ARAB TIMES, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2011
SPORTS 50
Bracewell takes 6,
NZ stun Australia
Black Caps celebrate tense seven-run win
HOBART, Dec 12,
(RTRS): New
Zealand paceman
Doug Bracewell took
six wickets in a dev-
astating spell of
bowling to fire his
country to a dramat-
ic first Test victory
over Australia since
1993 by just seven
runs on Monday.
Australia, requiring 241
for victory on the fourth
day of the second Test, had
appeared to be grinding
their way to their target on
the back of David
Warner’s maiden Test cen-
tury until Bracewell (6-40)
helped send them tumbling
from 159 for two to 233 all
out.
The victory was the first
on Australian soil for the
Black Caps since 1985 and
came despite opener
Warner’s unbeaten 123,
which earned him the man
of the match award in his
second Test. New Zealand seamer Doug Bracewell (center), sends
In a thrillingly tense fin- down a delivery while teammate Chris Martin (right), looks
ish, Warner and Nathan on as New Zealand defeats Australia on the fourth day of
Lyon put on 34 for the last the second cricket Test match played at the Bellerive Oval
wicket before Bracewell in Hobart, on Dec 12. (AFP)
bowled the spinner through
the gate for nine, ending
what had been a topsy- Australia vs N. Zealand Scoreboard
Australian batsman Ricky Ponting makes a confident start during Australia’s second inning in the fourth day of play in the second Test match against turvy Test match on a
New Zealand in Hobart, Australia, Dec 12. (AP) greentop wicket at the
Bellerive Oval.
New Zealand’s victory,
Credit goes to everyone: Misbah only their third in Australia,
levelled the series at 1-1
HOBART, Australia, Dec 12, (AFP): Scoreboard on the
fourth day of the second Test between Australia and New
Zealand at Bellerive Oval on Monday:
NEW ZEALAND 1st innings 150 (D. Brownlie 56; J.
Pattinson 5-51, P. Siddle 3-42)
Rehman bowls Pak to innings win CRICKET
after the hosts won the first
Test in Brisbane by nine
AUSTRALIA 1st innings 136 (P. Siddle 36; D.
Bracewell 3-20, T. Boult 3-29, C. Martin 3-46)
NEW ZEALAND 2nd innings 226 (R. Taylor 56; N. Lyon
3-25, J. Pattinson 3-54, P. Siddle 3-66)
AUSTRALIA 2nd innings (overnight 72 for 0)
CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh, Dec P. Hughes c Guptill b Martin ..........................................20
wickets. D. Warner not out.........................................................123
12, (RTRS): Left-arm spinner Bangladesh vs Pakistan Scoreboard “We believed in our- U. Khawaja c Taylor b Boult ...........................................23
Abdur Rehman took three wickets selves that we could win R. Ponting c Southee b Bracewell .................................16
early on Monday to help push M. Clarke c Taylor b Bracewell ........................................0
this match, we knew we M. Hussey lbw b Bracewell ..............................................0
Pakistan to an innings and 184-run had to fight, we knew we B. Haddin c Taylor b Southee ........................................15
win over Bangladesh in the first had to play a lot better than P. Siddle c Ryder b Southee ............................................2
test in Chittagong. CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh, Dec 12, Shahriar Nafees lbw b Ajmal........28 (Nasir), 5-158 (Shakib), 6-205 J. Pattinson c Guptill b Bracewell ....................................4
(AFP): Complete scoreboard on the Mohammad Ashraful c Hafeez b (Nazimuddin), 7-210 (Mahmudullah), we did in Brisbane,” New M. Starc b Bracewell ........................................................0
