MONDAY, APRIL 10, 2017 (PAGE 10) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU MI pull off thrilling BCCI ‘SGM’ adjourned, Warner, Rashid star performers Srinivasan attends meeting four- win over KKR NEW DELHI, Apr 9: From Himachal it was Arun as Sunrisers wallop Lions Thakur, former President , Apr 9: ken in the 8th over by Chinaman But the asking rate kept The BCCI today adjourned Anurag Thakur's younger broth- HYDERABAD, Apr 9: bowler Kuldeep Singh who climbing so that MI needed 64 in its "Special General Meeting", er, in attendance. Railways and roared back to Nitish Rana and Hardik trapped left-handed Patel in the last five overs. which was attended by former Services also had their represen- Pandya produced match-winning front. Earlier, Pandey smashed five form with a blistering 76 after President N Srinivasan, after the tatives in the meeting. rookie Afghan spinner Rashid performances as Mumbai Mumbai, then, lost the wick- sixes and as many fours to blitz Committee of Administrators The only notable absentee Indians pulled off a sensational ets of Buttler and Rohit his way to an unbeaten 81 and Khan weaved a mesmerising (COA) sought Supreme Court was Delhi and District spell as four-wicket victory over Kolkata Sharma, who were both declared help the Knight Riders recover directives on some issues. Association as per Justice Knight Riders in the Indian out leg before off a full toss and from a mini collapse and muster overpowered by The decision to adjourn the Vikramjit Sen's direction. nine in an IPL Premier League here today. a clear inside-edge respectively a challenging score. meeting was taken after it was Acting president CK Chasing the visitors' total of by Ankit Rajpoot and Sunil The visitors, asked to bat encounter, here today. learnt that COA had sought Khanna chaired the meeting It was Rashid's 3 for 19 that 178 for 7, built mainly around Supreme Court directions on and also signed the minutes of TODAY’S FIXTURE helped Sunrisers restrict Lions 's swashbuckling who all are eligible to be meeting. 47-ball 81, MI got off to a superb Royal Challengers Bangalore Vs Kings XI Punjab (8 PM) Indore to a paltry 135 for 7 in 20 overs BCCI's representative in ICC When a state unit member and then Warner blasted his way start before losing four wickets meetings. The SC hearing is on was asked whether anyone in a cluster and looked down in Narine. first, made a brisk start when to an unbeaten 76 off 45 balls to Monday and the Board has objected to Srinivasan attend- finish the match in 15.3 overs. the dumps at 119 for five before Both looked on TV openers (32) and again called a meeting on ing the meeting, he told PTI: pulling off the win in 19.5 overs. replays and Sharma, out to the captain Gautam Gambhir (19) All-rounder Moises Sunrisers Hyderabad bowler celebrating fall of Wednesday. "No one had any objection. The Henriques (52 not out) once wicket with his team mates at Hyderabad. The heroes of MI's thrilling sixth ball he faced, was incensed put on 44 runs in four overs "The meeting was adjourned only problem was legitimacy of again proved his worth with the trackers to the boundary and plumb in front. run-chase were one-down bats- with the decision of umpire C K before losing their way against as SC is hearing the matter the meeting with SC hearing on willow as the duo added 108 lofted him for a huge six. He looked dangerous during man Nitish Rana, who kept them Nandan and remonstrated, show- left arm spinner Krunal Pandya. tomorrow. Since legal implica- Monday." runs for the unbeaten second quick Basil Thampi his entire spell as many in the hunt when wickets fell ing his bat, for which he may Krunal's twin strike in the tions are involved, Amitabh "Some felt that one should wicket. was driven through the covers 11 dot balls in four overs. around him to make a 29-ball 50, face censure from the match ref- fifth over reduced the Knight Chaudhary, the joint Secretary have waited before calling the While this was Hyderabad's and cut for good measure as Seamer Bhuvneshwar and who cracked eree. Riders from 44 for no loss to 48 announced adjournment," for- next meeting on Wednesday. second win in as many matches, Warner picked the runs at will. Kumar (2/21 in 4 overs) and an 11-ball 29 to clinch a thrilling And when Krunal Pandya for