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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2016 SPORTS

KIB’s team wins match against Gulf Bank

KUWAIT: In their first game of this with 5 spare. season of the Kuwait Banks Club (KBC) Furthermore, KIB’s Ali Merji was League, Kuwait International Bank’s named “Man of the Match” for his cricket team recently won their match impressive performance during the against Gulf Bank’s team by 5 wickets. game. Congratulating the team on After winning the toss, Gulf Bank their win, the Bank’s Management elected to bat first, but KIB’s team wished the Cricket team a successful kicked off the game with determina- season with plenty of more victories tion and skill. KIB’s bowlers exerted to follow. pressure from the very beginning and KIB is a keen advocate of enhanc- took wickets with regular intervals, ing interest in sports across the com- restricting the Gulf Bank team to only munity in Kuwait, starting with its 117 runs. The KIB team then opened own staff. The Bank’s leading social its with confidence and a responsibility program aims to raise fierce attitude, despite one of its play- awareness within the local community ers getting injured and having to of the importance of sports and physi- leave the game. cal activity in all its forms. The Bank With this victory, KIB scored a win firmly believes that regular exercise is in its first game of the 2016-2017 sea- an integral part of a modern, healthy son of Kuwait Banks Club (KBC) lifestyle, enhancing both physical and League, winning the match in 19th mental well-being.

