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Hair set to get new lease
of life Minerva academy book
berth in last 8 Tamarine downs Spears
Sports calendar for
Punjab school inter-district tournaments 2006-07 Dhruv Pandove Trophy
from tomorrow Rupesh-Thomas in
pre-quarters Murgunde, Meenakshi
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India snatch dramatic win
Kuala Lumpur, September 20 After a pathetic batting display restricted India to a paltry 162 in 39.3 overs, the bowlers responded to the challenge magnificently to skittle out the Caribbeans for 146 in 40.5 overs in a must-win encounter at the Kinrara Oval. The West Indies got off to a reasonably good start with Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Runako Morton putting on 42 runs before losing the plot completely and fell like a pack of cards to give the Indians their first win in the series. Harbhajan Singh was the pick of the bowlers with 3-35 as the Indian bowlers stuck to the task admirably on a track which was not too conducive for strokeplay. The Indians, who needed to win both their league matches for a place in the final, now face the stiff task of putting it across world champions Australia in their last league engagement on Friday to confirm a place in the September 24 final. The West Indies, who have already secured a place in the final, were atop the table with nine points while Australia were in second position with seven points. India have six points to their credit after three matches. The West Indies had the liberty to experiment by resting their pace spearheads Fidel Edwards and Jerome Taylor besides shuffling the batting order with Chris Gayle, Dwayne Bravo and Brian Lara coming way down the order. India’s batsmen failed to make the most of the second string Caribbean attack but their bowlers exploited to the hilt West Indies’ rearranged batting combination. Besides Sachin Tendulkar with a composed 65, Harbhajan Singh was the star performer of the day for India, excelling with both bat and ball. His cavalier 37 gave the team a total to fight and defend, and the Punjab
office then tied down the West Indian batsman with his accuracy and variation. After a 44-run opening stand between Chanderpaul (21) and Morton (27), the islanders lost seven wickets for the addition of 32. Lara and Carlton Baugh Jr. then added 27 for the ninth wicket to push the total closer to the Indian target before the latter fell to Harbhajan. Sreesanth (2-25) then had Corey Collymore plumb in front of the wicket to leave Lara stranded on 40 not out. While Lara will worry about his team’s third batting failure in the series, Dravid and coach Greg Chappell have a few new questions to sort out before the Champions Trophy. Apart from the form of Irfan Pathan, who was dropped for Sreesanth today, Virender Sehwag’s role as middle order batsman might have to be reassessed. The match began on a significant note with India omitting Irfan Pathan and bringing in Sreesanth in the only change to the team that played Australia in the last match. There was no reason attributed to Pathan’s exclusion by the team management, meaning it was purely based on form. The Baroda left-arm paceman had gone for 22 runs in two overs in the first match against the Windies and for 32 in four overs against the Aussies. Sreesanth, on the other hand, has been excluded from the 14-member squad for the Champions Trophy. After Tendulkar and Harbhajan, the Indians owed their total to ‘extras’ which fetched 22 while only two other batsmen managed double figures. Dwayne Smith wrecked the Indian top order with 4-31 in 10 straight overs with the new ball. The surprisingly low total had less to do with the pitch than India’s Achilles’ heel of batting against balls bouncing above waist high. India’s biggest crime, however, was to let go more than 10 over unutilised. Yet, only skipper Rahul Dravid (0) fell to a genuine fast bowler’s delivery, squared up by a beauty from Smith off the third ball of the match. Virender Sehwag once again was exposed of his gap between bat and pad, but the real culprit was Mahendra Singh Dhoni who played all over an innocuous delivery and was bowled when the situation demanded utmost caution. Ajit Agarkar survived a leg before shout after being completely beaten by a slower one from Dwayne Bravo. But in the very next over of the same bowler, he failed to spot another slower one and was bowled without offering a stroke. Harbhajan demolished any myth that might have been about the pitch in his 60-ball innings that contained two effortless sixes over the bowler’s head off Wavell Hinds. Tendulkar’s was a contrasting knock to the one he played against the same opponent six days ago. His 65 came from 102 balls with seven fours and came to an end in unfortunate circumstances when he failed to back up in time and was beaten by Rudra Pratap Singh’s straight drive that caught the fingers of bowler Marlon Samuels. Scoreboard
