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Kumble joins elite 400-wicket club
Clarke, Katich put Aussies in command
India rally to hold Pak
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Yousuf Youhana, Shoaib Malik
set up Pak win
Raid to test motorists’ skills
24 referees for Santosh Trophy
Liberhan sails into last eight
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Kumble joins elite 400-wicket club
Bangalore, October 6 The 33-year-old Kumble, who made his debut against England in 1990, achieved the mark in his 84th Test and now would be looking to become India's highest wicket-taker overtaking Kapil Dev's haul of 434 in 131 Tests. Kumble is now ninth in the all time list headed by Sri Lankan off-spin wizard Muttiah Muralitharan with 532 wickets. Kumble, who captured all 10 wickets in an innings to equal Jim Laker's record in 1999, came into the first Test against Australia here needing three more wickets to touch the mark and achieved the feat by taking the wickets of Damien Martyn, Darren Lehmann and Katich. Before this match, his average stood at 28.21 in 84 Tests with 24 five-wicket hauls and five 10-wicket hauls.
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Kumble sets sights on Kapil’s record
Bangalore, October 6 “Obviously another 35 wickets is probably the target...my immediate goal. I just like to keep getting wickets and I am feeling good at the moment,” the 33-year-old Kumble said after getting to the milestone against Australia on the opening day of the first Test here. “It is very satisfying and a great honour to be in the 400-wicket club. The list is amazing and to be a part of it is a great feeling,” he said. “It is an honour to be a part of a list which has only three spinners — I am happy I am one of them. Recalling his career-threatening shoulder injury, which kept him out of international cricket for almost a year in 2000, Kumble said: “It was a hurdle but I’m really happy that I got over that and got to this target. When I took 300, I started to believe it is possible.” Asked about his plans to celebrate the big achievement, the true professional said he would first wait for the match to end. “Not yet. We just want to focus on this game. It is important that we get a good day’s cricket tomorrow,” he said. “There is still chance and if we restrict Australia for another 70-80 runs we have a very good chance,” said Kumble, who went into the match with a mild flu. “We were pretty okay at 160 for four. Then that partnership between Simon Katich and Michael Clarke came. Towards the end we gave away some 20-30 runs more.” On whether India missed a third spinner at the Chinnaswamy Stadium, Kumble replied in the negative. “I don’t think so. Irfan and Zaheer bowled well and Irfan also got us the break,” he said. Kumble also said Harbhajan Singh was a bit unlucky in the beginning. “He bowled well. In fact, he was unlucky. On the first day one can’t expect two spinners to get the side out for 200.”
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Clarke, Katich put Aussies in command
Bangalore, October 6 Clarke, coming in for an injured skipper Ricky Ponting, negotiated the famed Indian spinners with ease on a turning track to remain unbeaten on 76 and take his team to a comfortable 316 for five at close on the opening day. Stand-in captain Adam Gilchrist was 35 not out at the other end on a day which saw the visitors largely relying on their young batsmen to recover from the loss of three quick wickets in the post-lunch session. The 23-year-old Clarke struck 11 fours and two sixes, including one off leg spinner Anil Kumble, who had his joy of reaching the 400 mark somewhat spoilt by the marauding right-hander. Clarke's cavalier innings also put in shade the assured performance of Simon Katich who more than lived up to his promotion to the number three slot. Left handed Katich was the only other Aussie batsman on view today to handle the spinners with authority. With nimble footwork backed by bold attitude, Katich made 81 from 168 balls before he became Kumble's 400th Test
