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Kandy (Sri Lanka), Oct 20 (AFP) Scorecard from the fourth one day international between Sri Lanka and England in Kandy on Saturday:
Scorecard from the fourth one day international between Sri Lanka and England in Kandy on Saturday: N. Dickwella lbw b Ali 52 S. Samarawickrama c Buttler b Woakes 1 D. Chandimal b Ali 33 K. Mendis lbw b Rashid 5 D. de Silva c Buttler b Curran 17 D. Shanaka run out 66 N. Perera run out 44 A. Dananjaya not out 32 S. Malinga not out 4 Extras (lb 10, w 9) 19 Total (7 wickets - 50 overs) 273 Fall of wickets: 1-19, 2-89, 3-102, 4-102 , 5-154, 6-212, 7-268. Bowling: Woakes 10-0-45-1, Stone 7-0-50-0, Curran 9-1-50-1, Ali 10-0-55-2, Rashid 10-0-36-1, Stokes 4-0-27-0. England J. Roy lbw b Dananjaya 45 A. Hales st Dickwella b Dananjaya 12 J. Root not out 32 E. Morgan not out 31 Extras (b 8, nb 1, w 3) 12 Total: (27 overs - 2 wickets) 132 Fall of wickets: 1-52, 2-76. Bowling: Malinga 5-0-15-0, Aponso 6-0-37-0, Rajitha 5-0-27-0, Dananjaya 7-0-27-2, de Silva 4-0-18-0. England won toss and put Sri Lanka in to bat England won by 18 runs under Duckworth Lewis Stern run rate rule England lead five ...
Bangladesh nervous of Zimbabwe upset in one-day series
Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza warned his players against complacency ahead of the start of a one day series against outsiders Zimbabwe on Sunday. Zimbabwe go into Sunday's game in Dhaka as whipping boys of international cricket after losing every match during a recent tour of South Africa. The visitors have not won a one day international in Bangladesh since 2010. "If we win everyone will say this is what should have happened. But if we lose they will take it differently," said Mortaza, whose team are seventh in the world rankings against Zimbabwe's 11th. "It can create pressure at the back of the mind. It's not as though we have never lost to Zimbabwe." Mortaza said the three match series -- with two more 50 over games in Chittagong on Wednesday and Friday -- would be doubly important as Bangladesh have only four more series to prepare for next year's World Cup in England. "They have almost all their senior players back and outside Zimbabwe they have the best record in ...
Thunder and lightning stops England run chase in Sri Lanka
Thunder, lightning and torrential rain halted England on their Sri Lanka tour Saturday, but they wrapped up the one-day series against their hosts with a faster run rate. After Dasun Shanaka hit a boundary-smattered 66 to help Sri Lanka make 273-7 from their 50 overs, Jason Roy made 45 and England pair Joe Root and captain Eoin Morgan were just shifting up a gear in the chase when dark clouds gathered over Kandy. With England on 132-2 from 27 overs, Root (32) and Morgan (31) seemed well placed to put their side on the route to victory. They already led the series 2-0 going into the fourth of the five games. As with the other wins, the decision came with the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern run rate system,and England were awarded victory by 18 runs. Every game in the series has now been halted or interrupted by rain. While frustrated, Morgan will be satisfied with the show from his team in difficult circumstances. Roy closed in on a half century which included a six and five fours when an Akila .
Holder says Windies expects tough ODI series against India
Humiliated 0-2 by India inside six days in the preceding two-match Test series, West Indies captain Jason Holder expects no let up from the formidable home team and said the visitors would be bracing up for a tough ODI series beginning here on Sunday. "It won't be easy with India playing some very good cricket at the moment. They probably are the best one-day side in the world. We expect a tough challenge from them," Holder said at the pre-match press conference. "It's a young side, a lot of unfamiliar faces. But it is an opportunity for them to showcase what they got." The pace bowling all-rounder said the challenge in the batting friendly Indian conditions would be to get scores of 300-plus consistently. "We have not really been able to get consistent scores in excess of 300 which is pretty much a par score and a benchmark in ODI cricket of late. We have spoken this in our dressing room. We need to be hitting the 300-mark more often than not and be consistently doing it," he ...
Former AFC general secretary Peter Velappan dies
Former Asian Football Confederation (AFC) general secretary Peter Velappan died on Saturday at the age of 83.
Ethiopia's Liyew Kebede tops Xi'an international marathon
Liyew Kebede of Ethiopia triumphed in the Xi'an international marathon on Saturday.
Dovizioso takes pole position for Japan MotoGP
Italian rider Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati) on Saturday sent a message he would not give away the 2018 MotoGP title without a fight, as he clinched the pole position for the Japan Grand Prix, complicating the mission of his Spanish rival Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda) who could secure his fifth crown should he win at Motegi's Twin Ring.
