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SCOREBOARD AUSTRALIA VS WEST INDIES

AUSTRALIA Zampa () 0 (0b); Extras WEST INDIES Extras (lb-9, w-11): 20; Total for David Warner c Hetmyer b Cot- (b-1, lb-1, w-24, nb-1): 27; Total lbw b Starc 21 (17b, nine wkts. in 50 overs): 273. trell 3 (8b), Aaron Finch c Hope b (in 49 overs): 288. 4x4), c Smith b Cum- FALL OF Thomas 6 (10b), FALL OF WICKETS mins 1 (5b), c Khawaja 1-7 (Lewis, 1.4 overs), 2-31 c Hope b Russell 13 (19b, 2x4), 1-15 (Finch, 2.2 overs), 2-26 b Cummins 68 (105, 7x4), Nich- (Gayle, 4.5), 3-99 (Pooran, 19.1), c Cottrell b Thomas (Warner, 3.6), 3-36 (Khawaja, olas Pooran c Finch b Zampa 40 4-149 (Hetmyer, 27.2), 5-190 73 (103b , 7x4), c 6.6), 4-38 (Maxwell, 7.4), 5-79 (36b, 5x4, 1x6), Shimron Het- (Hope, 34.6), 6-216 (Russell, Hope b Cottrell 0 (2b), Marcus (Stoinis, 16.1), 6-147 (Carey, myer out 21 (28b, 3x4), 38.5), 7-252 (Brathwaite, 45.3), Stoinis c Pooran b Holder 19 30.4), 7-249 (Smith, 44.2), 8- c Zampa b Starc 51 8-252 (Holder, 45.6), 9-256 (23b, 4x4), Alex Carey c Hope b 268 (Cummins, 46.1), 9-284 (57b, 7x4, 1x6), c (Cottrell, 47.3) Reuters Russell 45 (55b, 7x4), Nathan (Coulter-Nile, 48.2). Maxwell b Starc 15 (11b, 2x4, AUSTRALIA BOWLING NOTTINGHAM Coulter-Nile c Holder b Brath- WEST INDIES BOWLING 1x6), c Finch b Starc 10-0-46-5, Cummins 10-3- Fast bowler Mitchell Starc’s waite 92 (60b, 8x4, 4x6), Pat Thomas 10-0-63-2, Cottrell 9- Starc 16 (17b, 1x4, 1x6), Ashley 41-2, Coulter-Nile 10-0-70-0, five­ haul and a defiant Cummins c Cottrell b Brathwaite 0-56-2, Russell 8-0-41-2, Brath- Nurse (not out) 19 (18b, 4x4), Maxwell 6-1-31-0, Zampa 10-0- 92 by Nathan Coulter­Nile 2 (6b), Mitchell Starc c Holder b waite 10-0-67-3, Holder 7-2- b Starc 1 (2b), 58-1, Stoinis 4-0-18-0. helped Australia beat West Brathwaite 8 (9b, 1x4), Adam 28-1, Nurse 5-0-31-0. (not out) 0 (4b); Toss: WI. MoM: Coulter-Nile. Indies by 15 runs at Trent Bridge on Thursday to secure its second consecutive win. Chasing 289 for victory, West Indies got off to a poor start before Shai Hope (68) and (40) laid the platform for the pow­ er­hitters, but the Starc­led Australian attack kept them on a tight leash, restricting them to 273 for nine. “You have to keep trying to get wickets, once the West Indies batsmen get set they are so destructive and can hit it to all parts,” Australian Aaron Finch said. Rescue act: Coming in at No. 8, Nathan Coulter-Nile played audaciously to bail out Australia

after it was rattled early by the Windies quicks. * AP Big blow After leg­spinner Adam Zam­ and Sheldon Cottrell in the fi­ Having won the toss, the waja was taken by a brilliant dle­order collapse before Coulter­Nile said. have had a free­hit after Starc decisions reversed. pa removed Pooran, fast nal five overs to finish with Windies new­ball attack of one­handed catch by wicket­ Coulter­Nile struck four sixes had overstepped in the pre­ bowler had five for 46 in his 10 overs. Cottrell and Oshane Thomas keeper Hope, before Glenn and eight fours in his 92. Umpiring bloopers vious . Hope caught at mid­on in the Earlier, Coulter­Nile removed Australian openers Maxwell was snared for a “I didn’t think I’d get that In a game dotted with umpir­ Chris Gaffaney had given 35th over to deliver a body struck the highest World Cup David Warner and Finch duck. much but happy to. I got a bit ing errors reversed by the Gayle out twice in the third blow to the Windies who score for a No. 8 batsman as with 26 runs on the board. of a spray from the coach af­ Decision Review System over but the opener survived never recovered. he took Australia to a com­ All­rounder Andre Russell Halting the collapse ter getting out in a warm­up (DRS), Windies opener Chris with two successful DRS ap­ Starc claimed Jason Hol­ petitive total after it lost its struck in his first over when a Smith (73) and wicketkeeper game so thought I’d stick Gayle was unlucky to be ad­ peals. der (51), Carlos Brathwaite first five wickets for 79 runs. thick edge from Usman Kha­ Alex Carey (45) halted a mid­ around,” man­of­the­match judged lbw when he should Holder had two incorrect

