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 HOBART : Australia's Adam Gilchrist (right) celebrates with teammate Shane Warne, hitting the winning runs to defeat Pakistan in their cricket test in Hobart on Monday. — AP/PTI |
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India storm into semifinal KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 22 — Asian Games gold medallist India stormed into the semifinal of the Asia Cup hockey beating Hong Kong 5-0 in a pool ‘B’ match after hosts Malaysia had struggled against Japan before making it to the last four stage here today. Kartik
restricts West Indies ‘A’
Kanitkar
replaces Jadeja Kunjarani
annexes silver
India
go down to UAE 1-3 Ashish
Nehra rips apart J&K Rajiv
hits century PSB,
Army XI march into semis 100-run
lead for Punjab Bengal
prove superiority Punjab secure lead PGA
Cup golf from today |
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Aussies score historic win HOBART (Australia), Nov 22 (AFP) — Adam Gilchrist and Justin Langer batted Australia to an extraordinary four-wicket victory over Pakistan to defy history and win the second cricket Test and the series at Bellerive Oval here today. The two West Australian left-handers demoralised the Pakistanis with centuries and a record partnership to achieve the third highest winning target in Test cricket — and confirm Australia’s status as the unofficial world champions in the Test arena. Given little hope of reaching the 369-run target after limping to 126 for five at stumps on Saturday, Gilchrist and Langer batted together for 265 minutes to steer Australia to a remarkable win. Pakistan, trailing by 26 runs on first innings, made 392 in their second essay. They scored 222 in the first. Gilchrist, playing in his second Test as wicketkeeping successor to Ian Healy, was in commanding form cracking his debut Test century supported by the indomitable Langer. Gilchrist fittingly hit the winning run. He remained unbeaten on 149 off 163 balls with Langer dismissed just five runs before the target for 127 in 421 minutes. The pair put on 238 runs for the sixth wicket, bettering the 35-year-old record against Pakistan, eclipsing Bob Cowper-Tom Veivers’ 139-run stand at the Melbourne Cricket ground. Only twice before have teams scored higher to win a Test. India scored 406 for four when set 403 by the West Indies at Port-of-Spain in 1975-76 and Don Bradman’s Australians hit 404 for three to beat England at Leeds in 1948. Gilchrist reached his 100 off 110 balls and Langer, so much the foundation of the Australian comeback, brought up his fourth Test hundred 40 minutes after lunch. It took him 384 minutes to raise the century off 269 balls. But the Pakistanis will be bitter over an controversial incident when they believed they had dismissed Langer. Langer, on 76 and Australia at 237 for five, prodded at a Wasim Akram seamer and wicketkeeper Moin Khan celebrated an apparent catch. All the fieldsmen went up in appeal and Akram raced down the pitch in celebration, but Australian umpire Peter Parker was unmoved, much to Akram’s chagrin. Television replays showed no deviation as the ball passed Langer’s bat, but the Pakistanis were adamant that the Australian No 3 had made contact with his bat. In today’s Press it was reported that Parker had apologised to Langer for mistakenly giving him out for 59 to a catch off his pad off the bowling of Saqlain Mushtaq. Langer’s heart was racing when on Akram’s next delivery he edged past Mohammad Wasim in the slips for a single. Pakistan (Ist innings):222 Australia (1st innings): 246 Pakistan (2nd innings): 392 Australia (2nd innings): Blewett c Moin b Mahmood 29 Slater c Mahmood b Akhtar 27 Langer c Inzamam b Saqlain 127 Mark Waugh lbw b Mahmood 0 Steve Waugh c and b Saqlain 28 Ricky Ponting lbw b Akram 0 Adam Gilchrist not out 149 Shane Warne not out 0 Extras (b-1, lb-4, nb-4) 9 Total (for 6 wkts, 113.5 overs) 369 Fall of wickets: 1-39, 2-81, 3-81, 4-125, 5-126, 6-364. Bowling: Akram
18-1-68-1, Younis 11-2-38-0, Akhtar 23-5-85-1, Saqlain
44.5-8-130-2, Mahmood 17-3-43-2. |
Defeat shatters Pakistan HOBART, Nov 22 (AFP) — Australia’s amazing four-wicket second Test triumph has left Wasim Akram with a monumental task to regroup his players for the final Test starting in Perth on Friday. The Pakistanis were desolate as Adam Gilchrist and Justin Langer shared in a record 238-run stand that propelled Australia to bring off the third highest winning fourth innings run chase in Test cricket history here today. Set 369 runs to win the Hobart Test and the series, the Australians recovered from 126 for five an hour before stumps yesterday to sail home and win emphatically. The third Test at Perth now has no bearing on the series and yet again Pakistan have failed to win a series in nine tours to Australia since 1956-57. Australia have won 14 of the 25 Tests played here. Pakistan have been successful in just four. Spurred by offspinner Saqlain Mushtaq’s Test-best 6-46 to restrict Australia to a 24-run innings lead and buttressed by Inzamam-ul-Haq’s first-ever Test century against Australia in the second innings, Pakistan had history on their