THURSDAY, MARCH 18, 2021 (PAGE 14) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU SA seals ODI series by 4-1, gives India Kohli returns to top 5 in District Athletics C’ship concludes plenty to think about ahead of World Cup ICC T20I rankings Govt PG College lifts overall trophy LUCKNOW, Mar 17: ters in quick succession. over. DUBAI, Mar 17: fourth spot despite three failures Excelsior Sports Correspondent Mohd Mukhtar and Shahid top two places were clinched by At that stage South Africa India lost opener Priya Punia in the series so far. Hussain clinched 1st and 3rd Madasser Azeem and Mohd South Africa added salt to were 131 for five, still needing 58 (18) early before India's star Following his stellar perform- Shreyas Iyer is up 32 places JAMMU, Mar 17: Rajouri positions while 2nd position was Anwar Ul Haq while 3rd posi- India's wounds by registering a runs in 13 overs for a win. batswoman of the series Punam ance in the ongoing series against to the 31st spot while Rishabh District Athletics shared by Ayaz Khan and Mohd tion was shared by Mohd five-wicket win over the hosts in While Bosch's knock was Raut (10) and Smriti Mandhana England, India skipper Virat Pant gained 30 spots to be ranked Championship, organized by Parvez Musharaf, whereas in Danish, Ravinder Singh and the low-scoring fifth and final laced with eight fours and came (18) departed in successive Kohli on Wednesday broke back 80th. District Rajouri Athletics 200 mtrs, top three positions Ghulam Mustafa and in 400 Association with the collabora- were secured by Ajaz Ahmed, mtrs, Mohasin Ali stood first, women's ODI to seal the series by India Women Innings: into the top of the ICC T20 bats- Among bowlers, all-rounder tion of Department of Physical 4-1 here today. Priya Punia b Kapp 18 men rankings. Washington Sundar is Mithali Raj played a captain's Smriti Mandhana c du Preez b Sekhukhune 18 Kohli, a formerly up two places to 11th Education Govt PG College knock by hitting a well-crafted 79 Punam Raut c de Klerk b Shangase 10 top-ranked batsman in while seamers Shardul Rajouri under the aegis of J&K not out but it was only enough to Harmanpreet Kaur retired hurt 30 the format and current- Thakur (up 14 places to Amateur Athletics Association take India to 188 all out. Mithali Raj not out 79 ly number one in ODIs, 27th) and Bhuvneshwar and J&K Sports Council, con- South Africa then rode on Dayalan Hemalatha c Jafta b de Klerk 2 gained one slot and a Kumar (up seven places cluded with prize distribution Anneke Bosch (58) and Mignon Sushma Verma lbw b de Klerk 0 massive 47 rating to 45th) have also function, here today. du Preez's (57) half-centuries to Jhulan Goswami c Sekhukhune b Shangase 5 points after unbeaten gained. Dr Shakeel Ahmed Raina chase down the target in 48.2 Monica Patel c Wolvaardt b de Klerk 9 knocks of 73 and 77 in Jos Buttler has re- was the chief guest of the prize overs. Challuru Prathyusha run out (du Preez) 2 the second and third entered the top 20. His distribution function along with The series marked India's Rajeshwari b Sekhukhune 0 matches against England, to be match-winning 83 not out in the Prof Mohd Tufail and Rakesh return to international cricket after Extras: (B-1, LB-2, W-12) 15 placed fifth. third match has helped him Puri, Physical Director of the 12 months. They were naturally Total: (All out in 49.3 overs) 188 KL Rahul remains the top- advance five places to 19th posi- College. They presented prizes rusty to start with and by the end of Fall of wickets: 1-26, 2-52, 3-53, 4-137, 5-139, 6-158, 7-173, 8-176, 9-188 ranked Indian batsmen at the tion, just two shy of his career- among meritorious students. the series, it seemed that they have Bowling: Shabnim Ismail 6-0-30-0, Marizanne Kapp 10-1-25-1, Nadine de best 17th position attained in Captain Tanwir Ahmed, a lot of work to do if they want to Klerk 10-1-35-3, Nondumiso Shangase 9-0-43-2, Tumi Sekhukhune 8.3-0- Shreya wins October 2018. Assistant Physical Director PG be title contenders for the World 26-2, Anne Bosch 6-0-26-0. There were also some other College Rajouri welcome the Cup early next year. South Africa Women Innings: Bronze in Sabre fine performances in the series, chief guest, participants, offi- Sune Luus b Hemalatha 10 The batting needs more fire- between the top two sides, which cials and other distinguished