victim. Kumble, who had earlier dismissed Damien Martyn (3) and Darren Lehmann (17) to leave Australia struggling at 149 for four at one stage, became only the second Indian to reach the milestone. The day's score was a far cry from 149 for four that Australia found themselves in soon after lunch. After a cautious start by Matthew Hayden and Justin Langer, the Australian innings picked up momentum thanks mainly to Langer and Katich who added 74 runs for the second wicket before Kumble struck his double blow. Hayden, who had been a colossal with the bat on the last tour, perished while trying to sweep Harbhajan Singh in the 18th over. But Langer survived the first session and opened up after the break before Irfan Pathan yorked him with a toe crusher. The left hander faced 126 balls for his 52 that was a right mix of caution and aggression. But it was Kumble's dismissal of Martyn and Lehmann in the space of four overs that swung the pendulum in India's favour. Kumble had Martyn caught bat-pad by Aakash Chopra at forward short leg before a circumspect Lehmann tried to hit him across the line, only to edge a soft catch to Rahul Dravid at first slip. It was then that Katich and Clarke came together for what turned out to be a record fifth wicket partnership against India. After blunting the vicious turners of Harbhajan Singh and the testing line of Kumble, the two began to play their shots. The run rate, which had hovered over 2.8 till then, jumped to above five in the post-tea session which saw 139 runs flow from 32 overs. Scoreboard Australia (1st innings): Langer b Pathan 52 Hayden c Yuvraj b Harbhajan 26 Katich b Kumble 81 Martyn c Chopra b Kumble 3 Lehmann c Dravid b Kumble 17 Clarke batting 76 Gilchrist batting 35 Extras
(lb-15, b-4, nb-7): 26 Total
(for 5 wkts in 90 overs): 316
FoW: 1-50, 2-124, 3-129, 4-149, 5-256. Bowling: Pathan 17-6-39-1, Zaheer 14-1-38-0, Harbhajan 28-6-105-1, Kumble 24-2-86-3, Sehwag 5-0-26-0, Yuvraj 2-0-3-0.
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India rally to hold Pak
Chandigarh, October 6 After Ghazanfar Ali put Pakistan ahead through a penalty corner in the 22nd minute, India hit back with the equaliser two minutes before half time when the hard-working Ignace Tirkey deflected the ball home following a free hit from top of the ‘D’. Today’s result not only kept the Indian hopes alive but also prolonged Pakistan penalty corner specialist Sohail Abbas’ quest for a world record. With one more goal, Sohail will join the elite group of hockey legends of whom Pakistanis can be proud of. Taking the field in the absence of skipper Dilip Tirkey, who suffered a nasty blow on his temple off a drag flick by Sohail in the fifth Test at New Delhi on October 4, India went on the offensive under the leadership of Viren Rasquinha shortly after the start. Initially, Pakistan appeared to be taking control of the proceedings by forcing a penalty corner in the opening minute. The crowd waited with bated breath as Sohail readied himself on top of the ‘D’ to execute his lethal drag flick off Rehan Butt. However, Sohail’s strong push was off the mark by several inches. India counter-attacked through Sundeep Michael who charged into the ‘D’ only to be dispossessed by Pakistan skipper Wasim Ahmed. The first penalty corner for India came in the 17th minute but it proved to be of no avail although Prabodh Tirkey did make a valiant attempt off the rebound. It was in the 22nd minute that Pakistan eventually succeeded in breaking the deadlock off a penalty corner. Following the push by Rehan Butt, Sohail relayed the ball to an unmarked Ghazanfar Ali who beat the Indian goalkeeper with a neat placement (1-0). Undeterred by the setback, India counter-attacked through Ignace who did manage to move in dangerously but his quick hit sailed high over the bar. Shortly thereafter, Sandeep Singh raced down the right flank and
dispatched a hard hit from the corner but Sundeep Michael and Tushar Khandekar failed to connect and missed an easy chance. The equaliser finally came two minutes from the breather when India were awarded a free hit on top of the ‘D’. Prabodh Tirkey took the hit with force and Ignace provided the finishing touch sending a wave of joy in the
