26 Established 1961 Sports Monday, March 2, 2020 Liton hits ton as Saifuddin star in record Bangladesh ODI win Bangladesh posted 321-6, their highest score against Zimbabwe SYLHET: Liton Das struck his second one-day interna- a late impetus in Bangladesh’s innings after Liton’s blazing tional century to set up a crushing 169-run win for hundred. “It’s not been going well the last 3-4 matches for SCOREBOARD Bangladesh in the first ODI against Zimbabwe in Sylhet us in this format. We hadn’t been up to the mark in those yesterday. Liton hit 126 off 105 balls with 13 fours and games, but today we were up for it,” Mashrafe said in the Scoreboard for the first one-day international of a three-match series between Bangladesh and Zimbabwe at Sylhet International Cricket two sixes as Bangladesh posted 321-6, their highest score post-match presentation. Stadium yesterday: against Zimbabwe, before they bowled out the visitors for “Liton batted so well. And it mattered that others bat- 152 runs in 39.1 overs for their biggest ever ODI win. ted around him,” Mashrafe added. Liton and Tamim Iqbal Bangladesh innings Zimbabwe innings The feat surpasses Bangladesh’s 163-run victory over put on 60 runs in the opening stand before all-rounder Liton Das retired hurt 126 T. Kamunhukamweb Saifuddin 1 C. Chibhabha c Mahmudullah b Mashrafe 10 Sri Lanka in 2018 and is also their 14th consecutive win Madhevere trapped Tamim in front for 24 for Zimbabwe’s Tamim Iqbal lbw b Madhevere 24 Najmul Hossain lbw b Mutombodzi 29 R. Chakabva lbw b Saifuddin 11 against familiar foes Zimbabwe, giving them a 1-0 lead in first breakthrough. Najmul Hossain along with Liton then Mushfiqur Rahim c Mutumbami b Tiripano 19 B. Taylor b Taijul 8 the three-match series. added 80 runs for the second, but several dismissals Mahmudullah lbw b Mpofu 32 W. Madhevere c Mashrafe b Mehidy 35 Mohammad Saifuddin starred for Bangladesh, playing slowed their innings as Najmul fell for 29 and Mushfiqur Mohammad Mithun lbw b Mpofu 50 S. Raza Sikandar Razac Mahmudullah b Mustafizur 18 Mohammad Saifuddin not out 28 R. Mutumbami run out 17 his first match since the World Cup last year, and man- Rahim departed for 19. Liton brought his first hundred T. Mutombodzi c Saifuddin b Mashrafe 24 Mehidy Hasan c Kamunhukamwe b Mumba 7 aged 3-22, while skipper Mashrafe Mortaza and spinner since the Asia Cup final in 2018 before he limped off the D. Tiripano c & b Mehidy 2 Mashrafe Mortaza not out 0 Mehidy Hasan chipped in with 2-35 and 2-33 respective- ground with a muscle cramp. C. Mumba b Saifuddin 13 Extras: (lb1, w5) 6 ly. Chasing a mammoth target, Zimbabwe’s innings never Mithun and Mahmudullah Riyad added 68 runs for the C. Mpofu not out 9 Total: (six wickets, 50 overs) 321 Extras: (b1, w3) 4 got going after Saifuddin took two wickets in his opening fourth wicket to set-up the base for a late onslaught. Fall of wickets: 1-60 (Tamim), 2-140 (Najmul), 3-182 Total: (all out; 39.1 overs) 152 spell before Mashrafe took his first wicket in six matches Zimbabwe captain Chamu Chibhabha complimented (Mushfiqur), 4-274 (Mahmudullah), 5-289 (Mithun), 6-298 Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Kamunhukamwe), 2-23 (Chakabva), 3-23 to reduce the side to 23-3. Bangladesh on their batting. “I thought the Bangladeshis (Mehidy) (Chibhabha), 4-44 (Taylor), 5-79 (Raza) 6-84 (Madhevere), 7-106 Teenage debutant Wesley Madhevere made 35 runs batted really well. They had a guy bat through for them, Did not bat: Taijul Islam, Mustafizur Rahman (Mutumbami), 8-109 (Tiripano), 9-130 (Mumba), 10-152 (Mutombodzi) while Tinotenda Mutombodzi made 24 before he became and they had partnerships through the game,” he said. Bowling: Mpofu 10-0-68-2 (w1), Mumba 8-0-45-1 (w1), Bowling: Mustafizur 6-0-22-1, Saifuddin 7-0-22-3 (w2), Mashrafe 6.1- Madhevere 8-0-48-1, Tiripano 7-0-56-1 (w3), Raza 10-0-56-0, 0-35-2, Taijul 9-2-27-1 (w1), Mehidy 8-1-33-2, Mahmudullah 3-0-12-0 the last man dismissed. Chris Mpofu finished with the highest figure for Mutombodzi 7-0-47-1. Result: Bangladesh win by 169 runs. Mohammad Mithun earlier hit 50 off 41 balls and Zimbabwe of 2-68. The second match of the series will be Saifuddin remained unbeaten on 28 off 16 balls to provide held at the same venue tomorrow. — AFP finished with 39 saves for the Oilers, who NZ bowling ‘pack’ Blues stay hot moved into sole possession of second place in the Pacific Division, four points leave Kohli’s India with