Australia bite back with key wickets of Kohli and centurion Pujara PAGE 13

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2018

Nadal confident about fitness The Spaniard underwent surgery on his ankle CRICKET TEST MATCH to get fit before the Australian Open INDIA VS AUSTRALIA Asian Cup 2019 warm-up Federer hoping for another good season The Swiss will play in the Hopman Cup from Saturday; Serena hails rule changes to protect mothers in tennis AFP PERTH, AUSTRALIA

ROGER Federer said on Algeria’s Baghdad Bounedjah scores a goal against Qatar in a friendly Thursday he was fired up af- game at Khalifa International Stadium in Doha on Thursday. ter an intense off-season and ready for another “crazy good” year, starting with his Austral- Algeria pip Qatar 1-0 ian Open title defence next month. TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK striker Baghdad Bounedjah in Ranked third in the world, DOHA the 57th minute. the Swiss great is aiming for Felix Sanchez’s side will his third straight singles title QATAR suffered a minor set- have one more friendly with in Melbourne, having enjoyed back in their preparation for Iran on Monday before head- a late-career renaissance to the AFC Asian Cup 2019 fol- ing to the UAE to open their win the year’s opening Grand lowing a slim 1-0 defeat to Al- campaign against Lebanon at Slam in both 2017 and 2018. geria in a friendly match at the the Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium Each of those victories Khalifa International Stadium on January 9. came off the back of his ap- on Thursday. Drawn in Group E in the pearance at the mixed teams Qatar had enjoyed a per- continental showpiece, Qatar Hopman Cup in Perth, where fect run since beating Switzer- will play DPR Korea and Saudi he again starts his preparation land in November, which was Arabia on January 13 and 17, for the new season by repre- halted by Qatar-based Al Sadd respectively. senting Switzerland this week. At the age of 37 and with 20 Grand Slam wins in his back pocket, he can reflect on IHF World Handball cham’p prep a “crazy good” couple of years, including an eighth Wimble- don title. Federer will again be the crowd favourite in Melbourne, but he won’t be going into the event expecting another unlikely title, admitting logic suggested he faced a tough Swiss tennis player Roger Federer with children during a media event at the Pinnacles in Nambung National Park, Australia, on Thursday. (EPA) task. “I think with my age people ably going to happen once and ing for such rule changes that know that if I did something never again,” he said. would ease the transition back extraordinary that would be “That’s why I hope for players following the birth amazing,” he said in Perth we’re both going to be injury of their children. Thursday. free when that day comes “I think it’s great,” Wil- “If that didn’t happen, around.” liams said of the new rule maybe it’s logical you can’t Meanwhile, serena Wil- changes during a press confer- produce that tennis every year. liams has described the new ence in Abu Dhabi ahead of an You also maybe need a bit of changes to the ‘Special Rank- exhibition match against her luck, and the draw to fall your ing’ rule introduced by the sister Venus on Thursday. way. WTA for 2019 as “great” and “Women that are younger Qatar handball players in action against Belarus at the Al Duhail “A lot of things need to believes the move will en- can go out there and have kids Sports Arena in Doha on Wednesday. happen to win any slam. I courage more players to take and not have to worry about hope that again it will be the a break from the tour to have it and not have to wait ‘til the start of a great season for me children then come back to re- twilight of their years to have Qatar, Belarus draw in because the last two seasons sume their careers. children and I think it’s a re- have