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2 Saturday, January 28, 2017 DT Week in Review Picture of the week This week Manchester City’s Leroy Sane in action with Tottenham Hotspur’s goalkeeper Hugo Lloris before scoring during their Premier League match at Etihad Stadium in Manchester on Saturday. The match ended 2-2 REUTERS Sisters Act in Australian Open The upcoming week promises to be a fascinating one for the tennis fans, starting with the Australian Open women’s final between the Williams siblings Venus and Serena on Saturday. The Williams sisters will face each other for the ninth time in a Grand Slam final and the first time since 2009. Venus will be looking to seal her eighth crown while Serena will be eyeing her 23rd title. In the men’s final on Sunday, Swiss Roger Federer will take on Spain’s Rafael Nadal in what will be a battle between the old warhorses. • January 25 Six wickets in six balls January 26 Galatasaray boss wants 5-goal Podolski to stay It is every bowler’s dream. Six deliveries, six wickets. The perfect over. And for Aled Carey, the dream became reality while playing for Golden Point Cricket Club in Australia. Carey, 29, was unable to take a wicket in his first eight overs against East Ballarat in the Ballarat Cricket Association fourth-team fixture in Victoria. That all changed as the first three deliveries of his ninth over produced a catch at first slip, a catch by the wicket-keeper and a leg before wicket. Cue hat-trick celebrations from his team-mates. Yet there was more to come from Carey. His last three victims were clean bowled as the opposition were all out for just 40. Galatasaray manager Jan Olde Riekerink said he hoped German striker Lukas Podolski would stay at the club despite persistent talk of a move to the Far East, after the ex-international bagged a five-goal haul in a cup game. Podolski, who joined Galatasaray in 2015, has in the last weeks been linked with a big money move to China's Beijing Guoan and latterly to Japanese January 26 Aussie bowler suffers 'brain bleed' after hit Australia’s Joe Mennie suffered a "minor brain bleed" and fractured skull after a ball hit his head during training, Cricket Australia said. Mennie was bowling at a nets session with his T20 Big Bash League team Sydney Sixers in Brisbane on Monday when he incurred the injury. J1 side Vissel Kobe. Despite the uncertainty, he fired five goals for Galatasaray in Tuesday night's 6-2 Turkish Cup victory against third division minnows Erzincan. It was the first time in 17 years that a player had scored five goals for Galatasaray in a game while Podolski is just the fifth player in the club's history to have achieved the feat. "Podolski has from the first day been a player who I believed in and liked and I hope that he is staying," said Riekerink, quoted by the Hurriyet daily on Wednesday. The Dutchman admitted that for a player like Podolski, 31, "personal considerations were important" and the decision "has an effect on one's own life". January 23 Chapecoense draws first match since plane crash Chapecoense, the up and coming Brazilian football club decimated by a plane crash, proudly strode back on the field Saturday in a new line-up for their first match since the tragedy. The team took the field amid intense public and media attention focusing on the 20,000-place Arena Conda stadium in Chapeco decked out in the home side’s green colour. Although supporters had wildly snapped up club jerseys online, and 241 journalists from around the world were accredited for the game, the stadium was not full. Tickets were priced expensively at $25. Editor’s Note Dhaka Tribune has always taken sports news seriously, and the serious sports fans have always known that the newspaper’s sports pages are a one-stop shop for all the sports coverage they are looking for. Today, we are proud to launch our weekly Sports Tribune supplement. Now, in addition to the best daily coverage, we will be offering every Saturday an indepth look at the world of sports, both domestic and international. Sports Tribune will have everything for the serious sports enthusiast, and we hope that it will quickly win a place in your heart and become a must-read for you every Saturday. Inside you will find in-depth analysis, interviews, round-ups of the week in review, and previews of the week to come, and sports stories you will simply not see anywhere else. With the launch of Sports Tribune we want to make our commitment to providing our readers the very best in sports news clear. This is a statement of purpose. We hope that you enjoy reading Sports Tribune as much as we enjoy putting it together. We welcome your feedback. Please do take the time to read it and tell us what you think. If you like it, tell your friends. If you do not, tell us, and we will work hard on improving it. This is just the first step. We are committed to making Sports Tribune the indispensable sports publication in the country, and will not rest until you are fully satisfied. Happy reading!
