SPORT Saturday 15 December 2018 PAGE | 18 PAGE | 19 Trophies matter, insists Manchester back as ’s United manager ODI and T20 Mourinho skipper Wimbledon set for Al Qadi shines on Daydreamer EC major expansion AFP as Power Steel win team event LONDON Wimbledon’s expansion plans have taken a huge step forward after the CHINTHANA WASALA neighbouring golf club in London THE PENINSULA voted to sell its land. The All England Lawn Tennis Popular rider Saeed Nasser Club (AELTC) made an offer, reported Al Qadi and his bay gelding to be £65m ($82m), to buy Wim- Daydreamer EC captured the bledon Park Golf Club’s land in a top honours on the opening move that would see its estate day of the fourth round of roughly triple in size. Hathab Series yesterday. On Thursday, the All England club At the Qatar Equestrian announced a vote had gone in its Federation’s (QEF) Outdoor favour, and that the transfer, pending Arena, the promising court approval, would go through on 25-year-old added one more December 21. award to his collection when A statement said it was “an Podium winners of the team event pose for a photograph he completed the one round important and exciting step” for the with officials.PICTURES: LOTFI GARSI jump-off in 30.48 secs club and the future of astride his favourite horse. Wimbledon. The victory made him Small Tour winner Tamader Said Al Marri “The decision of the Wimbledon richer by QR5,000. guides Lucky Lady during the fourth round Park Golf Club members to vote in Fiji, with another tal- of the Hathab Series. favour of the acquisition offer is a ented Qatari rider Khalid hugely significant moment for the Mohammed Al Emadi in the AELTC and the Championships,” said saddle, was the second All England club chairman Philip fastest and won QR4,000 in Brook. prize money. Fiji completed “We have achieved what we set the same task in 32.13. out to do many months ago in having Jaber Rashid Al Amri, Saeed Nasser Al Qadi arriving at certainty in our planning for the who guided Canavaro De the presentation ceremony astride future.” Muze (ET) to complete the Daydreamer EC after winning the Medium Top of the wish list will be moving round in 32.94 secs, booked Tour event yesterday. the Wimbledon qualifiers from their the remaining spot on the current Roehampton home to the main podium and won a prize Wimbledon site, in keeping with the TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP cheque worth QR3,000. Viking D and Khalid HATHAB EQUESTRIAN TOUR: YESTERDAY'S RESULTS other three Grand Slam events. 1: Power Steel The team event, which Hamad Al Attiya finished Comp. (1) Small Tour, Accumulator with Joker, Art. 269.5, 100/115 (QR10,000) Fiji, Khalid Mohammed Al Emadi, 79.01, 32.13 was run consequently, was the task in 45.65 to win Rank/Horse Rider Points Time Prize Money won by Team Power Steel QR2,000 while Khalifa Dubaii, Abdulrahman Adel Nassar, 87.21 1: Lucky Lady Tamader Said Al Marri 65 44.28 QR2,500 Ambre De Beaufour, Mohammad Hazim Abara, (4) 80.60 Tokyo, Singapore while Al Salam International Abdulla Al Khaldi rode 2: Viking D Khalid Hamad Al Attiya 65 45.65 QR2,000 were placed second. Team Al Dusty in a routine which 2: Al Salam International battle London to Shaqab won the third place. lasted 47.19 secs. 3: Dusty Khalifa Abdulla Al Khaldi 65 47.19 QR1,500 Vivaldi K, Mubarak Yousuf Al Rumaihi, 83.13, 35.49 Earlier, in the Small Tour, Al Khaldi walked away Alegro 84, Mohammed Al Ghazali, 83.68 young rider Tamader Said Al with a prize cheque of Comp. (2) Medium Tour, Table A, One round with jump-off (Teams & Ind.), Art. Fantastique, Khalifa Abdulla Al Khaldi, 84.76 host ATP Finals 3: Al Shaqab Marri excelled on Lucky Lady QR1,500 as all three podium 238.2.2, 120/130 (Teams QR20,000 & Ind. QR20,000) to win the top prize of his winners collected 65 points Numero Uno - T, Mohammed Sultan Al Suwaidi, 76.73, (4) AFP 1: Daydreamer EC Saeed Nasser Al Qadi 30.48 QR5,000 category, QR2,500. each. 32.51 LONDON Al Marri’s 10-year-old The 12-round series is 2: Fiji Khalid Mohammed Al Emadi 32.13 QR4,000 Daydreamer EC, Saeed Nasser Al Qadi, 82.75 bay mare completed the organised by the QEF and Al 3: Canavaro De Muze (ET) Jaber Rashid Al Amri 32.94 QR3,000 Concordiva Vh Wilgenhof, Ghanim Nasser Al Qadi, (4) 80.41 Tokyo and Singapore are battling round in 44.28. Shaqab. London to host the ATP Finals from 2021 to 2025, the governing body of men’s tennis announced yesterday. The shortlist for the end-of- season showpiece also includes the Al Sulaiti, Al Khelaifi grab pole spots again northern English city of Manchester and Italy’s Turin, while the London THE PENINSULA hopefully tomorrow I can take a good deal, which runs until 2020, could be DOHA start because