SUNDAY, JULY 20, 2014 (PAGE 14) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU Vijay hits a gutsy fifty as Sangakkara keeps alive Sri Chevrolet Cup T20 final today Lanka victory dream Battle of equals as KCCC takes on New Challengers India lead by 145 after day 3 Excelsior Sports Correspondent While KCCC possesses a duo in experienced Ramdayal GALLE, July 19: scored more than 300 runs in the LONDON, July 19: for 319 in their first innings Vijay in company of Pujara, strong batting line-up in Vimarsh Punia and youngster Rohit final innings at Galle, the 36-year- thereby restricting the first however denied the bowlers any JAMMU, July 19: It will be Kaw, Dhruv Mahajan, Bandeep Sharma, while speedy Sahil Kumar Sangakkara smashed old Sangakkara made a target of India lost three wickets in innings lead to 24. openings, looking to bat patient- the battle of equals as star-stud- Singh, Shashi Kumar and Sharma and Soumay Jain of quick succession but fought back his 49th half-century as Sri Lanka 370 look chaseable. ded Kishan Chand Cricket Club For England, it was Liam ly for long in this third innings of launched a fightback on the fourth Pardeep Bali, the batting trio of KCCC are also having the talent through Murali Vijay's gutsy The star batsman hit seven (KCCC) will take on the com- New Challengers Club in Parveen to counter. Plunkett, who started the col- the game, and brought up the 50- day of the first Test against South half-century to take their overall lapse by first inducing a nick run mark in the 18th over. fours and a six in his 58-run knock bined stars of New Challengers Singh, Hardeep Singh and In the spin Department, Africa today. lead to 145, leaving the second from Pujara, who again looked Plunkett and Moeen Ali were the that came off 89 deliveries. Cricket Club in the final of the Manjeet Singh is a hard nut to KCCC can boast of having huge- The prolific left-hander also cricket Test against England good for a big knock. Virat Kohli other bowlers used in the ses- South Africa began their Chevrolet Cup T20 Cricket crack. ly experienced Sameer Khajuria, shared 96 runs for the unbroken interestingly poised, here today (0)'s error in judgement cost him sion. defence well, with Dale Steyn Tournament at KC Public School As far as the all-rounders is second wicket with Kaushal Silva Raman Dutta ad Pardeep Bali, At stumps on third day, India dearly as the delivery he left Earlier, Bhuvneshwar's sec- once again giving his side the grounds, adjacent KC Sports concerned, KCCC has a battery (37) to take Sri Lanka to 110-1 at besides Gutsy Dhruv and gritty were 169 for four despite a solid jagged back enough to clip the ond successive five-for figures early breakthrough by dismissing of them in skipper Manik Gupta, stumps. Academy, here tomorrow. Kaw, while the New Challengers 78-run second wicket stand bails. helped him get his name on the opener Upul Tharanga for 14. Shashi Kumar, Raman Dutta, The hosts need 260 runs with Though, one gets a feeling will be fielding only one special- between Vijay (59 batting) and From a relatively comfort- prestigious Lord's 'Honours But Sangakkara stood like a wicketkeeper Raman Thaploo nine wickets in hand to pull off a that Manik-led KCCC may enjoy ist spinner in Deepak Singh Cheteshwar Pujara (43). able 118 for one, India were Board' after his teammate rock at the other end, once and Sameer Khajuria, not to talk magical come-from-behind win a slight edge over their rivals, yet Manhas to be supported by part- Vijay is in company of skip- reduced to 123 for four in a space Ajinkya Rahane got his name up despatching a full-toss from Tahir of Dhruv, Kaw, Bali or Jain, while with three full sessions left in the cricket being the game of glorious timers Manjeet, Hardeep or per Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who of three overs. there on the first day. on the other hand, New game. "In a situation like this over the mid-wicket fence for a uncertainties, especially the short- Parveen. survived a hostile spell from First innings centurion The UP seamer's figures Challengers have the all-rounders where you have 90 overs to bat, a huge six. He completed his half- est format and New Challengers Having said this, it will be a Stuart Broad to remain undefeat- Ajinkya Rahane then got a were second best by an Indian in dependable Ramdayal, Deepak win is not guaranteed but there is a century in style, sweeping leg- Club being the amalgam of good keen contest and the team which ed on 12 off 51 balls having howler from umpire Bruce after Amar Singh's 6/35 at the Singh Manhas and not to talk of chance," Sri Lankan coach