two and then 87 for four mer Saurashtra CA head But majority in the meeting last year's top-four finisher The match finished when Ashish Nehra (1/27 in 4 overs) win. was caught behind to a leg side before the innings was revived Niranjan Shah told reporters. were of the opinion that let's Lions now have had two defeats Warner lofted Baroka into long- also bowled well. Pandya also hit the winning deflection, MI were left strug- by Pandey's 47-ball innings. The meeting was attended call it on Wednesday," one in a row. on stands. Credit should be given to stroke, a four towards long leg, in gling at 97 for four in the 13th The Karnataka batsman by most of the veteran members member said after adjournment. Warner, who had a poor Test Earlier, after an impressive Warner as he gauged the slow- a dramatic last over after being over. struck Mitchell McClenaghan rendered ineligible by SC order The 70-plus office-bearers series against , would be debut, Rashid once again fin- ness of the pitch and introduced dropped in the same over of Trent Rana smacked Kuldeep for a for two sixes and as many fours based on Lodha reforms. are claiming that Frequently happy as he was in his elements, ished with superb figures of 3 orthodox left-arm spinner Bipul Boult, as MI recorded their first six and a four in successive balls in the last over of the innings that The likes of Srinivasan, Asked Questions to the Lodha hitting six boundaries and four for 19 in four overs. He rattled Sharma into the attack with win in two games, having lost while the big-made Kieron produced 23 runs. Niranjan Shah, TC Matthew, Committee, which formed the huge sixes. the Lions top-order with wickets . their lung-opener to Rising Pune Pollard pulled Rajput from wide It was mainly due to the Ranjib Biswal and G Ganga basis of their age-related dis- The mayhem started in the of Brendon McCullum (5), Jason Roy (31 off 21 balls) Supergiant on April 6. of stumps over the mid-wicket to Karnataka batsman's clean hit- Raju -- all above 70 years of qualification, are not verdict third over when rival skipper Aaron Finch (3) and skipper hit a few boundaries before a MI needed 49 runs off the keep the hunt on as MI crossed ting that the total crossed the 150 age -- attended the meeting in and hence they are still eligible introduced himself Suresh Raina (5) in the 5th, 7th mistimed pull shot off last three overs and the 18th over 100. mark.(PTI) clear violation of norms. to attend the meeting. PTI by Boult swung the game their into the attack. Warner lofted and 9th over of the innings. Bhuvneshwar brought his down- way as he was hit for two sixes, him straight into the sight screen Lions never recovered from fall. one each by Rana and Pandya, Ramkumar wins but Prajnesh RCB face KXIP in another and hit another one into the the setbacks even though Dinesh Tottering at 57 for 4, it was- conceding 19 runs that brought long-on region to break the Karthik (30) and Dwayne Smith n't easy for Karthik and Smith to down the run rate. bites dust, India win 4-1 test of character shackles. (37) added 56 runs for the fifth pull things back with an attack- Leg-spinner Tejas Baroka -- wicket to stem the rot. ing display as there weren't too Although Rana departed in BENGALURU, Apr 9: singles' match. INDORE, Apr 9: Hyderabad. an inexplicable choice with no But it was the damage done many reputed batsmen left after the penultimate over from Ankit Ramkumar Ramnathan RCB have also lost India Rajpoot after reaching his 50 in A clean-sweep could not Having notched up a morale- experience of playing any match by the Afghan 'Wonderkid' that them. continued India's domination batsman Lokesh Rahul for the 28 balls, Pandya struck Rajpoot come through but India boosting win over Delhi at the senior level -- was given a spelt doom for Raina and his Karthik was uncharacteristi- of the home tie by outclassing entire tournament owing to an for a six to bring down the equa- stamped their authority over Daredevils without some of their lesson of what to expect in top- men. cally slow scoring 30 off 32 Sanjar Fayziev 6-3 6-2 in just injury and the talented Sarfaraz tion to eleven from six balls. Uzbekistan by winning the star players, Royal Challengers flight cricket. McCullum was gone trying balls with two boundaries while 67 minutes