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Indian eves held by China Sylvester Clarke dead North
Zone sail into semifinal Rohtas
clinches title Jindal
Steel players prove superiority Rs
1 lakh for Olympic qualifier announced Pop
show leaves scars on field Joginder
wrecks HP
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Morale-boosting win for India SYDNEY, Dec 5 (PTI) — Star leg spinner Anil Kumble struck a purple patch to claim four wickets for 38 runs as the Indians today scored a morale-boosting 93-run victory over New South Wales ahead of their first cricket Test against Australia at Adelaide. Kumble, who also claimed four wickets for 50 runs in the New South Wales (NSW) first innings, took his match haul to eight wickets for 88 runs as India bundled out the hosts, chasing a victory target of 286, for 192 half an hour before tea at the Sydney Cricket Ground here. But before Kumble sealed off all escape routes for the hosts, it was paceman Venkatesh Prasad’s inspired burst of two wickets in an over in the afternoon which put the tourists on the path to victory. Prasad (2/47) sent back Shane Lee and Michael Clarke in his 11th over to leave NSW gasping at 117 for five after Javagal Srinath had sent tremors in the rival ranks by trapping home captain Michael Bevan leg before for 11. That reduced NSW, who had painstakingly reached 106 for two at lunch after resuming on 65 for one overnight, losing Gavin Robertson in the process, to 117 for five. The crumbling innings was held together only by opener Greg Hayne, who batted 329 minutes and faced 218 balls in a resolute knock of 89 which included six fours. When Hayne departed at the stroke of tea, edging Kumble behind the stumps, NSW were reeling at 171 for seven, having lost the aggressive Brad Haddin (23) earlier to Ajit Agarkar. Hayne and Haddin produced the only positive stand of 40 runs for the sixth wicket and with their exit, New South Wales were suddenly looking down the wrong end of the barrel. On resumption, it took the Indians only five overs to achieve the victory, with Kumble picking up the final two wickets in one over. The Indian victory was marred, however, by another day of confrontation with the umpires, who had reported the tourists for “dissent” last night. Umpire Simon Taufel had a word with Srinath after a rejected lbw appeal, and Darrell Hair, the other umpire, called stand-in skipper Saurav Ganguly for a reprimand after the Indians were upset over an appeal for a catch behind off Prasad being turned down. The day, nevertheless, belonged to the Indian bowlers, who bottled up the hosts in the morning, yielding only 41 runs, and then struck in the afternoon. Srinath started the slide by trapping Bevan plumb in front. One-day specialist Bevan batted very slowly, taking 96 minutes and 86 balls for his 11 runs. Venkatesh Prasad then claimed two victims in his 11th over. Shane Lee was brilliantly held by Ganguly at first slip and young Michael Clarke was bowled for two runs. Even as the solid Hayne and wicketkeeper-batsman Haddin seemed to be digging in, Agarkar broke the stand by rattling Haddin’s bails. With Hayne’s departure at the stroke of tea, the Indians were within sight of victory. The Indians now travel to Canberra to play a festival game against a Prime Minister’s XI on Tuesday. The first Test begins at Adelaide on December 10. SCOREBOARD India (1st innings): 185. New South Wales (1st innings): 231 India (2nd innings): 331 New South Wales (2nd innings): Mail c Dravid b Agarkar 15, Hayne c Dravid b Kumble 89, Robertson lbw b Srinath 10, Bevan lbw b Srinath 11, Lee c Ganguly b Prasad 6, Clarke b Prasad 2, Haddin b Agarkar 23, Richards c Ganguly b Kumble 4, Lee not out 11, MacGill b Kumble 0, Nash c Srinath b Kumble 0. Extras: (B-12, LB-7, NB-2) 21. Total: (all out, 83 overs) 192. Fall of wickets: 1-52, 2-80, 3-106, 4-115, 5-117, 6-157, 7-171, 8-188, 9-192. Bowling: Srinath
16-8-33-2, Prasad 16-4-47-2, Agarkar 16-1-44-2, Ganguly
4-1-5-0, Kumble 21-4-38-4, Bharadwaj 9-4-6-0, Kanitkar