the front riders have A extended. better start than me. I always follow them The announcement of the candi- The defending Qatar Superstock 600 behind and this time I will try to keep the dates follows an extensive bid appli- champion and current leader in the best acceleration I can until the end,” cation process that began in August, standings, Qatar’s Saeed Al Sulaiti, Jassim said. in which more than 40 cities grabbed the pole position of the round 2 In the Qatar Touring Car Champi- worldwide expressed an interest in at Losail International Circuit yesterday. onship, the double winner of last round, hosting the event. Al Sulaiti was on top at the Free Abdulla Al Khelaifi got the pole position The final phase will see the ATP Practice 1 & 2 and managed to do the again during yesterday’s qualifying visit the cities, with a decision on the fastest lap at the Superpole, 2:04.024 and session with a lap time of 2:23.037 successful candidate to be made not will start tomorrow in first place at the Al Khelaifi was very satisfied with the before March 2019. grid in front of Abdulla Al Qubaisi. results of the day as he did the best qual- The ATP Finals were first held in After securing his second pole of the ifying time of the championship. Tokyo in 1970 and have been staged season, Al Sulaiti said: “Today, from Free “I am very happy with today timings, in some of the major cities around Practice 1, I felt really good with the bike it is the best qualifying I ever had, best the world, including New York, and I was able to do a good lap time in qualifying of the category. I think The defending Qatar Superstock 600 champion, Qatar’s Saeed Al Sulaiti Sydney, and Shanghai. the first lap and also in the Free Practice tomorrow I can go even faster. The com- (left) is closely followed by Abdulla Al Qubaisi during yesterday’s qualifying Its longest stay in a single venue 2. I feel good with the bike for the race petition is getting stronger in each round round at the Losail International Circuit. was across 13 consecutive editions at and ready for tomorrow as the pain in so I have to be faster as Al Asisri managed Madison Square Garden from 1977 to the toe due to last weekend crash to put more horse power in his car and I 1989 but it has been held at London’s decreased and I feel much better.” have to build a bigger gap if I want to stay O2 arena since 2009 -- drawing more Abdulla Al Qubaisi took the second away from him,” Al Khelaifi said. than 250,000 fans annually. position in the grid, clocking 2:04.736 Newcomer, Ahmed Al Asiri will start The season-ending event features seconds, his fastest personal lap time. second in the grid as he managed to clock only the world’s best eight qualified Mishal Al Naimi and Nasser Al Malki a qualifying time of 2:25.373. singles players and doubles teams fol- will start in third and fourth places Ibrahim Al Abdulghani, had some lowing a year-long race to qualify. respectively from the grid today. problems with his car in the opening Federer and Djokovic were split “The bike, compared to last round, is round and didn’t manage to get a good at last month’s tournament, won for better now. I think my bike is ready for result but this weekend, he finished in the first time by Germany’s Alexander the race, it is not good for perfect lap time, third position in the qualifying session Zverev, over whether it should but I think is ready for racing and to win with a time of 2:25.830. remain in London. tomorrow,” Al Naimi said. Today, QSTK Race 1 starts at 11.30am Federer, who has won the event In the QSTK Trophy, the fastest rider and Race 2 at 2.30pm. For QTCC, the first a record six times, twice in London, was, Qatar’s Jassim Al Thani who clocked race is scheduled at 1.00pm and the said the British capital was the perfect a time of 2:08.122. Kuwaiti riders second race stars at 4.00pm. fit. Mohamed Al Zaidan and Ali Abdulhussain Qatar Superstock 600 and Qatar But world number one Djokovic, finished second and third in their Touring Car Championship are organised who has won the event five times -- category. by Losail Circuit Sports Club and Qatar Qatar’s Abdulla Al Khelaifi drives during the qualifying round of the Qatar Touring four times in London -- said he was “In this round I am again the fastest Motor and Motorcycle Federation with Car Championship yesterday. in favour of moving the tournament rider in the QSTK Trophy category and Pirelli Qatar as sponsor. around to promote the sport. 18 SPORT SATURDAY 15 DECEMBER 2018 Liverpool face United test New rules to make golf faster, fairer as City seek win at home and simpler

