23/12/2025

SPORTS TUESDAY | DEC 23, 2025

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An, Popov win World Tour Finals

Kiwis seal 2-0 series win Five-wicket Duffy and Patel rout prompts West Indies collapse F AST BOWLER Jacob Duffy and spinner Ajaz Patel routed West Indies as New Zealand won the third and innings and I thought throughout the rest of the game, we were exactly where we wanted to be. “And obviously being on the right side is really pleasing.” It was a memorable match for

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player-of-the-series award for his tally of 23 wickets. West Indies showed some resistance in the first innings when Kavem Hodge’s hundred powered them to a respectable 420. “It has been a tough series. We played good in patches but not through long phases and it showed in the results,” touring captain Roston Chase said. “I think we need to firstly know when those moments are up for grabs, and then obviously, to nail those moments, to win those key moments in the game. I just think that’s something that we have to learn to do.” – Reuters

67, but once he fell after his open ing stand of 87 with John Campbell, it was a relentless pro cession of West Indies batsmen returning to the pavilion at Bay Oval. Campbell’s laboured 16 was the next best score in a sorry-look ing West Indies scorecard. New Zealand jumped to sec ond place, behind Australia, in the World Test Championship (WTC) standings following their victory. “It was a clinical performance, really,” New Zealand captain Tom Latham said at the presentation ceremony. “Take away maybe 20-odd overs with the ball in that first

final Test by 323 runs to complete a 2-0 series victory in Mount Maunganui yesterday. The hosts were in the box seat since taking a first-innings lead of 155, and few expected West Indies to succeed in their pursuit of a record victory target of 462. Duffy claimed 5-42 and Patel returned figures of 3-23 as New Zealand bundled out West Indies for 138 in the final session of the Test match at Bay Oval. Opener Brandon King made

the New Zealand captain, who fol lowed his 137 in the first innings with 101 in the second. His opening partner Devon Conway’s scores of 227 and 100 earned him the player-of-the match award. It was the first time in a Test match that a team’s opening bat ters each hit centuries in both innings. Duffy walked away with the

New Zealand players celebrate the series victory against West Indies at Bay Oval yesterday. – REUTERSPIC

‘Experience the key for Australia’s Ashes win’

THE wealth of experience in Australia’s ranks helped them remain calm in a difficult lead-up to the Ashes, fast bowler Mitchell Starc said after they defeated England on Sunday to win the series with two matches to spare. Australia wrapped up an 82-run win on day five of the third Test in Adelaide to take an unassailable 3-0 lead in the series and retain the urn, putting an end to the criticism of the team’s age profile that dominated the pre-Ashes discussion. Starc said it was Australia’s know-how that proved crucial when injuries to captain Pat Cummins and paceman Josh Hazlewood left them in a precarious position ahead of the first Test in Perth. “(Injuries) certainly didn’t change the way

absence of Cummins and Hazlewood, bowling 95.5 overs and taking a series-leading 22 wickets across the first three matches. The 35-year-old said his decision to retire from Twenty20 internationals and focus on Test cricket had allowed him to perform at his best, adding: “I’ve made decisions with my body in mind, Test cricket has always been the priority… “It’s all very individual, and I’ve had some good people around me in strength and condi tioning trainers and the sports science guys. I’ve got them to thank a lot for that and it’s been a lot of time that I’ve put into my body myself. “I’m glad that it’s going the way it is at the moment. It’s probably not always going to be that way, so just enjoying it at the moment.” The fourth Test of the series begins on Dec 26 in Melbourne. – Reuters

that the group approached things heading into Perth. A lot was made about how old the group is and how experienced they are,” he told reporters. “Perhaps that’s played into our hands, with having been through some good times, and some not so good times over the course of our careers together. Things have never gotten too high or low. If we haven’t had a good day, it’s pretty easy to move on from and learn from. “For guys that have come in, less experi enced or younger, I think that the freedom to express themselves as players but also learn from that experience has been beneficial in the way we’ve played our cricket.” Starc led Australia’s bowling attack in the

Stokes seeks solace in positives from England’s Adelaide loss CAPTAIN Ben Stokes believes England can build on the positives from their loss in the third Ashes Test to Australia in Adelaide as they look to claim the country’s first win Down Under in almost 15 years in the series’ two remaining Tests. Australia’s victory at the Adelaide Oval on Sunday ensured they retain the urn with an unassailable 3-0 series lead but an improved England batting performance in their second innings has given Stokes hope for the matches in Melbourne and Sydney. “I think some individuals have probably actually learned a lot more about themselves through out this week than they did maybe a week or two ago,” he said. “But there were a lot of posi tives to be able to take out of this game, and for us to be able to build on and take forward, not only into the two games left in the series, but also how cricket looks in the future. “We had guys going out there and in some pretty high-pressure moments, and I thought they stood up very, very well. I think some individuals have learned a bit more about themselves this week. “It’s obviously hard to look at it with too much positivity at the moment, because there’s a lot of emotion to attach with what’s going on and where we are.” England have struggled throughout the series and the team’s management has been widely criticised for the lack of preparation for the conditions in Australia. But the performance in Adelaide, where England lost by 82 runs, has provided a sliver of hope that the tourists can win a Test in Australia for the first time clarity and an understanding about when guys are walking out there to bat or when guys are com ing to bowl, about what is needed right now,” said Stokes. “‘What do I need to do? And what does my execution need to look like?’ But then it’s about going out there and delivering that and (if you’re) not able to execute that for good enough or long enough, then you get punished.” – Reuters since victory in Sydney in January 2011 earned the English a 3-1 Ashes series win. “I think there’s so much more