THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 2014 (PAGE 14) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU 3rd Police Martyrs T20 Tournament Kohli smashes 73 as India Simula, Glamorous Poonch enter semis beat England by 20 runs Excelsior Sports Correspondent nals of the mega event in Jammu, MIRPUR, Mar 19: the flight and subsequent turn. when Kohli and Raina suddenly is receiving training tips by Pawan Dhoni effected the easiest of took off in the 13th over bowled JAMMU, Mar 19: Simula Kumar, Ranji Trophy trainer and India gained the much-needed stumpings. Eoin Morgan (16) by left-arm spinner Stephen Parry, Cricket Club and Glamorous playing member of the team. boost ahead of their ICC World holed out in the deep while trying and the 15th bowled by medium T20 opener against Pakistan when to clear Ashwin over long on pacer Ravi Bopara, which yielded Cricket Club, Poonch registered In another match, Simula convincing wins over their rivals they comfortably defeated fence. 17 and 19 runs, respectively. Cricket Club defeated Jammu England by 20 runs in their second Moeen was slow to begin with India scored as many as 105 and entered into the semifinals of Gymkhana by 6 wickets. and final warm-up game here but did play some strokes once he runs in the back-10 as Kohli and the 3rd Police Martyrs T20 Cricket Batting first, the young side of today. got his eye in. The slog-swept six skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni Tournament, being organized by Jammu Gymkhana scored 126 Riding on a cavalier unbeaten off Raina was the biggest of the (21 no) added 51 runs in only 5.1 Winners of Annual Sports Meet posing for a group photograph alongwith the dignitaries at the Zonal Police Headquarters runs in the allotted 16 overs, with 73 off 47 balls from Virat Kohli match as it went deep into the mid- overs. The final over bowled by Dogra College of Education. Jammu at KC Sports Club, here. Jagandeep Singh(33), Amar (31) and an equally entertaining 54 off wicket stands. His partner Jos Tim Bresnan produced 17 runs, In the first match, Glamorous and Akash (17). Amandeep Singh 31 balls from Suresh Raina, India Butler was also in a mood to spank with Kohli hitting him for three Club defeated Patel Cricket Club bagged 3 wickets, while Sameer scored an imposing 178 for four in the spinners as he lofted Jadeja for crisp boundaries. He hit eight in Annual Sports Meet concludes by one wicket in a thrilling con- Khajuria claimed 2. Vikram and 20 overs. It was a good enough a six over long on and then dug out all. test. Dhruv Mahajan shared one wicket total for the bowlers to restrict the a delivery in the blockhole by the Put into bat, Rohit Sharma (5) Batting first, Patel Club scored each. opposition to 158 for six. left-arm spinner to the wide of was out mistiming a pull shot as a at Dogra College of Education 113 runs for the loss of 6 wickets Simula Club, in reply chased Mahendra Singh Dhoni used long-on fielder. delivery from Dernbach kept in 18 overs. Rakesh, Sunny and the target in 15 overs by losing 4 seven bowlers in all and The Moeen-Butler duo added climbing on him and the skier was Excelsior Sports Correspondent In the 100 Mts Sprint for were declared as winners, while Rahul contributed 22, 20 and19 wicket to win the match by 6 wick- Ravichandran Ashwin was again 41 runs in only 3.4 overs before taken at deep fine leg boundary by boys, Amardeep stood first, Ankush and Sukhdev were run- runs respectively. For Poonch, ets. Hardeep Singh was the top the best bowler in the park as he the former, trying to clear the Alex Hales. JAMMU, Mar 19: On the Liyaquat Ali stood second, ners-up. Manchu took and Deepu took 2 scorer with 54 runs, while Dhruv returned with economical figures fielder at the deep square-leg Shikhar Dhawan (14) bisected of one for 20 from four overs. boundary, was caught by Ajinkya the off-side field twice before a concluding day of the 20th while Surat Singh remained at In the Table Tennis girls dou- wickets, while Deepak claimed Mahajan and Shashi Kumar con- Raina also impressed with the Rahane. powerful but uppish drive was Annual Sports Meet, the one. tributed 24 and 21 runs to the total the third spot. bles, Divya and Shallu were ball as he gave away only 23 runs But Butler (30) kept on trying taken by James Tredwell diving to Valedictory Function was held In reply, Poonch chased the In Shot Put for girls, Simple declared as winners while respectively. Hardeep Singh was in four overs getting a wicket in as he lifted Varun Aaron over mid- his right in the cover region. total in a close contest in 17.5 