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Australia Australia crushes New Zealand, sweeps series firmly in Another five­for gives Lyon 10­wicket match haul; Warner gets 24th century second spot NZ IN AUSTRALIA Pattinson in the outfield for runs being added to New ANI 17. Starc yorked William So­ Zealand’s first innings total Dubai merville’s middle stump for meaning the target was re­ Agence France-Presse Australia grabbed full 120 seven and B­J. Watling was vised down from 421 to 416. Sydney points from the series the last to fall, caught by Nathan Lyon captured five CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC against New Zealand and is Cummins for 19. for 50 and 10 match wickets ț firmly in second position Earlier, Warner complet­ Taylor became the leading as Australia crushed New run­scorer in Tests for NZ on the ICC World Test ed his 24th Test century and Zealand by 279 runs on Mon­ with 7,174 Championship (WTC) day, capping a golden dom­ skipper Paine declared upon points table. estic summer as it swept the the dismissal of Marnus ț Labuschagne completed three­Test series. Labuschagne. 1000 Test runs in 18 Australia has 296 points The off­spinner led the innings. He scored 896 after completing a 3­0 se­ powerful Australian bowling Penalty runs in five matches, the ries win and is behind In­ attack to dismiss the Kiwis There was drama late in the second best after dia, which is on 360 points Hammond (905 runs in for 136 and seal another hea­ Australian innings when from three series. 1928­1929). vy win over the Black Caps Warner was given an official Australia gained 120 after similar victories in warning by umpire Aleem ț Lyon now has 18 five­ points from the series Perth and Melbourne. Dar for running down the wicket hauls in Tests and against Pakistan and 56 middle of the pitch in scam­ three 10­wicket hauls in a from a 2­2 draw with Unbeatable pering a single. match England. Australia has been unbeata­ It resulted in five penalty CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC New Zealand is on 60 ble this season, winning all points after two series, five Tests at home — two SCOREBOARD having split points for a 1­1 against Pakistan and three series draw with Sri Lanka against New Zealand — after Australia — 1st innings: 454. mins b Lyon 19, C. de Grand­ earlier. retaining the Ashes by draw­ New Zealand — 1st innings: homme c Burns b Lyon 52, T. Sri Lanka and Pakistan ing the series 2­2 in England. 256. Astle c Pattinson b Lyon 17, W. are slightly ahead with 80 “It’s been a great summer Australia — 2nd innings: D. Somerville b Starc 7, N. Wagner points each. Warner (not out) 111, J. Burns (not out) 0, M. Henry absent for the Australian Test side,” Each series of the WTC lbw b Astle 40, M. hurt 0; Extras (b­3, lb­1): 4. Lyon said. On a roll: The Australian team notched up another series win, beating New Zealand comprehensively in Sydney on Monday.* AP Labuschagne c Latham b Henry Total (in 47.5 overs): 136. is worth 120 points, distri­ “It’s pretty special to be 59; Extras (b­3, lb­3, w­1): 7. Fall of wickets: 1­3, 2­4, 3­22, buted evenly over the num­ part of it, we have been im­ pitch. Test with a virus. for leg before wicket. leading all­time Kiwi bat­ Total (for 2 wkts. decl. in 52 4­22, 5­38, 6­107, 7­128, 8­136 ber of matches in the pressive, pretty clinical, the But the Kiwis buckled un­ New Zealand was reeling Jeet Raval was out in a re­ sman, going past Stephen overs): 217. , 9­136. series. batters have done well and der the pressure of Austra­ early at 27 for four and never view to the faintest of edges Fleming (7,172) before he Fall of wickets: 1­107, 2­217. Australia bowling: Starc 9­3­ England and South Afri­ given us bowlers plenty of lia’s superior bowling attack recovered after Starc and on ‘Snicko’ in Lyon’s first ov­ was bowled by Pat Cummins New Zealand bowling: Henry 25­3, Cummins 11­3­29­1, ca, currently engaged in a time.” with Mitchell Starc taking Lyon took two wickets each er for 12. for 22 to take his Test aggre­ 12­2­54­1, de Grandhomme 13­ Pattinson 6­3­8­0, Lyon 16.5­ four­Test series which Australia declared its se­ three for 25 to support in the middle session. First­innings top­scorer gate to 7,174. 1­43­0, Wagner 9­1­37­0, 4­50­5, Labuschagne hosts South Africa leads cond innings at 217 for two Lyon’s wiles. Starc removed both open­ Glenn Phillips went for a Colin de Grandhomme Somerville 10­0­36­0, Astle 5­0­20­0. 