FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2019 (PAGE 14) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU Cummins, Maxwell headline big IPL pay day, J&K’s Abdul Samad picked Chasing 364 for victory, Maha by SRH for IPL-2020 192/5 in 2nd innings against J&K young Indian brigade also fetch decent deals PUNE, Dec 19: in 41.1 overs (MS Trunkwala Excelsior Sports Correspondent Senior Level. In one of the KOLKATA, Dec 19: his steep base price of Rs 2 crore the most expensive foreign buy for Rs 6.75 crore. 31; Umar Nazir 5/40, Abid matches this season against for- Jammu and Kashmir nosed to Chennai Super Kings. held by Ben Stokes. England all- KKR went for England's JAMMU, Dec 19: J&K’s tal- Mushtaq 2/23) and 192 for 5 in midable Gujarat, Samad ahead on the third day of its Australian cricketers hit pay Teams going all out for the rounder Stokes was bought by World Cup-winning captain ented middle-order batsman, 56.4 overs (Ruturaj Gaikwad 71, impressed all with his explosive- Ranji Trophy Group 'C' match dirt at the IPL players' auction 26-year-old Cummins was on Rising Pune Supergiant for Rs Eoin Morgan, paying Rs 5.25 Abdul Samad, who has the abili- MS Trunkwala 54, Ankit ness by sending the bowlers like against Maharashtra today with with pacer Pat Cummins becom- expected lines as he has been in 14.5 crore in the 2017 auction. It crore for the stylish southpaw. ty to bowl his Bawane 31 batting). Piyush Chawla, Axar Patel and late wickets as the hosts reached ing the most expensive foreign also marks Asked why they paid big leg breaks At Raipur: Uttarakhand 120 likes on a leather-hunt. 192 for 5 in 56.4 overs, requir- buy ever in the league by fetch- Cummins' money for Cummins and also, has all out in 37.5 overs (D Negi 29; The patronage of Irfan ing 172 more runs for a win. ing a whopping Rs 15.50 crore return to Morgan, KKR's assistant coach being picked AJ Mandal 3/17, PM Datey Pathan, mentor J&K Ranji Resuming at the overnight bid from two-time champions KKR. The Abhishek Nayar said: "Morgan's by Sunrisers 3/42) and 174 for 3 in 74 overs Trophy Team and skipper Parvez 155 for 4, the visiting team was Kolkata Knight Riders here pacer has also recent form has been tremen- Hyderabad (Tanmay Srivastava 58, Avneesh Rasool served as a beacon light to dismissed for 263 in the second today. played for dous. As a leadership group, for IPL-2020 Sudha 37) vs Chhattisgarh 520 guide and goad this gutsy young innings, leaving Maharasthra All-rounder Glenn Maxwell, Mumbai Morgan will add a lot of strength in the presti- for 7 declared for 6 in 122 overs cricketer to achieve heights. 364 to secure victory and six who was not considered for the Indians and to what we already have. gious auction (AN Khare 192, Ajay Mandal Samad is the training of MA points. upcoming ODI series against Delhi "And for a player of his held at Kolkata, today. 241 not out, Pradeep Chamoli Stadium Coaching Centre, and Suryash Raina (83) and India in January, returned to Capitals. (Cummins) calibre, he brings a The explosive swashbuckler, 4/95). trains under Sports Council’s Abdul Samad (78) batted well Kings XI Punjab with a price tag Bothlot with the ball and bat as well." Samad got the Franchisee’ nod for At Cuttack: Services 271 all Cricket Coach, Randhir Singh for the visitors and helped the of Rs 10.75 crore after an Maxwell and Maxwell returns to KXIP to his consistent performances in this out in 66.1 overs (NH Verma 53, Manhas and his assistant Raman team set a stiff fourth innings intense bidding war with Delhi Cummins had boost their unsettled middle- season’s Syed Mushtaq Ali T20, RS Paliwal 58, Rahul Singh 55; Capitals. KXIP went into the Thaploo. target for Maharashtra. opted out of order. KXIP CEO Satish Menon Vijay Hazare Trophy and in the Basant Mohanty 6/69) and 86 auction with the biggest avail- The entire cricket communi- Ruturaj Gaikwad (78), who last year's expressed confidence in ongoing Ranji Trophy for 3 in 30 overs vs Odisha 540 ty of the State has sent congratu- plays for Chennai Super Kings able purse of Rs 42.70 crore. top form with the ball and at IPL. Tournament. He hit impressive 78 in 160.2 overs (Debasish Maxwell coming good for them. latory messages to this promis- in the IPL, and MS Trunkwala The 31-year-old Maxwell times has also proved his worth Another big buy at the auc- runs, studded with 10 fours and 3 Samantray 195, Biplab "He was always on our radar. ing cricketer, who is a class act (54) put on 108 for