Analysis 3 Saturday, January 28, 2017 DT New Zealand’s wicket-keeper BJ Watling attempts to run out Bangladesh’s Nurul Hasan during day one of their second Test match at Hagley Park Oval in Christchurch Mazhar Uddin analyses Bangladesh's tour of New Zealand 2017 The reality check Following recent successes in the last couple of years or so at home, Bangladesh had to prove their mettle in difficult away conditions when they toured New Zealand after seven years. The Tigers had to come out of their comfort zone and face the music in pace-friendly pitches and conditions. By the end of the tour, it proved to be a much needed reality check, and indeed, a learning curve for Bangladesh. The 8-0 result across the ODIs, T20Is and Tests might not reflect the positives all that much. But still one must also admit that the Tigers did show character throughout the month-long tour. There were some individual heroics which would definitely pump up the cricketers. The visitors also went through a string of injuries. As a result, five Bangladesh players made their debut across the three formats while as many as seven cricketers embarked on their maiden away tour. Right from the start of the ODI series against the Kiwis, sudden batting collapses, along with poor catching displays were regular features for the Tigers and it continued throughout the tour. It eventually made the difference as Bangladesh lost the momentum in crucial moments. The tourists lost all three ODIs - by 77 runs, 67 runs and eight wickets - and were unable to seriously challenge their opponent in any of those matches. The struggle continued in the T20I series as the Kiwis outclassed the Tigers in all three departments of the game, handing the visitors yet another whitewash. All of a sudden, pressure started to mount on the Bangladesh cricketers heading into the two-match Test series that was expected to be the biggest challenge of the tour. Despite the recent historic Test win against England at home, the Tigers had everything to prove. Interestingly, the Tigers bounced back right on day one of the first Test where Tamim Iqbal and Mominul Haque scripted confident starts under extremely windy condition at the Basin Reserve ground in Wellington. The second day proved to be a watershed moment for Bangladesh cricket as Shakib al Hasan became the Tigers' highest ever individual run-scorer. He smashed his maiden double hundred and eventually finished on 217 runs, surpassing Tamim’s previous highest score of 206. The visitors went through a string of injuries. As a result, five Bangladesh players made their debut across the three formats while as many as seven cricketers embarked on their maiden away tour Bangladesh Test captain Mushfiqur Rahim also struck a magnificent hundred as he, along with Shakib, stitched together the Tigers' highest ever partnership for any wicket. The duo added 359 runs and helped post their second ever highest team total away from home. The Tigers eventually declared their first innings on 595/8. However, despite making numerous records in the first essay, Bangladesh ended up creating an AFP unwanted record. No team has scored more runs in an innings and lost a Test match. The Tigers collapsed in their second innings and were bundled out for just 160 to face a dramatic seven-wicket defeat. With that said, there were still some