Argentina make Copa America semis but Messi struggles PAGE 18 SUNDAY, JUNE 30, 2019 Leclerc keen on ‘finishing the job’ after CRICKET WORLD CUP taking pole at Austrian F1 Grand Prix PAGE 18 INDIA VS ENGLAND Pakistan survive scare to edge Afghanistan in thriller at Leeds Pakistan’s Imad Wasim and Wahab Riaz celebrate after winning the 2019 Cricket World Cup group stage match against Spectators let off flares after the match between Pakistan and Afghanistan at Headingley in Leeds, England, on Saturday. Afghanistan at Headingley in Leeds, England, on Saturday. (REUTERS) The 1992 champions Pakistan, chasing 228 to win attained the target in 49.4 overs by three wickets. (AFP) AFP ab Khan (11) put on 50 for SCOREBOARD out for 18 while taking a un- feels like home here. They Afghanistan captain Naib. BIRMINGHAM the seventh wicket to revive necessary second run, leaving gave us a boost in confidence.” “Credit to Pakistan, they their hopes. AFGHANISTAN PAKISTAN Pakistan needing 72 off the Off-spinner Mohammad controlled their nerves. PAKISTAN kept their nerve The win lifts Pakistan Rahmat Shah c Babar b Imad 35 Fakhar Zaman lbw b Mujeeb 0 last eleven overs. Nabi (2-23) had brought Af- “We missed again. You can Gulbadin Naib c Sarfaraz b Shaheen 15 Imam-ul-Haq st Alikhil b Nabi 36 to avoid a huge shock on into fourth place in the 10- Hashmatullah Shahidi c Imad b Shaheen 0 Babar Azam b Nabi 45 They took 18 off Naib in ghanistan right into the game face a lot of these situations, Saturday, beating a spirited team table, above hosts Eng- Ikram Alikhil c Hafeez b Imad 24 Mohammad Hafeez c Shahidi b Mujeeb 19 the 46th over, which brought with the wickets of Imam-ul- we are working harder and Afghan side by three wickets land after a poor start to the Asghar Afghan b Shadab 42 Haris Sohail lbw b Rashid 27 the target down to a manage- Haq (36) and Babar Azam (45) harder. The matches we have with just two balls to spare to tournament. Mohammad Nabi c Amir b Riaz 16 Sarfaraz Ahmed run out 18 able 28 off four overs. in successive overs. lost, we have improved.” Najibullah Zadran b Shaheen 42 Imad Wasim not out 49 keep their World Cup semi- If they win their final game Samiullah Shinwari not out 19 Shadab Khan run out 11 Shadhab was run out for 11 Haris Sohail laboured to The start of the game final hopes alive. against Bangladesh and Eng- Rashid Khan c Fakhar b Shaheen 8 Wahab Riaz not out 15 with the score on 206 but Wa- 27 off 57 balls before he was was marred by clashes be- All-rounder Imad Wasim land fail to win both of their Hamid Hassan b Riaz 1 Extras: (b1, lb4, w5) 10 hab Riaz (15 not out) and Imad lbw to leg-spinner Rashid tween rival fans, with police hit Afghanistan skipper Gul- last two matches, against In- Mujeeb Ur Rahman not out 7 TOTAL: (For 7 wkts, 49.4 overs) 230 saw Pakistan home and con- Khan but Pakistan ultimately forced to intervene. Political Extras: (lb8, w10) 18 Did not bat: Mohammad Amir, Shaheen Shah Afridi badin Naib for a boundary dia and New Zealand, Pakistan TOTAL: (For 9 wkts, 50 overs) 227 Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Fakhar), 2-72 (Imam), 3-81 demned plucky Afghanistan to had enough batting firepower relations between the south through the covers to seal the will qualify for the semi-finals. Fall of wickets: 1-27 (Naib), 2-27 (Shahidi), 3-57 (Babar), 4-121 (Hafeez), 5-142 (Sohail), 6-156 an eighth consecutive defeat. to see them over the line. Asian neighbours have been win off the fourth ball of the “Thank you all the fans, (Shah), 4-121 (Asghar), 5-125 (Alikhil), 6-167 (Nabi), (Sarfaraz), 7-206 (Shadab). “When I went in they were Earlier, lanky Afghan marked by years of distrust last over, prompting chaotic they cheered every ball. It is a 7-202 (Najibullah), 8-210 (Rashid), 9-219 (Hassan). Bowling: Mujeeb 10-1-34-2; Hassan 2-0-13-0; Naib bowling brilliantly but I just paceman Shaheen Shah Afridi and blame. Bowling: Imad 10-0-48-2; Amir 10-1-41-0 (1w); 9.4-0-73-0 (1w); Nabi 10-0-23-2; Rashid 10-0-50-1 scenes as fans poured onto the great win for us on not an easy Shaheen 10-0-47-4 (4w); Hafeez 2-0-10-0; Riaz 8-0- (3w); Shinwari 8-0-32-0 (1w). hung in there,” said Imad. shone with the ball, returning And after the match, jubi- Headingley pitch. pitch,” said Pakistan captain 29-2 (4w); Shadab 10-0-44-1 (1w). Man-of-the-Match: Imad Wasim “We wanted to bat out the figures of 4-47 to add to the lant supporters swarmed onto Pakistan, chasing a modest Sarfaraz Ahmed. Result: Pakistan won by three wickets. Toss: Afghanistan. 