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The Business | SPOTuResdaTy , OcS tober 221, 20 19 Aussie Finch battling to be fit for Sri Lanka T20

SYDNEY: Limited-overs captain Aaron Finch is bat - tling to be fit for Aus - tralia´s opening against Sri Lanka after picking up a side strain. The top-order batsman is sitting out Victoria´s ongoing Sheffield Shield clash against Western in a bid to be ready for the first of three games against the Sri Lankans in Adelaide on Sunday. "It started out as a little back niggle and it´s just a little tear in my side. So hopefully not too long. It´s been a week since I did it," Finch told Perth radio 6PR at the weekend. Read more: squad for Australia: Rizwan replaces Sarfaraz as keeper, Irfan makes comeback He said he hoped to play a one-day game for his state on Wednesday but "if I can still feel it and it´s a little niggle there, I think the medical staff will probably take the conservative route". If fit, Finch is expected to open the Australian innings with , before comes in at first drop. After Adelaide, Australia face the -led Sri Lankans in Brisbane and Melbourne before Pakistan arrive for T20s in Sydney, Canberra and Perth. —AFP India dismiss South Africa for 162, enforce follow-on

RANCHI, India: Paceman Umesh Yadav claimed three as India bowled out South Africa for 162 SÃO PAULO: Girl and boy doing Brazilian jiu-jitsu. and forced the follow-on on day three of the third Test on Monday. The tourists will bat again trailing by 335 runs in re - Pakistan squad for Australia sponse to India's 497 for nine declared in Ranchi. Debutant George Linde frus - trated the Indian bowlers with a stub - born 37 in a 32-run ninth- stand with Anrich Nortje before Yadav had him caught by Rohit Sharma. Zumbayr Rizwan replaces Sarfraz Hamza put up some resistance with a battling 62. His 91-run fourth-wicket stand with , who made 32, stood out in another disappointing show by South Africa's batsmen. Yadav struck in the opening over to get South African skipper Faf du Plessis bowled on his overnight score as keeper, Irfan makes comeback of one after the Proteas resumed on nine for two. Hamza, : Pakistan on Monday team, announced the squad Muhammad Rizwan, Musa Khan, formance is key to be in the team. Board for the way Sarfraz was playing just his second Test, completed his maiden fifty with named Test and T20 squads for the at a press conference in Lahore. , , and Announcing Pakistan squad for treated. Misbah said he and Chair - a six off spinner Ravichandran Ashwin. upcoming tour to Australia, bring - was ruled out of the . Australia series on Monday, Mis - man Ehsan Mani and MD Waseem broke the stand after getting Hamza bowled on a that ing back uncapped opener tour due to back injury while Sha - TEST SQUAD: (cap - bah attempted to clear the air re - Khan discussed in detail regarding spun and stayed low to rattle the leg stump. The left-arm spin - and experienced left-arm spinner heen Shah Afridi named only for tain), Abid Ali, , Babar garding the controversial decision Pakistan’s furure plan of action. ner also bowled Heinrich Klaasen for six. Bavuma became in the Test team. Tests after injury comeback Azam, , Imam-ul-Haq, of removing the cricketer from the The doors are open for Sarfraz debutant spinner Shahbaz Nadeem's first Test victim after Middle-order batsman Iftikhar “Our aim is to move up the Test Imran Khan Sr, Iftikhar Ahmed, captaincy and said there’s no con - and everyone else to regain form in being by wicketkeeper . Nadeem Ahmed and fast-bowler Imran rankings and begin the Test Cham - Kashif Bhatti, Muhammad Abbas, spiracy against him. The former the domestic cricket and comeback, also trapped Nortje lbw for four to wrap up the innings. Rohit Khan Senior were also recalled for pionship strong. There is a need to Muhammad Rizwan, Musa Khan, skipper was also not considered for said Misbah. ‘We have always Sharma put India in command of the third Test with his World Test Championship play a different brand of cricket, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Shah Afridi, the wicket-keeping slot as Rizwan backed Sarfraz and he is a good maiden Test double century on Sunday. He made 212. India matches. Wicket-keeper Muham - the balance of the squads is reflec - , and . was selected in his place for the enough player and has performed are already 2-0 up in the three-match series. —AFP mad Rizwan replaced former skip - tive of us having options to play ag - crucial series. The head coach for the country.’ Australia tour Our per Sarfraz Ahmed in the team. gressive, attacking cricket” said Misbah sends pointed out that chairman PCB also strategy for Australia is to play ag - England expect May, Nowell to Musa Khan was included in the Misbah while announcing the 'clear message for mentioned in the press release that gressive cricket and challenge the T20I side along with uncapped squad. the only criteria for the team selec - Aussies in their home ground. We be fit for New Zealand semi-final middle-order batsman Khushdil T20 SQUAD: Sarfraz and others' tion was merit and drop in Sar - have selected to new bowlers Shah and wrist spinner Usman (captain), Asif Ali, , faraz’s recent form was the only Naseem Shah and Moosa Khan and Qadir, and lanky fast bowler Mo - Haris Sohail, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad LAHORE: Pakistan head coach reason behind him being not given they are capable of surprising the OITA, Japan: England should have a fully fit squad for hammad Irfan made a comeback as Wasim, Imam-ul-Haq, Khushdil and chief selector Misbah-ul Haq the task of leading the team. opposition, said Misbah adding that Saturday's (Oct 26) World Cup semi-final against New well. Misbah-ul-Haq, Chief Selec - Shah, Muhammad Amir, Muham - said message is clear for Sarfraz Former Pakistan greats have also we are going there to win and have Zealand with both Jonny May and Jack Nowell expected to tor and Head Coach of Pakistan mad Hasnain, Muhammad Irfan, Ahmed and all the players that per - critisced the Pakistan Cricket confidence in new players that they recover from injury, assistant coach Neal Hatley has said. Winger May scored two tries but injured his hamstring in England's 40-16 quarter-final victory over Australia at the weekend, while Nowell missed the game against the Walla - bies with a similar problem. "It's fantastic where we are, all 31 Motor racing: Champion Chadwick (players) being available for selection at the end of the week," B’desh to send U-16 cricket Hatley told reporters on Monday. "Jonny's bouncing around confirmed for second W Series season this morning. He has a small twinge and we'll assess where he LONDON: Inaugural Sidorkova will be the "All the stars of our 2019 is a little bit later today. He's in really good spirits, moving team for Pakistan series well, and we expect Jack to be fit for selection as well." Hat - champion Jamie Chadwick youngest in the champi - season will race again with Bangladesh women’s team will be in La - will return for a second sea - onship at the age of 16. us in 2020... but some of the ley also said he was pleased by Mako Vunipola's condition hore for three T20Is and two ODIs against after the prop made his first start since May against Australia son of the all-female W Se - Two Spanish F4 racers - new drivers on our 2020 Pakistan women’s team. ries in 2020, with six Belen Garcia and Nerea entry list are clearly very on Saturday. "Unbelievably impressed," the coach added. "He After the success of Sri Lanka’s tour of continues to go from strength to strength. We've talked be - newcomers featuring on a Marti - are among the new good too," said racing direc - and Lahore, this series is ex - list of 18 drivers published faces along with Brazilian tor Dave Ryan in a state - fore about this team of 31 and everyone's doing their part but pected to further underscore Pakistan’s Mako, when he plays well, like he did, is a real force. "I think by organisers on Monday. Bruna Tomaselli and Norwe - ment. "I'm consequently ability to host international teams and es - Mako surprises everybody - well other people are surprised hoping our 2020 season will tablish the country as a safe tourist desti - outside of the squad ... He's got himself in the best condition, be even better than our 2019 nation ahead of Sri Lanka’s return to as have all the other boys, that he's ever been in." —Reuters season." Pakistan in December for Tests and The W Series, which uses Bangladesh’s men’s team tour early next identical 1.8 litre Formula year. “I want to thank the Bangladesh Three cars, aims to help fe - Cricket Board for sending their U16 side male racers climb the male- to Pakistan. Competitive age-group dominated motorsport ladder ISLAMABAD: As full restoration of cricket serves great opportunity to emerg - towards Formula One, which international cricket in the country con - ing players to enhance their skills and at last