England’s Cook hails Anderson return for India Tests

MUMBAI: yester- the numbers so that’s great for us. He day hailed top bowler Jimmy wants to make a difference in this Anderson’s surprise return from injury series,” Cook told a post-training press PERTH: Australian bowler Peter Siddle (R) grimaces as he attempts to stop a shot from ’s (L) on day three of the first Test as he insisted England would revel in conference. India are number one in cricket match between and South Africa in Perth yesterday. — AFP their status as underdogs during their the world and have not lost a Test series tour of India. Cook said that Anderson, at home since left-handed batsman England’s all-time leading Test - Cook expertly lead England to a 2-1 vic- Duminy, Elgar centuries taker with 463 scalps, had been given tory four years ago. England’s spin the all-clear following a shoulder prob- attack is weaker than it was back then lem and could arrive in India as early as when and Monty Tuesday. Panesar excelled on Indian soil but put South Africa on top “It’s really good news. He’s ready to Cook is confident that his side can come so it’s just about trying to get him spring a surprise. PERTH: South Africa’s JP Duminy and Dean His career-best 127 came off 316 balls and he out to Rajkot as quick as we can,” Cook, Elgar both scored centuries in a third-wicket NERVOUS NINETIES had hit 17 fours and one six when Josh 31, told reporters in Mumbai. The first PRESSURE OFF ENGLAND of 250 to drive the tourists to a 388- It was his first in two years and his Hazlewood finally winkled him out after tea Test of the five-match series starts in “Unfortunately we haven’t quite got lead over Australia at the end of the third third against Australia, just reward for a master- when he offered a tired shot and got an edge Rajkot, in western Gujarat state, on that experience of probably top quality day of the first test yesterday. class of calm control and shot-making. which Mitchell Starc took at gully. Wednesday as India seek revenge for a spinners. (But) Mo (Moeen Ali) has been Australia removed both centurions around The end came just as it looked like the pair of Starc should have Elgar on 81 when home series loss to England four years very successful against India in the the tea break, as well as and cap- left-handers would bat through to tea, Peter the batsman skied the ball to mid-off but he lost ago. The powerful Anderson will miss past. “Rash (Adil Rashid) has done very tain in the last hour, but by then Siddle benefiting from a DRS review when the the ball in the Perth sun, tripped himself over the opening Test but could be ready to well in One Day Cricket and we proba- the damage had been done and the Proteas will technology revealed a nick off the bat that car- trying to readjust his position and spilled it on lead England’s attack for the second bly haven’t seen the best of him in Test go into day four on 390 for six. ried through to wicketkeeper Peter Nevill. the turf, to the despair of bowler Nathan Lyon. match, which starts in Andhra Pradesh cricket yet. “(So) we’ve actually got , who was dropped by Adam Elgar did not have such a good experience on The left-arm paceman also accounted for Du state, on November 17, said Cook. more options in this squad than we did Voges on one, was at the crease unbeaten on 16 his previous visit to the WACA, having got a pair Plessis (32), a fine edge taken behind by Nevill, Anderson suffered a fractured shoul- in the last squad,” he said. Cook warned at the end of a long, hot day at the WACA, along when he made his test debut at the ground in while Hazlewood had Bavuma well caught by der blade last summer and had been critics not to write off his team even if with , who had made 23 not 2012, albeit on the winning team. Usman Khawaja at deep square leg for eight but dogged by a recurrence of the injury they do lose in the opening Test recall- out. South African paceman was Dogged and determined where Duminy was the collapse Australia needed never materi- but passed fitness tests back home on ing his side’s heroics the last time they ruled out of the rest of the series with a fractured fluent, the 29-year-old reached his fifth test cen- alised. After Perth, the series continues in Hobart Friday while the rest of the England toured India. “I remember sitting in a shoulder on Friday and will play no further part tury half an hour before tea after a prolonged before concluding with a day-night test at squad were already training in India. press conference after the first Test and in the match, reducing the number of wickets spell in the “nervous nineties”. Adelaide Oval. — Reuters “I was chatting to him yesterday and everyone was talking about how you’re Australia need to take. the second Test is a good possibility. going to stop India winning 4-0 and we Steyn was a member of the Proteas team that SCOREBOARD We’ll know when we see how his body managed to turn it around and win 2-1. chased down 414 to beat Australia at the WACA in 2008 but it was a debutant Duminy who reacts when he’s out here,” said the It shows that anything is possible.” scored the three runs off Mitchell Johnson that PERTH, Australia: Scoreboard at the end of the third day of the first cricket test between Australia and South Africa skipper. Anderson took more wickets England are looking to bounce back got the South Africans over the line. at the WACA ground yesterday. than any other pace bowler on either from a humiliating defeat to minnows Now 32, Duminy looks to have played a key South Africa 1st Innings: 242 Quinton de Kock 16 side when England won the 2012 series Bangladesh last week and Cook role in another Perth triumph after his brilliant in India and Cook believes the fired-up believes that being underdogs, rather Australia 1st Innings: 244 Vernon Philander not out 23 141 rammed home South Africa’s advantage South Africa 1st Innings (Overnight: 104-2) Extras (4b, 13lb, 12w, 1nb) 30 34-year-old could be the difference than favourites, will work in his side’s after they had skittled Australia for 244 in reply Stephen Cook c Shaun Marsh b Siddle 12 TOTAL: (6 wickets) 390 again. “He’s worked incredibly hard to favour. “We’re under no illusions about to their 242 on Friday. Dean Elgar c Starc b Hazlewood 127 Overs: 126 get back and has come back so much how hard it could be but being an Duminy faced 225 balls and hit 20 of them for b Hazlewood 1 Fall of wickets: 1-35, 2-45, 295, 4-324, 5-346, 6-352. quicker than we thought. “He’s up for it underdog takes a lot of pressure off us,” fours with another going for six, overhauling Jean-Paul Duminy c Nevill b Siddle 141 : Mitchell Starc 27-7-99-1 (1w), Josh Hazlewood 32- and is not just coming here to make up said Cook. — AFP partner Elgar before lunch and reaching his fifth Faf du Plessis c Nevill b Starc 32 10-97-2 (1nb), Peter Siddle 22-8-47-2, Mitchell Marsh 22-4- test century with two runs to deep cover soon Temba Bavuma c Khawaja b Marsh 8 52-1 (3w), Nathan Lyon 21-2-76-0, Adam Voges 2-1-2-0. after the break.

