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Tuesday, October 2, 2012

He came, he spoke, and he conquered

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Monday, October 1, 2012

Sri Lanka thrashes England to enter semifinals

Sri Lanka's bowler Lasith Malinga, right, celebrates after taking the wicket of England's batsman Alex Hales, left, during the ICC Twenty20 World Cup Super Eight match in Pallekele, Sri Lanka, on Monday. Photo: AP

Lasith Malinga blew away the England top-order by dismissing three batsmen in a single over as Sri Lanka defeated the defending champions by 19 runs in their last Super Eight match to qualify for the semifinals of the World Twenty20 along with the West Indies, here today.

England needed to chase the 170-run target in less than 13 overs to qualify for the semifinals but paceman Malinga’s performance (5/31) made it a lop-sided affair.

England ended 150 for nine through a fighting 67-run knock from Samit Patel and and his 51-run stand for the eighth wicket with Greame Swann (34).

Sri Lanka’s win pushed England out of the tournament since they had just one win from three Super Eight matches in Group I while the Caribbean side had two.

The West Indies had edged past New Zealand in a thrilling match early in the day to keep themselves in the hunt.

None of the Sri Lanka batsmen played a big knock but they rode on a collective batting effort to reach a competitive 169 for six.

Mahela Jayawardene (42), Angelo Mathews (28) and Jeevan Mendis (18) got good starts but could not convert those into big innings after the hosts were sent in to bat.

Thisra Perera (25 not out) and Lahiru Thirimanne (13) blasted some big shots towards the end to lift the side to a fighting total.

But Malinga’s sensational over — third of the innings — in which he scalped Luke Wright (13), Jonny Bairstow (2) and Alex Hales (3), took it away from them.

England were reeling at 18 for three in three overs and never recovered from that shock start.

Malinga added wickets of Jos Butler and Patel later in the innings while spinner Akila Dananjaya contributed in the win of his side by dismissing Eoin Morgan (10) and Broad (1).

Broad (3/32) and Swann (2/26) did well for England in the second half of the Lankan innings as both of them got wickets in successive balls to keep the side in hunt.

Interestingly, Kumar Sangakkara led Sri Lanka today in place of regular skipper Jayawardene.

Keywords: World Twenty20

West Indies pack New Zealand home

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Kashmir’s besieged panchayats [Telugu: ibbandullo vunna Kashmir panchayateelu] September 27, 2012. Translated by V.R. Subrahmanyam, presented by Srinivas Ghantasala

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Two killed as part of building collapses

The shopping structure, after its concrete beam fell on Monday.

Two persons were killed and four injured when the concrete beam of a building housing a line of shops came crashing on them here on Monday.

The concrete beam collapsed when the brick shade over the beam was being removed by the workers to replace overhead asbestos sheets with tin sheets.

Police have identified the dead as Srayipallil Jayamol, 40, who ran a shopping centre in the building, and Kannattil Ratheesh, 33, an electrician.

Those injured were working over the beam, removing the bricks, when it fell on Jayamol standing in front of her shop and Rateesh, who was replacing the wiring inside one of the four shops. Jayamol was the chairperson of the Community Development Society of the Kudumbasree unit.

The injured have been admitted to a private hospital at Kattappana. Their injuries were not serious, said hospital sources.

The beam that fell apart was an add-on to the main structure. Nearby businessmen alleged that the unscientific construction of the age-old structure with improper maintenance resulted in the accident.

Soon after the accident, local people and merchants tried to rescue the victims from amid the rubble but couldn’t haul the heavy concrete pillars away. Later, firemen from Kattappana and the Vandanmedu police led the rescue operation with the help of two earth movers and the bodies were recovered.

A silent march was organised in Puttady in the afternoon to pay tribute to the victims. Shops remained closed and autorikshaws and taxis stayed off the road.

Keywords: building collapse

Pujara's second Challenger `ton' in a row

The Hindu Rest of India's Cheteshwar Pujara in action during the Z R Irani Cup match. File photo: G.P.Sampath Kumar

On yet another occasion Cheteshwar Pujara demonstrated a big appetite for runs and became the first batsman in the history of the Challenger Series for the N.K.P.Salve Trophy to score back to back centuries and remain unconquered.

Turning up at the Khanderi village stadium for the last league match of the tournament on Monday and sixteen hours after he had made a gallant unbeaten 158 against India A’ , Pujara defeated the odd uncertain bounce, early spin, tumbling of wickets at the opposite end and weary limbs to make an authoritative undefeated 124 (129b, 10 x 4s, 2 x 6s) and eventually lead his team to a strong 328 after electing to bat. After the fall of S.Anirudha for a cheap score, Murali Vijay made an assertive 93 and in the end Pujara saw his leading paceman Praveen Kumar strike sledgehammer blows to make a 26 ball 53 (7 x 4s, 3 x 6s) that rattled Bengal and put to shade medium pacer Sandipan Das’ five wicket haul in ten overs.

The sheer weight of his grand deeds with the bat over the last many years has stirred the imagination of the locals and Kutch region. Whether it be at the Race Course Ground or the newly built stadium 16 kilometres in the rural outback, Pujara has found the surface deliver him runs aplenty. There were occasions when the ball stopped on a pitch used for the third day straight for the tournament, but he was able to counter the surprising bounce by withdrawing his bottom hand and allowing the ball to drop down upon contact with the full face of the bat.

Pujara was in the middle in the 21 ball after Arnab Nandi held a catch at slip of seamer Veer Pratap Singh to send back Anirudha. Bengal began the contest bringing in left arm spinner Iresh Saxena, but he made no impact and the second wicket pair in Vijay and Pujara added 140 runs. The fall of the third wicket and thereafter a few more, thanks to fine effort from fielder Nandi, saw Bengal compete, but Praveen Kumar spoilt it all with a robust knock and Pujara for the second day running returned to a standing ovation from his teammates and fans.

India `B’: S.Anirudha c Nandi b V.P.Singh 10 (12b, 2 x 4s), M.Vijay c Saha b Sandipan Das 93 (79b, 8 x 4s, 4 x 6s), C. Pujara not out 124 (129b, 10 x 4s, 2 x 6s), K. Jadhav b Sandipan Das 22, R.Jadeja c Nandi b Sandipan Das 6 (6b), R. Bist c Nandi b Sandipan Das 1 (4b), S. Binny c D. Das b Sandipan Das 7 (8b, 1 x4), R. Motwani b Saxena 6 (14balls), P.Kumar c D.Das b Ravikant 53 (26b, 7 x 4s, 3 x 6s) , Harmeet Singh not out 0 (0b), Extras (nb3,w3)6, Total (for 8 wkts in 50 overs) 328

Fall of wkts: 1-13, 2-153,3-200, 4-210, 5-223, 6-234, 7-251, 8-318

Bengal bowling: Saxena 12-1-65-1, V.P. Singh 6-1-48-1, Ravikant Singh 4-0-38-1, Shukla 9-0-72-0, Nandi 7-0-37-0, Sandipan Das 10-0-51-5, Basu 2-0-17-0.

Keywords: N.K.P.Salve Trophy

Sunday, September 30, 2012

‘Go for cloud seeding’ says former minister H K Patil

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