SUNDAY, MAY 29, 2016 (PAGE 14) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU It’s Kohli vs Warner as RCB, SRH eye maiden IPL title Vivek, Ashu guide Media-XI to register Woakes, Ali pile pressure on Sri Lanka BENGALURU, May 28: at the final for a third time. Without doubt, Kohli seems win over Hindi Newspapers-XI CHESTER-LE-STREET, Mendis's 35 was easily the against Durham, had now com- The momentum with them, to be enjoying the best form of his Virat Kohli's inspirational Excelsior Sports Correspondent For Media XI side, Vivek Suri May 28: best score of the innings so far. pleted a double- maiden at RCB would be determined to career so far and is the highest Five balls later, Woakes had a sun-drenched Riverside. leadership for Royal Challengers was the pick-of-the bowler with 3 Chris Woakes compounded make the opportunity count by run-getter in the tournament, JAMMU, May 28: Bangalore will be up against the . Sri Lanka's misery in the second winning the coveted T20 tourna- amassing 919 runs from 15 Magnificent performance by brute force with which David ment, having missed the chance games, which includes six fifties Vivek Suri of Media-XI was Test following a hundred by Vivek Suri and Ashu Kumar guid- Warner has steered Sunrisers twice in the past. and four centuries with 113 being declared as man of the match for Moeen Ali as England closed in ed Media-XI to register emphatic Hyderabad when the two teams, RCB struck form just at the his highest score. his all round performance. on a series-clinching win at the 81 runs win over Hindi eyeing their maiden IPL title, right time and and dished out five De Villiers, on the other hand, At the end of the match, Riverside today. square off in a high-intensity Newspapers-XI in a friendly Kuldeep Sharma, Chairman, clinical performances to beat the is the third highest scorer in the At stumps on the second day, summit clash here tomorrow. match, organized by KC Central Social Welfare Board, dis- Lions (by 144 runs), Kolkata league with 682 runs under his Sri Lanka had collapsed to 91 for RCB, however, will have a belt with, including one century Sports Club at KC Cricket eight, a huge deficit of 407 runs, slight advantage over Sunrisers as Knight Riders (by 9 wickets), Kings XI Punjab (by 82 runs D/L and six half-centuries. (PTI) after Ali's Test-best 155 they have the experience of play- had propelled England to 498 for ing in an IPL final twice in the method), Delhi Daredevils (by 6 Kohli is world’s best wickets) and Gujarat (by 4 wick- nine declared. past -- 2009 and 2011, but on both Woakes, only playing in this occasions, they had finished run- ets) again in the Qualifier 1 to seal batsman: Lawson their place in the title clash. match because fellow seam- ners-up. MUMBAI, May 28: bowling all-rounder Ben Stokes Sunrisers' best finish was a Kohli and AB de Villiers have been the cynosure of all eyes for Former Australia pacer Geoff was injured, took three wickets play-off berth which they man- for five runs in 13 balls to reduce Moeen Ali celebrating his century against Sri Lanka during aged in their debut season in RCB with their batsmanship. Lawson has heaped praise on in- 2nd Test match on Saturday. Kohli has also been an form India's Test Virat Sri Lanka to 67 for six. 2013. Rangana Herath (12) gamely RCB witnessed a topsy-turvy impressive captain and infused Kohli, saying the star batsman is Milinda Siriwardana edging to Earlier, Ali's second hundred resisted for over an hour before campaign initially and were in a confidence in the team after a dis- "arguably the number one batsman wicket-keeper Jonny Bairstow for in Tests - and second against Sri fending Stuart Broad to gully. real spot of bother at one stage. appointing start. At a time when in the world". Three balls later, Broad dis- They needed to win their last four qualifying for the play-offs "Kohli at the moment, is Scoreboard missed Shaminda Eranga when a games to make it to the play-offs looked a distant dream for RCB, arguably the number one batsman England v Sri Lanka 2nd Test scoreboard Participants of friendly cricket match posing for group photo- leaping James Vince at third slip and the Bangalore outfit didn't Kohli made it possible with his in the world. He is in the form of his England 1st Innings (overnight: 310-6) graph. parried the ball before second slip just achieve that but also