DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU MONDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2019 (PAGE 7) ‘Five-star’ Shami, brilliant Jadeja Novak Djokovic takes Japan Open Sarita Devi bows out, India endures with eye on Tokyo Olympics winless day at world championships star in big India victory ULAN-UDE (Russia), three minutes, logging more TOKYO, Oct 6: boosted his confidence going Oct 6: punches against a seemingly into the Olympics too. VISAKHAPATNAM, Oct 6: It became 70 for six in the withdrawn opponent. World number one Novak "Considering that Olympic Former champion L Sarita 27th over when opener Aiden However, Shadrina fought Djokovic clinched the Japan Games are high always on my Devi (60kg) was today knocked Mohammed Shami's lethal Markram (39) did not get the back in the next two rounds and Open today, dispelling concerns list of goals and priorities and out of the World Women's spell of was beauti- required elevation and Jadeja surprised Sarita to get the judges' about the shoulder injury that wishes, I wanted to feel the sur- Boxing Championships after fully complemented by took a brilliant one-handed nod. forced him out of the US Open. face and see and experience how being upstaged by Russia's Ravindra Jadeja's guile as India reflex catch off his own bowl- Sarita is also in the running to The Serbian star crushed it feels playing on this court," Natalia Shadrina on a disappoint- recorded a resounding 203-run ing. become a member of the Australian qualifier John ing day for India here. win victory over South Africa in In the same over, he trapped International Boxing Associa- The fourth seed, who got a the opening encounter of the and Keshav tion's first ever athletes commis- first-round bye, frittered away a three-Test series here today. Maharaj in front of the stumps sion, which will be formalised at strong start to bow out with a 0-5 The victory consolidated off successive balls to make it 70 the ongoing event. loss. India's position in the ongoing for eight. Nandini, on the other hand, There was more disappoint- World Test Championship with Piedt and Muthusamy frus- was jittery from the word go and ment for the country when in the another valuable 40 points trated India with their nothing to struggled to keep pace with a last bout of the day, debutant added to their kitty. India main- lose approach. Piedt's slog sweep technically superior Schonberger. Nandini (81kg) proved to be no tain their lead with 160 points. over deep mid- went the The nerves showed all match for Germany's Irina- Chasing an improbable 395- distance for the 36th six of the through and Nandini also ended Nicoletta Schonberger and was run target, South Africa were game, breaking the record for up being warned in the second out-punched 0-5. expected to put up a fight like Indian players celebrating victory in First Test against South most maximums in a Test. The round for hitting her rival on the Sarita, a gold-medallist in the they did in the first but Africa at Visakhapatnam on Sunday. off-spinner played well to com- back of the head despite repeated 2006 New Delhi edition of the Shami's (5/35 in 10.5 overs) plete his maiden half-cemtury in cautions. She also sustained a cut year-old became the joint fastest slower. So the plan was to bowl showpiece, was chasing her fifth five-for topped up by his eighth Test. on her face during the bout. to 350 , matching Sri at the stumps. Jaddu and Ash maiden world medal in over a Jadeja's four-wicket burst saw It seemed the game would get Saweety Boora (75kg) and Lanka legend Muttiah bowled well. We knew variable decade. South Africa dismissed for 191 over well before lunch but Piedt Jamuna Boro (54kg) are the two Muralitharan's feat in his 66th bounce and reverse swing would Millman 6-3, 6-2 to mark his Djokovic said. The Manipuri, who is also a in 63.5 overs. and Muthusamy took South Indians to have advanced to the Test. 10th win in a tournament main "I am very glad now, seeing multiple-time Asian champion, Debutant Senuran After Ashwin Africa to 117 for eight at the pre-quarters so far after winning SCOREBOARD draw debut. and experiencing how I play (in was in control in the opening Muthusamy (49 ) and provided the early break. They went on to bat their opening bouts. (PTI) India 1st Innings 502/7 decl Djokovic, playing in his first Ariake) because I feel comfort- Dane Piedt (56 off 107) delayed breakthrough, for one hour after lunch South Africa 1st