Rehman ended the resistance of fourth day of the opening Test Rehman..........................................0 8-252 (Rahim), 9-275 (Hossain). Zealand skipper Ross N. Lyon b Bracewell .........................................................9
Mushfiqur Rahim (49) an hour into between Bangladesh and Pakistan in Nasir Hossain c Hafeez Bowling: Gul 13-2-45-0 (nb3), Taylor told reporters. Extras (b3, lb18).............................................................21
the second session on the fourth Chittagong on Monday: b Cheema.......................................3 Cheema 7.3-1-40-2, Hafeez 7-2-21- Total (all out; 63.4 overs)..............................................233
BANGLADESH 1st innings 135 Shakib Al Hasan lbw b Rehman ..51 1, Ajmal 25-7-74-2, Rehman 30-7- Australia had started the Fall of wickets: 1-72 (Hughes), 2-122 (Khawaja), 3-159
day, finishing with figures of four (Abdur Rehman 3-9, Saeed Ajmal 3- Mushfiqur Rahim lbw b Rehman..49 88-4. day on 72 without loss and (Ponting), 4-159 (Clarke), 5-159 (Hussey), 6-192
for 88 after he had earlier dis- 40) Mohammad Mahmudullah Result: Pakistan win by an innings confident of victory despite (Haddin), 7-194 (Siddle), 8-199 (Pattinson), 9-199 (Starc),
missed debutant Nazimuddin and PAKISTAN 1st innings 594-5 decl b Ajmal ...........................................0 and 184 runs 10-233 (Lyon)
(Younis Khan 200 not out, Elias Sunny not out ......................20 Toss: Pakistan being bundled out for 136 Bowling: Martin 16-4-44-1, Boult 12-1-51-1, Southee
former captain Shakib Al Hasan. Mohammad Hafeez 143, Asad Shahadat Hossain c Gul Umpires: Billy Doctrove (WIS) and in their first innings on 19-3-77-2, Bracewell 16.4-4-40-6
Nazimuddin and Shakib both Shafiq 104; Elias Sunny 3-123) b Cheema.....................................21 Shavir Tarapore (IND) Saturday. New Zealand won by 7 runs
completed half-centuries before BANGLADESH 2nd innings Rubel Hossain did not bat (injured) TV umpire: Enamul Haque (BAN) “Obviously disappoint- Series tied 1-1
throwing away their wickets, (overnight 134-4): Extras (b2, lb5, nb3).................10 Match referee: Javagal Srinath Man-of-the-match: Dave Warner (AUS)
Tamim Iqbal b Hafeez ..................15 Total (for all out; 82.3 overs) ..275 (IND) ed, no doubt,” said Toss: Australia
allowing Pakistan to quicken their Mohammed Nazimuddin c Ajmal b Fall of wickets: 1-24 (Tamim), 2-74 Second Test: Dhaka (December Australia captain Michael Umpires: Nigel Llong (ENG), Asad Rauf (PAK)
charge towards victory. Rehman........................................78 (Nafees), 3-75 (Ashraful), 4-80 17-21) Clarke. “The way we TV umpire: Aleem Dar (PAK)
Saeed Ajmal bowled Match referee: Andy Pycroft (ZIM)
played in Brisbane was out-
Mahmudullah for a duck and Aizaz standing and I thought we
Cheema took the final wicket when the price for his aggression when he said. were pretty inconsistent
he had paceman Shahadat Hossain
caught by Umar Gul at mid-off for
21.
Ajmal took a catch off Rehman at
long off, ending Nazimuddin’s
innings on 78.
“We did not do that bad after that
period. If we could survive those
two sessions, may be the situation
India can ‘beat’
throughout this Test match.
“I want to pay credit to
David Warner for his first
Warne burns fingers
Bangladesh finished the second
innings on 275-9 as last man Rubel
Elias Sunny was unbeaten on 20 could have been different,” he Australia: Dhoni Test century today and also
to Nathan Lyon for the way
MELBOURNE, Dec 12, (AFP): Legspinning legend Shane
Warne said Monday he had badly burnt the fingers of his
when the match came to an end added.
