MONDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 2016 (PAGE 18) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU Bangladesh score upset win over Cricket Tourney ‘Salute & Tribute to Siachen Martyrs’ inaugurated RCC Srinagar thrashes Singh Sri Lanka to keep hopes alive MIRPUR, Feb 28: overs) complemented bowled in the blockhole to trap Club Akhnoor in opening tie Mustafizur well as their six him leg before. The ball slanted *Huge gathering of young and old cricketers attends function Bangladesh registered a 23- overs produced only 35 runs and with the angle and no footwork run upset victory over defending also got them three wickets. caught the left-hander in the Excelsior Sports Correspondent champions Sri Lanka in a round The loss of four wickets for crease. robin league encounter to keep 16 runs in between the end of Milinda Siriwardana was JAMMU, Feb 28: T20 their hopes alive of qualifying 11th and 15th over was the turn- caught by Sabbir off Mashrafe Cricket Tournament ‘Salute and Tribute to Siachen Martyrs’, for the final of Asia Cup T20 ing point for the 'Tigers', as the Mortaza in the deep mid-wicket being organized by Parade Sports cricket tournament here today. home team is fondly referred to boundary to make it 92 for five Association in association with Batting first, Sabbir in this part of the world. as a Bangladesh victory looked Teams posing for a group photograph alongwith coaches dur- Jammu Municipal Corporation, Rahaman's 54-ball-80 helped Soumya Sarkar took a lovely inevitable. ing exhibition cricket match at GGM Science College Hostel cricket lovers and a galaxy of the home team reach a competi- catch running backwards from Earlier, Sabbir took on the ground in Jammu on Sunday. sponsors, got underway at Parade tive 147 for seven in 20 overs. his mid-off position to dismiss Sri Lankan bowling attack, Cricket Ground, here today. In reply, Sri Lanka looked Tillekaratne Dilshan (12). blasting his way to a 54-ball-80 MGCA-A outplays Academy-B The Tournament was formal- like chasing the target easily till Dinesh Chandimal (37) and that had 10 boundaries and three ly inaugurated by Mehboob the first 10 overs but suffered a Shehan Jayasuriya (26) added sixes as Bangladesh posted a dramatic batting collapse as Iqbal, chairman Jammu and 56 runs for the second wicket as respectable 147 for seven in 20 in exhibition cricket match Kashmir Cricket Association and they could only score 124 for Sri Lanka were cruising along at overs. eight in the end. Excelsior Sports Correspondent also chipped in with 16 runs, PDP leader as chief guest, while Mehboob Iqbal interacting with players after inaugurating 76 for one as the 11th over was The 24-year-old Sabbir, who while Arin and Sumit made 10 senior Congress leader, Vikram Mustafizur Rahaman (1/19 coming to an end. is easily the best T20 batsman in Cricket Tourney ‘Salute & Tribute to Siachen Martyrs’ at Parade in 4 overs) again bowled bril- JAMMU, Feb 28: MGCA- and 8 runs respectively. For Malhotra and Yudhvir Singh, vice Cricket Ground in Jammu on Sunday. But then, Chandimal played Bangladesh at the moment, has A defeated Academy-B XI by a MGCA-A team, Kanaihya took president State BJP were the liantly at the death using all the an ugly reverse slog pull which carried on his form from the senior NC leader were also pres- Wadhawan was the top scorer variations in his armoury to help narrow margin of 12 runs in a 4 wickets, while Tarun claimed guests of honour. Deepak Handa, ent on the occasion. Vijay with 68 runs, studded with 5 fours landed in the safe hands of Bangladesh Premier League high scoring Under-14 boys 2 and Karan bagged one. senior PDP leader and Mr Ayoub, his team notch up their second Taskin Ahmed stationed at deep (BPL) in the tournament. Sabharwal, president, Parade and 4 sixes, while Ateev Saini win in the tournament. exhibition cricket match, Sports Association was also pres- contributed 55 runs with the help point. Jayasuriya was then His innings is more praise- organized by Shashi Pal, under Skipper Mashrafe Mortaza stumped off Shakib Al Hasan's worthy, considering the fact that Ist Kuldip Sharma Memorial ent on the occasion. of 10 boundaries and one six. kept three overs of his best the auspices of Mayank Jammu’s cricketers of repute Satish Kumar also played a bril- bowling as Sri Lanka suddenly Bangladesh were reduced to 26 Goswami Cricket Academy bowler at the back end which slumped to 78 for three. for three with openers were honoured by the dignitaries liant knock of unbeaten 39 runs proved to be really useful. (MGCA) at GGM Science Cricket Tournament concludes for their achievements, in pres- including 3 fours and one six. For It soon became 85 for four Mohammed Mithun (0), Sarkar College