MONDAY, MARCH 20, 2017 SPORTS Pakistan’s captain Misbah wants life bans for fixers KARACHI: Pakistan’s Test captain League. The case, which is being investi- rankings and rose briefly to number one quently awarded the International desperate for a turnaround after suffer- Misbah-ul-Haq yesterday called for life gated by a judicial commission, has last year. Speaking about the latest sus- Cricket Council’s Spirit of Cricket award- ing whitewashes in their last two series. bans on anyone found guilty of fixing, revived memories of a 2010 scandal pensions to reporters yesterday, he said: testament to the high regard in which “It will be a tough series and we will adding that an investigation into five that involved the national team and “Obviously it’s disappointing and there world cricket holds him. not take West Indies lightly because players threatened years of work to deprived it of three top players includ- should be a law that once you have “We did our best to clean the game they gave us a tough time in all three clean up the country’s image. ing paceman Mohammad Amir, who done something wrong you should not up and the seven years of hard work Tests last year,” said Misbah of Pakistan’s The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has has since made a comeback. return to this field again.” Pakistan’s and our image is now spoilt to a great 2-1 win in the United Arab Emirates. provisionally suspended Sharjeel Khan, Misbah was appointed captain in the rehabilitation on the international cir- extent. You cannot afford this again and “The conditions there will be tough Khalid Latif, Mohammad Irfan, Shahzaib aftermath of that tainted series in cuit had appeared to be complete last again,” he said. Earlier this month and the ball will spin so you can’t relax,” Hasan and Nasir Jamshed on charges England, and set about rebuilding the year when Misbah led the team on its Misbah shelved plans to retire and will he added. Pakistan will play four linked to spot-fixing and failure to team with an ethos that emphasised first tour of England since the 2010 now lead his team in next month’s Twenty20 and three one-day interna- report approaches by bookmakers dur- discipline and integrity. scandal, in a series praised for its sports- three-match Test series in the West tionals against West Indies before the ing the recently-held Pakistan Super His team steadily climbed world manship. The 42-year-old was subse- Indies starting on April 22. Pakistan are Tests. — AFP Pujara, Saha put India on top in third Test RANCHI: Cheteshwar Pujara said yesterday the pitch),” said Pujara. The day belonged to the spinners should win the third Test for Pujara (202) and Saha (117), who put on 199 India after his double century and a marathon for the seventh wicket to frustrate an partnership with centurion Wriddhiman Saha Australian bowling attack that failed to take a put the hosts on top against Australia. After wicket in the first two sessions. Pujara record- declaring their first innings on 603 for nine ed his third Test double-century in his 47th late in the final session on day four in Ranchi, match and Saha posted a career-best Test the hosts rattled Australia with two strikes knock to take India way past Australia’s first including the key scalp of David Warner (14). innings score of 451. Pujara, who resumed the Ravindra Jadeja disposed of both Warner day on 130, hit 21 boundaries in an otherwise and nightwatchman Nathan Lyon (2) in an sedate innings which lasted for 525 balls-the absorbing final session of play. longest innings by an Indian Test player in The tourists, 152 behind on the first terms of balls faced. “I have the experience of innings, ended the day on 23-2. Before bam- scoring big runs in domestic cricket,” said boozling the Australian batsmen with his left- Pujara, who recently scored a century during arm spin, Jadeja also scored an unbeaten 54. a 300-plus stand with Saha in the final of a “I am very confident our spinners domestic competition. “Experience matters a (Ravichandran Ashwin and Jadeja) will bowl lot. When I was batting, I thought we just really well. There is rough, there are cracks (on wanted to get close to their total... I could have played more shots but I had to control myself.” The 29-year-old-whose top Test score is 206 not out against England in 2012 — got to his double century with a flick to square leg off Nathan Lyon. He pumped his fist in a rare show of emotion as his teammates cheered from the balcony. COLOMBO: Bangladesh cricketer Sabbir Rahman (R) plays a shot past a fielder as Sri Lankan wicketkeeper Niroshan Dickwella (C) looks on dur- But he was out in Lyon’s next over, lobbing ing the fifth and final day of the second and final Test cricket match between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh at The P. Sara Oval Cricket Stadium in a catch to midwicket. He walked back to the Colombo yesterday.