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India crash to 8-wkt defeat GALLE (Sri Lanka), Aug 23 — India dished out a poor all-round show as World Cup champions Australia registered a crushing eight-wicket verdict for their second straight win in the AIWA triangular one-day cricket tournament here today. We didn’t score enough runs: Tendulkar
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 TOOONTO : Martina Hingis of Switzerland is framed by RCMP officers Joe McAllister, left, and Michelle Paradis, right, as she holds the trophy after defeating Monica Seles of the United States 6-4, 6-4 to win the du Maurier Open tennis tournament in Toronto on Sunday. — AP/PTI Greene storms home in 9.80s SEVILLE (Spain), Aug 23 — World 100m record holder Maurice Greene of the USA proved he really was unbeatable when he won gold at the World Championships here. |
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Rakhi Mehra, Usha open gold hunt Heyns
sets 5th mark in five weeks We’re
on a roll: Jones Agassi,
Hingis emerge champions Swimming,
diving standard poor
SAS Nagar Test from October 11 |
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India crash to 8-wkt defeat GALLE (Sri Lanka), Aug 23 (PTI) — India dished out a poor all-round show as World Cup champions Australia registered a crushing eight-wicket verdict for their second straight win in the AIWA triangular one-day cricket tournament here today. Electing to bat, the Indian top order led by skipper Sachin Tendulkar failed to make any meaningful contribution and a two-and-half hour rain interruption further undermined their effort as they were restricted to 151 for seven wickets in the allotted 38 overs. Opener Adam Gilchrist and newcomer Andrew Symonds cracked enterprising half-centuries with identical knocks of 68, the latter remaining unbeaten after a run-a-ball essay to earn the Man of the Match award, and piled up 132 runs for the second wicket in 147 balls as Australia coasted to victory reaching 159 for two in 29.1 overs at the Galle Cricket Stadium. Australia were set a victory target of 159 after seven runs were added to India’s score under the Duckworth-Lewis rain rule. The formidable Aussies, buoyed by their 51-run win over hosts Sri Lanka yesterday, never missed pace spearhead Glenn McGrath’s services — he was nursing a thigh strain — and a largely ill-directed attack by the Indians helped the Aussie batsmen to a great extent. The Indians, looking to avenge their bad defeat to the Aussies at the World Cup, belied hopes of any reversal in fortunes as their spinners Anil Kumble and Nikhil Chopra in particular failed to cash in on the slow pitch. Australia were lucky at the outset as an alert Robin Singh at short midwicket caught Gilchrist, scampering for a cheeky single after Mark Waugh played Venkatesh Prasad, with a direct hit. But the bails took a while before coming down and Gilchrist who just managed to make his ground by then was ruled not out by the third umpire. Prasad had Mark Waugh (12) caught behind by young stumper M S K Prasad, but Gilchrist (68 — 92 b, 7 x 4) and Symonds (68 n.o. — 68 b, 6 x 4, 1 x 6) powered their way to a century stand as none of the Indian bowlers could make an impact. Gilchrist punished the short stuff, sent down in plenty by the Indians, and swept both Kumble and off-spinner Nikhil Chopra with elan to reach his ninth one-day fifty. Symonds, who bowled his medium-pace stuff well to return one for 25, fully cashed in on the opportunity offered by skipper Steve Waugh, who promoted him ahead of Ricky Ponting. He displayed power and clean hitting, lofting Kumble over midwicket for his lone six, and kept pace with Gilchrist as the two also ran very well between the wickets. Saurav Ganguly dismissed Gilchrist in his very first over, but the success came too late with Australia just four runs from victory. The Indian fielding also left much to be desired and stood in stark contrast to that of their rivals. Earlier, the Indian innings suffered a body blow when Tendulkar (14) mistimed a pull off Tom Moody’s deceptive seamer straight to Darren Lehmann at mid-on. With Ganguly (10) and Rahul Dravid (5) falling to pacemen Gillespie (2/30) and Symonds, it was left to vice-captain Ajay Jadeja (30) and top-scorer Robin Singh (38 off 52 b) to provide some respectability. (Scoreboard) India: Australia: |
