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FRIDAY, MARCH 27, 2015 (PAGE 16) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU India’s title defence ends in J&K loses to Punjab Danish, Shweta win gold in Judo Himachal stun Delhi by 19 runs in Excelsior Sports Correspondent 73 Kg, 1. Pushap Thakur, 2. Khan, 3. Ponam Sharma. Tanvir-ul-Umar, 3. Khan Zada Senior Deaf and dumb boys; heartbreak, Aussies enter final JAMMU, Mar 26: Danish Yawar 3. Tahir Ali; 81 Kg: 1. 60 Kg: 1. Rohan Kumar 2. Sunil SYDNEY, Mar 26: had travelled all the way from Dhoni (65, 65 balls) stood tall amid Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Sharma and Shweta Thakur won Danish Sharma, 2. Raj Kumar, kumar, 3. Rohit Kumar. 3. Sunil India, came as an anti-climax to the a disappointing batting show as he NEW DELHI, Mar 26: opening loss, rode on skipper gold medals in 81 kg boys and 3. Manish Chetwal; 90 Kg: 66Kg : 1. Vishal Khajuria 2. India’s superb run in the World team’s outstanding performance waged a lone battle to take India Pratik Desai’s 43 and Yashpal 63 kg girls categories respec- Ranjodh Singh, 2. Yogesh Chetan, 3. Rohit Nowshari 3, Cup came to an inglorious end which had seen them win seven past the 200-run mark and make a Himachal Pradesh pacers Singh’s 41 to post 141 for six. tively in the ongoing 17th State Sareen, 3. Ashutosh Khajuria; Shubam Kumar when they surrendered meekly to consecutive matches in the tourna- match of it despite the steep asking rose to the occasion to hand But it was Deepak Punia’s Open Judo Championship, rate. At the top, Shikhar Dhawan Delhi their first loss in three six-wicket haul that did the trick being organized by Jammu and was another notable performer with matches with a 19-run win in the for his side as the Rahul Dewan- Kashmir Judo Association at 45-run knock. Syed Mushtaq Ali Twenty20 led Haryana stumbled to 126 for Judo Hall, MA Stadium, here. The Indians had themselves to Trophy at the Feroz Shah Kotla, eight. In 81 kg boys, the silver blame for the loss as the bowling here today. In the second match of the medal went to Raj Kumar, unit, which had performed Defending their 153 all out day, Punjab, who came back while the bronze medal was admirably till now, failed to deliver in 19.5 overs, Himachal medi- after the Delhi loss to register claimed by Manish Chetwal. when it mattered the most while the um-pacers Pankaj Jaiswal (4- their second win in three games, In 63 kg girls, the silver and batting also crumbled under pres- 22), Rishi Dhawan (2-19) and rode on Manan Vohra’s 55-ball gold medals went to Poonam sure. Akshay Chauhan (2-23) shared 77 to post 176 for eight in 20 Sharma and Yasmeen Nazir. The jubilant Aussies broke into eight wickets between them to Around 300 Judokas drawn wild celebrations after Mitchell overs. stop the Gautam Gambhir-led from all over the State partici- Starc castled Umesh Yadav (0) to Medium-pacer Siddharth side to 134 for nine. pated in the Championship and dismiss the last Indian batsman in Kaul then bagged three wickets Delhi, though, certainly the participating districts includ- the 47th over. Home captain to skittle out the Parvez Rasool missed the services of their lead- ed Kathua, Jammu, Srinagar, Michael Clarke was composed J&K for 82 in 18.2 overs. Steve Smith celebrating his century during World Cup semi- ing run-scorer (124 runs) so far, Samba and Leh. Payers in action during a bout of the 17th State Open Judo though as he shook hands with the Brief Scores: final match against India in Sydney on Thursday. Virender Sehwag, who reported- R C Thakur, Service presi- Championship at Judo Hall, M A Stadium in Jammu. Indians and acknowledged the Match 1 - Himachal Pradesh ly sat out due to shoulder pain. dent J&K Judo Association pre- Open Wt: 1. Danish Sharma 2. Bouts are being officiated by Aussie supporters, who had inter- 153 all out in 19.5 overs (Paras SCOREBOARD Milind Kumar (52) and sented medals to the winners in Vivek Sharma, 3 Ranjodh Singh Suraj Bhan Singh, Arshinad, estingly been outnumbered by Dogra 34, Raghav Dhawan 33; Aaron Finch c Dhawan b Yadav 81 Nitish Rana (32) shared a 48-run presence of Ravi Singh, Junior Girls; 52 Kg: 1. Vikas Dogra, Ritika Slathia, Indian fans today. Manan Sharma 3-19) beat Delhi David Warner c Kohli b Yadav 12 third wicket stand to give Delhi Manager, Indoor Complex, M A Sanjana