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India sink to a new low India's Rahul Dravid looks back at his stumps
after being bowled for one by Australia's Jason Gillespie during their World Cup match
in Centurion on Saturday. — Reuters photo We did everything right except scoring Indians showed 10 best ways to get out! Kenya beat Canada by 4 wkts New Zealand in battle of survival |
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SA will be under immense pressure CONTROVERSY OF THE WEEK
Rain is Pak’s biggest worry
Kiwis seek switch of tie Bangladesh pin hopes on Kenya match India pull out of SAF Games Amandeep Johl wins Singhania Open Western Railway, NR in final Dues Club win
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India sink to a new low
Centurion, February 15 A pathetic batting display saw them shot out for 125 runs with only four batsmen managing double figures, including the top-score of 36 by Sachin Tendulkar. Australia hit up the required runs quickly, scoring 128 in 22.2 overs for the loss of opener Adam Gilchrist only. This is India’s lowest-ever score in 28 years of the Cup, much below their previous low of 158 against the same opponents recorded in Trent Bridge in 1983. India will now have to win three of their next four matches to have a chance of qualifying for the Super-Six from Group A. Their future opponents include Pakistan, England and Zimbabwe, besides Namibia. In yet another disgraceful batting performance, the Indians were bowled out inside their quota of overs for the eighth time in the last 10 one-day matches, enabling Australia to score their second emphatic victory in a row following their 82-run triumph against Pakistan. The celebrated Indian batting line-up continued their nightmarish run of form, suffering a collective failure against a side that had gambled by going in with only three fast bowlers and an inexperienced spinner. Today’s performance was in keeping with India’s dismal show in their first match against Holland in which they struggled to reach 204 before being bowled out by the minnows. It required a late rally from Harbhajan Singh and Anil Kumble to ensure that the team went past the 100-run mark. Skipper Saurav Ganguly, who has run out of words to explain India’s poor batting performance, found his pre-match optimism ringing hollow as he himself started the collapse in the most irresponsible fashion. Having perfected the art of edging catches behind the wickets, Ganguly threw his bat at a wide delivery from Brett Lee to give catching practice to wicketkeeper Adam Gilchrist. Virender Sehwag outdid his captain and successfully edged an even wider delivery in the bowler’s next over, leaving Lee, who probably would have been reprimanded by his captain for bowling such deliveries, unable to believe his luck. Tendulkar, who had just started to open up having hit Glenn McGrath for 14 runs in an over, had to restrain himself. The seven overs following the loss of two wickets produced just four runs, including a no-ball, as vice-captain Rahul Dravid and Tendulkar went into a shell. Then Dravid, who was let off by Damien Martyn in the slips, Yuvraj Singh and Mohammad Kaif were dismissed in quick succession to leave India reeling at 50 for five in the 18th over. Dravid, who scratched around for 23 balls in making one run, dragged a wide Jason Gillespie delivery on to his stumps. Yuvraj (0) fell leg before wicket to McGrath and Kaif (1 from 16 balls) extended his horrendous form by giving a catch to Andrew Symonds at backward square leg. Australian captain Ricky Ponting utilised his bowling resources well, using his frontline fast bowlers for majority of the first 30 overs. So when the only spinner Brad Hogg and the part-timers came on to bowl, there were no recognised Indian batsmen left at the crease. Tendulkar added 28 runs for the sixth wicket with Mongia before being done in by a slow and low delivery from Gillespie that hit his pads plumb in front of the wicket. Two runs later, Mongia also returned to pavilion, caught brilliantly by Symonds off Lee. At 80 for seven in the 29th over, India were in real danger of being shot out within 100 runs before Harbhajan Singh came up with a characteristic knock, hitting four fours and a six in a 32-ball 28. Scoreboard India: Ganguly c Gilchrist b Lee 9 Tendulkar lbw b Gillespie 36 Sehwag c Gilchrist b Lee 4 Dravid b Gillespie 1 Yuvraj Singh lbw b McGrath 0 Kaif c Symonds b Gillespie 1 Mongia c Symonds b Lee 13 Kumble not out 16 Harbhajan lbw b Hogg 28 Zaheer lbw b Lehmann 1 Srinath run out 0 Extras: (lb-5, w-10, nb-1)16 Total: (all out, 41.4 overs)125 Fall of wickets: 1-22, 2-41, 3-44, 4-45, 5-50, 6-78, 7-80, 8-120, 9-125. Bowling: McGrath 8-3-23-1, Lee 9-1-36-3, Gillespie 10-2-13-3, Symonds 6-0-25-0, Hogg 4.4-0-16-1, Lehmann 4-0-7-1. Australia: Gilchrist st Dravid
b Kumble 48 Hayden not out 45 Ponting not out 24 Extras: (lb-3, w-8) 11 Total: (for one wkt,
22.2 overs) 128 Fall of wickets: 1-100. Bowling: Srinath 4-0-26-0, Zaheer Khan 4-0-26-0, Harbhajan Singh 7.2-0-49-0, Kumble 7-0-24-1.
