THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 2016 SPORTS SCOREBOARD CANBERRA: Scoreboard from the fourth one-day inter- national between Australia and India at Manuka Oval yesterday: Australia D. Warner b I. Sharma 93 A. Finch c I. Sharma b Yadav 107 M. Marsh c Kohli b Yadav 33 S. Smith c Singh b I. Sharma 51 G. Maxwell c sub (Pandey) b I. Sharma 41 G. Bailey c R. Sharma b I. Sharma 10 J. Faulkner b Yadav 0 M. Wade run out 0 J. Hastings not out 0 Extras (lb7 w6) 13 Total (8 wickets, 50 overs) 348 Fall of wickets: 1-187 (Warner), 2-221 (Finch), 3-288 (Marsh), 4-298 (Smith), 5-319 (Bailey), 6-319 (Faulkner), 7-321 (Wade), 8-348 (Maxwell) Did not bat: K. Richardson, N. Lyon Bowling: Yadav 10-1-67-3 (2w), Kumar 8-0-69-0, I. Sharma 10-0-77-4 (2w), Singh 3-0-24-0, R. Dhawan 9-0-53-0 (1w), Jadeja 10-0-51-0 (1w) India R. Sharma c Wade b Richardson 41 S. Dhawan c Bailey b Hastings 126 V. Kohli c Smith b Richardson 106 M.S. Dhoni c Wade b Hastings 0 G. Singh c sub (S. Marsh) b Lyon 5 R. Jadeja not out 24 A. Rahane c Smith b Richardson 2 R. Dhawan c Warner b Richardson 9 B. Kumar c Smith b Richardson 2 U. Yadav c Bailey b Marsh 2 I. Sharma c Wade b Marsh 0 Extras (w5 nb1) 6 Total (10 wickets, 49.2 overs) 323 Fall of wickets: 1-65 (R. Sharma), 2-277 (S. Dhawan), 3-277 (Dhoni), 4-278 (Kohli), 5-286 (Singh), 6-294 (Rahane), 7-308 (R. Dhawan), 8- 311 (Kumar), 9-315 (Yadav), 10-323 (I. Sharma) Bowling: Lyon 10-0-76-1, Richardson 10-1-68-5, Hastings 10-0-50-2 (1w 1nb), Faulkner 7-0-48-0 (1w), Marsh 9.2-0-55-2 (2w), Maxwell 1- 0-10-0 (1w), Smith 2-0-16-0. CANBERRA: Indian batsman Rohit Sharma dives into his crease as the ball bounces in front of him during their One Day International cricket match against Australia in Result: Australia won by 25 runs. Canberra, Australia yesterday. — AP India collapse to hand Australia victory CANBERRA: A spectacular Indian batting col- trouble on a lifeless pitch and none of the (2) and Rishi Dhawan (9) in quick succession. to capitalize on the good start to the run shotmaking. Warner brought up his 50 from lapse gave Australia a 25-run victory in the Australian bowlers were spared. The tailenders put up little resistance and chase. “That’s what my job in the team is, to 46 balls with eight fours and one six. Finch was one-day international in Canberra yesterday, But once Dhawan fell cutting John Hastings Australia took the last nine wickets for just 46 finish off the games from that type of position, more sedate than his partner, taking 61 balls their fourth successive victory in the five- to George Bailey at point, the Indian wickets runs to wrap up an unlikely victory. but unfortunately I got out,” he said. “There for his half century, but began to pick up the match series. After winning the toss and began falling regularly and the Australians “It’s a funny game isn’t it?” said a delighted was a bit of pressure on the youngsters but I pace soon afterwards. His innings was espe- choosing to bat, Australian openers Aaron began to assert control. Skipper Mahendra Smith. “It looked like they were cruising for a think certainly we should have done much cially damaging to umpire Richard Finch and David Warner both posted big Singh Dhoni fell for a duck before Kohli hit a while there, but a couple of wickets always better. “The way we started was what we Kettleborough, who was hit on the shin by a scores to take the home side to a massive 348 catch to Australian captain Steve Smith at mid- changes the swing of things. “We had a never needed and the partnership between Shikhar powerful on-drive and had to be replaced in for eight. The Indians looked well on target off, his only false shot in a magnificent 92-ball say die attitude tonight, which is something I and Virat was magnificent.” the middle by Paul Wilson. After breaking the when Shikhar Dhawan (126) and Virat Kohli innings. With four wickets down and in-form want to instil in these guys. “We worked Earlier Finch made 107 and Warner 93 in a opening stand India took regular wickets to (106) put on 212 for the second wicket to batsman Ajinkya Rahane hampered by split incredibly hard to get back into that game and huge opening stand of 187. Smith then slow the scoring down until Maxwell let rip in reach 277 for one, smashing the attack all over webbing on his hand, the Indians began to when we got a sniff we ran with it.” Dhoni said smashed 51 off only 29 balls and Glenn the last two overs to post a target that eventu- Manuka Oval. Neither batsman was in any panic as they lost Gurkeerat Singh (5), Rahane he took responsibility for the loss after failing Maxwell 41 from 20 in a display of powerful ally proved too much.