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Anjali Bhagwat, Jaspal Rana shoot silver medals
Football: India play Zimbabwe Sania in semis
Pak girls cynosure of all eyes The seven-member Pakistan women’s swimming squad, including manager Veenu Masud, was the cynosure of all eyes at the Gachhibowli swimming complex here yesterday as they came out of their ‘purdas’ to make a big splash in the pool to make a point or two.
India swim to 3 silver, 1 bronze
NZ start favourites
Ludhiana men, women in finals YPS students scale Churdhar peak
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India take on Malaysia today
Hyderabad, October 28 With an all-win record in the league phase where the hosts beat Egypt 5-1, Nigeria 5-3 and Pakistan 4-2, India appear favourites in tomorrow’s tie. However, the absence of full back Kanwalpreet Singh, who aggravated a hamstring injury in yesterday’s tie against Pakistan, is a worrying factor although newcomer Harpal Singh of the Namdhari Vidhyak Jatha, Sirsa, who showed promise on his debut, is expected to rise to the occasion and thwart the Malaysian designs. India will be looking to forwards Gagan Ajit Singh, Prabhjot Singh, and Deepak Thakur to deliver with skipper Dilip Tirkey manning the defence. Ignace Tirkey, Len Aiyappa, Viren Rasquinha and the ever-reliable Sandeep Michael are also expected to rise to the occasion. The Indian team preferred to skip practice at the venue today and remained confined to the serene environs of the Indian School of Business, their temporary abode. However, coach Rajinder Singh revealed that small workouts had been planned within the sprawling complex itself followed by sessions of weight training. Star forward Gagan Ajit Singh, who scored two goals against Pakistan yesterday, was running a mild fever with a sore throat but the team as a whole is motivated to end the proceedings on a high note. Even as coaches Rajinder Singh and Baldev Singh discussed the strategy and drawbacks with this correspondent, the players appeared relaxed and composed. Skipper Dilip Tirkey, Gagan Ajit Singh, Prabhjot Singh and others joked while enjoying a sumptuous lunch. Both Rajinder Singh and Baldev Singh appeared worried over the midfield. “It was the midfield that did not perform according to expectations yesterday,” said Rajinder Singh while adding that his team only performed 50 per cent, especially in the first half. “In Kuala Lumpur we lost to Pakistan in the league match but were satisfied. But yesterday’s victory was not satisfying,” said Rajinder adding that the pressure of being Asia Cup winners and the boisterous public support weighed on the players’ minds. The Malaysian team, who drew with South Africa 1-1 and beat Ghana 5-0 before losing to Korea 1-2, is likely to focus attention on Indian forwards Gagan Ajit Singh and Prabhjot Singh. Team manager Zulkifli Abbas has already made his intentions clear and it remains to be seen how the Indians manage to break the Malaysian defence. This will be preceded by the Korea-Pakistan clash in which the Pakistanis are leaving nothing to chance. Under the watchful eyes of coach Tahir Zaman and the veteran Hassan Sardar, the team went through their paces at the Gachibowli stadium here this evening. In the league stage, Pakistan won two matches and lost to India while Korea with an all-win record finished on top in pool A. On the whole, the semifinals are expected to be an engrossing affair and given hockey’s popularity in the city of pearls, a full house is not unexpected. |