India Dravid c Baugh b Smith 0 Tendulkar run out 65 Sehwag b Smith 1 Raina c Gayle b Smith 11 Yuvraj c Baugh b Smith 0 Dhoni b Collymore 18 Agarkar b Bravo 4 Harbhajan c Baugh b Gayle 37 R.P. Singh b Gayle 2 Sreesanth run out 0 Patel not out 2 Extras
(lb-3, w-16, nb-3) 22 Total (all out, 39.3 overs) 162 Fall of wickets:
1-1, 2-6, 3-38, 4-38, 5-69, 6-78, 7-156, 8-157, 9-160. Bowling:
Smith 10-2-31-4, Collymore 8-1-41-1, Bravo 6-0-16-1, Hinds 6-0-41-0, Gayle 5.3-0-13-2, Samuels 4-0-17-0. West Indies
Chanderpaul c Sehwag b Patel 21 Morton c Dhoni b Sreesanth 27 Sarwan c Dhoni b Patel 2 Hinds c&b Harbhajan 8 Samuels lbw Agarkar 5 Gayle lbw R.P. Singh 1 Smith lbw Agarkar 12 Bravo st Dhoni b Harbhajan 10 Lara not out 40 Baugh c Dravid b Harbhajan 6 Collymore lbw Sreesanth 0 Extras
(lb-6, nb-2, w-6) 14 Total (all out, 41 overs) 146 Fall of wickets:
1-44, 2-52, 3-58, 4-63, 5-70, 6-83, 7-96, 8-118, 9-145. Bowling:
Agarkar 10-1-22-2, Patel 10-1-31-2, Sreesanth 8-0-25-2, R.P. Singh 5-0-27-1, Harbhajan 8-0-35-3.
— PTI
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Indian colts trounce Pak
Lahore, September 20 The Indians, who had won the preceding two-match Test series with huge margins, scored 250 in the allotted 50 overs before scuttling out Pakistan for 168 in 39.4 overs. Skipper Piyush Chawla took three for 38 and pacer Ishant Sharma three for 31 to star in India’s commendable win. The home side had made nine changes to their squad for the one-day series but it did not seem to have helped their cause. Earlier, Uday Kaul made 67 and Sanjeev Sharma 65 to give their side a fighting total. After the loss of two early wickets, the left-handed Kaul batted confidently, hitting seven fours in his 90-ball knock while Sanjeev Sharma hit two fours and three sixes from 75 balls. Chawla, a centurion in the last Test, contributed 43 from 25 balls and Ravindra Jadeja made 32 to shore up the total. For Pakistan, Mohd. Naved and Mohd. Ibrahim took two wickets apiece.
— PTI
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BCCI Elections
New Delhi, September 20 An interim direction to this effect was issued by Mr Justice B. N. Agrawal, Mr Justice P. P. Naolekar and Mr Justice Lokeshwar Singh Panta on the petitions of BCCI and Bihar Cricket Association (BCA) challenging the order of the Jharkhand High Court, which had only allowed Jharkhand Cricket Association (JCA) to participate in the board election. The court, meanwhile, issued notice to the JCA, directing it to submit a reply to the petitions filed by the BCCI and the BCA within four weeks. But the apex court clarified that its interim order granting permission to the associations of both the states to participate in the board election, would be subject to the final judgement in the matter. The proceedings on BCA’s writ petition before Jharkhand High Court and civil suit in a Patna court and BCCI’s suit in Chennai against JCA, were also stayed by the apex court till the matter is decided. After creation of Jharkhand in 2000, BCA was created under the presidentship of Railway Minister Lalu Prasad as the earlier Bihar association registered in Jamshedpur was reincarnated as Jharkhand Cricket Association. The BCCI and BCA had challenged it by filing suits in Chennai and Patna courts respectively and later in a writ petition in Jharkhand High Court on the ground that the cricket association of a state was not like a government administrative body that would be bifurcated automatically with creation of a news state. It should have remained as BCA, representing both states as the body had been functioning from Jamshedpur since 1935, the BCCI contended. Dalmiya may contest Kolkata (PTI): Complaining of harassment, former BCCI president Jagmohan Dalmiya today said he was contemplating putting up a challenge in the Board elections scheduled to be held later this month. “Whenever something is around, there is an effort to keep me preoccupied. This was done before the July 30 CAB elections also and now they are doing this again,” Dalmiya told PTI here, in the wake of his interrogation by the Economic Offences Wing of Mumbai Police yesterday. Dalmiya, however, made it clear that he was yet to take a final decision on whether he would put up candidates opposed to the present office bearers for the September 27-28 BCCI elections at Mumbai. “Time is too short. I have to hold discussions with people. I shall take a decision within one or two days,” Dalmiya said. Dalmiya’s comments came a day after he was grilled for three hours by the EOW at Bhavani Bhavan, the state CID headquarters, in connection with the alleged financial misappropriation of PILCOM (Pakistan India Lanka Committee on 1996 World Cup) accounts.
