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BCCI asks Rain forces players off the field in final ODI Subramaniam Gayle drops enough hints that this could be his last game to stay back INDIA IN WI tional game given the thea­ with 15 centuries. Press Trust of India trics by cricket’s showman In Wednesday’s ODI, New Delhi PRESS TRUST OF INDIA and the send­off accorded by Gayle also experimented The BCCI on Wednesday PORT OF SPAIN the Indian players at the end with his jersey number, went back on its decision of a typically thunderous sporting ‘301’ to indicate the to call back the administra­ West Indies was 158 for two innings. number of games he has tive manager, Sunil Subra­ in 22 overs after electing to Playing the way he always played in the format. manium, after he tendered bat against India when rain does, Gayle smashed the In­ DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD “an unconditional apolo­ DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD halted play for the second dian bowlers for five sixes gy” for misbehaving with time in the third and final and four boundaries. He, ho­ West Indies 217 for five senior officials from the One­Day International here wever, hit Khaleel Ahmed B West Indies was 217 for five country’s High Commis­ on Wednesday. straight to India skipper Virat in 32 overs in a match sions in the West Indies. Shimron Hetmeyer (18) Kohli, under whom he restricted to 35 overs. In what could have been and Shai Hope (19) were at played at Royal Challengers Holder was batting on 13 a first in Indian cricket, the the crease for the hosts who Bangalore in the IPL. and Brathwaite on one. BCCI had contemplated need to win the match to le­ Gayle smiled as the Indian DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD calling back the manager vel the three­match series. players shook hands with midway through the tour, West Indies lost Chris him as he was walking back SCOREBOARD but the Committee of Ad­ Gayle (72 off 41 balls) and to the pavilion. The Indian ministrators (CoA) chief Vi­ WEST INDIES Evin Lewis (43 off 29). players even did a ‘Gayle jig’ nod Rai let him off with a Chris Gayle c Kohli b Khaleel 72 After India had bowled 22 with him. (41b, 8x4, 5x6), Evin Lewis c severe reprimand follow­ overs, the skies opened up Gayle threw his bat in the Dhawan b Chahal 43 (29b, 5x4, ing his apology. again. There had been an in­ air, put his helmet on top of it 3x6), Shai Hope (batting) 19 “Sunil Subramaniam terruption in the second and walked off the field. He (40b, 1x4), Shimron Hetmyer didn’t know that it was a re­ over. then hurled the helmet up in (batting) 18 (23,1x4); Extras quest from the government India is leading the series the air and caught it while (lb­2, w­3, nb­1): 6; Total (for of India. I had initially 1­0 after winning the second approaching the boundary two wkts. in 22 overs): 158. thought of recalling him, ODI. The first match was ropes. FALL OF WICKETS but in the evening, after he abandoned due to rain. The West Indian camp 1­115 (Lewis, 10.5 overs), 2­121 tendered an unconditional (Gayle, 11.4) The weather has affected gave him a standing ovation. apology, I decided to keep INDIA BOWLING almost every game since In­ In his entertaining ODI ca­ Bhuvneshwar 5­1­48­0, Shami him for the remainder of dia landed in the Caribbean. reer, Gayle played 301 match­ 3­1­31­0, Khaleel 4­0­43­1, the tour,” said Rai. es and accumulated 10,480 Chahal 6­0­21­1, Jadhav “He will complete the Warm send­off runs with 25 hundreds and 4­0­13­0 tour as his apology has Meanwhile, Chris Gayle may 54 half­centuries. In 103 Toss: West Indies. been accepted,” added the have played his last interna­ Tests, he scored 7214 runs Scoreboard incomplete Signature celebration: Chris Gayle raises a toast after reaching his half­century. * GETTY IMAGES CoA chief. I want to improve both as a Dananjaya has Kiwis in a spot of bother Rain washes out day one Spinner picks up five­for on rain­affected day; Taylor holding fort cricketer and as a person: Pant AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE KIWIS IN SL LORD’S Press Trust of India Jofra Archer received his Port of Spain Reuters England Test cap but was Rishabh Pant is on a learning GALLE still to deliver a ball after curve in international crick­ the opening day of the se­ et and his only endeavour is Sri Lanka’s Akila Dananjaya cond Ashes Test against to improve each day, not on­ spun a web around New Zea­ Australia was abandoned