been crazy good for me.” Under the new rules, re- ally great rule.” Federer said his body was con- turning mothers who have a The 37-year-old American handball friendly tinuing to hold up well and special ranking that would had her daughter Alexis Olym- that he had been building his earn them a seeded position pia in September 2017 and re- TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK ball Championship, which is training towards the Austral- Serena Williams of the US during the 2018 Mubadala World Tennis can be drawn as an ‘additional turned to the WTA circuit last DOHA scheduled from January 10-27 ian Open over the last month. Championship match in Abu Dhabi, on Thursday. (AFP) seed’ at tournaments, meaning March at Indian Wells. in Germany and Denmark. “I’ve been very happy with they would not be able to face “I think having gone QATAR secured a remark- Qatar and Belarus put up how the off-season went,” he defending champions face the and Williams. a seed in the opening round of through the experience myself able 26-26 draw against their impressive performance in the said. “The last three or four United States represented by Federer conceded it was a a tournament. really opened my eyes up to Belarusian counterparts in match, especially the home weeks have been very intense. Frances Tiafoe and Federer’s once-in-a-lifetime match-up This change also ensures me and, ‘Would have I done a friendly handball match team which displayed high I’m very excited and motivated fellow great Serena Williams. and one that he was quietly that no seed will get bumped it sooner had there been dif- at Duhail Sports Arena on technical skills against the Eu- for this next season.” Federer The mixed doubles match looking forward to. as a result of a returning moth- ferent rule changes?’ I don’t Wednesday. ropean giants. opens his Hopman Cup ac- will see an unprecedented bat- “We’ll probably play it er given a protected seeding. know. But now that there is an This was a warm-up match Qatar will lock horns count on December 30 with tle between two of the great- down a little bit and say it’s Williams, along with other opportunity, people don’t have for both the sides as they are against Belarus in a second the tie against Britain. est players the game has ever not that big of a deal for us, it’s mothers on tour like former to ask that question anymore,” preparing for the upcoming friendly, to be played at the On New Year’s Day he will seen, with 43 Grand Slam just another tennis match, but world number one Victoria added Williams, who is cur- IHF 2019 World Men’s Hand- same venue on Friday. partner Belinda Bencic as the singles titles between Federer it really isn’t because it’s prob- Azarenka, had been advocat- rently ranked 16 in the world.

Quick read QFA chief Sheikh Hamad chairs executive meeting Tennis stars arrive for Qatar Open DOHA: The Executive Office of the Qatar Football Association (QFA) held its first meeting today under the chairmanship of Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa bin Ahmed al Thani , in the presence of all members elected on December 10, at the QFA General Assembly meeting. It was agreed during the meeting that Saud bin Abdul Aziz al Mohannadi will be Vice-President for the current round (2018-2022) and Man- sour al Ansari will be Secretary-General. The members also agreed that Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa bin Ahmed al Thani, the QFA President would re-form the supporting committees . The meeting was attended by all members including Saud bin Abdulaziz al Mohannadi, Sheikh Ahmed bin Hamad al Thani, Hani Talib Blan, Ahmed Abdulaziz al Buainain, Ibrahim al Mohannadi and Abdulrahman al Qahtani. The current elected council which will manage the affairs of the game over the next four years faces great challenges and will be the first association in the Middle East to organise the World Cup 2022 in the region. Next year will see the first and historic participation of Qatari football in the Copa America, South American Confederation. (QNA)

