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DELHI THE HINDU 18 SPORT THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 2020 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE India seeks maiden spot in the fi nal ‘Shafali has brought positivity’ When batting with her she’s motivating you: Harmanpreet After a string of superlative performances, Women in Blue meet England in lastfour clash Press Trust of India T20 WORLD CUP SYDNEY Teenager Shafali Verma has Teenager Press Trust of India not only lit up the ICC Wo SYDNEY men’s T20 World Cup with heads T20I Firm titlecontender after a her explosive batting but al sensational unbeaten run in so added immense happi rankings the group stage, India will ness and positivity to the In have to ensure a solid all dian team off the fi eld, feels Press Trust of India round performance to defeat captain Harmanpreet Kaur. Sydney a formidable England in the Ahead of Thursday’s sem Shafali Verma on semifi nals of the ICC wo ifi nal showdown against En Wednesday rose to the men’s T20 World Cup here gland at the Sydney Cricket top spot in the ICC on Thursday. Ground, her captain ack women’s T20 India has been the best nowledged what the fresh International rankings. side so far and it is seeking a faced 16yearold has off ered Harmanpreet. * GETTY IMAGES Shafali takes over maiden fi nal appearance in India behind the scenes. from New Zealand’s the showpiece’s history. “She’s very naughty, gets this team has been together Suzie Bates, who had India has come up with a so much happiness and pos for a long time, we learn a lot been the top batter string of superlative perfor itivity to the team, always from each other, learn a lot since October 2018. mances. It began with a win wants to enjoy it,” Harman of cricket. It makes it easier Poonam Yadav is up over defending champion preet said. for players such as Shafali four places to eighth. Australia and since then has “When batting with her, because when anybody en gathered strength with every she’s motivating you and re ters the team, they see eve that the team continues to match, beating Bangladesh, leasing the pressure, that ryone is working together. perform well. New Zealand and Sri Lanka kind of player you need in They also feel nice and try to “Right now, what we are to top Group A with eight your team. Whoever is play do what others are doing.” trying to do is give individual points from four matches. ing, wants to give their best, Harmanpreet insisted roles so that everyone can she’s enjoying for the team.” that everyone is being hand come and perform for the England’s 100% record Harmanpreet said “now ed out their roles to ensure team.” The Indians are in redhot form, but history favours En gland as it has won all the fi ve matches played between Tackling Poonam will be the key: Knight the two sides in this tourna Pumped up: The Indians will hope to take their good form into the semifi nal against England. * AP ment. The last time the two Press Trust of India teams met in a T20 World <> After losing the last fi ed for the last four after fi n Sydney Cup, England won by eight semifi nal, we ishing second in Group B England captain Heather wickets in the semifi nals in No reserve day: ICC realised we have to with three wins and one loss, Knight feels tackling spin the West Indies. Before that, Press Trust of India work as a unit. We the strength has been its ners, particularly the in India lost in 2009, 2012, 2014 SYDNEY that the apex body are not reliant on batting. form Poonam Yadav, will be and 2016 editions — all in the declined the request just one or two The teams (from): India: Har crucial to her side’s chances group stage. The International Cricket under tournament rules. of upstaging an unbeaten In players. manpreet Kaur (Capt.), Jemi “After losing the last semi Council (ICC) has turned “We’ve asked the mah Rodrigues, Shafali Verma, dia in the semifi nals of the fi nal, we realised we have to down Cricket Australia’s question (on a reserve — Harmanpreet Smriti Mandhana, Shikha Pan Women’s T20 World Cup work as a unit. We are not re (CA) request to have a day),” Cricket Australia ha Yadav making their dey, Poonam Yadav, Deepti here on Thursday. liant on just one or two reserve day for the chief Kevin Roberts was presence