MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2017 (PAGE 10) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU Irshad, Shafqat score fifties; Abid takes 4 wkts Dhoni ton inspires Jharkhand MCC Bhaderwah crushes Forest win against Chhattisgarh XI in Chief Minister’s Cup KOLKATA, Feb 26: While Jharkhand took 33.4 Excelsior Sports Correspondent Khursheed and Manzoor bagged overs for the first hundred, 2 wickets each and Amit Sharma Mahendra Singh Dhoni Dhoni and Nadeem's urgency JAMMU, Feb 26: Power- claimed one wicket. notched up his maiden List A ensured that their next hundred packed 92 runs by Irshad Akhtar In reply, J&K Forest team hundred for Jharkhand to guide came off just 12.3 overs. Dhoni and a disciplined 51 by former bundled out for a paltry total of the side to a comprehensive 78- brought up his century in 94 First Class cricketer, Shafqat 71 runs in 20 overs. None of the run victory over Chhattisgarh in balls with a six off seamer Baba, coupled with 4-wicket batsmen was able to make big a group D Vijay Hazare Trophy Pankaj Rao over long on in the haul by left-arm spinner, Abid contribution and only three bats- one-day fixture here today. 48th over. Mushtaq helped Masood Cricket men crossed the double figure Dhoni survived some anx- Meanwhile, Karnataka who Club (MCC) Bhaderwah to mark. For MCC, Abid Mushtaq ious moments en route a 107- defeated Jharkhand yesterday Winners of 4th Sant Gurbaksh Singh Danna Memorial Hockey Tournament posing alongwith crush J&K State Forest team by Simrandeep Singh, Deputy Commissioner Jammu on Sunday. was the pick of the bowlers, who ball 129 but the effort was just picked their second successive a big margin of 140 runs in the enough to steer the team home. ongoing 1st State Level Cricket scalped 4 important wickets, while Mehram Ganai and Khalid Chhattisgarh skipper Dhoni to stay in CAB SGPC Amritsar wins 4th Sant Gurbaksh Singh Tournament for Chief Minister’s Mohammed Kaif won the toss Cup, being organized by Akhtar took 2 wickets each. academy in Kalyani Shafqat Baba and Adil Wani and sent Jharkhand in and Country Cricket Academy in KOLKATA, Feb 26: claimed one wicket each. Irshad Jharkhand were looking down Danna Memorial Hockey Tournament collaboration with J&K State the barrel at 43/5 in 14.4 overs. Sports Council at Gharota, near Akhtar of MCC Bhaderwah was Having surprised everyone Excelsior Sports Correspondent match could only be decided Mohd. Hussain of J&K But former skipper here. adjudged as man of the match Challengers Trophy against with his train ride from , through penalty shootouts, Police was adjudged as man of for his brilliant 92 runs. along with Shahbaz Nadeem (53 India B. JAMMU, Feb 26: Regis- Earlier, put into bat, MCC from 90 balls; 4x4, 1x6) propped the most successful Indian skip- wherein SGPC prevailed over the match, while S. Gurkirat The match was officiated by Dhoni scored a century for tering an emphatic victory by Bhaderwah lost early wickets the total to 243/9 with a handsome per MS Dhoni will now stay at their rivals by (6-5) goals. Singh of SGPC Amritsar was Sadiq Hussain Malik and Shiv Bihar against Assam during the (6-5) goals via penalty and were struggling at a meagre 151-run seventh-wicket partner- the Bengal Cricket Academy in Simrandeep Singh, Deputy declared as man of the Kumar as umpires, while Ranji One-Dayers in 2003-04 shootout over J&K Police 60/7 at one point of time. Kalyani for their Vijay Hazare Commissioner Jammu was the Tournament. ship that came off 166 balls. but never had a century for Hockey Central team in the However, Irshad Akhtar’s brisk Lakshay Khajuria was the scor- Tropy group D matches. chief guest on the concluding Prominent among others The Indian icon's career-best Jharkhand and he bettered that summit clash, SGPC Amritsar 92 off just 37 balls, studded with er. "Initially, we wanted to stay ceremony, while Attar Singh present on the occasion were in domestic one-dayers was today with a career-best knock lifted the title trophy of the 11 massive sixes and a valuable Vivek Sharma, former Ranji here at the hotel but now we of Attar Sweets Jammu, S. Rajinder Singh Raja, studded with six sixes and 10 at domestic level. Dhoni also has 4th Sant Gurbaksh Singh 51 including 4 sixes by Shafqat trophy player was present on the will leave tomorrow evening Jarnail Singh of Peaks Auto, Balvinder Singh, Advisor to boundaries but it was not a typi- two centuries each for East Zone Danna Memorial Hockey Baba enabled the team to score a occasion and felicitated the and return to Kolkata after the S. Joginder Singh and