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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2018 16 Sharma guides India Rohit Sharma’s record ton helps India clinch T20 series against West Indies AFP | Lucknow, India Sharma, who now has 2,203 runs in 86 matches, became India’s highest India kipper Rohit run-scorer in T20s after surpassing R. Sharma not out 111 Sharma smashed regular captain Virat Kohli (2,102 runs) S. Dhawan c Pooran b Allen 43 Shis fourth Twen- during his red-hot knock. R. Pant c Hetmyer b Pierre 5 ty20 international He is now the second highest scorer KNOW WHAT L. Rahul not out 26 century -- the most in the world behind Extras (nb2, w8) 10 by any batsman in New Zealand’s Martin Guptill, on Total (2 wickets, 20 overs) 195 the format -- to set 2,271 runs. Bowling: Thomas 4-1-27-0 (nb1), Paul 4-0-30-0 up India’s con- The right-left combination of Sharma Playing his 86th T20I, (nb1, w2), Pierre 4-0-49-1 (w4), Brathwaite 4-0- vincing 71-run and Dhawan, who surpassed 1,000 T20 Rohit Sharma surpassed 56-0 (w1), Allen 4-0-33-1 (w1) series-clinch- runs during his 41-ball knock, smashed Virat Kohli’s tally of 2102 ing win over the balls to all parts of the huge ground runs to become India’s West Indies (target 193) West indies before the first wicket fell in the 14th S. Hope b Ahmed 6 yesterday. over. highest run-getter S. Hetmyer c Dhawan b Ahmed 15 Shar- Dhawan, who survived a dropped D. Bravo c Sharma b Yadav 23 ma hit catch on 28, finally fell to spinner Fa- The Caribbean batting faltered in D. Ramdin c Sharma b Kumar 10 an un - bien Allen as Nicholas Pooran took a their chase after losing their openers N. Pooran b Yadav 4 beaten diving catch at long leg. in Shai Hope, for six, and Shimron K. Pollard c and b Bumrah 6 111 off 61 Sharma then launched an attack as Hetmyer, for 15, early. C. Brathwaite not out 15 deliveries he hit eight fours and seven sixes dur- Ahmed bowled Hope in his very first F. Allen run out (Pandya) 0 t o power the hosts ing his entertaining blitz in front of a over and then got the dangerous Het- K. Paul c Sharma b Kumar 20 Indian cricket to 192-2 after being put raucous home crowd. myer caught at long on, three overs K. Pierre c and b Bumrah 1 captain Rohit into bat first in the second Lokesh Rahul, unbeaten on 26, had later, with his left-arm pace. O. Thomas not out 8 Sharma raises T20 at Lucknow’s newly the best view when Sharma reached his Left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep Extras (b4, lb3, w9) 16 his bat after built cricket stadium. century in the last over of the innings Yadav soon joined forces to take two Total (9 wickets, 20 overs) 124 scoring a half India then restricted the with a boundary off his opposite num- quick wickets and paceman Jasprit Bowling: Kumar 4-0-12-2, Ahmed 4-0-30-2 (w1), century (50 tourists to 124-9 and take ber in Carlos Brathwaite. Bumrah got the big-hitting Kieron Pol- Bumrah 4-0-20-2 (w1), Pandya 4-0-23-0 (w7), runs) an unassailable 2-0 lead Yadav 4-0-32-2 in the three-match series. Toss: West Indies Fast bowlers Bhuvne- Result: India won by 71 runs shwar Kumar, Khaleel Series: India lead the three-match series 2-0 Ahmed and Jasprit Bum- rah along with spinner lard caught and bowled as West indies Kuldeep Yadav took two slipped to 68-5. wickets each. The Caribbeans kept losing wickets But the day belonged at regular intervals with Darren Bravo to Sharma. He put on 123 top-scoring with 23. runs with opening partner It has been a complete domination by Shikhar Dhawan -- who India after they swept the Test series made 43 -- to pummel the 2-0 and then won the one-day inter- West Indian bowling after nationals 3-1. paceman Oshane Thomas Indian cricketer Khaleel Ahmed (2R) celebrates with teammates after dismissing West Indies The third T20 is scheduled in Chen- started with a maiden over. cricketer Shai Hope (not pictured) nai on Sunday. Zimbabwe thrash Bangladesh Foakes debut leads England revival for long-awaited Test win AFP | Galle, Sri Lanka AFP | Sylhet, Bangladesh ing Pakistan in Harare in 2013. It is also the first time