Manhas, 2. Manisha Jugal Kishore, Shafakat Shafi, Set a record run chase, the first 134/9 in 20 overs (Milind Steve Smith c RG Sharma b Yadav 105 hope but the rest of the batting Stadium. Kumari, 3. Rashmi Sodhi; 57 Shakti Gupta and Rameshwar Glenn Maxwell c Rahane b Ashwin 23 300-plus score in a World Cup Kumar 52, Nitish Rana 32; fell like a pack of cards. Detailed results: Kg: 1. Paheli Sharma 2. Yashika Singh Jamwal, while the Shane Watson c Rahane b MM Sharma 28 semifinal, the Indians started off Pankaj Jaiswal 4-22, Rishi Earlier, electing to bat in the Junior Under-17 Boys; 55 Jamwal 3. Pratibha Sodhi; 63 Championship is being organ- Michael Clarke c RG Sharma b MM Sharma 10 with a flourish with Dhawan and Dhawan 2-19, Akshay Chauhan final match of the day at the Kg medals were claimed by Kg: 1. Shweta Thakur 2. ized by Vikas Gupta General James Faulkner b Yadav 21 Rohit Sharma (34, 48 balls) adding venue, the Bipul Sharma-led 2-23). Brad Haddin not out 7 Munish Sharma, Anmol Abrol, Poonam Sharma, Yasmeen Secretary J&K Judo 76 runs for the first wicket in 12.5 Himachal rode a concerted Match 2 - Services 141/6 in Mitchell Johnson not out 27 Adil and Aryan, while in 60 Kg, Nazir; 70 Kg : 1. Yasmeen Nazir Association, under the aegis of overs. 20 overs (Pratik Desai 43, Extras (B 1, LB 7, W 6) 14 effort from the batting line-up to Shashank Baru, Noman 2. Vandana Rajput; Open : 1. J&K State Sports Council and But Dhawan’s dismissal Yashpal Singh 41; Kuldeep Total (7 wickets; 50 overs) 328 post a challenging score. Mushtaq, Shubam Singh and Shweta Thakur, 2. Sadaf Iqbal J&K Olympic Association. proved crucial as the runs dried up Hooda 2-29) beat Haryana Bowling: Mohammed Shami 10-0-68-0, Umesh Yadav 9-0-72-4, Paras Dogra top-scored with Vishesh bagged the medals. Mohit Sharma 10-0-75-2, Virat Kohli 1-0-7-0, Ravindra Jadeja 10-0- in the face of a determined effort by 126/8 in 20 overs (Himanshu 34 runs as opener Raghav In Under-20 boys, 73 Kg, 56-0, R Ashwin 10-0-42-1. a fired up Australian pace battery. Rana 43, Sachin Rana 23; Dhawan also chipped in with a Tajamul Wagir, Zahid Farooq, India innings (target: 329 runs from 50 overs) Mitchell Johnson (2/50), calculated 33. Deepak Punia 6-14) Abhimanyu and Abhey Salgotra Rohit Sharma b Johnson 34 Mitchell Starc (2/28) and Josh Delhi left-arm spinner Match 3 - Punjab 176/8 in 20 Shikhar Dhawan c Maxwell b Hazlewood 45 Won the medals, while in Open Hazlewood (1/41) put the fancied Virat Kohli c Haddin b Johnson 1 Manan Sharma bagged three overs (Manan Vohra 77, category, Sourab Kumar, Indian line-up under immense pres- Ajinkya Rahane c Haddin b Starc 44 wickets. Jaskaranveer Singh 29, Shubankar Baru and Suniya sure as wickets kept tumbling at Suresh Raina c Haddin b Faulkner 7 In other North Zone match- Gurkeerat Singh 26; Waseem Khajuria were the medal win- Mahendra Singh Dhoni run out 65 regular intervals. es, Services handed Haryana Raza 3-38, Ram Dayal 2-35, ners. Ravindra Jadeja run out 16 Despite today’s heartbreak, their third straight loss in the Jehangir Lone 2-14) beat J&K 60 Kg: 1 Virvadhra Singh 2. Ravichandran Ashwin b Faulkner 5 India put up a commendable effort tournament with 15-run win, 82 all out in 18.2 overs (Parvez Ashutosh Khajuria, 3. Sanjay Mohammed Shami not out 1 in defending the title after a horror while Punjab thrashed Jammu & Rasool 26, Ram Dayal 15 not Khajuria; 66 Kg, 1 Sahil Dogra, Mohit Sharma b Faulkner 0 tour of Australia prior to the mega- Kashmir by 94 runs. Umesh Yadav b Starc 0 out; Siddharth Kaul 3-14). PTI 2. Awais Ali , 3. Aman Gupta; Extras: (LB-8 W-5 NB-2) 15 event after which not many experts Services, who won their sec- Total: (All out in 46.5 overs) 233 of the game had given the team a ond match on the trot after the Bowling: Mitchell Starc 8.5-0-28-2, Josh Hazlewood 10-1-41-1, chance. Mitchell Johnson 10-0-50-2, James Faulkner 9-1-59-3, Glenn In a tough chase, Dhoni scored Akshita, Anil, Maxwell 5-0-18-0, Shane Watson 4-0-29-0. 65, providing brief entertainment Minister for Industries & Commerce Chander Prakash ment. Australia will now meet New but the match as a contest was well Aniksha emerge Ganga lighting traditional lamp during Annual NSS Camp at Australia, losing by 95 runs in the Zealand in the final in Melbourne and truly over by then. An inspira- Village Chak Jaralan, Bishnah in Samba on Thursday.