SPORTS THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2013 South Africa ahead after Tahir wrecks Pakistan DUBAI: Leg-spinner Imran Tahir came to haunt the country of his birth, Pakistan, by claiming a maiden five-wicket haul to put South Africa in early control of the must-win second Test yester- day. The 34-year old finished with a career best 5- 32 while fit-again paceman Dale Steyn took 3-38 to bundle Pakistan out for 99 all out in 36.4 overs at the Dubai stadium before South Africa fin- ished the day on 128-3. They lead by 29 runs and enjoyed a good day in their bid to level the two-Test series after los- ing the first game by seven wickets in Abu Dhabi DHAKA: New Zealand’s Corey Anderson bats as Bangladesh’s captain Mushfiqur last week. Rahim tries to catch the ball on the third day of their second cricket Test match. — AP Graeme Smith was unbeaten on 67 and nightwatchman Steyn was three not out. Smith, Anderson century puts who looked rusty in Abu Dhabi, hit spinner Saeed Ajmal for two consecutive boundaries to New Zealand in charge bring up his half-century as well as taking his team past Pakistan’s total. In the morning session Pakistan’s top-order DHAKA: A maiden Test century from young all- Despite the visitors’ dominance Bangladesh batsmen were so dismal that number nine rounder Corey Anderson put New Zealand firm- have yet to abandon hope of a win or a draw in ly in control of the second Test against the Dhaka match. “We have two days left, but Zulfiqar Babar top-scored with 25 not out and Bangladesh yesterday despite a five-wicket haul because this is Test cricket, there are changes in opener Shan Masood made 21. Of the six boundaries in the innings, Babar hit three and DUBAI: South African captain Graeme Smith (left) bats as Pakistan wicketkeeper Adnan Akmal for Shakib Al Hasan. the tone of the game,” said batsman Nasir looks on during the first day of the second Test match. — AFP Anderson, 22, playing only his second Test, Hossain. Masood one. put on 140 runs with Kane Williamson for the “We have a chance to save or win this game. This is the 16th time that Pakistan were fifth wicket to help New Zealand recover from We are disappointed because we fell short by bowled out for below 100 in a Test innings. It SCOREBOARD 127-4 to reach 419-8 at stumps on the third day, 100 runs in the first innings. “We hope it won’t brought back memories of Pakistan’s same total with a 137-run lead over the hosts. be repeated in the second innings.” — AFP against then world number one England at the B.J. Watling chipped in with an unbeaten 59 same venue in 2012, although they went on to Scoreboard at the close of the play on the opening day of the second test between Pakistan and South alongside Ish Sodhi who was 55 not out, as the win the Test in the end. Africa at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, United Arab Emirates yesterday. pair added to the hosts’ frustration with an SCOREBOARD But a ruthless South Africa, now the world unbroken 84-run stand. number one Test side, looked in no mood to South Africa first innings Azhar Ali lbw b Morkel 19 Shakib, the only Bangladeshi bowler to DHAKA: Scores at stumps on the third day concede the early advantage as they now look A. Petersen lbw Zulfiqar Babar 26 Younus Khan c de Villiers b Steyn 10 impress, had Doug Bracewell caught by of the second Test between Bangladesh set for a big first innings lead. G. Smith not out 67 Misbah-ul-Haq lbw b Imran Tahir 2 Mushfiqur Rahim for his 10th five-wicket haul and New Zealand at the Sher-e-Bangla Smith and Dean Elgar, replacing Hashim D. Elgar c Azhar Ali b Saeed Ajmal 23 Asad Shafiq b Imran Tahir 10 J. Kallis lbw Saeed Ajmal 7 Adnan Akmal b Imran Tahir 0 shortly before the tea break. His feat came only National Stadium in Dhaka yesterday: Amla-who failed to come back after returning D. Steyn not out 3 Saeed Ajmal run out 0 after the visitors had overtaken Bangladesh’s home for the birth of his child-added 54 before first innings total of 282. Bangladesh first innings 282 all out Extras (b-1, w-1) 2 Zulfiqar Babar not out 25 Ajmal had Elgar for 23. Total (for three wickets, 49 overs) 128 Mohammad Irfan b Imran Tahir 0 The Black Caps’ lead was largely due to a (Tamim