The FairBreak Invitational was given its most vibrant moment yet when Sita Rana, a police officer from Nepal, picked up a wicket that proved key to Tornadoes beating South Coast Sapphires.
The left-arm spinner trapped Gaby Lewis, the Sapphires opener, plumb in front. The umpire upheld her appeal, and she peeled away to celebrate while making a distinctive hand gesture underneath her beaming face.
The move, inspired by an Indian movie called Pushpa: The Rise, has previously been used by no less luminary than Virat Kohli on the cricket field. According to Sita, it means: “It means I will stay high.”
For emerging cricketers like her, that have arrived at the new T20 franchise tournament to play alongside some of the best known players in the women’s game, it is an apt mission.
Judging by Sita’s performance in Tornadoes 17-run win at Dubai International Stadium, she is in no mood to shrink among the illustrious company.
She ended her euphoric turn by jumping into a delighted embrace with Sophie Devine. The New Zealander is one of the leading batters in the world game, and a role model to Sita.
“Since I first met her, she has been helping me, not just me but all the junior players,” Sita said. “I don’t feel like they are strangers. It feels like they are my mates.”
Sita is from Nepalgunj, and works in the Armed Police Force, a job she got on the strength of her cricket.
Her role model in the game is Gyanendra Malla, the former captain of the Nepal men’s side, who played a series on the same ground in March.
“I never thought I would be able to play in a big stadium like this,” Sita said. “When I was watching their matches I was so excited to play here. To be very honest, I never dreamt I’d have the chance to play with players like this.
“Now, to be sharing the same dressing room with them is unbelievable for me. These players are so good, but they don’t treat us like juniors. They treat us like teammates.”
Defeat ruined the return from retirement of Sana Mir. The former Pakistan captain is returning after two years out of the sport, which she spent largely forging a new career in commentary.
She sent down just one over of off-spin herself, then made 18 at the end of Sapphires’ faltering run chase.
“We are going to come back with a bang,” Mir said of her side, who made 102 for eight chasing 120 to win.
“There were more positives than negatives in this game for us. There are small things we will all learn along the way.”
Overall head-to-head
Federer 6-1 Cilic
Head-to-head at Wimbledon
Federer 1-0 Cilic
Grand Slams titles
Federer 18-1 Cilic
Best Wimbledon performance
Federer: Winner (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012)
Cilic: Final (2017*)
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Who was Alfred Nobel?
The Nobel Prize was created by wealthy Swedish chemist and entrepreneur Alfred Nobel.
- In his will he dictated that the bulk of his estate should be used to fund "prizes to those who, during the preceding year, have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind".
- Nobel is best known as the inventor of dynamite, but also wrote poetry and drama and could speak Russian, French, English and German by the age of 17. The five original prize categories reflect the interests closest to his heart.
- Nobel died in 1896 but it took until 1901, following a legal battle over his will, before the first prizes were awarded.
NINE WINLESS GAMES
Arsenal 2-2 Crystal Palace (Oct 27, PL)
Liverpool 5-5 Arsenal (Oct 30, EFL)
Arsenal 1-1 Wolves (Nov 02, PL)
Vitoria Guimaraes 1-1 Arsenal (Nov 6, Europa)
Leicester 2-0 Arsenal (Nov 9, PL)
Arsenal 2-2 Southampton (Nov 23, PL)
Arsenal 1-2 Eintracht Frankfurt (Nov 28, Europa)
Norwich 2-2 Arsenal (Dec 01, PL)
Arsenal 1-2 Brighton (Dec 05, PL)
Neymar's bio
Total club appearances 411
Total goals scored 241
Appearances for Barca 186
Goals scored for Barca 105
Classification of skills
A worker is categorised as skilled by the MOHRE based on nine levels given in the International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO) issued by the International Labour Organisation.
A skilled worker would be someone at a professional level (levels 1 – 5) which includes managers, professionals, technicians and associate professionals, clerical support workers, and service and sales workers.
The worker must also have an attested educational certificate higher than secondary or an equivalent certification, and earn a monthly salary of at least Dh4,000.