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15 MONDAY, JUNE 24, 2019 sports dash Proteas hopes them aside, it was clear World Cup 2019 standings Pakistan condemn were in tur- • moil. woeful South Africa An injury that ruled key Team Played Won Lost Tied No result Run rate Points to World Cup exit pace bowler Australia 6 5 1 0 0 0.849 10 out of the tournament New Zealand 5 4 0 0 1 1.591 9 South Africa was another setback. India 5 4 0 0 1 0.809 9 Faf• du Plessis failed Their only win to England 6 4 2 0 0 1.457 8 date was against min - Sri Lanka 6 2 2 0 2 -1.119 6 to save his side from nows and Bangladesh 6 2 3 0 1 -0.407 5 World Cup misery their mountain of issues Pakistan 6 2 3 0 1 -1.265 5 against Pakistan proved too much for the West Indies 6 1 3 0 1 0.272 3 uninspired Proteas play- South Africa 7 1 5 0 1 -0.324 3 ers to overcome as they Afghanistan 6 0 6 0 0 -1.712 0 AFP | London slumped to a tame exit. Pakistan were also akistan condemned South playing for their World Cup sur- from the first 10 overs and as, Pakistan Africa to World Cup elimi- vival and mustered a far more the pressure mounted, Quinton Pnation and kept alive their whole-hearted effort in the de Kock fell for 47, caught on the Imam-ul-Haq c & b Tahir 44 own slender chances of advanc- must-win clash. boundary by the diving Imam- c Amla b Tahir 44 ing to the semi-finals with a 49- To the delight of their army of ul-Haq for Shadab’s 50th ODI c Ngidi b Phehlukwayo 69 run win at Lord’s yesterday. fans, who turned Lord’s into a . lbw b Markram 20 Chasing 309 to remain in the vibrant mass of green, Sarfaraz On 91-2 in the 20th over and c De Kock b Ngidi 89 hunt for a last four berth, South Ahmed’s side could still make with the required run-rate c sub (Duminy) b Ngidi 23 Africa’s survival bid petered out the semi-finals. climbing, South Africa needed b Ngidi 4 on 259-9. Their second win of the tour- a big from Du Plessis. 2 Disciplined Pakistan bowling nament gives them life with Encapsulating a turbulent not out 1 saw Shadab Khan and Wahab three matches remaining in the World Cup for the skipper and Extras: (lb6, nb1, w5) 12 Riaz take three each as battle to finish in the top four in his team, the skipper could not Total: (for seven wkts; 50 overs) 308 South Africa surrendered with- the 10-team group stage. get the job done in their hour out a fight. of need. South Africa ’s side had al - Hour of need He perished for 63 when a lbw b Amir 2 ready been roughed up by Haris Pakistan’S Haris Sohail plays a shot Bangladesh’s 322-3 against the mistimed swipe against Amir Q. de Kock c Imam b Shadab 47 Sohail’s brilliant 59-ball innings West Indies was the only suc- ballooned high in the air for F. du Plessis c Sarfaraz b Amir 63 of 89 in Pakistan’s 308-7. knockout stages. ment for the World Cup was cessful chase of more than 250 Sarfaraz to take a simple c A. Markram b Shadab 7 South Africa’s fifth defeat in The post-mortem into a woe- rejected. in this World Cup and South Af- atch. H. van der Dussen c Hafeez b Shadab 36 seven World Cup matches con- ful World Cup campaign will Their campaign got off to the rica never looked like emulating went in D. Miller b Shaheen 31 firmed their embarrassingly ear- raise pointed questions about worst possible start when they that feat. similar fashion, skying Shadab A. Phehlukwayo not out 46 ly exit, with matches against Sri the futures of captain Du Plessis were thrashed by hosts England Their task was made all the to give Mohammed Hafeez a C. Morris b Wahab 16 Lanka and Australia still to play. and coach . in the tournament opener. more difficult when veteran catch that pushed South Africa K. Rabada b Wahab 3 For just the second time in South Africa have been beset Alarm bells were ringing even Hashim Amla was trapped lbw towards the exit. L. Ngidi b Wahab 1 their history, and the first time by problems on and off the field louder after a dismal defeat to by for two in Sohail’s dashing display had not out 1 since 2003, South Africa have -- starting when AB de Villiers’ Bangladesh in their second game the second over. set the tone for a dispiriting day Extras: 1 (lb1, w5) 6 failed to reach the World Cup late offer to come out of retire- and by the time India brushed The Proteas managed only 38 for South Africa. Total: (nine wkts; 50 overs) 259

