MONDAY, AUGUST 8, 2016 (PAGE 10) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU Zimbabwe dig in after Kiwis post huge total Abhijeet Gupta wins RIO OLYMPICS BULAWAYO, Aug 7: Commonwealth Championship Zimbabwe's top order finally NEW DELHI, Aug 7: Abhijeet employed the King's showed some backbone today Indian defense as black and but the hosts were nevertheless Grandmaster and former went on to register a smooth vic- facing an uphill battle in the sec- world junior champion Abhijeet tory. Tallying eight points out of ond Test after New Zealand Gupta has added another feather a possible nine, Abhijeet fin- posted an enormous total on day to his cap by retaining the ished a half point ahead of sec- two at Queens Sports Club. Commonwealth Chess champi- ond placed Narayanan. After spending the better part onship crown in Colombo, Sri Tania played well throughout of two days in the field as New Lanka, while International too and finished on seven points Zealand racked up 582 for four Master Tania Sachdev also fin- without losing a game -- scoring declared, Zimbabwe responded ished with a gold medal. five victories and four draws in with a dogged stand between In fact, all the medals in the all. openers Tino Mawoyo and senior category were won by the P V Nandhidhaa matched Chamu Chibhabha to go to Indians players. Tania on points and had the bet- stumps on 55 without loss. Tino Mawoyo tries to get out of the way of a bouncer. Grandmasters S L ter tiebreak but according to the It was a much improved start Narayanan and Deep rules, she had registered for the both Kane Williamson and delivery from Mike Chinouya Chakkravarthy got the silver for the hosts, who slumped to 36 junior category only. Henry Nicholls in the opening straight to gully to fall for 113. and bronze medals respectively Nicholls scored just 15 Despite finishing a very in the open section, while Mary impressive overall fourth in the Scoreboard before he misjudged the length Ann Gomes and Kiran Manisha New Zealand first innings of a Graeme Cremer delivery event, Nandhidhaa had to be Indian women hockey players celebrate a goal against Japan during opening match of Pool B. Mohanty reached the podium in content with the gold medal in M Guptill lbw b Tiripano 87 and was trapped lbw whilst try- the women's section. T Latham c and b Williams 136 ing to sweep. junior girls' category. Abhijeet started on a sedate "It was a slow start and I am K Williamson c Ervine b Chinouya 113 Although that gave note and conceded two draws to obviously pleased with my Indian eves eke out fighting R Taylor not out 124 Zimbabwe some respite, it also lower ranked opponents by the effort towards the end," Abhijeet H Nicholls lbw b Cremer 15 brought Ross Taylor and BJ fourth round itself. Thereafter, it said about his overall perform- BJ Watling not out 83 Watling together and the pair was a daunting task but the Extras (B-12, LB-3, W-1, NB-8) 24 ance. draw against Japan picked up where they had left off Bhilwara-born BPCL employee "Last year when I won it in Total (For 4 wkts dec in 150 overs) 582 in the first Test, when they com- showed his true mettle as the Delhi I had started off with vic- Fall of wickets: 1-169, 2-329, 3-369, 4-389. RIO DE JANERIO, Aug 7: Japan, on the other hand, swift break through Nakashima piled a 253-run partnership. championship progressed. tories and was in lead right till Bowling: Tiripano 25-4-102-1, Chinouya 22-6-64-1, took time to settle down but got who deflected in a cross from On Sunday they added an Coming in to the seventh the end, this time it was a catch- Returning to the Olympics Chibhabha 12-2-45-0, Cremer 36-2-147-1, Nyumbu 34-3- into the groove as the game pro- left which India captain Sushila unbroken 193 for the fifth wick- round his senior namesake up act and I am pleased I was after a hiatus of 36 years, Indian Abhijit Kunte found the going gressed. Chanu failed to cut off. 107-0, Williams 13-0-62-1, Sikandar Raza 4-0-17-0, et, with Taylor backing up the able to cope up with some pres- women's hockey team showed Masvaure 4-0-23-0. tough and then in the penulti- India's first scoring chance Down by two goals, India 173 not out that he scored in the sure." tremendous fighting spirit and came in the seventh minute but came out with more purpose Zimbabwe first innings first Test with an unbeaten 124. mate round M R Lalith Babu came from two goals down to was outdone amidst