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SUNDAY 27 DECEMBER 2020 WilliamsonWillia lifts Black Caps after Afridi's early blows

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QATAR SENIOR VOLLEYBALL LEAGUE: Police beat Al Sadd 3-0 (25-20, 25-15, 25-14); Qatar SC beat Al Shamal 3-0 (25-11, 25-19, 25-19) Sanna guides Noor Al Hawa to big win

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Al Wasmiyah Farm’s Noor Al Hawa yesterday landed the QR1m His Highness Sheikh Mohamed Bin Khalifa Al Thani Trophy (QA GR2) (TB 3-year-old & older) finale, while Al Jeryan Stud’s AJS Moaddie won the Jaafer Cup (Far Bend) at Al Rayyan Park yesterday. H H Sheikh Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Thani crowned the winners of the two races which highlighted the 10-race card. Noor Al Hawa completed a hat- trick of wins this season landing the 2000m Group 2 feature in style at the Al Rayyan Park’s turf track. Helmed by third straight time by Alberto Sanna, the Georges Mikha- lides trained 7yo had started the widest in the 15 strong feature. H H Sheikh Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Thani presenting the winner's trophy to representatives of Al Coming on to the home straight, the 21ST RACE MEETING - H H SHEIKH MOHAMMED Wasmiyah Farm after Noor Al Hawa (FR) won the Gr2 Trophy race for 3YO+ Thoroughbreds yesterday. chestnut horse upped his pace and BIN KHALIFA AL THANI TROPHY took a narrow lead in the final furlong. 6yo who finished second under Balushi trained gelding emerged the post, beating Marco Casamento EBRAZ THOROUGHBRED HANDICAP (CLASS 4) Abdulatif Hussain Al Emadi’s Ronan Thomas by a neck. A length victorious in the Gazwan Local ridden Muthhil for the victory. Horse: Al Mikdam (FR), Trainer: Saeed Mohammed Shafi Al Shafi, Pazeer gave chase under Soufiane behind was H H Sheikh Moham- Thoroughbred Conditions (Far H H Sheikh Mohammed's Dawi Jockey: Rashid Ali Al Marri Saadi, but Noor Al Hawa held on to med's Khatafaynee, ridden to third Bend). With Saadi in the saddle, the had a winning debut yesterday. In ASRAA MIN ALBARQ PUREBRED ARABIAN HANDICAP his advantage and won the event by Tomas Lukasek for Julian Colin 4yo had little trouble building the the Mared Al Sahra Purebred Goldamer (FR), Alban Elie Marie De Mieulle, Soufiane Saadi for the second straight year. Pazeer Smart. advantage in the seven furlong race Arabian Maiden Plate (Far Bend), ASSY THOROUGHBREDS (FILLIES & MARES) (Class 4) was second ahead of Khalifa Bin Patrice Alexandre Nicolet’s and winning by two lengths, the colt had Francois Herholdt for Festive (FR), Ali Yousuf J Y Al-Kubaisi, Ronan Thomas Sheail Al Kuwari’s The Blue Eye, Barra won for the first time since holding off two Ibrahim Saeed company, and despite a wide start AZIZ ASF PUREBRED ARABIAN MAIDEN PLATE (Far Bend) guided to third by Jason Watson for February 2019 when the De Mieulle Ibrahim Al Malki’s wards — Shaman to the 2000m race, a fantastic ride Fahd De Faust (FR), Gassim Mohammad Ghazali, Marco Mohammed Hussain Afroz. schooled horse won the Harran Bu Thaila and Al Faisaliya, for the put the 3yo grey horse in a great Casamento Earlier, Al Jeryan Stud’s Ajs Local Purebred Arabian Conditions victory. position for the win. MARED AL SAHRA PUREBRED ARABIAN MAIDEN PLATE (Far Moaddie won a thriller halting a (Far Bend) in a breezy finish. With H H Sheikh Mohammed's Ghali Injaaz Stud’s Fahd De Faust ( Bend) string of near misses since the Qatar apprentice rider Ali Khalid Al Mos- Al Athman had made a promising Aziz Asf Purebred Arabian Maiden Dawi (FR), Julian Colin Smart, Francois Herholdt bred 5yo won the Qatar Silver allam in the saddle, the 7yo was start to his time in Qatar with a Plate (Far Bend), Khalifa bin Sheail DJENDEL LOCAL PUREBRED ARABIAN NOVICE PLATE (Far Bend) Sword in April of 2019. The crack unstoppable racing to a dominant maiden win, followed by promising Al Kuwari’s Festive (Assy Thor- Ghali Al Athman (QA), Julian Colin Smart, Tomas Lukasek at Jaafer Cup was also the grey finish with five lengths and a top three finishes in two handicaps oughbreds -Fillies & Mares-Class GAZWAN LOCAL THOROUGHBRED CONDITIONS (Far Bend) horse’s second attempat the 2000m quarter to spare at the post as thereafter. Julian