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SPORT Saturday 29 September 2018 PAGE | 17 PAGE | 18 Murray Hamilton sets the crashes out of pace in Russian Shenzhen Open GP practice Qatar clinch Asian Beach Volleyball title THE PENINSULA BANGKOK: The Qatari team consisting of Ahmed Tijan and Cherif Younousse, were crowned the Asian Beach Volleyball cham- pionship in Satun, Thailand yesterday. The Qatari duo got the better of Iranian duo of Bahman Salemi and Arash Vakili 2-0 (21-18, 21-11) in the final match. In the women’s category, Australian Clancy/Artacho Del Solar beat Chinese Wang/Xue 2-1(21-17, 19-21, 15-9) to win the title. Iran had won the title of the previous edition, beating Indo- nesia in the final match. This is the second major title for Ahmed and Cherif having won The members of the Qatar beach volleyball team, winners of the Asian Beach Volleyball title pose for a picture. RIGHT: Qatar’s Ahmed Tijan and Cherif Younousse, during the Asian Games Beach Volleyball the event. title in Indonesia this year in August. At the Asian Games Qatari Championships is an interna- of Asian Volleyball Confeder- The winners complete the after winning three consecutive Qatar team entered the final pair defeated the Indonesian tional beach volleyball compe- ation. The twin wins will help the Bangkok tournament with an matches against Saudi Arabia 2-0 of the event with a convincing pair of Mohammad Ashfiya and tition in Asia and Oceania con- Qatari duo’s bid to earn a direct all-win record. (21-12 and 21-14) and Singapore 21-15, 21-14 win over Kaza- Ade Rachmawan The Asian tested by the double-gender qualification to the finals of the In the group stage the Qatari 2-0 (21-15 and 21-11) and against khstans Alexey Sidorenko amd Beach Volleyball beach volleyball of the members 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. team managed to lead the group Oman 2-0 (21-19 and 21-18). Alexandr Dyachenko. India down Bangladesh in thriller to retain Asia Cup AFP SCOREBOARD but once both were dismissed Bangladesh: India Bangladesh looked like pulling DUBAI: India retained the Asia Liton Das st Dhoni b Yadav .......................... 121 R Sharma c Islam b Rubel .............................48 off an upset. Cup with a three-wicket win off Mehidy Hasan c Rayudu b Jadhav ................32 S Dhawan c Sarkar b Islam .............................15 Ravindra Jadeja (23) and the last ball against a fighting Imarul Kayes lbw b Chahal ...............................2 A Rayudu c Rahim b Mortaza ..........................2 Bhuvenshwar Kumar (21) Bangladesh who were anchored Mushfiqur Rahim c Bumrah b Jadhav ............ 5 D Karthik lbw b Riyad ..................................... 37 brought the target within India’s by a maiden hundred from Mohammad Mithun run out ............................2 M Dhoni c Rahim b Mustafiz ..........................36 reach through a 45-run stand for opener Liton Das in Dubai Mahmudullah Riyad c Bumrah b Yadav .........4 K Jadhav (not out) ...........................................23 the sixth wicket but Bangladesh yesterday. Soumya Sarkar run out ...................................33 R Jadeja c Rahim b Rubel ..............................23 removed them both with eight B Kumar c Rahim b Mustafiz .........................21 India made heavy weather Mashrafe Mortaza st Dhoni b Yadav ..............7 runs still needed. India then Nazmul Islam run out ....................................... 7 K Yadav (not out) .............................................. 5 of a modest 223-run target as Mustafizur Rahman (not out)...........................2 Extras: (B1, LB 7, W 5) ..................................13 required six off the last over and Bangladesh fought for every run Rubel Hossain b Bumrah.................................. 0 Total: (for seven wkts; 50 overs) ..... 223 one off the final delivery which before the title holders achieved Extras: (LB2, W5) ............................................7 Did not bat: J Bumrah, Y Chahal came as a leg-bye. Kedar Jadhav Indian batsman victory off the last ball watched Total: (all out) ..................................222 Fall of wickets: 1-35, 2-46, 3-83, 4-137, 5-160, finished with 23 not out. Mahendra Singh Dhoni by a capacity 25,000 holiday Fall of wickets: 1-120, 2-128, 3-137, 4-139, 5-151, 6-212, 7-214 India won the Asia Cup -- plays a shot during the crowd at Dubai stadium. 