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TUESDAY, MAY 2, 2017 (PAGE 10) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU Rohit takes to IPL play-offs Stokes' fiery century blows away Lions MUMBAI, May 1: claimed three as Mumbai De Villiers brought up the 100 , May 1: board a respectable total. RPS now have 12 points from Indians produced a disciplined with a six off Krunal over the Paceman 10 matches to be in fourth spot Skipper played a performance to restrict square leg boundary but was dis- hammered an (3/29) also took three wickets to while Lions are sixth with six sublime knock to lead Mumbai RCB to a modest total. missed in the next by the unbeaten 103 under pressure to lead wipe off the tail. points. Indians to a five- win over Besides McClenaghan (3/34), same bowler for the fourth time in to a five- Left-arm paceman Pradeep Earlier, Kishan took some time laggards Royal Challengers (2/34) took two as many meetings. wicket win over that Sangwan provided the Lions a per- to get his eye in but made up for the Bangalore, ensuring themselves of wickets, while Karn Sharma (1/23) Shane Watson's poor run con- consolidated their fourth position in fect start by scalping dismissing dot balls by hitting a few big shots a berth at the IPL play-offs, here and Jasprit Bumrah (1/33) account- tinued and he went down cheaply IPL, here tonight. both (4) and Steve quite comfortably. On the other today. ed for wicket apiece. again to leave RCB struggling at Chasing a modest 162 to win, Smith (4) in the very first over. end, McCulllum was on fire from RCB, opting to bat, put up 162 For RCB, de Villiers emerged 108-5 in 13.4 overs. the hosts were reeling at 42 for four Soon it came 42 for four when the beginning, treating both spin- for eight with Ab de Villiers ham- as the top-scorer after he blasted Negi and Jadhav then steadied when the England batsman came (0) was trapped by ners and pacers with disdain. out firing on all cylinders to ensure mering 43 off 27 balls. three fours and as many sixes dur- the innings, taking ones and twos TODAY’S FIXTURE that the good job done by the It was a rather straightforward ing his 27-ball innings, while to keep the scoreboard ticking. Players of ACC Udhampur posing alongwith the dignitaries after Delhi Daredevils v/s Sunrisers (8 PM) Delhi winning title at Ramnagar. bowlers does not go waste. chase for Mumbai as the home Pawan Negi (35) and Kedar Negi finally exploded in the Stokes braved cramps towards Basil Tahmpi and Kishan lofted Jaydev Unadkat team reeled off 59 runs in the last Jadhav (28) provided the late 18th over, producing a couple of the end of the chase and batted with (6) was run out. and for sixes in six overs, courtesy some crisp hit- charge to take the team past the sixes off over extra ACC Udhampur wins cricket title determination to help RPS take two From here, Stokes joined forces the square leg region. Ben Stokes ting from Rohit, who ended with 150-mark. cover and long- off, before smash- Excelsior Sports Correspondent top scorer with 35 runs, while points and enhance their Play-offs with MS Dhoni and the duo added was introduced early into the attack 56 off 37 balls. RCB lost their first wicket in ing a six over long-on boundary in RAMNAGAR, May 1: Nipun and Asif contributed 24 and chances. 76 runs for the fifth-wicket to frus- but McCullum had no problems in remained the fourth over when Mandeep the next over to bring up the 150. Trouncing Administration 21 runs to the total respectively. Leg-spinner had trate the Lions. finding boundaries. unbeaten with the , scoring Singh (17) went for the slog sweep The final over yielded just five Udhampur convincingly in the From AU, Sohan and Ashwani rocked the Lions' batting order with Stokes' onslaught began when Lions raced to fifty in the sixth 14 off nine balls. and was caught by Hardik. runs as McClenaghan dismissed summit clash, Amateur Cricket took 1 wicket each. a three-wicket burst to help his side he smashed Ravindra Jadeja