to dismiss 7.3-0-49-1 (3w), Mitchell Santner 10-2-34-2 (1w) outstanding.” throwing away his wicket. Williamson had won the toss Resuming on the reserve day Tom Latham.