Smart trained colt 4), Mohammed bin Fahad Al Attiya’s Black Pearl (QA), Bader Al Balushi, Soufiane Saadi run, with the Hadi Nasser Rashid another De Mieulle ward, Umm was back in the winner’s circle yes- Goldamer (Asraa Min Albarq HARRAN LOCAL PUREBRED ARABIAN CONDITIONS (Far Bend) Al Ramzani saddled horse finishing Qarn’s Abahat, finished runner up terday when the grey horse landed Purebred Arabian Handicap Barra (QA), Alban Elie Marie De Mieulle, Ali Khalid Al Mosallam runner up last year. under Ronan Thomas. the Djendel Local Purebred Arabian -70-90) and Saeed Mohammed JAAFER CUP (Far Bend) Ridden by Sanna, AJS Moaddie Abdulatif Hussain Al Emadi’s Novice Plate (Far Bend) in fine Shafi Al Shafi’s Al Mikdam (Ebraz AJS Moaddie (QA), Hadi Nasser Rashid Al Ramzani, Alberto Sanna held off a threatening challenge by Black Pearl improved his strike rate fashion. Ridden by Tomas Lukasek Thoroughbred Handicap -Class H H SHEIKH MOHAMMED BIN KHALIFA AL THANI TROPHY (QA Umm Qarn’s versatile Sealine, the winning for the seventh time in for the fourth straight start, the duo 4-80 & below) also clinched GR2) (Far Bend) Alban Elie Marie De Mieulle trained nine starts when the Bader Al won by a length and a quarter at victories. Noor Al Hawa (FR), Georges Mikhalides, Alberto Sanna Murray QSL Round 11: Al Duhail ready to take Receives on Al Ahli as Al Rayyan face Al Khor Delray Beach CHINTHANA WASALA THE PENINSULA Wild Card

Defending champions Al Duhail will be looking to leapfrog third- REUTERS – LONDON placed Al Ahli with a positive result when the two teams from Andy Murray will begin his top four of the QNB Stars League 2021 season at the Delray (QSL) meet this afternoon. Beach Open next month The match will kick off the after accepting a wildcard 11th Round of QSL at the Al Ahli for the ATP 250 tournament, Stadium. the men’s tour said Fourth-placed Al Duhail are yesterday. 10 points adrift of leaders Al The former world Sadd (28), but they revved up number one, whose has their title hopes with two back- slipped to 122nd in the to-back wins in the previous rankings, will join rounds (2-0 against Al Arabi and defending champion Reilly 6-1 against Al Khor) to enter the Opelka, top-ranked top flight. American John Isner and The Red Knights have Canada’s Milos Raonic in recorded six wins while losing the Florida field. four, and are tied with Qatar SC The tournament takes in terms of number of points and place from January 7-13, goal difference (+8). after being moved from its On the other hand, Al Ahli, traditional February slot, and currently placed third in the Al Duhail players taking part in a practice session ahead of their QNB Stars League will serve as part of the prep- standings, are just one point Round 11 match against Al Ahli which will be played at Al Ahli Stadium today. arations for the Australian above the champions Al Duhail, Open Grand Slam, which will so a negative result against the begin three weeks later than Sabri Lamouchi-coached side focus, as the opponent will not “We suffered a loss of con- which is a strong team. This scheduled on February 8 due will make a big impact to their present any gifts to us and we fidence after our game against match will also be strong. I to COVID-19 health and title hopes. must achieve victory," Lamouchi Qatar SC. We needed to pause, respect them a lot, also from the safety measures. Al Ahli were second in the said yesterday. rethink and then move forward bench strength, and they are the Murray, a three-times standings before they were "The team has succeeded in as we learned the lessons of title holders. Grand Slam champion, crushed by Al Gharafa 4-1 in the winning two matches in a row, defeat," Jovovic said yesterday. “I have trust in the capabil- underwent hip resurfacing ities of my players to provide a previous round. and now we are looking to con- The Montenegrin also ROUND 11 FIXTURES surgery in January last year Nebojsa Jovovic-coached Al tinue achieving victories and emphasised that he is expecting distinguished level, a per- TODAY but returned to win the Ahli have six wins for their looking forward to good per- his players to be in full strength formance that keeps Al Ahli in Al Ahli vs Al Duhail Antwerp title seven months account