SUNDAY, MARCH 20, 2016 (PAGE 14) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU Saina, Prannoy Kohli masterclass helps India to emphatic win over Pakistan Pakistan eves beat below-par reach semifinals KOLKATA, Mar 19: Malik, Kohli showed why he is SCOREBOARD one of best in contemporary world of Swiss Open Pakistan innings (18 overs maximum) Title favourites India main- cricket. India via D/L method BASEL, Mar 19: Sharjeel Khan c Pandya b Raina 17 tained their stranglehold over arch- The win also helped India stay Ahmed Shehzad c Jadeja b Bumrah 25 NEW DELHI, Mar 19: 50-run mark in 10th over for the have won the match by one run. Indian shuttlers Saina Nehwal rivals Pakistan in ICC events with alive in the tournament after a loss of just three wickets. Earlier sent into bat, Indian and H S Prannoy registered fight- a comprehensive six-wicket victo- shocking 47 run loss to New Shahid Afridi c Kohli b Pandya 8 Umar Akmal c Dhoni b Jadeja 22 Indian women's cricket team That's when India came back eves found it tough to rotate the ing victories in the last eight con- Shoaib Malik c Ashwin b Nehra 26 today paid the price for a poor into the match with some tight strike, leave aside hitting bound- tests of women's and men's sin- batting display against arch- gles events respectively to reach Today’s Fixture Sarfraz Ahmed not out 8 bowling but in the end what did aries and sixes against some dis- rivals Pakistan, losing the cru- them in were some poor fielding the semifinals of the USD Afghanistan Vs South Africa (Mumbai) - 3:00 PM Mohammad Hafeez not out 5 ciplined bowling and brilliant cial group league fixture by two and a missed stumping chance fielding from Pakistan to man- 120,000 Swiss Open Grand Prix West Indies Vs Sri Lanka (Bengaluru) - 7:30 PM Extras (B-2 LB-3 W-1 NB-1) 7 runs via Duckworth-Lewis by Sushma Verma off Muneeba age a paltry 96 for seven. Gold badminton tournament here. Total (For 5 wkts in 18 overs) 118 method in the ICC World T20, Ali (12 not out). Indian batswomen's struggle can Two-time champion, Saina Bowling: Ashish Nehra 4-0-20-1, Ravichandran Ashwin 3-0-12-0, here this evening. Had she pulled off that regu- be gauged from the fact that they took another step towards the Jasprit Bumrah 4-0-32-1, Ravindra Jadeja 4-0-20-1, Suresh Raina After posting a meagre 96 lation stumping, Pakistan would scored just seven runs for the Swiss Open crown after ekeing 1-0-4-1, Hardik Pandya 2-0-25-1.. for seven, India started badly in have been seven down and as loss of two wickets in the six out a 13-21 21-15 21-14 win over India innings (target: 119 runs from 18 overs) their defence but pulled the plug per D/L par score India would overs of Powerplay. (PTI) Japan's Sayaka Sato, seeded sev- R Sharma c Malik b Amir 10 when it mattered and reduced enth, in a 52-minute contest to S Dhawan b Sami 6 Pakistan to 77 for six in 16 overs West Indies take on Bangladesh in take her overall head-to-head V Kohli not out 55 when the heavens opened up. record to 5-1. S Raina b Sami 0 The D/L par score was 75 at that Women’s World T20 The Olympic bronze medal- Y Singh c Sami b Riaz 24 point of time which enabled CHENNAI, Mar 19: list will next take on her fierce MS Dhoni not out 13 Sana Mir's girls to remain two Their campaign off to a positive start after a hard-fought win rival Wang Yihan, seeded 3rd. Extras (lb-3, w-7, nb-1) 11 runs ahead. over Pakistan, West Indies will look to continue the good run in the Saina has a 4-9 record against the Total (For 4 wickets; 15.5 overs) 119 At that stage, Pakistan need- ICC Women's World Twenty20 when they take on a struggling former World No. 1 but the top Bowling: 3-1-11-1, Irfan 2.5-0-25-0, Sami 2-0-17-2, Afridi 4-0- ed 20 off 24 balls to win, but the Bangladesh in a Group B match here tomorrow. seeded Indian will take confi- ry to keep their World T20 cam- Zealand in the opening game. This 25-0, Malik 2-0-22-0, Riaz 2-0-16-1. downpour brought proceedings West Indies rallied to eke out a narrow four-run win over dence from her three wins against to a grinding halt and the match the Chinese in 2015. paign alive riding on Virat Kohli's was India's 11th consecutive win expected of country's No 1 bats- not wilt under pressure, let the Pakistan in their World T20 opener and they would to look produce classy unbeaten 55, here tonight. over Pakistan in the ICC World never started within the cut-off a better performance against