Tuesday, September 14, 1999
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Williams sisters win doubles
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Bribery charges rock England India
crash to 70-run defeat IHF
probables for camps
Jeev’s hat-trick of birdies Virender
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US Open crown for Agassi NEW YORK, Sept 13 (Reuters) — Andre Agassi overcame a tenacious Todd Martin in five scintillating sets to win the men’s singles title at the US Open tennis championships. The second-seeded Agassi, who earlier this year completed a career Grand Slam by winning the French Open title, yesterday beat seventh-seeded Martin 6-4, 6-7 (5-7), 6-7 (2-7), 6-3, 6-2 in a surprisingly pressure-packed, all-American final at Arthur Ashe stadium. “How can you ask for anything better than two Americans in the final of the US Open playing a great five-set match?” Agassi said at the trophy presentation. “I tell you what, win or lose today it was truly a privilege and an honour to be out here today.” Agassi collected $ 750,000 for his victory in the battle of 29-year-olds that added a second US crown to his 1994 triumph as an unseeded player. Martin received $ 420,000 as runner-up. Few had figured Martin to be much of a match for Agassi, one of the hottest players in the world, who had assured his ascension to the number one ranking by beating third seed Yevgeny Kafelnikov of Russia in Saturday’s semifinals. But the towering, 6-foot-6 (1.98 m) Martin played the match of his life, serving brilliantly and holding his own in groundstroke rallies, and appeared to have Agassi on the ropes after winning tiebreakers to claim the second and third sets. “Andre you played great, you deserved it,” said Martin, tearing up a bit after his extraordinary challenge for a first career Grand Slam title. “I couldn’t think of a better way to go out than to play a great match against a great champion.” Agassi found himself trailing despite never once losing a service game, but the charismatic Las Vegan stormed back to break Martin twice in the fourth set to level the match. In the fifth set, the supremely fit Agassi, running to his chair during changeovers while the injury-plagued Martin shuffled to his seat, ran off nine points in a row as he broke Martin at love and held his serve to lead 3-0. Agassi, who lost only three points on serve in the fifth set, broke Martin to finish off the three-hour, 23-minute match when his backhand drive at 15-40 forced a netted backhand reply from Martin. Martin served 23 aces
and posted a remarkable 77 winners, but the most telling
statistic was his inability to break through on
Agassi’s serve. Eight times he reached break point,
but was turned away every single time. |
Williams sisters win doubles NEW YORK, Sept 13 (Reuters) — One day after 17-year-old Serena Williams captured her first singles Grand Slam trophy, she teamed with sister Venus to win the doubles title with a 4-6, 6-1, 6-4 victory yesterday over American Chanda Rubin and Sandrine Testud of France. Serena is quickly taking stock of her new-found celebrity status. “I had 21 messages on my cell phone and that’s an all-time high,” she said. “I’m very popular now.” The 1999 US Open was truly a Williams family affair as sisters Serena and Venus took home the women’s singles and doubles trophy and a whopping $ 1,290,000. Serena’s monumental efforts added up to $ 750,000 for the singles win and half of the doubles prize money of $ 330,000. Venus won $ 210,000 for reaching the semifinals. “I’m not a really celebrating person,” Serena said. “I’ll celebrate with my credit card.” Between the two sisters, there are seven Grand Slam winner’s trophy at their home in Palm Beach, Fl. In 1998, Venus paired with fellow American Justin Gimelstob to win the Australian and French Open mixed doubles title. To complete the family Grand Slam that year, Serena teamed with Belarussian Max Mirnyi to take the mixed honours at Wimbledon and the US Open. At this year’s French Open, Williams sisters won the women’s doubles title over the team of Hingis and Russian Anna Kournikova. At 17, Serena finds herself in some fairly elite company, joining Margaret Court, Billie Jean King, and Martina Navratilova as the only women who have won the singles, doubles and mixed championships of the US Open in their career. Both Court (1970) and Navratilova (1987) won all three championships in the same year at the US Open. The Williams sisters said the latest issue of their monthly tennis newsletter should be out within a couple of weeks. “I think I might
make the cover,” said Serena, smiling. |
