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Rahul, Kohli centuries carry India to 356/2
KL Rahul marked his return with a fine hundred while Virat Kohli added to his big pile of ODI milestones with a century as India amassed 356/2 on the second day of their Super Fours fixture against Pakistan on Monday (September 11).
India flexed their top-order muscle across both days as Shubman Gill and Rohit Sharma got fifties before the pair of Rahul and Kohli took over to torment Pakistan who were without pacer Haris Rauf for the second half of India’s innings. Asked to bat, India were first put on the front foot by Gill, whose own use of feet was far more assured than it was in his previous outing as he went after Shaheen Afridi early on. Rohit Sharma survived some exceptional bowling from Naseem Shah and began to chance his arms too as both hit fifites and added their second-successive 100-plus stand. They then fell to soft dismissals against the run of play, bringing Rahul and Kohli to the crease before rain took over and ensured the game spilled over to the next day.
Rahul played the aggressor on Monday as Pakistan were hamstrung by the absence of Haris Rauf, who was taken out of bowling duty as a precautionary measure after a scan revealed an inflammation in his oblique muscle. Babar Azam tried to get the extra five overs that Rauf wouldn’t bowl, from part-time spinner Iftikhar Ahmed, but the move didn’t come off.
Iftikhar bowled a good first over – for four runs – but was taken apart by Rahul in the next over, with a slog sweep for a six and a cut for a four. Shadab Khan, who endured a tough time on Sunday, was welcomed back with more disdain as Rahul went after him in a 14-run over. He and Kohli got to their respective fifties on either side of a drinks break at the 38-over mark and then proceeded to push harder on the accelerator. It began with a 16-run Iftikhar over in the 43rd, that took India to 280 for 2. Rahul punished width from Faheem in the 44th over before reaching his century in the 47th.
In the next over, Kohli became the fastest batter to 13,000 ODI runs and also reached his 47th century in the format while Pakistan dealt with more misery – Naseem Shah walked off in the next over holding his hand after bowling just two deliveries. The last eight overs fetched 92 runs as Kohli and Rahul finished with incredible scores of 122* and 111* respectively, while stitching together the highest ODI partnership for India against Pakistan (233 runs).
Brief scores:
India 356/2 in 50 overs (Virat Kohli 122*, KL Rahul 111*, Shubman Gill 58, Rohit Sharma 56; Shaheen Afridi 1-79, Shadab Khan 1-71) vs Pakistan
Typhoon Noul has hit southern China, including Hong Kong, bringing strong winds and heavy rain to the region and prompting the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of people in Guangdong province.
China’s national weather centre said Noul made landfall on the coast of Huidong county in Huizhou, southern Guangdong province, at approximately 3:50am local time on Sunday (19:50 GMT on Saturday).
China’s official Xinhua News Agency said Noul was the strongest typhoon to make landfall in China so far this year.
Hong Kong’s Observatory said Noul, with maximum sustained winds of 110 kilometres per hour (68 miles per hour) near its centre, was moving Sunday into inland Guangdong and weakening progressively, bringing strong winds and heavy rain to parts of the region.
More than 715,000 people had been relocated for safety by early Sunday in Guangdong province, according to state-owned China National Radio. On Saturday, authorities said some 340,000 people were evacuated.
China’s National Meteorological Centre expected parts of southern Guangdong and southeastern Fujian provinces to experience heavy rain and strong winds over the weekend.
Many trees were seen uprooted in Huilai county, located on the coast of Guangdong province, state broadcaster CCTV reported.
Hong Kong’s airport authority said about 350 flights were cancelled on Sunday. At least nine people were injured across the city during the typhoon period, according to Hong Kong authorities.
As Noul approached Hong Kong, parts of a large scaffolding on a high-rise building collapsed on Saturday afternoon, local police said, although initial reports indicated there were no injuries.
[Aljazeera]
Colombo Kaps defended 197 runs to win the 12th match of the Lanka Premier League by restricting Dambulla Sixers to 176/8 at the Dambulla International Cricket Stadium on Saturday [25] night.
SCORES:
Colombo Kaps 197/5 in 20 overs [Rubin Hermann 39, Sadeera Samarawickrema 16, Sharujan Shanmuganathan 12, Kamindu Mendis 88*, Ben McDermott 14, Janith Liyanage 17; Fazalhaq Farooki 1-41, Dushmantha Chameera 1-41, Ramesh Mendis 1-05, Gulabdin Naib 1-15]
Dambulla Sixers 176/8 in 20 overs [Pavan Rathnayake 50, Marques Ackerman 40, Gulabdin Naib 28, Maheesh Thhekshana 13; Shahnawaz Dahani 2-20, Wanuja Sahan 1-34, Mujeeb Ur Rahman 2-33, Malsha Tharupathi 1-26, Milan Rathnayake 1-26]
Kandy Royals’ bowlers led by Nuwan Thushara were able to defend their score of 165 to win the 11th match of the Lanka Premier League by defeating Galle Gallants by 11 runs at Dambulla on Saturday.
SCORES:
Kandy Royals 165/6 in 20 overs [Lahiru Udara 16, Dale Phillips 34, Wanidu Hasaranga 16, Moeen Ali 41, Angelo Mathews 28, Vijay Shankar 15; Pramod Madushan 2-41, Akif Javed 2-26, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth 2-36]
Galle Gallants 154/8 in 20 overs [Sam Harper 14, Charith Asalanka 14, Chamika Karunarathne 52, Dasun Shanaka 57*; Nuwan Thushara 3-33, Asitha Fernando 2-33, Moeen Ali 1-11, Wanidu Hasaranga 1-26]
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