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DELHI THE HINDU 20 SPORT MONDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2019 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE Joy for Karnataka, heartbreak for Tamil Nadu in a humdinger One run separates the teams; skipper Pandey pulls his weight for the winner while Aparajith and Vijay Shankar do their best for the team in yellow MUSHTAQ ALI S. Dipak Ragav Surat Just like the IPL final earlier in the year, a team in blue pre­ vailed over a team in yellow by one run as Karnataka de­ feated Tamil Nadu to retain its Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy crown in an exciting climax at the Lalbhai Contractor Stadi­ um on Sunday. This is Karna­ taka’s second title of the sea­ son after the Vijay Hazare Trophy in October and gave skipper Manish Pandey, who is getting married on Monday, a perfect wedding gift. In the IPL summit clash, Mumbai Indians had pipped Chennai Super Kings by a sol­ itary run.

Chasing 181 and needing 13 Having the last laugh: Karnataka edged out Tamil Nadu in a thriller. * VIJAY SONEJI Turning point: Vijay Shankar’s run out proved decisive in the final analysis. * VIJAY SONEJI off the last over, R. Ashwin close to the target before Apa­ bowling with its trump card — ed the same but the bowler smashed K. Gowtham for two same over when he ran off a rajith holed out to long­on at off­spinner R. Ashwin — who outsmarted him by pulling SCOREBOARD boundaries off the first two misfield and could have been the start of the 18th over. was assigned the tough task back the length and having balls but the off­spinner came run out had Washington’s of keeping the Karnataka the India opener caught at Karnataka: K.L. Rahul c M. Ash­ Tamil Nadu bowling: R. Ashwin (not out) 1 (1b); Extras (lb­3, back strongly in the last four For TN, the openers failed throw been a bit more power­ openers, K.L. Rahul and Dev­ long­on. The wily off­spinner win b R. Ashwin 22 (15b, 2x4, 4­0­34­2, Natarajan 4­0­30­0, w­1): 4; Total (for six wkts. in 20 deliveries. to provide the blazing start it ful and on target at the bow­ 1x6), Devdutt Padikkal b Wash­ Washington 4­0­28­1, M. Ash­ overs): 179. dutt Padikkal, in check. The had Mayank Agarwal caught Vijay Shankar was run out needed before Washington ler’s end. ington 32 (23b, 3x4, 2x6), May­ win 3­0­33­2, Sai Kishore 1­0­ two looked watchful and took and bowled off the very next Fall of wickets: 1­26 (Nishaanth, off the fifth ball while going Sundar and Dinesh Karthik Karnataka shifted gears in ank Agarwal c & b R. Ashwin 0 5­0, Siddharth 2­0­24­0, Vijay calculated risks, with Rahul delivery. 2.6), 2­37 (Shahrukh, 4.1), 3­76 for a second run and M. Ash­ steadied things with a 39­run the 15th over when Kadam (1b), Manish Pandey (not out) Shankar 2­0­21­0. (Karthik, 8.6), 4­80 (Washing­ hitting Ashwin for a couple of win failed to connect proper­ stand. However, two quick Pandey and Rohan Kadam and Pandey took 17 off M. 60 (45b, 4x4, 2x6), Rohan Tamil Nadu: M. Shahrukh Khan ton, 9.6), 5­151 (Aparajith, 17.1), boundaries and Padikkal ly when his team needed wickets by J. Suchith and ensured that Karnataka did Siddharth’s over before the Kadam c Natarajan b M. Ashwin c Suchith b Gopal 16 (11b, 3x4), 6­178 (Vijay Shankar, 19.5). flicking left­arm pacer Natara­ 35 (28b, 5x4), Karun Nair c three off the final delivery. Gowtham put the skids on the not lose its way in the middle former stroked Vijay Shankar C. Hari Nishaanth c Pandey b Karnataka bowling: More 4­0­ chase. jan for a six over square­leg. overs, stringing together a 65­ Natarajan b M. Ashwin 17 (8b, More 14 (12b, 3x4), Washington From 80 for four in the for three boundaries in the 1x4, 1x6); Extras (lb­5, w­9): 14; 32­2, Gowtham 4­0­31­1, run partnership for the Sundar b Gowtham 24 (19b, 10th over, Vijay Shankar (44, Earlier, after being asked to next over. Total (for five wkts. in 20 Koushik 4­0­38­0, Gopal 4­0­ bat, Pandey led from the Wily Ashwin fourth wicket. 