SPORT NOIDA/DELHI 18 THE HINDU WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21, 2015 TV LISTINGS Australian Open, Sony Six & Sony Six HD, 5.30 a.m. & 1.30 p.m. ; Ranji Trophy, Tamil Nadu vs Mumbai, STAR Sports2 & HD2, 9.20 a.m.; South Africa vs West Indies, third ODI, TEN Cricket & TEN HD, 5 p.m. Bengal downs Karnataka by 13 runs KOLKATA: Host Bengal continued its winning run downing a strong Karnataka side by 13 runs in a senior women’s T20 plate group knock-out match here at the Eden Gardens on Tuesday. Bengal posted 101 after opting to bat and Karnataka could manage 88 runs losing nine wickets in reply. The scores: Bengal 101 in 20 overs (Dipali Shaw 29, K. Rakshita three for 14, Rajeshwari three for 20) bt Karnataka 88 for nine in 20 overs (V. Karuna Jain 36, Gayatri Mal three for 13). Assam 62 in 19.4 overs (Shikha Pandey three for 14) lost to Goa 63 for six in 19.1 overs (Shikha Pandey 26). Lalu wins title YAMUNA NAGAR: Lalu Taku staved off a strong challenge from Deepak Lather to claim the boys' 62kg title in the National junior weightlifting championship here on Tuesday. Lather set a new snatch record by lifting 117kg and taking a lead of seven kg. However, Lalu fought back to a hoist 142kg in clean and jerk and beat Lather by an overall margin of one kg. The results: Boys: 56kg: 1. Jamjang Deru snatch 100kg, clean and jerk 137kg, total 237kg; 2. M. Manoj Kumar 97kg, 128kg, 225kg; 3. Aruna Santa 96kg, 127kg, 223kg. 62kg: 1. Lalu Taku 110kg, 142kg, 252kg; 2. Deepak Lather 117kg, 134kg, 251kg; 3. T. Sudheer 109kg, 136kg, 245kg. Girls: 48kg: 1. Poonam Dalal 71kg, 84kg, 155kg; 2. Dipali Gursale 68kg, 80kg, 148kg; 3. Reema Devi 63kg, 84kg, 147kg. Shrivastava slams 124 KOLKATA: Sanket Shrivastava slammed an unbeaten 124 to help Madhya Pradesh take a massive first innings lead against Maharashtra on the second day of the semifinals of the Vijay Merchant Trophy at Cuttack. 75-run lead for Punjab Punjab took a 75-run first innings lead against Bengal in the other semifinal. The scores: Maharashtra 155 & one for no loss vs Madhya Pradesh 303 in 107.2 overs (Sanket Shrivastava 124 n.o.; Soumitra Joshi four for 42, Shubham Harpale three for 121). Bengal 102 & 149 for two in 58 overs (Sudip Gharami 71 batting, A. Chauhan 33 batting) vs Punjab 177 in 71.1 overs (Shubman Gill 109; Roshan Singh three for 39, Souvik Paul four for 42). RANJI SCHEDULE Group A Railways vs Jammu and Kashmir: New Delhi Karnataka vs Baroda: Mysuru Tamil Nadu vs Mumbai: Chennai Uttar Pradesh vs Bengal: Ghaziabad Group B Gujarat vs Vidarbha: Surat Maharashtra vs Delhi: Pune Odisha vs Rajasthan: Balangir Saurashtra vs Haryana: Rajkot Group C Goa vs Assam: Porvorim Himachal Pradesh vs Andhra: Dharamsala Jharkhand vs Hyderabad: Ranchi Tripura vs Kerala: Agartala ENGAGEMENTS At New Delhi Cricket: Ranji Trophy, Railways vs Jammu & Kashmir, Karnail Singh Stadium, 9.30 a.m. At Ghaziabad Ranji Trophy, Uttar Pradesh vs Bengal, Mohan Meakin ground, 9.30 a.m. DEATH D. BALASUBRAMANIAN (76), Retired Deputy Personnel Officer, The Hindu, Chennai, passed away on 20.01. 2015. Address: Plot No.46, Mohanapuri, 4th Street, Adambakkam, Chennai − 600 088 Phone: 044− 22532090. CM YK MELBOURNE: Novak Djokovic led a trail of the top men’s seeds into the second round at the Australian Open on a Tuesday that saw Stan Wawrinka make a successful return to the venue that witnessed his life-changing moment. World No.1 Djokovic beat World No.116 Aljaz Bedene 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 as he begun his quest for a fifth title at Melbourne Park. Djokovic has been dogged by illness in the lead-up to the year’s first major tournament. But after encountering early problems from Bedene he went on to secure passage into the next round. “It’s fading away. It hasn’t been an ideal couple of weeks in terms of health and preparation,” Djokovic