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Gibbs likely to be questioned on Oct 12
Durban, September 20 A spokesperson for the Western Province Cricket Board in Cape Town said Gibbs would “apparently be questioned on October 12 and 14” about his role in the scandal. He also said Gibbs, accompanied by his attorney, would leave for India only on October 11, seven days after his team’s departure for the Champions Trophy. “Gibbs would not be able to leave with the rest of the team because his attorney would not be able to travel to India before October 11,” he said.
— PTI
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Hair set to get new lease of life
Melbourne, September 20 The ICC, slated to announce this week its officials for the Champions Trophy, may appoint the Australian as one of its umpires for the high-profile tournament. “He is still regarded as one of our best umpires. It’s a safe bet that he’ll be there (for the Champions Trophy),” an ICC source was quoted as saying by the Sydney Morning Herald today.
— PTI
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Minerva academy book berth in last 8
Chandigarh, September 20 The AIAB, which chose to bat after winning the toss, scored 195 in 48.3 overs. After losing two early wickets, Rajeev Sarhandi helped the team to reach respectable total with his 61 in 74 balls before getting run out. He was well supported by skipper Pankaj Dharmani, who made half century. Left hand spinner Ali Murtaza scalped five for 26 runs followed by Babloo Kumar, snapping three for 30. In reply, the MCC got an early jolt as they lost their opener Farman Ahmed (1) at the total of three. But it was the partnership of 86 runs in 121 balls between T.P. Singh and Shafiq Khan for the second wicket, which cleared the MCC’s victory path. Maninder Bisla remained unbeaten on 38 while Rahat Elahi was playing on 27 runs when the team reached the winning total of 199 for the loss of five wickets in 43.3 overs. Ali Mutza for his brilliant spell of 5 for 26 was declared the man of the match. In the second match played at St. Johns School, Sector 26, Rajasthan Cricket Association (RCA) beat the local outfit LIC Club by six wickets. The LIC gave an easy target of 160 runs. Gurinder Saini 31, Satyender Yadav 34 and Ravinder Nain 28 were the only notable contributors of the club. RCA’s left arm spinner Mohammad Ahmed returned the figures of 3 for 9 in 4 overs. Chasing the modest target, Rajasthan scored 160 runs for four of 30.1 overs thus earning 5 points including a bonus while LIC got minus one for having conceded the bonus. Brief scores: AIAB: 195 for all in 48.3 overs (Sarandi 61, Dharmani 50, Mutza 5 for 26); MCC: 199 for 5 in 43.3 overs (P.P. Singh 56, Kahan 43, Chudasaman 3 for 61). LIC: 159 all out in 44 overs (Gurinder 31, Yadav 34, Ahmed 3 for 9); RCA: 160 for 4 in 31.1 overs (Dodu 51, Kanwat 42, Manu Sharma 2 for 42).
