SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2019 (PAGE 16) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU Jadeja becomes 2nd fastest Qamran, Pundir, Samad fifties go in vain as Murali Elgar, de Kock slam tons in Indian to scalp 200 Test wickets Vijay’s superb ton powers TN to win over J&K VISAKHAPATNAM, Oct 4: Dean Elgar (160) during South Excelsior Sports Correspondent et. in 50 overs (Qamran Iqbal 67, South Africa’s fightback Africa's first innings on the third After a cautious start, the Shubham Singh Left-arm spinner Ravindra VISAKHAPATNAM, Oct 4: day, in reply to India's 502 for 7 JAIPUR, Oct 4: Magnificent stylish right-hander went on Pundir 66, Abdul Samad 50, Jadeja today became the second declared. half centuries by youngsters overdrive to fashion Tamil R Sai Kishore 2/17, T Natarajan Dean Elgar and Quinton de fastest Indian to scalp 200 wick- Jadeja took 44 Tests to reach Qamran Iqbal, Shubham Singh Nadu's big win. 2/45) lost to Tamil Nadu 239 Kock became the first two South ets in Test cricket during the the milestone and is now only Pundir and Abdul Samad went Earlier, put in to bat, J&K for 2 in 48 overs (M Vijay 117, B African batsmen to score Test behind off-spinner in vain as out of favour India made slow progress before Aparajith 86 not out Parvez hundreds in India since 2010 as Ravichandran Ashwin, who batsman Murali Vijay smashed three wickets, including that of Rasool 1/39 Ramdayal 1/41. the opener and the wicketkeeper needed 37 matches to enter the a brilliant ton (117) to power captain Parvez Rasool (6) set the TN: 4 points, J&K: 0. Brief batsman led visitors' valiant 200-wicket club. Tamil Nadu to its fifth straight team back. scores of other matches: fightback on day three of the Former India spinners win in the Vijay Hazare Trophy Opener Qamran Iqbal held Madhya Pradesh 282 for 7 in series-opener, here today. Harbhajan Singh and Anil Group C,trouncing Jammu & firm and made 67 (87 balls, 7 50 overs (Naman Ojha 130 (144 After resuming the day at 39 Kumble needed 46 and 47 Kashmir by eight wickets at KL fours, 1 six) and there were balls, 7 fours, 4 sixes), Anand for three, South Africa ended the matches respectively to reach Saini Stadium, Jaipur today. important contributions from the Singh Bais 61, Diwesh Gurdev day at 385 for eight to frustrate the milestone. Chasing 234 for a win,Vijay consistent Shubham Singh Pathania 4/50, Raj Bahadur Pal the Indian bowlers. Jadeja is also the fastest left- and his 166-run second wicket Pundir (66) and Abdul Samad 2/58) lost to Services 283 for 3 in Elgar (160) and Faf du arm bowler to achieve the feat partnership with Aparajith (86 (50), which helped J&K reach a 47 overs (Ravi Chauhan 118, Plessis (55) shared 115 runs for opening match against South ahead of Sri Lanka's Rangana not out) saw TN coast home. respectable score of 233 in 50 Rahul Gahlaut 107). the fifth wicket before Quinton Africa here. Quinton de Kock celebrating century against India at Herath (47 matches) and Vijay, fresh from a county overs. Services: 4 points, MP: 0. de Kock (111) joined the centu- Jadeja achieved the feat Australia's Mitchell Johnson Visakhapatnam on Friday. stint with Somerset, played For Tamil Nadu, left-arm Tripura 285 for 8 in 50 overs rion in the middle. when he dismissed centurion (49). (PTI) superb shots all round the wick- spinner R Sai Kishore was the (Bishal Ghosh 128 (129 balls, 10 Du Plessis' was the only SCOREBOARD wicket to fall in the extended pick of the bowlers, who took 2 fours, 3 sixes), Tanmay Mishra India 1st Innings: 502/7 declared wickets by conceding just 17 56, Ravi Bishnoi 2/47, A afternoon session when South Africa 1st Innings: (Overnight 39 for 3) runs in his quota of 10 overs. Choudhary 2/54, Rahul Chahar Ravichandran Ashwin had the Dean Elgar c Pujara b Jadeja 160 Left-arm medium pacer T 2/64) beat Rajasthan 238 