India’s win was built on hard-work and steely resolve Dhoni’s tribute draws ICC’s censure Gains derived from the South Africa contest will help the team as it gears up for sterner battles Press Trust of India requested the BCCI to to be removed.” Southampton have the badge removed, When asked if Dhoni, K.C. Vijaya Kumar thought I can bowl the slider M.S. Dhoni sporting an saying it is against who is an Honorary London on the off­stump, and it drift­ Army insignia on his glove regulations. Lieutenant Colonel in the Parachuting from the nail­ ed onto middle­stump and during the India­South Claire Furlong, ICC Parachute Regiment of the biting thrills of the Indian he didn't pick that. It hit the Africa clash was well general manager ­ strategic Territorial Army, could be Premier League, where they pad and went on to the appreciated by his fans but communications, said, “It penalised, she added: “For represented various fran­ stumps.” the International is against the regulations first breach no, just a chises, the Men in Blue had Small totals can affect the Council on Thursday and we have requested it request to remove”. to pause a while before get­ pacing of the chase. Do you ting used to the rhythms of go at break­neck speed and the ICC World Cup. finish the game or hang in The step up from T20s to for a while, gauge the situa­ conventional 50­overs­a­ tion and eventually win? Kiwis survive Bangladesh scare side games might seem an organic one and yet this isn’t Composed knock entirely about rapid runs India lost ANI with the Kiwis requiring se­ and inflationary asking­ early but with London ven more runs for the win, rates. remaining unbeaten on 122 New Zealand defeated Ban­ Matthew Henry was dismis­ ODIs are constructed (144b, 13x4, 2x6), Kohli’s gladesh by two wickets at sed by Saifuddin. However, upon fine starts leading to men found a spine that last­ the Oval on Wednesday. and Lockie steady consolidation that ed. This wasn’t the Rohit With this win, the Kiwis have Ferguson took BlackCaps ov­ paves the way for the slog. who blitzes once he gets past won both their matches in er the line. Add to it the middle overs his 50. This was a batsman of the tournament. where teams either gain heft pedigree buckling down, si­ Chasing a target of 245, SCOREBOARD NEW ZEALAND VS BANGLADESH or lose their way and you get lencing his ego and being de­ the Kiwis got off to a flying an idea of how incremental Heroes! Rohit Sharma and Yuzvendra Chahal who conjured up the successful start. * AFP termined to stay till the end. start as openers Martin Gup­ BANGLADESH tras: (nb-1, w-9): 10; Total: (for benefits have a larger reso­ “He controlled the game till and Colin Munro put on 244 in 49.2 overs eight wkts. in 47.1 overs): 248. nance. and, to make it worse, key but instead offered more ers, the spinners picked five beautifully and allowed the 35 runs in the first five overs, NEW ZEALAND FALL OF WICKETS Seen in that light, Virat fast bowlers and help as the weather turned wickets between them,” others to display themselves but their stand was cut short c Tamim b Shakib 1-35 (Guptill, 5.1 overs), 2-55 Kohli’s men did remarkably have been laid grim and the clouds ho­ Kohli said. and string in little partner­ as Guptill (25) was