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THE HINDU DELHI SATURDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2019 SPORT 19 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE Head’s century puts Australia in command New Zealand in a spot of bother after losing two wickets NZ IN AUSTRALIA It pays to know the

Agence France-Presse Melbourne ‘bloke in the truck’ Australia snatched two early ANI comment. In the 14th over knows the bloke in the wickets on Friday to leave Melbourne of the Kiwi innings, James truck”. New Zealand facing an uphill Pattinson had Taylor battle to stay in the second After New Zealand’s Ross “That’s twice I have Taylor was handed a adjudged lbw by the on­ seen him out plumb in Test as it chased the home field umpire, but Taylor team's 467, built on the back lifeline by the decision front, but not given. review system (DRS) in the chose to review the call, of a gritty 114 from Travis and ball­tracking showed “I saw him being struck Head. Boxing Day Test, Australia on the pad in New skipper Tim Paine came the delivery missing leg­ At the close on day two, stump. Zealand, that was the Black Caps were 44 for up with the best possible absolutely hitting the two with Tom Latham not way to sledge the batsman. Cricket.com.au’s official stumps, he knows the out nine and Ross Taylor on “Maybe, he knows the handle tweeted the video bloke in the truck,” Paine two as a series defeat looms. bloke (person in charge of of the incident and says from behind the ball­tracking),” was Paine’s captioned the post as “He stumps. Quick blows Captain Kane Williamson lasted only 14 balls, skying a He was ably supported by SCOREBOARD James Pattinson delivery to the impressive Paine, who wicketkeeper Tim Paine on played an array of shots to Australia — 1st innings: D. 458, 9­463. nine, while Tom Blundell, notch up his seventh Test Warner c Southee b Wagner 41, New Zealand bowling: Boult 31­ called up for the out­of­form half­century off just 72 balls. J. Burns b Boult 0, M. 3­91­1, Southee 33.1­6­103­3, de Jeet Raval, was out to Pat The 35­year­old had a gol­ Labuschagne b de Grandhomme Grandhomme 30­5­68­2, Wag­ 63, S. Smith c Nicholls b Wagner Cummins for 15. den opportunity to score a ner 38­11­83­4, Santner 20­1­ 85, M. Wade c Watling b de 82­0, Blundell 3­0­13­0. The visitors need to win to maiden ton, but he blew it, Grandhomme 38, T. Head c Sant­ New Zealand — 1st innings: T. square the three­match se­ Patient knock: Travis Head silenced critics with his second Test century. * AFP out lbw to Wagner after a ner b Wagner 114, T. Paine lbw b Latham (batting) 9, T. Blundell c ries after crashing by 296 review. for 79 seven balls after tea, 257 for four with Steve Smith “It's very nice to contri­ from the 25­year­old, who Wagner 79, M. Starc c William­ Paine b Cummins 15, K. William­ runs in the opening day­ That brought Starc to the son b Southee 1, J. Pattinson with Mitchell Starc gone on 77 and Head 25. bute. It's pretty cool to score scored his only other century son c Paine b Pattinson 9, R. night clash in Perth. crease, but he lasted just (not out) 14, P. Cummins c soon after for one. Head, a Boxing Day hundred, nice (161) against Sri Lanka in Can­ Taylor (batting) 2; Extras (lb­3, Australia looked in com­ Head came into the match three balls before spooning a Latham b Southee 0, N. Lyon c Cummins and Nathan Lyon to get my opportunity,” said berra. b­4, w­1, nb­1): 9. Total (for two plete control at tea on 431 for under pressure after a lean Southee delivery to William­ Wagner b Southee 1; Extras wkts. in 18 overs): 44. rapidly followed with Neil Head, adding that Paine (lb­22, b­5, w­4): 31. Total (in five, but then collapsed to spell, but silenced his critics After reaching his ton he son at mid­off. Cummins and Fall of wickets: 1­23, 2­39. Wagner and Tim Southee do­ counter­attacking when he 155.1 overs): 467. 467 all out within nine overs with his second Test century, began hitting out and finally Lyon managed just one run ing the damage. came in helped. Australia bowling: Starc 4­0­ of the re­start. reaching three figures off 222 fell to a Wagner full toss, slic­ between them with Pattin­ Fall of wickets: 1­1, 2­61, 3­144, 18­0, Cummins 7­3­8­1, Pattin­ Skipper Paine departed Australia started the day at balls. It was a patient innings ing it to Mitchell Santner. son left not out 14. 