ly as a player but also as a hu­ land’s batsmen, picking up without a ball bowled at a man being. all five wickets to fall, on a soaking wet Lord’s. The nascent international rain­shortened opening day Chris Jordan, his Sussex career of M.S. Dhoni’s heir of the first Test. teammate, presented apparent has been an event­ Ross Taylor held firm with Archer with the cap in En­ ful one — a few eye­catching an unbeaten 86 against the gland’s pre­match huddle. knocks interspersed with in­ guile of Dananjaya to take the With rain still lashing an discreet shot selections that touring side to 203 for five increasingly gloomy 'home invited a lot of critical when rain forced early of cricket', umpires Aleem comments. stumps. Mitchell Santner Dar and Chris Gaffaney fi­ With India having a was the other unbeaten bat­ nally abandoned play for packed schedule in the next sman at the crease. the day after tea. six months, Pant was asked Key player: Rishabh Pant is happy that the team management Both sides selected three Jordan may only have about how he sees things is supporting each and every player and giving them spinners and the 25­year­old made eight Test appea­ panning out for him. chances. * AFP Dananjaya, who in the past rances, but has been so­ “Every match is crucial has been suspended from mething of a ‘cricket broth­ for me and it is not about the set, so I want to play normal, them,” the 21­year­old said. bowling in international er’ for fellow next six months. Everyday of positive cricket that can help cricket for an illegal bowling Barbados­born county col­ my life is crucial and I want my team win matches,” Pant Time to move on action, made a quick impact. Wrecker­in­chief: Akila Dananjaya, second from left, celebrates the exit of Tom Latham, one of league Archer. to improve both as a cricke­ said. The World Cup semifinal ex­ After Kane Williamson his five New Zealand wickets on Wednesday. * AFP Ashes holder Australia ter and as a person. That’s He is happy that the team it was a disappointment but chose to bat, the opening lead the five­match series what I am looking forward management is supporting the young ’keeper insisted pair added 64 before Danan­ for the Black Caps with Hen­ 1­0 after its 251­run win at to,” Pant said. each and every player and it’s time to move on. jaya struck twice in the space ry Nicholls and added 100 for SCOREBOARD SL VS NZ, 1ST DAY, 1ST TEST Edgbaston last week. He scored an attractive giving them chances. “We felt bad after losing of four deliveries to send the fourth wicket before Da­ In 17 of the last 19 Ashes, half­century in the third and “We are not experiment­ the World Cup semifinals back Tom Latham (30) and nanjaya dismissed the latter. New Zealand — 1st innings: J. 68 overs): 203. the team that has led 1­0 final T20I but some of his ing as we are giving chance but as professionals we Williamson (0). Nicholls failed to connect Raval c de Silva b Dananjaya 33, Fall of wickets: 1­64, 2­64, 3­ has won the series. The ex­ dismissals after getting set to everyone, whoever is in knew that we hadn’t played Dananjaya then induced a sweep shot and was out leg T. Latham c Dickwella b Danan­ 71, 4­171, 5­179. ceptions were in 1997 jaya 30, K. Williamson c Kar­ have left a lot to be desired. the team. badly. It was just 45 minutes an edge from Jeet Raval to before for 42 and B­J. Watling unaratne b Dananjaya 0, R. Sri Lanka bowling: Lakmal 10­ when Australia lost at Edg­ “As an individual, I would “Everyone is getting a of bad cricket (against New dismiss the other opener for soon joined him in the dress­ Taylor (batting) 86, H. Nicholls 5­14­0, Kumara 10­1­37­0, baston, but won the six­ like to have a big score but proper chance and treat­ Zealand). As we play more 33 at the stroke of the lunch ing room after being out in si­ lbw b Dananjaya 42, B.J. Wat­ Dananjaya 22­2­57­5, de Silva match series 3­2 and 2005 every time I go in, I am not ment. Everyone is confident cricket, we need to learn break to reduce New Zealand milar fashion to hand the off­ ling lbw b Dananjaya 1, M. Sant­ 6­0­20­0, Embuldeniya when England lost at focussing on that. I have of their position as the team and keep on improving,” he to 71 for three. spinner his fourth five­wicket ner (batting) 8; Extras (nb­1, 20­1­73­0. Lord’s but won the five­ been getting out after being management is supporting said. Taylor staged a fight back haul in Tests. lb­2): 3; Total (for five wkts. in Toss: New Zealand. Test series 2­1.