side to level the series. That they failed to kill off the Australian second innings after the exit of Ricky Ponting still 243 runs short of the target at 5 pm yesterday makes the defeat even more galling. It was impossible to gauge the Pakistanis’ feelings about their shattering defeat — captain Akram was too ill with a low sugar count to attend the post-match conference and there was no other team spokesman available to talk to the media. Despite complaints from the media about not having a team spokesman, it was learnt that the touring party had left Bellerive Oval for the team hotel. The media was eager to learn of Akram’s version of a controversial incident when Pakistan believed they had dismissed Langer 75 minutes into the final day. Langer, on 76 and Australia at 237 for five, prodded at an Akram seamer and wicketkeeper Moin Khan celebrated an apparent catch. All the fieldsmen went up in appeal and Akram jigged down the pitch in celebration, but Australian umpire Peter Parker was unmoved, much to Akram’s annoyance. Akram was seething after the over and left Ijaz Ahmed to fetch his jumper off Parker. While Adam Gilchrist and Justin Langer were swiftly carrying Australia to a remarkable win over Pakistan today, captain Steve Waugh and the rest of their teammates were trying not to move. “We were very nervous, we didn’t move for the two or three hours,” Waugh said. “Cricket is a pretty superstitious game. We stayed in the same seats and tried to do the same things.” While the Australians
sat quietly willing their batsmen on, Gilchrist (149
n.o.) and Langer (127) put on a 238-run partnership which
gave the hosts the third best fourth innings chase in
Test history and a four-wicket win. |
India storm into semifinal KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 22 (PTI) — Asian Games gold medallist India stormed into the semifinal of the Asia Cup hockey beating Hong Kong 5-0 in a pool ‘B’ match after hosts Malaysia had struggled against Japan before making it to the last four stage here today. For India it was a laboured win as they struggled against an ordinary Hong Kong defence. India, with this win, topped pool ‘B’ with seven points. Malaysia have five points and thus finish second behind India. Hong Kong have lost two matches and now have only one game against Japan. India took the lead in the second minute off their first penalty corner. It came off a move by Pillay who went into the circle but was rushed by Hong Kong goalkeeper Chak Tung Cheung. Anurag Raghuvanshi’s flick entered the top corner of the net to give the lead to India. One thought that this would set off a flood of moves but the Hong Kong defence stood out as the Indians were slow in the attack and could not make much headway. The forwards kept on fumbling with easy chances. In the 18th minute, Pillay and Chandi moved in to pass the ball to Deepak Thakur whose reverse hit went into the Hong Kong goal off their own defenders stick for 2-0 lead. India had six penalty corners in the first half and except for the first one that was converted by Anurag Raghuvanshi, none of the others came off with either the goalkeeper saving or the shot going out. India piled on the pressure in the second half, bringing in Bimal Lakra whose presence immediately made a difference as he started going up in the attack. Bimal’s foray’s up front paid off when he latched onto a stray ball and with a reverse hit from the top of the circle scored India’s third goal in the 37th minute. Two minutes later, Baljit Singh Dhillon wove into the circle from the right flank after a move with Gagan Ajit, beat one defender and then with a low shot beat the Hong Kong goalkeeper to take the score to 4-0. India could have scored few more goals in the next ten minutes but Gagan Ajit and Dhanraj Pillay’s shots were off the target. In the 53rd minute, India could have again increased the lead when they earned their ninth penalty corner but after the variation, Gagan Ajit Singh’s deflection hit the post and went out. A minute later, Dhanraj Pillay scored his first goal of the tournament when he latched onto a pass from Ramandeep Singh to fluently put the ball past the goalkeeper. It was the former captain’s first goal in three matches. The misses continued with India failing to convert another two penalty corners in the dying minutes. India now have three
days of rest before they take on either South Korea or
Pakistan in the semifinals. |
