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DELHI THE HINDU 20 SPORT MONDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2019 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE India completes another annihilation in quick time Ishant and Umesh finish with a combined match­haul of 17 as loses by an innings and 46 runs

Runaway winners: Team India has every reason to be proud of its overwhelming sweep of the Bangladesh series.* K.R. DEEPAK DAY-NIGHT TEST Test — its best­ever winning Bangladesh lost its se­ Al­Amin — who was hit by five­fors and finished with streak — and closed its home venth off the 10th ball an Umesh that de­ nine­ and eight­wicket match Y.B. Sarangi season on an encouraging of the day. Ebadot Hossain, flected off the batsman’s hauls. KOLKATA note. India also became the who joined Mushfiqur Ra­ hand onto his helmet and It took 47 minutes and 52 de­ first team in Test history to him, offered an easy catch to scared the visiting camp of Crowd support liveries on day three for India record four successive in­ at third slip off an another concussion — swung After all the hype, the match to wrap up the Bangladesh nings victories. Umesh Yadav bouncer with­ his bat wildly to gather a few turned out to be a lop­sided second innings and win its The match also under­ out a run being added to the runs before being caught be­ contest, a poor advertise­ SCOREBOARD first­ever day­night Test by lined the might of the pacers overnight total. hind. ment for the longer version an innings and 46 runs. — who claimed all 19 wickets The home pacers pep­ He completed Umesh’s of the game. Nevertheless, BANGLADESH – 1st innings 106 Hasan c Kohli b Ishant 15 (22b, (Mehidy, 25.6), 6­152 (Taijul, The 2­0 sweep of the se­ to fall — as India won a home pered the tailenders with third five­wicket haul and the the BCCI’s pink­ball experi­ INDIA – 1st innings 2x4, 1x6), c Rahane 32.3), 7­152 (Ebadot, 34.1), 8­ ries at the Test without any contribu­ short ones even as Mushfiqur first in more than a year. ment provided some encou­ 347 for nine decl. b Umesh 11 (24b, 1x4), Ebadot 184 (Mushfiqur, 39.3), 9­195 here on Sunday has consoli­ tion from its spinners. presented a mixed bag of Ishant, who had taken five raging signs. BANGLADESH — 2nd innings Hossain c Kohli b Umesh 0 (4b), (Al­Amin, 41.1) dated India’s position atop Facing the inevitable, Ban­ composure and frustration wickets in the first innings Spectators filled the Shadman Islam lbw b Ishant 0 Al­Amin Hossain c Saha b INDIA the International gladesh, resuming at 152 for to gather 25 runs. and scalped 12 in the series, stands in large numbers for (5b), c Kohli b Umesh 21 (20b, 5x4), Abu Jayed Ishant 13­2­56­4, Umesh Ishant 5 (15b), c () 2 (2b); Extras (b­8, 14.1­1­53­5, Shami 8­0­42­0, Council World Test Cham­ six, added 43 runs to close at Bangladesh’s slim hopes grabbed the Man­of­the­ the third successive day and Saha b Ishant 0 (6b), Mo­ lb­9, w­5): 22; Total (in 41.1 Ashwin 5­0­19­0, Jadeja 1­0­ pionship table, having 195 for nine as Mahmudul­ of avoiding an innings defeat Match and Man­of­the­Series the Indian team took a victo­ hammad Mithun c Shami b overs): 195. 8­0. reached 360 points. lah, who had retired hurt the ended when Mushfiqur (74) awards. ry lap around the ground to Umesh 6 (12b), Mushfiqur FALL OF WICKETS Man­of­the­match and series: The Virat Kohli­led Indian previous evening due to a stepped out against Umesh It was a rare occasion acknowledge the support for Rahim c Jadeja b Umesh 74 1­0 (Shadman, 0.5 overs), 2­2 . side touched a new high by hamstring issue, was unable and scooped a slower one to when two Indian pacers, Ish­ the five­day game in its new (96b, 13x4), retd. (Mominul, 2.5), 3­9 (Mithun, India won by an innings and winning its seventh straight to return. at cover. ant and Umesh, returned avatar. hurt 39 (41b, 7x4) , Mehidy 