Mumbai beat Delhi to lift Vijay Hazare Trophy title for 3rd time
Aditya Tare struck a fluent half-century as a clinical Mumbai defeated Delhi by four wickets to win their third Vijay Hazare Trophy title at M Chinnaswamy stadium here on Saturday. Mumbai last won the trophy way back in 2006-07 when they defeated Rajasthan. Opting to bowl after winning the toss, pacers, Shivam Dubey (3/29) and Dhawal Kulkarni (3/30) picked up three wickets apiece as Mumbai bowled out Delhi for a paltry 177 in 45.4 overs. Later, Tare starred with the bat with an 89-ball 71 that included 13 boundaries and a six and in the company of crisis man Siddesh Lad (48) stitched 105 runs for the fifth wicket to seal the win for Mumbai with 15 overs to spare. But Tare had his heart in his mouth in 19th over of the innings when he survived a caught behind decision. Repeated TV replays showed the ball had bounced before nestling into Delhi wicket-keeper Unmukt Chand's gloves. Tare eventually fell prey to Manan Sharma, trapped plumb in front of the wicket in the 31st over but by then
No Mega Millions winner, jackpot climbs to USD 1.6 billion
No one won the latest Mega Millions drawing, meaning the jackpot climbs to a staggering USD 1.6 billion. Mega Millions officials say no tickets matched all six numbers to claim the estimated USD 1 billion grand prize in Friday night's drawing. The numbers were 15, 23, 53, 65, 70 and Mega Ball 7. The next drawing will be on Tuesday. With the jackpot currently tied with the record-setting lottery jackpot and bound to grow before the next drawing, it is bound to become the largest prize in US history. The jackpot has been growing since July, when a group of California office workers won USD 543 million. It costs USD 2 to play the game, but the odds of winning the jackpot aren't good. The chance of matching all six numbers and taking home the grand prize is one in 302.5 million. Mega Millions is played in 44 states as well as Washington and the Virgin Islands.
Dovizioso fastest in third practice for Japan MotoGP
Italy's Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati Desmosedici GP 18) recorded the best time on Saturday in the third free practice session for the Japanese Grand Prix, held at the 'Twin Ring' circuit of Motegi.
NBA star Horry says 3-pointers have taken over game
Former NBA star Robert Horry is of the opinion that the 3-pointers have taken over the game of basketball from some others like jump shots. "Three pointers have taken over the game. Everybody wants to do a three pointer," Horry told reporters here on Saturday. "The three pointer has totally changed the game. It has made it great (but) the guys have lost the mid-range game," Horry said to a specific query about the long-range shot. Horry played as many as 16 seasons of the National Basketball Association and won seven championships. He is only one of two players to have won the NBA championship with three teams two with Houston Rockets, three with Los Angels Lakers and two with San Antonio Spurs. On a visit to India, 48-year-old Horry, now a commentator, earlier this week visited the NBA Academy India in Greater Noida. The seven-time NBA champion looked back at his career revealing that people raised doubts over his abilities during his fledging days. "To me it goes back
Youth Olympics silver medallist judoka Tababi donates competition dress to IOC Museum
Youth Olympics silver medallist judoka Thangjam Tababi Devi has donated her competition attire to the International Olympic Committee to be a part of the Olympic Museum in Switzerland. The 16-year old from Manipur created history by winning India's first ever Olympic level medal in judo, when she won the silver in the women's 44kg category at the recently concluded Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires. Tababi was one of two athletes from the Indian contingent who have so far donated an article to the Olympic Museum, which is the largest archive of memorabilia with over 10,000 permanent and temporary exhibits related to the Olympic movement on display. Shooting sensation Saurabh Chaudhary, who won gold in the 10m Air Pistol event, has also donated his pistol to the museum. "I was happy to be invited to donate my judogi (traditional Judo attire)to the Olympic Museum. I immediately called my coach to tell him and he explained what an honour it was for me. I'm happy my performance was ...
Shanaka leads Sri Lanka run charge against England
Dasun Shanaka hit 66, and opener Niroshan Dickwella got 52 as Sri Lanka ground out 273-7 in the opening innings of their one day international against England at Kandy on Saturday. Shanaka made five sixes and four fours in his highest 50-over score, which kept Sri Lanka in a game they must win to hold out any hope of avoiding defeat in the five-match series. England were already 2-0 up going into the fourth game. Moeen Ali was England's most effective bowler, taking two for 55 as the tourists used a mixture of spin and pace to maintain pressure after winning the toss and putting Sri Lanka in to bat. Dickwella steadied the Sri Lanka innings, putting on 60 for the second wicket, with captain Dinesh Chandimal (30) after Sadeera Samaawickrama fell for one. Thisara Perera (44) and Akila Dananjaya (32 not out) put on 56 for the seventh wicket to give a late boost to the score.
