EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE THE HINDU DELHI SUNDAY, DECEMBER 29, 2019 SPORT 17 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE Aussie pacers rip through New Zealand Mary Kom sets the record straight Cummins leads the charge with a five­for; hosts bat again to extend lead beyond 450 Outclasses Nikhat 9­1 in an ill­tempered trials face­off BOXING ment. While the first round with BFI president Ajay N Z IN AUSTRALIA order. Paine could have en­ was about opponent assess­ Singh stepping in to control forced the follow­on, but UTHRA GANESAN ment, the second and third the situation. Agence France-Presse opted to bat again and Aus­ NEW DELHI saw a lot of clinching with Mary Kom retorted that Melbourne tralia raced to 62 without It was a bout that had the en­ few clean ones landing from she would respect those New Zealand was facing a loss before Neil Wagner tire boxing community in In­ either boxer. who respect her. “I don’t like massive run chase to save tempted David Warner into a dia hooked, but the final re­ There were words ex­ controversies. Why should I the second Test and the se­ drive on 38 and he was sult was on predictable changed during the bout shake hands or hug? First ries after it was dismissed for caught by Blundell. lines. and even afterwards. Nikhat you say so much outside the 148 in Melbourne on Satur­ Form­player Marnus La­ Mary Kom proved herself claimed Mary refused to ring, talk too much before day, with Australia batting buschagne was run out for 19 the best in the country in the even shake hands and used the bout. I will respect you if again to rub salt in the and spinner Mitchell Santner 51kg with an impressive 9­1 foul words as well. you respect me,” she said. wounds and extend its lead. snared opener Joe Burns for win against Nikhat Zareen in “The result is a different At the close on day three, 35, caught behind off a bot­ an ill­tempered bout at the issue, it definitely was not Action elsewhere the home team was 137 for tom edge. trials for the Olympic Quali­ 9­1. Anyone can see that the With the Mary­Nikhat bout four, building on its first in­ When Steve Smith depart­ fiers here on Saturday. first two rounds were clearly taking precedence, the oth­ nings 467 to be 456 runs in ed for seven, Wagner’s mine while the third was er four bouts on the day front. 200th Test wicket, the Black Simmering issue equal, I managed a lot more were overshadowed, but First innings century­mak­ Caps were on a roll. But The differences between the clean punches. But I am hurt there was no lack of action. er Travis Head was not out 12 Head and Wade steered two had been simmering for that someone who is so se­ Simranjit Kaur over­ and Matthew Wade was on them to the close, leaving over four months, ever since nior and is my idol behaved whelmed 37­year­old vete­ 15, with skipper Tim Paine so New Zealand with a monu­ the Boxing Federation of In­ in this manner,” the 24­year­ ran Sarita Devi 8­2 in the far resisting the temptation mental task. dia decided to not hold trials old said. 60kg. Youth World cham­ to declare. for the World Champion­ Supporters of both boxers pion Sakshi Chaudhary got New Zealand began the Boult ruled out ships in October and Nikhat were vocal with A.P. Reddy, the better of Sonia Lather day already in trouble on 44 New Zealand pace spear­ cried foul, writing to the claiming to be from the Te­ 9­1. for two. It didn’t survive long head Trent Boult fractured sports minister and de­ langana Boxing Association, The results: 51kg: Mary Kom bt with a world­class pace bar­ his non­bowling hand on Sa­ manding a face­off. getting aggressive in his Nikhat Zareen 9-1; 57kg: Sakshi rage from Pat Cummins, turday and will miss the Saturday, therefore, was protests at the decision and Chaudhary bt Sonia Lather 9-1; James Pattinson and Mitchell third Test against Australia in about both wanting to prove declaring they would ap­ 60kg: Simranjit Kaur bt defeat- Starc destroying the middle a big blow for the Black Caps. a point. proach AIBA. ed Sarita Devi 8-2; 69kg: Lovli- The bout itself, though, He and his supporters na Borgohain bt Lalita 10-0; SCOREBOARD had little in terms of excite­ were asked to leave ringside, 75kg: Pooja Rani bt Nupur 10-0. A ustralia — 1st innings: 467. 