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Sports Reporter
KATHUA, Jan 19: Outplaying Vickey XI Pathankot by four wickets, Sabi Cricket Club (SCC) Hoshiarpur today clinched the 4th Police Martyrs’ Memorial North Zone Twenty20 Cricket Championship trophy at Sports Stadium, here.
Batting first, after winning the toss, Vickey Club set a target of runs for 148 runs the loss of five wickets, which, in reply, SCC Hoshiarpur chased for the loss of six wickets in 19.1 overs.
Sarul Kanwar and Jaskaran Singh were top scorer. While Sarun made 51 runs off 37 deliveries, hitting four boundaries and two sixes, Jaskaran contributed 29-ball 41 runs studded with four hits to the fence and one over the boundary. International cricketer, Dinesh Mongia contributed 23-ball 24 runs.
In reply, Sabi Club attained the goal making 148 runs on the first delivery of final 20th over losing six wickets. Jhonty remained top scorer with unbeaten 41-ball 49 runs while Pargat Singh contributed 29-ball 33 runs.
In all, 31 teams took part in this knock-out competition, involving teams from outside the state.
In the final and valedictory function of the championship, Director General of J&K Police, Ashok Prasad was chief guest, who gave away winners and runners-up trophies as also other individual prizes. He handed over a cash prize worth Rs two lakh to the winner team while runners-up received Rs 1.5 lakh. Both the prizes were sponsored by Chenab Textile Mills, Kathua.
Jhonty of Sabi Club Hoshiarpur was declared the man of the match to get Rs 11,000 cash prize. Prince of Sandhu Club Ludhiana was adjudged man of the series to be handed over the keys of Maruti-Suzuki (AC) 800, sponsored by Satyam Cement and TMT Saria .
Best bowler cash prize of Rs. 21000 given away to Pargat Singh of Sabi Cricket Club Hoshiarpur, while Rs 21,000 cash prize for best batsman went to Sarul Kanwar of Vicky XI Pathankot.
Speaking to the gathering, Ashok Prasad appreciated the Kathua Police and Shaheedi Welfare Committee for their efforts in organizing this championship in a successful manner. He encouraged the youth to come forward and join hands with the police to eradicate drug and other social menace and strive for crime free society. He also appreciated the people of Kathua for their support to the event. The DGP interacted with the families of the Martyrs.
Inspector General of Police, Jammu,. Rajesh Kumar and Deputy Inspector General of Jammu-Kathua Range, Shakeel Ahmed Beigh were guests of honour in the final.
Earlier, the title clash stated with floral tributes to martyrs of J&K Police, who sacrificed their lives for the motherland while performing their duties. A host of Police officers, including SP Kathua, Mohan Lal and those senior officials from Indian Army, CRPF and civil administration attended the closing function.
BJYM T20 Tournament
Domana Club meets Chander Shekhar Club in final
Sports Reporter
JAMMU, Jan 19: Domana Cricket Club (DCC) shall be playing against Chander Shekhar Club in the final of the ongoing Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) Twenty20 Cricket Tournament with the message ‘Khelega Yuva Jeetega Bharat’ at Parade Ground, here.
Earlier, in the semifinals, played today, Domana Club defeated Rajguru Cricket Club by 88 runs. Batting first, Domana Club set a target of 159 runs for the loss of six wickets.
Vishal Salaria played fine innings of 37 runs. Dilbagh took two wickets from Rajguru Club.
In reply, Rajguru Club lost all their wickets for a small total of 78 runs in 13 overs. Narinder contributed maximum 26 runs. Vishal Saini claimed three wickets from Domana Club.
Vishal Salaria and Vishal Saini shared the man of the match title.
Meanwhile, in another match of the day, Chander Shekhar Club defeated Hind National Cricket Club by 40 runs. Batting first, Chander Shekher Club made 143 runs.
Sahil contributed highest 36 runs. Siddharth emerged as most successful bowler from Hind National Club with three wickets.
In reply, Hind National Club lost all their wickets for 103 runs. Siddharth played exceptional innings of 49 runs. From Chander Shekhar Club, Siddhant Bagal and Vivek Bablu caused early dismissal of Hind National Club taking away clinched three and two wickets respectively.
For his three wickets haul, Siddhant Bagal was declared man of the match.
Suneel Kumar, TGT (P&HE) of KV No.1, honoured with KVS Regional Incentive Award - 2013
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JAMMU, Jan 19: Suneel Kumar, TGT (P&HE) of Kendriya Vidyalaya, No.1, Gandhi Nagar, Jammu was honoured with KVS Regional Incentive Award - 2013 in a ceremony organized in the Auditorium of K V No.1, Jammu. He was given this award by Avinash Dikshit IDAS, Commissioner, Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan, New Delhi. AVLJ Rao, Deputy Commissioner, A. S. Gill and Usha Shamender, Assistant Commissioners, Ex- Education officers of KVS Jammu Region and Ex- Principals of KVs of the Region were present on this occasion.
