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Saturday,
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11, 2003,
Chandigarh, India  
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Indians
maintain stranglehold
Kumble, Harbhajan
underutilised
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Raid de Himalaya Gold Cup Hockey
CISF, STC champions MDU, Delhi varsity
post wins CRPF scrape past
fighting RCF AITA tennis meet SGFI election illegal: Negi Amritsar school
post 20-run win Amritraj storms
into semis Mayo girls win
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Indians maintain stranglehold Ahmedabad, October 10 Tottering at 17 for three at one stage, New Zealand fought back into the match on the third day today mainly on account of Astle's 103-run knock and his 91-run stand with half-centurion Craig McMillan (54). But India, enjoying the cushion of 500 runs in the first innings, neutralised the Kiwi advantage by taking three wickets in the final session of play to again have the visitors on the backfoot at 282 for eight when stumps were drawn for the day. Defying the pace-spin attack of the Indians at close were a pair of spinners in Daniel Vettori, batting on 28, and Paul Wiseman, not out on eight. It were the spinners — Harbhajan Singh and Anil Kumble — who made it difficult for the rival batsmen to score easy runs. The duo were rewarded for their efforts, with Harbhajan getting rid of Scott Styris and Astle and Kumble dismissing Jacob Oram. Debutant L Balaji snared his first Test wicket when he had Robbie Hart trapped plumb in front as New Zealand were reduced to 265 for eight. But that was about all as the Indian bowlers failed to finish off the tail to leave the match interestingly poised. Vettori was surely turning out to be a thorn for the Indians as the cool and poised tailender defied whatever was dished out to him by the Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly. The left-arm spinner had hit the Indian bowlers —Zaheer Khan, Harbhajan, Kumble, Sehwag and Balaji — for a four each in his unfinished 71-ball knock. The Indians will look to get rid of the Kiwi tail early tomorrow and try and enforce a follow-on to remain firmly in the driver's seat in this first of the two-Test series. There was a stage in the match today though when New Zealand dominated for a brief period with Astle and McMillan threatening to pull apart the bowling attack with some attractive strokemaking. But both the batsmen were guilty of getting carried away and throwing away their wickets recklessly. McMillan hit as many as eight fours and had settled into a fine rhythm during the 92 balls that he faced alongside his more illustrious partner Astle before he was deceived by part-timer Virender Sehwag's delivery and ended up giving a fine catch to Akash Chopra at forward short leg. Astle scored his very first century against India and his ninth overall in style with a four off Harbhajan Singh in 195 balls and appeared to take his side to safety. But once Harbhajan and Kumble were bowling in tandem after tea, runs became hard to come by and Astle's patience gave away. He stepped out to loft a Harbhajan Singh delivery, only to see local boy Parthiv Patel effect a fine stumping.
Scoreboard India (1st innings): 500-5 declared New Zealand (1st innings): Richardson b Zaheer 6 Vincent c Patel b Zaheer 7 Fleming b Zaheer 1 Styris c Chopra b Harbhajan 34 Astle st Patel b Harbhajan 103 McMillan c Chopra b Sehwag 54 Oram c Dravid b Kumble 5 Hart lbw b Balaji 15 Vettori batting 28 Wiseman batting 8 Extras
(b-4, lb-13, nb-4) 21 Total (for 8 wkts, 109 overs) 282 Fall of wickets:
1-11, 2-16, 3-17, 4-108, 5-199, 6-223, 7-227, 8-265. Bowling:
Zaheer 18-3-50-3, Balaji 23-6-71-1, Kumble 27-9-47-1, Harbhajan 33-7-80-2, Sehwag 8-2-17-1.
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Kumble passes 350-wkt mark AHMEDABAD: Leg spinner Anil Kumble became the second Indian, after former skipper Kapil Dev, to take 350 or more wickets in Test cricket when he dismissed Jacob Oram of New Zealand on the third day of the first Test match here on Friday. The Karnataka star, who has so far played 77 Test matches, has the rare distinction of claiming all the 10 wickets in an innings which he accomplished during the Test match against Pakistan at Delhi in 1999. Kumble has also taken 308 wickets in one-day internationals. Kumble, who made his Test debut in 1990 against England at Manchester, has also played for English county sides Northamptonshire and Leicestershire.