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Lion-hearted Kanwalpreet steals the show Hyderabad, October 28 In India’s hockey encounter against Pakistan here last night, one man added another chapter to India’s glorious saga of bravery. He was full back Kanwalpreet Singh who, despite a hamstring injury, made an inner resolve not only to stamp out the Pakistani resistance but also to lend support to the Indian attack. Thus when he raced down from deep inside his own territory for one last time to set up India’s third goal scored by Gagan Ajit Singh, not many knew how painful was his last sprint. After Gagan scored, Kanwalpreet collapsed and had to be helped out of the ground. Today, as he limped into the lobby of Indian School of Business where the Indian team has been put up, effects of last night’s sprint were clearly visible. His unsteady gait and swelling on the right leg has already given coach Rajinder Singh and his deputy Baldev Singh enough cause for worry. With Kanwalpreet ruled out for the remaining ties in the ongoing Afro-Asian Games, the coaches are trying to cope with the setback. In an exclusive talk with The Tribune at the ISB here today, Rajinder Singh revealed that it was on Kanwalpreet’s insistence that he was fielded in the match yesterday. Incidentally, prior to the match against Nigeria the other day, the tall Punjab Police full back suffered the hamstring injury but went on to play the match. “Yesterday, with India pitted against Pakistan, it was hard to dissuade him, such was his motivation,” said Rajinder as Baldev Singh also joined in commending his heroic feat. Only when he had succeeded in inflicting damage before collapsing was he replaced by newcomer Harpal Singh. Son of former Army player Bakshish Singh Chahal, Kanwalpreet Singh who was born on December 28, 1981, at Jalandhar started playing hockey in Lyallpur Khalsa School. He later joined Surjit Academy under coach Mohan Singh. Kanwalpreet made his debut in 1998 during the tour of Egypt. Among his most memorable moments are scoring the winning goals against Holland and Germany at Hobart in the junior World Cup. He has represented India in the junior Asia Cup, senior World Cup at Kuala Lumpur, and Champions Trophy at Cologne last year and at Amstelveen this year. He was also a key member of the Indian team who won their first Asia Cup at Kuala Lumpur this year. He is not only an able defender but is also coach Rajinder Singh’s choice for converting penalty corners through drag flicks, the role earlier performed by Jugraj Singh. He was promoted as Inspector in Punjab Police after the Busan Asian Games last year. “Such setbacks are temporary,” remarked Kanwalpreet before accompanying trainer Sampath Kumar for a physiotherapy session in the afternoon. From tomorrow he will be watching his team from the benches. |
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Indian eves beat Korea to enter final Hyderabad, October 28 In what was perceived to be a close affair, India had to wait till the end of the first half to forge ahead. After a series of close calls off short corners, India forced a penalty corner at the stroke of half-time and although the hooter sounded the end of the first session, the penalty corner was allowed to be taken under the rules. Surinder Kaur made no mistake in converting it to put India in the lead (1-0). On changing ends, Manipur’s Sanggai Chanu, who plays for Western Railway, scored a brilliant field goal to make it 2-0. The Korean eves did try to come back into the match, but the short corners that they earned were thwarted by the Indian defence and goalkeeper Helen Mary. A field goal by Jyoti Kulu in the dying minutes made it 3-0 in favour of India. When the match ended, the standing ovation for Suraj Lata Devi and her team-mates was perfectly in order.
South Africa win In the other semifinal South Africa stormed into the final with a convincing 4-0 victory over China. A field goal by Pietie Coetzee in the third minute set the tone for the South African win but they had to wait till the 43rd minute to consolidate the lead when off a penalty corner, Susan Mary Webber made it 2-0. A field goal by Bee Kerry in the very next minute made it 3-0 while Webber rounded off the tally with another field goal in the 53rd minute to ensure her team’s safe passage into the final. Earlier ,Kenya downed Ghana 2-1 while Kazakhstan edged out Nigeria 2-0 in the play-off ties. For Kenya, Priscah Nafula Wanyama opened the account in the 19th minute while Helen Chemtai Kiprotich’s goal in the 42nd minute made it 2-0. Ghana pulled one back through Abbas Ramatu in the 64th minute to derive some consolation. Kazakhstan owed their success to Imangaliyeva Gulnara and Mikhramova Ologa who scored in the 31st and 38th minutes, respectively. |
