The Frenchman had dropped the first set 7-5 before losing interest in the match in the second as he appeared to suffer from a leg injury. When I leave the Emirates after a game, I see the fans standing along the street cheering. I’m with the German National team right now, and yesterday we took a big step towards the World Cup in Russia after beating Czech Republic 2-1. The fifth and final ODI, with a chance of causing another whitewash, will be contested on Sunday in Colombo. On the fringes are Marcello Lippi’s China, who could yet steal a place in the playoffs if they beat Qatar away and both Uzbekistan and Syria lose. Strange things have happened earlier when Bangladesh and Australia played a Test match at Chittagong. The Socceroos take on Thailand in Melbourne knowing victory may not be enough to ensure an automatic place should Saudi Arabia defeat the Samurai Blue in Jeddah. ck basis with India scheduled to begin tour late in December with Australia to follow right after. Virat Kohli scored unbeaten 110 runs against Sri Lanka. ’Nottinghamshire defeated Warwickshire by 22 runs in the final of NatWest t20 Blast 2017 at Edgbaston, Birmingham to clinch the title.