WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2018 (PAGE 12) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU Magnificent Rohit leads Zimbabwe thrash Bangladesh I-League: Real Kashmir FC, Churchill India to another series win for long-awaited Test win brothers thrill ends in draw SYLHET, Nov 6: Bangladesh resumed play on Excelsior Sports Correspondent the home matches of the club are every bit of the game. "We are LUCKNOW, Nov 6: In reply, West Indies batting fine start with a maiden over. But 26-0 but within half-an-hour had being played in the state. very excited for this match as it caved in once again as they man- the Indian openers finally broke Brandon Mavuta and lost their first wicket, with others SRINAGAR, Nov 6: In a As clouds made way for the is for the first time that a match Skipper Rohit Sharma's aged only 124 for 9 at the end of the shackles in the fifth over Sikandar Raza shared seven following quickly. high temperament football game, sun after four days of overcast of such a prestigious league is record-breaking fourth T20 the stipulated overs. when Rohit and Dhawan took wickets between them as Play started 30 minutes early the match between Real Kashmir weather, the fans descended on being played here and moreover, International hundred powered Bhuvneshwar Kumar (2/12), Thomas to the cleaners hitting a Zimbabwe recorded their first to make up for the lost time after FC and Churchill brothers held the valley's lone football stadium it is our own team which is play- India to a comprehensive 71-run Jasprit Bumrah (2/20), Khaleel six and two boundaries, picking Test win in five years with a bad light brought a premature end at Srinagar's Synthetic Turf foot- the Astroturf TRC ground here in ing," Soban Ahmad, a football win over West Indies in what Ahmed (2/30) and Kuldeep up 17 runs. thumping 151-run victory over to day three, with Bangladesh still ball ground at TRC today ended the summer capital of the state. enthusiast, said, adding, "We are turned out to be another one-sided Yadav (2/32) equally shared the Dhawan, however, was lucky Bangladesh today. needing 295 runs on a wearing up in a draw. The opportunity to watch getting a chance to see quality series victory for the hosts. spoils. as Keemo Paul dropped a Debutant leg-spinner Mavuta pitch. Despite, both the teams fail- top-level football players along football with players from across India, thus, took an unassail- West Indies' misery in the straight forward catch at deep claimed 4-21 and off-spinner The home side whose best run ing to score a goal, football with the enthusiasm to support the country and even abroad," he SCOREBOARD Rohit surpasses Kohli Raza's 3-41 as hosts Bangladesh chase was 217-6 against the West lovers in Kashmir had lots to the home team drew people from added. India Innings were left chasing 321 runs on the Indies in 2009 started to throw Another spectator, Faizan Rohit Sharma not out 111 LUCKNOW, Nov 6: fourth day in the northeastern city wickets once Raza reviewed a leg- Bahir said that such matches Shikhar Dhawan c Pooran b Fabian Allen 43 of Sylhet. before appeal against opener would build interest in football Rishabh Pant c Hetmyer b Khary Pierre 5 Rohit Sharma today Wellington Masakadza, anoth- Liton Das. and would go a long way in pop- Lokesh Rahul not out 26 achieved twin milestones first by er debutant, also shone with two The umpire gave Liton not out ularising the game. "The youth Extras 10 (w 8, nb 2) surpassing regular captain Virat wickets as Zimbabwe made quick but a TV replay indicated the ball in Kashmir is generally fond of Total 195 (2 wickets, 20 Overs) Kohli to become India's highest work of Bangladesh's lower order, would have hit the stump after football, but games like this will Fall of Wickets: 123-1, 133-2 run-scorer in T20 Internationals dismissing the hosts for 169. pitching outside off ending Liton's attract more of them to the sport Bowler: Oshane Thomas 4-1-27-0, Keemo Paul 4-0-30-0, Khary followed by most number of Left-arm spinner Maskadza innings on 23. and I am sure many of them will Pierre 4-0-49-1, Carlos Brathwaite 4-0-56-0, Fabian Allen 4-0-33-1. centuries in shortest format. took the final wicket of the One down, Mominul Haque now think about it seriously," Windies Innings 124-9 Rohit hit an unbeaten 111 off innings, sending Ariful Haque for dragged a Jarvis delivery onto his Bhat said. Shai Hope b Khaleel 