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England Beat India At Lord apos;s To Level ODI Series As Root Hits Century

2020-07-07T19:28:51Z

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A busy century from Joe Root, an improved display against the spin of Kuldeep Yadav, and a crushing win to set up a decider in Leeds on Tuesday. For England, the second one-dayer against India at Lord's ticked more boxes than they could have hoped for. Just as crucially, the result — victory by 86 runs — questioned the narrative which has India's slow bowlers and master batsmen outclassing their hosts in a summer of blue skies and parched pitches. Yes, England could do with rain. But if they can beat India on a surface such as this — slow, low and dry — then all is not lost. Credit to Eoin Morgan, who defied the consensus among ex-pros in the commentary box by choosing to bat — despite India already making mincemeat of three chases. Joe Root hit a century as England looked to avoid an ODI series defeat against India Root equaled Marcus Trescothick's record for England ODI hundreds with his knock David Willey added 50 off just 30 deliveries as England posted 322 at Lord's on Saturday But the England skipper realised what wasn't evident in the eyrie: the pitch was only going to become more turgid. So it was that, as India chased 323 — imposing, but not impossible — they couldn't make headway against the spin of Moeen Ali and Adil Rashid. Moeen whistled through 10 overs for 42, trapping Virat Kohli en route for 45. And Rashid picked up two for 38, fooling Suresh Raina with his googly and having Umesh Yadav stumped second ball. MS Dhoni hung around, but with little sense of purpose, bringing boos from the crowd, even as he went past 10,000 ODI runs. An innings of 37 from 59 balls will not feature in the memoirs. The kindest that could be said was that it felt like a net for Leeds. The key lines had already been delivered during an England innings built on Root's superb 113 from 116 balls. He was industrious rather than destructive, but he read the conditions to a T — and he needed his runs as much as England did. He had averaged just 14 in his previous eight white-ball innings, and lost his place in the Twenty20 team. His hundred felt like an arm around the shoulder, especially ahead of a landmark five-Test series, when his every cough and splutter will be compared with Kohli. RELATED ARTICLES [# Previous] [# 1] [# Next] [/sport/cricket/article-5953427/England-vs-India-LIVE-cricket-scorecard-2nd-ODI-Lords.html England vs India, LIVE cricket scorecard: Latest updates...] [/sport/cricket/article-5952181/The-secrets-Indias-bowling-sensation-Kuldeep-Yadav.html The secrets of India's bowling sensation... 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He was particularly smart against Kuldeep, who began the game having dismissed him twice in three balls. Instead, Root milked his left-arm wrist-spin for 33 runs off 29 balls. ‘I felt like the balls I had already faced from him I was picking him OK,' he said with a smile. ‘It was more about spending time out there.' This was high-class batting — and it had two important by-products. First, it ensured Root didn't add another dispiriting notch in his column of unconverted half-centuries: this was only the second time out of 18 that he had turned a fifty into three figures. He now has 12 ODI hundreds, equalling Marcus Trescothick's national record. Second, it helped demythologise Kuldeep, just as India are on the brink of including him in their Test squad. Kuldeep took another three wickets, it's true, lifting his tally in four white-ball games to 14. But all three owed something to fortune: Jonny Bairstow was bowled round his legs via pad and glove; Jason Roy's exocet sweep picked out the only man on the leg-side boundary; and Morgan hoicked a full toss to deep midwicket. England kept India at arm's length throughout their reply, Moeen Ali taking Virat Kohli's wicket India fell well behind the run rate on a turning pitch, Suresh Raina here bowled by Adil Rashid The crowd were booing by the end as MS Dhoni and team-mates seemed to give up the chase Just as crucially, Kuldeep went for 68 runs — 43 more than he conceded while picking up six at Trent Bridge on Thursday. England might easily have been spooked after his second ball accounted for Bairstow, but held their nerve. Over the course of a long summer, these mini-battles matter. Two other innings stood out after Bairstow and Roy had given England another flyer. Morgan's resourceful 53 was part of a third-wicket stand of 103 with Root, while David Willey's unbeaten 50 from 31 balls — his first international half-century — was a late dose of adrenaline. At 239 for six in the 42nd over, after failures for Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler and Moeen, England were in danger of falling short, as in Nottingham. But Willey took 17 off an over from Siddharth Kaul and allowed Root to move serenely to three figures. India began brightly in reply, but three wickets in 16 balls stalled them. Mark Wood's off-cutter defeated Rohit Sharma's ugly heave, Shikhar Dhawan skewed Willey to backward point, and Buttler held a brilliant leg-side catch to dismiss KL Rahul off Liam Plunkett, who returned later to mop things up. In between, the spinners strangled the life out of India's chase. Funny how quickly things change. 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Gold Tumbles As Trump Allays Middle East Worries