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We did
everything right except scoring runs: Saurav
Centurion, February 15 Asked what went wrong after he won the toss and elected to bat, Ganguly said: “We did everything right except putting runs on the board.” “We need to pull up our socks with the batting. They bowled well, but it was a good wicket and we just did not apply ourselves,” the skipper said after India failed to use the full quota of 50 overs for the second
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Indians
showed 10 best ways to get out! God can sometimes be so cruel. Millions of prayers, thousands of wishes and hundreds of motivational videos- everything came to a
naught. For all those who backed India, that includes me, after their pathetic showing in the tournament opener, yesterday’s ‘non-performance’ could be earth shattering. We have heard of Midas-anything he touched turned gold but Saurav Ganguly has this peculiar sense of finding coal mines in a country of diamonds. Certainly nothing short of this could have explained how the Indian team authored ‘10 best ways to get out’. However, it was shocking to note that despite this rout, Ganguly’s boys are not even one fan short who believe these guys have the potential to repeat the feat “bees saal baad”. “All is not lost yet, our bowlers can also repeat the Aussies showing,” a young boy tried to force a smile on my lips. “Yes they can, but their batsmen won’t copy Indians,” the reply forcing him to bid farewell to me. Optimism had reached alarming levels and is fast spreading like an epidemic. A quick thought and I realise, even such blind faith can be distracting for the boys in the middle. Enough of that fan stuff, we can get back to the game. Australia have again reaffirmed the belief of retaining their champions tag, getting better and better in each outing. Andrew Symonds has been a big revelation for them. Add to them Gilchrist, Ponting, Bevan and Hayden, they surely sport an invincible look. India is in the dumps as of now. Their batting gives opposition chance to record their best bowling figures as much as provide the slimmest of chances for their bowling to make something out of it. To add to their woes, umpire Asoka De Silva suffered from the now familiar momentary lapses. To err is human, but in such contests every small mistake create a huge impact. Yuvraj’s dismissal burnt all hopes of any revival before Harbhajan Singh’s displayed his tennis skills before Brett Lee. Tendulkar is a sheer wastage at the top of the order. He is compelled to drop anchor, moulding his style of play against his wishes. Cricket is an 11-man game and each has to chip in his bit. Not every game can be won by individual brilliance and Ganguly, and Sehwag have to add support or else it would be a bad idea sending Harbhajan Singh to take the new ball ‘head on’. India is a picture of battered spirits with drooping shoulders and play Zimbabwe in four days time, a do or die match for them. With their backs against the wall, Ganguly and co have to talk straight with the willow as much they talk to the media.
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Kenya beat Canada by 4 wkts Cape Town, February 15 Chasing a target of 198 runs for victory, Kenya tasted victory in 48.3 overs with ‘man of the match’ TM Odoyo remaining unbeaten on 27. Earlier, Ian Billcliff became the first Canadian to make a one-day international fifty as the minnows looked to build on their shock victory over Bangladesh. His 71 was the cornerstone of Canada’s 197 made in 49 overs after their captain Joseph Harris had won the toss and elected to bat. Billcliff, 30, who has first-class experience from spells with New Zealand sides Otago, Auckland and Wellington, faced 100 balls including two sixes and eight fours before he was fifth man out with the score on 158 after being bowled by Tony Suji. SCOREBOARD: Canada: Extras: (lb-2 w-5 nb-1) 8.