spinner Imran Tahir through mid- players from various clubs, a holds its nerves better in the added crucial 46 runs with Vijay Oxenford as a rising delivery hallowed ground back in 1936. Manjeet, Hardeep or Parveen. Marvan Atapattu said after the wicket for a four. tough contest is on cards between crunch situations will be the for the fifth wicket. from Stuart Broad hit his arm- Ravindra Jadeja (2-46), The New Challengers Club day's play. "It's a challenging total Silva also knocked off some winner. The Tamil Nadu opener has guard before lobbing up as Matt Moahmmad Shami (1-58) and the two formidable sides. has a strong medium fast bowling but we've got a team which is will- easy runs, smacking part-timer shown tremendous patience dur- Prior ran from his position to Murali Vijay (1-12) were the ing to fight." Jean-Paul Duminy for two fours in ing his 190-ball knock today dive forward and complete a other wicket-takers for India in Sri Lanka had been forced on a row. "Look, they are very much G D Goenka celebrates Birth which had seven fours but more catch. this innings. in the contest, there's no doubt impressive was his decisiveness Shikhar Dhawan (31) again On a pitch where the backfoot after they were while leaving deliveries outside got a start but failed to convert it Bhuvneshwar troubled the bats- bowled out for 292 to concede a about it. But so are we," said South the off-stump. into a big score leaving his place men with his moving deliveries, huge 163-run lead in the first African coach Russell Domingo. Anniversary of Nelson Mandela With England batting deep, it in the playing XI for the third his senior partner Ishant Sharma innings. But a sporting declaration "We are set up for a cracker of Excelsior Sports Correspondent will be interesting to see what Test under scanner. went wicketless after bowling 24 by new South African skipper a day tomorrow (Sunday). If we JAMMU, July 19: The staff kind of target is set by the Indian Vijay and Dhawan batted on overs. While a few deliveries did Hashim Amla at the tea score of take two early wickets, we will be and students of G D Goenka batsmen. India will be aiming for an eased out pitch as they wiped beat the bat, the lanky seamer 206-6 turned the game on its head. right on top of the game." Public School, Jammu governed a lead of 250 plus in order to out the deficit by the seventh was guilty of not making the Although no team has ever (Agencies) by Om Prakash Bansal make a match of it on a Lord's over. batsmen play on a quite a few Charitable Trust in collaboration track which will then help Dhawan hit four boundaries occasions. Indian women finish 8th in with Gandhi Peace Foundation, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Co to but a flashy shot off Ben Stokes The morning began with New Delhi celebrated the 96th exploit the conditions. brought about his downfall with England still adrift by 76 runs World Cadet Wrestling It was 6/82 was the main rea- Birth Anniversary of Nelson Joe Root taking the catch at and only 4 wickets remaining. CHANDIGARH, July 19: Mandela, the Nobel Peace Prize son for India getting England out point. (PTI) India finished eighth with 28 points in the Cadet Wrestling Winner and the first Black World Championships being held in Humenne (Slovakia). Japan President of South Africa to pay ISL clubs to pick best talent clinched the team championship by logging 77 points while Russia respect to the great leader of were runners-up with 65 points and Ukraine were ranked third 21st Century, who tirelessly with 62 points. worked for Apartheid against Indian women remained medalless. The best performance for racial discrimination. Students of GD Goenka presenting song while celebrating from Domestic Player Draft India was given by Reena who got 7th position in 52 kg category. A special morning assembly 96th Birth Anniversary of Nelson Mandela. MUMBAI, July 19: ing their best choice through 14 will set the tone for clubs' Srishti (40 kg) and Manju (46 kg) were placed eighth in their was organized in his honour fol- manner in which President The students were also told rounds of draft system. preparation and playing strategy respective categories. Manisha (60 kg), Samiksha Malik (65 kg) lowed by rich tributes paid by Mandela fought against the about the similarities between The best of Indian foot- Six clubs Atletico de for the inaugural season of Hero and Divya Kakran (70 kg) received 12th positions in their respec- class IInd students to the great injustice - with his strong will the two great leaders who freed balling talent will be up for Kolkata, Delhi Dynamos FC, Indian Super League.