FRIDAY, JUNE 25, 2021 (PAGE 10) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU Ashwin ends WTC cycle England beats Sri Best Test team should be decided Lanka by 8 over at least three games:Kohli as leading -taker to open T20 series SOUTHAMPTON, June 24: SOUTHAMPTON, June 24: New Zealand is not a true reflec- CARDIFF, June 24: tion of their achievements in the Premier India off-spinner England eased to an eight- Echoing the views of head two-year WTC cycle. finished wicket win over Sri Lanka to coach Ravi Shastri, India skip- "...So we are not too both- the 2019-21 World Test open their Twenty20 series in per has said that the ered by this result because we Championship cycle as the lead- Cardiff. best Test team in the world understand, as I said, as a Test ing wicket-taker with 71 scalps Jos Buttler's unbeaten 68 led should be decided by a best-of- side what we've done over the Winning team posing for a group photograph at Akhnoor on to his credit. the way at Sophia Gardens as three final and not a one-off last three, four years, not just Thursday. The 34-year-old Tamil Nadu England reached its target of game like it was in the inaugural over the last 18 months but over off-spinner achieved the feat 130 with 17 balls to spare on edition. the last three, four years. Pitamber Lal Sharma Memorial Tourney during the World Test Wednesday. India were able to bounce Championship final against New Sri Lanka was limited to back to win the series against "So this is not a measure of Zealand, which was his 14th in an innings. He also scored 129-7 after winning the toss as Australia and England but who we are as a team and the Challenger CC beats Shiva Test in this cycle of WTC. His 324 runs with a century to boot. Adil Rashid and Sam Curran couldn't do so with the World ability and the potential we have 71st victim was New Zealand Australian pacer Pat each claimed two wickets. Test Championship final, a one had for so many years now." three-match finale before the CC, sails into semi-finals opener Devon Conway. Dasun Shanaka led the visitors off game against New Zealand Scheduling a best of three Cummins with 70 wickets to his team departed for England earli- Excelsior Correspondent each, whereas Atul Gupta got Ashwin picked up two wick- with 50. which ended with Kohli's men final amid a packed internation- name from 14 Tests finished sec- er this month. one wicket. ets each in the first (2/28) and Jason Roy and Buttler then losing by eight wickets on al calendar will be a big chal- JAMMU, June 24: Singh ond on the list, while English Kohli feels a multi-game In reply, the Shiva CC bun- second innings (2/17) in the combined for an opening 80 Wednesday. lenge for the ICC going forward. Challenger Club speedster finished final would also capture the dled out at 117 runs in 17.3 final. before Roy was caught by "Well, look, firstly, I'm not in Kohli said one tends to remem- trounced Shiva Cricket Club by third on the list with 69 scalps essence of much overs, Rahul Sharma made 28 The Kane Williamson-led Danushka Gunathilaka for 36 in absolute agreement of deciding ber a hard fought series a lot 33 runs in the ongoing First from 17 Tests. better than a one off showdown. runs, Dheeraj Kumar scored 22 New Zealand won the first WTC the 10th over. the best Test side in the world more than a single contest. Pitamber Lal Sharma Memorial Then it was New Zealand "I think it has to be a hard and Arush Chandan contributed after defeating India by eight Buttler continued to hammer over the course of one game, to "I think this definitely has to Cricket Tournament and sailed pacer and grind and something that defi- 20 runs. From side, wickets. away and reached 50 two overs be very honest," Kohli said in be brought in. I'm not saying this into semi-finals round, played at Australian spinner , nitely needs to be worked on in Stiphen Sotra got three wickets Ashwin ended up with four later before Dawid Malan was the post-match press conference. because we're not on the win- Govt Higher Secondary School who both had 56 wickets each to the future to really -- at the end and Abhinandan Sharma, Manav five-wicket hauls in the WTC bowled for 7 by Isuru Udana to "If it is a Test series, it has to ning side, but just for Test crick- Akhnoor, here today. of three matches, there's effort, Mehta and Amit Rajput clinched with seven for 145 being his best their names in this cycle. (PTI) leave England 112-2. (PTI) be a test of character over three there's ups and downs, there's et and for this saga to be Singh Challenger CC won two wickets each, whereas Tests, which team has the ability situations changing throughout absolutely memorable. the toss and decided to bat first. Rajinder Sharma bagged one to come back into the series or the course of the series... "I think it has to happen over Batting first the Singh CC wicket. Saurabh clinches bronze after