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Mumbai press for victory
Carnage in Centurion
Ponting, Hodge do it for Aussies
Steelers, Shers post wins
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Jyoti, Jeev fizzle out
19-0 win for HMV eves
Sao Paulo down Bagan
Lankans thrash Mumbai XI
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Mumbai press for victory
Mumbai, February 4 At close on the third day, Bengal were 98 for 2, with in-form batsman Manoj Tiwary (19) giving Dasgupta company. Bengal now need 374 more runs for victory with eight wickets standing. Earlier, Mumbai’s second innings folded up for 294 at the stroke of tea on this third day with Ranadeb Bose being the strike bowler for Bengal with five for 71. Starting the day at 113 for two, Mumbai soon lost Wasim Jaffer for 53 being caught and bowled by Bose with Mumbai on 119 for three. Jaffer faced 92 balls and his innings was laced with eight fours and a six, all of them coming the previous evening. A huge roar greeted Sachin Tendulkar as he walked out to bat, but he was definitely not at his best. In the first innings, he had stamped his authority, but in the second he was less assured. More than once, he was surprised by a bit of extra pace or bounce and took blows on the body, most noticeably when he was late on a pull shot against Ashok Dinda and was struck on the helmet. Saurav Sarkar even managed to draw out an error when Tendulkar hit one uppishly back at the bowler, but the latter juggled the offering and could not latch on to it. Still, interspersed between some less-than-perfect shots, were the gems. The whip through the onside consistently beat the field, and back-foot punches through cover sped away with ease. In the end, it was a change in the bowling that brought relief for Bengal. Dinda, who had bowled a long spell, gave way to Sourashish Lahiri, and Tendulkar took a bit of a chance. He attempted to hit a short ball wide of the man at cover, but only managed to find Manoj Tiwary. Lahiri had Tendulkar’s wicket for the second time in the game, this time only for 43 runs. Amol Muzumdar and Abhishek Nair ensured that there was no further damage and took Mumbai to lunch on 220 for 5. The post-lunch session proved to be more entertaining than the first, with Nair batting more freely as the lead burgeoned past 400. He struck five boundaries and a six in his 34, while Muzumdar was more conventional getting 37. Starting the huge chase, Bengal began on a much assured note with Deep Dasgupta and Arindam Das adding 39 for the first wicket. The change in bowling worked for Mumbai as Wilkin Mota replaced Ajit Agarkar and he bowled with a lot of purpose, bowling in the zone of uncertainty on and around the off-stump. Mota was rewarded with the wicket of Das who could not keep down the ball as he tried to cut Mota only to give an easy catch to Wasim Jaffer in the gully. Das made 10. The next man in, Abhishek Jhunjhunwala, looked in good touch, striking three boundaries as he along with Dasgupta, further frustrated the Mumbai attack. The two had put on 26 runs for the second wicket when Mumbai captain Muzumdar brought in Ramesh Powar. The move paid off immediately. Jhunjhunwala stepped down the track to the first ball from the offie, but was beaten in flight and wrapped on the pads. The umpire upheld the appeal, though it looked a bit harsh on the batsman. Jhunjhunwala made 20, with three boundaries, after having faced 28 balls. Manoj Tiwari then joined Dasgupta who was holding one end up, showing a lot of grit and courage as quite a few balls flew past the slip cordon without going to hand. Tiwari showed his class hoisting Powar for a huge six over long leg to take Bengal to close without any further loss of wickets. Scoreboard Mumbai (1st innings) 320 Bengal (1st innings) 143 Mumbai (2nd innings) Kukreja c Dasgupta b Bose 5 Jaffer c&b Bose 53 Rohit b Dinda 57 Mota c Dasgupta b Sarkar 15 Tendulkar c Tiwary b Lahiri 43 Muzumdar c Tiwary b Bose 37 Nair c Dasgupta b Sarkar 34 Powar c Ganguly b Sarkar 4 Agarkar c Das b Bose 6 Samant not out 9 Zaheer b Bose 13 Extras
(lb-4, nb-14) 18 Total (all out, 80.3 overs) 294 Fall of wickets:
1-6, 2-113, 3-119, 4-160, 5-188, 6-257, 7-262, 8-269, 9-273. Bowling:
Bose 26.3-6-71-5, Sarkar 14-2-54-3, Dinda 25-6-70-1, Lahiri 12-0-86-1, Ganguly 3-0-9-0. Bengal
(2nd innings) Dasgupta batting 43 Das c Jaffer b Mota 10 Jhunjhunwala lbw Powar 20 Tiwary batting 19 Extras
(b-2, lb-1, nb-3) 6 Total (2 wkts, 31 overs) 98 Fall of wickets:
1-39, 2-65. Bowling: Agarkar 7-2-33-0, Zaheer 9-3-26-0, Mota 7-4-17-1, Nair 3-1-3-0, Powar 5-2-15-1.