We didn’t score enough runs: Tendulkar GALLE, (Sri Lanka) Aug 23 (PTI) — Skipper Sachin Tendulkar put the blame squarely on his batsmen for India’s eight-wicket loss to World Cup champions Australia in the tri-nation series here today. A disappointed Tendulkar, who began his second stint as skipper on a losing note, said the pitch was not exactly conducive to batting but Indian batsmen had no excuses to offer. He said his bowlers failed to make a match of it by sending down too many short-pitched deliveries. “We didn’t score enough runs, but 151 (which was revised to 159) was not an easy target,” he said after the match while pointing to India’s poor bowling that helped Australia complete an easy eight-wicket win. For Aussie Skipper Steve Waugh it was a great performance by his “disciplined” team which “stuck to a plan”. He was full of praise for newcomer Andrew Symonds whose brilliant unbeaten knock of 68 earned him the Man of the Match award. Symonds showed what a great player he is, Steve Waugh said. “Hope we haven’t peaked too early,” Waugh joked referring to his team’s two successive wins. Asked about the absence
of pace spearhead Glenn McGrath for the second straight
match, the Aussie skipper said his was an “allround
squad” where players were capable of stepping in for
any one. |
Greene storms home in 9.80s SEVILLE (Spain), Aug 23 (AFP) — World 100m record holder Maurice Greene of the USA proved he really was unbeatable when he won gold at the World Championships here. Greene shrugged off a slow start to storm home in 9.80 secs ahead of Canadian Bruny Surin (9.84) and England’s Dwain Chambers (9.97). Greene’s time was only one hundredth of a second outside his world record of 9.79, set earlier this year in the sweltering heat of Athens. Immediately after the race an excited Greene rushed over to the stands and pointed at Ato Boldon, the 200m world champion and the man most likely to have have challenged Greene in the 100m until injury forced him out of the championships. “This one is for you Ato. This is for you man,” yelled Greene to his friend and training partner. Boldon later came down to the track to join him. Greene had forecast a quick time before the race — declaring the Seville track fast. And he admitted he was disappointed when he saw the time as he flashed across the line. “I expected the time to be faster,” he said. But the brash American from Kansas admitted he nearly blew it. “I had a terrible start but I didn’t panic. I had a miss step coming out of the blocks but I was able to stay under control of myself. If I hadn’t the race was gone,” he admitted. “I knew Surin was tough. He is a hardened veteran. But I knew I was going to win at the 75-80m mark. I had good acceleration in the middle stage and a solid finish,” he added. But Canadian Surin, who broke former world record holder Donovan Bailey’s national record, was already looking to next year. “I made a mistake and only got the silver. I got excited too soon, before the finish. Without the error it could have been gold but next year we will have a re-match at the Olympics,” said Surin. “I’m confident I can run faster so it is going to be very interesting next year,” he added. The 21-year-old Chambers was ecstatic with his performance. “In the semifinals Greene just went woosh as he passed me. I knew then I just had to run my own race. I got to the line and dipped in hope,” he said. But Chambers too is eyeing up a revenge run. “Every year I will
be a little big stronger and a little bit wiser so next
year it should be the silver and it two years time the
gold,” he forecast. |
Akopian loses first game to Khalifman LAS VEGAS, Aug 23 (PTI) — Grandmaster Alexander Khalifman, chasing an unenviable task of upholding Russian pride in the chequered game, has taken an early 1-0 lead over Armenia’s Vladimir Akopian in the six-game World Chess Championship final here. Khalifman, who lived dangerously throughout the initial rounds of the FIDE tournament, gained an edge last night by defeating three-time world junior champion Akopian in the first game of the finals, in his quest to keep Russia’s hold on world chess crown intact. Playing white, the 27-year-old Armenian opened with a knight move and followed it up with an unusual sequence handing an early advantage to 33-year-old Khalifman. Khalifman, though seeded 36th, five places below his opponent, relied on his experience and held on for a right moment before striking at the enemy. The game lasted for more than five hours and Khalifman, who was given a scare by India’s Dibyendu Barua with a first round defeat before he forced a playoff winning the return game, closed in for a kill in the 56th move. The Russian moved his rook to