WEDNESDAY, JULY 24, 2013 (PAGE 14) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU Zol's ton takes U-19 to 333/2 on day-1 Shashi, Yasir knocks go in vain Jammu boy Shubam Khajuria India seek revenge for 2-year-old Soumay steals show in Jumbo slams cracking fifty on debut Gladiators thrilling penultimate-ball win (52) and Akhil Herwardkar (71) DAMBULLA, July 23: humiliation in et each. Excelsior Sports Correspondent his team script a thrilling 1- provided a solid start with 79- , July 23: to strengthen his position with record against India in ODIs, victory with one ball to In reply, Jumbo Gladiators It was Jammu-boy Shubam run opening stand. JAMMU, July 23: Gritty all- Khajuria who smashed 10 some good knocks here. with 184 runs at an average of spare. powered by good knocks by The second-wicket partner- With most of their top stars rounder Soumay Jain was sim- boundaries in his 61-ball knock In fact, Shikhar and Rohit 46 in four games. Earlier, winning the toss and Aditya Partap Singh, Puneet ship between Zol and rested, a depleted Indian ply on song as he smashed medi- of 52 runs and made an opening average 57.72 in partnership and The squad features five first, Simula Bulls made Kumar, Imtiyaz Malik and Herwadkar was also fruitful one team will seek revenge for the um pace bowler, Vikram over partnership of 79 runs alongwith have put together three century seamers, including , Soumay Jain reached the target which yielded 85 runs. humiliation it suffered two years Akhil Herwardkar (71) to send stands so far. , Brian Vitori, in 19.5 overs by losing 9 wick- Left-handed Zol, who has ago when it takes on minnows the bowlers Cheteshwar Pujara would and the ets, thus won the match by 1 been a star performer at the colts Zimbabwe in a five-match ODI on a leather- lend stability to the middle order uncapped Michael Chinouya. wicket. Aditya made 31 off 23 level, started from where he had series starting tomorrow, well hunt in the where will also A look at overall record balls with 2 sixes and 2 fours, left during the recently conclud- aware of the perils of taking the first U-19 have an important role to play. would make India the favourites while Puneet Kumar scored ed tri-series in as he home side lightly. Youth 'Test' Raina would look to wipe off the as Zimbabwe have only beaten power-packed 28 runs in 18 faced 213 balls hitting 14 fours On their previous trip here, match, here memories of the previous tour's them 10 times out of the 51 balls, studded with 2 fours and and a six. He was in a mood to another depleted Indian team, today. debacle under his captaincy. ODIs played between the two equal number of sixes. Imtiyaz punish the spinners using his captained by Suresh Raina, lost He, how- India's attack has an sides. contributed 38-ball 24 runs, feet to perfection. both its matches to Zimbabwe in ever, was all-new look to it with the duo of Teams (from): while Hiten Dalal chipped in IPL star Samson also got his a tri-series which also featured the only Shami Ahmed and rookie Mohit India: (capt.), with 15 runs. However, the star first significant score at this familiar foes Sri Lanka. batsman to Sharma comprising the pace , Rohit Sharma, of the show was Soumay Jain, level after a moderate tour The Indians, being led by be dismissed in the first session. department, aiming to earn some , Cheteshwar who made unbeaten 18 off 9 Down Under. Samson had 11 Virat Kohli this time after It was left-arm spinner Lakshan brownie points for themselves. Pujara, Suresh Raina, Ambati balls including 2 fours and one hits to the fence en route his Mahendra Singh Dhoni was rest- Jayasinghe who dismissed Vinay Kumar and Jaydev Rayudu, Ajinkya Rahane, six. For Simula Bulls, Hilal 147-ball knock. ed, would do well to revise the Khajuria caught by Sadira Unadkat are the other speedsters , , Rather and Hardeep Singh The only wicket that fell in lessons of that trip before taking Samarawickrama. in the squad. Parveez Rasool, Shami Ahmed, bagged 2 each, while the second session was of left- the field tomorrow. Skipper Vijay Zol continued The spin attack would feature R Vinay Kumar, Jaydev Vikram Singh scalped 3 wickets handed Herwadkar who tried to Zimbabwe may not be too big with his brilliant form as his debutant Parveez Rasool, the first Unadkat, . despite a bad last over. Shashi cut an off-break from Ramesh a force to reckon with in interna- unbeaten century helped India cricketer from Jammu and Zimbabwe: Kumar also claimed one wicket. Mendis only to edge it to Kusal tional cricket but can be a hand- reach a commanding 333 for Kashmir to get the national selec- (capt & wk), , Soumay Jain of Jumbo behind the stumps. Herwadkar ful for an under-strength team. two at stumps on the opening tors' nod, and the experienced Tendai Chatara, Michael Soumay Jain being presented man of the match award by dig- Gladiators was declared HDFC faced 125 deliveries and hit nine And India can be called a day. Amit Mishra. Dinesh Karthik Chinouya, Elton Chigumbura, nitaries in Jammu on Tuesday. man of the match for his crucial fours in the process. depleted side given that top spin- Sri Lankan Kusal would don the gloves behind the , Kyle Jarvis, knock of 18 runs and one wick- Brief Score: India U-19 (Ist ner R Ashwin, and frontline mid-wicket region for a massive Mendis's decision to field back- stumps in Dhoni's absence. , Hamilton a fighting total