complexi- For Tania it was a maiden Preeti Dubey, who was lurking after the change of ends and put T Mawoyo not out 20 Watling was 83 not out when eke out a 2-2 draw against high- ties. Commonwealth gold, although in front of Japan goal, failed to pressure on the Japanese goal C Chibhabha not out 31 New Zealand went to tea, but she had won other medals at er-ranked Japan in their opening Extras (B-4) 4 Although a draw might have get a touch to Deepika's cross. A with relentless attacks. turned down an offer from been enough for the overall vic- international events. Pool B match at the Rio Games, minute later Poonam Rani shot The Indians earned their first Total (for 0 wkts, 30 overs) 55 Williamson to join Taylor and "It feels quite good to get the here today. Bowling: Southee 9-8-4-0, Boult 5-3-6-0, Santner 7-1-28-0, tory for Abhijeet in the last wide from inside the circle. penalty corner with the opening Tom Latham on the list of New round, he did not know it at the one gold that I had been really The Indians, ranked 13th in Just 10 seconds from the end move of the third quarter and Wagner 5-2-8-0, Sodhi 4-2-5-0. missing, hope to carry this form Zealanders with centuries in start. the world, were trailing by two of first quarter, India conceded a Rani Rampal was bang on target in the forthcoming chess session, Williamson had already both Tests, allowing the captain Up against talented goals at half time after World penalty corner and Japan broke with a slap shot to reduce the for four and 17 for four during reached three figures to become to declare instead. (Agencies) Grandmaster Vaibhav Suri, Olympiad," said Tania. (PTI) No. 10 Japan scored through an innings defeat in the first the deadlock through a fine margin. the first New Zealand batsman Emi Nishikori (15th minute) and dummy goal from Nishikori. Japan missed their second Test, and gave them some confi- to score centuries against all of Mie Nakashima (28th). dence after their bowlers had In the second quarter, the short corner, but India utilised the other nine Test nations. Woakes at the double as But the Indians made a Indian girls enjoyed more pos- the second of two more penalty proved ineffective on a docile A day shy of his 26th birth- valiant fightback as Rani pitch. session but were guilty of giving corners they earned in the third day, he was also the youngest of Rampal (31st) and Lilima Minz away the ball too easily. quarter when Lilima Minz Zimbabwe endured a tough the 13 Test batsmen to achieve (40th) scored a goal each in the first day in the field as New England eye third Test win Japan doubled their lead two scored from a rebound to level the feat, and did it in fewer Tests third and fourth quarters to minutes from half time from a the scores. (PTI) Zealand put on 329 for two, and than anyone else. BIRMINGHAM, Aug 7: secure points for their side. their fortunes with the ball on The New Zealand captain The Indian girls got off to a the second day were little better. did, however, depart in a soft Chris Woakes struck twice in bright start in the match before Heena misses in 10m Air Pistol; Although they dismissed fashion when he guided a wide quick succession on his losing the plot towards the end Warwickshire home ground as of the first quarter. Sandhu, Chenai too disappoint Pakistan's dramatic middle-order They dominated the share of RIO DE JANERIO, Aug 7: she competes in the 25m pistol May Fair Schools organize collapse left England on the brink possesion but failed to create of victory in the third Test at event scheduled to be held on clear-cut scoring opportunities Indian marksmen continued August 9. Edgbaston today. in the first 30 minutes. Whatever to draw a blank with Heena At tea on the final day, In men's trap shooting quali- bunnies camp chances India created, the strik- Sidhu failing to qualify for the fication, Sandhu and Chenai Pakistan were 148 for seven after Excelsior Correspondent Bharat Scouts and Guides, ers misfired inside the rival cir- women's 10m Air Pistol event could come up with scores of 68 losing four wickets for just one Jammu. cle. while the trap shooters also and 67 respectively in the three JAMMU, Aug 7: May Fair run in 23 balls. Vijay Kumar Basur, endured a disappointing day at rounds after a total of 33 shoot- School branches at Chinore, With all their specialist bats- Chairman, May Fair Schools, Son of soil from J&K the Olympic Games here today.