50 overs West Indies 381 for 3 (Campbell 179, Hope 170, McCarthy 2-76) v Ireland

Willey c Adair b Little 20.
Campbell c Porterfield b McCarthy 179.

Between those two moments, separated by two days, Ireland bowled 62.1 overs, conceded 463 runs, and failed to take a single wicket.

The bulk of those 463 runs - 365 of them - came on Sunday, as John Campbell and Shai Hope put on the biggest opening partnership in ODI history. They came within seven runs of the biggest ODI partnership for any wicket - a record held by another West Indies pair, Chris Gayle and Marlon Samuels. They came within 17 balls of becoming the first opening pair to bat through the entire first innings of an ODI. They did, however, become the first openers to both score 150 in an ODI innings.

Ireland's assortment of medium-fast seam and honest fingerspin must be the least threatening bowling arsenal of all the Full Member teams at the moment, and Campbell and Hope took it apart in an utterly controlled and clinical manner. Watching this, it was hard to believe that these two teams were both in the same ODI boat, fighting to make the World Cup grade, the last time they met.

Plenty has happened since then, and much of it has been encouraging for West Indies, to the extent that they will be counted among the most dangerous line-ups at the World Cup that they so nearly didn't qualify for. Today's partnership didn't even come from their first-choice opening pair. Campbell, who clattered six sixes today in a 137-ball 179, isn't in the preliminary World Cup squad, and Hope, who stroked a cultured 170 off 152, doesn't usually open the batting.

Both, though, were too good for Ireland's modest attack. They were watchful early on, but once they had seen off the initial new-ball nibble - Tim Murtagh and Mark Adair went past the edge on a fair few occasions, with Campbell in particular taking time to get his feet moving - they pretty much did as they pleased.

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Kings XI Punjab 173 for 4 (Rahul 71, Pooran 36*, Harbhajan 3-57) beat Chennai Super Kings 170 for 5 (Du Plessis 96, Raina 53, Curran 3-35, Shami 2-17) by six wickets

A blistering half-century from KL Rahul to begin their chase ensured Kings XI Punjab avoided the wooden spoon, scoring a consolation six-wicket victory over Chennai Super Kings to finish their IPL 2019 campaign on a high. Rahul's 71 off 36 balls as part of a 108-run opening stand with a sedate Chris Gayle powered Kings XI towards the target of 171, eventually knocked off with 12 balls to spare.

The main objective for Super Kings, though, was to ensure the second innings lasted at least 14.3 overs, which would ensure their spot in the top two of the standings and an automatic berth in Tuesday's Qualifier 1. Nicholas Pooran had threatened to overhaul the target in that span after taking over the reins from Rahul with some sensational big-hitting, but the spin duo of Harbhajan Singh and Ravindra Jadeja continued slowed down the Kings XI charge long enough to get the job done.

Rahul's innings turned Faf du Plessis' superb 96 off 54 balls into a footnote. But the fall of du Plessis, Sam Curran's third wicket on the day, ground the Super Kings innings to a halt at the death. They managed just seven runs off the last nine balls thanks to the brilliance of Curran and Mohammed Shami. It set up a cinch of a chase for Kings XI to give the home fans a bit of cheer at the end of another season in which they fell short of the playoffs.

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JP Duminy has retired from domestic cricket, Cape Cobras coach Ashwell Prince confirmed. Duminy, however, will continue to play T20 cricket for South Africa and in international leagues, including the Mzansi Super League. Duminy, 35, had announced in March that he will retire from ODIs after the 2019 World Cup.

Duminy has not played first-class cricket for the Cobras for three years, but had been part of Cobras' List A campaigns, up to and including his participation in the Momentum One-Day Cup this season. Having spent much of the summer on the sidelines, recovering from surgery on his injured right shoulder, Duminy returned to competitive cricket with the Cobras and was part of the squad that reached both the domestic One-Day and CSA T20 Challenge semi-finals.