threaten the white king with a check. Akopian moved his king but Khalifman checkmated the Armenian with a knight move to seal the fate of first game. Despite being seeded lower than Akopian, Khalifman is considered favourite after he upset American Gata Kamasky, Hungary’s WGM Judith Polgar, and Liviu Nissipeanu of Romania in a tense semifinal tie that went the full distance. After Akopian handed the slight advantage, the Armenian sacrificed one of his pieces for two pawns and lost a chance to attack. But in the time-trouble, Russian made some errors that gave Akopain an outside chance to force a win. Khalifman eventually neutralised Akopian’s edge and romped home with a victory. Akopian, a former prodigy who won world championships in U-16, U-18, and U-20 categories, was the destroyer of his namesake and top seed Kramnik of Russia, and the fifth seed Briton Michael Adams in the semifinals. The Armenian has shown immense potential in the last one month to get back into reckoning with his splendid play and quick thinking. Akopian has the ability
to live up to his status of dark horse, but Khalifman,
who lives a self-enforced secluded life concentrating on
his chess grandmasters school in St. Petersburg, is a
solid grandmaster who never reached the very top level. |
Eunice Barber new heptathlon champ SEVILLE (Spain), Aug 23 (AFP) — The world of athletics acclaimed a new Barber of Seville. France’s Eunice Barber was crowned as the world’s finest all-round woman athlete, taking the heptathlon gold medal at the world championships here. “Half of the medal is for France, half of it is for Sierre Leone,” African-born Barber said after finishing the gruelling two-day programme by winning her heat of the 800 metres and scoring a lifetime best 6,861 points, the seventh highest score in history. Denise Lewis, Britain’s European champion, took the silver medal with 6724, and Ghada Shouaa, of Syria, the Olympic gold medallist who was competing in her first heptathlon since her Atlanta victory, snatched the bronze medal in the last event by three points from Germany’s defending champion, Sabine Braun, 6500 to 6497. Barber led the competition from the very first event, the 100 metres hurdles (12.89seconds), early on Saturday morning, and with further event wins in the high jump (1.93metres) and long jump (6.86metres), no one else could match the Frenchwoman’s talents. Born in Sierra Leone in November 1974, Barber moved to France to live and train five years ago. Her French nationality was confirmed only last February. “I was sorry to leave Sierre Leone,” said Barber, who still holds the African record. “But I love France and I love competing for France. There’s a lot of people there to help me. I knew that to win here, I just had to give my best for the whole two days.” Tears traced down Barber’s cheeks even before the start of the 800metres, as French fans in the Seville Olympic Stadium chanted “Eunice! Eunice!” The competition was
perfectly balanced at the end of the first day, as
Barber’s superior sprint speed in the 200metres
(23.57seconds, the second fastest time) saw the women
separated by a single point overnight, the Frenchwoman on
3994 points to Lewis’s 3993, with Braun in third on
3845 and Ghada Shouaa, Syria’s Olympic champion,
threatening in fourth with 3808. |
Rakhi Mehra, Usha open gold
hunt NEW DELHI, Aug, 23 — While meet records were extremely scare, India managed two gold medals in women’s section (girls above 18) on the middle day of the three-day 13th Asia Pacific age group swimming and diving championships at the Talkatora Pool here today. Rakhi Mehra and M. Usha were the proud winners of the gold medals without detracting from their merits, their timings were so poor that they would not have done credit to much junior girls of several states like Karnataka, Bombay, Bengal and Madras. Rakhi returned the timing of 1:29.28 secs to win the gold medal in the 100 metres breast stroke. She was returning much better timing when she was representing Delhi in nationals. This was because foreign participation was non-existent while Indian best women from other states had not been invited. Li Shih—Yu (Chinese Taipei) was second with the timing of 1:31.90 secs and Nayana Shakya (Nepal) was third with the timing of 1:32.40. In the 100 metres butterfly, M. Usha was the best with the timing of 1:31.80 secs. Li Shih-Yu was second with 1:20.13 while Stuti Singh (Nepal) was third with the timing of 1:32.90 secs. Nisha Millet bagged two silver medals in the age group (15 and 17). She clocked 2:09.03 in the 200 metres freestyle, while Cherdchuriyasub Tanatpor (Thailand) was first in 2:08.30. It was a closely contested race and Nisha could have won it if she had used six-beat in her crawl instead of four. Nisha also claimed silver in the 200 metres back-stroke. She however, returned a poor timing of 2:29.22 secs. She was as much as 4.37 secs behind the champion swimmer Tsai Hui Wai (Hong Kong). Nisha did not seem to be in the best physical condition. May be she is taking easy as she has to go abroad for training for year. Shika Tandon secured