Innings 431 Japanese competition, dominat- able. It feels great playing on the inevitable with a fighting 91- Shami castled with India unable to find to India 2nd innnings 323/4 decl ed throughout the week, never this court... I am hoping that can run stand for ninth wicket after Temba Bavuma break their stand. Ashwin joint fastest to 350 Test South Africa 2nd Innings losing a single set to claim the also be the case in the South Africa collapsed to 70 for (0), Faf du Plessis Shami, who provided trophy at the Ariake Colosseum, eight in the morning. (13) and first Aiden Markram c & b Jadeja 39 three quick wickets in the Olympics." lbw Jadeja 2 a venue for the Tokyo 2020 Djokovic started the Japan wickets alongside Muralitharan The second Test of the three- innings centurion morning, was brought back Olympics. match series will be played in Theunis de Bruyn b Ashwin 10 Open by taking part in a doubles Quinton de Kock into the attack noticeably Beaming Djokovic, the win- VISAKHAPATNAM, Oct 6: play inside my head and be as Pune from October 10. Temba Bavuma b Shami 0 game and switched to higher (0) in two short late into the second session ner of 16 Grand Slams, now prepared as possible getting The pitch, which had played Faf du Plessis b Shami 13 gears as the week progressed, bursts to break the and struck on the very first goes to the Shanghai Masters, India's premier off-spinner into a game," added the wily fairly for the first four days with never allowing his opponents, backbone of South Quinton de Kock b Shami 0 ball with Piedt playing on where he is the top seed. today off-spinner, who has answered the odd ball surprising the bats- including world number 15 African . Senuran Muthusamy not out 49 to this stumps. It was a "I didn't drop a set, so I his critics with a man, turned tricky on day five. David Goffin, to pose a serious Bavuma stayed Vernon Philander lbw Jadeja 0 loosener but potent enough played a fantastic tournament. stellar show in the The spinners got the ball to threat. back to a Keshav Maharaj lbw Jadeja 0 to break the off-stump. Everything is positive in my first Test of the turn sharply and the variable that kept low Dane Piedt batting b Shami 56 India's victory was set experience on and off the court, In the final, Djokovic home season. bounce also helped the pacers, while jagging Kagiso Rabada c Saha b Shami 18 up by Rohit Sharma, who the way I feel and motivated for grabbed an early break in the Ashwin, who as predicted by Cheteswar back in while Du Extras (B-2, LB-2) 4 became the first batsman to Shanghai, going there with great first set to take a 3-1 lead with a played his first Pujara on Saturday. Plessis offered a score two hundreds on confidence," he said. series of sizzling serves and international The collapse began in the Total (all out in 63.5 Overs) 191 leave to another debut as a Test opener, and "I am hoping I can finish the precision returns that had game since second over of the day when Bowlers: Ravichandran Ashwin 20-5-44-1 Ravindra one which also cut Ashwin, who took a seven- season in this style," added Millman scrambling across the December 2018, Ravichandran Ashwin castled Jadeja 25-6-87-4, Mohammed Shami 10.5-2-35-5, back in, only to wicket haul in the first Djokovic, who was competing baseline. warmed the bench Theunis de Bruyn (10) with one Ishant Sharma 7-2-18-0, Rohit Sharma 1-0-3-0. see his stumps innings. for the first time since pulling The Serb kept sending sharp in the two-Test that turned back sharply from rattled. Shami got rid of De help us in the second innings. So It was also a match to out of the US Open due to a left returns to deep corners, mixing series in the West wide outside of the off-stump for Kock with a delivery that held we tried to attack the stumps. It remember for Mayank Agarwal, shoulder injury. them with elegant drop Indies in August- his record equalling 350th wick- its line after pitching. was important to get the top bat- who scored a double century to The triumph in Tokyo has shots.