SUNDAY 18 JULY 2021 CLASSIFIEDS 17 Sport SUNDAY 18 JULY 2021 18 West Indies Resurgent Pakistan beat clinch series England in T20 run fest 4-1 with win REUTERS – NOTTINGHAM Pakistan’s Babar Azam plays a shot during the first over Australia Twenty20 International against England on Friday. REUTERS – SAINT LUCIA Liam Livingstone smashed A man jogs outside the fastest Twenty20 West Indies batsman Evin Lewis Kasai Canoe Slalom Centre, canoe century by an Englishman blasted 79 runs off 34 balls as slalom competition venue for the Tokyo in just 42 balls against the Twenty20 world champions 2020 Olympic Games. Pakistan but it was in vain defeated Australia by 16 runs in as England lost a white ball the fifth game in St Lucia on match for the first time this Friday to win the series 4-1 and summer, falling short by 31 send out a warning to rivals Germany walk off in friendly runs in Trent Bridge. ahead of this year’s World Cup. England’s regulars Chasing 200 to win, Aus- after alleged racist abuse returned from quarantine tralia made a solid start despite after a second-string squad losing Josh Philippe in the first REUTERS – TOKYO swept the one-day interna- over as skipper Aaron Finch (34) tional series 3-0, with Jason and Mitchell Marsh (30) took The German men’s Olympic soccer team left the pitch five minutes Roy, Jonny Bairstow and charge, but the visitors lost their before the end of their warm-up game against Honduras yesterday Tom Curran back in the way after the duo departed to after defender Jordan Torunarigha was allegedly racially abused. team and Eoin Morgan finish at 183-9 in 20 overs. The game, played behind closed doors, was tied at 1-1 at the leading the side on Friday. West Indies fast bowlers time of the incident, which the Honduras national team said was Morgan won the toss Sheldon Cottrell (3-28) and a misunderstanding. and chose to bowl first but Andre Russell (3-43) ensured “The game has ended 5 minutes early with the score at 1-1. the move backfired as that Australia’s batsmen could The Germany players left the pitch after Jordan Torunarigha was Pakistan capitalised on the not build on their starts as the racially abused,” the national team said on Twitter. short boundaries, smashing hosts produced yet another Germany’s Olympic soccer coach and former international 20 fours and 12 sixes to post dominating display at the Daren Stefan Kuntz added: “When one of our players is racially abused, 232-6 -- their highest total Sammy National Cricket playing on is not an option.” in T20 internationals. Stadium. Germany begin their Olympic Group In response, England Earlier, the West Indies D campaign against Brazil on July were bowled out for 201. chose to bat first after winning 22, while Honduras will take on Seamer Shaheen Afridi the toss and rode on opener Romania in their Group B opener. (3-30) struck early to Lewis’ effort which included dismiss Dawid Malan, diving nine sixes and four boundaries forward on his follow- to post a challenging total through to have the opener although the hosts were poised South Africa caught and bowled, before for an even bigger score at one he had Bairstow caught off point. sevens team a top edge to leave England “It’s always good to con- two down in the fourth over. tribute to a win. I’ve been Pakistan’s poor fielding working extremely hard from cleared after was a major talking point in 2017 to now,” Lewis said, before the final ODI but they turned looking ahead to the visit of quarantine up on the night, taking dif- Pakistan this month. ficult catches in the deep Having reached 169-4 in 15 REUTERS – CAPE TOWN and even inflicting a run out overs after handy contributions with a direct hit. Babar Azam brought up their 100 in the 12th by Chris Gayle (21) and Lendl South Africa’s rugby sevens team, who are one of the medal Moeen Ali fell when Haris Rauf took a over with a six. Mohammad Rizwan hit 63 off Simmons (21), the West Indies favourites at the Tokyo Olympics, have been released from bizarre catch in the deep, holding on to the ball 41 balls in a 150-run opening stand before he were restricted by some tight quarantine and cleared to travel to Kagoshima City, where even as he jumped into Sohaib Maqsood’s arms was flummoxed by a slow bouncer from Lewis bowling by Australia’s Andrew they will have a final preparation camp, SA Rugby said in a as his team mate tried to avoid a collision, while Gregory, edging it to Bairstow. Tye and Adam Zampa in the final statement. Jason Roy (32) failed to make good on a bright Azam picked up where he left off after his five overs. The squad were forced into quarantine after a passenger start. knock of 158 in the third ODI, hitting 85 of 49 Andre Russell and Fabian on their flight from Doha to Tokyo, which arrived on Tuesday, Livingstone hit a barrage of sixes to initially balls before he was caught behind off David Allen departed without troubling tested positive for COVID-19, with the South African side con- bring up England’s fastest T20 fifty in just 17 Willey. the scorers too much, before sidered close contacts because of their proximity on the plane. balls but kept going to reach his maiden T20 Despite having two new batsmen at the stand-in skipper Nicholas But a review by Olympic officials has determined 17 of the 18 century with a six. crease in the death overs, Fakhar Zaman (26 off Pooran (31) was dismissed in the squad members are no longer deemed close contacts, and allowed But as wickets fell at the other end, the 8) and Mohammad Hafeez (24 off 10) con- deep while trying to pull Tye and to continue participation for the Games. The other member will pressure was on Livingstone and he was caught structed a 46-run partnership off just 16 deliv- Darren Bravo became the pace remain in quarantine and join up with the squad at the Olympic the very next ball on the boundary on 103 as the eries to guide Pakistan to their record total. bowler’s third victim. Village in Tokyo, once cleared following the relevant COVID asking rate crept above 14 per over. PAKISTAN WEST INDIES 199 for 8 (Lewis 79, protocols. Earlier, Pakistan’s openers got the tourists 232 for 6 (Azam 85, Rizwan 63) beat AUSTRALIA ENGLAND Tye 3-37) beat 183 The rugby sevens men’s tournament at the Olympics is off to a flying start with 49 runs in the power 201 (Livingstone 103, Afridi 3-30) by for 9 (Cottrell 3-28, Russell 3-43) scheduled for July 26-28 at Tokyo Stadium. play before increasing that run rate as skipper 31 runs by 16 runs.