all out South African captain caught at Natarajan (2/45) also scalped two in 47 overs(Mahipal Lomror 71 ). leg gully against the run of play. Aiden Markram b Ashwin 5 wickets. Tripura: 4 points, Rajasthan: The pitch did not appear to Theunis de Bruyn c Saha b Ashwin 4 Brief scores: J&K 238 for 9 0. have any demon in it but Dane Piedt b Jadeja 0 nonetheless it was a remarkable Temba Bavuma lbw b I Sharma 18 Indian stars enjoy mixed luck, recovery from South Africa con- Faf du Plessis c Pujara b Ashwin 55 sidering they were reeling at 39 Quinton de Kock b Ashwin 111 for three at stumps on day two. Senuran Muthusamy not out 12 Russian Art Contest Group of KCPS posing for a photograph along with dignitaries. The Divya suffers upset defeat Vernon Philander b Ashwin 0 Elgar and de Kock showed MUMBAI, Oct 4: After a complex middle- exemplary skills while batting in Keshav Maharaj not out 3 KCPS students win awards in India's top players enjoyed game, the Indian swiftly out- testing sub-continental condi- Extras: (B-8, LB-4, NB-5) 17 mixed luck in Round 4 of the played him in the endgame in 40 tions to score their Test hun- Total: (for 8 wickets in 118 overs) 385 World Youth Chess moves to take home an impor- dreds. They are the irst South Bowling: Ishant Sharma 14-2-44-1, Mohammed Shami 15-3-40- Russian Painting Competition Championship, with R tant point. Africans to score Test tons in 0, Ravichandran Ashwin 41-11-128-5, Ravindra Jadeja 37-4- Excelsior Correspondent Soni, Vedanshi Tickoo, Aarush 22 paintings of KCPS stu- Praggnanandhaa scoring a com- Iniyan, however, could not India since Hashim Amla's feat 116-2, Hanuma Vihari 9-1-38-0, Rohit Sharma 2-1-7-0. Sharma, Rouvin Koul, Nihal fortable victory and P Iniyan emulate Pragg, but will be in 2010. dents were showcased for public Elgar, Du Plessis and de Kock loft over mid-on even though it JAMMU, Oct 4: In celebra- Kour, Sourish Kesar, Kamakshi eking out a tough draw even as happy to hold a higher-ranked Indian spinners posed the in Russia and the same number played with positive intent was a mishit for four. He grew tion of birthdays of Russia's leg- Gupta, Manav Gupta, Reeya of paintings by Russian children Divya Deshmukh suffered an Gholami. biggest threat going into day endary cosmonauts Andrian against the Indian spinners. in confidence from there on and Rehan and Aadhar Kapoor won was put on exhibition for the upset defeat here today. The country's other hope and three, however the duo of Elgar Nikolaev and Yuri Gagarin and top seed in the Girls U14, IWM While Ashwin and Jadeja was successful in executing the other positions. public of Jammu in the Art FIDE Master Srihari L R and Quinton tackled them by the launch of India's Divya Deshmukh, who also had got more purchase out of the aerial hits and shots through the The theme of the paintings Gallery of KCPS. was the dark horse of the day, mixing caution with aggression. Chandrayaan II Moon Mission to be content with a draw on surface than the South Africa ground. was 'Mysterious Space'. During the ceremony, shocking top-seed FIDE Master They took the aerial route at 2019, a Painting Competition Thursday night, suffered an spinners, the pitch did not Elgar, who liked all South A special awards presenta- Platonov put on display some Sreeshwan Maralakshikari in the slightest opportunity to for the children of Russia and tion ceremony was held at the the Under-14 Open category. upset defeat to slide down on release pressure, smashing four appear to have demons in it. The African batsmen had a forget- India was organized by Andrian short videos on space explo- the leader-board. odd ball, though, did jump off table tour of India four year ago, Round Square Centre for all ration missions carried out by GMs Praggnanandhaa and sixes to go with 14 boundaries. Nikolaev Space Museum participants and winners in this