positives to take out from the tour, starting with the determination sown by injured cricketers Imrul Kayes and Mushfiq, who came out to bat in the second innings after suffering an injury on his thumb in the first innings. The visitors incurred multiple injury problems as Tamim captained the side in the second and final Test at Hagley Park Oval in Christchurch with a relatively inexperienced side. After fighting neck and neck in the first half of the five-dayer, batting debacle once again haunted the Tigers. They were skittled out for 173 after posting 289 in the first innings and eventually lost the game comprehensively by nine wickets. According to many, the tour of New Zealand will make the Bangladesh team stronger both technically and mentally ahead of a tough busy schedule this year, mostly away from home. One certainly hopes the Tigers will learn from their lessons and move on. • NZ-BD, 2nd Test BANGLADESH 1ST INNINGS R B Tamim c Watling b Southee 5 17 Soumya c Grandhomme b Boult 86 104 Mahmudullah c Watling b Boult 19 24 Shakib c Watling b Southee 59 78 Sabbir c Southee b Boult 7 8 Shanto c Raval b Southee 18 56 Nurul c Watling b Boult 47 98 Miraz b Wagner 10 13 Taskin c Williamson b Southee 8 26 Kamrul lbw b Southee 2 63 Rubel not out 16 21 Extras (b 4, lb 2, w 5, nb 1) 12 Total (all out; 84.3 overs) 289 Fall Of Wickets 1-7 (Tamim), 2-38 (Mahmudullah), 3-165 (Soumya), 4-177 (Sabbir), 5-179 (Shakib), 6-232 (Shanto), 7-248 (Miraz), 8-257 (Taskin), 9-273 (Nurul), 10-289 (Kamrul) Bowling Boult 24-4-87-4, Southee 28.3-7-94-5, De Grandhomme 14-4-58-0, Wagner 18-1-44-1 NEW ZEALAND 1ST INNINGS R B Raval b Kamrul 16 45 Latham c Nurul b Taskin 68 111 Williamson c Nurul b Kamrul 2 2 Taylor c sub (Taijul) b Miraz 77 103 Nicholls b Miraz 98 149 Santner lbw b Shakib 29 61 Watling b Shakib 1 4 De Grandhomme b Shakib 0 3 Southee c Miraz b Shakib 17 21 Wagner run out (Nurul/Kamrul) 26 54 Boult not out 7 6 Extras (lb 6, w 4, nb 3) 13 Total (all out; 92.4 overs) 354 Fall Of Wickets 1-45 (Raval), 2-47 (Williamson), 3-153 (Latham), 4-177 (Taylor), 5-252 (Santner), 6-256 (Watling), 7-256 (De Grandhomme), 8-286 (Southee), 9-343 (Nicholls), 10-354 (Wagner) Bowling Taskin 22-2-86-1, Miraz 19-3-59-2, Rubel 17-2-65-0, Kamrul 19-4-78-2, Shakib 12.4- 1-50-4, Soumya 3-0-10-0 BANGLADESH 2ND INNINGS R B Tamim c Santner b Southee 8 19 Soumya c Raval b Grandhomme 36 64 Mahmudullah b Wagner 38 67 Shakib c Grandhomme b Southee 8 7 Shanto b Boult 12 60 Sabbir c Watling b Wagner 0 11 Nurul c Watling b Wagner 0 2 Miraz c Latham b Boult 4 22 Taskin b Boult 33 30 Kamrul not out 25 29 Rubel c Watling b Southee 7 6 Extras (lb 2) 2 Total (all out; 52.5 overs) 173 Fall Of Wickets 1-17 (Tamim), 2-58 (Soumya), 3-73 (Shakib), 4-92 (Mahmudullah), 5-100 (Sabbir), 6-100 (Nurul), 7-106 (Shanto), 8-115 (Miraz), 9-166 (Taskin), 10-173 (Rubel) Bowling Boult 17-3-52-3, Southee 12.5-2-48-3, De Grandhomme 11-3-27-1, Wagner 12-3-44-3 NEW ZEALAND 2ND INNINGS R B Raval b Kamrul 33 40 Latham not out 41 59 De Grandhomme not out 33 15 Extras (b 1, w 1, nb 2) 4 Total (1 wicket; 18.4 overs) 111 Fall Of Wickets 1-56 (Raval) Bowling Taskin 5-0-21-0, Miraz 6-0-27-0, Kamrul 3-0-21-1, Shakib 4-0-28-0, Shanto 0.4- 0-13-0 New Zealand won by nine wickets MoM: Tim Southee Series: New Zealand sweep series 2-0
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