for over but leg-spinner Imran Tahir, With the win at Wankhede, In the sixth over, McClenaghan Negi and Jadhav in successive Club (ACC) Udhampur won the The arrangements for the final bundle out the rivals for a modest two sixes to collect 15 runs from who bowled the last over in PowerPlay, brought relief for the Mumbai moved to the top of the removed Virat Kohli (20) when the deliveries, while S Aravind ran cricket title, here today. match were made by SSP 161 in 19.5 overs. the 10th over and never looked The Lions were off to a flying back. Dhoni played the second- hosts by scalping Kishan. points table with eight wins out of RCB skipper flicked a slower ball himself out while looking for a sin- Earlier, after winning the toss Udhampur, Shailendra Mishra, 10 games fetching them 16 points. straight to short midwicket and gle. (PTI) start with Brendon McCullum (45) fiddle as the former India captain The South African also suc- AU chose to bat first and scored who also helped the Association in and Ishan Kishan (31) adding 55 was happy rotating the strike and ceeded in creating pressure on On the other hand, it was Rohit took a simple catch, reducing 129 runs in 20 overs for the loss of holding other matches. another disappointing performance the visitors slipped to 40 for two. 3rd Open Jammu quick runs for the first wicket but finding a boundary here and Lions batsmen by bowling dot balls 8 wickets. Arif Tak, Naib Tehsildar was lost wickets in a heap to lose way. there. and soon rival captain Suresh Raina from the star-studded RCB, who De Villiers then blasted District Kickboxing From AU side, Vikram and the guest of honour, while DySP are very much out of contention for McClenaghan over backward Tahir not only broke the open- RPS needed 60 off the final was run out. Ashwani made 34 and 28 runs Deepak Digra and SHO Ramnagar ing stand but also got rid of Aaron five overs. Stokes creamed off 16 Finch decided to take on Tahir a play-off berth. The loss was their point for a four before sending him C’ship on May 5-6 respectively. For ACC, Parul Singh Irfan were present on the occasion. Finch (13) and Dwyane Smith (0) runs from Dwayne Smith's 16th and hammered him for a six over eighth in 11 matches. over sweeper cover for a maxi- Excelsior Sports Correspondent took 3 wickets in 4 overs and gave Vijay Sallan, Vikram Singh in successive balls. The South over but Dhoni hit one straight to mid-wicket but the bowler had the Fittingly, Rohit hit the winning mum as RCB scored 52-2 in the away 20 runs. Nipun and Sunil also Jammu, Raj Kapoor, SS Builder African spinner conceded 27 runs McCullum in the next over by last laugh as he caught and runs, a cracking drive past mid-off. powerplay overs. The South JAMMU, May 1: Kickboxing bowled well and picked up 2 wick- Ramnagar, Sanjay Rasal, Manu in his four overs. Thampi. bowled the Australian. Tahir clean It was one of the six boundaries he African gave Krunal Pandya the Association of Jammu and Kashmir ets each. Cement, Raina Contractor and Lions could not exploit a good Stokes, though, stayed till the bowled Dwayne Smith with a hit alongside a maximum. same treatment as RCB accumulat- is holding 3rd Jammu District While chasing target, ACC Punit Gupta were the sponsors of batting wicket and if it was not for end to take the side to finish line. googly in the next ball to stun the The quick start to the chase was ed 13 runs off the ninth over. Kickboxing Championship on May scored 130 runs in 18.1 overs by the Tournament, while Tahir (Tipu), Dinesh Karthik's sensible 29-run His 103 came off 63 balls with rival camp. (PTI) provided by (33 off 21) and After 10 overs, they were 80 5 and 6, 2017 at Indoor Complex, losing 4 wickets, thus won the Surinder, Rohit and Gurdeep were knock, they would not have put on seven fours and six sixes. Nitish Rana (27 off 28) after Parthiv for 2 but Travis Head (12) holed MA Stadium, here. match by 6 wickets. Binny was the the organizers. Karate trials on Patel was out