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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2020 (PAGE 10) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU Rain n’ Ruins: Indian batsmen J&K- Ranji QF called off spins to resounding win over without a ball being bowled on Day-2 falter on challenging track Excelsior Sports Correspondent light on the opening day yester- defending champions in T20 WC opener day. WELLINGTON, Feb 21: of the length deliveries that shot off Boult just after surviv- , Feb 21: back from injury and perform loss in four overs with a typical- JAMMU, Feb 21: The second Play started after tea and only climbed on the batsmen, peg- ing a tough caught and bowled like this. It was the third time ly aggressive 29 off 15 balls but India's top-order batsmen day's play in the six overs were possible on the ging them on backfoot. chance. Leg-spinner Poonam Yadav that I was on a hat-trick but satis- her fall derailed the innings as performed woefully on a chal- quarterfinal match between He also mixed it up with "As a batsman, it's not easy, opening day during which bowled a magical spell in her fied that I was able to do the job the other batters disappointed. lenging track as the side Karnataka and Jammu & fuller deliveries when the bats- especially first day, on this Karnataka struggled against comeback game to steer India to for the team," said Poonam at the made a com- crawled to 122 for 5 with New Kashmir was called off without a men were just a tad unsure of track. I thought they bowled Jammu & Kashmir new ball pair a comfortable 17- win over Zealand's towering pacer Kyle ball being bowled because of wet their footwork. good areas and they kept test- of Aquib Nabi (1/6) and Mujtaba defending champions Australia Jamieson rattling the visiting ground conditions at GGM at barely 130 ing us. They didn't give us any- Yousuf (1/5). in the opening match of the big guns on his debut on a rain- Sciecne College Hostel Ground, kmph, he troubled the visitors thing loose," Agarwal, who was Karnataka lost both their Women's T20 World Cup here hit opening day of the first Test here today. making it easier for senior pros the only other batsman who openers -- Ravikumar Samarth today. here. Despite the sun shinning Put in to bat, India struggled looked a bit comfortable said. (5) and (2). brightly today, water seepage to a below par 132 before "As a batsman, you never At the close of play, skipper under the covers after last night's Poonam (4/19 in 4 overs) foxed felt that you were completely in was on four in downpour left wet patches near the Aussies with her googlies, because even after lunch, it was the company of Krishnamurthy the run-up area at one end. turning the match decisively into doing a little bit," he added. The on-field umpires con- Siddharth, who is yet to open his her team's favour. Hanuma Vihari (7) was ducted as many as five inspec- account. Australia, who have won the Jamieson's third victim when tions before eventually calling off It is pertinent to mention here competition four times in six edi- he edged a pitched up . the day's proceedings. that there are still three day's left tions, were all out for 115 in 19.5 "With my height, I can Karnataka were wobbling at in the match as it is a 5-day game overs afford to go a fraction fuller, 14 for 2 at stumps after only six at the knockout stage, rather than "A bowler like Poonam is especially out here with the overs were possible due to bad 4-dayers at the group stage. someone who leads from the extra bounce. I try to make front. We were expecting a great guys commit to play off the Poonam Yadav is ecstatic after taking a . comeback from her. Our team is front foot...And if it does swing Pragyan Ojha retires looking nice, earlier we depend- or seam you have a chance of post-match presentation. posed 46-ball 49 in the second ed on two-three players," India bringing the edge in," Jamieson Australia were off to a good half of the innings but the fire- skipper said revealed his simple gameplan. from international start to their chase with opener power that India needed in the Kyle Jamieson is pumped up after getting rid of . after the match. Once Kane Williamson NEW DELHI, Feb 21: "It's time I move on to the making a 35-ball death overs was badly missing. Poonam, who missed the pre- SCOREBOARD called it right under the over- next phase of my life...I am writ- 51, laced with six boundaries India were cruising initially Veteran Indian left-arm