5.2), 4­13 (Kayes, 6.4), 5­133 46 runs to sweep the series 2­0. ‘Day­night Test a step in the right direction’ Agut gives Spain lead I am sure the buzz will be created again in different parts of the country: Kohli DAVIS CUP Reuters Amitabha Das Sharma psyche of a fan.” MADRID As a team we have not been Kolkata <> Kohli also said he felt that Roberto Bautista Agut gave The concept of day­night able to play well, be it the teams needed to make host Spain a flying start in Test has been well received batting or bowling. We have to some strategic changes to do the Davis Cup final against by the Indian team and cap­ learn from this as it will help us in well in the pink­ball format. Canada when he beat Felix tain Virat Kohli wished that the coming years. Struggle makes “The afternoon session was Auger­Aliassime 7­6(3) 6­2 there were more such match­ one perfect. It is about learning rather relatively easier and when I on Sunday, the day after the es to bolster the future of than feeling disappointed spoke to Sachin Paaji [Ten­ death of his father. in India. MOMINUL HAQUE, BANGLADESH dulkar] on the evening of the The 31­year­old left the Kohli appreciated the way first day, he had an interest­ camp for his home town of the BCCI “aggressively mar­ captain Sourav Ganguly, itive changes which will be ing point to make, saying one Castellon on Wednesday af­ keted” the first such match Kohli said he has taken a step cricket­specific and priority needs to take the second ses­ ter father Joaquin’s health on Indian soil which saw a to­ in the right direction. “Dada will be given to Test cricket,” sion as the first session of a deteriorated rapidly. Agut tal turnout of over 1,50,000 [Ganguly] has been open and Kohli added. regular Test. It is the time returned to support his spectators in the three days welcoming about all the To question on marketing when the ball starts to swing teammates during Satur­ Roberto Bautista Agut. * AP that the match lasted. points that I expressed. I strategy for Tests, Kohli said, and seam,” he said. day’s thrilling 3­2 semifinal The results: “The pink­ball Test is the found that his vision is also “It is very crucial to market “A set batsman will be ex­ win against Britain. Final: Spain leads Canada 1­0 beginning and I am sure it is in sync in the way he is trying Test cricket like we do for periencing different things as With a partisan capacity [Roberto Bautista Agut bt Felix going to happen more often for the betterment of Test T20 or One­Day cricket. It is it starts to become dark. crowd inside La Caja Magica Auger­Aliassime 7­6(3), 6­2]. and the buzz will be created cricket,” said the India cap­ matter of understanding Luckily I went in when the roaring his every winner, Semifinal: Spain bt Britain 2­1 again in different parts of the tain. both for the management lights were on and I was the World No. 9 responded [Feliciano Lopez lost to Kyle country,” said Kohli. “I think we are walking in and the broadcasters that if spared of the transition. This with a clinical performance, Edmund 6­3, 7­6(3); Rafael Acknowledgeing the “vi­ the right direction. And un­ you create excitement only suggests that you need to dominating the contest Nadal bt Dan Evans 6­4, 6­0; sion” of the new BCCI presi­ der his [Ganguly’s] leader­ around T20 cricket then you change your strategic plan­ Stellar show: Umesh Yadav accounted for all the three wickets once he had pocketed a Nadal & Lopez bt Jamie Murray dent and the former India ship we will see lot more pos­ are creating a template in the ning in the new format.” to fall on Sunday to return a five­for. * K.R. DEEPAK tense opener. & Neal Skupski 7­6(3), 7­6(8)]. Innings win for New Zealand has Sheffield holds United in dramatic match

