SATURDAY, JUNE 24, 2017 (PAGE 14) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU Rain plays spoilsport after KC Sports Club Cup 2017 gets underway Srikanth in semis; Saina, Sindhu Simula, KCCC script big victories bow out of Australian Open Excelsior Sports Correspondent in the stipulated 20 overs, losing 8 overs. Jimmy played a brilliant SYDNEY, June 23: 2016 French Super Series, at the Dhawan’s 87, India 199/3 wickets in the process. Satish was innings of 54 runs, while Amit and Singapore Open this year. JAMMU, June 23: Star-stud- the top scorer with 34 runs, while Anil contributed 27 and 11 runs Newly-crowned Indonesia However, disappointment PORT OF SPAIN, June 23: men, who did not dominate the Miguel Cummins raced to the ded Kishan Chand Cricket Club Hardeep Singh and Yuvraj Saini respectively. For KCCC, Soumay Open winner Kidambi Srikanth was in store for India in the attack either, preferring to nudge boundary ropes. (KCCC) and Simula Cricket Club contributed 29 and 28 runs to the Jain was the wrecker-in-chief, who continued his rampaging run to women's singles as Rio Olympics Shikhar Dhawan extended his the ball around to keep the score- Dhawan too completed his registered big victories over their total respectively. For ICC, Asif took 5 important wickets, while advance to the men's singles silver-medallist Sindhu and red-hot form with a 87-run knock board ticking. fifty with a six off pacer Alzarri rivals on the opening day of the and Nitin bagged 2 wickets each, Ramdayal took 3 wickets and Ajay semifinals but it was curtains for defending champion Saina before rain interrupted India's Dhawan's 87 came off 92 Joseph over deep square leg KC Sports Club T20 Cricket Cup while Sourav Chopra claimed one Sudan claimed 2. progress in the first cricket One- balls with 10 boundaries, includ- boundary. It looked easiest of the PV Sindhu and Saina Nehwal at squandered opportunities galore 2017, which got underway at wicket. KCCC in reply chased the tar- day International against the West ing two shots over the ropes while shots he played as he picked the the Australian Super Series here to go down in thrilling three- newly laid turf at KC School In reply, ICC managed to score get in 13.1 overs by losing 2 wick- Indies, here today. Rahane took 78 balls for his 62- length quite early and lofted it today. game matches. ground, here today. 105 runs in the allotted 20 overs by ets, thus won the match by 8 wick- In the all-Indian quarterfinal Sindhu failed to get the better Dhawan and Ajinkya Rahane, run knock that had eight shots to over the ropes. The Tournament, in which 20 losing 8 wickets, thus lost the ets. Skipper Manik Gupta top included in the playing XI in the fence. The runs were coming at will duel between Srikanth and B Sai of world No.1 and top seed Tai teams including some affiliated match by 21 runs. Asif was the top scored with quick-fire 40 rus off Praneeth, it was the former who Tzu Ying of the Chinese Taipei place of rested Rohit Sharma, did Yuvraj Singh was the only for the Indians and suddenly there Clubs of Jammu and Kashmir scorer with 32 runs, while Rakesh just 16 balls, studded with 5 fours not quite set the stage on fire but batsman who did not make much was something to cheer for the came out on top with a fighting for the seventh time in her career, Cricket Association (JKCA) are contributed 27 runs and Pavit and 2 sixes, while Jatin Wadhawan 25-23 21-17 win over his coun- while Saina fought for an hour batted comfortably to raise a solid contribution to the Indian innings. hosts as Jospeh deceived Rahane participating, is being organized Singh Ishar chipped in with 12 and Vimarsh Kaw contributed 35 132-run opening stand on a slow- Captain Virat Kohli (32) and with a slower one forcing the tryman in a 43-minute clash at and 19 minutes before losing to by KC Sports Club, under the runs. Ritik was the pick of the and 34 runs to the total respective- the Sydney Olympic park. last year's finalist Sun Yu. ish track, not conducive for MS Dhoni (9) had a finishing job Indian opener to miscue the shot overall supervision of Arjun bowlers From Simula, who ly. For Strikers XI, Vikram and stroke-play. to do but two rain interruptions which landed in the hands of the It was the second time that Sindhu squandered a game's Choudhary, Member J&K State scalped 2 important wickets, while Sachin claimed one wicket each. the two Indians were facing each advantage to go down 21-10 20 - They looked on course for big denied them the chance and