of 146 runs in et, while TCI maximum sixes Innings) 333/2 in 90 overs pacer , six on the penultimate-ball of fired badly as Zol (129 batting) The Brendon Taylor-led Masakadza, Natsai M'shangwe, the stipulated 20 overs, losing 6 award went jointly to Shashi (Vijay Zol 129 batting, Sanju and Umesh the match to help his team log a along with Sanju Samson (74 Zimbabwean team, which has Tinotenda Mutombodzi, wickets in the process. Shashi Kumar and Yasir Ali. The Samson 74 batting, Akhil Yadav would also be missing thrilling win over strong Simula batting) added 169 runs for the been training for the series for Vusimuzi Sibanda, Prosper Kumar played a brilliant innings awards were presented to them Herwadkar 71, Shubham from action apart from Dhoni. Bulls in the ongoing Jammu and unbroken third-wicket stand the last two months, is devoid of Utseya, Brian Vitori, Malcolm of 67 runs off 51 balls with 4 by Jumbo Gladiators owners Khajuria 52) vs Sri Lanka. (PTI) "All along we've prepared Kashmir Corporate Premier after openers Shubham Khajuria any major stars. Waller, Sean Williams. fours and 3 sixes, while Yasir Moti Lal Gupta, Sunandan and hoped we might surprise League (JKCPL) at MA Taylor is their star in the bat- Match starts at 12.30 pm Stadium, here today. made valuable 48 off 37 balls, Aggarwal, Kshitiz Aggarwal, them in one of the games," ting department and has the best (IST). PTI studded with 4 boundaries and 3 Rakesh Wazir and former Ajitesh bags gold in shooting competition Zimbabwe coach Andy Waller Needing 12 runs from last over with one wicket in hand, sixes. Hardeep Singh also con- International umpire SK Bansal. JALANDHAR, July 23: tol in the individual junior com- has stated. tributed 12-ball 15 runs to the The match was officiated by petition. He also made his tri- "You've got to be realistic, but Jumbo Gladiators lower-order Ajitesh Kaushal bagged batsman, Soumay Jain after total. For Jumbo Gladiators, BCCI Panel umpires Amit umph in the junior sports pistol as long as we're competitive and Hiten Dalal took 2 wickets Bansal and Sudhir Singh, while gold in the 13th Kumar bagging silver while in the sen- do the best we can. Our guys are playing 2 consecutive dot balls, Surendra Singh Memorial hit a boundary, couple and a six while Kuldeep Kumar and Dheeraj and Mohsin acted as iors free pistol competition he hugely excited about this. It's a Soumay Jain claimed one wick- scorers. Shooting Championship held at shared silver with his team. The great experience for them, and in next three deliveries to help Dr Karni Singh Shooting shooting championship lasted we've been preparing knowing Ranges, New Delhi which con- for seven days from July 16 to that the best side in the world are cluded yesterday. 22. coming," he added. face RR in opening Ajitesh, son of Rakesh More than 1,000 shooters The Indian batting would Kaushal, a senior Police officer both national and international revolve around the likes of Kohli, clash of CLT20 and Commandant, 3rd com- level participated in the cham- Rohit Sharma and Shikhar NEW DELHI, July 23: mando battalion, Mohali pionship which is equivalent to Dhawan. Rohit has blossomed in fetched gold in the standard pis- National Shooting.(UNI) the opening role and would look The winners of IPL 6 Mumbai Indians will take on Budding cricketers posing for a photograph alongwith camp Rajasthan Royals, who fin- incharges at GGM Science College Hostel Ground in Jammu on ished third in the cash-rich Tuesday. tournament, in the inaugural group stage match of the JKCA's fitness camp for U-14, Champions League to be played on September 21 at Sawai Man Singh Stadium U-16 cricketers gets underway in Jaipur. Excelsior Sports Correspondent Shamboo Nath Sharma and The CLT20 final will be Army officers posing for a photograph alongwith staff of played on October 6 at the JAMMU, July 23: To Hardev Singh, vice chairman Primary School, Kachha, Bhawani in Rajouri on Tuesday. Ferozeshah Kotla Ground here, improve the skill and physical and joint secretary of Jammu which hosted the first Qualifier fitness level of the budding wing respectively. and the Eliminator of IPL 6. Army provides sports cricketers, the coaching-cum-fit- Over 200 boys enrolled The Kotla will also host the ness camp, organized by the themselves for the camp in second semi-final of the tour- Jammu wing of Jammu and Under-14 and Under-16 boys nament on October 5. The first gear to Primary School Kashmir Cricket Association age group. Excelsior Sports Correspondent of funds and sports items to (JKCA), got underway at GGM According to the JKCA semi-final will be played at Jaipur on October 4. cater the sports facility to all Science College Hostel Ground, Jammu wing officials, the objec- RAJOURI, July 23: The the students in the school. The opening group stage here today. tive of the camp is to identify the Rashtriya Rifles Battalion, Hence, the Army authorities at encounter will be followed by The camp was declared open talented youngsters and catch based at Jhangar distributed Jhangar came forward to pro- a double-header at Ranchi's in an impressive gathering by them young and coach them. the sports items to the vide the assistance and sports JSCA International Stadium Government Primary School, items to the students. Complex, on September 22. Kachha (Bhawani), Nowshera, On the occasion, the sports Brisbane Heat, the winner