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Williamson Makes Hay on Green Top As WI Rue Decision to Bowl 12 Friday, December 4, 2020 Sports BUGHANAIM RIDES AL AbDULMALIK’S SEEYOUByME TO RAS LAFFAN CUP VICTORY Hassan Ali Al Abdulmalik’s SeeYouByMe (FR) won the feature event in the 16th Race Meeting of Qatar Racing & Equestrian Club to claim the Ras Laffan Cup at Al Rayyan Park on Thursday. Ridden by Faleh Bughanaim, the Deborah Armanda Clare Mountain-trained SeeYouByMe won the QR100,000 Thoroughbred Conditions (Class 2) race by a head length. Abdulla Rashid Al Kubaisi presented trophies to the winners of the Ras Laffan Cup. Earlier, Al Thumama Racing’s X Force (IRE) (Bungle Inthejungle) recorded his 4th victory in a row a Class 3 TB Plate on turf. Francois Herholdt rode the Ibrahim Al Malki-trained 3YO gelding to a ¾-length win in the 6f run for 3YOs. (TNN) IPL looks to add two Williamson makes hay on green new teams for 2021 AFP views are and then take a call,” NEW DELHI said Dhumal. The IPL has an estimated THE Indian cricket board will brand value of $6.8 billion and top as WI rue decision to bowl discuss adding two new teams some of the games this year to the Indian Premier League, drew more than 200 million the world’s richest T20 event, at viewers in India alone. The AFP Scoreboard its annual meeting this month, teams spend huge amounts to Hamilton (New Zealand) officials said on Thursday. bring the world’s best players NEW ZEALAND 1ST INNINGS Delayed three times this for the tournament traditionally THE West Indies delight at T. Latham b Roach .................................... 86 year because of the corona- held between March and May. winning the toss on a lush W. Young b Gabriel ...................................... 5 virus pandemic, the latest India captain Virat Kohli is green wicket turned to frus- K. Williamson ................................ batting 97 IPL was finally played behind said to have earned $2.3 mil- R. Taylor not out ............................. batting 31 tration as New Zealand were Extras: (b6, lb10, nb7, w1) ...................... 24 closed doors in the United lion playing in 15 matches for rarely troubled in posting 243 TOTAL: (For 2 wkts, 78 overs) �����������������243 Arab Emirates but still drew Royal Challengers Bangalore. for two on day one of the first To bat: H. Nicholls, T. Blundell, D. Mitchell, K. record television and digital Australian bowler Pat Cum- Test in Hamilton on Thursday. Jamieson, T. Southee, N. Wagner, T. Boult. viewer numbers. mins was the most expensive Kane Williamson, despite Fall of wickets: 1-14 (Young), 2-168 (Latham) Arun Dhumal, treasurer of foreign player, costing Kolkata being troubled with cramp late Bowling: Roach 15-3-53-1, Gabriel, 17-5-62- the Board of Control for Crick- Knight Riders $2.1 million. in the day, produced a masterful 1 (6nb), Holder 19-8-25-0 (1nb), Joseph et in India (BCCI), confirmed According to reports, In- innings to be unbeaten on 97 at 17-6-43-0 (1w), Chase 9-0-42-0, Brathwaite to AFP that adding two teams dian conglomerates Adani 1-0-2-0. stumps with Ross Taylor on 31. West Indies: Kraigg Brathwaite, John to the eight-team league was Group and RP-Sanjiv Goenka Williamson featured in a Campbell, Darren Bravo, Jermaine Blackwood, on the agenda for the Decem- Group, which entered Rising 154-run stand with Tom Latham Shamarh Brooks, Roston Chase, Shane ber 24 annual meeting. Pune Supergiant for two IPL for the second wicket before Dowrich, Jason Holder (capt), Kemar Roach, “We will discuss it with the seasons, have shown interest Latham was bowled for 86. Alzarri Joseph, Shannon Gabriel. members and see what their in the new teams. After the start of play was Toss: West Indies. delayed two hours by rain, the West Indies were delighted to contact as the ball passed the win the toss with an emerald toe-end of the bat. wicket that potentially offered On 80, Latham was well Zampa and Gardner commit untold demons for their pace out of his crease when he attack. New Zealand captain Kane Williamson his unbeaten knock of 97 on the first day of the first Test against aborted an attempted cheeky to Birmingham for Hundred But after Shannon Gabriel West Indies at Seddon Park in Hamilton on Thursday. (AFP) single, but Shamarh Brooks’ bowled Will Young early for shy at the stumps went well AFP vised draft and the leg-spinner is five, the tourists found they I thought we could have made et when New Zealand played chances spoiled by fielding er- wide. LONDON now set to honour that commit- did not getting the assistance them play a bit more.” England in what became a rors. Roach, wearing a black ment by playing for the Phoenix