India announces 12-man squad for 1st ODI against Windies
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced a 12-man shortlist team for the first One Day International (ODI) against West Indies beginning here at the Assam Cricket Association (ACA) Stadium on Sunday.The 12 players present in the list are - Virat Kohli (c), Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Ambati Rayudu, Rishabh Pant, MS Dhoni (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Syed Khaleel Ahmed.Pant could make his ODI debut for India, following his stellar batting performances in the just-concluded Test series against the Caribbean side. He scored 184 runs in two innings at an average of 92 in the longest format, missing out on centuries in the two Test matches at Rajkot and Hyderabad.However, the swashbuckling batsman will be looking to hone up his keeping skills, after a slew of dropped catches and misfields in the Test series.Opener KL Rahul and experienced wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Karthik did not found their places in the 12-man .
Rayudu's consistency at No. 4 slot will solve our middle-order conundrum: Kohli
India captain Virat Kohli on Saturday said his side's middle-order puzzle will be solved if Ambati Rayudu cements his place at the crucial No. 4 position in the matches ahead of next year's World Cup. Kohli said the challenge was only to find someone for the No. 4 slot and with Rayudu stepping up for that position in recent times, the batting order was more or less settled. "The only position we were trying to figure out was number four for a long time. We tried many players who unfortunately could not capitalise or cement their places in a way we wanted," Kohli said ahead of the first one-dayer against the West Indies here on Sunday. "With Rayudu coming in and playing well in the Asia Cup, it's about giving him enough game time till the World Cup so that the particular slot will be sorted for us," he added. On the back of a strong performance for Chennai Super Kings in the IPL, Rayudu, who scored 602 runs at an average of 43.00 and a strike-rate of 149.75, had earned a national ...
12-man shortlist squad announced for 1st ODI against Windies
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced a 12-man shortlist team for the first One Day International (ODI) against West Indies beginning here at the Assam Cricket Association (ACA) Stadium on Sunday.The 12 players present in the list are - Virat Kohli (c), Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Ambati Rayudu, Rishabh Pant, MS Dhoni (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Syed Khaleel Ahmed.Pant could make his ODI debut for India, following his stellar batting performances in the just-concluded Test series against the Caribbean side. He scored 184 runs in two innings at an average of 92 in the longest format, missing out on centuries in the two Test matches at Rajkot and Hyderabad.However, the swashbuckling batsman will be looking to hone up his keeping skills, after a slew of dropped catches and misfields in the Test series.Opener KL Rahul and experienced wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Karthik did not found their places in the 12-man .
Aditi drops to tied 49th in Shanghai
Indian golfer Aditi Ashok dropped three bogeys on the back nine to card three-over 75 to be placed tied 49th on the third day of the Buick LPGA golf here Saturday. Aditi, who was even par for two rounds, is now three-over 219 for 54 holes. She had two birdies and two bogeys on front nine and three more bogeys on back nine. Spaniard Carlota Ciganda (67), who started the third day four shots behind the leader, Sei Young Kim (71) caught up and the two shared the third round lead at 11-under 205. Four players, including Ariya Jutanugarn (71) were tied at third at 10-under 206.
Favourites India to start World Cup preparation with WI series (Preview)
Hot favourites India will look to start their preparation for next year's 50-over World Cup in style and iron out the weaknesses in the side when they take on lowly West Indies in the five-match ODI series starting here on Sunday.
Peñarol on verge of Uruguayan league title
Peñarol will look to clinch the Uruguayan football league's Clausura title and a spot in the 2018 season's championship play-off when it takes on arch-rival Nacional.
Shubhankar blazes course with day's best 64, moves up 45 places
Shubhankar Sharma blazed through the first nine in 6-under 30 on way to carding an 8-under 64, leapfrogging 45 places to be T-26 by the third round of THE CJ CUP @ NINE BRIDGES here on Saturday. It was the day's best card and saw Sharma zoom from T-71st to T-26. Sharma, who shot 74-75 on first two days and was 5-over for 36 holes, is now 3-under for 54 holes but as much as 10 shots behind the leader, Brooks Koepka (67). Koepka, who can become World No. 1 with a win this week, is 13-under 203, while Ian Poulter (68) is tied for second place with second-round leader Scott Piercy (72) with 9-under 207. The third round sizzler brought a huge smile on Sharma's face. "Really happy with the way I played today. I knew before starting that I had to go low to have any chance going into the weekend. Even for a good finish I had to go low today. "I had four birdies in the first five after starting from the tenth. That's always good when you're 4 under after five. Then I made two more on the 17th .