MONDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2018 (PAGE 10) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU Wrists of Fury: Chahal, Yadav on target as India win by 9 wkts CENTURION, Feb 4: overs) with none of the Proteas tion. batsmen able to read them off their The end of the match bordered Yuzvendra Chahal and hands nor off the pitch. on farcical as on-field umpires Kuldeep Yadav's magical wrist Interestingly Chahal's figures Aleem Dar and Adrian Holdstock spin outfoxed a depleted South were best by any Indian bowler on called for lunch with India needing JRG athletes displaying medals after excelling in AU Jaipur Africa as India romped to a crush- South African soil eclipsing Yuvraj only two runs for a victory. Half Marathon on Sunday. The umpires went by the book SCOREBOARD to call for lunch as 19 overs of South Africa Innings: Indian innings was possible before JRG sparkles in AU Jaipur c Dhoni b Kumar 23 the break. However commentators Mike Haysman and Sunil c Pandya b Chahal 20 Gavaskar were very critical of the Half Marathon c Kumar b Kuldeep Yadav 8 rigid ICC 'Playing Conditions' JP Duminy lbw b Chahal 25 with players required to comeback Excelsior Sports Correspondent With the inclusion of these David Miller c Rahane b Kuldeep Yadav 0 for scoring two runs. Jubilant Media XI players posing for a group photograph along with Minister for Sports, Molvi medals, the medal tally of JRG Imran Raza Ansari in Jammu on Sunday. JAMMU, Feb 4: Jammu Khayelihle Zondo c Pandya b Chahal 25 Probably to make a point, is 112. c Kumar b Chahal 14 India played a maiden over before Runners Group (JRG) once It is pertinent to mention lbw b Kuldeep Yadav 1 Kohli got a couple to finish off the again brought laurels to the State here that JRG athletes under the match. Ansari honours players, officials Morne Morkel lbw b Chahal 1 by winning 5 medals in au guidance of veteran Rajesh It was once again the wiry- Jaipur Half Marathon held Padha are consistently perform- b Bumrah 0 framed Chahal and chubby- today. ing well in the prestigious 0 cheeked Kuldeep, who bamboo- Sports Minister, DYSS provide opportunity to A record participation of Marathons and Half Marathons Extras: (W-1) 1 zled the batsmen with their diffi- around one lakh people was wit- held across the country. Total: (all out in 32.2 overs) 118 cult art-form with a collective haul MLAs, Journalists to test cricketing skills nessed in this event. The AU Bank Jaipur Bowling: Bhuvneshwar Kumar 5-1-19-1, Jasprit Bumrah 5-1-12- of 8 for 42 -- best ever by spin duo Those who won medals by Marathon has been growing 1, Hardik Pandya 5-0-34-0, Yuzvendra Chahal 8.2-1-22-5, in an ODI on South African soil. While AB de Villiers and Faf completing 21 kilometers and 10 leaps and bounds since its incep- Kuldeep Yadav 6-0-20-3, Kedar Jadhav 3-0-11-0. *Pathania, Amit steal show; Ravinder wins hearts tion and has garnered an over- du Plessis' absence is an advan- kilometers included Surinder India Innings: Excelsior Sports Correspondent MLAs-XI and Mohd Farooq Speaking on the occasion, Chowdhary, SDPO RS Pura, whelming backing from eminent tage, the performance on South assisted him, while Sachin Singh Ansari said that such events help Rohit Sharma c Morkel b Rabada 15 Chandan Gupta, Sardar Gurnam personalities, audacious Army African soil by the spinners will go JAMMU, Feb 4: Prominent and Mukesh Sharma were coach- people having hectic and busy Singh, an ultra runner of J&K men and police men, resourceful Shikhar Dhawan not out 51 a long way in shedding the tag of MLAs from various political par- es of Media-XI. schedule in public service to State, Varun Magotra and corporate houses, painstaking not out 46 being backyard bullies. ties and well-known journalists of Ajay Raina and Dinesh enjoy leisure through the medium sportspersons, devoted NGOs, Extras: (LB-1, W-6) 7 Chahal struck in his second Jammu got together to test their Mahajan were Coordinators of of sports, adding the events also Kuljeet Kour of KC Public over as Quinton de Kock (20) was School. besides schools and colleges. Total: (for 1 in 20.3 overs) 119 cricketing skills in a friendly Media-XI team. Shivnandan help in promoting sports and caught in the deep trying to pull his match, organized by the Singh