Updesh Organizing Committee, cal Dhoni knock as he survived and India A. Tournament, organized by decent total of 210 runs. For players. He was accompanied by match," Jharkhand team manag- Kour Bali were the guests of Pritam Singh, Director a few close calls before reaching In reply, Chhattisgarh Santpura Danna Charitable J&K State Forest team, Zahid CCA members Ashwani Kumar er PN Singh said. honour. Horizon Construction, GS his first century for Jharkhand. innings folded for 165 in 38.4 Trust, Guru Nanak Nagar, took 3 wickets, while Suhail, and Shugal Sharma. This would mean a big secu- The chief guest and the Bakshi, General Secretary The first life came when he overs as Dhoni brilliantly shuf- under the aegis of Hockey rity concern, but the hosts other dignitaries gave away Hockey J&K, Inderpal Singh was yet to open his account and fled his bowlers with Varun J&K at KK Hakhu Astroturf Cricket Association of Bengal the prizes to the participants Munna, Harvinder Singh, stayed on after a loud caught- Aaron and Shahbaz Nadeem Hockey Stadium, here today. was not leaving any stone including the winners and run- Janak Singh, Paramjeet Singh behind appeal against Abhuday claiming three wickets each. Earlier, the players of both unturned and said the venue ners-up teams. and S. Sharanjit Singh Shunty. Kant Singh (4/33), the wrecker- Reduced to 69/3 inside 16 the teams displayed extraordi- was well-equipped. The winning team was pre- The match was officiated in-chief for Chhattisgarh. overs, Kaif looked to build the nary soccer skills and showed "It has 30 well-furnished sented with a cheque of Rs. by Jagjeet Singh, Joginder Later, he survived a close innings but Dhoni ended the composure and promise to rooms and is no less than a four- 31,000 and the runners-up Singh, Karanjit Singh, leg-before shout from debutant Chattisgarh captain's stay with a make it (1-1) draw in the stip- star hotel," a CAB official said team was presented with the Senapati and Satvir Singh legspinner Shubham Agarwal run out for 23 before Nadeem ulated time. Sikander Pal about the venue in Kalyani cheque of Rs 21000 as prize (Tournament Director). that hit Dhoni on the backfoot ran through the tail with his Singh was the goal scorer for about 50 kilometres north of money. when he was on 34. 3/36. J&K Police in the 11 minute, Kolkata. The fair play trophy was J&K shuttlers leave for On 95, Dhoni was dropped This was Jharkhand's first while Harinder Singh netted Jharkhand play two matches awarded to Banda Singh by Kaif, a regulation catch at win in two matches, while the goal for SGPC Amritsar in 41st Veteran National in Kalyani - against Services on Bahadur Hockey Club, short extra cover. Dhoni stayed Chhattisgarh began their cam- 50th minute of the match. The February 28 and Jammu and Poonch. Badminton C’ship Winners posing for a group photograph after registering vic- on till the last ball and was final- paign with a loss. tory in Friendship Cup T20 match in Jammu. ly dismissed by a Shourabh Kashmir on March 6. Dhoni completed his 50 in On the security measures, he Excelsior Sports Correspondent Kharwar (1/53) when a skier 71 balls, stepping out to hit CRPF Volleyball tournament concludes was taken safely by glovesman said: "We will have a barricade JAMMU, Feb 26: Jammu SSC outplays MCC in Agarwal over long-on boundary. around the academy and there Excelsior Sports Correspondent On the occasion, CRPF Manoj Singh. He was taken off the attack after DIG, SC Sharma was chief and Kashmir veteran badminton But by then, Dhoni had res- will be tight police vigil by the KATHUA, Feb 26: Kathua players left for Cochin, Kerala conceding 36 from his five. district administation," a CAB guest, who was accompanied cued Jharkhand from being on the The skipper also targetted Club A team won the by CRPF 121Bn Commandant to represent the State in 41st Friendship Cup mat. official said.(PTI) Volleyball tournament, organ- off-spinner Sahil Gupta, another SS Rana and Additional Veteran National Badminton Excelsior Sports Correspondent In reply, SSC chased the tar- This was Dhoni's 17th List A victory when they beat Services ized by CRPF 121 Bn at Sports debutant and hit him for two Superintendent of Police, Championship to be held from get in 20 overs. Sehlad Slathia century, which included 10 in by four wickets at Jadavpur Stadium, here. JAMMU, Feb 26: SSC consecutive sixes and then two Khalil Ahamed Poswal and March 1 to March 7, 2017. top scored with 56 runs, while ODIs, and first in domestic one- University second campus J&K squad comprises of thrashed Media Cricket Club in successive fours in the 46th over prominent citizens Jeetu contributed valuable 29 dayers since February 8, 2005 ground at Salt lake. They now Chanchal Singh, Indu Bushan, Friendship Cup T20 Cricket that yielded 23 runs. Nadeem at and players. runs. For Media Club, Arun when he had scored an unbeaten lead group D with eight Lalit Arora, Puran Chand, Tournament, being played at the other end gave fine support Mr Sharma dis- bagged 3 wickets, while 102 for India Seniors in the with his 90-ball 53 (1x6, 4x4). points.