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Hasan Leads Pakistan to First Series Win Over South Africa Since 2003 14 Sports Tuesday, February 9, 2021 Hasan leads Pakistan to first series win over South Africa since 2003 Win lifts Pakistan to fifth in international Test rankings RAWALPINDI: Medium pacer Hasan Ali took a Hasan was sidelined for more than a year with maiden ten-wicket haul to help Pakistan win its first multiple injuries but came back strongly with 12 series against South Africa since 2003 with a 95- wickets in the series. Azam admitted South Africa’s run victory in the second Test on the fifth and final resistance provided a tough challenge for his side. day in Rawalpindi yesterday. “At one time, we thought the game could’ve gone Hasan finished with 5-60 to record his best either way when Markram and Bavuma were play- match figures of 11-114 and help dismiss South ing well. But we knew, one wicket and we can come Africa — who were set a daunting 370 to chase — back into the game again,” he said. for 274 before the tea break. Hasan’s new-ball part- Losing captain Quinton de Kock said his team ner Shaheen Shah Afridi finished with 4-51, while lacked a killer touch. “The first-innings deficit did spinner Yasir Shah took the last wicket to spark play a big part,” said de Kock. “We lost the big jubilation among the Pakistan players. Opener Aiden moments in the game and that cost us. It’s painful Markram scored a fighting 108 and Temba Bavuma at the moment. When we get back home, we’ll have 61. They put on a 106-run stand for the fourth wick- to look at our performances and improve on the et to give Pakistan a scare. Markram took a single way forward.” off the last ball before lunch as South Africa reached the break on 219-3, needing 151 for a win. Historic win But Hasan ripped through the tourists’ batting Hasan dismissed George Linde for four to record order, which lost seven wickets for just 33 runs with his third five-wicket haul as he improved upon his the second new ball. Hasan struck with the second previous best match figures of 7-83 against New over of the new ball to end Markram’s resistance by Zealand in Abu Dhabi in 2018. In the morning, both getting the opener caught in the slip and end his teams were involved in a keen battle for victory as 335-minute fight. Markram’s fifth Test century — South Africa resumed on 127-1, knowing the best RAWALPINDI: Pakistan’s players celebrate after the dismissal of South Africa’s Keshav Maharaj during the fifth the first outside South Africa — included 13 bound- chase at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium in ten previous and final day of the second Test cricket match between Pakistan and South Africa at the Rawalpindi Cricket aries and three sixes. Tests was the 200 scored by Sri Lanka in 2000. Stadium in Rawalpindi yesterday. — AFP Next ball, Hasan had Quinton de Kock caught in South Africa saw Dussen bowled off a beautiful the slip for nought, ending the South African skip- inswinger by Hasan — only the third ball of the day and drawn three. Pakistan last beat South Africa 1-0 halted international tours. per’s miserable series with just 46 runs. Pakistan — while Du Plessis was leg-before to the same in a two-match series at home in 2003. Pakistan The series win also lifts Pakistan to fifth in inter- skipper Babar Azam was delighted with the win. bowler in the fifth over of the morning. It capped a won the first Test by seven wickets in Karachi. national Test rankings — the first time they have “Thanks to South Africa for coming and playing sub-par series for the experienced Du Plessis who The series against South Africa — who were placed in the top five since January 2017. South competitive cricket,” said Azam. “Hasan’s come- managed just 55 in four innings. touring Pakistan for the first time in 14 years — is Africa are pushed to sixth from fifth. The two teams back after one year was great and he showed This is Pakistan’s only second Test series win the biggest hosted by the home side since a deadly will now play three Twenty20 internationals on great character.” over South Africa in 12 attempts, having lost eight 2009 militant attack on Sri Lanka’s squad in Lahore February 11, 13 and 14, all in Lahore. — AFP Super-sub Messi News in brief leads Barcelona Hamilton signs new deal LONDON: Lewis Hamilton has ended his long- comeback running contract saga with Mercedes by signing a new one-year deal, the Formula One team MADRID: Lionel Messi scored his fastest league announced yesterday. The British driver, 36, will goal as a substitute as his strike 136 seconds after be bidding to win an unprecedented