THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2014 SPORTS Kiwis push Pakistan hard in second Test DUBAI: New Zealand bowled with disci- first slip. Misbah’s 28 had two boundaries pline and, despite Azhar Ali and Younis and a six. Ali drove spinner Mark Craig Khan’s half-centuries, looked set for a lead through point for three to complete his in the second Test against Pakistan in Dubai 18th half-century. yesterday. But he too fell soon, trying to cut Sodhi Pakistan lost Asad Shafiq in seamer Tim and was bowled. He hit six boundaries and Southee’s penultimate over for 44 to close a six during his patient five-hour 22-minute the third day on 281-6, still trailing by 122 vigil. Shafiq was lucky to survive at 26 when runs on New Zealand’s first innings total of Boult bowled him with a sharp incoming 403. Sarfraz Ahmed was unbeaten on 28 delivery but much to New Zealand’s dismay and Yasir Shah on one in a day when the it turned out to be a no-ball. He too failed Pakistani batsmen failed to score big after to bat for long and was caught off a loose getting good starts. Leg-spinner Ish Sodhi shot in the end, adding 59 for the sixth led the New Zealand bowling with 2-65. wicket with Sarfraz. Pakistan, resuming at 34-2 saw off the In the morning Pakistan’s in-form bats- first session without losing any wicket as men were under pressure after a big New Younis Khan (72) and Azhar Ali (75) shared Zealand total and, more so, after losing a 113-run stand for the third wicket. But both the openers cheaply on Tuesday. New Zealand got four wickets in the next But Younis and Ali showed no sign of two sessions to press home their claims for pressure as they started the day solidly. a useful lead and in turn improve their Younis reached his half-century with a chances for a series-levelling win. Pakistan sweetly-timed boundary off Craig. won the first Test by 248 runs in Abu Dhabi. Younis hit seven fours and two sixes- Azhar added another 50 runs with skip- both off Craig-during his 160-ball knock per Misbah-ul Haq, but New Zealand hit but fell to a casual shot, spoiling a good back with the second new ball taken after chance of scoring another hundred. He also 83 overs with the score at 194-3. amassed 468 runs with three hundreds in Trent Boult claimed his first wicket in the the 2-0 white-wash of Australia in the pre- series when he produced a beautiful deliv- ceding series, also played in United Arab ery which got the edge of Misbah’s bat and Emirates. The third and final Test begins in landed in the safe hands of Ross Taylor at Sharjah from November 26. — AFP SCOREBOARD CANBERRA: Hashim Amla of South Africa puts his bat behind the crease during the third One-Day International cricket match against Australia. — AFP DUBAI: Scoreboard at close on the third day of the second Test between Pakistan and New Zealand at Dubai stadium yesterday: New Zealand Ist innings 403 (T. Latham Sarfraz Ahmed not out 28 Aussies coast to big 137, M. Craig 43; Zulfiqar Babar Yasir Shah not out 1 4-137) Extras: (b1, lb2, nb1) 4 Total: (for six wkts; 109 overs) 281 Pakistan Ist innings (overnight 34-2) Fall of wickets: 1-28 (Masood), 2-32 win over South Africa Shan Masood b Sodhi 13 (Taufeeq), 3-145 (Younis), 4-195 (Misbah), Taufeeq Umar st Watling b Craig 16 Azhar Ali b Sodhi 75 5-220 (Ali), 6-279 (Shafiq) CANBERRA: Australia cruised to a 73-run vic- Younis Khan c Craig b Neesham 72 Bowling: Boult 22-8-46-1 (1nb), Southee tory over South Africa in their third one-day SCOREBOARD Misbah-ul Haq c Taylor b Boult 28 21-3-41-1, Craig 24-5-94-1, Sodhi 30-7-65- international yesterday on the back of big-hit- Asad Shafiq c Taylor b Southee 44 1, Anderson 7-0-26-0, Neesham 5-1-6-1. ting innings by Aaron Finch and Steve Smith. CANBERRA: Scoreboard in the third one-day international against Australia and South Africa at Opener Finch cracked 109 off 127 balls and Manuka Oval in Canberra yesterday: Smith hit a swashbuckling unbeaten 73 off 55 balls as Australia amassed a formidable 329 Australia innings Q. de Kock c Marsh b Hazlewood 47 for five off their 50 overs in Canberra. D. Warner c de Villiers b Philander 53 F. du Plessis c Warner b Marsh 17 The Proteas were always up against it and A. Finchb de Villiers 109 R. Rossouw