spin- ceding tri-series due to a hand India 1st Innings: cast conditions, it was a chal- ing this letter to tender my for- and a six. with Shafali taking the opposi- ner Pragyan Ojha, who snared 10 injury, also got good support b Southee 16 lenge for the Indian batsmen. mal retirement from internation- However, Indian spinners led tion to the cleaners, hitting five during Sachin from other bowlers including Young Prithvi Shaw's loose al and first-class cricket with by Poonam triggered a collapse fours and a six. c Jamieson b Boult 34 Tendulkar's farewell Test in pacer . technique and tendency to immediate effect," Ojha posted as Australia suddenly slipped to However, left-arm spinner Cheteshwar Pujara c Watling b Jamieson 11 2013, announced retirement The 28-year-old from Agra close the bat face was always on his Twitter account. 82 for six. (2/24) snapped Virat Kohli c Taylor b Jamieson 2 from international and first-class was on a hat-trick but narrowly going to cost him. "To be an Indian cricketer Poonam (4/19) snapped four two quick wickets, Smriti batting 38 cricket with immediate effect and represent missed out as wicketkeeper Southee bowled one that wickets, two in successive deliv- Mandhana (10 off 11) and Hanuma Vihari c Watling b Jamieson 7 the country at dropped a difficult looked like angling in and eries in the 12th over, to break Harmanpreet (2 off 5) to reduce batting 10 the highest level chance. Shaw closed the bat face as the the back of Australia's chase. India to 47 for three. Extras: (LB-1 W-3) 4 was always a The tournament-opener saw ball moved a shade away after (34 off 36) Deepti then shared 53 runs Total: (For 5 wickets from 55 overs) 122 dream I cher- a record 13,000 plus attendance pitching, brushing his pad and tried her bit but didn't get any with (26 off ished as a with a sizeable chunk supporting Bowling: Tim Southee 14-4-27-1, Trent Boult 14-2-44-1, Colin then the off-stump. support from the other end. 33) to bring up the 100 in the youngster. India. de Grandhomme 11-5-12-0, Kyle Jamieson 14-2-38-3, Ajaz Patel Pujara was ready to show a Earlier, India squandered a 16th over. "I fall short India next play against 2-2-0-0. lot of patience as he started flying start to end up with a For Australia, of words to in on February below-par total. (1/15) and Friday's play was called off leaving deliveries outside the describe how 24. Sixteen-year-old Shafali (1/24) were the other wicket-tak- after tea due to a heavy down- Tim Southee (1/27 in 14 overs) off-stump. fortunate I have "It was great for me to come Verma took India to 40 for no ers. (PTI) pour, the gloomy conditions and Trent Boult (1/44 in 14 However, Jamieson, coming been to have typifying India's batting blues overs) to bowl a more probing in as the second change, lived my dream World SnowShoe Championship with only Ajinkya Rahane (38 line. bowled his back of length and earned the batting off 122 balls) matching "The last couple of weeks delivery on the off-middle love and respect of my fellow wares when it came to winning has been pretty surreal. Pretty channel and he had no option today. countrymen," he added. Advisor Khan meets Kashmir SnowShoe the mental battle. pleased and from a team per- but to jab at the rising delivery Tendulkar's final Test in From 18 ODIs, he grabbed The 6"8' Jamieson could not spective we're in a pretty good which kissed the outside edge against the West Indies 21 wickets. He also played six have asked for a better start, position as well," said Jamieson of his bat and was taken by BJ in November 2013 also became T20 Internationals. medal winning athletes in Jammu picking up 3 for 38 in 14 overs at the end of the day's play. Watling. the last of the 33-year-old Ojha's He said the most memorable career and the one in which he Excelsior Sports Correspondent This is big achievement for student of Islamia College while and his prized scalps included Such was the disciplined Kohli was playing Jamieson moment of his career was receiv- was named man of the match. whole country and that is the rea- representing India finished ed two of India's best long-form effort from the Black Caps for the disconcerting bounce ing his Test cap from Tendulkar. He went out of favour after JAMMU, Feb 21: Advisor to son SnowShoe is also featuring third, thus bagged bronze batsmen -- skipper Virat Kohli bowlers that India managed that he generated from back of "(It was like) ... that but did not give any reasons Lt. Governor J&K, Farooq Khan in