(PTI) tributed the prizes Somasundaram Sarvanan, Mayank Goswami Cricket Vivek Mehta, Sukh Dev Singh, Academy, here. Naveen, Sachin and Sunil and trophies among claimed 1 wicket each. the winners and run- Pankaj Mohan Sharma, Sultan After winning the toss, Mirza, Pawanjeet Singh, Media Cricket Club chose to bat JK Unity Trust members ners-up teams. including its chairman, Gourav The winning team Basanti Bhat, Madhumati, first and scored 164 runs in 2o overs. Arun Sharma top scored Chopra, president Puneet Arora, was given the trophy, Daljeet Singh, Vivek Slathia, Ramesh Sharma, Raju Chawala, with 60 runs, while Dev Raj executive members Raj Kumar Rs 20, 000 cash prize Anil Gurkha, Sunil Gurkha, scored 43 runs. For SSC, Goyal, Sanjeev Luthra and and sports lit, while Narinder Khajuria, Ravinder Ashwani took 3 important wick- media in-charge Kamal Kundal the runners-up team, Kumar, Reeta Kakroo, Balbir ets. were present during match. Gurra Mundian Club Singh Jamwal, Harjeet Sethi, was given Rs 15,000 Rajinder Kumar Sofhi and 14th Bhai Gurbux Singh Memorial cash prize and sports Dharam Pal Gupta. kit. A total of eight beat State Korfball C’ship commences teams participated in Excelsior Sports Correspondent defeated Srinagar by 12-4, Winners posing for a group photo- the tournament and Dabang to lift Samba thrashed Ganderbal by 6- all the teams were JAMMU, Feb 26: 14th Bhai 1 and Kathua outplayed graph alongwith CRPF DIG SC Sharma maiden HIL Gurbux Singh Memorial State in Kathua. given the medals and Anantnag by 7-4. sports kit to encour- CHANDIGARH, Feb 26: Korfball Championship 2016-17 The Tournament was inaugu- Meritorious sport climbers and mountaineers posing alongwith Chief Secretary BR Sharma started at playing field, Gandhi age themr. Sahil Sharma get rated by Gulzar Ahmed, resident and other dignitaries during prize distribution function. The Tournament was held They finished second best Nagar, here today. under Civic Action man of the match with Rs 500 last season, but Kalinga Lancers Secretary (Kashmir) of J&K Programme to channelize the cash award, while Imtiaz meant business this year as they Mountaineering Asso celebrates 30th anniversary, energy of youth towards sports Ahmed won the man of the defeated 4-1 in activities. series award of Rs 1,000 as a keenly-contested summit clash The final match was played cash prize alongwith a medal. to win their maiden Hockey organizes prize distribution function between Kathua Club A and While addressing DIG said India League title, here today. Excelsior Sports Correspondent student of Shining Star Academy 8 mountaineers of the Gurra Mundian Club Hiranagar. Skipper Moritz Fuerste Muthi, Jammu was honoured with Association who scaled the formi- that CRPF is guarding the civil JAMMU, Feb 26: Kathua Club A defeated the (30th, 58th) converted two the medals, a memento and a cash dable Matho Kangri peak in population and also making Mountaineering Association of rival winning all the three sets good relation with civil popu- penalty corners for the Lancers prize of Rs.18, 000. Ladakh in September, 2016 under before Glenn Turner (18th J&K celebrated its 30th anniver- to emerge champion. lation. Arun Deep Singh who won the dynamic leadership of minute) struck a field effort for sary and prize distribution function one gold, one Silver and one Everester Ram Singh Slathia were the Odisha outfit, which lost the in a simple but impressive func- Bronze medal in the National also felicitated. Besides Ram final last year to Jaypee Punjab tion held at K L Sehgal Hall, Competition and two Gold medals Singh, the other members of the Warriors. Abhinav Theatre, here today. and one Silver medal in the Sub highly successful expedition For the first time finalist, On this occasion a number of Junior Boys category in the North included Everester Sajad Haider of Dabang Mumbai Affan Yousuf sport climbers, mountaineers, Zone Competition was also hon- Kathua, Tsering Dorjey of Leh, (33rd) scored the lone goal from institutions which promote adven- a penalty corner variation. oured with a memento, a