— UNI
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Finally, Goel gets his due
Chandigarh, February 4 Goel, the highest wicket-taker in the history of the Ranji Trophy, has been named for the Ceat Domestic Cricket Award for lifetime achievement. He will receive the award on February 6 at a function in Mumbai. The award consists of Rs 1 lakh and a trophy. Sunil Gavaskar recommended the name of the former Haryana and North Zone spinner from a list of cricketers who played domestic cricket with distinction. Goel has a whopping 640 wickets in 122 Ranji Trophy games at miserly average of 17.14 and this includes 53 five-wicket hauls. Wily Goel bamboozled batsmen with pinpoint accuracy and won several games for the side he played for. He played cricket when the spin trio of Bishen Bedi, Erapalli Prasanna and Bhagwat Chandershekhar held sway over the batsmen but unfortunately never got a chance to play for the country. During a conversation, Goel, now settled in Rohtak, showed no rancour or bitterness at not having got a chance to play for India. Always positive and forthright, Goel (64) was as elated and effervescent as ever after getting the news. Goel attributed non-fulfilment of his dream to play for India to the absence of an effective and vituperative media at a time when he played. “Had the print and electronic media been as active in our times as they are now, my achievements would surely have been highlighted and, possibly, I could have got a chance to play for the country.” Goel made his Ranji debut in 1958-59 and went on to play for 27 years. The very fact that he continued to play for nearly three decades is a tribute to his match-winning abilities with the ball. “I played the first Ranji Trophy game when I was in Class XI. S M Bali’s was my first wicket, while Lalchand Rajput was my last victim on the field.” “I played for 10 years for Delhi, 12 years for Haryana and five years for Southern Punjab. Virtually in every second game I took a five-wicket haul. In his book “Idols”, Gavaskar named me among 31 top-rated players.” The former Indian captain wrote that Goel was one of the greatest bowlers he had ever played against.
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Carnage in Centurion
Centurion, February 4 Boucher plundered 78 runs off 38 balls as South Africa hammered 392 for six in their 50 overs after being sent in to bat by Pakistan, who conceded their highest total in one-day internationals. The home attack then dismissed Pakistan for 228 in 46.4 overs for an easy victory. Pakistan needed to mount the second highest successful run chase in ODI history, requiring a mammoth 7.86 runs per over, and although they scored briskly, South Africa picked up wickets at regular intervals. A partnership of 49 off 35 balls between Mohammad Yousuf and Inzamam-ul-Haq lifted Pakistan after Makhaya Ntini plundered the top-order to leave them on 70 for four. But Yousuf fell for 39 and Inzamam (15) was caught off Jacques Kallis in the next over to kill off Pakistan’s chances. Abdul Razzaq (6) and Rana Naved-ul-Hasan (0) both fell in Kallis’s next over as Pakistan slumped to a sorry 125 for eight. Shoaib Malik and Mohammad Sami, who scored a career-best 46, batted courageously and their 73-run stand brought respectability to their total. Shoaib top-scored for Pakistan with a defiant 52 not out, which included three