Buttler Has Re-Entered Fast Bowlers Jofra Archer Anneke Bosch (58) and As the Veteran Indian Batter at the Fourth Spot Despite Rounder Washington Sun- the Top 20
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THE HIMALAYAN MAIL JAMMU Q THURSDAY Q MARCH 18, 2021 11 South Africa seal ODI series 4-1, give India Kohli returns to top 5 in ICC T20I rankings DUBAI, MARCH 17: October 2018. plenty to think about ahead of World Cup Following his stellar perfor- There were also some mance in the ongoing series other fine performances in against England, India the series, between the top skipper Virat Kohli on two sides, which England Mithali Raj played a captain’s knock by hitting a well-crafted 79 not out Wednesday broke back into leads 2-1. LUCKNOW, MARCH Mithali shared 71 runs for the top of the ICC T20 bats- Jonny Bairstow, who 17: South Africa added salt the fourth wicket before the men rankings. chipped in with 40 runs and to India’s wounds by regis- former left the ground in Kohli, a formerly top- was associated in an unbro- tering a five-wicket win over the 31st over. ranked batsman in the for- ken 77-run stand with But- the hosts in the low-scoring India lost opener Priya mat and currently number tler in the eight-wicket win fifth and final women’s ODI Punia (18) early before In- one in ODIs, gained one slot on Tuesday, has moved up to seal the series 4-1 here on dia’s star batswoman of the and a massive 47 rating two slots to 14th position in Wednesday. series Punam Raut (10) and points after unbeaten the list led by his compatriot Mithali Raj played a cap- Smriti Mandhana (18) de- knocks of 73 and 77 in the Dawid Malan. tain’s knock by hitting a parted in successive overs. second and third matches Opener Jason Roy has well-crafted 79 not out but Dayalan Hemalatha (2) against England, to be advanced four slots to 24th it was only enough to take and Sushma Verma (0) placed fifth. with scores of 49 and 46 in India to 188 all out. failed to provide the much- KL Rahul remains the the first two matches. South Africa then rode on needed support to Mithali top-ranked Indian batsmen Among bowlers, all- Jos Buttler has re-entered Fast bowlers Jofra Archer Anneke Bosch (58) and as the veteran Indian batter at the fourth spot despite rounder Washington Sun- the top 20. (up 43 places to 34th) and Mignon du Preez’s (57) three failures in the series Mark Wood (up 59 places to the visitors lost their top aries in the process. brought up her second fifty dar is up two places to 11th His match-winning 83 half-centuries to chase of the series and 55th overall so far. while seamers Shardul not out in the third match 39th), as well as left-arm three batters including Marizanne Kapp (36 not Shreyas Iyer is up 32 seam bowler Sam Curran down the target in 48.2 in 78 balls in the 38th over. Thakur (up 14 places to has helped him advance five skipper Sune Luus (10) for out) and Nadine de Klerk places to the 31st spot while (up 41 places to 74th) have overs. Jhulan Goswami (5) and 27th) and Bhuvneshwar places to 19th position, just The series marked India’s just 27 runs. (19 not out), however, en- Rishabh Pant gained 30 gained in the weekly update Monica Patel (9) too didn’t Kumar (up seven places to two shy of his career-best return to international Du Preez (57) and Bosch sured there was no further spots to be ranked 80th. for men. trouble the scorers much as 45th) have also gained. 17th position attained in cricket after 12 months. (58) then stabilised South hiccups as the duo shared Mithali kept India’s innings They were naturally rusty to Africa’s run chase with a 96- unbeaten 58 runs for the going single-handedly. start with and by the end of run partnership for the sixth wicket to guide South the series, it seemed that fourth wicket before Indian Africa home. Debutant Challuru West Indies Legends to face India in they have a lot of work to do bowlers pulled things back, For India, left-arm spin- Prathyusha (2) also failed to if they want to be title con- dismissing both the set bat- ner Rajeshwari Gayakwad make a mark as India tenders for the World Cup ters in quick succession. picked up three wickets slumped to 176 for eight by semis of Road Safety World Series T20 early next year. At that stage South Africa conceding just 13 runs off the end of the 47th over. The batting needs more were 131 for five, still need- her 10 overs. Mithali was left stranded RAIPUR, MARCH 17: chipped in with a crucial 38 firepower and bowling con- ing 58 runs in 13 overs for a Earlier, Mithali steered at