said. “But I fought my way through. Now it’s behind me. I’m only looking forward.” Djokovic broke Bedene four times and only had three breakpoints against his serve in the match. “For a first round performance it was pretty good, obviously I still need to work on a few things, I’m still developing my game,” Djokovic said. Wawrinka returned to Rod Laver Arena to begin his title defence. The Swiss fourth seed, who upset Rafael Nadal in the 2014 final, waltzed past Turkey’s Marsel Ilhan 6-1, 6-4, 6-2 to safely negotiate the first hurdle. “It was great to be back on Rod Laver Arena again, it brings back so many memories from last year,” Wawrinka said. “It was such an amazing two weeks so it was great to come back here and I am pleased with my game in general and I'm excited to start again.” Nishikori began with a hardfought opener against Spaniard Nicolas Almagro, winning a two-hour dogfight 6-4, 7-6(1), 6-2 on Margaret Court Arena. “I'm getting close to the next level. Obviously, it was a really tough first match,” he said. “Nicolas could be seeded player, Djokovic and Wawrinka begin smoothly Serena sails; former No.1s Wozniacki and Azarenka set up an intriguing second-round clash AUSTRALIAN OPEN and I know he was injured, but I was getting more balls, especially third set, and I played a much better third set.” Other seeded winners included Milos Raonic, David Ferrer, Feliciano Lopez, Gilles Simon and John Isner. Lleyton Hewitt, playing in his 19th straight national open, also advanced beating China's Zhang Ze in four sets. On the women’s side, Serena Williams showed she was back to her Grand Slam best, and former World No.1s Caroline Wozniacki and Victoria Azarenka set up an enticing second-round clash. Serena swept into the second round demolishing Alison van Uytvanck of Belgium 6-0, 6-4. Petra Kvitova, seeded four, Agnieszka Radwanska (6), Wozniacki (8), last year’s finalist Dominika Cibulkova (11), and Venus Williams (18) were among the other seeds to advance. The upsets of the day involved Jelena Jankovic (15), Andrea Petkovic (13) and Flavia Pennetta (12). Wozniacki, who downed US teenager Taylor Townsend 7-6 (1), 6-2, said she and Azarenka were good friends on tour although the Belarussian was more focused on beating her rival. “I know she’s very dangerous and we always had some tough matches. I’d like to just focus on myself and what I can do to build my game and prepare,” said Azarenka, who defeated America’s Sloane Stephens 6-3, 6-2. Radwanska cruised past Kurumi Nara 6-3, 6-0 and Venus Williams dispatched Spain’s Maria-Teresa Torro-Flor 6-2, 6-2. “I love the game, I love the thrill, I love the ‘Go Venus’,” said Venus Williams. “It takes a lot of work to get to this level, so while I can play I’m going to play, when I can’t, I’m going to watch it on TV.” — AFP LONDON: International Cricket Council chief executive David Richardson said on Tuesday the global governing body would come down hard on players who ‘sledged’ or verbally abused their opponents at the upcoming World Cup. During the course of an extensive interview on the ICC website, former South Africa wicketkeeper Richardson also said officials were determined to continue their campaign against illegal bowling actions and added he was confident the World Cup would not be blighted by match or spot-fixing. Several high-profile incidents in recent months have led former Australia captain Ian Chappell to say he fears it can only be a matter of time before things get so heated that a physical clash ensues. Meanwhile, New Zealand great Martin Crowe has called for the introduction of a yellow and red card system common to many other sports in a bid to punish poor on-field behaviour in cricket, which has traditionally prided itself on being a “gentlemen’s game”. Unusual step India’s ongoing tour of Australia has been marred by numerous