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Maharoof stars in Lankan victory
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Younis refuses to lead Pak; Yousuf takes over
Cullen replaces injured Clark
Poncha sets pool ablaze
Adventure Cup triathlon ends
Double crown for Bob, Komal
Pillay shines in Airlines win
Top golfers quit PGAI
Low-key start for golfers
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Maharoof stars in Lankan victory
Chandigarh, October 5 Maharoof shared a 90-run partnership with Chaminda Vaas to help his team post a total of 267 for 8 in 50 overs. In reply, PCA could make only 183 runs for seven wickets in the allotted overs. Deciding to bat first after winning the toss, Sri Lanka started disastrously as the PCA team began on a confident note. Opener Sanath Jayasuriya was clean bowled for 10 by pacer Gagandeep Singh on the first ball of his third over. Giving another jolt to the islanders, Rajesh Sharma bowled the other opener Upul Tharanga (21 off 33 balls) in the 12th over, reducing Lanka to 50 for 2. Five runs later, Gagandeep trapped skipper Mahela Jayawardene leg before wicket when his score was nine. At one stage, Sri Lanka were tottering on 112 for 5. Ishan Malhotra sent back Kumar Sangakkara (23 off 27 balls), who was caught by Ricky in the covers, and Marvan Atapattu was run out for 15. Maharoof rescued the team with a brilliant knock consisting of six fours and three sixes. He was well-supported by Vaas, who made 46 in 48 balls. Gagandeep proved the most successful bowler, finishing with figures of 2 for 23. Amit Uniyal, who conceded 36 runs in his last two overs, was the most expensive bowler (10-0-65-0). In reply, PCA lost opener Uday Kaul, who was caught by Jayawardene off Vaas for four. The next wicket fell on 39 when Maharoof made Ishan edge a delivery to slip where Jayawardene made no mistake. Ruchira Perera claimed Gaurav Gupta (10 off 24 balls). Skipper Pankaj Dharmani showed some resistance and put on 56 runs whereas Sumit Sharma and Sarabjit Singh contributed 11 runs each. Perera was the most successful bowler (2 for 31), while Vaas, Malinga, Maharoof, Muralitharan and Dilshan took one wicket each. Maharoof was declared the man of the match. Scoreboard Sri Lanka Tharanga b Rajesh 21 Jayasuriya b Gagandeep 10 Jayawardene lbw Gagandeep 9 Sangakkara c Ravneet b Ishan 23 Atapattu run out 15 Dilshan lbw Rajesh 25 Maharoof not out 81 Vaas st Sarabjit b Bipul 48 Malinga run out 1 Muralitharan not out 0 Extras
(lb-13, w-17, nb-4) 34 Total (8 wkts, 50 overs) 267 Fall of wickets:
1-14, 2-50, 3-55, 4-87, 5-112, 6-144, 7- 234, 8-257. Bowling:
Gagandeep 10-0-23-2, Uniyal 10-0-65-0, Rajesh 10-0-64-2, Ishan 10-0-50-1, Bipul 10-0-52-1. PCA President’s XI Ricky c Jayasuriya b Perera 36 Kaul b Jayawardene b Vaas 4 Ishan c Jayawardene b Maharoof 10 Gaurav c Sangakkara b Perera 10 Dharmani c Vaas b Dilshan 56 Sumit lbw Muralitharan 11 Sarabjit lbw Malinga 11 Bipul not out 22 Uniyal not out 8 Extras
(nb-3, w-7, b-4, lb-1) 15 Total (7 wkts, 50 overs) 183 Fall of wickets:
1-22, 2-39, 3-67, 4-74, 5-88, 6-126, 7-170. Bowling: Vaas 5-1-14-1, Malinga 8-1-16-1, Perera 7-0-31-2, Maharoof 9-1-34-1, Muralitharan 7-1-30-1, Jayasuriya 9-0-34-0, Dilshan 5-0-19-1.
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Zimbabwe win by 30 runs
Ahmedabad, October 5 Opener Azhar
Bilakhia (53) top-scored for the hosts, while middle-order batsman
Bhavik Thakar made 37 runs. Stand-in Zimbabwean captain and off-spinner
S Matsikanyeri took four wickets for the visitors. Earlier in the day,
GCA, led by Parthiv Patel, managed to restrict the Africans to a modest
total after putting them in. Zimbabwe started off at a brisk rate by
scoring over five runs per over, though they lost Matsikanyeri for 19 as
he was brilliantly caught by Bhavik Thakar in the slips off Siddarth
Trivedi. C. Chibmabha was the next to follow when the total was
65. However, T. Duffin and H Masakadza maintained a healthy run rate
till the 20-over mark, until Parthiv introduced spinners Vishwajit
Solanki and Mohanish Parmar to apply the brakes on the scoring rate.