Martin not distraught in defeat NEW YORK, Sep 13 (Reuters) — It was Todd Martin’s second loss in a Grand Slam final, but the 29-year-old American was not distraught in defeat. “I wouldn’t call this disappointing,” Martin said after losing to Andre Agassi 6-4, 6-7 (5-7), 6-7 (2-7), 6-3, 6-2 in a thrilling final. “I feel good the way I played, so I can’t be disappointed.” Even during the awards ceremony, his voice choking with emotion, Martin lauded his opponent, who is without question the best player in the men’s game this year. “I fell more than a tad short,” said Martin, who will move into a career-high fourth ranking slot on Monday. “I can’t think of a better way to go out, but to play a great match against a great champion.” At a time when he is playing the best tennis of his career, Martin only had one lamentation, that his father who died of leukaemia in 1997 was not alive to share in this US Open experience. Agassi, who won the fifth Grand Slam title of his career with the victory, could not say enough about Martin’s performance. “I think Todd deserved to be in the finals,” Agassi said. “The way he played, it was just disappointing that somebody had to lose.” “He played so well. I felt like I was hanging on by a thread for most of the match.” Producing an impressive 23 aces in the three hour, 23 minute match, Martin’s prime shortcoming was not being able to break Agassi’s serve in the eight chances presented. In contrast, Agassi, arguably the best service returner in the game, was able to take advantage of five of the 10 break points he had on Martin’s serve. “More than anything else, I thought just the relentless pressure that he put on me, not just with the serve, not just with his feet, not just with his returns, but every game, he seemed to be there.” “Over five sets, under this type of pressure, that’s quite an achievement.” Martin can walk away from this Open knowing he turned in a far more impressive performance than he had during his first stab at a Grand Slam title in 1994, when as a surprising Australian Open finalist he went out in three straight sets to Pete Sampras. Considering the long list of injuries Martin has had this year — shoulder, elbow, stomach muscle, knee, hip and groin — his successful tennis journey in 1999 is all the more commendable. Martin reached the quarter-finals at the Australian Open and Wimbledon, skipping the French because of the shoulder problem. He has reached the quarters or better at 10 of the 12 tournaments he played in 1999, and won the Sydney tournament in January. His travel through the US Open draw was amazing since he was almost ushered out the door on two occasions during the fortnight. He barely escaped a fifth-set tiebreaker in the first round against French qualifier Stephane Huet. Then Martin, suffering from a stomach virus, played what might have been the most emotional battle of his career. He came back from 4-1 down in the fifth set against Briton Greg Rusedski during a fourth-round match that ignited a New York crowd on Tuesday night. “It’s hard to believe that I’ll ever forget that I was in the finals of the US Open, who I played, how I played,” Martin said. “Then again, I had one heck of a great experience in my fourth-round match against Greg. I wouldn’t expect to forget that either.” “One finished with
euphoria, and one finished with pleasure in the moment,
just thoroughly enjoying being in that arena, albeit not
being able to win the last point.” |
Rededicated Agassi on top of world NEW YORK, Sept 13 (Reuters) — Two years after Andre Agassi had been written off as washed-up, the people’s choice is on top the tennis world, appreciating life like never before and starting on his second set of Grand Slam titles. “It’s incredible. It’s been a long road for me and something I’m very proud of”, Agassi said last night after capturing his second US Open title and ascending to No 1 in the world. “Coming in here today I just really was allowing myself to appreciate this time in my life. I can’t think of a better place to be than in the final of US Open. You don’t get to see too many of them” It was a long trek back from the depths to which Agassi had allowed his tennis career to sink. In 1996 he started to lose his way and by 1997, he had plunged to a ranking of 141st in the world and was playing lower tier events where they don’t even have ball boys. “I had to make a choice if I was going to really play the game or quit. If I was going to play, I had a lot of work to do.’’ He chose the more difficult path of hard work and rededication, getting himself, at the ancient tennis age of 29, into “the best shape of my life.’’ In a span of four months, Agassi won the French Open — coming back from two sets down in the final — reached the Wimbledon Final, and won the US Open, again relying on his new-found mental toughness and physical fitness to outlast Todd Martin in five tough sets. Not since former No. 1 Ivan Lendl did it in 1986 had someone played in the men’s singles finals of the last three Grand Slams of the year, an accomplishment Agassi admits he could never have envisioned for himself two years ago. But he insists that the effort it took to come back from tennis oblivion has made it all so much sweeter. “Part of me is convinced that if it wasn’t for those valleys, these peaks wouldn’t be this high. It’s kind of how my spirit has always worked”. Agassi said it was during his French Open campaign that it really all came together for him. “It wasn’t till after Paris that I started developing that sense of focus and confidence,’’ he said of the victory that put him in the company of tennis luminaries Rod Laver, Roy Emerson, Don Budge and Fred Perry as the only men to have captured all four of tennis’s major titles. Agassi professed a special affinity for New York and its fans and had his own theory as to why they seem to adore him. “It’s hard not to care on some level when you watch somebody develop from a teenager who says and does a lot of the wrong things to a person who gets out there and appreciates the opportunities,’’ he said. It’s been a long,
strange trip from the scruffy, teen-idol wannabe with the
long dyed-blond hair to the hairless sage who addressed
the Press after claiming his fifth Grand Slam title. |
Suspension of Akram revoked ISLAMABAD, Sept 13 (PTI) — Deposed Pakistan cricket captain Wasim Akram’s suspension has been revoked and he will return to the national squad having been exonerated by a judicial commission of all betting and match-fixing charges. Mr Javed Zaman Khan, senior member of the Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) ad hoc committee, told PTI over the telephone from Lahore that Akram would be joining the team in Toronto for the three-match one-day series against the West Indies starting on September 16. Akram, who led the team at the May-June World Cup before being stripped of the post, will be only an ordinary member of the team and wicketkeeper Moin Khan would remain the skipper for the time being, Mr Zaman Khan clarified. The decision to include
Akram was taken after the one-man judicial inquiry
commission headed by Lahore High Court Judge, Justice
Malik Mohammad Qayyum, exonerated him of all charges, he
said. |
Bribery charges rock England LONDON, Sept 13 (PTI) — The betting and match-fixing allegations currently rocking Pakistan cricket has surfaced in England too with the Scotland Yard investigating an alleged £ 1 million (approximately Rs.7.05 crore) plot to bribe England cricketers to lose a Test match against New Zealand last month. Former England allrounder Chris Lewis and New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming have been interviewed after claims that an Indian betting syndicate had tried to fix the third test at Old Trafford, the police said. The Test ended in a draw with New Zealand going on to win the series 2-1. Lewis, according to media reports here, has claimed he was approached by an acquaintance known to him only as Patel and was asked to offer 300,000 pounds sterling (approx Rs 2.12 crore) to former captain Alec Stewart and pace bowler Alan Mullaly to deliberately drop catches and bowl wides. When Lewis refused to cooperate, the syndicate contacted Fleming. Both reported the matter to the authorities. Lewis said: “It was a bribe, wrapped up as a business proposition,” according to a report in “The Times” today. The New Zealand Cricket (NZC) has also confirmed that Fleming was offered money by an Asian betting syndicate during the Old Trafford Test, an AP report from Wellington said. AP adds: “Fleming was approached at the team hotel prior to the third Test,” NZC chief executive Christopher Doig today said. “A man offered him sums of money to become involved in an Asian betting syndicate,” he said. “Fleming immediately rejected the offer and reported the matter to team manager John Graham, who advised NZC. “New Zealand Cricket forwarded a written report to the International Cricket Council and the matter is now the subject of a police investigation.” “Match-fixing strikes at the core integrity of any sport and cricket, from the ICC through all of the nine Test playing nations, is determined to tackle this issue aggressively and openly,” Mr Doig said. “New Zealand Cricket has put in place a protocol for all its contracted players which requires them to immediately report any incident which could possibly be construed as an approach from a betting syndicate.” The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said “We have passed the matter to the police and there is nothing to suggest to the ECB that this is anything other than an isolated incident,” a statement from the board said. The news comes just as a