Kartik restricts West Indies ‘A’ PORT-OF-SPAIN (Trinidad), Nov 22 (AP) — A sixth-wicket partnership of 114 runs between Rawl Lewis and Ryan Hinds piloted West Indies “A” to a crucial 63-run first innings lead and a winning opportunity on the third day of the opening “A” team cricket Test against India “A” here yesterday. India “A” reached 54 for one by the close, still trailing by nine runs with one day remaining in the match. Opener Gagan Khoda (14) and Jacob Martin (36) were at the crease. Despite a haul of six for 75 from left-arm spinner Murali Kartik, West Indies “A” stretched its overnight 131 for four to 289. Grenadian all-rounder Lewis topscored with 64 off 150 balls, while Barbadian Hinds hit 62 from 182 deliveries. Both batsmen passed their previous best first-class scores. India “A” was bowled out for 226 on Saturday. The tourists began the day well, with leading fast bowler Dodda Ganesh removing Sylvester Joseph to a catch at extra cover. The 21-year-old Antiguan added just two runs to his overnight 56. His 140-ball innings was also a career-best. It included six fours and spanned 197 minutes. His dismissal brought Lewis in to join Hinds, and the pair slowly took the initiative for their team. SCOREBOARD India A (Ist innings): 226 West Indies A (Ist innings): (overnight 131 for 4) Ganga c Dighe b Ganesh 8 B. Parchmdent c Kaif b Sanghvi 15 S. Joseph c Kartik b Ganesh 58 J. Adams c Kaif b Kartik 35 C. Gayle c Dighe b Ganesh 1 W. Hinds c Khoda b Kartik 62 R. Lewis lbw b Kartik 64 W. Philip not out 9 N. McLean b Kartik 1 G. Prince st Dighe b Kartik 7 D. Mais st Dighe b Kartik 4 Extras: (B-3, LB-6, NB-16) 25 Total: (for 10 wkts, 119.2 overs) 289 Fall of wickets: 1/12, 2/53, 3/117, 4/127, 5/134, 6/248, 7/267, 8/268, 9/277. Bowling: Ganesh 20-7-41-3, Sodhi 25-3-76-0, Sanghvi 26-8-64-1, Kartik 35.2-9-75-6, Kanitkar 11-4-19-0, S. Sriram 2-1-5-0. India A (2nd innings): G. Khoda batting 14 S. Sriram lbw b McLean 0 J. Martin batting 36 Extras: (LB-1, NB-3) 4 Total: (for 1 wkt, 18 overs) 54 Fall of Wicket: 1/3. Bowling: McLean
5-1-13-1, Prince 3-1-12-0, Mais 4-0-16-0, Lewis 5-0-12-0,
Hinds 1-1-0-0. |
Paes-Bhupathi duo loses in final HARTFORD, (Connecticut) Nov 22 (Reuters) — For the second time in two months, Canadian Sebastien Lareau and American Alex O’Brien defeated top-ranked Indians Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes for a major championship. Lareau and O’Brien claimed their first ATP Tour world doubles championship yesterday by making quick work of Bhupathi and Paes 6-3 6-2 6-2. The duo needed only 86 minutes to claim their eighth doubles title as a team and fourth this season. They posted a 7-6 6-4 win over the Indians in September’s US Open final. The victory meant Lareau and O’Brien would finish the year ranked second in the world behind Bhupathi and Paes after the final ATP doubles rankings were released today. Runners-up in 1996, Lareau and O’Brien pocketed a total of $ 170,000 for the week, having accumulated $ 90,000 in winnings up to yesterday’s match and an additional $ 80,000 for claiming the tournament. It was a disappointing end to the season for Bhupathi and Paes, who also lost in the 1997 final to Rick Leach and Jonathan Stark. The Indians won three titles in 1999 and became the first team in 47 years to reach the final at all four Grand Slams, winning the French Open and Wimbledon. They were seeking their 16th doubles title together. Bhupathi and Paes still lead the all-time series with Lareau and O’Brien 5-4. The total purse for the
eight-team field was $ 900,000. |
Davenport downs Hingis, lifts title NEW YORK, Nov 22 (Reuters) — World number two Lindsay Davenport saved her best for the last match of the year as she thoroughly dominated top-ranked Martina Hingis yesterday to capture her first Chase Championships title in her third trip to the final. The second seed was at the absolute top of her game from start to finish, riding her deep, punishing groundstrokes and big serve to a 6-4 6-2 victory in a swift 61 minutes. “Today I played probably my best match ever,” beamed the 23-year-old Wimbledon champion after collecting her $ 500,000 winner’s check for an hour’s work on the blue carpet at Madison Square Garden. “What an awesome way to end the year,” enthused Davenport after beating the world number one in a final for the second week in row. “To win the last two tournaments and beat the number of top-10 players I did, let alone Martina twice in two weeks, it’s so exciting,” added Davenport, who reached eight finals this year and won seven of them. The victory for the nearly 6-foot-3 (1.90 m) Californian marked a reversal of the conclusion of 1998 when then top-ranked Davenport lost the Chase final to Hingis. Davenport also lost the 1994 final here. “I really went for it today, something I don’t think I quite did last year,” Davenport said. “When I woke up today I really just wanted to go for my shots, go for my winners and be the one who was dictating.” Davenport’s game plan worked to perfection as she claimed her 26th career title, tying her with Hingis. “Yesterday I had a great win against Venus (Williams). Lindsay was just a level too good today,” said Hingis, (19) who earned $ 250,000 as runner-up and finishes with more than 3 million dollars in tournament earnings for the third successive year. “You have a great victory one day and a loss the next. That’s life, I guess,” said the suddenly philosophical Swiss teen, who reached 13 finals this year and won seven, including the Australian Open, and posted a tour-best 71-13 match record. In Saturday’s semifinal Hingis used her superb shotmaking to counter the power of the third-seeded Williams. But on Sunday, the top seed always seemed to be barely hanging on. When Davenport wasn’t handcuffing her with a deceptively effective serve, the American was pounding groundstrokes so deep that Hingis was often left lunging just to get the ball back. Those defensive stabs by Hingis would give Davenport short balls to put away for winners. She pounded 36 winners