2x4), Dinesh Karthik st. Rahul b 37­1, Suchith 4­0­38­1. 27b, 5x4) and B. Aparajith Despite Tamil Nadu pulling overs): 180. Suchith 20 (16b, 3x4), B. Apa­ front with an unbeaten 60 (40, 25b, 1x4, 3x6) were in­ In the fifth over, Rahul Pandey started with a six things back in the final four Fall of wickets: 1­39 (Rahul, 4.2 rajith c Pandey b More 40 (25b, Toss: Tamil Nadu. volved in a 71­run stand for (45b, 4x4, 2x6) to help Karna­ stepped down and sent Ash­ and a four off leg­spinner M. overs, conceding just 34, it overs), 2­39 (Mayank, 4.3), 3­87 1x4, 3x6), Vijay Shankar run out Karnataka won by one run to the fifth wicket off just 7.1 ov­ taka post 180 for five. win soaring over long­on for a Ashwin over long­on. He en­ proved enough for Karnata­ (Devdutt, 9.5), 4­152 (Rohan, 44 (27b, 5x4), R. Ashwin (not retain the Syed Mushtaq Ali ers. The two took Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu opened the six. Off the next, he attempt­ joyed a slice of luck in the ka. Just enough. 17.3), 5­180 (Karun, 19.6). out) 16 (9b, 3x4), M. Ashwin Trophy.

BCCI to pursue relaxation in conflict of interest clause Ganguly reveals Results in the deferment of appointment of Cricket Advisory Committee don’t know where we will fin­ suspicious approach AGM ish. The conflict issue stops Amol Karhadkar us from everything, to get in Mushtaq Ali Trophy MUMBAI good people and keep them for longer and to stop them Special Correspondent With the Board of Control for complaints. Chennai has from doing other things is ve­ Mumbai Cricket in India (BCCI) decid­ suspended its two ry difficult.” ing to pursue relaxation in With two of the four franchises. the conflict of interest (COI) The conflict of interest prominent intra­State T20 “It’s very hard to stop clause for the involvement of clause inserted in the BCCI leagues facing a corruption tournaments on the basis former cricketers in adminis­ rulebook, forced by the apex crisis, BCCI president of who gets approached. trative and technical capaci­ court, resulted in all the Sourav Ganguly revealed Even in Syed Mushtaq Ali, I ty, it has resulted in the 88th three members of the then that the Syed Mushtaq Ali was told that one of the Annual General Meeting high­profile CAC — Ganguly, Trophy T20 championship players got approached. (AGM) deferring the appoint­ V.V.S. Laxman and Sachin too had an incident of a “That’s not wrong. ment of the Cricket Advisory Tendulkar — resigning. player reporting a What’s wrong is what you Committee (CAC). Their successors, who suspicious approach to the do after getting The delay in appointing were acting on an interim ba­ anti­corruption unit. approached, whether it’s the CAC will mean that the sis, also tendered their resig­ right or wrong. fate of the senior National se­ nations recently, with Kapil Dealt with “In some of these cases, lection panel will continue to Dev, Aunshuman Gaekwad Asked whether the the teams seem to be hang in the balance, at least and Shanta Rangaswamy allegations of corruption in involved, so we are dealing for a few more days. stepping down from their the Karnataka Premier with it. We have to get the “The conflict clause stops posts. League and Tamil Nadu Anti­corruption (systems) everyone, A to Z it stops eve­ Even the Committee of Ad­ Premier League are of right.” ryone. It has got former ministrators (CoA), in its last concern to the BCCI, Contrary to Ganguly’s cricketers and former admi­ status report, had recom­ Ganguly said: “We have statement, the TNPL nistrators also. mended to the Supreme dealt with it. We have