AFP REUTERS two-stroke penalty and hit from LONDON NEW JERSEY an equidistant point from where Trophies matter, insists Mourinho they estimate their ball to be lost Jose Mourinho faces a quandary as he prepares The New Year will usher in dozens or out-of-bounds. Manchester United for a trip to Premier League REUTERS of new rules in the biggest revamp In effect they can play their leaders Liverpool while Manchester City will be LONDON of golf regulations in decades, fourth shot from the fairway keen to show that last week’s Chelsea defeat was even if at the recreational level it after an errant tee shot, instead just a blip. Liverpool may be top of the Premier League is more a case of catching up to of their third from the tee. United have an impressive recent record but Manchester United manager Jose what many casual players have Another rule that should against Liverpool, unbeaten in eight league Mourinho said that it is trophies in the been doing for years anyway. help recreational golfers is the games, but away fans will travel with a sense of cabinet that count ahead of the sides’ We know that we are Formulated by the US Golf option of accepting a two-stroke trepidation to Anfield. showdown at Anfield tomorrow. going to play against the Association and the Royal & penalty for relief from a bunker. Unai Emery takes his Arsenal side, unbeaten Klopp’s side remain the only unbeaten leaders, against a team Ancient Club of St. Andrews, with At all levels of the game, in 21 matches in all competitions, to face strug- team in the league this season, but the input from professional bodies players will now be able to repair gling Southampton while Chelsea also travel to German has yet to clinch an honour in his on a high, but we have including the PGA Tour, the rules spike marks on greens and while the south coast to take on Brighton. three years on Merseyside. our qualities, we have our should among other things speed there has been suggestions that Manchester City host seventh-placed Everton United languish 16 points behind their potential. We are going to up the game. might slow down play, Rintoul while Tottenham, fresh from reaching the Cham- rivals in sixth place, but Mourinho led the arrive with the players we “It’s the most significant rules disagreed. pions League knockout phase, face Burnley at Old Trafford outfit to Europa League and change in the modern era, cer- “Players are already Wembley. League Cup victories in his first season in have available and going tainly the biggest this generation repairing ball marks,” Rintoul Here is a look at some of the main talking Manchester in 2017. to have a team capable of of professional players are going said. “It’s not going to take any points ahead of the weekend fixtures in the “I think trophies matter, it matters, going there and fight for to see,” said PGA Tour rules official longer to press down one or two Premier League. especially when you have the potential to the victory: Mourinho Steve Rintoul, who was on the spike marks on their line. Can Mourinho end Liverpool’s fight for trophies and especially when you committee that wrote the rules. “If everyone’s allowed to unbeaten run? clearly say the objective is to win the “This was a complete overhaul repair the damage they’ve Jose Mourinho came under fire last year for trophy,” the Portuguese told a news con- to make the rules easier to under- caused, greens will be much failing to attack Liverpool’s then leaky defence, ference on Friday. League on Wednesday. Marcos Rojo was stand, eliminate silly penalties and better throughout the whole settling for a 0-0 draw that cost his side “I think Juergen forced off at halftime, joining the likes of be more player friendly.” day.” momentum after a fine start to the season. told already they Victor Lindelof and Alexis Sanchez on the Some rules have been There will also be no penalty Normally a draw at Anfield would be a good want to win the sidelines. revamped for recreational golfers for accidentally moving a ball on result but defeat on Sunday could leave United Premier League, is Defenders Luke Shaw, Chris Smalling, but will stay the same at the elite the green, while another change 11 points off the top four if other results go against their objective,” he Matteo Darmian and attacker Anthony level. One important example is would allow players to putt with them. United scored four goals last week against added. Martial were all due to be assessed in the procedure for a ball hit out-of- the flagstick in the hole and Fulham but their attacking play has rarely been United travel to training on Friday having missed the trip to bounds or lost. American Ryder Cup player fluid this season and they are coming up against their rivals with a Spain. Yet the manager has said that Marcus Under the current ‘stroke-and- Bryson DeChambeau said a defence that has conceded a single goal at home depleted squad Rashford, Jesse Lingard and Ashley Young distance’ rule, a one-stroke penalty recently that he might try it, but in the Premier League this season. after their injury are all set to start at Anfield. is incurred and the player must Rintoul thought that experiment Jesus firing blanks list grew in their 2-1 United’s last two trips to Anfield have return to the same spot to hit would be short-lived. Gabriel Jesus is in a slump. He has not found defeat by Valencia resulted in goalless draws after Mourinho another ball, meaning a tee shot Players can currently replace the net in the Premier League since August in the Cham- adopted an ultra cautious approach, yet that results in a lost ball forces a club damaged during the despite chances to stake his claim in the absence pions the Portuguese said his side are capable of them to return to the tee for their normal course of play, even if it of Sergio Aguero through injury. fighting for victory despite their injuries. third shot. has borne the brunt of their City boss Pep Guardiola has come to the “We know that we are going to play In reality, many recreational frustration. defence of the misfiring forward, saying he just against the leaders, against a team on players instead drop a ball in the The new rule will no longer needs to relax but he will be scratching his head a high, but we have our qualities, we vicinity of where it was lost and allow players to replace the club about how to get the best out of the Brazilian. have our potential,” he said. play on. during a round, which could Arsenal’s defensive crisis “Even with the problems we have In 2019, courses have the cause issues as newer thin-faced Arsenal are without a clutch of centre-backs and the doubts in terms of team option of implementing a rule that drivers are developed, which for their trip to second-bottom club South- choice, of tactics, approach, phi- will allow players to take a tended to crack more often. ampton, seeking fresh direction under new losophy, we have doubts about eve- manager Ralph Hasenhuttl. Sokratis Papastath- rything. We are going to arrive with opoulos and Shkodran Mustafi are suspended the players we have available and going SIGNIFICANT RULE CHANGES FOR 2019 after picking up bookings in last week’s 1-0 win to have a team capable of going there against Huddersfield while Konstantinos Mav- and fight for the victory.” REUTERS ropanos and Rob Holding are injured. Liverpool are looking to pick up a NEW JERSEY Pochettino’s rising stock sixth successive victory in the league. Mauricio Pochettino enhanced his bur- However, Klopp has yet to get the Ten significant golf rule changes for 2019, with the US Golf Associa- geoning reputation with an impressive 1-1 draw better of Mourinho’s United having tion’s reason for implementing the changes: at Barcelona this week as his side reached the not beaten them since the Portu- Champions League knockouts. guese took charge in 2016, Old rule - Five-minute limit searching for lost ball. The downside of the success is that the Spurs drawing three and losing once. New rule - Three-minute limit searching for lost ball. boss is being linked once again to clubs higher The fixture is never short of up football’s food chain, specifically Real Madrid drama and Mourinho usually Old - Two-stroke penalty for grounding club, moving loose imped- and Manchester United. enjoys the big occasion as an iment or testing the condition in a water hazard (now penalty areas). underdog, as he showed in last New - No penalty for any of these actions in penalty areas. EPL FIXTURES month’s impressive 2-1 victory (1500 GMT unless stated) over Juventus in Turin. Old - Ball must be dropped from shoulder height when taking relief. TODAY New - Drop ball from knee height. Manchester City vs Everton (1230), Crystal Palace vs Leicester, Huddersfield vs Newcastle, Tottenham Old - One-stroke penalty for accidentally moving your ball while vs Burnley, Watford vs Cardiff, Wolverhampton vs Manchester United manager searching for it, for example by treading on it or kicking it. Bournemouth, Fulham vs West Ham (1730) Jose Mourinho reacts during New - No penalty. Just replace ball in original position, including in TOMORROW their Premier League match a bad lie if that’s where it was estimated to have been before being Brighton vs Chelsea (1330), Southampton vs Arsenal against Fulham at the Old moved. (1330), Liverpool vs Manchester United (1600) Trafford in this December 8 file photo. Old - Two-stroke penalty for removing loose impediments, such as stones and leaves, in bunker, as long as your ball does not move. New - No penalty.

