EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE THE HINDU DELHI SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2019 SPORT 21 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE TV PICKS CoA extends date for State Badminton: Chinese Taipei Sanju stars in India-A’s win Open: Star Sports 1 (SD & HD), 9.30 a.m. Duleep Trophy: (final), Star The visitors come up with a timid show in a truncated contest associations’ election Sports 2 (SD & HD), 9.30 a.m. Special Correspondent ment on Aug. 9, 2018) for ap­ 3. All State associations Bangladesh vs Afgh­ MUMBAI anistan: Only Test, Star proval to the CoA, which which have not already sub­ Sports Select 1 (SD & HD), The Committee of Adminis­ met at the BCCI headquar­ mitted amended constitu­ 9.30 a.m. trations (CoA) extended the ters here. tions for approval to the The Ashes : Fourth Test, date from Sept. 14 to 28 for The directions issued: COA; and/or appointed elec­ Sony Six (SD & HD), 3.30 p.m. State cricket associations to 1. The date for election re­ toral officer for conducting PKL: Star Sports 1 & 2 (SD & conduct own elections, as mains unaltered and will the elections; and/or issued HD), 7.30 p.m. per a media release from the take place on October 22. the notice for conduct of US Open: Star Sports Select 1 (SD & HD), 9.30 p.m. BCCI. The Board elections 2019. elections, are required to Euro 2020 Qualifiers: Sony will be held as scheduled on 2. Deadline for comple­ complete all of the aforesaid Ten 2 (SD & HD), 9.30 p.m. & Oct. 22. The extension of tion of State associations’ on or before Sept. 12. 12.30 a.m. (Sunday) date is in response to re­ elections is extended from The CoA will neither take quests from State units. Sept. 14 to 28 and no further cognisance of any request IN BRIEF The CoA further asked the extensions will be feasible, for extension of time from State associations to prepare since the notice of the AGM State associations or their a list of representatives for for BCCI elections has to be electoral officers who do not the BCCI elections and com­ issued 21 days prior (to Oct. complete all the three condi­ municate the same on Sept. 22), which is Sept. 30. The tions before the Sept. 12 dea­ 28. Further, the State asso­ State associations are re­ dline, nor entertain any re­ ciations have been directed quired to send the names of quest to vet the constitution to submit amended constitu­ their representatives to the or amended versions there­ tions (in compliance with Board for the BCCI election of submitted beyond the Dustin Johnson the Supreme Court judge­ on Sept. 28. said deadline. undergoes knee surgery LOS ANGELES True champion: The India­A team which clinched the series 4­1 against South Africa­A. * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT World number three Dustin Nabi to quit Johnson underwent knee SA-A IN INDIA taking but Sanju holed out to ers were incisive at the death Shivam Dube (not out) 0; Ex­ Navy is the team to beat surgery on Thursday but is Janneman Malan at sweeper and brought a swift end to tras (b­4, lb­2, w­7, nb­1): 14; expected to make a full M.R. Praveen Chandran cover off George Linde. the innings. Total (for four wkts. in 20 ov­ Test cricket mething special to overcome recovery and will return to Thiruvananthapuram Shikhar Dhawan (51) was ers): 204. MURUGAPPA HOCKEY IOC. golf later this year, his Sanju Samson made atone­ circumspect after taking a Sanju relieved Fall of wickets: 1­2, 2­137, 3­ IANS K. Keerthivasan management team said. A ment in front of his home hit on the neck as he tried to 160, 4­202. Chittagong Sanju Samson was a relieved CHENNAI Under the radar statement from Johnson’s crowd and his splendid play the ramp shot off Beu­ man after his match­winning South Africa­A bowling: Beu­ Afghanistan all­rounder Punjab National Bank (PNB) management said the former knock of 91 set up India­A’s ran Hendricks. ‘However, he knock of 91. ran Hendricks 4­0­29­2, Lutho Mohammad Nabi will bring A star­studded Indian Oil world number one had Sipamla 4­0­36­0, Marco Jan­ was under the radar in its fourth win against South slowly found his rhythm to “I have been working hard curtains down to his Test Corporation (IOC) hasn’t undergone a procedure in Africa­A in the fifth unofficial reach his second consecu­ sen 4­0­48­0, George Linde 4­ career after the ongoing played very well, even the first two matches. It lost bad­ on my game in the last four 0­43­2, Junior Dala 4­0­42­0. Fort Lauderdale, Florida to