Bhuvneshwar reports fit as India have selection ‘headache’ PAGE 15 THURSDAY, JUNE 27, 2019 Nigeria through to second round CRICKET WORLD CUP of Africa Cup of Nations PAGE 14 INDIA VS WEST INDIES Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Flashback 1992 as Pak Mousa, Mubarak provide Qatar a end Kiwis’ winning run winning start TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK III 2019. These include Viet- DOHA nam, Kuwait and Sri Lanka, apart from hosts Singapore QATAR made a winning start in Pool A, with Iran, Qatar, to their Davis Cup campaign Syria and Malaysia facing off INCREDIBLE SIMILARITIES - in Singapore on Wednesday in Pool B. PAKISTAN’S SEQUENCE OF RESULTS registering a 2-1 win over Ma- After three days of round ICC WC 1992 ICC WC 2019 laysia in Asia/Oceania Group robin competition from 26- Match 1 - Lost Match 1 - Lost III in the first of their Pool B 28 June, the winners of both Match 2 - Won Match 2 - Won round robin tie. pools will play off against one Match 3 - No Result Match 3 - No Result The winning thrust was pro- another, with second playing Match 4 - Lost Match 4 - Lost vided by the 25-year-old Mousa second, third playing third Match 5 - Lost Match 5 - Lost Shannan Zayed in the opening and fourth playing fourth to Match 6 - Won Match 6 - Won singles rubber as he beat Chris- establish the final standings. Match 7 - Won (vs NZ) Match 7 - Won (vs NZ) tian Chin 7-5, 6-2 at the indoor Three nations would be courts of OCBC Arena. promoted to Group II accord- His younger brother ing to Davis Cup regulations STANDINGS Mubarak Shanan Zayid fol- depending on the size of the TEAM P W L T NR PTS lowed suit as he overcame group. AUSTRALIA 7 6 1 0 0 12 Shamirul Shahril Mohammed Qatar, who made their Da- NEW ZEALAND 7 5 1 0 1 11 7-5, 5-7, 6-1. vis Cup debut in 1992, have INDIA 5 4 0 0 1 9 The doubles rubber, how- played in the Asia/Oceania ENGLAND 7 4 3 0 0 8 ever, saw Rayane Alami & Group II three times. BANGLADESH 7 3 3 0 1 7 Mousa Zayed go down to Results PAKISTAN 7 3 3 0 1 7 Christian Didier Chin & Syed Asia/Oceania Group III: Qatar SRI LANKA 6 2 2 0 2 6 Mohd Agil 6-0, 2-6, 6-2. 2-Malaysia 1 (Mousa Shanan WEST INDIES 6 1 4 0 1 3 Qatar will now take on Zayed bt Christian Chin 7-5, SOUTH AFRICA 7 1 5 0 1 3 Syria (who beat Iran 3-0) on 6-2; Mubarak Shannan Zayid AFGHANISTAN 7 0 7 0 0 0 Thursday in the second round bt Shamirul Shahril Moham- Note: Top four teams qualify for semi-finals. robin tie. med 7-5, 5-7, 6-1; Christian Eight Davis Cup nations Didier Chin & Syed Mohd Agil bt Pakistan’s Babar Azam (right) and captain Sarfaraz Ahmed celebrate their World Cup group stage win over New Zealand at Edgbaston in Birmingham on Wednesday. (AFP) are currently involved in Sin- Rayane Alami & Mousa Shanan gapore in Asia/Oceania Group Zayed 6-0, 2-6, 6-2). Babar’s timely ton keeps former champs’ semis hopes alive AFP ODI runs – in 68 innings. Earlier, Jimmy Neesham BIRMINGHAM Babar took 11 innings more hit a career-best 97 not out than South Africa’s Hashim while Colin de Grandhomme BABAR Azam hit a sparkling Amla but overtook West Indies made 64 after New Zealand century as Pakistan kept great Viv Richards (69 innings). won the toss and chose to bat. alive their hopes of reaching “The wicket was difficult Left-arm seamer Shaheen the World Cup semi-finals but my aim was to bat for 50 Shah Afridi (3-28) starred with an impressive six-wick- overs and if I did I knew Pa- with the ball as Pakistan re- et win against New Zealand kistan would win the match,” duced New Zealand to 83-5, on Wednesday. said man-of-the-match Babar. with in-form captain Kane Sarfaraz Ahmed’s side ap- “We know we’d need to Williamson dismissed by leg- peared down and out with score runs off the pace bowl- spinner Shadab Khan for 41. only one win in their first ers. Once (Mitchell) Santner “The fight we showed in five matches but they have came on it was doing stuff off the back end was outstanding bounced back strongly to beat the pitch so Hafeez told me to and we were in a competitive South Africa and now previ- stick at it and score three or position,” said Williamson. ously unbeaten New Zealand. four runs an over.” “We were right in it but their Their victory at Edgbaston Sohail was run out in the batsmen played beautifully means they are level on seven 49th over, leaving Sarfaraz to well and took the game away points with Bangladesh and Pakistan’s Babar Azam is watched by New Zealand’s Ross Taylor and hit the winning runs. from us.” just one point behind faltering wicket-keeper