SUNDAY 9 FEBRUARY 2020 SPORTSPORT 22 CRICKET FOOTBALL A lot of people think it’s about one-off runs, but it’s rounds Y’S First Test, Third EPL: Sheffield United that really show who you are and the amount of work you A Day: Pakistan vs vs AFC Bournemouth; do: Usain Bolt tells speedy Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver D Bangladesh in Manchester City vs O Tyreek Hill to forget trying for the US team for the Olympics. ACTION TODAY’S TODAY’S T Rawalpindi West Ham United Babar, Masood tons help Pakistan dominate Bangladesh in first Test AFP — RAWALPINDI Pakistan’s Babar Azam (right) shakes hands with his third Test century -- second team-mate Shan Masood as he celebrates his half in successive Tests. Sparkling hundreds from Babar century, yesterday. Masood -- who was finally Dale Steyn Azam and Shan Masood put bowled out by Islam -- reached Pakistan in command against his hundred by hooking pacer Bangladesh on the second day Rubel Hossain for his 12th of the first Test at Rawalpindi boundary. He reached three yesterday. figures off 157 balls in 226 Steyn returns Azam scored a career best minutes of batting. unbeaten 143 for his third suc- Islam (1-111) toiled hard as to South Africa cessive hundred in as many he bowled 27 overs on the trot Tests -- fifth of a burgeoning since start. The only other suc- career -- while opener Shan cessful bowler was paceman Twenty20 Masood made 100 as they pul- Abu Jayed whose figure read verised a hapless Bangladesh 2-66. squad for attack at Rawalpindi stadium. When Pakistan started their At close, Azam was still innings in the morning all focus England series batting with Asad Shafiq on 60, was on Abid, who scored two piling agony on the visitors hundreds in his first two Tests during their unbroken 137-run against Sri Lanka in December REUTERS — CAPE TOWN stand for the fourth wicket. last year. Masood said he and Azam Another hundred would Dale Steyn has received a have done their jobs. have equalled Indian player recall to South Africa’s “We have batted our way to Mohammad Azharuddin’s Twenty20 International squad take the team in a strong unique record -- three suc- for the three-match series position and hope that the cessive centuries in his first against England next week, a remaining batsmen come and three Tests -- but Abid fell far sign he is in the selectors’ short when he was dismissed thoughts for the World Cup in SCOREBOARD score so that we can build a and 100 not out against Sri score was 127 against New without scoring. Australia later in the year. Bangladesh (I innings) ......................233 good lead,” said Masood, who Lanka in two Tests -- making Zealand in Dubai in November He edged a short and wide The experienced Steyn has Pakistan (I innings) hailed Azam as world class. this his fourth hundred in five 2018. delivery from Jayed into the not played for South Africa Shan Masood b Islam ..................................100 “When Babar was coming Tests. Shafiq also batted with con- hands of wicketkeeper Liton since March 2019, but has fully Abid Ali c Das b Jayed ..................................... 0 out to bat the crowd chanted In between he missed a fidence, having so far hit eight Das and trudged off to the recovered from a shoulder Azhar Ali c Shanto b Jayed ........................... 34 ‘Babar, Babar’ and that is the hundred at Adelaide by a mere boundaries in his 111-ball knock. pavilion heartbroken. injury and recently featured Babar Azam (not out) ................................. 143 sign of a great batsman who is three runs. But it could have been an Captain Azhar added 91 for the Melbourne Stars in Asad Shafiq (not out) ................................... 60 so popular.” Azam steered spinner Taijul early exit for Azam had Ebadot runs for the second wicket Australia’s domestic Big Bash Extras: (B 1, LB 3, NB 1) ..................................5 Pakistan lead Bangladesh’s Islam to short third man Hossain not dropped him off with Masood and looked set league. Total: (for three wkts) .......................342 Fall of wickets: 1-2 (Abid), 2-93 (Azhar), first innings total of 233 by 109 boundary for his 15th four to Islam at long-off when his score for a big score until he miscued South Africa have rested 3-205 (Masood) runs with six wickets intact. complete three-figure mark off was only two. a drive off Jayed and was batsman Faf du Plessis and fast Bowling: Ebadat 14.5-2-78-0, Jayed 20-2- Since his fighting century just 134 balls. That lapse cost Bangladesh caught by Najmul Hossain bowler Kagiso Rabada for the 66-2, Rubel 17-3-77-0 (1nb), Islam 34-5-111-1, against Australia at Brisbane He has so far batted for 276 dearly as Azam added an inval- Shanto in the slip. Azhar’s series, while there is no return Mahmudullah 2-0-6-0 (104) in November last year, minutes, smashing 18 bound- uable 112 for the third wicket attractive 34 included four yet for AB de Villiers, who has Azam has notched 102 not out aries and a