Parmar dismissed Duffin (47, 82 balls) in the 27th over. Masakadza
(52), who was trapped by spinner Niraj Patel, was the top-scorer
for Zimbabwe. — PTI
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BCCI keen to ensure foolproof security
Tribune News Service
New Delhi, October 5 During his half an hour meeting, Mr Shetty also sought adequate security for all 10 competing teams in the tournament to be held across four venues — Mohali, Jaipur, Ahmedabad and Mumbai. In the wake of the recent terror attacks and the threat wielded by Shiv Sena against Pakistan playing on Indian soil, Mr Ratnagar is understood to have requested the Centre for deployment of adequate central paramilitary forces and commandoes for the incident-free conduct of the tournament. “In the wake of the recent terror attacks in the country, we have asked for proper security to be provided to the players and officials,” Mr Shetty told newspersons after the meeting. Mr Duggal on his part assured that the Ministry of Home Affairs would provide adequate security. Asked if Shiv Sena’s threat to Pakistan cricket team against playing in Mumbai was taken up at the meeting, Mr Shetty said, “Whether Pakistan should play in Mumbai is for the board to decide and security is for the government to decide.” Some senior officials of the Ministry and top security officers also attended the meeting.
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PCA sticks to stand on host-venue agreement
Chandigarh, October 5 While two hosts, Mumbai and Ahmedabad, have signed the agreement, Jaipur and Mohali are still awaiting a categorical assurance from the governing body that it would compensate for the losses. Mr I.S. Bindra, PCA chief, while talking to mediapersons at the Sector 16 Cricket Stadium here today, said the PCA would incur a loss of about Rs 90 lakh for each match since most of the major rights like television and in-stadia were with the ICC. “It is not possible for us to bear such heavy losses. Most of the rights are with them, the only thing we have is the ticket money. Moreover, we put certain conditions before the ICC to protect some rights in favour of the PCA and our sponsors. As the officials of ICC are regularly checking our arrangements and other facilities, it indicates that they have accepted our stand and are interested to hold matches here,” Mr Bindra said. “After conducting the matches of the Champions Trophy, we have to lose one international match as per the guidelines of the Board of Control for Cricket in India. That would result in a loss of Rs 85 to 90 crore,” he said. As part of its policy, the ICC had ensured that the four venues selected for the Champions Trophy were “clean”, which meant that those stadiums had no contractual in-stadia and hospitality obligations. On the issue, BCCI Joint Secretary M.P. Pandove said the board had put across the PCA’s reservations to the ICC. “The ICC has been apprised of the situation as we had elaborated on the state of affairs in writing. But till now they have not answered,” said Mr Pandove. However, the ICC reserved their comment on the issue but expressed surprise on the PCA’s stand on the host-venue agreement.
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Younis refuses to lead Pak; Yousuf takes over
Karachi, October 5 Younis, named as the stand-in skipper for Champions Trophy in place of Inzamam-ul-Haq who is serving a four-match ODI ban, was scheduled to talk about the team’s preparations for the elite tournament at a press conference in Lahore but instead told reporters that he was quitting the job. “I don’t want to be a dummy captain, I will explain the reasons for my decision later,” was all that he said before leaving the venue in a huff. Stunned reporters tried to chase him to get more details but in vain. Coach Bob Woolmer, who was supposed to address the media along with Younis, looked flabbergasted. Yousuf, named as vice-captain, was promoted at an emergency meeting of the OCB’s ad-hoc committee later. |
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Cullen replaces injured Clark
Sydney, October 5 “This came out of the blue but naturally I’m really excited about the opportunity,” he said. “It’s really disappointing for Stuart to miss out with an injury and I’m sure that everyone wishes him the best for a speedy recovery. “However, it’s now up to me to take this opportunity and put my best foot forward for the team and I’m really looking forward to going to
India.” Seamer Clark was ruled out yesterday with a thigh injury he suffered last weekend playing club cricket. Chairman of selectors Andrew Hilditch said Cullen deserved his chance, and he was happy with Australia’s bowling attack heading into a tournament they have never won before. “Dan bowled really well in Kuala Lumpur from limited opportunities,” he said of DLF Cup tri-series.