so far, have drawn one formance while working to when they face the reigning their current position. I expect 16:00 at Al Ahli Stadium later -- his first since 2017. game and suffered three defeats. improve the team’s ranking in champions. the players to present a distin- Al Sailiya vs Al Arabi The 33-year-old Briton Lamouchi, who took over as the league table," Lamouchi said “It is necessary in football guished level and provide eve- 18:30 at Al Ahli Stadium missed most of the 2020 Al Duhail's just two months ago, on the eve of the important that a player always looks rything they have in the match," Al Khor vs Al Rayyan season due to complications 18:30 at Al Khor Stadium said his intention is to continue clash. forward and works with all his Jovovic added. with his hip and struggled for TOMORROW their current good form. Ahead of the key game, Al energy for the best. At the same In other matches today, Al Al Gharafa vs Umm Salal form on his return after the "We won in the last match Ahli coach Jovovic said that they time, I would tell my players that Khor face Al Rayyan at Al Khor 16:00 at Al Duhail Stadium COVID-19 hiatus, suffering against Al Khor. Al Ahli are "need to pause, rethink and then whoever cannot play with all Stadium while Al Sailiya and Al Al Wakrah vs Al Kharaitiyat a second-round defeat in the coming for tomorrow's match move forward" after learning strength is better for him to stay Arabi face off at Al Ahli Stadium. 18:30 at Al Duhail Stadium U.S. Open before falling in after losing to Al Gharafa, so we lessons from last round's defeat at home," Jovovic said. Both matches kick off at Qatar SC vs Al Sadd the opening round at Roland have to rely on confidence and against Al Gharafa. “Our opponent Al Duhail, 6:30pm. 18:30 at Qatar SC Stadium Garros. SUNDAY 27 DECEMBER 2020 SPORT 07

LONGINES HATHAB QATAR EQUESTRIAN TOUR: ROUND 6 RESULTS

Comp. (5) Dressage, Medium (Level 1) Prize Money QR15,000 Rk Horse/Rider Score Prize Money 1 Monopoly/Jassim Al Jaham Al Kuwari 66.719 QR4,950 2 Rythm/Maryam Ahmed Alsemaitt 65.781 QR3,975 3 Drum Mousse/Saoud Ahmed Al Boinin 65.781 QR2,700 4 Silvan/Maryam Ahmad Al Boinin 64.375 QR1,950 5 Circus/Ali Mohammed Al Marri 60.313 QR1,425

Comp. (6) Dressage, Prelim (Level 2) Prize Money QR10,000 1 Sandro Girl/Jassim Al Jaham Al Kuwari 69.750 QR2,500 2 Quatro Junior/Asmaa Yasser Mohammed 69.250 QR2,000 The podium winners of the Medium Level Dressage competition of the sixth round 3 Special Edition 19/Maryam Ahmed Alsemaitt 66.250 QR1,500 of the Longines Hathab Qatar Equestrian Tour, Jassim Al Jaham Al Kuwari, Maryam 4 Navigater/Ali Mohammed Al Marri 65.500 QR1,000 Ahmed Alsemaitt and Saoud Ahmed Al Boinin posing for a photograph with officials 5 Andreas Spb Z/Ghanim Nasser Al Qadi 65.250 QR700 JassimJ Al Jaham Al Kuwari who won both of the Dressage at the Qatar Equestrian Federation's indoor arena yesterday. eventse yesterday, in action astride Longines Hathab: Jassim lands a double in dressage

THE PENINSULA – DOHA Medium (Level 1) | Test 1C event with Ali Al Rumaihi, Event Director of to the nature of the competition. Meanwhile, Jassim Al Jaham Al Monopoly registering a score of 66.71. Longines Hathab, praised the per- “The Qatar Equestrian and Modern Kuwari expressed delight on winning Jassim Al Jaham Al Kuwari excelled Maryam Ahmed Al Semaitt on forming levels of the riders in the Pentathlon Federation is working hard the two dressage events on Saturday. to top in both Level 1 and Level 2 Rhythm (65.781) finished as the dressage competition, which has to encourage the culture of the “It was tough since there was large events of the third dressage compe- runner-up, while Saoud Ahmed Al attracted large participation. dressage riding by organising many participation and the competition was tition of the fourth edition (2020-21) Boinin on Drum Mousse (65.781) was He said, “While participation is tours, increasing the prize-money and challenging,” he said. of Longines Hathab Qatar Equestrian third. open to all riders in dressage and providing the technical staff capable “Dressage (an Olympic event) has Tour, organised by the Qatar Eques- In Level 2, Asmaa Yasser riders are also allowed to take part in of training the riders.” been attracting