at Dogra College of Education, Saini bagged gold, while Richa Simple Saini and Manjula Bagal adjudged man of the match. the process. Left-handed opener off and then moved towards off- Yuvraj Singh (1) had a bad day in here today. Khajuria and Pooja Verma emerged as runners-up. overs, losing 9 wickets in the The matches were officiated Michael Lumb, a T20 freelancer stump to lift him over the short office as he got an under-edge try- During the week-long meet shared the silver and Vidushi In Kho-Kho, Neha Warriors process, thus won the match by by Suhail, Sunny, Arun, Naresh who has played in IPL and regu- fine-leg fielder. However, he had ing to pull a back-of-the-length various sports events were had to satisfy herself with a led by Neha defeated Shivani one wicket. Marshal (28), Manchu and Vinod Kandayara. larly features in Big Bash teams, too much to do in the end. delivery from Chris Jordan to be organized. bronze. Daredevils to clinch the title, (23) and Ankush (14) were the Simula Cricket Club will face took advantage of the Powerplay 25 runs were needed off the taken by wicketkeeper Buttler. In Sack Race for girls, Anita In Discus Throw for girls, while in the Inter-Section Tug of main scorers. Manchu of Rainawari Cricket Club Srinagar, field restrictions as he repeatedly last over and it was difficult to In six Powerplay overs, India Sharma stood first, while Rimpy Neha Khajuria got first position, War girls, Tawi House headed Glamorous Cricket Club Poonch while Glamorous Cricket Club, gave charge to Bhuvneshwar get away Ravindra Jadeja (2/23) had lost three wickets for 39 runs Bala and Romi Verma claimed Simple Saini bagged second by Rajni Kumari beat Ganga was adjudged man of the match. Poonch will take on Samar Cricket Kumar hitting him over the in- who got Butler stumped by when Kohli and Raina joined second and third positions spot, while Sonia Sharma House led by Mehak Ahuja to The Poonch team, which has for Club in the semifinals at the same field. Dhoni. forces. respectively. claimed third place. clinch the title. the first time entered the semifi- venue tomorrow. He in fact came out lofting Earlier, Kohli played a smash- Both punished the spinners In the Three-Leg Race for In Long Jump for girls, The activities were held him over extra cover for a six. His ing knock and was ably comple- using their feet to good effect girls, Roshi Dabgotra and Neelu Richa Khajuria bagged gold, under the guidance of Yogesh partner Alex Hales was a bit sub- mented by Raina as India over- while the seamers were dispatched Rani bagged gold medal, while Shivani Sharma and Pooja Manhas, Sports Officer, Sumer dued at the other end and was came early jitters to post a com- to the boundary whenever the Manjula Bogal and Pooja Verma Verma bagged silver and bronze Singh Sambyal, Convenor cleaned up by Bhuvneshwar when mendable total. erred in length. got silver, while Pooja Sharma medals respectively. Sports Committee and he tried a cross-batted heave. The Kohli-Raina duo added 81 When left-arm spinner Having scored a quickfire 36 runs in 8.5 overs after England left Stephen Parry was introduced into and Geeta Sharma claimed In the High Jump for girls, Shamsher Singh, Member bronze. Sports Committee. with six fours and a six, Lumb's the 2007 champions tottering at 39 the attack, Raina hit him for a six Ankita Sharma stood first, luck finally ran out as he tried to for three in the first six overs. over his favourite mid-wicket In the One-Leg Race for Th Gulchain Singh Charak, Shivani Sharma stood second, give Raina the charge misreading The turnaround happened region.(PTI) girls, Roshi Dabgotra clinched while Pooja Verma claimed Former Minister J&K first position, while Anita third place. Government and Chairman Sharma and Pooja Sharma In 100 Mts Race for girls, Dogra Education Trust was the Zimbabwe beat Netherlands to remained at second and third Geeta Sharma bagged gold, chief guest on the occasion who spot respectively. while Ankita Sharma and highly applauded the efforts put In the Matka Race for girls, Pooja Jamwal claimed silver in by the participants. Winners of Volleyball Tournament posing for a group photo- Samar Dev Singh Charak, Deepika bagged gold, while and bronze medals respective- graph alongwith the dignitaries in Jammu. stay in hunt for main draw Prof B D Damral, Shefali Simple Saini and Neelu Rani ly. SYLHET (BANGLADESH), with Tom striking nine fours and a Utseya grabbed two wickets for bagged silver and bronze medals Sharma and Bela Thakur In badminton girls doubles, were also present on the Mar 19: six in his impressive knock.