THURSDAY, JULY 6, 2017 (PAGE 14) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU India eye series win after India inch closer to semi-final Advani-led India beat Pakistan with 16-run win over Lanka embarrassing defeat DERBY (ENGLAND), found little support at the other to win Asian Snooker C’ship July 5: end. KINGSTON (JAMAICA), batsmen to continue in the same The home openers -- Evin BISHKEK (KYRGYZSTAN), Skipper Raj marshalled her July 5: July 5: vein. Lewis and Kyle Hopes -- had got India took a giant stride resources well after another It won't be a surprise if cap- starts in the previous match as towards clinching a semi-final impactful half-century, which India's leading cueist Pankaj Underfire Indian batsmen tain Virat Kohli, who minced no they succeeded to keep the Indian spot with another convincing 16- was largely responsible for the Advani teamed up with Laxman would look to make amends for words in criticising his team's bowlers at bay for close to 20 run victory over Sri Lanka in a decent total. Rawat to demolish Pakistan in the their startling collapse in the pre- shot selection, brings about overs in a decent beginning. one-sided ICC Women's World The match decisively swung final of the Asian Team Snooker vious match and complete the changes in the middle-order. In fact, the following batsmen Cup encounter here today. in India's favour when the pint- Championship here today. series win when they take on Dinesh Karthik, who played too managed double digit scores Mithali Raj and Co thus sized Poonam, coming round the Advani drew first blood by West Indies in the fifth and final his first international match for which would give them the belief recorded their fourth win on the wicket, got the better of Atapattu putting on a sterling performance One-dayer, here tomorrow. India in more than three years in that they can handle this Indian trot as they defended a against Mohammad Bilal. The series appeared done and the fourth ODI, could not make attack better. with a flighted delivery that she respectable 232/8 by restricting tried to sweep but missed the line After the Pakistani scored the dusted when India began a mod- any impact on his comeback but The bowling attack of home the island nation to 216 for 7. first solitary point and benefited est 190-run chase but their intim- to be bowled. the team management is unlikely team, led by captain Jason The Indian eves also main- from a foul from Advani, the idating batting line-up fell short Another identical delivery to drop him after just one failure. Holder, is not something which tained a clean slate against their Indian bounced back to piece by 11 runs in a stunning turn- saw Nipuni make a big stride for- It remains to be seen of veter- can intimidate the Indian bats- sub-continental neighbours, hav- together a brilliant break of 83 to around on a slow pitch. an Yuvraj Singh is available after men but they will take heart from ward for a slog sweep only to be ing never lost a single ODI in all seal the first tie of the best-of-five Of all the batsmen, former suffering a hamstring injury. their performance in the last stumped by Sushma Verma. The meetings. final. skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni Kedar Jadhav has got a num- match and strive for another Lankan innings never had the India's battery of slow India's fate was going to be drew the maximum flak for his ber of chances to prove his utili- magic win. momentum and only one team bowlers have choked the opposi- could have won from that situa- determined by Advani's partner Pankaj Advani aiming at target in a final match of Asian slow batting as he played 70 dot ty in the side but lacks consisten- Squads: tion time and again during the balls in his 54-run knock off 114 tion despite gallant effort from Rawat's form and he did not dis- Snooker Championship against Pakistan at Bishkek on Wednesday. cy. It will be interesting to see if India: Virat Kohli (captain), tournament so far. balls. Surangika. appoint. he keeps his place in the side Shikhar Dhawan, Ajinkya It was no different on the day However, the Pakistani duo