SATURDAY, JANUARY 18, 2020 (PAGE 16) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU Andhra ‘keeper-batsman’ Warm-Up: Ruturaj, Shubman, Sania storms into Hobart Kuldeep, Rahul star in India’s K S Bharat named cover for concussed Pant Surya shine in India A's 92-run win International women's doubles final series-levelling 36-run win NEW DELHI, Jan 17: LINCOLN (NEW ZEALAND), two sixes as the duo added 89 HOBART, Jan 17: their opponents thrice -- in the sec- Jan 17: runs. As Surya attacked, Gaikwad ond, sixth and eighth game -- to RAJKOT, Jan 17: but Kuldeep's Andhra Pradesh wicketkeep- Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza India A top-order warmed-up held anchor at one end. easily pocket the set and a place in ninth over turned er-batsman K S Bharat was cruised into the women's doubles the summit clash. nicely for their upcoming one-day During the back-end, Krunal Kuldeep Yadav bowled a out to be a game- today called in as back-up for final of the Hobart International Saina and Kichenok got 11 series with a 92-run win against Pandya scored a 31-ball 41 while game-changing 38th over to changer as he , who was ruled out with her Ukrainian partner Nadiia break chances out of which they New Zealand XI in the first of the Sanju Samson (4) and Vijay complement a KL Rahul blinder first dismissed of India's second ODI against Kichenok here today. converted four, while their oppo- two practise games here today. Shankar (13) failed to make an Sania and Kichenok sailed past as India levelled the series with wicketkeeper Australia due to a concussion. nents utilised two out of the five first, India A scored impact. the Slovenian-Czech pair of a comfortable 36-run victory and The 26-year-old Bharat is break chances that came their way. 279 for 8 in 50 overs and then dis- New Zealand A started off Tamara Zidansek and Marie over Australia in second ODI then had a deliv- uncapped and has an experience The 33-year-old Sania is missed New Zealand XI for 187 with an 82-run opening stand Bouzkova 7-6 (3) here today. ery that bounced of 74 first-class matches with in 41.1 overs with let-arm pacer between Jakob Bhula (50) and 6-2 in the semifinal Put into bat, India put up a extra to have 4143 runs. He has a strike rate of much-improved batting per- Khaleel Ahmed getting four Jack Boyle (42) but Khaleel contest that lasted Smith played on. over 100 in T20s. formance with Rahul's blistering . (4/43 in 9.1 overs) and one hour and 24 The visitors "The All-India Senior Batting first, skipper Gill (50 (2/33 in 8 minutes. Selection Committee has named 10 overs) and off 66 balls) hit a half-century overs) caused the bulk of the The fifth-seed- SCOREBOARD K S Bharat as the back-up wick- ed Indo-Ukrainian (2/62 in 10 overs) then bowled adding 89 runs for the second damage. India Innings: combination will some exquisite toe-crushers to et-keeper for the 2nd ODI in with another specialist Brief Scores: India A 279/8 in lbw b Zampa 42 put an end to the contest. Jasprit Rajkot against Australia," BCCI 50 overs (Ruturaj Gaikwad 93 off lock horns with opener Ruturaj Gaikwad (93 off second seeds Shuai c Starc b Richardson 96 Bumrah (1/32 in 9.1 overs) was Secretary Jay Shah said in a 103 balls), who came in at one 103 balls, Suryakumar Yadav 50 c Starc b Zampa 78 economical as ever and his con- statement. off 48 balls, Shubman Gill 50 off Peng and Shuai drop to accommodate senior team Zhang of China. b Zampa 7 tribution cannot be overlooked. "With Sanju Samson and player Mayank Agarwal (8). 