Iqbal 95; N. Wagner 5-64) Pakistan also removed opener Alviro sparkling innings by Anderson, who slammed To bat: AB de Villiers, JP Duminy, F. du Plessis, V. Junaid Khan b Steyn 4 Petersen for 26 and Jacques Kallis (seven) on a 116 off 173 balls before he became the first Test Philander, M. Morkel, Imran Tahir (Extras b-6, lb-3) 8 New Zealand first innings day when Tahir gave Pakistan a dose of their wicket of debutant Al-Amin Hossain, caught at (overnight 107-3) Fall of wickets: 1-37 2-91 3-119 Total (all out, 36.4 overs) 99 extra cover by Sohag Gazi. “It is obviously a own spin medicine. Bowling: Mohammad Irfan 9-0-29-0, Junaid Khan Fall of wickets: 1-0 2-38 3-52 4-60 5-60 6-60 7-64 8- P. Fulton lbw b Shakib 14 Tahir, playing his first Test since November good feeling to score a hundred for your coun- H. Rutherford c Mominul b Shakib 13 12-2-34-0, Saeed Ajmal 18.4-4-42-2, Zulfiqar Babar 76 9-76 10-99 2011, dismissed opener Shan Masood (21), try,” Anderson told reporters. “It took me a lot K. Williamson c Tamim b Razzak 62 7.2-2-7-1, Azhar Ali 2-0-15-0 Bowling: D. Steyn 13.4-2-38-3, V. Philander 5-2-9-0, Misbah-ul Haq (two) and Akmal (nought) off just M. Morkel 5-1-12-1, Imran Tahir 13-3-32-5 longer in first-class cricket, but I guess I have R. Taylor c Nasir b Shakib 53 11 deliveries to leave Pakistan in tatters at 60-6 Pakistan first innings Toss: Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat learned my trade. B. McCullum c Rubel b Shakib 11 by lunch. Khurram Manzoor c du Plessis b Steyn 0 Pakistan lead the two-match series 1-0. “To get it this early is a satisfying feeling.” C. Anderson c Gazi b Al-Amin 116 Shan Masood b Imran Tahir 21 Williamson fell after he mistimed a lofted shot B.J. Watling not out 59 Tahir commented: “It’s not that I wanted to off left-arm spinner Abdur Razzak and was D. Bracewell c Mushfiqur b Shakib 17 show something, I just wanted to do well for the caught by Tamim Iqbal at deep midwicket for N. Wagner c Marshall b Nasir 8 world’s best Test team.” 62. second delivery of the match and then had Misbah, Pakistan’s most successful batsman I. Sodhi not out 55 Born and brought up in Pakistan, Tahir quali- Anderson and Williamson had turned the Younis Khan (10), on a pitch which looked good this year, misread a googly from Tahir while Extras (b4, lb4, wb2, nb1) 11 fied to play for South Africa in 2011 after marry- game decisively in the visitors’ favour after for batting. Akmal went back to play a sharp delivery and Total (for eight wickets, 133 overs) 419 ing a local girl but has since taken time to estab- Shakib removed star batsman Ross Taylor in the Manzoor, who hit a career best 146 in the first was bowled. Fall of wickets: 1-31 (Rutherford), 2-32 lish himself in a country not known for spinners. morning session for his fourth wicket in the Pakistan coach Dav Whatmore showed anger Test, failed to score. Azhar Ali then put on 38 for After lunch Tahir-who replaced Robin innings. (Fulton), 3-101 (McCullum), 4-127 the second wicket with Masood before he was Peterson from the first Test line up-bowled (Taylor), 5-267 (Williamson), 6-287 over his team’s slump. “Its frustrating,” said Former skipper Taylor, playing his 50th Test, Whatmore. “Certainly not according to the plans, trapped leg-before by paceman Morne Morkel Shafiq for ten and then dislodged Mohammad smacked five boundaries in his innings of 53 (Anderson), 7-318 (Bracewell), 8-335 for 19. Masood remained steady until he played Irfan to imrpove on his previous best of 3-55, (Wagner) we knew they will come back hard but we after New Zealand lost their openers cheaply on orchestrated our own downfall with poor shot an over-ambitious drive off Tahir and was came against Australia at Johannesburg in the rain-hit second day. Bowling: Al-Amim 16-3-58-1, Sohag Gazi selection.” bowled off an inside edge. 2011. New Zealand had resumed the day’s play on 34-8-77-0, Shakib 40-13-97-5, Razzak Steyn, cleared from a hamstring injury suf- Steyn returned for his second spell to have Pakistan’s total was boosted by a 33-run last 107-3 and batted cautiously until Anderson and 19-1-84-1, Rubel 18-1-81-0 (nb1, wb1), Younis, caught behind off a rash shot with the wicket stand between Babar and Junaid Khan.