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GUYANA CHRONICLE Monday, January 23, 2017
Stokes stars as England earn thrilling five-run win (REUTERS)-Ben Stokes hit a brisk half-century and then picked up three crucial wickets to help England to a tense five-run win against India in the third and final one-day international at the Eden Gardens yesterday. It was a consolation victory for England and their first on their tour of India after they lost the five-test series 4-0 and both previous ODIs. Opener Jason Roy hit 65, his third consecutive fifty, before half-centuries from Jonny Bairstow (56) and Stokes took England to 321-8 after India won the toss and chose to field. England seemed set for a comprehensive win despite an injury to seamer David Willey as India lost their top five batsmen for 173 but Kedar Jadhav (90) and Hardik Pandya brought the hosts back in the match with a sixth-wicket stand of 104. With India needing 16 off Chris Woakes’ final over, Jadhav, who scored a century in the first ODI at Pune, smashed the paceman for a six and a four but was
an opening partnership of 98. Left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja sent both the openers back in quick succession but Bairstow, brought into the side for the injured Joe Root, and captain Eoin Morgan kept England flowing with an 84-run stand
for the third wicket. Stokes provided the late flourish with four boundaries and two sixes in his 39-ball 57. India and England will now play three Twenty20 internationals, starting with the first match on Thursday.
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India’s ODI squad and support staff celebrate a 2-1 series win over after the 3rd ODI in Kolkata.
then caught by Sam Billings at deep cover after two dot balls. The hosts finished on 316-9. Stokes’s last visit to Eden Gardens last April ended in a personal nightmare as Carlos Brathwaite smashed him for four consecutive sixes in the final over to win the World Twenty20 title for West In-
dies. On Sunday, the seamer first dismissed India’s best batsman Virat Kohli for 55 before returning to remove Pandya for 56 and break his dangerous partnership with Jadhav. India had just taken 16 runs off Woakes in the 47th over and needed 27 in 18
balls when England captain Eoin Morgan called on Stokes to bowl his final over. Stokes gave away just four runs, added the wicket of Ravichandran Ashwin to his tally and finish with 3-63. Earlier, Roy and Billings (35), who replaced the injured Alex Hales, gave England a strong start with
ENGLAND INNINGS J. Roy b Jadeja 65 S. Billings c Bumrah b Jadeja 35 J. Bairstow c Jadeja b H. Pandya 56 E. Morgan c Bumrah b H. Pandya 43 J. Buttler c Rahul b H. Pandya 11 B. Stokes not out 57 M. Ali c Jadeja b Bumrah 2 C. Woakes run out (Dhoni, B. Kumar) 34 L. Plunkett run out (Dhoni) 1 Extras: (b-1 lb-8 nb-1 w-7) 17 Total: (for 8 wickets, 50 overs) 321 Fall of wickets: 1-98 S. Billings, 2-110 J. Roy, 3-194 E. Morgan, 4-212 J. Buttler, 5-237 J. Bairstow, 6-246 M. Ali, 7-319 C. Woakes, 8-321 L. Plunkett Did not bat: D. Willey, J. Ball Bowling: B. Kumar 8-0-56-0 (w2), H. Pandya 10-1-49-3 (w-1), J. Bumrah 10-1-68-1 (nb-1 w-3), Y. Singh 3-0-17-0, R. Jadeja 10-0-62-2, R. Ashwin 9-0-60- 0 (w-1)
INDIA INNINGS A. Rahane b Willey 1 L. Rahul c Buttler b Ball 11 V. Kohli c Buttler b Stokes 55 Y. Singh c Billings b Plunkett 45 M. Dhoni c Buttler b Ball 25 K. Jadhav c Billings b Woakes 90 H. Pandya b Stokes 56 R. Jadeja c Bairstow b Woakes 10 R. Ashwin c Woakes b Stokes 1 B. Kumar not out 0 J. Bumrah not out 0 Extras: (lb-8 nb-1 w-13) 22 Total: (for 9 wickets, 50 overs) 316 Fall of wickets: 1-13 A. Rahane, 2-37 L. Rahul, 3-102 V. Kohli, 4-133 Y. Singh, 5-173 M. Dhoni, 6-277 H. Pandya, 7-291 R. Jadeja, 8-297 R. Ashwin, 9-316 K. Jadhav Bowling: C. Woakes 10-0-75-2 (nb-1), D. Willey 2-0-8-1 (w-5), J. Ball 10-0-56-2 (w-1), L. Plunkett 10-0-65-1 (w-2), B. Stokes 10-0-63-3 (w-5), M. Al 8-0-41–0.
