WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2018 (PAGE 10) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU Superb India clinch first ever series in South Africa New Zealand beat England Fed Cup performance very PORT ELIZABETH, Feb 13: after a rare off-day to polish off ing death overs was once again boundaries. by 12 runs in T20 tri-series encouraging: Sania Mirza the lower-order in a jiffy. exposed as he managed only 13 India raced off the blocks as WELLINGTON, Feb 13: "Obviously it was a very NEW DELHI, Feb 13: Indian team led by an inspira- One can't ignore Hardik off 17 balls and the dot balls that the opening duo put on 48 in just important win for us in the con- tional Virat Kohli today scripted Pandya's contribution as his all- he played only increased pressure 7.2 overs. Dhawan was looking New Zealand ended their text of this series," Williamson Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza feels Ankita Raina's performance in history by winning its first ever ropund skill sets came into good on lower order. It was good for many more, but Rabada three-match losing streak with a said. the recent Fed Cup was encouraging but the team must progress to the series across formats on the effect getting 2 for 30 with seam- Bhuvneshwar Kumar's 19 off 20 tied him up with some short stuff. 12-run victory over England in a "It was in some ways a must next level. South African soil as they ers and then a run-out with a balls that took India past 270-run In response, the left-hander only tri-nations Twenty20 cricket win just to get slightly ahead of "We have always come back empty-handed. We see great progress crushed South Africa by 73 runs direct throw off in-form Hashim mark. managed to hole out straight to international today, inspired by an the third-placed team at the in young talent but never make the next jump. That is something we thereby taking an unassailable 4- Amla (71), which decisively The highlight of the Indian deep square leg. innings of 72 from captain Kane moment which is a very strong are totally missing," said Sania here today. 1 lead in the five-match ODI swung the match in India's innings was Rohit's century -- Rohit though had found his Williamson. England team. Ankita was the standout performer for India in the Fed Cup, notch- series. favour. which is his 17th overall and touch with a pulled six off Williamson posted his eighth "They made us work really ing up victories over higher-ranked opponents even though the team No Indian men's side since its For Kohli, this is a significant 15th as an opener. He is now Rabada in the sixth over. He was T20 half century but his first in 10 hard, we had to play very good lost the opportunity to progress after successive defeats. The country, first tour in South Africa back in milestone in his three and half third behind Sachin Tendulkar joined in the middle by Virat innings since January last year to cricket which we were fortunate however, managed to stay in the Asia/Oceania Group 1 with a 2-0 win 1992, have ever won a series years at the helm as this is also (45 out of 49) and Sourav Kohli (36 off 54 balls, 2 fours), guide New Zealand to 196-5 as enough to do today." over Chinese Taipei in the relegation play-off. across any format. They did win his first series win against a top Ganguly (19 out of 22) with who played an uncharacteristic they batted first after winning the With late support from Mark "It is very encouraging to see Ankita have those couple of wins a one-off T20 match in 2006 -- nation on their soil. number of centuries as opener. innings belying his rich form. toss. England were held to 184-9 Chapman (20) and Tim Seifert against the top 100 players. Even though they came out on the losing their first ever shortest format but While this wasn't the best After being criticised for his The skipper got off to a slug- in reply. (14 not out) -- both on debut -- end of the tie, you still have to take the small positive out," she added. it was a single match event. South African team on the field poor show in the series till date gish start and was never at ease in Williamson shared an 82-run Williamson ensured New Asked who has the potential to be the next Sania, the 31-year-old The team under Kohli but coming back after losing the and a pitiable average of 11.45 in rotating the strike, something he second wicket partnership with Zealand matched its highest score said she should not be the benchmark for upcoming talent. achieved which neither among Test series takes some heart 12 ODIs (in SA) with a highest is very adept at. The runs just did- Martin Guptill (65) which laid the at the Wellington Regional "I have been asked about who is the next Sania for many many Mohammed Azharuddin, Sachin which the 'Men in Blue' showed. score of only 23, Rohit finally n't flow easily on what was turn- foundation for the innings and Stadium and set England a diffi- years and I have always