Cricket Today – 13 July 2019

28 CRICKET TODAY^ JULY 12, 2019

Warner

dished

out all the

doubts

surround-

ing him and

amassed

166 against

Bangla-

desh.

BOULT AND SHAMI’S HAT-TRICKS

Trent Boult is a champion bowler with great wicket-

taking abilities. The New Zealand pacer produced a

special display against Aussies by claiming a last over

hat-trick against them.

Interestingly, Boult (4/51) produced three Yorkers to

clinch successive wickets in the final over of Australia’s

innings.

India’s Mohammed Shami, who replaced an injured

Bhuvneshwar Kumar in the match against Afghanistan,

ran in to claim a hat-trick in the final over. India, who

won a thrilling contest by 11 runs, saw Shami defend

the team’s total of 224.

SHAHEEN AFRIDI’S SIX-FOR AGAINST BANGLA-

DESH

You talk about great ODI spells in a match and 19-year-

old Shaheen Afridi (6/35) stood tall to become the first

Pakistani bowler to claim six scalps in a World Cup

encounter. The left-arm pacer, who ended with 16

scalps from five games, was too good for Bangladesh in

the final league game for Pakistan. He bowled excep-

tionally well for Men in Green in the ongoing World

Cup in England and Wales.

WARNER’S MASSIVE CENTURY

Warner was already subjected to boss by England sup-

porters and despite getting off to s event start, he

struggled in the early matches with his timing and

strike rotation.

He looked stuck and was involved in laboured

innings. But Warner being a player he is, dished out all

the doubts surrounding him and amassed a magnifi-

cent 166 against Bangladesh. That innings saw Warner

steal the thunder out of a promising Bangladeshi unit.

It’s also the highest knock by a batsman in CWC 19

so far. n

Above: He bowled excep-

tionally well for Pakistan.

Inset: He was involved in

laboured innings.