saw a woman start a race tinues, Pakistan will host Bangladesh U16 the same time it helps the selectors to in 1976. for two three-day and three one-day identify the upcoming talent." said Pak - Season two looks set to matches from 25 October till 8 November. istan Cricket Board Director of Interna - feature more than the current The Bangladesh side will arrive in tional Cricket Operation, Zakir Khan. “I The new entrants for sea - gian Ayla Agren. six races, with the champion Rawalpindi on October 22 for what is the am sure this series will not only help both son two include British racer Two other drivers will be collecting a US$500,000 reciprocal tour after Pakistan U16 toured boards identify the future stars of their re - Abbie Eaton, who has been a announced at a later date to prize as well as points to - Bangladesh earlier this year in April and spective countries but will also establish test driver for Amazon's 'The bring the field up to 20. The wards the super licence that May. The five matches will be played at confidence in Pakistan’s ability to host Grand Tour' television mo - top 12 from this year's cham - is mandatory for racing in Rawalpindi’s Khan Research Laboratories more top-flight cricket in the country,” he toring series. Russian Irina pionship are all returning. Formula One. —Reuters Ground (KRLG). During this time, added. —APP

Five talking points from the weekend in the Bundesliga MADRID: Bayern Munich conceded a late HOFFENHEIM CONTINUE TO TORMENT equaliser to draw 2-2 at Augsburg while Borussia THE BIG BOYS: Not content with inflicting a first Dortmund roared back from three draws in a row to home defeat in a year on Bayern two weeks ago, Hof - beat leaders Borussia Moenchengladbach 1-0. fenheim sprung another surprise against one of Ger - Five talking points from the weekend in Ger - many's biggest clubs by beating Schalke 04 2-0. many. Schalke, who reached the last-16 of the Champions BAYERN SWITCH OFF AT THE START League last season, had the chance to go top after AND THE END: Bayern Munich dominated pro - Bayern and Gladbach had stumbled the previous ceedings against fellow Bavarian side Augsburg but days. But goals from Croatia international Andrej lapses in concentration at the start and the end of the Kramaric and Togo's Ihlas Bebou secured another fa - 90 minutes saw them drop points for the second game mous victory for Hoffenheim, who have only been a in a row as they missed out on going top of the table. professional club since 2007. The champions fell behind after 28 seconds due to LEIPZIG'S EARLY PROMISE FADING: RB Marco Richter's volley but turned things around with Leipzig looked primed to join Borussia Dortmund as strikes from Robert Lewandowski and Serge Gnabry Bayern's main challengers this season after winning and should have killed the game off. five of their first six games but they have since gone Instead, they allowed the hosts to counter-attack in off the boil, picking up two points in their last three stoppage time and Alfred Finnbogason netted from league outings. After grabbing a late equaliser in their close range. There was another dose of bad news for previous game at Bayer Leverkusen, this time Leipzig Bayern as defender Niklas Sule suffered a serious conceded in the latter stages of the game to draw 1-1 knee injury during the game, ruling the Germany in - with Wolfsburg, missing out on the chance to go top. ternational out for several months. THE TIGHTEST LEAGUE IN EUROPE: REALITY CHECK FOR GLADBACH: Borus - Bayern Munich winning the last seven titles has led sia Moenchengladbach were the surprise leaders be - to the perception that the Bundesliga is a predictable fore the international break but they were brought championship but the same cannot be said this sea - back down to earth with a 1-0 loss at Borussia Dort - son, as the top nine teams are separated by only two mund. Although Gladbach still lead the standings, points after eight games. Germany's top-flight is nar - they failed what was an acid test of their title creden - rowly more competitive at the moment than La Liga, tials as Marco Reus scored the only goal of the game where three points separate the top six, and consider - against his old side after Dortmund had had two goals ably tighter than the Premier League, where Liver - RANCHI: Zubayr Hamza drives on his way to a half-century during Test match against India. ruled out after VAR reviews. pool hold a six-point gap at the top. —Reuters