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FRIDAY, MARCH 18, 2016 (PAGE 14) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU Dilshan drives Sri Lanka to win English eves defeat against fighting Afghanistan Bangladesh by 36 runs BENGALURU, Mar 17: run-stand for the fifth wicket KOLKATA, Mar 17: Stanikzai (62). between Nigar Sultana (35) and It was a morale boosting win Riding on half-century from Salma Khatun (32 not out). Afghanistan posed a spirited for Lankans who suffered three skipper Charlotte Edwards, Bangladesh could only take challenge before the seasoned consecutive losses in the Asia England women outclassed one positive from the match as Tillakaratne Dilshan guided Sri Bangladesh by 36 runs in a they bettered their previous total Today’s Fixture group league encounter of the of 91 for seven against India in ICC World T20, here today. New Zealand Vs Australia (Dharamsala) 3:00 PM this game. Opting to bat, England Bangladesh started the run State Body Builders displaying their muscles while posing for England Vs South Africa (Mumbai) 7:30 PM scored 153 for seven with chase rather poorly, losing wick- a group photograph before leaving for 5th Federation Cup. Edwards scoring 60 off 51 balls ets at regular intervals. They Lanka to a six-wicket win in Cup and lost two warm-up with seven fours. were 46 for four in 10.3 overs. their opening match of the ICC J&K Body Building team games in the lead up to their Apart from Edwards, Natalie Sharmin Akter(0), Ayasha World T20 here today. tournament opener today. Sciver smashed 27 off 22 balls Rahman(2), Fargana Hoque Dilshan (83 not out off 56 The Afghans fought till the with two boundaries before the (19), were removed by balls) steered Sri Lanka to victo- slog overs, and Katherine Brunt leaves for 5th Federation Cup end but the Associate Nation's Katherine Brunt, Anya Excelsior Sports Correspondent Khajuria and Kulbir Salathia. SCOREBOARD and Danielle Wyatt hammered Shrushbole and Danielle Hazell 17 and 15 in eight and seven Rajesh Dutta general secre- Afghanistan innings: Tillakaratne Dilshan hitting a big shot during his knock of 83 respectively. Rumana Ahmed JAMMU, Mar 17: Jammu balls, respectively, helping tary, Body Building Mohammad Shahzad c Chameera b Mathews 8 runs against Afghanistan in World Cup T-20 on Thursday. was unfortunately run out for 19. and Kashmir State Body England reach the 150-mark. Association Jammu and Noor Ali Zadran b Herath 20 Nigar and Salma did show very early into his innings, pro- and 44 respectively. In reply, Bangladesh were Building team left for the par- Kashmir is accompanying the Asghar Stanikzai c Chandimal b Perera 62 ducing his signature 'Dilscoop' Stanikzai was at his explo- some urgency but it was not ticipation in the 5th Federation team as official. never in the hunt as they fin- enough to win the match. (PTI) Karim Sadiq c Chandimal b Perera 0 against Dawlat Zardan in the sive best towards the later stages ished on 117 for six despite 64 Cup 2016 National Senior The team is being spon- Mohammad Nabi lbw b Herath 3 third over when he hit the and hit Thisara Perera's widish Men’s Body Building sored by J&K State Sports Samiullah Shenwari c Perera b Kulasekara 31 Afghan bowler for consecutive full length delivery over long on Championship to be held at Council. Shafiqullah c Thirimanne b Perera 5 sixes. with one foot, reminding one of Ludhiana in Punjab from Other officials from J&K, Dawlat Zadran not out 5 With Dinesh Chandimal (18 the trademark helicopter shot of March 18 to March 20. who will be part of the event Najibullah Zadran not out 12 from 17 balls; 2x4, 1x6), the Sri Indian skipper MS Dhoni. The team: Dhananjay Singh include Naresh Gupta, S Extras (lb 1, w 6) 7 Lankan opening duo gave them After Stanikzai's departure, Charak, Vikas Thapar, Vimal Bhupinder Singh Thirthi, Total (7 wickets; 20 overs) 153 a brisk start, racing to 41 from left-hander Najibullah Zardan Jit, Vikrant Singh, Paramveer Bobby Singh and Pawan Bowling: Angelo Mathews 3-0-17-1, Nuwan Kulasekara 4-0- 43- 32 balls before before also had some meaty blows with Singh, Shubham Thakur, Rajat Sharma. 1, Dushmantha Chameera 4-0-19-0, Rangana Herath 4-0-24-2, Mohammed Nabi gave the first a four and six against Nuwan Thisara Perera 4-0-33-3, Milinda Siriwardana 1-0-16-0. breakthrough. Kulasekara in the last over. 3000 students participate in mega festival Sri Lanka innings: Young legspinner Rashid Afghanistan added 59 runs from Dinesh Chandimal c Samiullah Shenwari b Mohammad Nabi 18 Khan did well in the middle but the last five overs to set up com- ‘Sammilan 2016’ gets Tillakaratne Dilshan not out 83 Dilshan held his nerve at the petitive total. other end. The Afghans however had a Lahiru Thirimanne b Rashid Khan 6 Earlier, Stanikzai led from terrible start with inform opener Thisara Perera run out (Mohammad Shahzad) 12 underway at MIET the front with a half century as Mohammad Shahzad, who was Chamara Kapugedera run out (Mohammad Nabi) 10 J&K State Water Sports Team posing for a group photograph Excelsior Sports Correspondent across 60 events in all cate- Afghanistan overcame a slow instrumental in their qualifica- alongwith ADGP Armed, Lalat Indu Mohanti during felicitation Anegelo Mathews not out 21 start to post a challenging total. tion to the Super 10, looking out gories inviting huge participa- Extras (B 4, W 1) 5 function in Jammu. JAMMU, Mar 17: tion from institutions in The Lankans stifled of sorts. 