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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2019 (PAGE 16) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU Kohli strikes double ton, India King Kohli surpasses Bradman, Mithali, Raut steer Indian women to a Tendulkar in breaking handful of records PUNE, Oct 11: batsman Len Hutton (6,971) in comfortable five-wicket win over South Africa soar on record breaking Day 2 the list of most Test runs. PUNE, Oct 11: bowled in India's innings. deputy for the manner in which India's batting mainstay Virat During his unbeaten innings, VADODARA, Oct 11: Harmanpreet Kaur then hit an Goodall (38) took the visiting Kohli was an epitome of they negotiated the first hour. Kohli today eclipsed Sir Don Kohli had for a brief period of unbeaten quick-fire 27-ball 39, team past the 200-run mark. India captain Virat Kohli Skipper Mithali Raj and concentration and with depend- Kohli, in particular, was Bradman and Sachin Tendulkar time also surpassed Bradman's laced with five boundaries and a However, once Goodall was blended grace with determina- Punam Raut smashed impressive while smashing a handful of eight scores of 150 plus before six, to take India home with 12 dismissed in the 43rd over, skipper tion to raise his record-breaking fifties to guide the Indian records during his career-best reaching his double hundred. balls to spare. Sune Luus (12) couldn't stay long seventh double hundred which women's team to a series-clinch- knock of 254 in the ongoing sec- Bradman had eight scores grinded down a hapless South ing five-wicket win over South ond Test against South Africa between 150 and 199 but had 12 Africa on the second day of the Africa in the second ODI here here. double hundreds to his credit. second Test, today. today. Kohli surpassed Tendulkar On way to his double ton on Ravindra Jadeja (91) also India first restricted South and Virender Sehwag by amass- day two of the second Test Africa to a competitive 247-6 helped himself with some ing a record seventh double hun- against South Africa, Kohli also after electing to field and then heavy duty hitting before miss- dred, the highest in Indian crick- equalled former Australia skip- returned to overhaul the target ing out on his second Test hun- et history. Bradman tops the per Ricky Ponting by scoring the with two overs to spare and take dred as Kohli declared immedi- international list with 12 double most number of centuries as Test an unassailable 2-0 lead in the ately after his dismissal. tons in his illustrious career. captain. three-match series. At stumps, South Africa The Indian skipper, who now Both Kohli and Ponting now Pacer Shikha Pandey (2/38), were reeling at 36 for three as has 26 Test hundreds and 69 have a record 19 hundreds as a left-arm spinner Ekta Bist (2/45) India aim to wrap the series up international tons (43 in ODIs), Test captain. and leg-spinner Poonam Yadav inside four days. also went past Bradman's Test Kohli, who hit his overall (2/42) returned with two wickets Umesh Yadav got rid of both Virat Kohli celebrating during his record knock of unbeaten tally of 6,996 runs. 26th Test hundred on Friday, is each to keep the visitors to a the openers -- Dean Elgar (6) 254 runs against South Africa at Pune on Friday. The 30-year-old now has joint second, while former South below-par score. and Aiden Markaram (0) -- scored more than 7,000 Test Africa captain Graeme Smith Chasing 248 to win, the Indian able vice-captain Ajinkya leaving anything that Rabada women lost openers Priya Punia while Mohammed Shami saw runs since making his debut leads the list with 25 tons to his Indian skipper Mithali Raj executing a shot during her knock bowled on the off-stump chan- (20) and Jemimah Rodrigues (18) the back of Temba Bavuma (8). Rahane (59) he raised a 178-run against the West Indies in 2011 credit. of 66 runs against South Africa at Vadodara on Friday. nel for the first few overs. The early to slip to 66 for two in 12.5 Kohli effortlessly shifted fourth wicket stand which to break into the top 50 Test run- only blemish was fishing at an This is Kohli's first hundred broke the spirit of the Proteas scorers, a chart led by batting overs. Earlier put into bat, openers either. gears, toying with an attack away swinger from Philander, of this year, having scored two However, Punam (65 off 92) attack. maestro Sachin Tendulkar Lizelle Lee (40) and Laura Du Preez took South Africa which looked resigned after the which a diving wicketkeeper fifties in the eight innings that he and Mithali (66 off 82) resurrect- Wolvaardt (69) gave South Africa close to 250 before falling in the The partnership of 225 runs (15,921 runs). has played in 2019. first session as India took com- Quinton de Kock failed to latch ed the chase by sharing a 129-run a solid start, taking them to 76 in last over. with Jadeja in 39.1 overs was He has eclipsed Sri Lanka's The India skipper has also plete control. onto. partnership for the third wicket. 