WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2, 2014 (PAGE 14) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU West Indies crush Pakistan by 1st Vishal Heer Memorial Football Tourney State Squash Championship concludes Vijay Heroes crush Jammu United 84 runs to enter semi-final Col Jasrotia claims Veterans title; MIRPUR, Apr 1: via tie breaker; enters next stage Excelsior Sports Correspondent Gupta from Vijay Heroes Club Varun tops in senior category Defending champions West converted the penalty kicks into Excelsior Sports Correspondent Indies pummelled a listless JAMMU, Apr 1: Vijay goals. Pakistan by 84 runs to set up the Heroes crushed Jammu United For Jammu United side, JAMMU, Apr 1: Colonel RS ICC World Twenty20 semifinal by 6-5 goals via tie breaker and Rakesh Kumar, Chandan Kumar, Jasrotia smashed Ajay Kapoor clash against Sri Lanka, here entered into the next stage of the Romesh Kumar, Koshal Sharma by 3-1 sets and claimed the today. ongoing 1st Vishal Heer and Sahil Dogra converted the 'Veterans title' of the "State Dwayne Bravo (46) and skip- Memorial Football Tournament, penalty kicks into goals. Squash Championship" organ- per Darren Sammy (42 not out) being organised by Young During the match, the yellow ised by J&K Squash Rackets pulverised a decent looking Heroes Football Club under the card was shown to Chandan, Association and sponsored by bowling in the final three overs as aegis of J&K Football Romesh Kumar and Raju in J&K State Sports Council at West Indies put up an impressive Association (JKFA) at 35th, 41st and 65th minutes Jammu Club. 166 for six and then shot out the Government Gandhi Memorial respectively. In the first set, Colonel opposition for a meagre 82 in (GGM) Science College football Harbans Lal, Charan Dass, Jasrotia registered win over 17.5 overs. ground today. Rohit Kumar, Raesh Sumberia, Ajay Kapoor by 11-5 score, but It was the biggest win for the In the first half of the inaugu- Narinder Gupta along with hun- Ajay Kapoor equalized the Winners of State Squash Championship posing for photo- Caribbean side in the Twenty20 ral match, players of both the dreds of sports lovers witnessed game by winning the set by 13- graph with dignitaries at Jammu Club. teams played well and restricted format. West Indies celebrating victory over Pakistan at Mirpur on the match. 11. In the first set, Jaideep CA Pardeep Gandotra was the each-other to net the goal and Leg-spinner Samuel Badree Tuesday. The match was officiated by In the third set, Colonel Nayyar registered win by 11-5 chief guest, who awarded the raise the scoreboard. (3/10 in 4 overs) showed why he by the colourful Chris Gayle also Badree made it two-down in Suresh Kumar Gupta, Jasrotia thrashed Ajay Kapoor score, whereas in the second set, winners in presence of Ranjit In the second half, the posi- is so highly-rated as he decimated created relentless pressure on the the very next over when Shehzad’s Harmanjeet Singh, Tushar Heer by 11-5 and maintained the Varun Langeh equalized the Kalra, member, BCCI, Dr Taran tion remained same and the the Pakistan top-order with a con- Pakistan batsmen. opening partner Kamran Akmal and Pankaj Kumar. same momentum in the next set game by winning the set by 11-9 Singh from Shaheed-e-Azam match ended with no goal. trolled effort, mixing the skidders While chasing, Pakistan got (0) didn’t reach to the pitch of the In tomorrow fixture, Sainik also and crushed Ajay Kapoor score. Bhagat Singh Foundation and As both the teams failed to with his googlies. off to a worst possible start when delivery as he didn’t get the eleva- Colony Football Club will lock by 11-3 score. In the third set, Nayyar again sports lovers. raise the scorecard, the tie-break- Sunil Narine (3/16) was too left-arm seamer Krishmar tion and Bravo got a simple catch horns with Young Tigers in the In the senior category, Varun crushed Jaideep by 11-6 score, While speaking, GS Bakshi er rule was applied, where good for the middle and lower Santokie bowled a brilliant bowl at mid-off. first match and Young Star will Langeh with his perfect skills, but lost the fourth set by 11-4 general secretary of J&K Anchal Sharma, Dushant order as none of the top-eight first up. It was a sharp inswinging The match was as good as clash with NGR in the second stamina and speed registered score. Squash Rackets Association and Sharma, Arif Ahmed, Sahil crossed 20. delivery to Ahmed Shehzad (0) over when Umar Akmal (1) was match. win over Jaideep Nayyar by 3-2 In the decider set, Varun organizer of the championship Pardhan, Kanab Chib and Nakul Pakistan lost the momentum which hit him right on the toe of fooled by Badree’s googly as sets. Langeh