A Ulysses Llanez penalty gave the United States a deserved 1-0 friendly win over Costa Rica in Carson, California, on Saturday afternoon to put the wraps on the team's January camp.

Llanez, an 18-year-old native of nearby Lynwood, California, buried a penalty kick in the corner in the 50th minute, slotting the ball to the left of goalkeeper Esteban Alvarado, who dove the other way.

Llanez celebrated by miming a fadeaway jump shot in a tribute to retired Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant, who died in a helicopter crash along with eight others last Sunday.

Even before Llanez's goal celebration, both teams honored Bryant. Costa Rica posed for its pregame team photo while holding a No. 24 Ticos jersey, while the U.S. supporters broke out in cheers and chants of "Kobe! Kobe!" when 24:00 came up on the scoreboard.

Bryant supported AC Milan while growing up in Italy, and he later backed Barcelona.

"It was an emotional week. We were on the training field when it happened, and the first thing is just disbelief," said U.S. manager Gregg Berhalter. "You just can't believe something like that happened. And our hearts go out to all the victims.

"It's a terrible accident. And then when you talk about Kobe, he's a guy that was tied very closely to soccer."

Seven Americans made their national team debuts, including four starters: Llanez, 18-year-old midfielder Brenden Aaronson, 19-year-old striker Jesus Ferreira and 20-year-old left back Sam Vines. Three more Americans made their debuts as second-half substitutes: midfielder Brandon Servania and defenders Mark McKenzie and Chase Gasper.

All the debuting players except Gaspar are eligible for the CONCACAF Olympic qualifying tournament, a competition limited to players under 23. The U.S. opens against Costa Rica on March 20, and this early-year experience could speed the laborious process of building chemistry among the youngsters before they fight for a trip to Japan.

Overall, coach Berhalter's lineup averaged 23 years, 216 days and was the American team's youngest ever for the exhibition matches that follow their annual January camp.

Berhalter said: "I mean, the whole message of the guys is they're ready. We watched them train for the last four weeks and we've seen the level that they're bringing, and it was a good month. I think we worked on a lot of things. You can see the understanding was there.

"You can see the concepts were there. And I think that gave them confidence."

Llanez is a former LA Galaxy prospect now playing in Germany for Wolfsburg's youth team. After getting invited to the team's January camp and impressing his coaches, Llanez became the 54th player to score in his U.S. debut.

Llanez's penalty was awarded when substitute Randall Leal brought down Reggie Cannon on a run deep into the box following a pass from Paul Arriola.

Only two matches in U.S. history featured more debut starters than this exhibition on the Galaxy's home field south of downtown Los Angeles. The American team fielded five newcomers in a match against Canada in September 1992 and against Panama last June.

Ever since the U.S. missed out on the 2018 World Cup with a humiliating loss to Trinidad and Tobago in October 2017, the new coaching staffs have employed 81 players, including 43 making debuts.

Shortly after Llanez and Alvarado both walked away from a scary collision in the scoreless first half, LA Galaxy defender Giancarlo Gonzalez put a header off the crossbar for Costa Rica in the 24th minute.

Gyasi Zardes put a header just over the goal line in the 86th minute but was ruled offside.

Berhalter's team will next be in action on March 26 in a friendly against the Netherlands in Eindhoven (live on ESPN2 at 4:30 p.m. ET).

PSG superstar Kylian Mbappe has been warned by coach Thomas Tuchel that he needs to recognise that he is part of a team after the France international was visibly upset to be substituted during the 5-0 Ligue 1 win over Montpellier on Saturday.

Mbappe, 21, was substituted after 68 minutes after scoring PSG's fourth of five goals just 10 minutes earlier.

The former Monaco man and Tuchel were locked in conversation as the change was made as part of a double substitution that saw opening scorer Pablo Sarabia also withdrawn and Mauro Icardi, as well as Edinson Cavani, sent on.

Speaking after the match with Canal+, Tuchel urged Mbappe to recognise that he is part of a team.

"Handling dressing room egos is demanding," said the German. "Not difficult but demanding. It is not good, nor was it going too far. We are a team and that must be respected.

