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SUNDAY, AUGUST 5, 2018 (PAGE 12) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU India suffer heartbreaking Indian bowlers restrict South Sensational Sindhu seals second Africa 'A' to 246/8 on 1st day successive World Championship final NANJING (CHINA), Aug 4: loss in series opener BENGALURU, Aug 4: Second stitched 59 runs with Senuran Muthusamy for the fifth Olympic silver medallist P V BIRMINGHAM, Aug 4: South Africa 'A' wicketkeep- wicket to resurrect the South Sindhu continued her incredible er Rudi Second missed a century India suffered a heartbreak- Africa 'A' innings before a 39- run of form in the World by six runs as India 'A' bowlers ing 31-run loss to England as run stand with Shaun von Berg Championships, earning a second produced a disciplined perform- skipper Virat Kohli's heroics helped his side near the 250-run successive final spot after seeing ance to restrict the visitors to went in vain amid yet another mark. off Japan's Akane Yamaguchi at 246 for eight in the first 'unoffi- abject batting capitulation in a Siraj rocked the South Africa the women's singles semifinals cial' Test here. riveting opening Test at the 'A' innings early with a two- here today. Pacers Mohammed Siraj Edgbaston today. wicket burst in the space of two World number three Sindhu, It was virtually Kohli versus (3/56), Navdeep Saini (2/47) overs. He first removed opener and Rajneesh Gurbani (2/47) who had finished runners-up at England and when the Indian Pieter Malan (7) in the fifth over the Glasgow edition last year captain was trapped lbw off Ben shared seven wickets between before claiming the wicket of them, while leg-spinner after losing to another Japanese Stokes in the 47th over, the English players celebrate victory (L) Virat Kohli mum after Zubayr Hamza (0) in the seventh Nozomi Okuhara in an epic sum- absorbing game was only head- defeat.(R) Yuzvendra Chahal picked up over. one as India kept a tight leash on mit showdown, notched up a ing the home team's way. SCOREBOARD After that, there was a 50-run superb 21-16 24-22 win over Resuming on overnight 110 the South Africans, who opted to stand between Erwee and cap- I was down, I still had hope that World Championship final. England 1st innings: 287 world number two Yamaguchi in for five, India folded up for 162 bat after winning the toss. tain Khaya Zondo (24) for the till the last point it wasn't over for Sindhu looked a bit nervous India 1st innings: 274 a 55-minute hard-fought match. in 54.2 overs despite Kohli's Except for Second (94) and third wicket. Saini ended that me, so I kept trying. I had to work and took time to get into the England 2nd innings: 180 Sarel Erwee (47), none of the "It was a good match overall. combative 51 off 93 balls and partnership by sending Zondo to I hope this time it would be a bet- hard to get each point." groove, resulting in Yamaguchi Hardik Pandya's 31. India 2nd innings: (Target: 194) other South Africans could make the pavillion. Another wicket The 23-year-old from racing away to a 5-0 lead. M Vijay lbw b Broad 6 a significant contribution. ter result then the last time. I have All-rounder Stokes (4-40) fell as South Africa 'A' were to prepare well for tomorrow, so Hyderabad, who also won two The Indian earned the first S Dhawan c Bairstow b Broad 13 Coming out at the fall of came to the party on the morn- reduced to 93 for four before its not yet over," Sindhu said after bronze medals in 2013 and 2014, point with a precise smash but a KL Rahul c Bairstow b Stokes 13 Erwee with his team tottering at ing of day four by removing Second took charge. the match. will face Olympic champion and couple of wide strokes on both V Kohli lbw b Stokes 51 93 for four, Second held the Kohli and Mohammad Shami in Brief Scores: Sindhu entered the match former two-time gold medallist sides of the court helped the A Rahane c †Bairstow b Curran 2 South Africa 'A' innings together the same over. James Anderson South Africa 'A': 246 for 8 in with a 6-4 head-to-head record Carolina Marin of Spain tomor- Japanese move to 6-3. R Ashwin c †Bairstow b Anderson 13 before he was the last man out (2-50) and Stuart Broad (2-43) 88 overs (Rudi Second 94, Sarel against Yamaguchi, who had row. At 4-8, Sindhu reeled off five D Karthik c Malan b Anderson 20 on