— AFP China stars tackle Japan, Australia on road to Rio SYDNEY: Double Olympic gold medalists tough competition and everyone is racing Sun Yang and Ye Shiwen will headline a 24- not just for themselves but for the team,” strong Chinese team against Australia and said Cate Campbell. an emerging Japan at the 2016 Perth “It’s quite a small Australian team with a Aquatic Super Series in February. The 2012 few new faces on it which will be really London victors and Australia’s reigning exciting; blooding some new athletes will world champions Emily Seebohm, Bronte be great especially in the lead up to an Campbell and Mitch Larkin will be the main Olympic Games.” Sun-China’s first male drawcards for the first international meet of Olympic gold medalist with the 400m and 2016 on the road to the Rio Olympics, 1500m freestyle-holds the 1500m world organizers said. record and won the 400 and 800m freestyle Japanese stars including two-time double at the World Championships in Olympic medalist Takuro Fujii and women’s Kazan last year. He will race young World championship breaststroke medalist Australian Mack Horton in both the 400m Rio Kaneto will also compete in Perth on and 1500m freestyle. Ye, who won double February 5 and 6. The Australian Dolphins gold in the 200m and 400m individual med- will include 2013 World Champion Cate ley in London at the age of just 16, will face Campbell and fellow 2015 Kazan medalists Australians Keryn McMaster and Tessa Cameron McEvoy, Madi Wilson, Jess Wallace. Japan has also named a 24-mem- Ashwood and Mack Horton. “It’s a great way ber team led by two-time Olympic relay to start the year, we are going to have some medallist from 2008 and 2012, Fujii.— AFP Dominant England aiming to complete 3-0 triumph PRETORIA: England, with a series win shocked South Africa are set to hand a already secured, can complete South debut to 33-year-old opener Stephen Cook Africa’s ignominious fall from the top of the as they attempt to solve one of several rankings when the final test of the four- problems in a side that last won a test more match series starts at Centurion Park in than a year ago. Pretoria tomorrow. Dominant England New captain AB de Villiers had promised went 2-0 up after Stuart Broad’s venemous an aggressive and “in your face” approach spell set the platform for an emphatic win for his first game in charge after replacing in the third test in Johannesburg. In con- Hashim Amla but watched his team meekly KHULNA: Bangladesh cricketer Mosaddek Hossain (left) is bowled as the Zimbabwe wicketkeeper Richmond Mutumbami looks on during the trast their hosts, about to lose top place in fold as they were skittled out for a paltry 83 third T20 cricket match between Bangladesh and Zimbabwe at the Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium in Khulna yesterday. —AFP the International Cricket Council rankings runs in their second innings in to India, are in a state of disarray, having Johannesburg to be beaten inside three switched captains mid-series and extended days. The obvious lack of confidence is a winless streak to nine tests. exacerbated by uncertainty over De Villiers’ Zimbabwe upset Bangladesh The absence of injured key fast bowler own future in the test arena as he seeks to Dale Steyn has not helped and he will lessen his workload to continue playing all KHULNA: Malcolm Waller and Vusi Sibanda respite for the home side. But Waller, who hit Imrul Kayes has also been brought into the again not play in the fourth test, having formats of the international game. South set up a big total as Zimbabwe crushed two fours and four sixes, and Sean Williams squad, while several others were rested and only contributed for just a single innings at Africa can only point to past statistics for a Bangladesh by 31 runs in the third Twenty20 (32) added 74 for the fourth wicket to ensure batsman Mushfiqur Rahim and paceman the start of the series in Durban last month. glimmer of sunshine. Centurion Park has international in Khulna yesterday to stay alive Zimbabwe did not stall. Apart from Shahid, a Mustafizur Rahman are nursing injuries.