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Kumble, Harbhajan underutilised IT was only the other day I mentioned how Mathew Hayden changed Test cricket and on Friday, he just went one step ahead and showed why the same is true for world records as well. It was a pleasure to watch Hayden tearing into the Zimbabwean attack and end Brian Lara's reign as highest individual Test scorer. Congratulations mate. That reminds me, if you closely compare this match with the one at Ahmedabad, there is stark contrast between the two. Both Australia and India started Friday with a definite edge over the opposition but I am sorry to say that India lost its way at the end of day three. Sourav need to learn a thing or two from Steve Waugh, and perhaps the art of pinning down the opposition ruthlessly should be the first chapter. It all boils down again to the way the team paces its innings. Australia made 735 runs in a similar time India managed to get through 500. Which means Waugh had the same three days to get the opposition out twice but by scoring at a brisk pace, it allowed Waugh to allow his batsman to add that extra run-cushion and then attack outright with his prized bowling armoury. Sourav never enjoyed this comfort, although the Indian skipper did make a genuine effort in that direction. But even then he cannot allow the Kiwis go scot-free. I never ruled out a Kiwi comeback but more than a defiant stand from the visitors it was the Indian tactics at the field that left me stumped. I felt India didn't enforce themselves quite hard on the batting side as it was expected of them. Agreed, Zaheer was the best on view in the bowling department but I still feel Kumble and Harbhajan should have been given the responsibility of starting Friday's proceedings. Dravid, much like his batting style, played a defensive stand-in skipper, allowing the overnight batsmen to settle their early morning jitters by the time the slower bowlers came on. I understand it must have been a real necessity for Sourav to stay back in the pavilion off and on during the day's play but he should have ensured India doesn't allow things to slip during his absence. As I suggested before the start of the match, a third spinner would surely have given a new twist to the story. Indians lacked the sting on this slow turner and by virtue of their own inexplicable bowling tactics let the Kiwis feeling much cooler under that hot Motera sun. By not allowing the spinners to bowl longer spells, Ganguly is guilty of under-utilising both Kumble and Harbhajan. They may not be at their best form on Friday but this was the right track and the opposition to get the confidence levels soaring again. Nathan Astle and Craig McMillan played a gem of an innings under pressure and nearly rescued their side from the mess. McMillan was unlucky to find Chopra's reflex abilities when he was least expecting it but Astle just blew away all the hard work by one mad rush at Harbhajan. Being a senior player and comfortably parked in the middle, he should have seen his side through that 300 mark. If Kiwis did fall short of that mark, this would haunt Astle for long but if they succeed, there will be nothing more disappointing from the Indian aspect of the game. Still, there's plenty to play for on fourth morning and I foresee a fantastic and decisive first hour of play. — Dronacharya Sports Promoters Association. |
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Perth, October 10 Hayden set the new mark just before tea on the second day of a lop-sided first Test against a depleted Zimbabwe. Australia declared with a first innings 735 for six wickets — their second-highest Test score and best in Australia. “What can I say? I am delighted — I cannot quite believe it,” the 31-year-old left-hander said after eclipsing the decade-long record of Lara. “I hope some of those involved in the Bali tragedy can take something from this,” Hayden said. “It must be a difficult time for them.” Hundreds of Australians have gathered on the Indonesian island of Bali to remember their 88 compatriots who were among the 202 victims of the Sari nightclub bombing in the holiday mecca a year ago. Zimbabwe replied with 79 for one by stumps. Trevor Gripper was unbeaten with 37 with Mark Vermeulen on nine. During his vicious assault against a restricted attack on a featherbed pitch, Hayden smashed 38 fours and 11 sixes. “I am thrilled I was wearing the Baggy Green (the distinctive cap worn by Australian cricketers),” he said. Australian captain Steve Waugh said “Matt’s striking of the ball was the cleanest I have ever seen. He thoroughly deserves this.” Another tribute came from former Australian captain Mark Taylor, who shared the previous Australian record of 334 with the great Don Bradman. “I don’t think you can diminish any innings like that,” Taylor said. “Alright, a Test match hundred against Zimbabwe is probably not as good as one against, say, the West Indies in their halcyon days of the 1980s, but to go on and make 380, to do that takes special concentration and fitness. Scoreboard Australia (Ist innings): Langer b Ervine 26 Hayden c Carlisle b Gripper 380 Ponting lbw b Ervine 37 Martyn c