compared to 10 for Hingis. |
Kanitkar replaces Jadeja MUMBAI, Nov 22 (PTI) — The national selectors today named Maharashtra all-rounder Hrishikesh Kanitkar to replace the injured Ajay Jadeja for the Indian Cricket team’s tour of Australia ignoring the claims of former skipper Mohammad Azharuddin and wicket-keeper Nayan Mongia yet again. “We discussed the names of Azharuddin, Mongia and Baroda batsman Jacob Martin, but decided to go in for youngster Kanitkar as the young Indian side’s performance against the New Zealanders was satisfactory,” selection committee chairman Chandu Borde told reporters here. He said it was a collective decision of the selectors, coach Kapil Dev and skipper Sachin Tendulkar. Kanitkar, who is leading the Indian-a team in the West Indies, will fly straight to Australia while the man he replaces, Jadeja will leave tomorrow for treatment to his injured shoulder in South Africa. Borde said Saurashtra batsman Sitanshu Kotak, who scored a hundred for the Rest of India against Ranji champions Karnataka in Bangalore recently, will be joining the India-A team in the west Indies as Kanitkar’s replacement. Board secretary Jayawant
Lele, who was also present, said the report from
Johannesburg-based Dr Mark Ferguson said Jadeja had a
rotator cuff tear in his right shoulder which would take
atleast three to four weeks to heal. |
Kunjarani annexes silver NEW DELHI, Nov 22 (UNI) — N. Kunjarani (31) of the CRPF proved her mettle today when she won the silver medal in the 105 kg jerk (48 kg class) at the 13th World Women’s Weightlifting Championships being held at Athens. Winner of 20 medals in the last seven world meets, Kunjarani is ranked fifth among the top 10 lifters of the century. She missed the 80 kg snatch on her second and third attempts which deprived her of an overall medal. She lifted a total of 180 kg. Sanamacha Chanu, the 24-year-old police lifter who won a gold medal at the world police games, put in a disappointing performance failing in all her attempts in snatch in the same class. Nandini Devi in the 53 kg class placed 11th lifting a total of 182.5 kg. Surprisingly Kunjarani was given a low starting lift of 95 kg in jerk against her best of 107.5 kg during the final trials, reports received here said. Due to wrangling in the
Indian Weightlifting Federation no manager was sent for
the world class team. As this is the qualifying round for
the Sydney Olympics there was need for a good management
to accompany the team. |
India go down to UAE 1-3 DUBAI, Nov 22 (PTI) — India frittered away a hardfought half-time lead of 1-0 to go down to fancied United Arab Emirates 1-3 on the opening day of the Asian Cup group three qualifiers at Abu Dhabi last night. Uzbekistan, helped by a second half brace by Maksim Shatskikh, thrashed SAF Games champions Bangladesh 6-0 in the second match of the day at the Al Ain Stadium. The Indians came up with a creditable show as mercurial skipper I M Vijayan scored the first goal in the 20th minute with a beautiful curling freekick stunning the hosts. But UAE fought back into the game with three goals in the second half to confirm their superiority. India were found wanting in defence as Saeed Al Kas equalised 15 minutes into the second half converting one of captain Mohammed Ali’s many swerving corner kicks. Indian keeper Virender Singh was left stranded and the UAE fans heaved a sigh of relief. However, Virender Singh guarded his post well with at least three beautiful saves to frustrate the homeside but two crucial miscalculations from him later on in the match cost dearly for India, playing without their ace striker Baichung Bhutia. Kas, who is known for his skills in the air, scored again as he headed a lob which eluded the Indian keeper once again as he rushed out in the 85th minute. The third UAE goal came from a penalty awarded after Mohammed Ibrahim was pulled down by K.V. Dhanesh on the edge of the box and Abdul Salam Juma easily converted the spot kick. The margin could have been higher had UAE capitalised the opportunities that came their way. Juma, who had come in place of Hassan Saeed, had a heave at the goal in the 73rd minute but the shot flew over the crossbar. Earlier, they had come close to increasing their tally when Adelmattar’s header hit the post and went out while another good try from Gharib Harib also went astray. Uzbekistan dominated throughout in the match in which Midfielders Mirdzalal Kasimov and Otabek Pirmatov excelled. But the outstanding performance came from Shatskikh who scored in the 52nd and 75th minutes. Kasimov (38th), Primatov (38th), Fevzi Davletov (46th) and Abdikohor Marifaliey (86th minute) scored the other goals. Uzbek coach Rahimo described the game as “a practice session’ as his highly superior team demolished the SAF games champions without much fuss. Teams: India: Virendra Singh, I M Vijayan, K.V. Dhanesh, R. Fernandez, Debashish Mandal, D. Singh, J. Alberto, Basudeb Mondal, R. Singh, Bijon Singh, Jo Paul Anchery. UAE: M. Abdulla, H.
