Sports Wednesday, June 5, 2019 15 News in brief Roy, Archer & Ahmed fined for breaching ICC code LONDON: Jason Roy and Jofra Archer have each been fined 15 percent of their match fees for incidents during England’s World Cup defeat by Pakistan at Trent Bridge. The International Cricket Council found opener Roy had breached level one of its code of conduct, using an audible obscenity after a misfield during Pakistan’s innings. Fast bowler Archer was found guilty of dissent towards an umpire’s decision following a wide delivery. Both players have also had one demerit point added to their records. Pakistan captain Sarfaraz Ahmed was fined 20 percent of his fee, and his teammates 10 percent, for a minor over-rate offence. Pakistan won Monday’s match by 14 runs after setting England a target of 349. It was an occasionally fractious encounter, with the umpires warning England skipper Eoin Morgan about his side throwing the ball in on the bounce and later issuing the same reminder to Sarfaraz. The tactic is often used to scuff up the ball and promote reverse swing. England batsman Jos Buttler appeared to take a look at the ball on his walk back to the pavilion after his knock of 103 came to an end. English crowds “stupid” to boo Warner, says manager MELBOURNE: English crowds are “stupid” to jeer David Warner at the Cricket World Cup as it will only fire him up, the Australian batsman’s manager James Erskine has said. Warner, who has returned to the side following a 12-month ban for ball-tampering, was Sri Lanka’s Nuwan Pradeep (right) celebrates with teammates after taking the wicket of Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan for two runs during the booed by the crowd during Australia’s opening match against Pakistan in Bristol but struck an 2019 Cricket World Cup group stage match at the Sophia Gardens Stadium in Cardiff, south Wales, on Tuesday. (AFP) unbeaten 89 and was named man-of-the-match. “I am English. Where the Poms are stupid is that it is actually going to encourage him. It will actually help him. The fact of the matter is, you concentrate, he won’t want to fail, he got 89,” Erskine said in comments published by Fairfax Media. “They will learn very smartly that they are dealing with someone who has got the powers of concentration and his willpower, it’s no different from a Steve Waugh or a Nick Faldo. That’s Pradeep, Malinga exactly what will happen here.” While former captain Steve Smith and Test opener Cameron Bancroft -- the other players punished for ball-tampering -- have given media interviews about the Cape Town scandal, Warner has declined to comment publicly. He has dodged media interviews at the World Cup, barring a mandatory comment on-field with the host broadcaster after claiming the man-of-the-match award. fire Lanka to win Erskine defended Warner’s silence. Pakistan keen Unchanged Kiwis over Afghanistan to be consistent AFP suffered a seven-wicket loss to REUTERS confident for Bangla CARDIFF champions Australia in their LONDON tournament opener, and were NUWAN Pradeep and Lasith set for an imposing total at 144 AFTER being routed by West challenge today Malinga starred with the ball for one. Indies in their World Cup as Sri Lanka fought back to But they lost their last nine opener and shocking England REUTERS ries to seamer Tim Southee and crush Afghanistan’s hopes of a wickets for 57 runs, Moham- on Monday, Pakistan are living LONDON batsman Henry Nicholls. memorable World Cup victory mad Nabi taking three in five up to their billing as cricket’s Latham, whose media call on Tuesday. balls after Gulbadin won the most unpredictable side but NEW Zealand will stick to an was delayed due to road clo- Afghanistan, bidding for toss. quick Hasan Ali says they are unchanged line-up as they sures resulting from U.S. Presi- just their second win in a World Shell-shocked Sri Lanka determined to find a measure seek to build momentum in dent Donald Trump’s state visit, Cup match and their first over kept on losing wickets at regu- of consistency. their second match of the sidestepped a question about a Test nation were in command lar intervals, with 35 extras the The 1992 champions went World Cup against a fired-up whether the recovering pair had halfway through a gloomy day second-highest scorer of the in- into their opener against West Bangladesh at The Oval on been considered. “They’re a day in Cardiff after dismissing Sri nings behind Kusal Perera’s 78. Indies on the back of 10 straight