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Gurmeet, Bobby Aloysius strike silver in athletics Hyderabad, October 28 It was a sort of encore for Bobby as she had cleared the same height while winning the silver medal in the Asian Games at Busan last year. Her personal best is 1.90, which she soared over at the Commonwealth Games trials in Bangalore last year. After Bobby Aloysius was done with her deed, all eyes were focused on the track events, but Lincy Philipps, Sunita Rani, P. Ramachandran and Gulab Chand produced disappointing performances. Madhuri Singh saved the blushes in the 1500 m by picking the bronze medal with a late surge. Away from the prying eyes, Gurmeet Kaur of Punjab created a solid impact on the field when she cleared 53.37 metres in her first attempt, which stood her in good stead to fetch the silver in the women’s javelin throw. Gurmeet, who has a personal best of 59 metres, could not reproduce the same form in her subsequent attempts, but others fared no better, barring Vijoen Sunette of South Africa, who pocketed the gold. In hammer throw, Hardeep Kaur of Punjab finished fourth with an effort of 58.11 metres in her sixth attempt. She had begun with 56.05, which was the second best of the first round, the best being the 61.14 metres recorded by Liu Yinghui of China. Yinghui went on to clear 68.03 metres with a massive heave in her last attempt which fetched her the gold while Zhad Wei, also of China, produced a best of 65.22 in her fifth attempt to lift the silver. Ahmed Marwa Hussain of Egypt took the bronze, with an effort of 60.60 in her third attempt. Anju Bobby George, the new star on India’s athletics horizon, was listed to jump in the triple jump, but skipped the event and India were left with no representation in the event. Huang Qiuan of China measured 13.50 metres in her sixth attempt to win the gold. Tatyana Bocharova of Kazakhastan and Alima Salamata of Nigeria bagged the silver and bronze, respectively. Though Indian athletes were not expected to create much impact on the track, their abject surrender came as a shocker. All eyes were focused on Jincy Philips Arickal when she took the field on lane eight in the women’s 400 m race, but after putting up a game fight in the first 50 metres, she was overtaken by three others was relegated to the fifth position. She clocked 0:54.95 seconds, which was much slower than her personal best of 52.70 seconds. If Lincy finished fifth, Manoj Lal could fare only slightly better in the men’s 400 m, ending up fourth, while another Indian, P. Ramachandran, virtually brought up the rear, finishing sixth. Ezra Sambou of Kenya powered to a high-calibre race to clock 45.04 seconds to win the gold, but his personal best is 44.40 seconds. Nagm El Din Ali of Sudan claimed the silver while the bronze went to Sugath Ra Thilakaratne of Sri Lanka. Sunita Rani promised much in the 1500 m as she kept herself at the third position till the penultimate lap, but at the home stretch, she had no stamina left to keep herself abreast and even Madhuri Singh, who was almost lying last, kicked herself up to overtake Sunita to clinch the bronze, though she was almost 25 metres behind the silver-winning Kutre Ware Dulecha of Ethiopia. In the men’s 5000 m, Aman Saini of India finished fifth while Gulab Chand dropped off in the penultimate lap. The African runners made a clean sweep, with the Ethiopians Hailu Mekonne Mekonnen and Markos Genet Gemet making it a one-two. Hailu clocked 13:49.08 minutes while Markos timed 13:49.61 minutes. At the end of the day, Kazakhstan, China, Ethiopia and Kenya were up the ladder with two golds each while South Africa and Algeria pocketed one gold each to assert their domination in the track and field competitions.