Mankotia, an official of games in the state. Bowling: Morne Morkel 4-0-30-0, Kagiso Rabada 5-0-24-1, Chris leg-break. Morris 3-0-16-0, Imran Tahir 5.3-0-30-0, Tabraiz Shamsi 3-1-18-0. Directorate of Youth Services and Youth Services and Sports, coor- He assured the players that It soon became two wickets in Sports, under the directions of dinated the whole event right from similar matches will be held in two balls, as new skipper Aiden Minister for IT, TE and Sports, day one and provided all support the Valley in order to serve a twin ing nine- win in the second Singh's 4 for 6 against Namibia at Markram (8) played a poor stroke Imran Raza Ansari at GGM to both the teams. purpose of helping the representa- ODI to reclaim the pole position in Pietermaritzburg during 2003 off a Kuldeep half- tracker in the Science College Hostel ground, Minister for Sports, Molvi tives of the people to relieve the ICC rankings here. World Cup. very next over being caught in the here today. Imran Raza Ansari was the chief stress and also work as a cohesive India now lead the six-match It was a walk in the park for the deep as Bhuvneshwar Kumar took The match was held under the guest on the occasion, who dis- unit for the welfare of the society series 2-0 as they literally annihi- batsmen as Shikhar Dhawan (51 a well-judged catch. overall supervision of Sheikh tributed prizes among the winners and the state as well. lated the home team which had the no) helped himself to a nice half- Four balls later, David Miller Fayaz Ahmad, Director Sports, and runners-up teams and also The Teams: ignominy of being shot out for a century in company of skipper tried to drive a perfectly dipping who was assisted by Deputy felicitated players and officials on MLAs Squad: Usman Majid paltry 118 in 32.3 overs -- their Kohli (46 no) to get India atop the leg break and offered a Directors Haji Nisar Ali and Rishi the occasion. (C), RS Pathania (VC), Shakti lowest-ever score at home. 50-over rankings, finishing the simple catch in the slips. South Kumar, who also acted as the Deputy Speaker, Nazir Ahmed Parihar, Rajiv Sharma, Ravinder Chahal recorded his career- match in 20.3overs. Africa lost 3 wickets for without Nodal Officer. Gurezi was the guest of honor, Raina, Ishfaq Jabar, Mohd Abass best ODI figures of 5 for 22 in 8.2 However ICC will not be any runs in the space of 6 balls and The match was won by while Zafar Chowdhary was the Wani, Altaf Ahmed Wani, overs and was superbly comple- releasing the ranking list till the never recovered from thereon. Media-XI Club by 9 special guest on the occasion. Choudhary Mohd Akram, Javed mented by Kuldeep (3/20 in 6 Triumphant J&K U-23 team posing for a photograph after end of the series as it is a conven- Khaya Zondo (25) and JP wickets. Gurezi also announced a prize of Ahmed Beigh, Ajaz Ahmed Mir, beating Mumbai on Sunday. Duminy (25) added 48 runs for the Earlier, winning the toss and Rs 10,000 for RS Pathania for his Sat Sharma (Manager cum Player), SKCC trounces Spartans fifth wicket to stem the rot but only batting first, MLAs-XI scored a brilliant knock. Mubarak Ahmed Gul, Shah Mohd Teamwork helps clinical J&K U-23 for a brief period. modest total of 138 runs in the The match was officiated by Tantary and Noor Mohd Sheikh. Club by 42 runs In this meantime, India stipulated 20 overs. Saleem-ur-Rehman and Sadiq Media-XI Squad: Mir Imran deployed Hardik Pandya again RS Pathania played a brilliant Hussain Malik as umpires and (), Faheem Tak, Jagdeep team to outplay strong Mumbai Excelsior Correspondent and Kedar Jadhav (0-11) as well to innings of 59 runs off just 35 balls, Suresh Singh and Madan Mohan Singh, Yash Khajuria (VC), eat up a few overs. studded with 11 boundaries and 1 as scorers, while Pankaj Sasan Vivek Suri, Sunil Bali, Amit Excelsior Sports Correspondent In reply, J&K managed to JAMMU, Feb 4: Sher-e-Kashmir Cricket Club (SKCC) defeat- chase the target in a thrilling con- But the procession began once six, while Rajiv Sharma and skip- was the match referee. Kumar, Pardeep Singh Bali, Ashu ed Spartans Cricket Club by 42 runs in an exhibition match played per Usman Abdul Majid con- JAMMU, Feb 4: Fair selection, test on penultimate ball of the the wrist-spinners came back in Anchors Rajesh Dhar