jam-packed stadium (1-1). When play resumed in the second half, India held the upper hand. Ignace Tirkey and Arjun Halappa moved in tandem though the effort proved fruitless. Soon after, Ignace found himself well-positioned but his hit lacked power. Subsequently, Sandeep Singh and Sundeep Michael engineered a move but the Pakistan defence thwarted their designs. India also forced two penalty corners in the 42nd and 45th minutes and off the second, Sandeep Singh attempted a drag flick which the Pakistan goalkeeper managed to deflect over the bar. Subsequently, another short corner followed by a free hit also went waste. Off yet another short corner by India’s Tushar Khandekar, Ignace Tirkey sought to give the ball back to Khandekar but failed. India’s officiating captain Viren Rasquinha and Pakistan’s Ghazanfar Ali were injured in a midfield collision and Tushar Khandekar also earned a green card for an unfair tackle. When the long whistle blew signalling the end, the large crowd invaded the pitch even as a battery of cameramen jostled to meet the captains. Ignace Tirkey was declared ‘man of the match’. The two teams will now proceed to Amritsar where the seventh Test will be played on October 8. |
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Pak coach gives credit to Indians
Chandigarh, October 6 Stating this while talking to newsmen at the end of the sixth hockey Test between India and Pakistan here today, Dutch coach Roelant Oltmans nevertheless sounded optimistic of the results in the remaining Tests. “Maybe the outcome will be different at Amritsar and Hyderabad. The boys seemed to be drained of energy due to the tight schedule,” he said. Oltmans gave full credit to the Indian team for the fightback. India’s officiating captain Viren Rasquinha was all praise for the supportive crowd. “It was a great game before a great crowd,” he said, adding that he as well as other team-mates were praying for skipper Dilip Tirkey’s quick recovery. India’s German coach Gerhard Rach, who arrived last night from New Delhi after recovering from dehydration, said penalty corner conversion was still a grey area and required improvement.
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Yousuf Youhana, Shoaib Malik
set up Pak win
Karachi, October 6 Youhana and all-rounder Shoaib Malik, who struck 86 not out, shared an unbroken stand of 200 for the third wicket as Pakistan reached 233 for two in reply to Sri Lanka’s 232 for nine. It was
Pakistan's third successive win in the tournament and they will met either Sri Lanka or Zimbabwe in the October 16 final in Lahore. Youhana, who hit seven fours and a six in 121 balls, became Pakistan’s sixth batsman to reach 6,000 runs in one-day internationals when he moved to 67. His hundred was the 10th of his career and followed scores of one and 14 in Pakistan’s previous matches against Zimbabwe. Earlier, Malik took three for 32 to help restrict Asian champions Sri Lanka in the third match of the tournament. Malik kept the innings in check by first smartly running out a dangerous looking Sanath Jayasuriya (53), then dismissing Marvan Atapattu (46), Mahela Jayawardene (18) and Tillakaratne Dilshan (4). He helped put the brakes on Sri Lanka, who are playing their first game since their Champions trophy defeat by England last month. Scoreboard Sri Lanka: Gunawardene b Naved 1 Jayasuriya run out 53 Atapattu c Inzamam b Malik 46 Sangakkara b Sami 38 Jayawardene b Malik 18 Dilshan c Younis b Malik 4 Chandana b Afridi 9 Vaas b Shoaib 11 Maharoof b Sami 15 Lokuarachchi not out 4 Extras: (b-4, lb-11, w-14, nb-4) 33 Total: (9 wickets, 50 overs) 232 FoW: 1-4, 2-113, 3-129, 4-165, 5-177, 6-194, 7-196, 8-222, 9-232. Bowling: Sami 10-1-41-2, Naved 7-0-30-1, Shoaib 8-0-46-1, Afridi 10-0-42-1, Razzaq 5-0-26-0, Malik 10-0-32-3. Pakistan: Butt c Atapattu b Zoysa 17 Hameed lbw Vaas 13 Malik not out 86 Youhana not out 107 Extras: (lb-6, w-4) 10 Total: (2 wkts, 48.4 overs) 233
FoW: 1-33, 2-33.
Bowling: Vaas 10-0-24-1, Zoysa 8-0-31-1, Maharoof 7.4-0-41-0, Lokuarachchi 6-0-36-0, Jayasuriya 7-0-40-0, Chandana 4-0-31-0, Dilshan 6-0-24-0.