Wednesday. by day thing. They are certainly Lanka for 201,. A dramatic 22nd over saw losses and did nothing to boost Vice-captain Tom Latham getting better as each day goes But faced with a rain-re- Nabi bowled Lahiru Thiri- their confidence after being told reporters on Tuesday that by, which is great,” he said. vised target of 187 in 41 overs, Sri Lanka’s Lasith Malinga lets out a scream after getting an manne for 25 before having bundled out for 105 inside 22 the Black Caps expected to be “It’s a long tournament so their batting let them down Afghanistan wicket during the ICC Cricket World Cup on Tuesday. Kusal Mendis caught by Rah- overs en route to a seven-wicket put under pressure by oppo- it’s important to make sure again as they were bowled out mat Shah in the slips for two. drubbing. nents who upset South Africa the guys are 100% fully fit by for 152. Angelo Mathews was next However, Pakistan turned in their opener at the same the time they get back on the Victory saw Sri Lanka SCOREBOARD to go, for a duck, also caught by the tables on England, the South London ground. park. Hopefully, there will be a bounce back from a 10-wicket SRI LANKA: AFGHANISTAN (REVISED TARGET 187 IN 41 OVERS): Shah. world’s top-ranked one-day in- “We’re going in with the chance for the next game.” New thrashing by New Zealand in D. Karunaratne c Najibullah b Nabi 30 Mohammad Shahzad c Karunratne b Malinga 7 Leg-spinner Rashid Khan ternational side, with a 14-run same side. I think the way we Zealand enlisted the services of K. Perera c Shahzad b Rashid 78 Hazratullah Zazai c Perera b Pradeep 30 their World Cup opener. L. Thirimanne b Nabi 25 Rahmat Shah c Mathews b Udana 2 eventually got in on the act victory at Trent Bridge to get played in the last game bodes a left-arm spinner Ajaz Patel in Pradeep took a career-best K. Mendis c Rahmat b Nabi 2 Hashmatullah Shahidi c Perera b Pradeep 4 when he had opener Kusal their World Cup campaign back lot of confidence for the group,” the nets on Monday as they pre- four for 31, while Malinga (three A. Mathews c Rahmat b Nabi 0 Mohammad Nabi b Perera 11 Perera, who had seen wickets on track. he said. pared to face the deliveries of for 39) struck at both ends of D. de Silva c Shahzad b Hamid 0 Gulbadin Naib lbw b Pradeep 23 tumble at the other end, caught “We had an upset against “I think the way the bowlers Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib T. Perera run out (Hashmatullah/Shahzad) 2 Najibullah Zadran run out (Karunaratne) 43 the innings, finishing the match I. Udana b Dawlat 10 Rashid Khan b Pradeep 2 behind. the West Indies on Friday but, went about things, they chal- Al Hasan. with a trademark yorker that S. Lakmal not out 15 Dawlat Zadran b Malinga 6 Rain then intervened, forc- yes, the guys bounced back very lenged Sri Lanka pretty much “We know what sort of bowled Hamid Hassan. L. Malinga b Dawlat 4 Hamid Hassan b Malinga 6 ing the players from the field, well,” fast bowler Hasan told from ball one and I’m sure the bowler Shakib is...he wasn’t in Afghanistan had slumped N. Pradeep b Rashid 0 Mujeeb Ur Rahman not out 1 with Sri Lanka 182-8. reporters. same side are looking to repeat New Zealand in our last home Extras (lb10, nb3, w22) 35 Extras (b1, nb1, w15) 17 to 57 for five, with Thisara Total (all out, 36.5 overs) 201 Total (all out, 32.4 overs) 152 The delay meant the match “We do a lot of hard work that tomorrow.” New Zealand summer series so I think it’s Perera holding a brilliant run- Fall of wickets: 1-92 (Karunaratne), 2-144 Fall of wickets: 1-34 (Shahzad), 2-42 (Rahmat), 3-44 was reduced to 41 overs a side and we believe in ourselves and bundled Sri Lanka out for 136 important that we get used to a ning catch in the deep to dis- (Thirimanne), 3-146 (Mendis), 4-146 (Mathews), (Hazratullah), 4-57 (Hashmatullah), 5-57 (Nabi), but Sri Lanka folded quickly af- we have faith we can win the in Cardiff on Saturday before left-arm spinner. miss Hazratullah Zazai on the 5-149 (De Silva), 6-159 (Perera), 7-178 (Udana), 6-121 (Gulbadin), 7-123 (Rashid), 8-136 (Dawlat), ter the resumption, losing Mal- World Cup. People are saying crushing their opponents by 10 “We’re certainly looking for- 8-180 (Perera), 9-199 (Malinga), 10-201 (Pradeep) 9-145 (Najibullah), 10-152 (Hamid) hook for 30. Bowling: Dawlat 6-0-34-2 (3w); Hamid 7-0-53-1 (2w); Bowling: Malinga 6.4-0-39-3 (3w); Lakmal 6-0-27-0 inga and Pradeep for the addi- we are unpredictable, but we wickets in less than 17 overs.