SPORTS Tuesday, March 27, 2018 21 Wagner bounces Smith set NZ to to lose victory BRIEF SCORE New Zealand 427 for 8 dec. (Nicholls 145*, Williamson 102) beat England Australia 58 (Boult 6-32, Southee 4-25) and 320 (Stokes 66, Stoneman 52) by an Neil Wagner celebrates innings and 49 runs Ben Stokes’ (Pic courtesy: espncricinfo)

Auckland with the tourists all out for ew Zealand pulled off a 320. For three consecutive captaincy dramatic win by an innings sessions in England’s second London the plan, as well as that of the team’s Nand 49 runs over England in innings, New Zealand teve Smith looks set to be “leadership group”, when attempting Auckland yesterday, wrapping changed the flow of the match permanently stripped of the to come clean in the post-play press up the rain-affected first Test with a wicket in the final over. SAustralian captaincy and could face a conference that day. The 28-year-old with 18.5 overs to spare. It went at stumps on ban of up to a year from representing has since been banned for the fourth is only the 10th time New day four to have England 132 the country following his leading role Test that starts in Johannesburg on Zealand have beaten England for three, fell at in the ball-tampering scandal that has Friday by the International in the 102-Test history between tea on day five after adding engulfed the tour of South Africa. Council. the two countries. 36 runs with Stokes, and then Smith, who has already lost But the punishments are not As fortunes fluctuated on the Stokes went at dinner ending the captaincy of Rajasthan Royals expected to end there. Bancroft, who final day in scenes reminiscent an 83-run stand with Chris for the upcoming Indian Premier escaped with a fine, faces being stood of the cliffhanger finish the last Woakes. League, is expected to learn his fate down for the series finale by Australia time the two sides met on Eden Five years ago to the day from on Tuesday along with Warner, who is viewed as Park, five years ago, Ben Stokes England lost Ian Bell in the last evening along with the vice- central to the scheme hatched during lined himself up to be the hero over before tea to be seven down and opening batsman the lunch break. Queensland openers England so desperately needed. going into the last session, but . and Matt Renshaw are said But with his dismissal for 66 then they had battling Matt James Sutherland, the CA chief to be on standby. on the stroke of dinner in the Prior to save the day as they executive, flew to Cape Town The signs do not augur well day-night Test, New Zealand survived until stumps with one yesterday to join an investigation into for Smith and Warner in terms of went into the final session with wicket remaining. the crisis that erupted on the third their board’s ultimate response to the task of mopping up the last This time there would be day of Australia’s 322-run defeat the crisis either, with reports in three , while England no such heroics as Stokes, in the third Test with South Africa Australia suggesting sackings from still needed 69 runs to makes returning from exile after being when the television cameras showed their respective leadership roles are New Zealand bat again. dropped before Bancroft using a piece of grit-covered imminent. Suspensions of up to a Five days after all seemed series following a nightclub sticky tape to scuff the ball. year could now follow as a . lost for England when they altercation in England, saw his Smith admitted his involvement in (theguardian) were rolled for a paltry 58 effort to snatch an unexpected (file pic) in their first innings, New draw end after 188 deliveries. Zealand settled the outcome (AFP) Cavani fires Uruguay to Cup with victory ended goalless despite several The South Americans Evans coming close. They former captain had made the But if China seemed ales lost in the China Cup chances at both ends, with moved up a gear in the second competed valiantly but the perfect start to his tenure with like simple cannon fodder, final as ’s Wales lucky not to be trailing half, and Cavani gave them a tempo deteriorated in the Thursday’s 6-0 hammering of former World Cup and Copa goalW secured victory for an at the break after Barcelona deserved lead with a tap-in. closing stages as new manager China, in which America champions Uruguay impressive Uruguay side. forward Luis Suarez twice hit Wales could not find an ’ second match in scored a hat-trick to become were a different proposition A frantic first half somehow the post. equaliser despite sub Lee charge ended in defeat. The Wales’ leading goalscorer. altogether. (BBC)

Players of Uruguay celebrate during the awarding ceremony (Pic courtesy: Xinhua)