(Agencies) September with et. "It's difficult to bowl on such ters out as early as possible," take India to 502 in the first Ravindra Jadeja With that dismissal, the 33- a wicket because it was getting Shami said after the match. essay. (PTI) being the pre- ferred choice. TN scripts 6th straight win; Rajasthan,Railways share points became the joint fastest to take Ahead of the first Test, 350 wickets, matching Sri skipper had said Lankan great Muttiah that Ashwin remains India's go : Gahlaut butchers Muralitharan's feat in his 66th to spinner in home conditions. Test. (PTI) Ashwin, who had taken his 27th five-wicket haul in the Dheeraj to represent J&K bowlers in Services’ big win first innings of the opening Test against South Africa, castled India in Masters World Excelsior Sports Correspondent first game of the season, scored 206 runs, which was equalled 315 for 8 in 50 Theunis de Bruyn with one that 49 runs off 79 balls, while by the Railways team on the overs ( 84 (87 Wrestling C'ship JAIPUR, Oct 6: Services turned back sharply from wide wicketkeeper Fazil Rashid con- last ball of the match. From balls, 11 fours), Excelsior Sports Correspondent top order batsman Rahul Singh outside the off stump for his tributed 39 off 66 balls. Rajasthan, Arjit Gupta was the 87(97 balls, 2 four, 4 sixes), JU Employees team posing for a group photograph after reg- milestone wicket on day five Gahlaut scored swashbuckling JAMMU, Oct 6: Ace veter- Shubham Singh Pundir, Abdul top scorer with 90 runs, while 40, Washington istering win over JKP XI in Jammu on Sunday. here. unbeaten 124 runs off 101 balls, an Wrestler of Jammu and Samad, Shubham Khajuria and from Railways, Dinesh Mor Sundar 36, Ajoy Sarkar 3/51, "Obviously, this things hap- studded with 10 fours and 8 Kashmir, Dheeraj Sharma has Ahmed Omar Banday con- scored unbeaten 92 runs. Neelambuj Vats 2/60) beat pen over a period of time, we massive sixes, while skipper been selected to represent the tributed 22, 20, 15 and 14 runs Himanshu Sangwan took 4 Tripura 128 all out in 34.3 overs can't plan for any of these and batting mainstay Rajat JU outplays JKP XI in a country in the Masters World to the total respectively. Diwesh wickets for Railways, while AR (Pratyush Singh 24, Milind 24, things. I am very lucky in terms Paliwal contributed composed Wrestling Championship-2019 Singh Pathania was the pick of Lamba scalped 4 wickets for T Natarajan 3/22, M Ashwin of where I got in my career, in 49 runs off 65 balls with 3 to be organised by Georgia the bowlers for Services, who Rajasthan. 2/13). terms of racing up in all these boundaries in their big 7-wicket close contest by 8 runs Wrestling took 4 important wickets by Brief scores: Jammu & TN: 4 points, Tripura: 0. records. But it is important to victory over nervous Jammu Federation conceding 39 runs in his 9.3 Kashmir 189 all out in 48.3 Rajasthan 206 all out in 47.4 Excelsior Sports Correspondent In reply, JKP XI managed to stick to the process and basics, and Kashmir in Vijay Hazare at Tbilisi overs, while Varun Choudhary, overs (Paras Sharma 49, Fazil overs (Arjit Gupta 90, R K score 132 runs to lose the match keep it as simple as possible," Elite Group-C match at at JAMMU, Oct 6: Jammu (Georgia) Pal Raj Bahadur and Arjun Rashid 39, Diwesh Gurudev Bishnoi 37, Chetan Bist 30, by a narrow margin of 8 runs. JU Ashwin told BCCI.tv. Sawai Mansingh Stadium, University (JU) Employees from Sharma claimed 2 wickets each. Pathania 4/39, Varun Choudhary Himanshu Sangwan 4/44, bowlers held their nerves high The 33-year-old took just Jaipur. team outplayed JKP XI when it mattered the most in the October 10 Abhinav Mukund (84) and 2/27) lost to Services 190 for 3 Ananta Sinha 3/51) vs Railways five balls to provide India the Chasing a modest total of in an exciting contest by 8 runs pressure situation and registered to 13, 2019. Baba Aparajith (87) shone as in 34.2 overs (Rahul Singh 206 for 8 in 50 overs (Dinesh breakthrough in the morning 190 runs set by Jammu and at University ground, here today. a thrilling win. NIS Tamil Nadu thrashed Tripura by Gahlaut 124 not out (101 balls, Mor 92 not out, A R Lamba session with South African Kashmir, Services reached JU skipper Rajesh Salhotra Vice Chancellor JU, Prof qualified 187 runs for its sixth straight 10 fours, 8 sixes, Rajat Paliwal 4/15). Rajasthan: 2 points, chasing an improbable target of home easily in 34.2 overs, los- won the toss and decided to bat and National Medallist, Dheeraj win. Manoj Dhar; Director Sports 395 runs. ing 3 wickets in the process, 49). Services: 4 points, J&K: 0. Railways: 2. first. Batting first, JU made 140 is a Physical Education Teacher After posting an imposing and Physical Education, Dr Talking about his prepara- thus won the match by 7 wick- runs for the loss of 5 wickets. with the Department of Youth 315 for 8 in 50 overs riding on Daud Iqbal Baba and Manager, tion, Ashwin said: "I