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26 Sports Tuesday, October 9, 2018 Australia face tough task after Sohail hits maiden Pakistan ton Australia’s openers survive a torrid 13 over spell DUBAI: Australia’s openers survived a torrid 13 over SCOREBOARD spell to finish on 30 without loss after Haris Sohail’s maiden century guided Pakistan to 482 on the second UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, Dubai: Scoreboard at stumps on the day of the first Test in Dubai yesterday. Usman Khawaja second day of 1st test between Pakistan and Australia yesterday. was unbeaten on 17 and debutant Aaron Finch was 13 Australia trail Pakistan by 452 runs with 10 wickets remaining not out as Australia negotiated some tight spin bowling from Pakistan on a pitch which has started to show signs of turn. Pakistan 1st innings Pakistan unleashed four overs from leg-spinner Yasir Imam ul-Haq c Tim Paine b Nathan Lyon 76 Shah and a combined three from off-spinners Mohammad Hafeez lbw Peter Siddle 126 Mohammad Hafeez and Bilal Asif, but both Australian Azhar Ali c Mitchell Starc b Jon Holland 18 openers looked assured. Australia trail Pakistan by 452 Haris Sohail c Tim Paine b Nathan Lyon 110 runs with all ten wickets intact, but they face a big bat- Mohammad Abbas b Peter Siddle 1 tle ahead of them with Yasir expected to pose the main Asad Shafiq c Tim Paine b Marnus Labuschagne 80 threat. A sparkling hundred from left-hander Sohail and Babar Azam Run Out Marnus Labuschagne 4 a polished 80 from Asad Shafiq enabled Pakistan to Sarfraz Ahmed Run Out Aaron Finch 15 build on an overnight score of 255 for 3, with night- watchman Mohammad Abbas (one) the only wicket to Bilal Asif b Peter Siddle 12 fall in the morning session. Wahab Riaz Not Out 7 Sohail’s patient six-hour knock featured eight fours Yasir Shah c Tim Paine b Mitchell Starc 3 and two sixes, as he added 150 for the fifth wicket with Extras 6b 21lb 3nb 0pen 0w 30 Shafiq who was unlucky to miss out on his 10th century. Total (164.2 overs) 482 all out The pair frustrated the Australian attack with some sol- Fall of Wickets: 1-205 ul-Haq, 2-222 Hafeez, 3-244 Ali, 4-260 Abbas, id batting as Pakistan reached 329-4 at lunch, with both 5-410 Shafiq, 6-418 Azam, 7-456 Sohail, 8-470 Ahmed, 9-473 Asif, in sight of centuries. 10-482 Shah. But Shafiq fell to the leg-spin of Marnus Bowling: Mitchell Starc 36.2-11-90-1-2.48(2nb); Peter Siddle 29-11- Labuschagne minutes before tea as he edged a turning ball to wicketkeeper Tim Paine for the debutant’s first 58-3-2.00; Nathan Lyon 52-12-114-2-2.19; Jon Holland 29-1-126-1- wicket. Shafiq hit nine boundaries and a six in his 278 4.34; Marnus Labuschagne 8-0-29-1-3.62; Mitchell Marsh 10-0- minutes at the crease. 38-0-3.80 (1nb). Sohail did to get to three figures though, hitting a six off spinner Jon Holland before cutting him to third man DUBAI: Pakistan cricketer Haris Sohall (L) gestures as he celebrates his century (100 runs) during day two of Australia 1st innings for two to complete his century. He was finally dis- the first Test match in the series between Australia and Pakistan at Dubai International Stadium in Dubai Usman Khawaja Not Out 17 missed by Nathan Lyon, caught behind as he tried to yesterday. —AFP Aaron Finch Not Out 13 cut the off-spinner, having easily surpassed his previ- Extras 0b 0lb 0nb 0pen 0w 0 ous best of 76 made against Sri Lanka in Abu Dhabi Total (13.0 overs) 30-0 last year. situation and I am happy that I have done that today. Azam (four) and skipper Sarfraz Ahmed for 15. Bowling: Mohammad Abbas 4-1-9-0-2.25; Wahab Riaz 2-0-6-0- Sohail was pleased to go on and post a big score “It’s always a big pride to score a Test hundred for Fast bowler Peter Siddle was the pick of the bowlers after regularly making several promising starts before your country and I have worked really hard to reach with 3-58 while Lyon finished with 2-114 from 52 overs. 3.00; Yasir Shah 4-0-14-0-3.50; Mohammad Hafeez 2-1-1-0-0.50; getting out earlier in the year. “I was getting out on 30- this far,” said Sohail, who was sidelined for a two-year Holland, Labuschagne and Mitchell Starc took a wicket Bilal Asif 1-1-0-0-0.00. 