silver in the 200 metres freestyle in 2:10.25 secs. Like
Nisha, she was 3.51 secs poorer than Beak It-Joo (Korea),
who claimed gold. |
Heyns sets 5th mark in five weeks SYDNEY, Aug 23 (Reuters) — South Africa’s Penny Heyns continued her remarkable comeback to swimming’s big-time today when she shattered her own world record for 100 metres breaststroke at the Pan Pacific Championships, a year after vowing to quit the sport she had begun to hate. Heyns posted her fifth world record in five weeks — and her fifth in as many races — when she won her morning heat at Sydney’s Olympic pool in a super-slick one minute 06.52 seconds. The 24-year-old was 0.28 seconds under her own world record pace by the halfway point and stretched out to wipe almost half a second off the 1:06.95 mark she set in Los Angeles last month. “To be honest, I knew I was going to do it as soon as I dived in,’’ Heyns said. “I was unshaved and untapered (unrested) when I broke the records in Los Angeles so I knew I could go quicker here. Though you can never take world records for granted.’’ Already a dual Olympic champion after winning the 100m-200m breaststroke double at the 1996 Atlanta Games, Heyns is currently in the best form of her career, or any female breaststroker’s career for that matter. Of the eight world records she has set during her career, five have come in the past five weeks. At the Janet Evans invitational in California in July, Heyns broke her own 100m world record in the morning heats then lowered it again in the evening finals. A day later, she claimed Rebecca Brown’s five-year-old world record for 200m in the heats and, for good measure, also wiped it out in the night-time finals. After lowering her 100m record on Monday, Heyns predicted that she could go even fastest in either Monday’s semifinals or Tuesday’s final. “I don’t want
to put any pressure on myself because I’m happy with
what I’ve already done but I definitely felt as
though I could have a done a little better on the last
50,’’ she said. |
We’re on a roll: Jones SEVILLE (Spain), Aug 23 (AFP) — American track queen Marion Jones defended her world 100m title here with a blistering 10.70sec run in the final. The 23-year-old was trailed home by fellow-American Inger Miller and Greece’s Ekaterini Thanou, the world indoor champion. Miller clocked 10.79 for a personal best and Thanou 10.84. Jones’ husband CJ Hunter, who 24 hours earlier won the world shot put title, was in the stands bellowing his support as he watched his wife win what she hopes is the first of four gold medals she is aiming for at the world championships. Jones is now targeting the 200m, the long jump and relay titles. “We came here for five golds and we are on a roll. I was very emotional when CJ got the gold. It was a good way to start the week,” laughed Jones afterwards. “I had been having problems hearing the gun but I nailed my start. I knew I could not let Miller and Thanou get away from me. I felt tense but still ran 10.70 which is saying something,” she added. But Jones admitted the taste of success was not as sweet as two years ago in Athens. “That was something special. That was when I proved that I had it in me to be the best. But when I crossed the line tonight and saw CJ — that was a very special moment,” said the former North Carolina basketball star. But Jones was quick to plug women’s athletics after the race. “It’s wonderful for women’s athletics, to have women running consistently fast times. It’s not a walk in the park anymore,” she said. “It’s great to have three women here running three great times. The Olympics next year should be something special. We will all be there.” It was an equally stunning performance by the 27-year-old Miller who refused to be shaken by a false start against her. “I ran three personal bests and only came away with the silver, but it is great. Perhaps people will now start talking about me instead of always asking about Marion,” said Miller. “Marion won today.