Saeed, G. Harib, A.R. Juma, F. Ali, M. Omar, S. Alkas, B.
Saeed, A. Eissa, A.S. Jumaa, M. Ali. |
Ashish Nehra rips apart J&K NEW DELHI, Nov 22 (PTI) — Left-arm medium pacer Ashish Nehra bowled purposefully and helped Delhi exact sweet revenge on Jammu and Kashmir by defeating them by an inning and three runs, on the penultimate day of the four-day North Zone Ranji Trophy league match here today. Resuming at 116 for two, J&K batsmen were dismissed for 320 runs shortly before tea as the visitors could not capitalise on solid innings by two of their top order batsmen. Amitpal Singh and Dhruv Mahajan played responsibly and added 233 runs for the third wicket, but their middle order fell to a fiery spell by Nehra, who used the new ball to a devastating effect. Nehra took six wickets in the second innings and ended with a match tally of 11 wickets for 118 runs. Off-spinner Nikhil Chopra too added his bit by taking three wickets today. With today’s win Delhi now has 32 points from five matches and has qualified for the Super League from North Zone. Scoreboard: Jammu and Kashmir (1st innings) 113. Delhi (1st innings) 436-9 decl. Jammu and Kashmir (2nd innings): Ranjit Bali b Arun Singh 14 Amitpal Singh c A Singh b Chopra 123 Kavaljeet Singh c D Sharma b Nehra 1 Ashwani Gupta b Nehra 24 Dhruv Mahajan c D Sharma b Chpra 123 Rakesh Koul lbw b Nehra 15 Sanjay Sharma b Nehra 0 Vijay Sharma b Nehra 0 Pradeep Bali c Dani b Chopra 0 Raj Kumar not out 0 Surinder Singh c A Singh b Nehra 4. Extras (b-3, nb-3, lb-10): 16 Total (all out in 86.4 overs): 320 Fall of wickets: 1/29, 2/34, 3/267, 4/267, 5/278, 6/314, 7/314, 8/316, 9/320. Bowling: A Nehra
20.4-1-66-6, Robin Singh 13-3-43-0, Arun Singh 10-1-35-1,
S Angurala 21-3-80-0, A Malhotra 2-0-18-0, N Chopra
20-7-65-3. |
Rajiv hits century UNA, Nov 22 (PTI) — A spirited knock of 112 by skipper Rajiv Nayyar and a valuable contribution of 47 runs by Arun Verma notwithstanding, Himachal was deprived of first innings lead against Services on the third day of four-day North Zone Ranji Trophy match here today. Himachal were all out for 347 runs, eight runs short of Services’ first innings total of 355.An impressive spell of four for 61 by Pankaj and three for 73 by M.V. Rao helped Services contain Himachal whose last three wickets fell cheaply for 21 runs.Resuming the play at overnight total of 173 for four, Rajiv added 55 runs for fifth wicket alongwith Arun Verma, who scored 47 runs and added another 66 runs for seventh wicket with Shakti Singh, taking the total to 326 for eight. SCOREBOARD Services (1st innings): 355 all out Himachal (1st innings): 347 all out Gaur run out Sanjay 4, Sandeep c Sapan b Rao 22, Rajiv lbw Pankaj 112, Satya Prakash b Pankaj 54, Sangram st Sarbjit b Pankaj 16, Arun Verma b Kulkarni 47, Rahul c Harish b Pankaj 11, Shakti Singh c and b Ghag 26, Anurag (n.o.) 20, Asim c Kulkarni b Rao 1, Ravinder c Sapan b Rao 0.Extras: 34 Total: (all out in 119 overs) 347Fall of wickets: 1/8, 2/43, 3/150, 4/173, 5/228, 6/243, 7/309, 8/328, 9/346, 10/347.Bowling: M.V. Rao 30-8-73-3, S.V. Ghag 21-9-47-1, Sachin Kulkarni 18-2-67-1, Sayed Javed 13-1-55-0, C.D. Thomas 7-2-9-0, Pankaj Mitre 30-9-61-4. Services (2nd
innings):Bhaskar b Rahul 39, Sapan c Asim b
Rahul 30, Thomson (n.o) 2, Sarabjit lbw Rahul 0,Kulkarani
n.o. 4.Extras: 13Total: (for 3 wickets in 31 overs)
90.Fall of wickets: 1-71, 2-80, 3-80.Bowling: Shakti
Singh 11-3-30-0, Ravinder 4-0-17-0, Rahul Panta
11-2-27-3, Anurag Sharma 5-2-8-0. |