Laura Wolvaardt c sub (J Rodrigues) b Gayakwad 0 women category power and bowling concerns too England leads 2-1. guests, whereas Sahil Raina Chief guest Dr Shakeel Ahmed Raina presenting winning tro- need to be addressed as spinners, Lara Goodall lbw b Gayakwad 1 Excelsior Sports Correspondent Jonny Bairstow, who chipped Mignon du Preez c Raj b Gayakwad 57 organising secretary, Zaffar phy to players at Rajouri. traditionally India's strength, strug- in with 40 runs and was associat- Iqbal, Mohd Parvaz and Mohd gled against South Africa. Anneke Bosch c Raj b Prathyusha 58 JAMMU, Mar 17: A ed in an unbroken 77-run stand Marizanne Kapp not out 36 Zaheer were among the judging Mohd Zaffer and Altaf Hussain Mohd Shakeel and Irfan Hussain Coming back after a long Commonwealth Game medal- with Buttler in the eight-wicket Nadine de Klerk not out 19 team. respectively and in 400 mtrs remained 2nd and 3rd place was break, the India players had only a list and ace fencer of J&K UT, win on Tuesday, has moved up Extras: (LB-1, W-7) 8 Shreya Gupta brought laurels to About 228 Athletes of the Ishtaq Hussain, Pushvinder won by Mohd Maroof and handful of training sessions ahead Total: (For 5 wickets in 48.2 overs) 189 two slots to 14th position in the District Rajouri participated in Singh and Sharoz Khan clinched Waqarat Hussain besides in 800 of the series as they also had to J&K UT by list led by his compatriot Dawid Fall of wickets: 1-1, 2-3, 3-27, 4-123, 5-131 winning the event which was organised 1st, 2nd and 3rd positions mtrs, Ishtaiq Hussain and undergo a mandatory one week Bowling: Jhulan Goswami 10-0-37-0, Rajeshwari Gayakwad 10-4-13-3, Malan. under the supervision of Captain besides in 800 mtrs, Azhar Mehmood Khan stood 1st and quarantine. Bronze Opener Jason Roy has Monica Patel 9.2-0-34-0, Dayalan Hemalatha 10-0-44-1, Challuru medal in Tanwir Ahmed. Overall trophy Subhani, Imtiaz Ahmed and 2nd while Sagar Singh and "Clearly, we do need some Prathyusha 9-0-60-1. advanced four slots to 24th with begged by Govt.PG College Faisal Rehman bagged top three Aditya Sanehi remained 3rd camps before series. We were Sabre scores of 49 and 46 in the first women cate- Rajouri. positions respectively while in while in 1500 mtrs, Qabal underprepared, coming from a gap. off 70 balls, du Preez was a tad overs. two matches. (PTI) In under-20 (100mtrs), 1500 mtrs, top two places were Hussain bagged first place, The batting unit tried to improve slower as she took 10 balls for her Dayalan Hemalatha (2) and gory of won by Amjed Hussain and while 2nd place was clinched by consistently match by match. Our innings and struck just four Sushma Verma (0) failed to pro- ongoing Mohd Zakir while Mohd Shabab Mohd Ashfaq, Mohd Younis and spinners need to improve," said boundaries in the process. vide the much-needed support to 28th Junior Malik, Mohd Raza Ul Haq and Irfan Hussain and Imtiaz Mithali at the post-match presenta- Marizanne Kapp (36 not out) Mithali as the veteran Indian bat- National Championship, being Sajad Ahmed shared 3rd place. Hussain won third place. tion. and Nadine de Klerk (19 not out), ter brought up her second fifty of organised at Rudarpur "Other than the result, it's been however, ensured there was no the series and 55th overall in 78 Utttarakhand. In senior category (100 In shot put, Mohd Sahil a good series for us. Exposure for further hiccups as the duo shared balls in the 38th over. She defeated her opponents mtrs), 1st and 2nd places were secured 1st place while Kartik the young players, and opportunity unbeaten 58 runs for the sixth Jhulan Goswami (5) and comprehensively to reach the won by Mohd Irfan and Waseem Sareya and Amit Kumar to those players looking for wicket to guide South Africa Monica Patel (9) too didn't trou- semi-finals round, but in a Akram while Redham Bakshi clinched 2nd place and 3rd posi- rhythm. Congratulations to South home. ble the scorers much as Mithali thrilling semi-final, she lost to and Azhar Hussain jointly won tion was bagged by Ghulam Africa for doing so well in our For India, left-arm spinner kept India's innings going single- her opponent Saniya of Punjab 3rd place, whereas in 200 mtrs, Mustafa. conditions," she added. Rajeshwari Gayakwad picked up handedly. in a very close contest by a nar- A player being awarded with man of the match trophy at South