We’ll see what happens next time. But what happened
here is great for the sport. We can get some rivalry
going,” she added. |
Agassi, Hingis emerge champions WASHINGTON, Aug 23 (Reuters) — Andre Agassi retained his title at Washington’s Legg Mason Classic by overcoming top seed Yevgeny Kafelnikov 7-6 (7-3) 6-1, ensuring he would be ranked number two from today and be seeded second behind Pete Sampras at the upcoming US Open. The final Grand Slam of the year begins in New York on August 30. The victory earned Agassi $ 99,000 and avenged a defeat just two weeks ago in Montreal. It was his fifth final of the year, and gave him a third title to add to those won at the French Open and in Hong Kong. The first set was as tight as it gets, with Agassi breaking to lead 2-1 but then dropping his serve for the first time in the tournament in the next game. The Russian held off two break points at 2-2 before the match moved to a tie-breaker. It was Agassi who then took control, forcing an error from Kafelnikov after a long rally to lead 5-3, and a poor backhand from Kafelnikov gave Agassi three set points. “That first set just boiled down to one point in particular,” said Agassi. “He was serving at 3-4 and hit a short ball and I guessed right and made a difficult volley for him, going up 5-3 after a long-winded point, and then he made a careless error at 3-5, which can happen, and I managed to serve it out. That seemed to be a big momentum change there.” It was enough to discourage Kafelnikov, who had complained of fatigue earlier in the tournament as he played his fourth straight week. After holding off a break point with an ace in the opening game of the second set, Agassi jumped to a 5-0 lead, and was unconcerned as Kafelnikov made a late flourish and held two break points in the final game. “I felt like I had my chances,” said Kafelnikov. “I had a break point at the beginning of the second set and if I would have capitalised it might have been a different story. But he came up with the big shots at the right time and that’s what made the difference.” Despite his defeat, Kafelnikov is satisfied with the state of his game. He also insists he will be fresh enough for the open, although he is also playing in Long Island this coming week. “Right now I feel that all aspects of my game are working, and I think I’ll be fresh enough for the US Open,” he insisted. Agassi’s fifth Washington title was just the boost he needed as the Open approaches. “The quality of tennis gives me a lot of confidence,” said Agassi. “We were both playing well, and I couldn’t be more confident going into the Open. Everything is right where it should be and I’ll take a few days off and make sure I’ve recovered mentally and physically, and then pick it up slowly in the beginning of the week.” TORONTO (DPA): World number one Martina Hingis of Switzerland defeated world number five Monica Seles of the USA 6-4, 6-4 to win the final of the $ 1 million WTA tournament in Toronto. Hingis needed just 62 minutes to defeat Seles yesterday, who had won the Toronto tournament four years in succession. The victory, just a week before the start of the US Open, earns Hingis a cheque for $ 150,000. Seles picked up $ 70,000. The Swiss has recovered her game after a fall from grace earlier this summer when she lost control during the final of the French Open and then lost in the first round of Wimbledon. In the doubles final, the fourth-seeded duo of Jana Novotna of the Czech Republic and Mary Pierce of France defeated the fifth seeds, Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario of Spain and Larisa Neiland of Latvia, 6-3, 2-6, 6-3. Seles, the fifth ranked
player on the WTA tour, was the fan-favourite all week
because she chose the 1995 Du Maurier to make her
comeback after taking 27 months off while recovering from
being stabbed in the back by a male spectator during a
1993 tournament in Germany. |
Swimming, diving standard poor NEW DELHI, Aug 23 — If the general standard was poor in swimming, it was even poorer in diving on the opening-day of the three-day Asia Pacific Age-Group Championships at Talkatora pool here yesterday. The organisation needed to be toned up as too many unwanted spectators and officials, sporting badges, were roaming about freely on the deck. The new diving boards at the pool have not yet been installed because there has been disagreement between manufacturers and middleman for four boards costing about Rs 16 lakh. Following a lot of haggling, an official took off for the USA on August 4 to secure boards. The Sports Authority of India (SAI) reportedly paid the person concerned an advance of Rs 9 lakh to secure world’s well known boards. Had these boards been installed, perhaps divers would have performed better. The Swimming Federation of India (SFI) reportedly contacted FINA as also other well known world diving bodies. They all told them that they should seek the assistance of P.D. Datta (Delhi), one of the most renowned diving personalities. Unquestionably he is the best in the country, even foreign authorities invite him to stand as judge in several recognised competitions. With four diving boards, there should be four fulcurls. But the powers that-be reduced the quantity to two fulcurls to reduce total cost on boards. It was done with a view to obliging some one who submitted lower quotations than other competitors much behind schedule. All swimming events were