1-1-0-0. |
Indians served with complaint SYDNEY, Dec 5 (PTI) — The Indian team management was today served with an official complaint by match referee Dick French for dissent shown by the players on the final day of the four-day cricket match against New South Wales, which the tourists won by 93 runs. Umpires Darrel Hair and Simon Taufel reported the matter to Dick French after the Indians reacted to a couple of dubious decisions by the umpires today. “The report was handed to them (Indian team management) this morning,” said Mr Brian Hughes, chief executive of the New South Wales Cricket Association. The umpires reported stand-in skipper Saurav Ganguly for standing in the middle watching replays on the giant screen, which amounts to dissent under the ICC rules of conduct, Mr Hughes said. Yesterday, Hair had walked up from his position at square-leg and spoken to Ganguly at first-slip after Taufel had rejected a bat-pad appeal against nightwatchman Gavin Robertson off the bowling of Anil Kumble. The TV replays showed Robertson was out. Hair had a heated row with Ganguly over a sweeping comment by the umpire about Indian and Pakistani players. When asked about the report, Indian coach Kapil Dev said: “I am not sitting on a horse to dash. I will take my own sweet time to decide on it (the report).” “If I feel it is necessary to reply, I will reply. If I don't feel like it, I wont,” said Kapil, looking relaxed and cheerful. Hughes confirmed India was not obliged to reply to the complaint. Usually such reports would have been sent to the Australian Cricket Board (ACB) vio ICC match referees for Tests, but for Tour matches there is no such stipulation. There was no particular incident in the middle today, though twice things came to near boil. First Taufel spoke to speedster Javagal Srinath after the bowler walked off without collecting his cap at the end of the over, miffed at being denied a leg before appeal. The very next over, Venkatesh Prasad had a big appeal for catch behind against Brad Haddin turned down by Hair. The Indians were clearly upset and Hair called over Ganguly and told him to cool off. Later when Ajit Agarkar bowled Haddin for 23, umpire Hair purposefully walked up to the Indians and asked for the ball. He then looked at it suspiciously, perhaps to check whether it had been tampered with, before returning it to Ganguly. Asked whether Ganguly might not have crossed the limits again today when he questioned Hair on a few of the decisions which did not go in their favour, Kapil said “I don’t understand this code of conduct. I don’t know what crossing the limits is. It may mean two different things to two different people. Where to draw the line. “An umpire’s main job is to conduct the game happily and healthily, that is important,” said Kapil, who had reacted strongly to the comments made by Hair yesterday. “Let’s put it
this way — these are only hiccups. These things will
come and go. We have come here to play and play
well,” the Indian coach said. |
Mongia to join cricket team MUMBAI, Dec 5 (PTI) — Seasoned wicketkeeper Nayan Mongia is to join the Indian squad in Australia before the first Test commencing at the Adelaide Oval on December 10 following urgent summons from the team management for his services. Mongia is expected to leave from Delhi tomorrow night and all his relevant travel documents have already been despatched to Delhi, cricket board secretary Jaywant Lele told PTI this morning from Baroda. Mr Lele said that the services of Mongia, who was left out of the original touring party, have been urgently required by the team as Mannava Prasad, the lone wicket-keeper chosen in the 15-strong team for the three-Test series, is suspected to be having fluid collection in his knee. Prasad was not fielded in India’s second four-day tour match against the New South Wales and the reason touted by the team management was that he needed rest before the Test series. “I am going to talk to the team manager (Dr Bhargav of Indore) tonight