1­0, are on 56 and 30 8­1­41­1. Man-of-the-Match & Series: with David Warner scoring “They were clinical in all ers — Tom Latham and Tom duck after technology de­ smacked Lyon for six to points, respectively. New Zealand — 2nd innings: T. Labuschagne. an unbeaten century, leav­ areas and after the first Blundell — in the first five ov­ tected a faint outside edge to bring up his fifty but went Latham lbw b Starc 1, T. Blun­ Australia won match by 279 Meanwhile, the West In­ ing the Black Caps with a re­ match they put us under ers. Blundell fell to a stun­ wicketkeeper Paine off Lyon. next ball hoicking to Joe dell c Lyon b Starc 2, J. Raval c runs and series 3-0. dies and Bangladesh, who vised 416­run target in the pressure, session after ses­ ning catch by a diving Lyon Burns at deep mid­wicket for Paine b Lyon 12, R. Taylor b (Target revised following have played one series fourth innings on a wearing sion,” said skipper Kane Wil­ at point for two and stand­in Taylor’s record 52. Todd Astle was out to a Cummins 22, G. Phillips c Paine five-run penalty in Australia’s each against India, are yet Sydney Cricket Ground liamson, who missed the skipper Latham lost a review Ross Taylor became the superb diving catch by James b Lyon 0, B­J. Watling c Cum­ 2nd innings) to earn a point.

Tilkowski Sindhu aims to start year on a high No balls: Third umpire on the job again Saina looks for return to form; Kashyap runs into Momota passes away MALAYSIA MASTERS Agence France-Presse ANI against West Indies. be contested trialling “During the trial, which Berlin Dubai West Indies will host technology that will will be carried out in all Former Germany goal­ The front­foot no­balls in Ireland for a three­match authorise the third umpire three ODIs and three T20Is, IANS Kuala Lumpur keeper Hans Tilkowski, the limited­overs series ODI series and as many to call front­foot no­balls, the third umpire will who conceded a controver­ between West Indies and T20Is, starting on January like during West Indies’ monitor each ball for any Since the World Champion­ sial Geoff Hurst ‘ghost­goal’ Ireland will be monitored 7. recent ODI and T20I tour of front­foot infringement and ship win, P.V. Sindhu hasn’t at the 1966 World Cup fi­ by the third umpire. “The upcoming limited­ India,” the International communicate it to the had a great run and the ace nal, died at the age of 84, This was done during overs series between the Cricket Council (ICC) said in on­field umpire to call a shuttler will look to put that his family told on Monday. India’s limited­overs series West Indies and Ireland will a statement. no­ball,” the statement said. behind her and start the During the England­ new year on a high when she West Germany final at begins her campaign at the Wembley, Tilkowski, who Malaysia Masters Super 500 made 39 international ap­ tournament, here on pearances, was beaten by Tuesday. Hurst’s shot which hit the cross bar and was ad­ Early exits judged to have crossed the Sindhu made early exits in line during extra­time as the rest of the season since Fresh start: P.V. Sindhu needs to find her form in order to England went on to lift the becoming the World cham­ return to the pinnacle where she belongs. * AP trophy 4­2. pion and also failed to de­ The incident continues fend the World Tour Finals against a qualifier at the Ax­ K. Srikanth will take on to leave a mark on German crown in December. iata Arena. Chou Tien Chen of Taiwan. football where the term Sixth­ranked Sindhu B. Sai Praneeth will meet Satwiksairaj Rankireddy “Wembley­goal” is used to should ease past Russia’s Ev­ Thailand’s Kantaphon and Chirag Shetty, who be­ describe goal efforts which geniya Kosetskaya in the first Wangcharoen in the first came the first Indian men’s are difficult to validate. round and the Indian will round. pair to claim a super 500 tit­ In English, “Russian li­ look to stay on course for an Former World No. 6 P. le at the Thailand Open and nesman” is a term some­ expected meeting with Kashyap will face top seed also reached the final of the times used to describe con­ World No. 1 Tai Tzu Ying of and World No. 1 Kento Mo­ French Open Super 750 troversial refereeing Chinese Taipei in the mota of Japan in the first event, will lock horns with decisions after Azeri Tofik quarterfinals. round, while H.S. Prannoy, Ong Yew Sin and Teo Ee Yi. Bahkramov gave the green Saina Nehwal, who also who was down with health Ashwini Ponnappa and N. light to goal. “I will die with endured a lean patch last issues for the most part of Sikki Reddy will take on Ko­ the certitude that the ball year since winning the Indo­ last season, will meet Ja­ rea’s Chang Ye Na and Kim didn’t cross the line,” Til­ nesia Masters, will open pan“s Kanta Tsuneyama. Hye Rin. kowski said of the incident.