the opening has been on his way back to with the bat. tion was South African Chris sixes in the Ranji Trophy match Samantray 73, Suryakant The middle order was a bit of when on song. wicket in 28.1 overs to set up a cricket after taking a sudden "Can't wait," tweeted Morris, who was sold for Rs 10 against Maharashtra at Pune today. Pradhan 64, Debrata Pradhan concern. He has been with us (in When contacted, Mr Samad good platform for the home break to deal with mental health Cummins after KKR head coach crore to Royal Challengers Son of a Physical Education 57, AR Sarangi 37; AM Bamal the past) so he knows the set up attributed his success to his par- team. issues earlier this year. Brendon McCullum posted a Bangalore. West Indies pacer Master namely Mohd Farooq, 4/116). well," said Menon. ents, coaches and well wishers, However, the fall of three Maxwell's compatriot welcome message for him on the Sheldon Cottrell, with a base who himself was an outstanding At Ranchi: Assam 162 all out The seasoned Robin Uthappa besides his sheer-dint of hard wickets in the space of 13 runs Nathan Coulter-Nile also micro-blogging site. price of Rs 50 lakh, fetched a Volleyball player and a club in 56.5 overs (Riyan Parag 55, was bagged by inaugural edition work and dedication. pegged Maharashtra back. enjoyed a million dollar payday "I am very happy to be back winning bid of Rs 8.50 crore cricketer, Samad has the distinc- Sibshankar Roy 27; Anukul Roy winners Rajasthan Royals for Rs He said that he will leave no Mohammed Mudhasir took at the auction as Mumbai in KKR," he later said in a video from Kings XI Punjab. tion of producing splendid per- 4/28, Shahbaz Nadeem 3/55, 3 crore. Uthappa had gone into stone unturned in grabbing this two of the wickets to fall includ- Indians shelled out Rs 8 crore released by KKR. "I am looking forward to formances consistently in J&K’s Ashish Kumar 3/25) and 186 all the auction with a base price of opportunity with both hands to ing that of Trunkwala and R A for the pacer. Delhi Capitals and Royal playing for Kings XI," said big wins at the Under-19 and the out in 62.4 overs (KN Saikia 48, Rs 1.5 crore, the highest for an make Jammu and Kashmir proud. Tripathi (13). Australia's limited-overs Challengers Bangalore were Cottrell in a viedoe relased by Pallavkumar Das 32; Shahbaz Indian. He too was released by Brief scores: Group C: captain Aaron Finch went for Rs engaged in an intense bidding the franchise. Nadeem 4/53, Utkarsh Singh KKR last month. Jammu & Kashmir 209 all out in 4.40 crore to Royal Challengers war for the Australian before Another Caribbean star, Injured Deepak Chahar ruled out of 4/55) lost to Jharkhand 415 for 9 India pacer Jaydev Unadkat 63.5 overs (Ahmed Banday 76, Bangalore. Finch, who had KKR joined the battle at Rs 15 Shimron Hetmyer, was expect- declared in 99.2 overs returned to Rajasthan Royals for Abid Mushtaq 50; A Sanklecha opted out of the 2019 IPL, also crore and eventually outbid the edly a sought-after entity for his third ODI, Saini named his replacement (Md Nazim 173, Utkarsh Rs 3 crore, a massive pay cut 4/56, DR Deshmukh 2/15) and attracted a bid from KKR. two franchises. Cummins has big-hitting abilities and went to Singh 58, Anukul Roy 37; from the last two editions when CUTTACK, Dec 19: to his India career during the 263 all out in 71.3 over Australia's big-hitting all- taken 32 wickets in 25 IPL Delhi Capitals for Rs 7.75 crore. Mukhtar Hussain 2/48) by an RR bought him for Rs 11.5 crore three-match T20 series against (Suryansh Raina 83, Abdul rounder Chris Lynn, who was matches so far with an economy The left-hander had a base price India pacer Deepak Chahar innings and 67 runs. (2018) and Rs 8.5 crore (2019). the West Indies in Florida and Samad 78, Fazil Rashid 43; DR released by Kolkata Knight of just over 6. of Rs 50 lakh and recently made was today ruled out of the Jharkhand: 7 points, Assam: Riders ahead of the auction, was The young Indian brigade Trinidad earlier this year. In his Deshmukh 4/46, SS Bachhav He is also the No.1 bowler in his case with a match-winning series-deciding third ODI first match, he returned figures 0. (PTI) bought for his base price of Rs 2 also fetched decent deals with 3/35) vs Maharashtra 109 all out ICC Test rankings and has 92 hundred against India in the first against the West Indies owing to of 3/17, which included a wick- crore by defending champions Under-19 World Cup-bound wickets in 77 career T20 match- ODI in Chennai.