brought Masih back to the table, He failed to clear the bound- since he is struggling for runs of Rahane, Yuvraj Singh, Mahendra Earlier, Deepti Sharma and He rose to the occasion to as leg-spinner Poonam Yadav head towards what was to be his responded well to pressure of gifting him a regulation clearance ary ropes in his first attempt at a late. Singh Dhoni (wk), Kedar Jadhav, Raj hit fine half-centuries to help being 0-2 down, knowing they of yellow to black. Given the kind (2/23 in 10 overs) led the charge first major international title with big shot, yet again raising ques- The surprise win would have Hardik Pandya, Ravichandran India post a decent 232 for 8. needed to win this crucial tie to of pressure that was resting on his with twin blows, removing the a clinical 73 break to win the tions if he is the same old force as certainly boosted the confidence Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Deepti made 78 off 110 balls stay alive in the final. But it was shoulders to rescue Pakistan from dangerous Chamari Atapattu (25) frame without allowing his oppo- a finisher. of the West Indies and they will Umesh Yadav, Kuldeep Yadav, while Mithali (53 off 78) contin- Rawat who saved the day for the brink of defeat, he fumbled on and opener Nipuni Hansika (29). nent, Babar Masih to score a sin- Ravindra Jadeja too played an strive even harder for a series- Rishabh Pant, Dinesh Karthik, ued her good form with yet India by scoring a 50 break just the green and gave Advani an atrocious shot, resulting in his levelling win. Mohammed Shami and Ravindra Left-arm spinner Ekta Bisht another 50 plus score to set the gle point. (1/48 in 10 overs) and off-spinner when they had a deficit of a simi- unintended snook. dismissal, which exposed India's However, it will be easier Jadeja. base for India's total after the To complete a whitewash the lar margin. But the Indian ace was in no tail to a crunch situation. said than done since Indian play- West Indies: Jason Holder Deepti Sharma (1/46 in 10 overs) early dismissal of openers Punam Indian pair needed to maintain were also economical. But a critical miss on the pink mood of leaving the table without The top order, led by Shikhar ers would be like wounded tigers (capt), Sunil Ambris, Devendra Raut (16) and Smriti Mandhana their superlative performance in before starting with the colours, getting the job done. He played a The seasoned Jhulan Dhawan and Ajinkya Rahane, after enduring an embarrassing Bishoo, Roston Chase, Miguel (8). the doubles tie. classy swerve and managed to Goswami (2/26 in 8 overs) was who has hit four half centuries in defeat against a second string Cummins, Kyle Hope, Shai Middle-order batters Veda just sink the green in the pocket parsimonious as ever, and provid- a row, has done the bulk of scor- side and are expected to come Hope, Alzarri Joseph, Evin Krishnamurthy (29) and and saw himself in a spot of both- ed important breakthroughs too. Gayle to take field against ing and India would need the two hard at the hosts. Lewis, Jason Mohammed, Harmanpreet Kaur (20) stitched er with the brown. Ashley Nurse, Rovman Powell, Dilani Manodara Surangika crucial 50 runs in just nine overs A heroic attempt by Advani KC Sports Club Cricket Cup 2017 Kesrick Williams. (PTI) (61 off 75 balls) batted well but to help India get past the 230-run India in T20 on Sunday got him the pot and India were mark. now just the blue and pink away Electing to bat, India didn't KINGSTON (JAMAICA), al match for the West Indies in from lifting the Asian title. Dream Cricket Club, have the best of starts as July 5: the 2016 World T20 final against He held his nerve and com- Mandhana departed early. She England at Eden Gardens. pleted the task of clearing the Big-hitting batsman Chris All-rounder Jason Holder, Champions Club script wins was soon followed by Raut in the Gayle has been recalled to the frame and winning the final 3-0. who leads the side in Tests and India A comprised Malkeet Excelsior Sports Correspondent Cricket Club. 11th over that brought Mithali West Indies squad for the lone ODIs, has been rested