Real among six teams 2nd Test: Warner, Clarke tons through as City crash out
as Australia hammer Proteas
ADELAIDE (Australia)—David Warner bludgeoned a quickfire century and Michael Clarke also reached three figures on Thursday as Australia went after the South African bowlers in the second Test in Adelaide. Warner smashed 119 off just 112 balls, while skipper Clarke backed up his unbeaten double-century in Brisbane with another unconquered knock to leave Australia in command after winning the toss. At tea Australia were 280 for four with Clarke unconquered on 104 and Mike Hussey not out 34. The home side added a blistering 178 runs off just 26 overs in the middle session. Warner was in belligerent mood after lunch, smashing spinners Imran Tahir and Faf du Plessis and racing to his third Test century off 93 balls, reaching his hundred with a six and a four off successive Tahir deliveries. The diminutive left-hander smashed a Tahir full toss over the deep midwicket ropes in the first over after lunch and two overs later heaved Du Plessis’s first ball in Test cricket over the square leg boundary for six. But Warner perished on 119 when he attempted to glide Morne Morkel through the slips, only to edge to Graeme Smith at first slip to end a pulsating knock. Warner crashed four sixes and 16 boundaries and put on a 155-runs with Clarke in 24.2 overs. It was Clarke’s fourth century of the year as he continued to dominate the South African bowlers after his unbeaten 259 in the drawn first Brisbane Test. He survived two referrals and at tea had faced 121 balls with 20 boundaries. It was a rousing fightback by Australia after they lost Adelaide: Ricky Ponting loses his footing and his off stump during Australia vs South Africa, 2nd Test on Thursday. three wickets in the morning place when Shane Watson inside Kallis. early successes was tempered session as South Africa suf- fered two injuries. Ed Cowan was caught and failed to recover from a calf inThe former Test skipper by a hamstring injury that bowled for 10 off Jacques jury, went for an eight-ball duck was out for a five-ball duck in forced Kallis from the field after Kallis’s third ball with an at- when Morne Morkel enticed Brisbane for his third duck in he had taken 2-19. Star paceman Australia 1st Innings: tempted yorker which struck him to edge to Graeme Smith at four Test innings against the Vernon Philander was withWarner b Morkel ......... 119 him on the boot and spooned first slip. Proteas, and it was little better drawn from the team with a back Cowan c and b Kallis .... 10 up off the bat for a dolly return Ricky Ponting’s woes con- in Adelaide for Ponting, who problem before the start of play, Quiney c Smith catch. tinued when he was bowled stumbled and lost his footing. making way for Rory b Morkel ............................ 0 Rob Quiney, who kept his third ball for just four, playing South Africa’s joy at their Kleinveldt.—AFP R. Ponting b Kallis .......... 4 M. Clarke not out ........ 224 M. Hussey b Steyn ..... 103 Extras: (lb10, w1, nb11) . 22 Total: (5 wkts) .............. 482 Fall of wickets: 1-43, 2-44, 3-55, 4-210, 5-482 Bowling: ........... O-M-R-W Steyn ................ 17.1-1-62-1 K H U L N A (Bangladesh)— Bangladesh on Thursday. out) to help the tourists re- Bangladesh, beating the The 31-year-old Jamai- cover from the early loss of 179-run stand between Morkel .............. 22-5-128-2 Marlon Samuels hit a fightKallis .................. 3.3-1-19-2 ing century to help the can scored 109 not out and the openers at Sheikh Abu Brian Lara and Ramnaresh Sarwan at Kingston in Kleinveldt ........ 16.1-2-70-0 West Indies reach 241-2 at added 198 runs for the un- Naser Stadium. The tourists, who lead 2004. Tahir .................. 21-0-159-0 the end of the second day finished third wicket stand Powell, who scored a Du Plessis ............ 7-0-34-0 in final Test against with Darren Bravo (85 not the series 1-0 after winning the first Test in Dhaka by century in each innings in 77 runs, are now 146 be- the first Test, was caught hind Bangladesh’s first in- at square-leg off a short denings total of 387. livery from paceman Rubel Samuels, a star in West Hossain, while Gayle was Indies’s World Twenty20 well caught by wickettriumph in Sri Lanka, drove keeper Mushfiqur Rahim spinner Shakib Al Hasan off spinner Sohag Gazi. towards cover for his 11th West Indian captain boundary to complete his Darren Sammy praised fifth Test hundred and his Samuels and Bravo “Both Samuels and Bravo played Khyber cation of Frontier College third this year. P E S H A W A R — K h y b e r Minister By the end of play he well. Pakhtunkhwa will field 300 Pakhtunkhwa, with other for Women, FG School, I think Marlon did not comprising Jinnah College will be part had hit 13 boundaries and plus playing contingent in members Wisal, of the Contingent. There will a six during his 231-ball re- get runs in the first match 22 male and 8 female disci- Muhammad plines in the 32nd National Shahjehan, Ilyas Afridi and be eight male officials with sistance filled knock after so he was looking for runs Games to be scheduled from he himself. The trials will be a team of 6-member journal- Kieran Powell (13) and here and I am happy that ist to be nominated by Chris Gayle (25) were dis- he got a hundred,” said December 22-28 at Lahore open for all, he added. The camps for training Khyber Pakhtunkhwa missed in the pre-lunch Sammy. under the aegis of Punjab “Bravo was equally and coaching purposes Sports Writers Association s e s s i o n . Olympic Association. Bravo, who hit seven good and both gave us a This was stated by Sec- would be setup from Novem- will also be part of the overboundaries during his se- good stand.” retary Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ber 29, 2012 and it will con- all contingent. Earlier, Bangladesh The Khyber date 197-ball knock, helped Olympic Association tinue up till December 20 beZulfiqar Ali Butt in press fore the contingent will leave Pakhtunkhwa he said will Samuels set a new record added 22 to their overnight briefing soon after attend- for Lahore on December 21, participate in athletic (male, for third wicket against score of 365-8.