corruption scandal hasn’t “That is why we can’t Court relaxation in the con­ spoken to the respective resulted in the suspension make the CAC, we can’t make flict clause. State associations. As you of an individual or a team. proper selectors,” said BCCI know, KPL is on hold now. Besides, the T20 Mumbai’s president Sourav Ganguly af­ Fate uncertain “Then there is one in second season had a ter chairing the first AGM in The delay in CAC’s appoint­ da have served four years as role for three years. Chennai, one in Saurashtra reported approach to a three years. ment will mean the fate of selectors, while the other According to the revised and one in Mumbai. senior player for under­ “We are going back to the M.S.K. Prasad’s selection three — Sarandeep Singh, Ja­ rules, no individual can be a Saurashtra and Mumbai performing during the All set: Sourav Ganguly arrives at the BCCI office for the court for all these clarifica­ committee remains uncer­ tin Paranjpe and Devang selector for more than five haven’t seen any knockouts. board’s AGM. * PTI tions because some of these I tain. Prasad and Gagan Kho­ Gandhi — have been in the years. Root, Burns Pakistan staring at big defeat Last­gasp win for Leicester; United frustrated hit centuries Reuters Visitors 39 for three after Australia enforces follow­on Inter moves to the top of Serie A after Juventus trips against Sassuolo WELLINGTON United 2 (Heaton 42­og, Linde­ Joe Root ended a poor run PAKISTAN IN AUS EURO LEAGUES lof 64) drew with Aston Villa 2 of form when he scored his Agence France-Presse Reuters (Grealish 11, Mings 66). 17th Test century and led Adelaide Rome Serie A: Juventus 2 (Bonucci 20, Ronaldo 68­pen) drew with England to 269 for five be­ Pakistan was battling to stave Leicester City reclaimed se­ fore rain ended play early cond spot in the Premier Sassuolo 2 (Boga 22, Caputo off defeat in the day­night se­ 47); Parma 0 lost to AC Milan 1 on the third day of the se­ cond Test against Australia League in dramatic fashion cond Test against New Zea­ (Hernandez 88); Inter Milan 2 on Sunday after being forced as Kelechi Iheanacho’s stop­ (Martinez 16, 41) bt SPAL 1 (Va­ land on Sunday. to follow on, with Tim page­time goal earned it a 2­1 loti 50); Lazio 3 (Immobile 9, Root, who had not Paine’s men needing seven victory over luckless Everton 36­pen, Alberto 45+1­pen) bt scored a Test century since wickets to clinch the series on Sunday. Udinese 0. early February, and was av­ 2­0. Jamie Vardy had equalised La Liga: Sevilla 1 (Carlos 63) bt eraging just 27.10 this year The visitor, which has lost for Leicester in the 68th mi­ Leganes 0; Athletic Bilbao 2 prior to his current innings, 13 consecutive Tests in Aus­ nute after Richarlison had gi­ (Raul Garcia 41­pen, Berchiche was on 114 at stumps as En­ tralia, was in big trouble at ven Everton a deserved first­ 83) bt Granada 0; Espanyol 2 gland came within striking 39 for three when rain forced half lead. (Roca 20­pen, Calleri 90+3) lost to Osasuna 4 (Santos 46, distance of New Zealand’s an early end, 248 runs be­ Iheanacho’s goal was in­ 375. Root had earlier com­ Avila 49, Moncayola 84, Torres hind with two days left and itially disallowed for offside 90+2­pen). bined with Rory Burns (101) its top order decimated. but after an agonising VAR Spoilsport rain: Australia’s players celebrate Mitchell Starc Bundesliga: Borussia Monchen­ in a 177­run third wicket wait the decision was over­ It had resumed on an dismissal of Azhar Ali even as the heavens open up. * AP Two-goal hero: Lautaro Martinez fires in Inter Milan’s opening gladbach 4 (Thuram 3, Embolo partnership. turned, sparking scenes of overcast afternoon at 96 for goal against SPAL. * AP 46, 71, Herrmann 51) bt SC Frei­ joy for the hosts and dejec­ SCOREBOARD six in its