Having played for provincial B and age-group sides, Duminy made his first-class debut with the senior Western Province side as a 17-year-old in February 2002, joining a team that included Herschelle Gibbs, Gary Kirsten, Jonathan Trott and Paul Adams, and sharing in a 43-run stand with Kirsten in his debut innings.

His first List A match for Western Province came the following season, in November of the same year. The teenage Duminy top-scored with 78 made at No. 4 in a 62-run win over Namibia in what was then called the Standard Bank Cup. He quickly established himself in the senior side, and was for several years a stalwart of the Cape Cobras side after Cricket South Africa adopted the franchise system in the 2004-05 season.

In 108 first-class matches, Duminy scored 6,774 runs, including 20 hundreds and two doubles, with his top score of 260 not out coming in his final first-class game for the Cobras at Boland Park just over three years ago. He has also scored 7,408 runs in 269 List A games at an average of 38.78.

While his rehabilitation and conditioning work on his right shoulder meant that Duminy could not be part of the early stages of Cobras' CSA T20 Challenge campaign, he returned to play in their last three matches, his last game for the Cobras being the semi-final defeat to Warriors in East London on Wednesday.

Pakistan won toss, chose to bat v England

Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat in the one-off T20I against England in Cardiff.

Play is expected to begin in dry conditions on a green-looking pitch.

Ben Duckett is set to open for England alongside James Vince, the pair added to the squad after Alex Hales' axing. Duckett makes his T20I debut, coming into the team after Dawid Malan hurt his groin while batting in the ODI against Ireland on Friday. Phil Salt, who was added to the squad following Milan's injury, will remain on the sidelines.

Also playing their first T20I matches after making their ODI debuts in the win over Ireland are Jofra Archer and Ben Foakes. Chris Jordan, Player of the Series in the T20s against West Indies in the Caribbean earlier this year, comes into the England side, instead of Liam Plunkett, who took four wickets in the one-dayer against Ireland.

Pakistan have handed debuts to Imam-ul-Haq and Mohammad Hasnain, in a largely settled T20I team - the world's No.1 team in this format.

England: 1 James Vince, 2 Ben Duckett, 3 Joe Root, 4 Eoin Morgan (capt), 5 Joe Denly, 6 Ben Foakes (wk), 7 David Willey, 8 Adil Rashid, 9 Jofra Archer, 10 Chris Jordan, 11 Tom Curran

Pakistan: 1 Fakhar Zaman, 2 Babar Azam, 3 Imam-ul-Haq, 4 Haris Sohail, 5 Asif Ali, 6 Sarfaraz Ahmed (capt/wk), 7 Faheem Ashraf, 8 Imad Wasim, 9 Hasan Ali, 10 Shaheen Shah Afridi, 11 Mohammad Hasnain

Toss Mumbai Indians chose to bowl v Kolkata Knight Riders

Kolkata Knight Riders were asked to bat by Mumbai Indians in a must-win game for Dinesh Karthik's men at the Wankhede. If Knight Riders lose today, Sunrisers Hyderabad, who have a superior net run-rate, would qualify for the playoffs.

Mumbai, meanwhile, are already through to the playoffs, but they need to win against Knight Riders to move to No.1 and face Chennai Super Kings, who are already assured of a two-two finish, at Chepauk. However, if Mumbai lose today, they will have to face Sunrisers in the Eliminator in Vizag.

Knight Riders captain Karthik said "everbody is as calm as they can get" and that quick Prasidh Krishna was recalled in place of Piyush Chawla.

On the other hand, Mumbai made two changes, bringing in Mitchell McClenaghan and Ishan Kishan in place of Barinder Sran and Evin Lewis.