sent back 25 (14b, 3x4 1x6), Colin Munro c (Munro, 9.6), 3-160 (William- well in their opening fixture low by injury. vered. Chahal, who scalped four, ships. He played the perfect by in the Mehidy b Shakib 24 (34b, 3x4, son, 31.1), 4-162 (Latham, 31.6), against South Africa at still had a and Spinners Yuzvendra Cha­ varied his air­speed, got his on that kind of a sixth over. 1x6), Kane Williamson c 5-191 (Taylor, 38.3), 6-218 (de Southampton’s Hampshire a to fall back hal and , wris­ lengths right, had a lovely pitch and against a bowling Munro and skipper Kane Mossadek b Mehidy 40 (72b, Grandhomme, 42.5), 7-218 Bowl on Wednesday. The six­ upon and the batting had ty and nagging, kept a tight dip and except when Morris attack that was threatening Williamson were able to put 1x4), Ross Taylor c Mushfiqur b (Neesham, 43.3), 8-238 wicket triumph may have bits­and­pieces players deep leash and in restricting wielded the long­handle, to pick up wickets at any just 20 runs for the third Mossadek 82 (91b, 9x4), Tom (Henry, 46.3). looked easy but it demanded into the tail. But Kohli found South Africa to 227 for nine, was largely economical. stage,” Kohli said. wicket as Shakib scalped his Latham c Saifuddin b Mehidy 0 BANGLADESH BOWLING (4b), James Neesham c Sarkar b hard­work and a steely re­ the right men to counter half the battle was won. The former chess player Rohit’s effort and the per­ second wicket, dismissing Mortaza 5-0-32-0, Mehidy 10- Mossadek 25 (33b, 2x4 1x6), solve, and India delivered on these precise strengths of “It was a low­scoring has a ticking brain and he formance of K.L. Rahul and Munro (24) in the tenth over. 0-47-2, Mustafizur 7.1-0-48-0, c Mush- Shakib 10-0-47-2, Saifuddin 7- those counts. the rival unit. game and that was because rated his dismissal of du M.S. Dhoni will bolster the Ross Taylor along with fiqur b Saifuddin 15 (13b, 2x4), 0-41-2, Mossadek 8-0-33-2. Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuv­ of how the pitch was Plessis as “special”: “He is team as it gears up for ster­ Williamson then added 105 Mitchell Santner (not out) 17 MoM: Struggling side neshwar Kumar and even throughout. We were very their main batsman. I had ner battles, starting with the runs to steady the innings (12b, 2x4), Matt Henry b Sai- Ross Taylor. The Proteas are no longer revelled on a professional with the new planned his wicket. My ball contest against Australia at for the BlackCaps. fuddin 6 (8b, 1x4), Lockie Fer- New Zealand won by two the force they once were surface that promised runs ball and, in the middle ov­ was drifting pretty well, so I the Oval here on Sunday. In a see­saw battle and guson (not out) 4 (3b,1 x4); Ex- wickets with 17 balls remaining. We want to create pressure as Very disappointed to have lost three in a row, says Amla a bowling unit: Bumrah Still hopes for a turn-around in South Africa’s fortunes Special Correspondent fore he suffered a slump. with the more attacking op­ ‘I just try to keep things simple, focus on the processes’ Southampton For the Proteas, down tion with Tabraiz (Shamsi) Time’s winged chariot seems with three consecutive de­ being a left­arm wrist­spin­ Special Correspondent If you tick all of the many things, just bowling to be inexorably catching up feats, Amla has to fire. Aware ner. The wicket was a lot Southampton <> boxes, everything Test­match type of bowling with the South African of his team’s needs and a bit more seamer­friendly, nip­ Long after the dust had set­ else will fall in is enough, be patient when squad. And slowly its stal­ perplexed about the squad’s ping throughout the day. tled at the Hampshire Bowl place you are getting help. warts are ebbing