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THE HINDU SATURDAY, JANUARY 18, 2020 SPORT 19 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE Dhawan, Kohli and Rahul fire as takes series to the decider The bowlers, too, join the party as the Men in Blue pull off a 36­run win in a high­scoring contest; Smith’s effort goes in vain for Australia AUS IN INDIA pace trio of , and Nav­ Amol Karhadkar deep Saini — included in the RAJKOT place of Shardul Thakur — then came to the party as The 50­over game requires a the Men in Blue sealed a 36­ group of individuals to chip run win. in with vital contributions for a team to succeed. India While India saw almost all couldn’t have asked for a its players making contribu­ better occasion than Fri­ tions, Smith and leggie day’s must­win encounter — who conti­ against Australia for a cohe­ nued to finish on the right sive effort. side of his ‘mini­battle’ with Kohli — lacked support from laid the the others. The series will be foundation for a massive to­ now decided in Bengaluru tal, thanks to solid partner­ on Sunday. ships with opener Rohit Asked to bat, Rohit and Sharma and Virat Dhawan gave India a solid Kohli, who returned to his start of 81 before the former customary No. 3 position. was trapped in front by Zam­ K.L. Rahul, at an un­ pa while attempting a accustomed No. 5 slot, then sweep. Dhawan played ensured that India finished some glorious shots and on a high of 340 for six on a continued to prosper in the flat pitch at the Saurashtra company of Kohli. The left­ Cricket Association stadium. hander was looking good for Shifting gears: Rahul accelerated at the right time to take India to a mammoth total.* VIJAY SONEJI Finding his range: Dhawan set the Indian rolling with a stroke­filled 96.* VIJAY SONEJI a before holing out Pandey’s brilliant catch in the deep for 96. Shreyas <> I have been in decent for the second time in ja. Despite Smith and <> I think it sets up a on while trying to cut, as the the penultimate over before Manish Pandey timed his Iyer came and went, trying form and very succession. — who nice Grand Finale, fate of the game was sealed. Bumrah, who two jump to perfection and to swing Zampa and losing confident about my However, Rahul took the batted for the first time in an doesn’t it? One­all Shami, though expensive, maiden overs and looked his stumps. plucked the ball out of skill... so having a game away from the Aussies, ODI after not getting an op­ going into castled and sharp, forced Zampa to edge nowhere to send back the Kohli, who treated Zampa portunity on his debut in the off consecu­ new responsibility while justifying the faith Bengaluru, usually a behind. dangerous , with respect and gave others shown in him as a middle­or­ first game in — forg­ tive deliveries. and a new role is a pretty good batting Rahul snapped up the of­ putting Australia under the treatment, was brilliant­ der batsman. ing a 96­run for blessing. I am . I think it’s Richardson employed the fering, making it a night to pressure. Spin twins Ravin­ ly on the edge of the enjoying my batting, Off the 60 runs India the third wicket, Jadeja long handle against Shami in cherish for him and India. dra Jadeja, the hometown , thanks to a relay struck at a crucial juncture. going to be an so wherever I get to scored in the last six overs, hero, and catch by and exciting game. Really bat, I want to put up Rahul contributed 38 off 18 The left­armer enticed La­ SCOREBOARD struck vital blows in the mid­ . balls, including an astonish­ buschagne into an error, the looking forward to it a good performance dle overs even as Steve Manish Pandey, who ball landing into the long­off ing assault on Starc. INDIA (102b, 9x4, 1x6), Marnus Smith threatened to run came in for the injured Rish­ K.L. Rahul The player fielder’s hands. lbw b Zampa 42 