Sports Monday, March 4, 2019 19 COMMERciAL BANK QATAR MASTERS Innings win for NZ Ryder Cup star Howell looks to over Bangladesh continue his love affair with DGC Englishman, who is also a reg- The 43-year-old ular television golf pundit and It’s a great field as Boult bags five wkts despite double-century stand by Sarkar & Mahmudullah broadcaster, has had five top- always with plenty of has played in all 10 finishes and came in fourth AFP in 2003, just three shots off former Ryder Cup players HAMILTON (NEW ZEALAND) but two editions the winner, South Africa’s and past winners – it’s an of the event with Darren Fichardt. interesting combination DEFIANT centuries from “I’m a great fan of Doha of young, rising stars Soumya Sarkar and Mah- stellar record Golf Club and the Commer- competing with experi- mudullah were in vain as cial Bank Qatar Masters,” says enced campaigners Trent Boult’s five-wicket haul TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK Howell, who has played more which should add up to gave New Zealand a crushing DOHA than 600 tournaments in his an exciting four days.” victory over Bangladesh in the illustrious European Tour ca- first Test by an innings and 52 “BeWARE of the wind!” is reer. “After the Omega Dubai runs in Hamilton on Sunday. David Howell’s sound advice Desert Classic, the Qatar Mas- vide the perfect place for a spec- After the stubborn dou- on how to play the challeng- ters is the oldest and most well- tacular finish.” ble-century partnership took ing Peter Harradine-designed established tournament in the Howell, who was on the win- Bangladesh to 361 for four in Doha Golf Club when the Middle East and it’s a course ning team in both his appear- their second innings, Boult 22nd staging of the Commer- the players love to play. ances in The Ryder Cup, in 2004 opened the final chapter of the cial Bank Qatar Masters gets “It’s a driver’s layout,” says at Oakland Hills, Michigan, Test when he bowled Soumya underway on March 7. Howell, “but you have to make USA, and in 2006 at the K Club for 149. Howell has come close to sure you respect the wind be- in Kildare, Ireland, by the same The crucial wicket ended being an ever-present competi- cause it’s always there. It’s a re- emphatic score of 18.5 to 9.5, a 235-run stand with Mah- tor in the Commercial Bank ally tough test, although there says: “It’s a great field as always mudullah (146) for the fifth Qatar Masters. Since playing are birdie and eagle chances with plenty of former Ryder Cup wicket and saw Bangladesh in the inaugural event in 1998, to be had. The 639-yard par- players and past winners – it’s cave in with the Test all over 68 the current European Tour 5 ninth is the longest on the an interesting combination of runs later, just after tea on day Centurians Soumya Sarkar of Bangladesh (left) and teammate Mohammad Mahmudullah celebrate a Tournament Committee Chair- course, yet the par-4 16th is an young, rising stars competing four. boundary during day four of the first cricket Test match against New Zealand at the Seddon Park in Hamil- man has missed only the 2005 eagle opportunity and if you with experienced campaigners “The fight today was as ton on Sunday. (AFP) and 2007 editions. can produce a big hit on the which should add up to an excit- tough as Test cricket does get,” In that time, the likeable 589-yard par-5, 18th it can pro- ing four days.” New Zealand captain Kane Wil- before departing the ground. liamson said after Boult’s lethal SCOREBOARD The remaining five wickets spell with the second new ball BANGLADESH (1ST INNINGS): 234 Khaled Ahmed not out 4 lasted only 18 overs. trumped the 54-over battle by NEW ZEALAND (1ST INNINGS): 715-6 DECL Ebadat Hossain c Boult b Southee 0 When Bangladesh resumed BANGLADESH (2ND INNINGS, OVERNIGHT 174-4): Extras (w6) 6 Soumya and Mahmudullah. Tamim Iqbal c Watling b Southee 74 Total: (all out; 103 overs) 429 Sunday on 174 for four they It was Soumya’s maiden Shadman Islam c Boult b Wagner 37 Fall of wickets: 1-88 (Shadman), 2-100 (Mominul), faced a Herculean task to score hundred and the fifth and high- Mominul Haque c Taylor b Boult 8 3-110 (Mithun), 4-126 (Tamim), 5-361 (Soumya), a further 307 just to make New est century for Mahmudullah M. Mithun c Williamson b Boult 0 6-379 (Das), 7-380 (Mehidy), 8-413 (Jayed), 9-429 Zealand bat again. Soumya Sarkar b Boult 149 (Mahmudullah), 10-429 (Ebadat) as they pounded the bounda- Mahmudullah c Boult b Southee 146 Bowling: Boult 28-3-123-5 (4w), Southee 24-4-98-3, Sri Lanka’s Angelo ries and took control of the Liton Das b Boult 1 de Grandhomme 10-1-33-0, Wagner 24-4-104-2 (2w), Mathews and Kusal Mendis short-ball barrage that deci- Mehidy Hasan c Raval b Wagner 1 Astle 15-3-58-0, Williamson 2-0-13-0. proved with their (rain-as- mated their first innings. Abu Jayed b Boult 3 Toss: New Zealand sisted) match-saving 274-run “That plan didn’t work very stand in Wellington before well for us today and we had to that we were able to open up an Mahmudullah called it a Christmas it is possible to defy go back to trying to stop some end from that point on.” “gutsy innings” as they batted the odds in New Zealand. scoring for a period of time, be- The match had belonged to together for nearly three ses- But, Soumya could not hold cause they were scoring quick- New Zealand long before they sions and produced the sixth out that long and when the new ly,” Williamson said. declared their first innings at a best partnership by a Bangla- ball was taken he lasted 14 “There was some fantastic colossal 715 for six - a first in- desh pair. more deliveries before Boult batting. nings lead of 481 - but Soumya When Boult finally bowled ended his resistance and the “When the breakthrough and Mahmudullah were deter- Soumya, the 26-year-old left- tenacity left the innings. came with the second new ball, mined to make crossing the hander stood motionless for Boult finished with five which was obviously a fairly finish line as difficult as possi- several seconds as he realised for 123 and Tim Southee took David Howell of England hits his tee shot during the Omega Dubai Desert Classic at Emirates Golf Club in long time coming, it was great ble for the hosts. the significance of his wicket three for 98. Dubai recently. (GETTY IMAGES) MIC, Wellon record easy Du Plessis, Tahir power South wins in CDC cricket Africa to dominant ODI triumph TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK and Fahad with only 22 on the finally were shot out for 129 in DOHA board after five overs. Arif and 18.1 overs. AFP Shabbir arrested the slide with Nasir took three wickets JOHANNESBURG MIC defeated sponsors team the former hitting 32 runs with for 11 runs, Khalid and Zaka- CDC by 38 runs in the inau- a six and four boundaries and ria shared four. Ehtisham, Arif SOUTH African captain Faf du gural match of the 30th CDC the latter getting three fours and Atiq dismissed one player Plessis hit an unbeaten cen- Cricket Tournament with Atiq in 20. Under pressure, CDC each. Atiq of MIC was declared tury as South Africa cruised putting up a fine all-round dis- the man of the match for his to an eight-wicket victory over play at the Losail Cricket Com- all-round performance. Sri Lanka in the opening one- plex. BRIEF SCORES Earlier in the morning, day international in Johannes- MIC, after electing to set Other matches: Sanjiv Jain, CDC– Business burg. the target, piled up 160 for Wellon CC beat 11 Opera Brothers by 65 runs Development Manager, and The hosts won the toss at Wellon CC: 170 for 7 in 20 overs Prasana 44 [18 four in 20 overs. They started balls, 6x3, 4x3] Nalinda [24], Sanjaya [24], Nifraz 4 Sai Manoj, Millennium Trav- the Wanderers Stadium, asked confidently to get 26 for one wickets, Pradeep 3 wickets) els General Manager, inau- Sri Lanka to bat and bowled in the first first six overs. Atiq 11 Opera Brothers: 105 all out in 19 overs (Mosni gurated the tournament in them out for 231, a total South cut loose and smacked 50 runs 20 [28 balls, 4x2], Fasmy 18 [14x3], Samatha 3 the presence Qatar Veterans Africa overtook with more than wkts, Doshan 2 wkts) off just 25 deliveries, including Man of the match: Prasanna (Wellon CC) Cricket officials, players and 11 overs to spare. five sixes and a four. Rizwan match officials. Du Plessis made 112 not out hit a six and two fours in 25. Mitra Mandal beat Engineering Supplies by 2 Wellon CC posted a com- as South Africa cruised to vic- Thereafter Akhtar and Wa- wickets fortable 65-run triumph over tory and then praised veteran Enginering Supplies: 98 all out in 15.2 overs (Rusty hid added 21 and 20, respec- 31 [18 balls, 6x3, 4x1], Shemil 20 [13 balls, 6x2], 11 Opera Brothers after col- leg-spinner Imran Tahir for tively to take the total to 160. Kunal 4 wkts, Shoaib 2 wkts) lecting 170 for seven in 20 ensuring South Africa chased a Omer, Fahad, Arif and Nasir Mitra Mandal: 99 for nine in 19.2 overs (Kunal 48 overs and Mitra Mandal held modest total.