a lot of young riders trian Federation in with Mohammed riding Quatro Junior both showjumping and dressage, they He also informed that trainer and the number has been increasing Al Shaqab, member Qatar Foundation, (69.250) had to settle for the second must have a specific horse for each Michel Jerimes is working continu- in each round of Longines Hathab,” and supported by the Social and Sport spot, and Maryam Ahmed Al Semaitt competition.” ously to help riders prepare well with he added. Contribution Fund, which was held on Special Edition 19 (66.250) third. He added: “Dressage includes the help of her long experience. He also explained that great QEF’s indoor arena yesterday. Longines Hathab is being held basics of equestrian education for He revealed that one of the most attention is being given to the dressage Al Kuwari first topped the Prelim behind closed door with all precau- young riders and there is a great important championships that will be competition which will definitely have (Level 2) Test 2C competition on his tionary health and safety measures development in the level of the held this year for dressage will be for a great impact on the development of mount Sandro girl and later returned against COVID-19 of the Ministry of championship year on year. Now, it the The Amir’s Sword in February Qatari riders and help in preparing to the arena to steal show in the Public Health. is enjoying a large participation due 2021. them well for international events.

Action during the Ladies' beach handball semi-final of the Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) Beach Games between Team Al Shaqab and eamT Lusail at Aspire Zone, yesterday. Team Al Shaqab defeated Lusail 2-0 to qualify for the final. Al Shamal and Al Arabi United drop points as Villa enter top six record wins in QBF League AFP – LONDON deflected in off the unfortunate Watkins also played a part in Out-of-form Tuanzebe. the third as he teed up Anwar El A late Axel Tuanzebe own goal “It’s important for the devel- Ghazi to fire in off the far post for Arsenal stun prevented Manchester United opment of us as a team and as a his fourth goal in four games. moving up to second in the squad that we can come from Fulham edged to within a Chelsea with Premier League after a 2-2 draw behind against a really, really point of saferty with a 0-0 draw at Leicester, as Aston Villa moved good side, a top side, and get the at home with Southampton. 3-1 victory into the top six with victory over result,” said Leicester manager The Londoners were without Crystal Palace yesterday. Brendan Rodgers. manager Scott Parker as he was United missed out on Villa’s transformation from isolating due to a family member REUTERS – LONDON equalling a Premier League record just staying up on the final day of testing positive for coronavirus. of 11 straight away wins as for last season to contending for However, Fulham did their Arsenal beat London rivals Chelsea once this season they paid for not Europe continued as they held on absent boss proud as they 3-1 for their first league win in nearly finishing strongly. a man down for the full second matched a Southampton side two months as goals from Alexandre Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s men half to beat Palace 3-0. The Eagles flying high at the other end of the Lacazette, Granit Xhaka and Bukayo had come from behind in each of were thrashed 7-0 by Liverpool table. Fulham needed a sensa- Saka lifted the pressure on coach their previous away league games last weekend and got off to tional save from Alphonse Areola Mikel Arteta. this season, but twice went in front another dreadful start as Bertrand to claw away James Ward- Arsenal, missing several first- through Marcus Rashford midway Traore turned in the rebound after Prowse’s first-half free-kick, choice players, took the lead in the through the first half and Bruno Vicente Guaita saved Ollie Wat- while Shane Long and Theo 35th minute when Lacazette sent Fernandes 11 minutes from time. kins’s first effort. Walcott had late goals ruled out Chelsea goalkeeper Edouard Mendy “One point is not the worst A tussle between Tyrone for offside for the visitors, who the wrong way from the spot after result but we are