in the first reverse He then rode his luck in the Davis Cup tie 4-1 to advance Bangalore face another test of Khan will most likely be The youngster who has not to sweep a googly while Raina Smith shot four boundaries and final over in which there was a to the World Group Play-offs, singles at the KSLTA stadium. character when they face Kings unavailable for the season after been considered good enough to played for the wrong 'un only to a six in 27 balls. misfield that got him a four and here today. Left-handed Prajnesh XI Punjab in their third IPL hurting himself on the field dur- be a part of senior Delhi state be fooled by an orthodox leg- In the end, both were out in then the dropped catch reprieved India's place in the World Gunneswaran, though, had a match here tomorrow. ing a practice match. side was handed a harsh lesson break. The hard-hitting Finch quick succession of each other him before he hit the winning Group Play-offs, to be held in hard battle at hand against the RCB began their campaign Kohli is almost certain to by the star Australian opener. also failed to read a googly and and Lions finished with a sub- four. September, was secured once a big-serving 406th ranked without skipper and star bats- miss tomorrow's match as there Warner dispatched his half- in the process, was trapped par total. (PTI) In the Mumbai run-chase, 3-0 lead was grabbed yester- Ismailov. Ismailov negotiated man Virat Kohli as well as has not been any word on his openers (30) and day in the Asia/Oceania Group the conditions much better another key player A B de status since the BCCI's advisory Rahul’s 7-wkt haul goes in vain as Gill helps (28) put on 65 runs I second round tie. The team than Fayziev and emerged a Villiers due to injuries and lost on April 2 which said that his fit- before the partnership was bro- was eyeing a whitewash but deserving 7-5 6-3 winner in the their opening match against ness will be assessed in the sec- fell short in the second reverse second reverse singles.(PTI) defending champions Sunrisers ond week of this month.(PTI) Jammu Police to script win in Exhibition match Excelsior Sports Correspondent occasion, who inaugurated the valuable 41 runs with 4 bound- match by playing a few balls in aries and Shamsher chipped in JAMMU, Apr 9: Former presence of SP South, Sandeep, with 11 runs. Ranji Trophy Player, Rajesh SP Headquarters, Ramesh From Media Eleven, Rahul Gill's brilliant 67 runs, Akshay Kotwal. was the wrecker-in-chief, who Khajuria's valuable 41 and 3 The media persons namely took 7 wickets while Vivek Suri important wickets by SP South Vivek Suri, Yash Khajuria, and Yash Khajuria shared 1 Sandeep helped Jammu Police Amit Kumar, Amit Sudan, wicket each. Eleven to register convincing Manmohan Khajuria, Des Raj Media Eleven, in reply win over Jammu Media Eleven and Sarabjeet Singh, besides could not achieve the target and in the 'Exhibition T20 Cricket DySPs Amit Sharma and made 136 runs in 19.3 overs, Match', which was played at Nikhal and Inspector Akshay thus lost the match by 31 runs. GGM Science College Hostel Khajuria. Amit Kumar scored 29 runs, Ground, here today. While speaking on the while Ashu Kumar and Vivek The match was organized by occasion, the Chief Guest SSP Suri contributed 25 and 21 runs District Police Jammu, under Jammu lavished praise for the respectively. the supervision of Sunil Gupta, organizing team for conducting For Jammu Police XI, SSP Jammu, while Rajesh Gill, the match for Police officers Sandeep, SP South was the pick Chief Prosecuting Officer was and Media persons, who other- of the bowlers, who took 3 the Coordinator of the Match. wise are always busy in their wickets while Rajesh Gill, The objective of the exhibi- jobs to serve the nation. Shamsher Singh and Bhalwan tion match was to provide plat- Earlier, first, Jammu claimed 1 wicket each. form for the Police Officers and Police Eleven scored 167 runs Rajesh Gill from Police XI Media persons to interact with for the loss of 9 wickets in 20 and Rahul from Media XI were each other and test their cricket- overs. Rajesh Gill was the top adjudged as joint winners of the ing skill. scorer with 67 runs, studded man of the match award by the Sunil Gupta SSP Jammu with 9 fours and 1 six, while organizing team headed by SP was the Chief Guest on