c Wade b Starc 2 were dismissed for 256 in the 45th over, with S. Watson c Miller b Behardien 40 A.B. de Villiers lbw b Richardson 52 last man Imran Tahir unable to bat because of S. Smithnot out 73 F. Behardien c Finch b Hazlewood 12 G. Bailey c du Plessis b Morkel 12 D. Miller lbw b Starc 3 a knee he injured while fielding. M. Marsh c de Villiers b Morkel 22 V. Philander c Finch b Starc 1 The Australians now lead the five-match M. Wade not out 8 D. Steync Marsh b Starc 12 series 2-1 ahead of the final games in Extras (lb1, w7, nb4) 12 M. Morkel not out 0 Melbourne on Friday and Sydney on Sunday. Total (5 wickets; 50 overs) 329 I. Tahirabsent injured 0 Left-armer Mitchell Starc troubled the Fall of wickets: 1-118 (Warner), 2-189 (Watson), Extras (lb5, w2, nb1) 8 South Africans with his late swing and fin- 3-242 (Finch), 4-264 (Bailey), 5-295 (Marsh) Total (all out; 44.3 overs) 256 ished with four for 32 off eight overs, while Did not bat: M. Starc, K. Richardson, X. Doherty, Fall of wickets: 1-108 (de Kock), 2-143 (du fellow opening bowler Josh Hazlewood J. Hazlewood Plessis), 3-148 (Rossouw), 4-224 (de Villiers), 5- claimed three for 51. Bowling: M. Morkel 10-0-84-2 (2nb, 5w), V. 226 (Amla), 6-231 (Miller), 7-238 (Philander), 8- Hashim Amla hit 102 off 115 balls and skip- Philander 10-0-70-1 (2nb, 1w), D. Steyn 10-0- 252 (Steyn), 9-256 (Behardien) per AB de Villiers cracked a belligerent 52 off 53-0 (1w), F. Behardien 8-0-39-1, I. Tahir 6-0-40- Bowling: M. Starc 8-1-32-4 (1nb), J. Hazlewood 34 balls to briefly threaten Australia’s bowlers. 0, De Villiers 6-0-42-1 9.3-0-51-3 (1w), S. Watson 6-0-47-0, K. Smith was named man-of-the-match for Richardson 8-0-49-1, X. Doherty 6-0-31-0, M. his innings which was full of improvised shots, South Africa Innings Marsh 7-0-41-1 (1w) including one boundary cheekily hit through H. Amla b Hazlewood 102 Result: Australia won by 73 runs. his legs. “It was a free hit, so I had pretty free rein to do what I wanted. I was lucky enough missed by part-time bowler de Villiers in the wicket each. it came off and went to the boundary,” Smith 41st over. South Africa’s hopes were pinned on the said. “Aaron was able to lay the foundation Fellow opener David Warner pounded 53 fourth-wicket stand of 76 between Amla and and I was able to close it out. “You always feel off 50 balls, with six fours and two sixes, in a de Villiers, but once the skipper fell leg before more comfortable when AB (de Villiers) is first-wicket stand of 118 in 20 overs. Warner wicket to Kane Richardson in the 38th over, back in the sheds, he’s an unbelievable player looked set for a big score before he found de the tourists were unable to keep pace with and it was good to see the back of him. Villiers, who took a leaping catch at mid-wick- the Australian total. “It was a hard wicket to start on so we et. Smith crashed eight fours in a majestic Amla followed five balls later when he was thought we were a great chance when we got knock, while Shane Watson took a more con- bowled as he tried to slog Hazlewood him out. “The boys hit their lengths well and trolled 40 off 38 balls before he miscued and through the leg-side. “It’s disappointing. I DUBAI: Pakistani batsman Azhar Ali (right) hits a six as New Zealand wicketkeeper BJ bowled really well, we got the ball quite soft was caught in the deep by David Miller off the thought we were in the game and I got out at Watling looks on during the third day of the second Test match. — AFP and it started reversing.” medium pacers of Farhaan Behardien. Watson a bad time,” de Villiers said. Finch was in blistering form as the holds the highest ODI score at Manuka Oval David Miller looked unlucky to be given Australians made full use of the slow Manuka with 122 against the West Indies in 2013. out leg before wicket to Starc on three when Ramiz questions Pakistan’s Oval pitch after winning the toss. Finch hit Morne Morkel was the best of the Proteas replays showed the ball was sliding down leg. nine fours and three sixes to spearhead the bowlers with two for 84, while Vernon But the team had no more reviews left to chal- support for sullied Aamer Australian run plunder before he was dis- Philander, de Villiers and Behardien took a lenge the decision.