The Latest: Finch says Khawaja set to miss semifinals

Jul 6, 2019

Australia captain Aaron Finch says Usman Khawaja might not be available to play the Cricket World Cup semifinal against England on Thursday

LONDON — The Latest on Day 38 of the Cricket World Cup (all times local):

9:40 p.m.

Australia captain Aaron Finch says No. 3 batsman Usman Khawaja might not be available to play the Cricket World Cup semifinal against England on Thursday.

Khawaja injured his left hamstring in the 10-run loss to South Africa.

Finch said it "doesn't look ideal" for Khawaja and that he imagines the batsman will have to be replaced in the squad.

On the match against England, Finch said: "It's going to be a blockbuster. It doesn't get much bigger than that, Australia vs. England in the World Cup semifinals."

___

9:25 p.m.

Australia will face fierce rival England in the Cricket World Cup semifinals after slipping from the top of the group standings with a last-over, 10-run loss to South Africa despite David Warner's latest century.

Faf du Plessis' 93-ball 100 underpinned South Africa's 325-6 in Manchester, and two pieces of magic from wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock — a cheeky run-out and a leaping, one-handed catch — left the Australians struggling on 119-4, with batsman Usman Khawaja also retired hurt.

David Warner (122) and Alex Carey (85 off 69 balls) put on 108 for the fifth wicket, but neither could see Australia home as shadows lengthened on the field in the day-nighter at Old Trafford.

Khawaja, with his injured left hamstring, came out to bat at the death but didn't last long and Australia needed 18 to win off the last over.

Nathan Lyon was caught in the deep off the next-to-last ball.

Instead of finishing in first place and playing trans-Tasman neighbor New Zealand back in Manchester in the first semifinal on Tuesday, Australia must travel south to Birmingham to play the tournament host two days later.

It's another huge England-Australia match in a summer that will conclude with the Ashes series. Either England, which went into the tournament as the world's top-ranked ODI side, or defending champion Australia will be eliminated.

India will take on New Zealand in the other semifinal.

___

8.30 p.m.

David Warner is out for 122, removed by a brilliant diving catch by Chris Morris off Dwaine Pretorius.

Australia is 227-5 and needs 99 runs from 10.5 overs.

___

8.20 p.m.

David Warner has struck his third century of the Cricket World Cup, and holds the key to Australia chasing down a target of 326 to finish top of the group.

It was a run-a-ball hundred for the opener, who has joined Shakib Al Hasan and Rohit Sharma in passing 600 runs for the tournament.

After 37 overs, Australia was 215-4.

___

7:30 p.m.

Quinton de Kock has produced two pieces of wicketkeeping magic to move South Africa closer to a closing win over Australia at the Cricket World Cup.

The gloveman flicked Rabada's throw onto the stumps while looking the other way to run out Marcus Stoinis for 22 in the 19th over. Then De Kock leapt high to take a one-handed catch to remove Glenn Maxwell for 12 off the bowling of Rabada.

Australia was 125-4 off 25 overs, requiring 201 more runs to win at 8.40 at over.

If the Australians lose, they will finish second in the table and play England in the semifinals.

South Africa is looking to win its third match of the tournament.

___

6:25 p.m.

Australia has lost two wickets and seen another batsman retire hurt in the opening 10 overs of its reply to South Africa's 325-6 in the Cricket World Cup.

Captain Aaron Finch (3) fell on the 13th ball of the innings, giving 40-year-old Imran Tahir a wicket in the final one-day international of his career.

No. 3 batsman Usman Khawaja attempted to play on after injuring his left hamstring — he received lengthy treatment — but was forced off in the fifth over, when on 6 and with the score 20-1. He will come into bat again if required.

Steve Smith replaced him and lasted six balls before being trapped lbw by Dwaine Pretorius for 7. He decided not to review and it was a good call because Pretorius' ball was clipping the bails.

After the end of the powerplay, Australia was 44-2. David Warner was 23 and Marcus Stoinis was on 4.

With India beating Sri Lanka, Australia must win to finish top of the group and play New Zealand back in Manchester in the first semifinal match.

If they lose, the Australians will face England at Edgbaston on Thursday.

___

6:05 p.m.

India chased down 264 to beat Sri Lanka by seven wickets with 39 balls to spare in Leeds.

Already through to the semifinals next week, India needed to beat Sri Lanka and hope Australia loses to South Africa in their ongoing match, to finish top of the group stage. India did its part, at least.

Sri Lanka recovered from 55-4 to post 264-7, considered a challenging total on a dry, used Headingley pitch.