disappointed we Mings and Wilfried Zaha resulted missed the killer instinct of the Kieran Tierney was adjudged to have Al Shamal and Al Wakrah players vying for the ball didn’t get away with three,” said in a yellow card for both and injured Danny Ings. been clipped in the box by Reece during their Qatar Basketball Federation Men's League Solskjaer. “We had loads of big moments later when Mings Everton also have the chance James. match played at Al Gharafa Sports Club Hall yesterday. chances and we could’ve finished blocked off Zaha, the England to move into second behind Mer- Nine minutes later, Xhaka lifted it off. They are a very dangerous international was dismissed in seyside rivals Liverpool later on an unstoppable freekick over the wall Al Shamal won the game with a 64-59 scoreline. Later side.” Harvey Barnes’s blistering first-half stoppage time. Boxing Day when they visit and beyond Mendy's dive. at the same venue, Al Arabi defeated Al Rayyan 86-75 strike levelled for Leicester before However, Villa soaked up the winless Sheffield United. Man- A visibly frustrated Chelsea coach in the second match of the day. half-time and United were pressure and the 10 men extended chester City are also in action at Frank Lampard tried to turn the tide undone by Jamie Vardy’s their lead when Kortney Hause home to Newcastle, badly needing at halftime when he replaced out-of- movement in the box late on as forced the ball home from close to win to keep their title hopes form Germany striker Timo Werner Police, Qatar SC victorious the veteran striker latched onto range after Watkins’s header alive as they trail Liverpool by with winger Callum Hudson-Odoi Ayoze Perez’s cross and his shot came off the bar. eight points with a game in hand. and Mateo Kovacic with Jorginho. But Chelsea were only marginally more threatening for most of the second half and Arsenal sealed the win in the 56th minute when Saka floated what looked like a cross over Mendy and the ball hit the far post and went in. Chelsea scored a consolation goal with five minutes to go when Tammy Abraham converted a cross by Hudson-Odoi. Arsenal had failed to win any of their previous seven league games - losing five of them - and the win lifted them to 14th place in the table. Chelsea are sixth after their third con- secutive away defeat. Ealier, it was announced that Moses Salami of Police smashes the ball to score as Al Arsenal defender Gabriel Magalhaes Sadd's Wadatalla Mohammed and Olefir Bogdan attempt will miss their next three games because he is self-isolating after to block during their Qatar Volleyball Association (QVA) coming into close contact with Senior Men's League match played at the QVA Indoor someone who tested positive for Arena yesterday. Al Police beat Al Sadd in straight COVID-19. Gabriel, who joined sets with a 25-20, 25-15, 25-14 scoreline. Later, at Arsenal this season, was not named the same venue, Qatar SC beat Al Shamal 3-0 (25-11, in squad . 25-19, 25-19) in the day's second match. Sport SUNDAY 27 DECEMBER 2020 06 India fast bowlers land first blows on day one of the Boxing Day Test

MELBOURNE - REUTERS opening salvo from paceman Mitchell India proved there is life Starc. without as Gill, replacing the they bowled Australia out for dropped Prithvi Shaw, 195 then weathered a fierce was lucky not to follow pace assault in the late him, getting a reprieve afternoon to dominate the on four when Marnus opening day of the second Test Labuschagne grassed in Melbourne. a regulation catch in India were 36 for one at the slips off the stumps, with debutant bowling of Pat Shubman Gill 28 not out and Cummins. seasoned batsman Cheteshwar The crowd of Pujara on seven after the loss 27,615 was under the of opener Mayank Argarwal for “COVID-safe” cap of a . 