Mumbai Indians: 1 Rohit Sharma (capt), 2 Quinton de Kock (wk), 3 Suryakumar Yadav, 4 Ishan Kishan, 5 Hardik Pandya, 6 Kieron Pollard, 7 Krunal Pandya, 8 Rahul Chahar, 9 Jasprit Bumrah, 10 Lasith Malinga, 11 Mitchell McClenaghan

Kolkata Knight Riders: 1 Chris Lynn, 2 Shubman Gill, 3 Robin Uthappa, 4 Dinesh Karthik (capt & wk), 5 Andre Russell, 6 Nitish Rana, 7 Rinku Singh, 8 Sunil Narine, 9 Prasidh Krishna, 10 Harry Gurney, 11 Sandeep Warrier

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- A large portion of the crowd booed when the numbers appeared on the tote board, and a group of veteran reporters in the media room underneath the Churchill Downs grandstand gasped.

The connections of one horse shrieked in jubilation, while the connections of another didn't quite know what to do.

In the weird and wacky 145-year-old history of the Kentucky Derby, this was something new.

The stewards, or racing officials who enforce the rules and regulations at racetracks, decided to disqualify Maximum Security, the clear winner of the race, in favor of runner-up Country House, marking the first time in the history of the Kentucky Derby that the winner was disqualified for an in-race foul.

The stewards disqualified Maximum Security from first place for drifting into the path of War of Will, who in turn had to alter course and affected several other horses. Maximum Security was dropped to 17th place behind Long Range Toddy, who it was determined had been affected by the dust-up.

To understand the significance of this event, you have to understand just what was at stake. In a smaller race with lower-level horses, this sort of decision would have been made in minutes.

But in the Kentucky Derby -- the biggest wagering race in North America and one of the most well-known races in the world -- the stakes were incredibly high.

The decision had to be right, which is why the stewards pored over several angles on their screens for 22 minutes before they issued their verdict.

Not only had more than $6.2 million been placed on Maximum Security to win, but winning the Kentucky Derby has extreme significance. A Kentucky Derby-winning colt immediately shoots up in value for prospective breeders. Not to mention there was a $3 million purse at stake.

There's a reason why the Derby had never had a winner taken down for race riding -- the technical name for the foul -- in its history. The stakes are just too high. The only other disqualification in the race occurred after the fact, when Dancer's Image was disqualified for failing a drug test in 1968.

Surprisingly, there have been few objections in the history of the Kentucky Derby. The jockey is the one who makes the objection if he or she has an issue with a ride -- and in this case, the jockeys of Country House and Long Range Toddy both placed objections against Maximum Security.

Prior to Saturday, there had been only five foul claims in the history of the Derby, with the last coming in 2001. Four of them were not sustained, and only an objection between the fourth- and fifth-place horses in 1984 was upheld.

There will likely be arguments for years about whether Maximum Security's DQ was the correct decision. The stewards didn't exactly smother the flames either when they elected not to take questions, instead issuing only a statement to the media later Saturday night.

"The riders of the 18 [Long Range Toddy] and 20 [Country House] ... lodged objections against the 7 [Maximum Security], the winner, due to interference turning for home, leaving the 1/4 pole. We had a lengthy review of the race," said chief steward Barbara Borden. "We interviewed affected riders. We determined that the 7 horse drifted out and impacted the progress of 1 [War of Will], in turn interfering with the 18 and 21 [Bodexpress]. Those horses were all affected, we thought, by the interference. Therefore, we unanimously determined to disqualify No. 7 and place him behind the 18 ... the lowest-placed horse that he bothered, which is our typical procedure."

To break it down for the casual race fan: Maximum Security affected the outcome of the race when he veered directly into the path of War of Will as they came around the final turn. The crowd typically roars when the horses come down the stretch, which is one possible explanation for the horse's unusual movement.

Because Maximum Security unexpectedly shot across several "lanes," it took War of Will's rider by surprise and could have been a major safety issue because War of Will's jockey had little time to react.

"I thought I never put anybody in danger," Maximum Security's jockey, Luis Saez, said. "My horse shied away from the noise of the crowd and may have ducked out a little."

War of Will was actually hit by Maximum Security's hind legs and it appeared to be a stroke of luck that they didn't both go down in a tangle of limbs. However, it caused a chain reaction when War of Will then veered into the path of other horses while trying to avoid disaster.

