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FFOOTBALLOOTBALL | Page 3 NNBABA | Page 5 Moyes says Irving stars he has ‘point as Celtics to prove’ at extend win West Ham streak to 9 CRICKET Wednesday, November 8, 2017 Safar 19, 1439 AH Big blow for England as Finn GULF TIMES ruled out of Ashes SPORT Page 4 CRICKET FOOTBALL/QSL CUP India clinch Hamdalla hat-trick as T20 series aft er Rayyan beat Markhiya By Sports Reporter ry-time goal to seal Al Rayyan’s victory. rain-hit thriller Earlier, Parou Sadeeqi had given Al Doha Rayyan an eighth minute lead before Hamdalla went on the rampage. Al With heavy rain lashing the city, the start of the third T20I was delayed by a bderrazzaq Hamdalla scored Rayyan talisman Tabata also regis- a hat-trick as Al Rayyan tered on the score sheet by converting couple of hours and the match was reduced to an eight-overs-a-side aff air eased past Al Markhiya 5-2 from the spot in the 80th minute. to consolidate their position Al Markhiya ensured it was not a Ain Group B after the third round of the complete whitewash with Saleh al- QSL Cup yesterday. Yazidi (49) and Anas Mubarak fi nding In two other matches in Group B, the target. Umm Salal edged Al Sadd 2-1 and Al In another match, Umm Salal upset Ahli beat Al Arabi 3-2. Al Sadd with Mahir Yousuf grabbing a Al Rayyan now have nine points second-half brace. from three matches with an all-win After a goalless fi rst session, he record, having beaten Al Ahli and Al scored in the very fi rst minute after Sadd earlier. resumption and then helped his team The tournament resumed yesterday clinch victory with a 90th minute strike as the QNB Stars League is taking a after Al Sadd had equalised through two-week international break during Jassim al-Shammari in the 77th. which three friendlies will be played in Al Ahli, meanwhile shocked Al Arabi Qatar, involving the hosts, Iceland and 3-2 with Khalil Sharif scoring twice in the Czech Republic. a span of two minutes in the second Although the QSL Cup is a tourna- half. ment mainly to give the juniors some His goals in the 55th and 57th min- experience, Al Rayyan fi elded veteran utes helped Al Ahli equalise after Ah- Rodrigo Tabata and the prolifi c Ham- mad Salah and Abdulrahman Mansour dalla who has been making waves in had put Al Arabi 2-0 up in the fi rst ses- the QNB Stars League. sion. Yesterday, Hamdalla struck in the Colombian Cristian Nazarit then 33rd and 39th minutes before claiming struck in the 83rd minute to clinch vic- his hat-trick with a second-half inju- tory for Al Ahli. India’s captain Virat Kohli (L) celebrates with Rohit Sharma (C) and Shikhar Dhawan after Sharma took a catch to dismiss unseen New Zealand batsman Colin Munro yesterday in the 3rd T20 match in Thiruvananthapuram. IANS SCORECARD Earlier, India posted 67/5 in their Thiruvananthapuram allotted eight overs. Fast bowler Tim Southee bowled India C. Munro c Sharma b Bumrah ............. 7 well for New Zealand with fi gures of ndia defeated New Zealand by six R. Sharma c Santner b Southee ........... 8 K. Williamson run out ..............................8 2/13 in his two overs. Leg-spinner runs in the third and fi nal Twen- S. Dhawan c Santner b Southee .......... 8 G. Phillips c Shikhar b Kuldeep .......... 11 Ish Sodhi copped some punishment ty20 International (T20I) to win V. Kohli c Boult b Sodhi .......................... 13 C. de Grandhomme not out................ 17 from the Indian batsmen, but ulti- the series 2-1 at the Greenfi eld S. Iyer c Guptill by Sodhi .......................... 6 H. Nicholls c Iyer b Bumrah .................. 2 mately ended up with fi gures of 2/23. IInternational Stadium here yesterday. Fast bowler Trent Boult also bagged a M. Pandey c de Grandhomme b Boult T. Bruce run out ...........................................4 The three-match series was locked .............................................................................. 17 M. Santner not out ..................................... 3 wicket. 1-1 after the hosts won the opening H. Pandya not out .....................................14 Extras (b4, lb1, w3) ................................... 