30,000 but the col- The baggy green cap and bat of With soon-to-be-dad Kohli lective groan triggered former Australian cricket player having returned home after the by the drop might have Dean Jones lean against the calamitous defeat in Adelaide, been heard in Mel- stumps during the tea break stand-in skipper Ajinkya bourne’s outer Rahane called on his bowlers suburbs. in remembrance, on the first to respond and they duly Gill rallied day of the second cricket Test delivered on a glorious day at superbly from the match between Australia and the Melbourne Cricket Ground. scare to guide India to India at the MCG in Melbourne After Australia won the toss stumps and complete yesterday. More than three and elected to bat, pace a rousing day for the months after his death, Jones spearhead Jasprit Bumrah rebooted tourists, who India’s celebrates dismissing Australia’s Marnus Labuschagne (left) on the first day of the second was paid another tribute at his grabbed four and flew out of the blocks cricket Test match between Australia and India played at the MCG in Melbourne yesterday. home ground here by Indian and seamer Mohammed Siraj took in the morning with Australian players, who were two on an emotional Test debut four changes to their 11 from one in Adelaide, Ashwin con- was pouched for 48 by Gill at (20). With make- joined by his wife, daughters little more than a month after Adelaide. demned Smith to his first duck backward square leg. There was shift opener and the legendary the death of his father. “We’re not looking too far since 2016 when he was out lbw a moment of controversy with squandering a start after being in remembering the effervescent With the wounds still raw ahead,” Bumrah told reporters by Keshav Maharaj in defeat to surviving a line-ball caught for 30 trying to slog former player yesterday. Border from India’s humiliating dis- yesterday. “We don’t want to be South Africa in Perth. run out decision after the tea- Ashwin, Labuschagne praised escorted daughters Augusta and missal for 36 at , conservative in our mindset. Reeling at 65 for three at break, but the Australia skipper India’s attack but said Aus- Phoebe and wife Jane Jones their lowest innings total in “Not being reckless but lunch, Australia rallied with an was unable to make India pay, tralia’s batsmen had wasted after the ceremony. tests, the focus shifted quickly being confident ... that is the 86-run partnership between being caught in close off the chances. to their batsmen and how they motive going forward now.” Labuschagne and , bowling of Ashwin for 13. “I think we had probably would fare against Australia’s Spinner Ravichandran but neither could go on with it. Siraj had young all-rounder three innocuous dismissals,” he fired-up pace attack. Ashwin (3-35) did early damage Bumrah had Head caught in Cameron Green out lbw for 12 told reporters. “I think we’re in Australian The pressure proved too with two wickets including that the gully by Rahane for 38 before Bumrah and recalled all- the game, I think we certainly much for Argarwal, who was of Australia’s star batsman Steve before Siraj, held back until rounder Ravindra Jadeja com- showed in the last game it out lbw on the sixth ball of the Smith for a duck. after lunch, savoured his first bined to wrap up the tail after doesn’t matter how many (runs) Summers innings after a withering Having dismissed him for Test wicket when Labuschagne some lusty slogging from you have.” to play in SCOREBOARD AUSTRALIA, first innings Pakistan J. Burns c Pant b Bumrah ...... 0 De Silva, Chandimal lead strong M. Wade c Jadeja b Ashwin ...... 30 M. Labuschagne c Gill b Siraj ...... 48 domestic S. Smith c Pujara b Ashwin ...... 0 T. Head c Rahane b Bumrah ...... 38 Sri Lankan effort against SA C. Green lbw b Siraj ...... 12 cricket T. Paine c Vihari b Ashwin ...... 13 AFP - CENTURION the bowlers struggled to M. Starc c Siraj b Bumrah ...... 7 Sri Lanka’s Dhananjaya de Silva AP - ISLAMABAD P. Cummins c Siraj b Jadeja ...... 9 is helped off the field by after find consistency, with N. Lyon lbw b Bumrah ...... 20 Dhananjaya de Silva and Dinesh being injured during the first day Sipamla leaking 28 runs J. Hazlewood not out ...... 4 Chandimal put Sri Lanka in a of the first Test match between in three overs with the Australian fast bowler Extras (b10, nb3, w1) ...... 14 strong position on the first day South Africa and Sri Lanka in new ball. Aaron Summers will Total (10 wickets, 72.3 overs) ...... 195 of the first Test against South Centurion yesterday. Sipamla was playing become the first foreign Fall of wickets: 1-10 (Burns), 2-35 (Wade), Africa in Centurion yesterday. ahead of the uncapped player to play in revamped 3-38 (Smith), 4-124 (Head), 5-134 (La- De Silva made 79 before Glenton Stuurman, who Pakistan domestic cricket buschagne), 6-155 (Green). 