"I am coach. Somebody has to decide who comes off and goes on. These are not good images as they negatively affect the state of mind. We are playing football -- not tennis. Kylian is intelligent and has a good mentality, so we do not need this sort of situation.

"It is not good as it opens discussion and distracting subjects that affect our spirit. Together, with Kylian, we have shown a very professional and concentrated spirit. This topic always gives the impression that it is not like that, which is a shame. I am not angry, just sad as it was unnecessary."

Also quizzed about Neymar's early birthday celebrations planned for Sunday, Tuchel admitted that he was not thrilled about the idea two days ahead of their match with Nantes.

"Sunday is not good [for Neymar's birthday party]," he said. "However, I am neither his father, nor handler, nor agent -- I am just his coach.

"I will not say if I am going [to Neymar's party] or not. You can wait until Sunday. It is off-topic. Neymar's night is a distraction, obviously, and I always protect my players. I love them lots and prefer to talk internally. If there are hard truths to be said, I prefer to do it internally."

Neymar, who teed up Mbappe's goal and was booked by the referee late in the first half as tempers flared because of the Brazil international's use of skill, revealed via Instagram post-match that he and Leandro Paredes had signed a PSG shirt for Andy Delort.

The Montpellier attacker was vocal in his criticism of both players in the build-up to the match after a heated meeting towards the end of 2019, declaring that "at least Zlatan [Ibrahimovic] was very respectful" during their clashes.

Angel Di Maria and Layvin Kurzawa joined Mbappe and Sarabia on the score sheet, while Daniel Congre added an unfortunate own goal and Cavani had a late sixth ruled out for offside.

MANCHESTER, England -- Manchester United fans have been made to wait for Bruno Fernandes, and so they wasted little time in celebrating their new signing from Sporting Lisbon. Picked from the start against Wolves by Ole Gunnar Solskjaer on Saturday, Fernandes' first touch after 40 seconds -- a simple layoff to Juan Mata -- was greeted with a roar by the Old Trafford crowd.

During United's goalless draw, Fernandes' performance provided at least some promise, but there was little else to cheer on a day that represented another missed chance to close the gap on the top four.

"I think he did well," Solskjaer said afterwards. "It's his first game with new teammates. I think he played well."

The announcement from United on Thursday that Fernandes was finally their player brought to an end a scouting mission that lasted nearly five years and at least six months of claims and counter-claims about his future. The speculation became so intense in the summer that the club took the unusual step of insisting privately he would not be signed and citing their "irritation" at the volume of reports coming out of Portugal. Even this month there were fears that if negotiations with Sporting did not go well -- and at one point the deal came close to collapsing -- it would spark even more anger among a fan base already being vocal about their dislike for owners the Glazer family and executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward.

Whether it was because of Fernandes' arrival or not, the mood around Old Trafford was more positive than it has been during a toxic couple of weeks. There were no songs in protest at the Glazers or Woodward, who was not at Old Trafford, and a planned walk-out in 68th minute, advertised on social media, never happened.

There is still a simmering tension among fans that is likely to remain until they can see tangible progress. Scrabbling around on deadline day to sign 30-year-old former Watford striker Odion Ighalo as a short-term stand-in raises legitimate questions about United's recruitment, although bringing in a player with Premier League experience for six months does seem like a low-risk deal.

Fernandes impressed in his first outing for his new club, but a home draw with Wolves is evidence of a team who are still stuttering in their pursuit of Champions League football. Chelsea dropped points again, and then so did United. Fernandes, though, did enough to to suggest he will make them better.

In the buildup, Solskjaer likened the Portugal international to another midfielder to wear the No.18 shirt, Paul Scholes, and in his first 45 minutes he gave glimpses of what the Norwegian is talking about. After five minutes, Fernandes threw himself in front of Raul Jimenez to stop the Wolves striker flicking on a corner. Three minutes later there was a pinpoint pass through midfield to Mata and, after continuing his run, a shove on Romain Saiss. Before 15 minutes were on the clock he had left compatriot Joao Moutinho in a heap on the floor with a biting challenge and gave Daniel James instructions on where to run.