and BK Kumar, Rahul Khatri, Amit at Satwari Cricket ground, here. action. Zondo miscued one off tributed 11 and 10 runs to the total sheer-dint of hard work by the match by losing 9 wickets, thus Tickoo were the commentators Sudan, Nitin Kanotra, Ilyas After winning toss, SKCC decided to bat first. Batting first, Chahal in the 27th over and was respectively. and also conducted the proceed- Malik, Sohan Karlopia and Altaf players and the support staff, rather won the match by 1 wicket. Auqib the teamwork helped Jammu and SKCC scored a big total of 179 runs by losing 9 wickets in the stip- caught at midwicket, with Pandya Pathania, in particular, stole ings of the valedictory function. Hussain. Nabi top scored with 61 runs off 37 Kashmir to register 1-wicket win ulated 20 overs. latching on second attempt.(PTI) the show and played with fluid balls including 3 fours and 5 sixes, over strong Mumbai to enter the Pankaj Khajuria top scored with 68 runs off 42 balls, while Anil grace and utter brilliance to sent while Fazil Rashid scored 56 off 65 quarterfinals of the ongoing presti- Langeh and Happy scored 38 and 25 runs respectively. Police organizes the rival bowlers on a leather hunt. gious Mens Cricket U-23 One Day balls, studded with 4 fours and one For Spartans Club, Aman Sharma and Shubham took two For Media-XI Cricket Club, League and Knockout Cricket six. Ahmad Omar Bandey, Akash wicket each, while Nitin took one wicket. sports events Mir Imran, Jagdeep Singh, Tournament at Kamla Club ground Choudhary, Muneeb Munaf, skip- Chasing target, Spartans bundled out for 137 runs and lost the Pardeep Singh, and Rahul Khatri Excelsior Sports Correspondent in Kanpur. per Shubham Khajuria and Paras match by 42 runs. Aman Singh scored 44 runs while Aman Sharma shared 1 wicket each. Sharma contributed 38, unbeaten Earlier, Jammu and Kashmir scored 25 runs. From SKCC, skipper Aman Cheema and Abhinav In reply, Media-XI led by 36, 34 and 25 runs to the total SRINAGAR, Feb 4: Under won the toss and put Mumbai into Khajuria took 3 wickets each. Pankaj Khajuria took 2 while Happy its Civic Action Program skipper Mir Imran chased the tar- bat. respectively. get in 13.3 overs, losing just 1 The team is being accompa- and Sumit claimed 1 wicket each. (CAP), Police organized two Batting first, Mumbai rode on a Pankaj khajuria was adjudged as the man of the match for his sports events here today. wicket in the process, thus win- nied by Sameer Khajuria as coach, ning the match by 9 wickets. magnificent unbeaten century all round performance. A Police spokesman said (145) by Aashay Sardesai and Fayaz Hazare as manager, Karan Amit Kumar was the top scor- that Police Station Parimpora scored 297 runs in the stipulated 50 Nayyar as physio and Mohd Iqbal er with quick-fire 53 runs off 26 overs. Sidharth Akre also scored as trainer, while the team was J&K Speedball players excel organized a sports event at balls, while Faheem Tak con- valuable 72 runs, while Vaidik selected by the then senior selec- Police Public School Bemina tributed valuable 46 runs off 36 J&K Bank team posing along with dignitaries after lifting Murakar contributed 33 runs to the tors of JKCA including Ashwani Excelsior Sports Correspondent Bhumika Gupta, Ujjwal Gupta, and Police Station Nowgam balls. Mir Imran scored 14 runs of Football Tournament in Jammu. total. For Jammu and Kashmir, Gupta (Chairman), Vivek Sharma, Kirat Sharma, Gurvansh organized a sports event at 16 balls. Akash Choudhary took 3 wickets, Arshid Bhat and Pradeep Bali. JAMMU, Feb 4: Forty play- Choudhary, Nakul Gupta, British School Srinagar. Amit hit 10 fours and a six JK Bank wins PPNDMT Football Gold Cup while Momin Mansoor and Paras Israr Ahmed is the observer from ers from different States of India Manthan Pandoh, Danish Gupta, "A number of youth and before he retired hurt. For MLAs- Sharma claimed one wicket each. JKCA. participated in the Indo-Nepal Amritansh, Arpit Singh, students of Parimpora, Bemina, XI, Ajaz Ahmed Mir took the only Speaker terms sportspersons as Speedball Tournament and Krishna, Vinayak, Jatin Vardan, Qamarwari, Nowgam and adja- wicket to fall. secured 2nd position in it. Adeesh, Gurmanjeet Singh, cent areas participated enthusi- Amit Kumar of Media-XI was Ansari congratulates