14 Thursday, December 12, 2019 Sports Cricket stars to celebrate Qatar National Day in Doha The List will hold a cricket match be- that the president will highlight QCA, MoI to host international tween international and Qatari the activities regarding the Qa- INTERNATIONAL PLAYERS QATAR NATIONAL TEAM PLAYERS national team players at the tar National Day during a press friendly match at Asia Town Rana Naveed-ul Haq (Pakistan), Kamran Iqbal Hussain Chaudhry, Mohammed Asian Town Stadium at 3.30 conference on December 15 at Akmal (Pakistan), Abdul Razzaq (Pakistan), Rizlan, Kamran Khan, Zaheeruddeen pm,” Kuwari said in a release. the Qatar Olympic Committee TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK dustrial Area, on December 18. Salman Butt (Pakistan), Ajantha Mendis Ibrahim, Faisal Khan, Muhammad Tanveer, “The ongoing Qatar T10 Headquarters at 10 am. DOHA The QCA and the Ministry (Sri Lanka), Sohail Tanvir (Pakistan), Dharmang Patel, Tamoor Sajjad, Gayan Cricket League players will not He also added that a sepa- of Interior will jointly organise Sompal Kami (Nepal), Satvir Singh (India) Budhika, Muhammad Nadeem, Noman only be witness to this grand rate seating system will be in INTERNATIONAL players will the match at 3.30 pm. and Khaliqdad Noori (Afghanistan). Inamul Sarwar, Imran Ashraf, Saqlian Arshad, event but some have gracious- place for families. Besides the again come and celebrate the Under the presidency of Haque is the coach while M Rawid Ejaz has Musawir Khan, Owais Ahmed, Khurram ly agreed to play in it also. match, there will be a plenty of Qatar National Day this year. Yousef Jeham al Kuwari, the been made the manager. Shahjad and Hossain. Like the previous years, we fun activities for fans. The Qatar Cricket Association QCA has been hosting cricket Qatar Cricket Association Presi- urge cricket fans to turn up in The Qatar national team (QCA) has planned to bring matches on the Qatar National dent Yousef Jeham al Kuwari. which will be celebrated across celebration, taking it far be- big numbers and support the was selected by Iqbal Hussain a host of stars from various Day, involving international the country on December 18. yond the borders of Qatar and match,” the QCA chief added. Chaudhry (captain), Moham- countries for a friendly match and local players. “We’re eters once again on our pres- “We are also privileged and making it an international af- Manzoor Ahmad, Opera- med Rizlan (vice-captain) and at the Asian Town Stadium, In- proud to field famous crick- tigious Qatar National Day, delighted to contribute to the fair. On this great occasion, we tions Manager, QCA, informed manager Gul Khan Jadoon. Shah shines Rizlan fires Falcon as Pakistan rule first day Hunters to beat in historic Desert Riders Lanka Test TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK DOHA AFP RawalpiNDI (PAKistaN) MOHAMMAD Rizlan’s 17- ball cameo set up an easy TEST cricket made its long- six-wicket victory for Falcon awaited return to Pakistan Hunters against table toppers after a deadly attack in 2009, Desert Riders in the Qatar T10 with the home team led by Cricket League as the action fast bowler Naseem Shah resumed after a day was lost dominating Sri Lanka on to rain. Wednesday. At the Asian Town Sta- Naseem, who is just 16, India players pose with trophy after winning the three-match T20I series against West Indies at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Wednesday. (AFP) dium on Wednesday, Falcon grabbed 2-51 on the open- Hunters shackled the rivals ing day of the first Test which with tight bowling in windy marked a momentous occa- and cold conditions. Though sion in Pakistan cricket at the they lost only two wickets, Pindi Cricket Stadium. India launch six-fest, they could not go beyond 89 Sri Lanka won the toss in the stipulated overs. and batted and closed the day Falcon Hunters lost Mohammad Rizlan of Falcon at a precarious 202-5 after Hashim Amla (9) cheaply Hunters after being declared the bad light stopped play 20.5 but new man Kamran Khan man of the match against Dream overs early. clinch T20I series stimulated the chase with two Riders in the Qatar T10 League sixes and a four in his five-ball on Wednesday. 