6 61 balls to complete his fourth 38 as Zimbabwe notched their stumps for nine before Raza Real Kashmir FC Striker Shimron Hetmyer c Dhawan b Khaleel 15 ton in T20 Internationals. When first Test win since beating bowled Imrul Kayes for 43 to Danish Farooq who was Darren Bravo c Rohit b Kuldeep 23 he reached a personal score of Pakistan in Harare in 2013. leave Bangladesh at 83-3. declared man of the match also Denesh Ramdin c Rohit b Bhuvneshwar 10 11, he surpassed Kohli's India It is also the first time Skipper Mahmudullah pro- expressed hope that many youth Nicholas Pooran b Kuldeep 4 record of 2101 runs. After Zimbabwe has clinched an away moted himself to number four but would choose football as their Kieron Pollard c & b Bumrah 6 today's innings, Rohit now has Test victory since beating could not rescue his side and per- future. "More youth will associ- Carlos Brathwaite not out 15 2202 runs to jump to the second Bangladesh in Chittagong 17 ished for 16, giving a catch to sub- ate themselves with the game Fabian Allen run out (Krunal Pandya) 0 spot in the all-time list led by years ago in 2001. stitute fielder Craig Ervine at short now. I think and I am hopeful New Zealander Martin Guptill Zimbabwe sensed a win once leg off Raza. Keemo Paul c Rohit b Bhuvneshwar 20 Players of Real Kashmir FC and Churchill Brothers in action that they will now see that there (2271). Raza claimed three vital wickets Raza then took a spectacular Khary Pierre c & b Bumrah 1 during I-league match at Astroturf TRC ground in Srinagar on is future in football," he said at Rohit achieved his feat in in the opening session to reduce catch at cover on the stroke of Oshane Thomas not out 8 Tuesday. — Excelsior/Shakeel the post-match press conference. Extras (b-4, lb-3, w-9) 16 style, clobbering a 149kph deliv- Bangladesh's innings to half. lunch to hand debutant Mavuta his Farooq said it was a proud Total (For 9 wkts, 20 Overs) 124 ery off pacer Oshane Thomas Kyle Jarvis and Mavuta joined maiden Test wicket and send back cheer about as the Valley hosted the city and other districts of the moment for the team to play at Fall of Wickets: 1-7, 2-33, 3-48, 4-52, 5-68. 6-81, 7-81, 8-114, 9-116 over the mid-off boundary in the the act with Raza in the morning Nazmul Hossain. its first ever I-League game and valley to witness the game. home."We were very excited, Bowlers: Bhuvneshwar 4-0-12-2, Khaleel 4-0-30-2, Bumrah 4-0- fifth over. Before Tuesday, Kohli as they chipped in with a wicket The second Test will be held hundreds of fans turned up to While the crowd welcomed but kept our focus though we did 20-2, Krunal 4-0-23-0, Kuldeep 4-0-32-2. held the record, amassing 2101 apiece to leave Bangladesh 111-5 in Dhaka from November 11-15. root for the local team -Real both the teams with a loud not put up a good result, we did runs from 62 T20 matches at an at the break. (Agencies) Kashmir FC. applause, the stadium reverberat- well. It was a proud moment for able 2-0 lead in the three-match two-month long tour was com- average of 48.88. It is for the first time a local ed with slogans favoring the all of us and we will not disap- T20 series. The last T20 will be pounded as they suffered yet Rohit took 86 matches to Hot air ballooning football club from Kashmir had home team. Young and old alike point our fans the next time," he played in Chennai on November another series defeated after los- reach the milestone. qualified for the I-League and all cheered for them and enjoyed said. 11. ing the Test series 0-2 and subse- The legend of Rohit in white quently the one dayers by 1-3 mid-wicket in the ninth over off expedition flagged off ball format continued to grow margin. captain Carlos Braithwaite. Excelsior Sports Correspondent Indian Army and generating Kambli predicts historic Test series exponentially as his unbeaten 111 Earlier, Rohit and Shikhar It eventually opened the awareness among the country's off 61 balls helped India score Dhawan (43 off 41) made up for flood gates for India as Rohit JAMMU, Nov 6: To create youth about adventure activities win for India in Australia 195 for 2 after being put into bat. their rare failure in the first T20 in thereafter dealt mostly in bound- awareness among people about in general and hot air ballooning Rohit, who also surpassed reg- Kolkata on Sunday, stitching 123 aries and sixes to notch up his adventure activities, the Tiger in particular.