Iniyan topped the points table in She lost to Mongolia's Elgar got to the three figures the wicket. brought his 14th Test fifty with a (Shorshely), Chuvashia, Russia Russia and India. Woman Candidate Master Bat- Ashwin, who looked menac- single in the 40th over. A little international contest. Thereafter, he gave away the Open Under-18 with 3.5 in style, dispatching Ashwin for recently. Erdene Mungunzul. a spectacular six over the cow ing in the final session yester- later, the southpaw smashed Viacheslav Platonov, a tech- participation certificates and points each, along with IM 47 students from KC Public In a London System game, corner. day, could not get a wicket in Jadeja for two sixes and a four in nical expert from Russia, was special Diplomas to the winners. Aryan Gholami of Iran. School took part in the contest the special guest on the occa- Praggnanandhaa, who had Divya failed to obtain any tan- Earlier, after du Plessis' dis- the morning, but still emerged the same over. In his valedictory speech, he and 14 of them were awarded sion. He has stayed in Jammu endured an exhausting draw in gible counterplay even as Bat- missal in the 58th over, de Kock pick of the bowlers by taking 5 The luck was also on his side thanked Arti Chowdhary, special diplomas for featuring on special duty from his coun- Round 3 against IM Artur Edene'S double bishops reigned joined Elgar in taking the attack wickets in his 41 overs, conced- when he was on 74 as Saha Managing Director of the among top 3 position holders try for a few months in the past Davtyan of Armenia, recovered supreme on the board. to the spinners. ing 128 runs, while Ravindra dropped a sharp catch off Jadeja. school, and Principal Amarendra under different age groups. 2 years and has played a stellar smartly to beat IM Nikoloz This led to a blunder by the The wicketkeeper batsman Jadeja took 2 wickets. Pacer Ishant Sharma picked Kumar Mishra for their coopera- Mishika Mittal in the 12-14 role in initiating and promoting Petriashvili of Georgia. Indian, leading to her resigna- batted in limited overs mode, Mohammad Shami and Ishant up the sole wicket to fall in the tion and support in his mission tion on move 45. (PTI) age group and Aanya Gupta and collaborative activities between He opted for the King's collecting 16 fours and 2 sixes. Sharma also claimed one wicket session when he got one to jag to build bridges of friendship Qudsia in the 9-11 age group the children of India and Russia Pawn Opening, which was Running out of options, India each. back in sharply and trap Temba between the children of India Batra’s call for permanent won the first positions and 11 under 'Citizen Diplomacy in countered with the popular also tried part-time spinners The trio of Elgar, Du Plessis Bavuma (18) in front of the and Russia. other children, namely, Aashima Action' programme. Sicilian-Defence by Davtyan. boycott of CWG will be Hanuma Vihari and Rohit and Quinton were not afraid to stumps. Jammu District Open TT Championship Sharma but to little effect. use their feet against spinners, On the second ball of the day, Jamuna Boro gives India winning discussed in AGM: Mehta Considering what transpired playing some lofted shots with Bavuma had gone for a lazy drive CHENNAI, Oct 4: in the final session yesterday, utmost ease. off a full ball from Ishant but Iknoor drubs Vidushi in Elgar made his intentions since there was no second slip, Indian Olympic Association South Africa were expected to start at World Women’s Boxing surrender rather quickly but clear early on by going for the the edge flew for four. (PTI) ULAN-UDE (RUSSIA), Oct 4: Erdenedalai with her combina- Secretary General Rajeev Mehta tion punches. Her jabs connected jr girls summit clash today said that its executive Jamuna Boro (54kg) gave a particularly well and she also Excelsior Sports Correspondent clash