17. Rizlan put his foot on the Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul & skipper Kohli hit a total 16 sixes in the decider gas and hammered 35 in just 17 balls. BRIEF SCORES AFP SCOREBOARD be caught by Hayden Walsh Jr Rizlan’s knock contained Falcon Hunters beat Desert Riders by MUMBAI off Kesrick Williams. four sixes and a boundary six wickets INDIA: S. Hetmyer c Rahul b Yadav 41 Four balls later, Pollard before he was bowled by Ajay Desert Riders: 89 for two (Muhammad SKIPPER Virat Kohli led the R. Sharma c Walsh Jr b Williams 71 N. Pooran c Dube b Chahar 0 got wicketkeeper-batsman Lalcheta. He and skipper Sal- KL Rahul c Pooran b Cottrell 91 K. Pollard c sub (Jadeja) b Kumar 68 Tanveer 33 not out, Ramith Rambukwella sixes charge with seven hits R. Pant c Holder b Pollard 0 J. Holder c sub (Pandey) b Yadav 8 Rishabh Pant trudging back man Butt, who chose to play 22 not out; Saad Bin Zafar 1 / 4) over the fence to set up India’s V. Kohli not out 70 H. Walsh Jr b Shami 11 to the pavilion for nought to a waiting game, collected 41 Falcon Hunters: 90 for four in 8.1 overs series-clinching 67-run win S. Iyer not out 0 K. Pierre c sub (Jadeja) b Chahar 6 check India’s surge but Rahul runs for the third wicket. (Mohammad Rizlan 35, Kamran Khan over the West Indies in the Extras (b1, lb2, w4, nb1) 8 K. Williams not out 13 remained firm. Falcon Hunters lost Total (3 wickets, 20 overs) 240 S. Cottrell not out 4 17, Salman Butt 16 not out, Ramith third Twenty20 international Did not bat: S. Dube, W. Sundar, D. Chahar, B. Kumar, Extras (lb5, w5) 10 Rahul, who completed his Amad Butt for seven but the Rambukwella 1/5) on Wednesday. K. Yadav, M. Shami Total (8 wickets, 20 overs) 173 third fifty in four T20I innings captain and Tamoor Sajjad Man of the match: Mohammad Rizlan Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul Fall of wickets: 1-135 (Sharma), 2-138 (Pant), 3-233 Did not bat: E. Lewis and hit four sixes in his 56-ball completed the big win with 11 (Falcon Hunters) and Kohli, who smashed an (Rahul) Fall of wickets: 1-12 (King), 2-17 (Simmons), 3-17 knock, then put on 95 runs balls to spare. Bowling: Cottrell 4-0-40-1 (w1), Holder 4-0-54-0 (w1), (Pooran), 4-91 (Hetmyer), 5-103 (Holder), 6-141 unbeaten 70 off 29 balls, com- Pierre 2-0-35-0 (w1), Williams 4-0-37-1, Walsh Jr 4-0- (Pollard), 7-152 (Walsh Jr), 8-169 (Pierre) with Kohli before getting out Earlier, led by Iqbal Hus- bined to hit 16 sixes between 38-0, Pollard 2-0-33-1 (w1, nb1). Bowling: Chahar 4-0-20-2 (w1), Kumar 4-0-41-2 in the last over. sain Chaudhry, who gave four leg byes, in the first over them as the hosts posted 240 (w1), Shami 4-0-25-2, Dube 3-0-32-0 (w1), Yadav West Indies also suf- away only five runs in his of Waqas Maqsood. But Fal- for three in Mumbai. WEST INDIES (TARGET 241) 4-0-45-2 (w1), Sundar 1-0-5-0 (w1). fered an injury blow after two overs, Falcon Hunt- con Hunters struck back and L. Simmons c Iyer b Shami 7 Toss: West Indies. Result: India won by 67 runs. The Indian bowlers then B King c Rahul b Kumar 5 Series: India won the three-match series 2-1. Evin Lewis hurt his right ers restricted Desert Riders controlled the proceedings kept the West Indies to 173 for knee while fielding and did with tight line and superb by removing Hafeez. Mirza eight to win the three-match not return to bat with the fielding. Saad Bin Zafar con- could manage only six off 12 series 2-1. to do it out there in the middle maximums in the chase. team management saying the ceded only four runs in over balls later. Pakistan’s Shaheen Shah Sharma, who hit 71, and to gain confidence from it. Pacemen Bhuvneshwar opening batsman has “soft and got a wicket, while Amad Muhammad Tanveer and (centre) in action on the first day Rahul, who top-scored with 91, “I think two guys in the Kumar, Mohammed Shami, tissue damage”. Butt’s two overs cost 14, Mu- Ramith Rambukwella then of the first Test against Sri Lanka put on 135 runs for the open- middle with clarity, the way Deepak Chahar and left-arm “There’s a lot of emerging rad Khan was hit for 13 in one forged an unbroken third- the Pindi Cricket Stadium in ing wicket to lay the platform Rahul and Rohit played today, wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav players coming through. Yes, over and Sajjad got a wicket wicket partnership of 48 runs. Rawalpindi on Wednesday. (AFP) for India’s imposing total. that is key. Batting first (ear- claimed two wickets each. the bowling is a concern, but for 18 runs in his two overs. Tanveer hit two sixes and a Kohli, who was named lier), we’ve been too tight and “Hitman” Sharma led the we have a roster of guys com- Openers Mohammad Ha- four in his 33 not out off 22 SCOREBOARD man of the series for his 183 hesitant, should we go for it, batting onslaught with an at- ing through,” said Pollard.