away. dipping fortunes, Amla, who Those are things you can’t on a heady Wednesday for Bumrah “That’s what we try to If A.B. de Villiers stunned squared up to the media late anticipate.” Indian fans, Jasprit Bumrah adopt and automatically the all by retiring from interna­ on Wednesday evening at And what about his dis­ drew praise from ling unit wanted to always results will come. I want to tional cricket and opted to the ICC’s mixed­zone, still missal to Jasprit Bumrah? and . shackle the batsmen: “We do all my preparations be­ stick to domestic T20 hoped for a turn­around: “Batting upfront, you have to The Indian skipper and want to create pressure as a fore coming into a game. If I leagues, the vagaries of age “Very disappointed to have assess the wicket. Unfortu­ South African opener were bowling unit. Everybody have done everything, in the and the fickle nature of form lost three in a row. In pre­ nately I didn’t get past the as­ united in their admiration chipped in. Bhuvi (Bhuv­ match it is all about execu­ seem to be plaguing a few vious World Cups, we have sessment period, it was the for the speedster and, Amla, neshwar) also took two wick­ tion and keeping a clear others. played really well but we ha­ first ball I faced off Bumrah. not someone prone to hy­ ets. Whenever they (Kuldeep head space, and that’s very ven’t won a World Cup. This You don’t know what to ex­ perbole, exclaimed: “He is Yadav and Yuzvendra Cha­ important.” Tipping point could be the other way pect, it just comes off the one hell of a bowler!” hal) take crucial wickets in The seamer prefers to stay Dale Steyn has been laid low round. Imagine that where wicket and it can happen. The man in the centre of the middle overs, it is always grounded, taking it one day through a shoulder injury you start badly and then find When you look around, I attention, however, re­ helpful, especially when you at a time. “I don’t think and Hashim Amla isn’t exact­ some momentum. Obviously think him and Kagiso Rabada mained oblivious to the fast­ come back into the attack.” about expectations. I just ly racking up the runs. At 36, we need to win five or six are the two best bowlers in developing halo around Bumrah reiterated on the think about what the team and with previous scores of 6 games in a row.” the world. They have got him. Bumrah, who grabbed need for right preparation requires me to do. I don’t (against India on Wednes­ pace, accuracy and can bowl two wickets and played his and approach: “On a wicket think I have a reputation to day), 13, 14, 59, 25 and 8 in Surprised by pitch at all stages,” Amla replied. part in India’s triumph over like this (Hampshire Bowl) live up to. I just try to keep ODIs, the opener with a zen­ Amla expressed surprise ov­ In the days ahead, he has South Africa in the key you get help and then you things simple, focus on the like demeanour is at his tip­ er how the pitch at the to become the Amla of old — World Cup game, spoke to can sometimes be tempted processes. If you tick all of ping point. His last limited­ Hampshire Bowl eventually patient, adhesive and etch­ the media on Wednesday to try too many things. At the boxes, everything else over hundred (108 n.o.) was turned out: “We anticipated ing consistent runs. South evening. that time, you must realise will fall in place,” Bumrah Quick return: Hashim Amla trudges back to the pavilion after scored against Pakistan at it to be a bit more high­scor­ Africa needs that from its He stressed that the bow­ that you don’t need to do too said and signed off. being snared by Jasprit Bumrah in his second over. * REUTERS Port Elizabeth in January be­ ing. And the guys went in veteran batsman.