Africa's chase got off three wickets conceding just 13 Debutant Challuru row margin of 15-14. Jammu. to a disastrous start as the visitors runs off her 10 overs. Prathyusha (2) also failed to It is pertinent to mention lost their top three batters includ- Earlier, Mithali steered India's make a mark as India slumped to here that Shreya secured Gold ing skipper Sune Luus (10) for innings after India lost three early 176 for eight by the end of the medal in this event in last year Tral Hunters beats MCC Hiranagar just 27 runs. wickets with the scoreboard read- 47th over. National Championships. Mithali was left stranded at Du Preez (57) and Bosch (58) ing 53 in the 13th over. Shreya Gupta has won about 22 Excelsior Sports Correspondent runs, thus lost the match with 65 one hand as India kept on losing the stabilised South Africa's run Together with Harmanpreet medals in National level cham- wickets at regular intervals and runs. chase with a 96-run partnership Kaur (30), who retired hurt due to pionships so far due to her out- JAMMU, Mar 17: Tral Mandeep Singh was for the fourth wicket before an injury, Mithali shared 71 runs were bowled out in 49.3 overs. (PTI) standing performances. Hunters got better of MCC declared as man of the match for Indian bowlers pulled things for the fourth wicket before the Hiranagar by 65 runs in the his outstanding all rounder per- back, dismissing both the set bat- former left the ground in the 31st UT level Carrom tourney concludes ongoing Babu Jagjivan Ram T- formance as he scored 49 runs 20 Cricket Tournament, being and clinched two important played at MA Stadium, here wickets. Anantnag, Ganderbal today. Sanjeev Panda, secretary Batting first, Tral Hunters J&K UT Congress Committee Divisional Sports Officer, Ashok Singh inaugurating chess gave target of 140 runs while the was the chief guest, whereas selection event at Jammu. win top positions MCC Hiranagar failed to chase Vinay Sharma was the guest of the target and bundled out at 75 honour. Excelsior Sports Correspondent Ganderbal stood second and third respectively. Chess selection event begins RAMBAN, Mar 17: Inter- Speaking on the occasion, Soldier CC beats Datriayal Excelsior Sports Correspondent In senior open category, District UT level Carrom com- the chief guest advised the stu- Sumit Grover, Atul Kumar petition for boys under-17 and dents to take part in sports activ- JAMMU, Mar 17: Jammu Gupta, Meenal Gupta, Soham under-19 age groups, organized ities apart from curricular activi- CC by 54 runs division selection chess event in Kamotra, Maxim Singh, by Department of Youth ties for the overall personality all age categories was inaugurat- Ashutosh Jamwal, Sanyam Girls displaying their meritorious certificates after the self Excelsior Sports Correspondent Parshotum bagged one wicket defence event at Bhagwati Nagar Jammu. ed at Nek Hotel, here today. Baria, Arvindu, Arvind Sharma each. Divisional Sports Officer and Superb Jain qualified for UT JAMMU, Mar 17: Soldier In reply, Datriayal CC bun- Jammu, Ashok Singh was chief level event. Cricket Club Ladore trounced dled out at 142 runs by losing all guest on the occasion. On this occasion, Atul KAJK holds self defence Datriayal Cricket Club by 54 wickets in 19.2 overs. Anmol Top 10 players from these Kumar Gupta president All J&K runs in the ongoing 1st Bharat scored 26 runs off 13 balls, events including Kashmir will Chess Association, Baldev Raj Rattan Late Atal Bihari whereas Parshotum and Ravi participate in J&K UT level and Kuljeet Singh Jamwal were camp for women Vajpayee Memorial Open contributed 26 and 23 runs event, which is scheduled to be also present, whereas the match- Tournament, being played at respectively. From bowling side, Excelsior Sports Correspondent Trainer Sahil Sambyal deliv- held on March 20 at IDPS es were conducted by Vivek Parade Ground, here today. Ajju and Kulbir got three wick- ered lecture on the technique of School Sunjwan, Jammu. Bharti. Batting first, Soldier CC ets each while Ajay clinched two JAMMU, Mar 17: self defence while self defence Winning students displaying trophies along with dignitaries scored 192 runs by losing six wickets. Ajju was awarded with Kickboxing Association J&K trainer, Naresh Chander take the- at Ramban. wickets. Ajju made 59 runs off man of the match trophy. (KAJK) conducted one day oretical and practical session of 45 balls, whereas Kuljeet scored The tournament is being 32nd UT level Volleyball women self defence and physical self defence. 