as the ace peddlers won committee and general body will Jaipur Pink Panthers beat flying start to India's campaign their semifinal battles against deliberate on its president managed to not get distracted by JAMMU, Oct 4: Outplaying in the World Women's Boxing her sprightly rival's grunting. their rivals Ragini and Vidushi Narinder Batra's call to perma- Vidushi convincingly in the nently pull out of the Championships by advancing to The Indian was unstoppable respectively. Bengaluru Bulls by 41-34 in PKL summit clash, Iknoor lifted the In women’s semifinals, Commonwealth Games. the pre-quarterfinals with a facile in the final three minutes of the PANCHKULA, Oct 4: the raids. the only positive play in the early junior girls’ title in the ongoing Iknoor beat Ragini by (3-2) and Mehta was talking to win here today. bout and thoroughly out- Similarly, Bengaluru's sec- minutes for the Pink Panthers who Jammu District Open Table Suhani defeated Vidushi by (3- reporters on the sidelines of the Boro defeated Mongolia's punched Erdenedalai. Deepak Narwal shone bright ondary raider for the night was conceded an all-out in the sixth Tennis Championship, being 2). launch of a book 'Tamil Nadu's Michidmaa Erdenedalai 5-0, On Saturday, former national to guide Jaipur Pink Panthers to a Sumit Singh as their captain minute after the restart. organised by the Jammu and Quest for Gold', chronicling the recovering from a slow start for a champion Neeraj (57kg) and 41-34 win over defending cham- Rohit Kumar once again missed The all-out, however, did not history of various sports in the resounding victory. Saweety Boora (75kg), a ex-sil- pions Bengaluru Bulls in a Pro a match due to an injury. shatter Panthers' belief and their state. The 22-year-old, employed ver-winner at the event, will be Kabaddi League match here "Everything will be dis- with Assam Rifles, has a tough in action for India. today. cussed in the meeting of the one next up as she will square off While Neeraj will face Deepak scored 16 points and executive committee and the against Algeria's fifth-seeded China's Qiao Jieru, Saweety will was supported in the raiding AGM. I have seen a lot of Ouidad Sfouh in the pre-quarter- face Mongolia's Myagmarjargal department by Nilesh Salunke (9 reports in the press on (the finals. Munkhbat in the opening round. points) as Jaipur maintained an issue). Everything will be dis- Sfouh had won a gold in the The ongoing edition features outside chance of qualifying for cussed," he said. 2017 World Championships and 224 boxers from 57 countries. the season seven playoffs. Batra recently said that the was given a first-round bye here. India's best performance at Pawan Sehrawat secured yet Commonwealth Games is a Boro, a debutant at the event, the showpiece was back in 2006 another super 10 (14 points) but waste of time and the country took her time to warm up but when the country won eight Bengaluru's defence couldn't should consider a permanent once she got going, the medals, including four gold. match the Panthers on the night. pullout. He said the level of Assamese pugilist dominated (PTI) Pink Panthers were in no Peddlers in action during a match of Jammu District TT competition at the CWG is not mood to let Bulls' Pawan dictate Championship in Jammu on Friday. —Excelsior/Rakesh particularly high and that India the game as their defenders tack- Players in action during PKL match between Jaipur Pink should consider a pullout to led the superstar raider twice in Panthers and Bengaluru Bulls at Panchkula on Friday. Inter District Shooting Kashmir Table tennis In junior boys finals, improve its own standards. the early minutes to open up a Association at Indoor Complex, Maanay drubbed Hanumat (3-0) The call had evoked mixed three-point lead. hard work paid off with seven MA Stadium, here. to win the title. reactions from