first innings, in reply SCOREBOARD burg 2 (Schmid 6, Hoeler 58). to Australia’s 589 for three tion for Everton. Juventus, which was held by games as Bayern’s interim Saturday: Premier League: New Zealand —1st innings: declared, built on the back of Leicester moved back Sassuolo, to the top of the Se­ coach after Jamaica winger Southampton 2 (Ings 78, Ward­ 375. Australia — 1st innings: 589 for 9­281. David Warner’s monumental above Manchester City and rie A table with a 2­1 win at Bailey scored first­half goals Prowse 83) bt Watford 1 (Sarr England —1st innings: R. three decl. Australia bowling: Starc 25­6­ is three points ahead of the home to SPAL thanks to a for Leverkusen. 24). Burns run out 101, D. Sibley lbw 335 not out. Pakistan — 1st innings: S. 66­6, Hazlewood 14­2­48­1, b Southee 4, J. Denly c Watling Masood c Paine b Hazlewood Cummins 22.4­2­83­3, Lyon, champion with 32 from 14 Lautaro Martinez double on Mid­table Leverkusen fin­ La Liga: Real Mallorca 1 (Wakal­ b Henry 4, J. Root (batting) 114, Yasir’s maiden ton 19, Imam­ul­Haq c Warner b 22­3­65­0, Labuschagne 10­2­ games, eight behind Liver­ Sunday. ished with 10 men after de­ ibille 55­pen) lost to Real Betis B. Stokes c Taylor b Southee Yasir Shah smacked a Starc 2, A. Ali c Smith b Cum­ 32­0, Smith 1­0­6­0. pool. Inter is now one point fender Jonathan Tah saw a 2 (Joaquin 7­pen, Fekir 33); Va­ 26, Z. Crawley c Watling b Wag­ dogged maiden Test century mins 9, A. Shafiq c Paine b Starc Pakistan — 2nd innings: S. Manchester United man­ ahead of Juve on 37 points, late red card for fouling Phi­ lencia 2 (Rodrigo 49, Torres 70) ner 1, O. Pope (batting) 4; Ex­ and Babar Azam hit 97 but it 9, B. Azam c Paine b Starc 97, I. Masood (batting) 14; Imam­ul­ ager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer while SPAL remains second lippe Coutinho. bt Villarreal 1 (Zambo Anguissa 54). tras: (lb­14, nb­1): 15; Total (for was all out for 302 and still Ahmed c Paine b Starc 10, M. Haq lbw b Hazlewood 0; A. Ali suffered another frustrating from bottom and without a The results: Premier League: five wkts. in 99.4 overs): 269. 287 runs adrift, with Mitchell Rizwan c Paine b Starc 0, Y. c Smith b Starc 9; B. Azam c afternoon as his team was win in its past seven match­ Wolves 1 (Doherty 64) drew Serie A: Brescia 0 lost to Ata­ Shah c Lyon b Cummins 113, S. Paine b Hazlewood 8; A. Shafiq lanta 3 (Pasalic 26, 60, Ilicic Fall of wickets: 1­11, 2­24, 3­ Starc the hero, taking six for held to a 2­2 draw by lowly es. with Sheffield United 1 (Mous­ 201, 4­245, 5­262. Afridi lbw b Starc 0, M. Abbas c (batting) 8; Total (for three set 2); Norwich 2 (Pukki 21, 90+2); Genoa 0 lsot to Torino 1 66. Aston Villa at Old Trafford on New Zealand bowling: Warner b Cummins 29, M. Musa wickets; in 16.5 overs): 39. Leon Bailey scored twice Cantwell 45+2) drew with Arse­ (Bremer 77); Fiorentina 0 lost Sunday. Southee 26­3­63­2, Henry Australian skipper Tim (not out) 12; Extras (lb­2): 2; Fall of wickets: 1­2, 2­11, 3­20. as Bayern Munich crashed nal 2 (Aubameyang 29­pen, to Lecce 1 (La Mantia 50). 21.4­5­56­1, Wagner 23­3­76­1, Paine enforced the follow on Total (in 94.4 overs): 302. Australia bowling: Starc 4­1­ United is ninth on 18 2­1 at home to 10­man Bayer 57); Leicester 2 (Vardy 68, Bundesliga: Bayern Munich 1 Mitchell 12­4­28­0, Santner 17­ and the second innings start­ Fall of wickets: 1­3, 2­22, 3­38, 10­1, Hazlewood 8­3­15­2, points with Villa 15th on 15. Leverkusen. Hansi Flick lost Iheanacho 90+4) bt Everton 1 (Muller 34) lost to Bayer Lever­ 4­32­0. ed badly for Pakistan. 4­69, 5­89, 6­89, 7­194, 8­194, Cummins 4.5­2­14­0. Inter Milan moved above for the first time in five (Richarlison 23); Manchester kusen 2 (Bailey 10, 35).

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