But India made light of the chase, reaching 265-3 after openers Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul hit centuries and combined for a tournament-best 189 stand.

Sharma was out for 103 in the 31st over, becoming the first player to hit five hundreds in a single World Cup. His sixth in World Cups overall also tied the record held by Sachin Tendulkar.

Rahul was out for 111 in the 41st over, gloving a catch behind to give Lasith Malinga his 56th wicket in World Cups, good for outright third on the all-time list.

For Sri Lanka, Angelo Mathews led with 113, his third career ODI century, all of them against India.

___

5:45 p.m.

A plane flying political banners over the Cricket World Cup match between India and Sri Lanka in Leeds has irked the International Cricket Council again.

The plane has passed Headingley stadium towing banners reading, "Justice for Kashmir," and "India stop genocide & free Kashmir."

A plane trailed another political banner over Headingley during the Pakistan-Afghanistan match last weekend.

The ICC said on Saturday it was disappointed at the latest incident.

It said it protested to West Yorkshire Police last week, and the ICC said the police promised to prevent it, especially because Headingley was under the flight path of nearby Leeds Bradford Airport.

India and Pakistan have fought several wars over control of Kashmir, the Himalayan region which both countries claim and is de facto divided between them.

___

5:10 p.m.

Australia must chase down 326 to get the win it needs to guarantee first place in the Cricket World Cup group stage.

South Africa scored 325-6 off its 50 overs in Manchester, with captain Faf du Plessis scoring 100 off 94 balls — the team's first century this tournament.

The Proteas got off to a fast start by reaching 73-0 by the end of the opening powerplay. Australia offspinner Nathan Lyon removed openers Quinton de Kock (52) and Aiden Markram (34), before Du Plessis and Rassie van der Dussen (95) put on 151 runs for the third wicket.

It was South Africa's highest score this World Cup.

If the Australians win, they finish top of the group and will play trans-Tasman rival New Zealand back in Manchester in the first semifinal on Tuesday.

___

5 p.m.

Rohit Sharma has become the first player to score five hundreds in a single World Cup.

A pull of a Kasun Rajitha delivery to the square leg boundary, his 14th four, brought up his latest hundred for India in the group match against Sri Lanka in Leeds.

Sharma's third hundred in a row also tied him with Sachin Tendulkar for the record of six overall at World Cups.

Sharma was out to Rajitha soon after for 103, and India lost its first wicket on 189 in the 31st over.

___

4:40 p.m.

India seemed to be in a rush to beat Sri Lanka, reaching 152 without loss after 25 overs in its chase of 265 to win in Leeds.

Rohit Sharma, who already has four hundreds in this campaign, was 81 not out off 75 balls.

KL Rahul was 68 off 75 balls.

At the same point, Sri Lanka was 102-4.

___

4:30 p.m.

Faf du Plessis has scored South Africa's first century of this Cricket World Cup in the team's last game.

The captain reached three figures in 93 balls. It was his 12th ODI century.

He was dismissed the same over for 100, leaving the Proteas on 265-3 after 43 overs.

___

3:20 p.m.

Seeking a big win after a disappointing Cricket World Cup campaign, South Africa made a fast start and is 144-2 halfway through its allotted 50 overs against Australia.

Quinton de Kock (52) and Aiden Markram (34) scored 73 runs in the opening powerplay and put on 79 for the first wicket. Offspinner Nathan Lyon then removed both openers, Markram going to a sharp stumping by Alex Carey and De Kock miscuing to Mitchell Starc at backward point.

Australia captain Aaron Finch, who lost the toss, has mixed up his attack in an attempt to slow down the Proteas, making eight bowling changes in the first 20 overs. Occasional spinner Steve Smith was brought into the attack in the 17th, much earlier than usual.

Starc, the leading wicket-taker at this World Cup, has been wayward and gone for 34 off four overs.

South Africa captain Faf du Plessis is 35 not out, with Rassie van der Dussen also in the middle on 8.

South Africa cannot qualify for the semifinals and is on 5 points from eight games.

___

2:30 p.m.

Angelo Mathews' third career ODI century led a comeback by Sri Lanka to give them a fighting chance against India in their Cricket World Cup group match at Headingley.

Sri Lanka was in deep trouble at 55-4 in the 12th over, but Mathews fashioned a rescue in a stand of 124 with Lahiru Thirimanne (53) and 74 with Dhanajaya de Silva (29 not out) to see them post 264-7.

Mathews was out for 113 in the 49th over.

Sri Lanka is locked out of the semifinals, but would enjoy spoiling India hopes of topping the group.