—AFP female), bodybuilding ing the general body meet- 2012. He said Waqar Maroof, (male), boxing (male), cying of the Khyber Khyber cling (male & female), handPakhtunkhwa Olympic As- President sociation held at Olympic Pakhtunkhwa Boxing Asso- ball (male), kabaddi (male), Bangladesh 1st innings: TL Best ............... 10-3-31-0 ciation has named as Chef de lawn tennis (male, female), Tamim b Sammy ............. 32 DJG Sammy ........ 23-4-74-3 Secretariat on Thursday. Mission with MPA and rifle shooting (male, female), He said the meeting was Nazimuddin b Edwards .. 4 SP Narine ............ 19-0-91-0 presided over by President Chairperson of the Provincial squash (male, female), swim- Shahriar b Sammy ......... 26 V Permaul ........... 19-2-79-1 Syed Aqil Shah with Presi- Assembly Standing Commit- ming (male), table tennis Naeem Islam b Edwards 16 MN Samuels ........ 2-0-15-0 dents and Secretaries of all tee on Sports Shagufta Malik (male, female), taekwondo Shakib b Edwards ......... 17 West Indies 1st innings: affiliated associations with will act as Deputy Chef de (male, female), tug-of-war Mushfiqur b Edwards .. 38 Gayle b Sohag Gazi ....... 25 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Olym- Mission. Haji Amjad Khan, (male), volleyball (male), Nasir b Permaul ............. 52 Powell c Shakib b Rubel13 Khyber weightlifting (male), wres- Mahmudullah pic Association attended. Secretary c & DM Bravo not out ........ 85 Zulfiqar said that the Pakhtunkhwa Badminton tling (male), sailing (male), b Sammy ......................... 76 Samuels not out .......... 109 Association was nominated wushu (male, female), jugmeeting decided to hold Sohag lbw b Edwards ..... 0 Extras: (lb 3, w 1, nb 5) .... 9 two-day trials on November as Secretary Contingent and jitsu (male, female), rugby Abul Hasan b Edwards113 Total: (2 wickets) ......... 241 (male). 26-27 in all Games while the Nadeem as treasurer. Rubel Hossain not out ... 5 Fall of wickets: 1-37, 2-43 There will be nine memHe said the meeting also Extras: (b 4, lb 3, nb 1) .... 8 Bowling: ........... O-M-R-W training and coaching camps would be setup from ber female delegates includ- given approval of the pur- Total: (all out) .............. 387 Sohag Gazi ......... 20-3-67-1 ing Assistant Director Sports chased committee and dur- Fall of wickets 1-5, 2-64, 3- Abul Hasan ........ 14-0-56-0 November 29, 2012. He said for holding the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Safina ing the camp, playing gears, 77, 4-93, 5-98, 6-185, 7-193, Rubel ................... 14-5-31-1 trials the selection commit- Babar, Farzana Khan, Talha complete uniform will be 8-193, 9-377, 10-387 Naeem Islam ........... 1-0-3-0 tee headed by Syed Aqil Khan, Muskan Khan. One handed over to the play- Bowling: ........... O-M-R-W Shakib ................. 26-8-56-0 Shah, who is also Sports each Director Physical Edu- ers.—APP FH Edwards .... 18.1-2-90-6 Mahmudullah ...... 7-0-25-0
Bangladesh vs West Indies, 2nd Test
Samuels, Bravo lead strong Windies reply
KP to field 300 plus contingent in 32nd National Games
B ERNE —Real Madrid and AC Milan led a procession of six teams into the Champions League last 16 on Wednesday while big-spending Manchester City failed again on the European stage to further dent English soccer’s standing. Milan qualified with a 3-1 win at Anderlecht, their goals including a spectacular overhead kick by Philippe Mexes which was a near carbon copy of Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s extraordinary effort for Sweden against England last week. Paris St Germain, Arsenal and Bundesliga pair Borussia Dortmund and Schalke 04 were the other teams to qualify with a match to spare as the competition continued on its predictable course. It was the 13th consecutive occasion that Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has led his side into the last 16. Seven other sides Malaga, Barcelona, Porto, Manchester United, Valencia, Bayern Munich and Shakhtar Donetsk – are already through, turning the final round of matches on Dec 4/5 into a damp squib with only three places up for grabs. The group stage, where half the 32 teams progress, is often criticised as being a foregone conclusion for the top sides and this season’s contest has gone pretty much to form. None of the 13 qualifiers can be described as a major surprise although Shakhtar’s progress in a group containing holders Chelsea and Juventus may have raised some eyebrows. Chelsea, who sacked Roberto Di Matteo on Wednesday and replaced him temporarily with Rafa Benitez, lost 3-0 at Juve on Tuesday to stand on the brink of following Premier League cham-
MANCHESTER: Manchester City’s Argentinian defender Pablo Zabaleta jumps with Real Madrid’s Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo during the UEFA Champions League Group D football match. pions City through the trapdoor as English riches prove not enough to dominate Europe this time. Nine-time champions Real Madrid, who suffered the setback of a defeat at Dortmund on the way, went through with a 1-1 draw at City who were eliminated at the group stage for the second time in a row. Karim Benzema gave Jose Mourinho’s team the lead as they dominated the early stages and Sergio Aguero’s 74th minute penalty was too late to save the hosts in Group D, even after Alvaro Arbeloa was sent off. City manager Roberto Mancini said that winning the Champions League was not something that could be achieved overnight.
