HOCKEY | Page 3 Holders Australia hammer China 11-0 Saturday, December 8, 2018 CRICKET Rabia II 1, 1440 AH Cool Head saves GULF TIMES Aussies from collapse in first Test SPORT Page 2 FOOTBALL Bounedjah sets new league record in Al Sadd’s big win Algerian becomes the all-time top scorer in a single season in Qatar, beating Brazilian Clemerson’s mark of 27 goals By Sports Reporter failed attempt at the goal. Doha Al Shahania were in no mood to give up, even though they had to play second fi ddle to their for- aghdad Bounedjah be- midable opponents in the second came the Qatar league’s half, and drew parity as Luciano all-time top scorer in a sent the ball in off a cross from single season after his the left by Kesse in the 42nd Bbrace helped Al Sadd thrash Al minute. Shahania 4-1 yesterday. Al Sadd fi red in three more The victory also helped the goals after resumption, with Wolves close the gap on Al Duhail Bounedjah being on target twice, to just one point after the leaders to surpass Clemerson. stumbled to a 1-1 draw against Earlier, Duhail recorded their 10th-placed Qatar Sports Club. third draw when they were held Bounedjah, who was the top 1-1 by Qatar Sports Club. scorer in the AFC Champions Osama Omari had put Qatar League, struck in the 50th and SC ahead in the 22nd minute, but 76th minutes, while Hassan al- after a great deal of huffi ng and Haydos also recorded a double as puffi ng Murad Naji saved Du- Al Sadd reached 35 points from hail’s blushes with a 75th minute 14 matches, just one behind Al strike to help his team grab a Duhail. point. Algerian international The return of Cameroonian Bounedjah thus took his personal star Samuel Eto’o strengthened tally to 28, beating the previous Qatar SC’s attack with Osama mark of 27 set by Brazilian Clem- and Hussein Ali contributing to Murad Naji celebrates equalising for Al Duhail against Qatar SC. erson Soares for Al Gharafa dur- the team’s cause. ing the 2007-08 season. Al Duhail continued to miss Al Duhail created more chanc- sion involving him and Qatar SC As expected, Al Sadd dominat- South Korean midfi elder Nam es, but nothing too strong that goalkeeper Jassim al-Hail. ed possession and scripted more Tae-Hee, who was injured while could give them a goal. Paolo Ed- Murad then came up with a opportunities, substantiated by doing national duty for his na- milson tried to split open the Qa- long-ranger that went just wide 63 per cent of ball possession by tive South Korea during the last tar SC defence. So did Yousef El on the hour mark. However, the them at half-time. Interestingly, international break. Arabi and Almoez Ali, all in vain. right-back was not to be denied they maintained the same per- Qatar SC matched Al Duhail The closest Al Duhail came to as he struck the equaliser for Al centage at the end of the game. move by move and even shocked scoring in the fi rst half was when Duhail. After Al Shahania’s Kesse the hosts by taking the lead. Ali Afi f sent a fi rst-time volley Indeed, Murad made amends Amanguoa was thwarted by Al Goalkeeper Khalifa Aboo- over the bar off a cross by Edmil- for the off ence he committed that Sadd goalkeeper Saad al-Dosari, backer completely misjudged the son from the right. led to Qatar SC’s goal in similar Bounedjah missed a sitter, with fl ight of the ball after Osama took Al Duhail started the second fashion as he sent in a free-kick rival goalkeeper Amer al-Amri Al Sadd’s Baghdad Bounedjah the free-kick from the left. Nei- half by replacing Luis Martin past the outstretched hands of Al parrying the ball with his leg. exults after scoring against ther did the defenders do any- with Under-23 player Hazem Hail. Al-Haydous opened the scor- Shahania yesterday. thing about it. The free-kick was Ahmed. Hazem immediately Al Duhail intensifi ed their ef- ing in the 23rd minute by slotting awarded when Al Duhail defend- made his mark by moving for- forts as the game wore on, but home a rebound after Akram Afi f er Murad Naji ‘handled’ the ball. ward and that resulted in a colli- could not fi nd the winner. CRICKET Somerville shines as NZ seal historic victory AFP from Test cricket, was bowled Abu Dhabi by fast bowler Tim Southee for eight. SCORECARD Medium pacer Colin de Grand- ebutant Will Somer- homme had fi rst-innings centu- New Zealand 1st innings 274 129-4, Asif 36-6-62-0 (1nb), Azhar ville grabbed three key rion Azhar Ali caught behind for (K. Williamson 89, BJ Watling 77 1-0-2-0, Hafeez 1-0-3-0 wickets to guide New fi ve before Somerville’s double not out; Bilal Asif 5-65, Yasir Shah Pakistan 2nd innings Zealand to their fi rst strike pushed Pakistan to 55-5 at 3-75) Imam-ul-Haq c Nicholls b Patel ..... Daway series win over Pakistan in lunch. Pakistan 