verbal spats, with Cricket Australia chief executive James Sutherland taking the unusual step of publicly telling David Warner to “stop looking for trouble” after the opener’s latest flare-up saw FLASH AND SUBSTANCE: The ever-colourful Gael Monfils clawed his way back from two sets down to survive his opener against Lucas Pouille. — PHOTO: AFP First round: Men: 1-Novak Djokovic (Srb) bt Aljaz Bedene (Slo) 6-3, 6-2, 6-4; 4-Stan Wawrinka (Sui) bt Marsel Ilhan (Tur) 6-1, 6-4, 6-2; 5-Kei Nishikori (Jpn) bt Nicolas Almagro (Esp) 6-4, 7-6(1), 6-2; 8-Milos Raonic (Can) bt Illya Marchenko (Ukr) 7-6(3), 7-6(3), 6-3; 9-David Ferrer (Esp) bt Thomaz Bellucci (Bra) 6-7(2), 6-2, 6-0, 6-3; 12-Feliciano Lopez (Esp) bt Denis Kudla (USA) 3-6, 6-2, 4-6, 6-2, 10-8; 13-Roberto Bautista Agut (Esp) bt Dominic Thiem (Aut) 4-6, 6-2, 6-3, 7-6(5); Alejandro Gonzalez (Col) bt 16-Fabio Fognini (Ita) 4-6, 6-2, 6-3, 6-4; 17-Gael Monfils (Fra) bt Lucas Pouille (Fra) him demand India’s Rohit Sharma “speak English” during a One-Day International in Melbourne on Sunday. Richardson said he was confident the existing system, whereby match referees oversee disciplinary punishments at major international fixtures, could cope with “disrespectful behaviour”. However, he insisted the ICC had been stressing to onfield umpires the need to stop such conduct at its source, with the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand now less 6-7(3), 3-6, 6-4, 6-1, 6-4; 18-Gilles Simon (Fra) bt Robin Haase (Ned) 6-1, 6-3, 6-4; 19-John Isner (USA) bt Jimmy Wang (Tpe) 7-6(5), 6-4, 6-4; Paolo Lorenzi (Ita) bt 21-Alexandr Dolgopolov (Ukr) 6-4, 6-3, 6-2; Benjamin Becker (Ger) bt 25-Julien Benneteau (Fra) 7-5, 5-7, 6-2, 6-4; Matthias Bachinger (Ger) bt 27-Pablo Cuevas (Uru) 7-6 (1), 6-3, 6-1; 30-Santiago Giraldo (Col) bt Jan Hernych (Cze) 6-3, 6-2, 6-2; 31-Fernando Verdasco (Esp) bt James Ward (Gbr) 2-6, 6-0, 7-6(6), 6-3; Lleyton Hewitt (Aus) bt Ze Zhang (Chn) 6-3, 1-6, 6-0, 6-4; Jerzy Janowicz (Pol) bt Hiroki Moriya (Jpn) 7-6(5), CRICKET ICC to crackdown on ‘sledgers’ at WC Over the last six months, or even going back further to the last Ashes series, there have been too many examples of player behaviour going too far and overstepping the boundaries of acceptability — DAVID RICHARDSON, ICC chief executive Weather might play spoilsport Principal Correspondent GHAZIABAD: With its undulating outfield and patchy grass, the Mohan Meakin cricket stadium seems markedly different from a regular First Class cricket venue. No stands for spectators and battered sightscreens only further the venue’s distance from cricket’s elite. Yet, the Ranji Trophy group A encounter between Uttar Pradesh and Bengal that begins here on Wednesday is by no means a landmark event. This was where the final of the 1977- 78 season, when Karnataka reigned over UP, was played. For UP, and indeed Bengal, a group round elimination is a veritable threat now. After five group games, the host has won one match while the visiting side is still looking for its opening win. Compare this to last season when Bengal reached the semis while Uttar Pradesh lost to eventual champion Karnataka in the last eight. Since a draw helps neither side, the sight of a resultoriented trace must have come as a relief. However, Bengal skipper Laxmi Shukla has ruled out the possibility of playing an extra seamer. Despite a stiff calf, Shukla is expected to function as third medium pacer for the visitor. For UP, R.P. Singh has missed out on the squad after picking up an injury against Tamil Nadu in the previous round. However, it’s the host’s batting that has been the problem area for the team management. UP’s highest score this season is just 307, although it did declare at 299 for five against Jammu and Kashmir in another match. Only Tanmay Srivastava has scored a hundred in his side’s ongoing campaign, and