they expected from the wicket. It appeared to be a case of high-scoring draw with Eng- The 2.01 metre (6ft 7in) armband in memory of his fa- AUSTRALIA duo Adam Zam- in 2021, with Gardner joining “We thought the pitch not doing thorough homework land skipper Joe Root mak- Holder used his height to ex- ther who died recently, even- pa and Ashleigh Gardner were the franchise women’s team. would have done a bit more as Latham said the pitch was ing 226 while England opener tract some bounce but the no- tually bowled the left-hand among several men’s and “I’m over the moon to seeing as it was such a green not unusual for New Zealand. Rory Burns posted a century risk approach of Latham and opener off an inside edge from women’s players Thursday to know that I’m staying with pitch, but probably two or “Even though the wickets as did Latham, Williamson Williamson served only to tire a full-length delivery. commit to the Birmingham Birmingham Phoenix and to three balls took off from are traditionally very green on and Taylor for New Zealand. the big Barbadian. The composed Williamson Phoenix franchise for next help this new team mount a a length other than that I day one in New Zealand they Williamson, who will re- Wicketkeeper Shane Dow- underscored his self-restraint year’s inaugural edition of serious challenge in this first thought it played really true,” don’t tend to do as much as sume on Friday requiring just rich had an uncomfortable day on 49 when he faced 24 balls English cricket’s The Hundred. year of The Hundred,” Zampa West Indies vice-captain Ros- you would think,” the Black three runs to register his 22nd by failing to get a glove to a before reaching his 33rd half- This year’s competition said in a statement. ton Chase said. Caps opener said. Test century, worked patiently chance from Young, although century with a single off Chase was postponed when it be- “Birmingham is a fantas- Chase also saw flaws in “They probably bowled a with Latham for more than the New Zealand opener went when the West Indies called came clear the coronavirus tic city and I’m really looking the visitors’ attack which they fraction short which allowed us 50 overs, waiting for bad balls leg before with the next deliv- on the spin of the all-rounder. pandemic meant fans would forward to calling Edgbaston failed to rectify. to get ourselves in a little bit ear- to hit as the pair were rarely ery. The day was further wors- not be allowed into grounds, home. Hopefully we can wel- “Obviously we didn’t have lier than they would have liked.” tempted to play shots at any- Then Dowrich did not ap- ened for the tourists just with one of the key aims of the come crowds and our new fans the best day in the field, we thing else. peal when it appeared he had before stumps when form 100 balls per side format to at- to the ground because, hav- only got two wickets,” he said. Patient batting Gabriel, Kemar Roach caught Latham on 43 off Hold- batsman Darren Bravo was tract new spectators to cricket. ing played against England at “I thought they left the A year ago, Seddon Park and Holder could not keep a er, who also kept quiet. But re- stretchered from the field after Zampa had already been Edgbaston, I know that the at- ball well and in certain areas offered a similarly green wick- consistent line and saw rare plays indicated there had been injuring an ankle. signed up by Phoenix in a tele- mosphere there is awesome.” F1 set for high-speed race, days after fireball and without Hamilton AFP Frenchman’s place and per- added by seeing Mick Schu- part of a season-ending triple- SAKHIR (BAHRAIN) haps more in studying George macher, who was confirmed header in the Middle East, but Russell’s progress in Hamil- on Wednesday as joining Haas that depends on him passing a JUST days after Romain Gros- ton’s Mercedes after stepping next season alongside Nikita coronavirus test after 10 days’ jean’s fireball crash and mi- up from stragglers Williams. Mazepin, bidding to seal the hotel room isolation. raculous escape at the Bahrain It is the first time Hamil- Formula Two title. His absence means he can- Grand Prix, the Formula One ton has missed a race since his He is poised to make an not claim a record-equalling circus returns to the same ven- debut at Melbourne in 2007. early F1 appearance at the 13 wins in a season, but it is a ue besieged by breaking news, Russell has two seasons’ Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, a golden chance for fellow-Brit- but set to deliver the fastest experience, but has yet to week later, in Friday practice on Russell, a Mercedes acad- laps of the year.
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