under the aegis of items were handed over to Raj Jwala, Ashwini hit out at IBL of Australia's KFC T20 Big Headquarters Counter Kumar, Headmaster of the NEW DELHI, July 23: icon players and we should have Bash League, will play Insurgency Force (Uniform), school in the presence of been given a better deal. We were Trinidad and Tobago, the as part of ongoing Operation Doubles specialists Jwala Gutta school staff, besides Sarpanch not even informed about the reduc- domestic T20 Champion of the Sadbhavana, today. and Ashwini Ponnappa were left of the Village Bhawani and tion of base price. In fact, the news West Indies, in the first game. The aim of distribution of disappointed with the Indian prominent persons of the area. that women's doubles was replaced It will be followed by a sports items was to give an Badminton League's decision to The teachers and students by another men's singles, I came to duel between IPL 2013 run- impetus to the sports facilities slash their base price at the last of the school expressed their know late. What can I say, It is dis- ners-up, Chennai Super Kings in the life of students hailing moment in the Player's auction and gratitude and appreciated the respectful and I am deeply hurt and from far flung, remote and termed it as "disrespectful" and and the Titans, South Africa's role of the Army for providing upset by IBL," Jwala said. border areas. "absurd". domestic T20 runners-up side. facilities. Ashwini, who won the World Apart from Delhi, Jaipur The school had inadequacy Commonwealth Games Championship bronze along with women's doubles champions Jwala and Ranchi, the CLT20 match- Jwala in London in 2011, was es will also be played at the and Ashwini were two of the six equally hurt at this last minute deci- icon players, who went under the Sardar Patel Gujarat Stadium, Shetty ineligible to contest sion by the IBL. Motera (Ahmedabad) and hammer yesterday but just hours "I didn't get a call regarding ahead of the player's auction, the Rajiv Gandhi International this. No one explained things to me. Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad. as MCA alters election rules IBL decided to reduce their base I am really hurt and deeply upset. price from USD 50,000 (Rs The qualifying stage of the Until the auction got over I didn't tournament will be played MUMBAI, July 23: the National Cricket 29,86,264) to USD 25,000 even know about it," Ashwini said. Academy, and coaches or (14,93,125) after consultation with from September 17 to The Mumbai Cricket "I heard that since there is no September 20 at Hyderabad. employees of various IPL the six franchises. women's doubles competition, so Association has changed its franchisees, from the elec- In the auction, Jwala went to The tournament will follow our price was slashed but then how eligibility rules for contesting tions, a top source said today. Krrish Delhi Smashers at USD a format similar to the two pre- come other women's doubles play- its forthcoming elections, a "The decision to debar 31,000 (Rs 18,51,520), while Pune vious editions, with the Group ers got way more than me. That is move which is widely seen to such persons from contesting Pistons bagged Ashwini for the Stage preceded by a Qualifier. more absurd. They make you icon prevent senior administrator the elections has been taken. base price of USD 25,000. A total of 29 matches will Prof Ratnakar Shetty from players and then they don't treat you be played in the USD 6 million As for the date of the elections "I am very disappointed. Me with respect," Ashwini said.(PTI) regaining his place in its man- and Ashwini signed the contract as tournament. (PTI) it will be decided once the aging committee. hearing on the court case filed The managing committee by Prof Shetty, which is com- of MCA, at its meeting last ing up tomorrow, is over," the night, has taken a decision source said. that debars anyone who is a Shetty, who is employed paid employee of its parent by the BCCI as its general body Cricket Board, including manager (game development), has filed a case against MCA's Former East Bengal star earlier decision to ban him for Penn Orji signs for five years from all the associ- ation's activities, after he had Mohammedan Sporting raised the possibility of some office bearers having sold KOLKATA, July 23: tickets of the T20 After Tolgay Ozbay, International between India Luciano Sabrosa and Joshimar, and at Ahmedabad in Mohammedan Sporting Club December last in the black (MSC) today signed Nigerian market.(PTI) midfielder Penn Orji, former star of Kingfisher East Bengal, Asha Rani, W/o Sandeep in the preparation for top tier Kumar, R/o football competitions in India. Jakkal, Jammu After being released from who has been the red and gold at the end of declared quali- last season Penn Orji had gone fied for the for holidaying in Africa with an award of the assurance from the officials of Degree of the MSC that he was welcomed Master of Philosophy (M Phil) at the newly promoted I-League in History by the University of club. Jammu. She worked on the After landing in the city topic, "Salt Industries and Penn Orji arrived at the office Trade in Mughal India (1526- of the Indian Football 1707)", under the supervision Association and completed his of Prof Jigar Mohmmed, signing for MSC for season Department of History, davp 36101/11/0002/1314 2013-14.(UNI) University of Jammu.