Wishart b Gripper 53 Waugh c and b Ervine 78 Lehmann c and b Ervine 30 Gilchrist not out 113 Extras: (b-4 lb-10 w-1 nb-3) 18 Total:
(6 wkts dec.) 735 Fall of wickets: 1/43, 2/102, 3/199, 4/406, 5/502, 6/735 Bowling:
Streak 26-6-131-0, Bliganut 28-4-115-0 (nb-3 w-1) Ervine 31-4-146-4, Price 36-5-187-0, Gripper 25.3-0-142-2. Zimbabwe (first innings): D.Ebrahim b Gillespie 29 T.Gripper not out 37 M.Vermeulen not out 9 Extras: (lb-1 w-1 nb-2) 4 Total:
(for one wicket, 31 overs) 79 Fall of wicket: 1/61 Bowling:
Lee 6-1-21-0 (nb-1 w-1), Gillespie 10-4-15-1, Bichel 7-0-25-0 (nb-1), MacGill 7-2-17-0, Lehmann 1-1-0-0.
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South Africa beat Pakistan
Rawalpindi , October 10 Scores: Pakistan 157 in 47.4 overs (Yousuf Youhana 60; Andre Nel 4-39); South Africa 158-4 in 38.5 overs (Jacques Kallis 58 not out). — Reuters
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Raid de Himalaya Patsio, October 10 Sunny Sidhu zoomed in first in this Maruti Gypsy, followed by Sanjay
Sikand. The magnificent mountains provided a splendid backdrop, but the drivers and riders had eyes only for the road, which was, by and large smooth. Traffic had been stopped in the competitive section for the duration of the rally.
Sukhjinder Rana was the first motorcycle rider to reach the tome control point manned by Col D N
Tankha, a retired Army officer and a well-known mountaineer. Patsio is an Army acclimatisation camp, which is at a height of more than 14,000 feet above sea level. After rallying through ice, gravel, broken down roads and some tarmac, the rallysts had a level stretch of road for the flying finish and they came in with engines roaring. When the 5th Maruti Raid de Himalaya started in Shimla on Day 1, as many as 24 motorcyclists and 15 cars had taken part in the
X-Treme category. Besides this, there were 11 cars in the newly created Reliability category, which had been specially introduced for new comers. Out of the Reliability drivers, an incredible10 completed the course. On the night of Day 3, it had been so cold that the water in many a mineral water bottle was frozen. The rallyists and the officials had all bivouacked at Pang, at and height of 15,600 feet above seal level. The vehicles had been parked in what had become the highest Parc Ferme in the world. The 5th Maruti Raid de Himalaya ran over 1,400 kilometres, out of which half was competitive. It had been a long haul starting from Shimla, across the high mountain passes starting with
Jalori, Rohtang, Kunzum La, Baralacha La and Lachalung La. On Day 4 today, the competitive section ended at
Patsio, after which there was a long transport section back to Manali. |
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Gold Cup Hockey
CISF, STC champions Mandi, October 10 CISF outplayed Punjab and Sind Bank in all the departments to score a memorable win. CISF boys forced two penalty goals in the 8th and 10th minute but succeeded in converting the latter when Sushil banged the ball in for a 1-0 lead. Punjab and Sind Bank toiled hard and earned three penalty corners but failed to convert any. At half time the score was 1-0 in favour of CISF. After the breather Punjab and Sind Bank fabricated some good moves with brilliant combination and raided the opponents circle more than twice but without any goal. CISF forced a penalty corner and Cyril Ekka showed his class, and scored off a rebound in the 48th minute. Finally CISF won 2-0 and the title. In the women’s section both STC Chandigarh and HMV Jalandhar both played well and earned penalty corners but none managed to sound the board and locked goal-less till the breather. The second session was a total replay and teams ended with nothing on the board. The tie-breaker rule was applied and STC Chandigarh clinched the cup (2-0). |
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MDU, Delhi varsity post wins Rohtak, October