1st innings 348 .........................................................................................22 49 years with a crushing 123-run Somerville had Haris Sohail (Azhar Ali 134, Asad Shafiq 104; Mohamed Hafeez b Southee ......8 win in the third and fi nal Test caught off a tentative push in W. Somerville 4-75) Azhar Ali c Watling b de Grand- the slip with his third ball of the yesterday. New Zealand 2nd innings homme ....................................................................5 The off -spinner took 3-52 and fi rst over for nine and next ball (overnight 272-4) Haris Sohail c Taylor b Somer- was aided by fellow spinner Ajaz had fi rst innings centurion Asad Patel’s 3-42 as Pakistan came up Shafi q caught behind off the J. Raval lbw b Shaheen ..................0 ville ..............................................................................9 well short after being set a daunt- glove. T. Latham c Sohail b Yasir ..........10 Asad Shafiq c Watling b Somer- ing 280-run target in 79 overs. In the last over before lunch K. Williamson lbw b Hasan .......139 ville ..............................................................................0 They crumbled to 156 in 56.1 Imam-ul-Haq, watching four W. Somerville lbw b Yasir .................4 Babar Azam c Southee b Patel 51 overs on a weary pitch at Sheikh wickets fell at the other end, gave R. Taylor c Asif b Shaheen ...........22 Sarfraz Ahmed b Somrville ......28 Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi. an easy catch to forward short-leg H. Nicholls not out ........................126 Bilal Asif c Watling b Southee ..12 The victory gave New Zealand a off Patel for 22. C. de Grandhomme c Asif b Yasir Shah c Patel b Southee .....4 2-1 series win after they had taken Earlier, New Zealand declared Yasir ........................................................26 Hasan Ali c Williamson b Patel .4 the fi rst Test by a narrow four-run their second innings on 353-7 BJ Watling b Yasir .......................................0 Shaheen Shah Afridi not out .......2 margin at the same venue. Pa- Will Somerville, centre, and Tim Southee, left, both took three second innings wickets as New Zealand after some 45 minutes of batting T. Southee not out ....................................15 Extras (b 4, lb 6, nb 1) ........................11 kistan bounced back with an in- bowled out Pakistan for 156. with Henry Nicholls remaining Extras: (b9, lb 1, nb 1) ...........................11 Total: ( all out; 56.1 overs) ..........156 unbeaten on 126 and Williamson nings and 16-run win in the sec- Total: (for seven wkts dec; 113 Fall of wickets: 1-19 (Hafeez), ond Test in Dubai. will be one that the guys remem- Somerville, who took 4-75 in Pakistan were again let down by dismissed at his overnight score overs) ..................................................................353 2-32 (Azhar), 3-43 (Sohail), 4-43 New Zealand’s last away series ber for a long time. the fi rst innings to fi nish with sloppy batting and Sarfraz rued of 139. win against Pakistan was a 1-0 “We know the game can ebb seven wickets in the match, broke missed opportunities. That 212-run stand between Did not bat: BJ Watling, C. de (Shafiq), 5-55 (Imam), 6-98 (Sar- victory in matches played in Paki- and fl ow very quickly but we came a stubborn 43-run sixth-wicket “We had our chances in all Williamson which brought New Grandhomme, Ajaz Patel, T. fraz), 7-131 (Azam), 8-137 (Yasir), stan in 1969. out and played very well today.” stand between top scorer Babar three Tests but we could not grab Zealand back into the game on Southee, T. Boult 9-150 (Azam) Captain Kane Williamson, It was New Zealand’s fi fth Test Azam (51) and skipper Sarfraz them,” he said. Thursday, was fi nally broken with Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Raval), 2-24 Bowling: Southee 12-3-42-3, whose 139-run innings turned the series win in their last six played Ahmed, who made 28. “It’s very disappointing to lose the very fi rst ball of the day. (Latham), 3-37 (Somerville), 4-60 Boult 6-4-7-0, de Grandhomme match and the series in his side’s since November 2016. They Patel ended Azam’s 114-ball a series in conditions which are Medium pacer Hasan Ali (Taylor), 5-272 (Williamson), 6-334 4-1-3-1, Patel 14.1-4-42-3, Somerville favour, said: “It was fantastic. beat Pakistan, Bangladesh, the resistance before getting the last our own.” trapped Williamson leg before (Grandhomme), 7-334 (Watling) 20-2-52-3 Beating Pakistan in their backyard West Indies and England – all at wicket when he dismissed Hasan Pakistan were off to a disastrous and even a review did not prolong Bowling: Hasan 16-5-62-1, Result: New Zealand won by is very tough.