6-188, 7-196, 8-213, 9-222; 10-222 Bowling: Mehidy 4-0-27-0, Mustafiz 10-0-38-2, Is- under a Twenty20 format -- in final of the Asia Cup Das held the innings together Bowling: Kumar 7-0-33-0 (1w), Bumrah 8.3-0-39-1 lam 10-0-56-1, Mortaza 10-0-35-1 (1w), Rubel 10-2- Bangladesh in 2016. against Bangladesh at (2w), Chahal 8-1-31-1(1w), Yadav 10-0-45-3, Jadeja 26-2, (1w), Riyad 6-0-33-1 (2w) during his 117-ball 121 which fea- Yesterday’s result meant the Dubai International 6-0-31-0, Jadhav 9-0-41-2(1w) Result: India won by three wickets tured a dozen boundaries and Bangladesh lost in a second Asia Cricket Stadium in two sixes but Bangladesh, who Cup final after coming up just Dubai yesterday. were put into bat, were all out in Dhawan, India were expected to 15 and Sharma for a punishing short by two runs in the 2012 48.3 overs despite a solid run away with victory, like they 55-ball 48, studded with three final against Pakistan at home. opening stand of 120 with did in the previous matches but sixes and as many boundaries. Earlier Bangladesh lost all Mehidy Hasan. Bangladesh were not ready to Dinesh Karthik (37) and their wickets for 102 runs in a With their settled opening give up without a fight. Mahendra Singh Dhoni (36) major middle order collapse after pair of Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan was dismissed for added 54 for the fourth wicket a brisk opening stand of 120. Patience key as Australia seek Steyn gets World to end Asian woes, says Paine Cup bid under way AFP Dale is fit, to me he’s still one of the AFP United Arab Emirates (UAE) as leg- stay in the game for as long as you can.” best two bowlers in the country. He’s spinner Yasir Shah and left-armer Paine, named captain in the wake of KIMBERLEY, SOUTH AFRICA: gone away and proven his fitness, so DUBAI: AUSTRALIAN captain Tim Zulfiqar Babar shared 26 wickest Smith’s ban, said discipline will also be Veteran fast bowler Dale Steyn’s we’ll see how he goes in the next Paine Friday said his team will need to between them in two Tests. the key. “It’s about us being really patient, challenge for a place in South Africa’s couple of games,” said Gibson. show more patience in their two-match Australia landed in UAE a week ago really disciplined. Langer (Australian 2019 Cricket World Cup squad gets Steyn said he was ready to Test series against Pakistan in a bid to to acclimatise to the scorching weather, coach) spoke about leaving our egos at under way with a three-match compete for his place. better a terrible record against Asian with temperatures still hitting 40 degrees home, particularly as a batting group and one-day international series against “Having played my last game sides. Celsius (104F). They take on Pakistan’s being prepared to bat for a long, long Zimbabwe, starting at the Diamond only two weeks ago for Hampshire Shorn of experienced captain Steve second string in a four-day match in time. If we can do that we can have some Oval tomorrow. I feel like I’m going, I’m flying. But Smith and dashing opener David Warner Dubai from Saturday. success.” Steyn, 35, has not played in white-ball is a whole new challenge. -- banned for a year in the wake of ball The first Test starts in Dubai from Besides Smith and Warner, Australia one-day internationals since October I’ve been playing red-ball in the UK.” tampering saga in South Africa in March October 7. The second will be played in will also miss the injured pace duo of 2016. He has been plagued by injuries Gibson said the series against Zim- -- Australia will face a trial by spin, as Abu Dhabi from October 16. Josh Hazlewood and Pat Cummins. but is fresh from a stint with English babwe and three matches in Australia has happened in the past. “We’ve just spoken about little ways But to counter Pakistan’s spin trap county Hampshire, taking 20 wickets in October and November would be Australia have won only one out of we can change,” said Paine. “Tradi- they have rehired former India bowler in five first-class matches. crucial for players trying to stake a 17 Tests in Asia since 2007 as they tionally Australian teams have been Sridharan Sriram as a consultant, who “It was good to go over and play claim for the World Cup in England. struggled against spin in India, Bang- aggressive and tried to take the game to has brought leg-spinner Pardeep Sahu there, be on the park consistently,” He said the selectors would be looking ladesh and Sri Lanka. the opposition. Over here in particular, and left-arm wrist spinner Karapak Jiyas he said. to pick a probable World Cup squad They lost 2-0 to Pakistan in the you’ve got to be really patient and try to from India for practice. His ability to stay fit is a key for home series against Pakistan and factor for coach Ottis Gibson. “Once Sri Lanka early next year. SATURDAY 29 SEPTEMBER 2018 SPORT 17 Fernando Verdasco of Spain hits a return during his men’s singles match against Andy Murray of Britain at the ATP Shenzhen Open in Shenzhen, in south Serena pulls plug China’s Guangdong province yesterday.