judicial enquiry in Pakistan that went into allegations
that captain Wasim Akram and two team-mates were involved
in match-fixing has been completed. |
India crash to 70-run defeat TORONTO, Sept 13 (Reuters) — The West Indies have roared back to level the DMC one-day international cricket series at 1-1 with a 70-run victory over India in Toronto. A devastating spell of sustained pace bowling yesterday by a four-pronged West Indian attack combined with aggressive and at times brilliant fielding to tear the heart out of the Indian batting line up. Set what appeared to be a moderate total of 190 by the West Indies earlier in the day, India crumbled to be all out for just 120. The Indian innings began disastrously. Both opening batsmen were dismissed before they had scored by the end of the second over. Sadagoppan Ramesh was the first to go when he was caught by Ricardo Powell at slip off Reon King for 0. Then partner Mannava Prasad was run out for the same score when he attempted a quick single but failed to beat a direct hit from a Brian Lara throw. Indian captain Saurav Ganguly strode to the wicket to join Rahul Dravid and the pair set about the task of rebuilding the innings. But disaster struck again in the sixth over when Ganguly was sensationally caught off a full-blooded cut shot at backward point by Shivnarine Chanderpaul, who dived full length to snap up the ball inches above the ground. That proved the decisive point of the match. With India slumping to 3/12, the task of reaching the target was always going to be tough. Hrishikesh Kanitkar joined Dravid but immediately came under pressure from the fierce West Indies pace attack. The fast bowling quartet of Reon King, Corey Collymore, Courtney Walsh and Mervyn Dillon were penetrating and accurate. Colleymore and King were particularly menacing, at one stage restricting the Indian batsmen to one run off the bat in 28 balls as the 15th over loomed. With the run rate slumping to just 1.56 an over, the pressure proved too much for India. Kanitkar was caught slashing outside the off stump by wicketkeeper Jacobs off Dillon for two then Dravid fell lbw to Dillon for a battling 16, sending India reeling to 5/27. Robin Singh became the sixth wicket to fall with the total on 42. He was run out attempting a second run after a great throw from Dillon on the boundary. With the match already out of reach, the only real questions remaining were would India beat its lowest ever score of 63, set in a one-day international against Australia in Sydney in 1981, and could it reach its lowest ever score of 100 against the West Indies? The remaining Indian batsmen went about the task of building some respectability in the innings. Jacob Martin made seven before he was comprehensively bowled by King and spin bowlers Nikhil Chopra and Sunil Joshi added 21 and 25, respectively, to lift the total past the century. Ventkatesh Prasad added a little fire at the end with 18 off 14 balls. He was the final wicket to fall, caught by Christopher Gayle at long on off the bowling of Walsh. Earlier, the West Indies compiled 190 from their allotted 50 overs in an innings built on grit and determination. Sherwin Campbell, who scored 62 in the first match of the series on Saturday, was again the star with 59 off 85 balls, enough to win him the Man of the Match award. He was capably backed up by captain Lara, who made a thoughtful 34 off 64 balls without displaying too much of his normal brilliance. West Indies: India: |
I’m lucky to be alive: Steve Waugh MELBOURNE, Sept 13 (Reuters) — Australian cricket captain Steve Waugh believes he was lucky to have broken no more than his nose when he collided with teammate Jason Gillespie during the first Test against Sri Lanka. “I’m just lucky I’m alive really,” Australian media today quoted Waugh as saying. “I could have broken my neck or the nose could have gone through my brain or anything, so in a way I’m quite happy with the way it turned out. It could have been a lot worse.” Gillespie suffered a broken leg when the two crashed into each other while attempting a catch on Friday in Kandy. Both players were discharged from a Colombo hospital on Sunday and Waugh will wear a mask on his face for at least the next week while his nose heals from compound fractures. He is unlikely to be fit
for the second Test against Sri Lanka, which starts in
Galle on September 22. |