Zim- ebutant Ben Foakes hit a randon Mavuta and Sikan- babwe has clinched an away Ddefiant and unbeaten 87, Bdar Raza shared seven Test victory since beating guiding England to safety -- wickets between them as Bangladesh in Chittagong 17 after Sri Lanka claimed cheap Zimbabwe recorded their first years ago in 2001. early wickets -- on 321 for eight Test win in five years with a “I am ecstatic. I thought the at the end of the first day of the thumping 151-run victory over guys went out and worked re- first Test. Bangladesh yesterday. ally hard to apply themselves,” The Surrey wicket-keeper Debutant leg-spinner Mavu- Zimbabwe captain Hamilton batsman, who knows this could ta claimed 4-21 and off-spinner Masakadza said in the post just be a one-off chance as Jon- Raza’s 3-41 as hosts Bangla- match presentation ceremony. ny Bairstow regains fitness, desh were left chasing 321 runs Zimbabwe sensed a win came in with England precari- on the fourth day in the north- once Raza claimed three vital ously placed on 103 for five on eastern city of Sylhet. wickets in the opening session a Galle pitch notorious for low Wellington Masakadza, an- to reduce Bangladesh’s innings scores. other debutant, also shone to half. Foakes built crucial part - with two wickets as Zimbabwe Kyle Jarvis and Mavuta nerships including an 88-run made quick work of Bangla- joined the act with Raza in seventh wicket stand with Sam desh’s lower order, dismissing the morning as they chipped Curran, who made 48, to defy the hosts for 169. in with a wicket apiece to leave Sri Lanka’s bowlers. Left-arm spinner Maskadza Bangladesh 111-5 at the break. England elected to bat first took the final wicket of the Bangladesh resumed play on in what was Sri Lankan spin innings, sending Ariful Haque 26-0 but within half-an-hour legend Rangana Herath’s fare- England batsman Joe Root cuts the ball for runs watched by Niroshan Dickwella for 38 as Zimbabwe notched had lost their first wicket, with well match. their first Test win since beat- others following quickly. The right-handed Foakes became Perera’s fourth victim Galle, Kandy and SSC Colombo, steadied the innings reaching of the day. England and England paceman James his half century early in the final Jack Leach, batting on 14, R. Burns c Dickwella b Lakmal 9 Anderson at Lord’s. session as the tourists lost just then survived some anxious K. Jennings b Perera 46 Herath notched up the mile- three wickets after lunch. moments in the final two overs M. Ali b Lakmal 0 stone when Root came down Foakes put on 61 for the sixth to give Foakes a chance to com- J. Root b Herath 35 the wicket and missed after a wicket with Jos Buttler, who plete a momentous debut ton B. Stokes b Perera 7 breezy 35. was eventually caught behind on day two. J. Buttler c Dickwella b Perera 38 Root had also steadied Eng- off Dilruwan Perera for 38. Sri Lanka’s veteran spinner B. Foakes not out 87 land when they stumbled to 10 Left-hander Curran attacked Rangana Herath, claimed his S. Curran c Chandimal b De Silva 48 for 2 after debutant opener Rory the bowling, hitting one four 100th Test scalp at Galle after A. Rashid c De Silva b Perera 35 Burns was caught behind off and three sixes before falling sending back England skipper J. Leach not out 14 Surange Lakmal for nine and two short of his fifty to spinner Joe Root in the opening session. Extras (b1, lb1) 2 Moeen Ali was bowled next ball. Akila Dananjaya. Only two other bowlers have Surrey left-hander Burns had Adil Rashid made a useful 35 achieved 100 Test wickets on Bowling: Lakmal 15-4-57-2, Perera 28- been given the tough task of in a stand of 54 with Foakes that one ground -- Herath’s legend- 4-70-4, Dananjaya 20-2-96-1, Herath replacing stalwart Alastair Cook increased the frustration for ary compatriot Muttiah Mu- 25-4-78-1, De Silva 3-0-18-0 following his retirement in Sep- Peter Moor (R) and Regis Chakabva (L) celebrate after the dismissal of the Sri Lanka’s bowlers before he ralitharan who achieved it at tember. Bangladesh cricketer Imrul Kayes (C) .

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