Sri Lanka successfully defended 232 at Headingley two weeks ago, beating England by 20 runs. And this latest total will challenge India on a dry, used, cracking pitch. Captain Virat Kohli wanted to bat first, but lost the toss.

___

1:10 p.m.

South Africa won the toss and will bat first against Australia under cloudy but brightening skies in Manchester.

Needing a win to guarantee topping the group, Australia will be unchanged at Old Trafford.

South Africa opener Hashim Amla is out with a knee injury — reportedly sustained playing football before practice on Friday — and was replaced by left-arm spin bowler Tabraiz Shamsi. Aiden Markram will move to the top of the order and partner Quinton de Kock.

There have been four games in Manchester so far, and all have been won by the team batting first.

Lineups:

Australia: Aaron Finch (captain), David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Steve Smith, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Alex Carey, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Jason Behrendorff, Nathan Lyon.

South Africa: Quinton de Kock, Aiden Markram, Faf du Plessis (captain), Rassie van der Dussen, JP Duminy, Dwaine Pretorius, Andile Phehlukwayo, Chris Morris, Kagiso Rabada, Imran Tahir, Tabraiz Shamsi

___

12:15 p.m.

India was in charge at Headingley, where Sri Lanka was laboring at 102-4 halfway through its allotted 50 overs.

Angelo Mathews, 26 not out, and Lahiru Thirimanne, 22 not out, were fighting to restore Sri Lanka to respectability.

They came together at 55-4 in the 12th over.

Opener Dimuth Karunaratne and Kusal Perera edged behind on 10 and 18, respectively, giving fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah his 100th and 101st one-day internationals wickets. He's the second fastest India bowler to 100 wickets, in 57 innings, one more than the rested Mohammed Shami.

Allrounder Ravindra Jadeja, making his first appearance of this World Cup, got Kusal Mendis stumped on 3 in his first over.

Hardik Pandya got the big wicket of Avishka Fernando, the teenage century-maker in the last match. Fernando, on 20 off 21 balls, tried ramping Pandya at the last second, and gave wicketkeeper MS Dhoni his third catch of the match.

___

10:50 a.m.

India fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah needed only 10 deliveries in Leeds to grab his 100th wicket in one-day internationals.

Sri Lanka captain and opener Dimuth Karunaratne top-edged behind on 10 in the fourth over, and prompted Bumrah to jump around celebrating.

Bumrah's 15th wicket of this World Cup reduced Sri Lanka to 17-1.

Bumrah's ODI wickets have come at an average of 22, the best rate of anyone to take more than 20 wickets for India.

___

10:15 a.m.

Sri Lanka won the toss and is batting first against India in Leeds.

India captain Virat Kohli said he would have batted first, too.

India made two changes after beating Bangladesh by 28 runs on Tuesday in Birmingham.

Yuzvendra Chahal is rested for left-arm spinner Kuldeep Yadav, and allrounder Ravindra Jadeja makes his first appearance in this World Cup for fast bowler Mohammed Shami.

Sri Lanka made one change after beating the West Indies by 23 runs on Monday in Chester-le-Street. Veteran allrounder Thisara Perera is in for Jeffrey Vandersay.

Conditions are dry but cloudy overhead.

Lineups:

Sri Lanka: Dimuth Karunaratne (captain), Kusal Perera, Avishka Fernando, Kusal Mendis, Angelo Mathews, Lahiru Thirimanne, Dhananjaya de Silva, Thisara Perera, Isuru Udana, Lasith Malinga, Kasun Rajitha.

India: Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Virat Kohli (captain), Rishabh Pant, MS Dhoni, Dinesh Karthik, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah.

___

9:45 a.m.

Ian Gould will umpire his last cricket international when Sri Lanka and India take the field at Leeds.

Gould is notable for his practice of not employing a standard ball counter, instead using six Bahraini dinars to count deliveries.

This will be his 140th ODI, 13 years after his first. The Englishman has also officiated in 74 tests.

This is his fifth World Cup, and fourth as an umpire.

He kept wicket for England in the 1983 World Cup, and played 18 ODIs.

One of his best moments as a player was in the fourth test of the 1982-83 Ashes, as Australia chased 292 for a series victory. On the field as a substitute, Gould caught Australia captain Greg Chappell on 2 with a stunning low grab in the covers off the bowling of Norman Cowans. England won the test by 3 runs.

___

9:30 a.m.

The Cricket World Cup semifinals finally fall into place on Saturday when the group stage concludes with a double-header.

Australia, the group leader, has the inside track to finish No. 1. The defending champion plays South Africa in Manchester in a day-night match.

Win, and Australia stays in Manchester to play New Zealand in the first semifinal on Tuesday.