7-155 (Paine), 8-164 (Starc), 9-191 (Lyon), 10-195 (Cummins) retiring hurt and former captain had been expected to when he represents Bowling: Bumrah 16-4-56-4, Yadev 12-2-39- Chandimal hit 85 as Sri Lanka play but was judged not Southern Punjab in the 0, Ashwin 24-7-35-3, Jadeja 5.3-1-15-1, Siraj reached 340 for six at the close. to have recovered fully Pakistan Cup One-Day 15-4-40-2 De Silva suffered what from a thigh injury. Tournament in Karachi next INDIA, first innings appeared to be a left hip injury Sri Lankan captain month. M. Agarwal lbw b Starc ...... 0 while running between wickets Dimuth Karunaratne The 24-year-old S. Gill not out ...... 28 and was taken off the field on capitalised on Sipamla’s Summers had played for C. Pujara not out ...... 7 a motorised stretcher. It was not loose bowling to score Karachi Kings in the Extras (nb1) ...... 1 Total (one wicket, 11 overs) ...... 36 clear whether he would be able 22 off 20 balls before he Pakistan Super League in To bat: Ajinkya Rahane, Hanuma Vihari, to take any further part in the was bowled off an 2019 and also represented , Ravindra Jadeja, Ravi Ashwin, match. inside edge by Ngidi Hobart Hurricanes in the Umesh Yadav, Mohammad Siraj, Jasprit Bum- His injury ended a part- with the total on 28 in Big Bash League. Summers rah nership of 131 with Chandimal. the fifth over. is scheduled to arrive in Fall of wickets: 0-1 (Agarwal) Together they stabilised the Sri Chandimal and Niroshan consistent bowler and finished Sri Lanka then lost two Lahore tomorrow for a Bowling: Starc 4-2-14-1, Cummins 4-1-14-0, Lankan innings after a helter- Dickwella (49) added another the day with three wickets for wickets to loose shots with the week-long training camp at Hazlewood 2-0-2-0, Lyon 1-0-6-0 skelter start in which they lost 99 runs before South Africa 68 runs. total on 54. the National High Per- their first three wickets for 54 finally claimed a fourth wicket South Africa were fielding Kusal Mendis mistimed a formance Centre before SCOREBOARD runs inside 11 overs. when Chandimal was caught at their most inexperienced fast pull shot and was caught at joining Southern Punjab at SRI LANKA, first innings De Silva played some slip when he gloved a ball from bowling attack since 1993, with mid-on off Nortje before Kusal Karachi. The Pakistan D. Karunaratne b Ngidi ...... 22 flowing strokes in hitting 11 all-rounder Wiaan Mulder Lungi Ngidi, Anrich Nortje, deb- Perera played a wild slash at Cricket Board’s domestic K. Perera c De Kock b Mulder ...... 16 fours and a six off 105 balls, which kicked off a length. utant Lutho Sipamla and Mulder Mulder and was caught behind competition rules allow one K. Mendis c Ngidi b Nortje ...... 12 while Chandimal played an Chandimal hit 11 fours in his having just 12 caps and 35 in the next over. foreign player per side. D. Chandimal c Du Plessis b Mulder ...... 85 anchor role, reaching his half- 161-ball innings. wickets between them. Because of Covid-19 pro- “Pakistan is a breeding D. de Silva retired hurt ...... 79 century off 116 balls in the last The medium-paced Mulder On a pitch which offered tocols, the match was played ground for the fast N. Dickwella lbw b Mulder ...... 49 over before tea. was South Africa’s most bounce and early movement, without spectators. bowlers,” Summers said D. Shanaka not out ...... 25 W. Hasaranga b Sipamla ...... 18 yesterday in a statement K. Rajitha not out ...... 7 issued by the PCB. “While I Extras (b8, lb8, nb5, w6) ...... 27 look forward to developing Total (6 wkts, 85 overs) ...... 