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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2018 (PAGE 12) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU Buoyant India take on gritty Bangladesh Rashid's superb half century JKP creates history, becomes All India Champion DUBAI, Sept 20: It is Mahendra Singh Dhoni's to play back-to-back matches in DGP Dilbag honours team for winning batting form that could keep the Abu Dhabi (vs Afghanistan takes Afghanistan to 255/7 Pakistan pummelled, India team management worried. Thursday) and in Dubai (Friday). will look to up the ante against ABU DHABI, Sept 20: Bangladesh and he got his first Dhoni hasn't been firing and it This wasn't the original sched- ODI wicket in his fourth deliv- All India Police Golf Tournament Bangladesh, who have a penchant Birthday boy Rashid Khan will be interesting if Rohit pro- ule, but the BCCI had managed to ery. Afghanistan opener Excelsior Sports Correspondent for playing the party poopers, in motes him in the batting order to arm twist the Asian Cricket smashed a superb unbeaten half their opening Super Four Ihsanullah (8) hit two consecu- give the veteran time to get settle Council in tweaking it, causing a century and shared 95 runs with tive fours before a big one from SRINAGAR, Sept 20: encounter of the Asia Cup here down. lot of heartburn. Gulbadin Naib for the uncon- Director General of Police, tomorrow. him landed into the hands of While India's rivalry with ''Even if we win against quered eighth wicket as Mohammad Mithun at cover Dilbag Singh honoured J&K For India, the worry will be Pakistan is historic, the one Afghanistan (on Thursday), we Afghanistan made a stunning Police Golf team which emerged the team combination as Hardik region. against Bangladesh has been a bit- will be tagged as second in group fightback to post a competitive Abu Hider had his second overall champion in 22nd All Pandya has been ruled out of the ter one post the controversial 2015 and will have to travel to Dubai 255 for 7 in their Asia Cup here India Police Golf Tournament tournament owing to back wicket in the sixth over as World Cup quarterfinal at tomorrow after playing in Abu today. Rahmat Shah (10) was com- 2018. spasms, while Bhuvneshwar Melbourne. Dhabi today,'' Mortaza had said on Opting to bat, Afghanistan The team led by Alok Kumar, Kumar might be rested after back- pletely beaten by a beautiful However, one can't deny that the eve of the Afghanistan game. were initially struggling against delivery which knocked off the IGP Security today called on to-back games against Hong Bangladesh are now a quality 50 So, that feeling of being a disciplined Bangladesh bowl- DGP at PHQ, here and presented Kong and Pakistan. stumps. over side, a format they have mas- undermined is very much there in ing attack led by veteran left- Shahidi came out at this the winner rolling trophies in Left-arm pacer Khaleel tered after a formidable run at this Bangladeshi team, and it arm spinner Shakib Al Hasan, presence of senior police officers. Ahmed may come in place of juncture when Afghanistan were home besides reaching the Asia won't be surprising if the infa- who grabbed four wickets for 42 two down for 28 and he and The team comprising of Alok Bhuvneshwar but it is still not Cup final in 2012. mous 'Mauka Mauka' chant is runs, but Rashid (57 not out) and Kumar, IGP Security, Ashkoor clear as to who would be Pandya's with Shahzad steadied the Under the inspirational back in the lips of their fans. Gulbadin (42 not out) turned the innings before Shakib broke the Ahmed Wani, IGP, CIV PHQ replacement. Mashrafe Mortaza and seasoned Overall, the match has more tables in the final 10 overs. and Pawan Parihar, SSP, bagged Deepak Chahar is flying in as stand which was threatening to campaigners like Mushfiqur ingredients to become a block- The duo added 97 runs in the settled down for a big partner- four glorious prizes in the tour- DGP Dilbag Singh honouring players of JKP team for emerg- the replacement player but it is Rahim, Shakib Al Hasan, buster than the one against final 10 overs with a flurry of nament and for the first time unlikely that he will be drafted ship. ing champions in All India Police Golf Tournament. Mahmydullah Riyadh, the team Pakistan. boundaries which undid all the Shahzad was holed out at became overall champion to cre- straightaway into the playing XI. ry, while Alok Kumar emerged being committed to multifarious has the potential to go all the way. Meanwhile Pakistan will be earlier good work by the long on with Abu Hider taking a ate history in a national level Manish Pandey can add bat- runners-up in Net Individual cat- duties of security and Law & With two quality pacers in aiming to put up a better batting Bangladeshi bowlers. They spectacular catch to give his competition. ting depth and looks a possible egory. Pawan Parihar emerged order. Mustafizur Rahaman and Rubel show against Afghanistan at Abu came together in the 41st over at senior team-mate the first wick- On the occasion, DGP con- addition in the middle-order, winner in Gross Individual The tournament was organ- Hossain backed by the experience Dhabi. 