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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2015 (PAGE 14) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU Shakib, Rahim hit fifties as Holi Cup T20 Cricket Tournament South Africa draw from Dheeraj slams cracking ton Bangladesh post 105-run win Kirsten’s India experience CANBERRA, Feb 18: as GNCC scripts big win Today's Fixture MELBOURNE, Feb 18: days' rest following their morale- Super Kings, was keeping a close Shakib Al Hasan and United Arab Emirates VS Zimbabwe Saxton Oval 3:30 IST Excelsior Sports Correspondent 2 wickets each, while Chotu boosting victory over arch-rivals eye on the South African batsmen, Mushfiqur Rahim struck resilient SCOREBOARD claimed one The Indian cricket team sweat- Pakistan. especially the likes of JP Duminy half-centuries as Bangladesh got Bangladesh innings: JAMMU, Feb 18: Dheeraj In reply, RPCC was bundled ed out at the nets today ahead of its However, doubts over and Quinton de Kock as they were past a fighting Afghanistan by 105 Tamim Iqbal c Asfar b Mirwais 19 scored a brilliant 103 runs to out for 126 runs in 19.4 overs, Sunday's World Cup clash against runs in their opening pool match of Anamul Haque lbw b Mirwais 29 help Gandhi Nagar Cricket Club thus lost the match by a big mar- South Africa, who are drawing on 'Kirsten's presence in SA camp won't make much difference' Soumya Sarkar lbw b Shapoor 28 the cricket World Cup, here today. outplay Raja Piad Cricket Club gin of 58 runs. Rohit, Rinku, the deep insight of Gary Kirsten, Mahmudullah c Afsar b Shapoor 23 (RPCC) by a big margin of 58 Surinder and Chotu contributed MELBOURNE, Feb 18: Shakib (63 off 51 balls) and Shakib Al Hasan b Hamid 63 India's former coach, to prepare Rahim (71 off 56 balls) lifted Mushfiqur Rahim c Shenwari b Nabi 71 runs to advance into the second with 33, 25, 22 and 20 runs to for the tie. Even as South Africa plot India's downfall with the help of Bangladesh to 267 after they were Sabbir Rahman b Hamid 3 round of the ongoing Holi Cup the total respectively. For Kirsten, who was India's coach Gary Kirsten and Mike Hussey, cricketing greats Sunil Gavaskar struggling at 119 for four. In the Mashrafe Mortaza b Aftab 14 T20 Cricket Tournament, being GNCC, Bunty was the most suc- from 2008 to 2011, has been roped and Ian Chappell today felt their presence would not make much process, the two shared a fifth- Mominul Haque run out (Asfar) 3 played at Mandal cricket cessful bowler, who captured 3 in as a consultant for the World of a difference to the Proteas' chances in their World Cup game wicket partnership of 114 runs to Rubel Hossain not out 0 ground, here. wickets by conceding 28 runs in Cup along with former Australian against the holders. Taskin Ahmed b Aftab 1 Earlier, winning the toss and his 4 overs, while Dheeraj and batsman Michael Hussey and pace South Africa have hired the services of former India coach take the Tigers to a competitive Extras: (B-3, LB-4, W-6) 13 total. batting first, GNCC scored a Vicky took 2 wickets each and legend Allan Donald. Kirsten and Hussey, who has got a fair knowledge about players Total: (all out; 50 overs) 267 handsome total of 180 runs in Kaka claimed one. like Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Suresh Raina and Ravindra Jadeja, In reply, the Afghans were bun- Bowling: Hamid Hassan 10-0-61-2, Shapoor Zadran 7-1-20-2, Aftab The trio has a combined expe- dled out for a meagre 162 in 42.5 Alam 9-0-55-2, Mirwais Ashraf 9-3-32-2, Mohammad Nabi 9-0-58-1, the stipulated 20 overs, losing 6 The match was officiated by rience worth 26,845 runs and 602 having played in the IPL. (PTI) overs. Javed Ahmadi 4.5-0-32-0, Samiullah Shenwari 1.1-0-2-0. wickets in the process. Dheeraj Rakesh Bawa, Gulshan Kumar wickets at the international level. They had far from an ideal start Afghanistan innings: scored power-packed 103 runs and Sahil Singh. The runs are what Kirsten and Bhuvneshwar Kumar's fitness playing the spinners at the nets. as the Afghans lost three wickets Javed Ahmadi c and b Mortaza 1 off just 52 balls, studded with 12 In tomorrow's fixture, Guru Hussey have scored at the interna- continue to be a concern for the A couple of left-arm spinners for as many runs on the board. Afsar Zazai lbw b Hossain 1 fours and 6 sixes, while Imran Nanak Cricket Club will take on tional level across formats, while team as the seamer looked far were seen bowling as Duminy and Nawroz Mangal c Hossain b Mahmudullah 27 Nawroz Mangal (27) and and Bunty contributed 40 and 23 Sarveshwar Cricket Club at the the wickets are Donald's collection from convincing during the nets. De Kock, along with Hashim Asghar Stanikzai c Mahmudullah b Mortaza 1 runs to the total respectively. All same venue. Samiullah Shenwari (42) steadied Samiullah Shenwari run out (Sabbir) 42 during his 12 years in internation- Bhuvneshwar, who had suf- Amla when they were batting in the boat for a while, putting on 62 Mohammad Nabi c Soumya b Mortaza 44 the batsmen played aggressively The teams can contact the al cricket. fered an ankle injury before the the nets. runs for the fourth wicket. Najibullah Zadran lbw b Shakib 17 and managed a big total. For organizers on mobile no: The three were seen keeping a start of the Test series against One of the net bowlers of RPCC, Rohit and Rinku bagged 9419115566. After Mangal and Shenwari's Mirwais Ashraf c Mortaza b Shakib 10 hawk eye on the proceedings dur- Australia and only played the last Indian origin was asked if there got dismissed in quick succession, Aftab Alam not out 14 ing South African team's training Test in Sydney where he bowled was any specific instruction from Hamid Hassan c Anamul b Taskin 0 leaving Afghanistan reeling at 78 KV Sunjuwan hosts Exhibition session at the St Kilda's Oval way below his best, looked out of the coaches, he smiled and said, "I for five again, skipper Mohammad Shapoor Zadran run out (Mushfiqur) 2 Junction ground. sorts and unfit today. (LB-1, W-2) 3 Excelsior Correspondent No 2 Jammu Cantt and V Santosh have been told to try and bowl Extras: The Indians, on the other hand, Meanwhile,, Hussey, who Nabi and Najibullah Zadran (17) Total: (all out; 42.5 overs) 162 Kumar, Principal KV Bantalab. exactly what Ravindra Jadeja had a strenuous session at the would again be playing in the shared 58 runs for the sixth wicket Bowling: Mortaza 9-2-20-3, Hossain 6-0-27-1, Taskin 7-0-23-1, Shakib JAMMU, Feb 18: KVS Other dignitaries included Prof bowls". same ground after a couple of eighth edition of IPL for Chennai to keep the hopes of the team from 8.5-0-43-2, Mahmudullah 8-1-31-1, Soumya 3-0-13-0, Sabbir 1-0-4-0. PTI Regional Level 42nd Jawaharlal Rajni Kant, Prof PVKS Baba, Prof Hussey was later seen having a war-torn nation alive. back. of three for 20, while Shakib took Nehru National Science, J S Tara and Prof Vinod Sharma, all long chat with Duminy as he was But just when Bangladesh Archery competition from Feb 19 With the scorecard reading 136 two for 43. Mathematics and Environmental from University of Jammu, besides doing some shadows to show him were preparing to press the panic Excelsior Sports Correspondent Kashmir in association with for seven, it was just a matter of Earlier, electing to bat, Exhibition 2015 was hosted by Dr J L Sharma from Govt MAM a few particular shots of spinners. button, Mashrafe Mortaza sent the time before Afghanistan innings Bangladesh were set for a bigger Sports Council and J&K Kendriya Vidyalaya Sunjuwan, College and Dr Naveen Anand, Hussey has been roped in as a Afghanistan captain back for a folded. score, but the wickets of Shakib JAMMU, Feb 18: Deputy Olympic Association. here today. Govt Women College, Gandhi consultant, specifically for the well-made 43-ball 44 that include Although Mirwais Ashraf (10) and Rahim not only stirred a col- Commissioner Jammu Ajeet The Deputy Commissioner The exhibition was inaugurated Nagar, Jammu. World Cup but he won't be travel- five boundaries with the last ball of and Aftab Alam (14) tried hard to lapse but gave the Afghan bowlers by the Deputy Commissioner, Science faculty of KV Kumar Sahu, who is president of discussed various vital issues ling with AB de Villiers and Co the over, while Shakib-al-Hasan apply themselves the Bangladesh a new lease of life as Mortaza and KVS Jammu Region, AVLJ RAO Sunjuwan including Sucheta Archery Association of J&K related to final arrangements for after the India match. dismissed Zardan with the first ball bowlers tightened the nooze. company lost five wickets for just in the Vidyalaya premises, here. Gupta, S Kotwal, Dr Ajay Kumar finalized the arrangements for 3- the championship like cleanli- of the very next over to virtually For Bangladesh, Mortaza was 34 runs in the last five overs of the Participants from three Sub and Sunita Choudhary organized day District Level cum 1st ness, availability of drinking "It's been a nice experience so end their hopes of making a come- the pick of the bowlers with figures innings.