4­216, 5­284, 6­434, 7­435, 8­ son 5­1­9­1, Lyon 2­0­2­0. BCCI honour England fights back after Philander and Rabada restrict the visitors Big win for for Srikkanth India U-19 de Kock equals South African Test record by holding six catches as the home team takes a 103­run first innings lead and Anjum Press Trust of India ENGLAND IN SA for 181, a first innings lead of produced a master class of ry for England after a shaky bowled Jonny Bairstow for again. James Anderson, who East London 103. control to complement the start. Denly was dropped on one in the next over and then dismissed Dean Elgar with India under­19 team pro­ duced an impressive all­ Agence France-Presse But England struck hard at strike power of fast bowlers nought and took 28 balls to claimed the key wicket of the first ball of the match on round performance to be­ Centurion the start of the second in­ Kagiso Rabada (three for 68) score his first run as Philan­ Stokes when he switched to Thursday, again claimed a gin its tour of South Africa nings. South Africa was 72 and Anrich Nortje (two for der had an opening spell of bowling around the wicket wicket in his first over when Vernon Philander led a re­ with a comfortable nine­ for four at the close, an over­ 47). one wicket for no runs in five and induced a loose drive Aiden Markram played lentless South African bow­ wicket win in the first all lead of 175 on a pitch Wicketkeeper Quinton de overs. which presented de Kock around his pads and was leg ling performance before En­ Youth ODI at the Buffalo which has proved difficult Kock equalled the South Afri­ with his fifth catch of the before wicket. gland fought back on the Maiden wicket innings. Park here on Thursday. second day of the first Test at for batsmen throughout. can Test record by holding Zubayr Hamza was caught Batting first, South Afri­ Centurion’s SuperSport Park six catches, a feat which had England collapsed, however, From a promising position by wicketkeeper Jos Buttler ca under­19 team folded for on Friday. Master class been accomplished six times after Denly was caught be­ at 142 for three, England lost down the leg side before El­ hind off an inside edge to its last seven wickets for 39 187 in 48.3 overs. In reply, Philander took four for 16 Philander, 34, who has an­ before — on four occasions gar was caught behind for 22 give all­rounder Dwaine Pre­ runs. India overhauled the target in 14.2 overs as South Africa nounced he will retire from by new head coach Mark off Jofra Archer’s second ball torius his first Test wicket. in 42.3 overs. appeared to have taken con­ international cricket at the Boucher. But wickets continued to to reduce South Africa to 29 trol by bowling out England end of the four­Test series, Joe Denly hit a half­centu­ Fast bowler Anrich Nortje fall when South Africa batted for three. For India , Ravi Bishnoi scalped three wickets, SCOREBOARD while Kartik Tyagi, Shub­ hang Hegde and Atharva K. Srikkanth. * FILE PHOTO South Africa — 1st innings: D. 65­1, Root 4­0­26­0, Denly 3­ 15­1­68­3, Philander 14.2­8­ Ankolekar picked up two Elgar c Buttler b Anderson 0, A. 0­4­0. 16­4, Pretorius 8­2­23­1, Nortje wickets each. Special Correspondent Markram c Bairstow b Curran England — 1st innings: R. Burns 12­2­47­2, Maharaj 4­1­18­0. New Delhi 20, Z. Hamza c Stokes b Broad c de Kock b Philander 9, D. Sib­ Chasing the target, 39, F. du Plessis c Root b Broad ley c de Kock b Rabada 4, J. South Africa — 2nd innings: A. openers Divyaansh Saxena Former India captain K. 29, H. van der Dussen c Root b Denly c de Kock b Pretorius 50, Markram lbw b Anderson 2, D. and N. Tilak Varma shared Srikkanth will be conferred Curran 6, Q. de Kock c Buttler b J. Root c de Kock b Philander Elgar c Buttler b Archer 22, Z. a 127­run stand to take the Hamza c Buttler b Broad 4, F. du the Life Time Achievement Curran 95, D. Pretorius c Root b 29, B. Stokes c de Kock b Nortje game away from South Award during the BCCI Curran 33, V. Philander c Buttler 35, J. Bairstow b Nortje 1, J. But­ Plessis c Curran b Archer 20, H. van der Dussen (batting) 17; A. Africa. Once Varma was Awards Nite in Mumbai on b Broad 35, K. Maharaj c Stokes tler c de Kock b Philander 12, S. dismissed by Achille b Archer 6, K. Rabada b Broad Curran c Hamza b Rabada 20, J. Nortje (batting) 4; Extras (b­1, January 12. Cloete, Saxena, and Kumar 12, A. Nortje (not out) 0; Extras Archer b Philander 3, S. Broad c lb­1, nb­1): 3; Total (for four The Life Time Award wkts. in 20 overs): 72. Kushagra took India home. 2019 for women will be (lb­4, nb­2, w­3): 9; Total (in Elgar b Rabada 2, J. Anderson 84.3 overs): 284. (not out) 0; Extras (b­4, lb­5, The scores: South Africa U­19 bestowed on Anjum Cho­ Fall of wickets: 1­2, 2­25, 3­29, Fall of wickets: 1­0, 2­32, 3­71, nb­2, w­5): 16; Total (in 53.2 4­62. 187 in 48.3 overs (Luke Beau­ pra, also a former captain. 