EJH wins Inter District U-19 (Shillong Zone) Tourney
Shillong: East Jaintia Hills from Shillong Zone defeated Tura Zone by 7 wickets in the Final of the Inter District U – 19 (Shillong Zone) Tournament. Tura won the toss and decided to bat. They were dismissed for 121 runs in 26.3 overs. Salchu Sangma scored 35 runs off 50 balls and Kiron F. Shirab scored 14 runs off 23 balls. While Arky Pajuh took 4 wickets for 31 runs and Manoj Rai took 2 wickets for 21 runs for East Jaintia. In reply, Kishan Lyngdoh 65 runs off 71 balls and Subhash Talukdar scored 26 runs off 23 balls helped East Jaintia to reached the target 125 runs in 24.5 overs losing 3 wickets. For Tura Zone Dippu Sangma and Jemmy Marak bagged 1 wicket each.
Australia call up Boland for injured Coulter-Nile
Perth: Selectors summoned Scott Boland into Australia’s squad today in the second Test against the West Indies for injured paceman Nathan Coulter-Nile. Coulter-Nile dislocated his right shoulder while fielding for the Perth Scorchers in a Big Bash League Twenty20 match on Monday and was ruled out of the Boxing Day Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Boland was named as a shadow player for the first Hobart Test, but was released before the game, which Australia won by an innings and 212 runs. The 26-year-old, who made his debut for Victoria in 2011-12, has yet to play a Test but has featured in 27 first-class matches taking 72 wickets. “The Scorchers medical team confirmed that Nathan dislocated his right shoulder while fielding last night,” Cricket Australia physiotherapist David Beakley said in a statement. “Although the extent of the injury and rehabilitation period will not be fully known until we receive the results of scans later today, we can confirm that Nathan will not be available for the Boxing Day Test.” (AFP)