Old - One-stroke penalty for hitting your ball more than once during AC Milan given until 2021 to Maradona’s unique a stroke. Napoli shirt sold for New - No penalty. Just count the one stroke and play on. Old - One-stroke penalty for accidentally moving your ball on the break even or face UEFA ban green. REUTERS Milan’s squad would in As a result, they were able €12,000 at auction New - No penalty. Just replace your ball in original spot. ZURICH any case be restricted to to enter the second-tier 21 players in European Europa League where they AFP Old - Flagstick must be removed when putting from on the green AC Milan have been given competition for the next were eliminated in the group NAPLES, ITALY New - Putting permitted with flagstick in. until June 2021 to comply two seasons, assuming they stage. Milan were barred in with UEFA’s break even qualified, and that it would June after UEFA ruled that it A unique red Napoli shirt worn by Old - Electronic distance-measuring devices prohibited, unless local Financial Fair Play rule or withhold €12m ($13.5m) not complied with the Diego Maradona with a number nine rule adopted to allow use. face a one-season ban from of their revenue from this breakeven rules, adding the on the back was sold for €12,000 New - Such devices allowed, unless local rule adopted to prohibit European matches, European season’s Europa League: UEFA club had failed to provide suf- ($13,600) at an auction in Turin on use. soccer’s governing body said ficient evidence of its financial Thursday. Old - Free relief when ball embeds in areas cut to fairway height or yesterday. stability. US hedge fund Elliott The Italian club usually wear sky less, unless local rule adopted to all relief anywhere expect Under UEFA regulations, Milan’s squad would in any Management subsequently blue and the Argentina star was best- water hazards (now penalty areas) and sand. any club spending more than case be restricted to 21 took control of the indebted known for wearing the number 10 New - Free relief anywhere except in penalty areas and the revenue it generates faces players in European compe- club from Chinese busi- jersey -- one was sold for €6,500 at sand, unless local rule adopted to limit relief only to possible sanctions, including, tition for the next two nessman Li Yonghong and the same event. areas cut to fairway height or less. in certain circumstances, a seasons, assuming they qual- promised to inject €50m to Maradona played in the top ban from competitions run by ified, and that it would help stabilise its finances. during an Italian Serie A fixture away UEFA. withhold €12m ($13.5m) of CAS overturned the ban in to Pisa in 1990-1991 after he had UEFA said that Milan their revenue from this sea- July, saying the club’s finances given his usual number to team-mate would be banned from taking son’s Europa League. had improved after the own- Gianfranco Zola. part “in the next UEFA club The seven-times ership change. Two-hundred-and-twenty-two competition for which it European champions were Milan were once regarded other sporting memorabilia, would otherwise qualify in originally banned from as one of Europe’s great clubs including football jerseys worn by the two seasons 2022/23 and European football this season but their fortunes have taken Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and 2023/24” if the club was not by UEFA for failing to comply a dip, along with Serie A itself, Zinedine Zidane, an Eddy Merckx break-even compliant by with the rules but won an in the last decade, and they cycling vest and a Richie McCaw All June 30, 2021. appeal at the Court of Arbi- have not won the Italian Blacks rugby shirt, were bought in UEFA also said that tration for Sport. league since 2011. northern Italy. SATURDAY 15 DECEMBER 2018 SPORT 19 Bangladesh thrash Australia, India share honours Windies to win series