Total: (all out, 49 overs) 197. FoW: 1-18 2-47 3-48 4-134 5-158 6-159 7-162 8-186 9-186. Bowling:
M.Suji 7-1-23-0, Odoyo 10-1-28-4 (w-2), Ongondo 6-1-12-1 (nb-1 w-1), C.Obuya 10-1-46-2 (w-1), Odumbe 9-0-41-2, A.Suji 7-0-45-1 (w-1). Kenya: Otieno b Thuraisingam 4, Shah c Maraj b Thuraisingam 61, Tikolo lbw b Davison 42, Modi c Harris b Davison 6, Odumbe lbw b Davison 26, TM Odoyo not out 27, PJ Ongondo b Codrington 16, DO Obuya not out 5. Extras:
12. Bowling: Joseph 10-1-39-0, S Thuraisingam 10-1-53-2, A Codrington 10-1-44-1, JM Davison 10-3-15-3, De Groot 4-0-22-0, Maraj 4.3-0-22-0.
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New Zealand in battle of survival Johannesburg, February 15 Defeat would almost certainly mean elimination for the Kiwis, who have already lost against Sri Lanka, unless they change their minds about playing a match against Kenya in Nairobi on February 21. It’s a crucial game, too, for South Africa, who also have lost a match, against the West Indies. A win would keep alive the hosts’ hopes of finishing top of the pool, following the West Indies’ defeat against New Zealand on Thursday, while defeat would mean they would have to beat Sri Lanka in Durban on March 3 to make sure of qualifying for the Super Six stage. There is a third possibility - that rain could prevent a result. There is a 40 per cent chance of thundershowers tomorrow. New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming said after the West Indies match that it had been a relief to achieve the first victory in 14 matches in South Africa, going back to the 1994-95 season. He said the players had felt a lot of pressure. “Anxiety levels were high,” he said. Fleming said that although his team lost five matches out of six against South Africa in a triangular series in Australia last season, following a 5-0 series loss in South Africa in 2000-01, they were confident of putting up a good performance. “We’ve got a lot of information on South Africa, but it’s going to come down to competing for long periods of time,” he said. South Africa’s preparations were disrupted by an injury to star fielder and middle order batsman Jonty Rhodes who is now out of the tournament. There is also concern over the form of veteran fast bowler Allan Donald, who with Rhodes was the only man to have played in all of South Africa’s four World Cup campaigns. Donald is likely to be recalled tomorrow after being dropped for Wednesday’s match against Kenya in Potchefstroom but the loss of Rhodes will mean a reshuffled batting order.
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SA will be under immense pressure The win against West Indies was our first on South African soil and it could not have come at a better time. We were under lots of pressure because we knew that a loss at Port Elizabeth would have ended our hopes of making it to the Super Six, which would have been very disappointing so early in the tournament. That win has not only kept our hopes alive, it has also instilled a belief in us that we can make it, even if New Zealand cricket decide to opt out of the Kenya game. The issue of whether or not we will play in Nairobi will be taken later tonight by the top officials of New Zealand Cricket, and by the time you read this, their verdict will be known. I wouldn’t give too much importance to our poor record of playing South Africa in South Africa. While we have never won, there have been some very close encounters, and the key to tomorrow’s game will be to ensure that we begin well. That would subdue the home crowd and they would cease to be a factor in the match. Also, we know that this game assumes a great deal of significance for the hosts after their defeat against West Indies. They will be under immense pressure to redeem themselves after that loss, and to carry forward their dream of becoming the first team to win the World Cup at home. The other factor that would have an impact on the South Africans is the fact that they are playing without Jonty Rhodes. He has been the catalyst for a lot of the good things that South Africa do on the field. He is also an energetic batsman who runs like a hare between wickets. An opener, Graeme Smith, has replaced him so a hole exists in the middle of the South African batting line-up. The problem we faced against Sri Lanka was that they play completely contrasting cricket to us, and they found the conditions very suitable to their style in our opening match. From our West Indies encounter itself we felt a little more comfortable playing against teams with a similar style and brain. We also feel that the flexibility that we have in our batting line-up is crucial. For example, I sent Daniel Vettori up the order since our conventional opening options were not working. We plan to continue to look at each game in isolation and decide bowling and batting combinations on the basis of opposition and venue. The only factor that is not in our hands is the toss. So far, the teams batting first have had the upper hand, but that could change. For instance, Pakistan were in the box seat when they had Australia at 140 for five, and the problem was that they were not able to seal if off. Similarly, even as I write this, I can see that the Australians have bowled pretty well against the Indians and would be favoured to win. All this suggests that while the teams batting first have won so far, it’s not because of the wickets. This is a must-win situation for us once again, and we’re aware that going into this match, defeat is simply not an option.