Hossain was unable to bat after with more than a day and a session CHENNAI, India, Dec 12, he hung in there. bowling hand, putting him in doubt for his comeback in
injuring his shoulder while trying Bangladesh were bowled out for Australia’s Big Bash League this weekend.
(AFP): India can beat “I think if a few of us
to save a boundary the previous to play. 135 runs in their first innings on Michael Clarke’s struggling Warne, 42, put pictures of his blistered hand on Twitter
Bangladesh captain Mushfiqur the first two sessions of the open- batters had shown the char- on Monday and appealed for help from the public to has-
day. team and win their first Test acter and courage he
Rahim was left ruing their per- ing day before Pakistan batted series in Australia if they ten his recovery in time to play for the Melbourne Stars
formance of opening day. more than five sessions to declare play to their potential, skip- showed today, we wouldn’t against Sydney Thunder on Saturday.
CRICKET “I think the first two sessions on their innings on 594-5 on the third per Mahendra Singh Dhoni be standing here with the “Not ideal preparation for practice match today — burn-
said Monday. “The team is same result today.” ing the bowling hand. Get better quickly please, any sug-
the opening day cost us the game,” day. gestions - HELP,” Warne tweeted.
looking good and can beat New Zealand struck
“Credit goes to everyone, they Australia,” Dhoni told almost immediately after Later Monday, Warne told his Twitter followers that the
are really putting in the effort,” reporters in Chennai ahead condition of his burnt hand and fingers was improving and
play started with quick he was feeling positive.
Pakistan captain Misbah-ul Haq of the squad’s departure for Chris Martin having Phil
four Tests and a triangular The photo showed the little finger of his right hand was
said in a news conference. Hughes caught by Martin the worst affected from the accident, thought to have hap-
“They are really up to the mark, one-day series also featur-
ing Sri Lanka. Guptill in the slips for 20. pened while cooking at home.
they are really fulfilling their “I will focus on our It was the fourth time the Warne tweeted later: “PS no more trying to be a master
responsibility, that’s why the team strengths and weaknesses Martin-Guptill combina- chef! Stop and buy a bacon roll on the way to the ground
is winning,” he added. and hope for results on the tion had claimed the wicket next time - silly Shane!”
The home side began the day field. We are more con- The Melbourne Stars said they were confident Warne
of Hughes in the series and would be OK to play this weekend but that he would miss
with little hope of saving the match cerned about where we probably ended the embat-
and suffered their first blow in the need to work on and not a practice match on Monday.
worry about what kind of tled lefthander’s hopes of a Warne had apparently ended his stellar cricket career at
10th over when Rehman had place in the side for the the Indian Premier League (IPL) in May but said recently
Shakib for 51 soon after the all- opposition we are playing.”
Dhoni’s comments came upcoming series against he had never felt fitter in confirming his signing with the
rounder reached his ninth test 50 on the day when Clarke’s India. Melbourne Stars.
with a single off the same bowler. Australians lost the second Warner combined with Warne has not played Test cricket since helping Australia
Nazimuddin, on 41 overnight, Test by seven runs against to a 5-0 Ashes whitewash over England in January 2007
Usman Khawaja to put on but he led the Rajasthan Royals in the IPL until earlier this
also survived some anxious New Zealand in Hobart, 50 runs for the second
moments before he completed his their first loss against the year.
Kiwis at home in 26 years. wicket before a brilliant He said part of his desire to return to the field for the Big
maiden test half-century with three catch from Taylor in the Bash was that he wanted his three children to be able to
runs off a Rehman delivery. The defeat was also
Australia’s third in eight Tests slips off the bowling of see him at work and it was an “added bonus” that his
Wicketkeeper Adnan Akmal under Clarke’s captaincy. debutant Trent Boult sent British fiancee, actress Liz Hurley, would be there too.
dropped him twice on 51 and 57 India will be playing their Khawaja back to the pavil-
but the right-hander was unable to first away Test series since ion for 23.