One shot from distance fizzed past Rui Patricio's left-hand post. Another from Luke Shaw's cutback flew into the goalkeeper's gloves. It was enough to prompt a chorus of "Bruno, Bruno" from the Stretford End. He didn't have it all his own way, though, and when his free kick flew out of play without finding a red shirt, the travelling fans in the corner belted out, "What a waste of money."

Whether United have got value for the £46.5 million paid to Sporting will not be clear for a while. If he can recreate his form in Portugal -- 33 goals in 53 games last season alone -- it will be money well spent, and Solskjaer will hope it is not too long before he begins to find the net. United are now without a Premier League goal since Jan. 11, when Marcus Rashford was still fit, despite Wolves arriving having kept just one clean sheet in their past 16 league games. Fernandes at least tried, and of the home side's five shots on target, he was responsible for three.

"You want him to express himself and spur teammates on," said Solskjaer. "Be yourself, don't change your character, try to get on the ball and make things happen. I don't think any team deserved to win the game."

United have finally got their man, but Solskjaer will have to wait a little longer before he finds out exactly what impact Fernandes will have on his team. What was evident against Wolves is why he is needed at Old Trafford, and if Solskjaer has found the solution to a lack of creativity and goals from midfield, he will be worth every penny. Time, as always, will tell.

CARSON, Calif. -- No sooner had referee Oshane Nation whistled a penalty for the U.S. against Costa Rica, when a bit of a wrestling match ensued over who would take it. Paul Arriola was there. So was Jesus Ferreira. Yet it was 18-year-old Uly Llanez who ultimately convinced his teammates that he should be the one to take the spot kick.

"I just wanted to shoot the PK because I was home," the Lynwood, California native said. "[Arriola] asked me when I got the ball, he was like, 'Do you want it?' I was like, 'Yeah, I really want this. I have my family here and I'm confident, and I know I'm going to score this goal.' So he said, 'All right, take it then.' So he told me I could take it, but me and Jesus were going back and forth, but I ended up taking the PK."

Llanez, who became the youngest player to convert a penalty for the U.S., delivered a cool finish -- and celebrated with a Kobe Bryant-inspired fadeaway jumper -- giving the U.S. a 1-0 victory. The only issue now is that Llanez has a bit of a debt to pay to his teammate.

As he was holding the match ball signed by his teammates, Llanez said with a smile: "In the locker room [Arriola] came up to me and he was like, 'Next time, I'm shooting the PK.'"

U.S. manager Gregg Berhalter said afterward there was no designated penalty taker assigned, so Llanez didn't violate any kind of unwritten rule. In fact, Berhalter felt it was entirely in character for Llanez to put himself forward.

"It's typical [Llanez] took the penalty because that's what type of player he is. He plays with confidence," Berhalter said. "And I think you saw that even from the beginning of the game. You didn't see nerves, he's going at guys 1-v-1, he's getting into good spaces, he's running behind the lines, a real good combination of things that he did in the game today."

On a day in which Berhalter started six Olympic-eligible players, and handed international debuts to seven performers overall, Llanez's tally was a fitting highlight. Matches that conclude January camps are always about the future and that was the case here. But there was a sense of immediacy as well. Olympic qualifying begins in less than two months, so the sight of seeing so many of them perform well offered some hope that the U.S. can qualify for the tournament for the first time since the Beijing Games in 2008.

In fact, the happiest man in the building might have been U.S. U23 manager Jason Kreis, who has been serving as Berhalter's assistant for the past month.

"It's a very, very good day for U.S. soccer, and a small snapshot of what the future could look like," Kreis said.

Ferreira, who was only cleared to play for the U.S. on Friday morning, showed off some clever touches. Reggie Cannon won the penalty and was a consistent threat going forward, as was Sam Vines on the opposite flank. Jackson Yueill showed off his range of passing once again.

Kreis was especially pleased with Ferreira's performance, and the player's versatility makes him a prime candidate to make the final Olympic qualifying roster.

"Knowing that we only have 17 field players available that we can put on the roster, you really kind of need to look at every player as being able to play multiple positions," Kreis said. "Jesus Ferreira definitely suits that bill."