10 In the opening match, MDU routed Gorakhpur University by 27 points, MDU scored 29 against their opponents score of 2. In another match, Delhi University defeated Calcutta University by 2 points whereas Jammu University emerged winner in their encounter against Kumaon University, Nainital. The margin of victory was 11 points. All the matches played today were held on knock-out basis. Earlier today the six-day event was declared open by the Vice-Chancellor of the MDU Major-Gen (retd.) Bhim S. Suhag today. The following are the results of other matches: RSS Raipur b Rohilkhand University by 11 points, Bilaspur b HPU Shimla by 2 points, APS Rewa got walkover against the SKDU Dumka, Avadh University, Faizabad, got walkover. CCSU Meerut got walkover, Utkal University, Bhubaneshwar got walkover. Magadh University Gaya b Vishwabharti University by 1 point, TMU Bhagalpur got walkover. |
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CRPF scrape past fighting RCF Patiala, October 10 The other team to have booked a semi-final berth was Punjab Police, who took the tie breaker rout to beat JCT Academy 4-2. The Punjab powermen opened their account when defender Ajay Kumar failed to clear the ball properly and inside forward Jatinder Singh was quick to collect the ball before sending it home. After the lemon break, the Jalandhar team started attacking and this yielded the desired results when Manjit Singh dribbled his way past a dazed defence to enable his side to notch up the all-important equaliser. With neither of the teams willing to take risk in the last quarter, the match had to be decided by tie-breaker. The Jalandhar lads converted all their five chances while the powermen flunked one enabling the SGGS to triumph 6-5. In the second match played between CRPF and RCF, Kapurthala, the former went into the lead early in the match. Ojit Kumar Singh converted the spot kick awarded by the referee when a RCF defender inadvertently stopped a goal bound shot by his hand. Even as it looked that CRPF would hold onto the slender one goal lead, RCF struck in the dying minutes of the match when substitute Jasbir Singh’s angular shot found the net. After two sets of five kicks each, both teams were still dead locked at 11-11. However, in the sudden death, CRPF triumphed and marched into the semi-finals recording a 13-12 verdict. |
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AITA
tennis meet Patiala, October 10 In another semifinal match, Ujwal Khanna of Punjab beat Karan Singh also of Punjab, 6-2,6-3, to book a berth in the final. In doubles, Ankit paired with Ujwal to down Arjun and Karan, 6-3,6-4, to set up a title clash with Yuvresh and Sidharth, who toiled hard to get past Ramit and Gurinder, 6-4, 6-4. In the boys under-12 category, Ketan Gupta beat Aneet Singh, 6-1, 2-6, 6-3. In the final, he will take on Arjun Sehgal, who beat
Gurinder, Singh 6-2, 6-4. |
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SGFI election
illegal: Negi Chandigarh, October 10 Mr P.S. Chhabra, who was re-elected secretary general of the SGFI, today sent a list of 25 signatories of the affiliated units who were present in October 9 meeting. He stated that Mr Negi and Mr T.R. Chauhan, were not eligible to contest the elections. |
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Amritsar school
post 20-run win Jalandhar, October 10 Police DAV, Amritsar, elected to bat first, scored 169 runs for the loss of six wickets in 25 overs. The DMS boys though started on a high note, could not maintain the tempo. They could manage to score 149 runs at a loss of 9 wickets in the given 25 overs. DAV’s Surinder was declared Man of the Match for grabbing 4 wickets for 19 runs. |
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Amritraj storms
into semis Dharwad, October 10 Amritraj defeated Zbynek Mlynarik of Austria 6-3, 6-3. Top seed Danai Udomchoke of Thailand, Rik de Voest of South Africa and Yeu Tzuoo Wang of Taipei joined him in the semis. Amritraj broke serve in the fourth game of the first set and the first and the ninth games in the second.
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Mayo girls win Patiala, October 10 Scores: Mayo college: 97 for 2 (Sakshi 29, Ekta 44, Aman 2 for 21). YPS: 38 all out (Natasha 7, Pragati 4 for 7, Aakriti 1 for 5, Mahak 1 for 10). In the second match, Pragati (37 n.o and 3 for 14) enabled Mayo College down Scindia Kanya Vidyalaya (SKV), Gwalior by 9 wickets. |
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