England on the mat EURO LEAGUES United got back in the game, Important results: Premier (Joaquin 37, Canales 90+4) bt with 19­year­old Brandon League: Sheffield United 3 Valencia 1 (Gomez 32); Granada 1 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Williams scoring in the 72nd (Fleck 19, Mousset 52, McBurnie (Sanchez 67) drew with Atletico Mount Maunganui Sheffield minute. 90) drew with Manchester Unit­ Madrid 1 (Lodi 60); Real Madrid England was battling for Manchester United and Just five minutes after Wil­ ed 3 (Williams 72, Greenwood 3 (Benzema 37, Valverde 48, Mo­ 77, Rashford 79). dric 74) bt Real Sociedad 1 (Wil­ survival after Mitchell Sheffield United shared the liams’ strike, substitute Ma­ lian Jose 2). Santner took three quick spoils after a dramatic 3­3 son Greenwood equalised, Serie A: Bologna 2 (Palacio 40, wickets following a match­ draw at Bramall Lane on finishing from close range af­ Dzemaili 90+5) drew with Par­ Serie A: AC Milan 1 (Bonaventu­ ma 2 (Kulusevski 17, Iacoponi turning double century by Sunday, with the home side ter Rashford’s cross. With ra 29) drew with Napoli 1 (Loza­ 71); Roma 3 (Smalling 49, Manci­ no 24); Torino 0 lost to Inter Mi­ B­J. Watling in the first Test scoring a late equaliser after the home side rocking badly, ni 57, Dzeko 67) bt Brescia 0; lan 3 (Lautaro Martinez 12, De against New Zealand here three goals from the visitors United poured forward Sassuolo 1 (Caputo 45) lost to Vrij 32, Lukaku 55). on Sunday. in seven minutes. again and Rashford swept Lazio 2 (Immobile 34, F. Caicedo Bundesliga: Eintracht Frankfurt After New Zealand de­ Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s home. 90+1). 0 lost to Wolfsburg 2 (Weghorst Fighter: Babar Azam made the Australians work for their clared at 615 for nine on day team, outplayed for 70 mi­ But the drama was still La Liga: Espanyol 1 (Wu 45) 19, Joao Victor 65); Werder Bre­ victory. * AP four, England was 55 for nutes by the promoted side, not over, with Oliver McBur­ drew with Getafe 1 (Mata 3); men 1 (Osako 80) lost to Schalke three at stumps, needing a trailed 2­0 after a first­half nie controlling the ball and Osasuna 1 (Avila 76) lost to Ath­ 04 2 (Harit 43, Raman 53); For­ Agence France-Presse further 207 on the final day Mitchell Santner. goal from John Fleck and a firing past David de Gea to letic Bilbao 2 (Williams 21, Kodro tuna Dusseldorf 0 lost to Bayern Brisbane SCOREBOARD to make the Black Caps bat * GETTY IMAGES second­half effort from Lys level at 3­3. The goal stood 79). Munich 4 (Pavard 11, Tolisso 27, Australia went one­up in the Pakistan — 1st innings: 240. again. Mousset. But from nowhere after a VAR check. Saturday: La Liga: Real Betis 2 Gnabry 34, Coutinho 70. two­Test series against Pa­ Australia — 1st innings: 580. wickets for six runs. kistan when it won the first Pakistan —2nd innings: Shan Turning the tables England wicketkeeper Jos Test by an innings and five Masood c Paine b Cummins 42, Watling swung the match Buttler blamed scoreboard runs at the Gabba in Bris­ Azhar Ali lbw b Starc 5, Haris firmly New Zealand’s way pressure for the tourists’ Carlsen marches on; Anand suffers another blow bane on Sunday. Sohail c Paine b Starc 8, Asad with his Test best 205 and a predicament after they had Beginning the second in­ Shafiq c Smith b Cummins 0, record­breaking partner­ held the upper hand when TATA STEEL CHESS Krishna but the Indian was nings 340 runs behind Aus­ Babar Azam c Paine b Lyon ship with Santner, who New Zealand was 197 for five lucky to get away with a tralia and then losing three 104, Iftikhar Ahmed c Paine b scored a maiden century before Watling’s marathon RAKESH RAO draw. Hazlewood 0, Mohammad Riz­ KOLKATA The results: Ninth round: Vis­ cheap wickets in the after­ wan c Lyon b Hazlewood 95, and then capped his remar­ effort kept them in the field wanathan Anand drew with P. noon session on Saturday, c Wade b Hazle­ kable day by taking three for a tiring 201 overs. Relentless and