Pakistan in Danger to qualify for cricket worldcup

LAHORE: Pakistan is in genuine threat of neglecting to qualify straightforwardly for the International Cricket Council's (ICC) World Cup 2019 in the United Kingdom as it as of now sits on eighth position in the ODI Team Rankings.

Pakistan is at eighth position with 89 focuses two behind Bangladesh and two in front of the West Indies, said an ICC official statement issued here. However previous best on the planet Pakistan sets its sights on direct capability for the World Cup 2019 when it goes up against the in-frame reigning best on the planet and number-one positioned Australia in a five-ODI arrangement beginning in Brisbane on Friday.

To, in any event, keep up its pre-arrangement positioning focuses, Pakistan needs to win one match of the arrangement, while triumphs in more than one match will gain it pivotal focuses. In the event that Pakistan wins two matches, then it will join Bangladesh on 91 focuses however will be positioned behind its Asian opponents by a portion.

In the situation of Pakistan winning the arrangement, it will push forward of Bangladesh and, in that capacity, will upgrade its odds of qualifying straightforwardly for the occasion it won in Australia in 1992. On the opposite side of the coin, Australia will hold its pre-arrangement focuses in the event that it wins the arrangement 4-1, while it will yield one point in the event that it wins 3-2.

Australia can tumble from the top platform however to get it going, Pakistan should win by 4-1 or better. Nonetheless, considering that Australia drives Pakistan 33-16 on a straight on in its terrace, incorporating 15 wins in 19 ODIs this decade, this looks very unlikely.

The ODI group rankings, dissimilar to the Test rankings, are upgraded after every match and the ODI indicator capacity is accessible here. Have England and the seven most astounding positioned sides on the MRF Tires ICC ODI Team Rankings as on 30 September 2017 will qualify straightforwardly for the occasion appropriate to be held from May 30 to July 15, 2019.

The four base positioned sides will be joined by six groups from the ICC World Cricket League in the 10-group ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2018 and the main two sides will finish the 10-group World Cup line-up.

In the interim, third-positioned India goes up against fifth-positioned England in a three-ODI arrangement beginning in Pune on Sunday, January 15. While India will expect to contract the hole with second-positioned South Africa, England will focus on an upward development. India can ascend to as high as 114 focuses in the event that it clears the arrangement, however in the event that the arrangement result is switched, then England can climb one place to fourth and India can slide to fifth

New Zealand to bowl first against bangladesh

WELLINGTON: New Zealand won the hurl and chose to bowl to get most extreme utilization of the green wicket and solid winds in the principal Test against Bangladesh at the Basin Reserve in Wellington on Thursday.

New Zealand have rolled out one improvement from their last Test line up with Trent Boult coming back from harm to supplant Matt Henry.

Bangladesh have two debutants, Taskin Ahmed and Subashis Roy, while 19-year-old all-rounder Mehedi Hasan will play his third Test.

Bangladesh go into the match with a component of certainty having beaten England in October, in spite of the fact that that was on a turning home track and they are new to the Basin Reserve conditions in their first away Test since September 2014.

New Zealand have never lost a Test against Bangladesh and are on a brilliant streak at home having won two Tests against Pakistan while clearing the three 50-over and three Twenty20 matches against Bangladesh.

The gauge for Thursday is powerful winds blasting up to 120 kilometers for each hour (74.6 mph) with the likelihood of showers late in the day.

Groups

New Zealand: Tom Latham, Jeet Raval, Kane Williamson (chief), Ross Taylor, Henry Nicholls, Colin de Grandhomme, BJ Watling, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Neil Wagner, Trent Boult

Bangladesh: Tamim Iqbal, Imrul Kayes, Mominul Haque, Mahmudullah, Mushfiqur Rahim (chief), Shakib Al Hasan, Sabbir Rahman, Mehedi Hasan, Taskin Ahmed, Subashis Roy, Kamrul Islam Rabbi

Umpires: Marais Erasmus (RSA), Paul Reiffel (AUS), Third Umpire: Nigel Llong (ENG), Match ref: Javagal Srinath (IND)

Tamim on Fire in New Zealand Rain

WELLINGTON: The components were in New Zealand's support however it was Bangladesh opener Tamim Iqbal who gave the firecrackers on the opening morning of the main Test at Wellington's Basin Reserve on Thursday.

Tamim was on 36 from 37 conveyances with Bangladesh 39 for one when lunch was taken early in light of rain.

New Zealand selected to bowl first with a green wicket, solid winds and cloudy skies.

However, the main wicket to fall in the initial 50 minutes before the rain began was that of Imrul Kayes, out for one, off the knocking down some pins of Tim Southee.

Southee was the pick of the New Zealand bowlers with one for six off 5.3 overs, while Trent Boult was costly with none for 26 off three.

Free kick specialist Messi fires Barca into cup last eight

BARCELONA: Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar were all on focus as holders Barcelona beat Athletic Bilbao 3-1 on Wednesday to upset a shortage from the principal leg and progress to the quarter-finals of the King's Cup.

A Luis Suarez volley put Barca ahead in the 35th moment while Brazil worldwide Neymar earned and changed over a punishment three minutes into the second half to score his first objective since October and place Barca in front in the tie subsequent to losing the principal leg 2-1.

Athletic reacted promptly however, substitute guard Gorka Elustondo crossing for Barcelona-conceived Enric Saborit to head home in the 51st moment. The objective encouraged the guests for a 10-minute spell however Barca withstood the weight.

Messi had wasted two free kicks in the principal half however evaded the likelihood of additional time and punishments by twisting a dead ball in off the post in the 79th, his second changed over set piece in four days.