first ever Khelo India Winter medals. (2) and the dogged Cheteshwar only 43 runs in the second ses- the length but in between, the Accomplishing the feat of taking for his decision to call it quits met with the Kashmir medal Games-2020 in Gulmarg," he The championship was sion. bowler decided to slip one 100 Test wickets. I hope to con- Pujara (14 off 42 balls). now. In all, he played 24 Tests winning athletes who represent- added. organised by Japan Rahane played 122 balls, fuller delivery on the fourth tinue contributing towards the SnowShoeing Federation under He also took a lovely catch between 2009 and 2013 in which ed India in the World SnowShoe He told athletes to come and hitting four boundaries on a growth of Indian cricket in every Championship-2020 held in see him in Gulmarg and give the auspices of World SnowShoe in the deep to cap off a day he stump channel. he took 113 wickets. will remember forever. What heavy outfield. Rishabh Pant Kohli lunged into the drive capacity possible," he said. (PTI) Myoko, Japan. everyone first hand experience Federation . The Indian contin- Jamieson did wonderfully well was at the other end on 10. and the thick edge was taken by Mr Khan who handles sports of what a tough sport SnowShoe gent was fielded by SnowShoe was mix up the back of the Mayank Agarwal (34 off 84 the '100 Test man' Ross Taylor, Halep stages another Dubai in J&K met with the athletes is. Federation of India (SSFI). In the length stuff with fuller deliver- balls), who did the hard work of standing at the first slip com- who returned back from Japan Pertinently Kashmir athletes championship athletes from ies in between. surviving the first session, was pounding India's troubles. on Thursday in his office cham- representing India in World countries like USA, Canada, He bowled the natural back out after lunch as he tried a pull (PTI) comeback to reach semi-finals bers at Civil Secretariat Jammu SnowShoe Championship at Australia, Italy, Germany, Spain, DUBAI, Feb 21: was the key of the match. and praised the athletes for Myoko Japan recently bagged Sweden France and others par- "It's good to have tough bringing laurels for Country and three medals. ticipated. Top seed Simona Halep had matches. I'm here to give every- J&K. In the championship that saw The race was held in tough to come from behind for a second thing I have to win every match I The athletes who met Khan straight day, overhauling Aryna play. I'm happy with these match- included World Junior Silver Sabalenka 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 to reach es." medalist Ayaan Bin Shahnaz, the Dubai Championships semi- The Romanian star will face World senior Under-29 age finals. group category bronze medalist Halep, who Muzamil Hussain Mir , World had saved a match championship participant Feroz point in knocking Ahmed Khan who were accom- out Ons Jabeur 24 panied by noted sports mentor of hours earlier, said J&K Abid Rashid Pathan. she had to pick up Advisor to Lt. Governor her pace after los- termed the medal winning feat of ing the first set. the athletes a great achievement "Everything as the SnowShoe is very tough was a little bit fast, sport and requires lot of hard too powerful. work and dedication. When I got the SnowShoe International medalists posing along with Advisor "I had heard about Kashmir to Lt Governor, Farooq Khan in Jammu. rhythm, it was players bagging medals in Japan much easier for Jennifer Brady on Friday for a during World Championship. To athletes from around 17 coun- conditions with soft deep snow me to feel the game," said the place in the final. meet all of you finally here in tries coming from different con- and the terrain was dificult with world number two on Thursday. US qualifier Brady, who beat Jammu is great and I am happy tinents competing , Kashmir ath- lot of uphill and steep climbs on "I played quicker in the sec- third seed Elina Svitolina in the for all of you and all the sports letes bagged one silver and two the course. Despite all that Ayan, Workers installing the stage at Sardar Patel Stadium ahead of the visit of US President Donald ond and third set. She didn't have first round, booked her last-four fraternity of J&K. In the World bronze medals. It was first time Zain and Muzamil competing first Trump in Ahmedabad on Friday. (UNI) time to hit the ball. I think that spot by dispatching ninth seed Championship in which athletes ever in the history of SnowShoe time ever at World level came out