The U.S. wasn't playing against a bunch of stiffs either. Granted, this wasn't Costa Rica's A-team, but manager Ronald Gonzalez's lineup featured six players with at least 36 caps heading into the match. This included a pair of players who had tormented the U.S. in the past in Johan Venegas and Marco Urena. The rest had at least appeared internationally before. Contrast that with the fact that the U.S. lineup had four players making their international debuts.

Add it all up, and it was a solid performance from the U.S. The buildup looked sharp at times, and while there were some vulnerabilities in transition and from set pieces, the home side was well worth its win, especially given that many of the players were in preseason mode.

Of course, Llanez is one player who is in midseason form. He has been scoring for Wolfsburg's U19 team at a prodigious clip of 10 goals in 11 games. But the winger admitted that his initial months in Germany were beyond difficult.

"It was terrible," he said. "I felt like it was just wasn't for me. I felt like Europe wasn't for me. I felt like I made the wrong decision. There would be days where I'd cry, I'd be lonely."

Friends and family pulled him through, and slowly he began to adapt.

"After like the fourth month, fifth month, I thought, 'You know what, I'm already here so I might as well just make the most of it,'" he said. "My family sacrificed for me, so I'm going to sacrifice for them so hopefully I can give them something better in life."

Now it looks as if Llanez's perseverance has paid off, and netting the only goal in front of around 50 friends and family made Saturday a day to remember.

"Having my family here and scoring in front of them, this is something that brought joy to me," he said. "After the game I gave my shirt to my mom and she just started crying. It just brought so much joy into my into my life and I want to keep doing it."

There are still more roads to be traveled, both long and short. The U.S. is certainly in no position to be overconfident heading into qualifying given its failure to advance to the past two Olympic tournaments. There is still considerable and justified skepticism emanating from the U.S. fan base about the men's team.

But for one day at least, there looks to be a path forward. Now it's up to Llanez and the rest to take advantage.

Australia 6 for 104 (Perry 49) beat India 9 for 103 (Mandhana 35, Perry 4-13) by 4 wickets

A classy all-round display from Ellyse Perry guided Australia to a nervy four-wicket win over India in Canberra. Perry took 4 for 13 with the ball and made 49 from 47 with the bat to control an unconvincing chase and leave the tri-series tied up after three matches with Australia, England, and India locked on one win apiece.

Tayla Vlaeminck took a career-best 3 for 13 as the Australian pair's extra pace and bounce caused India to lose five wickets in 10 balls after a solid but sluggish foundation. Smriti Mandhana clubbed 35 from 23 balls but struggled get on strike as India scored less than six runs an over prior to the collapse in the 14th over.

Australia's chase was equally untidy. They slumped to 3 for 30 in the powerplay before Perry steadied the ship as panic set in around her against a disciplined unit that was led by Rajeshwari Gayakwad, who took 2 for 18 from four overs. Perry struck eight boundaries and kept the ball along the ground up until she holed out trying to find the winning runs in the 18th over. But Nicola Carey and Annabel Sutherland ensured the game never reached the 20th over.

Mandhana muffled by a lack of strike

Megan Schutt is world's no.1 T20I bowler but after copping a hammering against England on Saturday she was once again lined up by Mandhana and Shafali Verma in the opening over. Schutt was thumped three times down the ground, twice by Mandhana, as the over cost 15. Verma was clean bowled by Perry in the next over losing her shape trying to repeat the dose. Mandhana kept rolling but she got very little support from Jemimah Rodrigues or Harmanpreet Kaur. Rodrigues faced 11 consecutive deliveries and scored one run. The extra pace of Vlaeminck caused her a lot of concern before she was caught at third man. Mandhana struck three fours and two sixes in her 23-ball innings but she was actually out there for nearly 10 overs as Kaur crawled at the other end. Mandhana fell trying to clear the rope for a second time in the 10th over from Jess Jonassen and it sparked a collapse.