and get confirmation about the exact nature of the injury. If Prasad is going to be out of action for a lengthy period of time then there is no point in him staying back”, Mr Lele said. Following the SOS from the team the five national selectors had a telephonic conference and decided that Mongia would have to be sent to perform the all-important job of keeping wickets. The latest developments have certainly proved their original decision not send a second keeper on the long tour to be wrong. Our correspondent adds from Sydney: The Indian team had made the request to the board for a wicketkeeping replacement to be flown in last evening, coach Kapil Dev said today. The team management had not asked for any particular wicketkeeper, the coach said, adding that Prasad was not being sent back home “at the moment”. “We can’t take chances before the start of such an important game. M.S.K. (Prasad) has a swollen right knee and at the moment it is a 50-50 chance with him. We hope it doesn’t deteriorate, but if it does, we must have a man ready,” said Kapil. “The doctor took the fluid out of his troublesome knee and thought it would improve, but it hasn’t. He is going for an MRI scan and we are just keeping our fingers crossed. But we want to have a wicketkeeper in hand before the first Test,” he said. Team manager Dr Mahender Bhargava said reports on Prasad had begun to look “promising”. “We are waiting at the moment.” Prasad, who played three Tests against New Zealand at home, apparently hurt his knee against a suitcase at the Kuala Lumpur airport on way to Australia. Kapil Dev made it clear
that at no stage was Rahul Dravid considered as a
wicketkeeping option in the Tests. “If the regular
wicketkeeper gets injured during a game, we might ask
Dravid to keep. |
Indian eves held by China NEW DELHI, Dec 5 (PTI) — India wasted two sure scoring chances as China blunted their killer instinct to play out an exciting but goalless draw, leaving the fight for the second final spot wide open at the 4th Asia Cup Women’s Hockey Tournament here today. Defending champions and favourites South Korea asserted their supremacy over Kazakhstan, spanking them 10-0 to book a berth in the final with 10 points from four matches. Captain Sita Gussain failed to lead by example as she missed on the second penalty stroke India earned from Pritam Rani Siwach’s effort in the 30th minute. Only 18 minutes earlier, India had suffered the ignonimity of wasting a penalty stroke — Manjinder Kaur scooped high and the alert Chinese goalkeeper Nie Yali made a one-handed stop. Yali has been China’s saviour throughout the tournament. She was splendid against the Koreans in the 1-1 draw and was equally effective today. India, with eight points after four ties, have a potentially tough final league match against Korea on Tuesday. China, with three points from as many encounters, now have two easy matches — against Malaysia and Kazakhstan — and should they win both, it will leave India in a must-win position against the Koreans. A draw will see India and China tied at nine points each and then the goal difference will come into play in deciding the second finalist. Asian Games silver medallist India, who were yesterday held to an upset draw by Japan, lost another crucial point today against China despite dominating the game in patches. Former captain and winger Pritam Rani was in startling form while athletic Suraj Lata looked a bit jaded. India started attacking Chinese post right from the start with Jyoti Kulu and Pritam Rani looking for openings. In the sixth minute Suraj Lata raided the rival territory from the left but Kamla Dalal found herself marked by five defenders. Pritam Rani made a good run in the 12th minute and she was well positioned to score when the Chinese captain Yang Hongbin took the ball on her body and umpire awarded a stroke. Manjinder looked nervous before she was asked to take the shot and she messed it up by scooping the ball at tall Yali. Spurred by Yali’s heroics, Hou Xiaolan, Shen