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Page12(Sport).Qxd (Page 1) THURSDAY, JANUARY 8, 2015 (PAGE 12) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU Youth Club registers win in India fights after Australia 3rd Christmas T-20 Cup Excelsior Sports Correspondent For Young Star side, Nitin batsmen of County Academy takes command was the pick of the bowler appealed for bad-light which JAMMU, Jan 7: Youth with 3 wickets and was accepted by the SYDNEY, Jan 7: Club Bhaderwah registered Sukhwinder took 2 wickets. Umpires and the match was Prolific Murali Vijay's cheap win over Young Star and Shehbab of Youth Club closed. dismissal added to India's woes entered in the next round of Bhaderwah was declared as Later, the organizing before it reached 71 for one in the ongoing 3rd Christmas T- man of the match. committee announced that response to another massive total 20 Cricket Cup for College The second match was the match shall be resumed by Australia which notched up Students and J&K Cricketers played between Christian on some other day and the Army officer inaugurating Madhumati Premier League at 572 for 7 declared on the second at Parade Cricket ground, Sports XI and Country next date and timing will be Bandipora, Srinagar. -Excelsior/ Aabid Nabi day of the fourth and final crick- here today. Cricket Academy. communicated to both the et Test here today. In the first match, Youth Batting first, Christian teams. Madhumati Premier League The Indians suffered a huge Club Bhaderwah defeated Sports XI made 154 runs in On the occasion, Victor jolt when Vijay was dismissed Young Star by 5 wickets. 18 overs for all out. Vinod Sotra, vice president, CSO for a third-ball duck but Lokesh Batting first, Young Star smashed some splendid was the chief guest in today’s commences Rahul (31) and Rohit Sharma scored 127 runs in stipulated knocks and made 43 runs, matches who was introduced Excelsior Sports Correspondent lages Mantrigam, Kralpora, (40) ensured that there were no 18 overs for all out. Nitin while Anchal also con- with the participating teams. Bunakut, Pethakut, Braripora, further setbacks till close of play Australia's Mitchell Starc (R) reacts after he dismissed was the top scorer with 24 tributed 40 runs. Sotra was accompanied by SRINAGAR, Jan 7: With an Khayar, Athawatoo, Chak, on yet another disappointing day India's Murali Vijay (L) for a duck during the second day's play runs, while as Akash made 22 Sant Baksh was the main Rajesh Gill, organizing sec- aim to imbibe sportsman spirit Dharmama, Pazalpora and for the visitors. in the fourth test at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG). runs and Kewel scored 20 bowler of Country Cricket retary of the tournament. and constructively engage the Sonarwain are taking part, he The second day's highlight runs. Academy who took 7 wick- The matches were offici- youth, Army’s 7 Para Unit form, scored 117 to record his sion of play. said. was Australian captain Steven For Youth Club side, ets, whileas Anil and Yogesh ated by Sanju, Suhail Yusuf, organized Madhumati Premier eighth Test ton and put Australia Two wickets fell in the morn- The tournament will be Smith notching up his fourth Khalid and Mudassir took 3 shared 1 wicket each. Vinod and Naresh Kumar. League at Chhatarnar Sports in a commanding position with ing session and Watson was the played over one week with final century of the series to join Sir wickets each whereas Sheroj In reply, Country Cricket In tomorrow’s fixture, ground in Bandipora. useful contributions from Shane first to go when Shami struck for on January 14, which will be fol- Donald Bradman and Jacques and Arshad shared 2 wickets Academy scored 130 runs in United Blues will clash with An official said the shivering Watson (81), Shaun Marsh (73) the second time in the innings to lowed by prize distribution cere- Kallis as only the third batsman each. 16 overs for the loss of 4 RCC, Srinagar and KC cold and icy breeze could not and Joe Burns (58) at the SCG. deny the No.3 batsman in what mony, he said. to achieve the feat of four suc- In reply, Youth Club wickets and in the 17th over Sports will take on Romi dampen the spirit of young play- Vijay, who has been in good would have been a well- Deputy Superintendent of cessive hundreds in a series. Bhaderwah achieved the tar- due to the poor visibility the Singh Club. ers as they eagerly waited for the form right through the series, got deserved hundred. He added get in 16 overs for the loss of tournament to start. Police (DSP) Bandipora also The young Australian cap- out to a poor shot off Mitchell only 20 runs to his overnight 5 wickets. Shehbab scored A total of 12 teams from vil- graced the occasion. tain, who has been in stupendous Starc. He has scores of 53 and 99 score. unbeaten 48 runs, whileas (Adeliade), 144 and 27 Smith played a defiant knock Shehroj made 18 runs. Chadha wins second title (Brisbnane) and 68 and 11 to post his fourth ton in this KOLKATA, Jan 7: section today. NZ completes 2-0 series victory over SL (Melbourne) and his early depar- series only to be caught behind Chadha and Tamil Nadu duo 3 J&K Ringball players ture came as a big blow for the off Umesh Yadav (1-137) in the Talented Mumbai youngster of S Shrikrishna and B Jagadesh WELLINGTON, Jan 7: was its seventh in 10 tests since There was no appeal from Indians. 