fours and two sixes. Earlier, Boucher launched nine fours and four sixes to propel South Africa to their huge score, taking advantage of the closing overs and lives on 24 and 48. Openers Graeme Smith (72) and AB de Villiers (67) had set South Africa on their way with a first-wicket stand of 140. Scoreboard South Africa De Villiers c Naved b Afridi 67 Smith st Akmal b Hafeez 72 Bosman c Akmal b Hafeez 4 Kallis not out 88 Prince c Razzaq b Afridi 39 Boucher c Inzamam b Naved 78 Kemp c Akmal b Naved 11 Pollock not out 2 Extras
(b-1, lb-5, w-16, nb-9) 31 Total (6 wickets, 50 overs) 392 Fall of wickets:
1-140, 2-144, 3-167, 4-235, 5-363, 6-380. Bowling: Asif 9-1-61-0, Naved 8-0-92-2, Sami 7-0-68-0, Hafeez 9-0-69-2, Afridi 10-0-42-2, Shoaib 6-0-32-0, Razzaq 1-0-22-0. Pakistan Hafeez c Smith b Ntini 21 Akmal c Prince b Pollock 13 Younis c&b Ntini 13 Afridi c Nel b Ntini 17 Yousuf c Smith b Nel 39 Inzamam c sub b Kallis 15 Malik not out 52 Razzaq c Peterson b Kallis 6 Naved c Boucher b Kallis 0 Sami c Boucher b Peterson 46 Asif c Prince b Smith 2 Extras
(w-4) 4 Total (all out, 46.4 overs) 228 Fall of wickets:
1-27, 2-37, 3-56, 4-70, 5-119, 6-119, 7-125, 8-125, 9-198. Bowling:
Pollock 10-0-46-1, Ntini 10-0-51-3, Nel 7-1-26-1, Kallis 5-0-34-3, Peterson 9-1-49-1, Kemp 2-0-13-0, Prince 2-0-3-0, Smith 1.4-0-6-1.
— Reuters
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Ponting, Hodge do it for Aussies
Melbourne, February 4 Ponting, returning to the side after missing Friday’s defeat by England with a hip problem, struck 104 as he and Hodge helped the hosts reach their victory target of 291 with 10 balls to spare at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. The victory means the winner of Tuesday’s match between England and New Zealand in Brisbane will take on the hosts in the best-of-three final starting in Melbourne on Friday. The world champions started their run chase positively with Adam Gilchrist (29) and Matthew Hayden (28) adding 56 for the first wicket before they were both dismissed in successive overs by James Franklin. The hosts looked edgy when Michael Clarke (9) went at 112-3 but Ponting and Hodge timed their chase to perfection, taking advantage of some poor bowling to record a stand of 154 and help their side reach the highest-ever winning target at the MCG. A disappointed Ponting holed out to Lou Vincent at long-off with victory in sight and Mike Hussey’s run-out (8) added to the tension, but Hodge fell agonisingly short of his century as he hit the winning runs. Scoreboard New Zealand Vincent b Tait 90 Fleming c Hussey b Lee 9 Fulton lbw Clarke 60 Taylor b Clarke 21 Styris c Hussey b Clark 34 Oram c Hodge b Lee 15 McCullum b Clarke 19 Vettori not out 3 Franklin not out 13 Extras
(b-2, lb-11, w-9, nb-4) 26 Total (7 wickets, 50 overs) 290 Fall of wickets:
1-12, 2-163, 3-188, 4-212, 5-233, 6-269, 7-275. Bowling: Lee 10-0-71-2, Tait 10-1-26-1, Clark 10-1-61-2, Johnson 7-0-48-0, Clarke 9-0-45-2, White 4-0-26-0. Australia Gilchrist b Franklin 29 Hayden c Taylor b Franklin 28 Ponting c Vincent b Gillespie 104 Clarke c McCullum b Vettori 9 Hodge not out 99 Hussey run out 8 White not out 1 Extras
(lb-1, w-3, nb-9) 13 Total (5 wickets, 48.2 overs) 291 Fall of wickets:
1-56, 2-65, 3-112, 4-266, 5-279. Bowling: Franklin 10-0-56-2, Bond 9-0-64-0, Gillespie 8.2-0-45-1, Oram 5-0-44-0, Vettori 10-0-55-1, Styris 6-0-26-0.
