MONDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2014 (PAGE 14) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU India aims to grab top 3 Ranji Trophy: J&K bundle out Mumbai for paltry 236 spot in ICC Test ranking MUMBAI, Dec 7: Dhawal Kulkarni, who made a caught at long leg by Kulkarni, Gautam stars for quick unbeaten 42 off 61 balls hooking a short ball from Shardul DUBAI, Dec 7: both India and Australia maintain Jammu and Kashmir shocked inclusive of four sixes and one Thakur, but then had a slice of their pre-series rankings, although 40-time champions Mumbai by Karnataka against four, that helped Mumbai's cross luck when the same bowler put India would look to grab the Australia would drop to 114 points bundling them out for a meagre TN on day one 200. down next man Bandeep Singh in number three position in the ICC while India will rise to 99 ratings total of 236 in the first innings on J&K skipper Parvez Rasool, the same over. Test Team Rankings as they take points. the opening day of their Ranji BENGALURU, Dec 7: who came on to bowl after the on Australia in a four-Test series However, if Australia wins the Trophy Group A game here today. 45th over, picked up two tailen- Further tightening the grip, the Chidambaram Gautam's 94- Ton-up Gambhir which gets underway with the series 4-0, it would close the gap ders while the other two medi- visitors reached 88 for one at run knock was the highlight for opening match in Adelaide on on South Africa to four ratings um pacers Samiullah Beigh, leads from front stumps to take away the opening Karnataka before Tamil Nadu December 9. points, with India dropping to sev- who was hit for six fours in two day's honours. Opener Shubham bowled them out for 290 in their Currently placed sixth in the enth, while a 3-1 win will reduce overs by Shetty in his first as Delhi score ranking, Mahendra Singh Dhoni's Khajuria (47) and one-down bats- first innings on day one of their the Proteas' lead to six ratings NEW DELHI, Dec 7: men will have a chance to rise as man Bandeep Singh (34) were at opening Ranji match here today. Winners of Petanque Championship posing along with the points. Kaushik Gandhi was batting high as third if they can come up the crease at the end of day one. Sudeep, Shreevats Skipper Gautam Gambhir chief guest and other dignitaries at KC International School in Number-one ranked South on 12 and giving him company with a dominating performance Opting to bat, Mumbai raced led from the front with a gutsy Jammu. Africa will face West Indies in a was India discard Abhinav against the second-placed Aus- to 50 in less than 10 overs with take Bengal unbeaten century while the oth- three-match Test series that starts Mukund on 10 as Tamil Nadu tralians, who will aim to reduce debutant openers Kevin Almeida ers floundered as Delhi strug- Petanque Championship concludes on 17 December at Centurion. reached 22 without loss at to 255/3 South Africa's lead at the top of the (19) and Bravish Shetty (35) put- gled to 260 for six at stumps on In Player Rankings for Test stumps. VADODARA, Dec 7: Excelsior Sports Correspondent 1st place, while Tahir, Shahnawz table. the first day of their opening Batsmen, middle-order batsmen The heroes for Karnataka on Young left-hander Sudeep Shreef and Prashant won 1st Yuvraj scores 59 but Ranji Trophy fixture against JAMMU, Dec 7: The 2-day It would take a 4-0 win for Cheteshwar Pujara (17th) is high- day one were Chidambaram Gau- Chatterjee again gave display of runners-up title and Aditya, Saurashtra, here today. 2nd J&K State Petanque India to rise to 107 ratings points, tam, who missed his century by six his talent as his patient unbeat- Saksham, Rohit and Sparsh est-ranked Indian, while Virat Haryana bundle out When the stumps were Championship, organized by the one behind Australia, while a 3-1 runs, and Kunal Kapoor (87), who en 91 took Bengal to a claimed 2nd runners-up title. Kohli (27th) and MS Dhoni (30th) drawn, Gambhir was undefeat- Jammu and Kashmir Petanque series victory will see the visitors Punjab for 273 gave respectability to the hosts' respectable 255 for three Team event Under-17 boys: are next. ed on 123 off 270 balls, having Association, under the aegis of join England on 104 points, total after they were struggling at against Baroda in an opening Winners-Shoaib Shawl, Danish For Australia, opener David PATIALA, Dec 7: shared a 88-run stand for the Petanque Federation of India although Alastair Cook's side 97 for five in 25.4 overs. (PTI) Group A encounter of the Ranji Gupta and Akshit; Warner is placed sixth, while fifth wicket with another veter- concluded at KC International would hold a slender 0.4 point India discard Yuvraj Singh's Trophy, here today. 