Bangladesh, who are smarting from In men's singles, 13th seed man. torrid time pass through and then time of 6:55 pm. Prannoy took almost an hour to In a low scoring rain-curtailed tournaments with Kohli scoring Three weeks back in Mirpur, encashed on the loose deliveries. consecutive losses against India and England. showdown, the hosts restricted third successive half-century in However India lost the On paper, West Indies are the hot favourites against minnows get across Thailand's Tanongsak it was seaming track where Kohli With Yuvraj Singh (24), he match today because of their Saensomboonsuk, seeded 16th, Pakistan to 118 for five and then last three editions of shortest for- Bangladesh, who qualified for this World T20 like Ireland in the showed his artistry. Today it was added 61 runs for the fourth wick- batswomen, who were simply 21-18 22-24 21-9. The World No. overhauled the target in 15.5 overs mat. tournament at Thailand last year. However, the Caribbean side has turning track but it did not deter et just after the hosts were reeling unable to score of a disciplined 27 Indian will next face Tzu Wei on a viciously turning track at the The win also was special as a few issues to sort out. him from playing another classi- at 23 for three. (PTI) Pakistan bowling attack that Wang of Chinese Taipei. Eden Gardens. this was India's first win against Skipper Stafanie Taylor was only bright spot in West Indies' cal innings where not a single forced the hosts to play dot balls Prannoy had lost to Tzu Wei Kohli was head and shoulders Pakistan at the hallowed Eden shot was out of the book. He did Afghanistan face tough batting during their last match against Pakistan as they could above the rest in terms of quality Gardens. equivalent to 10 overs. in 2014 Austrian International In pursuit of the paltry target muster only 103-8 and they will have to address their batting woes Challenge. (PTI) of batsmanship as his 37-ball It was yet another time when Gayle storm alert as West Indies task against SA ahead of the bigger clashes -- England (March 24 at Dharamsala) innings had seven fours and a six. Kohli anchored an Indian chase to of 97, Nahida Khan (14) and MUMBAI, Mar 19: Sidra Ameen (26) gave Pakistan and India (March 27 at Mohali) -- which awaits them in the tour- GDC Udhampur On a day, when the next best score perfection with the kind of solidi- square off against Sri Lanka Advancing into the Super 10 a rollicking start and reached the nament.(PTI) was 26 from opposition's Shoaib ty and responsibility that is BENGALURU, Mar 19: stage for the first time in three organizes Poster High on confidence after attempts, minnows Afghanistan their emphatic victory over will face a formidable challenge JCC, Khalsa script wins in 1st SP Smart T20 Cup Making Competition when they clash with South Africa Excelsior Correspondent England, the West Indies will Excelsior Sports Correspondent man of the match. Vishwajeet Singh and Rohit once again look for an explo- in the ICC World Twenty 20 Championship at the Wankhede In another match, JCC Sharma bagged 2 wickets each. UDHAMPUR, Mar 19: The sive knock from Chris Gayle to Stadium here tomorrow. JAMMU, Mar 19: thrashed Striker XI by 9 wickets. In reply, JCC chased the tar- Women Development Cell of inch closer to a semifinal berth Afghanistan suffered a narrow Outplaying their rivals convinc- Batting first, Striker CC col- get easily by losing one wicket, Govt. Degree College Udhampur when they take on defending defeat against defending champi- ingly, Jammu Cricket Club and lapsed at 50 runs. Anil and thus won the match by 9 wick- organized a Poster Making champions Sri Lanka in a World ons Sri Lanka in their opening Khalsa Cricket Club advanced Vikram chipped in with 14 and ets. Vivrant and Suresh con- Competition on the theme "Beti Twenty20 Super 10 Group 1 Group 1 game at Kolkata's Eden into the next round of the ongo- Padao Beti Bachao", here. A large number of students match here tomorrow. Gardens and they will have to get ing 1st SP Smart T20 Cup at ma participated in the Competition The West Indians showed across South Africa to keep them- Stadium, here today. selves afloat. whose main purpose is to aware ominous form in the triumph Earlier, Khalsa Cricket Club Fencers posing alongwith dignitaries, coaches and officials over England but the Lankans The Proteas, on the other hand, the students about the impor- in Jammu on Saturday.