'Sammilan 2016, the techno- Total (4 wickets; 18.5 overs) 155 Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Afghanistan top-order by reduc- Shahzad had a miss-and-hit cultural festival of Model Bowling: Karim Sadiq 2-0-21-0, Hamid Hassan 3.5-0-38-0, Pradesh and Rajasthan includ- ing them to 51/4 after 11 overs stay as Afghanistan crawled to ADGP Armed felicitates Institute of Engineering and Dawlat Zadran 3-0-31-0, Mohammad Nabi 4-1-25-1, Rashid Khan ing J&K. before Stanikzai and Samiullah six runs in the first two overs. Technology (MIET) was inau- 4-0-27-1, Samiullah Shenwari 2-0-9-0. Shenwari (31 off 23) built the Noor Ali Zardan stepped up Two students currently gurated today at its Kot enrolled in Failing University, ry in 18.5 overs after innings. the run rate with a 20 off 23 balls State Water Sports Team Bhalwal Campus, here. inexperience let them down. Excelsior Sports Correspondent Lalat Indu Mohanti, today felici- China were also among the Afghanistan put up a competi- The duo stitched 61 off 33 but Herath once again triggered Over 3000 students from Dilshan led a successful tated the members of Central participants. Sammilan was tive 153 for seven, courtesy a balls for the fifth wicket and a collapse before the Stanikzai over 35 Institutions and chase and was in his elements JAMMU, Mar 17: Central Water Sports Team for their per- sponsored by Aircel, Punjab captain's knock from Asghar Stanikazai got a life twice, on 34 led by example. (PTI) Water Sports Team of Jammu and formance in the prestigious Kashmir Police bagged silver National Championship. England face must-win New Zealand eye another medal in the 2nd National River He hoped that the players will Rafting Championship held in play to best of their potential and Chenab River at Reasi. bring laurels in future not only to situation against South Africa upset, Australia battle-ready Jammu and Kashmir Police organization and State but to MUMBAI, Mar 17: line-up comprising the innovative DHARAMSALA, Mar 17: Nathan McCullum shared nine Central Water Sports Team out- nation as well. A B de Villiers – holder of the wickets among them to comfort- played BSF, ITBP and Indian Air While interacting with ped- Bruised and battered by the High-flying New Zealand ably defend a low total of 126. Force to end up with silver in the world's fastest 50, 100 and 150 in will have their tails up and eye dlers, he said that team spirit, Chris Gayle mauling, England The Kiwis made a statement 200m Sprint event. The team fin- coordination and understanding ODIs, big-hitting David Miller another upset when they resume are faced with a must-win situa- of sorts with their 47-run win ished second while Indian Army among the players are pivotal to and the solidity of captain Faf du the trans-Tasman rivalry with a tion as they look ways to contain Plessis, Hashim Amla, Quinton over the famed Indian outfit. stood 1st to bag gold in the event. get desired results in National South Africa in their ICC World strong Australian side in the ICC de Kock and J P Duminy. And if the pitch at HPCA offers The Championship organized Level events. Twenty20 match here tomorrow. World Twenty20 here tomorrow. by Jammu and Kashmir Tourism The key, perhaps, would be turn, New Zealand captain Kane Among others, the felicitation Shell-shocked by Gayle's Both sides are seeking a Department witnessed participa- Dignitaries releasing Newsletter at the inaugural function of how effectively England's spin- Williamson, who made a bold ceremony was attended by Javed record 47-ball century, England maiden triumph in this global tion of more than 15 teams that Sammilan 2016 at MIET in Jammu. ners – Adil Rashid and Moeen decision by dropping pace duo Iqbal Mattoo, SSP, Staff Officer to are required to win against the event. New Zealand are on a of Tim Southee and Trent Boult included teams of Indian Army, ADGP Armed, Kuldeep Handoo, Ali – can perform after being Universities across India are National Bank, IEEE, ISTE, Proteas, to whom they lost 0-2 in high having shocked tournament against India, will continue with Air Force, BSF, ITBP, Echo- Sports Officer J&K Police, Imran sent to the cleaners by the big- participating in the 2-day IETE, Raymond, Max, the tune-up to the tournament, if favourites and hosts India in same spin trio.