again and Singh with Ashok Shandilya as The second match was played and Deepti at the crease. Twenty20 International against the side will be led by Carlos coach. JAMMU, July 5: Dream between Provin CC and The duo first resurrected India on Sunday. Brathwaite. Advani remained the only Cricket Club and Champions Champions Cricket Club. India's innings and opened up Gayle, who is West Indies' "We welcome Chris back to player to not lose a single individ- Cricket Club registered convinc- Provin Cricket Club won the once they got their eyes in. most successful batsman in the the T20 squad. He is the most ual match in the team event. This ing victories over their rivals in the toss and opted to bat first. Batting They shared vital 118 runs for T20 format with 1519 runs at an prolific batsman in this format title brings up Advani's second ongoing KC Sports Club T20 first, PCC made 121 runs in 18.5 the third wicket to not only steady average of 35.32, replaced Lendl Cricket Cup 2017, being played at and will add value to our team at Asian title this season and 8th overs. Varun, Arvind and Rajesh India's innings but create the per- Simmons, who had struggled for newly laid turf at KC School the top of the order," Courtney overall (6 Billiards, 1 6-red and 1 made 39, 29 and 19 runs respec- fect launchpad for others to fol- runs in the T20 series against ground, here. low. Browne, Cricket West Indies' Team Snooker) while it is a first Afghanistan. chairman of selectors, said.(PTI) for Rawat and Singh. (PTI) Winners posing along with officials at MHAC School ground But just when it was time for It will be Gayle's first T20 Nagbani in Jammu. the Indian eves to launch the match at his home ground, attack on Sri Lankan bowlers Sabina Park. The marauding Swish wins boys, El Calor 5th Maharaja Hari Singh Memorial Cricket Tournament three quick wickets dragged them batsman, who has two T20 cen- back.(PTI) Vijay Cricket Club, Youngster turies, last played an internation- girls basketball titles Excelsior Sports Correspondent sections. The wining teams in each CC register big victories SRINAGAR, July 5: Team section were awarded a trophy Excelsior Sports Correspondent Jitto Club, Bawa took 3 impor- Swish won the boys title, while and a cash prize of Rs 10,000, tant wickets. team El Calor lifted the girls while the runners-up teams in JAMMU, July 5: Outplaying In reply, Bawa Jitto Cricket event of the Summer Basketball each section were awarded a tro- their rivals convincingly in their Club collapsed at 55 runs, thus League which concluded here phy and a cash prize of Rs 5000. respective matches, Vijay today. lost the match by 54 runs. Satish J&K Bank, Adeeb Cricket Club and Youngster In the boys section, Team was adjudged as man of the International and K Café were Cricket Club Nagrota entered the next round of the ongoing match for his brilliant all-round 5th Maharaja Hari Singh display. Jubilant Champions Cricket Club players posing for a group In another match, Youngster ADC Kathua flagging off Self Help Group Tour on photograph after registering win over PCC in Jammu on Memorial Cricket Tournament, Cricket Club defeated Sunny Wednesday. Wednesday. being played at MHAC School ground Nagbani, here. Cricket Club by 49 runs. In the first match, Vijay Youngster Cricket Club scored In the first match played today, tively. From Champions Cricket ADC flags off Self Help Dream Cricket Club defeated Cricket Club defeated Bawa 128 runs, while Sunny Cricket Club, Raghu Sharma and Akshit Jitto Cricket Club by a big mar- Club bundled out for 72 runs. Singh Cricket Club Akhnoor by a Chadha took 3 wickets each, while gin of 54 runs. Nijju was declared as man of the Group Tour to Gwalior narrow margin of 13 runs. Akhil Uppal took took 2 wickets. Batting first, Vijay Club match for scoring 25 runs and Excelsior Correspondent try are also participating. Winning the toss and batting In reply, Champions Cricket scored 108 runs. Satish played taking 3 wickets. Dr. Bhushan while speaking first, Dream CC scored a fighting Club won the match in 12.5 overs an unbeaten innings of 55 runs, The matches