for a first ball duck. out to Hardik at deep midwicket According to a handout issued India gain points to move up to Earlier, Mitchell McClenaghan and RCB slumped to 85-3. here, the players desirous to par- 5th Jammu Tawi Premier T20 Cricket Tourney May 5-6 ticipate in the event have been Excelsior Sports Correspondent advised to report Indoor Complex 3rd place in ICC rankings Satish, Musaif power RCC JAMMU, May 1: To pick on May 4, 2017 from 4 pm to 7 DUBAI, May 1: ing from 83 points to 79 points. the State team for Sub Junior, pm to submit their entries. However, Pakistan's pre-update Srinagar to semis India gained five points to seven-point gap has extended to Cadet, Junior Under-21 move up to 3rd place with South nine points. Inter-School Excelsior Sports Correspondent overs, while Nitin bagged 2 National Karate Championship, Africa maintaining its pole position As such, the table now reflects the selection trials will be held wickets. Dilbag Singh and in the latest ICC ODI team rank- all matches from May 1 2014, with Tournament concludes JAMMU, May 1: Superb 6- Sachin Sharma claimed 1 at Indoor Sports Complex, MA ings. matches played from 1 May 2016 Stadium on May 5 and 6, 2017. Excelsior Sports Correspondent wicket haul by Satish Kumar wicket each. Australia remained in the sec- carrying 100 per cent weightage. and brilliant 61 runs by Musaif In reply, RCC chased the The organizers have advised ond position while India, which Seventh-ranked Bangladesh the players interested to take part UDHAMPUR, May 1: Inter Ajaz guided Rainawari Cricket target in 19 overs by losing 6 will defend the ICC Champions and sixth-ranked Sri Lanka have school tournament (Under -17) Club (RCC) Srinagar to 4- wickets, thus won the match in the trials to report the Selection Trophy title in the UK in June, has also conceded points. Committee alongwith their date of Zone Udhampur, organized wicket win over Tawi Sports by 4 wickets. Musaif Ajaz top swapped places with ICC Cricket Bangladesh has surrendered of birth certificate and identity by Department of Youth Club to seal berth in the semi- scored with 61 off 45 balls, World Cup 2015 finalist New one point and is now on 91 points, Services and Sports, concluded finals of the ongoing 5th while skipper Puneet Wattal Zealand. but its gap over eighth-ranked proof at 10 am on May 5. Players of Valley View Pink Power team posing for a group pho- here today in which 320 stu- Jammu Tawi Premier T20 contributed valuable 25 runs Both the sides have gained Pakistan has increased from two The National Championship tograph after scripting emphatic win in finals of ALCL at dents from 23 educational insti- Cricket Tournament, being to the total. Satish Kumar points following the update but points to three. will be held at New Delhi on Gurgaon. tutions of the zone participated. organized by Jammu Tawi chipped in with 10 runs, while India's five-point gain against New Sri Lanka, which was sitting May10 to May 14, 2017. Government Hr Sec School Sports Cricket Club at GGM Praful Dhar remained unbeat- Zealand's increase of three means pretty on 98 points prior to the Utkarsh Sharma, India are now ranked third with annual update, has slid to 93 points VVPP wins All Ladies Cricket League (Boys) won the final matches of Science College Hostel en on 7 runs. Anchal Singh and S/o Rahul Sharma 117 points and New Zealand a to now lead Bangladesh by only Kabaddi and volleyball while ground, here. Muneeb Munaf took 2 wickets and Priyanka Excelsior Sports Correspondent Tournament included Sharda High School Malhar won final notch below at fourth with 115 two points. However, Sri Lanka Cricket Club, Gurgaon; Valley Winning the toss and bat- each, while Sourav Chopra Sharma, a student of match of Kho- Kho. ting first, Tawi Sports Club and Sachin Singh claimed one points in their kitty. leads the West Indies by 14 points. GURGAON, May 1: Defeating View Pink Power; Utsav Cricket The West Indies are in a spot of Meanwhile, South Africa has