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Raid to test motorists’ skills
Shimla, October 6 The event will be tougher than the last year as its duration has been increased from four to five days. It will be 350 km longer and the competitive portion will also be 650 km as against last year’s 450 km. The narrow dirt tracks meandering through high mountain ranges, comprising almost 40 per cent of the competitive stretch, will pose the most formidable challenge to the participants. The rally will pass through four mountain passes higher than 15,000 ft, besides the 13,050 ft Rohtang pass. The highest point will be 17,532 ft Tang Lag La pass and there were several places in the tribal
Lahaul-Spiti and Ladakh areas en route where the temperature dipped 15 to 20 degree Celsius below the freezing point during night. While those participating in the X-treme will face the most challenging conditions, the “Reliability Trial” version ,which was introduced from last year to enable the first timers to gain experience for the main event , will circumvent some treacherous dirt stretches. The two event will run concurrently. Unlike the Raid, which is conducted on the sheer speed format called X-treme, the “Reliability Trial” will be run on the speed -time-distance format in which the average speed has to be maintained under 40 km per hour. There will be no “competitive” stretch in the Reliability Trial, which was introduced after fatal accidents during the 2001 Raid in which three first timers were killed. The participants will be required to cover the distance in fixed time late or early arrival at each stage will attract penalties. On the first day the rally will pass through Narkanda, Bhadrash, Jalori pass to reach Manali. The second day will it will crossover Rohtang pass to enter the tribal Lahaul alley and then pass through the Kumzum pass to reach the clod desert of Spiti. The rally will cross over four passes on the third day to reach Pang. It will run along the Sokar Lake and touch Rongo, close to the Chinese border, to return back to Pang for the night stay on the following day. The final day will see the rally again crossing over four high mountain passes to culminate at Manali. Mr Manjiv Bhalla, Vice President of the Himalayan Motorsports Association, which is organising the Raid, said that the association was not encouraging foreign participation as it took a lot of time and energy to get various clearances. He said as many as 37 organising teams with radio cars, eight fast intervention vehicles, 13 ambulances and some recovery vans had been deployed for the rally. All the passes, which were closed due to snow, had been reopened and the weather forecast was also encouraging with no possibility of fresh snow. The winner of the X-treme version will get a cash prize of Rs 50,000 and the winner of the two-wheeler category Rs 30,000. The first prize for the reliability trial version is Rs 15,000. In all 80 teams have reported for the event, including 49 in four-wheel category and the remaining in the two-wheel category. The army has eight teams and the MRF tyre two. There is an all-women team.
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24 referees for Santosh Trophy
New Delhi, October 6 Organising committee secretary N K Bhatia said here today that S.R.Dev of Madhya Pradesh and
T.R. Govindarajan of Tamil Nadu have been appointed as the match commissioners by the All-India Football Federation. He said former FIFA referee Melwyn D’Souza of Delhi has been appointed the Referees’ Inspectors, along with Iqbal Ahmad of Karnataka and BNG Neogi of
Chhattisgarh. The referees appointed for the Santosh Trophy are: Rizwan
ul-Haq, Abdul Saleem, Dipak Kumar Bisht, Harichand, S B Saha, B
Purakayastha, A K Ghosh, Mohammed Khamil, Govind Lal Khanojia and Jagmohan (all from Delhi), Dinesh Nair (Gujarat), Shaji Kurian and V N Arvindakshan
(Kerala), Deepak Kumar Dey (Assam), Gokulananda Sharma (Manipur), B R Yadav (Madhya Pradesh), Manuel Pereira and Walter Pereira
(WIFA) and S Suresh and P Bhaskar (both from Tamil Nadu).