totally blow away the other "...A chance to rectify the a period of three games mini- scored 150 runs on the loss of Manav Mehta was declared as team. things that you've done wrong in mum so that you have a series to nine wickets in stipulated 20 Man of the Match. Vikas Bali and "It can't just be a pressure the first game and then really see remember because there are overs. Manav Mehta made high- Sumit Rajput were umpires and slow start for India at ISSF WC applied over two days of good who's the better side over the going to be ups and downs est 53 runs whereas Jimmy Dev Pal acted as scorer. The tour- OSIJEK (Croatia), June 24: list, initially scored a total of cricket and then you suddenly course of a three-match series or through and through with two Manni scored 37 runs and nament is being organized by 623.2 points to finish 35th but are not a good Test side any- something will be a good meas- quality sides going at each other Stiphen Sotra contributed 20 Singh Cricket Club Akhnoor Saurabh Chaudhary opened the two point penalty meant she more. I don't believe in that." ure of how things really are." knowing that there's so much on runs. For Shiva CC, Rohit under the overall supervision of India's account at the ISSF slipped to the 55th spot. Shastri had advocated a Kohli maintained the loss to the line," he added. (PTI) Gupta, Sahil Sudan and Arush Kr Sham Singh Langeh (General World Cup here with a bronze in According to the ISSF Chandan shared two wickets Secretary JKCA District Jammu). the men's 10m air pistol event rules, if the Results, Timing Brazil beats Colombia after referee’s accidental pass after the country's shooters and Scoring (RTS) jury deter- Ramkumar fights hard but yet again endured a modest opening day mines that a protested shot was SAO PAULO, June 24: on which podium finishes elud- scored correctly, a two point ed the likes of Manu Bhaker and Brazil beat Colombia by 2-1 fails to enter Grand Slam main draw penalty is imposed on the Elavenil Valarivan. shooter. in a tense Copa America match on LONDON, June 24: attempt to qualify for a tennis The 19-year-old Saurabh Apart from Manu, the Wednesday that featured three major since 2015. scored 220 in the final after show, the trio of Anjum India's Ramkumar women's 10m air pistol final extraordinary goals. Ramkumar was down a set qualifying with a score of 581. Moudgil, Apurvi Chandela and Ramanathan saved four match also featured Yashaswini Singh Colombia opened the scoring and a break when he began to Compatriot Abhishek Verma Valarivan could not enter the points in a marathon five-setter Deswal, who ended eighth with in the 10th minute after Juan fight better and eventually finished fifth in the same event finals of the women's 10m air Cuadrado crossed from the right against Marc Polmans but a a score of 117.1. While Manu clawed his way back into the with a score of 179.3 after also rifle event. and found Luis Díaz all alone in Grand Slam main draw eluded had qualified sixth for the final match. shooting 581 in the qualifying. Apurvi had the best result the middle of Brazil's penalty box. him yet again as he lost the final with a score of 577, Yashaswini He had several opportunities Manu finished seventh in among the three women, finish- The striker shot a powerful volley qualifying round at was a notch above with an the women's 10m air pistol ing 24th with a score of 624.2. to the right side of goalkeeper the Wimbledon effort of 578. event with a score of 137.3 in While Anjum managed Weverton and scored possibly the championships, here Rahi Sarnobat could not the final, while Elavenil, along 622.3 to be placed 42nd in the best goal of the tournament. on Thursday. make the finals, ending 13th with two others, failed to make qualification, Elavenil (621.2) Colombia then started defend- Showing nerves with a score of 572. the finals of the women's 10m also copped a two-point penal- ing against a Brazil team that of steel, Ramkumar Antoaneta Kostadinova of air rifle competition. ty for protesting a shot that was barely stopped surrounding its defenders momentarily stopped, refused to restart the match but saved one match Bulgaria won the gold in Aishwary Pratap Singh correctly scored. penalty box. It appeared as if but Brazil substitute Lucas Pitana, the referee of the 2018 point after another women's 10m air pistol with a Tomar finished seventh in the The 21-year-old Elavenil, a Colombia would be able to hold Paquetá just moved the ball to World Cup final, confirmed but eventually lost score of 240. (PTI) men's 10m air rifle final. junior World Cup gold medal- out, until Argentine referee Nestor left-back Renan Lodi and his Brazil's goal. 3-6 6-3 6-7(2) 6-3 9- The event is the Indian Pitana's knee came into play. cross found Roberto Firmino, Brazil kept pressuring in the 11 to his Australian shooting team's final competi- Pitana accidentally blocked