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SPORT SATURDAY 14 JANUARY 2017 21 Wade's thrilling ton sets up easy win for Australia Brisbane Australian batsman Matthew Wade AFP (centre) dives to make his ground during the one-day international atthew Wade hit cricket match against Pakistan in a thrilling last-ball Brisbane yesterday. Wade hit a Bangladesh's century to set up thrilling last-ball century to set up Shakib Al Hasan a 92-run victory a 92-run victory for Australia. (left) celebrates for Australia over after scoring a MPakistan in the first one-day double century international at the Gabba yesterday. against New Wicketkeeper Wade boosted Zealand while Australia to 268 for nine off their with team mate 50 overs after the batting top Mushfiqur Rahim order had slumped to 78 for five. looks on during Seamer James Faulkner then day two of the took four wickets for 32 to help first Test at the Australia dismiss Pakistan for Basin Reserve 176 off 42.4 overs. in Wellington Pakistan were well placed yesterday. with Australia five down in the 17th over before Wade and Glenn Maxwell (60) put on 82 runs for the sixth wicket to push on. The tourists could not put Shakib's double ton any pressure on the Australians in their innings with skipper Azhar Ali injuring a hamstring top, it was swinging and seam- SCOREBOARD and Babar Azam topscoring with ing around," man-of-the-match puts Bangladesh 33. Wade said. Australia: Pakistan: D Warner b Amir .........................................................7 Azhar Ali c Warner b Faulkner ...............................24 Mohammad Amir struck "Maxi (Maxwell) took the T Head c Rizwan b Imad .........................................39 Sharjeel Khan c Maxwell b Faulkner ......................18 early with the key wickets of pressure off me, and I was just S Smith c Rizwan b Amir ............................................0 Mohammad Hafeez c Wade b Faulkner ................4 in command adventurous opener David looking to get him on strike. I C Lynn c Rizwan b Hasan .........................................16 Babar Azam c Smith b Cummins ..........................33 Warner and skipper Steve Smith was absolutely cooked (by the M Marsh c Rizwan b Imad .........................................4 Umar Akmal c Head b Starc ....................................17 with successive balls to have last over). G Maxwell c Hafeez b Hasan ..................................60 Mohammad Rizwan c Marsh b Cummins ............21 Wellington SCOREBOARD Australian rocking at 13 for two Wade, who has been under M Wade ( not out) 1 ..................................................00 Imad Wasim c Warner b Marsh ............................29 AFP J Faulkner c Hafeez b Nawaz ....................................5 Mohammad Nawaz b Starc ....................................... 1 in the fifth over. pressure to score runs after a Bangladesh (I innings): P Cummins run out (Akmal) ...................................15 Mohammad Amir c Maxwell b Faulkner ................8 Tamim Iqbal lbw Boult ...................................56 "It was challenging at the lean spell, hit seven fours and M Starc b Hasan .........................................................10 Wahab Riaz c Starc b Cummins ...............................6 angladesh hammered Imrul Kayes c Boult b Southee ........................1 two sixes in his knock for his first B Stanlake (not out) .................................................... 1 Hasan Ali (not out) ......................................................1 New Zealand with a dou- Mominul Haque c Watling b Southee .........64 Aussies take lead ODI century. Maxwell was at his Extras (LB1, W9, NB1) .............................................11 Extras (B4,LB5,W5) ................................................14 Bble century by Shakib Al Mahmudullah c Watling b Wagner .............26 quirky best with reverse sweeps Total (9 wkts) ........................................ 268 Total (all out 176 Hasan in a record-breaking Shakib Al Hasan b Wagner ..........................217 and improvised stroke-making Fall of wickets: 1-13, 2-13, 3-52, 4-67, 5-78, 6-160, Fall of wickets: 1-38, 1-39, 2-47, 3-79, 4-109, 5-129, second day of the first Test in Mushfiqur Rahim c Watling b Boult .........159 in his 60 off 56 balls with seven 7-170, 8-212, 9-235 6-133, 7-158, 8-163, 9-171, 10-176 Wellington yesterday. Sabbir Rahman (batting) .................................10 Bowling: Amir 10-0-54-2 (3w), Hafeez 7-0-23-0 (1w), Bowling: Starc 8-0-34-2 (2w), Stanlake 3-0-13-0 Mehedi Hasan c Southee b Wagner ............. 