Lihong and Huang Junxia planned a raid on the Indian half but Sita Gussain foiled the move with her rock-solid defence. Forwards Tang Chunling and Wang Jiuyan then prodded in and managed to concentrate the game on the Indian territory for a while. But, Pritam was at her best again. While she was taking the shot with just Yali in front of the post, Hongbin and Junxia obstructed her from behind in the 30th minute. Sita Gussain took the bold decision of taking the stroke herself but failed giving Yali another golden chance to save the Chinese. To top it all India wasted six penalty corners also as they looked playing without any plan in the second half of the fast-paced game, witnessed by boisterous fans from either countries which added to the competitive atmosphere at the National Stadium. Failing to win a single penalty corner in the first half, China grabbed initiative after change of ends and earned three but all went waste. With alderanin running high, both the teams went all out in the final five minutes. Suraj Lata, who was today used to mark Chinese forward, made a good attempt with Manjinder to support but her shot was deflected by a defender. Hou Xiaolan gave Indian camp a scare when she had an open goal and sprawled goal-keeper Tingonleima Chanu in her front but her shot went wide. Earlier, Asian Games
gold medallist Korea booked a place in the final with an
authoritative 10-0 bashing of Kazakhstan. |
Philippoussis gives Aussies 27th win NICE, Dec 5 (Reuters) — A blistering performance from Mark Philippoussis saw the Australian steam-roller France’s Cedric Pioline 6-3, 5-7, 6-1, 6-2 and hand Australia the centennial Davis Cup today. The 23-year-old’s booming serve and thunderous groundstrokes neutered France’s home advantage and the slow clay court surface at Nice’s exhibition centre. The victory gave Australia a winning 3-1 lead and their 27th Davis Cup triumph — second only to the USA with 31 — but it was their first since 1986. The success helped erase the painful memory of the 1993 final when they were beaten by Germany in Duesseldorf. Philippoussis’s win capped a solid team performance from John Newcombe’s men. Yesterday Mark Woodforde and Todd Woodbridge beat Olivier Delaitre and Fabrice Santoro for the first time in three matches to hand Australia the advantage after Friday’s opening singles matches were split. It was a confident and relaxed Philippoussis who stepped onto the indoor clay court today. A double break in the opening set — including a Pioline double-fault at set point down — saw the Australian romp it 6-3. He wasted a set point in the second set to allow Pioline back into the match but at one set all, the Australian stepped up a gear. A flurry of winners and passing shots flew from Philippoussis’s racquet as he stormed the third set 6-1. Pioline barely had time to catch his breath before the Australian had sewn up the match 6-2 in the fourth set. Philippoussis ran to the
courtside to embrace his team mates and captain Newcombe
while Pioline wept in his chair. |
Sylvester Clarke dead BRIDGETOWN, Dec 5 (AP) — Sylvester Clarke, a feared fast bowler who played 11 Tests for the West Indies, collapsed and died suddenly at his home in Bridgetown, broadcast news reports said. Clarke, who died yesterday, was the third former West Indies and Barbados player to die in the past five weeks. He would have been 45 on December 11. It was not immediately clear that caused Clarke to collapse. The Caribbean Broadcast Corporation based in Barbados confirmed his death by speaking to his wife Peggy. On November 4, another former fast bowler and current West Indian national team coach, Macolm Marshall, succumbed to colon cancer at the age of 41. On Friday, former opening batsman and Barbados Cricket Association president, Sir Conrad Hunte (67) died of a heart attack in Sydney, Australia, where he was to make a speech. Clarke’s career corresponded with a period when the West Indies dominated world cricket with a plethora of outstanding fast bowlers. It restricted his