PSB, Army XI march into semis NEW DELHI, Nov 22 (PTI) — Punjab and Sind Bank trounced qualifiers Karnataka 5-1 to set up a semifinal clash with Army XI, who upset Punjab State Electricity Board in a keenly-contested match in the Nehru Hockey Tournament here today. Parminder Singh struck a treble while Rajinder Singh scored a brace as PSB established their domination in the match. Karnataka XI were no match for PSB although John Verghese put them ahead through a field goal in the 27th minute. After taking the lead, the Karnataka defenders tried every bit to stop PSB from scoring and in the process conceded two penalty strokes. Penalty expert Rajinder Singh scooped in twice (33rd and 60th) while Parminder Singh excelled with his field play as PSB vanquished Karnataka for a semifinal berth. The Army team played
with purpose and never allowed their fancied opponents to
dominate. |
100-run lead for Punjab GURGAON, Nov 22 — After getting a first innings lead of 100 runs Punjab succeeded in capturing three Haryana wickets for 40 runs at close of play on the third day in the Ranji Trophy league encounter at Nehru Stadium here today. Top order Haryana batsmen appeared to have crumbled under psychological pressure of Punjab’s first innings lead. The centurian of the first innings — Jitender Singh was dismissed after scoring only five runs. After the addition of 27 runs in the total, off spinner Saranjit Singh struck to dismiss skipper Parender Sharma for nine. Night watchman Pradeep Jain also could not last long and was caught by Pankaj Dharmani off Navdeep Singh before opening his account. Earlier, in reply to Haryana’s first innings total of 279, Punjab resumed their innings from 233 for 2, lost remaining eight wickets nine minutes before tea break as Punjab innings folded at 379. Yuvraj, who had slammed his maiden century in Ranji Trophy yesterday, was clean bowled by left arm leg spinner Pradeep Jain for 149. He remained at the wicket for 372 minutes, faced 291 balls and struck 21 boundaries and two sixes. The other overnight not out batsman Dinesh Mongia scored 63 runs before being stumped by Ajay Ratra off Pankaj Thakur. Haryana skipper Parender Sharma took new ball after 99 overs which was well utilised by their bowlers. They not only checked the flow of runs but also hastened the end of innings. Punjab lost last four wickets for only 30 runs out of which three were claimed by Sanjay Dalal, who had a haul of 3 for 23 runs. Pradeep Jain bagged four wickets whereas Pankaj Thakur dismissed three batsmen Punjab’s middle and lower order batsmen were found lacking in playing their knocks with. SCOREBOARD Haryana (1st innings): 279 Punjab (1st Innings): Vikram c Ajay b Pradeep 80, Yuvraj b Pradeep 149, Pankaj c Ajay b Pradeep 0, Dinesh st Ajay b Pankaj 63, Sanjay c Jasvir b Pankaj 26, Harminder c sub (P. Sehrawat) b Pankaj 17, Sandeep c Ajay b Pradeep 4, Sarandeep not out 23, Navdeep c Jitender b Sanjay 0, Sandeep c Jasvir b Sanjay 0, R.P. Singh c&b Sanjay 4. Extras (nb9, lb1, w1, b2) 13 Total (all out in 140.4 overs) 379 Fall of wickets: 1-185, 2-187, 3-276, 4-312, 5-348, 6-349, 7-358, 8-365, 9-365. Bolwing: Vineet Jain 19-3-65-0, Parender Sharma 10-4-20-0, Pankaj Thakur 44-7-126-3, Sonu Sharma 15.3-3-45-0, Pradeep Jain 37-7-97-4, Sanjay Dalal 15.1-2-23-3. Haryana (2nd innings): Jitender c Yuvraj b Sandeep 5, Jasvir batting 22, Parender lbw Sarandeep 9, Pradeep c Dharmani b Navdeep 0. Extras (nb4) 4 Total (for 3 wickets in 28.4 overs) 40 Fall of wickets: 1-9, 2-36, 3-40. Bowling: Sandeep Sharma
7-1-16-1, R.P. Singh 5-2-6-0, Navdeep Singh 8.4-2-13-1,
Sarandeep Singh 7-4-5-1, Sandeep Sawal 1-1-0-0. |