8 Asked to bat fi rst by the Kiwis, the Hat-trick hero Abderrazzaq Hamdalla of Al Rayyan. match in Delhi while New Zealand M. Dhoni not out .........................................0 Total (8 overs — 6 wickets) .................61 hosts ran into trouble in the third clinched the second encounter in Ra- Extras (lb 2, w1) ...........................................3 Did not bat: T. Boult, T. Southee, I. over when Southee sent back openers jkot. Total (8 overs — five wickets) ...........67 Sodhi Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma SPOTLIGHT With heavy rain lashing the city, the Did not bat: B. Kumar, J. Bumrah, Fall: 1-8, 2-8, 3-28, 4-28, 5-39, 6-48 off consecutive deliveries. start of the third T20I was delayed by a Kuldeep Yadav, Y. Chahal Bowling: Kumar 2-0-18-1, Bumrah 2-0- Indian skipper Kohli had a promis- couple of hours and the match was re- Fall of wickets: 1-15, 2-15, 3-30, 4-48, 9-2, Chahal 2-0-8-0, Kuldeep Yadav ing start, smashing leg-spinner Ish duced to an eight-overs-a-side aff air. 5-62 1-0-10-1, Pandya 1-0-11-0 Sodhi for a boundary and a six off Oman to host Bowling: Boult 2-0-13-1, Santner 2-0- Umpires: Anil Chaudhary/Nitin back to back balls before falling later Pacer Jasprit Bumrah was the 16-0, Southee 2-0-13-2, Sodhi 2-0-23-2 Menon (IND) that same over while attempting to most successful among the Match referee: Chris Broad (Eng) send another delivery into the stands. FIFA executive Indian bowlers with fi gures of New Zealand India win series 2-1 Sodhi bagged another wicket in 2/9 in his two overs. His fellow M. Guptill b Kumar ...................................... 1 his next over when Shreyas Iyer mis- pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar and timed his shot and holed out to Gup- summit in February left -arm spinner Kuldeep Yadav till at long off . bagged a wicket each opener Martin Guptill with a slower dav against the turn. With Hardik Pandya and Manish QNA the distinguished position enjoyed by ball that swung away to hit the off - Henry Niholls fell while attempting Pandey looking dangerous with the Muscat the Sultanate and the strong relation- Having restricted the hosts to 67/5 stump. Guptill was going for an ambi- a sweep of Bhuvneshwar only to pick bat, it seemed that India will go past ship between the OFA and the FIFA, after winning the toss, the New Zea- tious heave through mid-wicket, but out Shreyas Iyer at fi ne leg. Tom Bruce the 70-run mark. Oman News Agency (ONA) reported. land batsmen struggled right from the was beaten by the movement in the air. was run out later in that same over as But Boult produced an excellent fi - he Sultanate of Oman will The idea of this summit came from start and could only manage 61/6 in Colin Munro, the other New Zea- the Kiwis tottered at 49/6 after seven nal over to contain the hosts to a man- host the FIFA Executive Sum- the vision of FIFA president Infantino their eight overs. land opener, departed in the next over overs. ageable total. mit on February 4, 2018, as part of his theme: “Bringing Foot- Pacer Jasprit Bumrah was the most when he holed out to mid on off a Jas- With 19 runs needed in the fi nal Pandey was caught at the boundary Tin the presence of the FIFA ball Back to FIFA and FIFA to Football” successful among the Indian bowlers prit Bumrah delivery. over, Colin de Grandhomme did give by an excellent fi elding eff ort by Colin President Gianni Infantino and top of- in order to strengthen the relationship with fi gures of 2/9 in his two overs. Kane Williamson and Glenn Phillips the visitors a glimmer of hope when he de Grandhomme and Mitchell Santner fi cials of various national associations, between the FIFA and its members and His fellow pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar added 20 runs between them before smashed the third ball for a six. while attempting to hit a Boult deliv- the Omani Football Association (OFA) to provide a platform for the exchange and left-arm spinner Kuldeep Yadav both fell to consecutive balls. William- But with the Kiwis needing 12 runs ery out of the park. Santner had made announced. of experiences and information. bagged a wicket each. son was run out thanks to an accurate off the last three balls, Bhuvneshwar the initial catch but even as he was In a statement, the Omani Football There will be 12 summits in diff erent The Kiwis had a poor start to their throw by Hardik Pandya while Phillips bowled a tidy line to ensure that India falling to the ground he lobbed the ball Federation said Oman was chosen as countries selected by the FIFA from chase when Bhuvneshwar bowled was caught while attempting to hit Ya- won the match and the series. to de Grandhomme. the venue for the summit as a result of November 2017 to March 2018. Gulf Times 2 Wednesday, November 8, 2017 FOOTBALL QATAR FACE IRAQ IN AFC U-19 CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFIERS Qatar’s boys train ahead of their final match of the AFC U-19 Championship qualifiers in Doha. Qatar take on Iraq today to decide the group winners. The hosts opened their campaign in group C with a 2-0 victory against Lebanon at Grand Hamad Stadium in Doha on Monday.