appearances in Test cricket and prompted him to join the
so-called West Indies rebel teams that broke the
international sports boycott and toured South Africa in
the 1982-84 seasons. |
North Zone sail into semifinal AGARTALA, Dec 5 (PTI) — North Zone romped into the Duleep Trophy cricket semi-finals by virtue of their first innings lead as their quarter-final match against South Zone ended in a tame draw at the Maharaja Bir Bikram Singh stadium here today. Resuming their second innings at 77 for one after taking a vital 165-run first innings lead, North Zone declared their innings at 257 for eight with captain Vikram Rathore top-scoring with a classy 93 on the concluding day of a high-scoring encounter. With the match being of just academic interest after North managed to take the crucial first innings lead yesterday, the North Zone batsmen started cautiously but accelerated the pace of scoring with some lusty hitting by Nikhil Chopra (26) and Shakti Singh (37), before declaring the innings one hour after the lunch break. Set a near-impossible target of 423 for an outright victory in their second innings in just a little over three hours, South Zone scored 100 for one in 30 overs with opener Nanda Kishore (51) and S. Mahesh (42) being the notable contributors. North Zone will now meet Central Zone in the semi-final to be played at Guwahati from December 9 to 13. East Zone will lock horns with West Zone in the other semi-final. North Zone (1st innings): 589 South Zone (1st innings): 424 North Zone (IInd innings): (overnight 77 for one) Ashu Dani c Kapoor b Raju 15, Vikram Rathore c Siriguppi b Raju 93, Rajiv Nayyar c Srinivas b Raju 28, Pankaj Dharmani c Madan Gopal b Kapoor 0, Virender Sehwag st Siriguppi b Raju 22, R.S Sodhi st Siriguppi b Kapoor 12, Nikhil Chopra (not out) 26, Shakti Singh c Sharath b Raju 37, Navdeep Singh c Madan Gopal b Kapoor 9, Extras (b-1, lb-1, nb-13) 15. Total (for 8 wts declared in 80 overs) 257. Fall of wickets: 1/42, 2/142, 3/145, 4/154, 5/169, 6/194, 7/247, 8/257. Bowling: Robin Singh 12-1-27-0, Mahesh 12-0-42-0, Kapoor 28-2-124-3, V. Raju 21-11-62-5. South Zone (IInd innings): Nanda Kishore not out 51 S. Mahesh c D. Mongia b S. Singh 42, Tilak Naidu not out 1. Extras (b-1, lb-1, nb-4) 6. Total (for one wicket in 30 overs) 100. Fall of wickets: 1/93. Bowling: Shakti Singh
8-0-20-1, Sodhi 6-0-28-0, Navdeep Singh 6-3-21-0, Sehwag
6-0-26-0, Nayyar 2-0-3-0. |
Rohtas clinches title DIGBOI, Dec 5 (UNI) — Veteran Rohtas Singh won the second title in the Wills Sport Golf Tour 1999-2000 season when he managed to keep his nerves in a playoff to beat Ali Sher and win the Rs 7.5 lakh Servo Masters Golf title which concluded at the par-72, 6,309-yard Digboi Club golf links course today. After playing a round of two-over 74, Ali Sher caught up with the overnight leader Rohtas and both shared the top of the leaderboard at level-par 288. That prompted a playoff and Rohtas, for the second time this season, came up trumps on the 76th hole. That gave him the title and a winner cheque of Rs 1,21,500. Ali Sher had to be satisfied with Rs 84,000. Jaipur’s Vishal
Singh took the third place and a cheque of Rs 47,250 with
a four-day aggregate of 290, while Harmeet Kahlon
(Chandigarh) finished fourth at 292, one stroke ahead of
another rookie Digvijay Singh (Meerut). 1998 Wills Indian
Open champion Feroz Ali finished sixth at eight-over 296
after a round of four-over 76 today. |
Jindal Steel players prove