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CSA rejected Teenager Anisimova dethrones Halep de Villiers’ Meets Barty next; Djokovic, Thiem set up a semifinal clash after straight­set wins comeback ROLAND GARROS offer with Reuters PARIS ‘no regrets’ Teenage sensation Amanda Anisimova blew defending Press Trust of India champion Simona Halep out Johannesburg of the French Open with a A.B. de Villiers wanted to shock 6­2, 6­4 victory in the come out of retirement for quarterfinals on Thursday, the World Cup but Cricket and immediately set her South Africa (CSA) refused sights on winning the Su­ to accept the offer as the zanne Lenglen Cup. batting great had ignored Third seed Halep, who pleas to not retire last had been looking to become Team spirit: Coach Mickey Arthur believes that if Pakistan plays with belief and intensity, it year. the first woman to retain her would be a difficult team to beat. * LAURENCE GRIFFITHS/GETTY IMAGES According to title at Roland Garros since ESPNCricinfo, de Villiers Belgian Justine Henin won made the offer to come three times in a row from back in May, barely 24 2005­07, never found a solu­ Stay ‘ruthless’: Arthur hours before the final tion to counter the 17­year­ squad was to be old American’s beguiling announced by CSA. mix of speed and accuracy. Urges Pakistan not to let up against Sri Lanka CSA selection panel The unseeded Anisimova, convenor Linda Zondi the first player born in the WC PREVIEW confirmed that de Villiers 2000s to reach the last eight did make the offer and at a Grand Slam, can become Oh, my gosh! Amanda Anisimova can’t control her surprise after dispatching Simona Halep Agence France-Presse that skipper Faf du Plessis the first teenager to lift the with ease on Thursday. * AFP Bristol and coach trophy here since Iva Majoli Pakistan coach Mickey Ar­ were quite keen to have of Croatia prevailed in 1997. thur has urged his team to him back as well. She next faces Australian “stay ruthless” at the World However, de Villiers’ eighth seed Ashleigh Barty, Cup as it trains its sights on omission was based on who beat American Madison Sri Lanka after shocking principles, Zondi said. Keys 6­3, 7­5 in the day’s oth­ England. “I pleaded with A.B. de er rescheduled quarterfinal The notoriously unpred­ Villiers not to retire in after Wednesday’s complete ictable Pakistan side held its 2018. Although there was washout. nerve to beat the host by 14 tack, with fifties from vete­ diff on Saturday. a perception that he was runs at Trent Bridge on Mon­ ran , Ba­ On Tuesday, Sri Lanka picking and choosing Negating big serves day, just three days after bar Azam and Sarfaraz beat Afghanistan in a rain­ when to play — which was In the men’s section, despite crashing to a seven­wicket Ahmed. shortened match, also in not true — I did give him sending mighty serves crash­ defeat against the West In­ Pacemen and Cardiff, to breathe life into the option to plan and ing down from a great dies at the same venue. Mohammad Amir, and leg­ its campaign. monitor his season to get height, towering World No. 5 spinner Shadab Khan, took him to the World Cup Alexander Zverev could offer Resolve the wickets to restrict En­ Batting collapse fresh and in a good space,” only momentary resistance Arthur praised his team’s re­ gland to 334 for nine in its 50 But the 1996 champion will Zondi said in the CSA to Novak Djokovic, as the top solve after a “shocking” de­ overs. be wary of another middle­ release. “He turned down seed barged into the semifi­ feat in their tournament “You could see the hun­ order batting collapse after it the offer and said he was nals in straight sets. opener. ger, the determination and lost five wickets for 14 runs at peace with his decision The 6ft 6ins (1.98m) tall “It was just so good to see the resolve to do well in bat­ against New Zealand and se­ to retire,” he recalled. German had served for the us go out and play with the ting after a horror show and ven wickets for 36 against “For Faf du Plessis and opening set at 5­4 before Djo­ belief and intensity that we then the bowlers fought Afghanistan. Ottis Gibson to share AB’s kovic simply clicked it up a clean balls. It was very windy place higher than Thurs­ THE RESULTS had spoken about,” Arthur hard, so we need to repeat Sri Lankan coach Chandi­ desire to be included in notch to steal that set 7­5 but it felt good to play (after day’s victim. told AFP. that in the coming matches ka Hathurusingha said he the squad on the day we then romp through the next Wednesday’s washout).” Quarterfinals: Women: 8­Ash­ Thiem was himself ruth­ “When we put all three as well,” said Arthur. had told his batsmen to up announced our World Cup two 6­2, 6­2. Thursday’s victory over leigh Barty (Aus) bt 14­Madison less, dispatching Russian Ka­ disciplines together we Pakistan will be tempted their game. squad was a shock. AB left “He was serving very well, Zverev was a 26th consecu­ Keys (USA) 6­3, 7­5; Amanda ren Khachanov 6­2, 6­4, 6­2. Anisimova (USA) bt 3­Simona know we can beat anybody. to bring in fast bowler Mo­ “I don’t give pep talks. I a big vacuum when he it was a big challenge for me tive one in Grand Slam ac­ Halep (Rou) 6­2, 6­4. We now need to stay consis­ hammad Hasnain for his raw give honest talk, that’s all. retired, we had a year to to find the right returning tion, and it will take a mam­ Familiar faces occupy the Men: 1­Novak Djokovic (Srb) bt tent and ruthless.” pace, something that New “I tell them what has to be find players at franchise position,” Djokovic said on moth effort to end that run. bottom half of the draw with 5­Alexander Zverev (Ger) 7­5, Pakistan posted an im­ Zealand exploited against Sri done. They have to come level to fill the gap,” he court afterwards. “I was 4­5 The man tasked next with Roger Federer due to face 6­2, 6­2; 4­Dominic Thiem (Bel) pressive 348 for eight against Lanka during its 10­wicket and perform,” said Hathu­ added. down, then I played five or stopping him is Austrian Do­ Rafael Nadal in the first sem­ bt 10­Karen Khachanov (Rus) a potent England bowling at­ rout of its opponent in Car­ rusingha. six games perfectly, hitting minic Thiem, ranked one ifinal. 6­2, 6­4, 6­2. India starts off with a goal glut against a hapless Russia Raptors take a 2­1 lead The 10­0 scoreline, however, doesn’t do justice to the dominance displayed by the hosts NBA FINALS HSF chances it created. To be fair, possession. the 42nd minute but that was very defensive team. We the Indians hardly exerted Coach Graham Reid was an aberration. started off with a few missed Reuters UTHRA GANESAN themselves through the visibly dissatisfied at half India coach Graham Reid, chances but improved as the Oakland BHUBANESWAR game. It was still a walk in time walking into the dress­ meanwhile, admitted he game progressed,” he said. Raptors defeated a shor­ He trapped, turned and the park. ing room. The team that wasn’t too happy with the thanded Golden State War­ In another Pool A match, flicked in a perfect reverse The last time the two walked out in the 3rd quarter way the team began . “We riors 123­109 here on Wed­ Poland had an easy 4­0 victo­ hit into the net past a hapless teams faced off was 11 years was different. There was could have scored more in nesday to take a 2­1 lead in ry against minnows Uzbekis­ Ivan Ozherelev to round off ago, at the Olympic qualify­ more structure, less holding that first quarter and we did the best­of­seven NBA Fi­ tan. The tournament opener the tally. India’s 10th goal of ing tournament for the 2008 on and more purpose. Prac­ give away a few loose space nals. The Raptors won be­ in the morning, though, pro­ the game by Akashdeep Games, when India won 8­0. tice was over and it was time to them at that time. It was hind 30 points from Kawhi duced the first upset of the Singh was a perfect display But that was also the begin­ to get down to business. And something I spoke about at Leonard and a balanced at­ competition with USA win­ of what the Indian men’s ning of the darkest period for the team began playing like quarter time but it is also ve­ tack that saw five others ning 2­0 against a higher hockey team is capable of, Indian hockey with the team World No. 5. ry difficult to judge a game score in double digits. ranked and more expe­ when on song. It took time to failing to travel to Beijing for against a team like Russia,” rienced South Africa in Pool Warriors were able to get into that rhythm though, the first time ever in the Aberration said Reid. B. cut the lead to as little as se­ in its opening game of the Games’ history. In control: Akashdeep Singh, who scored a brace, makes his Sumit, Nilakanta Sharma and “You don’t play against ven points at some stages Hockey Series Finals against The first half showed way into Russian territory. * BISWARNAJAN ROUT Manpreet kept feeding high, them too often at the nation­ The results: USA 2 (Christian D. Angelis, Paul Singh) bt South but Raptors always had an Russia at the Kalinga Stadi­ glimpses of one of Indian Simranjit and Mandeep kept al level and so you prepare answer. um