Lose, and India then must beat Sri Lanka in Leeds to top the group.

But Australia is expected to win, and so is India, which would leave the latter facing top-ranked England in the second semifinal in Birmingham on Thursday.

Australia and South Africa meet for the 100th time in one-day internationals. Australia has won 48, and South Africa 47.

Openers David Warner and captain Aaron Finch have five 50-plus scores at this World Cup. No Australian has ever hit six in a single tournament.

Also, teammate Mitchell Starc needs four more wickets to become the fifth bowler to reach 50 in World Cup history.

Sri Lanka leads India 4-3 in previous World Cup matchups.

India captain Virat Kohli hasn't scored a hundred for nine consecutive innings, his longest drought in four years.

Teammate Rohit Sharma has four centuries, tied for the most in a single World Cup. He has five centuries overall in the tournament, only one less than the record held by Sachin Tendulkar.

Sri Lanka paceman Lasith Malinga needs one more wicket to separate himself from Wasim Akram and take third place outright on the World Cup all-time list. One more wicket for India's Jasprit Bumrah will be his 100th in ODIs.

___

More AP cricket: www.apnews.com/Cricket and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports

MORE NEWS

LSGH tankers Mojdeh, Cabana make waves in NCAA Season 102 opener
Nov 11, 2026

LSGH tankers Mojdeh, Cabana make waves in NCAA Season 102 opener

MANILA, Philippines — La Salle Green Hills (LSGH) standout Behrouz Mohammad "Madi" Mojdeh served immediate notice of his might, capturing a gold and a silver medal as the NCAA Season 102 swimming competitions kicked off at the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex. Mojdeh joined forces with Rodevic Gonzalvo, Gerald Esquivel, and Ram Ubiadas to seize the gold medal in the 4x50m medley relay. The LSGH quartet clocked a blistering 1 minute and 51.82 seconds to secure top honors, outclassing Colegio de San Juan de Letran, which settled for second place at 1:55.25. "I felt really good during the preliminaries, especially since it was my first time competing in the NCAA finals. But during warm-up, I started feeling a little heavy," Mojdeh shared. Mojdeh added a silver medal in the 200m backstroke with a time of 2:17.83, finishing behind teammate Titus Rafael Sia, who clocked an impressive 2:14.96. Aishel Cid Evangelista of Emilio Aguinaldo College placed third with 2:18.79. "I had to quickly reset for my 200m backstroke finals because we had very little recovery time. I felt strong at the start, although I rushed some of my turns. I'm glad I still managed another personal best, a podium finish, and a relay gold with my teammates," Mojdeh said. Mojdeh aims to add more hardware on Day 2 of the tournament, where he is set to compete in the 400m freestyle and 200m breaststroke. "I have the 400m freestyle and 200m breaststroke next. Hopefully, I can carry today's lessons into those races and perform even better," he added. LSGH teammate Kristian Yugo Cabana also bagged a silver medal in the 200m Individual Medley (IM) after submitting a time of 2:11.73. "I'm really happy with my performance in the 200m IM because I improved my time a lot. I tried pushing on the breaststroke leg, and it gave me good momentum going into the freestyle and finishing strong," Cabana said. This marked Cabana's debut appearance in the NCAA. "It was also my first event in the NCAA, so the excitement and adrenaline were definitely there. However, I was disappointed with my 100m freestyle. My two events were scheduled back-to-back, and I felt that I didn't have enough time to fully recover," Cabana admitted. "I believe that if I had even 15 more minutes to rest and prepare, I could have had a better chance of making the podium. Still, that's part of racing, and I have to learn how to manage these situations better." Like Mojdeh, Cabana faces another pair of events on the second day of competition. "I have another set of back-to-back events, so I'm hoping we'll have a little more recovery time to properly swim down and prepare for the next race. I'm determined to bounce back and give everything I have." Earlier, Mojdeh narrowly missed the podium in the 200m IM, finishing fourth with a time of 2:13.42. "In my 200m IM, I tried a different strategy by pushing harder on my backstroke leg, but I felt the fatigue during the breaststroke and freestyle. I also glided into the finish, which I think cost me a podium spot. I was disappointed, but I'm still happy I achieved a new personal best," Mojdeh reflected. TMT