‘I have to Cricket ball India reigns supreme Kandola’s left foot floors Yoddha reprogramme goes vegan! Phanase shines in PD World Cricket Series final my thinking’ Agence France-Presse LONDON Press Trust of India W.G. Grace and Don Port of Spain Bradman may be Struggling with his form, spinning in their graves West Indies all­rounder at the news an English Carlos Brathwaite said he is cricket club have working on his fitness and switched to using a trying to “reprogramme” vegan ball from the his thoughts to get his bat­ traditional leather one. ting back in order. Earley Cricket Club Brathwaite scored nine, in Reading, 64 10 and zero across formats kilometres west of in the ongoing limited­ov­

London, had ers series against India. Falling short: Monu Goyat & Co.’s efforts were not enough against Steelers.* VIJAY SONEJI introduced a vegan tea “I think batting­wise I for their players. That have to reprogramme my PKL own, single­handedly win­ in seven matches. With this was down to their thinking about hitting and ning points by tagging oppo­ victory, it climbed to the founder and chairman swiping and batting pro­ G. Viswanath nents with felicity, but it was third spot. Gary Shacklady, who perly,” he told reporters on Ahmedabad his ejection from the court Midway through the se­ found most cricket club the eve of the final ODI that resulted in his team get­ cond half, Steelers changed teas consisted of ham against India. Vikash Kandola deployed his ting all out in the 40th mi­ the course of the contest, sandwiches, not much “We are having a lot of left foot three times in the nute, giving three crucial thanks to Sunil’s solid tackles use to him when he honest conversations with last three minutes to steer points to Steelers. with which he weighed in became a vegan. Top of the world: The victorious India Physically Disabled squad with its reward. * BCCI/TWITTER the coaches and the staff Haryana Steelers to a thrill­ Steelers led 16­12 at half­ with six points. Now the club has and I think one thing that’s ing 36­33 win against UP time, but Monu Goyat and gone the full hog and Special Correspondent gland to 144 for eight to seal kar Warriors, in memory of kept me back is my fitness. Yoddha in the ProKabaddi company pounced on op­ Warriors win thriller MUMBAI introduced a vegan the title. former India captain Ajit I have been working very, League at the Arena by portunities in the early part In the second match of the cricket ball — a Kunal Phanase’s 36 (35b, The other Indian batsmen Wadekar, who played an ac­ very hard in the past 12 to TransStadia here on Wed­ of the second half to put the day, Gujarat Fortunegiants, synthetic animal 3x4) and two for 15 helped to come good were the hard­ tive role in All India Cricket 14 months on my fitness — I nesday. UP side up 21­18 and in­ after pulling level at 26 products­free one India Physically Disabled hitting Ravindra Sante (53, Association for Physically believe I can get a bit stron­ The action­packed tussle creased it to 27­24, before through two super tackles, covered in rubber beat host England Physically 34b, 2x4, 4x6), Keni (29, Challenged (AICAPC), who ger as well.” turned into a scrap between falling victim to Kandola’s suffered a 26­28 reverse instead of leather. Disabled by 36 runs in the fi­ 27b) and Suganesh Mahin­ organised the selection and Brathwaite’s last memor­ Kandola and Yoddha raider spectacular raids on the against Bengal Warriors. “It does behave like a nal of the T20 Physical Dis­ dran 33 (11b, 4x4). preparation for the event. able innings came in the Shrikant Jadhav. As the home stretch. The three­man raiding The scores: leather cricket ball, but ability World Cricket Series, While bowling, man­of­ World Cup when he blasted match progressed, with the Kandola’s splendid effort team of Prapanjan, Manin­ India 180 for seven in 20 ov­ it bounces more and it’s organised by England & the­match Phanase got sup­ an 82­ball 101 to take West scores level at 27, the Steel­ reduced the UP side to three der Singh and Mohammad more difficult to grip,” Wales Cricket Board, at the port from Sunny Goyat two ers (Kunal Phanase 36, Vikrant Indies to the brink of victo­ ers’ chief raider upped his men on the court, as against Keni 29, Ravindra Sante 53, Su­ Nabibakhsh contributed 18 Shacklady told the Blackfinch New Road for 23. ry against New Zealand. game to add eight points in its full seven, when the ganesh Mahendran 33, L. points for Warriors. Daily Mail. “But we’re ground in Worcester. Earlier, India had earlier O’Brien two for 35) bt England But his attempt to hit a the second half to the four he teams took positions after a The results: enthused by it and The visitors scored 180 for topped the six­team round­ 144 for eight in 20 overs (A. match­winning six in the scored in the first. And Kan­ time­out. It was a complete Haryana Steelers bt UP we’re hopeful of finding seven in 20 overs after skip­ robin league stage to qualify Brown 44, C Flynn 28, Phanase penultimate over cost him dola’s left foot kicks got him mismatch that eventually Yoddha 36­33; Gujarat Fortu­ a better version.” per Vikrant Keni won the directly for the final. The In­ two for 15, Sunny Goyat two for dearly as his team lost by three of those points. contributed to Steelers’ negiants lost to Bengal War­ toss and then restricted En­ dian team called itself Wade­ 23). five runs. Jadhav, too, came into his hard­earned win — its fourth riors 26­28.

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