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Flawless Kiwis Bid to Compound Bangladesh Misery SPORTS SATURDAY, MARCH 26, 2016 Flawless Kiwis bid to compound Bangladesh misery KOLKATA: A buoyant New Zealand will look main strike bowlers in ODIs and Tests-left to performances. “If we can do that again there then we can take something back home.” to maintain their perfect record in cricket’s kick their heels on the bench. Martin Guptill, against Bangladesh, who knows, we can go World Twenty20 in Kolkata today as they take who top-scored with 80 in Tuesday’s win over through unbeaten.” The match represents Teams: on a demoralised Bangladesh team who have Pakistan, said the Black Caps would not nec- Bangladesh’s last chance at returning home New Zealand (from): Kane Williamson (cap- already booked their tickets home. essarily stick to the same line-up but would with something after three straight defeats, tain), Corey Anderson, Trent Boult, Martin The Black Caps are guaranteed a place in wait to see what the Eden Gardens pitch had including a heartbreaking last-ball loss to Guptill, Grant Elliott, Colin Munro, Mitchell next week’s semi-finals after defeating India, in store. India on Wednesday night. McClenaghan, Nathan McCullum, Adam Australia and Pakistan in their first three Guptill said New Zealand were enjoying After his team took India right to the wire, Milne, Henry Nicholls, Luke Ronchi, Mitchell matches in the group stages. their cricket and there was no reason why Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza now Santner, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, Ross Taylor. But Kane Williamson’s side, who are yet to they couldn’t finish the group with a 100 per- has to pick his team up off the floor. “It’s Bangladesh (from): Mashrafe Mortaza win either of cricket’s premier short-form tro- cent record. “We’ve got a mindset of being always difficult to take something from it (a (capt), Shakib Al Hasan, Abu Hider, Al-Amin phies, will want to keep their momentum aggressive and just going out to have a bit of close defeat) to another match,” he said after Hossain, Mahmudullah, Mohammad Mithun, going before they enter the tournament’s last fun,” he said. the India game. Mushfiqur Rahim, Mustafizur Rahman, Nasir four. “At the moment, everyone is having fun “But obviously being professional players Hossain, Nurul Hasan (wicketkeeper), Sabbir Williamson has so far relied on spin, with playing cricket, and we are playing some we have to take it and play hard cricket in the Rahman, Soumya Sarkar, Tamim Iqbal, Trent Boult and Tim Southee-New Zealand’s good cricket together, putting in some good last match. Obviously if we can do something Shuvagata Hom, Saqlain Sajib. —AFP World Twenty20 standings MOHALI, India: World Twenty20 standings in the group stage after yes- terday’s match between Australia and Pakistan (played, won, lost, tied, no result, points, run rate): Super 10 Group 1 West Indies 2 2 0 0 0 4 +0.893 England 3 2 1 0 0 4 +0.018 South Africa 2 1 1 0 0 2 +0.816 Sri Lanka 2 1 1 0 0 2 -0.171 Afghanistan 3 0 3 0 0 0 -1.067 Group 2 New Zealand 3 3 0 0 0 6 +1.283 Australia 3 2 1 0 0 4 +0.440 India 3 2 1 0 0 4 -0.546 Pakistan 4 1 3 0 0 2 -0.093 Bangladesh 3 0 3 0 0 0 -1.165 Note: Top two teams in each group qualify for the semi-finals. NEW DELHI: England’s Jason Roy (R) plays a shot as James Vince waits for his turn to bat in the nets during a training ses- sion on the eve of the World T20 cricket tournament match between England and Sri Lanka at The Feroz Shah Kotla cricket ground in New Delhi yesterday. — AFP England’s best yet to come: Root NEW DELHI: England’s contrasting bat- still to come,” Root said ahead of Sri Lanka have had six days to recov- ting displays in their last two World Saturday’s match against champions Sri er from their defeat by group leaders Twenty20 matches did little to enhance Lanka at Feroz Shah Kotla. West Indies but wicketkeeper Dinesh their title credentials but batting main- “Really pleasing to me is that we are Chandimal admitted the middle order stay Joe Root said the team’s best is yet finding ways of winning games which is remained a worry. to come in the tournament. really important in this format of the “We are struggling with our batting, Blown away by Chris Gayle’s blister- game.” Root was run out against especially the middle order,” the 26- ing century in their first game, the 2010 Afghanistan and the other six wickets to year-old said. “We don’t have experi- champions bounced back with Root fall were claimed by the spinners. enced guys in the middle but we are leading a thrilling 230-run chase against It was quite in keeping with the trend working hard in practice and looking South Africa. Eoin Morgan’s men eked in a tournament in which spinners occu- forward to do well in the next two out their second win against pied the top four places in the wicket- games.” Afghanistan but not before the associ- takers’ list going into Friday’s matches. Rangana Herath has been subdued in ate nation had exposed their frailty England are set to face a trial by spin a spin-dominated tournament but against spin by reducing them to 57-6. against Sri Lanka at Kotla and Root Chandimal predicted the left-armer, aid- Root conceded his team could not believes the best approach is to mix ed by off-spinner Sachithra Senanayake adapt to the conditions but the 25-year- aggression with caution. and leggie Jeffrey Vandersay, would old was not fretting about the nature of “There is no right or wrong way of trouble England. NEW DELHI: Ireland’s women cricket captain Isobel Joyce a win that kept his team on course for doing it. For me it’s about trying to play “We all know he is a world-class interacts with media representatives on the eve of the the semi-finals. “We’ve obviously not as few dot balls as possible and try and bowler and can do (a lot of) damage in World T20 cricket tournament match between Australia performed at our best throughout the cash in on the boundaries when they are the next two games...” Chandimal said. and Ireland at The Feroz Shah Kotla cricket ground in New whole competition yet which, in a way, available,” said Root, who visited the Taj “They are struggling against the spin- Delhi yesterday. — AFP is quite exciting because we know that’s Mahal in Agra on Thursday. ners.” — Reuters.
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