here on Thursday. hockey’s longest running nalty corners, in those 30 mi­ the rough edges were evi­ getting into position and Gur­ well for them and do your Africa 0; Poland 4 (Mateusz Hulboj 2, Pawel Bratkowski 2) The : Toronto Raptors malaise — too much keen­ nutes, getting the passes and dent. Russia is no tricky cus­ sahibjit continued to impress best. But it isn’t easy to plan.” bt Uzbekistan 0; India 10 (Har­ 123 (Kawhi Leonard 30, Kyle Below par ness on showing off skills. the shots at goal too late or tomer but it did manage to even as Russia was reduced Manpreet, playing his manpreet Singh 2, Akashdeep Lowry 23, Danny Green 18) bt The 10­0 scoreline though The team went into half too wayward. keep a semblance of disci­ to a spectator, chasing the 250th game, agreed that the Singh 2, Simranjeet Singh, Amit Golden State Warriors 109 was below par for the com­ time with a 3­0 lead but had Captain Manpreet Singh pline in its defence despite ball and the Indians across team would look to shore up Rohidas, Varun Kumar, Nilakan­ (Stephen Curry 47, Draymond plete dominance the team missed half a dozen chances, had said the team had India dominating every as­ the field, without success. It its finishing in the upcoming ta Sharma, Gursahibjit Singh, Green 17, Andre Iguodata 11). displayed and the number of both open and through pe­ worked on its finishing but pect of the game including did earn a penalty corner in games. “We know Poland is a Vivek Prasad) bt Russia 0. Raptors lead series 2­1.

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13 Are suites renovated on water 5 Cut regular diet, portray clerk How does one know the Supreme One? There are problems bodies? (9) (6) in using inference to know Him, said V.S. Karunakarachariar in a discourse. We may argue that since there is a worl d, 15 Starts soothing patiently, a then it naturally follows that there must be someone behind 6 Weird operations to remove sore muscle cramp (5) it, and that that someone is the Supreme One. But th is can new cross­eye (9) lead to some wrong inferences. If there is a product, i t is 16 Tolerate assistant without first quite possible that it was made through team effort. So, we book (5) 7 Pays attention to may conclude that several powers are behind the Universe. advertisements (7) 18 Honourees steal urea? However, this is not correct, for there in only One Su­ Ridiculous! (9) preme power that creates, sustains and dissolves. For mak­ 8 Widest rotunda weird, ing any product, we need raw materials, a person to make it, 22 Slit tote crudely with spike (8) convoluted (7,6) but in the case of the Lord, He needs just His will to bring in­ to existence everything. So clearly, He cannot be under­ 23 Sickly bird loses warmth at 14 In a riot, nude adult rose and stood through the usual means we resort to understand so­ first (6) fell (9) mething. He is unique and cannot be understood through inference. And yet, Krishna while talking about bhakti yoga, 25 Regulated variety in musical 17 Annoys siblings, not last sister suggests inference as a possible means. He asks how doe s instrument (10) (7) the air move freely? What supports it? The Lord answers that He supports it. 26 Crave for press reportedly (4) Solution to puzzle 12645 Solution to yesterday’s Sudoku But if inference is wrong, why does the Lord ask Arjuna to 19 Remains at lodge around Utah infer His greatness through the analogy of freely moving air? ■ ACROSS 27 Pervert in USA district (6) boundary (7) What is wrong is to infer Him through analogies alon e. We 1 Staff in charge of gum (6) 28 Tyrants miss last buses at must understand Him through Vedic statements. But on ce 20 Extricate device partly from you understand the meaning of what the Vedas say, you can 4 Behind a small sea bird (6) stations (6) programmers who run away enjoy those meanings through analogies. Once we have got (7) 9 Boy almost starts debate in ■ DOWN an idea of His qualities from the Vedas, we can then enjoy African country (4) His greatness through examples. How is it that waves keep 21 Roams with receptacle in St. coming to the shore and receding? How is it that eclipses can 10 Placed bowers atop sea vessels 1 Mother to scream, from first to Kitts’ borders (6) be predicted years ahead? All this is due to the Lord. But we (10) last, at drivers (8) can understand such wonders, only after we understand 11 Force rude doctor on ship (6) 2 Son unemployed? Creep! (5) 24 Slow 40 day period of love (5) Him through the Vedas.

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