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Anjali Bhagwat, Jaspal Rana shoot silver medals Hyderabad, October 28 Jaspal Rana, who had a forgettable outing in the centre fire pistol, somewhat made up for his loss of face yesterday, when he shot the silver in the 25m standard pistol while Anjali Ved Pathak Bhagwat claimed the silver in the 10m air rifle for women, missing the gold by a whisker. Though Jaspal Rana was pitted against formidable opponents from Korea and China, he held his nerve in the final rounds to account for the silver, behind Jack Byung Park of Korea. The Korean tallied 578 points for the gold while Jaspal collected 574. National coach Prof Sunny Thomas felt that Jaspal’s score was “reasonably good” as the Koreans and the Chinese were tough customers. Another Korean, Jun Sungh Kim, took the fourth position with a tally of 562. Considering the fact that the world record of 584 has been existing for the past 20 years in the event is reason enough for Jaspal to exult as his efforts fetched him a decent score and a silver medal to boot. Jaspal had rounds of 193, 191 and 190 which showed a progressive decline while the Korean shot 191, 193 and 194 to maintain his upper hand. The Chinese had scores of 190, 195, 190. In the 10m air rifle for women, Anjali lost out to Kyong Un Park of Korea by a single point to settle for the silver medal while Sunutha Kuntapong of Thailand took home the bronze medal. The Korean girl had three perfect scores of 100 and one 97 in the qualifying rounds to tote up 397 points. She then hit 10.8, 10.2, 9.7, 10.7, 10, 10, 9.9, 9.6, 10.1 and 10.6 in the medal rounds to tally 101.6 points while Anjali had just one 100 in her 99, 98,99 and 100 sequence in the qualifying round to end up at 396. In the medal rounds, Anjali was hitting the target with clock-work precision before flunking in the crucial 10th and final shot. She had scores of 10.2, 10, 10.1, 10.4, 10.8, 10.1, 10.1, 10.5, 10 and 9 to accumulate 101.2 points which just about robbed her of the gold. In fact, after eight shots, Anjali was ahead by .3 points and after nine by .2 points. The blemish at the crunch undid all her earlier good work. “I advanced the release of the target”, Anjali said about that missed shot. She said it was otherwise a satisfying show “but I cannot be very consistent every time I shoot”. Chief coach Prof Sunny Thomas also echoed a similar viewpoint. “I never expected her to be on top in this event”, he remarked. “She cannot be at her peak all the time. The law of averages has to catch up with her. It’s good that it happened to her now, so that she can once again hit peak form when the Olympic Games comes around next year (in August-September). Anjali had shot 399 plus 103.4 to earn her Olympic quota place in the World Cup finals at Milan earlier this year. Interestingly, world-record holder Jing Gao of China finished at the fourth position with a score of 495.9 (395 plus 100.9). She had set her world record of 400 at Shanghai in 2002. Anjali will now shoot in the 50m rifle three positions along with Kuheli Ganguli tomorrow, though it is not her favourite event. But one event in which India hope to hit the gold is double trap as Major Rajyavardhan Rathod is considered “unbeatable”. |
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Football: India play Zimbabwe Hyderabad, October 28 Zimbabwe, who finished runners-up in pool B with five points, have won one match and have drawn two. However, their awesome firepower has given Indian coach Stephen Constantine cause for worry. In three matches Zimbabwe have scored six goals, the highest number in the league, but India with five goals from two matches have demonstrated their scoring ability. For star Indian striker I.M. Vijayan, the tie assumes importance as he has already announced his intention of quitting international football after the Afro-Asian Games. A victory and a passage into the final will bring Vijayan closer to his cherished target — that of signing off on a high note on his swan song. The India team accompanied by coach Stephen Constantine was at the Goshamahal stadium yesterday where Zimbabwe and Uzbekistan played their last league match. The match provided the Indians an opportunity to see their rivals in action. |
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Sania in semis Hyderabad, October 28 Playing in their first individual
matches, the three, with a bye in the prequarterfinals, fully
capitalised on the weak field as India took another step closer to
sweeping all seven golds on offer in the tennis competition. The hosts
had claimed golds in the men’s and women’s team events. In the
men’s section, Vijay Kannan overcome a late fightback by Harshana
Godamana 6-1, 7-5 to set up a semifinal clash with Sunday Maku of
Nigeria, who quelled a strong challenge from Joseph Victorino of the
Philippines in another quarterfinal. Second-seeded Rushmi continued
with her lacklustre game and found herself in a spot of bother against
Berthe Khady of Senegal before prevailing for a 6-3, 7-6 (2) win while
top-seeded Sania toyed with her Zimbabwean rival Fadzai Mawisire to
triumph 6-1, 6-0 in quick time in their quarterfinal matches. —