Too quick and too good

Rachael Haynes, Australia's stand-in captain after Meg Lanning was ruled out with a back problem, turned back to her quicks in the 14th and 15th over and they took 5 wickets in 10 balls. Perry benefitted from a spate of poor shots with Kaur, Taniya Bhatia and Deepti Sharma chipping the ball in the air straight to fielders at backward point and third man. Vlaeminck's extra pace troubled India's batters as she reached speeds of 120kph. Veda Krishnamurthy miscued trying to loft down the ground without giving herself so much as a look at Vlaeminck's speed before Arundhati Reddy was undone by some hostile short stuff. Carey and Beth Mooney became the first non-wicketkeeping team-mates in women's T20 internationals to claim three catches each in an innings. India slumped to 8 for 82 but did well to survive the 20 overs as Australia dropped two catches and missed an easy stumping in the final three overs.

Deja vu

Australia started the chase in a similar fashion to India's innings. Alyssa Healy chipped a ball to cover after absorbing three dots in the first over. Ash Gardner hit the ball crisply cracking three boundaries and a six in the powerplay but Mooney, like Kaur and Rodrigues, struggled to rotate the strike, scoring just 6 off 13 balls, which include a boundary. She was stumped off a beautiful piece of bowling from Sharma who lured her out with some fabulous loop and drop. Gardner then made an error against Gayakwad playing back to a quicker ball that slid on and crashed into off stump. That left Australia 3 for 31 at the end of the powerplay.

Perry the professional

Perry's slower starts is part of the reason she bats down the order in T20I's despite her dominance as an opener in WBBL cricket. She took her time as the pressure built but understood the required rate was under five. Haynes was not as assured, nearly running herself out trying to rotate the strike before holing out to a wild slog having faced two dots in a row off Reddy. Perry had some luck in the 12th over, beaten three times by Shikha Pandey but she did not miss any bad balls. While India were disciplined for large parts the odd short ball relieved the pressure and Perry was able to chip away at the chase without unnecessary risk. She lost Jonassen who tried to take on Gayakwad with 22 needed from 33 balls and waited until the 18th over where she got two bad balls to put away.

Toss India opt to bat v New Zealand

India's stand-in captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and opted to bat first in the fifth - and final - T20I at Bay Oval, the visitors having already secured an unassailable 4-0 lead.

While India rested Virat Kohli, ahead of the two-match Test series that follows, Kane Williamson sat out again, having not recovered sufficiently from the shoulder injury he had sustained in the field during the third game. In the absence of the local boy at Mount Maunganui, Tim Southee stood in as captain once again.

The Sharma-Kohli swap aside, India made no other change. Sharma also confirmed that Sanju Samson would continue to open with KL Rahul. New Zealand, meanwhile, named the same XI that went down to India in the Super Over in Wellington. This meant power-hitter Tom Bruce and seam-bowling allrounder Daryl Mitchell got another opportunity to prove themselves.

Ross Taylor is featuring in his 100th T20I, and was handed a special cap by Martin Guptill. Taylor became the second New Zealander, after Suzie Bates, to the milestone.

New Zealand: 1 Martin Guptill, 2 Colin Munro, 3 Tim Seifert (wk), 4 Ross Taylor, 5 Tom Bruce, 6 Daryl Mitchell, 7 Mitchell Santner, 8 Ish Sodhi, 9 Tim Southee (capt), 10 Hamish Bennett, 11 Scott Kuggleijn

India: 1 KL Rahul (wk), 2 Sanju Samson, 3 Rohit Sharma (capt), 4 Shreyas Iyer, 5 Manish Pandey, 6 Shivam Dube, 7 Washington Sundar, 8 Shardul Thakur, 9 Yuzvendra Chahal, 10 Navdeep Saini, 11 Jasprit Bumrah

Tamim Iqbal has recorded the highest individual score in first-class cricket by a Bangladeshi when he scored 334 not out for East Zone in a Bangladesh Cricket League match against Central Zone in Mirpur on Sunday.

It was the second instance of a Bangladeshi batsman getting to a first-class triple century, after Raqibul Hasan's 313 in March 2007, and also the highest first-class score in the country, topping Kumar Sangakkara's 319 in a Test match in 2014. He got past Sangakkara's mark with a stylish six down the ground off Shuvagata Hom.

