SPORTS Monday, October 2, 2017 21 Yasir Shah leaves Sri Lanka in trouble Abu Dhabi India thrash akistan leg-spinner Yasir Shah grabbed the key Pwicket of Dinesh Chandimal to leave Sri Lanka fighting to avoid defeat after the fourth day of the first Test in Abu Dhabi yesterday. The prolific -taker took 2-25 as Sri Lanka struggled to 69-4, needing a rearguard action to save the Test. Pakistan will be expecting to push for victory in the opening match of a two-Test series on the fifth and final day. It was tough to negotiate spin on a fourth-day Sheikh Zayed Stadium pitch, but despite a 32nd Test five-wicket haul for Yasir Shah of Pakistan bowls veteran Sri Lankan spinner Rangana Herath, Pakistan seven. Indian team pose with the trophy after winning the fifth one-day international cricket match against Australia posted 422 to take a slender The 28-year-old Sohail’s three-run lead. impressive Test bow has come Nagpur, India the series. But we want to be paceman Nathan Coulter- tried hard to counter a Sri Lanka had made 419 in despite a career-threatening kipper relentless,” he added. Nile, who ended with 10 persistent Indian bowling their first innings. knee injury which required yesterday urged India It was a disciplined bowling in the five matches. with their 87-run fifth- At the close, Kusal Mendis surgery in 2015. Sto be “relentless” after they effort led by spinner Axar Sharma went on to register wicket partnership, but was batting on 16, with “The last two years were thrashed Australia by seven Patel, who claimed three his 14th ODI ton during their departure spelt further nightwatchman Suranga tough for me as there was a lot wickets in the fifth one-day wickets, that set up India’s his 99-run partnership with trouble for the visitors. (AFP) Lakmal on two, after a day of of talk on my injury,” he said. international, clinching the comfortable victory after Kohli, who made a sedate 39. fluctuating fortunes. “But thankfully I am here series 4-1. restricting the visitors to 242- He got to his hundred with a Herath’s 5-93 in 40 overs and played a responsible knock. Chasing 243 for victory, 9. six off Coulter-Nile. Scoreboard were well foiled by a brilliant 76 I was under pressure because the hosts rode on opener In reply, Sharma and Leg-spinner by Test debutant , we needed to take the lead, so I ’s 109-ball 125 , who made sent Sharma, who hit 11 fours Australia as initially it looked as though had to play a responsible knock to achieve their target in 61, put on a 124-run opening and 5 sixes, and Kohli back to D. Warner c Pandey b Patel 53 Sri Lanka would take a first- which I did.” 42.5 overs at Nagpur and get stand to lay a solid foundation pavilion. A. Finch c Bumrah b Pandya 32 innings lead. Earlier in the day, Pakistan back to the top of ODI world in another dominating Kedar Jadhav, unbeaten on S. Smith lbw b Jadhav 16 Pakistan then hit back in the too were struggling at 316-6 rankings table. performance in recent times. five, and , 11 P. Handscomb c Rahane b Patel 13 second innings through Shah, and were in danger of India, who reached the “We repeated the way , then saw the team T. Head b Patel 42 who first had opener Dimuth conceding a healthy lead with ODI summit after three we played against Sri Lanka team through. M. Stoinis lbw b Bumrah 46 Karunaratne caught for 10 and Herath using all his experience straight wins in the series, (beat them 9-0 across the Earlier, opener David M. Wade c Rahane b Bumrah 20 then dismissed first-innings and guile. (AFP) had slipped behind South three formats), proud of that. Warner’s 62-ball 53 was not J. Faulkner run out (Pandya/Dhoni)12 centurion Chandimal, caught Africa following their loss in Shows the quality of the side, enough to inspire Australian P. Cummins not out 2 at slip, for seven. the fourth game. They were regardless of the opposition,” batting as they ended on a N. Coulter-Nile b Bumrah 0 Sohail followed his BRIEF SCORE already the top Test team. said Kohli. below-par total after electing Extras (b1, lb2, w3) 6 responsible knock by