The Championship was Tavnoor Kour, Nischey, astically in the number of declared as the man of the match, ambassadors of peace, harmony organized by Nepal Speedball Hardeep Singh, Raghav Bral, games like chess, carom, bas- RS Pathania was adjudged as the best batsman, Jagdeep as best Excelsior Sports Correspondent after final match of 2nd Pandit Federation at Nepal Indoor Smohit, Harsh Vivek, ketball etc. The winners were awarded and all participants bowler, while Ravinder Raina Prem Nath Dogra Memorial JK U-19 Football team Stadium. Out of 40 players 25 Harivansh, Gopi Kishan, JAMMU, Feb 4: Describing were encouraged by the police won hearts with his acrobatic Football Gold Cup Tournament Excelsior Sports Correspondent of the state by marking at nation- players were from J&K. Ashutosh Singh Slathia and sportspersons as ambassadors of officers," he said fielding skills and humorous (PPNDMFGCT) played between al and international levels, which These 25 players while rep- Manpreet Kour. peace and harmony, the Speaker, "The aim of such event is to expert commentary. J&K Bank and Punjab team here JAMMU, Feb 4: Minister for will be inspiration for others. resenting Team India secured 2 Chairman of J&K Speedball RS Pathania and Amit Kumar Jammu and Kashmir Legislative impart and inculcate the sense at Parade Ground this afternoon. Information Technology, Ansari also wished the team Gold, 5 Silver and 12 Bronze Association, Er SP Langer laud- also won awards for hitting maxi- Assembly, Kavinder Gupta of discipline, sportsmanship The tournament was won by Technical Education, Youth for their success in the tourna- Medals. ed the efforts of the players and mum sixes, fours and scoring today advised youth of the State J&K Bank by one goal. The players who won medals and camaraderie among the par- Services and Sports, Imran Raza ment and in their career. He also their coach Sunny Nanda for this half-centuries. to imbibe true spirit of sports- Minister for Youth Services in the Championship included ticipants," he added. Ansari today congratulated J&K appealed youth to get more con- achievement. MLAs-XI was captained by manship to win hearts of people & Sports, Technical Education U-19 Football team for making it nected to sports activities. He reit- Usman Abdul Majid, while apart from winning games. and Information Technology Media-XI was led by Mir Imran. to finals of Junior National erated that government is com- Jammu District Cycling The Speaker was speaking Molvi Imran Raza Ansari, was Jagtar Singh was coach of the Football Championship at Una mitted to provide every feasible also present on the occasion. Khad in Himachal Pardash. support to sports aspirants and for C'ship on Feb 8-9 Besides, legislators Rajesh "In a first, the J&K team has the encouragement of youth to Excelsior Correspondent Dogra Law College organizes Gupta MLA and Vikram created history by making it to make sports a way of life. Randhawa MLC, Chairman, the finals, with the dint of their JAMMU, Feb 4: Jammu and Jammu and Kashmir Football Inter-School Debate Competition Pandit Prem Nath Dogra dedication and hard work," he Kashmir Cycling Association is Association (JKFA) also congrat- Memorial Trust Brigadier (Retd) said. "Historic win is very impor- ulates the team for making it to organizing Jammu District Excelsior Correspondent confidence, adding that deliber- Sucheet Singh, Senior Officers tant for the state to inspire other finals and wished them success in Cycling Championship on ating upon such topics help in of YSS, Sport Council, Football sports aspirants ," Minister the match. February 8 and February 9, JAMMU, Feb 4: Dogra Law the overall personality of chil- added. Meanwhile, Director YSS 2018 outside MA Stadium, College organized 7th Matushri dren and the development of Associations and, a large number Minister said that state has no also hailed the success of the here. Inter-School Debate Competi- nation as well. of sports lovers were present on dearth of talent, which has been team and wished them success in According to a handout tion on the topic ‘Security Dr. Vijay Sehgal from Law the occasion. proved by various other players the tournament. issued here, the cyclists Cameras are an Invasion of Department, University of The