a whose angled header beat final minutes and found its reward rival after battling Secy bats for up-gradation of existing, new tive outing before the Olympics pass by Neymar about 10 meters Colombian goalkeeper David in added time. Neymar took a cor- his heart out in a in Tokyo. in front of the Colombian area in Ospina. ner and Casemiro netted the win- three hour and 30-minute contest. to break his rival in the third set The 20-year-old Aishwary, sports infra; inaugurates Cricket Academy the 78th minute. Colombian The Colombians initially ner. In the current generation of but squandered all. However, he who finished with a score of SRINAGAR, June 24: Parveez Rasool. “They came at us once and Indian men's player, Ramkumar kept on fighting and made yet 628 in the qualification round, However, Gull said the then stopped,” Casemiro said after is the only one who has not yet Ishant Sharma gets stitches another recovery by racing to a 3- shot a total of 143.9 before Emphasizing on the up-gra- academy shall be soon shifted the match. competed in a tennis major. 0 lead in the fourth set. being eliminated from the final. dation of existing and new to the newly laid Sports “It was our attack against their Even Sumit Nagal, who start- The Indian succeeded in Deepak Kumar (626) and sports infrastructure, Secretary on his right hand defense. Colombia is a strong ed his career way after Complex in Nilan Drussu with- pushing the contest to the decid- Divyansh Singh Panwar Jammu and Kashmir Sports in three months and the con- NEW , June 24: against England, he is expected team but, as the coach requires, Ramkumar, now remains in con- Council, Nuzhat Gull today we are very strong mentally.” ing fifth set in which he was in (624.7) failed to make the final, cerned Engineer has been The gash Ishant Sharma sus- to recover in time." tention to compete at Grand Slam Thursday inaugurated cricket Earlier Tuesday, Ecuador and danger of getting broken in the ending 14th and 25th respec- directed to respect the deadline tained on his bowling hand The Indian team on Thursday events. academy and sports nursery in Peru drew 2-2 at the Olimpico sta- fourth game but managed to tively in the qualifying round. and hand over the facility com- required multiple stitches but the travelled to London from It was Ramkumar's 21st parts of South Kashmir. dium in Goiânia. The Ecuadorians hold. (PTI) In another disappointing plete in all respects. senior speedster is expected to Southampton and will now dis- Gull was accompanied by a opened the scoring with an own She, however, also ensured recover before the five-Test series perse for three weeks. team of Engineers and offi- goal by Renato Tapia in the 23rd the inclusion of the cricket against England, starting August 4. "The squad travelled together Fitness-wise we are no less than cials. and got their second via Ayrton academy in PMDP and paved The senior pacer sustained to London. From here they can The Secretary during a day- all leave for their respective des- Preciado in the first-half stoppage the way for setting up the first the injury while trying to stop a long tour, visited several stadi- tinations within UK for a 20 day time. Khelo India Centre for Cricket drive off his own bowling in the any European team: Rani ums and Indoor Sports break," the official said. Peru pulled level in the second in J&K. New Zealand second innings KOLKATA, June 24: definitely started from some- South Africa, at number 16, With most players having half with goals by Gianluca Complexes to monitor the The Secretary also handed during the World Test where. We, also, are part of the is the only lower-ranked side progress of various ongoing acquaintances in and around Lapadula in the 49th and André Olympic champions are not over coaching and training Champinship Final, which India process. Coaching and the staff than India. works and gave on the spot London, they are expected to be Carrillo in the 54th. Both teams created overnight and Indian equipment besides other cricket lost by eight wickets. are working well for this mis- "Everyone is really excited. directions for early completion in the UK capital only. retained their chances of advanc- women hockey team has taken gears to trainees. He was immediately taken sion," Rani said during a virtu- We have worked towards this of pending projects. "Some of them are tennis ing to the knockout stage. (PTI) long strides in that direction by Later in the day, Gull threw off the field as he was bleeding al news conference. for years. We have a nice blend fans and if Wimbledon allows Brazil leads the group with following a well-defined As per official commu- open Sports Nursery in Play profusely. "Earlier people felt that we of youth and experience and spectators, you might see them nine points after three matches. process, skipper Rani Rampal nique, Ms Gull visited Filed Pahalgam