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SATURDAY, JANUARY 9, 2016 (PAGE 16) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU Defending champion Federer Sran impresses, Kohli, Dhawan among runs as India win opener into Brisbane semifinals PERTH, Jan 8: ter but Bosisto, trying to hit over long,-on provided an easy skier BRISBANE, Jan 8: other semifinal match will feature After an exchange of breaks India started their limited- for Ravichandran Ashwin. 2015 finalist Milos Raonic against early in the third, Tomic clinched overs tour of Australia on a pos- Western Australia were Roger Federer overcame a lin- Bernard Tomic. it on his first match point, aveng- itive note, comprehensively never in the match save for for- gering sickness to hold off Grigor Tomic ended Kei Nishikori's ing a loss to Nishikori last year. beating a second-string Western mer Australia opener Travis Dimitrov 6-4, 6-7 (4), 6-4 today streak of semifinal appearances at "That was very, very special to Australia XI by 74 runs in a Birt, who scored an unbeaten 74 and take his title defense into the the Brisbane International with a me," Tomic said. "Last year, Twenty20 warm-up game here off 60 balls. Players posing for a photograph during concluding ceremony of JK-UAE T20 Friendship Cup finals. semifinals at the Brisbane 6-3 1-6 6-3 win, his first over a top unfortunately, I lost very comfort- today with Virat Kohli and Among other bowlers, left- International. 10 player on home soil. ably to Kei, and today played very Shikhar Dhawan striking fluent arm spinners Axar Patel and Federer delayed his opening half-centuries. Ravindra Jadeja had identical Danube thrashes Simula in JK-UAE match at the Australian Open Batting first, India scored a figures of 2/13 from three overs. warmup until the fifth day because healthy 192 for four in 20 overs In all, Dhoni used six bowlers of a flu-like illness and was play- with Dhawan and Kohli con- resting Ishant Sharma for tomor- T20 Friendship Cup finals ing Dimitrov in the quarterfinals tributing 74 runs each. row's warm-up one day match. on less than 24 hours rest. The duo added 149 runs for Earlier, Test captain Kohli Excelsior Sports Correspondent international cricketers from U.A.E. set a massive target of His serve in the first set was the second wicket after Rohit came back from a well-deserved Pakistan and U.A.E. Playing and 171 runs for Simula J&K. almost flawless, dropping just two Sharma (6) missed out on a run break and warmed up nicely JAMMU, Jan 8: Danube performing under flood lights Shimon Anwar was the top scor- points, and he appeared to be on feast on a bouncy WACAwicket. with a 44-ball 74 that had seven Lions defeated Simula J&K con- was again a new and enriching er from Danube with 66 runs off course with break-point chances Skipper Mahendra Singh boundaries and three sixes. vincingly in the finals of the experience for the players from 32 balls, studded with 6 sixes and for another straight-set victory Dhoni, who promoted himself to Dhawan, whose form has inaugural JK UAE T20 Cricket the visiting teams. 2 fours. Shamiullah Younis and over the young Bulgarian some- No. 4, also hit a quickfire 22 off been patchy of late, also looked Friendship Cup, which conclud- Ajman Oval Cricket Council Mohammad Imran added 47 and times likened to him because of 14 balls. in good touch as he played 46 ed at Ajman Oval Cricket lauded the efforts of Hilal Rather, 28 runs respectively. Hilal Rather their similar styles before In reply, Western Australia balls hitting eight boundaries Stadium. Dubai. promoter of Simula Sports Club, took 2 important wickets for Dimitrov rallied. XI could only manage 118/6 as and an equal number of sixes. The Tournament had begun at in bringing a rich mix of experi- Simula, while Sahil Sharma, After wasting a chance to rookie left-arm speedster The Delhi duo was helped by Ajman Oval Cricket Stadium on enced and budding talent all the Raman Dutta and Sameer serve for the second set in a nerv- Barinder Sran bowled impres- the fact that the ball came onto January 1, 2016 and came to a way from the State of Jammu and Khajuria claimed 1 wicket each. ous 10th game, Dimitrov dominat- sively to notch up figures of the bat nicely and they were able successful end yesterday. Kashmir to play at Ajman Oval Simula J&K, in reply, col- ed the tiebreaker and forced a 2/24 from 4 overs. to play their strokes in free- The tournament was organ- Cricket Stadium in UAE. The lapsed at 65 runs against bowling decider. More importantly, Sran hit flowing manner. ized by Simula Sports Club, in Council has also invited Mr. attack which possessed interna- Federer, after showing