— Reuters
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Steelers, Shers post wins
Chennai, February 4 In an earlier match, Sher-e-Jalandhar got the better of Chennai Veerans 2-1. Jarnail Singh (31st minute) and Gagan Ajit Singh (55th) scored for Sher-e-Jalandhar and Somanna (61st) netted for Chennai Veerans. Though Sher-e-Jalandhar (four wins) also finished with 14 points, Orissa Steelers emerged the leader by virtue of more number of wins, five from six matches. In a defence oriented game, Orissa Steelers cashed in on their first opportunity to score in the 33rd minute. Prabodh Tirkey latched on to a mispass and moved from the centre to the left and then shot goalward. Showing good opportunism, Damandeep Singh deflected the ball into the goal. Pakistan’s Adnan Zakir gave a long pass to Sunil Ekka, whose swift cross was deflected in perfectly by Damandeep Singh (2-0). Team positions at the end of the first leg of the tournament: Orissa Steelers (five wins, 14 pts), Sher-e-Jalandhar (four wins, 14 pts); Bangalore Lions (9 pts), Chennai Veerans, Chandigarh Dynamos and Maratha Warriors (7 pts each) and Hyderabad
Sultans (5 pts). — PTI
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Jyoti, Jeev fizzle out
Dubai, February 4 Both Indians reserved their worst for the last day, turning in over-par performances, with Randhawa carding a poor two-under 74 and Jeev an atrocious four-under 76. While Randhawa blew away a splendid chance to top the leaderboard after ending on tied second spot yesterday, ahead of golfing greats like Tiger Woods, among others, the UBS Order of Merit winner Jeev slid further from the tied 13th slot. Meanwhile, Swede Henrik Stenson soared ahead of course record holder South African Ernie Els to walk away with the Dubai Desert Classic trophy. Woods, with a tally of 17-under 271, failed to win back-to-back Dubai as he could not mount a sustained challenge throughout the four days to ultimately finish on tied third alongside another Swede, Fasth Nicalas.
Digvijay tied 11th
Manila: A double bogey towards the end cost Digvijay Singh a chance to grab a top-10 finish at the Philippine Open golf tournament. Gurbaaz Mann slipped from overnight fourth to tied 36th as he shot 81, while Uttam Singh Mundy (75) was tied 47th and Arjun Singh (74) was tied
60th. — PTI
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‘Rambo’, ‘Don’ shine on final day
Mandi Ahmedgarh, February 4 In the dog race, “Rambo”, owned by Darshan Singh (Dehlon) and “Don”, owned by Kultar Singh (Vazirpur) bagged the first two prizes. Jyoti (Dhano village), Bela Singh (Lang), Ranjeet Singh (Maherna Kalan), Ranbir Singh (Gujjarwal), Chinoo (Jalaldiwal), Manjit Singh (Gujjarwal), Jagtar Singh (Dhulkot) and Rana Singh (Dehlon) won top prizes in bullock-cart races. In basketball, Ludhiana defeated Patiala in the boys’ final. Ludhiana beat Jalandhar 56-48 in the girls’ final. In the mule-cart race, Saroop Singh of Pakhowal village bagged the first prize. He was followed by Pola Singh (Sehora), Sorup Singh (Pakhowal) and Nirmal Singh (Rampura Phul). In tent pegging, four nihangs, attired in their traditional dress, exhibited their skills. In kabaddi, the Acharwal village team defeated Jallaldiwal club 34-27.5) in the village open category. Ludhiana Red defeated Ludhiana Saffron in the sub-junior category. Sant Ishar Singh Jherda defeated Alamvada boy 12-11 in the junior category. Mr Ashok Gupta, Deputy Commissioner, Ludhiana, was among those present on the occasion. Other results: 100 m (Men, deaf and dumb): 