the first day of the four-day took a brace each as England Erwee 47; Sarel Erwee 3/56, defeated the Indian in big-ticket Marin had robbed Sindhu off straight points to grab a 9-8 lead. HH Pandya c Cook b Stokes 31 game. He hit 12 boundaries in drew first blood in what promis- Navdeep Saini 2/47, Rajneesh events such as All England a gold medal at the Rio Olympics However, the Japanese managed Mohammed Shami c Bairstow b Stokes 0 his 139-ball innings. es to be an engrossing five- Gurbani 2/47). (PTI) Championship this year and after defeating the Indian in the to hold a slender 11-10 lead at the I Sharma lbw b Rashid 11 match series. Dubai Superseries Final last year. summit clash. break after Sindhu failed to cross U Yadav not out 0 The Indian bowlers did their The duo faced off twice this year Overall, Marin has a 6-5 the net. Extras (B-1, LB-1) 2 job in both the innings but the with each registering a win. advantage over Sindhu, who had After the breather, Sindhu Total: (For 10 wickets in 54.2 Overs) 162 batsmen, with the exception of "We know each other's game, beaten the Spaniard in their last stepped up her retrieving skills Kohli, let the team down again. Bowling: J Anderson 16-2-50-2, S Broad 14-2-43-2, B Stokes we play very often, we played at encounter at the Malaysia Open and covered the court better as The second Test begins at 14.2-2-40-4, S Curran 6-0-18-1, A Rashid 4-1-9-1. the All England Championship. in June. Yamaguchi tried to put the shuttle Lord's on August 9. 17th Test half-century off 88 diately. Two fours off his blade So we needed to be patience and "Tomorrow is going to be an close to the lines and ended up The sun was out at balls. meant that England had to consistent to win. I was prepared aggressive match. Again we committing many unforced Edgbaston but the ball was Thanks to those boundaries rethink their plans once again. for long matches because both know each other's game, so no errors. doing enough to trouble the off Pandya, the bowling Adil Rashid (1-9) then was Yamaguchi and Okuhara are very easy matches, no easy points, just At 10-12, Sindhu rode on batsmen. India got off to a poor changes came and they worked brought on after the drinks good players and can go on and have to turn up and give my best eight straight points to reach 18- start as Dinesh Karthik (20) fell for England. In the 47th over break and for the second time on in the rallies," Sindhu said. tomorrow," Sindhu said. 12. However, she went out twice on the sixth ball of the day, then, Stokes trapped Kohli lbw in this Test, he trapped Sharma Ace skaters of the State posing along with President of J&K "So I had to be on the court Marin today beat Chinese and also sent the shuttle long once caught at second slip off as the batsman moved too far lbw with a googly. Skating Association, GS Khurmi after returning from Italy. always. In the second game when eighth seed He Bingjiao 13-21 to allow Yamaguchi make a Anderson. forward and across to counter At nine down, it was but a 21-16 21-13 to make her third recovery.(PTI) It brought Pandya to the the incoming delivery. The matter of time even as Pandya crease, but Kohli was not yet skipper did check for DRS tried to stay at the wicket and Five skaters of J&K represent ready to farm strike and trusted review but it went in England's fight until the very end. He Qualifiers of National Eligibility Test his partner. It meant that Pandya favour. tried rotating strike with India, young Hiteshwar shines Ruby Qureshi, D/o Haji Shivali Khajuria, D/o Sheetal Lalotra, D/o Desraj hogged majority of the deliver- Surprisingly, Shami (0) Umesh Yadav and attacked Excelsior Sports Correspondent and emerged highest scorer for Mohd Fazil Sudershan Lalotra and ies early in their partnership, but came out to bat next and Stokes Rashid as well. India. Qureshi, R/o Khajuria and Poonam Lalo- the skipper didn't mind. made it a double blow in four But Stokes, who might not JAMMU, Aug 4: Five ace These skaters were selected Saaj, Thanna- Gulshan Khaj- tra, R/o Ward Kohli only faced six balls in balls as the batsman was caught play the second Test owing to skaters of Jammu and Kashmir by the Roller Skating Federation mandi, Rajouri, uria, R/o Indira No. 3, Shivpuri the first 15 minutes of play, but behind.

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