(From left) Stanislas Wawrinka, David Goffin and Tomas Berdych arrive at the Hamad International Airport in Doha on Wednesday. TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK January 5, 2019, will also see The ATP World Tour 250 Qatar Tennis, Squash and Bad- DOHA the participation of 14-time minton Federation (QTSBF). Grand Slam champion and series tournament, will also Qatar ExxonMobil Open, THREE-TIME Grand Slam World No. 1 Novak Djokovic see the participation of which has featured some of the champion Stanislas Wawrinka of Serbia. 14-time Grand Slam cham- biggest players in tennis down of Switzerland, Czech Tomas Djokovic has won the Qa- pion and World No. 1 the years is seen as the curtain Berdych and Belgian David tar ExxonMobil Open twice in Novak Djokovic of Serbia. raiser for the Australian Open, Goffin are among the first to 2016 and 2017. the first Grand Slam of the arrive in Doha for the Qatar B erdych, a finalist at the year. ExxonMobil Open 2019 which 2015 edition, flew in from 2016, returns to Doha follow- Tickets for Qatar Exxon- gets underway at the Khalifa Prague while Wawrinka, a run- ing his first appearance in the Mobil Open 2019 are cur- Tennis and Squash Complex ner-up at the 2008 tournament tournament early this year. rently on sale online at www. on December 31. The ATP here, came in from Geneva. The players were received qatartennis.org and on site at World Tour 250 series tourna- World No. 11 Goffin, a at the Hamad International City Centre, Landmark and ment, which will be held until French Open quarter-finalist in Airport by top officials of the Villaggio malls. Sports Friday, December 28, 2018 13

Brilliant Boult RESULTS 18TH RACE MEETING (TURF) puts Kiwis in REDA PUREBRED ARABIAN MAIDEN PLATE 1,400m One free breeding to the stallion Mared Al Sahra full control by Al Shahania Stud to the winning owner Prize Money: QR45,000 (1st 25,650 2nd 9,900 3rd 4,950) AFP 1. Djalmessa (Harry Bentley), 2. AJS Al Uraiq CHRISTCHURCH (Stephan Ladjadj), 3. Zakho (Ivan Rossi) Won by neck, neck. Time 1:32.79 Owner: Injaaz Stud. Trainer: Mubarak al Khayareen CHIEF destroyer Trent Boult felt he was “in the groove” as MARED AL SAHRA PUREBRED ARABIAN MAIDEN his sublime six-wicket spell, PLATE 2,000m One free breeding to the stallion Mared Al Sahra backed by half-centuries from by Al Shahania Stud to the winning owner Tom Latham and Jeet Raval Prize Money: QR45,000 (1st 25,650 2nd 9,900 gave New Zealand a vice-like 3rd 4,950) grip on the second Test against 1. Muhannad ( .Ronan Thomas), 2. Razad (Mathieu Pelletan), 3. Saa’d (Harry Bentley) Sri Lanka in Christchurch on Won by short head, 2.5. Time 2:18.60 Thursday. Owner: Umm Qarn. Trainer: Alban de Mieulle At the close of the second day, New Zealand were 231 for DJENDEL LOCAL PUREBRED ARABIAN GRADUATION PLATE 1,400m two, holding a commanding One free breeding to the stallion Mared Al Sahra 305-run lead in their second by Al Shahania Stud to the winning owner innings with eight wickets in Prize Money: QR50,000 (1st 28,500 2nd 11,000 hand. 3rd 5,500) 1. Al Mustafiz (Harry Bentley), 2. Semaisima (Ronan Sri Lanka’s hopes of taking Thomas), 3. AJS Al Maha (Tomas Lukasek) the series-deciding Test were HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin Khalifa Al Thani Trophy winner Opera Baron’s rider JP Guillambert returns to the win- (Top) Harry Bentley guides Ishfaq to the Jaafer Cup win. (Above) The Won by 0.5, 3.5. Time 1:31.28 severely dented in a 15-ball ner’s enclosure with owner Khalifa bin Sheail al Kuwari and trainer Jassim Ghazali in New Al Rayyan on Thursday. members of the winning party during the prize distribution. Owner: Injaaz Stud. Trainer: Jassim Ghazali