1st runner-up-Nipun Gandhi, Michael Clarke (11th) and Steven an Rajat Bhatia (47). School, here. advantage when the ratings are 59 was the only saving grace ing effort from the visiting team's Courtesy Sudeep and anoth- Vishavajeet Singh and Harseerat Smith (13th) are also inside the top While Virender Sehwag was Chaitanya Chowdhary, Vice for Punjab as a six-wicket haul medium pacers applied the brakes er southpaw Shreevats Singh. calculated beyond the decimal 20. run out for 9, Unmukt Chand's Chairman of the School was the by off-spinner Jayant Yadav at regular intervals to pack off the Goswami (61 batting), Bengal Team event Under-11 girls: point. Australia is currently In the Player Rankings for Test (28) downfall came due to atro- chief guest on the occasion, helped Haryana bundle them fancied Mumbai batsmen and skit- didn't face much problems Winners-Dhanya, Kaashmi and ranked second on 117 ratings Bowlers, Ryan Harris (second) is cious shot selection while while Dr Ravi Bhushan, out for a mere 273 in their first tle them out for 236 in 61 overs at against a Baroda bowling attack Milagros; runners-up-Priya, points, seven points adrift of the the highest ranked bowler, 54 Vaibhav Rawal (9) was cleaned Principal of KCIS and Subhash innings on the first day of a the stroke of tea. that didn't have seamer Irfan Chahat and Muskan. Proteas, while India is 21 ratings up playing to a wrong line. Sharma, vice president, Jammu points behind number-one ranked Ranji Trophy Group A match Ram Dayal was the pick of the Pathan or their primary wicket- Team event Under-14 girls: points behind in sixth position, on Varun Sood (14), who was and Kashmir Petanque Dale Steyn of South Africa and here today. bowlers with figures of three for taker left-arm spinner Bhargav Winners-Riya, Mumtaz and 96 ratings points. surprisingly promoted to No. 3, Association were the guests of two places ahead of his team-mate At stumps on day one, 51 from his two eight-over spells. Bhatt. Nikita; 1st runners-up- A 2-2 series deadlock will see was done in by a short ball onto honour. Mitchell Johnson (fourth). (PTI) Haryana reached 19 for one He was ably supported by impres- The duo added 111 runs for his rib-cage. (PTI) The Championship was con- Vidhushi, Sneh and Khushi; 2nd with Abhimanyu Khod (10) and sive left arm spin from Waseem the unbroken fourth wicket ducted under the supervision of runner-up-Mrinmmay, Shriya Yuzvendra Chahal (1) at the Raza (3/29) that brought Mumbai partnership after Bengal were Tarsem Sharma, organizing sec- and Shivani crease. to their knees. reduced to 144 for three when Brief scores: retary. Doubles Under-14 boys: Spin duo of Yadav (6/85) Mumbai were undone by in-form Manoj Tiwary was Mumbai: 236 all out in 61 Around 160 students drawn Winners-Syed Mehdi and Mehdi and Amit Mishra (3/72) some excellent wicket to wicket trapped leg-before with an in- overs (Suryakumar Yadav 57, from various districts, schools Muzaffer; 1st runners-up- wreaked havoc as they shared bowling by mainly Dayal -- cutter by veteran seamer Munaf Dhawal Kulkarni 42 not out, and clubs participated in the Yujutsu Sharma and Divjot nine wickets between them to among the new ball bowlers -- Patel. (PTI) Bravish Shetty 35; Ramdayal Championship. Singh; 2nd runners-up-Tanish, skittle out Punjab for less than and teasing flight by Raza. 3/51, Waseem Raza 3/29, Rasool Detailed results: Karan. 300 runs. (PTI) For Mumbai, skipper spell, and Umar Nazir got one 2/21). Doubles Under-17 boys: Suryakumar Yadav top-scored each. J&K: 88 for one (Shubham Team event Under-11 boys: ting up a fine show. Winners-Shoaib Shawl and with a 55-ball 57. But it was J&K began their reply poorly Khajuria batting 47, Bandeep Harmandeep Singh, Aryan and However, a disciplined bowl- Bhagyesh Koul emerged win- Umar Dar; 1st runner-up- some lusty late order hitting by when opener Adil Reshi was Singh batting 34). (PTI) ners, while Paras, Smarth, Bhavik and Deepak; 2nd run- Owais and Ritanshu claimed 1st ners-up-Kaushal Garg and India slump to second Jubilant team of Col R N Chopra Academy posing for a runners-up title and the 2nd run- Danish Sharma. group photograph after qualifying for finals. straight defeat ners-up were Sharan, Arkit and Mixed doubles: Winners- Atharv. Sanath Sareen and Aakriti and BHUBANESWAR, Dec 7 : runners-up-Manzoor Ahmed Team event Under-14 boys: India squandered their hard- and/ Poonam Thakur.