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Saturday 19 OctOber 2019
Penalty shootout looms as tiebreaker in World Cup knockouts

By STEVE McMORRAN Leicester Tigers were forced
Associated Press to resort to penalties to de-
The history of football is cide a match which was
full of dramatic penalty tied after extra-time.
shootouts but rugby has The resolution was widely
never come to the point criticized, with commenta-
at which kicks at goal de- tors saying it was unreason-
cide a World Cup knock- able to expect that teams
out match. The possibility would contain a number
exists that it might happen of players with goalkicking
this weekend when eight ability.England's Daily Tele-
teams contest quarterfinals graph commented that it
in Tokyo and Oita. was "ludicrous that a game
All Rugby World Cup should be decided by em-
matches to date have phasizing that particular
been decided within nor- skill."
mal or extra-time. The ques- According to statistics so far
tion remains what happens in the World Cup, New Zea-
if they are not, and who is land may be best placed
best equipped to deal with in a penalty shootout with
an eventuality no team has an 84 percent success rate
ever trained for — some- from the tee in the tourna-
thing outside established Japan's Yu Tamura kicks a penalty goal during the Rugby World Cup Pool A game at City of ment so far. Wales is next
rugby culture? Toyota Stadium between Japan and Samoa in Tokyo City, Japan, Saturday, Oct. 5, 2019. with 83 percent but has
The rules are these: If scores Associated Press more recognized goalkick-
in any knockout match are may decide which team first player selected from ber of successful kicks once ers.
tied after 80 minutes, two kicks first, or from which the team kicking first to the each team has complet- Among individual players,
10-minute periods of extra end of the field the kicks first kicking point," accord- ed its five place kicks," the Japan flyhalf Yu Tamura
time will be played in an ef- are taken. ing to the rules. "Once the guidelines say, "the com- has kicked 10 penalties,
fort to find a winner. If there Place kicks at goal will then player has taken the place petition continues on a more than any other player
is still a tie, a 10-minute pe- be taken in sequence from kick, the referee calls a 'sudden-death' basis, fol- at the tournament so far.
riod of sudden-death ex- three different points on player from the opposing lowing the same order of South Africa flyhalf Elton
tra-time will occur. In that the field, all on the 22-me- team to take his place kick kickers used in the first five Jantjies has kicked 14 con-
case, the first team to score ter line. The first point is di- from the same point." It sys- kicks." versions.
is declared the winner. rectly in front of the posts, tem goes on. The next two The process continues until Such a tie-breaking situa-
If the deadlock persists, a the second on the 15-me- players — one from each a winner is found. tion is not inconceivable;
place-kicking competition ter line parallel with the left team — will place kick A penalty shootout has two previous World Cup
involving five players from touchline and the third on from the second point in occurred only once previ- finals have gone to extra
each team will decide the the 15-meter line on the turn. This will continue until ously in professional rugby time — in 1995 when South
winner. right side of the field. all five players from each union, in a semifinal of the Africa beat New Zealand
Under the rules, a coin toss "The referee will start the team have place kicked. 2008-2009 Heineken Cup and in 2003 when England
is made and the winner competition by calling the "If there are an equal num- when the Cardiff Blues and beat Australia.q

Sarfaraz removed as Pakistan T20 and test captain

series in Lahore. In the T20 Babar was the vice-cap- progression for me and I
series, Sarfaraz had scores tain during the T20 series am delighted that the PCB
of 24, 26 and 17 against a against Sri Lanka and is has put faith in my capabili-
second-string Sri Lanka as presently leading Central ties." Pakistan, ranked No. 7
Pakistan failed to chase in Punjab in the National T20 in test cricket, had an un-
all three matches. Cup, where he scored a impressive record since Sar-
"His (Sarfaraz) loss in form 59-ball 102 against Sindh. faraz took over from now-
and confidence is visible Babar previously led Paki- head coach and chief se-
and in the best interest of stan in the Under-19 World lector Misbah-ul-Haq three
the team it has been de- Cup in 2012. However, he years ago. Pakistan won
cided to leave him out and has no experience leading only four test matches and
provide him the opportu- the national team in big lost eight during that pe-
nity to reflect and regroup time international cricket. riod.
himself and try to reclaim But the world's top-ranked "These are exciting times in
his form away from inter- Twenty20 batsman said Pakistan cricket with a new
Pakistani captain Sarfaraz Ahmed speaks to reporters ahead of national cricket," Pakistan he was ready for the chal- team management," Azhar
Twenty20 matches against Sri Lanka in Lahore, Pakistan, Friday, Cricket Board chairman lenge. said. "As a captain, I feel
Oct. 4, 2019. Ehsan Mani said in a state- "To be named captain of comfortable that there will
Associated Press ment on Friday. the No. 1-ranked side in the be number of knowledge-
By RIZWAN ALI Australia, and Azhar Ali has Pakistan is due to leave for world is the biggest thing able people in the hut who
Associated Press been appointed test cap- Australia next week to play that has happened to my I can rely on for advice and
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Babar tain for the 2019-20 season. three Twenty20s and two career to date," Babar said. guidance."
Azam has replaced Sar- The change in captaincy test matches and the PCB "I am ready for this chal- The 34-year-old Azhar has
faraz Ahmed as Pakistan's comes after Pakistan was said the squads for both se- lenge and also willing to played 73 test matches
Twenty20 captain until next beaten 3-0 by Sri Lanka ries will be announced on learn more in the process. and scored 5,669 runs with
year's T20 World Cup in last week in a Twenty20 Monday. I feel it has been a natural 15 centuries.q