Indian Sports Wrap, June 24: India to field 11-member squad in Asian Junior squash

Here are all the major updates, scores, and results of Indians in the world of sports on June 24.

(Representative Image)India to field 11-member squad in Asian Junior squash. | Photo Credit: GETTY IMAGES

SQUASH

An 11-member squad will represent India at the 31st Asian Junior Individual Squash Championships in Islamabad beginning on Tuesday.

Nine of the players are seeded in the top-10 in their respective age-group categories in the five-day meet.

Shiven Agarwal and Aadya Budhia have got the second seeds in boys’ U-15 and girls’ U-13 sections, respectively.

India squad (with seedings in brackets):

Boys – U-17: Yusha Nafees (6);  U-15: Shiven Agarwal (2), Lokesh Subramani;  U-13: Dhruv Bopana.

Girls – U-19: Nirupama Dubey (5), Shameena Riaz (8);  U-17: Unnati Tripathi (6);  U-15: Anika Dubey (8), Diva Shah (9);  U-13: Aadya Budhia (2); Goushika M (4).

CRICKET

MPL 2024: Ratnagiri Jets thumps Nashik to defend title

Ratnagiri Jets thumped Eagle Nashik Titans by 24 runs to defend its Maharashtra Premier League (MPL) title at the MCA International Stadium.

The first innings saw a below-par score of 160 and it looked like an easy task for the Titans but a clinical bowling performance won the Ratnagiri Jets its second title in a row. In 2023, Ratnagiri Jets was declared winners after its final against PBG Kolhapur Tuskers was abandoned due to inclement weather. 

“We are very happy to able to achieve this historic feat of winning the MPL twice in a row. Everyone has really played their part well and taken responsibility that has steered the Ratnagiri Jets to victory. We have consistently played good cricket and winning this trophy again feels great,” said Azim Kazi, captain of Ratnagiri Jets.

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Bengal Pro T20 League: Adamas Howrah Warriors records exciting one-run win over Shrachi Rarh Tigers

Saksham Chaudhary scored a half-century and captured a wicket as Adamas Howrah Warriors recorded an exciting one-run win over Shrachi Rarh Tigers in the Bengal Pro T20 League at the Eden Gardens here on Monday. 

The scores:

At Eden Gardens: Men: Adamas Howrah Warriors 215/8 in 20 overs (Pankaj Shaw 55, Saksham Chaudhary 54, Abhishek Das 47, Sandipan Das 3/27) bt Shrachi Rarh Tigers 214/6 in 20 overs (Shahbaz Ahmed 85 n.o., Arindam Ghosh 58, Sumanta Gupta 40); Murshidabad Kings 133/8 in 20 overs (Agniv Pan 48, Karan Lal 3/15, Sayan Ghosh 3/26) bt Lux Shyam Kolkata Tigers 127/9 in 20 overs (Ronit Ghosh 39 n.o., Nitin Verma 3/14, Sukhmeet Singh 3/22).

At Jadavpur University ground: Women: Lux Shyam Kolkata Tigers 104/6 in 20 overs lost to Murshidabad Kueens 75/2 in 12.4 overs by DL method; Rashmi Medinipur Wizards 100 in 19.2 overs (Ankita Barman 34, Mouli Mandal 4/13) bt Harbour Diamonds 87/7 in 20 overs (Sukanya Parida 30).

-Team Sportstar

ATHLETICS

Jeswin finishes fifth at World Athletics meet in Spain

Jeswin Aldrin, National Record-holder in men’s long jump, finished fifth with a disappointing 7.65m at the Guadalajara Athletics Puma Meeting, a World Athletics Continental Tour-Challenger event, in Guadalajara, Spain, on Sunday.

The 22-year-old from Tamil Nadu, the World No. 1 early last year when he broke the national record with his 8.42m in the Indian Open jumps meet in Ballari, had a foul-ridden series in Spain and could manage just one legal jump.

Meanwhile, Jay Pradeep Shah (10.68s), Kathirivan Hariharan (11.07), Muhammed Lazan (11.22) and Sachin Binu (10.88) were in action in the 100m semifinals and failed to progress to the final.

- Team Sportstar

GOLF

Jeev finishes Tied-8th at OFX golf on Legends Tour, Jyoti 14th

Jeev Milkha Singh returned his best card for the week with a third and final round of 70 to pick up a top-10 finish at the OFX Legends on the Legends Tour of Europe.

Jeev Milkha Singh of India in action | Photo Credit: Getty Images

Jeev, who had rounds of 74-68 on the first two days, ended at 4-under 212 for a Tied-8th place finish. His final round included four birdies and two bogeys and what let him down was the two doubles on the first day, but he recovered well after that.

India’s other star on the Legends Tour, Jyoti Randhawa (71-72-71) was 2-under and finished T-14th.

FOOTBALL

Manisha Kalyan leaves Cyprus club Apollon Ladies after two years

Manisha Kalyan has left Apollon Ladies after spending two seasons with the Cypriot First Division club Apollon Ladies.

The 22-year-old forward won the 2020–21 AIFF Women’s Emerging Footballer of the Year and the 2022–23 AIFF Women’s Player of the Year awards. She is the first Indian footballer to play in the UEFA Women’s Champions League.

In 36 matches for the Cyprus club, Manisha has score 14 goals. The India international also has 9 goals to her name in 36 appearances.