66 balls). being a part of the The Chinese pair Lokesh Rahul run out 80 However on a placid track, Once Gill was out hitting New Zealand XI 187 in 41.1 got a walkover India A side in New Zealand, the Manish Pandey c Agar b Richardson 2 Smith, a proverbial thorn in seven fours, Gaikwad was joined overs (Jakob Bhula 50, Khaleel after Belgium's Kirsten Flipkens returning to WTA circuit after two 20 India's flesh was again proving selection committee decided to by Suryakumar Yadav, who hit a Ahmed 4/43 in 9.1 overs). India A and Alison Van Uytvanck conced- years. During her time away from the game, she battled injury break- Mohammed Shami not out 1 to be dangerous along with name K S Bharat as back-up 48-ball-50 with four fours and won by 92 runs. (PTI) ed the other semifinal match downs before taking a formal Extras: (B-5 LB-4 W-5) 14 Marnus Labuschagne (44) as wicket-keeper," he added. because of injury. The call was taken after Pant break in April 2018 to give birth to Total: (For 6 wkts in 50 overs) 340 they added 96 in quick time. While Sania and Kichenok had Ravindra Jadeja (2/58 in 10 flew to Bengaluru to undergo his to fight hard in the opening set, the her son Izhaan. She is married to : 10-1-53-0, 10-0-78-0, Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik. overs) steady spell and got rid rehabilitation in the National second set was a cakewalk for the 10-0-73-2, 10-0-50-3, Ashton Before the ongoing event, of Labuschagne in nick of time Academy. combination. Agar 8-0-63-0, Marnus 2-0-14-0. The wicket-keeper batsman The first set was a tough con- Sania last played at China Open in to upset Smith's rhythm after he October 2017. Australia Innings: was hit on the helmet while bat- test between the two pairs, bring- had hit nine fours and a six off A trailblazer in Indian tennis, c Manish Pandey b Shami 15 102 balls. ting in the first ODI in ing the tie-breaker into the equa- tion after it was level at 6-6. Sania is a former world No.1 in st Rahul b Ravindra Jadeja 33 However this match also and was ruled out of the game in In the tie-breaker, Sania and doubles and has six Grand Slam Steven Smith b Kuldeep Yadav 98 brings to fore Rahul's emer- Rajkot on Friday. titles to her credit. Marnus Labuschagne c Shami by R Jadeja 46 "His recovery is being moni- Kichenok upped their game by a gence as proper keeper-batsman few notches to outsmart their She retired from the singles Alex Carey c Kohli b Kuldeep Yadav 18 tored and a call on his availabili- option for white-ball cricket as opponents and take the lead. competition in 2013 after becom- ty for the final ODI in Bengaluru Ashton Turner b Shami 13 his extra runs coming in at No 5, The second set was a no con- ing the most successful Indian Ashton Agar lbw Navdeep Saini 25 proving to be valuable in the will be taken accordingly," the Trophy being awarded to the winners by the chief guest, RK test as Saina and Kichenok broke woman tennis player. (PTI) Pat Cummins b Shami 0 end. (PTI) BCCI said. (PTI) Bhatnagar at Police Auditorium in Jammu. Mitchel Starc c Rahul b Navdeep Saini 6 KCPS honours Gymnast Bavleen Kane Richardson not out 24 Samba boy Naman wins Bhatnagar honours winners as Adam Zampa c Rahul b Bumrah 6 Extras: (LB-10 W-10) 20 for remarkable achievements Horizon Club drubs KCSC to lift title Excelsior Sports Correspondent she once again brought laurels not Total: (For 10 wkts in 49.1 overs) 304 Silver in Weightlifting Excelsior Sports Correspondent score 94 runs to lose the match by only for her school but also for Bowling: 9.1 -2-32-1, Mohammad Shami 10-0- Excelsior Sports Correspondent of Jammu and Kashmir, win- JAMMU, Jan 17: Ace 13 runs. Raman Dutta (28) and J&K by winning 2 Gold and 3 77-3, Navdeep Saini 10-0-62-2, Ravindra Jadeja 10-0-58-2, ning Silver medal in JAMMU, Jan 17: Advisor to Gymnast Bavleen Kour was today Silver medals at this prestigious JAMMU, Jan 17: Another Weightlifting in the National Arvind (27) were the main con- honoured by the Management of Kuldeep Yadav 10-0-66-2. young lifter from district LG, RK Bhatnagar honoured the tributors. ForHorizon, Piyush and School Games held at winners and the