30-2, Cummins 17-5-28-5, New Zealand — 1st innings : T. Pattinson 15-2-34-3, Lyon 9-1- Latham c Paine b Cummins 50, 35-0, Wade 1-0-13-0. T. Blundell c Paine b Cummins Australia — 2nd innings : D. 15, K. Williamson c Paine b Warner c Blundell b Wagner 38, Pattinson 9, R. Taylor c Burns b J. Burns c Watling b Santner 35, Cummins 4, H. Nicholls lbw b M. Labuschagne run out 19, S. Cummins 0, B-J. Watling c Smith c Southee b Wagner 7, M. Burns b Pattinson 7, C. de Wade (batting) 15, T. Head (bat- Grandhomme c Warner b Starc ting) 12; Extras (lb-4, b-4, w-2, 11, M. Santner c Paine b Pattin- nb-1) 11; Total (for four wkts. in son 3, T. Southee c Paine b 45 overs): 137. Cummins 10, N. Wagner (not out) 18, T. Boult b Starc 8; Ex- Fall of wickets: 1-62, 2-100, 3- tras (lb-4, b-4, w-2, nb-3) 13; 110, 4-110. Total (in 54.5 overs): 148. New Zealand bowling: Boult 9- Fall of wickets : 1-23, 2-39, 3- 0-30-0, Southee 10-3-24-0, de 46, 4-46, 5-58, 6-97, 7-112, 8- Grandhomme 5-0-14-0, Wag- 116, 9-124. ner 13-1-39-2, Santner 8-0- Breathing fire: Pat Cummins was virtually unplayable on the day, as Henry Nicholls Australia bowling: Starc 12.5-4- 22-1. discovered. * AP The best: Mary Kom is declared the winner after the bout against Nikhat Zareen. * R.V. MOORTHY India U-19 Knighthoods for Lloyd and Greenidge It’s Dhoni’s Blasters, NEUFC share points clinches series England’s World Cup winners receive honours decision: Controversial penalty to the aid of North Eastern side IANS Agence France-Presse Johannesburg London Ganguly ISL India U­19 on Saturday beat Ben Stokes and several of his Stan Rayan South Africa U­19 by eight England Cricket World Cup­ Press Trust of India Kochi wickets to take a 2­0 lead in winning teammates were re­ New Delhi Was that a penalty? the three­match series cognised in Britain’s New BCCI president Sourav That was the talking point here on Saturday. Year Honours list an­ Ganguly on Saturday said for a major part of the se­ SA put in to bat was bun­ nounced on Friday, as two Mahendra Singh Dhoni has cond half as NorthEast Unit­ dled out for 119 in under 30 West Indies greats, Clive “surely” communicated ed, down by a goal towards overs. Lloyd and Gordon Gree­ his future plans to India the end of the opening half, Yashasvi Jaiswal took nidge, received captain Virat Kohli and came back to hold Kerala four wickets in 3.5 overs knighthoods. selectors. Dhoni has been Blasters to a 1­1 draw after a while Akash Singh, Atharva All­rounder Stokes was on a sabbatical from controversial penalty in the Ankolekar and Ravi Bish­ made an OBE (Officer of the Clive Lloyd. * FILE PHOTO Greenidge. * FILE PHOTO international cricket since Hero Indian Super League at noi got two wickets each. Order of the British Empire). India’s semifinal exit in the the Nehru Stadium here on Meanwhile, Eoin Morgan, First strike: Jaiswal then went on to the British Empire), the level the inaugural 1975 World ODI World Cup, leading to Saturday night. Kerala Blasters’ Ogbeche, left, celebrates after who captained England to scoring against NorthEast United FC. * H. VIBHU star with the bat as well, beneath an OBE. Cup final at Lord’s. speculations about his That piece of action came World Cup glory, was named scoring 89 off 56 balls after Australian Trevor Bayliss, Opening batsman Gree­ future. five minutes into the second a CBE (Commander of the India lost two early wick­ England’s World Cup­win­ nidge, a key figure in Lloyd’s “He’s had half when referee Rahul Ku­ Mario Arques and goalkeep­ goalie Subasish Roy. Order of the British Empire), ets. ning coach, received an all­conquering team, has communication with the mar Gupta punished Seitya­ er Subhasish Roy rushed to At the other end, Ghana­ one rank below a OBE. been knighted on the recom­ captain, I am sure he has sen Singh for what he thwart the Blasters striker. The scores: South Africa U-19 nian Gyan was the man to 119 in 29.5 overs(J.Bird 25, knighthood. Lloyd, the forerunner of mendation of the govern­ had communication with thought was a handball. But But in the process, his fol­ watch. He looked dangerous Yashasvi Jaiswal 4/13) lost to Wicketkeeper Jos Buttler today’s modern power bat­ ment of his native Barbados, the selectors, and I don’t it appeared to be the midfiel­ low­through appeared to as he received a long pass India U-19 120/2 in 16.2 overs and Test skipper Joe Root smen and brilliant fielders, with certain Caribbean na­ think this is the platform to der’s head that was in con­ bring Ogbeche down and se­ from Lalthathanga Khawlhr­ (Yashasvi Jaiswal 89 n.o, were both awarded MBEs hit a superb century as the tions conferring their own discuss about it,” Ganguly tact as he attempted to de­ conds later, the Frenchman ing in the 20th minute.