sportspersons and The game sprung to life in the minutes remaining when a super Competition gets underway In junior boys semifinals Unfortunately for the season eighth minute when Nilesh Iknoor defeated her rival by administrators. one champions, their captain and tackle on Pawan by Sandeep Excelsior Sports Correspondent Udhampur. (3-1) in the title clash. earlier, Hanumat defeated Mehta said the much-post- secured a three-point super raid. Dhull was followed up by a two- Priya Sethi,former Minister Akhilesh by (3-1), while lead raider Deepak Niwas Hooda Bulls reacted immediately JAMMU, Oct 4: Division Earlier, in junior girls’ semi- poned National Games would be was not part of the squad, which point raid by Deepak levelled the inaugurated the event in the pres- finals, Iknoor defeated Ragini Maanay outplayed Saksham by held in Goa in November next with a three-point super raid by score at 31-31. Level Inter-District Shooting ence of other dignitaries including meant they had to rely on the by (3-1) and Vidushi got the bet- (3-0). year. (PTI) Pawan and that sparked a series of The last few minutes saw both Competition, being organised by KS Jamwal, General Secretary skills of Nilesh and Deepak for ter of Suhani by (3-2). Akhilesh lifted the sub jun- high scoring moves as both sets of sides trading blows. Guman Singh the Department of Youth Jammu & Kashmir Rifle In women’s singles, Iknoor ior boys title, defeating Vishav raiders found mistakes in the impressed for the Pink Panthers will take on Suhani in the title in the finals by (3-2). MAM College emerges defences. from the bench. Pawan secured his super 10 Sandeep successfully tackled Djokovic stuns Japan Open but no team could inflict an all-out Pawan in the penultimate minute Wrestling champion in the first half that saw five super to give Panthers a two-point lead. raids and ended 20-18 in favour of with machine-like tennis Excelsior Sports Correspondent College, Prof Raj Kumar Gupta, The defence held firm in the final the Panthers. The second minute as Jaipur clinched an all- Prof BK Gandotra, Dr Sham TOKYO, Oct 4: The latest victory provided half started with a super tackle on Out and an important victory. JAMMU, Oct 4: MAM Singh Kotwal, Sumnesh further evidence of his swift College emerged champion in Pawan but that was pretty much (PTI) World number one Novak recovery from a left shoulder Sharma, Physical Director Djokovic today put on a stunning the Inter-Collegiate Wrestling Inter-Collegiate Kabaddi Tournament injury that caused him to pull out (Men) Tournament, show of supremacy at the Japan of the US Open. Open with a 6-1, organised by the Former Minister Priya Sethi and other dignitaries during the Department of GDC Bhaderwah drubs inaugural ceremony of Shooting competition at IDPS in Jammu. 6-2 win over Lucas Pouille of Students Welfare, Services and Sports got under- France. Cluster University Association (JKRA) and GDC Poonch to lift title way at International Delhi Public The Serb of Jammu (CLUJ) Chandrakanta Sharma, Zonal School, here today. more than over- at GGM Science Excelsior Sports Correspondent Ankush Gupta, Dheeraj Sharma, Physical Education Officer whelmed his College, here today. Keshav Singh and Harpreet The Competition is being (ZPEO), RS Pura. JAMMU, Oct 4: Defeating opponent in the Prof (Dr) SP Singh. held in all age groups of boys and The event is being held under Government Degree College girls. quarterfinal Sharma, Dean Prominent among others pres- the patronage of Director General (GDC) Poonch convincingly in ent on the occasion were Mukesh Around 150 students are tak- match, shower- School of Sciences Youth Services and Sports, Dr the summit clash, GDC Sharma, Suresh Kumar, Raj ing part in the event. The shoot- ing Pouille with and Prof (Dr) Saleem-ur-Rehman, while District Bhaderwah lifted the title trophy Kumar Bakshi, Jai