U-19 Boys Cricket: Maremdor guides WJH to victory
By Our Reporter
SHILLONG, Sep 25: West Jaintia Hills District Cricket Association defeated West Khasi Hills DCA by seven wickets in their Zone 1 Group B match in Umbuda, Nongpoh.Maremdor Sutnga impressed with bat and ball and was subsequently named Player of the Match. He took 4/21 as WKH were dismissed for 101 batting first and then scored an unbeaten 34. WKH won the toss and chose to have a bat but were dismissed in 23.1 out of an available 32 overs. Too many wickets were lost cheaply and that they were able to reach triple figures is largely down to Pynierlang Shangdier, who struck 47 from just 33 deliveries, with four fours and the same number of sixes. Maremdor’s figures were the best among the WJH bowlers but he did bowl only 4.1 overs. Namewanki Pakyntein, on the other hand, bowled 7 and took 4/29, making him far more economical. Although they lost three wickets in the chase, WJH were never really in danger and they crossed the finish line in just 12 overs, going at 8.58 runs an over. Maremdor struck 34 from 26 and Namewanki kept him company at the end with 12 not out. Ewanmidao Pyrtuh also hit 19 from 16 at the top of the order. On Tuesday, Shillong Cricket Association A will face East Jaintia Hills DCA in Zone 1’s Group A.
Subroto Cup: Jharkhand to take on Haryana in Final
NEW DELHI, Sep 25: Defending champions St Patrick’s School of Jharkhand will lock horns with GSSS Alakhpura, Haryana in the final of the 62nd Subroto Cup Junior Girls (U17) international football tournament, here on Tuesday.In the first semifinal, Rishika scored the decisive goal for GSSS Alakhpura to edge past Ananda Purna School of Science of Manipur to make the final.Later in the day, St Patrick’s beat Home Mission School of Mizoram 2-0 in the second semifinal.GSSS Alakhpura, who have won the tournament twice in 2015 and 2016, had beaten Lohit Dikrong HSS of Assam 1-0 in the quarterfinal.St Patrick’s have scored as many as 39 goals so far, which is the highest in the competition. In the quarterfinal, they beat Tripura Sports School 5-0. (PTI)
Ex-Sri Lankan cricketer Senanayake granted bail
COLOMBO, Sep 25: Former Sri Lanka off-spinner Sachithra Senanayake has been granted bail by Colombo Chief Magistrate’s court on Monday. He was arrested on September 6 Special Investigation Unit (SIU) of the Sports Ministry on charges related to match-fixing.Bail was approved with two sureties, each providing Sri Lankan Rupees 5,000,000. He will appear before court again on December 12, 2023.Last month, the Colombo Magistrate issued an order banning the 38-year-old from traveling abroad for three months following the Attorney General’s (AG) directions to SIU to press criminal charges against the former off-spinner.Senanayake is alleged to have approached two cricketers in the first edition of Lanka Premier League (LPL) in 2020 via telephone from Dubai to fix matches. This information was then allegedly conveyed to the tournament’s anti-corruption officers. Senanayake played one Test, 49 ODIs and 24 T20 Internationals. (IANS)