DRS umpiring makes Dale Steyn faces six debut in Zimbabwe months on sidelines HARARE: Cricket’s umpiring Decision Review System will be used in Zimbabwe for the first time PERTH: Former captain remaining pacemen, Vernon Philander today when the hosts take on Sri Lanka in the sec- thinks Dale Steyn will be remembered as and , with a heavier work- ond Test at Harare Sports Club. The DRS has - the best test bowler South Africa has load in Australia’s second innings at the ly been seen as a solution to cutting out umpiring produced even if he never gets back on WACA. “It’s always going to be the case errors in the game, but it has not been universally to the pitch to claim the record as the that you have to dish up a few more adopted since its initial trial in 2008. country’s most prolific wicket-taker. The overs,” Philander said on Friday. “It’s a While India has refused to use the system in the 33-year-old paceman fractured a bone in responsibility well taken by the rest of past because it did not believe that the technolo- his right shoulder early on the second gy it is based on was foolproof, countries such as the team and the squad, we will want to Zimbabwe have not had the funds required for it. day of the first test against Australia on win the game for Dale.” —Reuters “I look at matches in different parts of the world, Friday and Pollock said it was reasonable and I see the different levels of technology and to question whether he would ever you see umpires are left without conclusive evi- return to the test arena. “You’d have to,” dence in one series where in another series they he told ABC Radio yesterday. “Given how might have conclusive evidence with all tools old he is, the nature of the injury, it’s available,” the International Cricket Council’s gen- between six months and 12 months to eral manager of cricket operations Geoff Allardice recover, he’ll have to have an operation, said this week. “There are some logistical chal- he’ll have to have it pinned “It’s a real lenges as well about having every type of technol- blow for him.” ogy in every match but I think overall we should Before he was injured on Friday, Steyn be striving for a more consistent of tech- had already removed Australian opener nology at all international matches.” India have Dave Warner for 97 to claim his 417th recently shown signs of softening their stance, test victim, four shy of the South African and have committed to using DRS when they host record held by Pollock. “I’ve got a bottle England in a five-Test series that starts on of champagne in my hotel room I was Wednesday. going to present to him because I Zimbabwe Cricket have arranged for the sys- thought it was just a matter of time,” tem to be used in Sunday’s second Test against Sri Pollock added. Lanka, with the home side hoping that it can “He deserves to be the leading wicket- reduce the number of poor decisions that go taker in our country. Since readmission against them. he’s been the ultimate strike bowler, the Six of the seven incorrect umpiring decisions in best test bowler we’ve produced. He the first Test were in Sri Lanka’s favour, as the deserves the record so I hope he does tourists won by 225 runs. bounce back.” “I think (the errors) have been well document- Steyn said he thought it would take at ed,” said Zimbabwe coach Heath Streak on least six months for him to recover and Saturday. “I think the DRS is good because it can he would be in no great hurry to return, negate the element of human error. admitting he had probably rushed back “Obviously anyone can make a mistake, but the too soon after suffering a shoulder injury less of those that have an influence on the game, in December. the better.” The system will also be used in the tri- “I didn’t have the full time to recover... angular one-day series that follows, when I’ve been dealing with this thing for quite Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka will be joined by the some time now, so I probably should West Indies. “It’s nice to have it because we need have taken a little bit longer,” he told to use the technology - I’m happy to have it,” said Channel Nine at the WACA. Rangana Herath, who is leading Sri Lanka in the “I was wanting to rush and get into Test series. that Twenty20 World Cup, I wanted to go PERTH: South African fast bowler Dale MUMBAI: England cricketers Ben Stokes (L), Ben Duckett (C) and captain Alastair Both sides confirmed a clean bill of health yes- to the IPL, I wanted to play. This is what I Steyn sits with his arm in a sling prior to Cook bat in nets during a training session at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai yes- terday, and suggested that changes were unlikely do. So I’ll probably have to take the time the start of day three of the first Test terday. England are due to play a five-match series against India, with the for the final Test of the series. — AFP this time and let it heal properly.” cricket match between Australia and first Test at Rajkot from November 9-13. — AFP Steyn’s absence leaves South Africa’s South Africa in Perth yesterday. —AFP