masterclass of swing bowling EBRAZ THOROUGHBRED HANDICAP (CLASS 4) from Boult when he took six 1,600m wickets for four runs to give One free breeding to the stallion Jaafer by Al New Zealand a 74-run first in- Shahania Stud to the winning owner nings advantage. Prize Money: QR55,000 (1st 31,350 2nd 12,100 3rd 6,050) “It is probably one of the HH Sheikh Mohammed 1. More Than A Dream (Jean Baptiste Hamel), 2. best swing bowling grounds in Subhaan (Harry Bentley), 3. Moamar (JP the country. It was quite still Guillambert) out there and the ball was in Won by 0.5, 2.25. Time 1:36.14 good nick as well,” Boult said. Owner: Ahmed al Jehani. Trainer: Hamad al Jehani With the Sri Lanka in- ASSY THOROUGHBREDS (FILLIES & MARES) Trophy for Opera Baron (CLASS 4) 1,850m nings in tatters, New Zealand took 74-run first-innings lead, One free breeding to the stallion Jaafer by Al Shahania Stud to the winning owner which Latham and Raval ex- the fourth winner for Ishfaq beat despite her good efforts with a tight victory through Prize Money: QR55,000 (1st 31,350 2nd 12,100 tended to 195 with a century British jockey Bentley shines with in 10 races, including six in under Bachelot. Flower Festi- Djalmessa and progressed to 3rd 6,050) opening stand. Doha. val was third by one and a half record an encouraging double 1. Tea Leaf (Harry Bentley), 2. Bronze Maquette (Theo At the close of the second four winners Aaley Al Magam (Ryan lengths. in the third race for owner In- Bachelot), 3. Flower Festival (Rashid Ali al Marri, -5kg) Won by 0.75, 1.5. Time 1:55.40 day, Latham was on 74 with Curatolo) secured the third Tea Leaf had her first win jaaz Stud. Owner: Al Ghazali Stud. Trainer: Jassim Ghazali Ross Taylor on 25. TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK his charge and managed to place ahead of Reda (Theo in the 2013-14 season and A four-year-old bay DOHA clinch the QR1-million race Bachelot) and She’ris com- since then a win eluded her. filly, trained by Mubarak GAZWAN LOCAL THOROUGHBRED CONDITIONS SCOREBOARD with short head, ahead of pleted the top five under Ed- She was second in past two al Khayareen, beat AJS Al 1,400m One free breeding to the stallion Assy by Al NEW ZEALAND (1ST INNINGS): 178 OPERA Baron had a perfect Veranda, ridden by Ronan uardo Pedroza. races and her good form was Uraiq (Stephan Ladjadj) by Shahania Stud to the winning owner SRI LANKA (1ST INNINGS, OVERNIGHT 88-4): start to the Qatar season with Thomas. paid today. Overall, it was her neck to clinch the Reda Pure- Prize Money: QR75,000 (1st 42,750 2nd 16,500 D. Karunaratne c Williamson b Southee 7 - Moaddie wins bred Arabian Maiden Plate 3rd 8,250) D. Gunathilaka c Raval b Southee 8 a thrilling triumph in the HH Saleem Golam led Shab second win in 29 races. Sheikh Mohammed Bin Khal- bab to third, while Noor Al Moaddie got the better of 1,400m. Zakho, with Ivan 1. Moaddie (Jean Baptiste Hamel), 2. Al Lusail (Faleh D. Chandimal c Watling b Southee 6 Bughanaim), 3. Saar (Gerald Avranche) K. Mendis c Watling b de Grandhomme 15 ifa Al Thani Trophy (Gr2), the Hawa was fourth by neck. Al Lusail by three quarters of a Superb chase Rossi astride, was third, also Won by 0.75, 0.5. Time 1:24.00 A. Mathews not out 33 feature event of the 18th Race Khattaf (Jimmy Quinn) length to land the Gazwan Lo- With about 200m to go, by neck in a thrilling finish. Owner: Hamad al Jehani. Trainer: Hamad al Jehani R. Silva c Southee b Boult 21 cal Thoroughbred Conditions N. Dickwella c Southee b Boult 4 Meeting at the Qatar Racing and Qatari Gold (Gerald More Than A Dream unlocked In the third race on the and Equestrian Club Race- Avranche) shared the fifth 1,400m. Saar came third half a pulsating chase along the menu, Djendel Local Purebred JAAFER CUP 2,000m D. Perera lbw Boult 0 One free breeding to the stallion Assy by Al S. Lakmal lbw Boult 0 course in New Al Rayyan