Thanks to Tamim's quick innings - he faced 426 balls, and hit 42 fours and three sixes - East Zone declared on 555 for 2 in reply to Central's 213

He didn't spend too long in the 290s, hitting boundaries off Hom and Mustafizur Rahman through the off-side field before picking up a quick single to cross the mark in the second session on the third day. Raqibul was incidentally on the field - in the opposition - when Tamim reached the landmark.

A sparse crowd, which included Bangladesh head coach Russell Domingo, selectors and BCB officials came out of their offices to applaud the left-handed Tamim, Bangladesh's highest run-getter in international cricket.

Tamim began the third morning on 222, before putting together a big partnership with Yasir Ali for the third wicket, before going to to lunch on 279. He faced 407 balls and hit 40 boundaries to reach the figure.

The opening batsman has been batting since the first evening of this four-day game, having put on partnerships worth 62 with opening partner Pinak Ghosh and 296 with Mominul Haque, who made 111 on the second day.

Following a short break from the game, Tamim will make his Test comeback when Bangladesh play their first Test in Pakistan, in Rawalpindi, next month.

England Lions 4 for 285 (Hain 122*, Evans 94, Lawrence 50*) beat Cricket Australia XI 8 for 281 (Bryant 102) by six wickets

Will Pucovski has suffered another concussion after stumbling while taking a run playing for the Cricket Australia XI against England Lions at Metricon Stadium.

The incident, which took place on Pucovski's 22nd birthday, occurred when his bat got stuck in the turf as he went for a quick single. He was helped from the ground and retired hurt, later failing a concussion test, and was subbed out of the match. Medical staff will continue to monitor Pucovski, who was named captain for the three one-day matches, over the coming days.

Pucovski's career has been impacted by a number of concussion issues, stemming from a blow he took while playing football at school, which led to him needing to take six months away from sport. He has been struck in a variety of ways including from a wild throw, while batting at training, and from hitting his head on a door at home.

One of the concussions he suffered also came on his 19th birthday in 2017 when he was making his first-class debut for Victoria and was struck on the head in the field when a delivery jumped off the outfield. He missed the rest of the season and at the start of the following summer was again struck, this time while batting in the one-day competition, and suffered delayed symptoms then in March 2018 was hit during another Sheffield Shield match.

Earlier this season, Pucovski was close to making his Test debut against Pakistan before withdrawing from contention during the Australia A match in Perth for mental health reasons. He returned to play for Victoria in late November and during the Big Bash has been turning out in club cricket and leading the Victoria 2nd XI.

The opening one-day match went the way of England Lions as Sam Hain struck an unbeaten 122 and added 154 for the fourth wicket with Laurie Evans (94) after the Lions had slipped to 3 for 32 in their chase. Dan Lawrence helped seal the win with an unbeaten 50 off 40 balls.

Earlier, the Queensland and Brisbane Heat batsman Max Bryant had slammed 102 off 60 balls in a power-packed start to the match as he dominated the Lions attack. The score was 127 when Bryant fell to legspinner Mason Crane in the 18th over and a short while later Pucovski was forced to retire hurt. The Lions hauled the innings back impressively to restrict the CA XI to 8 for 281 as the spinners, Crane and Lawerence, went for just 79 in their 20 overs

New Zealand 117 for 1 (Devine 54, Priest 37, Sekhukhune 1-12) beat South Africa 116 for 7 (Wolvaardt 33, Kerr 2-17, Tahuhu, 2-17) by nine wickets

New Zealand kicked off their T20 World Cup preparations with an emphatic nine-wicket win in the first T20I against South Africa, in Mount Maunganui, courtesy a blistering fifty from captain Sophie Devine. Legspinner Amelia Kerr and fast bowler Lea Tahuhu had set up the win by restricting South Africa, who had swept the preceding ODI series, to 116 for 7.

In the absence of three key players in designated captain Dane van Niekerk and allrounders Sune Luus and Marizanne Kapp, who were all nursing minor injuries, South Africa, led by Chloe Tryon, put on a below-par total after being sent in to bat.