six. His previous best with Masood, who also knocked boundaries. made himself available for the World Cup that runs from October 18 to November 15. After strong domestic In-form Taylor leads New Zealand form, there are maiden call- ups for batsman, Pite van Biljon, 33, and seamer Sisanda Magala, 29, though the bowler to one-day series win over India must pass a fitness test first. “We have once again taken AFP — AUCKLAND SCOREBOARD Park with its short bound- the opportunity to reward New Zealand India aries and when Prithvi some of the hard workers of M Guptill run out (Thakur/Rahul) ...................79 P Shaw b Jamieson ...........................................24 New Zealand wrapped up H Nicholls lbw Chahal .......................................41 M Agarwal c Taylor b Bennett ...........................3 Shaw smacked the first our domestic franchise system the one-day series against T Blundell v Saini b Thakur ...............................22 V Kohli b Southee .............................................. 15 two deliveries of the while some of our key senior India with veteran Ross R Taylor not out ..................................................73 S Iyer c Latham b Bennett ................................52 innings to the boundary it players continue with their Taylor and debutant Kyle T Latham lbw Jadeja ............................................7 K Rahul b de Grandhomme ...............................4 seemed the tourists would much-needed rest period,” J Neesham run out (Jadeja) ...............................3 K Jadhav c Nicholls b Southee ..........................9 Jamieson combining to set C de Grandhomme c Iyer b Thakur .................. 5 R Jadeja c de Grandhomme b Neesham ...... 55 wrap the match up quickly. South Africa’s director of up a 22-run win in game M Chapman c&b Chahal ......................................1 S Thakur b de Grandhomme ........................... 18 But after Mayank cricket, Graeme Smith, said in two in Auckland yesterday. T Southee c Saini b Chahal .................................. 3 N Saini b Jamieson ............................................45 Agarwal was dismissed in a statement yesterday. K Jamieson (not out) ........................................ 25 Y Chahal run out (Neesham/Latham) ........... 10 The pair put on an Extras: (B4, LB4, W6) .....................................14 J Bumrah (not out) .............................................. 0 the third over India “We have again put our unbeaten 76-run part- Total: (eight wickets; 50 overs) ..........273 Extras: (LB4, W12) ..........................................16 struggled to regain faith in Quinton de Kock to nership following a middle- Fall of wickets: 1-93,, 2-142, 3-157,4-171, 5-175, Total (all out; 48.3 overs) .................... 251 momentum. lead this group of exciting 6-185, 7-187, 8-197 Fall of wickets: 1-21, 2-34, 3-57, 4-71, 5-96, order collapse to get New Did not bat: Hamish Bennett. 6-129, 7-153, 8-229, 9-251, 10-251 New Zealand pace cricketers, picking up where Zealand through to 273. Bowling: Thakur 10-1-60-2 (3w), Bumrah 10-0- Bowling: Bennett 9-0-58-2 (3w), Southee 10-1- bowler Tim Southee who he left off in India, where he India were dismissed for 251 64-0 , Saini 10-0-48-0 (2w), Chahal 10-0-58-3 41-2 (1w), Jamieson 10-1-42-2, de Grandhomme was unwell and only showed exemplary with nine balls remaining (1w), Jadeja 10-0-35-1 10-1-54-2 (2w), Neesham 9.3-0-52-1 played because his team leadership.” in their innings. had no other bowlers to The first T20 against New Zealand, who trouble negotiating the dominance over the New call on, made history when England will be staged in East won the first match by four spin of Yuzendra Chahal Zealand attack. he dismissed India’s tal- London on Wednesday, before wickets on Wednesday, (three for 53) and Ravindra Ravindra Jadeja and isman Virat Kohli for 15. matches in Durban (Feb. 14) made a strong start in Jadeja while Guptill was Navdeep Saini put on 76 It was a record ninth and Pretoria (Feb. 16). Auckland with Martin run out looking for a quick for the eighth wicket but time he has dismissed Guptill (69) and Henry single. In a comparison while Saini in only his Kohli across all formats SQUAD Nicholls (41) putting on 93 after 41.3 overs, New fourth ODI contributed 45 and moved him past for the first wicket. Zealand were 197 for eight off 49 deliveries, Jadeja England pair James Squad: Quinton de Kock (captain), Reeza Following Nicholl’s and India 202 for seven. was unable to maintain the Anderson and Graeme Hendricks, Temba Bavuma, Rassie van der dismissal, Tom Blundell But while the same pace and his 55 off Swann who have claimed Dussen, David Miller, Pite van Biljon, Dwaine joined Guptill to get the homeside were rescued by 73 balls only included two the Indian captain’s scalp Pretorius, Andile Phehlukwayo, Jon-Jon Smuts, Beuran Hendricks, Tabraiz Shamsi, total to 142 before seven a flurry of boundaries from fours and one six.