Aussies seal ODI series after Warner’s fiery 130 (REUTERS)-David Warner’s 12th one-day international hundred and brisk fifties from Glenn Maxwell and Travis Head set up Australia for an 86-run win over Pakistan in the fourth match yesterday as the hosts secured an unassailable 3-1 lead in the series. The diminutive opening batsman smashed 130 for his sixth ton in his last 11 innings at the Sydney Cricket Ground, including his century before lunch in the third Test against the same opponents in January. Maxwell then pulverised the Pakistan attack with his 78 off 44 balls and added a quick-fire 100 for the fourth wicket with Head, who hit 51 off 36 balls, as the hosts piled up 353-6 in their 50 overs after winning the toss and opting to bat. Pakistan needed to pull
off the highest successful ODI chase on Australian soil to keep the series alive but lacked the required firepower in their batting and were bundled out for 267 with six overs remaining in their innings. Left-handed opener Sharjeel Khan top-scored for the touring side with his 74 off 47 balls keeping Pakistan in the hunt for the early part of their chase. Australia’s paceman Josh Hazlewood and leg-spinner Adam Zampa, playing in his first match of the series, picked up three wickets each. DROPPED CATCHES It was a forgettable day for Pakistan in the field as they dropped at least five catches and gave away extra runs through misfields and overthrows. Warner put together a breezy 92-run opening
stand with Usman Khawaja, who was caught behind for 30 and became the first of seamer Hasan Ali’s five wickets. Warner, who hit 11 fours and two sixes in his 119-ball knock, added 120 for the second wicket with captain Steve Smith which gave Australia an ideal
platform for a huge total. “It’s the home crowd, absolutely love playing here,” Warner said after being presented with the man of the match award. “I was quite slow tonight, but it’s always special to put the boys in a great position.” Hasan dismissed Warner
David Warner is delighted after bringing up his first ODI hundred against Pakistan in Sydney,yesterday.
and Smith, who made 49 after being dropped on 10, in the space of three deliveries but it did not hamper Australia’s quest for quick runs. Maxwell was dropped on eight and made Pakistan pay for their profligacy by hitting 10 fours
and a six in his innings as Australia accumulated 118 runs in their last 10 overs. Head smashed four sixes and two fours in his 36ball knock.The fifth and final match of the series will be played in Adelaide on Thursday.
AUSTRALIA INNINGS U. Khawaja c Rizwan b H. Ali 30 D. Warner c Rizwan b H. Ali 130 S. Smith lbw b H. Ali 49 T. Head c Malik b Amir 51 G. Maxwell c Sh. Khan b H. Ali 78 M. Wade c Wasim b H. Ali 5 M. Starc not out 0 Extras: (lb-8 nb-2) 10 Total: (for 6 wickets, 50 overs) 353 Fall of wickets: 1-92 U. Khawaja, 2-212 D. Warner, 3-213 S. Smith, 4-313 T. Head, 5-339 M. Wade, 6-353 G. Maxwell Did not bat: P. Handscomb, P. Cummins, A. Zampa, J. Hazlewood Bowling: M. Hafeez 9-0-54-0, M. Amir 10-0-75-1, J. Khan 100-82-0 (nb-1), H. Ali 10-1-52-5 (nb-1), I. Wasim 9-0-69-0, S. Malik 2- 0-13-0
PAKISTAN INNINGS Az. Ali c Smith b Hazlewood 7 Sh. Khan c Warner b Zampa 74 B. Azam c Hazlewood b Head 31 M. Hafeez c sub b Zampa 40 S. Malik c Warner b Head 47 U. Akmal c Cummins b Starc 11 M. Rizwan lbw b Zampa 10 I. Wasim c Wade b Hazlewood 25 M. Amir c Wade b Cummins 5 H. Ali not out 8 J. Khan b Hazlewood 0 Extras: (lb-5 w-4) 9 Total: (all out, 43.5 overs) 267 Fall of wickets: 1-15 Az. Ali, 2-88
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B. Azam, 3-119 Sh. Khan, 4-183 M. Hafeez, 5-215 S. Malik, 6-218 U. Akmal, 7-245 M. Rizwan, 8-252 M. Amir, 9-267 I. Wasim, 10-267 J. Khan
Bowling: M. Starc 7-0-42-1 (w-3), J. Hazlewood 8.5-0-54-3, P. Cummins 8-0-45-1, T. Head 100-66-2, A. Zampa 10-0-55-3 (w-1)