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CCRICKETRICKET | Page 2 FOOTBALL | Page 3 We need to Aft er Neymar’s protect the tears, PSG will bio-secure hope CL fi nal bubble: Kohli was no one-off Tuesday, August 25, 2020 GOLF Muharram 6, 1442 AH Johnson powers GULF TIMES to World No. 1 with Northern Trust win SPORT Page 7 CRICKET Anderson waits for 600th wicket as Pakistan dig in Pakistan, following on, were 100-2 — still 210 runs behind England’s first innings 583-8 declared — at stumps on Day 4 AFP Scorecard Southampton, United Kingdom ENGLAND 1st inn 583-8 dec ames Anderson was left PAKISTAN 1st inn 273 just one shy of becom- PAKISTAN 2nd inn (follow-on) ing only the fourth bowler S Masood lbw b Broad 18 to take 600 Test wick- Jets as a combination of poor Abid Ali lbw b Anderson 42 catching, bad weather and some Azhar Ali not out 29 determined Pakistan batting B Azam not out 4 conspired against the England paceman at Southampton yes- Extras (lb7) 7 terday. Total (2 wkts, 56 overs) 100 Anderson, denied an early Fall of wickets: 1-49 (Masood), breakthrough when Jos Buttler 2-88 (Abid) dropped a routine chance to re- prieve Shan Masood, returned Bowling: Anderson 12-3-18-1; for a third spell late on the fourth Broad 11-5-23-1; Woakes 8-2-14- day of the third Test to have 0; Archer 9-5-8-0; Bess 14-3-27- opener Abid Ali lbw. 0; Root 2-0-3-0 That took the 38-year-old to 599 Test wickets but even though And there was more frustra- the fl oodlights were on, the um- tion for Anderson when Masood, pires ruled the only way play on three, edged an intended drive could continue safely was with outside off -stump only for the spin from both ends. ball to hit Buttler on the thigh As a result Anderson, who had as he failed to get his gloves to a miserly fi gures of 1-18 from 12 chance far less diffi cult than sev- overs was replaced by England eral catches he held on Sunday. captain Joe Root, who bowled his England batsman Ollie Pope part-time off -breaks in partner- injured his shoulder chasing a ship with frontline spinner Dom ball to the boundary and was Bess. replaced by James Bracey, with But with the natural light fad- the substitute fi elder summing ing, the umpires decided condi- up the hosts’ morning when his tions were unsafe even under for needless shy at the stumps led to slow bowling. four overthrows. Rain then fell to end any hope Pakistan resumed yesterday of a resumption, with more a huge 310 runs behind a total showers forecast for today’s fi nal built on Zak Crawley’s 267 and day. Pakistan’s Abid Ali (right) and Azhar Ali (second from right) await a bowler change while England’s James Anderson and Joe Root (left) look on during the fourth day’s play in the third Buttler’s 152. The pair shared Pakistan, following on, were Test at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton, United Kingdom. (Reuters) an England fi fth-wicket record 100-2 — still 210 runs behind stand of 359. England’s fi rst innings 583-8 de- will win their fi rst Test campaign After an initial rain break of Anderson, switched to Gough’s wickets. The only bowlers ahead sight of the select group after Azhar’s superb 141 not out clared — at the close. against Pakistan in a decade. more than three-and-a-half end, had Abid lbw for a painstak- of the 38-year-old Anderson in taking 5-56 — his 29th fi ve- kept England at bay longer than Azhar Ali, the Pakistan cap- Root’s men are 1-0 up in a three- hours, Masood fell lbw playing no ing 42, with the batsman’s fruit- the all-time list are three retired wicket haul in 156 Tests — during looked likely after his side col- tain, was 29 not out following his match campaign. shot to Stuart Broad for 18. less review leaving Pakistan 88-2. spinners — Sri Lanka’s Muttiah Pakistan’s fi rst-innings 273. lapsed to 75-5 on Sunday. fi rst-innings century and Babar Anderson started the day with The left-hander reviewed the Muralitharan (800), Australia’s He might even have reached Azhar found an ally in Mo- Azam unbeaten on four. 598 wickets and then saw Buttler decision but once again tech- SELECT GROUP Shane Warne (708) and India’s the landmark late on Sunday had hamed Rizwan, with the wick- If England, as now seems drop a fourth catch in 37 balls off nology upheld Michael Gough’s No paceman has yet reached Anil Kumble (619). not three catches been dropped etkeeper making 53 in a sixth- highly likely, avoid defeat they his bowling. original