shootout behind the idle Vegas Golden Knights. MAPLE LEAFS 4, CANUCKS 2 reeling at 90-6 win over Stars Defenseman Martin Marincin scored his first goal of the season 18 seconds into the third period to break a tie and Toronto CHRISTCHURCH: New Zealand fast bowler Trent Boult said his side’s “pack” mentality ST LOUIS: Ryan O’Reilly scored the win- went on to defeat visiting Vancouver. had left India reeling a day two of the second ning shootout goal to lead the St. Louis Frederik Gauthier, Auston Matthews and Test on which 16 wickets fell including anoth- Blues past the visiting Dallas Stars 4-3 Zach Hyman also scored for the Maple er cheap dismissal for Virat Kohli in Saturday night for their seventh consecu- Leafs. Toronto has won three games in a Christchurch yesterday. tive victory. The Stars rallied from a 3-1 row. Tyson Barrie and Travis Dermott each At stumps India led by just 97 lead with deficit to force overtime — with John added two assists for Toronto, and Frederik only four wickets remaining and three days to Klingberg scoring the tying goal with 19 Andersen made 25 saves. Tyler Motte and play. Kohli’s side dismissed New Zealand for seconds left in regulation. But O’Reilly Tanner Pearson scored for the Canucks, 235 to take a seven-run first innings lead, but scored the only goal in the shootout. The who have lost two of the first three games they stuttered to 90 for six at stumps with Central Division-leading Blues have had on a four-game road trip. Thatcher Demko Boult taking three for 12 off nine overs. three winning streaks of at least seven made 26 saves for the Canucks. “The bowlers obviously pitched the ball up games this season, a franchise first. David nicely and got rewards seeing the ball move Perron, Tyler Bozak and Brayden Schenn CANADIENS 4, HURRICANES 3 around like it did. I feel we’re in a decent scored for the Blues, and Vince Dunn Jeff Petry scored on a breakaway 52 position,” Boult said. “We’re all enjoying earned two assists. Goaltender Jake Allen seconds into overtime, and Montreal pre- CHRISTCHURCH: India’s Cheteshwar Pujara is clean-bowled on day two of the second Test crick- stopped 28 shots for his third victory over vailed over Carolina despite blowing a hunting out there as a pack, getting the ball to et match between New Zealand and India at the Hagley Oval in Christchurch yesterday. — AFP move around, and I think the bowling unit is the Stars this season. multi-goal lead in its fifth straight home very clear about how we’re trying to target game. Brendan Gallagher and Phillip the opposition.” LIGHTNING 4, FLAMES 3 Danault each had a goal with an assist, The tourists were left to rue their inability SCOREBOARD Tampa Bay’s special teams scored three Max Domi scored, and Tomas Tatar to remove tailenders when New Zealand’s last times against visiting Calgary just after it recorded three assists for the Canadiens. Scoreboard at stumps on day two of the second Test between New Zealand and India in Christchurch yesterday: was announced that captain Steven Charlie Lindgren made 27 saves in getting three wickets put on 82, led by a polished 49 India 1st innings 242 (H. Virahi 55, P. Shaw 54, C. Pujara 54; Jamieson 5-45 from Kyle Jamieson. With a small first-innings Stamkos (lingering core muscle injury) the call after Carey Price started the previ- advantage India needed to build a substantial New Zealand 1st innings (overnight 63-0) India 2nd innings would miss the remainder of the ous 11 games. Haydn Fleury, Joel T. Latham b Shami 52 P. Shaw c Latham b Southee 14 total for New Zealand to chase but they went T. Blundell lbw Yadav 30 Lightning’s regular season. Tyler Johnson Edmundson and Justin Williams scored for M. Agarwal lbw Boult 3 and Ondrej Palat netted power-play goals, the Hurricanes. Anton Forsberg started in off script from the start with Mayank Agarwal K. Williamson c Pant b Bumrah 3 C. Pujara b Boult 24 R. Taylor c Yadav b Jadeja 15 out for three in the second over. V. Kohli lbw de Grandhomme 14 Yanni Gourde had a short-handed tally, goal for Carolina but was pulled after H. Nicholls c Kohli b Shami 14 and Alex Killorn added a marker. Nikita allowing three goals in 20 shots. Alex Prithvi Shaw followed for 14 and at 26 for B. Watling c Jadeja b Bumrah 0 A. Rahane b Wagner 9 two, with India needing a win to square the C. de Grandhomme b Jadeja 26 U. Yadav b Boult 1 Kucherov and Mikhail Sergachev each Nedeljkovic made 18 saves in relief.