asserting that it "Ishant has had multiple were no match to the European every player has some quality. going for some of the show court Colombia has four from four assured today and avowed that Multipurpose Indoor Sports was a long pending demand of stitches on his middle and fourth teams. If you see our team over Our coaches have kept some Hall, Nilan Drussu, Bijbehara, matches. A few might be check- matches. Peru also totals four her balanced side is good sportsperson of the area which finger in his right hand. However the period of last four-five good choices in the team. We Anantnag and inspected the ing out if tickets for the Euro points followed by Ecuador (3) enough to challenge the best led to setting up of first such it is not very serious," a senior years, fitness-wise we are no have got a balanced side in all progress of various works for games at Wembley are avail- and Venezuela(2). The top four during the Tokyo Games. initiative to reach out to the tal- BCCI official said on conditions less than any other team." three departments." the early inauguration of the able," the source said. They will teams advance to the playoff The Indian women team ent in peripheries and nurture of anonymity. all assemble together in London Placed in a tough Pool A, The Indian said it sports facility. stage. competed at the 2016 Olympics them under the tutelage of pro- "The stitches will be off in on July 14 and then travel to the Indian team will begin its was not easy to prepare the She directed the Divisional Brazil will play its last group after a gap of 36 years but was fessional coaches. around 10 days and with six Nottingham where the first Test Olympic campaign against team physically and mentally Sports Officer (K) for early stage match on Sunday against eliminated at the Group Stage She directed the in-charge weeks left for the first Test will be played. (PTI) world's top side the when the Games were delayed supply and installation of Ecuador. (AP) itself with four losses and a of Pahalgam playfield to regis- Netherlands on July 24 before due to the coronavirus pan- sports equipment, fixtures, and draw against Japan. ter the trainees for different taking on Germany (ranked demic. furniture. Rani said they are a much sports disciplines enabling better bunch now. 3rd), Great Britain (5th) and During this year, the skip- She inaugurated the first of Ireland (9th), who are all per herself had contracted the its kind Cricket Academy in them to be part of different "No team becomes Olympic coaching camps. champions overnight. They ranked higher than the 10th infection. (PTI) South Kashmir to tap rich placed India. potential and cater the fleet of Gull interacted with regis- budding cricketers in the area. tered players and distributed Speaking on the occasion, sports gears and equipment. Gull said that the academy will In the last leg of the day- be run in a makeshift arrange- long tour, Gull visited Cricket ment put in place at Boys Stadium Seer Hamdan where Government Higher Secondary she interacted with various School Bijbehara on profes- sports activists and players. sional lines by the ace cricketer (UNI) ICC shifts two WC Europe qualifiers from Scotland to Spain DUBAI, June 24: Ireland, Jersey, the Netherlands and Scotland will The International Cricket compete for one World Cup Council (ICC) today shifted the spot. women's T20 World Cup Europe "The decision to move the Qualifier and the U19 men's events to Spain was taken after a World Cup Europe Qualifier period of consultation with the from Scotland to Spain due to participating countries and rele- COVID-19 restrictions at the vant governments, where it was original venue. determined that it was the best The first event to be relocat- possible chance for the events to ed from Scotland to Spain is the take place due to COVID-19 Europe Qualifier to the 2023 restrictions in Scotland," said women's T20 World Cup in the ICC in a statement. South Africa. In Africa, the U19 men's The Qualifier, which is two World Cup Division 2 Qualifier steps away from the World Cup, involving Botswana, Kenya, with unchanged dates of August Mozambique, Rwanda, Sierra 26-30, will see France, Leone and Tanzania has been Germany, Ireland, the cancelled as a result of COVID- Netherlands, Scotland and 19 restrictions. Turkey all competing at La With no opportunity to Manga. France and Turkey will reschedule the event, Tanzania be taking part in an ICC and Rwanda have now been pro- women's event for the first time moted to the Africa Qualifier on ever. the basis of their records in the The 2022 U19 men's World previous five editions of the Cup Europe Qualifier is also qualifiers. being relocated from Scotland to They will join Namibia, Spain and will now take place Nigeria and Uganda in compet- between September 19 to 25 at ing for one of the remaining five La Manga. main event spots. (PTI)