IHF probables for camps NEW DELHI, Sept 13 (PTI) — The Indian Hockey Federation yesterday announced the list of probables for undergoing fortnight long camps in the under-21 and under-18 age groups as part of its ongoing junior programme. Twentyfive players have been chosen for the under-21 camp under junior coach C.R. Kumar, to be held at the SAI South Centre, Bangalore from September 16 to October 8. As many as 45 youngsters will figures in the under-18 camp to be conducted at the Mhalunge Balewadi hockey facility in Pune from September 15 to October 6, the IHF said in a press note here today. The junior teams are being groomed with the aim of doing well in the 2001 junior world cup to be held in Australia. Under-21 probables: Goalkeepers: David (Rlys), Bharat Chetri (Kar), G. Natarajan (TN), Hirojit Singh (Manipur). Full-backs: Len Ayappa (Kar), Kanwalpreet Singh, Bikramjit Singh (both PSB), Chandrasekar Zhalko, Amrit Kiro (both Centre of Excellence), Caryle D’Mello (Mum). Half-backs: Paramjit Singh (Ser), Radhakrishnan (TN), Arjun Halappa, Bimal Lakra (both Kar), Shamsuz Zoha (UP), Sonu (Del), Vikram Pillai (Mum), Praboth Tirkey (Oris), Bipin Fernandez (Kar), Prakash Toppo (Ben). Forwards: Gurjant Singh (Centre of Excel.), Viren Rasquinha (Mum), Inderjit Singh (Chd), Ajitpal Singh (Pun), Amarjeet Pratap (UP). Coaches: C.R. Kumar, Harendra Singh and Saju Joseph. Under-18 probables: Goalkeepers: Kamaldeep Singh (AI), Irshad Mohammed (Ker), Sheelander Singh (Del), Baljeet Singh (Chd). Full-backs: Robin Okram (Oris), Sunil Singh, Manoj Kujur (both Mum), Williamjeet Singh (Ben), Tarcius Kullu (Oris), Bikramjit Singh (Har), Wilson Dung-Dung (AI), John Jo-Jo (Oris). Right-half: Gurmeet Singh (Ben), Nitin Kumar (UP.), Kulwinder Singh (Haryana). Centre-half: Natraj (TN), Jugraj Singh (Pun), Sosan Topno (Ser), Sandeep Kumar (Har), Harmahinder Singh (Psb). Left-half: Conroy Remedious (Mum), Parmeet Singh (Pun), Jaswinder Singh (Chd), Gurpreet Singh (Patiala). Outside right: Nawaz N (TN), Lakhwinder Singh (Psb), Dawid Noble Sanjeet (Andhra), Rawinder Singh (Patiala). Inside right: Sanjeev Singh (AI), Junas Bara (Sail), Pradhjeet Singh (PSB), Hamza Moztaba (UP). Centre forward: Vinay Gathe (AI), Ranjeet Minz (Oris), Pawitarjeet Singh (Pnj), Satish Kumar (Pondy), Arun Rawat (Centre of Excel.). Inside left: Vijay Malwyn (Kar), Severan Barla (Oris), Gopinath (TN), Dominic (Patiala), Munda Biku (Kar). Outside left: Roshan Tete (AI), Rajpal Singh (Chd), Sarvjeet Singh (Pnj), Kamlesh Kumar Singh (Gujarat). Coaches: Clarence Lobo
and Bansal. |
Jeev’s hat-trick of birdies NEW DELHI, Sept 13 (UNI) — Jeev Milkha Singh, tottering at the bottom of the leaderboard at one stage, revived himself with a hat-trick of birdies on the last three holes to finish tied for 26th spot in the million-Euro Victor Chandler British Master, which concluded at the 6,973-yard, par-72 Woburn golf and Country Club at Woburn, England. According to information reaching here, the Hero Honda-sponsored Jeev returned a three-under 69 card on the final day yesterday to aggregate eight-under 280 for the tournament. The 27-year-old Chandigarh pro began the day at five-under but bogies on the 5th and 6th holes saw him plummeting down to 60th place amongst the 73 golfers who made the cut. A birdie on the 177-yard, par-3 eighth was little consolation and when he managed to save a stroke on the par-5 13th, he was still in 48th place, a note said here today. Jeev caught fire on the
last three holes, the par-4 16th and 17th, and the par-5
18th. The birdies catapulted him to tied 26th place and a
cheque of 9,450 euros. He also improved his ranking on
the Volvo EPGA Order of Merit and is now placed 40th at
the end of the British Masters. |
Titles for Manisha PATIALA, Sept 13 — Manisha Sharma of KV-2 won singles titles in cadet girls and junior section in the Patiala District Table Tennis Championships, at the DCW Recreation Hall today. Young Manisha also reached the final in the women’s singles, where she will meet Harleen of Pheel Khana School. The results: Cadet girls (singles) semifinals: Manisha Sharma beat Ankita 21-16, 21-17, Yashpreet Gulati beat Neha Sharma 21-18, 21-19. Final: Manisha Sharma beat Yashpreet: 21-19, 18-21, 21-16. Cadet boys (singles): Semifinals — Kamaljit beat Shiv Prasad 21-18, 21-19. Manish Saini beat Harpreet Sidhar 21-18, 21-16. Subjunior girls (singles) final: Sarika beat Neha 15-21, 21-18, 21-17. Subjunior boys (singles) semifinals: Sher Bahadur beat Vishal 21-12, 22-24, 21-16. Pawan Saini beat Randeep 21-17, 18-21, 21-17. Junior girls (singles): Manisha Sharma beat Neha 21-18, 21-19. junior boys (singles) semifinals: Rahul Bose beat Sher Bahadur 21-16, 21-15. Randeep beat Vikash 21-18, 17-21, 21-11. Women’s singles
semifinals: Manisha Sharma beat Komalpreet 21-14, 21-12.