want to ets. Niranjan Singh scored magnifi- Services and Sports. impressive knocks by Mukund JU Employees cricket team, keep it as straight forward and Gahlaut and Paliwal made JU VC launches sports magazine cent 73 runs, while Salhotra and He got the National selec- and Aparajith, Tamil Nadu shot Sham Lal Sharma lauded the simple as possible. I want to be an aggressive partnership of Excelsior Sports Correspondent Jammu. Vishal Sudan contributed 21 and tors nod during the selection out Tripura for 128 in 34.3 efforts of the team for this win. as prepared as possible, trying 132 runs after early dismissal of The first edition of Jammu 20 runs to the total respectively. trials held at New Delhi overs with left-arm pacer T to tick all the boxes ahead of a both their openers-Ravi JAMMU, Oct 6: Vice Half Marathon was a great suc- recently. Natarajan taking three wickets game, trying to be in the best Chauhan (6) and Nakul Verma Chancellor, University of cess with the participation of Dheeraj will participate in to pocket four points. Chasing possible mental and physical (3). From J&K, Ramdayal and Jammu (JU), Prof Manoj Dhar runners from across the country Poonch District TT C’ship the age group according to the 316 for victory, Tripura never space getting into a match. Umar Nazir took 1 wicket each. today launched a sports maga- and abroad. JHM- 1st Edition World Wrestling Rules under seemed to be in the hunt as it "All these are things that I Ramdayal was economical, zine along with members of was ranked number 10 in all 100 kg weight category. kept losing wickets at regular conceding just 15 runs in 5 .1 Jammu Athletes Club (JAC). India by MRR rankings. gets underway intervals and slid for 105 for 4 overs. Excelsior Sports Correspondent Association for promoting Table to 128 all out in the 35th over. Earlier, put into bat, Jammu Tennis in this far flung district of In another match, Railways and Kashmir scored a modest POONCH, Oct 6: 29th the state with lack of infrastruc- and Rajasthan shared points as total of 189 runs in 48.3 overs. Poonch District Table Tennis ture and coaching facilities. the match ended in a tie. Paras Sharma, who played his Championship got underway Noted anchor Pardeep Batting first, Rajasthan scored today in the Multipurpose Hall Khanna a conducted the pro- of Govt Degree College, here ceedings of the inaugural func- Six months on, J&K Sports today. tion. The Championship, which is Prominent among others being organised by District present on the occasion were Council yet to get new CSO Poonch Table Tennis Ajit Singh, President of the Association under the banner of Association, Kewal Krishan Excelsior Sports Correspondent senior most, who as per the ladder, J&K Table Tennis Association, Kapoor, senior Advocate Sanjay has to be appointed, is still waiting JAMMU, Oct 6: Nearly six for it, the reasons better known to JU VC Prof Manoj Dhar honouring Prabhat Singh a mem- Chief guest and other dignitaries inaugurating State months have passed on but unfor- the department." Powerlifting Championship in Jammu. tunately, Jammu and Kashmir ber of JAC group. However, coaches and the offi- State Sports Council has not yet cials of the department have JAC is conducting 2nd got the new Chief Sports Officer, Prominent among those State Powerlifting Championship begins appealed to the Governor Satya Pal Edition of Jammu Half present on the launching event the post of which fell vacant in Marathon on November 10. The Excelsior Sports Correspondent General Secretary Powerlifting March this year. Malik to appoint the CSO at the of the sports magazine was earliest as it is for the betterment of registration for the event is open Director, Sports & Physical Federation, Narender Singh One of the important posts of and will end on October 26. The JAMMU, Oct 6: Former the department, its functioning and Education, JU, Dr Daud Iqbal Manhas, J&K Sports Chief Sports Officer, in the J&K event will start on November 10 MLA Shiv Dev Singh Manhas above all the employees, who can Baba and former SSP, Prabhat Powerlifting Asociation, Iqbal State Sports Council, fell vacant in at 4: 30 AM from University of inaugurated the State Singh, Joint Secretary of State March this year after the retirement put forward their concerns through Singh. Powerlifting Championship at CSO to higher ups. Powerlifting Association, of Abdul Qayum as CSO, and yet Shiv Palace, Roopnagar, here. besides a galaxy of officials. to be