Bengal prove superiority Chandigarh, Nov 22— Bengal the defending champions proved their supremacy in the table tennis world of India when they clinched the boys and girls team championship in the 61st Stroh’s Junior National Table Tennis Championship in progress here at the sector 23 TT hall today. In boys section Bengal who were pitted against Petroleum sports Control board Academy won 3-2 after a marathon tie that went for nearly two hours. Bengal girls justified their top seedings when they outplayed Maharashtra ‘A’ team in three straight sets at 3-0 to win the coveted girls team championship. In boys tie, Ranbir Das got the better of Anal Kashyap who has given top seeding in individual events by winning at 21-17, 18-21, 21-15. In second singles, Shubham of Bengal bowed out to Soumyadeep Roy of the PSCB in three-game thriller at 13-21, 21-19, 13-21. At 1-1 level, Bengal player Sourav Chakarvorty beat S. Das (PSCB) at 21-15, 21-15. With 2-1 lead, Bengal player entered the court for fourth singles, and Ranbir Das went down fighting to Soumyadeep Roy at 21-18, 18-21, 13-21. The match was evenly poised at 2-2 and in the decider, Sourav Chakarvorty of Bengal did the fine job for his team by winning at 21-18, 21-15 from Anal kashyap and the tie at 3-2 for Bengal. In Bengal-Maharashtra ‘A’ girls final tie, Poulami Ghatak of Bengal who is a reigning senior and junior national champion made the shortwork of Sherry crawford( Mah) by 21-9, 21-8. In second singles, Mouma Das of Bengal thwarted every attempt of Shalmali Inamdar (Mah) and was in total command of the game right from the beginning and won at 21-17, 21-15. The decider singles, played between Sushmita Roy (Bengal) and Rujuta Rege (Mah) was a thrilling affair with Sushmita losing the first singles at 20-22, but the more defensive approach adopted by Bengal eve helped her to bounce back and she wrapped up the next two games at 21-9 and 21-15 and finally the tie at 3-0. Earlier in the morning, last year’s runner up, Assam bowed out in the girls semifinals when they were beaten by Maharashtra ‘A’ team at 1-3. In the second semi finals, Bengal made the shortwork of Tamil Nadu girls and won at 3-0 with Poulami, Mouma and Sushmita winning their singles . In boys semifinal, Bengal were stretched by Maharashtra ‘A’ team. Results: Semifinals: Girls: Maharashtra A b Assam 3-1( Sherry Crawford b Anannya Gogoi 19-21, 21-13, 21-14; Shalmali Inamdar b Smita Roy 21-18, 21-4; Rujuta Rege lost to Prerna Prasar 21-16, 15-21, 17-21; Shalmali Inamdar b Anannya Gogoi 21-14,23-21) Bengal b Tamil Nadu 3-0 (Poulami Ghatak b M. Aparna 21-16, 24-22; Mouma Das b K. Ramya 21-18, 21-14; Susmita Roy b S. Prasanna 21-12, 21-8). Third & Fourth place (Girls): Tamil Nadu b Assam 3-0 (S. Prasanna b Anannya Gogoi 21-17,21-17;M. Aparna b Prerona Parasar 21-17, 21-12; K. Ramya b Smita Roy 21-17, 21-15) Semifinals; Boys: PSCB (Acedemy) b Tamil Nadu 3-0 (Soumyadeep Roy b G.Vinodh 21-13, 21-5; Subhajit Saha b V. Abhinav 21-17, 21-11; Anal Kashyap b N. Senthil 21-8, 19-21, 21-15) Bengal b Maharshtra ‘A’ 3-0 (Shubham Chaudhary b Ankur 21-16, 21-16; Ranbir Das b Eric Fernandez 24-22, 21-13; Sourav Chaudhary b Aditya M 14-21, 21-11, 21-16) Third & Fourth place (Boys): Tamil Nadu b Maharashtra A 3-2 (G. Vinod b Aditya M 21-14, 21-19; N. Senthil lost to Eric Fernandez 21-14, 15-21, 20-22; V. Abhinav b Ankur 21-16, 23-21; G.Vinod lost Toeric 14-21, 21-23; N. Senthil b Aditya M 21-18, 21-10) Fifth place (Girls): Maharashtra B b Karnataka 3-0 (Kshiopra Gogte b BM Ashwini 22-20, 22-20; Mamta Prabhu b KS Madhuri 19-21, 21-18, 21-14; Madhurika Patkar b Jyoti Kesawan 12-21, 21-14, 21-11). (Seventh & eighth place (Girls) Punjab b Delhi 3-2 (Fif th & sixth place (Boys): Delhi b Gujarat 3-1( Nitin Mahajan b D. Pandya 21-14, 21-19; Ansh Adlakha lost to Pathik Mehta 22-20, 16-21, 4-21; Amit Jain b Hardik Bhatt 21-16, 18-21, 21-15; Ansh b D. Pandya 21-17, 21-15) (Seventh & eighth
place Boys); UP b Maharshtra B 3-2. |
