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Abu Dhabi, Nov 7 (AFP) Scoreboard after New Zealand's innings in the first day-night international against Pakistan at Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday.
Scoreboard after New Zealand's innings in the first day-night international against Pakistan at Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday. New Zealand G Worker c Sarfraz b Shaheen 1 C Munro lbw b Shaheen 29 K Williamson c Hafeez b Shadab 27 L Taylor b Wasim 80 T Latham lbw b Shadab 68 H Nicholls lbw b Shadab 0 C de Grandhomme c Azam b Shadab 0 T Southee c Junaid b Shaheen 20 I Sodhi c Shadab b Shaheen 24 L Ferguson not out 3 T Boult not out 8 Extras: (LB-3, W-3) 6 Total: (for nine wkts; 50 overs) 266 Fall of wickets: 1-13, 2-36, 3-78, 4-208, 5-208, 6-208, 7-210, 8-252, 9-254. Bowling: Junaid 9-1-56-0, Shaheen 8-1-46-4, Hasan 9-0-62-0, Wasim 8-0-38-1, Shadab 10-1-38-4, Hafeez 6-0-23-0.
Taylor, Latham lift New Zealand to 266-9 against Pakistan
Ross Taylor and Tom Latham scored fighting half centuries to lift New Zealand to a challenging 266-9 in the first day-night international against Pakistan in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday. Taylor scored 80 for his 42nd half century while Latham knocked a 64-ball 68 -- including five hits to the ropes -- to lift New Zealand from 78-3 after they won the toss and batted. But once the Taylor-Latham fourth wicket stand of 130 was broken, Pakistan's leg-spinner Shadab Khan derailed the innings with a burst of three wickets in the 42nd over to leave New Zealand at 210-7. Tail-enders Ish Sodhi (24) and Tim Southee (20) added a precious 42 runs for the eight wicket to bring some respectability to New Zealand's total. That helped New Zealand add 50 runs in the last five overs. Paceman Shaheen Shah Afridi, playing only his fourth one-day international, had jolted New Zealand at the start with the wickets of George Worker (one) and Colin Munro (29). Shaheen finished with 4-46 in his nine overs. Shadab .
Indian's third consecutive win at the World Juniors badminton
India's mixed team registered its third consecutive win in their group E tie, beating the lower ranked Faroe Islands 5-0 in the World Junior Badminton Championships at Markham (Canada) here. The Indian shuttlers, who are just a tie away from entering the quarterfinals, will play their last group match on Thursday against Algeria. The team management on Tuesday decided to rest Asian Junior Champion and World No. 3 Lakshya Sen, giving other players some required match practice before the crucial knockout phase. The men doubles pair of Manjit Khawairapam and Dingku Singh defeated Jonas Djurhuus and An M Jacobsen 21-11, 21-7, while Gayatri Gopichand, playing the women singles, downed Lena Maria Joensen 21-8, 21-7 rather easily as India took a 2-0 lead. In the men singles next, Kiran George beat Arant A MyRini 21-6, 21-7. The women doubles duo of Aditi Bhatt and Tanisha Crasto then handed a 21-9, 2-19 defeat to Lena aria Joensen and Alma Mohr Pedersen and in the last rubber, Ashwini Bhatt .
China Open: Srikanth, Satwik-Chirag enter pre-quarterfinals
Indian ace Kidambi Srikanth progressed to the pre-quarterfinals with an easy victory but HS Prannoy exited after a straight-game loss in the opening round of the China Open World Tour Super 750 tournament here on Wednesday. Fifth seed Srikanth, ranked 9th, saw off France's Lucas Corvee 21-12 21-16 in 35 minutes to set up a clash with Indonesia's Tommy Sugiarto. India's men's doubles pair of Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy also entered the second round with a stunning 23-21 24-22 win over world no 6 Danish pair of Mads Conrad-Petersen and Mads Pieler Kolding in a 53-minute hard-fought clash. However, Prannoy lost 11-21 14-21 to Asian Games gold medallist Jonatan Christie of Indonesia in another men's singles opener. There was more bad news in store for India as young Vaishnavi Reddy Jakka went down 12-21 16-21 to Pornpawee Chochuwong of Thailand in a women's singles match. In the mixed doubles, the Indian duo of Satwiksairaj and Ashwini Ponnappa fought hard before losing ...