340 Gritty Williamson lifts Black as a quality fast bowler. I Fall of wickets: 1-28 (Karunaratne), 2-54 am equally keen to help my (Mendis), 3-54 (Perera), 4-284 (Chandimal), side (perform) strongly in 5-296 (Dickwella), 6-320 (Hasaranga) Caps after Afridi's early blows the Pakistan Cup.” Bowling: Ngidi 16-2-54-1, Sipamla 14-1-68-1 PCB’s High Per- (2nb), Nortje 18-3-60-1 (2w), Mulder 18-3-68- 3 (3nb), Maharaj 19-3-74-0 formance Director Nadeem MOUNT MAUNGANUI To bat: V. Fernando, L. Kumara AFP - it’s only going to get more uneven over the bumper. He’s only going to get better and Khan said the cricket board SOUTH AFRICA: Q. de Kock, D. Elgar, A. next couple of days.” Pakistan are going to see a very good wanted to attract foreign Markram, H. van der Dussen, F. du Plessis, T. An unbeaten 94 by a gritty After Afridi split the pair with a mas- bowler in years to come,” Taylor said. players to Pakistan Bavuma, W. Mulder, K. Maharaj, A. Nortje, L. had New Zealand at 222 for three in the terful piece of bowling to remove Taylor Afridi’s opening onslaught had New domestic cricket. Sipamla, L. Ngidi face of a concerted Pakistan attack at for 70, Williamson and Henry Nicholls Zealand at two for 13 before Williamson “We are aspiring to stumps on day one of the first Test in Mount added a further 89. and Taylor combined in a century part- make our domestic SCOREBOARD Maunganui yesterday. Taylor was set up to fall by Afridi who nership, their 10th together. structure robust, tough and NEW ZEALAND, 1st innings Henry Nicholls was the other not out bowled full, short then a in suc- By stumps, Williamson had faced 243 challenging that can not T. Latham c Azhar Ali b Afridi ...... 4 batsman on 42 as New Zealand recovered cessive deliveries and followed with a good- deliveries after being in the middle for all only benefit our cricketers T. Blundell c Yasir Shah b Afridi ...... 5 from being 13 for two after Pakistan’s baby- length, rising ball that Taylor could not but the first three balls before Latham was but also attract foreign K. Williamson not out ...... 94 faced destroyer Shaheen Afridi removed resist slashing at. dismissed. cricketers - just like our R. Taylor c Rizwan b Afridi ...... 70 openers Tom Latham and Tom Blundell But he succeeded only in feathering the The closest Pakistan came to dismissing cricketers who are regularly H. Nicholls not out ...... 42 cheaply on a green, seaming wicket. ball to Mohammad Rizwan behind the the New Zealand captain came before lunch featuring in Australia and Extras: (lb3, nb4) ...... 7 In a 120-run stand, filled with determi- stumps. The 20-year-old Afridi, standing with Williamson on 18 when Shan Masood England’s domestic circuit,” Total:(three wickets; 87 overs) ...... 222 Fall of wickets: 1-4 (Latham), 2-13 (Blundell), nation and concentration in difficult con- 1.99 metres (6ft 6in) tall, also removed spilled a difficult one-handed chance low he said yesterday. 3-133 (Taylor) ditions, Williamson and Ross Taylor pulled Latham for four and Blundell for five to end to his left. “I am hopeful Aaron’s To bat: BJ Watling, Mitchell Santner, Kyle New Zealand back into the game. the day with three for 55. Naseem Shah was the unfortunate participation will also Jamieson, Tim Southee, Neil Wagner, Trent Taylor hit 10 fours and a six as he Mohammad Abbas, while not taking a bowler and the teenaged quick was to suffer attract other foreign crick- Boult attacked the bowling while Williamson took wicket, kept the batsmen pinned down and again when he tempted Nicholls, on six, to eters. It will also help our Bowling: Afridi 20-5-55-3, Abbas 21-11-25-0, a more conservative approach. conceded only 25 runs off his 21 overs. hook a short ball only for Mohammad local players interact and Ashraf 13-5-30-0, Naseem Shah 15-1-51-0, “Obviously we’re happy with where Taylor, in his 104th Test, could not help Abbas, waiting for the catch at long leg, to integrate with players from Yasir Shah 16-2-56-0, Shan Masood 2-1-2-0 we’re at,” Taylor said. “You had to try and but be impressed with Afridi playing his drop the regulation chance. other environments and PAKISTAN: Abid Ali, Shan Masood, Azhar Ali, Fawad Alam, Haris Sohail, Mohammad Rizwan take them on or just try and get through it. 12th. It was a continuation of the good enhance their under- (capt), Faheem Ashraf, Yasir Shah, Mohammad “You expect that on a day one wicket. “When the ball was 50 overs old it was fortune going Nicholls’ way after he was standing of different Abbas, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah It definitely flattened out and it’s probably still swinging and he could pick and choose dropped five times on his way to 174 in his cultures.” a little bit two-paced at times and I’m sure when he used it and he’s got a slippery last innings against the West Indies.