Oriental Academy, scored a modest total of 123 wicket each. Satish Kumar Salwan School Parents Forum Club and Salwan School Parents Young’s Badminton bother as per the latest rankings list gained four points to remain on top Afghana Mohalla, (SSPF) by a narrow margin of 5 Forum (SSPF). runs in the allotted overs. was adjudged as man of the released today. with 123 points, while second- Jammu, who has secured 10th runs in the summit clash, Valley Dharna Yadav, ACP Club to hold Dr Pradeep Aryan Chopra top scored with match for his magnificent The eighth-ranked Pakistan has ranked Australia stay put on 118 position with 471 marks (Faculty View Pink Power (VVPP) team Headquarters was the chief guest on 36 runs, while Ankush and bowling display. opened up a nine-point advantage points. of Science) in Class 12th, the lifted the title trophy of the ongoing the occasion, while Maj Gen (Retd) Memorial Tourney Sourav Chopra contributed 17 The match was officiated over ninth-ranked the West Indies, England, which will host the result of which were declared by and 15 runs to the total by Ashok Singh, Vinod which can prove decisive since ICC Champions Trophy 2017 and JKBOSE, recently. All Ladies Cricket League, first of SK Razdan, a war veteran, Vijay Excelsior Sports Correspondent its kind initiative in NCR on women Aima, President All India Kashmiri respectively. Satish Kumar Kandyara and Shiv Kumar. England plus the next seven high- the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019, ------empowerment, organised by GuGu Samaj, Ramesh Kapoor, Chairperson JAMMU, May 1: Young’s was the wrecker-in-chief for In tomorrow's fixture, est-ranked sides as on 30 has retained its fifth ranking but Sambhavi Salaria , D/o Jagdev Events and Adventures in collabo- Ajanta Public School, Gurgaon and Badminton Club in collaboration RCC Srinagar, who took 6 Road Safety XI will take on September 2017 will qualify auto- has moved up one point to 109. Singh Salaria and ration with Ryder Sports Academy Raj Nehru Vice Chancellor, with Jammu City and District important wickets in his 4 NMCC at 1:30 pm. matically for the ICC Cricket There is no change to 10th- Manju Salaria, a World Cup 2019. ranked Afghanistan's tally of 52 in Gurgaon. Vishwakarma University were pres- Badminton Association will be student of Oriental organizing Under-10, 15 and 19 Both Pakistan and ninth- points, but 11th-ranked Academy, Afghana Earlier, Valley View Pink ent on the occasion. ranked West Indies have dropped Zimbabwe has dropped two Power won the toss and elected to The presentation ceremony had Badminton Tournament for boys Mohalla, Jammu, points following the update - points and is now on 46 points. who has secured 10th position bat first. Batting first, Valley View glittering ALCL trophies and other and girls in Jammu soon. Pakistan slipping from 90 points to Ireland has gained one point and with 464 marks (Faculty of scored 98 runs for the loss of 2 prizes to be given away to the mer- The players desirous to take 88 points and the West Indies slid- is on 43 points. (PTI) wickets in 15 overs. itorious players. The woman of the part in the Tournament can sub- Commerce) in Class 12th, the In reply, Salwan School series award and the best mit their entries either with Inter School Tournament of Miran result of which were declared Parents Forum bundled out for 93 batswoman award was won by Satpal Sharma, SAI Badminton by JKBOSE, recently. Coach or Sukhdev Choudhary, runs in 14.3 overs, thus Valley Puja Mangal of SSPF, while the Karun Paul Singh, Badminton In-Charge Police View beat SSPF by 5 runs in the best bowler award for ALCL tour- Sahib Zone gets underway S/o Narinder Singh Lines Badminton Hall by or first ever edition of ALCL- 2017. nament was awarded to Pranita of Excelsior Sports Correspondent of Sushma Sharma, Headmaster and Radha Rani, a before May 10, 2017. Gunjan was the top scorer with Valley View Pink Power and the Govt. High School, Kotli Shah student of Oriental For