49 runs off 37 balls and Ajay organised by Northern Cricket fitness programme at Indoor sta- Municipal Commissioner Services and Sports, concluded development. She also appreci- contributed 40 runs in 18 balls. Club under the supervision of dium Bhagwati Nagar, here Jammu Avny Lavasa graced the here today. ated the Youth Services and From bowling side, Jasmeet Ashwani Sharma, chairman of C'ship from today today. closing ceremony as chief guest, Additional Superintendent of Sports Department for organiz- took three wickets, Anmol and the Club. About 100 women participat- whereas Gourav Chopra was Police, Rajni Sharma was the ing a UT-level competition in Excelsior Sports Correspondent Jammu and Kashmir, Kuldeep ed in this event. The event was guest of honour. They congratu- chief guest, whereas In-charge which students from all the dis- Magotra. conducted by joint secretary Irfan late all the participants and praise Principal of the host School, tricts of the J&K UT participat- JAMMU, Mar 17: Volleyball Magotra added that the (Sher-e-Kashmir Awardee) and the Association for conducting Ranjay Kumar was the guest of ed. Association of Jammu and championship, in which about Danish Padha, technical director, self defence session for women honour on the occasion. DYSSO, Dharmveer Singh Kashmir under the aegis of J&K 300 participants along with offi- whereas Jagpreet Kour, coach and Dawood Iqbal Director In under-19 year age group, informed that as many as 120 Sports Council is going to hold cials are taking part, will be was also present during the Sports Jammu University was the team from Ganderbal bagged boys from 14 districts of both three days 32nd J&K UT inaugurated by the chief guest, camp. also present during the event. the first position, whereas the divisions participated in the Volleyball Championship (boys Nuzhat Gul Secretary J&K Pulwama and Baramulla secured tourney. and girls) at MA Stadium, here Sports Council. second and third positions Later, the chief guest felici- from tomorrow. The opening ceremony will respectively. tated the winners and partici- "As many as 25 teams in the be presided over by DYSSO Similarly, in under-17 year pants with mementos and certifi- boys and girls selected from Jammu Sukhdev Raj Sharma, age group, Anantnag secured the cates. across the JK UT shall compete Magotra said. first position while Kupwara and for the top honours," informed The office bearers of the Chief Executive Officer of the Association, headed by CEO Volleyball Association of Kuldeep Magotra held meeting in this regard today and finalized Chief guest inaugurating District Judo Championship at all the requisite arrangements Srinagar on Wednesday. In must-win game, for conducting the champi- India aim to negate onship along with coaches and officials of JK Sports Councils. 2-Day Judo C'ship toss factor Principal Secretary, Youth AHMEDABAD, Mar 17: Services & Sports, JKUT, Alok Former Minister Ajay Nanda awarding winner of Shiv Khori India would aim to take the Kumar will be the chief guest of Kesari Dangal at Katra. commences at Udhampur toss out of equation and put up a the concluding ceremony who Excelsior Sports Correspondent occasion. much improved all-round show will distribute prizes among the Meanwhile, District Srinagar against a formidable England in winners on March 20. Wrestler Nisar wins Shiv Winning team posing for a group photograph with dignitaries UDHAMPUR, Mar 17: Two Judo Championship, organized their to bid to level the series in at Jammu. days Judo Open Championship by J&K Judo Association ,also the fourth Twenty20, here tomor- 2020-21 for all age groups today inaugrated at Indoor Sports Hall, row. Samba Wrestling Khori Kesari title Aziz William Memorial Football Tourney began, here today at Indoor Polo Ground Srinagar. The The template of win the toss Sports Complex Subash Stadium. championship is being organized and bowl has been set in the series C'ship on Mar 21 Excelsior Sports Correspondent Sonika of GHS Pouni and Rajni The event has been organised by Judo Association of Jammu & with the chasing team getting Excelsior Sports Correspondent of Bhambla beat Zaida of Pouni. Young Christians FC, J&K by District Judo