0 268/9 boundaries before he was out to Hasan 9-0-65-3 (2w), Riaz 6-0-42-0 (1nb, 3w), Imad (1w), Faulkner 7-1-32-4, Cummins 8.4-0-33-3 (2w), But they kept declaration Extras (B2, LB6, NB1) ......................................9 Wicketkeeper Wade a false shot. 10-0-35-2, Nawaz 8-0-48-1 Head 10-0-28-0, Marsh 6-0-27-1 plans after reaching 542-7 on Total (7 wkts) ...................................542 boosted Australia to 268 Maxwell was dismissed in day two, and New Zealand Fall of wickets: 1-16, 2-60, 3-145, 4-160, for nine off their 50 overs the 31st over with Australia at insisted they were still in the 5-519, 6-536, 7-542 160 for six when he attempted hamstring and retired hurt only Babar Azam, batting at No.4, game. To bat: Taskin Ahmed, Subashis Roy, Kamrul Is- after their top order to flick Hasan Ali over mid- to return in pain and try and help topscored with 33 off 46 balls Shakib scored a Bangla- lam Rabbi batsmen had slumped to wicket only to hit the ball with his side late innings before he before he edged to Steve Smith at desh innings record of 217 and Bowling: Boult 31-4-121-2, Southee 31-5-144- 78 for five. the high part of his bat and dolly became another Faulkner victim slip off Pat Cummins. captain Mushfiqur Rahim 2, de Grandhomme 20-2-65-0, Wagner 36-6- 124-3 (1nb), Santner 15-2-60-0, Williamson an easy catch to Mohammad for 24. "We thought from five down added 159 in a 359-run stand, 3-0-20-0 Hafeez. Pakistan soon struck "It's a bit sore, but hopefully it for 78 we can get them out early, which set a record for any trouble in their innings losing the will recover soon," Azhar said. but unfortunately it didn't hap- Bangladesh partnership. 176 free-scoring Sharjeel Khan for "The physio will have a bet- pen," Azhar said. Mushfiqur described the Shakib and Mushfiqur both Pakistan were all out for 18 off 22 balls, falling to ter look and see how far I can get. The second match in the five- tourists' position as "really fell in the final session after 176 off 42.4 overs. Faulkner. Hopefully I can take part in the ODI series will be played in satisfying". setting Bangladesh up for their Skipper Azhar Ali injured a next game." Melbourne on Sunday. "Let's see," was his mes- 542, which is the third-highest sage to New Zealand when first innings at the traditional questioned whether a decla- bowl-first Basin Reserve in its ration was likely overnight. 59-Test history. "That's one job done but With the wind and rain that Sri Lanka in familiar trouble there's still three days to go. disrupted day one out of the Anything's possible," he said, picture, New Zealand had early adding Bangladesh were deter- success in the fourth over South African bowler Kagiso Johannesburg mined to erase their nightmare when Mominul Haque fell for AFP Rabada (centre) celebrates build-up to the Test when they 64 and honours were even after bowling out Sri Lankan lost all six one-day and with Bangladesh at 160-4. ernon Philander and batsman Kusal Mendis Twenty20 matches. But for the next 82 overs Kagiso Rabada plunged during the third Test at Shakib called his seven Shakib and Mushfiqur were in VSri Lanka into familiar Wanderers Cricket Stadium hours at the crease "one of command as they batted at trouble when they both took two in Johannesburg yesterday. proudest days" of his career as nearly 4.4 an over and with an wickets on the second day of the he moved up to second on the element of luck. third and final Test against South list of prolific Bangladesh bats- Shakib was dropped on Africa at the Wanderers Stadium SCOREBOARD men with 3,146 to his name four by Mitchell Santner late yesterday. behind Tamim Iqbal's 3,405. on the first day and dropped Sri Lanka were 80 for four He said he did not realise by Ross Taylor on 189. South Africa (I innings): when bad light ended play for S Cook lbw b Mathews .....................................10 he had broken Tamim's record He survived a tight appeal the day, still 346 runs behind D Elgar c Karunaratne b Kumara ...................27 for the highest Test innings by on 137 when wicketkeeper BJ South Africa's total of 426. H Amla c Chandimal b Pradeep ................... 134 a Bangladesh player until he Watling took what appeared The first half of the day J Duminy c Mendis b Kumara ........................155 reached 207 and saw the to be a sensational diving catch belonged largely to Sri Lanka, D Olivier c Chandimal b Mathews ....................3 opener stand and applaud in down the leg side only for who have largely been outplayed F du Plessis c Mendis b Pradeep .....................16 the stands. replays to show he briefly T Bavuma c Silva b Pradeep ..............................0 in a series which they trail 2-0, Q de Kock c De Silva b Kumara .......................34 "I thought his score was 214 grounded the ball on hitting the as their bowlers claimed South V Philander c Chandimal b Pradeep ............... 0 but when I ran that single and turf. Africa's seven remaining wick- W Parnell c Tharanga b Kumara ....................23 saw Tamim was clapping I It was Wagner who even- ets for 88 runs.