Celtics beat Sixers 123-101 as Tatum outshines Brown
Nov 11, 2026

Celtics beat Sixers 123-101 as Tatum outshines Brown

NEW YORK — The Boston Celtics beat Philadelphia 123-101 to replace the 76ers at the top of the NBA Eastern Conference as Jayson Tatum outshone his former teammate Jaylen Brown in a much-hyped showdown Tuesday. Brown's first regular season clash against the Celtics team he called home for a decade played out against reports of a beef with his 2024 NBA title-winning partner Tatum. The two men have exchanged cryptic public barbs, apparently disagreeing over Tatum's knowledge of -- or role in -- Brown's shock trade this summer to the Sixers. Tatum greeted Brown moments before tip-off but was seemingly blanked, and the game began in feisty fashion, with a fired-up Brown making two steals but conceding two fouls in the opening minutes. But Brown was ultimately restricted to just 13 points on a frustrating night, against Tatum's 21, as Boston weathered a Philadelphia third-quarter comeback and rode to victory. "No game is bigger than the other, definitely in the regular season, you know -- it's one game," said Tatum. "The hoopla is over, and now we get all ready for tomorrow." The Celtics took an early lead, even as the Philadelphia crowd booed Tatum's every move, jeering loudly as he wildly misplaced a pass under pressure from VJ Edgecombe. But as the game settled into its rhythm it was veteran Paul George — who went the other direction, from Philadelphia to Boston, as part of the Brown package — who dominated. George racked up 36 points across the night, on superb shooting form including six three-pointers from 11 attempts. In the third quarter, Tatum soared above LeBron James for a driving dunk. But Philadelphia rallied, levelling the score at 76-76 and again at 79-79 with a monster Maxey three-pointer. Boston regrouped and raced out of sight down the final stretch, with George paying credit to Tatum for soaking up the opposition's focus, leaving him free to score. "Obviously JT demands so much attention. Playing off him has allowed me to get a lot of easy opportunities," he said. "At this point in my career, there's only one thing that I want to do, and that's win. And so, for him, especially for JT, (my role is) to alleviate any pressure, any friction. "I'm here to help you. I'm in a way here to serve you, make you become the best player that you can become." The battle of the top two teams in the East saw Boston move to 9-2 with a fourth straight win, with Philadelphia now 9-3. Also in the NBA on Tuesday, the defending champion New York Knicks thrashed the struggling Milwaukee Bucks 117-85. Jalen Brunson scored 23 and Karl-Anthony Towns continued his fine form with 21 points plus 16 rebounds. The Bucks slump to 1-10, having lost their former star man Giannis Antetokounmpo this summer. The Celtics had initially attempted to trade Brown for Antetokounmpo, kick-starting the saga, before Antetokounmpo ultimately moved to the Miami Heat and Brown ended up at Philadelphia.

Gauff upset at WTA Finals, Pegula back on track
Nov 11, 2026

Gauff upset at WTA Finals, Pegula back on track

LOS ANGELES — Wimbledon champion Linda Noskova upset Coco Gauff to storm into the last four of the WTA Finals at Indian Wells on Tuesday as Jessica Pegula reignited her challenge with victory over Ukraine's Marta Kostyuk. Czech eighth seed Noskova took advantage of a shaky serving performance by Gauff to complete a 6-3, 6-3 victory in group one to book her place in the semi-finals. Noskova broke Gauff's serve four times on her way to claiming the first set, and then grabbed the decisive break early in the second before sealing victory with her ninth ace of the match. "I'm very happy, obviously every win counts in this competition," Noskova said afterwards. "Coco is a big competitor so I had to be ready for everything that would come my way today. "You have to play to the very last point with Coco because she can always help herself out with her serve and fighting spirit. I felt like I played great to put some pressure on her," added Noskova, who defeated Ukraine's Kostyuk in her opening group match on Sunday. The defeat leaves Gauff and Pegula vying for the last remaining semi-final berth from group one. Pegula, beaten by Gauff in her opener Sunday, overcame a topsy-turvy second set to defeat Kostyuk 6-2, 7-5. Kostyuk is eliminated following Tuesday's defeat. "I feel like I'm playing well," Pegula said. "I felt my match against Coco was a super high-level match and that was a great match today. "It's so tricky with her because you just don't know what's gonna come — she will just step in and inject pace, she'll come and kamikaze the net, she goes for returns or her serve can get hot. That's what makes it difficult to play her." The 32-year-old American had looked in complete control in the first set, breaking Kostyuk in the first and seventh games to take the opener 6-2. A chaotic second set began with four consecutive service breaks before Kostyuk held for a 3-2 lead. The Ukrainian then had a break point in the next game but was unable to take advantage as Pegula held for 3-3. The next four games went with serve but Pegula finally grabbed the decisive break in the 11th game. She converted her fourth break point to take a 6-5 lead before holding for the match, sealing victory when Kostyuk smacked a forehand long.