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Tamarine downs Spears
Kolkata, September 20 Tansugarn got past American Abigail Spears 2-6, 6-3, 6-2 after a two-hour battle to march into the last eight where she will take on either top seed Martina Hingis or Israel’s Tzipora Obziler who play later in the evening. Thailand’s Army Commander-in-Chief General Sondhi Boonyaratkalin wrested power from Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra yesterday in a bloodless coup and soldiers and tanks patrolled the streets of the capital Bangkok where an uneasy calm prevailed. Spears, who got a special exemption for the tournament, took the opening set by breaking the 29-year-old Tanasugarn in the second, sixth and eighth games. The Thai, who began the set in the style, demolishing Spears in the very first game, failed to keep up the momentum and surrendered the first set in 29 minutes. However, in a virtual replay of her outing against sixth seeded Estonian Kaia Kanepi yesterday, Tanasugarn upped the ante in the second set and opened up a 2-0 lead after breaking Spears in the first game. Spears fought back and snatched Tanasugarn’s serve in the fourth game, but the Asian — who has a career high world ranking of 19 — took the next three games to got ahead 5-3. Though Spears broke Tanasugarn in the eighth game, the Thai broke back in the ninth to pocket the set. The third set was completely one-sided as the higher ranked Thai girl broke her rival in the sixth and
eight game to seal the fate of the match.
— PTI
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Hingis enters quarterfinals
Kolkata, September 20 Martina not only brushed aside any reminiscence of doubts in self-belief, but also big serves from a fleet-footed Obziler to move into the quarters. Unfazed by a coup back home, Thai girl Tamarine Tanasugarn continued her good work to book a quarterfinal berth
today. Tansugarn got past American Abigail Spears 2-6, 6-3, 6-2 after a two-hour battle. India’s glamorous tennis star Sania Mirza, striving to arrest the downslide in her rankings, would have to contend with Germany’s Sandra Kloesel in the second round tomorrow. The gritty Kloesel served a warning to Sania as she edged out higher-ranked Russian Galina Voskoboeva 7-6 (7-5), 5-7, 6-4 after a nearly three-hour marathon battle at the centre court of the Netaji Indoor stadium
today. Klosel, ranked 123 in the world, fended off a tough challenge from the big serving Russian, who sent down as many as 18 aces during the opening round clash. However, Kloesel kept her cool and triumphed in the end. — Agencies
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Sports calendar for Punjab school inter-district tournaments 2006-07 September 26-30 (Patiala): Under-17: Football (Boys), handball, basketball, archery, yoga, roller skating and fencing; Under-14: Archery, yoga, roller skating and fencing; Under-19: Cricket, archery, roller skating, yoga, roller hockey, fencing and boxing (boys).
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Dhruv Pandove Trophy from tomorrow
Mohali, September 20 The tournament, commencing on September 22 at Patiala, is being held in the memory of Dhruv Pandove. Four states — Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Delhi — will participate in the tournament. Schedule: September 22: Punjab vs HPCA at Dhruv Pandove Cricket Stadium and DDCA vs Haryana at YPS, Patiala; September 23: Punjab vs Haryana at Dhruv Pandove Cricket Stadium and DDCA vs HPCA at YPS; September 25: Punjab vs DDCA at Dhruv Pandove Cricket Stadium and HPCA vs Haryana at YPS; September 26: Final at Dhruv Pandove Cricket Stadium.
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Rupesh-Thomas in pre-quarters
Madrid, September 20 On court number one, the Rupesh-Thomas pair had to sweat it out for three games and 46 minutes to down Albertus Susanto Njoto and Yohan Hadikusumo Wiratama of Hong Kong 21-17, 19-21, 21-19. Meanwhile, the Indian challenge in the singles event came to an end after Trupti Murgunde lost to Eriko Hirose of Japan in a closely-fought match. Trupti squandered a game’s advantage as the resurgent Japanese lass fought back to rake the match 6-21, 21-16, 21-12.
— UNI
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Murgunde, Meenakshi lose
Madrid, September 20 The Indian pair bowed out after being packed off 2-21, 7-21 in just 15 minutes by the Chinese girls yesterday. Murgunde, the only Indian player left in the singles fray, will take on Japanese Eriko Hirose. The other women’s doubles pair of Jwala Gutta and Shruti Kurian will face Kumiko Ogura and Reiko Shiota. In men’s doubles, Rupesh Kumar and Thomas Sanave will take on Albertus Susanto Njoto and Yohan Hadikusomo Wiratama of Hong Kong.
— PTI
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