AFP on first day at new Test venue SYLHET, BANGLADESH and slammed half-centuries AP SCOREBOARD as Bangladesh cruised to an eight- win over the PERTH Indian West Indies in the third and final one-day international paceman AUSTRALIA, First innings to take the three-match series 2-1 on Friday. Australia and India shared the Ishant M. Harris c Rahane b Vihari ...... 70 Tamim hit an unbeaten 81 in the northeastern city of honours yesterday on the first day Sharma A. Finch lbw Bumrah ...... 50 Sylhet while Soumya added 80 off 81 balls to guide Bang- of the second Test at Perth (second, U. Khawaja c Pant b Yadav ...... 5 ladesh to 202-2 in 38.3 overs after ’s career Stadium, the newest venue in Test right) S. Marsh c Rahane b Vihari ...... 45 best 4-29 helped the home side restrict the West Indies cricket. celebrates P. Handscomb c Kohli b Sharma ...... 7 to 198-8 in 50 overs. The green-top pitch made it a with team- T. Head c Shami b Sharma ...... 58 Shai Hope fought a lone battle for the tourists, scoring T. Paine ...... 16 back-and-forth contest between mates his second successive hundred of the series but it was in P. Cummins not out ...... 11 bat and ball after the home side after the vain as no other batsman provided support. dismissal of Extras (b4, lb3, nb1, w7) ...... 15 lost its way following a 112-run Total (for six ; 90 overs) ...... 277 Fresh from an unbeaten 146 off 144 balls in the pre- Australian opening stand between Marcus Fall of wickets: 1-112 (Finch), 2-130 (Khawaja), vious match, Hope struck another unconquered knock of Harris (70) and Aaron Finch (50). batsman 3-134 (Harris), 4-148 (Handscomb), 5-232 (Marsh), 108 off 131 to prop up the visitors, taking his tally in the Skipper Tim Paine, 16 not out, Peter 6-251 (Head) series to 297 runs. and Pat Cummins, 11 not out, lifted Handscomb : Sharma 16-7-35-2 (nb1), Bumrah 22-8- Bangladesh made a steady response, with Tamim and Australia to 277-6 at stumps in 90 in Perth, 41-1, Yadav 18-2-68-1 (1w), Shami 19-3-63-0 (1w), hitting 45 runs for the opening wicket before overs after coming together at yesterday. Vihari 14-1-53-2, Vijay 1-0-10-0 Liton offered a catch to Rovman Powell at mid-on off 251-6. Keemo Paul. Four wickets fells in the Soumya and Tamim denied the West Indies any afternoon, and only a 84-run stand batsman having replaced an Harris’ innings ended when he We bowled with a lot of discipline, momentum, putting 131 runs in their second wicket stand, between Shaun Marsh (45) and injured , took 2-53 edged Vihari and Ajinkya Rahane and we’re happy with the way we which all but sealed the contest and the series. Travis Head (58) saved Australia with his off-spin. took the catch as it bounced off managed to restrict them.” Soumya was the aggressor-in-chief, smashing five from another collapse after Head, who scored 72 runs in Pant’s shoulder. Harris hit 10 fours Finch said the new pitch was sixes and as many fours before Paul sent his leg-stump it had won the toss and decided to Australia’s first innings in its in his 141-ball innings, playing only challenging as Australia negotiated cartwheeling. bat. 31-run first-Test loss in Adelaide his second Test since his debut in variable bounce throughout the Tamim, who happily anchored the innings, sealed the India, forced to play four fast earlier this week, once again the series opener in Adelaide. day. game with successive fours off Powell, his eighth and ninth bowlers after offpsinner Ravi- batted with a new-found confi- Vihari had Marsh caught in the “It will be an absolute grind for boundary of the innings. chandran Ashwin was not able to dence before throwing his wicket slip by Rahane to break the Aus- both sides as the game progresses,” was unbeaten on 16 at the other end. play due to a pre-match injury, away. Head slashed at a Sharma tralian resistance, as Marsh and Finch said. “They controlled the