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Liberhan sails into last eight
New Delhi, October 6 Left-handed Nitin Kirtane, the oldest player in the men’s draw, trained the spotlight on him with a straight-set win over fifth-seeded VM Ranjeet of Tamil Nadu 6-3, 7-5. Top-seeded Aqeel Khan of Pakistan enjoyed a quick workout on court as he toyed with Mohammed Yasser Arafat of Andhra Pradesh on his way to the round of eight where he will meet the sixth seed Ravishankar Pathanjali. The other quarterfinal in the top half of the draw is a keen battle between two of India’s top juniors, No. 8 Karan Rastogi and Tushar Liberhan. Kirtane, the 31-year-old left-hander from Pune, combined guile and skill to upstage Ranjeet, who turned 19 last week. Ranjeet’s exit meant that No. 2 Vinod Sridhar is the only seeded player left in the lower half of the draw. Kirtane, who won the last of his three National titles in 2000, will meet Andhra Pradesh’s 17-year-old J Vishnuvardhan for a place in the semifinals. The left-handed Vinod Sridhar, winner of the crown two years ago, wasted little time in disposing off Saurabh Singh, a wild card entry from Chandigarh. He dropped just three games as he set up a last eight clash with Maharashtra teenager Aditya Madkekar, who scored a 6-4, 7-5 win over Nomi Qama, a wild card entrant from Pakistan. The women’s draw has seen all but one of the seeded players go through. Eighth seed S Punam Reddy’s defeat at the hands of the more experienced but wild card entry Radhika Tulpule was the only upset of the day. |
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Yamunanagar win yoga title
Chandigarh, October 6 International player Mandeep of Yamunanagar was adjudged the best performer in senior girls. Bharti, Pankaj, Ganesh Shastri also won gold medals for Yamunanagar. Eight-time national yoga champion Zora Singh of Jind and Rati Ram of Gurukul Jhajjar stole the show with their skills in veteran men group competition. Mr S.S. Deswal, Inspector-General of Police, Rohtak range, distributed prizes to the winners. While speaking on the occasion, he stressed the need of inculcating yoga education in the curriculum of schools. Mr M.L. Vairagi, general secretary, announced that Haryana state team had been selected on the basis of the performance in this state level championship which would participate in the 23rd National Yoga Championship being organised from October 28 to 30 at Kurukshetra. The results are: Sub Jr Girls (8-12 years): 1 Preeti (Hisar), 2 Chavi Ymn, 3 Sujita (Fatehabad). Sub Jr Boys (8-14 years): 1 Prahlad (Jhajjar), 2 Jai Dev (Mohindergarh), 3 Aman (Bhiwani). (Jr Girls (12-18 years): 1 Bharati Pankaj (Ymn), 2 Geeta (Ymn), 3 Manju (Rohtak). Jr Boys (14-20): 1 Pratik (Faridabad), 2 Virbhan (Rohtak), 3 Giri Raj (Ymn). Senior Girls: (18-25): 1 Mandeep (Ymn), 2 Ritu (Jind), 3 (Sirsa). Senior Boys (20-30 years): 1 Deepak Bhradwaj (Hisar), 2 Pawan (Rohtak), 3 Nasdav (Ymn). Women: (18-25 years): 1 Vandhna Sharma (Gurgaon), 2 Parvati (Gurgaon), 3 Bhindu (Jind). Men (30-40 years): 1 Ganesh Sashtri (Ymn), 2 Mahinder Kumar (Gurgaon), 3 Ajay Aggarwal (Mohindergarh). Women (40-50 years): 1 Sushila Daggar (Gurgaon), 2 Parminder Kaur (Kurukshetra), 3 Bimla Rathi (Kkr). Men (40-50 yrs): 1 Zora Singh, 2 Ombir (Rohtak), 3 Balraj (Bhiwani). Women (above 50 years): 1 Smt Vidya (Bhiwani), 2 Manju Talwar (Panchkula), 3 Laxmi (Rohtak). Men (above 50 yrs): 1 Rati Ram (Jhajjar), 2 Budh Singh (Fdr), 3 Ilam Chand (Sirsa). |
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Chopal DAV School win volleyball trophy