PTI
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Pak girls cynosure of all eyes Hyderabad, October 28 Pakistan is making just a nominal presence in the inaugural Afro-Asian Games as they have chosen to field teams only in men’s hockey, boxing and women’s swimming. But the presence of the women’s swimming team has come as a surprise for the spectators here as not so long ago, the clergy of Pakistan had ruled that it was against the tenets of their faith to make girls bare their flesh in front of males. But times are changing as more and more girls are coming forward to take up swimming as a serious sporting vocation. The “ice was broken” when the Pakistan contingent was allowed to field a women’s swimming squad in the Commonwealth Games at Manchester. “We are making a slow and steady progress in women’s swimming in Pakistan”, observed the eloquent manager Veenu Masud, who is an educationist by profession. Sana Wahid, Mahesa Karim, Ayesha Tajwar, Rubab Raza, Kiran Khan and Mehroonisa made a pretty sight, as they cast away their inhibitions to mingle freely and talk with an open mind. All of them are high school students, barring Ayesha, who is in college. The standard of the Pakistan women swimmers is nothing to gloat about, but they have achieved a major break through in the sport as the Pakistan Government has allowed the women to participate in international competitions. Ms Masud sees this as a major achievement for women’s empowerment in her country and she was delighted to see the hospitality and facilities on offer in Hyderabad. Pakistan does not have many pools of international standard, and the only one of its kind is located in Islamabad. All the girls who have come here train at private pools in Lahore and Karachi. But according to Masud, women’s swimming is picking up as over 350 women participated in the last national women’s open and age group championships. She said the womens swimming meets are all-women affairs as all the people connected with the conduct of such meets, including referees and technical officials, are women, and the venues are strictly out of bounds for men. Ms Masud said there was no institutional support for the sport as of now, as the resources are raised by the women themselves with the Pakistan Women’s Swimming Association playing a major role. The girls and manager were unanimous in their view that more such sporting competitions should be held between India and Pakistan to strengthen the bonds of friendship, and keep sports beyond the restricting boundaries of political compulsions. |
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India swim to 3 silver, 1 bronze Hyderabad: India won three silver and one bronze in the Afro-Asian Games swimming championship at the Gachhibowli Aquatic Complex here today. Mandar Anand Divse displayed his ability to conserve energy and pace himself up in the sapping 1500 m freestyle when he clocked 16:49.75 to win the silver while Charlton Lee Lawson of South Africa lifted the gold with a time of 16:43.83. Steven Alex Mangroo of Seychelles took the bronze. Nisha Millet added another silver to her collection when she finished second in the 400 m freestyle, behind Hua Chen of China, with a time of 4:31.33 seconds. The Chinese girl clocked 4:25.90 seconds. The bronze went to Natalie Dutoit of South Africa, the handicapped swimmer, who had been creating waves in the pool, with her determined display. India fetched the third silver of the day through the women’s 4x100 medley relay squad of Shika Tandon, Mridula D. Richa Mishra and Reshma Millet, who posted a time of 4:37.51 seconds to finish second, behind the South African quartet of Obia Inyenginikabo, Ingrid Haiden, Lauren Sparg and Christine Zwiegers. The South African girls clocked 4:24.58 seconds for the gold while the bronze went to the Philippines. The Indian men’s 4x100 free style relay squad won the bronze, but it was no great achievement, as only three teams were in the fray. South Africa posted a time of 3:30.45 seconds to claim the gold while China took the silver. The Indian quartert of Deepak Kumar Singh, Krishnan, Parishit Shetty and Sujith finished just behind the Chinese with a time of 3:45.42 seconds. Genki Imamura of Japan won the 200 m backstroke gold while Sofiane Daid of Algeria and Malik Fall of Senegal claimed the silver and bronze, respectively. Japan lifted the second gold of the day when Hiroka Sakamoto came first in the 200m breaststroke for women. Ingrid Gail Haiden of South Africa and Cho A Ra of Korea accounted for the silver and bronze, respectively. — TNS Nigerian lifts gold All African Games champion Edward Jacob
staged a remarkable recovery to clinch gold in the 85 kg men’s
weightlifiting championship at the inaugural Afro-Asian Games while
the Indian challenge just submerged in low waters at the Kotla
Vijayabhaskara Reddy indoor stadium here Tuesday. After finishing
second in the snatch with a tally of 150 kg, Jacob lifted the best of
195 kg in clean and jerk and the combined effort of 345 kg dashed the
hopes of Iran’s fancied Ghorbani Shahrouz, who aggregated 342.5 kg
to take the silver. Kazakistan’s Akramzhan Khalmatov won the bronze.
