22 Saturday, November 7, 2015 SPORTS

Svitolina entersHong KongZhuhai semisCaroline Wozniacki after the kraine’s Elina Svitolina Svitolina will play Dane withdrew. battled back from behind Karolina Pliskova Ex-world number one Uto beat Carla Suarez Navarro Wozniacki pulled out with a in a “crazy” match and grab today, while top left wrist injury caused by being the last place in the WTA Elite seed Venus faces unable to hold her racquet Trophy semi-finals on Sunday. properly after she accidentally The world number 20 Roberta Vinci in cut herself with a bread knife narrowly lost a marathon, the other semis from room service. 80-minute first set but she America’s Madison Keys hit back to win 6-7 (4/7), 6-1, “I was playing really well out won the tournament’s final 6-3 and reach the last four in there, and Carla was playing round-robin group match 6-3, the inaugural tournament in really well as well. 6-2 against China’s number Zhuhai. “It was a marathon match one, wildcard Zheng Saisai, Svitolina, 21, will play and really tough obviously, but with neither player capable of Karolina Pliskova today, while I was really happy with how reaching the semis. top seed Venus Williams faces I played today. This is a big The WTA Elite Trophy is Roberta Vinci in the other win.” a new event with a field of semi-final at a purpose-built Already qualified Vinci 12 and intended as a second- arena in southern China. expended little energy in her tier version of the WTA “It was such a crazy 6-1, 6-0 defeat to Slovakian Finals between the top eight, match today,” Svitolina said, alternate Anna Karolina which was won last week by according to the WTA website. Schmiedlova, who replaced Agnieszka Radwanska. Elina Svitolina (file pic) Johnson, Starc put Ashwin sparks S. African collapse Kiwi batsmen to rout Mohali ff-spinner Ravichandran ustralia’s pace demons New Zealand 5 for OAshwin battered top- AMitchell Johnson and ranked with a ripped apart 157 (Williamson five- haul to leave New Zealand to put the home in control of the bowler- side on course for victory in 55*) trail dominated first Test in Mohali the first Test at 4 for 556 dec yesterday. yesterday. India, shot out for 201 in the (Khawaja 174, first innings on a dusty, dry Warner 163, Voges wicket, hit back to skittle the Proteas for 184 on the second 83*, Burns 71) by day at the I.S. Bindra stadium. 399 runs The hosts went to stumps on 125 for two in their second knock to take an overall lead pace and fire of Johnson and of 142 runs with eight Starc. “It was a great spell by in hand in conditions that are to bowl fast tailor-made for the bowlers. and aggressive,” Starc said. followed his “He’s the leader of the attack, top-score of 75 in the first fantastically, bowling innings with 47, sharing a with great aggression, pace and second wicket of bounce. He’s our enforcer. 86 with , India’s (right) congratulates teammate (2nd left) “It’s great to be in the same who remained unbeaten on 63 team and bowl in partnerships with six fours and a six. wickets fall on the first two with him.” The pair came together after days. Martin Guptill had a life, left-handed “I think he is struggling,” SCOREBOARD put down on 12 by , bagged a pair, edging Vernon Henderson said of Steyn. Mitchell Starc India 1st innings: 201 (M. Fall of wickets: 1-9 (van Zyl), before he was snapped up low Philander to the slip cordon for “I can’t see him bowling Vijay 75, R. Jadeja 38, D. 2-9 (du Plessis), 3-85 (Elgar), Enforcer Johnson snared two down at third slip by David the second time in the match tomorrow.” Elgar 4-22) 4-105 (Amla), 5-107 (Vilas), 6-136 wickets and fellow left-armer Warner off for without scoring. Over 200 tough to chase (Philander), 7-170 (Harmer), 8-179 Starc claimed another two as 23. Vijay fell to a brilliant one- South Africa 1st innings (Steyn), 9-179 (de Villiers), 10-184 the Black Caps succumbed The Black Caps lost four handed catch at short-leg Henderson said a target of (overnight 28-2): (Tahir) late on the second day after a wickets in 25 balls when Starc by substitute fielder Temba above 200 will be tough to D. Elgar c Jadeja b Ashwin 37 Bowling: Ashwin 24-5-51-5, Yadav 6-1-12-0, Aaron 8-1-18-0, had Tom Latham caught by Bavuma off , but S. van Zyl lbw b Ashwin 5 massive Australian declaration. chase in the fourth innings. F. du Plessis b Jadeja 0 Jadeja 18-0-55-3 (nb1), Mishra At the close, the Kiwis were at point for 47 Indian captain Virat Kohli “We need early wickets H. Amla st Saha b Ashwin 43 12-3-35-2. digging in at 157 for five in and then struggling Ross Taylor kept Pujara company at tomorrow to try and create AB de Villiers b Mishra 63 reply to Australia’s 556 for went for a seven-ball duck. stumps on 11. pressure,” he said. “A target D. Vilas c Jadeja b Ashwin 1 India 2nd innings: four, trailing by 399 runs, and Johnson angled one across South Africa missed pace beyond 200 will be challenging V. Philander c Rahane b Jadeja M. Vijay c sub (Bavuma) b Tahir looking down the barrel of Taylor’s body and spearhead , who but I have seen this team doing 3 47 defeat with three days still to took a regulation catch at did not take the field in the some special things. Anything S. Harmer lbw b Mishra 7 S. Dhawan c de Villiers b Philander play. second slip. second innings due to a “tight can happen because there is a D. Steyn st Saha b Jadeja 6 0 New Zealand’s big hope Skipper Brendon McCullum right groin”, according to lot of time left in the match.” K. Rabada 1 C. Pujara not out 63 V. Kohli not out 11 was leading lasted just six balls before he fell South Africa. Imran Tahir c Pujara b Ashwin Ashwin proved almost 4 Extras: (b4) 4 the resistance with an unbeaten to the fired-up Johnson, getting The tourists’ unplayable as he finished Extras: (b6, lb7, nb1) 14 Total (2 wickets, 40 overs) 125 55, with wicketkeeper B.J. a healthy edge to coach Claude Henderson said with five for 51, reaching the Fall of wickets: 1-9 (Dhawan), Watling providing support on at first slip for six. Steyn was unlikely to bowl 150-wicket mark in his 29th Total (all out, 68 overs) 184 2-95 (Vijay) 14. James Neesham was beaten again in the Test as India Test with the dismissal of last The Black Caps steadied by Starc’s searing pace and had attempt to build a match- man Imran Tahir. after losing four wickets for 16 his stumps spreadeagled for winning lead on a treacherous All 10 South African wickets armer taking bowler taking two runs at one stage against the three to continue the carnage. pitch that has already seen 22 fell to Indian spinners with left- three for 55 and leg-break for 35.