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 VISAKHAPATNAM, Oct 6: It became 70 for six in the withdrawn opponent.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 fast bowling 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 Vernon Philander 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-wicket 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 innings 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 wickets, 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 not out) 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." Dean Elgar 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. Ravichandran Ashwin today off-spinner, who has answered the odd ball surprising the bats- including world number 15 African batting. 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 delivery 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.