superiority PATIALA, Dec 5 — Jindal Steel and Power team downed 61st Cavalry 4-1 in the final to annex the title in the PSB Tercentenary Polo Tournament here today. Both teams were evenly matched as far as the handicaps were concerned with each of them playing with a combined handicap of plus six. Unlike yesterday’s semi-final when Jindals walloped Chanda Singh’s Tigers by a whopping margin of 9-2.5, the today’s final was a tense affair and the spectators enjoyed every moment of the duel as the irrepressible Sameer Suhag once again stole the show. After an early barrage of a attack by the Cavalrymen, the Jindal Steel and Power quartet of Sameer Suhag, Aman Sugag, Sidharth Singh and Simran Shergill, jelled well to ward off any further danger in the first chukker. The cavalrymen had marked out Sameer Suhag, one of the country’s top polo players, enjoying a astonishingly high handicap of plus five. But Suhag was not the one to be done in as he once again put on display his phenomenal stickwork, superb horsemanship and fine technique which he blended perfectly. For the Jindal Steel and Power team, it was natural that Sameer Suhag take on himself the mantle of showing the path of victory for his team as he knew that he was playing a key role in deciding the fate of the match and all credit to the man for not loosing composure despite best efforts of the cavalrymen who had put their back Manoj Diwan to mark Suhag. Towards the end of the first chukker, the Jindal Steel and Power team went one up when striker Sidharth Singh neatly collected an Aman Suhag pass to tap the ball home. However, this advantage was shortlived as in the second chukker the Cavalrymen equalised through Tarun Sirohi with most of the spade work for the equaliser being done by Sangram Singh. The cavalry men held Sameer Suhag in such awe that whenever Suhag had the ball under his control, his rivals seemed to have an attack of bad nerves. In this third chukker Suhag showed his class as he brilliantly intercepted a rival pass and slotted the ball home off a rasping backhander. Simran Shergill made it 3-1 for the Jindal team with an “under the neck” tap. Not the one to be left behind Sameer Suhag was soon in the act when he drove the ball home making it 4-1 for his team. Enjoying a three-goal lead, the Jindal foursome slowed down the pace of the game. Dormant in the first three checkers, Manoj Diwan suddenly sprang to life when he made a couple of solo raids but with no support forthcoming from his colleague, all his efforts came to a naught. Towards the fag end of the fourth and last chukker, the cavalrymen went flat out, but their collective penchant for going in for the kill, could have boomeranged on them as they left their defences wide open. As the hooter went for
the final chukker, giving Jindal Steel and Power team A
4-1 verdict to clinch the trophy. |
Rs 1 lakh for Olympic
qualifier announced PHILLAUR, Dec 5 — The 43rd National Shooting Championship being conducted by the Ranjitgarh Rifle Club of Punjab Police Academy under the auspices of Punjab Rifle Shooting Association and National Rifle Association of India began here today. Though Mr Digvijay Singh, Minister of State for Railways, formally inaugurated this 10-day meet, no competition was held today since the day one had been reserved for practice by the participants. The inaugural ceremony began with 19 contingents from different states along with the Army, the BSF, the CISF, the ITBP, Indian Airlines, Navy and the RSCB trooping into the Chaman Stadium of Punjab Police Academy. This followed the formal inauguration of the championship by Mr Digvijay Singh who in the absence of Mr Yashwant Sinha, Union Finance Minister, declared the meet open. Sub-Inspector Sewak Singh representing Punjab took the oath on behalf of the participants. But prior to this one-minute silence was observed in the memory of Kargil martyrs, sufferers of super cyclone of Orissa and Mr Surinder Singh, former president of National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) who died recently. Mr Digvijay Singh, who is also the president of the NRAI, announced cash prize of Rs 51,000 each to the gold medal winner in the last Commonwealth Games at Auckland and Rs 25,000 each to the silver medallist and Rs 11,000 each for the bronze medal winner. Mr Singh also announced
Rs 1 lakh each for the markman or woman who qualifies for
the forthcoming Olympics to be held at Sydney in the year
2000. He declared that the shooter winning a gold in the
next Olympics will be rewarded with Rs 10 lakh.