15.4 overs. India will now play South like adding insult to the injury. Sanath Jayasuriya, Australian amassed 11,520 runs in 239 In the first session, a beauti- The bowler's back-drive off Marizanne Kapp (1/29) broke Once Lee was removed by Africa in the third and final ODI Not for Steve Smith and former England ODIs. (PTI) the stand when she had Mithali Poonam, Trisha Chetty (22) gave on October 14. SCOREBOARD once did he Rabada came soon after as Kohli started opening up. caught by Laura Wolvaardt in the company to Wolvaardt, adding 51 Brief Scores: India 1st Innings: look in any 40th over. runs. South Africa: 247/6 in 50 Mayank Agarwal c du Plessis b Rabada 108 sort of hurry to Anrich Nortje also again tried to bowl short but Kohli played In the next over, Punam too Shikha provided India twin overs (L Wolvaardt 69, M du Preez Rohit Sharma c de Kock b Rabada 14 complete the departed when she holed out to breakthroughs, dismissing Chetty 44, S Pandey 2/38) his trademark short-arm pull in- Cheteshwar Pujara c du Plessis b Rabada 58 milestone as Kapp off Ayabonga Khaka, leav- and Wolvaardt, as South Africa India: 248/5 in 48 overs (P front of the wicket. Virat Kohli not out 254 Kohli was ing India at 196 for four in 40.1 slumped to 142 for 3. Raut 65, M Raj 66, A Khaka 3/69). Once the ball got old, the Ajinkya Rahane c †de Kock b Maharaj 59 ready to overs. M du Preez (44) and Lara (PTI) Ravindra Jadeja c de Bruyn b Muthusamy 91 South African spinners neither respect the had the guile nor the big heart Extras (LB-6, NB-11) 17 good deliver- Total (For 5 in 156.3 Overs) 601 needed in adverse conditions to BCCI AGM: State Units to meet in ies, slowly trouble a champion batsman Bowling: Vernon Philander 26-6-66-0, Kagiso trudging his Rabada 30-3-93-3, Anrich Nortje 25-5-100-0, like Kohli. way to the Kehav Maharaj again Keshav Maharaj 50-10-196-1, Senuran coveted three- Mumbai on Oct 13 to decide on names Muthusamy 19.3-1-97-1, Dean Elgar 4-0-26-0, bowled 50 overs and gave away figure mark. 196 runs for the consolation PUNE, Oct 11: mood among the other members Ganguly, former Test player and AK Markram 2-0-17-0. is to have the AGM as quickly as Karnataka nominee Brijesh Patel. South wicket of Rahane. However, Winner of Baba Kankhal Dangal title being felicitated by the All the affiliated units of the Africa will certainly feel deject- not for once could he troubled dignitaries in RS Pura on Friday. possible and take over the board's Patel is the most experienced ful straight drive off Vernon BCCI will finalise the names of functioning from the Committee among all the qualified board ed as their bowlers put up a Kohli, who attacked at will and Philander brought up Indian their new office-bearers in an of Administrators (CoA). members. good show even though the defended when he wanted. captain's 26th Test and 69th Dangal organised at "informal meeting" in Mumbai It will be interesting to see if One of the younger faces in scoreboard suggested other- In between, he ran those sin- international hundred and the which is also likely to be attended former board president and Tamil fray is Himachal Pradesh's Arun wise. gles and doubles, 110 of them muted celebration was more by former administrators on Oct Nadu strongman N Srinivasan Dhumal, the younger brother of about contentment than elation. Kagiso Rabada (3/93 in 26) all -- a testimony to his stamina Baba Kankhal Devsthan 13. joins this "informal meeting" in Anurag Thakur, not to forget sen- The final boundary count in and Philander (0/66 in 26 and fitness. The new office-bearers will person or on video conference. ior journalist and Delhi associa- overs), for the second day in a The inside-out six off Excelsior Sports Correspondent witnessed the Dangal in which take charge after the BCCI's his innings was an enviable 33 many famous wrestlers from all Sunday is the preferred date tion president Rajat Sharma. fours and two sixes in 336 balls.