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Suryavanshi smashes 175 in Harare

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today said Suryavanshi who was named player of the match and player of the tournament, having finished with 439 runs in seven innings at 62.71. Suryavanshi launched himself on to the international scene in 2024 as a 13-year-old with a 58-ball cen tury against Australia in his Under 19 debut. The teenager brought up his century off 35 balls with 11 sixes and seven fours to stand behind only West Indies great Chris Gayle, who took 30 balls to make a ton in 2013. – AFP it happened,”

the 26th over. They closed their 50 overs on 411-9. England launched a spirited attempt at making the runs with opener Ben Dawkins making 66 and middle-order batter Caleb Falconer striking a sublime 115 from 67 balls. Falconer was last man out, superbly caught by Khilan Patel, with England all out for 311 in 40.2 overs and India winning the title for the sixth time. “I had faith in my skills

FOURTEEN-YEAR-OLD PRODIGY Vaibhav Suryavanshi hammered a stunning 175 from just 80 balls as India thumped England by 100 runs in the Under-19 ODI World Cup final in Harare on Friday. Suryavanshi, who has already made history by becoming the youngest player to post a century in the Indian Premier League, lashed 15 fours and 15 sixes in his innings which saw him score his last 151 runs from just 56 balls. The left-handed opener was finally caught behind by England captain Thomas Rew off Manny Lumsden to leave India on 251-3 in

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Pakistan avoid Netherlands shock at T20 World Cup

FAHEEM ASHRAF (pic) smashed an unbeaten 29 off 11 balls as Pakistan scrambled past the Netherlands by three wickets to avoid a massive shock in the cur tain-raiser of the T20 World Cup in Colombo yesterday. Pakistan were made to sweat as the Netherlands took a flurry of late wickets to leave them needing 29 off the last two overs with only three wickets in hand at the Sinhalese Sports Club ground. Faheem then hit 24, including three sixes, off a 19th over that also saw him dropped in the deep by Max O’Dowd and then com pleted the chase with three balls to spare. “We had to do it the hard way,” admitted Pakistan captain Salman Agha. “We did well with the bat. We batted well earlier on but then in T20 cricket a few bad overs can change the complexion. All credit to Faheem,” he added. “Happy with our bowling. We

ment enforced forfeiture. Earlier, the Netherlands showed plenty of flair after being put in. Roared on by around 200 trav elling fans, they were in a good position at 127-4 with four overs to go, but Pakistan applied the brakes with the slow men sharing six wickets between them. “We weren’t at our best in all three departments today,” said Netherlands captain Scott Edwards. “Credit to the boys to give us a chance at the back end. Obviously small moments can be crucial,” he added. Pakistan conceded just 20 runs in the final four overs backed up by a razor-sharp performance in the field with several outstanding catches in the deep. Pakistan can ill-afford any slip ups in the group stage after say ing they will not play against India on Feb 15 on government instructions and forfeiting the points in Group A. – AFP many fans cheering you on,” he said. “You hit a bad shot, they’ll boo you and there is some pressure, but I love it.” Overnight leader Chris Gotterup, seeking a second win of 2026 after a triumph at the Sony Open in Hawaii last month, carded an even par 71 and at 8-under 134 was tied for third with Pierceson Coody, who posted a 3-under 68. World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, in danger of missing the halfway cut after a first-round 73, bounced back with six birdies in a 6-under 65 and at 4-under made the cut with three strokes to spare. Five-time major-winner Brooks Koepka missed the cut in his sec ond tournament since returning to the PGA Tour from the breakaway LIV Golf league. – AFP

did a good job. A target of 148 we would take that any day on this kind of surface. It was a good bowling performance.” Pakistan had begun well, rac ing to 61 for two after the six-over power play. Sahibzada Farhan looked in prime touch, cracking 47 off 31, but his exit swung the pendulum the Dutch way. Right-arm quick Paul van Meekeren produced a double wicket maiden to turn the screws. When the unconvincing Babar Azam perished in the next over for a scratchy 15, Pakistan were in trouble having lost three wick ets for two runs in the space of 10 deliveries. With the chase wobbling, Faheem stitched a priceless unbroken 34-run stand for the eighth wicket with Shaheen Shah Afridi to see Pakistan home. The 2009 champions can ill afford a defeat in the group stage, having already conceded points against India following a govern

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Hisatsune leads Matsuyama at Phoenix Open RYO HISATSUNE rode a back-nine binge to an 8-under par 63 yester day and a one-shot lead over fel low Japanese Hideki Matsuyama at the US PGA Tour Phoenix Open. Hisatsune picked up six strokes in the space of five holes on the back nine at TPC Scottsdale build ing an 11-under par total of 131. able birdie at the par-four 17th, where he was in the water off the tee and after taking his drop chipped in. “It was very lucky,” he admitted, adding it was also “more fun.” He called playing alongside Matsuyama in the final group a “dream”. Matsuyama, who won back-to

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Former Masters champion Matsuyama had a six-birdie streak of his own in a 7-under par 64 for 10-under 132. Hisatsune, a 23-year-old chas ing his first PGA Tour title, had two birdies on the front nine before launching his streak with a four foot birdie at the 13th. He drained a 23-foot birdie putt at 14, rolled in an eight-foot eagle at 15 and a seven-foot birdie at 16. He capped the run with a remark

back Phoenix Open titles in 2016 and 2017, teed off on 10 and surged up the leaderboard with six straight birdies from the 13th through the 18th. He admitted that the huge crowds can make for a nervy experience but Matsuyama, who has five top-five finishes and five top-10s in Phoenix, said he loves the atmosphere. “The energy that’s out there, so

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