pair of Gh. Mohd. Wani of Tangmarg, ture activities, affiliated clubs of imported climbing shoe and a cash Shawetica Khajuria, Joint Earlier in the day, Agustin the association and its prominent Mazzilli scored a late field goal prize of Rs.9, 500. Aman Dogra, Secretary of the Association, members were honoured by the another talented climber who won Manik Slathia of Samba, Shashi to help Chief Guest. B R Sharma, Chief register a 5-4 come-from- a silver medal in the National com- Kant of Jammu and Ambreen Secretary, J&K and Ruby Sharma, petition and also represented the Fatima of Kargil, presently behind win over Delhi Chairperson IASOWA, J&K on Waveriders and claim the country in the Asian Youth cham- Jammu. the occasion, while Ashwani bronze medal in the fifth edition pionship at Tehran (Iran) was also North Zone Champion's of the tournament. Sharma, former MLA was the pre- honoured with a cash prize of Trophy which the J&K team Trailing 3-4 with three min- siding guest, S. Bhattacharjee, Rs.6, 000 along with Mrityunjay regained this year was presented to Chairman, Indian Mountaineering Sportathon being declared open at Little Milleannium utes remaining in the game, the Sharma who was presented a cash sprawling buds school as a token Argentine striker found himself Foundation, and Prof Preschool. prize of Rs. 4000 and a memento of Association's gratitude and at the right place at the right Lalit Magotra, eminent scientist for bagging a bronze medal in the appreciation for providing a time to clinically finish Florent and writer were the guests of hon- national competition. climbing wall and an International van Aubel's assist from a tight our. Asma Gul of Sprawling Buds standard Finger board and finan- Little Millennium Preschool Players in action during a match of State Korfball angle to hand UP Wizards the The main attraction of the School, Bantalab, Jammu who cial support to the Association for Championship at Green field, Gandhi Nagar in Jammu. lead and their first podium finish Prize Distribution Function was secured 3 Gold medals, Shilpa other adventure activities. 14 other in the history of the tournament. Shivani Charak who brought lau- Charak who won 1 Gold, 1 silver institutions were also awarded for organizes Sportathon It was action-packed first Fourteen teams from differ- Korfball Association. rels to the state by winning three and 1 bronze medal; Kumari their participation in Association's quarter of the final in which ent districts of the State are par- Excelsior Sports Correspondent citizens. Earlier, Manjeet Singh, sec- Silver medals in the National Bindia of Udhampur who bagged various activities along with 21 both the Lancers and Dabang ticipating in the Championship. Specially researched and Championship at Bangalore and 1 silver and 1 bronze were also teachers who escorted various JAMMU, Feb 26: Little Mumbai created real scoring Six matches were played retary of the Association pre- designed races and activities like three Gold medals in the North felicitated along with Sumiya groups of trekkers during Millennium Preschool promoted chances but both the teams today. sented welcome address. Drill, Animal Yoga Bead race, Zone Sport Climbing Kousar of Mohore in district Reasi Trekking Programes. by M/S Educomp Childcare, failed to make them count. Udhampur beat Badgam by The matches were officiated Caterpillar race, Kangaroo Race Championship held at Salwan who won 1 Silver medal in the The Dedication Awards for organized a day long sporting In their first final of the HIL, 6-4, Shopian got better of by Manjeet Singh, Irfan Public School, New Delhi. etc. were conducted under the it was Dabang Mumbai who 22nd North Zone Sport Climbing the year 2016 were conferred event 'Sportahon' today at Baramulla 3-0, Rajouri trounced Choudhary,Tarandeep Singh, Fifteen years old Shivani, a guidance of learning officer were more assertive in the first Championship. . upon 11 persons including Gandhi Nagar in which its Roop Bandipura 2-1, Jammu Blue Amit Sharma and Ashwini. Priyanka Magotra. quarter but they failed to get Akshay Sadotra, Sakshi Nagar and Gandhi Nagar The eventful day ended with Branches participated. past an alert Andrew Charter in Kohli, Ashwin unmoved in Magotra,Nitya Sharma, Puneet the prize distribution and felici- front of Lancers goal. Amitabh, Aniruddh under COA Sharma, Deepika Dutta and Devender Singh Rana, MLA tation of little angels by the chief was the chief guest on the occa- The Lancers finally broke Himani Choudhary, Satish Bhan guest. the deadlock in the 18th minute sion, while Shiv Kumar