take full benefit of his reprieves. losing all four matches in Test match against Ponting, by Jesse Ryder before
Former Australia captain Clarke, Hussey, that’s Bracewell took over to end
Two sixes in consecutive overs, England in July-August that
Ricky Ponting had been
Bangladesh’s Mohammed Nazimuddin (left), plays a shot as Pakistan’s cost Dhoni’s men their something to tell your the match.
off Rehman and Ajmal, seemed to Azhar Ali (foreground), misfields during the fourth day of the first cricket looking for a big score on
have given him his confidence number one Test ranking. grandkids about,” Taylor James Pattinson, who
Test match against Pakistan in Chittagong, Bangladesh, Dec 12. Wicket- Dhoni hoped the players his home island and settled
back but the local boy finally paid keeper Adnan Akmal (left), looks on. (AP) said. was named man of the
will remain fit for the in well enough but had Clarke was deceived by series after taking 14
Australia series, unlike in made just 16 when he
England when key stars an outswinger and caught wickets at the cost of 196
slapped a short ball from in the slips by Taylor, runs in his first two Test
like Zaheer Khan, Virender Bracewell
Best of the Rest Sehwag and Harbhajan
Singh were sidelined. straight to
before an inswinger
trapped Hussey lbw with
matches, had made four
when he got a thick edge
India’s Test squad for Tim umpire Asad Rauf forced to which Guptill snapped up
Australia: Southee at reverse his decision after a in the slips.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni extra cover. TV review. Two balls later a peach
(capt), Virender Sehwag Brace-
Sri Lanka to replace Pradeep: the governing body said in a state- Lazio goalkeeper Federico Marchetti (vice-capt), Gautam Warner reached his cen- of a delivery clean-
Sri Lanka’s fast bowler Nuwan ment. “The team management has will be out until the start of next year Gambhir, Rahul Dravid, well’s next tury with two runs through bowled Mitchell Starc for
Pradeep has been ruled out of the requested for a replacement player.” after pulling his hamstring, the club Sachin Tendulkar, over put the square leg soon after lunch a duck to leave the
ongoing tour of South Africa after The selectors have yet to name his said Monday. Venkatsai Laxman, Virat match back
Marchetti, 28, who deputised for
but the Australians were Australians languishing
tearing his right hamstring, Sri Lanka replacement. Kohli, Rohit Sharma, in the bal-
Cricket said on Monday. Meanwhile, former skipper and injured first choice Italy goalkeeper reduced to 192-6 when Tim on 199-9 and set up the
Ajinkya Rahane, ance when Warner Southee had Brad Haddin, nailbiting climax.
Pradeep, 25, suffered the injury frontline batsman Kumar Sangakkara Gianluigi Buffon at the World Cup Wriddhiman Saha,
while bowling during the warm-up last year, suffered the injury in he dis- the last recognised bats- “They fought the whole
is expected to be fit for the first Test Ravichandran Ashwin,
game against the South Africa starting in Centurion on Thursday, Saturday’s win at Lecce. Pragyan Ojha, Zaheer
missed Clarke and Michael man, caught by Taylor for way,” Taylor added. “We
Invitation XI in Benoni on Saturday. the statement added. (AFP) He has been in fabulous form Khan, Ishant Sharma, Hussey for ducks on con- 15. would have won by 40 runs
“Physio Stephen Mount is of the recently and looked set to earn his Umesh Yadav, Vinay secutive balls. Peter Siddle (two) fol- against some teams but the
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view that Nuwan will be unable to first Italy call-up since South Africa. Kumar, Abhimanyu Mithun. “(Dougie) bowled out- lowed three balls later with way Lyon and Warner
play for another three to four weeks,” Marchetti out until New Year: (AFP) Coach: Duncan Fletcher. standingly well for a young Southee again taking the played, I nearly had a heart
guy, 21, in only his third wicket courtesy of a catch attack, I think.”