even his tournament average is an uninspiring 36.44. Lying bottom of the table on seven points, UP trails Bengal by three. Considering there’s a distinct possibility of inclement weather in the coming days, it’s unlikely that enough play will be possible for either side to post a win. The squads (from): Uttar Pradesh: Piyush Chawla (captain), Praveen Kumar, Tanmay Srivastava, Parvinder Singh, Arish Alam, Mukul Dagar, Eklavya Dwivedi, Amit Mishra, Imtiyaz Ahmed, Ankit Rajpoot, Kuldeep Yadav, Akashdeep Nath, Umang Sharma, Himanshu Asnora and Israr Khan. Bengal: Laxmi Shukla (captain), Manoj Tiwary, Wriddhiman Saha, Arindam Das, Sudip Chatterjee, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Shreevats Goswami, Saurasish Lahiri, Writtick Chatterjee, Veer Pratap Singh, Ashoke Dinda, Amitava Banerjee, Pritam Chakraborty, Iresh Saxena and Sourav Sarkar. PUNE: Pradeep Sangwan last played for Delhi, against Vidarbha at Nagpur, in the last week of December 2012. Banned for 18 months for a dope-offence in the IPL 2013, the BCCI informed him last November that he was eligible to play again. However, coach Vijay Dahiya put an end to all speculations of Sangwan being in the scheme of things against Maharashtra, which is placed third in the group and will look for a “big breakthrough match” in order to advance to the knock-out stage. Sangwan, who replaced the injured medium pace Navdeep Saini in the team for the Ranji trophy group ‘B’ league match against Maharashtra to start here on Wednesday, took part in group warm up sessions at the Gahunje village stadium, did upper-body drills with a medicine ball, bowled and batted, but Dahiya was categorical. “We have played five bowlers so far, and we will continue with this policy; but Pradeep (Sangwan) will not be in the eleven,” he said. Topping the table with 30 points, Delhi’s good run so far has been due to the terrific work of its bowling unit comprising seamers Saini (16 wkts), than a month away. Players going too far “Over the last six months, or even going back further to the last Ashes series, there have been too many examples of player behaviour going too far and overstepping the boundaries of acceptability,” Richardson told icc-cricket.com. “The amount of sledging and disrespect shown by players to each other was bad. “Since then, we have done a lot of work with our umpires and match referees to ensure they are much more pro-active in terms of policing behaviour on the field and — when players do overstep the mark — taking appropriate action.” The past year has also seen a significant increase in the number of bowlers banned for suspect actions, with Pakistan off-spinner Saeed Ajmal the most high-profile case. — AFP Sumit Narwal (12), Parvinder Awana (10), Rajat Bhatia (8), off-spinner spinner Shivam Sharma (13) and left-arm spinner Varun Sood (19); the second left arm spinner Manan Sharma played one match and took eight wickets. “There is not a single Delhi bowler in the top 19 in the league’s bowling honours; we have taken 89 wickets and many bowlers have shared it. We have not been dependent on one or two,” said Dahiya. Maharashtra’s bowlers have as many as Delhi’s (89), but IMPORTANT RESULTS 2-6, 6-3, 7-5; Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (Esp) bt Peter Gojowczyk (Ger) 6-7(1), 7-5, 6-4, 1-0 retired; Marcel Granollers (Esp) bt Stephane Robert (Fra) 6-3, 6-4, 6-4; Gilles Muller (Lux) bt Pablo Carreno Busta (Esp) 6-4, 7-6(5), 7-6 (3); Jarkko Nieminen (Fin) bt Andrey Golubev (Kaz) 6-1, 6-2, 7-6(6); Sergiy Stakhovsky (Ukr) bt Dusan Lajovic (Srb) 6-3, 4-6, 6-4, 6-7(3), 6-4. Women: 1-Serena Williams (USA) bt Alison van Uytvanck (Bel) 6-0, 6-4; 4-Petra Kvitova (Cze) bt Richel Hogenkamp (Ned) 6-1, 6-4; 6-Agnieszka Radwanska (Pol) bt Kurumi Nara (Jpn) 6-3, 6-0; 8-Caroline Wozniacki Delhi will look to build on its success Special Correspondent