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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 wickets as Bangladesh 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 wicket off the 10th ball an Umesh delivery 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 Virat Kohli 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), Taijul Islam c Rahane 32.3), 7152 (Ebadot, 34.1), 8 ries at the Eden Gardens 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 BOWLING the International Cricket gladesh, resuming at 152 for to gather 25 runs. and scalped 12 in the series, stands in large numbers for (5b), Imrul Kayes c Kohli b Umesh 21 (20b, 5x4), Abu Jayed Ishant 132564, Umesh Ishant 5 (15b), Mominul Haque c (not out) 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 Ishant Sharma. 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), Mahmudullah retd. (Mominul, 2.5), 39 (Mithun, India won by an innings and winning its seventh straight to return. Ravindra Jadeja 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. Test cricket in India. MOMINUL HAQUE, BANGLADESH CAPTAIN 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 Australia 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, Yasir Shah 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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