runner-up teams KC Public School Tanmay claimed 2 wickets each. 52-ball-80 taking India to 340 were all-out for 304 in 49.1 Karnool in Andhra of the ongoing 6th Road Safety for her remarkable Prethi was adjudegd as the man of for six after Shikhar Dhawan (96 overs. Pradesh. T20 Cricket Championship in an achievements in the match, while Jatin off 90 balls) and skipper Virat Kuldeep's final figures of 2 Son of Sudhir Singh, impressive and well attended the 3rd edition of Wadhawan, Abhinav Khajuria Kohli (78 off 76 balls) laid the for 65 may not be mind-blowing Naman contested in the valedictory function at Police Khelo India Youth and Sukhjinder Singh were foundation. but did just enough damage to 89 kg weight category in Auditorium, here today. Games at declared best batsman, best Australia were in the game see that the third ODI in under-17 age group this Mr Bhatnagar who was the Guwahati in bowler and man of the tourna- till Steven Smith (98) carried the Bengaluru doesn't lose context. finished second. chief guest on the occasion was Assam. ment respectively. battle back to the enemy camp Mohammed Shami (3/77 in Meanwhile, the accompanied by Dr Owais In a special Jammu and Kashmir Ahmad, Transport Commissioner In the girls section, Jammu school assembly Tata Steel Chess: Anand beats Weightlifting Associa- J&K and a galaxy of dignitaries. Angels Cricket Club defeated held today morn- tion congratulated The Coordinators of the event Jammu Queens Cricket Club by 7 ing to felicitate her Naman and compliment- SSP RK Bhat, Additional wickets. for her great achievements, she Xiong for his first victory Samba, Naman Singh brought ed his parents for inspiring him Secretary Road Safety Batting first, Jammu Queens laurels to the Union Territory Department and Rajesh Gill, Club scored 43 runs in 6 overs, received a stand- EINDHOVEN with his white pieces and towards the sports. Chief Prosecuting Officer and while in reply, Jammu Angels ing ovation from (THE NETHERLANDS), Jan 17: enjoyed spatial advantage in the Munda, Rao clash for AAI president’s former Ranji Trophy Player were chased the target in 5.5 overs by her school mates middle game. also present on the occasion. losing 3 wickets. Rifat was for her exceptional Five-time world champion Xiong defended tenaciously performance at Viswanathan Anand on Friday In the final match, Horizon declared women of the match, Gymnast Bavleen Kour being honoured by but in the end Anand found a post; Indian archery looks for new dawn Cricket Club defeated KC Sports while Rubia was adjudged as the Khelo India Youth Principal KCPS on Friday. crashed through the defences of crucial central breakthrough Games 2020. NEW DELHI, Jan 17: pension by the World Archery. Club in a close contest by 13 runs. player of the tournament. Jeffery Xiong of United States to after which the resulting rook Speaking on the occasion, national level sporting event. In But as per the Delhi High Batting first, Horizon Club In Junior Category, Game score his first victory in the Tata Principal Amarendra Kumar the National School Games 2019 and pawns endgame was a walk The suspended and faction-rid- Court order, the two will clash for scored 107/7 in 12 overs. Preethi Changer and GSI Junior were Steel Masters chess tournament Mishra congratulated the celebri- held at Agra in November, she in the park. den Archery Association of India the first time as the World Archery, (30) and Kanhaiya (29) were the declared joint winners. that moved to the iconic ty gymnast of KCPS and wished had made a clean sweep of all the Anand moved to joint sixth will hope for a new beginning who has sent an observer, will be main scorers. Puneet took 4 wick- Speaking on the occasion, the her greater successes in her per- Eindhoven Soccer Stadium for a spot with 2.5 points on a day when it goes to polls here