felt. Harmanpreet Sharma, Veda Krishnamurthy, “We’ve practised for her a players,” India captain Har semifi nals of the quoted on the radio and opener Smriti Mandha Taniya Bhatia (wk), Radha Ya lot, I thought we played her manpreet Kaur said. Women’s T20 World Cup station SEN. “It’s not part na — the two most expe dav, Arundhati Reddy, Harleen outstandingly in the last T20 Deol, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Ri rienced players — have, ho Seven players of this In here on Thursday. of the playing conditions cha Ghosh and Pooja Vastrakar. World Cup and that was due dian team played in that CA chief Kevin Roberts and we respect that,” he wever, not lived up to the to the preparation we had,” semifi nal and they would be on Wednesday revealed added. expectations and the semifi England: Heather Knight Knight said. (Capt.), Tammy Beaumont, Ready for the challenge: Heather Knight feels Poonam is a looking to turn the tables on nal could be their big “We don’t have (assistant * Katherine Brunt, Kate Cross, threat for her team. RYAN PIERSE/GETTY IMAGES comeback. England. India will also take Freya Davies, Sophie Eccles coach) Ali Maiden anymore, confi dence from the victory leading batter with 161 runs tions, though she has not In bowling, legspinner tone, Georgia Elwiss, Sarah who bowled brilliant leg ceive on Australian pitches Cup, so for us to be success against England in the trise from four innings. With an scored big so far, with 34 be Poonam Yadav is on top of Glenn, Amy Jones (wk), Natalie spin, but we’ve got a few has forced Knight to take ful, we’re going to have to ries in Australia ahead of the average of 40.25, the 16year ing her highest. the charts with nine wickets Sciver, Anya Shrubsole, Mady coaches who have bowled it note ahead of their crunch play her and all their spin World Cup. old is the third highest run The middle order has also from four matches. She has Villiers, Fran Wilson, Lauren brilliantly and we’ve been match. ners well. Most of the Indians are in getter in the tournament. stepped up whenever need been ably supported by Shik Winfi eld and Danni Wyatt. really clear on how we’re go “She’s a massive threat for “That’s going to be key in top form with teenage sensa No. 3 Jemimah Rodrigues ed, with Veda Krishnamur ha Pandey (seven from four). Match Starts at 9:30 a.m. ing to do things against her.” them and is an improved the game,” the England skip tion Shafali Verma being the has made useful contribu thy, Shikha Pandey and Rad For England, which quali IST. Poonam’s ability to de bowler since the last World per said. No one does it better than the Kiwis Joshi and Harvinder named selectors West Indies beats Sri Lanka A smorgasbord of seamers ambushed India The former, mostcapped Test cricketer among the fi ve, will chair the committee Reuters Amol Karhadkar DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD S. Dinakar DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD Kandy Christchurch RAJKOT B The selection panel: West Indies allrounder Much like Carly Simon’s Former India leftarm spin Sunil Joshi (chairman), Kieron Pollard (34, 15b) be chartbuster ‘Nobody Does It ner Sunil Joshi and his con Harvinder Singh, Jatin came the fi rst player to Better’ from the James Bond temporary pacer Harvinder Paranjape, Sarandeep Singh play 500 T20 matches and superhit, the Spy Who Loved Singh emerged as dark hors and Devang Gandhi only the second player to Me, nobody pulls off a strate es in the race for the two va DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD amass 10,000 runs in the gy better than New Zealand cant national selectors’ format during the 25run on the cricket fi eld. posts. While Joshi, on the ba matches were given priori win over Sri Lanka in on The seamers dismantled sis being the mostcapped ty” while shortlisting candi Wednesday. the ‘strong’ Indian batting. Test cricketer, will chair the dates for the interview. Skipper Pollard, who And here the New Zealand fi vemember panel in place Besides his signifi cant had 9,966 career runs thinktank of skipper Kane of M.S.K. Prasad, Harvinder twodecade stint in domestic across both international Williamson and coach Gary comes in for Gagan Khoda. cricket for Karnataka, Joshi’s and franchise cricket prior Stead went back to an old Ki Joshi and Harvinder’s ap 15 Test and 69 ODI caps are to this game, joined com wi attribute — planning and pointment was announced more than the combined patriot Chris Gayle (13,296 execution. by the BCCI secretary Jay number of his four col runs) in the 10,000 runs Yes, nobody does it better! Shah in a statement after the leagues in the panel — Har club. Bowlers win matches and Chin music: On pitches favouring the pacers, the Indian Cricket Advisory Committee vinder (3 Tests, 16 ODIs), Ja West Indies scored 196