Sumit Narwal. — FILE PHOTO Rajput beats Zaveri CHANDIGARH: Local lad Shashikant Rajput bounced back strongly to beat the seventh-seeded Aaryan Mehul Zaveri of Gujarat 6-7(4), 6-4, 6-3 in the boys’ second round of the HSBC Road to Wimbledon AITA National series under-14 tennis tournament on the grass courts of the Chandigarh Club here on Tuesday. The results (second round): Boys: Himanshu Mor bt Akash Reddy 6-0, 6-0; Dev Javia bt Sammar Raina 6-3, 3-6, 6-2; Bhupender Dahiya bt Kanishk Pal 4-6, 6-3, 7-5; Rithwik Choudary bt Sanskar Jeswani 6-2, 6-1; Divesh Gahlot bt S. Boopathy 2-6, 6-3, 6-4; Shashikant Rajput bt Aaryan Mehul Zaveri 6-7(4), 6-4, 6-3; Kevin Patel bt Shubham Saini 6-0, 6-1; Sandesh Kantimahanti bt Sundari Arvind 6-1, 6-3; Dhrumil Thakkar bt Tribhuvan Reddy 6-1, 7-5; Mann Shah bt Nishant Dabas 6-1, 4-6, 6-4; Rhythm Malhotra bt Ajay Malik 6-2, 6-0; Sacchitt Sharrma bt Lanka Suhit Reddy 6-0, 6-1. Girls: Mubashira Anjum Shaik bt they have come at the cost of 2,244 runs as against Delhi’s 1,537. “The wicket here does not support the spinners, and it’s not flat; it offers bounce. We will not try and play safe,” said Maharashtra captain Rohit Motwani, knowing that the odds are stacked against his team. However, Sangwan will have to wait a while to add to his tally of 123 First Class wickets. His inclusion will now hinge on a range of circumstances the Delhi think-tank and captain Gautam Gambhir may act upon, from favourable pitch conditions to injury to other performing bowlers. Clearly Delhi does not want anything to get in the way of Saini’s return to the XI once he is declared fit. The teams (from): Maharashtra: Rohit Motwani (captain), Harshad Khadiwale, Shrikant Mundhe, Swapnil Gugale, Chirag Khurana, Kedar Jadhav, Rahul Tripathi, Ankit Bawne, Sangram Attitkar, Akshay Darekar, Dominic Muthuswamy, Anupam Sanklecha, Samad Fallah,Nikit Dhumal, Naushad Shaikh. Delhi: Gautam Gambhir (captain), Virender Sehwag, Unmukt Chand, Mithun Manhas, Varun Sood, Rajat Bhatia, Vaibhav Rawal, Puneet Bisht, Pradeep Sangwan, Parvinder Awana, Sumit Narwal, Shivam Sharma, Milind Kumar, Vikas Tokas, Manan Sharma. (Den) bt Taylor Townsend (USA) 7-6 (1), 6-2; 11-Dominika Cibulkova (Svk) bt Kirsten Flipkens (Bel) 3-6, 6-3, 6-1; Camila Giorgi (Ita) bt 12-Flavia Pennetta (Ita) 4-6, 6-2, 6-3; Madison Brengle (USA) bt 13-Andrea Petkovic (Ger) 5-7, 7-6(4), 6-3; Timea Bacsinszky (Sui) bt 15-Jelena Jankovic (Srb) 6-1, 6-4; 18-Venus Williams (USA) bt Maria-Teresa Torro-Flor (Esp) 6-2, 6-2; 19-Alize Cornet (Fra) bt Zhang Shuai (Chn) 6-3, 6-2; 20-Samantha Stosur (Aus) bt Monica Niculescu (Rou) 6-4, 6-1; 24-Garbine Muguruza (Esp) bt Marina Erakovic (Nzl) 7-5, 6-0; 25- Barbora Zahlavova Strycova (Cze) bt REGIONAL ROUND-UP Kaavya Sawhney 6-2, 1-6, 6-3; Aesha Hiten Patel bt Alisha Menon 4-6, 6-3, 7-5; Tanisha Kashyap bt Dharana Anand 6-2, 6-3; Kiran Kalkal w/o Shaikh Humera; Chetna Kumari bt Ashpreet Kaur Bajwa 6-1, 6-2; Richa Chougule bt Anu Verma 6-0, 6-4; Rashmikaa Shrivalli bt Diya Chauhan 6-2, 6-0; Shreya Gulia bt Vanshika Choudhary 6-1, 6-0; Rachana Reddy bt Smriti Singh 6-4, 6-1; Sai Dedeepya bt Princy Panchal 6-3, 6-2; Muskan Gupta bt Shambhavi Tiwari 6-3, 6-1; Reetika Grewal bt Sanya Singh 6-2, 7-6(3); Shivani Amineni bt Sandeepti Singh Rao 6-2, 6-3. St. Stephen’s retains title NEW DELHI: Defending champion St. Stephen’s College beat Hansraj College 3-0 to retain the crown in the Delhi University inter-collegiate squash tournament. This was St. Stephen's sixth successive title. The result (final): St. Stephen’s College 3 (Kunj Bansal bt Arjun Minocha 3-1, Anshul Jain bt Harshit Muchhal 3-1, Utkarsh Kumar bt Abhishek Kumar 3-1) bt Hansraj NEW DELHI: Railways and Jammu & Kashmir are praying to beat the rain forecast in the next two days and have a fulllength Ranji Trophy Group A match, starting at the Karnail Singh