claiming Total (9 wickets; 50 overs) 242 Stumps Sri Lanka 69 for 4 (Kaushal “It feels good. It was a really Man of the match Sharma, to bat first. Kaushal Silva’s wicket, whom 25, Yasir 2-25) and 419 lead Pakistan convincing series win for us. who opened his account with All-rounder, Hardik India (target 243) he trapped leg before for 25, A. Rahane lbw b Coulter-Nile 61 422 (Azhar 85, Haris 76, Herath 5-93) Ticked all boxes... We had a two successive boundaries Pandya, who struck first by while part-timer Asad Shafiq by 66 runs chance to retain the No. 1 spot after 14 deliveries, was the getting out for R. Sharma c Coulter-Nile b Zampa 125 had Lahiru Thirimanne for and we ended up doing that,” first to get to his fifty with a 32, was given the man of V. Kohli c Stoinis b Zampa 39 Kohli said at the presentation. double off Marcus Stoinis. the series award for his six K. Jadhav not out 5 “The management also plays Rahane also got his fourth wickets and 222 runs in the M. Pandey not out 11 a massive part in motivating successive 50-plus score series. Extras (lb1, w1) 2 United States close in on players after being 3-0 up in before being trapped lbw by Travis Head and Stoinis Total (3 wickets, 42.5 overs) 243 Presidents Cup crown Morkel strikes as Rain halts S. Africa win push Potchefstroom, South Africa Morkel’s sensational start outh African fast bowler could have been even better. Morne Morkel took two He was denied a third wicket Swickets for no runs in the first because of a no-ball. over of Bangladesh’s second Morkel bowled Tamim Iqbal innings before an injury to the with his fourth ball, a superb fast bowler and a thunderstorm which straightened off hit South Africa’s hopes of an the pitch and hit the off stump. Kevin Chappell of the U.S. Team plays his shot from the third tee early win on the fourth day of Two balls later he won a leg the first Test yesterday. before wicket decision against Jersey City, United States margin was the largest going into Bangladesh were reeling at another left-hander, Mominul he United States, needing the closing singles, surpassing 49 for three after being set to Haque, who made top score Tjust one point to claim a the nine-point lead held by the make 424 to win when a storm South African bowler Morne Morkel (R) celebrates of 77 in Bangladesh’s first 10th Presidents Cup crown, Internationals in 1998, when hit Senwes Park during the tea the dismissal of Bangladesh batsman Tamim Iqbal (L) innings. (AFP) were closing in yesterday they went on to claim their only break and no further play was as Kevin Chappell led Marc title. possible. whose innings of 71 helped left-arm spinner Keshav Leishman 1-up through nine The tournament ended More showers are possible South Africa to declare on 247 Maharaj to be the main threat BRIEF SCORE holes of the first singles match. in a draw in 2003 in the only on the final day on Monday and for six in mid-afternoon. to Bangladesh’s hopes of saving The Americans pounded the other edition not won by the Bangladesh 320 and 49 for 3 Morkel, who took two for 19, is Bangladesh wicketkeeper the game. International team for a third Americans. Chappell seized the (Mushfiqur 16*, Morkel 2-19) need not expected to bowl again. Liton Das anticipating a lap “The South African bowlers straight day on Saturday to take early initiative when he holed another 375 runs to beat South “It’s a massive blow. Morne sweep by the batsman and did a very good job but the an 14.5 to 3.5 lead going into the out from a bunker for an eagle at Africa 496 for 3 dec and 247 for 6 dec is the leader of our attack and moving sharply to his left to pitch is slow so the challenge final day of the biennial match the second. He went 2-up with (Du Plessis 81, Bavuma 71, Mominul he was hot out there,” said hold the ball in his left hand at will be Maharaj. It’s also a fifth- play tournament. a birdie at Liberty National Golf 3-27, Mustafizur 2-30) batsman Temba Bavuma, close range, said he expected day wicket,” said Das. The Americans 11-point Club’s par-five second. (AFP)