Foakes, spinners put England on top in first Sri Lanka Test
England spinners led by Moeen Ali helped dismiss Sri Lanka for 203 and build on their advantage after wicketkeeper-batsman Ben Foakes' debut ton in the first Test on Wednesday. The islanders conceded a 139-run lead in response to England's 342 after being bowled out in the final session of play on day two on a turning Galle pitch notorious for its low scores. Ali claimed four wickets and was ably supported by fellow spinners Jack Leach and Adil Rashid who took two each. England were 38 for no loss at stumps in their second innings, stretching their lead to 177 runs. Debutant Rory Burns, on 11, and Keaton Jennings, on 26, were batting at close of play. But it was Foakes who stood out with his patient yet effective batting in England's first essay to give the team a challenging total after electing to bat first. The 25-year-old Foakes, who replaced injured Jonny Bairstow converted his overnight 87 to 107 in the morning session to become only the fifth wicketkeeper-batsman to score a ...
Bajwa, Arora make second round exits
Second and third seeds Paramveer Bajwa and Amarnath Arora were shocked by unseeded rivals in round two of the J S Pereira Memorial AITA ranking tennis tournament for men Wednesday. Atharva Sharma of Maharashtra knocked out Punjab's Bajwa in three sets while Andhra Pradesh'sSrinivas stunned Delhi's Arora, also in three sets, at the Bandra Gymkhana here. Sharma played with determination and stunned Bajwa by winning a tight tie-breaker to pocket the first set. But he seemed to have lost focus as Bajwa made a strong reply and without dropping a game won the second to level the scores. In the deciding set, Maharashtra's Sharma capitalised on unforced errors from Bajwa and went on to win the third to complete a 7-6(5), 0-6, 6-4 win and move into quarter-finals. AP's Srinivas started hesitantly and struggled to keep pace with Delhi's Arora who hit some fine passing shots to easily claim the first set. But Srinivas got his act together and, with slight change in tactics, started
Indian women play Nepal in first 2020 Olympic qualifying game
The Indian women are all geared up to play Nepal here Thursday in their first match of the 2020 AFC Olympic Qualifying Tournament. They will look to secure three points from the game in order to get their campaign off to a winning start. In the previous four editions of the competition, the Indian side has never made it past the initial stage and this time around, there is a high degree of confidence within the team after a successful three-week preparatory camp in Mumbai under head coach Maymol Rocky. Asked about her thoughts at the fixtures ahead, the coach said, "I feel we have got a favourable set of matches as our first two games are against familiar opponents (Nepal and Bangladesh) and we play the hosts in our last match. "In such tournaments, how you start the competition is really important and the Nepal game will be extremely crucial for us to gather the much-required momentum." The coach said the Mumbai camp was a fruitful one for the team, helping the newcomers to gel with .
Flawless Dwivedi lies tied 3rd at Combiphar Players Championship
Indian golfer Samarth Dwivedi returned with a flawless four-under 68 to lie tied third at the weather-hit USD100,000 Combiphar Players Championship on Wednesday. Dwivedi was one five shots behind Thailand's Varanyu Rattanaphiboonkij, who extended his overnight lead to four shots after posting a second straight five-under-par 67. Singapore's Gregory Foo, who is playing in only his second start as a professional golfer, posted a 68 to move to second place. The 26-year-old Indian, who had shot 71 in the opening round, picked up birdies at the 4th, 9th, 12th and 18th holes in a flawless round to take his total to five-under 139. Varanyu, who broke through on the Asian Development Tour (ADT) in May, marked his card with nine birdies, including four consecutive ones from the second hole, against a bogey and a double-bogey to remain atop the leaderboard with a two-day total of 10-under-par 134. Being one of the richest events on the ADT this season, the Combiphar Players Championship will be
Aizawl, Neroca play out goalless draw in northeast derby
The second northeast derby of the Hero I-League between Aizawl FC and Neroca FC ended in a goalless draw here on Wednesday. Both teams had their chances in a game in which hosts Aizawl had a slightly better of exchanges, but a goal eluded them throughout the 90 minutes. Both Aizawl and Neroca have two points from three games and remain on the bottom rungs of the standings. The second half saw end-to-end football and was clearly more entertaining but both Gurpreet in the Aizawl goal and the Neroca custodian Maouro Boerchio managed to return their first clean sheets of the campaign. Both the coaches, Gift Raikhan of Aizawl and Spaniard Manuel Fraile of Neroca, go away from the game with their worries around their strikers not converting chances. Gift, coaching for the first time against his previous side, chose to field an unchanged eleven from the previous game against Mohun Bagan. Fraile effected four changes into the eleven which started the last game against Gokulam Kerala. Neroca ..