today on keenly watching the proceedings. ets, while Raman Dutta claimed 2 chief guest lauded the organisers 5 individual Gold Medals and formances in the forthcoming day. that saw Firouzja Alireza scor- the directions of the Delhi High A total of 31 state associations wickets for KCSC. for holding the tournament in a brought glory to the UT of national and international compe- Jammu & Kashmir. In the 2nd The change of venue as part ing a sensational victory over Court. are part of the AAI but only 26 In reply, KCSC managed to befitting manner. of the 'chess-on-tour' turned out super-solid Anish Giri of Union Minister Arjun Munda states -- each having a share of two titions. edition of the Khelo India Youth Bavleen Kour, a Class XII Games 2019 held at last to be a good omen for Anand Holland. and retired IAS officer BVP Rao votes -- will take part in the polls. who had been struggling thus far will be up against each other for Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Himachal student of KC Public School, is a year, she had taken gymnastics in The Iranian, who is playing star gymnast who has made a J&K to new heights by bagging 3 with one loss and three draws. under FIDE flag currently, the post of the AAI president while Pradesh, Punjab, and Jammu and Pramod Chandurkar and Maha place for herself in Gymnastics at Gold and 2 Silver medals. The Indian was relentless in the joined overnight leader Wesley Kashmir are not part of the elec- Singh are the candidates for the the national and international lev- Bavleen who aims at repre- round four match as he came up toral college. So of United States in lead on secretary's post. els in recent years. Representing senting India at the with some highly creative chess. 3.5 points and these two enjoy a There will be a total of 52 The two groups led by Munda votes to elect the 19-member exec- the Union Territory of Jammu & Commonwealth Games 2022 is It was a French Defense half point lead over nearest and Rao had in June last year Kashmir at the 3rd Edition of now focused on her academic Winawer varation wherein none utive committee consisting of rivals Vladislav Artemiev of elected themselves as presidents, president, secretary general, senior Khelo India Youth Games 2020 performance in the Class XII of the players castled through- Russia, Fabiano Caruana of in two separate elections held vice-president, eight vice-presi- held at Guwahati, Assam and fac- examination scheduled to be con- out the game. Anand launched a United States and Jorden Van simultaneously in New Delhi and dents, seven joint-secretaries and ing stiff competition from States ducted by the CBSE in February king side attack pretty early Foreest of Holland. (PTI) Chandigarh, leading to AAI's sus- one treasurer. (PTI) like and Haryana, this year. Tawi Trekkers club felicitates Shivani Chief guest declaring winner of Dhara-Ardhan Dangal at Mera Mandrian, Akhnoor in Jammu. for dazzling in Asian Youth C’ship Excelsior Sports Correspondent of St Xavier Senior Secondary Nisar of JKP bags School, Barnai, Jammu, Vice JAMMU, Jan 17: Shivani President of the Club presented Dhara-Ardhan Dangal title Charak of Jammu who recently them a cash prizes of Rs 1100 brought laurels to the Union each. Excelsior Sports Correspondent Kumar Sharma in presence of Territory of J&K by winning a "It is only her personal grit, Sarpanch Rohit Sharma and Bronze medal in the Asian Youth determination and hard work that AKHNOOR, Jan 17: Range Officer Surinder Singh Climbing Championship, was Wrestler Nisar Ahmed of J&K (President) of Dangal Police from Doda defeated Committee, while runners-up Wrestler Kapil Dhama of Uttar Wrestler Kapil Dhama got Rs Pradesh of Guru Hanuman 13,000 by Jatinder Singh, Akhara Delhi to lift the 18th Naresh Kumar (Pappu Lakri) Dhara-Ardhan Dangal title and Sarpanch Kawala Singh. 