Sharma, scanner after attending Srini meet of Sprawling Buds School, Prof. through tournament's highest latest ICC Test Rankings Joint Secretary J&K Sports Sahil Gupta, S/o Late NEW DELHI, Feb 26: Supreme Court verdict may be seen Neelam Thapa and Prof. Amitpal scorer so far, Australian Glenn DUBAI, Feb 26: match heroes Steve O'Keefe, Council was the guest of honour Darshan Kumar Turner, who found himself posi- as an act defiance. Kaur of GCW Gandhi Nagar and and PK Sharma, Chairman was Gupta and The BCCI's current joint secre- It was meeting which N Steve Smith and Matt Renshaw Suman Lata, Physical Director of tioned to tap home a Mortuiz Captain Virat Kohli attaining significant gains. the special gues. Kamlesh Gupta, Fuerste pass from out side the D tary Amitabh Chaudhary and treas- Srinivasan termed as "gathering of GCW, Parade Jammu, for their remained the highest-placed Australia Smith reached a Earlier, Akhila Magotra, R/o Talab Tillo after it took a deflection from urer Aniruddh Chaudhry's presence disqualified friends over a cup of Indian batsman at second, while single minded dedication and career-high 939 rating points Chief Learning Officer of the Jammu, who has Lalit Upadhayay's stick. at an informal unsanctioned gather- tea" but the mere presence of off-spinner Ravichandaran devotion to promote trekking, after an outstanding batting school presented welcome been declared A minute later, Dabang ing, arranged by former president N Amitabh and Aniruddh is going to Ashwin held on to his top posi- mountaineering and allied activi- effort in the Test which his team address. qualified for the Mumbai secured a penalty cor- Srinivasan has brought them under put BCCI in a fix. tion in both the bowlers' and all- ties in the state. Speaking on the occasion, award of the degree of Doctor ner but Charter stood like a rock the scanner of Committee of "Even though they (Amitabh rounders' list of the latest ICC won by 333 runs to take a 1-0 Earlier, Ram Khajuria, in front of the Lancers goal to Devender Rana congratulated of Philosophy (PhD) in Administrators (COA). and Aniruddh) were barred from Test rankings issued today. lead in the four-match series, the General Secretary of the the management for organizing Microbiology by the University deny Harmanpreet Singh. Both Amitabh and Aniruddh attending IPL Auctions but techni- ICC said in a statement. Association, in his Annual report Dabang Mumbai captain The Indian team, which lost the 'Sportathon' on such a huge of Jammu. He worked on the are known to be hard-core cally they are still officials under Smith has not only consoli- Chief Guest BR Sharma while Florian Fuchs then came tental- the opening Test in to scale though for preschoolers of topic "Characterization of Srinivasan loyalists but their pres- dated his position at the top of speaking lauded the efforts of the isingly close when he sprinted the current BCCI regime run by Australia yesterday, was unaf- age 2 to 6 years. He said that Antimicrobial and Antioxidant ence in the meeting may not go COA. Both are still authorised sig- fected by the debacle at least in the Rankings for Test Batsmen Association in promoting adven- such type of holistic approach to Metabolites from Pinus into the opposition circle, beat- ing a host of defenders but his down well with the Vinod Rai-led natories, who sign cheques (only the ICC rankings. In fact, open- but has also attained rating ture activities in the state. He education based on modern cur- Gerardiana Picca Smithiana diagonal shot from the right four-member panel. after clearance from COA). They er KL Rahul claimed his career- points which are the sixth-best appreciated the achievements of riculum being provided by the Growing in North-Western went inches wide off the target At a time when COA is trying are free to attend any meeting but best ranking of 46th after scores ever after Don Bradman (961), the Association and promised all Little Millennium Preschool will Himalayas," under the super- even as a diving Gurjant Singh to set the house in order, participa- how COA will perceive it is a dif- of 64 and 10 in the match. Len Hutton (945), Jack Hobbs possible help for further promo- go a long way in developing vision of Dr Madhulika far away failed to get his tion in a meeting which mainly ferent matter," a top BCCI source The Australians, however, and Ricky Ponting (both 942) tion of Sport climbing and moun- responsible & conscious future Bhagat. stick.(PTI) comprised officials ousted by said today.(PTI) made substantial gains with and Peter May (941).(PTI) taineering in the State.