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SPORTS Wednesday, January 17, 2018 23 Ngidi bags key Kohli

asPretoria South Africa close on win ebutant Lungi Ngidi took Kohli fined, Dthe key wicket of India as South handed Africa closed in on victory in the second test with the tourists demerit point reeling at 35 for three on a he International misbehaving wicket at the close Council (ICC) has on day four on Tuesday. sanctionedT India captain India are chasing 287 for Virat Kohli for repeatedly victory to square the three- complaining to the umpires match series, but that looks about a damp ball and then a long way off on a wicket aggressively throwing it to providing extreme variable the floor during the second bounce. test against South Africa in (11) and Pretoria. Parthiv Patel (five) will resume Kohli has been fined 25 on the final day, trying to find percent of his match fee and a way to score runs against received one demerit point a fired-up home seam attack for what the ICC described getting plenty of assistance as constant complaining, from the pitch. followed by him angrily Kohli, who scored a brilliant throwing the ball to the 153 in the first innings, would floor on the third day of the have been key to India’s plans contest. in the run chase, but he was “Monday’s incident trapped lbw for five by an happened in the 25th over of excellent from Ngidi South Africa’s second innings that came back into him BRIEF SCORE when Kohli continued to sharply and kept low. India celebrate after Mohammed Shami took complain to umpire Michael India 307 and 35 for 3 (Pujara 11*, Ngidi, 21, had earlier bagged the wicket of South Africa’s AB De Villiers Gough about the ball being the wicket of opener Lokesh Ngidi 2-14) need another 252 runs affected by a damp outfield Rahul for four with his first to beat South Africa 335 and 258 following a rain delay, before delivery of the day, a loosener the final day, (de Villiers 80, Elgar 61, Shami 4-49, in the run with his first delivery of the three for the excellent throwing the ball into the the batsman carved straight to trying to find Bumrah 3-70) chase, but he day, a loosener the batsman Mohammed Shami (4-49) in ground in an aggressive Keshav Maharaj at point. a way to score was trapped carved straight to Keshav the morning, followed by Elgar manner,” the ICC said in a Murali Vijay (nine) was the runs against a fired-up home lbw for five by a delivery from Maharaj at point. and (12). statement on Tuesday. first batsman to fall, bowled by seam attack getting plenty of Ngidi that came back into him Murali Vijay (nine) was the Ishant Sharma (2-40) and The Level 1 offence carried from another assistance from the pitch. sharply and kept low. first batsman to fall, bowled by (3-70) wrapped a maximum penalty of a fine ball that kept low. Kohli, who scored a brilliant Ngidi, 21, had earlier bagged Kagiso Rabada from another up the innings, despite a of 50 percent of his match Cheteshwar Pujara (11) and 153 in the first innings, would the wicket of opener ball that kept low. battling 48 from home captain fee and two demerit points. Parthiv Patel (5) will resume on have been key to India’s plans Lokesh Rahul for four But De Villiers was one of . (Reuters) (Reuters) Froome should not race until Pakistan recover to set New investigation over - Bardet Paris excessive levels of Salbutamol. Zealand target of 263 hris Froome should rule himself “I can’t really see how Froome Hamilton, New Zealand for one after edging a out of racing until a probe can race as if nothing was akistan bounced back from a horror start swinging Southee delivery intoC his failed drugs test going on,” Frenchman to set New Zealand a competitive target to the wicketkeeper in for an asthma medication Bardet, who finished Pof 263 in the fourth one-day international in the third over, bringing during last year’s Tour of runner-up to the Hamilton on Tuesday. to the Spain has been concluded, Briton in 2016 and top scored with 81 as crease. twice Tour de France third last year, told the tourists’ batsmen finally managed to notch He lasted only nine podium finisher Romain sports daily L‘Equipe. some runs, with , balls before becoming Southee’s Bardet said on Tuesday. “Since (Froome’s and captain Sarfraz Ahmed also posting half second victim, trudging back to the pavilion The four-time Tour de team) Team Sky are centuries. with only three runs to his name. France winner, who denies doing nothing, nothing Paceman Tim Southee led the New Zealand Fakhar Zaman was lucky not to follow him breaking any rules, could prevents their rider from attack with three for 44 and skipper Kane on seven when he spooned the ball to mid- potentially be stripped of taking a step back until Williamson took two for 32. wicket, only for to drop the his Vuelta a Espana title there is a decision from the Pakistan finished their 50-over innings at chance. after a urine test he took authorities.” (Reuters) 262 for eight, thanks to some big-hitting from Fakhar made the most of his life, during the race in Hafeez, who smashed 22 from the final over. bringing up his half century off 68 Pakistan’s Sarfraz September It was a gutsy fightback from a side that balls as part of a productive 86-run Ahmed showed was reeling at 11 for two in the fifth over and partnership with Haris Sohail before looked in danger of another humiliation after departing for 54. being skittled for 74 in their last outing. Haris, returning to the ODI Already 3-0 in the five-match series, Pakistan arena for the first time since 2015, had little to lose and promoted hard-hitting also failed to push on after reaching 50, allrounder Faheem Ashraf to open the smashing the ball to Henry Nicholls on in the search for runs. the boundary as he looked for a big six. The gamble backfired when Faheem departed (AFP) Chris Froome