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CONTROVERSY OF THE WEEK Johannesburg: Shane Warne saga is spinning out of control and the implications of great leg-spinner’s brush with infamy are becoming clearer by the day. Warne’s vanity is legendary and his Victorian coach David Hookes has revealed how the ace leg-spinner used to strut around the dressing room with a bare torso. “He was like it all the time, not dressing until it was time to go out onto the field and we all laughed about
it - Warney included,” said Hookes. If Warne didn’t take the tablet to help his cricket he took it to mask his recent drive to cut his blown up figure into a sculpted piece and he now looks set to pay the ultimate price. Warne has always been touchy about his weight. When he unveiled a waxwork dummy of himself in 1997, he was asked to comment on the difference of size between the real and wax Warne. An affronted Warne stormed out of the event in anger. Then, last year, the trim Warne returned, having shed 14kg of excess from his pudgy frame, praising a daily three-hour exercise regime and a diet shorn of pies, pizza and beer. Little did he realize he had attracted the attention of Australian Sports Drug Agency who always look for athletes who have dramatically gone for a change in body profile. “We do not play pin the tail on the donkey,” said the ASDA chief executive John Mendoza “We don’t test athletes blindly.” Mendoza revealed that the ASDA had identified certain high-risk factors — age, rapid recovery from injury, panic and change in body shape — all of which fit the Warne profile the hot January day he tested positive to a diuretic. Mendoza said four cricketers were tested at the SCG on January22, the day before Australia and England met in the first final of the triangular one-day series. “I am not saying the tests for the cricketers were targeted but clearly we take into consideration the high-risk period for athletes in any sport and the period leading up to a major competition is a high-risk period,” Mendoza said. “These tests therefore occurred in a period where we have great focus — the lead-up to a World Cup tournament.” Now if Warne was to walk out free from this drug scandal-if the second test is negative-the Australian Cricket Board (ACB) could face a terrible flak from the world community. The cards in this matter have fallen particularly poorly for Australian cricket. The test on Warne wasn’t conducted by the International Cricket Council (ICC) but by the ACB itself which makes it more difficult for them to look sympathetic to Warne. Australia has come in for negative image after Darren Lehmann was suspended for five games for racial vilification. Australia’s dilly-dallying over its due visit to Zimbabwe has pressed the charge along the racial discrimination lines. Australia, along with England, are perceived by the Asian bloc of nations as having unduly influenced the way the riches are distributed. That the ICC’s chief executive and president are former ACB administrators hasn’t helped the issue. The scheduling of matches in Zimbabwe, which has the backing of India and Pakistan, has been used as a political tool in black-white power struggles. How might Australia’s opponents respond if the committee finds that Warne has not committed a doping offence and leaves him free to return to the World Cup? How might an Australian World Cup win be received if Warne’s leg-spin is instrumental in key victories? If Warne walks free, the ACB would be seen conforming to double standards when it comes to judging the muck in its own backyard. More worryingly, it could provide a lever for agitators such as India’s cricket chief, Jagmohan Dalmiya, to further
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Angry Hussain hints at retirement East London, February 15 Hussain, speaking hours after the World Cup technical committee’s decision to award his side’s group A match in Zimbabwe to the hosts, said today he did not think the International Cricket Council (ICC) had taken England’s security concerns seriously enough. “It makes me think more about my long-term future as captain after the tournament,” Hussain told a news conference. Hussain was particularly angry that the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) had apologised to ICC chief executive Malcolm Speed on his behalf after the two men had a frank exchange of views last week. “I have absolutely nothing to apologise for, at no stage did I swear or be rude,” Hussain said. “I just let them know that they had let us down, they should have seen it coming six months ago and seen it snowballing,” he added. Hussain said he had lost his “trust in authorities in general”, and that the Zimbabwe issue had left him “as a captain in isolation... It’s the players and the cricket that is keeping me going.” “If I started thinking about the authorities and the way they have behaved, I would be going around in circles.” The decision, which England have said they will not appeal against, ended weeks of wrangling over the fixture in Harare, which Hussain’s team were unwilling to fulfil because of safety concerns about playing in the strife-torn country. England will finally get their World Cup campaign underway tomorrow when they take on the Netherlands in East London.