further information, the 42 runs for Valley View Pink best wicketkeeper award went to JAMMU, May 1: Inter School Dulla. Academy, Afghana players can contact these offi- Power, which fetched her Woman Dalwinder of SSPF Women Zonal Level Competitions in the In Kabaddi Under-14 boys, Mohalla, Jammu, who has cials on mobile numbers of the match award. Power. The best fielder award went Players posing alongwith officials during Chess Seminar organ- sports disciplined of Volleyball, J&K Police Public School out- secured 9th position with 472 9419151202 or 9697284345. The participating teams in this to Poornima Koul of Team Utsav. ized by AJKCA in Jammu. Kabaddi, Kho-Kho for Under-14 played GBMS Rattian, while in marks (Faculty of Science) in and Under-17 boys of Miran Sahib Kabadi Under-17 boys, GGHS Class 12th , the result of which AJKCA organizes Chess Seminar Zone got underway at Govt. High Simbal Camp defeated GHS Kotli were declared by JKBOSE, Excelsior Sports Correspondent Atul shared the experience of School Kotli Shah Dulla, here today. Shah Dulla. recently. being the coach of Indian Chess In all, 224 boys drawn from In Kho-Kho Under-14 boys, ------JAMMU, May 1: Great team two times to Moscow and Private and Government institu- J&K Police Public School, Miran Riya Gupta, D/o Ghanisham enthusiasm was witnessed among one time to Bulgaria. tions are taking part in the compe- Sahib got better of GHS Gupta and Anjana the players and parents who Lot of queries were raised by titions. Bansultan, while in Kho-Kho Gupta, a student of attended the Chess Seminar kids and parents and were The competitions are being Under-17 boys, Oriental Academy, organized by All J&K Chess answered by Mr Atul. organized by the Department of J&K Police Public School, Afghana Mohalla, Association at Hotel Nek, below Parents thanked AJKCA to Youth Services and Sports as part Miran Sahib trounced GHS Jammu, who has Gummat, here today. guide them properly and also of Annual Calendar of activities.. Bansultan. secured 10th position with 471 Roadmap to excel at National hoped that Govt. provides Chess Earlier, the competitions were In Volleyball Under-17 boys, marks (Faculty of Science) in and international level was shown coach in Jammu and Srinagar. declared open by Poonam Stephin International Public Class 12th , the result of which to all by Atul Kumar Gupta, Other members of Kotwal, Zonal Physical Education School, Kullian beat APS Miran were declared by JKBOSE, President of All J&K Chess Association present on the occa- Officer, Miran Sahib in presence Sahib. recently. Association and father of Meenal sion included Baldev Raj, Kuljeet Gupta, Commonwealth Gold Jamwal , Bindu Pathania and Dr medalist. AS Bhatia.

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Winners of Kabaddi Tournament posing for a group photograph after outplaying rivals. Bawa Jitto Sports Club wins Kabaddi Championship Excelsior Sports Correspondent Jitto Sports Club, Poni Chack and VVP Sport Club, R S Pura, JAMMU, May 1: To encour- wherein former emerged as win- age the youth and their partici- ner by defeating the rival by a pation in various sports, solitary goal. Kabaddi Championship was The winners and the runners- organized by Master Sohan Lal up teams were felicitated by Social Reforms Charitable Munish Sharma and State BJP Trust, here. Kisan Morcha General Secretary, Earlier, the championship Sunil Dutt Sharma (Raka). was inaugurated by JKFED, Speaking on the occasion, Vice Chairman, Munish Sharma. the chief guest said that organis- The teams competed against ing such sporting events incul- each other with great zeal and cates competitive spirit and team enthusiasm and demonstrated spirit among the budding exemplary sportsman spirit. sportspersons. The final match of the The occasion was also Championship was played today graced by the presence Sanjay DIP/J-565/17 at Bawa Kailakh Asthan Sharma and other eminent citi- Thather, Jammu between Bawa zens of Raipur Domana. Dated: 01-05-2017