114th over of the innings. Ishpreet Chadha picked a second were locked in a February. Watling or other players behind selected in Indian squad New Zealand wrapped up a Earlier, resuming at the But the visitors were once three-way tie after Sri Lanka resumed at 45-1, the wicket, but Boult made a half- Excelsior Sports Correspondent 193-run victory over Sri Lanka overnight score of 348 for two, again put to task in the post- the round robin for- chasing an improbable 390 to win hearted appeal that was turned today to complete a 2-0 win in the the hosts rode on a 196-run third lunch when Marsh and Burns JAMMU, Jan 7: The three and square the series. The highest down by the field umpire. mat. wicket partnership between managed a 114-run fifth wicket Ringball players of Shastri The Mumbai Smith and Watson to take the stand to pile on the misery for Memorial Academy of Sports, lad, who had won attack back to the opposition as Virat Kohli and company. Patoli brought laurels to the the subjunior snook- Mohammed Shami picked up a Shami once again picked up State by getting selected in the er title yesterday, five-wicket haul. the all-important wicket of Indian squad. edged out the duo India though, ably led by Marsh, the only wicket for India The Indian team will partic- on basis of the Shami (5-112), seemed to have in the post-lunch session, as the ipate in the Ringball aggregate score. learnt their lessons from the left-hander was caught behind International Championship to Shrikrishna, opnening day to concede just 72 after registering his third Test be held at University of Jagadesh and Nikhil runs in 30 overs in the first ses- fifty. (PTI) Agriculture and Technology, title at the ongoing National Pise of Karnataka finished sec- Pant Nagar, Uttrakhand from Championship by emerging ond, third and fourth respective- January 11 to 18. champion in the junior billiards ly. (PTI) K’taka beat J&K by The J&K players, who got selected, were Rakesh Manyal, Star World Dance & Aerobics Rishav Verma and Shubam innings & 30 run Jumba. KARNATAKA, Jan 7: Kashmir wilted under the bar- Rakesh Manyal has been Academy celebrates 1st annual day rage of the Karnataka pace bat- selected in the senior group, Excelsior Correspondent function enjoyed the perform- Defending champions tery and were all out for 233. while as Rishav Verma and ances and appreciated the efforts Karnataka continued its strong JAMMU, Jan 7: Star World S Arvind (3/48), R Vinay Shubam Jumba in junior group. of children. run drubbing Jammu and Dance and Aerobics Academy Kumar 3/53 and A Mithun 3/55 President of the Ringball While speaking, Isha Jain, New Zealand players celebrating after victory over Sri Lanka. Kashmir by an innings and 30 celebrated its first annual day in hastened the end. Association of Jammu and Director encouraged the flawless runs on the third day of the Ranji its own premises at Lower Roop fourth-innings total to win a test New Zealand captain 25-year-old Inder Dev Singh Kashmir Ravinder Gupta along efforts of the talented children. two-test series and continue its Trophy Élite Group A tie played Nagar. at Basin Reserve was 277 by Brendon McCullum referred the (94) raised the lone battle for J with general secretary of the Nisha Suri, Choreographer fine form in test cricket. here to etch its fourth consecu- The celebration started with Pakistan in 2003. decision to the television umpire. and K as the visitors fell to sus- Association Neeru Gupta, Bhim also gave an inspiring speech to Mark Craig took 4-53 as New tive win in the current season. Saraswati Vandana, followed by Nightwatchman Dhammika The Hot Spot imaging tech- tained pace and accurate bowl- Singh, ZPEO Bhalwal and Jatin motivate the young budding tal- Zealand bowled out Sri Lanka for Prasana was out for 6 in only the nology did not register any con- The Host's win was never in solo and group dance perform- provided kits to the selected stu- ent of the country.
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