eighth coming on inspired Barcelona to a 3-2 victory over world title when the season gets under way in Real Betis on Sunday. Messi was among several key Bahrain next month. “The Mercedes-AMG players rested, with Ronald Koeman seemingly pri- Petronas F1 Team is pleased to announce that oritising Wednesday’s Copa del Rey semi-final the reigning Formula One world constructors’ against Sevilla ahead of Barca’s fading title chal- champion and the reigning F1 world drivers’ lenge in La Liga. champion will continue together in 2021,” the Defeat would have called that decision into team said in a statement. Hamilton had been out question but Messi drove in an equaliser less than of contract since his last deal expired on the three minutes after coming on in the second half final day of December. But after several weeks and then helped set up Francisco Trincao to score a of negotiations with Mercedes, his future has late winner, the 21-year-old’s first goal for finally been settled, albeit with both parties Barcelona. “He changed the game,” said Koeman, agreeing to only one extra year. — AFP when asked about Messi. “It’s a bit about the cup SEVILLE: Barcelona’s Argentinian forward Lionel Messi (right) celebrates after scoring a goal during the Spanish league game but we also have to decide when the best football match between Real Betis and FC Barcelona at the Benito Villamarin stadium in Seville on Sunday. —AFP moment is to rest players. The cup is the shortest US to Olympics ‘remains to be seen’ route to a title this season.” take at least a point from a wild contest at the Stegen before Messi came on for Miralem Pjanic in Koeman’s side sit seven points behind La Liga’s Benito Villamarin but Barcelona sustain their the 57th minute and equalised in the 59th. Dembele TAMPA: US President Joe Biden said late leaders Atletico Madrid, who have played two momentum, this their sixth league victory in a row. returned a pass to the Argentinian on the edge of the Sunday it remains to be seen if the US will send a games fewer and were set to face Celta Vigo at They were hit early by the injury to Araujo, whose area and he drove a sizzling shot inside the post. team to the pandemic-postponed Tokyo 2020 home last night. Success also came at a cost as ankle caved under the weight of an awkward fall. Nine minutes later, Barca were in front, Alba’s Olympics. Japan’s government, organizers and Barca’s best available central defender Ronald Frenkie de Jong came in at centre-back and his cross mishit by Antoine Griezmann, only for the Olympic officials all insist the Games will go Araujo was forced off with an ankle injury early on. partner Clement Lenglet should have given Barca ball to cannon in anyway off the legs of Victor ahead this summer, and that extensive virus coun- With Gerard Pique already a long-term absentee, the lead but headed wide from five yards out with Ruiz. Betis were not finished yet and neither was termeasures will ensure the event is safe. Asked in Araujo’s fitness will be a huge concern, especially nobody near him. Ruiz, the defender making amends by heading in a Super Bowl half-time radio interview with net- with a Champions League last 16 first leg at home Betis made them pay with a brilliant opening goal Nabil Fekir’s crossed free-kick with 15 minutes left. work Westwood One if he thought the Games to Paris Saint-Germain to come, a week after the on the break. Ousmane Dembele lost the ball upfield Yet Barcelona had one more trick up their sleeve would go ahead, Biden said any decision “has to test against Sevilla. and Betis poured forward, the ball shifted right to as Messi weaved in from the left and his chipped be based on science”. “I hope we can play, I hope Emerson who motored round Jordi Alba and squared pass was headed into the path of the 21-year-old it’s possible, but it remains to be seen,” he said, Messi magic for Borja Iglesias to slam home. Juanmi might have Trincao, whose thundering shot flew in off the stressing that Japanese prime minister Yoshihide Betis will wonder how they managed not to made it two but was denied by Marc-Andre ter crossbar. — AFP Suga was “working very hard to be in a position to be able to safely open the games.” —AFP ‘Exceptional’ Ibra breaks 500 Tigres reach final goal mark to keep AC Milan top AL-RAYYAN: Tigres set up a potential Club World Cup final date with Bayern Munich after MILAN: Zlatan Ibrahimovic broke in the 69th minute and then seconds seeing off Palmeiras 1-0 in Sunday’s last four the 500-mark for career club goals later turned in a rebound after Cordaz clash at the tournament in Qatar.
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