Earlier, skipper and spinner Shakib overcame 39 Celsius (102 Fahr- and Mohammed Shami Head steered the side to a big total. game really well with good Al Hasan claimed two wickets each after man-of-the- enheit) heat to check Australia at third man took an easy catch. Earlier, skipper bowling and field placing.” match Mehidy rattled the West Indies’ top-order. progress with regular wickets. The Australian slide started took a brilliant catch to remove The No. 1-ranked India has “It was a good match -- Hope played an excellent Swing bowler Ishant Sharma when Finch was trapped lbw by the dangerous Peter Handscomb never won a Test series in innings,” Mashrafe said after the match. took 2-35 before leaving the field swing bowler Jasprit Bumrah fol- for seven. Kohli, who had just Australia. Earlier, Hope defied the spirited Bangladesh attack, with a suspected side strain after lowing his second half century in moved to second slip, flung to his After 48 years and 44 Tests, hitting Shakib over the long off to bring up his fourth ODI just two overs with the second new four Test appearances. right and grabbed the ball as it flew shifted from the WACA century after the ninth wicket had fallen for 177 runs. ball. Usman Khawaja (5) top-edged past him. ground to the nearby Perth The opener, who was named player of the series, also In the absence of Ashwin, a cut to wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant “It was a screamer of a catch,” Stadium, making it Australia’s 10th hit 10 fours in his fine innings. Hanuma Vihari, in the side as a off swing bowler Umesh Yadav. said Vihari. “It was a crucial catch. Test cricket venue. Bangladesh won the first match by five wickets on Sunday before the West Indies levelled the series with four-wicket win in the second match two days later. The West Indies will wrap up their tour with three internationals, with the opening match scheduled at the same venue on Monday. SCOREBOARD WEST INDIES 1 (w1), 3-0-14-0(w3) C. Hemraj c Mithun b Mehidy ...... 9 S. Hope not out ...... 108 BANGLADESH D. Bravo b Mehidy ...... 10 Tamim Iqbal not out ...... 81 M. Samuels b Saifuddin ...... 19 Liton Das c Powell b Paul ...... 23 S. Hetmyer lbw b Mehidy ...... 0 Soumya Sarkar b Paul ...... 80 R. Powell c Mushfiqur b Mehidy ...... 1 Mushfiqur Rahim not out ...... 16 R. Chase c Soumya b Shakib ...... 8 Extras (w1, nb 1) ...... 2 F. Allen c Mithun b Shakib ...... 6 Total (two wickets; 38.3 overs) ... 202 K. Paul b Mashrafe ...... 12 Did not bat: , Mohammad K. Roach lbw b Mashrafe ...... 3 Mithun, Mahmudullah Riyad, Mohammad D. Bishoo not out ...... 6 Saifuddin, Mehidy Hasan, Mashrafe Morta- Extras (lb 1, lb 4, w6, p5) ...... 16 za, Total (9 wkts; 50 overs) ...... 198 Fall of Wickets: 1-45 (Liton), 2-176 (Sou- Fall of wickets: 1-15 (Hemraj), 2-57 (Bra- mya) vo), 3-96 (Samuels), 4-97 (Hetmyer), 5-99 Bowling: Roach 3-0-16-0, Chase 8-0-32- (Powell), 6-133 (Chase) 7-143 (Allen), 0, Paul 7-0-38-2, Samuels 4-0-25-0 (w1), 8-171 (Paul), 9-177 (Roach) Bishoo 9-0-48-0 (nb1), Allen 4-0-22-0, Bowling: Mustafizur 10-1-33-0 (w2), Powell 3.3-0-21-0 A general view of the Perth Stadium, the newest venue in Test cricket, during day one of the second Test cricket match between Australia Mehidy 10-1-29-4, Shakib 9-0-40-2, Result: Bangladesh won by eight wickets and India yesterday. Mashrafe 9-1-34-2, Saifuddin 9-0-38- Series result: Bangladesh won the series 2-1

Malinga back as ‘Vulnerable’ New Zealand to face ODI, T20 skipper Sri Lanka challenge in home Test

