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Home , Akila Dananjaya, Avishka Fernando, Isuru Udana, Kusal Mendis, Nuwan Pradeep

15 MONDAY, JULY 29, 2019 sports

Basilashvili retains clinch ODI series Hamburg title leg-spinner Sabbir Rahman for spectability. Sri Lanka seal series a four to complete Sri Lanka’s Mehidy made 43 off 46 balls • win. He was unbeaten on 52 with six boundaries before he against Bangladesh runs facing 57 balls. was caught by Sri Lankan skip- with easy win He was well supported by per at mid- Mendis, 41 , in an unbro- off off . ken 96-run fourth stand. Pradeep, fellow pace bowler Georgia’s Nikoloz Basilashvili Mushfiqur’s celebrates with trophy knock• goes in vain “I am disappointed to not get and leg-spinner to the three-figure mark and Akila Dananjaya claimed two AFP | Hamburg, Germany for Bangladesh in hopefully I can convert my starts each for Sri Lanka. second ODI into bigger knocks in the fu - Bangladesh were in trouble eorgian Nikoloz Basi- ture,” said man-of-the-match soon after skipper Glashvili retained his ti- AFP | Colombo Fernando. won the toss and elected to bat tle at the Hamburg Open “The track was a bit slow and at the R. Premadasa Stadium. yesterday when he beat also spun a bit. I am glad that Pradeep trapped opener unseeded Russian Andrey vishka Fernando hit a I was able to make a contribu- leg-before for 11 Rublev, 7-5, 4-6, 6-3. quick-fire half-century as tion,” he added. before Tamim dragged an Udana Basilashvili, who was ASri Lanka eased to a sev- Mustafizur finished with 2-50 onto his stump after seeded fourth at the clay- en-wicket win over Bangladesh for Bangladesh. making 19. court event, is ranked 16th in the second one-day interna- Dananjaya removed Moham- in the world but will lose tional to seal the three-match Mushfiqur falls short mad Mithun for 12 and bowled points because last year he series in Colombo yesterday. Bangladesh had Mushfiqur to Riyad for six be- took the title after coming Opener Fernando made 82 off thank for providing them some- fore Sabbir Rahman’s run out through qualifying. 75 balls, helping Sri Lanka reach thing to fight with after their for 11 compounded Bangladesh’s The 27-year-old’s only 242-3 in 44.4 overs after Bang- top-order crumbled for the sec- woes. other ATP Tour title came in ladesh were restricted to 238-8, ond time in the series. Mushfiqur began his fight the hard-court China Open despite wicketkeeper-batsman Sri Lankan cricketer (L) and run between the Mushfiqur slammed six fours back with Mehidy after Udana in Beijing last October. Mushfiqur Rahim making an wickets and a six in a 110-ball innings had Mosaddek Hossain caught The Georgian dropped unbeaten 98 runs. to bail out Bangladesh who lost by Kusal Perera for 13. serve early in the first set Fernando and skipper Di - Mehidy bowled Karunaratne missed Fernando and Perera, their first six wickets for 117 Mushfiqur went off the strike but broke back with his muth Karunaratne set the for 15 but Fernando and Kusal who made 30 off 34 balls, in runs. in the fifth ball of the final over sixth break point of the tone for Sri Lanka’s run chase Perera continued the hosts’ on- quick succession to revive Bang- Mushfiqur and number eight to miss out on his eighth ODI sixth game. He wasted a with 71-run stand before Bang- slaught to put Sri Lanka, who ladesh’s hopes but Mehidy shared 84 runs, a sev- hundred by just two runs. set point in 10th game be- ladesh had their first success won Friday’s opening game by and denied enth-wicket record for Bangla- The third and final match of fore clinching on the fourth through off-spinner Mehidy 91 runs, firmly in control. them further success. desh against Sri Lanka to give the series will be held at the break point of a marathon Hasan. dis - Mathews struck occasional the visitors’ innings some re- same venue on Wednesday. 12th game. Dembele double fires Lyon to Chelsea sneak past Reading Daily Mail | London the break. Reading were the most dan- victory against Arsenal helsea continued their New Royals signing Michael gerous side early on, with Dan- AFP | London Cpre-season campaign with Morrison volleyed in a corner ny Loader heading against the Mason Mount scoring twice in a but Mount’s interventions re- post from Jon Swift’s corner. high-scoring win over Reading stored the advantage, only for With 13 minutes gone they ubstitute Moussa Dembele at the Madejski Stadium. Sam Baldock to strike with 20 had the breakthrough, Josh Sscored twice as Lyon came The visitors fell behind to minutes left. Barrett collecting his own de- from behind to beat Arsenal Josh Barrett’s improvised lob However, the Blues held out flecting shot and lobbing Willy 2-1 in a pre-season friendly in but Ross Barkley and Kenedy to ensure another victory for Caballero from the edge of the London yesterday. turned the score around by Frank Lampard’s side. box. Gunners boss Unai Emery Shortly after, Liam Moore had opted against including conceded a free-kick centrally Sead Kolasinac and Mesut and Ross Barkley curled home Ozil in his squad after they a stunner to equalise with Chel- were involved in an attempted sea’s first shot on target. car-jacking during the week. The visitors were ahead at He also named new signings the break when Kenedy sent a Dani Ceballos and Gabriel Mar- low shot into the far corner, but tinelli on the bench, with the new signing Michael Morrison pair coming on as the Ligue 1 Moussa Dembele shoots to score tapped home a corner to level side overturned Pierre-Emer- on 49 minutes. ick Aubameyang’s opener to cross 10 minutes before half- Emirates Stadium goal ruled Both sides would hit the win the pre-season trophy. time. out for handball. crossbar, firstly Teddy Howe’s Alexandre Lacazette limped But after the break, with Before kick-off the fans ob- wayward cross striking the off injured early as Arsenal changes taking place for much served a period of applause in woodwork, before David Luiz’s dominated the opening half, of the half, Lyon battled back memory of Jose Antonio Reyes. beautiful control, turn and Aubameyang smartly tucking and Dembele struck either side The former Arsenal forward shot were inches away from a home Henrikh Mkhitaryan’s of Martinelli having a debut died in a car accident on June 1. Mason Mount of Chelsea scores his team’s third goal goal.