signs of the right length, hurried the bats- Dhawan hooked fast bowler association with Ministry of Rather to bring a team from the tional stuff in Riaz Afridi and fatigue in the second set, took a men with short balls and also Matthew Kelly for a couple of Youth Services and Sports, State of Jammu and Kashmir to likes. Rana Dastagir and Zahoor quick break before the third, and showed his skills of being able sixes and also punished leg- Jammu and Kashmir and J&K participate in a cricket league Khan took 3 wickets each for then went on a roll to set up three to swing the white kookaburra at spinner James Muirhead with a Police Department with an tournament to be held in the Danube, while Aamir Hayat took match points in the ninth game. a lively pace. slog-swept six over deep mid- objective of giving International month of February-March, 2016. 2 wickets. Riaz Afridi and Ali Again Dimitrov rallied, winning He got opener Darcy Short wicket. exposure and providing ample As per Salman Ahmad, Afzal bagged 1 wicket each. five consecutive points and forc- (5) with a delivery that kicked Kohli, on his part, looked opportunity to the state youth to Executive Board member of The organizers of the tourna- ing Federer to serve it out which up as the batsmen was hurried more solid as he hit medium showcase their skill on an inter- Ajman Oval Cricket Stadium, ment Simula Sports Club the 17-time major winner duly into playing a shot and an easy pacer David Moody for two Defending champion Roger Federer of Switzerland cele- national platform. Anis Sajan, Managing Director thanked the Executive Board did. catch was taken at mid-wicket. sixes including one that was brates his win against Tobias Kamke of Germany during their During the tournament the of Danube, UAE lavished praise members of Ajman Oval Cricket By holding off Dimitrov, who Sran also got rival skipper pulled in front of square. match at the Brisbane International Tennis Tournament in touring teams not only got an for the cricketers of Jammu and Stadium, Khalil Ghulamnabi, is 10 years his junior, Federer set Will Bosisto (1) with a delivery He also flicked Kelly for his Brisbane. (UNI) opportunity to play at world Kashmir for their sportsmanship Aamir Sarfraz, Salman Ahmad, up a meeting with 22-year-old that was just short of three-quar- third six. (PTI) famous International Cricket and talent. Rashid Ghulam Nabi and Dominic Thiem, the youngest Tomic fired nine aces in the different." grounds like Ajman Oval and In the final match of the tour- Shujaddin Chaudhry for extend- player in the top 20. first set and broke in the eighth Raonic relied on his big serve RMPS organizes Inter-House Sharjah Cricket Stadium but also nament, winning the toss and ing support in making the event a Thiem beat third-seeded game, but Nishikori, the 2014 U.S. to dictate a 6-4 6-4 win over world to play and compete against the electing to bat first, Danube, big success. Marin Cilic 2-6 7-6 (4) 6-4. The Open finalist, won five straight No 78-ranked Lucas Pouille. games in the second to level the On the women's side, fourth- Tug of War competition Junior Warriors enter finals in U-16 Tourney match and maintain his hopes of seeded Angelique Kerber moved Excelsior Sports Correspondent Jhelum House bagged third and reaching the Brisbane semifinals into the final by beating Carla fourth positions respectively. New Challenger thrashes FCC for the fourth straight year. Suarez Navarro 6-2 6-3. (PTI) JAMMU, Jan 8: RM Public Principal of the School, School organized an Inter-House Ravinder Kour highlighted the Tug of War competition in its importance of games and sports in Jammu Tawi Premier T20 Sania-Hingis in Brisbane School premises, here today. and encouraged the students to Excelsior Sports Correspondent wickets each. Gourav Khajuria The students showcased take active part in sports activities. was declared as man of the match. sportsman spirit and the students The competition was organ- JAMMU, Jan 8: Riding on Meanwhile, in Under-16 Boys International Final of 1st and 2nd classes exhibited ized under the supervision of brilliant knocks of 88 and 62 runs Jammu Budding T20 Cup, Junior BRISBANE, Jan 8: past their rivals in the opening set their talent in the games. Physical instructor, Nardeep and by Gourav Khajuria and Vimarsh Warriors defeated Col R N Chopra before facing slight resistance in Tawi House got first position Jaswinder. Coordinator Pre- Kaw respectively, coupled with 4- Cricket Club in a close contest by Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza the second. and Basanter House secured sec- Primary Wing, Pooja Padwal was wicket haul by Deepak Singh 12 runs.