Today’s match Bangladesh v Afghanistan Brathwaite agony as Windies Hampshire Bowl, Southampton 12:30pm fall just short against Kiwis AFP | Manchester

arlos Brathwaite hit a stunning century but just fell short of lead- ing the West Indies to a remarkable Bangladesh Afghanistan C victory as New Zealand won a World Cup Bangladesh’s , built on the pro- Afghanistan, having lost to India by a nar- thriller by five runs on Saturday. motion of at No.3, has row margin of 11 runs on Saturday, will be The West Indies were all but defeated been one of the highlights of the World filled with a lot of self-belief and motivation at 164 for seven, chasing 292 to win after Cup, characterised by consistently good when they take the field on Monday. With New Zealand captain ’s scores. After hunting down a target of experience of the conditions in Southamp- career-best 148 helped take the Black 322 against West Indies in just 41.3 overs, ton, will expect his spinners Caps to 291-8. Bangladesh fought admirably in a 382-run to weave their magic once again against Inspired by Brathwaite’s remarkable chase against Australia, finishing with an an in-form Bangladesh batting line-up. hundred, the West Indies nearly secured impressive 333/8. Their batsmen though, will have to focus an incredible success at Old Trafford. on staying at the crease for longer periods Probable XI But with six needed from seven balls, to get the desired result. Brathwaite launched Jimmy Neesham , Soumya Sarkar, Shakib Al for what he hoped would be the winning Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), , Probable XI hit, only for Trent Boult to take a superb- , Sabbir Rahman, Mehidy , Gulbadin Naib (c), Rah- ly judged catch just inside the long-on Hasan, (c), Rubel Hos- mat Shah, , Asghar boundary. sain, Afghan, Mohammad Nabi, Najibullah Za- dran, , Ikram Ali Khil (wk), Brathwaite sank to his knees in despair , after falling for 101 off just 82 balls, in- West Indies batsman is consoled by New Zealand players PITCH REPORT cluding five sixes and nine fours, having Monday should be warm, with partial sunshine and a bit of humidity. The dryness dominated a last-wicket stand of 41 in But he refused to blame Brathwaite competitive total,” Williamson said. will bring spin into play, much like it did during the game between India and which he scored all the runs. for the way he got out with an over still “It’s a great game of cricket, good to Afghanistan. Victory saw New Zealand return to the remaining. be on the winning side. It’s been a great top of the table and all but secure their “We wouldn’t have gone down to the learning curve for us.” Head to Head place in the semi-finals as a heart-break- penultimate (over) if it wasn’t for Carlos Veteran opener threatened Bangladesh and Afghanistan have played seven one-day internationals against each other ing defeat left the West Indies on the as well. He’s been playing excellently well to make New Zealand pay dearly for drop- in the past out of which four have been won by the former and three by the latter. verge of elimination. up to that point,” Holder said. ping him three times during a typically Both the teams have won twice each in the previous four ODI meetings. The most recent “A tough game at the end. I’m proud of Meanwhile, Williamson was relieved by blistering 87 off 84 balls that delighted a encounter which came in last year’s Asia Cup at Abu Dhabi was won by Bangladesh. After the guys, especially Carlos Brathwaite,” the way his side had just held their nerve. near-capacity crowd. winning the toss and electing to bat first in that game, Bangladesh scored 249/7 in their 50 said West Indies captain . “The West Indies are incredibly dan- But he eventually holed out during a overs. Afghanistan, in reply, could manage 246/7 in their innings and fell short by three runs. “Getting so close I guess it does make it gerous, even down their order. Credit to collapse that saw five wickets lost for 22 tougher to take.” them, but credit to our side for getting a runs in 28 balls.