on spot. The Blue Eye, with a length back. Higher rated rails and edged Subhaan by Arabian Graduation Plate Shahania Stud to the winning owner D. Chameera lbw Boult 0 Thursday. British jockey Harry Bentley Mosayter and Footprintinthe- half a length to win the Ebraz 1,400m, Al Mustafiz produced Prize Money: QR100,000 (1st 57,000 2nd 22,000 L. Kumara lbw Boult 0 Jockey JP Guillambert first astride, was seventh. sand were sixth and seventh, a spirited run to finish half a 3rd 11,000 4th 6,000 5th 4,000) Extras: (b 5, lb 5, nb 0) 10 Thoroughbred Handicap kept his mount from Khalifa This was the second win respectively. (Class 4) 1,600m. A victory in length ahead of second-placed 1. Ishfaq (Harry Bentley), 2. Meqdam Al Zaidy (Jimmy Total: (all out; 41 overs) 104 Quinn), 3. Aaley Al Magam (Ryan Curatolo), 4. Reda Fall of wickets: 1-10 (Karunaratne), 2-20 bin Sheail al Kuwari’s stud in a row for Opera Baron This was the first victory of the 23rd run in four seasons Semaisima (Ronan Thomas). (Theo Bachelot), 5. She’ris (Eduardo Pedroza) (Chandimal), 3-21 (Gunathilaka), 4-51 (Mendis), close to pace-setters Shabbab in Doha, having topped the the season for the eight-year- ended dry spell for the five- AJS Al Maha was third. Won by 4, 1.25, 3.75, 0.75. Time 2:12.52 5-94 (Silva), 6-100 (Dickwella), 7-100 (Perera), old bay horse and overall it Owner: Khalifa bin Sheail al Kuwari. Trainer Jassim Ghazali 8-100 (Lakmal), 9-104 (Chameera), 10-104 and Jewel House. The Jassim Thoroughbred Conditions year-old bay colt, owned by Ghazali-schooled five-year- Class 2 in April this year. was the 10th win in 35 races. Ahmed al Jehani and trained Muhannad triumphs (Kumara) HH SHEIKH MOHAMMED BIN KHALIFA AL THANI Bowling: Boult 15-8-30-6, Southee 15-5-35-3, de old bay gelding, soon after Overall, it was his 11th winner Moaddie’s win also completed by Hamad al Jehani. Ronan Thomas helmed TROPHY (GR2) 2,000m Grandhomme 6-0-19-1, Wagner 5-0-10-0. the final curve, started to pace in 28 runs. a double for owner Ahmed al Both More Than A Dream four-year-old Umm Qarn’s One free breeding to the stallion Djendel by Al him up. Though Shabbab, Earlier, Bentley guided Jehani and trainer Hamad al bay colt, trained by Alban de Shahania Stud to the winning owner NEW ZEALAND (2ND INNINGS): and Subhaan provided power- trained by Deborah Mountain Ishfaq, another Khalifa bin Jehani. packed bursts and eventu- Mieulle, to a short-head vic- Prize Money: QR1,000,000 (1st 570,000 2nd J. Raval c Mendis b Perera 74 220,000 3rd 110,000 4th 60,000 5th T. Latham not out 74 whose mount Full Moon won Sheail al Kuwari’s horse, to ally the former managed to tory against stablemate Razad 40,000) K. Williamson c Mendis b Kumara 48 the Qatar Derby (Gr1) last a dominant triumph in the Taste of rare win cross the finish line with half in the Mared Al Sahra Pure- 1. Opera Baron (JP Guillambert), 2. Veranda (Ronan R. Taylor not out 25 week, resisted, he was passed Tea Leaf ended her bar- a length margin. Moamar bred Arabian Maiden Plate Thomas), 3. Shabbab (Saleem Golam), 4. Noor Al Extras: (b 3, lb 1, wd 3, nb 3) 10 Jaafer Cup over 2,000m. It by Opera Baron. was the fourth victory of the ren patch as the seven-year- overtook Captain Vancouver 2,000m. It was his second Hawa (Maxime Guyon), 5. Khataaf (Jimmy Quinn) & Total: (for 2 wickets, 79 overs) 231 Qatari Gold (Gerald Avranche) Fall of wickets: 1-121 (Raval), 2-189 (Williamson) Just when Opera Baron day for the jockey when the old bay mare was taken to the to land the third place by over race of the season and overall, Won by 1, short head, neck, short head, dead heat. Bowling: Lakmal 16-5-38-0, Kumara 19-4-60-1 was moving into high gears, five-year-old gray colt out- victory by Bentley in the Assy two lengths. the third. Time 2:02.60 (1w), Chameera 15-5-53-0 (2w, 2nb), Perera 20-2- Veranda and Shabbab at- dashed Meqdam Al Zaidy Thoroughbred Class 4 race for Bentley rode Saa’d to the Owner: Khalifa bin Sheail al Kuwari. Trainer: Jassim 57-1 (1nb), Gunathilaka 9-2-19-0. Ghazali Toss: Sri Lanka tacked from both sides. (Quinn) by four lengths in the fillies and mares. Favourite Quick double by Bentley third spot by two and a half Baran however hung on to first run in Doha. It was also Bronze Maquette could not Bentley started the day lengths. Third Test match at MCG Olivier plots Pakistan’s Ton-up Pujara, Kohli steer India collapse again into dominant position AFP CENTURION (SOUTH AFRICA)