Similarly, the silver and bronze medallist will be given
cash prize of Rs 5 lakh and Rs 3 lakh each, respectively. |
Pop show leaves scars on
field Chandigarh, Dec 5 — Those who pull the strings do as it pleases them knowing full well that dissent and criticism to their action will die down eventually. How else does one explain the holding of the pop star musical night at the Sector 16 cricket ground, the only nursery for the budding cricketers in the city last night. Turning a blind eye to opposition to the show, the Chandigarh Administration, disrupting the daily practice session of the youngsters, went ahead with the ‘masala nite’, leaving a tinge of disappointment and despair among those who cherish the sport. Mr M Ramsekhar, Director, Sports, and Deputy Commissioner, Chandigarh had, before the start of the nite, stated that no vehicle would be allowed inside the ground to ferry chairs, tables and iron bars, required for preparation of the stage for the much-trumpeted show. An eyewitness, palpably dejected with the condition of the stadium after the show, revealed that— in utter disregard of the directive— trucks or LCVs carrying such materials continued to enter the stadium yesterday and stopped only a few yards away from the wicket. The impressions of the LCVs’ tyres plouging well into the moist soil were visible even from a distance the next afternoon. In fact, a visit to the stadium this morning revealed a pathetic picture of the stadium which has produced such stars as Kapil Dev, Yograj Singh, Chetan Sharma, all pace bowlers to have played for the country, Ashok Malhotra, national selector,besides Harbhajan Singh and T Kumaran, both touring Australia along with the national team. It was shocking indeed to see labourers engaged in the winding up operations. Chairs were scattered all around the wicket,while tables forming the stage were intact. Garbage in the form of torn and mutilated paper pieces, used disposable glasses and the like which lay strewn all over and the other paraphernalia lying here and there presented an ugly sight. The most unusual sight was the parking of a Zen car beside the wicket.And this at the venue that has been a host to a couple of international matches not long back. Gaping holes left by numerous poles erected for the preparation of the stage could be seen near the wicket. Dronacharya awardee Desh Prem Azad, who had a long association with the stadium, was surprised to find out that the bigwigs of the city administration, all keen sports enthusiasts themselves, had no objection to hosting the show at the venue. Arun Sharma, record holder for the maximum number of dismissals behind the wicket in Ranji Trophy matches, who represented Punjab for 16 years from 1978 to 1994 termed the hosting of the show at the stadium as “a crime against cricket.” He said earlier also the administration had organised events like wrestling shows inside the stadium which was totally unacceptable. He was surprised that no protest was forthcoming from the UT Cricket Association which had its office in the stadium. Another sport enthusiast
busy honing the skills of the youngsters was succinct:
“It is government property and will be used as they
desire. Nothing can be done.” |
Joginder wrecks HP ROHTAK, Dec 5 — Devastating bowling by medium pacer Joginder Sharma helped Haryana to register a convincing victory over Himachal Pradesh on second day of the three-day Vijay Merchant cricket match at Vishawakarma Stadium here today. After taking 100-run lead in the first innings, Haryana bowlers packed the visitors’ second innings at 79 to beat them by an innings. Today’s victory enabled Haryana lads to qualify for the knock-out stage. SCOREBOARD Himachal Pradesh (Ist innings): 115. Haryana (Ist innings): Kuldeep Diwan c Ramnik b Sachin Rana 0, Bhuvnesh Sharma run out 16, Sandeep Kharab run out 29, Deepak Jora b Pankaj Thakur 0, Ashok Punia c Munish b Pankaj Thakur 0, Gaurav Bhardwaj c Ankur b Varun Bandla 25, Devender Rana b Sachin Rana 6, Dharmender c Munish b Sachin Rana 46, Joginder Sharma c&b Pankaj Thakur 35, Shankar Saini b Sachin Rana 16, Saurav Virmani not out 14. Extras: 28. Total: (in 77.2 overs) 215. Fall of wicket: 1/1, 2/31, 4/45, 5/61, 6/72, 7/138, 8/158, 9/184. Bowling: Varun Bandla 21-10-33-1, Sachin Rana 17.2-2-49-4, Pankaj Thakur 16-4-44-3, Anuj Puri 12-2-44-0, Paras 4-2-14-0, Suchandan 6-2-12-0, Ankur 1-2-1-0. Himachal (2nd innings): Subash b Joginder Sharma 0, Ramnik b Joginder Sharma 3, Pankaj Thakur b Joginder Sharma 0, Munish b Joginder Sharma 4, Sachin Rana st Dharmender b Kuldeep Diwan 40, Ankur c Dharmender b Kuldeep Diwan 4, Manish Sharma c Bhuvnesh b Kuldeep Diwan 2, Varun Bandla b Joginder Sharma 0, Anuj Puri b Joginder Sharma 1, Suchandan not out 0. Extras: 25. Total: 79. Fall of wickets: 1/0, 2/4, 3/11, 4/12, 5/14, 6/48, 7/60, 8/71, 9/73. Bowling: Joginder Sharma 17-8-29-6, Saurav Virmani 7-3-3-0, Kuldeep Diwan 13.2-6-13-4, Ashok Punia 2-1-9-0 Deepak Jora 1-0-4-0.