verdict. the landmark fi gure of 600 Test Anderson started the day in off his bowling with the new ball. wicket stand of 138. Al Kharaitiyat crowned Second Division champions FOOTBALL VAR to debut in AFC Champions League AFP Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia AR will make its debut in Asia’s Champions League next month, offi cials said yesterday, as the competition gears up to restart Vfollowing a six-month coronavirus hiatus. Video assistant referees have been intro- duced in competitions worldwide from the Premier League to the 2018 World Cup, but their decisions have often sparked contro- versy. The technology will be used from the quarter-fi nal stage of this year’s Cham- pions League, the top Asian club compe- tition, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) said in a statement. The quarter-fi nals for West Zone teams take place on September 30 and for East Zone sides on November 25, with a single- leg fi nal on December 5. The AFC said the decision showed its Al Kharaitiyat players and team off icials celebrate with the Second Division trophy after playing out a 1-1 draw with Muaither “commitment to ensure Asian refereeing at the Grand Hamad Stadium on Sunday. Yousuf Adam Mahmoud-coached team finished the league with just one loss and continues to set new benchmarks”. 37 points to earn a promotion to the top flight. Al Markhiya finished second in the league with 31 points after beating Al Kharaitiyat players hoist coach Yousuf Adam Mahmoud after their VAR was used in Asian football for the Mesaimeer 3-2 in the final match of their campaign on Sunday. PICTURES: Noushad Thekkayil Second Division title victory. fi rst time in the quarter-fi nals of the 2019 Asian Cup. Gulf Times 2 Tuesday, August 25, 2020 CRICKET IPL SPOTLIGHT Wanted to play like Rohit does, We need to protect says Gavaskar IANS his illustrious career. Rohit on New Delhi the other hand is known for his tendency to decimate bowling attacks and is often rated as ndian batting great Sunil the best limited overs batsman the bio-secure Gavaskar has said that he in the world. would have loved to bat He has scored 9115 in ODI like current limited overs cricket with 27 centuries while Ivice-captain Rohit Sharma. his career tally of 2773 runs in Gavaskar, who was the fi rst T20Is makes him the highest batsman to reach 10,000 ca- scorer in the format. reer runs in Test cricket, said He hasn’t had the same that circumstances and a “lack success in Test cricket but he bubble, says Kohli of confi dence” in his ability smashed 529 runs in the last stopped him from doing that series that he played against in his playing days. South Africa at home. ‘I can’t wait to get to our first practice session, something that we all are going to cherish’ “The way you see a Rohit It was also the fi rst time he Sharma opening the batting in had opened the innings in the one-day cricket, Test cricket, longest form of the game. IANS smashing from the fi rst over,” Gavaskar also said he can’t Dubai Gavaskar told India Today’s e- think of a better team than the Conclave Inspiration series. current Indian side. “That is what I wanted to “I believe this team is the oyal Challengers Ban- play. Circumstances and of best ever Indian Test team in galore (RCB) captain course lack of confi dence in terms of balance, in terms of Virat Kohli said yes- my ability did not allow me ability, in terms of skills, in terday that one mistake to do that. But when I see the terms of temperament. Can’t Rcould spoil their Indian Premier next generation doing it, I am think of a better Indian Test League (IPL) season during the absolutely over the moon, I team,” Gavaskar said. team’s fi rst virtual team meeting love watching the next gen- “This team has the attack to here. eration because there you see win on any surface. It doesn’t The 13th edition of the IPL will progress. You see how they are need any help in conditions... start in the UAE from September setting the bar higher for the they can win on any surface. 19. India captain Kohli-led RCB next generation.” Batting-wise there were teams are yet to win an IPL title. Gavaskar was known to put in 1980s that were pretty simi- “We have followed what’s a price on his wicket, playing lar. But they didn’t have the been told to us and I would long innings and anchoring the bowlers that Virat has,” the expect everyone to be on the Indian batting lineup during former captain said.