they skipper at mid-on. Sports Council and the matches Raman Dutta and Kuldeep Kumar For his 5-wicket haul, Soumay knocks before an innocuous look- were still awaiting the play to The fall of wicket brought other. They had squared off at the 22 16-21 in a contest that lasted are being supervised by Sanjeev claimed one wicket each. Satish Jain was adjudged as man of the finals of Singapore Open where exactly an hour, while Saina ing bowling line-up from the resume. captain Kohli to the crease and he Sharma, organizing secretary of was declared as man of the match. match. West Indies stopped them in their Leg-break bowler Devendra had to negotiate some testing spin Praneeth had the last laugh. went down 17-21 21-10 17-21 to the Tournament. In another match, KCCC The matches were officiated Srikanth, who had edged out Sun. tracks. Bishoo completed his quota of 10 from leg-break bowler Devendra Earlier, in the first match thrashed Strikers XI by 8 wickets. by Madan and Vinod Kandyara as India were 199 for three in overs and conceded 39 runs and Bishoo. world no. 1 Son Wan Ho in semi- Earlier, in a match between played today, Simula Cricket Club Batting first, Strikers XI scored umpires, while Sandeep finals en route his title triumph at two friends, it was Praneeth who 39.2 overs after being asked to bat also dismissed Dhawan. Dhawan though kept going defeated International Cricket a modest total of 115 runs in 19.1 Manchanda was the scorer. the Indonesia Open last week, took early lead, moving to a 4-1 when rains started lashing the After reading the wicket well strong, getting a six off Joseph and Club (ICC) by 21 runs. will face fourth seed and All advantage and despite Srikanth Queen's Park Oval. and mostly scoring through lan- a four off Cummins to get close to Batting first, Simula Club SOS India celebrates Founder’s England finalist Yuqi Shi of grabbing a slender 11-10 lead at None of the West Indies guid drives, Rahane raised his the three-figure mark. (PTI) scored a modest total of 126 runs bowler troubled the Indian bats- half-century when an edge off China in the last four round. the break, the Thailand Open World No.11 Srikanth had champion once again moved to a Mary Kom bows out, 4 in semis Day with pomp & show beaten Shi Yuqi, winner of the 16-13 lead. (PTI) Excelsior Correspondent loving home to every child”. at Mongolia boxing tourney With a large global presence JAMMU, June 23: SOS in 134 countries, a typical SOS NEW DELHI, June 23: Children’s Villages of India cele- Children’s Village consists of a brated its Founder Father Dr. gated community of 15-20 fami- Five-time world champion M C Mary Kom bowed out with a Hermann Gmeiner’s birthday ly homes with a “Mother” in each shock quarterfinal loss but India managed a reasonably good day today with much fanfare. home nurturing a group of 8-10 with three men and one woman advancing to the semifinals of the SOS Children’s Villages, an children, who live together as Ulaanbaatar Cup boxing tournament in Mongolia today. international NGO, has been brothers and sisters. Mary Kom (51kg), who was returning to action after a one-year engaged for the last 68 years in The first Children’s Village in hiatus, went down by a unanimous decision to Korean Chol Mi providing secure and a loving India at Greenfields (Faridabad) Bang. home to children without was set up in 1964. SOS The 34-year-old, a five-time world champion and an Olympic parental care and children at the Children’s Villages is the largest bronze-medallist, struggled to connect clean punches against her risk of abandonment across the and one of the few NGO’s which taller rival and was even warned once for excessive bending. Winners of the Wrestling event being declared at Village world. It was the brainchild of not just raises funds but runs and Mary Kom would be going back to the light flyweight 48kg Sarn, Billawar in Kathua. Dr. Hermann Gmeiner, an manages all the programmes category after this to focus on the Asian Championships in Austrian, who pioneered the con- itself ensuring transparency and Jubilant players of RS Pura Cricket Club posing for a group November and the Commonwealth Games next year. (PTI) Modern Dangal Committee Sarn cept of bringing up abandoned good governance. photograph after winning Sumer Cup cricket title on Friday. and parentless children without SOS Children’s Village parental care in a loving home- Jammu began the celebrations R S Pura CC wins Summer Cup cricket tourney organizes Wrestling event like atmosphere.