SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2019 15 Juventus cruise before Atletico Guptill runs flow sweeps showdown Kiwis past Bangladesh Martin Guptill slams another century as New Zealand clinch series AFP | Christchurch, New Zealand Bangladesh rejuvenated Martin Gup- T. Iqbal lbw Henry 5 Juventus’ Cristiano Ronaldo (C) L. Das c Ferguson b Boult 1 till wound back the clock celebrates with Paulo Dybala A with his second century Sarkar c Taylor b Grandhomme 22 after scoring in as many games as a clinical M. Rahim b Ferguson 24 New Zealand clinched their M. Mithun b Astle 57 AFP | Milan one-day series against Bangla- Mahmudullah b Astle 7 desh in Christchurch yesterday. Rahman c Neesham Ferguson 43 ristiano Ronaldo set up The long-serving opener, who M. Hasan c Nicholls b Neesham 16 CPaulo Dybala to score had a disappointing recent se- M. Saifuddin b Ferguson 10 early and added one him- ries against India, rated his 118 M. Mortaza c Boult b Neesham 13 self with defender Leonar- as a more satisfying knock than Mustafizur Rahman not out 5 do Bonucci also on target as the unbeaten 117 when he re- Extras: (lb 6, wd 17) 23 Juventus surged 14 points turned to form in the first match Total: (all out; 49.4 overs) 226 clear in Serie A on Friday against Bangladesh. New Zealand with a 3-0 win over lowly “There was a lot of flow and M. Guptill c Das b Rahman 118 Frosinone. rhythm in that one,” he said after H. Nicholls c Das b Rahman 14 Coach Massimiliano Al- the Kiwis comfortably knocked K. Williamson not out 65 legri was taking no chances, off their 227-run target for the R. Taylor not out 21 even against a side sitting loss of two wickets and with 13.5 Extras: (b 1, wd 10) 11 second bottom of the table, overs to spare. Total: (for 2 wickets; 36.1 overs) 229 ahead of next week’s Cham- “It felt like I got back to where pions League last 16, first- I was a couple of years ago.” off 69 deliveries before he was leg tie at Atletico Madrid. Guptill cut, drove and pulled bowled by Todd Astle, while Dybala returned to the the Bangladesh attack apart as Sabbir contributed 43 off 65. front line alongside Ronaldo New Zealand cruised to victory Martin Guptill plays a shot New Zealand assisted the and Mario Mandzukic with and went 2-0 up in the three- Bangladesh cause with 23 extras key defenders Bonnucci and match series. But against a less confining the finish with Williamson not and some sloppy fielding while Giorgio Chiellini both back With the World Cup looming, Bangladesh attack, he scored BETTER out 65 and Taylor on 21. Rahman had fortune on his side from injury. New Zealand skipper Kane Wil- freely, with 14 fours and four when an edge off a Todd Astle “The team is growing in liamson was pleased to see his sixes from the 88 deliveries he Slopping fielding delivery nicked the stumps but terms of fitness, it’s a de - side had taken lessons from the faced. KNOW After Williamson won the toss the bails stayed on. cisive moment for the sea- 4-1 drubbing inflicted by India. After rolling Bangladesh for and opted to bowl under cloudy Colin de Grandhomme had an son,” said Allegri. “It was what we were want- 226, Guptill made a flying start skies, the Bangladesh top order eventful first over that lasted 11 Juventus are building ing,” he said. in New Zealand’s reply as they again failed to fire. deliveries, included five wides towards next week’s game “That was a really tough series passed through 10 overs at 59 for Martin Guptill scored They were in trouble at 93 and also produced the wicket of in Madrid and a top-of-the and (the) guys got taught some one while Bangladesh were 32 118 runs off 88 balls for five after 21 overs before Soumya Sarkar who was caught table clash against Napoli harsh lessons and it’s important for two at the same stage. Mohammad Mithun and Sabbir by Ross Taylor for 22. in the San Paolo Stadium on you learn from those. Mustafizur Rahman claimed Rahman provided some back- But Taylor dropped two March 3. “Today and in the last game the early wicket of Henry bone for the innings, putting on catches