The official Kentucky Derby chart, which explains what happened to every horse in the race, stated: "Maximum Security ... veered out sharply, forcing War of Will out into Long Range Toddy and Bodexpress nearing the five-sixteenths pole."

There are questions, of course. Did a worthy winner deserve to place 17th when some of the horses affected likely had no chance to win? And did the new winner deserve to get moved up when he couldn't pass the winner despite having a relatively clean trip?

Tell that to the connections who are left to wonder "what if?"

"I really thought I was going to win the Derby," War of Will's jockey, Tyler Gaffalione, said. "I checked pretty hard when [Maximum Security] came out as far as he did."

Added Long Range Toddy's jockey, Jon Court: "I had to stop very abruptly."

Country House's trainer, Bill Mott, said they'll be talking about this for years.

A little bumping is to be expected, especially in the 20-horse race, the biggest field of any North American thoroughbred race. (Saturday's Derby featured only 19 horses due to two scratches.) But, as Mott explained, directly affecting the outcome of other horses is what led to the disqualification, even if the winner himself wasn't a part of it.

"There were two horses in the race that lost all chance to win a Kentucky Derby, and they were in a position at the time to hit the board. And people bet on these races," Mott said. "There's millions of dollars that are bet. And there are some people that bet on the two horses that got bothered, and they had no chance to get a placing. ...

"I know the stewards had a very, very difficult decision. I mean, I'm glad I wasn't in their shoes. I'm glad I didn't have to make the decision in front of over 100,000 people and the millions of people that are watching this on TV and around the world."

The controversial ending comes after several months of the sport finding itself in the public eye due to a series of horse accidents and deaths at Santa Anita Park in California. And don't expect the Derby controversy to go away any time soon, either. According to the Associated Press, Gary West, who owns Maximum Security with his wife, Mary, indicated they might pursue an appeal. The connections of Dancer's Image also appealed the decision in 1968, and it was dragged through the courts for four years to no avail.

Whatever the outcome this time, this will certainly go down as one of the weirder chapters in the history of this race.

Less than a week ago, the Toronto Raptors looked indomitable. After polishing off the Orlando Magic with four consecutive wins, the Raptors handled the Philadelphia 76ers in the opener of their conference semifinals by playing the kind of ferocious team defense that often signals championship potential. With a 45-point performance in Game 1, Kawhi Leonard added to what was shaping up to be one of the great individual postseason campaigns in NBA history.

The 76ers, on the other hand, looked a mess -- an offense stuck in the mud, no response for Leonard, and a star center in Joel Embiid who was rendered ineffective by either health issues, Marc Gasol's resistance or a combination of both. The Sixers found some defensive answers in Game 2, as they escaped Toronto with a split, and although they maximized Jimmy Butler in the half court, a lot of offensive questions remained.

In Game 3, the Sixers assembled an exhibition of their best-case basketball. In 95 possessions, they were able to find quality shot opportunities in a variety of ways -- a pick-and-roll attack led by Butler, clever off-ball actions to free up the likes of JJ Redick, Tobias Harris and Ben Simmons, a dash of mismatch basketball and a handful of timely transition buckets.

Meanwhile, the Raptors were unrecognizable in Game 3. One of the smartest units in basketball looked befuddled in the half court, unable to capitalize on its multifaceted skill sets to find creative solutions to the problems posed by the Sixers' long, versatile defense. Leonard managed an efficient 32 points, but as Kyle Lowry said after the game, "We have to help him."

For the Raptors, there might be fewer hands to provide that help. Pascal Siakam is listed as doubtful as he nurses as right calf contusion suffered during the loss on Thursday night.

The Sixers now lead the series 2-1, and Game 4 (Sunday, 3:30 p.m. ET on ABC) presents some interesting tactical challenges for both teams.

If Siakam doesn't play, what do the Raptors do?

Siakam's emergence has been one of the dominant themes for the Raptors this season, giving them another potent attacker who presents matchup nightmares. Siakam's scoring output has also alleviated pressure on Lowry, allowing Lowry to facilitate, manage and keep mouths fed.