were officiated KATHUA, July 5: The on the occasion appreciated total of 140 runs in the stipulated by losing 3 wickets. Shanga, while Manjeet Singh contributed by Sunny Sharma, Lovely and Additional Deputy Commissioner, Updesh Andotra for organizing 20 overs for the loss of 7 wickets. Bhanu and Mukul made 41, 35 36 runs to the total. From Bawa Karamvir Singh. Kathua Dr. Bharat Bhushan today women into SHGs in order to Players in action during a match of Summer Basketball Kanav Saini, Deepak and Pankaj and 31 runs respectively. From flagged off tour of a Self Help make them economically inde- League in Srinagar. made 38, 29 and 19 runs respec- Provin Cricket Club, Ajay took 2 Group to Gwalior, Madhya pendent. tively. From Singh Cricket Club wickets. Boxers selected for Jr Nationals Pradesh. The group is being sponsored Swish defeated NIT Srinagar by Akhnoor, Sham Singh Langeh and The matches were officiated Excelsior Sports Correspondent The selected boxers include the sponsors of the event, while The Self Help Group compris- by District Urban Development 6 points (36-30), with Zeeshan Vinay Manhas took 2 wickets by Sadiq Hussain Malik, Madan Deepanshu Kumar, Rahul Kumar, ing of 15 women members is Secretary J&K State Sports JAMMU, July 5: After Authority, Kathua. Rasool emerging top performer each. Lal and Vinod Kandyara. Manik Wadhera, Hanish and being led by Updesh Andotra who Council Waheed-Ur-Rehman screening by the Jammu and He added that Women Self scoring maximum 20 points. While chasing the target, The Tournament is being held Mohd Aarif. is chairperson of PRAYAS Self Parra was the chief guest on the Kashmir State Sports Council, 5- Help Groups are important tools In the girls category, El Singh CC managed to score 127 under the overall supervision of The final selection of the team Help Group. The group will attend valedictory function. member boxing team has been of empowering women and hoped Calor thrashed Alley Oops by 20 runs in 20 overs, thus lost the Arjun Chowdhary, Managing was made in presence of Ravi National Level Entrepreneurship Prominent among others selected for 1st Junior National that the group members after com- points (26-06). The highest scor- match by 13 runs. ChanderKiran, Director KC Sports Club, while Singh (Sports Officer), Satish Development Programme at present on the occasion were Boxing Championship to be held ing from Gwalior will disseminate er was Useeba Bashir scoring 16 Govil and Sunny Mahi contributed the matches are being supervised Gupta (Manager), Anil Wadhera Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh where Joint Secretary, Nazir Ahmed, at Guwahati from July 12 to July the training module among others points for the team. 31, 26 and 22 runs respectively. by Sanjeev Sharma, organizing (Boxing Coach), Anil Sharma SHGs of other States of the coun- Manager Indoor Stadium, Sahil took 2 wickets for Dream secretary of the Tournament. 17, 2017. (Coach) and Vikas Gupta. women. Zeeshan and Useeba were Sheikh Tulal and Manager adjudged as the best players of Gindun playground, Mushtaq the league in their respective Zargar. DYSS organises U-19 sports tournament Excelsior Sports Correspondent Bhaderwah Shabnum Anjum were also present on the occa- BHADERWAH, July 5: sion . Department of Youth Service In Kabaddi, Bhareru, and Sports Doda organized Kastigarh, Khellani, Doda, under-19 sports events of Kho- Goha and Bhaderwah are Kho, Kabaddi, Volleyball, through to the quarter finals. Wrestling, Chess, Carrom and In Volleyball Bhaderwah and Throw Ball at Boys High Bhareru reached the final which Secondary School, here today. will be played later at Girls HSS The tournament was organ- Bhaderwah. ized by DYSSO Doda Ashok The matches were officiated Kotwal in which 450 boys and by Tariq Hussain Zargar, 150 girls participated. Chief Faheem Farooq, Shahid Bashir, Education Officer Doda Mohd Raj Bhushan, Aftab Ahmed, Sharief was the chief guest on Madan Lal, Girdari Lal, Tariq the occasion. Principal Boys Hussain Malik, Neeraj, Shubash HSS Bhaderwah Anni Kotwal Kumar, Mudasir, Sanjay and Jai and principal Girls HSS Kumar.