in the following overs. “We struggled a bit after there were a couple of nice per- Nicholls for 14, leaving Kane the boundary by Liton Das off 75 for the sixth wicket. Ferguson finished as the most the winter break but now formances obviously led by Mar- Williamson to partner Guptill Mustafizur Rahman in the 29th Mithun again played the successful New Zealand bowler we are ready to face this tin Guptill.” in a 143-run stand for the second over, New Zealand were 188 for anchor role, as he did with with three for 43. important moment of the Against India’s tight bowling, wicket. two. his hard-fought 62 in the first The third and final ODI is in season both in the champi- Guptill was restricted to a top When Guptill went in similar Williamson and Ross Taylor match. Dunedin next Wednesday, fol- onship and the Champions score of 15. fashion to Nicholls, caught on then guided the home side to In game two, he scored 57 lowed by three Test matches. League,” added Allegri. Students compete during the Annual Van Gerven on top in Korean Cup Sports Week of New Millennium School, DPS Bahrain. Notable events the races including 100mts, 200mts, 400mts, 800mts, relay, Shot-put, discuss throw, long jump, etc. Prize distribution was held at the conclusion of each event Ahmed Akbar triumphs in BREEF showjumping TDT | Manama Sports Federation. The event to Mayoof Al Rumaihi who was AGC Korean Cup winners with sponsor Kwang Bok Kim took place under the patronage less than a second behind the hmed Akbar was crowned of Shaikh Faisal bin Rashid Al winner, though with four faults TDT | Manama took the helm as usual for the the bell. Aas the champion of the Khalifa, President of BREEF. too. Third place went to Saber post-play formalities, starting Prize winners were as fol- Grand Prix event of Bahrain Akbar won the biggest prize Salman who made 16 faults. he sixth outing of the Kore- with the award of a new ini - lows: 1st: Gerard Van Gerven Royal Equestrian and En - of the day following an impres- In the fourth contest of the Tan Cup, a competition with tial handicap to recently joined (40), 2nd: Rashid Al Haji (39), durance Federation (BREEF) sive run to the finish line, clock- Championship which was for a distinctive flavour, was held member Chris Diciolla. He 3rd: Hamad Fares Al Quta - Showjumping Championship ing in 51.09 seconds with four senior competitors, Fouad Al at Awali Golf Club last Friday, then advised that the sponsor, mi (39), 4th: Colin Drysdale which was held at the Military faults, leaving the second place Rayyes won first, followed by 15th February, attracting nearly Kwang Bok Kim, had decided (38), 5th: Abdulla Sultan Al Mayoof Al Rumaihi and Ahmed 100 players out onto the course. this was the last occasion of his Hakam (38), 6th Abdulhadi Isa Khalaf in second and third Gerard Van Gerven was most sponsorship of the competi- Al Noaimi (38), 7th: Sun Kyu respectively. inspired, perhaps the weather tion. However, this was quick- Kwak (38), 7th: James Shin Meanwhile, Mahdi Turani conditions and lingering green- ly followed by the good news, (38), 9th: Rashid Musbah (38), overcame fierce competition ery reminding him of his Dutch as the competition would live 10th: Salah Al Shaer (37), Ali Al to win first in the fifth contest home, achieving the winner’s on, sponsored by the Korean Kowari and Ali Musbah losing which was for senior competi- place on the podium with 40 Society. on countback. Also, side prizes tors too, while Al Rumaihi won Stableford points, chased by Prizes were presented by the were awarded to Sarah Hobday, the third competition which Rashid Al Haji (39) and Hamad Club Captain, assisted by Tour- Beth Robinson, Peter Rogers, was for amatuer participants. Fares Al Qutami in third, losing nament Director Dave Loney Nasser Yacoub, Ebrahim Al The latter also dominated the on countback. and formalities ended with Hashel and Abdulla Sultan Al junior competitions, winning Captain Serwin Rampersad Kim and his wife Nam ringing Hakam. A participant in action during the showjumping championship both of them..