4­97, 5­111, 6­198, 7­245, 8­ overs): 181. fort 64, Jack Lees 27, Ravi The award function will 252, 9­277. Fall of wickets: 1­11, 2­15, 3­70, England bowling: Anderson 4­ Bishnoi 3/36) lost to India be held ahead of the first England bowling: Anderson 4­142, 5­143, 6­150, 7­176, 8­ 0­19­1, Broad 5­2­6­1, Archer 6­ U­19 190/1 in 42.3 overs (Di­ ODI against Australia on Ja­ 20­4­69­1, Broad 18.3­4­58­4, 176, 9­181. 1­37­2, Curran 4­2­8­0, Stokes On the ball: An acrobatic Quinton de Kock pouches the offering from Jos Buttler off Vernon vyaansh Saxena 86, N. Tilak nuary 14. Curran 20­5­58­4, Archer 19­4­ South Africa bowling: Rabada 1­1­0­0. Philander. * REUTERS Varma 59). Liverpool embarrasses Leicester Nikhat Zareen to Manchester United runs riot against Newcastle take on Mary Kom PREMIER LEAGUE dio Mane and Mohamed Sa­ However, unlike when the lah wasted big chances. Magpies beat Ole Gunnar BOXING 57kg 7­3. Agence France-Presse However, three goals in se­ Solskajer’s men 1­0 in Octob­ The 2016 World Cham­ LONDON er, the response from United ven minutes in the final quar­ SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT pionships silver medallist was emphatic. Liverpool stretched its Pre­ ter ensured the scoreline re­ New Delhi Sonia Lather got the better mier League lead to 13 points flected Liverpool’s control. Martial fired in at the near of her namesake and run­ by outclassing second­ James Milner doubled the post with the help of New­ M.C. Mary Kom and Nikhat ner­up at the 2018 edition, placed Leicester in a 4­0 win visitors’ lead before Firmi­ castle ‘keeper Martin Du­ Zareen stayed on course for Sonia Chahal by an identical on Boxing Day while Man­ no’s classy finish made it 3­0. bravka before a thundering a showdown and a ticket to margin. chester United overturned a Trent Alexander­Arnold, finish from Mason Green­ the Olympic Qualifiers on “There is no pressure to poor start to thrash Newcas­ who helped set up all the wood and Marcus Rashford’s Friday, winning their res­ win or anything. For a long tle 4­1. first three goals, rounded off header made it 3­1 before the pective bouts during the se­ time I have been fighting to break. Liverpool’s trip to its clos­ a stunning individual display lection trials at the Indira have this bout and now it est challenger was the top by drilling home the fourth. Another defensive error Gandhi Indoor Stadium. will happen tomorrow so I then teed up Martial to dink billing of a busy Thursday United had been beaten While Nikhat won against am just waiting for it and over Dubravka for the fourth card and the newly­crowned 2­0 at Watford on Sunday Jyoti Gulia, Mary out­ looking forward to giving early in the second half. World club champion and another frustrating punched Ritu Grewal in the my 100 percent to it,” Nik­ The results: Leicester 0 lost to showed its class. evening seemingly beckoned opening bouts of the 51kg, hat said after her bout. Liverpool 4 (Firmino 31, 74; both registering unanimous “There is no plan but I when Newcastle’s Matty Milner 71­pen, Alexander­Ar­ Scant reward Longstaff scored his second victories from the huge 10­ will try not to repeat mis­ nold 78); Manchester United 4 judge panel. Roberto Firmino’s header Premier League goal — both (Martial 24, 51, Greenwood 36, takes from the India Open. The final bout will decide was scant reward for a domi­ of which have come against Rashford 41) bt Newcastle 1 (M Whatever the decision is to­ nant first half display as Sa­ the Red Devils. Longstaff 17). who will represent India at morrow, I am well­prepared the Olympic Qualifiers in for it. Wuhan, China, in February. “I will only try to avoid These were two of the too much of clinching like it five bouts that were unani­ happened in Mary didi’s mously awarded to the win­ bout today and there is ner with the other five bouts clean, fair and beautiful registering split decisions. boxing,” the 23­year old added. Big surprises The results: 52kg: Nikhat za­ The big surprises were reen bt Jyoti Gulia 10­0, Mary former World Champion­ Kom bt Ritu Grewal 10­0; ships medallist Saweety 57kg: Sakshi Chaudhary bt Boora, expected to give a Manisha Moun 7­3, Sonia Lath­ tough fight to Pooja Rani in er bt Sonia Chahal 7­3. the final trials but going 60kg: Simranjit Kaur bt Pavitra 10­0, Sarita Devi bt Shashi down 1­9 to Nupur in the Chopra 9­1. 69kg: Lalita bt 75kg and youth World Meena Rani 9­1, Lovlina Borgo­ champion Sakshi Chaud­ hain bt Anjali 10­0. hary getting past Asian 75kg: Pooja Rani bt Indraja Opening strike: Roberto Firmino, second from left, heads in the first of his two goals against Championships bronze me­ 10­0, Nupur bt Saweety Boora Leicester City. * GETTY IMAGES dallist Manisha Moun in the 9­1.

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