This award was given to Suneel Kumar for his dedicated and meritorious services for the cause of education. He has given his services to the Sangathan for the last eighteen years. He is member of many committees including Sports Control Board of KVS Jammu Region. He has been associated with different disciplines viz. Cricket, Kabaddi, Skating, Handball, Scouting etc. He has prepared the children for different games and sports. Forty six children got selected for KVS Nationals, nine for SGFI and six students represented J&K state at National level, two students selected for Cricket by J K Cricket association during this session.
It may be mentioned here that KVS rewards its staff in all fields of its activities for their contribution for the holistic development of education in KVS.
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Shashi Prabha, PRT of KV No.1, honoured with KVS Regional Incentive Award - 2013
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JAMMU, Jan 19: Shashi Prabha, PRT, of Kendriya Vidyalaya, No.1, Gandhi Nagar, Jammu was honoured with KVS Regional Incentive Award - 2013 in a ceremony organized in the Auditorium of K V No.1, Jammu. She was given this award by Avinash Dikshit IDAS, Commissioner, Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan, New Delhi. AVLJ Rao, Deputy Commissioner, A. S. Gill and Usha Shamender, Assistant Commissioners, Ex- Education officers of KVS Jammu Region and Ex- Principals of KVs of the Region and other guests were present on this occasion.
This award was given to Shashi Prabha for her meritorious services for the cause of education. She has given her services to the Sangathan for the last nineteen years. She has been associated with Guiding activity also and working as executive member of Executive Committee of KVS State of BS&G, Jammu Division. Along with her services to the cause of routine duties she has bee assisting the trainings for the teachers. She is also associated with adventure programmes of the vidyalaya.
KVS rewards its staff from time to time in all fields of activity for their contribution for the holistic development of education in KVS.
BRSCC enters semis of Samba T20
Sports Reporter
SAMBA, Jan 19: Brigadier Rajinder Singh Cricket Club (BRSCC) today sailed into the semifinals of the ongoing Narsingh Twenty20 District Cricket Tournament at Ghagwal, near here.
In the quarterfinals, BRSCC defeated Vijaypur Cricket Club (VCC) by 25 runs. Batting first, after winning the toss, BRSCC set a target of 91 runs when they lost all their wickets. Vikrant and Sahil were only batsmen to reach the double figure mark with 14 and 11 runs in their respective accounts. From VCC, Sohan Lal was most successful bowler with four wickets, followed by Raghav and Badali, who shared two each.
In reply, VCC bowled out cheaply for 65 runs in 18.3 overs.
Vishu remained top scorer with 14 runs as no other batsman could score in double figure. Bablu clinched four important wickets for 12 runs. Arjun Masih bowled equally well taking away three wickets for 13 runs in his four overs spell while Jagtar bagged two wickets.
1st ODI: Virat Kohli's ton goes in vain as New Zealand win by 24 runs
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Napier, Jan 19: Virat Kohli`s exhilarating hundred went in vain as New Zealand staged a dramatic turnaround to pull off a thrilling 24-run win in the first cricket one-dayer against India to take a 1-0 lead in the five-match series here Sunday.
Set a formidable target of 293, India seemed on track for a facile win with Kohli (123 off 110 balls) anchoring the chase with his 18th ODI century before pacer Mitchell McClenaghan`s three-wicket burst 11 balls changed the complexion of the game completely. From a comfortable 224 for five, the Indians were all out for 268 in 48.4 overs with McClenaghan being the wrecker-in-chief with a match haul of 4/68.
Earlier, electing to bowl after winning the toss, India`s inconsistent bowling effort helped New Zealand pile up 292 for seven.
For the Kiwis, apart McClenaghan, Corey Anderson shone bright with an all-round effort, scoring 68 runs off 40 deliveries before knocking off two wickets in his 10 overs of medium pace bowling.
Tim Southee (1-43 in 9.4 overs) and Adam Milne (1-40 in 7.3 overs) gave Anderson good support, even as the latter walked off mid-way in the 41st over with a side-strain.
After being put in to bat, half-centuries from Anderson, Kane Williamson (71) and Ross Taylor (55) helped the hosts reach 292/7 in their allotted 50 overs.
However, the brightest star of the match ended up in the losing side.
Kohli, who scored his a first hundred in a losing cause while chasing, found no support from other batsmen, none of who managed to reach even the 50-run mark.
Openers Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan started with great caution. Southee bowled two maiden overs first up as the batsmen took time settling down.