football tournament was desirous to take part in the Privacy’, here. Jammu, Dr Sadaf Shah, organised by the Pandit Prem Eidgah Cricket Club enters semis Championship have been The debate competition Department of English, Nath Dogra Memorial Trust in which is an annual feature of University of Jammu, and Dr collaboration with the Youth Excelsior Sports Correspondent thus lost the match by 40 runs. advised to report General Secretary of J&K Cycling Winners of Cricket Tournament posing along with dignitaries Dogra Law College and is Sapna Sangra, Department of Services and Sports Department Kapil Sharma and Veer Singh at Billawar on Sunday. organized in the fond memory of Sociology, University of Jammu in which 25 prominent football JAMMU, Feb 4: Defeating made 45 and 35 runs respective- Association by or before Lakho Devi, mother of Th were the jury members. teams of State of Punjab and Reasi Cricket Club convincingly ly. Yawar took 5 important wick- February 7, 2018 along with Gulchain Singh Charak, former Divya Sharma from Rich Jammu and Kashmir participat- in the quarterfinals, Eidgah ets, while Irfan claimed 2 wick- original date of birth certificate. Chandua Club wins ‘Departed Minister and Chairman, Dogra Harvest School Bari Brahmana Cricket Club sealed berth in the ets. Yawar of ECC was declared The Championship will be ed. Educational Trust. She was lov- bagged First Prize, Varinda semifinals of the ongoing KC as the man of the match. organized in the age groups of Terming sports as an essen- ingly called ‘Matushri’ by the from K C International School Sports Club T20 Cricket Cup The match was officiated by Under-16, Under-18 and Noble Soul Cricket Tournament’ tial element in maintaining a bal- villagers of Bassi Kalan. Jammu claimed Second Prize 2018, being played at KC Vijay Raina, Ashok Singh and Seniors, both boys and girls. ance between mind, body and Excelsior Sports Correspondent immaterial who wins or loses, In all, 18 students drawn from and Khushi Gupta from Heritage School ground, here. Sanjay Raina. The entry fee will be Rs 50. soul, the Speaker exhorted upon but participation in the games is prominent schools of Jammu par- School Sainik Colony won Earlier, batting first, ECC youth to adopt extracurricular BILLAWAR, Feb 4: The important as it provides ample ticipated in the contest. Third Prize. The Consolation scored 170 runs in the stipulated activities for their personality final match of the Departed area for players to inculcate team Th Gulchain Singh Charak, prizes were won by Gungun 20 overs. Irfan, Zawar and Mufti 800 children attend evaluation development. Noble Soul Cricket Tournament, spirit, discipline and zest to Former Minister and the Anand from Jodhamal Public Zahid contributed 45, 31 and 30 Speaking on the occasion, organized by the Youth achieve the goal. Chairman, Dogra Educational School, Mehak Verma from runs to the total respectively. Minister for Youth Services and cum selection test at HBET Development Committee He also lauded the efforts of Trust, presided over the func- Heritage school and Alina Mir Atul took 3 wickets and Rahat Sports Molvi Imran Raza Ansari Bhaddu at Bhaddu ground was Youth Development Committee tion, while Kr Samar Dev Singh from Jodhamal Public School. bagged 2 wickets. Excelsior Sports Correspondent offered medical assistance on said that the youth should more won by Chandua Cricket Club, Bhaddu in organizing such Charak, Secretary, Dogra And the running trophy was While chasing the target, need basis. Mentorship and actively involve themselves in JAMMU, Feb 4: Harbans counseling is a regular feature trouncing Bhaddu Cricket Club events and assured every possi- Educational Trust, Kr. Gambhir clinched by Rich Harvest RCC bundled out for 130 runs, various sports activities rather Bhalla Educational Trust throughout the year to educate by 34 runs. ble help to them in organizing Dev Singh Charak, Trustee, School. than being carried away by other (HBET) conducted selection and and enhance their understanding Batting first, Chandua such events. Dogra Educational Trust, SC Vrinda Charak, Student, influences which can have disas- t; ckck th t; ckck th evaluation test for scholarships of Life and Academics. 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