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Floodlight project delayed

HYDERABAD: The floodlight project at the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium (Uppal) originally scheduled to be completed for the India-Australia on October 5, has been put off as the process of finalising a firm to do the job, is in the final stages, informed G. Vinod, Minister for Labour and president of Hyderabad Cricket Association here on Tuesday.

Vinod informed the media that floodlights had become mandatory to get the official ‘Test’ status for the venue as per the ICC guidelines.

“It is only a question of time before the floodlights are in place. I had personally inspected the Jaipur Stadium lighting and was impressed with it as it was done as per the ICC norms. We are taking into consideration all aspects including intensity of the lux and the convenience of the players before going ahead to select a firm which meets the international standards. The firm should not just with install the lights but subsequently take care of the maintenance aspect too,” he explained.

These details will be explained to the ICC match referee Allan Hurst during his inspection of the venue on September 7, the Minister said.

Commenting on the security concerns for the match, Vinod said that he had a meeting with the Chief Minister Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, the Home Minister Jana Reddy and DGP M.A. Basith on Tuesday to review the same.

“We have called for an official review meeting within the next few days to be attended by the District Collector, the top officials from the Police Department and other related Ministries,” Vinod said.

Yathin hits hundred

A century by Yathin Reddy (114, 119 balls, 8 x 4, 4 x 6) helped Cal Public School record a narrow, one-wicket win over Goutham Model School in the HCA under-17 cricket tournament here on Tuesday.

The scores: Goutham Model School 208 for nine (Sai Jagadish 54, Sai Srikar 45, Saheb Ali Khan three for 35, Abhishek Ashok three for 35) lost to Cal Public School 209 for nine (Yathin Reddy 114, Chaitanya Reddy 42, G.Rohan Yadav three for 41).

Chirec Public School 74 (V. Anurag Reddy three for 19, M. Pradeep three for 13) lost to Jubilee Hills JC 76 for no loss (M. Pradeep 33 not out, V. Anurag Reddy 47 not out).

Samaritans 204 (R.S. Ashok 36, Nitin four for 41) bt Don Bosco 63 (Vishwajeet Patnaik five for 10, Sujith Reddy three for 24).

St. Faiz HS 147 (Razzaq 60, Avinash four for 37) bt Oakridge International School 74 (Siddiqui four for 25).

Mahaboob College HS 152 (Varun five for 26, Anirudh three for 17) lost to St.Mary’s 154 for two (V. Vamshi Ram 62 n.o.).

Wesley Jr College Blues 260 for seven (Sourabh Singh 44, L. Naveen 33, Gokul Singh 33) bt Little Flower JC ‘B’ 124 (Vivek 30).

A-Division league two-day matches:

Telangana 189 (Md. Mansoor 52, Syed Mansoor six for 55) drew with Ekalvya 233 (Nayeem Khan 111, Shiva Kumar five for 73).

A-Institution league: APSRTC 113 (Deepak 39 not out) lost to MCH 114 for five.

A-3 Division league one dayers:

Gaganmahal Blues 198 (Gopi 41, Rajesh Chowdhary five for 55, Vikram Choudhary five for 35) lost to Youth CC 200 for seven (Manoj 71, K.Mahesh 54).

Schools league: New Stars 114 (Lohit 37, Ravi 30) lost to St.Patrick’s HS 117 for two (Santosh 40).
Siva Sivani reigns

Host Siva Sivani School (Marripalem) won all the four titles in the second Siva Sivani carrom tournament for school children held in Visakhapatnam recently.

The placings (winners and runners-up): Boys: Under-15: 1. A. Pavan (SSS), 2. N. Rahul (Nalanda Talent School). Under-11: 1. Ch. Akhil (SSS), 2. N. Rohit (NTS).

Girls: Under-15: 1. M.S.K. Harika (SSS), 2. A. Bhavani (SSS). Under-11: Uday Sree (SSS), 2. P. Praneetha (Kendriya Vidyalaya, NAD).
Selection trials

The Andhra Cricket Association’s North Zone under-19 women’s team will be selected during trials to be held at the GVMC Stadium in Visakhapatnam on Sept. 9 from 9 a.m. Players born on or after Sept. 1, 1988 are eligible. Interested have to register their names at the VDCA office till Sept. 8 (between 5 p.m. and 7 p.m.).

Meanwhile, players, who have registered their names for the trials to select the District seniors cricket team, have to be present by 8 a.m. on Wednesday (Sept. 5) at the ACA-VDCA Stadium B ground.

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