“If we think we can win a Champions League after two years, I think we are crazy,” he told reporters. “We are a good team, but we made some mistakes.” But Real coach Jose Mourinho, whose side only go through as group runnersup to Dortmund, was nonplussed at his opponents’ premature exit. “We played a great game tonight, particularly in the first half and did enough to win the game by a reasonably comfortable margin, maybe by 2-0,” he said. “It is incredible when you look at the array of players they have here, it is incredible they have been eliminated from the group stages two years running.”—AP
Sachin was mid-way to his 100-ton milestone when first inspired by John Wright BIPIN DANI OBSERVER
it was not my prediction..., but I just casually mention to him about his capabilities”, CORRESPONDENT Wright added. “He was just half-way to MUMBAI—Sachin Tendulkar, who, on his journey and had scored We d n e s d a y night, was felicitated by the Indian cricket board for his 100 international centuries gave due credit to former coach, John Wright. I n d i a ’ s former coach was the first one who made him to believe that milestone is 50-60 centuries then...No, he possible. “It was a long time ago immediately didn’t react to and I wonder when he still my inspiration. He is a very remembers that...”, Wright, reserved type of man. His speaking exclusviely over batting is amazing and I adhis mobile from New mire him a lot. I am his great Zealand, said. “It was in the fan and rate him equal to year 2001 when we were fly- Bradman”. Sachin Tendulkar’s first ing to South Africa. In fact,
hundred came in 1990 (against England at Manchester) and the last century against Bangladesh in Dhaka in 2012. Having scored 100 centuries- 51 in Tests and 49 in ODIs’, what next for him ? “Sachin should not be brought u n d e r pressure. He should retire only when he feels like retiring”, Wright added. Wright, w h o coached Team India from 2000 to 2005, has not been in regular contact with Sachin Tendulkar since then. “Occasionally we have met and spoke during World Cup matches”, the 59-year-old Wright concluded.
NBP Disabled Pentangular T20 Cup KARACHI —Third NBP Disabled Pentangular Twenty20 Cricket Tournament will open at NBP Sports Complex Ground from November 28, Pakistan Disabled Cricket Association (PDCA) announced on Thursday. Country’s five top teams including Defending Champions Balochistan, Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhawa (KPK), Sindh and Federal Areas will be battling for honors. “A handsome prize money of Rs.125,000 will be at offer with winners taking Rs.50,000 and runners-up grab Rs.25,000,” PDCA Secretary Amiruddin Ansari said.
Winners will get Rs.5000 as the win bonus in each match and man of the match in the each will collect Rs.1000.Best bowler, batsman,wicketkeeper and fielder will be presented Rs.2500 each. PDCA will be providing free boarding and lodging to all the visiting teams. Punjab will taking on Balochistan in the opening match at 9:30a.m while Khyber Pakhtunkhawa will clash Federal Area’s at 1.30p.m. at NBP Sports Complex ground. Former Test cricketer and Chief Selector Iqbal Qasim will inaugurate the event. The remaining league matches will be played at
RLCA Ground Gulburg and TMC Ground Federal “B” Area. After the round robinleague, two top teams will qualify for the final to be played at Aga Khan Gymkhana Ground on December 1. In the meantime PDCA have also announced the names of the five participating teams: Sindh: Danish Ahmed (Captain),Rao Javed,Arif Rechard,Abdul Rehman, Ameer Ahmed, Riasat Ali, Naeem Khan, M. Kalam, Iqbal Hussain, Fazal Hadi, Ishaq Jr., Salman Askari, Danish Ahmed Jr. Amir Rajput and Akhtar Abbasi.Iqbal Imam (Coach).—APP