recorded glorious batting and leadership life. I was impressed with him A. Cook c Karunaratne b Lakmal 15 when I saw him on the first tour to Joe Root clutched the rebound. A. Hales c Mathews b Siriwardana 83 their first straight win to get a shot qualities. Ground, here today. Australia (in 2011-12)," Lawson tributed sports kit to Media-XI was 12 not N. Compton c Lakmal b Pradeep 9 After winning the toss, Hindi told reporters here today. team. out at the close and Suranga J. Root c Silva b Pradeep 80 Newspapers-XI led by Ashwani "He was (among) the few It is to mention that, Kuldeep Lakmal unbeaten on nought. J. Vince c Thirimanne b Siriwardana 35 Kumar put Media-XI to play first. Indian batsmen who took on the Sharma was chief guest on the England were now looking at J. Bairstow c Chandimal b Pradeep 48 Batting first, Media-XI led by challenge of playing on the bouncy occasion, while Arjun Choudhary, their second innings victory in as M. Ali not out 155 Mir Imran scored 164 runs for the Australian wickets," said the for- Member, J&K Sports Council many matches after their innings C. Woakes c Mendis b Lakmal 39 loss of five wickets. Ashu Kumar mer Australia fast bowler, who is provided the ground for this and 88-run win in the first Test of S. Broad c Mendis b Pradeep 7 played a splendid inning of 48 on a short coaching sting at the friendly cricket match. this three-match series at S. Finn c and b Herath 10 runs off 41 balls while Vivek Suri Payyade Sports Club in suburban Headingley last week. J. Anderson not out 8 Kandivili. chipped in 35 runs in 26 balls. Paes, Hingis knock out Another dire day with the bat Extras (b1, lb8) 9 Lawson, who took 180 wickets For Hindi Newspapers-XI for Sri Lanka, shot out for 91 and Total (9 wkts dec, 132 overs, 566 mins) 498 in 46 Tests and 88 in 79 ODIs in a team, Naveen Koul was the 4th seeds, enter mixed 119 at Headingley, was made all Bowling: Eranga 27-3-100-0; Lakmal 29-4-115-2; Pradeep 33-5- career spanning nine years between wrecker-in-chief, who scalped 2 the worse by a wretched 107-4; Herath 29-1-116-1; Mathews 6-2-16-0; Siriwardana 8-0-35-2 1980 and 1989, was referring to wickets. doubles quarters display that was in marked con- Students taking oath during Investiture Ceremony. Sri Lanka 1st Innings Kohli topping the batting averages In the second inning, Hindi PARIS, May 28: trast to yesterday's brilliant catch- D. Karunaratne b Anderson 9 with 300 runs in the disastrous 0-4 Newspapers-XI failed to chase the ing. India's Leander Paes and his K. Silva c Bairstow b Broad 13 Jodhamal Public School holds whitewash under Mahendra Singh target and bundled out at paltry 83 The 27-year-old Woakes, in Swiss partner Martina Hingis K. Mendis c Anderson b Woakes 35 Dhoni in the 2011-12 season.(PTI) runs in 12.2 overs. his seventh Test, needed just 12 moved a step closer to their first D. Chandimal c Cook b Anderson 4 balls to strike today, with Sri French Open crown together as A. Mathews c Bairstow b Woakes 3 6th Investiture Ceremony Lanka captain Excelsior Correspondent flags from DDC and School they breezed into the mixed dou- L. Thirimanne not out 12 bles quarterfinals after dispatching caught behind off a good length Principal Trilok Singh Bist. ball that nipped away. M. Siriwardana c Bairstow b Woakes 0 JAMMU, May 28: Jodhamal This was followed by the fourth seeds Yaroslav Shvedova , who made a R. Herath c Anderson b Broad 12 Public School held its 6th entire Council taking oath. and Florin Mergea, here today. gutsy fifty in Sri Lanka's second S. Eranga c Root b Broad 2 Investiture Ceremony with great Principal asked the members Unseeded Paes and Hingis, S. Lakmal not out 0 who won three Grand Slams innings at Headingley, was enthusiasm and zeal. to follow the ethical means of Extras (lb1) 1 On the occasion, Simrandeep leadership. together in 2015, erased a one-set undone by a that deficit to eke out a 2-6 7-5 10-6 bounced more than he expected Total (8 wkts, 40 overs, 185 mins) 91 Singh, District Development The occasion also witnessed a Bowling: Anderson 11-2-31-2; Broad 11-2-35-3; Woakes 7-4-9-3; Commissioner (DDC) Jammu, win over a formidable combina- and lobbed a gentle catch to gully. colourful bonanza of Inter-House Finn 7-3-15-0; Ali 4-4-0-0; was the chief guest. Dance Competition. This show tion in the rain-hit second round contest. Selection trials The occasion started