one­day match here on tive fifty. He fell soon after, one­off match against Ban­ team management admitted ly to Bengaluru HA, but repair cartilage damage in his months and it was one of South Africa­A: Janneman Ma­ slowly got into the groove Thursday. charging at spinner Linde. those days when everything gladesh being played at the it as much. A few of its left knee. AFP lan c Shreyas b Shardul 16, Ree­ with a win over Air Force. Heavy rain in the morning But his 137­run stand with Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury players fell ill on arrival, a fell in place. za Hendricks c Shreyas b Chahar Against Indian Army, it and wet outfield turned the Sanju for the second wicket Stadium. few have injuries. As a team Payas Jain in final “I should thank the team 59, Temba Bavuma c Sanju b played to a wonderful struc­ 50­overs contest into a T20 flattened the visitors. Cap­ Porel 6, Kyle Verreynne c Shar­ “Yes, he (Nabi) will re­ that adjusts to the situation ULAANBAATAR (MONGOLIA): management for promoting ture, defending well and at­ affair. tain Shreyas Iyer cameo’s en­ dul b Washington 44, Heinrich and plays well within its lim­ Seventh­seed Payas Jain me. It was an important tire after the ongoing Test tacking in waves. Chasing a stiff target of abled the hosts set the visi­ Klaasen c Shreyas b Deshpande itations, IOC has done that stormed into the cadet boys’ knock for me and I am a little match,” Afghanistan team 205 off 20 overs, the visitors tors a daunting target. 14, Sinethemba Qeshile c (sub) reasonably well. Mandeep Mor showed singles final of the 25th Asian disappointed that I couldn't manager Nazim Jar Abdur­ again put up a timid show to b Shardul 16, George Linde c When it takes on Central why he is rated so high with junior and cadet table tennis score a hundred,” he said. rahimzai confirmed. make 168 to give India­A vic­ Early wickets Gill b Dube 1, Marco Jansen b Secretariat (CST) in the sem­ a wonderful drag flick championships, when he Sanju said batting with It is understood that Na­ tory by 36 runs The South Africa­A chase Shardul 0, Beuran Hendricks ifinals of the MCC­Murugap­ against IOC in their last defeated South Korean Lin Shikhar Dhawan eased his bi has taken this decision Sanju walked in after was scuppered by the fall of run out 1, Junior Dala c Gill b pa Gold Cup All­India hock­ group match for a 3­3 draw, a Yunoh 4­3 (15­13, 11­9, 9­11, nerves. Washington 1, Lutho Sipamla in a bid to prolong his opener Prashant Chopra (2) early wickets. However, Kyle ey tournament here on goal that ensured it reached 3­11, 7­11, 11­9, 11­6) here on “He put me at ease when I (not out) 2; Extras (lb­3, w­3, white­ball career. fell in the first over. He got in­ Verreynne and Reeza Hen­ Saturday, it will hope its star the knock­out. Friday. This will be the second walked to the crease. He en­ nb­2): 8; Total (in 20 overs): to his groove early and dricks took on the Indian Including the ongoing players — all internationals PNB’s head coach Ro­ medal for the Indians at the couraged me to go for my 168. championships after the slammed Lutho Sipamla ov­ spinners to raise hopes. Test, the 34­year­old has including Deepak Thakur, mesh Pathania will hope his shots and told me which Fall of wickets: 1­19, 2­26, 3­ junior boys had clinched a er midwicket for his first Kyle (44) played a few au­ featured in only three red­ V.R. Raghunath, S.K. Uthap­ team puts up a strong show bowlers I should attack. I 95, 4­143, 5­148, 6­162, 7­162, silver medal. Jain will take on boundary. dacious strokes before Wash­ ball matches. pa, Affan Yousuf, Gurjinder against Indian Navy, which really enjoyed batting with 8­164, 9­164. top­seed and world No. 1 ington Sundar had him A right­handed batsman Singh and Roshan Minz — has been the best team, him.” India­A bowling: Shardul Tha­ Yuanyu Chen in the final on Dhawan’s support role caught at deep to end the and a handy off­spinner, rise to the occasion and without a doubt. The scores: kur 3­0­9­3, Ishan Porel 3­0­ Saturday. Shikhar Dhawan played the threatening third­wicket 26­1, Tushar Deshpande 3­0­ Nabi’s game in white­ball make it count. Possessing only a junior India­A: Prashant Chopra c supporting role as Sanju tore stand. Reeza Hendricks 28­1, Rahul Chahar 4­0­38­1, cricket, especially in T20s, After a moderate perfor­ International in Sunny Ma­ Klaasen b Beuran Hendricks 2, Washington Sundar 4­0­39­2, mance, CST upped the ante lik, Navy has been excep­ into the attack.