AFP SRI LANKA SQUAD AP New Zealand more vulnerable than we would COLOMBO Lasith Malinga (), Niroshan WELLINGTON cricketers normally be.” Stead took charge Dickwella (V.Captain), , celebrate after of the New Zealand team for the , Kusal Janith Sri Lanka yesterday brought back Coach Gary Stead says New beating Pakistan first time against Pakistan and Perera, , Asela Lasith Malinga after a long hiatus Zealand will go into the first of in the first Test in seems to have overseen a Gunaratne, ,Dhananjaya de as captain of its limited-over two cricket Tests against Sri Abu Dhabi, in this seamless coaching transition Silva, , , squads to lead the national team Lanka today in the unusual November 19 file after the resignation of his pred- , , against New Zealand. position of being at a disad- photo. Coach Gary ecessor, . , , said the vantage in home conditions. Stead yesterday In contrast, Sri Lanka seems and Lahiru Kumara. 35-year-old right-arm fast bowler New Zealand last month beat said that New in upheaval after their 3-0 series was named skipper of a 17-man Pakistan 2-1 in a three-Test Zealand will go loss to England at home, the squad for three one-day interna- series in the United Arab into the first of replacement of its national tionals and one T20 starting January 3. Emirates and Stead said the two Tests against selectors and the resignation of Malinga led Sri Lanka to the T20 World Cup in 2014. But since team’s two months playing on Sri Lanka in the its batting coach. Stead said as a captaining Sri Lanka against the UAE in February 2016, he has not led flat pitches in the UAE had left it unusual position new coach he found Sri Lanka the national team. unprepared for the green and of being at a an unknown quantity but likely He had lost his captaincy as well as his place in the team after bouncy pitches it expects to disadvantage in to be competitive. recurringrecurring iinjuriesnjuries whichw forced encounter at home. “Most teams in world cricket home conditions. himhim to sit oout many First Test venue the Basin can upset others and it’s not like tournaments.tournaments. Reserve especially has provided there is a massive gulf between However,However, he ccaptained an well-grassed pitches in recent them all and we certainly won’t be ODIODI match againstagain India in seasons, though they haven’t Tests against Sri Lanka and said. “Some guys are still strug- taking Sri Lanka lightly,” he said. AugustAugust lastlast year. always lived up to their promise haven’t lost at home to an Asian gling with jet lag and we are New Zealand has named its The latest sqsquadu for the for seam bowlers. New Zealand team since 2010. going from the extreme condi- strongest lineup for the match, shortershorter fformsorms ofo the game made 520-9 on its way to an The series win in the UAE, tions of low, slow, turning including seamers , waswas ratiratifiedfie by Pres- innings victory against the West New Zealand’s first over wickets to probably a hard, and Neil Wagner ident Maithripala Indies at the Wellington stadium Pakistan away from home in 40 fast, bouncy and naming spinner Ajaz Patel SirisenaSiris in the in December last year and years, will have given it confi- wicket, so they are all things to play his first home Test. absencea of a replied with 539 to Bangladesh’s dence for the coming matches that are little red flags that we enters the sports min- 595-8 in March, 2017. against Sri Lanka. But Stead need to be aware of. series needing only one Test win ister, the But conditions friendly to believes his team is still “vul- “So the key word for us in to overtake Brendon McCullum cricket seam and swing bowlers have nerable” in the first home Test our preparation is let’s “adapt’ and Geoff Howarth as New Zea- board said. helped New Zealand craft a good of the summer. and be really clear on our game land’s most successful Test home record against teams from “I do feel this is a vul- plans because these guys have captain. Williamson has accumu- LasithLasit Malinga Sri Lanka and the sub-continent; nerable time in that we have done it before and they can do lated 11 wins in 2-1/2 years since they have won their last five been back only a week,” Stead it again - but we are a little bit taking over from McCullum.