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Page12 Sports.Qxd (Page 1) SUNDAY, JANUARY 15, 2017 (PAGE 12) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU South Kashmir Sports Festival concludes New Year U-14 Cricket Cup South Africa claim JKP to continue sports activities Lakshya CA Udhampur drubs series after Sri MIER Cricket Academy by 23 runs Lanka collapse across State under CAP: DGP Excelsior Sports Correspondent scored with 69 runs, while JOHANNESBURG, Jan 14: Agastya Sharma contributed 10 Sri Lanka lost 16 wickets Excelsior Sports Correspondent which was organized by South field so that they could compete JAMMU, Jan 14: Lakshya runs to the total. For MIER Kashmir Range. at higher levels. Cricket Academy Udhampur in a day as South Africa's fast ANANTNAG, Jan 14: Academy, Karmanya and bowlers sent them crashing to DGP appreciated the mass Dr Vaid further said that the defeated MIER Cricket Sayyam scalped 3 wickets each. Director General of Police participation of South Kashmir organization has chalked out the defeat by an innings and 118 Academy Jammu by 23 runs in In reply, MIER CA, man- (DGP), Dr S P Vaid has said that youth in the Festival during the sports calendar for exploring the 60-overs New Year Under- runs in the third Test at the aged to score 101 runs in 30 sports create camaraderie chilly winter and said that the talent, adding that for the pro- 14 Cricket Cup, being organized Wanderers Stadium today. overs, thus lost the match by 23 among the youth and shape their department is organizing vari- motion of sports activities by Kishan Chand Cricket Club Sri Lanka were bowled out runs. Shiamik, Yuvraj and physique, besides promoting in collaboration with Mayank for 131 and 177 as South mental development, infusing Danishe contributed 22, 21 and Africa's four pacemen tore the Goswami Cricket Academy, Ranjeet Kalra, Vice Chairman Jammu District Sports sportsman spirit and inculcating 15 runs to the total respectively. batting apart handing the under the overall supervision of Council interacting with young players at Parade ground on discipline.. For Lakshya Academy, home side a 3-0 series white- former Ranji Trophy player and Saturday. Dr. Vaid said this while Member BCCI, Ankush Abrol Sarabjeet was the wrecker-in- wash. speaking on the closing ceremo- and supervision of Academy's chief, who bagged 5 important In a dismal third day of the 7-Match New Year Cricket Series ny of South Kashmir Sports coach, Sunil Kumar at MGCA wickets, while Nikhil Singh final Test for the tourists, Sri Festival at Degree College ground, here. claimed 2 wickets. Sarabjeet Lanka were able to add only Jammu Rising Stars registers 4th win Anantnag this afternoon. was declared as man of the 51 runs to their overnight first Earlier, winning the toss and Excelsior Sports Correspondent Stars scored a modest total of 95 He felicitated the participat- match for his 5-wicket haul. innings total of 80 for four batting first, Lakshya CA scored runs for the loss of 4 wickets in ing teams which showed good and seldom looked like pro- a modest total of 124 runs in 50 The match was officiated by JAMMU, Jan 14: Jammu the stipulated 20 overs. performances during the tourna- viding sustained resistance in overs. Surya Udhay Singh top Madan and Sadiq as umpires. Rising Stars scripted 4th win in Promising youngster Akshit top ment. the second innings, despite a the ongoing 7-Match Cricket scored with 39 runs, while He said that over 1500 play- DGP Dr SP Vaid felicitating participants on the closing cere- 3rd New Year Masters T20 Cup fighting 50 by opening bats- Series for junior cricketers at Praful Dhar contributed 22 runs ers of South Kashmir districts mony of South Kashmir Sports Festival at Degree College man Dimuth Karunaratne. Parade Ground , here today. to the total. For Jammu Rising took part in one month long Anantnag. Vernon Philander and Sr Police XI to face Parade Sports The Series is being organ- Stars, Jugjap Singh took 2 wick- sports festival, which was inau- Kagiso Rabada both took ous sports events under Civic among the youth, Jammu and ized by Vishal Cricket Club ets while Umar Sadiq claimed gurated on December 14, 2016. three wickets in the first Action Pogramme (CAP) to Kashmir Police has constructed Association XI in summit clash today Jammu under the supervision of one. Different indoor and outdoor innings, while new cap promote sports culture among Mini Stadiums at various dis- Excelsior Correspondent Earlier, Senior Police XI Rajesh Gill, former Ranji Jammu Rising Stars, in reply games including Tennis Ball Duanne Olivier and left-armer Trophy Player. the youth in the State and will trict headquarters in the State. defeated Doordarshan Cricket achieved the target in 15.4 overs Cricket, Volleyball, Carrom and JAMMU, Jan 14: Sr Police Wayne Parnell took two Ranjeet Kalra, Vice continue the same to provide He said that to boost the tal- XI by 9 wickets. by losing 4 wickets. Sachin was Kho-Kho, besides athletics were XI registered emphatic win over