Garbine Muguruza, 6-7 (5/7), 6- from almost every continent took sport that Indian athletes have with flying colours, bringing lau- ‘Namaste Trump’ won’t mark Sharath-Sathiyan pair storms 3, 6-4. part, it wouldn't have been easy bagged medals in the World rels for J&K and the country as Elena Rybakina claimed a to bag medals. I must congratu- Championship. well. inauguration of Motera stadium: GCA into ITTF Hungary Open final season-leading 18th victory with late you all and hope that you In junior boys category, Ayan Before leaving for Japan, the a 7-6 (7/1) 6-3 win over second keep bringing in laurels for Bin Shahnaz of Burn Hall school team was flagged off from AHMEDABAD, Feb 21: during an interaction with the BUDAPEST, Feb 21: after having sent the Japanese seed Karolina Pliskova of the Country and J&K in future as while representing India finished Srinagar by Secretary Youth media at the stadium. pair of Shunsuke Togami and well," Khan said. second in the five kilometre run Services and Sports Sarmad The Gujarat Cricket The Indian pairing of Sharath Czech Republic. As per the schedule, Trump Yukia Uda packing in the previ- "Running is very tough sport while as 10 year old Zain Ali of Hafeez. Kamal and G Sathiyan upset top- The Kazakh winner has been Association (GCA) today clari- and Prime Minister Narendra ous round. and SnowShoe running must be Burn Hall finished third in the The team included Gulzar fied the 'Namaste Trump' event seeds Kwan Kit Ho and Chun on a tear in 2020, winning the Modi would address people in As for Sharath and Manika, tougher. To run five kilometer or same category. Ahmed, Mushtaq Ahmed, is being organised at the newly- Ting Wong of Hong Kong to trophy and playing finals this stadium after taking part in a they got a walkover in the quar- nine kilometer on soft snow and In the 20-29 age group cate- Muzamil Hussain, Feroze Ahmed, built cricket stadium here on enter the men's doubles final of in Shenzhen and last weekend in roadshow. terfinals from the second-seeded uphill track must be very tough. gory of nine-kilometers run, Zain Ali, Ayaan Bin Shahnaz, February 24 only for hosting US the ITTF World Tour Hungary St Petersburg. (Agencies) The event has been named Japanese pair of Jun Mizutani and Muzamil Hussain Mir a former Abid, Zulfqar and Ishfaq. President Donald Trump and it Open here today. 'Namaste Trump' on the lines of Mima Ito after Mizutani pulled will not mark the inauguration In a hard-fought five-setter, out because of a neck injury he Sakshi settles for silver; Vinesh, Anshu, of the complex. the Howdy, Modi' programme the Indian qualifiers won 11-7, organised in the US last year. suffered during his singles event. The cricket stadium at 12-10, 4-11, 4-11, 11-9 and Manika failed to go past The Motera stadium, owned Gursharanpreet bag bronze Motera is the world's largest earned a meeting with the second- Japanese Miu Hirano in the pre- by the GCA, has been complete- with a capacity to accommodate seeded pair of Duda Benedikt and quarterfinals, losing in straight NEW DELHI, Feb 21: Naomi Ruike -- in the opening 1.10 lakh spectators. ly rebuilt after demolishing the Franziska Patrick from Germany games of 9-11, 1-11, 7-11, 7-11. round and the final -- to win her old one, which was constructed Exploiting a weaker field, second silver at this event. She had Even since Trump's visit to in the final to be held on Saturday. Manika, who beat Szu-Yu Chen Sakshi Malik claimed a silver the city was announced around in 1982 with a seating capacity The Germans defeated of Taipei 4-3 in a tough round of grabbed a silver in 2017 also. while Vinesh Phogat dominated The Rio Olympic bronze two weeks back, local police as of 49,000 spectators. Poland's Dyjas Jakub and 32 match, was down 0-3 before her bronze medal play-off after medallist Sakshi, who has been The entire stadium complex Belgium's Nuytinck Cedric 11-4, scoring a strong comeback win, well as authorities had been losing to nemesis Mayu Mukaida struggling of late, lost her opening claiming the mega gathering of is spread across over 64 acres. 