With OG Anunoby still recovering from an appendectomy, no comfortable options exist for Toronto should Siakam be unable to dress in Game 4. Anunoby is the ideal understudy at the power forward spot, with size, athleticism and range to keep defenses honest.

The Raptors like the pace and ball movement they've traditionally gotten from lineups featuring Lowry alongside backup guard Fred VanVleet. But that would be a painfully small backcourt for a Raptors team already at a size disadvantage. Guard Norman Powell has a few inches on VanVleet, yet that would still necessitate upsizing Leonard to the 4 spot.

The Raptors could start Serge Ibaka, although the backup center has struggled during this series, looking downright detached at crucial moments. Alternatively, Raptors coach Nick Nurse could plug in Patrick McCaw into the starting lineup, which would maintain the rotation -- although it's worth asking, given the poor performance of the backup units, whether that rotation is worth preserving.

Can the Raptors unlock their offense with some ball movement?

Since the offense fell into the doldrums in Game 2, the Raptors and their coaching staff have emphasized ball movement as the antidote. Right now, they're failing at that objective.

One way to achieve better movement: Facilitate more offense through Gasol, who has been rendered ineffectual. The 5-out, drive-and-kick sequences are efficient when they're working, but Gasol has some natural gifts as a big man with size, instincts and finesse beyond just stretching the floor. Throughout his career, Gasol has been a savant at the high post, where he knows how to make good things happen. He's a skilled big who can find high-percentage looks for teammates with handoffs, high-low actions, hitting baseline cutters and more. Right now, he's not being asked to do any of that.

How can the Raptors rediscover their defensive mojo?

At their most effective, the Raptors field one of the most devastating defenses in the league, and for good reason: The personnel on an individual level is exceptional, and the collective intelligence of the unit is unparalleled in the East.

That combination is most obvious when the Raptors are deploying help defense. Take a guy such as Leonard, who has an uncommon ability to help off his primary assignment and wreak havoc while intuitively knowing when and how he'll get back if the possession demands it. Lowry and Green both excel at these calculations, as well. And if a rotation is in order, Siakam's quickness and versatility allow him to pick up any Sixer on the floor in a pinch.

Given this capacity, perhaps Toronto should be more aggressive in its half-court approach. The Raptors have doubled selectively, but given their personnel, they can probably tolerate more risk. The Sixers are a turnover-prone team, particularly Embiid, and a Raptors team that aggressively deploys some guerrilla tactics could potentially fluster a Sixers team that was far too comfortable running its stuff on Thursday night.

Can the Sixers keep Butler rolling?

While Butler certainly qualifies as a player who can create shots for himself, it's much easier on him if the Sixers work as a unit to help him, which they have with good results.

Butler has given the Sixers their first legitimate pick-and-roll threat in years, and when Embiid rolls with any kind of conviction, all kinds of options open up. Embiid's inclination will generally be to pop -- it requires less work, and shooting 3s is fun. But if Embiid were willing to roll with Nikola Jokic-like frequency, he would help make both Butler and the Sixers' overall offense more efficient.

Butler isn't strictly a high-screen and isolation practitioner in this series. He has also worked off the ball along the baseline to free himself up as a potent second-side option, something we saw a couple of times in the first half on Thursday.

There are other avenues for Butler to pressure the Raptors' defense and plenty of series left for the Sixers to explore that menu. In the meantime, movement and variety can keep the Raptors off-balance.

Make or miss?

When momentum seems to favor one team so radically, as it does for the Sixers heading into Game 4, it's worth examining the quality of shots each team is generating. The Raptors concede that their defense in Game 3 and their ball movement over the past couple of games haven't been up to their standards, but on Saturday, Nurse emphasized that he feels there have been plenty of opportunities available for the Raptors' offense -- they simply haven't converted.

There's some truth to that premise. Per Second Spectrum data over the three games in this series, the Raptors have generated a respectable quantified shot probability of 53 percent (the stat measures the team's likely effective field goal percentage when you take into account the shooter, the attempt and the defense). No team in the second round has more greatly underperformed relative to its diet of shots -- and it's not even close.