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Rain is Pak’s biggest worry Kimberley, February 15 Pakistan are expected to ride over the minnows to gain their first points in the tournament after being crushed by defending champions Australia in their opening match on Tuesday. A wash-out, which would mean sharing points, could be disastrous for the Pakistanis in their bid to qualify for the Super Six from group A. Rain denied the two teams practice yesterday at the De Beers Diamond Oval and the weather shows no signs of clearing even though a clear day has been forecast tomorrow. “We are keeping our fingers crossed the rain stays away,” said Pakistan captain Waqar Younis.
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Kiwis seek switch of tie Johannesburg, February 15 “The situation is that the New Zealand board have reconfirmed their decision made on January 31, which is not to allow the New Zealand team to travel to Nairobi for the match on February 21,” New Zealand Cricket (NZC) chief executive Martin Snedden told Reuters today. “The team won’t go to Nairobi, we’ve apprised the ICC of this and we’ve confirmed that we are willing to play the game at an alternative venue in South Africa - at whatever date the ICC might determine. “From our point of view, there’s only one issue to consider in all of this and that is player safety. You just can’t allow yourself to be deviated in any other direction.” New Zealand, who have had security concerns over playing the group B match in Kenya since a November bombing killed 16 persons in Mombasa, have already warned they could appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne. However, Sri Lanka, also in New Zealand’s group, have said they have no problems playing in Kenya on February 24.
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Bangladesh pin hopes on Kenya match Johannesburg, February 15 Defeats to Canada and Sri Lanka in their first two matches here have extended their losing streak to 28 games and with encounters against South Africa, West Indies and New Zealand to come, Bangladesh are looking at more humiliation. “Bangladesh’s performances here have been hugely disappointing and if we fail in all our games it would be a cricketing disaster back home,” Faruque told AFP. Bangladesh went down unceremoniously to part-timers Canada in their first game by 60 runs and were then routed by Sri Lanka by 10 wickets. Their only realistic hope of breaking their unwanted streak will be against Kenya on March 1 in their last group game in Johannesburg. “I have received a very negative feedback after the loss to Canada because it was a match we were expected to win and this will affect the following back home.” Bangladesh went into the World Cup having played a series in Namibia and a warm-up game which gave them a good lead-up, but things have gone from bad to worse since then. “We never expected to lose against Canada after some good performances in Namibia and in a warm-up match we chased 251 to win,” he said. Cricket took over from football as the most popular game in the 130-million people nation after the country was awarded test status in August 2000, a decision still being questioned in many quarters.
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quotes Johannesburg, February 15 “The technical committee has unanimously decided that the concerns raised relating to new evidence regarding safety and security are not justified.” - International Cricket Council chief executive Malcolm Speed turning down England’s attempts to switch their Zimbabwe game to South Africa. “We support the ICC decision. If the game had been switched there would have been serious repercussions.” — Chishty Mujahid, director of the Pakistan Cricket Board, on the England controversy. “Bangladesh’s performances here have been hugely disappointing and if we fail in all our games it would be a cricketing disaster back home.” — Bangladesh team manager Abu Sharif Faruque on his country’s 28-match losing streak.
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India pull out of SAF Games New Delhi, February 15 A decision to this effect has been taken by the External Affairs Ministry in consultation with the Sports Ministry which had earlier decided to send a 350-strong contingent to Islamabad for the 10-day event beginning March 29. However, India is expected to play Pakistan in the cricket World Cup match scheduled for March 1, official sources told PTI today. Citing a two-fold reason for non-participation, the sources said “there are fears that the security of our contingent could be jeopardised as Al-Qaeda, Taliban and other terrorist organisations are operating from Pakistani soil.” The other reason, they said, was that Pakistan was continuing to aid and abet cross-border terrorism and had done nothing to dismantle the terrorist infrastructure existing there. “Participation in the Games will indicate that there has been some normalcy in ties between New Delhi and Islamabad. But that is not the situation. The relations are not normal. Pakistan has not taken any action,” they said, adding that “under the circumstances, it is not possible to send the Indian contingent”.