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Kiwis will miss Cairns Faridabad, October 28 The Kiwis have showed a remarkable
adaptability during the tour so far. They are a highly resilient side and expected to give a tough
fight to Australia, who suffered a reverse against India in their opening match at Gwalior. Australian skipper Ricky Ponting must have felt disappointed after his team’s display in the first match against India. After landing in India, Ponting had said it was an excellent opportunity for the second string bowling attack in the absence of spearhead Glenn McGrath, Jason Gillespie and firebrand Brett Lee to do well and seize the
initiative. But the Australian seamers gave an ordinary display at Gwalior. Barring lanky left-arm seamer Nathan Bracken the Australian bowling attack came a cropper as the team slumped to a humiliating defeat. Andy Bichel, who was expected to spearhead the bowling attack, disappointed the most and did not get to bowl his complete quota of overs, while other seamer Brad Williams proved too expensive and ineffective. Left-arm seamer Nathan Bracken emerged their best bowler scalping three wickets, including the key wicket of dangerous batsman Virender Sehwag. The ordinary performance of the Austrialians can be attributed to a host of factors, foremost being very little time for acclimatisation. Besides, they ran into an opposition well conversent with the prevalent conditions who was already in the thick of action having already played two Tests and a one-day match prior to the match against Australia. Furthermore, the conditions deteriorated dramatically after the floodlights were switched on, rendering the chase much more difficult. The Australians are perhaps the most competitive side in the world. The hardcore professionals that they are, the world champions can be ruthlessly clinical in their approach. The New Zealand have, on the other hand, have always done well as a team. During their tour to India they have proved that they can be highly methodical in their approach. In Stephen Fleming they have perhaps the most shrewd skipper in contemporary
cricket. The novel training methods as devised by coach Ashley Ross before they embarked on the India’s tour have done them a world of good. Opener Lou Vincent, Scott Stryris and middle order batsman Craig McMillan are the in-form batsmen. Styris, besides being a useful swing bowler, is an explosive batsman. Fleming, however, remains their batting mainstay. Lanky seamer Darryl Tuffey is a talented seamer and it was he who jolted the Indians in the second Test with his nagging accuracy and the awkward bounce he is capable of achieving from the track. Left-arm spinner Daniel Vettori, as he has shown in the series, can be handful on any track. New Zealand will sorely miss the services of hard-hitting Nathan Astle, who had been ruled out for the tri-series due to a nagging knee injury, as well as tearaway fast bowler Shane Bond. Fleming after having a look at the wicket said the Kiwis may opt to bat first if they win the toss tomorrow, adding that the day matches provided equal opportunities to both the teams, unlike the day/night fixtures which normally posed problems to the team batting second. New Zealand were at the nets in the morning here, while the Australians preferred to limber up in New Delhi. A keen contest is very much in the offing as the world champions would not like to be at the receiving end again, but would go all out to register their first victory. |
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NZ start favourites The ramifications of the great trans-Tasman rivalry may not be much evident at the Nahar Singh Stadium but trust me, the Faridabad leg of the TVS Cup must have set the pulse racing back home in Australia and New Zealand; something akin to India playing Pakistan. And mind you, this match-up will determine how the teams float in the points tally after one round of competition in this tri-series. Gwalior proved that Australia are mere mortals, susceptible to defeats and collapses and that would be one of the high priority concerns for Ricky Ponting. Arriving in subcontinental conditions without their prime bowling