The Sixers have to be pleased with what they concocted offensively in Game 3, and if Embiid can beat Lowry from long range in the series, they're likely in good shape. But they'll need to continue to cultivate some more high-percentage looks, because what came easy on Thursday is unlikely to be replicated.

In 2001, a relatively unknown rookie named Albert Pujols was invited to major league spring training with the St. Louis Cardinals. He was there after spending most of the previous season in the Low-A Midwest League. Back then, the Cardinals and the Montreal Expos shared the same spring facilities at Roger Dean Stadium in Jupiter, Florida. That circumstance gave Pujols, then just 21 years old, a chance to be around Expos slugger Vladimir Guerrero.

Guerrero was coming off what would be the best overall offensive season in his 16-year major league career, belting 44 home runs with a remarkable slash line of .345/.410/.664, adding up to an OPS of 1.074. But for Pujols, what he remembers the most was how humble Guerrero was -- and the amount of time he spent listening to Guerrero and Cardinals teammate Edgar Renteria talk baseball.

"When I was in spring training with the Cardinals, the Expos were there and we played a lot of dominoes [with Guerrero] and Edgar Renteria," Pujols recalled in an interview with ESPN. "I was a young player too, and there were so many guys that embraced me and are close friends of mine now. And I grew close with [Guerrero]. The way he's treated me since Day 1 when I got to the big leagues is the same way he treats me 19 years later."

At the start of an illustrious career that has seen him become one of the greatest first basemen of all time, Pujols was named the 2001 National League Rookie of the Year and finished fourth in MVP balloting.

Nowadays, another rookie, far from unknown, is trying to make his own way in the majors with the weight of his very famous name -- Vladimir Guerrero Jr. And for Pujols, it has been a reality check of just how long he has been fortunate enough to play baseball.

"I was really close to his dad. Not only is he a great ambassador for all Dominicans, everyone looks at him for all he did on the field but also for what he has done off the field," Pujols explained. "We still keep in touch. I remember giving him a call four days ago, when [his son] made his debut. He was in his suite, and I was just congratulating him because it's an honor, and now to be able to say that I played with his dad and his son -- that I used to see running around in the All-Star Game -- I am either getting too old or he just grew up too quick!"

Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s call-up has been one of the most hyped in recent baseball history, and while "Vladdy" has gotten off to a slow start at the plate, going 5-for-26 with a lone double, no home runs and just one RBI, Pujols doesn't doubt for a second that he is where he belongs.

"Talent is in his blood," Pujols said. "My advice to him is continue working hard. This is a very difficult game. There are many people who struggle -- five, six, seven, eight years and maybe they never get to the big leagues. But now that you have reached this level, you have to remain humble. Try to improve all the time. And don't think that you know everything.

"[I told Vladdy] as soon as he gets that home run, heads up because he is going to hit many more!" Pujols added. "I think sometimes the tendency is you want to get that first hit. You want to get that first home run, like, 'Ah, yeah, here we go, I belong here.' I just told him he belongs here. He has the tools to play with anybody."

Pujols also wanted to make sure to relay to the 20-year-old phenom some of the best baseball advice he ever got from early in his career, with players such as Renteria, Placido Polanco, Jim Edmonds, Fernando Vina and Mark McGwire being instrumental in his tenure with the Cardinals.

"You have to remember that this is not a sprint, it's a marathon," Pujols said. "There are 162 games. There's a lot of baseball left; there are many at-bats left. You are a kind of player that in three months you'll do what it takes others a whole season, like Mike Trout, Miguel Cabrera, Nolan Arenado, players like that. That's the kind of player you are."

Major league players have to confront that grind every season, from the best to the worst. But in dealing with it, Pujols closed by offering Vladdy one simple suggestion about how to approach the six-month mountain every player has to climb.

"You have to turn the page and start with a clean slate every day," Pujols said. "No matter how successful you were that night, or even if you failed, tomorrow is another day."