one hand as India kept on West Indies Legends de- and Jim Troughton score cerns too need to be ad- win. India’s innings after India losing wickets at regular in- feated England Legends by an important 22. dressed as spinners, tradi- While Bosch’s knock was lost three early wickets with tervals and were bowled out five wickets to enter the The opening half century tionally India’s strength, laced with eight fours and the scoreboard reading 53 in 49.3 overs. semifinals of the Road partnership between Mus- struggled against South came off 70 balls, du Preez in the 13th over. Medium pacer de Klerk Safety World Series T20 tard and Pietersen build a Africa. was a tad slower as she took Together with Harman- was the pick of the bowlers here, where they will face strong foundation for Eng- South Africa’s chase got 10 balls to open her innings preet Kaur (30), who re- for South Africa with figures India Legends. land. off to a disastrous start as and struck just four bound- tired hurt due to an injury, of three for 35. Chasing 187 on Tuesday Shah played some big night, half centuries from shots, in the end, to get his Dwayne Smith and Nars- half century and eventually ingh Deonarine saw West took England beyond the Start of All England badminton delayed Indies through to the 180-run mark. knockout stage. Brief scores: England The West Indians, who got stumped. Mustard made 57 runs off Legends 186/3 (Phil Mus- due to inconclusive COVID reports were cruising throughout, West Indies needed one 41 balls with three sixes and tard 57, Owais Shah 53 not got a scare when they off the final ball and Tino five boundaries, while Shah out; Dwayne Smith 2/31) BIRMINGHAM, ment and Public Health needed one to win in two Best took his side home. hit an unbeaten 30-ball 53, lost to West Indies Legends MARCH 17: The start of England to ensure the balls. Earlier, Phil Mustard and which included three hits 187/5 (Dwayne Smith 58, the Yonex All England health and safety of all par- Brian Lara stepped out to Owais Shah slammed half over the ropes and five Narsing Deonarine 53 not Open Badminton Champi- ticipants. The prestigious hit off-spinner James Tred- centuries to help England boundaries. out; Chris Tremlett 2/37) by onships was on Wednesday Super 1000 tournament well, but missed the ball and Legends post 186 for three. Captain Kevin Pietersen 5 wickets. delayed by a couple of hours was earlier scheduled to following a “significant start at 9 am GMT. number” of inconclusive The All England Champi- COVID-19 test results, the onships was the final event Skipper Morgan is a pioneer in organisers informed. on the BWF calendar to be A joint statement issued played last year before all by the Badminton World sporting activities came to a Federation (BWF) and Bad- halt because of the pan- white ball cricket: Buttler minton England read, “Can demic. confirm that a significant International badminton AHMEDABAD, Asked whether the knock “BWF can also confirm “As a result, play will now MARCH 17: Skipper Eoin has ended the debate over number of COVID-19 tests that a small number of posi- commence at 2 pm GMT on restarted in October in Den- conducted for participating mark before it was sus- Morgan is one of the white who to open, he said: "I tive tests were recorded, Wednesday 17 March ball "pioneers", who has think people seem to quite teams at the YONEX All and in agreement with Pub- 2021.” The statement pended again until January, England Open Badminton when three tournaments, propelled English cricket to enjoy talking about it. And lic Health England, these further added that Bad- a different level with his in- yeah, I certainly sometimes Championships 2021 were cases will be retested. These minton England and the including the World Tour deemed ‘inconclusive’ and Finals, were staged in a bio- credible leadership, reckons feel the pressure of that." cases will continue to self- BWF will continue to imple- his deputy Jos Buttler. "Every time I do, I have as a result, the samples will isolate while they are ment all testing protocols secure environment in be rerun.” Thailand. Morgan, who had ended the opportunity to try and retested. required by the UK Govern- his country's 44-year wait make a case because you for maiden ODI World Cup know there's obviously title in 2019, on Tuesday be- loads of us who can open came the first England the batting for this team." Brazil divided on renaming player and fourth overall to "Eoin is always clear with make 100 appearances in every single player on what T20 cricket.