filled up, sources here said. Pertinent to mention here that Vikramaditya appointed Vice Mr Manhas, who was the Over 300 powerlifters took They said, "the post of CSO is the Jammu and Kashmir Governor chief guest on the occasion, was part in this mega event to vie for important in the department Satya Pal Malik headed adminis- accompanied by Rajan Jain, the top honours. because, it is the man, who acts as tration in 2018 had announced a President IPA, resigns from JKBA bridge between the coaches and the separate budget of Rs 300 cr for the Excelsior Sports Correspondent General Bipin Rawat is quite DySP Mohd Ajaz Bhat inaugurating 29th District TT administration but surprisingly, the welfare and promotion of sports. challenging, he assured that he Championship in Poonch. India-South Africa first match records JAMMU, Oct 6: will give his 100 per cent in Vikramaditya Singh has decided Raina, Pardeep Khanna, Lekh accomplishing whatever respon- was declared open by Mohd most number of sixes in a Test to step down as President J&K Raj Datta, Kuljit Singh, Rajinder Poonch XI takes on Khalsa sibility is assigned to him. Ajaz Bhat, Deputy Basketball Association (JKBA) Singh, Narinder Singh, Jagjit He has also asked the stake- Superintendent of Police (HQ) VISAKHAPATNAM, Oct 6: Pakistan Test played in Sharjah. following his election as Vice Singh Nika, Aslam Mir, holders of JKBA to hold elec- Poonch. That match saw a total of 35 Club in Senior Hockey finals President of Indian Polo Mohd.Rafi, Mohd Arram, Ashok The opening game between tions afresh for appointing new Over 50 players are partici- sixes being scored. Association. Kumar, Zulifqar Ali, Ashok India and South Africa broke the Excelsior Sports Correspondent five goals to one (5-1) office bearers as per the statuto- pating in different age groups in On Saturday, Rohit Sharma In a communiqué issued Kumar and many sports lovers. world record for the most number The final will be played ry requirement. this Championship. broke the record for most sixes in JAMMU, Oct 6: Poonch XI here, Vikramaditya said that the Today's results: of sixes in a Test match, here tomorrow at 4 pm at KK Hakhu "Due to aforesaid commit- Ajit Singh, President and Er a Test with 13 hits over the fence, will meet Khalsa Club, Gole responsibility of looking after Cadet Boys: Guraces today. Astroturf Hockey Stadium, here. ments, I will not be able to Saleem Banday, Secretary of the surpassing Pakistan great Wasim Gujral, Jammu in the summit the affairs of Indian Polo drubbed Ashutosh by 11-3,11-4. A total of 37 sixes were hit in 12 teams drawn from the dis- devote adequate time to JKBA. Association welcomed the chief Akram who smashed 12 in a clash of the ongoing Senior Association as its Vice President the match with South Africa's tricts of Jammu, Kathua and Therefore, I have decided that I guest with a shawl as token of Jatin defeated Umair by 11-9, game against Zimbabwe in 1996. Hockey Tournament of District is enormous and time consum- Dane Piedt registering the Poonch participated in the will not be contending for the gratitude from the organisers. 11-7. Waseem beat Raman by Off-spinner Ravichandran Jammu, being organised by ing, and therefore he wanted to record-breaking 36th hit over the Tournament. post of President", he said Earlier, Er Banday in his 11-4,11-5. Adnan got the better Ashwin also registered his name Hockey J&K and sponsored by step down from the post of fence in the 35th over on the fifth The match was officiated by adding that his decision should inaugural speech highlighted the of Pehsan by 11-7,11-8. in the record books by becoming J&K State Sports Council. President JKBA. Claiming that day today. Joginder Singh, Angad Singh, be conveyed to the executive role and achievements of the In the semifinals, Adnan the joint fastest to take 350 Test Earlier, in the second semifi- the new assignment as Vice The earlier record for the Sohail Azim, Tejinder Singh, body of JKBA and the election Association. defeated Waseem by 11-8,11-9, wickets, matching Sri Lankan nal played today Poonch XI President IPA under the patron- most sixes was set during the Gurpreet Singh and Ranjit for new office bearers be con- The chief guest congratulat- while Guraces trounced Jatin by great Muttiah Muralitharan's feat defeated Young Khalsa Club by age of the Chief of Army Staff, 2014 New Zealand versus Singh. ducted without any delay". ed the members of the 11-8,11-7. in his 66th Test. (PTI)