said why next Sania? We should try to aim Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, The two wrist spinners once played an innings of substance ing out to be a slower track than with his strike rate of 156.5 -- 72 cult chase on a piebald, drop-in better than Sania. Why just me?" Rahul Dravid or Mahendra Singh again proved to be a revelation as that had 11 boundaries and four anticipated. from 65 balls -- put an end to pitch which had confounded both Sania, whose doubles ranking has dipped to 14th due to the ongo- Dhioni could achieve -- win a full none save Amla could read them sixes. He was shaky at times but Surprisingly enough, Rohit rumblings that he might be out of captains. ing injury lay-off, feels persistence is the key to success and the young fledged series in the Rainbow properly from their wrists. the customary elegance was there was in better touch at the other place in the shortest format. The pitch, which had a huge generation must keep working hard. Nation. Earlier, Rohit ended his pro- to be seen as he stepped out to hit end as he hit another three sixes New Zealand won for the first bald spot caused by the loss of Winner of six Grand Slam titles, Sania, has been out of action After a series of low scores, longed bad patch with a fine hun- Kagiso Rabada over long on for a off Lungi Ngidi (4-51), JP time in three matches after consec- grass growth during a record hot since October 2017 due to an injury in her right knee but is hopeful of Rohit Sharma came good when it dred as India scored a respectable six. Duminy (0-29) and Tabraiz utive Twenty20 losses to Pakistan summer in Wellington, played a French Open comeback. ultimately mattered as he scored 274 for 7 after being put into bat. Looking to overcome his Shamsi (0-48). prior to the tri-series, then to much better than expected and "I don't really have a time frame (for recovery) right now, I cannot 115 in India's respectable total of Despite Rohit's 115 off 126 poor run of form then, Rohit Rohit then took the responsi- Australia in their first match in the rewarded bold strokeplay, espe- put a date to it. Every day is a battle for me. But French Open is in 274 for 7 on a sluggish St balls and first on South African started off slowly against Morne bility of anchoring the innings on trans-Tasman series. England have cially from batsmen who hit May end, hopefully I will be back by then," she said. Georege's Park wicket. soil, India failed to consolidate Morkel (0/44 in 10 overs) and himself after Kohli's run-out and now lost their last three games under the bounce. Asked about the return of stalwarts like Serena Williams and South Africa did put up a during the final 10 overs as they Kagiso Rabada (1/58 in 9 overs), put on 60 runs with Shreyas Iyer after back-to-back losses to "It was important we assessed Maria Sharapova to the circuit, Sania said women's tennis has unbe- fight before wrist spinners scored only 55 runs after being with the former bowling out two (30) for the fourth wicket. In Australia who have already quali- the wicket, we didn't know how it lievable depth. Kuldeep Yadav (4/57 in 10 overs) comfortably placed at 219 for 4. maiden overs. In-form Shikhar doing so, they took India past 200 fied for the tri-series final. would play and it certainly played “Women's tennis has never been anybody's monopoly besides and Yuzvendra Chahal (2/43 in Mahendra Singh Dhoni's Dhawan however stroked his in the 36th over while he reached New Zealand play Australia a lot better than it looked," Serena. Apart from her, it was always sort of anyone. It was only when 9.2 overs) found their bearings inability to push the run-rate dur- way to 34 off 23 balls, with eight his milestone off 107 balls. (PTI). in Auckland on Friday. Williamson said. (PTI) Serena loses that it becomes wide open," she said. (PTI) Challenger, Vishal log wins in Mithali’s fifty helps India ‘Women Alive’ hosts fitness event Excelsior Correspondent atmosphere that provides real Police Friendship Tournament women thrash SA by 7 wkts results. Excelsior Sports Correspondent Rajesh, Davinder and Vinod con- JAMMU, Feb 13: ‘Women Owner Monika Manohar and POTCHEFSTROOM, Feb 13: fours, one six and carried her bat tributed 20, 18 and 13 runs Alive’, a fitness establishment at the staff honoured the fitness through the innings. India fin- JAMMU, Feb 13: Challenger respectively. From bowling side, Channi Himmat hosted fitness achievers of the past year and Cricket Club and Vishal Cricket Sushil took 3 wickets, while Opener Mithali Raj held the ished at 168 for three in 18.5 event to commemorate the 6th were proud to have assisted their Club registered victories over Goutam and Sushil (Jr) took 2 innings together with an unbeaten overs. anniversary of opening its doors fitness journey. their rivals to enter in the next wickets each. Dheeraj and Rinku half-century as Indian women The 17-year-old Mumbai on the same date in 2012. Akanksha Gupta and round of the ongoing Police claimed 1 wicket each. Vinod was notched up a comfortable seven- player Rodrigues also batted ‘Women Alive’ is a locally Ravinder Kour were titleholders Friendship Cricket Tournament declared as the man of the match. wicket victory over South Africa impressively, hitting four bound- owned and operated health and as Ms and Mrs Women Alive for Rural Youths at Country In another match, Vishal in the first T20 International here aries and a six during her breezy fitness facility dedicated to respectively. Cricket Academy ground, Cricket Club defeated Thathi today. 