with the was adjudged by the parents of a duck. Lanka following an unbeaten 108 After losing their serve twice welcome address by Monika the newly inducted Prefect Woakes, who came into this in a losing cause at Headingley in and breaking their rivals once, tomorrow Sethi, Vice Principal, Jodhamal Council. match on the back of a career-best 2014 - took the game away from School. Paes and Hingis were trailing 2-3 Simrandeep Singh empha- Excelsior Sports Correspondent nine for 36 for Warwickshire the tourists. (Agencies) The newly appointed Council sized upon the importance of dis- when skies opened up, halting the Members marched in with their cipline and the dignity of the indi- match. JAMMU, May 28: The Dignitaries giving Man of the match trophy to Kewal Kotwal heads held high to the beautiful vidual and school. After play resumed, Paes and selection trials to select J&K at Doda. beat of the school band. They Hasit Sachdev has been elect- Hingis could not win a single Senior Athletics team will be were adorned with the badges and ed as Head Boy, Navisha Gupta game, losing three games in a row conducted at MA Stadium on received the school and House as Head Girl, Ratnesh Jain as 12th Gufran Championship to surrender the opening set. The May 30 from 4 pm onwards. Indo-Swiss had its share of Deputy Head Boy, Ishita Dhar as The trials would be conduct- Deputy Head Girl, Muskan Tyagi chances but converted only one of Kotwal, Thakur help Doda Super Kings ed for National Inter State Senior Harikrishna loses and Muskan Puri as Academic the four break chances. to Karjakin Prefects, Antriksha Pathania and They almost dropped serve in Athletics Championships to be Aayush Dubey as Discipline to register win over New Siraj Doda the third game but managed to held at Hyderabad from June 28 AZERBAIJAN, May 28: Prefects, Danish Kaul and Jatin Excelsior Sports Correspondent ets, while Noushair Batt took 1 hold. It was a tight contest from to July 2. Mahajan as Sports Perfects. wicket. thereon with two pairs locked 5-5. The outstanding athletes Grandmaster P Harikrishna desirous to take part in the selec- suffered a defeat at the hands of The Neutral Vice Prefects are DODA, May 28: Three In the second inning, New Shvedova and Mergea were Pranjal Gandhi and Kshitij Sethi serving to force a tie-breaker but tion trials are directed to report World Championship challenger wickets haul by Kewal Kotwal Siraj Doda failed to chase the (Academic Vice Prefects ), and 33 runs by Uttam Thakur target and bundled out at 113 Paes and Hingis capitalised on the to Ramesh Sharma, Chief Coach Sergey Karjakin of Russia in the Manaswini Oswal and Ananya second break point to drag it to a at 4 pm at MA Stadium on May third round of Shamkir Chess helped Doda Super Kings to reg- runs in 16 overs. Sameer Sheikh Sharma (CCA Vice Prefects), ister win over New Siraj Doda in Super Tie-breaker.(PTI) 30. tournament now underway here. Gursimar Singh, Shivam Snoria was the top scorer with 16 runs, the ongoing All India 12th It turned out to be a bad day in and Harsimaf Kaur (Discipline while Shakeel made 15 runs. office for Harikrishna who is gen- Vice Prefects), Milind Pandita Gufran Memorial T20 Cricket From Doda Super Kings, Lahiri sixth after second round Championship, being organized erally known for his defensive and Irwin Kaur (Sports Vice Kewal Kotwal was wrecker-in- Winners of Bench Press Competition posing for group photo- by Young Star Cricket Club chief with 3 wickets while as ways when necessary. The Indian Perfects). graph. Doda and sponsored by J&K Rohan Koul took 2 wickets. at Colonial on PGA still has a long way to go in the The House Prefects are Aarush Kaul and Charanjeev Bank and Rashtriya Rifles Kewal Kotwal of Doda FORTWORTH (US), Lahiri, five-under and Bench Press Competition super tournament but will have to Singh (Challenge House), Battalion Doda at Sports Super Kings team was declared keep firing with white pieces. May 28: lying second after the first Varnika Gupta and Maulik Jain Stadium here. as Man of the Match, who was round, opened his second Fabiano Caruana of United (Discovery House), Warnika Electing to bat first after given prize by Captain Sangram Anirban Lahiri completed round on Friday night in style Sawhney, Jain clinch States defeated highest ranked Slathia (Enterprise House), Zara winning the toss, Doda Super of 10 RR, who