Hostel ground, here Spinners Shakib Al Hasan Excelsior Sports Correspondent of first inning lead in favour of ence ofa huge gathering of young SCC Akhnoor, Sunny, Vinay, when Thisara Perera (4) failed (0) and veteran Mushfiqur today. (2/21 in 4 overs) and Green Fields Academy. The and old cricketers who attended Binny, Anchal and Sham Singh to capitalise on the dropped Rahim (4) back in the dug-out. The match was organized Mahmudullah Riyadh (1/14 in 2 JAMMU, Feb 28: The finals match was officiated by Shugal the function. Langeh claimed one wicket each. catch by Taskin as Mustafizur However, the fall of the with an objective to provide of Ist Kuldip Chander Kumar and Sadiq Hussain. Earlier, Dr Anil Kumar In reply, SCC Akhnoor man- wickets at the other end did not opportunity to the budding Delta Force organizes Football Tournament deter Sabbir from playing his Sharma(Tyagmurti) Memorial Former Minister, Bali Mahajan, general secretary, aged to score 167 runs in the cricketers to hone their skill by Parade Sports Association pre- allotted 20 overs by losing 7 natural game. Cricket Tournament at was held Bhagat, MLA Raipur Domana Excelsior Sports Correspondent playing in a 40-over game. sented welcome address and wickets, thus lost the match by a It started in the fourth over between the Green Fields Constituency was the chief Winning the toss and bat- threw light on the functioning and margin of 38 runs. Sunny was the JAMMU, Feb 28: Rashtriya Rifles Battalion under Delta Force bowled by Nuwan Kulasekara, Cricket Academy and Sehwag guest, who lavished praise for ting first, MGCA-A scored a Cricket Academy at Country achievements of Parade Sports top scorer with 39 runs, while organized Football Tournament for Boys at Village Bihota under when Sabbir muscled him the organizers on holding the decent total of 213 runs in the cricket grounds , here today. Association since its inception in Sonu contributed 34 runs to the Sadhbhavana initiative. through vacant mid-wicket event which provided platform stipulated 40 overs by losing 9 Green Fields Academy 1992. total. Anchal and Sourav chipped The final match was played today between Friends Club Bihota region. The next shot was a six to budding cricketers to show- wickets. Kanaihya Wadhawan defeated Sehwag Cricket Speaking on the occasion, the in with 15 and 14 runs respective- and Butt Guhari Tigers and Friends Club Bihota Club won the through the same region, fol- case their skill. was the top scorer with unbeat- Academy by virtue of first chief guest and the guests of hon- ly. For RCC, skipper Kuldeep match by four goals to three (4-3). lowed by a cover drive and back He applauded the role of the en 56 runs, while Vasu and innings lead. our assured the organizers all help Kumar was the pick of the cut for a boundary. sportsmen in the Nation building. Eight teams of different Clubs/Schools from Bhadarwah tehsil Aarush contributed 22 and 21 for development of Parade bowlers, who scalped 3 important participated in the tournament. These matches were played on In the sixth over bowled by runs to the total respectively. ground and its maintenance. Mr wickets, while Dilbagh Singh knockout basis. Seven matches were played during the tourna- Thisara Perera, young Sabbir hit Tanveer and Cherain also Iqbal, in particular said that his bagged 2. Satish Kumar and ment. All the teams exhibited sportsman spirit and displayed com- another three boundaries to keep chipped in with 12 and 10 runs priority would be to make Parade Akash Choudhary claimed one mendable skills and showed enthusiasm. the scoreboard moving. (PTI) respectively. For Academy-B ground a wonderful cricketing wicket each. team, Arin Sharma took 4 facility if he remains chairman of The match was officiated by wickets, while Praful Dhar JKCA. JD Singh and Madan Verma as bagged 2 wickets. Sayam and The opening match was umpires, while the Tournament is Abhinav also claimed one played between RCC Srinagar being organized by Parade Sports wicket each. and Singh Cricket Club Akhnoor. Association, with 92.7 Big FM In reply, Academy-B team Winning the toss and bating and Swabhiman Charitable Trust managed to score 201 runs by first, RCC Srinagar scored a as its partners. losing all their wickets 31 mammoth total of 205 runs in the The proceedings of the inau- overs, thus lost the match by stipulated 20 overs, losing 6 gural ceremony were conducted 12 runs. Praful Dhar was the wickets in the process. Jatin by Rajesh Dhar. top scorer with 35 runs, while Arjun Parth and Prashmit con- Winners of Ist Kuldip Sharma Memorial Cricket Tournament tributed 31 and 27 runs to the posing alongwith MLA Bali Bhagat and other dignitaries at SSP Ramban, Randeep Kumar flagging off motor bike rally on Sunday.