27-ball knock. improve the quality of life of The evernt was hosted at The Gharota, near here. Cricket Club by 6 wickets. Mithali (54) shared two cru- After Rodrigues was out in women and helping them to meet Ritz Manor, Channi Himmat and The Tournament is being Batting first, Thathi Club cial stands -- a 69-run partnership the 14th over, Krishnamurthy did and exceed their fitness goals. was conceptualized and man- organized by District Police made 112 runs in 15.3 overs. for the third wicket with debutant not allow the momentum to slow ‘Women Alive’ has estab- aged by Khushboo Khorana. Jammu under the supervision of Arman, Vipan and Arush scored Jemimah Rodrigues (37) and then down, as she hit three boundaries lished itself as an exclusive fit- Meena Manohar was the Vivek Gupta SSP Jammu and 29, 26 and 18 runs to the total added 52 runs with Veda and three sixes in her 22-ball ness facility for women with an chief guest on the occasion. the slogan of the tournament is respectively. From bowling side, Krishnamurthy (37 not out) for innings. 'Khelo Khel Bhulo Nasha'. Rakesh Koul, Rajesh Gill and the unbroken fourth wicket -- as The other opener, Smriti Gaikwad to bestow tips to Earlie,r in the first match, Ramandeep Singh took 2 wickets SKCC players posing alongwith Dr Farooq Abdullah in India chased down a target of 165 Mandhana, contributed 28 while Challenger Cricket Club defeated each, while Abhinav and Habib Jammu. with seven balls to spare. one-down Harmanpreet Kaur was Sunail Cricket Club by 1 wicket. claimed 1 wicket each. India led the five-match T20 run out for nought in the first ball Sr cricketers at MGCA Batting first Sunail Cricket club In reply, Vishal Cricket Club Delegation of SKCC International series 1-0. she faced. (PTI) Excelsior Sports Correspondent Three coach from the National scored 98 runs for the loss of 7 chased the target in 13 overs for Mithali's knock, her 11th T20 Cricket Academy's (NCA) first wickets in 16 overs. Sahil, Ami the loss of 4 wickets thus won the International half century, came Sachin sparkles as JAMMU, Feb 13: Ace crick- batch that passed out close to 14 and Dheeraj chipped in with 18, match by 6 wickets. calls on Dr Farooq from 48 deliveries and she hit six GCCC drubs Harbhajan et coach, Atul Gaikwad is all set years ago. Apart from being a 16 and 14 runs respectively. Salman top scored with 66 Excelsior Sports Correspondent against drug abuse and intoxica- Akash Choudhary to visit Mayank Goswami Level 3 NCA coach, Gaikwad - From bowling side, Vinod runs, while Rakesh contributed tion. CA by 7 wkts Cricket Academy (MGCA) soon who hails from Pune - has done took 3 wickets while Koushal and 24 runs to the winning cause. and will be conducting a high the same Level 3 coaching at JAMMU, Feb 13: A delega- Dr Abdullah lauded the emerges top Excelsior Sports Correspondent Rajinder claimed 2 wickets each. From bowling side, Vikas took 2 tion of Sher-e-Kashmir Cricket efforts of the Club for taking level coaching clinic for the Cricket Australia's Centre of In reply, Challenger Cricket wickets while Arush and Sahil Club (SKCC) under the chair- initiatives with regard to social wicket-taker in NZ academy's senior players to Excellence in Brisbane too. That Club chased the target in 15.3 took 1 wicket each. Salman was JAMMU, Feb 13: Sachin bestow important tips to them. aside, he holds a PhD in biome- manship of its Captain Aman and moral development of the Excelsior Sports Correspondent Sharma scored brilliant 56 runs overs for the loss of 9 wickets, adjudged as the man of the Cheema called on Dr Farooq youth. In addition, he will also be chanics, cricket bowling and per- thus won the match by 1 wicket. match. off 38 balls to conducting camp for intermedi- formance psychology - privi- Abdullah, Member Parliament On the occasion, Sunil JAMMU, Feb 13: Promising guide Game ate players, besides exploring leges that he's not very vocal and President National Sports (Sunbro Industry) spon- speedster Akash Choudhary Changer talent at the bud by conducting about. Conference and discussed vari- sored 3 bats of his own brand to emerged top wicket-taker in Cricket Club basic beginners' level camp. "Atul has an exclusive deal ous issues regarding the Club. the Club. North Zone (NZ) and ranked (GCCC) to a Dr Atul Gaikwad is one of with the