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Amandeep Johl wins Singhania Open Noida, February 15 The play-off was necessitated after Virk sank a 12-feet putt from outside the 18th green to tie with Johl at five-under 283. Johl’s win handed him the winner’s cheque of Rs 97,200. Kolkata’s Shiv Shankar Prasad Chowrasia finished third at level-par 288. The first playoff hole, the par-5 opening hole witnessed both golfers reach for their drivers. While Virk’s driver bisected the fairway, Johl only managed to draw the ball on to the slope of the second green. A topped 3-wood shot from there placed him in the heart of the second fairway, adjacent to the first green but with a thicket of trees in between. Virk, meantime had hooked his three-wood between a clump of tees on the left, from where, what looked like a well-placed sand-wedge shot saw the ball overshoot the green. Johl’s lob-wedge meanwhile, found the green. Virk who left his chip short and still on the edge of the green, needed a miracle to survive. Johl three-putted. The par-4 9th was the second-play-off hole, which both golfers managed to par rather easily. With the crowds queuing up again on the first tee box, Johl, essayed yet another poor drive to be placed deep in the left rough this time. Virk, too, found the left rough but was better positioned than his opponent. A 4-iron and sand wedge from there, left Virk with a 12 feet downhill putt for birdie. Johl’s third shot had him sitting twenty feet from the pin with a double break staring him in the face. Luck favoured the Chandigarh pro as a perfectly timed putt found the center of the cup for birdie. Virk missed his putt.
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Western Railway, NR in final Ludhiana, February 15 The match was decided vie penalty strokes as the issue remained deadlocked at 1-1 at the end of sudden death. In the final, to be played tomorrow, WR eves take on defending champions, Northern Railway, Delhi. WR, with some international players in their ranks, failed to come up to their reputation and most of the time were at the receiving end. Shahbad girls exhibited excellent footwork and dribbling ability and although they had the upper hand, their forwards failed to capitalise on the opportunities that came their way. Western Railway drew first blood in the 17th minute through a penalty corner conversion by full back Anu Sonkar. AGNP girls forced three penalty corners in the first session which went abegging. After the lemon break, Shahbad players looked a determined lot, weaved a number of good moves which, however fizzled away at the goal mouth. Their pressure tactics paid dividends when in the 46th minute, Jasjeet Kaur gave a parallel pass to Sarabjeet Kaur who sent a sizzler into the net to level the score 1-1. They went all out to enhance the lead but their efforts could not bear fruit as the forwards failed to pierce WR defence line. As the encounter remained unresolved in the regular period, sudden death rule was applied but both the sides wasted scoring chances. Gagandeep Kaur of Shahbad school wasted a penalty stroke while WR failed to make use of three penalty corners. For Shahbad school, Ramneek, Gagandeep and Jasjeet scored while Balwinder and Jatinder Kaur missed their chances. For the winners, Sanggai Chanu, Saba Anjum, Seema Lakra and Laxmi Shree converted the penalty strokes while Shina Kisputta’s push went wide. |
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Dues Club win Nawanshahr, February 15 In the kabaddi match, Malwa Club Bathinda beat Tony Alankar Club of Kubbe by 48-38 points, while DAV Jalandhar beat International Club Moga at 50-31. Dogs vied with each other to win the top prize-Rs 10,000 in cash which was bagged by Inderjit Dhariwal’s Fire Fighter, while Nikku of Ferozepore based Gurbhullar Singh got the Rs 8000 for second prize. Women’s wrestling:
Mahabharat Kesri: Gursharan (PAP) beat Daljit (Faridkot) Gurmit (Faridkot) beat Daljit (Faridkot), Sumanpreet (Tarn Taran) beat Renu Bala and Soni Kaliraman beat Renu Bala of Noida. Men’s Wrestling: (Punjab Kumar contest (plus 55 kg and under 16 years) Kuljit (Raipur Dabba) beat Manjeet, Cheenu (Ludhiana) beat Gurbhej (Jalandhar). Sher-e-Hind:
Amandip Sondhi beat Kuldeep Banga, Sanjay beat Vikram Sandeep beat Ravinder, Pawan beat Surinder. Aftaab-e-Hind: Jang Bahadur beat Hardeep Chand beat Pardeep. Mahabharat Kesri (Wrestling first round): Baljeet Kumar beat Rakesh, Parveen beat Vindo. |
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