Willamson’s smorgasbord of batsmen like Hanuma Vihari were found wanting. * AP (CAC) interviewed fi ve shor tin Paranjape (4 ODIs), for four in its allotted 20 seamers, diverse with diff e tlisted candidates at the Bracing up: Sunil Joshi, Harvinder Singh and Rajesh Chauhan Sarandeep Singh (3 Tests, 5 overs while Sri Lanka was rent strengths, ambushed In has an issue with deliveries brilliant in a key aspect. Us BCCI headquarters in Mum arrive for the interview in Mumbai. * PTI ODIs) and Devang Gandhi (4 bundled out for 171, with dia in conditions that assist nipping back; his defence ing the crease and creating bai on Wednesday. The oth Tests, 3 ODIs) have a tally of fast bowler Oshane Tho ed swing and on pitches that had been pierced in the past. the angles. And on the fi eld, er candidates who appeared CAC chief Madal Lal, confi rmed that Joshi and 10 Tests and 28 ODIs mas picking up fi ve wickets off ered bounce and seam And Trent Boult, among the brilliant Williamson had in person were L. Sivaramak former World Cupwinner Harvinder have been off ered together. to give the visitor a 10 lead movement. the fi nest leftarmers in the the angles covered. rishnan, Venkatesh Prasad and India coach, clarifi ed “oneyear” contract which While Lal stressed that in the twomatch series. business, went round the Indeed, the combination and Rajesh Chauhan. that of the 40plus candi will be reviewed by CAC, neither president nor secre The scores: Sorting out Kohli wicket to swing the ball into of accurate bowling from dates who had applied for while the other three survi tary interfered in the selec West Indies 196/4 in 20 Just look at the manner New him. Pujara, after his con both ends and fl exible and First task the two posts, “we only con vors in the selection commit tion process, it is understood overs (L. Simmons 67 n.o., A. Zealand sorted out Virat quests in Australia, walked quickly changing fi elds with The rejigged selection pa sidered those guys — one tee will be replaced “later that Joshi emerged favourite Russell 35, K. Pollard 34, B. King 33) bt Sri Lanka 171 in Kohli in the series. They had back a defeated man after aggressive intent — there nel’s fi rst task will be to pick from South and one from this year” since their tenure once the BCCI offi cebearers 19.1 overs (K. Perera 66, W. India’s squad for three ODIs Centre”. This confi rmed that is expiring in September. seen videos of the Indian Boult cleaned him up in the were men in the cordon, at were a divided lot on the oth Hasaranga 44, Thomas 5/28). captain, knew he could be second innings at the Hagley shortlegs, and fi elders for at home against South Afri the BCCI offi cebearers, des er two candidates from vulnerable to deliveries that Oval. the miscued drives and ca, starting March 12. The pite president Sourav Gan Priority South Zone and Harvinder move either way from the hooks, created the pressure. Hindu understands that the guly stating that the zonal According to Rudra Pratap pipped Chauhan following a Rutuja, Ankita third or fourth stump, and The Jamieson factor The Kiwi pacemen also selection committee meet policy will be discontinued, Singh, Lal’s colleague in CAC recommendation of a form plotted his downfall. And the Kiwis, with cricket psyched out the Indian bat ing is likely to be convened made a volteface. along with Sulakshana Naik, er infl uential BCCI offi ce win it for India Kohli had run into pro ing nous, disrupted the foot smen with shortpitched on March 6 (Friday). The BCCI statement also “Those who played Test bearer. blems against Southee in the work of the Indian batsmen. bowling in the fi rst Test. FED CUP past. So the experienced There was Kyle Jamieson, all The short stuff ’s key expo rightarmer was employed of 6’8”, pushing the batsmen