They started steadily, posting 56 for 1 in ten overs, losing only Lizelle Lee at that stage. Intermittent dismissals, however, meant the highest partnership was worth only 36, for the first and the second wickets, and a top score of only 33 by Laura Wolvaardt. Wolvaardt fell to medium-pacer Hayley Jensen on the penultimate delivery of the 15th over, only for Kerr and wicketkeeper Rachel Priest to combine for the run-out of Tryon the following ball.

The double-wicket over marked the start of a slide during which South Africa lost five wickets for 28 runs in 5.1 overs. Kerr and Tahuhu returned identical figures of 2 for 17 each.

In contrast, the New Zealand top order took charge of the chase, their openers, Priest and Devine, adding 75 at an impressive ten per over. After Tumi Sekhukhune had Priest stumped for a brisk 28-ball 37, Suzie Bates joined Devine, the duo sealing the 117 chase in only 12.2 overs.

Devine struck a scintillating 32-ball 54, peppering four sixes and three fours in the process, bringing up her half-century in only 27 balls, to take her tally of T20I fifties to 11. She put on an unbeaten 42-run partnership with Bates, who made 18 off 15 balls.

The second T20I in the five-match series will be played in Hamilton on Thursday.

Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson went from being the last pick in the first round of the 2018 NFL draft to being recognized as the league's top player 21 months later.

Not bad for this season's most surprising and thrilling playmaker.

Jackson was unanimously named the NFL Most Valuable Player on Saturday night, delivering the ultimate stiff-arm to critics who wondered whether he could play quarterback in this league.

Jackson received all 50 votes from media members to join Tom Brady (2010) as the only unanimous choices for the award.

At 22 years, 356 days old at the end of the regular season, Jackson became the third-youngest player to win the award. Only Hall of Fame running back Jim Brown, who was honored as NFL MVP in 1957 and 1958, was younger than Jackson.

"It feels good when you can make those people eat their words," Jackson said Saturday.

In his first full season as an NFL starting quarterback, Jackson redefined the game's most important position, becoming the first player in league history to produce over 3,000 yards passing and 1,000 yards rushing in a single season. He frustrated defenses with his blazing speed and strong arm, leading the NFL with 36 touchdown passes and setting the league mark for rushing yards by a quarterback with 1,206.

Jackson sent a message with a soaring, 83-yard touchdown strike to Marquise "Hollywood" Brown in the season opener in Miami. He took control of the team in Seattle, where he urged coach John Harbaugh to go for it on fourth down and powered his way for a crucial 8-yard touchdown run. He then stamped himself as the MVP favorite with a 47-yard touchdown run in Cincinnati during which he unleashed a jaw-dropping spin move.

With a playful smile and a stone-cold competitive streak, Jackson outplayed Brady, Russell Wilson and Deshaun Watson while backing up Harbaugh's preseason declaration that Baltimore's offense would revolutionize the game.

He inspired "MVP" chants at home, as well at road stadiums, and sparked the catchphrase "Big Truss" to become the mantra for the NFL's best team in the regular season. But Jackson and Baltimore suffered a 28-12 upset loss to the Tennessee Titans in the AFC divisional round.

"I'm still young," Jackson said. "I've still got a lot of work to do. I'm not really trying to dwell on what I just did. If I win a Super Bowl, you'll probably see a lot more emotion."

Jackson is not just the first Ravens player to capture the NFL MVP award, he is the first Baltimore player in 16 years to receive a single vote (Jamal Lewis and Ray Lewis).

"He comes to work every single day, and football is No. 1 in his life," Pro Bowl guard Marshal Yanda said. "Some guys that come through, they like what the game gives them, but they don't necessarily like the game all the time. This kid loves football."

During the regular season, Jackson was virtually unstoppable, orchestrating the NFL's highest-scoring offense. He recorded one of the best seasons ever by an NFL quarterback with his ability to shred defenses by juking defenders or throwing darts to the end zone -- and sometimes doing both on the same play.

Jackson is the first quarterback since 1940 to be the leading rusher on a team that finished the regular season with the best record, according to Elias Sports Bureau research. He is also the only quarterback to top the NFL in touchdown passes and finish in the top 10 in the league in rushing yards (he was sixth).