Bharat, ers have been drawn from the Youth Services and Sports Officer a barrage of Kaushal Smotra, of the Inter-Collegiate Kabaddi powerful, preci- Principal GGM Sanjeev Pandey, Ashok Kumar, districts of Jammu, Samba, Jammu, Sukhdev Raj Sharma is (Men) Tournament 2019-20, Harshdeep Bhau, Anuj Singh, sion shots to Science College Kathua, Reasi, Doda and the Organising Secretary. organised by Directorate of Zakir Ali Ganai, Ravish Vaid, graced the occasion deep, wide cor- Sports and Physical Education, Vikas Karlopia and Gagan ners mixed with as special guests. University of Jammu at Varsity Kumar. Khalsa Club enters finals delicate drop Around 50 Gymnasium Hall, here today. shots. The Japan Open is the first Wrestlers from the The winners prevailed over Sandeep Kour, W/o Dr competition for Djokovic since of Sr Hockey Tourney "I am not a machine. But I constituent colleges Wrestlers in action during Inter- their rivals by 9 points (36-27). Nirmal Singh, D/o did play like one today," he said the incident. of Cluster Earlier, in the first semifinal, Darshan Singh, Excelsior Sports Correspondent Earlier, Poonch XI thrashed Collegiate Wrestling Championship organ- after their 50-minute contest. He nailed eight aces and GDC Bhaderwah defeated GDC R/o Govindpura, Champions Club by four goals University of ised by CLUJ in Jammu. never committed double fault Khour by 5 points (37-32), while Jammu JAMMU, Oct 4: Khalsa to one (4-1) to reach the semifi- "This was one of the best Jammu took part in while collecting points on 82 MAM College, Aijaz Malik, in the second semifinal, GDC Cantonment, who Club Gole Gujral defeated nal. Poonch XI will take on matches I played this year. Very, the championship. Hiranagar Hockey Club by five very pleased with the way I feel percent of his successful first MAM College secured 35 Physical Director SPMR Poonch beat GDC Kathua by 4 has been decalred Young Khalsa in the semifinals points (28-24). goals to two in the semifinal to and played on the court," said serves. points and claimed first spot, College of Commerce, Pawan qualified for the at 3 pm tomorrow. After cruising through the Giri, Assistant Physical Director Dr Daud Iqbal Baba, Director, seal berth in the finals of the Jaswant Singh, Sinior Vice Djokovic, who will face either while GGM Science College award of the Degree of Doctor of first set, Djokovic stepped up his GGM Science College and Anil Directorate of Sports and ongoing Senior Hockey President Hockey J&K was the David Goffin of Belgium or remained 2nd with 24 points and Philosophy (PhD) in English by tennis and began the second set Kumar, Assistant Physical Physical Education, University of Tournament, being organised by chief guest on the occasion. Chung Hyeon of South Korea in SPMR College of Commerce the University of Jammu. She by taking four games straight. Director GCW Gandhi Nagar Jammu was the chief guest on the Hockey J&K at KK Hakhu The matches were officiated the semifinals. was adjudged 3rd with 13 occasion, who distributed the worked on the topic, "Voicing Pouille fought back to keep were present on the occasion. Astroturf Hockey Stadium, here. by Joginder Singh, Gurginder "I am looking forward to points. medals and trophy among the the Dissent: A Post-colonial The match was officiated by The Tournament is being Singh, Gurpreet Singh, Angad another battle tomorrow, hope- the fifth game and in the sixth Dr Vinod Bakshi, Sports winners. Perspective on James Welch's sponsored by J&K State Sports Singh, Sohail Azim and Tejinder fully I will be able to keep up game, he collected his only Coordinator and Physical Ravinder Kumar, Dr Kamal The match was officiated by Fiction," under the supervision Council. Singh. with this quality of tennis." break of the match. (PTI) Director of GGM Science Sharma and Mohd Asif. Ajay Gupta, Anil Sharma, of Dr Ravinder Singh.