was chief guest his second round with a card with a 24-foot eagle and a woman Yifan Hou in another Zulfikar and Manik Bakshi Kings set a target of 150 runs for on the occasion. of even par 70 and stayed at (Invention House). birdie in first two holes, but Strong-Man, Strong-Woman titles strategic struggle of the day and the loss of 8 wickets in 17 overs. The match was officiated by five-under 135 at the Dean & four bogeys and just one more the American took the sole lead The House Vice Prefects Uttam Thakur and Vinay Munish Zutshi and Bharat Deluca Invitational at the Excelsior Sports Correspondent Strong-Man and Strong- elected are Atima Baksh and birdie in next seven holes, saw Manhas were the highest scorers Jojoriya as umpires, while Colonial. Woman respectively. Rishi on 2.5 points out of a possible Chaitely (Challenge House), him turn in even par before a with 33 and 27 runs respectively. The 28-year-old Indian, JAMMU, May 28: Munich Ralli emerged as highest lifter three. Ananya Billawria and Rinku Bhaduria acted as scorer birdie on 10th meant he was From New Siraj Doda side, Sawhney and Sapna Jain in his weight category. Anish Giri of Holland fol- Ningnung Jaikone (Discovery and Ashok Sharma (Video ranked 56th in the world, and one-under and he had six more Mehran Ganai scalped 3 wick- clinched the titles of the lowed the leader on two points House), Mahinder Kaur and Arya Analyst) was third umpire. winner of two European Titles holes to play when shortened last year, including his home Strong-Man and Strong- Hulkenberg, Perez while Harikrishna is on 1.5 points Abrol (Enterprise House), Gunjan second day came to an end. Open, the Hero Indian Open, Woman respectively in the sharing the third spot.(PTI) Singh and Shakib Sheikh Webb Simpson was in lead provide qualifying boost (Invention House). had played 12 holes of his sec- Bench Press Competition, at eight-under after rounds of organized by Gold's Gym. ond round on Friday before 65-67, while Jordan Spieth 67- for Force India fading light stopped play on a The aim of the competition 66 and first round leader, was to hone the sportsmanship MONTE CARLO, May 28: weather-hit day. Bryce Molder (64-69) were Starting at one-under within the members of Gold's Force India bounced back to tied second at seven-under. Gym. It was another of its through 12 holes, Lahiri erred Patrick Reed was also at form with their drivers Nico on the 16th when he went into many fitness events held peri- Hulkenberg and Sergio Perez seven-under, but he had four odically to keep the enthusi- the greenside bunker on the more holes to play as did the setting the fifth and eighth par-3 hole. He came out into asm of its members high. fastest time in qualifying of the local man, Ryan Palmer. The competition among the the intermediate but missed a Seven players, three of Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix 15-footer for par and ended members was to win the title here today. whom had finished their Gold Strong Man and Gold with a bogey. But with a 65 in rounds, including Lahiri, were Hulkenberg produced a fine first round and 70 in second, Strong Woman. lap of 1:14.726, just enough to at five-under in tied-sixth After a tough competition, he was Tied-eighth but some place. Spieth shot a 66 with beat the Ferrari of Kimi players were yet to complete Munich Sawhney and Sapna Raikkonen. four birdies in five holes after Jain clinched the title of their round. turning to the front nine. (PTI) Perez came up with a 1:14.902 to finish ahead of Daniil Kvyat and Fernando Alonso, driving a Toro Rosso and McLaren respectively. (PTI) Joshna goes down fighting in final of Hong Kong meet HONG KONG, May 28: India's top squash player Joshna Chinappa fell at the final hurdle after giving a close fight to top seed Joelle King of New Zealand in the PSA HKFC International squash tourna- ment here today. The New Zealander won by 11-9, 11-9, 9-11 and 11-9. After coming through two five-game encounters earlier, the third seed Indian still looked fresh for another battle. Only once has Joshna beat- en Joelle earlier in their eight meetings and that too seven years ago. Much has happened since. Joelle is 9th in the world, four rungs above Joshna but it proved a lively match with points going neck and neck. In fact the Indian had led 9-8 in the first game where Joelle came up with three winning drives.(PTI)