China Open: Jonathan Christie stuns Prannoy in round-of-32
Ace Indian shuttler Prannoy Kumar was on Wednesday stunned by Jonatan Christie of Indonesia on the second day of the ongoing China Open, here at the Haixia Olympic Sports Center.The 26-year-old suffered a 11-21, 14-21 defeat in the Round of 32 in the men's singles match that lasted 33 minutes.The Indonesian looked strong right from the opening and raced ahead of Kumar, who fought back hard but his effort was not brawny enough to close the point gap. Eventually, Christie registered a convincing 21-11 to win the first game.Kumar had an improved showing in the second game, although, he failed to make a comeback and Christie did not waste much time to clinch the set 21-14 and ensure his progression to the next round.Meanwhile, in the men's doubles event, a tightly-fought encounter saw the Indian duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty prevailing over their Danish counterparts, Mads Conrad-Petersen and Mads Pieler Kolding, 23-21, 24-22 in Round of 32.
I-League: Aizawl, Neroca in goalless draw
Aizawl FC and Neroca FC played out a goalless draw in an I-League encounter at the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium here on Wednesday.
ISL: Goa eye comeback as Delhi hunt for first win (Preview)
FC Goa coach Sergio Lobera will demand a response from his side when they take on Delhi Dynamos in an Indian Super League clash at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here on Thursday.
Goa keen to bounce back, Delhi hunt for first win
FC Goa coach Sergio Lobera will demand a response from his side when they take on Delhi Dynamos in a Hero Indian Super League clash at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here Thursday. This was after the Goan outfit suffered a 4-1 defeat in Jamshedpur which ended their unbeaten start to the season. Lobera admitted that the performance was the "worst" he has seen in his tenure as they came up second best in every department. "This is possibly the worst defeat of Goa under my coaching. We have to work hard and Improve," the Spaniard said. However, the Spanish coach will take heart from the fact that they are playing in front of their fans given the 100 per cent record they enjoy this season on home soil. The good news for Goa is also the return of star striker Ferran Corominas after after serving his one-match suspension. His presence will bolster their attack given the lethal form he is in with six goals and four assists in 350 minutes. "It is evident that Corominas is a very important ...
India beat Faroe Islands at World Junior Badminton
Indias mixed team registered their third consecutive win in their group E tie, beating the lower ranked Faroe Islands 5-0 at the Li Ning BWF World Junior Badminton Championships 2018 here.
Porto beats Lokomotiv Moscow 4-1, moves to Champions League round of 16
Porto advanced to the round of 16 of the Champions League after defeating Moscow Lokomotiv 4-1 to head Group D with 10 points.
Barcelona draw 1-1 with Inter to advance in Champions League
Barcelona are assured of a berth in the Champions League knockout stage after drawing 1-1 with Inter Milan.
China Open: Srikanth in pre-quarters, Prannoy crashes out
Ace Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth advanced to the pre-quarterfinals of the China Open World Tour Super 750 tournament while H.S. Prannoy crashed out after a straight-game loss in the opening round here on Wednesday.
Russia says it thwarted drone attacks at World Cup
Russia says it thwarted attempted drone attacks at this year's World Cup. Alexander Bortnikov, the head of Russia's Federal Security Service, says his officers "took measures to detect and foil attempts by terrorists to use drones during the preparation and hosting of various major political and sports events, most of all during the soccer World Cup." Bortnikov gave no further details in comments reported by the Tass state news agency. Russia used thousands of police and cutting-edge surveillance technology to guard the World Cup. However, four Pussy Riot protesters managed to run onto the field during the final. In April, Russia said "extremists" and nationalist soccer hooligans had planned to attack World Cup events in the city of Samara but were foiled.
Napoli come from behind to draw 1-1 with PSG
Napoli battled back to draw 1-1 with Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and pull level on points with Liverpool atop Group C in the Champions League.
Srikanth enters pre-quarterfinals of China Open
Indian ace Kidambi Srikanth progressed to the pre-quarterfinals with an easy victory but HS Prannoy exited after a straight-game loss in the opening round of the China Open World Tour Super 750 tournament here on Wednesday. Fifth seed Srikanth, ranked 9th, saw off France's Lucas Corvee 21-12 21-16 in 35 minutes to set up a clash with Indonesia's Tommy Sugiarto. However, Prannoy lost 11-21 14-21 to Asian Games gold medallist Jonatan Christie of Indonesia in another men's singles opener. There was more bad news in store for India as young Vaishnavi Reddy Jakka went down 12-21 16-21 to Pornpawee Chochuwong of Thailand in a women's singles match. In the mixed doubles, the Indian duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Ashwini Ponnappa fought hard before losing 21-18 19-21 17-21 to seventh seeded Malaysian combination of Chan Peng Soon and Goh Liu Ying. On way to his third win over world no 42 Corvee, Srikanth displayed good command over his game as he erased an initial 1-4 deficit to lead 11-7