with his perfect skills presented detailed report of the in the last three overs when his front-foot and umpire Ian Ramdin complete the stumping. State Drop-Roball smashed Jaideep Nayyar by 11- championship. Sammy and Bravo took 59 runs. Gould adjudged him leg before. It was 9/3 and Pakistan were India thrash West Indies 6 score and claimed the title tro- Bakshi said that there is no After this, West Indies fielders led down in the dumps. C’ship commences phy. squash court of J&K State It only got worse when Excelsior Sports Correspondent In senior category, the third Sports Council and urged the Shoaib Malik (2) stepped out in Women's World T20 place was shared by Chetina J&K State Sports Council and only to miss a Badree delivery SYLHET, Apr 1: match. One-down Smriti JAMMU, Apr 1: First State Sharma and Pankaj Aggarwal. Government for construction of and Ramdin got his second Mandhana struck the winning Drop-Roball Championship of Earlier, Shivang defeated squash courts at Jammu and stumping of the night. At the end Captain Mithali Raj and her runs -- a four -- as India reached both men and women in open Rohit by straight 2-0 sets and Srinagar so that more and more of Powerplay, Pakistan were out opening partner Poonam Raut hit 121 for one in 17.4 overs. category organised by J&K claimed the 'Junior Title' of the youngsters get attracted to this of the match with the scoreboard a half century each as India India ended the tournament Drop-Roball Association com- Championship. In the first semis game. reading 13 for four. thrashed West Indies by nine with four points from four menced today at Vidya Peeth of the junior category, Shivang To boost the morale of the Sammy rightly bowled out wickets in an inconsequential matches to occupy the third Higher Secondary School, thrashed Kaveen, whereas in the players, Bakshi informed that Badree in one spell and he had league match of the Women's place in their group and they Panjtirthi. second semis, Rohit registered the association will organize fantastic figures of 4-0-10-3 to World Twenty20 here today. take on Pakistan here tomorrow The championship was win over Varun. more and more tournament in show for his efforts. India, already out contention in a play-ff match for a berth in declared open by RK Bali, dis- On the valedictory function, the near future. When Narine came in at the for a semifinal berth, chased the 2016 edition to be held in trict urban president PDP, who start of the 10th over, Pakistan down the target of 118 with 14 India. was the chief guest on the occa- Australia register skipper Hafeez was already bat- balls remaining in their final West Indies, who have already sion in presence of Zahid ting in 'Test' mode having Group B league match to notch qualified for the semifinals before Sheikh, Youth, president, Winners of Open Volleyball Tournament posing for group scrapped around for 31 deliveries up their second win in the tour- Rajesh Kapoor, president, photograph at Mendhar on Tuesday. today's match, finished second in consolation win in T20 WC scoring only 19 in the process. nament at the Sylhet Stadium. Group B behind England on the JKICA. His patience gave away as he Mithali carried her bat basis of net run rate, though both In the championship, eight MIRPUR, Apr 1: Bangladesh's bowling attack Pappu Club emerges winner in with their power hitting. Except tried an uncharacteristic hoick off through the innings as she teams ended on same six points teams are participating from A bruised and battered Andre Russell and Chris Gayle remained not out on 55 off 52 from four matches. different districts including for debutant Taskin Ahmed, Australia tasted a consolation other bowlers of the home team Open Volleyball Tournament took another simple catch at cov- balls which she made with the West Indies take on defend- Jammu, Samba, Doda, Reasi, win by thrashing hosts ers. help of six boundaries while Kathua and Srinagar. conceded over eight runs an Excelsior Sports Correspondent besides mementoes and suitable ing champions Australia in the Bangladesh by seven wickets to It was 37 for five and Sohaib Raut struck seven fours in her The member of JKDRA over. cash rewards to all the players of first semifinals on April 3 while round off their disappointing Maqsood (18) gave a slog and 52-ball knock of 56. present were Ajay Verma, presi- While Hossain picked up MENDHAR, Apr 1: Pappu both the teams in presence of England face South Africa in the ICC World Twenty20 campaign miss charge to Narine to make it When Raut was out in the dent, Rita Sharma, working Finch and Warner's wickets, Club has emerged winner, guest of honour of the occasion other semifinal on April 4.