160 for 7 and remained uncon- et of the match and the much- gratulated the team for bringing while Kedar Jadhav's off breaks Category, besides he was also ized by BSF, under the aegis of of Mortaza and Shakib on a slow The likes of Babar Azam, quered till the end. needed breakthrough. laurels to the Department, as it are more than handy, and he is awarded best golfer of the tour- the All India Police Sports deck, India could find run scoring Imam ul Haq and Fakhar Zaman Rashid, one of the premier Afghanistan crossed the 100 emerged champion of the tourna- expected to take care of Pandya's nament. Control Board at Jaypee Greens difficult in the middle overs. might find it challenging to face leg-spinners in the world, played mark exactly at the halfway ment in a tough competition with quota of overs. It is pertinent to mention here Golf Course, Greater Noida in The Bangladesh team and its Rashid Khan, especially after their the role of the batting anchor for stage but Shakib was only get- the best golfers of BSF, Assam Openers Rohit Sharma and that these police officers have Uttar Pradesh. media's perception of India being big win against Sri Lanka. his side Thursday as he hit eight ting better as he bowled out Riffles, SPG, NSG, CRPF and Shikhar Dhawan were amongst shown their talent in golf despite the proverbial big bully adds a Teams fours and one six in his 32-ball Afghanistan captain Asghar other police forces. He wished the runs in the first two matches dash of excitement to the contests. India (from): Rohit Sharma unbeaten innings. Gulbadin them good luck for the future while Ambati Rayudu and Dinesh Afghan (8) who was beaten by Friday's encounter won't be any (captain), Shikhar Dhawan, faced 38 balls and hit five fours. the flight of the delivery and competitions. Sindhu, Srikanth enter Karthik looked solid against different as Bangladesh are forced Ambati Rayudu, Dinesh Karthik, Rashid, who turns 20 today, In the tournament, Alok Pakistan. drove the wrong line to see his MS Dhoni (wk), Manish Pandey, hit four boundaries in the final stumps uprooted.(PTI) Kumar and Pawan Kumar China Open quarters Kedar Jadhav, Bhuvneshwar over bowled by Bangladesh cap- emerged winners in team catego- India in semis of Asian Team Snooker Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Khaleel tain Mashrafe Mortaza to end CHANGZHOU, Sept 20: nerve to advance in the competi- tion with a 21-12 15-21 24-22 Ahmed, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep the innings in style with a four. Star shuttlers P V Sindhu and Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Earlier in the innings, win. Championship, assured of a medal Kidambi Srikanth registered However, India's campaign Patel, Deepak Chahar Hashmatullah Shahidi kept the hard fought victories to enter the DOHA, Sept 20: not disappoint. As if set on a Bangladesh (from): Masrafe Afghans in the hunt with a fight- ended in the doubles and mixed mission, the ace cueist crafted a quarterfinals of their respective doubles events. Ace cueist Pankaj Advani led Bin Mortaza (captain), Shakib Al ing 92-ball 58 after his side were beautiful 99 break before miss- events at the USD 1 million Ashwini Ponnappa and India to the semifinals of the Hasan (vice-captain), Tamim reduced to 28 for 2 in the sixth ing out on a century due to a China Open here today. Satwiksairaj Rankireddy went Asian Team Snooker Iqbal, Mohammad Mithun, over itself. long, tricky shot on the final yel- Third seed Sindhu bounced down 14-21 11-21 against top Championship after defeating Litton Kumar Das, Mushfiqur Wickets fell around Shahidi low along the side cushion. The back after losing a close first seeds from China, Siwei Zheng top seed Thailand to be assured Rahim, Ariful Haque, with only opener Mohammad damage however was already game to record a 21-23 21-13 and Huang Yaqiong in the round of a medal here on Thursday. Mahmudullah, Mosaddek Shahzad (37), with whom he done. 21-18 win in her second round of 16. After qualifying from the Hossain Saikat, Nazmul Hossain stitched 51 runs for the third The format, similar to the women's singles match against Sikki Reddy and Pranav group, the Indian team faced top Shanto, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, wicket, making some contribu- Davis Cup, involves a race-to-3 Thailand's Busanan Jerry Chopra also met a similar seed Thailand in the quarterfi- Nazmul Islam Apu, Rubel tion.