11-5, 8-11, 11-3. including the crucial fourth game as Indian women team registered The construction of the new sta- round 1-2 to Naomi and could not over 1 lakh people in the stadi- Later on Friday, Sharath and on extended points. its best-ever performance at the score a point in final, dium was completed in two um would also mark the inaugu- Manika Batra take on German Sathiyan is still in the fray and which she lost 0-2. ration of the stadium. years at an estimated cost of Rs duo of Patrick Franziska and is also slated to meet top-seed "She was not that "This event's name is 700 crore. Petrissa Solja in the mixed dou- Harimoto Tomokazu and Manika strong but I just could Namaste Trump. It is meant for The GCA had earlier said the bles semifinals. will meet Japanese Miu Hirano in not score many points hosting US President Donald stadium will have 76 corporate On Thursday, Sharath and the round of 16 later on Friday. In against her. Initially I boxes, four dressing rooms, a Sathiyan had beaten home the round of 32, the Indian defeat- Trump. We will inaugurate the lost two points and that Players in action during a football match of 27th Annual club house and an Olympic-size favourites Nandor Ecseki and ed Noshad Alamiyan of Iran 4-1. stadium later," said GCA vice- pegged me back," she Football Championship in Jammu on Friday. swimming pool. (PTI) Adam Szudi in the quarterfinals, (PTI) said. president Dhanraj Nathwani —Excelsior/Rakesh Sakshi overcame Fighting India lose 3-4 to title holders two weak opponents to Carrom trials on Feb 26 eventually reach the J&K Bank faces JKPDC Excelsior Sports Correspondent Pradesh) from March 31 to April final. She outplayed 3. Australia in FIH Pro League Korea's Ohyoung Ha in SRINAGAR, Feb 21: her second round, win- in Football final today All Sub Junior under 14/ , Feb 21: ing World and European champi- Asian Wrestling Championship, Jammu and Kashmir Carrom Boys and Girls and Senior ons. The Red Lions bounced ning by technical superiority. In Excelsior Sports Correspondent Earlier, in the semifinal, India fought hard before los- returning with eight medals here Association is going to conduct Carrom players (Men and back with a 3-2 win in the second her semifinal against Uzbekistan's played today, J&K Bank defeat- selection trials for the upcoming ing 3-4 to defending champions today. Nabira Esenbaeva, she led 5-0 but JAMMU, Feb 21: The pro- Women) of district units are match. ed upcoming local club of 46th Sub Junior National and Australia in their first match of The Indian team had won only her rival pulled off consecutive fessional side of Jammu and requested to send the entries But the hosts were made to one gold medal before this edition Srinagar, Acro FC by three goals Inter-State Carrom champi- the two-leg FIH Pro League two-point moves to make it 5-4. Kashmir Bank will lock horns before 26th February. For regis- toil hard by the world no.2 but Divya, Pinki and Sarita Mor to nil (3-0). Leading by a goal in onship 2019-20 and 26th All encounter here today. Sakshi has been losing in clos- against department side of J&K tration players can contact Australia before eventually los- won three on the opening day. India Federation Cup, 2019-20 Making their debut in the sec- ing stages of late but this time she Power Development the first half of the play, J&K Secretary Arif Sultan on ing the match in a close Nirmala Devi came out second on February 26 at 12:30 pm at ond season of the FIH Pro managed to hold on to her narrow Corporation (JKPDC) in the Bank added two more goals 7006355520 or General Secretary encounter. best. Sports Hall, Government Girls League, the Indians displayed lead, surviving anxious last two final of the 27th J&K Football after the breather thereby made Adil Shal on 9906514153. (6th On Friday, Sakshi (65kg, sil- Higher Secondary School, their potential by claiming five seconds. Championship, organised by it a big 3-0 win. Players can also register them- minute), (18th), ver), Vinesh (53kg, bronze) young All eyes were on Vinesh, who Rajbagh here. points from a possible six against J&K Football Association The Championship is being selves through SMS on the said Anshu Malik (57kg bronze) and yet again fell to Muakida to go out The upcoming championship (41st) and Jacob (JKFA), at GGM Science sponsored by J&K Sports numbers in this format. Players the Netherlands before claiming Gursharan Preet kaur (72kg, of the gold medal race but made a Anderson (42nd) scored four College Hostel ground, at 3 pm Council, while the footballs are is scheduled to be held at Bada are also requested to bring origi- another three in a stunning 2-1 bronze) added to India's tally. strong comeback to win then Lalpura, Varanasi (Uttar nal age proof documents. victory over Belgium, the reign- field goals for the winners. (PTI) Sakshi twice lost to Japan's here tomorrow. being sponsored by VECTOR.