The Aussies face A magnificent spell of fast bowling from Duanne Olivier tough task on a inspired a Pakistan collapse pitch with after tea on the second day of the first Test against South variable bounce Africa at SuperSport Park on Thursday, leaving South Af- AFP rica needing 149 to win. MELBOURNE Pakistan slipped from 100 for one at tea to 190 all out, at A 170-run stand between cen- one point losing five wickets tury-maker Cheteshwar Puja- for 25 in 11 overs. ra and captain Virat Kohli put The last wicket fell shortly India in a dominant position before the close of play which in the third Test Thursday as did not leave enough time Australia’s openers survived for South Africa to start their half a dozen nervy overs be- chase. South Africa’s Duanne Olivier celebrates the wicket Pakistan’s opener fore the close. Olivier took two wickets in Imam-ul-Haq during the first Test match at the SuperSport Park Dogged Pujara stroked 106 four balls immediately after Stadium in Centurion on Thursday. (REUTERS) and Kohli 82 before they both the tea interval and went on fell soon after lunch on what take five for 59 for match fig- SCOREBOARD until then had been a lifeless ures of 11 for 96 following his Melbourne pitch. six for 37 in the first innings. PAKISTAN (1ST INNINGS): 181 Rohit Sharma was not out Imam-ul-Haq (57) and SOUTH AFRICA (1ST INNINGS, OVERNIGHT 127-5): PAKISTAN (2ND INNINGS): A. Markram lbw b Hasan Ali 12 Imam-ul-Haq b Olivier 57 63 after notching his 10th Test Shan Masood (65) gave Pa- D. Elgar c Azhar Ali b Shaheen Afridi 22 Fakhar Zaman c Rabada b Olivier 12 half-century when Kohli called India’s batsman Cheteshwar Pujara (right) celebrates his century with captain Virat Kohli during day two of kistan hope of setting a dif- H. Amla c Babar Azam b Mohammad Amir 8 Shan Masood c Maharaj b Steyn 65 a halt to the innings late in the the third cricket Test match against Australia in Melbourne on Thursday. (AFP) ficult target for the hosts on a T. de Bruyn c Sarfraz Ahmed b Mohammad Amir 29 Azhar Ali c Rabada b Olivier 0 day at 443 for seven as India pitch which has helped the fast F. du Plessis c Babar Azam b Shaheen Afridi 0 Asad Shafiq c De Kock b Steyn 6 go in search of a crucial 2-1 Agarwal fell on day one. bowlers throughout. T. Bavuma c Sarfraz Ahmed b Shaheen Afridi 53 Babar Azam b Rabada 6 SCOREBOARD D. Steyn c Sarfraz Ahmed b Mohammad Amir 23 Sarfraz Ahmed c Du Plessis b Rabada 0 lead in the four-Test series. They batted through to But Imam was bowled off Q. de Kock c Fakhar Zaman b Mohammad Amir 45 Mohammad Amir b Rabada 12 That gave the tourists’ at- lunch with scarcely an alarm- INDIA (1ST INNINGS, OVERNIGHT 215/2): 7-443 (Jadeja) an inside edge in the first over K. Maharaj lbw b Hasan Ali 4 Yasir Shah c De Kock b Olivier 0 tack six overs before stumps ing moment. But when Kohli M. Agarwal c Paine b Cummins 76 Bowling: Starc 28-7-87-2, Hazlewood 31.4-10-86-1, after tea and Masood quickly K. Rabada c Asad Shafiq b Shaheen Afridi 19 Hasan Ali not out 11 H. Vihari c Finch b Cummins 8 Cummins 34-10-72-3, Lyon 48-7-110-1, Marsh 26-4- D Olivier not out 0 Shaheen Afridi c Markram b Olivier 4 to target Australian open- started to take on the short C. Pujara b Cummins 106 51-0, Finch 2-0-8-0. found himself effectively fight- Extras (lb3, nb3, w2) 