the Akshay Khajuria contributed Headquarter, Ramesh Kotwal. Pranav, Dikshant score brilliant fifties Youngsters show promise as star-studded Stadium XI drubs RCC Srinagar by 43 runs Excelsior Sports Correspondent stipulated 18 overs. Pranav 118 runs in the allotted 18 overs, Gupta played a magnificent losing 4 wickets in the process, JAMMU, Apr 9: Young innings of 53 runs including 6 thus lost the match by 43 runs. brigade of Rainawari Cricket boundaries and 3 sixes, while Dikshant made unbeaten 56 Club (RCC) Srinagar showed Bandeep Singh contributed 38 runs, studded with 7 crispy composure, promise, skill and runs with the help of 3 fours and boundaries and one big six. He class by restricting star-studded 3 sixes. Samad also contributed played all the shots with fluidity Stadium XI to 161/8 on a batting 27 runs off 19 balls, studded with and grace, while Rishab also friendly strip and scoring 118/4 4 fours and one six and Gokul contributed 32 runs to the total in reply to lose the match by 43 Baru chipped in with unbeaten 16 including 4 fours. Sachin runs in the ongoing Jammu T20 runs. For RCC Srinagar, Abhinav Sharma and Harman also Cricket Tournament, being Khajuria, Abhay Tandon and chipped in with 10 runs each. organized by Jammu Police, Anmol took 2 wickets each, For Stadium XI, Riynsh took under Civic Action Programme while Harman claimed one wick- 2 wickets, while Pranav Mahajan at Bana Singh Stadium, RS Pura, et. and Vijay Dogra claimed one here. In reply, RCC Srinagar rode wicket each. Earlier, put into bat, Stadium on a splendid half-century by Young Dikshant was XI possessing around eight cur- promising batsman Dikshant adjudged as man of the match for rent and former Ranji Trophy Kundal and managed to score his unbeaten half-century. players scored 161 runs in the The organizers apart from enhancing police-public relation India enter final of Women’s are keen to promote budding cricketers as they preferred Hockey World League Round 2 young Dikshant from losing side WEST VANCOUVER whose stunning goal gave India a over talented Pranav from the (CANADA), Apr 9: 1-0 lead in the first quarter. winning team for the man of the India took 2-0 lead in the 20th match award. The Indian women's team minute through skipper Rani Earlier, on the other day, in stormed into the final of Hockey when she successfully converted a RCC's first outing against Press World League Round 2 after a 4-0 penalty stroke. Club RS Pura, Praful Dhar was thrashing of Belarus in the semifi- Both teams traded penalty cor- adjudged as the man of the match nals here. ners in the third quarter with India for his 6-wicket haul. India now play Chile in the winning one in the 33rd minute summit clash. Chile had beaten but the strike was wide. Belarus, Pratiba Bhat, W/o Ajay Uruguay 2-1 in the second semifi- on the other hand, won a penalty Bhat, D/o Dolly nal. corner in the 40th minute but and Jeewan Lal With this semifinal victory, Yuliya Mikheichyk's hard-struck Bhat, R/o Zewan India won a berth to take part in drag flick was saved by India's Srinagar, at the Women's Hockey World goalkeeper Savita. present Naja- League Semi-Final to be held in The Indian women played fgarh, New June/July, which is a qualifier for fast-paced hockey, breaching into Delhi, who has the FIH Women's World Cup the opposition striking circle quite been declared qualified for the 2018. often. Rani made a solo attempt award of the degree of Doctor India were dominant the side and scored a brilliant field goal of Philosophy (PhD) in right from the start. Even though that took India's lead to 3-0 in the Mathematics by Shri Mata Belarus won two early penalty 40th minute. Vaishno Devi University corners in the fourth and the ninth Though Belarus were awarded (SMVDU), Katra. She worked minutes, the Indian team's defence a penalty corner in the 42nd on the topic, "Some Weak was impressive as they denied an minute, their attempt to score was Variants of Normality in early lead to their opponents. denied yet again by Savita, who General Topology, "under the India were quick to earn their continued to be impressive at the supervision of Dr AK Das, first penalty corner in the 13th Indian goal to ensure her side Director Mathematics minute and it was Gurjit Kaur stayed on course to victory.(PTI) SMVDU Katra.