Tom Latham as he plays a shot during his innings of The Qatar Davis Cup squad members Mubarak Shannan Zayid, hosts England, with matches 101 not out at Edgbaston on Wednesday. (AFP) SCOREBOARD Rayane Alami, Mousa Shanan Zayed and Rashed Nawaf at the OCBC Arena in Singapore. against bottom side Afghani- NEW ZEALAND PAKISTAN stan and Bangladesh to come. “Whenever we are in a cor- about 1992, we are going M. Guptill b Amir ........................................................5 Imam-ul-Haq c Guptill b Ferguson ...........................19 Man-of-the-match Babar ner we play our best, it was a match by match.” C. Munro c Sohail b Shaheen ..................................12 Fakhar Zaman c Guptill b Boult ..................................9 was the star of the show, scoring great team effort,” said win- K. Williamson c Sarfaraz b Shadab ..........................41 Babar Azam ............................................... not out 101 Borg’s son makes a quiet debut in London R. Taylor c Sarfaraz b Shaheen ...................................3 Mohammad Hafeez c Ferguson b Williamson ..........32 a measured 101 off 127 balls in ning captain Sarfaraz. Babar landmark T. Latham c Sarfaraz b Shaheen ................................1 Haris Sohail run out (Guptill) ...................................68 front thousands of fanatical fans “All the bowlers bowled Pakistan were wobbling at J. Neesham ................................................. not out 97 Sarfaraz Ahmed not out .............................................5 LONDON: A blonde-haired, blue-eyed Swede named Borg was in ac- in Birmingham as Pakistan sur- well and there was some of 110-3 when Mohammad Ha- C. de Grandhomme run out .....................................64 Extras: (w7) ...............................................................7 tion on a London grasscourt on Wednesday although it went almost passed New Zealand’s total of the finest batting I have ever feez was out for 32 in the 25th M. Santner not out .....................................................5 TOTAL: (For 4 wkts; 49.1 overs) .............................241 unnoticed at the Hurlingham Club where all eyes were on Rafael Extras: (b2, lb3, w4) ..................................................9 Fall of wickets: 1-19 (Fakhar), 2-44 (Imam), 3-110 237 for six in the final over. seen. The target of 240 was over but 24-year-old Babar TOTAL: (For 6 wkts, 50 overs) ................................237 (Hafeez), 4-236 (Sohail). Nadal. Forty six years after Bjorn Borg caused mass hysteria by Pakistan’s revival after not an easy and we just want- anchored the innings and was Fall of wickets: 1-5 (Guptill), 2-24 (Munro), 3-38 Bowling: Boult 10-0-48-1; Henry 7-0-25-0; Ferguson reaching the quarter-finals on his Wimbledon debut, his 15-year-old three defeats earlier in the ed to play the 50 overs. Babar ably supported by Haris So- (Taylor), 4-46 (Latham), 5-83 (Williamson), 6-215 (De 8.1-0-50-1 (4w); De Grandhomme 2-0-12-0; Santner son Leo played a junior match in front of a handful of spectators tournament recalls memories played one of the best innings hail, who hit 68. Grandhomme). 10-0-38-0; Neesham 3-0-20-0 (1w); Williamson 8-0- at the Aspall Tennis Classic. The resemblance to his five-times Bowling: Hafeez 7-0-22-0; Amir 10-0-67-1 (2w), 39-1 (1w); Munro 1-0-9-0 (1w). of the 1992 campaign, when I have ever seen. They handled During the course of his Shaheen 10-3-28-3, Imad 3-0-17-0, Shadab 10-0- Result: Pakistan won by six wickets Wimbledon-winning father was striking and despite a 6-2, 6-3 de- they won the trophy after a the pressure so well. knock, Babar became the 43-1, Wahab 10-0-55-0 (2w). Man-of-the-Match: Babar Azam; Toss: New Zealand. feat by David Ionel, the young Borg, Sweden’s Under-16 champion, sticky start. “We are not thinking second-fastest to reach 3,000 showed promise. (REUTERS) How can England rescue faltering World Cup bid? try is a different level of chal- three innings and former Morgan’s side have looked scious decision to keep attack- They will probably need to lenge entirely. A look at what England Test captain Michael comfortable chasing big totals ing at all costs and it has paid win one, and maybe even both, England need to do to get Vaughan believes he should be in the past but they have now off spectacularly. of those games to go through. their campaign back on track. dropped for the India game on lost three of the four matches But when it goes wrong it If they are not up to the First of all, praySpecifi- Sunday.