In fact, the first wicket came before the first boundary in this innings, as Rohit failed to rotate the strike and came under pressure to score, holing out to Southee off a short ball from McClenaghan in the sixth over. He scored only 3 runs off 23 balls.
Kohli came to the crease and got off the mark with a signature cover drive, the first four for India on the 29th ball of the innings.
Along with Dhawan, he put on 58 runs for the second wicket as the two batsmen tried to build a platform from which to launch the chase.
The runs were coming in a trickle and the first 10 overs yielded only 43. India's 50 came up in the 12th over, while their 50-partnership came four overs later.
Dhawan tried to be the more aggressive of the two, but his timing was off as he could only muster a strike-rate of 69.56. His dismissal in the 19th over reflected as much, a mistimed pull off a short ball from Anderson. It was a huge blow for the team as the partnership was developing well at that time.
On 15 not out, Dhawan had been given a life in the ninth over, when Anderson, at square leg, managed to only get a hand on a high pull shot.
But the Indian failed to capitalise and was finally out for 32 runs off 46 balls. He hit three fours. It resulted in two more quick wickets with Ajinkya Rahane and Suresh Raina back in the hut within ten overs.
Rahane (7) was out to a superb one-handed catch by Nathan McCullum. The ball, played towards mid-off, seemed to dip before the off-spinner caught it, leaving the batsman shocked.
Raina added 45 runs with Kohli for the fourth wicket and their runs came in good time at a run-rate of 6.14. But even so, the asking run-rate was always climbing higher and trouble resurfaced when Raina was out, attempting a loose pull-shot like Dhawan, off Milne. He scored 18 runs off 22 balls, with two fours.
At the other end, however, Kohli continued unfazed. He had come to the crease to pull off this chase and he went about the job not caring about the dismissals too much.
In Raina's company, in the 26th over, he had brought up his half-century off 58 balls, hitting four fours and one six. But after the double blows in the middle overs, he settled down with skipper Dhoni to try and dig India out of the hole.
The Indian captain scored 40 runs off only 46 balls, with two fours and two sixes. More importantly, he rotated the strike well with Kohli as the two put up 95 runs for the fifth wicket in just 85 balls.
In the 38th over, Kohli reached his 18th ODI hundred, off
94 balls with 10 fours and a six. He celebrated with joy as the chase looked set. They accelerated with a plan in mind as 51 runs came off the second powerplay without any loss of wickets.
But the turning point came when Dhoni was out caught behind in the 43rd over, off McClenaghan. Three balls later, he removed Ravindra Jadeja (0), also caught behind fending a rising delivery.
Kohli still didn't give up, hitting boundaries at will, but he was finally out in the 45th over, caught sharply by Jesse Ryder, who had earlier misjudged a skier from Kohli when he was on 95, at cover.
In the next over, Bhuvneshwar Kumar was run-out for 6 runs. R Ashwin (12 runs) was out to Kane Williamson, who completed Milne's 41st over after he had walked off with a side strain.
The Indian innings came to an end when Southee bowled Ishant Sharma (5). Mohammad Shami was unbeaten on 7 runs.
Earlier in the day, Corey Anderson hit 68 off 40 balls, his first ODI half-century, to take New Zealand to 292/7 in their allotted fifty overs. This was after Kane Williamson and Ross Taylor put on 121 runs for the third wicket.
Mohammad Shami was the most successful bowler for the visitors, finishing with 4-55 from nine overs. Bhuvneshwar Kumar (1-38), Ishant Sharma (1-72) and Ravindra Jadeja (1-61) were the other wicket-takers, while R Ashwin (0-52) and Virat Kohli (0-13) finished wicket-less.
Taylor and Williamson together flayed the Indian bowling in the middle overs. The two batsmen put on a hundred-plus stand for the third wicket during which they amply punished the two spinners, Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja.
Taylor completed 4000 ODI runs in 121 innings, at the personal score of 15 not out, becoming the second-quickest Kiwi batsman after Nathan Astle (120 innings) to do so. In the 23rd over of the innings, Williamson brought up his seventh ODI half-century, off 66 balls and hitting five fours.
Eventually Taylor edged to Dhoni in the 37th over off Shami, becoming the Indian skipper's 300th ODI victim.
Dhoni is the first Indian wicket-keeper to breach this mark, in 239 matches, and the fourth overall after Australia's Adam Gilchrist (472 dismissals in 287 matches), Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara (424 dismissals in 362 matches) and South Africa's Mark Boucher (424 dismissals in 295 matches).
Taylor was the only batsman to fall in the second powerplay as Brendon McCullum and Corey Anderson took 41 runs off those five overs.
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