— AFP pavilion to a standing ovation and a few handshakes from the opposition players. Saha, who hit seven fours and a six, soon fol- CRICKET lowed his overnight partner after falling to left-arm spinner Steve O’Keefe. “This is the best among the three (Test hundreds) I have,” Saha told reporters. “We badly needed a part- Bangladesh pull off nership. Pujara has so much patience... he is always at the top of his game,” said Saha, adding that “every Indian bowler would be effective” come day five. historic win over Lanka PLAN TO COMBAT JADEJA Jadeja came in at number nine and played COLOMBO: Opener Tamim Iqbal top-scored a useful cameo, putting on 54 for the ninth with 82 runs in the second innings as SCOREBOARD wicket with Umesh Yadav (16). Bangladesh pulled off a historic four-wicket win Pat Cummins claimed four wickets while over Sri Lanka in the second Test in Colombo COLOMBO: Scoreboard at the end of the second Test between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh at the P. Sara Oval left-arm spinner O’Keefe took three. yesterday. The rare win for Bangladesh-just their Stadium in Colombo yesteday. RANCHI: India’s batsman Cheteshwara Australia’s coach Darren Lehmann said Steven fourth away from home and first against Sri Pujara (L) is watched by Australian wick- Smith’s side has the mettle to last three ses- Lanka in 18 attempts-ended the two-Test series Sri Lanka 1st innings 338 (D. Chandimal 138, Mehedi Mustafizur 23-3-78-3, Shakib 36.2-9-74-4, Mosaddek 3- etkeeper Matthew Wade (C) as he plays a sions against the Indian spinners. in a draw after the visitors endured a 259-run Hasan 3-90) 0-10-0, Taijul 11-1-38-1. Bangladesh 1st innings 467 (Shakib Al Hasan 116, shot over a close fielder during the “Going to have to come up with a plan to loss in the opener in Galle. Chasing a target of Mosaddek Hossain 75, Soumya Sarkar 61, Mushfiqur Bangladesh 2nd innings 191, teenage batsman Mehedi Hasan hit the fourth day of the third Test cricket combat Jadeja, but we’ve worked on that and Rahim 52; R. Herath 4-82, L. Sandakan 4-140) Tamim Iqbal c Chandimal b Perera 82 match between India and Australia at you’ll probably see it tomorrow, I would winning run after an anxious half hour in the Sri Lanka 2nd innings (overnight 268-8) Soumya Sarkar c Tharanga b Herath 10 The Jharkhand State Cricket Association think,” said Lehmann. “Once the ball gets a lit- final session on the fifth day, getting Bangladesh D. Karunaratne c Soumya b Shakib 126 Imrul Kayes c Gunaratne b Herath 0 (JSCA) Stadium Complex in Ranchi yes- tle bit softer it plays pretty well so there’s no across the line in 57.5 overs. Tamim laid the U. Tharanga b Mehedi 26 Sabbir Rahman lbw b Perera 41 terday. — AFP real demons in the track.— AFP groundwork with his 22nd Test fifty, teaming up K. Mendis c Mushfiqur b Mustafizur 36 Shakib Al Hasan b Perera 15 with Sabbir Rahman who made 41 runs and D. Chandimal c Mushfiqur b Mustafizur 5 Mushfiqur Rahim not out 22 shared 109 for the third wicket with the left-han- A. Gunaratne lbw b Shakib 7 Mosaddek Hossak c Dickwella b Herath 13 der. Sri Lanka struck in phases through spin- D. de Silva c Mushfiqur b Mustafizur 0 Mehedi not out 2 SCOREBOARD N. Dickwella c Mushfiqur b Shakib 5 ners Dilruwan Perera and skipper Rangana Extras (b4, lb1, w1) 6 D. Perera run out 50 Total (six wickets; 57.5 overs) 191 Herath, who grabbed three wickets each, but R. Herath lbw b Taijul 9 RANCHI, India: Scoreboard at stumps on the fourth day of the third Test between India and Australia in Fall of wickets: 1-22 (Soumya), 2-22 (Imrul), 3-131 lacked the cutting edge to deny Bangladesh S. Lakmal c Mosaddek b Shakib 42 in Ranchi yesterday. (Tamim), 4-143 (Sabbir), 5-162 (Shakib), 6-189 from celebrating their 100th Test match in style. L. Sandakan not out 0 Australia 1st innings 451 (S. Smith 178 not out, (Kohli), 4-276 (Rahane), 5-320 (Nair), 6-328 Bangladesh began looking nervous when Extras (b4, lb8, w1) 13 (Mosaddek) G. Maxwell 104; R. Jadeja 5-124, U. Yadav 3-106). (Ashwin), 7-527 (Pujara), 8-541 (Saha), 9-595 Tamim-who faced 82 balls and hit seven fours Total (all out; 113.2 overs) 319 Did not bat: Taijul Islam, Mustafizur Rahman, Subashis Roy India 1st innings (overnight 360-6; Pujara 130 (Yadav) and a six-hoisted a catch to Dinesh Chandimal Fall of wickets: 1-57 (Tharanga), 2-143 (Mendis), 3-165 Bowling: Perera 22-1-59-3, Herath 24.5-2-75-3, de Silva not out, Saha 18 not out) Bowling: Hazlewood 44-10-103-1, Cummins 39- off Perera just before the tea break.