Labuschagne c Shami b Jadeja away with the game. The abh Pant, fell quickly. At 280 for five in the 45th over, In­ then impressed with his glo­ Kuldeep spun it India’s playing against the turn with (44b, 6x4), Shikhar Dhawan c 46 (47b, 4x4), c dia was in danger of falling vework, having skipper Aa­ way in his penultimate over, a clever change of field. Starc b Richardson 96 (90b, Kohli b Kuldeep 18 (17b, 1x6), short of a challenging total ron Finch off Jade­ tempting Alex Carey into Smith, on 98, then played 13x4, 1x6), c Starc b Ashton Turner b Shami 13 (15b), Zampa 78 (76b, 6x4), Shreyas Ashton Agar lbw b Saini 25 (25b, Injury to Rohit, Dhawan Iyer b Zampa 7 (17b, 1x4), K.L. 3x4), Pat Cummins b Shami 0 Rahul 80 (52b, 6x4, (1b), Mitchell Starc c Rahul b 3x6), Manish Pandey c Agar b Saini 6 (11b), raises concerns Richardson 2 (4b), Ravindra () 24 (11b, 4x4, 1x6), Amol Karhadkar treatment, he didn’t field Jadeja (not out) 20 (16b, 1x4), Adam Zampa c Rahul b Bumrah Mohammed Shami (not out) 1 6 (6b, 1x4); Extras (lb­10, w­10): RAJKOT during the Australian (1b); Extras (b­5, lb­4, w­5): 14; 20; Total (in 49.1 overs): 304. Openers Rohit Sharma and innings. While a team Total (for six wkts. in 50 overs): Shikhar Dhawan suffered spokesperson said Rohit FALL OF 340. 1­20 (Warner, 3.2), 2­82 (Finch, injuries during the second was being assessed by the FALL OF WICKETS 15.1), 3­178 (Labuschagne, ODI, raising an alarm physio, he insisted that 1­81 (Rohit, 13.3 overs), 2­184 30.5), 4­220 (Carey, 37.2), 5­221 ahead of Sunday’s decider Dhawan “looks fine.” (Dhawan, 28.4), 3­198 (Shreyas, (Smith, 37.5), 6­259 (Turner, in Bengaluru. 32.4), 4­276 (Kohli, 43.1), 5­280 43.1), 7­259 (Cummins, 43.2), 8­ While Dhawan was hit in Bharat for Pant (Pandey, 44.1), 6­338 (Rahul, 274 (Agar, 46.1), 9­275 (Starc, the ribs by a short ball from , who suffered 49.4). 46.3). Pat Cummins, Rohit a concussion in the series­ AUSTRALIA INDIA BOWLING injured his left shoulder opener in Mumbai on Cummins 10­1­53­0, Starc 10­ Bumrah 9.1­2­32­1, Shami 10­0­ while diving on the Tuesday, is being 0­78­0, Richardson 10­0­73­2, 77­3, Saini 10­0­62­2, Jadeja boundary to stop a monitored at the National Zampa 10­0­50­3, Agar 8­0­ 10­0­58­2, Kuldeep 10­0­65­2. 63­0, Labuschagne 2­0­14­0. boundary in Australia’s Cricket Academy in Toss: Australia; MoM; Rahul. chase. Bengaluru and K.S. Bharat AUSTRALIA David Warner c Pandey b Shami India won by 36 runs to level was flown as a back­up Though Dhawan carried 15 (12b, 2x4), st. the three-match series 1-1. on after receiving ahead of Friday’s game. Rahul b Jadeja 33 (48b, 3x4), Third and final ODI: January 19 Steve Smith b Kuldeep 98 (Sunday), Bengaluru, 1.30 p.m. Bapu Nadkarni passes away Lost a real champion, Stokes, Pope put England in command SPORTS BUREAU ENGLAND IN SA reached 426 for eight at tea. to have been caught off Ra­ MUMBAI says Gavaskar The 37 minutes after the bada when the total was 467. Agence France-Presse break rubbed it in as Wood Former India all­rounder, Port Elizabeth joined Pope. Come back... don’t! Bapu Nadkarni, 86, breathed Special Correspondent tour he was very very helpful Centuries by Ben Stokes and Wood slammed five sixes England captain his last due to age­related ail­ Rajkot in terms of strategy. At lunch Ollie Pope, followed by two in an innings of 42 off 23 signalled a declaration but ments here on Friday. “Indian cricket has lost a real time or tea time, he would late wickets, put England in balls, dealing out severe when Rabada was found to Nadkarni, who played 41 champion,” said Sunil Gavas­ say try this if you were a a dominant position on the punishment to left­arm spin­ have sent down a no­ball af­ Tests during the 50s and kar on Friday on hearing fielding captain. second day of the third Test ner Keshav Maharaj before ter a check by the umpires, 