nent Neil Wagner was mis Sports Bureau against the Indian skipper on to the backfoot with his sing in Wellington but Boult Have to see how best I Ngidi, Malan star for SA DUBAI and he ruthlessly exploited extra bounce. and Southee contained and Rutuja Bhosale and Ankita the chink by pitching the ball And after getting the bat struck with lifting deliveries AUSTRALIA IN SA Raina helped India take a up and forcing Kohli to play smen to travel back with his from diff erent angles. The In can get them along: Joshi 20 lead over Uzbekistan in the ball. lift, Jamieson struck with his dian batsmen went into a the second league match of Kohli kept dragging his fuller length deliveries; the shell. N. Sudarshan the same page for the better Reuters the Fed Cup AsiaOceania front foot across off stump batsmen pegged back by So much so that the In BENGALURU ment of Indian cricket.” Bloemfontein group1 women’s tennis and succumbed to deliveries bounce, were caught at the dians decided to hook and The newly appointed chair The former leftarm spin Opener Janneman Malan tournament on Wednesday. leaving him or darting in. crease. pull everything thrown at man of the senior national ner from Karnataka, who in struck a sparkling unbeaten Rutuja fought her way But the icing on the cake According to Kiwi sources, them in the second Test cricket selection committee, the last two years has had century to guide South Afri past Akgul Amanmuradova for the Kiwis was how they as soon as Jamieson troubled where the surface was quick Sunil Joshi, said that utmost stints with Bangladesh and ca to a sixwicket win over 26, 62, 75 in the fi rst rub got Colin de Grandhomme, India in the ODI series with er than in Wellington. in his list of priorities was to the United States as spin Australia in the second ODI ber, and Ankita over with his mediumpaced his line, lift and movement, a They fell hook, line and keep both the team manage bowling consultant, here on Wednesday which whelmed Sabina Sharipova swing, to scalp Kohli in the decision was made to play sinker into the Kiwi trap. ment and committee mem thanked CAC members for sealed 20 victory in the 75, 61 in the second rub second innings at Christ him in the eleven against In Though the shot fetched the bers on the same page. reposing faith in him. threematch series. ber, after having trailed 35 church. dia. His batting was a bonus. Indians some runs, it let “I know there are a lot of Australia, which chose to Lungi Ngidi. * AFP in the fi rst set. The plan was the same but And Jamieson’s four and fi ve them down at critical mo challenges,” he said. ‘Honour’ bat, was all out for 271 as China beat Indonesia Kohli, aware of the Southee wicket hauls in the Indian ments of the game; Hanuma “I have to take up the job “I feel it an honour and pri Lungi Ngidi completed ca balls to spare. The scores: 30, while Chinese Taipei threat, might just have fi rst innings at both Welling Vihari and Pujara, in the formally fi rst, and see how vilege to serve our beloved reerbest fi gures of six for Australia 271 in 50 overs (A. beat Korea 21. dropped his guard a tad ton and Christchurch fi rst, and Prithvi Shaw and best I can get the group country again. 58. Malan anchored the Finch 69, D. Short 69, M. The results (league): against Grandhomme. But opened the Tests for New Ajinkya Rahane, in the se along. “I thank CAC members South African reply, taming Marsh 36, D. Warner 35, L. Ngi India leads Uzbekistan 2-0 then the ball seamed in, and Zealand. The breach had cond, being key examples. “I will do everything in Madan Lal, R.P. Singh and his usual swashbuckling di 6/58) lost to South Africa (Rutuja Bhosale bt Akgul Kohli was gone. been made. And Williamson might my capacity to ensure that Sulakshana Naik for choos style to score 129 not out off 274/4 in 48.3 overs (J. Malan Amanmuradova 26, 62, 75; The Kiwis bowled in part New Zealand’s right and have been humming the Car the team management and ing me as the chairman of 139 balls and lead the home 129 n.o., H. Klaasen 51, J. Ankita Raina bt Sabina Shari nerships. Cheteshwar Pujara leftarm seamers were all ly Simon song! committee members are on selectors,” said Joshi. side to victory with nine Smuts 41, D. Miller 37 n.o.). pova 75, 61).
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