Michael Schumacher’s Ferrari a perfect fit for son Mick Neymar to miss PSG’s final Asian matches Reuters | Hockenheim, Germany who also drove his father’s 1994 AFP | Paris Benetton around Belgium’s Kimpembe will stay be- met, in the French Cup ick Schumacher stepped Spa-Francorchamps track in hind in Shenzhen to work final. Minto his father Michael’s 2017. eymar will not feature on their fitness. If Neymar, who 2004 Formula One champi - “To be able to drive the V10 Nin Paris Saint-Ger- The world’s most ex- has made clear he onship-winning Ferrari at the (engine) and feel how that main’s last two games of pensive player sat out the wants to return to German Grand Prix on Satur- one behaved and sounded was their pre-season tour of defeat on penalties to Inter Barcelona, is still day and found it a perfect fit. something very special,” added Asia, French media report- Milan in Macao on Sat - at the Parc des Princes The 20-year-old, who races Schumacher, wearing a helmet ed yesterday. urday. he could feature in the Ferrari’s Mick Schumacher in the pits in Formula Two, did a demon- painted in both his father’s PSG play Sydney FC in He will also miss the club’s Ligue 1 opener stration run at Hockenheim in sport to new heights in his 2004 colours and his own. Suzhou on Tuesday but, French Champions Tro- on August 11 against the F2004 car which carried his homeland. Schumacher, who is a mem- sports daily L’Equipe re- phy against Rennes in Nimes. father to 13 wins from 18 races “It was amazing to be able ber of the Ferrari young driver ported, Neymar, who Shenzhen next Saturday as and his seventh and last title. to drive the car around here academy and has tested the lat- missed Brazil’s victori- he completes a six-match Neymar Schumacher senior won four especially knowing it was my est car, graduated to Formula ous Copa America cam- domestic ban for an inci- times at the German track, dad’s seat and everything and it Two this year after winning the paign with an ankle inju- dent involving a fan the boosting the popularity of the fit perfectly,” said the youngster, European Formula Three title. ry, and defender Presnel last time the teams