Association in Kashmir under the aegis of J&K home rather comfortably. KATRA, Mar17: J&K Police The Dangal was organized collaboration with J&K sports Sports Council & J&K Olympic However, India skipper Virat SAMBA, Mar 17: Samba wrestler Nisar Ahmed was by J&K Indian Style Wrestling Council Udhampur. Association. The event was Kohli has repeatedly stressed on District Wrestling Association declared winner of 23rd Shiv Association in collaboration with Banks script wins Assistant Commissioner declared open by Mohd Iqbal, the need to do well whether they is going to conduct District Khori Kesari Dangal, whereas J&K Tourism Department, Shri Development, Mushtaq Manager, Indoor Sports Hall are posting totals or chasing as Wrestling Championship at Navdeep was announced as run- Shiv Khori Shrine Board Ransoo Excelsior Sports Correspondent Atheletics was the chief guest of Chowdhary was the chief guest Polo Ground & Shafkat Shafi, part of their preparation for the SIDCO Complex Bari ner-up , organised at (Reasi), Shiv Khori Dangal the second match. They intro- who declared the tournament Manager Ganderbal Stadium/ T20 World Cup at home later this Brahmana under the banner of Government High School Committee and District JAMMU, Mar 17: Young duced the both the team players. open, while Manager Sports Chairman Technical Committee, year. Wrestling Association of J&K Ransoo, here today. Administration Reasi. Christians FC beat Young Rover The matches were officiated Council Subash Stadium, J&K Judo Association (k). The In the two games they lost and J&K Sports Council on In 2nd bout, Ajay Sharma of Former Minister, Ajay Nanda FC while J&K Bank Academy by Dheeraj Menia, Romesh Udhampur Shaktish Chopra was Championship is being held after batting first, India struggled March 21. Udhampur defeated Keshav of was the chief guest, whereas got better of Jammu United FC Sethi, Satnam Singh, Aman the guest of honour on the occa- under the auspices of J&K Sports in the powerplay, which impacted All the wrestlers are request- Chand Roop Akhara Delhi, DDC Chairman Saraf Singh Nag by 2-0 goals each in the ongoing Kumar and Mahinder Kalsi. sion. Council & J&K Olympic their final total despite one bats- ed to report at SIDCO complex whereas 3rd bout was clinched was the guest of honour and 1st Aziz William Memorial Feastus Sotra, organising District President Volley Ball Association. man (Shreyas Iyer and Virat Kohli at 8 am for weighing along with by Sunil of Delhi by defeating DDC Member Kewal Krishan Football Tournament, organised secretary, Daniel Bhatti secre- Association, Raj Guru; District In the championship, more respectively) going on to make a Aadhaar card, Domicile certifi- Muneer of Nagrota and 4th bout Sharma and BDC Chairman by Peer Panjal Regional tary St Paul Church, David President, Kabaddi Association, than 100 players both boys & significant contribution. cate and Date of Birth certifi- was clinched by Surjit of Reasi Ashok Singh were the special Conference under the auspices Burat vice president of the tour- Tanveer Sheikh; President girls from different schools, col- A lot of it was down to K L cate, issued by the competent by beating Varinder of Panipat guests. of JKFA, here today. nament, Victor Kalyan, Karamat Badminton Association, Suresh leges are participating. Among Rahul not being amongst the runs authority. besides Rashid of Jammu defeat- Nearly 42 bouts were played Esther William Principal Mattoo, Rattan Lal, secretary For any clarification, the Khajuria; District Weight Lifting others present were Abdul Hamid but Kohli made it amply clear that ed Bablu of Basantgarh, Salman during the Dangal in which local Alexander Memorial Higher Jammu Sports-B, Sam Paul, players can contact Vijay Association, Tarun Singh; Sanjay Khan, vice president, J&K Judo the Karnataka batsman and Rohit defeated Laikat Ali. Two women wrestlers along with wrestlers Secondary School was the chief Yousaf Don and may others Gupta, president (9419198654) Sharma, Yoga Coach; Anil Association, Gowhar Khan, joint Sharma remain their preferred bouts were also played wherein from Haryana and Delhi partici- guest of the first match, whereas were present during the match. and Prem Kumar, secretary Gupta, Amit Chander Singh secretary J&K Judo. opening combination. 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