For hosts, Tharanga , Thirmanneand Mathewsplayed well but were not able to post a big score. “Every game from now until the finals will become crucial, in particular this game,” Kyodo news agency quoted him as saying at training in Jeddah. However, Fognini, with compatriot Simone Bolelli, won two rounds of men’s doubles on Thursday and Friday before the Grand Slam board defaulted him on Saturday. ed resistance and struck a 44-ball 72 but his efforts were never enough to take the side over the line as they were restricted to 168/8. That could put Syria, who are ahead of Uzbekistan on goal difference, in second place and grant them automatic passage to Russia. ”“We have achieved a lot in our four years together. Let them play whole thing and then make a decision,” Bopanna tweeted. “I know his strike was fantastic but his all-round composure was great too,” Coleman said. “It is natural and not just in the world of soccer,” former AC Milan midfielder Honda told Kyodo of the new generation. Bhuvneshwar Kumar was pick of the bowlers for India as he returned with 5/42.