60s, was ailing for quite about Bapu Nadkarni’s “He would tell bring this against South Africa at the holing out. Root cancelled his decision some time, and passed away death. bowler, or ask this bowler to St. George’s Park on Friday. There was a bizarre inci­ and 32 runs were added as at his daughter Anuradha “He came as assistant bowl round the wicket. He dent when Wood appeared Pope cut loose. Khare’s residence in Powai at manager for quite a number was fantastic.” England declared on 499 for nine and South Africa 5.45 p.m. of our tours. He was very en­ “He was probably the was struggling on 60 for two SCOREBOARD Born in Nashik, Nadkarni couraging. His favourite main guy instrumental in chodo mat when rain brought an early — a left­arm spinner — was term was (hang having Sandeep Patil come England — 1st innings: Z. Craw­ 8­426, 9­499. Pinpoint accuracy: Bapu Nadkarni will be remembered for his close to a day which the considered one of the most in there) which we all learnt back after a blow on his ley c van der Dussen b Nortje 44, South Africa bowling: Philander long and economical spells. * FILE PHOTO: VIVEK BENDRE hosts would probably prefer economical bowlers in the from. head. D. Sibley c Elgar b Nortje 36, J. 16­5­41­0, Paterson 24­3­62­1, to forget. game, as he conceded just still considered one of the Even though he is remem­ “He was the one who kept Denly lbw b Maharaj 25, J. Root Rabada 28­7­97­2, Nortje 25­4­ b Rabada 27, B. Stokes c Elgar b 1.67 runs per over in his Test finest displays of bowling in bered for his economical Gritty player urging Sandeep that ‘it Stokes (120) and Pope (135 97­1, Maharaj 58­15­180­5, Elgar Paterson 120, O. Pope (not out) 1­0­6­0. career. the longer format of the bowling, Nadkarni also “He was gritty considering doesn’t matter, you are here not out) set up England’s big 135, J. Buttler c & b Maharaj 1, S. South Africa — 1st innings: D. game. In the nets, Nadkarni scored 1414 runs in Tests, in­ that he played in the days and you should go out and total by putting on 203 for Curran c Elgar b Maharaj 44, D. Elgar (batting) 32, P. Malan c & b Incredible figures when gloves and thigh pads the fifth wicket. — who played International cluding a century against En­ bat again’. Bapuji was the as­ Bess c Malan b Maharaj 1, M. Bess 18, Z. Hamza c Pope b Bess The cricket fraternity still re­ cricket between 1955 and gland and seven half­centu­ were not very good, as you sistant manager on the tour. They came together on Wood c Nortje b Maharaj 42; Ex­ 10, A. Nortje (batting) 0; Total members Nadkarni’s feat of 1967 — would bowl endlessly ries, and 8880 runs in First would get hit, but he still “It was only because of the first day when their side tras (b­2, lb­14, nb­4, w­4): 24; (for two wkts. in 18 overs): 60. bowling 21 successive mai­ at a coin placed on a good Class cricket. hung in there, as he believed him that Sandeep went on to was struggling at 148 for Total (for nine wkts. decl. in 152 Fall of wickets: 1­50, 2­60. chodo mat dens in the fourth Test length. Nadkarni took 88 wickets in ”, Gavaskar score that 174 in the next Test four. overs): 499. England bowling: Broad 4­1­ against England in Madras in That, he later said, helped in Tests and 500 wickets in said. because Bapuji was con­ England was already in a Fall of wickets: 1­70, 2­103, 3­ 18­0, Curran 5­0­25­0, Bess 6­1­ 1964. His spell of 32­27­5­0 is him improve his accuracy. 