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Ganguly fears for Indian amid Last over thriller #MeToo row Pakistan beat New Zealand by two runs in Twenty20 match

AFP | Abu Dhabi to win -- finished at 146-6 at Sheikh Earlier, Pakistan lost in-form Babar three boundaries and a six. Zayed Stadium. Azam for seven in the third over while smashed a six and bound- eft-arm pace bowler Shaheen Shah The victory gave world number one Sahibzada Farhan fell for one as they ary in the last over to finish with 14 not Afridi defended 17 runs in the last ranked Pakistan their seventh consecu- struggled to 10-2 before Hafeez and Asif out while Faheem Ashraf made 10 not Lover as Pakistan defeated New tive win since July and 15th in 17 Twen- Ali (24) lifted them during their 67-run out. Zealand by two runs in a thrilling finish ty20 internationals this year. stand for the third . For New Zealand, pace bowler Adam to the first in Pakistan, who are on a roll after white- Hafeez hit five boundaries and a six Milne finished with 2-28 while Ajaz Pa- Sourav Ganguly (Courtesy of New Abu Dhabi yesterday. washing Australia 3-0 in Dubai on Sun- in his 36-ball knock while Asif’s 21-ball tel, Ish Sodhi and de Grandhomme took Indian Express) New Zealand needed six off the last day, now have a 1-0 lead in the three- innings had a six and a boundary. a wicket apiece. New Delhi, India to tie the match but experi - match series with the last two matches Pakistan managed 81 runs in the last enced batsman Ross in Dubai on Friday and Sunday. ten overs with skipper Sarfraz Ahmed ormer Sourav Taylor managed just top-scored with chipping in with a 26-ball 34 which had FGanguly expressed his a boundary as New 4 5 in Pakistan’s 148-6 after they “deep sense of fear” about Zealand -- set 149 won the toss and batted. the running of Indian crick- Taylor finished with et as he slammed the sloppy a 26-ball 42 not out Pakistan handling of #MeToo allega- with three bounda- c Seifert b Milne 7 tions against board chief ex- ries but could not Sahibzada Farhan c Munro b Patel 1 ecutive Rahul Johri, among keep the run rate Asif Ali c Phillips b de Grandhomme 24 other key issues. down as New Zealand Mohammad Hafeez c Southee b Milne 45 “I write this mail to you Pakistan’s needed 53 in the last five Sarfraz Ahmed c Anderson b Sodhi 34 all with the deep sense of cricketer overs. run out 8 fear as to where Indian That was in contrast from the Faheem Ashraf not out 10 cricket administration is delivers a ball first five overs of their innings, Imad Wasim not out 14 going,” Ganguly wrote to dominated by opener Colin Mun- Extras: (lb2, w3) 5 BCCI secretary Amitabh ro’s 42-ball 58 with three sixes and Total: (For six wkts; 20 overs) 148 Choudhary, president CK six boundaries. Khanna and treasurer An- Pakistan’s varied bowling, led by New Zealand irudh Chaudhary, in a letter with 3-35, pulled them C. Munro c Asif b Shadab 58 seen by AFP. back significantly. G. Phillips b Hasan 12 “I don’t know how far it’s Munro opened up in style, hiting K. Williamson c and b Wasim 11 true, but the recent reports two sixes and a four off Imad Wasim’s C. de Grandhomme run out 6 of harassment has really fifth over of the innings before greeting R. Taylor not out 42 made the BCCI look very Hasan with a six and a boundary to com- C. Anderson c Malik b Hasan 9 poorly... more so the way it plete New Zealand’s fifty in just 5.4 overs. T. Seifert b Hasan 0 Pakistan’s Shaheen Shah Afridi (C) celebrates has been handled,” he said. But Pakistan dismissed Glenn Phillips T. Southee not out 5 with team mates at the end of the first T20 Ganguly, 46, also crit - (12), Munro, captain Kane Williamson Extras: (lb2, w1) 3 cricket match between Pakistan and New icised the board over last (11) and Colin de Grandhomme (six) as Total: (for six wkts; 20 overs) 146 Zealand at the Abu Dhabi Cricket Stadium in year’s appointment of na- New Zealand stalled at 89-4. Abu Dhabi tional coach Ravi Shastri.

Messi returns to training after arm injury Fbl | Barcelona

arcelona captain Lionel BMessi returned to train- ing on Wednesday following an arm injury, the club an- nounced. “The Argentinean returned for mobility work after a few days out,” Barca said on their website. “Messi worked out along- side Gerard Pique and Jordi Alba, two of the players that coach Ernesto Valverde had given the day off. The defen- sive duo were not included in the squad for the trip to Leon, where Barcelona will play Cultural Leonesa in the Pakistan’ Hasan Ali (R) celebrates after he dismissed New Zealand’s Tim Seifert (L) Spanish Cup,” the club said.

Kvitova, Pliskova to lead Czechs in Fed Cup final

Prague, Czech Republic O2 Arena. Holders the USA beat Belarus in Minsk last year af- etra Kvitova and Karolina ter seeing off the Czechs in the PPliskova will lead the Czech I’m really excited, I semi-final. Republic against defending appreciate having Led by Kvitova and Pliskova, champions the United States in the Czechs have won five of the the Fed Cup final in Prague on the strongest last seven editions including all November 10-11, the team cap- team I could put three finals they have played tain said yesterday. together on Prague’s hardcourt. The world number seven and PETR PALA “We are good at the finals, eight, respectively, will team we are not so good against up with 31st-ranked Katerina the Americans. We have nev- Siniakova, the world number er lost in the O2 Arena, but one in doubles, and 33rd-ranked The final pitting the two most we have never beaten the Barbora Strycova, who is fifth in successful nations in Fed Cup Americans (in the final),” Pala doubles. history -- the USA with 18 tro- said. “I’m really excited, I appre- phies and the Czech Republic In this year’s semi-finals, ciate having the strongest team with 10 including five as the the Czechs beat Germany in I could put together,” said cap- former Czechoslovakia -- will Stuttgart while the United tain Petr Pala, quoted by the CTK be played on the hardcourt of States edged France in Aix-en- news agency. the sold-out 15,000-capacity Provence. Czech Republic’s Petra Kvitova Czech Republic’s Karolina Pliskova