50 overs and see. three wickets he took against the pitch. 228-run target, were in grave “We all know that it is “Gulbadin (Naib) was the New Zealand. An International Cricket danger at 156 for six in the not easy to win our last four Pakistan Prime Minister tions to the team for “keeping only one who could be tar- “We fight really well, the Council spokesman said it was 39th over. games,” he said. “We go match Imran Khan, a World Cup- their nerve under pressure”. geted. They have world-class boys gave 100 percent but in working with security officials But man-of-the-match by match. We will all be watch- winning captain in his cricket Pakistan were in deep spinners so we attacked him. the end we missed an oppor- and the police “to ensure there Imad (49 not out) and Shad- ing India v England tomorrow.” days, tweeted his congratula- trouble when Sarfaraz was run Thank you to the crowd, it tunity to win the match,” said are no further incidents”. Younousse, Tijan post stirring back-to-back wins Qatar’s other pair Abdelrasoul & Mahmoud lose World Beach Volleyball opener TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK higher-ranked Belgians Dries DOHA Koekelkoren and Tom van Walle in straight sets. FOURTH seeds Cherif You- Tall Schweiner gave a few nousse and Ahmed Tijan fend- glimpses of their victory as he ed two match points with a troubled the Qataris in the first stirring comeback and pulled set with his net-play. Despite off a down-to-the-wire 18- coming close, the Qataris lost 21, 21-13, 18-16 victory over in the closing stages. However, Czech rivals Ondrej Perusic they called the shots in the sec- and David Schweiner in a Pool ond and won it hands down to D match in the FIVB Beach force the decider. Cherif Younousse (right) and Ahmed Tijan of Qatar after winning their Volleyball World Champion- At 4-4, a jump serve by Pe- second Pool D match at the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Champion- ships in Hamburg, Germany rusic set the tone and the tie- ships in Hamburg, Germany on Saturday. on Saturday. break set seemed to be getting With other Qatari pair of out of the hands of Younousse Qatar’s Ahmed Tijan digs the ball for teammate Cherif Younousse during their Pool D match at the FIVB RESULTS Younousse and Tijan won the Tamer Abdelrasoul and As- and Tijan. After trailing 5-7 Beach Volleyball World Championships in Hamburg, Germany on Saturday. third place on the demanding sam Mahmoud having rest and 6-8, the deficit grew to POOL D – ROUND 1 World Tour. today after losing their Pool E three points twice before the nousse and Tijan were in dif- and Enrico Rossi 19-21, 21-14, continued the momentum Cherif Samba /Ahmed Tijan Qatar (4) def. Adrian Abdelrasoul and Mahmoud Carambula / Enrico Rossi Italy (45) 19-21, 21-14, lung-opener to fifth seeds Ilya Czechs went four points clear ferent zone. Thrice they set up 18-16 in 56 mintues. The two in the tie-break set, though 18-16 (0:56) are next pitted against Brazil- Leshukov and Konstantin Se- twice (12-8 and 13-9). their own match points and victories have ensured them a it was decided in extended ROUND 2 ians Alison Cerutti and Alvaro menov of Russia 15-21, 15-21 Then a crafty drop by Sch- finally, off the third one, You- straight route into the knock- points. Younousse and Tijan Cherif Samba /Ahmed Tijan Qatar (4) def. Ondrej Filho. Cerutti is a war horse on Friday, Younousse and Ti- weiner handed the Czechs two nousse turned to the crowd out. Their third match against drew deep from their experi- Perusic / David Schweiner Czech Republic (28) on the Tour, having won the 18-21, 21-13, 18-16 (0:56) jan were scheduled to face the match points (14-12). At this and urged it to cheer on them. Belgians Koekelkoren and van ence and managed to emerge POOL E – ROUND 1 2015 World Championship Czech opponents, 28th seeds, stage, Younousse and Tijan He effected a brilliant block to Walle will take place on Mon- the winners. Ilya Leshukov / Konstantin Semenov Russia (5) def. with Bruno Schmidt in The in their career meeting. staged a thrilling rally and dis- seal the win and entertain the day after a day’s rest. Carambula and Rossi had Tamer Abdelrasoul / Assam Mahmoud Qatar (44) Hague, Netherlands. The pair Both pairs were unbeaten played what kind of stuff they fans with a victory jig.