191 First Class appearances. “Every time he was on a stantly there with him. strong position when it 134, 4­148, 5­351, 6­354, 7­413, 12­2, Wood 3­2­5­0. Rabada out of India begins Olympic preparations in right earnest IN BRIEF fourth Test Ghafari magic leaves Faces off against favourite the Netherlands in the first match of double­header South Africa spellbound after rules KIMBERLEY the world’s top­eight teams Max Caldas and would be the in the fact that while India’s Afghanistan shocked South PRO HOCKEY Africa in the opening match in similar back­to­back insider in the Indian man­ wins against top sides have breach of the Under­19 World Cup on UTHRA GANESAN games in the run­up to the agement. remained occasional high Friday, thanks to leg­spinner AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Bhubaneswar Tokyo Games. In the year since then, In­ points in its kitty, the Nether­ Shafiqullah Ghafari’s stunning PORT ELIZABETH Constantly under the spot­ The coming weekend dia has had outings against lands has gone on to make spell of 9.1­2­15­6. South African fast bowler light with the invisible bur­ would be the first test in that teams largely ranked lower the podium of major events The scores: South Africa 129 will miss den of history, the Indian series, in a format the team while the Netherlands fin­ more often than not. in 29.1 overs (Bryce Parsons the fourth and final Test men’s hockey team will take hasn’t played too often. ished third in the inaugural That experience of being 40, Ghafari 6/15) lost to against England next week its first step towards yet The last time India played HPL. Adding to the excite­ able to grab the big moments Afghanistan 130/3 in 25 overs (Imran 57, Ibrahim Zadran 52). after his celebrations after another Olympic dream with in such a format competitive­ ment — or pressure — would would be the biggest advan­ taking England captain Joe game one of the double­ ly was during the Olympic be the fact there would be a tage for this Dutch side. India-A starts with a win Root’s wicket upset match header against the Nether­ Qualifiers in November 2019. winner every game with India captain Manpreet LINCOLN (NEW ZEALAND) officials. lands in its Hockey Pro But the opposition Russia drawn matches heading into Singh admitted that most of India­A top­order warmed up League opener here on would hardly have posed the shootouts. the team’s recent games for the upcoming one­day Rabada was found guilty Saturday. kind of challenge that the could have gone either way series with a 92­run win of a Level I breach of the The upcoming six months Netherlands will. Little to separate but it was the ability to take against New Zealand XI in the ICC’s code of conduct. would be the most compre­ Also with most European Despite the general impres­ the half­chances that made first of the two practice the difference. games here on Friday. He was also fined 15 % of hensive Olympic preparation players used to this format in Uphill task: The Indian men’s hockey team — at a training sion, there is little to sepa­ his match fee and handed for the team in recent times, their club engagements, the rate the two sides in recent On Saturday and Sunday, The scores: India­A 279/8 in session on Friday — will have to step it up against the 50 overs (Ruturaj Gaikwad 93, one demerit point. As it both in quality and quantity. visitors, for once, should be * times with India winning it would be more of the Netherlands. BISWARANJAN ROUT Suryakumar Yadav 50, was his fourth demerit in a more familiar territory four to the Netherlands’ five Having withdrawn from same. Shubman Gill 50) bt New point in a 24­month pe­ the inaugural edition of the than the hosts. from being a goal down to 2018. India coach Graham with a draw in the preceding Reid, across the line now, Zealand XI 187 in 41.1 overs riod, Rabada incurred an competition in 2019, 2020 The previous time the two end India’s World Cup cam­ Reid, then, was on the oppo­ 10 outings. would be hoping to finish on (Jakob Bhula 50, Khaleel automatic one­match ban. would see the team take on met, the Dutch came back paign in the quarterfinals in sition bench as deputy to The difference, though, is the winning side yet again. Ahmed 4/43). CM A ND-NDE YK