attack, Australia banked heavily on their famed batting strength but some ordinary performance in the middle order saw the world champions slip away. The Aussie skipper realises what a Sachin, Laxman and Yuvraj can do, the Blacks Caps can do the same, if not any better. The news that Micheal Kaspowicz will not be able to flaunt his bowling experience, thanks to an injury, has compounded matters for Ponting. And if experience doesn’t desert me at this crucial juncture, I would be tempted to label Australia as underdogs going into this match. Believe this or not, New Zealand at this moment look better equipped, better acclimatised to call the shots but everything can change drastically under seven hours of instant cricket on Wednesday. From the New Zealand point of view, they would have to contend playing without Chris Cairns but frankly the Kiwis must have got used to take the field without this talented and potent all-rounder, given the restraints injuries have forced on him in recent years. Interestingly, the balance of both teams is pretty similar in comparison. Their strength lies in batting and are loaded with players who double up to bowl a few tight overs of breezy seamers. Under these circumstances, the toss and the pitch become quite vital. Having played a lot of cricket on this ground let me assure both skippers that the wicket will hold good for the entire duration. The bounce of the wicket has been on the lower side but batting second will certainly not work out to be a disadvantage. Matches played here, like in most part of the country, have been traditionally high scoring and I don’t anticipate this one to be different either. The dew factor would be missing in this day encounter and this should further aid the players to come up with some scintillating performance. So we are all set to see good quality cricket, some great shots, brilliant fielding and hopefully a great appreciative crowd to egg on the players.
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Faisalabad, October 28 Pakistan took the series by virtue of their win in the first Test in Lahore, only their second in 10 matches against South Africa. Pakistan appeared to be close to a draw on 187 for three after two sessions of tense cricket before running into trouble. Scoreboard South Africa (1st innings): 278 Pakistan (1st innings): 348 South Africa (2nd innings): 371 Pakistan (2nd innings): Umar c Smith b Peterson 71 Farhat lbw b Kallis 8 Hameed c Dippenaar
Inzamam lbw b Ntini 60 Kamal c Boucher
Razzaq b Pollock 10 Malik not out 23 Moin not out 9 Extras:
(b-1 lb-1 nb-4): 6 Total: (for six wickets, 98 overs) 242 Fall of wickets: 1-18, 2-46, 3-125, 4-187, 5-209, 6-209. Bowling:
Pollock 22-12-27-1 (nb-3), Ntini 20-7-45-2 (nb-1), Kallis 19-6-51-1, Adams 20-2-75-1, Peterson 15-6-21-1, Smith 2-0-21-0.
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Ludhiana men, women in finals Amritsar, October 28 In other matches in the men’s section, the hosts outplayed Patiala 42-39 while Bathinda beat Faridkot 28-19. Ferozepore routed Jalandhar 22-10 and Ludhiana crushed Hoshiarpur 37-20. In the women’s category, Amritsar entered the final after thrashing Jalandhar 21-20. Sangrur outplayed Ropar 21-18 and Jalandhar routed Hoshiarpur 20-4.
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YPS students scale Churdhar peak Patiala, October 28 The trek for the boys was organised by a Patiala-based adventure tourism company, Innerline Trek and Travels. For
acclimatisation, the students were made to trek to Monalag in Solan district. Here the boys were made familar with difficult climbing techniques before they made their final ascent. They were also imparted training pertaining to descending tricky mountain slopes with the help of imported ropes especially used by mountain climbers. The camp also included recreational facilities like croquet, football , rugby and archery. Mr Amarjung Singh, executive director of Innerline Treks and Travels, said such trips not only boosted the morale of youngsters but also created awareness among them about the environment and its preservation. The company is planning more such trips, he said.
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