Harleen beat Sarika Sharma 21-18, 21-19. |
Virender bags b’minton
titles ROHTAK, Sept 13 — Virender of Bhiwani bagged the men’s singles title in the 33rd Haryana State Badminton Championship, which concluded here last night. He also clinched the doubles title pairing with his brother Surinder. They defeated brothers Sukhvinder and Satvinder, also of Bhiwani 15-11, 15-11. Men’s singles final was to be played between Virender and Surinder but Virender was declared winner by virtue of walkover. Earlier Sukhvinder and Satvinder won the doubles title in the under-19 category beating Bhiwani’s Amit Dahiya and Sachin Phogat 15-12, 15-8. Sumit and Rohit emerged winners in the boys doubles under-16 category, trouncing Karan Sahu and Varun Sahu 15-6, 15-3. In the boys’ singles under-13 category Panchkula’s Saurabh Kapoor defeated Gaurav Kapoor 15-7, 15-13. The under-13 doubles title was won by Anshul and Saurabh, who beat Gaurav and Prateek 15-7, 15-7. Pratibha and Pratika of
Bhiwani won the under-19 doubles title for girls
defeating Roma and Smritika of Panchkula 15-2, 15-2. The
Vice-President of the badminton association, Mr Devender
Singh gave away the prizes. |
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Patiala beat Chandigarh PATIALA, Sept 13 (FOSR) — Patiala overwhelmed Chandigarh by 103 runs in the Punjab State Inter-District Cricket Tournament for the Katoch shield which concluded at the Dhruv Pandove Stadium here today. Patiala’s left arm spinner Gautam Mandora, who bowled 18 overs on the trot conceding just 21 runs, claimed three important wickets, including that of Duleep Trophy cricketer Dinesh Mongia. The early jolts for the hosts were provided by seamer Kiran Kumar while Gautam Mandora inflicted the rest of the damage. Scores: Patiala (Ist innings): 216 all out Chandigarh (Ist innings): 113 all out (D. Mongia 22. Anurag Sharma Sharma 16. Gautam Mandora 3 for 21. H. Kali 2 for 35 Lakhbir Singh 2 for 5) LICE CC, FCI in semis CHANDIGARH, Sept 13 (TNS) — A fine allround performance by Amarjit Kumar (43 off 43 balls and 5 for 16) helped LIC Employees Cricket Club to beat Oriental Insurance Company, Chandigarh, by 29 runs and enter the semifinals in the first Inter-Government Financial Bank Employees Cricket Tournament at the Sector 5 Coaching Centre, Panchkula, today. The LIC captain won the toss and elected to bat. LIC Cricket Club were 140 for 7 in 25 overs. In reply OIC were all out for 111 in 23.1 overs. In another quarterfinal, former Punjab Ranji Trophy player Arun Sharma (48 and 4 for 18) helped. Food Corporation of India to beat National Insurance Company by 55 runs and enter the semifinals. Arun Sharma was declared “man of the match”. Batting first FCI were 119 for 4 in 20 overs. Chasing the modest total, NIC were all out for 64 runs. Brief scores: LIC 140 for 7 in 25 overs. (Amarjit Kumar 43, Gundeepak 38, Anil Arya 30, SMS Chauhan 25, Satish Katyal 3 for 29, Hemant Puri 2 for 21). OIC, Chd: 111 all out in 23.1 overs. (Dinesh Gupta 38, Vipin Sharma 23, Hemant Puri 22, Sundeep Mahajan 24, Amarjit Kumar 5 for 16, Mohan Lal 3 for 20, SMS Chauhan 2 for 29). Amritsar win by 300 runs AMRITSAR, Sept 13 (FOSR) — Amritsar District registered a 300-run victory against Minor Districts in the Punjab State Cricket Tournament for the Katoch Shield at Gandhi Ground here today. Amritsar District were 505 for 6 while minor Districts were bundled out for 205. Minor Districts:
Bhupinder Singh (senior) 52 Saket Bhatia 52 Navdeep Singh
25, Kailash 23. Tejinder Pal 4/38. Sarandeep 3/45.
Harvinder Singh, Gagandeep Singh and Sandeep Sawal got
one wicket each. |
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