— AFP
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Poncha sets pool ablaze
Chandigarh, October 5 Rehan Poncha of Bangalore University clinched the first position in 1500m freestyle (17:13.15), bettering his last year’s record (17:21.99). In the women’s section, the Calicut University team (Shaima, Sabunamol, Beena and Manusha) won the first place with the timing of 10 minutes, 9.46 seconds. Mohammad Junaid Alam of Calcutta University with 23.65 points stood first in the men’s high board diving event, while Pratha Kshir Sagar of Devi Ahilya University, Indore, secured the first place with 263.50 points in the women’s section. The results: Men: 4x200m (freestyle relay): 1. Bangalore University (Abhishek, Satya Sheel, Ramachandra Rao and Rehan Poncha) 9:16.79; 2. Panjab University (Gagan Matta, Harpreet Singh, Navjot Singh and Mohit Sharma) 9:17.38; 3. Kerala University ( Vishu, Sreejith, Anoop and Adith) 9:17.59. 1500m (freestyle): 1. Rehan Poncha (Bangalore University) 17:13.15; 2. Srinand Sriniwas (RGUHS, Bangalore) 17:25.51; 3. Abhishek (Bangalore University) 17.53.63. Diving (high board): 1. Mohd. Junaid Alam (Calcutta University) 230.65 points; 2. Sushant Saxena (MJP Rohilkhand University) 191.60 points; 3. Tarun Saini (Delhi University) 184.50 points. Women: 4x200m (freestyle relay): 1. Calicut University (Shaima, Sabunamol, Beena and Manusha) 10:09.46; 2. Kerala University ( Rajitha, Praveena, Rohini and Saranya) 10:16.24; 3. Mumbai University (Juilee, Shruti, Tejashree and Bhavna) 10:37.00. 800m (freestyle): 1. Rajni Tokas (Delhi University) 10:41.31; 2. Saranya S Nair (Kerala University) 10:43.15; 3. Gurbinder Kaur (PU, Chandigarh) 10:54.16. Diving (high board): 1. Pratha Kshir Sagar (Devi Ahilya University, Indore) 163.50 points; 2. Sonal Sisodiya (DAU, Indore) 144.30 points; 3. Nomita Dogra (Delhi University) 136.05 points. Water polo: Calicut University b Punjabi University, Patiala, 12-5; Manipur University b PU, Chandigarh, 11-6; Mumbai University b MDU, Rohtak, 11-1; Delhi University b VTU, Belgaum, 10-0; MGU Kottayam b MS University, Baroda 9-2.
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Adventure Cup triathlon ends
Chandigarh, October 5 The first event was 9 km cycling on formidable steep climbs, followed by 11 km of hill running on a winding mountain path towards Laxman Jhula. The participants, thereafter, switched to the rafting gear and took off in the roaring rapids of the Ganga in white water rafts. After 16 km of white-water rafting, the participants finished the race at the Virbhadra Barrage. The General Officer Commanding of Chetak Corps, Lt- Gen N.S. Brar, honoured the participants and presented the championship trophy to the winners.
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Double crown for Bob, Komal
Sangrur, October 5 Bob Sharma won the boys singles (Under-16) title defeating Anand Tewari of Ludhiana 21-18, 21-14. Later, he joined Akshit of Nawanshahr to defeat Anand Tewari and Gurrattan of Ludhiana in a closely contested match. They won 21-15, 15-21, 21-18. In the boys (under-13) singles final, Rupinder Singh of Ropar had no difficulty in disposing of Arnav of Jalandhar 21-18, 21-12. Among girls (Under-16), Komalpreet won the singles title. After losing the first game 19-21 to Steffi Kalla of Jalandhar, Komal came back strongly to won the next two games 21-19, 21-13. Later, she joined Steffi to won the doubles title defeating the Ludhiana pair of Harveen and Taniya 21-11, 21-15. Mr T.P.S Puri, a former national badminton coach, was also honoured on the occasion. Dr Indu, SDM, Malerkotla, and senior vice-president of the District Badminton Association, gave away the prizes.
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Pillay shines in Airlines win
New Delhi, October 5 The match began on a surprise note for the star-studded Airlines as a fighting BSF forged ahead in the ninth minute when Varinderjit Singh converted a penalty corner and the Border cops held on to the lead till half time. But on resumption, Dhanraj played like a man possessed to fashion the equaliser, which was slotted in by Brojen Singh, while Dhanraj scored off a penalty corner to give Airlines the lead. Jalwinder Singh and Swaranjit Singh (2) added three more goals though in between BSF managed to slot in another goal through Ranjit Singh, ensure their passage into the semifinal. In the second match, Namdhari XI surprised Air-India with a 1-0 victory. Gurpeet Singh scored the match-winner off a penalty corner late in the first half.
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Top golfers quit PGAI
New Delhi, October 5 The players, who have been locked in a legal battle with their promoters, Tiger Sports Marketing, over the marketing of the sport in India, seemed set for launching a Tour of their own. But they have stopped short of spelling out their next course of action, probably because their case against TSM is still in the court and the next hearing of which is set for November 30. An announcement from the players, though, is expected on Tuesday. Following the withdrawal, PGAI Board members were also expected to put in their resignations soon. The existing board of the PGAI, comprising Ajai Gupta, Uttam Singh Mundy, Digvijay Singh, Arjun Singh, Amritinder Singh and Ranjit Singh will also submit their resignations tomorrow morning, the release added.
— PTI
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Low-key start for golfers
Taipei, October 5 Gurbaaz Mann was the only one to shoot par and was lying 34th in a field of 142. Harinder Gupta and Digvijay Singh came back with rounds of two-over 74 and were lying 63rd, while Rahil Gangjee, runner-up last week at Mercuries Masters, was three-over 75 in 83rd place. SSP Chowrasia shot a four-over 76 and was tied 95 and Arjun Singh was five-over in 77 and 107th.
—PTI
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