academy where he will Before discussing the issues, Dr Farooq wished the club 14th allover India in the BCCI's 7-wicket win the most sort after coaches in the oversee the development of Dr Farooq interacted with the good luck for fighting social Mens Under-23 One Day over Harbhjan country and is constantly on young cricketers and will be vis- members of the delegation and cause in state. Tournament, which concluded Cricket assignments in countries like iting at least 2 to 3 times a year," the members of SKCC as well. Those who attended the del- today. Academy Singapore and Dubai. a handout issued here by the Mr Cheema apprised Dr egation were Rajeshwar Singh, Akash took Punjab at the Academy's ground Atul Gaikwad is a Level Academy said. Farooq about various initiatives Anil Langeh, Sumit Verma, a total of 11 in Jallandhar. taken by the Club especially Happy Singh, Rohit, Mukesh wickets while GCCC chased a total of 140 MILITARY ENGINEER SERVICES with regard to its campaign for Sharma and Shahrukh Mir. representing runs easily by losing 3 wickets, Jammu and with Sachin scoring magnifi- NOTICE INVITING E-TENDER 1st Maharaja Hari Singh Gold Cup Kashmir in this cent 56 runs and Avinash con- Commander Works Engineers, Udhampur, P.O: Garhi, Udhampur prestigious tributing 23 runs to the total. 182121 on behalf of President of India invites e-tender in two covers from Football Tourney from today tournament, with Yash Dayal of Earlier, Harbhajan Cricket eligible enlisted contractors of MES and enlisted/un-enlisted contractor & Excelsior Sports Correspondent Uttar Pradesh claiming the top Academy scored 140 runs in the working with other Govt Department meeting eligible criteria for selection of contractors in MES for the under mentioned work:- spot in India by bagging 15 stipulated 20 overs. Abhinav 1. REFERENCE NO: CWE/U(S)-81/2017-2018: JAMMU, Feb 13: 1st Maharaja Hari Singh Memorial Gold Cup wickets. Akash bagged 14th took 3 wickets for GCCC. Football Tournament will begin at GGM Science College Football rank at All India Level. Sachin was declared as the Name of Work : SPL REPAIR TO BLDG NO P-175 (OR COOK ground here from tomorrow. Nikhil Choudhary of Punjab best batsman and was awarded HOUSE AND DINNING HALL) OF 4 PARA (SF) UNDER GE SOUTH UDHAMPUR. MLA Jammu East Rajesh Gupta is the Chairman of the remained on second spot in with a trophy. Tournament, while Sheikh Mehmood, President Jammu District North Zone with 10 wickets. Estimated Cost : Rs. 38.30 Lakhs Football Association is the Organising Secretary. However, Punjab emerged all Jammu District Period of Completion : 06 Months Top football Clubs of Jammu will take part in the Tournament, India champion in this tourna- Cyclists selected Tender ID : 2018_MES_171959_1 which is being held under the banner of Jammu and Kashmir ment. 2. REFERENCE NO: CWE/U(N)-82/2017-2018: Football Association (JKFA). Jammu and Kashmir's fabu- Excelsior Sports Correspondent According to a handout issued here, Deputy Chief Minister Dr Name of Work : PROVN OF PARKING SHED FOR 2.5 TON/ALS lous show of five straight wins VEHS, PARKING SHED FOR LT VEHS & Nirmal Singh will be the chief guest on the opening ceremony to in this tournament ended with a JAMMU, Feb 13: Jammu SUN/RAIN PROTECTION SHED AT MAIN GATE be held at 4 pm tomorrow, while Dr SP Vaid, Director General of loss in quarterfinals against and Kashmir Cycling AND PATHWAY FROM HQ LINE NP-19 TO Police J&K, will be the guest of honour. Bengal. Association has selected Jammu MAIN GATE UNDER GE NORTH UDHAMPUR. District Cycling team to partici- Estimated Cost : Rs. 41.87 Lakhs pate in the forthcoming State Period of Completion : 06 Months Cycling Championship to be held in the month of March, Tender ID : 2018_MES_171420_1 2018. NOTES: The team was selected dur- 1. For all detail please visit web site www.eprocuremes.gov.in ing Jammu District Cycling 2. For submission of e-bids, bidder are required to get registered with Championship at MA Stadium, website eprocuremes.gov.in alongwith having class-II or Class-III here. DSC issued by CCA under IT act 2003. 3. In no case, subletting of tender is permitted. The Team: Arsh Deep Singh 4. Commander Works Engineer reserves the right to reject/cancel any or (U-14), Arnav Gupta, Raman all the tenders without assigning any reason. Manhas and Raghav Gupta (all 5. Notice Inviting Bid as published in newspapers shall not form part of U-16), Aakershait Pathak, Notice of Tender/Bid document. Akash Bhat and Rohit Kumar 6. Type of tender (lump sum/item rate etc) shall be as applicable and bid (all U-19), while Aakershait, system shall be specifically mentioned as decided by Accepting Officer. Akash and Chitsres will also Sd/- participate in seniors category. (Vaibhav Vishwakarma) The coaching camp and the EE (SG) (QS&C) training of the team will begin DCWE (Contracts) from February 20, 2018 under for CWE the supervision of Ajay Kumar. DAVP/10102/11/2384/1718