resolute, Hari Krishna; Magnus Carlsen the Pakistanis put up stern wood 42, Shaheen Afridi c Magnus Carlsen marches on. (Nor) bt Ding Liren (Chn); Anish resistance on Sunday before Cummins b Hazlewood 10, Im­ Following his monumental SCOREBOARD Giri (Ned) drew with Wesley So finally succumbing late in ran Khan c Wade b Starc 5, Na­ streak of six wins and three (USA); Hikaru Nakamura (USA) the final session. seem Shah (not out) 0; Extras draws in the nine­round ra­ England — 1st innings: 353. England bowling: Broad 33­13­ drew with Ian Nepomniachtchi (b­9, lb­9, nb­1, w­5): 24. Total Babar Azam scored a New Zealand — 1st innings: J. 64­0, Archer 42­15­107­1, Cur­ pid leg of the Tata Steel chess (Rus); Levon Aronian (Arm) bt (in 84.2 overs): 335. magnificent century and Raval c Denly b Leach 19, T. ran 35­7­119­3, Leach 47­7­ tournament, the rest of the Vidit Gujrathi. Fall of wickets: 1­13, 2­25, 3­ Mohammad Rizwan fell five Latham lbw b Curran 8, K. Wil­ 153­2, Stokes 26­5­74­2, Root contenders in the year’s 25, 4­93, 5­94, 6­226, 7­305, Eighth round: Vidit drew with runs short of his first as Pa­ liamson c Stokes b Curran 51, R. 18­3­67­1. strongest field of the Grand 8­324, 9­331. Anand; Hari drew with Carlsen; Taylor c Pope b Stokes 25, H. England — 2nd innings: R. kistan was dismissed for 335 Australia bowling: Starc 16.2­ Chess Tour were left to battle So lost to Nakamura; Liren Nicholls lbw b Root 41, B­J. Burns c de Grandhomme b late on the fourth day. 1­73­3, Cummins 21­6­69­2, for lesser honours. drew with Giri; Nepomniachtchi Watling c Buttler b Archer 205, Santner 31, D. Sibley c Watling Leg­spinner Yasir Shah al­ Hazlewood 21­3­63­4, Lyon Before the title gets decid­ Unstoppable: Magnus Carlsen, right, during his win over drew with Aronian. C. de Grandhomme c Sibley b b Santner 12, J. Denly (batting) so made his highest Test 21­3­74­1, Labuschagne ed after 18 rounds of blitz ov­ Liren Ding on Sunday. * RAJEEV BHATT Seventh round: Carlsen bt Stokes 65, M. Santner c Pope b 7, J. Leach c Latham b Santner score with a fighting 42 to al­ 5­0­38­0. er the next two days, Carlsen Anand; Giri drew with Hari; Ne­ Curran 126, T. Southee c & b 0; Extras (b­4, lb­1): 5. Total low the Pakistanis to head to Man­of­the­Match: Marnus equalled his Tour record of results in rapid and I was coming out stronger against pomniachtchi bt Vidit; Aronian Leach 9, N. Wagner (not out) (for 3 wkts in 27.4 overs): 55. Labuschagne. drew with So; Nakamura drew the second Test in Adelaide 11, T. Boult (not out) 1; Extras 15 out of 18 points, set in considerably less happy with Viswanathan Anand in their Australia won by an innings Fall of wickets: 1­48, 2­53, with Liren. with some momentum des­ (b­22, lb­9, w­21, nb­2): 54. Abidjan, in Ivory Coast in my play in blitz. This time, first clash in India following and five runs. 3­55. Points (win ­ 2; draw ­ 1; loss ­ pite the loss. Total (for 9 wkts decl. in 201 New Zealand bowling: May. I’ll try to keep it up and there the 2013 World title match. 0): 1. Carlsen (15 points), 2. Na­ But there was to be no de­ overs): 615. Southee 4­0­18­0, Boult 5­4­ An obviously happy Carl­ is no reason why I cannot Like in the game against kamura (11), 3­5. Giri, Aronian, nying an Australian attack whenever Pakistan seemed Fall of wickets: 1­18, 2­72 , 3­ 2­0, de Grandhomme 4­1­8­0, sen made no secret of his de­ keep up the same level in Anand, he warded off early So (9 each), 6­8. Liren, Anand, on Sunday which probed to be getting the upper 106, 4­127, 5­197, 6­316, 7­577, Santner 8.4­4­6­3, Wagner light when reminded of his blitz.” pressure and gained a win­ Hari (8 each), 9. Vidit (7), 10. and struck at vital moments, hand. 8­598, 9­603. 6­1­16­0. feat. “In Abidjan, I had good Carlsen started the day by ning position against P. Hari Nepomniachtchi (6).

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