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India-Pakistan match
Chandigarh, September 12 The rates of the tickets for this forthcoming ODI tie were decided in a specially constituted committee held under the chairmanship of MP Sukhbir Badal at PCA premises today. The meeting was attended by PCA office-bearers, the principal secretaries of departments concerned of the state government as well as the Punjab DGP. The organising committee discussed the usual arrangements including boarding and lodging, stay of the guests, security, traffic control, technical arrangements, VIP visits and other facilities required for TV coverage, visiting media, etc. It is estimated that around 5,000 cricket enthusiasts from Pakistan would turn up for the match. The committee further authorised the chairman to take up the case with the Ministry of Home Affairs to give necessary acquiescence so that adequate arrangements could be made for their visit to Mohali. Meanwhile, SAD acting president and MP Sukhbir Badal said he had committed to create cricket infrastructure in terms of cricket stadium, playing fields and relevant facilities in every district of Punjab. The PCA assured its full cooperation, help and support for this venture. The construction of a cricket stadium of Bathinda was also discussed. Badal asserted that the state government would set up a Punjab Institute of Sports for various games and this would act as a centre of excellence. Promising support, the PCA officials stated that in case the state government undertook the project, the association would, for all its future international matches, add 10 pc surcharge to its tickets, which would be transferred as assistance for developing the institute.
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‘Pitch’ing for an
exciting encounter
Chandigarh, September 12 The pitch was last laid in 2005. BCCI pitch committee chairman Daljit Singh has been supervising all works being done on the pitch, where the Men in Blue will take on the Kangaroos on October 8. It has been over 14 years when the last international match was played here. Talking to TNS, curator Daljit Singh said, “Though it is too early to predict about the behaviour of the pitch on the particular day, I can say it would not disappoint the fans as well as the players. We are aiming at a fast, hard and bouncy wicket to have an exciting match.” “At the moment, I can say that the pitch will assist bowlers in the initial overs, but later on, batsmen will make the most out of it,” he added, while expressing satisfaction over the progress of work at the stadium. The pitch is being prepared with utmost care. After removing the organic matter from the ground, it has been redressed with special soil. Echoing the views, general secretary of the Chandigarh Cricket Association Surinder Singh Baijee said, “This pitch happened to be a subject of debate and we worked hard to produce a surface that will give better results.” |
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WWICS Cup
Chandigarh, September 12 AKSIPS Academy would play ERCA in the first semi-final to be played tomorrow, while CCA-GNPSA will challenge Patiala Gymkhana day after. Then the winning teams would fight it out in the final on September 15. Chandigarh Golf Association president C.S.R. Reddy would be the chief guest and distribute prizes at the closing ceremony. After winning the toss, CCA invited Patiala Gymkhana to bat first. The batting team piled up 160 for the CCA. With a wonderful spell of bowling of Patiala Gymkhana, CCA team was bowled out for 80 in 20 overs. Sidharth (20) and Arun (18) were their main scorers. Brief scores: Patiala Gymkhana: 160 for 5 in 25 overs (Manpreet 24, Prabhjot 45, Kanwar 38, Sukhwinder 20 not out; Davinder 1 for 14, Kamalpreet 1 for 39). CCA: 80 all out in 20 overs (Sidharth 20, Arun 18; Sukhwinder 4 for 17). AKSIPS-41 and ERCA would meet in the semi-final encounter to be held on tomorrow.
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Hockey trials on Sept 14
Chandigarh, September 12 Secretary of Chandigarh Hockey Association Y.P. Vohra said the probables would initially be selected for a training camp to be conducted from September 15 and the final team would be announced a day before its departure for Bhopal. The trials would begin at 3.30 pm.
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LIC zonal carom c’ship kicks off
Chandigarh, September 12 Results: Women singles: Ist round: Bahrti Narayan b Geeta Rani, Sneh Lata b Vijay Aggarwal, Parvesh Thakur b Sudha Sanjeev, Komal Parthi b Puja Sharma, Bhanu Jain b Hem Lata. Quarterfinal: Bharti Narayan b Ravinder Malhotra, Bhanu Jain b Komal Parthy, Parvesh Thakur b Savita Gulati, Sneh Lata b Mamta Mukhi. Men singles: Ist round: Sri Bhagwan b Tejinder Singh, V.K. Srivastva b Deepak Bhargava, Mohamad Irfan b Rajeev, Akhtar Ansari b Deepak Gupta, Rajeev Parkash b S.K. Janagal, D.K. Boudh b Rajinder Rathore. IInd round: Sri Bhagwan b Ishwar Lal, Sanjay Verma b Naveen Mahajan.
Quarterfinal: Mohamad Irfan b Satish Huda. The tournament would continue tomorrow. |
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St John’s beats Lahore team
in nail-biting finish
Chandigarh, September 12 Winning the toss, the Lahore team elected to bat first. The team put up a competitive total of 141 runs in 20 overs. Hardeep, with his 66 runs, was the top scorer. For St John’s, Michel and Rishi grabbed two wickets each for 26 and 30 runs, respectively. Batting second, St John’s chased the total to the last ball of the innings. Amit Prashar scored 43, while Varun, with his 32 runs, supported him. Brief scores: Lahore: 141 for 4 in 20 overs (Hardeep 66; Michel 2 for 26, Rishi 2 for 30); St John’s: 144 for 7 in 20 overs (Amit 43, Varun 32; Hardeep 3 for 32, Adil 2 for 17). |
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Yuvraj’s knock scripts DAV-10 win
Chandigarh, September 12 After winning the toss, Pakistan XI opted to bat first. The team mounted 111 runs on the scoreboard in the allotted 20 overs. Even Salman Sadique’s appreciable knock of 42 runs could not make the team clinch the match. For DAV-10, Karan, Simran, Rajiv and Siddharth claimed 2 wickets each. In reply, DAV-10 met the target with three wickets in hand. For the visitors, Adil and Zain claimed 3 and 2 wickets, respectively. Brief scores: Pakistan XI: 111 runs all out in 20 overs; Salman Sadique 42, Imtiaz 12, Karan 2 for 20, Simran 2 for 21, Rajiv 2 for 19, Sidharth 2 for 10. DAV-10: 114 for 6 in 20 overs; Yuvraj 38, Karan 25, Adil 3 for 11, Zain 2 for 17.
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