Punjab secure lead PATIALA, Nov 22 — Punjab gained an edge against Delhi as they managed to secure the all-important first innings lead in the North Zone league match of the Vijay Merchant Cricket Tournament at the Dhruv Pandove Stadium here today. In reply to Delhi first innings score of 203 all out, Punjab started disastrously when they were reduced to 6 for 3, till Manjeet Singh played the role of a sheet anchor to enable Punjab score 239. Half centuries from Amit Behl and Vishwas Bhalla also kept the hosts innings afloat. Brief scores (Delhi Ist innings): 203 all out. Punjab (Ist inning): 239 all out (Manjit Singh 51, Amit Behl 50 Vishwas Bhalla 50, Ishan 24, G. Mandora 18, Shikhar Dhawan 3 for 39, Nitin Aggarwal 3 for 55, Sahil 2 for 16). Delhi (IInd innings): 7
for no loss. |
PGA Cup golf from today JALANDHAR, Nov 22 — More than 80 golfers will take part in the 2nd PGA Cup State Golf Championship for men and women at Rail Coach Factury, Kapurthala, golf course, from November 23 to 24, according to Mr S.K. Sharma, president of the Punjab Golf Association here today. The two-day meet would have participants in seniors (above 18), juniors and sub-juniors in both boys and girls sections. The seniors will further have two categories with handicap seven and handicap eight to 12 in order to identify the best talent and exposing the young golfers to more competition. A minimum of eight probables would be selected in each section in preparation for the National Games. The selected probables
will attend the coaching camps organised by Punjab Golf
Association at Jalandhar, Chandigarh and RCF Kapurthala. |
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Swimming pool inaugurated AMRITSAR, Nov 22 (FOSR) — Mr Parkash Singh Badal, Chief Minister, Punjab, inaugurated an international-standard swimming pool at the Guru Nanak Dev University Sports Complex here today. On arrival, Dr H.S. Soch, Vice-Chancellor, received the Chief Minister and gave details about the pool built at an estimated cost of Rs 3.90 crore. The Vice-Chancellor disclosed that swimming pool built in an area of 17500 sq. yrds will have three portions — learner’s pool, five-metre deep diving pool with 10-metre high diving tower and the main swimming pool. The length, breadth and depth have been kept as per Olympic standards. SBP bag crown PATIALA, Nov 22 (FOSR) — A fine all round performance by Ranjeev Sharma (60 and 2 for 20 enabled State Bank of Patiala to clinch the fifth Aman Memorial Cricket Tournament by beating PSEB by 21 runs. Scores: (SBOP 221 for 9 in 30 overs (Ranjeev Sharma 60, Rakesh Raini 55, Rajeev Sirhindi 45, Sandeep Kohli 2 for 30, Ajay 1 for 32). PSEB: 201 for 9 in 30 overs (Ajay Joshi 55 n.o. Chandershekhar 34, Lakhbir Singh 30, Sanjay 3 for 22, Ranjeev Sharma 2 for 20, Rajeev Srihindi 1 for 04). Rajeev Sirhindi, Ranjeev Sharma and Munish Bali, all of the SBOP, won the best all rounder, best bowler and best batsmen awards, respectively. Football trials LUDHIANA, Nov 22 (FOSR) — Trials to select the Ludhiana district football team for the 53rd Punjab State Senior Football Championship scheduled to be held at Bassi Pathana (Fatehgarh Sahib) from December 1 to 5 will be conducted here at Guru Nanak Stadium on November 26 at 10 a.m., according, to Mr Tara Singh, secretary, District Football Association, Ludhiana. Interested players can report to Mr Amritpal Singh Mavi, district football coach, at the venue. GC Talwara win GARHSHANKAR, Nov 22 (FOC) — In the Punjab University Inter-College Cricket Tournament being played at Khalsa College, Mahilpur, GC Talwara defeated JC DAV Dasuya by 114 runs. The Talwara college scored 213 runs while the Dasuya college were bundled out for only 19 runs. In the other match, SD College, Hoshiarpur, defeated GC Tanda by 144 runs Out of the 284 runs scored by SD College Sandip scored 60 runs and Manoj 37. Rashpal of Tanda college took three wickets for 30 runs. In the third match,
Government College, Hoshiarpur, defeated SPN College,
Mukerian, by 89 runs. |
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