held on time-trial basis. This is a system followed in
this meet which, with the passage of time, seems to have
lost much of its grandeur and competitive edge. |
SAS Nagar Test from October 11 MUMBAI, Aug 23 (PTI) — SAS Nagar will play host to the first Test between India and New Zealand from October 11 to 15 while the second and third tests are to be held at Kanpur and Ahmedabad from October 23 to 27 and October 30 to November 3 respectively. The five one-day internationals are to be played at Rajkot (November 6), Delhi (November 9), Gwalior (November 12), Guwahati (November 15) and Vishakapatnam (November 18). The Kiwis are arriving two days in advance than planned earlier and staying back for two more days at the end to accommodate an extra three-day tie. Earlier, they were scheduled to play only two side matches. The full itinerary: September 28: arrival in Mumbai; October 1-3: v Board President”s XI at Pune; October 6-8: v India “A“ at Jodhpur; October 11-15: first Test at SAS Nagar; October 18-20: v Ranji champions Karnataka at Bangalore; October 23-27: second Test at Kanpur; October 30-Nov 3: third Test at Ahmedabad; November 6: first one-day international at Rajkot; November 9: second one-day international at Delhi; November 12: third one-day international at Gwalior; November 15: fourth one-day international at Guwahati; November 18: fifth one-day international at Visakhapatnam; November 19: departure. |
A perfect farewell for coach Rixon WELLINGTON, Aug 23 (Reuters) — New Zealand today celebrated its second ever cricket Test series win over England in Britain, but there was caution about how this would help the Kiwis when they face the West Indies and Australia over the southern summer. “Let’s praise them for what they’ve done but let’s not get carried away with it,” former national captain and coach Geoff Howarth told Radio NZ after New Zealand beat England 2-1 in the four-Test series. “This Test match series has been played between two ordinary sides. There’s a long way to go for New Zealand to start competing with the likes of Australia,” Howarth said. But former captain John Reid was more upbeat — saying New Zealand’s performance at the World Cup in June set the team up well for the home series against the West Indies (December, January) and Australia (February/March). The team’s next engagement is a tour of India in October and November, incorporating two Tests and five one-day internationals. “People will speak of a weak England side but wins are wins and to come from one-nil in a four-match series is very pleasing,” Reid — now operations manager for New Zealand cricket — told the Evening Post. “Making the semi-finals of the World Cup was also a good effort and we are proud of what they’ve achieved over the last four and a half months.” New Zealand morning newspapers put the series win on their front pages with Wellington’s the dominion hailing a “dramatic Test win”, while Auckland’s New Zealand Herald praised the side for giving retiring coach Steve Rixon a perfect farewell present. Rixon was New Zealand’s most successful Test cricket coach, winning a third of his 27 Tests. In one day internationals he was the second most successful coach behind Warren Lees (1990-93) with 26 wins from 60 matches, a win ratio of 43 per cent. Howarth said England now had to go back to square one and introduce new faces for its tour of South Africa in November. “They’ve got to do this to try and gain some credibility back from the public point of view,” he said. Reid pointed to a large number of all rounders in the New Zealand side as a difference between it and England. Spinner Daniel Vettori may have batted in the tail but Reid noted the 20-year-old delivered important half centuries. “To have guys between seven and 10 all capable of scoring 50s in Tests, and in some cases 100s, is a very comforting position to be in,” Reid said. Howarth was impressed
with another all-rounder, Chris Cairns, who was voted Man
of the Match and New Zealand Man of the Series. |
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Under-18 tennis trials PATIALA, Aug 23 (FOSR) — Trials to select the Indian under-18 lawn tennis team (boys and girls) for the Asian Schools Lawn Tennis Tournament to be held at Jakarta from September 19 to 27, will be held at the NIS here on August 31 and September 1. Players born after December 31, 1982, are eligible. They should bring their original matriculation certificates. ICC XI triumph CHANDIGARH, Aug 23 (BOSR) — The ICC XI Chandigarh accounted for a fine victory over State Bank of Patiala on the basis of a better run rate in the inaugural Major Sandeep Sagar memorial cricket tournament organised by the Panchkula District Cricket Association at Gursagar grounds today. The State Bank of Patiala won the toss and batted first. They were all out for 128 runs. Punjab Ranji player Reetinder Sodhi remained the top scorer with 38 runs while Munish Bali scored 24 runs. In reply, the ICC team made 128 runs in the stipulated 30 overs with one wicket in hand. Rajiv Datta scored 32 runs, hitting three sixes and one four. The ICC team was declared winner on the basis of better run rate. Brief scores: SBOP: 128 all out in 30 overs (Reetinder Sodhi 38, Sanjay 27, Munish 24, Vikram 3 for 23, Jagjit 3 for 26) ICC Chd: 128 for 9 in 30
overs (Rajiv Datta 32, Amit 21, Sanjay Mahajan 3 for 29,
Sanjay Kumar 2 for 23, Amit Kakria 2 for 15). |
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