2020-07-07T14:09:30Z

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By Karthika Suresh Namboothiri Jan 8 (Reuters) - Gold shed over 1% after vaulting above the $1,600 level for the first time in nearly seven years on Wednesday after remarks by U.S. President Donald Trump eased fears of a larger conflict with Iran. Spot gold dropped nearly 1% to $1,559.22 per ounce as of 1:32 p.m. ET (1834 GMT). Prices had earlier soared to $1,610.90 in the session, their highest level since March 2013. U.S. gold futures settled 0.9% lower at $1,560.20. Trump said Iranian missile strikes on bases in Iraq had not harmed any U.S. troops, and that Tehran appeared to be standing down. Earlier in the session gold jumped as much as 2.4% after Iran retaliated to a U.S. drone strike that killed an Iranian military commander last week. The U.S. attack led to fears of a new war in the Middle East. "Expectations are that we're not going to see a war, so you might see some softness. The rest of the catalysts remain in place for gold," said Edward Moya, a senior market analyst at OANDA. "We could see some weakness down to $1,550, but in the end we are likely to see prices continue to march higher to $1,640 in the short term." However, with no casualties after the strike and tweets from Iranian officials stating that Tehran did not want a war and that its strikes "concluded" its response to Friday's killing, concerns of conflict in the region ebbed, dampening demand for safe-haven gold. Gold is a preferred asset during times of political and economic uncertainty. "Although the hostilities seem to be over - at least for now - the situation could easily re-escalate in fairly short order," said Edward Meir, analyst at ED&F Man Capital Markets. The geopolitical and economic drivers which impacted gold prices in 2019 - including U.S.-China trade tensions, Brexit and the U.S. Federal Reserve's monetary policy - would continue into 2020, the World Gold Council said in a note. Investors also kept a close eye on economic data from the United States. Data showed U.S. private payrolls surged in December, weighing on the metal. Meanwhile, [http://wiki.ndf.taklia.com/index.php?title=FROM_THE_STANDS:_Rahul_Dravid_Will_Continue_To_Be_The_Role_Model wiki.ndf.taklia.com] palladium extended its rally, undaunted by most market events driving other precious metals. Prices were up 2.6% at $2,104.95, close to the all-time high of $2,108.81 notched earlier in the session. Platinum eased 1.4% to $957.02 an ounce, while silver shed 1.3% to $18.15. Silver prices had earlier notched a four-month high of $18.85. (Reporting by Karthika Suresh Namboothiri in Bengaluru; Editing by Andrea Ricci and Lisa Shumaker)

Rohit Sharma And Kuldeep Yadav Star For India

2020-07-06T19:52:14Z

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Rohit Sharma and Kuldeep Yadav inspired dominant India as the tourists demolished England by eight wickets in the first one-day international at Trent Bridge. Vice-captain Rohit hit a wonderful 137 not out after Kuldeep had done the damage with the ball with six wickets, helping India win with 10 overs to spare. Jos Buttler top-scored for England - who have the chance to level the series at Lord's on Saturday - with 53 but they failed to deal with Kuldeep's spin before toiling in the field. He claimed six for 25 from 10 overs - including 38 dot balls - as England were outclassed and dismissed for 268 having lost the toss and put into bat. Kuldeep was backed up by the quick-hitting openers before Shikhar Dhawan was caught for 40 by Adil Rashid after horribly mistiming a slog off Moeen Ali. But it did little to slow India down as they passed 100 with Rohit and Virat Kohli taking on England. England v India - One Day International Series - Trent Bridge They both reached their half-centuries as India cruised to 169 for one, needing 100 to win from 25 overs. The devastating Rohit rattled off a century with a stunning six only after seeing Jason Roy drop an extremely difficult chance when the opener was on 92. Kohli, though, was stumped by Buttler for 75 off Rashid to end the partnership at 167 but it was only a brief respite for England. England v India - One Day International Series - Trent Bridge Mark Wood's nought for 55 from six overs was costly but Eoin Morgan's side failed to post a competitive total. England, who had plundered a record 481 in Nottingham against Australia last month, struggled despite an opening stand of 73. Kuldeep took control in a devastating spell, claiming 3-7 from two overs with Jason Roy, Jonny Bairstow and Joe Root all falling. England v India - One Day International Series - Trent Bridge Roy (38) was caught by Umesh Yadav while Bairstow (38) and Root were trapped lbw in the 13th over. It saw England slip to 82 for three and [http://y-9kr.com/index.php?mid=board_cUYy21&document_srl=146498 y-9kr.com] Morgan (19) walked after bringing up England's 100, giving his wicket away after being caught at midwicket by Suresh Raina off Yuzvendra Chahal. From then it was slow going as Ben Stokes took 103 balls to make his fifty and Buttler crept to a half-century as the pair rebuild the hosts' innings. India restricted England to pinching quick runs rather than plundering boundaries - a far cry from when Bairstow and Alex Hales smashed 41 between them against Australia. And when Kuldeep returned he had Buttler caught behind for 53 thanks to MS Dhoni's impressive reflexes. Moeen (24) and Rashid (22) helped England to their final total during a late flurry of wickets

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2020-07-05T17:04:27Z

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