40 runs on the tour of England (in May-June this period with a knee injury in 2015. Pakistan lost their last each. The second and final Test will be played in Abu year),” said Sohail. “So I wanted to get out of that panic six wickets for 72 runs, including the run outs of Babar Dhabi from October 16. — AFP the axing of captain Angelo Mathews England look for after a dismal run of 30 losses in their last 40 ODIs including defeats to Bangladesh and Afghanistan in last Pollard and Bravo World Cup boost month’s Asia Cup. Sri Lanka’s new captain Dinesh against S Lanka Chandimal missed the Asia Cup and the back for W Indies, preceding ODI series against South Africa due to injury and suspension but Gayle unavailable COLOMBO: In-form England will look struck 77 in a practice match against to maintain their one-day momentum England in Colombo on Friday. ahead of next year’s World Cup when “We have been trying to figure out they take on a Sri Lanka side in disarray where we have got things wrong,” MUMBAI: West Indies welcomed back batsman in the first of a five-match series at Chandimal said. “We have an idea now. Darren Bravo and all-rounder Kieron Pollard to their Dambulla tomorrow. We will let players adjust to the situa- limited-overs squad but opener Chris Gayle has But Sri Lanka are expected to prove tions.” The three Tests, starting in Galle decided to skip their series in India and Bangladesh, much tougher opposition when a three- on November 6, will likely be a severe Cricket West Indies has said. Test series begins next month, England’s Test for an England side captained by Bravo, whose stance and bat swing is modelled on COLOMBO: Sri Lankan cricket team captain Dinesh Chandimal (L) speaks with first for 12 years without their retired Joe Root who have been all-conquering his illustrious cousin Brian Lara, returns to the West teammate Thisara Perera during a practice session at the Rangiri Dambulla opening rock Alastair Cook. The world’s at home but fragile abroad in the past Indies side after a two-year gap for the three International Cricket Stadium in Dambulla yesterday. — AFP Twenty20 Internationals in India. Pollard, famed for number one ranked 50-over side, few years. his six-hitting prowess, will also return after a year England are favourites despite a histori- Sri Lanka crushed the visiting South out to join the Twenty20 team for the three-match cally poor record on the island. Africans 2-0 in July, and have been con- also named in the 16-man squad along affect the series-England’s final warm-up series beginning in Kolkata on Nov. 4. England beat India 2-1 in July to sistent over the past 18 months, winning with Warwickshire paceman Olly Stone. match on Saturday in Colombo was “We will be without our stalwart, Chris Gayle, for record their eighth consecutive bilateral away Test series against both Pakistan James Anderson and Stuart Broad spear- washed out. this Indian tour and the next tour against Bangladesh ODI series win with just a loss in a one- and Bangladesh. head the Test attack with Sri Lanka Sri Lanka ODI squad: Dinesh as he has declined selection at this time...” Courtney off match against Scotland tarnishing The three-match series will end with great Kumar Sangakkara predicting Chandimal (captain), Upul Tharanga, Browne, chairman of the selection panel, said in a their record over the past 18 months. a farewell to spin legend Rangana England will be no push-over. Sadeera Samarawickrama, Niroshan statement late on Sunday. Against Australia at Trent Bridge in June, Herath, 40 — the most successful left- “It’s going to be a tough series for Sri Dickwella, Dhananjaya de Silva, Kusal Gayle, 39, is currently busy with the Afghanistan they notched up a 50-over world record arm bowler in Test history with 430 Lanka against an England side who I Perera, Dasun Shanaka, Thisara Perera, Premier League and will subsequently feature in the score of 481 as Alex Hales blasted 147 wickets-who will retire after the final think will be well adapted to any condi- Akila Dananjaya, Dushmantha Chameera, T10 league, also in the United Arab Emirates. “... how- and Jonny Bairstow 139. match in Colombo. tions we play them under,” former prolif- Lasith Malinga, Amila Aponso, Lakshan ever, he has made himself available for the selection “We still have a long way to go,” England’s top order had a poor home ic batsman Sangakkara said. “I think they Sandakan, Nuwan Pradeep, Kasun for the visit of England to the Caribbean and the England’s ODI captain Eoin Morgan series against India with uncapped are the best all-round side in world Rajitha England ODI squad: Eoin CWC (Cricket World Cup) in 2019,” Browne added.
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