2020. Shiv Kumar Sharma was the The Dangal was organized chief guest on the occasion who by Dhara- Ardhan Dangal distributed cash prizes among Committee in association with the Wrestlers. Sarpanch Rohit J&K Indian Style Wrestling Sharma Kawala Singh and Association at Pail (Ardhan) in Naresh Kumar (Pappu Lakri) Mera Mandrian, here. were the guests of honour. Dangal was witnessed by a large gathering from Reasi, Second Malli bout was won Pouni, Akhnoor, Jeri and sur- by Gamma of Ludhiana who Dignitaries felicitating Shivani Charak at Saigal Hall, rounding Villages. defeated Wrestler Ammar of Abhinav Theatre in Jammu on Friday. Iran. 3rd malli bout was won by 67 bouts were played in a felicitated by her club Tawi has led to her outstanding achieve- day-long Dangal and an amount Lallu of J&K Police who defeated Babba of Attari and Trekkers J&K at Saigal Hall, ment," Ram Khajuria said. of Rs 3,25,000 was distributed Abhinav Theatre, here today. 4th bout was won by Ajay Calendar of Activities of Tawi in the shape of cash prizes Shivani was profusely garland- Trekkers J&K for the year 2020 Sharma of Laden Power House among the winners and runner- ed by Chairman of Tawi Trekkers was also released on the occasion up Wrestlers. (Udhampur) who defeated J&K Anil Goswami, former Home by functionaries of the club and The winner of 1st malli bout Manjeet of Delhi. Secretary of India, Patron of the heads of various reputed institu- Wrestler Nisar was awarded In women section, one bout Club Rahul Sharma, Chairman, tions. with a cash prize of Rs 18,000 was also played between Ansu Sprawling Buds ICSE School, Anil Goswami, Chairman and by President J&K Indian Style of Delhi and Prinka of Haryana, Jammu; Co Chairman Zorawar Zorawar Singh Jamwal, Co Wrestling association, Shiv which was won by Prinka. Singh Jamwal, Secretary General, Chairman of the Club also spoke Press Club Jammu; President of on the occasion. Apart from wish- Vinesh to fight for gold, Anshu the club Ram Khajuria and a host ing all the best to Shivani for her of members of Tawi Trekkers and future endeavours, they also gave heads of various educational insti- valuable suggestions regarding settles for silver in Rome tutions. promotion of adventure activities by Tawi Trekkers J&K. ROME, Jan 17: Bereza was about spectacular All the dignitaries congratulat- ed Shivani for her great achieve- The function was sponsored double leg attacks, the quarterfi- by Vivek Chauhan, Principal of ment and wished her the best for A dominant Vinesh Phogat nal win over the Luo was much Oriental Academy Sr. Secondary her future competitions. downed two tough Chinese tougher than the what the score- School who is also a senior mem- A cash prize of Rs 11000 was rivals on her way to the 53kg line suggested. ber of the club. final of the Rome Ranking Series also presented to her by Rahul Luo was a strong opponent, Sharma, Patron of the club. Aryan Sethi of Class 10th, student event after teen sensation Anshu who led 5-2 at the end of first of KV-1 Gandhi Nagar, Jammu Malik settled for a silver medal Ajay Deep Singh and Arun period but Vinesh turned it Deep Singh ranked No 2 & 3 in who has won in 57kg competition, here today. around with smart point-scoring the country in the Boys category bronze medal Vinesh won by technical moves from nowhere in the sec- who also bagged 3 medals includ- in National superiority against Khrystyna ond period. ing 2 Silver and 1 Bronze in the Fencing Ch- Bereza (10-0) and Lannuan Luo Twice she threw Luo with National Competition held at ampionship (15-5) before getting the better moves from between the legs Bhuvneshwar were also honoured held at of Qianyu Pang (4-2). when the Chinese was holding on the occasion. Hyderabad If the win against Ukrainian her from the back. (PTI) Mridhu Padha, Vice Principal recently.