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Home , Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman (cricketer), Hasan Ali (cricketer), Imad Wasim, Junaid Khan (cricketer), Mohammad Hafeez

Sports FRIDAY, JUNE 9, 2017

Pak hammers , SCOREBOARD BIRMINGHAM, United Kingdom: Completed scoreboard blows Group B wide open in the day/night Group B Champions Trophy match between and South Africa at Edgbaston on Wednesday: BIRMINGHAM: Pakistan put their miser- able hammering by arch-rivals India South Africa behind them with a shock 19- win Q. de Kock lbw b 33 over South Africa at Edgbaston on H. Amla lbw b 16 Wednesday that kept their Champions F. du Plessis b 26 Trophy semi-final hopes alive. Just three AB de Villiers c Mohammad Hafeez b Imad Wasim 0 days after suffering a humiliating 124-run D. Miller 75 defeat by title-holders India at Edgbaston JP Duminy c b Hasan Ali 8 in their opening group match, with for- W. Parnell b Hasan Ali 0 mer skipper among those C. Morris c Hasan Ali b 28 slamming a “clueless” display, Pakistan’s K. Rabada c Hasan Ali b Junaid Khan 26 return to the Birmingham ground saw M. Morkel not out 0 them make a mockery of the rankings Extras (lb1, w5, nb1) 7 which had them bottom and South Africa Total (8 wkts, 50 overs) 219 top in this eight-team one-day interna- Did not bat: tional tournament. Fall of : 1-40 (Amla), 2-60 (De Kock), 3-61 (De Having conceded 319 for three Villiers), 4-90 (Du Plessis), 5-118 (Duminy), 6-118 (Parnell), against title-holders India, Pakistan 7-165 (Morris), 8-213 (Rabada) restricted South Africa to 219 for eight : Amir 10-0-50-0 (3w); Junaid 9-0-53-2 (1nb, 1w); after losing the toss. After the spinners Imad 8-0-20-2; Hafeez 10-0-51-1; Hasan 8-1-24-3; Shadab did the initial damage, paceman Hasan 5-0-20-0. Ali took three for 24 in eight overs. David Miller’s unbeaten 75 kept the Pakistan Proteas in the game. And when fast c Imran Tahir b Morkel 9 bowler Morne Morkel took two wickets in three balls, Pakistan were faltering at c Amla b Morkel 31 41 for two under the floodlights in this Babar Azam not out 31 Mohammad Hafeez c Imran Tahir b Morkel 26 day/night fixture. BIRMINGHAM: South Africa’s is bowled out by Pakistan’s Hasan not out 16 But Babar Azam (31 not out) and Ali during the ICC Champions Trophy, Group B match between South Extras (lb2, w3, nb1) 6 Shoaib Malik (16 not out) took Pakistan Africa and Pakistan at Edgbaston. — AP Total (3 wkts, 27 overs) 119 to 119 for three off 27 overs when heavy 212 career ODI innings during the to reduce South Africa to 118 for six in Did not bat: Sarfraz Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Mohammad rain stopped play. That left them well Proteas’ top-order collapse, said: “They the 29th over. He took the outside edge Amir, , Hasan Ali, Junaid Khan. ahead of their target score of 101 so that bowled pretty well, put us under pres- of JP Duminy’s bat, with Babar holding a Fall of wickets: 1-40 (Fakhar), 2-41 (Azhar), 3-93 (Hafeez) when the umpires finally decided more sure.” De Villiers, struggling with a ham- good diving slip catch, and then than two hours later that a resumption string problem, added: “The hamstring is knocked over ’s off- Bowling: Rabada 7-1-36-0 (1nb); Parnell 4-0-25-0; Morkel was impossible, Pakistan had beaten okay, felt a little tweak, but we’ll check it stump. Miller, however, received good 7-1-18-3 (1w); Morris 5-1-22-0 (1w); Tahir 4-0-16-0 (1w). South Africa under the Duckworth/Lewis out tomorrow (Thursday). I don’t think it’s support from Chris Morris (28) and Result: Pakistan won by 19 runs (DLS) method for the second successive ICC too serious.”Pakistan’s (26) in stands of 47 and Man-of-the-match: Hasan Ali (PAK) 50-over tournament following a 29-run and Junaid Khan, in for the injured Wahab 48 respectively. win at the 2015 World Cup. Riaz, took the new ball. But it was the spin Pakistan’s collapse to 164 all out It left Group B wide open, with three duo of Imad Wasim and Mohammad against India would have given South teams on a win apiece after South Africa Hafeez who did the early damage. Africa hope, despite their below par Morkel fearful defeated by 96 runs at Left-armer Imad struck second ball total. But Fakhar Zaman, making an ODI last week. “It’s a very important win for us,” when Hasim Amla (16) was lbw. Off-spin- debut in place of the dropped Ahmed of Kohli threat said Pakistan Sarfraz Ahmed. “We ner Hafeez then had Shehzad, got Pakistan’s chase off to a were good in all departments today.”Steve (33) lbw on the sweep. The two spinners brisk start. The left-hander eventually Rixon (the Pakistan fielding coach) was BIRMINGHAM: Morne Morkel is hoping for a chance to put combined when de Villiers departed by fell for 33 when, deceived by Morkel’s the brakes on the prolific when South Africa face very happy today, we didn’t field well the slicing Imad to Hafeez at backward point slower ball, he edged to Amla at slip. other day, today we were much better.” India in their final Champions