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Delhi eves triumph Chandigarh, Dec 5 — Delhi defeated Jammu & Kashmir by eight wickets in the North Zone (under 19) Women’s Cricket Championship at Sector 5, Panchkula. J & K batting first, scored 92 runs in the stipulated 35 overs with the loss of seven wickets. In reply, Delhi achieved the target in just 14 overs with eight wickets in hand. Brief scores : J&K :
92 runs for seven in 35 overs( Cheena 19) Delhi : 93 runs
for two wickets in 14 overs( Reema 30 n.o., Bharti 23,
Surbhi 14, Jaya Sharma 13 n.o.). |
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Ropar Hawks scrape past SRC PATIALA, Dec 5 (FOSR) — Ropar Hawks managed to scrape past a fighting SRC, Ramgarh, 7-4 in the first match of the 24th Liberals Hockey Tournament, which commenced at Nabha, near here, today. With both teams playing some dull and drab hockey, it was the Hawks team that went ahead through left out Manbir Singh when he sounded the board off a penalty corner. The Hawks team consolidated their advantage when Pritam Singh flicked the ball near the left post off a cross he received from Manjit Singh. Manjit made it 3-0 for the Hawks with a solo effort. Complacency set in as the SRC, Ramgarh, boys could be seen trampling all over the rival territory and through Harjit Singh, S. Minz and Sohan Singh they restored parity. In the tie-breaker while Hawks goal tender stood tall and effected two saves and Pritam Singh. Jugraj Singh and Manwinder converted their strokes, while for the Ramgarh boys, Rajpal and Vinay flunked their strokes to give a 7-4 victory to Ropar Hawks. In the second match the Integral Coach Factory, Chennai, posted a fluent 4-0 win over the inexperienced GND varsity boys. The scorers for the ICF, Chennai, were S. Mohan, who scored three goals with right in chipping in with one to deny S. Mohan the benefit of a hat-trick. Earlier the tournament was inaugurated by Inspector-General, Patiala division, Mr R.S.Gill. Harvinder excels JALANDHAR, Dec 5 (FOSR) — Strong favourite and international wrestler Harvinder Singh Alamghir of Ludhiana stole the limelight by winning the most prestigious Bharat Mal Samrat title in the 14th All- India Hola Mohalla Wrestling Championship that concluded at local Raizada Hans Raj Stadium here. Harvinder of Ludhiana, who won the final fight in the plus 85 kg weight category by defeating Parminder Singh Dumchheri of PAP on points, was awarded with a motor cycle and a trophy. Mr M.S. Bhullar, ADGP, PAP, presided over the function and gave away the prizes. Mr Bhullar also promoted Harvinder Singh as Inspector for his excellent performance. Veterans TT Chandigarh, Dec 5 (BOSR) — The fancied State Bank of Patiala team will face Ludhiana in the teamchampionship final of the Punjab State Veterans Table Tennis Championship which began here at the Sector 23 TT hall today. In the first semifinal, the SBOP thrashed Government Club by 3-0 with Jitender Kishore former state player and Sanjeev Sood , former Punjab champion, whipping their opponents with ease. In second semifinal, Ludhiana outplayed Reserve Bank of India by 3-2 in a close encounter. Results : RBI b Patiala 3-2; Govt Club b PSEB 3-1; PSEB b Kapurthala 3-2; Ludhiana b Govt Club 3-1; SBOP b Kapurthala 3-2. The finals of team
championship and the individual events will be played
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