8 Extras (b6, lb10, w1) 17 ers Marcus Harris and Aaron ball soon after being seen by V. Kohli c Finch b Starc 82 ing a lone battle before he was Total (60 overs) 223 Total (56 overs) 190 Finch, who battled through to the physio for a back com- A. Rahane lbw b Lyon 34 AUSTRALIA (1ST INNINGS): ninth out after a fighting 120- Fall of wickets: 1-19 (Markram), 2-43 (Amla), 3-43 Fall of wickets: 1-44 (Zaman), 2-101 (Imam), 3-103 be eight without loss. plaint in the afternoon ses- R. Sharma not out 63 M. Harris not out 5 ball innings which included (Elgar), 4-43 (Du Plessis), 5-112 (De Bruyn), 6-146 (Azhar), 4-134 (Shafiq), 5-142 (Azam), 6-142 R. Pant c Khawaja b Starc 39 A. Finch not out 3 (Steyn), 7-170 (Bavuma), 8-189 (Maharaj), 9-220 (Sarfraz), 7-158 (Amir), 8-159 (Yasir), 9-185 (Masood) “I think we have enough sion, he was undone by pace R. Jadeja c Paine b Hazlewood 4 Extras: 0 seven fours. (Rabada) Bowling: Steyn 15-4-34-2, Rabada 15-4-47-3, Olivier runs on the board. Already spearhead Mitchell Starc. Extras (lb14, b15, nb1, w1) 31 Total (0 wickets, six overs) 8 Kagiso Rabada and Dale Bowling: Mohammad Amir 20-6-62-4 (3nb), Hasan Ali 15-3-59-5 (1w), Maharaj 11-2-34-0. today you can see the pitch The Indian run-machine Total (7 wickets declared, 169.4 overs) 443 To bat: Usman Khawaja, Shaun Marsh, Travis Head, Steyn supported Olivier with 18-4-70-2 (1w), Shaheen Afridi 18-1-64-4, Yasir Shah Match situation: South Africa need 149 runs to win has started deteriorating and had hit a four and was at- Did not bat: Mohammed Shami, Ishant Sharma, Jasprit Mitchell Marsh, Tim Paine, Josh Hazlewood, Pat three and two wickets respec- 4-0-24-0. Toss: Pakistan Bumrah Cummins, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Starc there’s variable bounce on it. I tempting another boundary Fall of wickets: 1-40 (Vihari), 2-123 (Agarwal), 3-293 Bowling: Sharma 2-1-2-0, Bumrah 3-1-6-0, Jadeja tively. don’t think it’s easy to bat on next ball when he uppercut to (Kohli), 4-299 (Pujara), 5-361 (Rahane), 6-437 (Pant), 1-1-0-0. It was the second succes- Shaheen Shah Afridi claimed Imam and Fakhar Zaman now,” said Pujara. third man for Finch to take an sive day on which 15 wickets four for 64 and together with wiped out the deficit with a “Our bowlers have been easy catch. fell. Although the pitch ap- Hasan Ali (two for 70) are like- first-wicket stand of 44 and bowling well so I would say It deprived Kohli of a 26th nings until Pat Cummins sent overnight 68 in another tre- peared to be playing slightly ly to make South Africa work Masood joined Imam in a 57- we have enough runs on the Test century and the chance to down a rocket that stayed low, mendous knock by a man who easier than on the first day, hard to take a 1-0 lead in the run second-wicket partner- board.” surpass boyhood hero Sachin breached his defence and clat- has now scored 17 Test tons Pakistan will seek to make three-match series. ship. Pujara and Kohli had con- Tendulkar by making a sev- tered into the stumps. and two in this series. early inroads on Friday after Temba Bavuma (53) and After a shaky start, the left- tinued to build their intimi- enth hundred in Australia. Pujara, who has scored It was an arduous day for restricting South Africa to 223 Quinton de Kock (45) were handed Imam hurried to 15 dating partnership after com- They remain tied on six each. more runs and faced more Australia’s bowlers in hot con- all out in the first innings. mainly responsible for South off 11 balls but all three of his ing together when openers A stoic Pujara had been balls than any other batsman ditions with Cummins’ 3-72 Mohammad Amir took Africa squeezing out a 42-run boundaries to that point were Hanuma Vihari and Mayank unflappable in his 319-ball in- in the series, added 38 to his proving the pick. four for 62 and teenager first-innings lead. off the edge of his bat.