Bilaspur, October 6 In the junior category, DAV School, Parwanoo, defeated DAV School, Saraswati Nagar, 25-16, 25-11, 27-25 in the final. Earlier, in the semifinals, senior category DAV, New Shimla, beat DAV, Kumharhatti, 25-23, 25-21, 21-25 and DAV, Chopal, defeated DAV, Lakkar Bazar, Shimla, 25-8, 20-25, 25-23. In the junior category semifinals, DAV, Saraswati Nagar beat DAV, Sundernagar, 25-23, 25-16, and DAV, Parwanoo, defeated DAV, Chopal, 25-14, 25-20. Additional District Magistrate J.S. Pathania distributed prizes and certificates among the winners. |
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Uttam, Shamim tie for lead
New Delhi, October 6 Uttam Singh Mundy, one of the most debonair golfers on the Amby Valley PGAI Tour, first shot into the limelight when he won the Honda Siel PGA Championship in 1996. Since then, he has returned impressive performances on the tour, but has failed to make full use of his potential. |
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Police games results
Jalandhar, October 6 In women’s category, Uttar Pradesh won gold as
N.G. Sonia secured 28 points to top the list of contestants in 53 kg weightlifting event. Sukhbir Kaur of CRPF with 25 points was adjudged second. In 58 kg weight (women), CRPF dominated the proceedings as Prasmita Mangraj and Chandrashori Devi finished first and second by securing 28 and 25 points, respectively. Jaskaran Kaur of Punjab Police earned third position with 23 points. Results: Boxing (pre-quarterfinal): Bantamweight: Amandeep Singh (Punjab Police) beat Sameer Lonhar (Maharashtra) Featherweight: Sunil Kumar (BSF) beat Mandeep Singh (CRPF) Manoj Kumar (HP) beat S.S. Rao (AP) Samuel Ao (Nagaland) beat Vikash Dahiya (ITBP) Mohan Singh (AR) beat Bhawani Singh (Rajasthan) Rakesh Kumar (Punjab Police) beat Vinod Kumar (UTA) Rajneesh (Haryana) beat Samuel Prakash (Maharashtra) M.D. Tarique (WB) beat Hamants Baruah (ASM) Abdul (CISF) beat Bansi Lal (UP) Lightweight: Kashav Motgar (Mah) beat Jai Varden (UP) Shamsher Singh (UTA) beat Rajesh Tokas (CRPF) Jothan (CISF) beat Joigobind (Delhi) Light welterweight: Manohar Lal (HP) beat Narinder Singh (Raj) P.N. Ram (Mah) beat Sailendra Kasana (UP) Rajinder (Har) beat Vijay Subba (ITBP) Welterweight: R.V. Narayan (TN) beat Morgesh Kavlekar (Goa) Eyman Ali (BSF) beat Vinoy Gupta (J&K) Hemant Metoi (AR) beat Anil Kumar (HP) Middleweight: Tej Paul (Har) beat Sumit Khuble (UTA) Joginder Singh (J&K) beat Karam Singh. Ravinder Singh (BSF) beat Peter Konyak (Nagaland). |
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Kho kho team
Patiala, October 6 The team: Palwinder Kaur, Paramjit Kaur, Jasvir Kaur, Sandeep Kaur, Nazia Bhatti, Amninder Kaur, Malkit Kaur (all GCG, Patiala), Talwinder Kaur, Jasvir Kaur, Sarabjit Kaur, Kulwinderjit Kaur, Sarbjit Kaur (Jr) (Government College of Physical Education, Patiala). The coach of the squad will be Mr Arun Vij while the manager will be Ms Harbans Kaur. |
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Amity varsity sports meet
New Delhi, October 6 The chairman of the organising committee, Gurinder Singh, said competitions in cricket, football, hockey, basketball, volleyball, table tennis, tennis, badminton and cross-country would be held, in which many national and international-level sportspersons would compete.
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DDA win in under-16 cricket
New Delhi, October 6 Brief scores: DDA: 212 in 46.2 overs (Hemant Singh 43, Aditya Aima 28, Robin Bisht 23, Saurabh Srivastava 20; Joshua Drapper 3 for 29, Laubscher 3 for 49, Phillip Hughes 2 for 15). School Sports Australia Council: 151 in 48.2 overs (Machael Hill 39, Daniel Burns 21; Robin Bisht 4 for 27, Varun Singh 3 for 18). |
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