apiece. Chairman Jammu District Sports opportunity to the youth to ent among the youth of poor Batting first, Doordarshan in sublime touch and sent the played at different venues in achieve excellence in the sports pockets of the State, the depart- Doordarshan XI and entered into Parnell took four wickets Council was the chief guest in Cricket XI scored a modest total bowlers on a leather-hunt to district Headquarter Anantnag, ment is providing sports materi- the finals of the ongoing 3rd in the second innings, Olivier today's match, who was intro- of 110 runs in the stipulated 20 score brilliant 49 runs, while al and also organizing sports New Year Masters T20 Cricket three, Rabada two and duced with the budding crick- overs for the loss of 6 wickets. Rohan Gill contributed valuable festivals in these areas. Cup and will lock horns against Philander one. eters. He appreciated the bud- Vikas Raina (Vicky), who 21 runs to the total. Aditpal "Sports and games have Parade Sports Association XI in scored brilliant 94 on the other Sharing the new ball with ding cricketers for showing Singh took 3 wickets, while become a career option for the the summit clash at Parade day, contributed 38 runs to the Philander in the second great cricketing skills and talent. Adhishwer claimed 1 wicket. youth, so they should partici- ground Jammu, here tomorrow. total today, while Dutta and innings, Rabada took a wicket He also appreciated the Sachin was adjudged as man of pate in the sports events and The tournament in which 6 Vikas chipped in with 26 and 23 with his first ball when organizing team for regularly the match fo his splendid knock. avail the benefit," DGP added. teams are participating is being runs respectively. For Senior Kaushal Silva gloved a catch conducting the cricket matches IGP Kashmir, SJM Gillani, organized by the Jammu and Police XI, left-arm spinners to wicketkeeper Quinton de for young cricketers. The sixth match of the who was also present on the Kashmir Transport Department, Shamsher Singh Manhas and Kock. He added the wicket of Earlier, in today's match, league will be played tomorrow occasion, congratulated the under the supervision of Sunil Kuldeep Kumar took 3 and 2 Karunaratne, who was bowled Jammu Rising Stars defeated at 12.30 pm players and the winning teams Kumar Sharma, Minister of wickets respectively. shortly before tea. Vishal Rising Stars by 5 wickets. The match was officiated by of the tournament. He appreci- State for Sports and Transport. Sr Police XI, in reply Parnell bowled Kusal Batting first, Vishal Rising Sandeep, Sanjay and Vinod. ated the players for maintaining The participating teams achieved the target in 15.1 overs Mendis before Olivier dis- standards of discipline during include Media XI, Sr Police XI, by losing 1 wicket, thus won the missed Dhanajaya de Silva the tournament. Doordarshan XI, Parade Sports match by 9 wickets. Rajesh Gill and captain Angelo Mathews, Earlier, DIG SKR, S P Pani Association XI, Cantt Cricket top scored with unbeaten 74 both with the help of catches gave a brief resume of the XI and Singh Akhnoor XI. runs, while Anand Tripathi con- at second slip by South Gulzar Singh Slathia, retired African captain Faf du Minister for Industries and Commerce, Chander Prakash Festival. tributed 20 runs to the winning IGP was the chief guest on the Plessis, the second a spectacu- Ganga presenting trophy to winner of Cricket Tournament at Among others, the function cause. Girdari was the lone occasion, who was accompanied lar one-handed leaping effort. Samba. was attended by SSPs/SPs, wicket taker for Doordarshan Shridhar Patil, Rayees by SSPs RK Bhat and Ramesh XI. Rajesh Gill was adjudged as Philander took his only Ganga distributes prizes among Mohammad, Zubair Ahmed Kotwal, besides Coordinator of man of the match for his magnif- wicket of the innings when Khan, Fayaz Ahmed Lone, the event, Rajesh Gill, Chief icent knock. Dinesh Chandimal was caught Tahir Saleem, Mohammad Prosecuting Officer and was The match was officiated by at first slip. winners of Cricket Tournament Zaid, Aijaz Rasool, Mubasher introduced with the participating Sanjay, Sandeep Manchanda Suranga Lakmal hit out to Excelsior Sports Correspondent ment could be provided to the Hussain, Aijaz Ahmed Zargar, teams. and Vinod Kandyara. make 31 as he and Upul prospective players. He also Azhar Bashir Baba, Ifroz While speaking he appreciat- In tomorrow's fixture, Senior Tharanga (26) added 43 for Winners of Symposium, Painting and Debate Competitions SAMBA, Jan 14: Minister emphasized on health benefits Ahmed, senior journalist ed the Transport Department for Police XI will face Parade the eighth wicket before the posing alongwith the chief guest and other dignitaries at APS for Industries and Commerce, and channeling of positive ener- Tasaduq Rashid and other conducting the event during the Sports Association in title clash last three wickets fell for no Dhar Road in Udhampur on Saturday.
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