Kapil turns 61 Odisha set to put Wishes pour in for the legend on a show IANS Khelo University Games from Feb. 22 NEW DELHI Legendary cricketer and Sports Reporter Services, Tusharkanti Behe­ India’s first World Cup­ Chennai ra, said the KIUG would pro­ winning captain Kapil Dev After staging a series of big­ vide a perfect platform for turned 61 on Monday and ticket events, Odisha is set young athletes to gain na­ wishes for the former to host the first edition of tional recognition. all­rounder poured in on the Khelo India University “It is an event of massive various social media Games (KIUG) from Febru­ scale involving youth and platforms. Kapil had led ary 22 to March 1. we expect a seamless and India to its maiden World The inaugural games, to successful execution of the Cup title in 1983. be held at the KIIT Universi­ Kapil Dev. * FILE PHOTO event. We are confident that Not only the cricket ty in Bhubaneswar, will participants will demon­ fraternity, but also wishes <> Birthday Greetings have 17 sports disciplines strate highest level of sport­ from personalities of other for the greatest and feature around 4,000 smanship and return to walks of life came in for Indian all rounder athletes from around 80 to their states as ambassadors the legend. till date..God Bless 100 universities. for KIUG and Odisha,” Behe­ “Wishing you a day Kaps now & The individual events will ra told The Hindu. filled with happiness and a Always be in archery, athletics, box­ life filled with joy. A very ing, fencing, judo, swim­ Telecast on DD — Bishan Singh Bedi happy birthday ming, weightlifting and The KIUG 2020 will be @therealkapildev Paaji,” Captain Kapil Dev a very wrestling. The team events broadcast on Doordarshan. former batsman V.V.S. happy birthday,” the BCCI will be in badminton, bas­ There are plans to stream Laxman tweeted. tweeted. ketball, football, hockey, ta­ key events across the state’s Wishing Kapil, “Happy Birthday to one ble tennis, tennis, volley­ social platforms and You­ Mohammad Kaif also of the legends of Indian ball, rugby, and kabaddi. Tube channels. Behera said thanked the former cricket @therealkapildev In the last few years, Od­ a dedicated event site would cricketer for being a role Sir. Have a blessed year isha has hosted big tourna­ provide schedules, updates, model for the younger ahead,” India opener ments such as the 2017 photos and highlights of the generation. “Many more Shikhar Dhawan tweeted. Asian Athletics Champion­ games. happy returns of the day Kapil’s former ships, 2018 Men’s Hockey The Odisha government @therealkapildev Paaji. teammate and legendary World Cup, 2019 Common­ is organising the games in Thank you for inspiring a spinner Bishan Singh Bedi wealth Table Tennis Cham­ association with Sports whole generation of said: “Birthday Greetings pionships, and the Hockey Authority of India, Associa­ youngsters,” Kaif tweeted. for the greatest Indian all Olympic Qualifiers in No­ tion of Indian Universities, “Wishing Team India’s rounder till date..God vember 2019. National Sports Federa­ greatest all­rounder and Bless Kaps now & Ahead of the launch tions, Indian Olympic Asso­ 1983 World Cup winning Always..Love All Always.!“ event on Monday, Odisha’s ciation (IOA), and the parti­ Minister of Sports and Youth cipating universities. CM A ND-NDE YK