1. Mukesh, 2. Ranjit Singh, 3. Sukhbinder Singh; 100 m Tricycle (Men, handicapped): 1. Rampal Shankar (Shankar), 2. Sukhvinder Singh (Kila Raipur), 3. Kala (Shankar); 100 m (Women, blind): 1. Harmanpreet Kaur, 2. Inderpreet Kaur; 100 m (Men, blind): 1. Vivek, 2. Gurpinder Singh, 3. Rajinder Singh; 100 m veterans (70-75 yrs): 1. Kesar Singh (Punia), 2. Kartar Singh (Amritsar), 3. Karnail Singh (Bhulwara); 100 m (above 84): 1. Dalip Singh (Leelan), 2. Karnail Singh (Pohir), 3. Darbara Singh; 100 m (80-84): 1. Gurudev Singh (Rabon), 2. Amar Singh (Kila Raipur), 3. Amar Singh (Leel); 100 m (75-80): 1. Teja Singh (Phullanwal), 2. Dalip Singh (Madhopur), 3. Surinder Singh (Urdan); Tractor race: 1. Komalpreet (Mahal Kalan), 2. Jyoti (Panj Garain), 3. Tajinder Singh (Sayan Kalan); Trolley loading unloading: 1. Markfed, Raikot, 2. FCI, Ajitwal; Tug-of-war (Men): 1. Bhurj Dona, 2. PSEB.
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19-0 win for HMV eves
Jalandhar, February 4 HMV College crushed Patiala B 19-0. Jeevan Joti of HMV top scored with six goals followed by Amandeep (5), Sukhmanjit (4), Vandana (3) and Harinder. In another match, BD Arya Girls’ College Jalandhar thrashed Nehru Garden 9-1. Kirandeep (5), Parminder (2), Simranjeet and Gurjeet sounded the board for the winners while Zeenath Lehal of Nehru Garden was the lone scorer. BBK DAV College, Amritsar, defeated SD Phullarwan School 7-2. Sania (3), Kulbir (2), Ramandeep and Prabhjot were the scorers for winners while Kamaljit scored both goals for the Phullarwan school. In other matches, Khalsa College, Ludhiana A, defeated Gurdaspur B 11-0 and Khalsa College, Ludhiana C, outplayed Patiala C 15-0. In the only close match of the day, Government College, Ludhiana, girls pipped Gurdaspur A 5-4 by scoring a last-minute goal. Paramjit (2), Mamta, Rajwinder and Avneet (1 each) scored for the winners while Karamdeep (3) and Sapna (1) sounded the board for Gurdaspur.
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Sao Paulo down Bagan
Kolkata, February 4 Bagan had to play more than half the match with 10 men after ace striker Bhaichung Bhutia was shown the red card for hitting Sao Paulo defender Flavio three minutes before the breather. After Bhutia fell down in a tackle from Flavio, he pushed the defender and referee S. Suresh gave him the marching orders. As in the two previous matches, the Brazilians dominated proceedings and play was mostly confined to the Bagan half. Sao Paulo drew first blood in the 27th minute and doubled their lead in the 77th minute. The Brazilian outfit defeated East Bengal 3-0 at Siliguri and Mohammedan Sporting 6-0 at Jamshedpur earlier.
— PTI
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Lankans thrash Mumbai XI
Mumbai, February 4 Skipper Mahela Jayawardene led the way with a punishing knock of 91, after opening the innings, which included 18 fours and a six, in Lanka’s total of 318 for 8 against a team that had a fair sprinkling of players who have been turning out in the Ranji Trophy for Mumbai over the past two seasons. In reply, the hosts were shot out for a paltry 162 runs in 38 overs, with Paul Valthaty and Praful Waghela showing some fight with knocks of 36 and unbeaten 28, respectively.
— PTI
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Bengal captain Deep Dasgupta hit a gritty unbeaten 43 in the second innings after Mumbai set a target of 472 on the third day of the five-day Ranji Trophy Super League final at the Wankhede Stadium here today.
Boucher
& Co. butcher Pak bowling