Stadium here from Wednesday. Seven teams are placed within seven points between second and eighth spots. With the league stage entering the decisive phase, Railways and Jammu & Kashmir, which managed a point each from their last engagements, are desperate to break the mid-table logjam. Jammu & Kashmir, which impressed in its win over multiple champion Mumbai and first-innings lead against Baroda, is fifth with 11 points from six matches. Railways, which drew four of its five matches to be slotted at seventh with 10 points, is not far behind. According to Jammu & Kashmir skipper and prominent all-rounder Pervez Rasool his team was not a pushover anymore with the season’s fourth best run-getter Ian Dev Singh, Adil Reshi, Rasool and Bandeep Singh providing depth to the batting line-up. Seamer Ram Dayal, with 20 wickets from five matches, is a potent weapon in the Jammu & Kashmir attack. Besides, a battery of faster bowlers — such as Samiullah Beigh, Umar Nazir and Mohammed Mudhasir — and some effective spinners — Timea Babos (Hun) 6-4, 6-4; 26-Elina Svitolina (Ukr) bt Yulia Putintseva (Kaz) 6-3, 7-5; 29-Casey Dellacqua (Aus) bt Yvonne Meusburger (Aut) 6-4, 6-0; 30-Varvara Lepchenko (USA) bt Vitalia Diatchenko (Rus) 6-3, 6-3; Vera Zvonareva (Rus) bt Ons Jabeur (Tun) 6-2, 6-3; Anna Tatishvili (USA) bt Kimiko Date-Krumm (Jpn) 7-5, 6-4; Kai-Chen Chang (Tpe) bt Zheng Jie (Chn) 6-1, 6-2; Daniela Hantuchova (Svk) bt Zheng Saisai (Chn) 6-4, 6-4; Victoria Azarenka (Brs) bt Sloane Stephens (USA) 6-3, 6-2; Coco Vandeweghe (USA) bt Francesca Schiavone (Ita) 6-2, 6-2. Desperate for points Special Correspondent College 0. Punjab varsity triumphs MANGALURU: Punjab University, Patiala emerged overall champion of the 75th all-India inter-university athletics championship at Moodbidri near here on Tuesday. Mangalore University was runner-up. Fourteen records were rewritten during the meet. List of new record-holders: Men: Sreenith Mohan (Mangalore University, high jump); Vijay Singh Malik (Calicut University, 400m hurdles); Jadhav Sanjivini (Punjab University, 5000m & 10,000m); Lalith Mathur (University of Delhi, 400m); Wagh Suresh (Savithribai Phule University, 1500m); K.M. Rachana (Punjab University, hammer); M. Naresh (Hyderabad University, steeplechase); University of Kerala (4x100m relay, men). Women: Anilda Thomas (M.G. University, 400m); Navjeet Kaur (GNDU Amritsar, shot put); Khushbir Kaur (Punjab University, 5000m walk); M.G. University team (4x400m relay). including off-break bowler Rasool and left-arm spinner Waseem Raza — offer a lot of variety. Floods in Kashmir might have denied the team any home match, but coach Sunil Joshi felt that it was a blessing in disguise for the players as they now played away from their comfort zone and had gathered valuable experience. The team looked ready for the challenge of playing on a wet pitch with a thick cover of green grass. Railways has regained some strength after the return of allrounder Karn Sharma from the tour of Australia. On a track that holds some promise for the pacers, Karn’s inclusion will give the host the flexibility to add an additional seamer and press hard for an outright win. “We just hope to have a full match and go for the kill,” said Railways coach Harvinder Singh. The teams (from): Railways: Mahesh Rawat (capt., wk.), Arindam Ghosh, Anustup Majumdar, Nitin Bhille, Anureet Singh, Amit Paunikar, Arnab Nandi, Amit Mishra, Abhishek Kaushik, Ranjit Mali, Ashish Yadav, Karn Sharma, Krishna Kant Upadhyay, Rohan Bhosale, Prashant Awasthi. Jammu & Kashmir: Pervez Rasool (capt.), Ram Dayal (vice-capt.), Ian Dev Singh, Bandeep Singh, Shumbham Punir, Imran Haroon, Ubaid Haroon (wk.), Umar Nazir, Mohammaed Mudhasir, Mahzoor Ali, Aditya Pratap Singh, Paras Sharma, Waseem Raza, Vimansh Kaw, Rouf Bisati. ND-ND
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