To put his season in perspective, take a look at this:

• There have been 654 instances of a player rushing for 1,000 yards in a season.

• There have been 126 instances of a player throwing 30 touchdown passes in a season.

• There is only one instance of a player achieving both feats in the same season: Jackson in 2019.

"He's an elite athlete," Bengals coach Zac Taylor said. "He's one of the rarest I've seen in person."

While he was deemed the MVP front-runner for the second half of the season, Jackson represented one of the biggest question marks in the 2018 draft. Some analysts wondered whether Jackson should switch positions. A scout for the Los Angeles Chargers even asked Jackson at the NFL combine that year whether he was going to participate in wide receiver drills. An anonymous ACC coach told Sports Illustrated that Jackson "has no shot at playing quarterback in the NFL."

Concerns with his accuracy, pocket awareness and reliance on running caused Jackson to fall to the No. 32 pick in the first round (and fifth quarterback selected). As a rookie, Jackson guided the Ravens to the AFC North title after taking over for the injured Joe Flacco around the midway point of the season.

But Jackson did most of his damage with his legs, which fueled skepticism whether he could ever become a legitimate passer in the NFL. In June, Jackson's odds of winning NFL MVP were 60-1, the same as Jameis Winston's and Marcus Mariota's.

In the 2019 opener, Jackson threw five touchdown passes and recorded a perfect passer rating (158.3) in a 59-10 victory in Miami. Asked if he had silenced the doubters, Jackson famously responded, "Not bad for a running back."

Jackson has a way of proving doubters wrong, and doing so at a record pace.

At Louisville, Jackson became the youngest to win the Heisman Trophy.

As a rookie in 2018, he became the youngest quarterback to start an NFL playoff game.

This past season, Jackson became the youngest quarterback to start in the Pro Bowl.

And on Saturday he became the youngest quarterback to win NFL MVP.

"There's been a lot of doubt going on, you know, me being a running back [or] a receiver," Jackson said. "That came when I got to the league. I got a great organization with me ... those guys all believed in me."

Jackson headlined a big night for Baltimore. Harbaugh became the first NFL Coach of the Year in Ravens history, and offensive coordinator Greg Roman received the Assistant Coach of the Year award. Harbaugh guided the Ravens to a team-record 14 wins and the franchise's first top seed.

The Ravens became the first team to capture MVP and Coach of the Year in the same season since the Carolina Panthers in 2015 (Cam Newton and Ron Rivera).

"If people aren't laughing at you, you know your dreams aren't big enough," Harbaugh said. "And people were laughing at us a little bit, That was kind of tough to bite your tongue sometimes. But to let Lamar and the guys prove it is the most rewarding part."

The New Orleans Saints' Michael Thomas edged out Jackson by two votes to become the second wide receiver to earn the Offensive Player of the Year award, joining Jerry Rice (1987 and 1993). Thomas set a single-season league record with 149 receptions this season.

New England Patriots cornerback Stephon Gilmore became the sixth cornerback to win Defensive Player of the Year and the first since Charles Woodson in 2009. Gilmore, whose six interceptions tied for the NFL lead and whose 20 passes defensed topped the league, is the first Patriots player to win this award.

"Each and every week, I feel like I'm going against the best receivers every game, and I was able to shut them down as much as I can," Gilmore said. "That's tough being on an island, tough playing a lot of man-to-man coverage each and every week, but I feel like I did that every week."

The top two picks in last year's draft lived up to the hype as Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray was named Offensive Rookie of the Year and San Francisco 49ers defensive end Nick Bosa was awarded Defensive Rookie of the Year. Murray joined Newton as the only rookies to total over 3,500 yards passing and 500 yards rushing, and Bosa recorded nine sacks. It's the fourth time the top two picks in the draft won Offensive and Defensive Rookie awards, per Elias Sports Bureau research.

The Comeback Player of the Year award was given to Titans quarterback Ryan Tannehill, who beat out 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo by one vote.

"It's an honor you never want to be up for, but it's an honor to be recognized," Tannehill said. "You had to overcome a lot of adversity. To get this point, it's special."

Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.