Trophy group match this week- a greeted by huge cheers from Two balls later, Azhar Ali (nine) careless- end. Sunday’s clash against the title-holders at the Oval has Hasan, the man-of-the-match, added: “We the large Pakistan contingent in a crowd ly uppercut Morkel to Pakistan-born leg- all worked very hard on our fielding.” taken on added significance for the Proteas after a shock of more than 18,000. spinner Imran Tahir, who took three for defeat by Pakistan at Edgbaston on Wednesday. The one Hasan, as Imad had done, struck sec- 18 in seven overs. Tahir took another highlight in the field for South Africa was the form of the tow- Under pressure ond ball when Faf du Plessis (26) played good catch, at long leg to dismiss ering quick bowler Morkel, who took two wickets in four balls South Africa captain AB de Villiers, on. He then took two wickets in two Hafeez (26) off an uppish pull against who suffered the first golden duck in his balls with a couple of brilliant deliveries Morkel.—AFP on his way to three for 18 in seven overs. But asked what his plans were for bowling at India’s captain Kohli, who made an unbeaten 81 against Pakistan last weekend, paceman Morkel told reporters: “I was hoping you guys could tell me that. Hopes on the line for B’desh and N Zealand “Sunday is a big day for us. It’s going to take a big team effort to knock over India. But we have to back ourselves to BIRMINGHAM: and head into Bangladesh’s also started the tournament with their final group match of this year’s Champions Trophy des- a , against , before making 95 against win.” Prior to South Africa’s recent series against England, the perate for victory but knowing even a win in Cardiff today . For both sides the innings has tended to fall away 32-year-old had not played an ODI since June 2016, with may not take either of them into the semi-finals. Both teams following the exit of their star batsman, with New Zealand Proteas coach Russell Domingo worried his inclusion length- have a point apiece in the one-day international tourna- losing their last eight wickets for 65 against England follow- ened the batting tail. But with wickets likely to be at a premi- ment after they were each well beaten by England, while ing Williamson’s dismissal. um against India’s powerful top order, Morkel, a veteran of their respective matches with Australia ended in rain- Bangladesh were just four overs away from all but certain 111 ODIs, may have done enough to retain his place. “The last induced no results. defeat and tournament elimination when rain came to their eight months there have been a lot of uncertainties,” said England are already into the last four and Australia will rescue against Australia. Their most recent meeting with the Morkel. “When I got on the field, I said to myself this is really join them there if they defeat the tournament hosts in the Blackcaps saw Bangladesh beat New Zealand by five wickets an opportunity for me to stand up and unfortunately it wasn’t final Group A fixture at Edgbaston on Sunday. It all leaves in a warm-up match in . New Zealand, however, were meant to be. Bangladesh and New Zealand needing to win in Wales and without several key players in Martin Guptill, Williamson, then hope England put one over their arch-rivals, assuming Tim Southee, Trent Boult and Adam Milne. “We have beaten Take it on the chin more bad weather does not disrupt those calculations. New their strongest team at home (in Bangladesh) but maybe “Today, we need to write off, just see it as an average Zealand should have the edge over Bangladesh when it not so strong in Ireland,” Tamim told reporters in Cardiff on game. Hopefully on Sunday we can turn it up and deliver comes to local knowledge given their 87-run defeat by Wednesday. “They have serious quality players. If we want something special.” South Africa may be top of the England in Cardiff on Tuesday. to repeat the result again, we have to execute well,” he International Cricket Council ODI rankings but the standings “England bowled very, very well,” said New Zealand cap- added. It was at Cardiff, now a much-changed ground, were turned on their head by eighth-ranked Pakistan who tain , “the way they extracted (some where Bangladesh caused arguably the biggest of all ODI won for a fourth time in their last five ODIs against the bounce) by cross seamers hitting the wicket hard.” upsets by beating a powerful Australia side back in 2005. Proteas. “We haven’t played good cricket and we’ve got to Williamson made a brilliant hundred against Australia Defeating New Zealand would not be such a shock, but it take that on the chin,” said Domingo. “Pakistan played better before following up with 97 against England a match where would be a huge boost to the current Bangladesh’s side than us and it had absolutely nothing to do with complacency he was fined but not banned for a dreadfully slow over-rate. standing in world cricket.—AFP as far as I’m concerned.” India thrashed Pakistan by 124 runs on Sunday. —AFP