TUESDAY, JANUARY 28, 2020 (PAGE 16) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU IPL final in Mumbai, no change in timings, Ranji Trophy Elite Group-C England thump South Africa in Bhatia’s brilliant ton helps concussion substitute introduced fourth Test to win series by 3-1 NEW DELHI, Jan 27: said. yet. Ganguly said the BCCI will Chhattisgarh reach 270/4 against J&K Players' safety has assumed handover the proceeds to an JOHANNESBURG, Jan 27: for a maiden Test century but in opening batsman Dean Elgar, Excelsior Sports Correspondent ond wicket to steady the ship the next over he fell to Wood who was caught and bowled The title clash of the Indian significance of late with inci- appropriate forum. before the latter was dismissed Premier League (IPL) will be dents of cricketers getting "It will be an IPL All Stars JAMMU, Jan 27: Skipper Ben Stokes and Mark Wood two short of the landmark. playing an awkward pull shot in by Abid Mushtaq. Jiwanjot was made a double strike shortly He had batted impressively, the penultimate over before held in Mumbai on May 24 and injured while batting increasing. Game three days before start of Harpreet Singh Bhatia scored a then involved in a 86-run part- the night matches will have New concussion rules were IPL. The venue is not magnificent century to help before tea, breaking stubborn hitting 15 fours and two sixes in lunch. Stokes finished with two nership for the third wicket with South African resistance and set- a 133-ball innings but both he for 47. usual 8pm start as the Governing introduced in Test format as well Ahmedabad as it is still not Chhattisgarh reach 270 for the Bhatia. The two played some Council decided against chang- last year. Australian batsman match ready. We have not decid- loss of four wickets against ting up a 191-run win for and Du Plessis were given a tor- De Kock and Bavuma batted attractive shots with the captain England on the fourth day of the rid time by Wood, bowling at brightly in a fifth wicket stand of ing the timings, BCCI president Steve Smith was replaced by ed on where we will make the Jammu and Kashmir on the in particular not sparing the Sourav Ganguly announced Marnus Labuschagne on Day 5 donation," the BCCI president opening day of the Ranji Trophy fourth and final Test at the express pace on a pitch where 48 before Broad bowled a loose balls bowled by the J&K Wanderers Stadium today. the bounce was gradually vicious bouncer which Bavuma today. of the second Ashes 2019 Test at said. Group 'C' match at GGM bowlers. Bhatia, who put the "There will be no change in the Lord's under the rules. Asked about the meeting Sciecne College Hostel ground, The win clinched a 3-1 becoming more unpredictable. gloved to wicketkeeper Jos team in a comfortable position, series victory for England. With tea looming, England Buttler. the timing of IPL night games. It Recently young Indian bats- with National Cricket Academy here today. Bhatia, who scored a however, fell in the 88th over to will start from 8 pm like earlier man Rishabh Pant also suffered chief Rahul Dravid, Ganguly 196-ball 116, added 110 runs for Set to make a world record set a field which suggested a Broad had Dwaine Pretorius skipper Parvez Rasool. Brief 466 to win, South Africa reached short-pitched barrage was likely. caught at fine leg in his next years," Ganguly told reporters from concussion after being hit said that there have been exten- the fourth wicket with scores: Chhattisgarh 270 for 4 in after the IPL Governing Council on his helmet by pat Cummins sive discussions about revamp- Amandeep Khare (45 not out). 181 for two before Stokes But Wood then bowled a full- over and the rest followed. 90 overs (Harpreet Singh Bhatia bowled home captain Faf du length delivery which Van der Vernon Philander, playing in meeting. during the first ODI between ing the facility, which has been Earlier, winning the toss and 116, Abhimanyu Chauhan 51) vs "We will have only five dou- India and Australia on January under the scanner of late. electing to bat, the visiting side Plessis for 35. Dussen drove awkwardly to his last Test, struck a couple of Jammu & Kashmir. At In the next over man-of-the- short cover where Stuart Broad beefy blows before falling to ble headers (4pm and 8 pm) this 14. KL Raul had kept wickets in "As it has already been suffered an early setback when Dehradun: Uttarkhand 109 all time. We have decided to reduce place of Pant. reported, we will have a nutri- opener Rishabh Tiwari fell for a match Wood dismissed Rassie held a good diving catch. Wood who supplied the coup de out in 42 overs (Tinu Kundu van der Dussen for 98. He went It was the second wicket for grace, another lifting ball flick- the number of double headers," The third umpire will now tionist and biomechanics bowl- 14-ball duck, bowled by speed- 3/49) vs Haryana 50 for 5 in 21 Ganguly said adding that the make the exclusive 'no ball' call ing coach at the NCA," he ster Aquib Nabi. Jiwanjot Singh on to claim four for 54 to finish Stokes -- both which came at ing Anrich Nortje's glove on its overs (Agrim Tiwari 4/10). At with match figures of nine for crucial times shortly before an way through to Buttler down the "final will be held in Mumbai." instead of the on-field umpires. added. (PTI) (42) and Abhimanyu Chauhan Agartala: Tripura 121 all out in In a first, concussion substi- It was trialled during the recent (51) added 65 runs for the sec- 100. interval. His first victim was legside. (Agencies) 38 overs (M B Murasingh 24; Quinton de Kock and Temba tute and 'third umpire no ball' India and West Indies ODI series Manoj Ingale 6/34) vs will also be introduced in the In a noble gesture, the BCCI Bavuma shone briefly but South Maharashtra 127 for 5 in 37 Africa were bowled out for 274. upcoming edition of the popular will have an 'All Stars Game' overs (Ankit Bawane 39 batting, T20 league, the former India between all top international Van der Dussen and Du SM Gugale 34, VV More 30 bat- Plessis batted for all but 13 min- captain informed. players before start of the IPL on ting; Mura Singh 3/29). At "The concussion substitute March 29 for a charitable cause. utes of an extended two-and-a- Cuttack: Odisha 215 for 3 in 87 half hour afternoon session to and the no ball rule are new The venue for the game, overs (Shantanu Mishra 66, additions for the season," he though, has not been decided as give South Africa some hope, Anurag Sarangi 58, Govinda making the England bowlers toil Poddar 54 batting) vs Assam. At on a hot afternoon. Cricket, Athletics events mark Delhi: Services 232 for 8 in 67 But Stokes bowled a ball overs (Mohit Ahlawat 69, Pulkit which hit a crack and kept low, RBI Annual Sports Meet Narang 38 batting, Rajat Paliwal deflecting off the toe of Du 38; Rahul Shukla 6/76) vs Plessis' bat into the stumps. Excelsior Sports Correspondent was won by Ishfaq Ahmed led Jharkhand. Van der Dussen looked set Winners of 3rd Suresh Singh Slathia Memorial Cricket Team-A after they trounced M K Tournament posing along with chief guest and other dignitaries JAMMU, Jan 27: The 2nd Sharma led Team-E by a comfort- Stay Fit Cricket Tournament and able margin of 47 runs. Skipper on Monday. Athletics Meet marked the Ishfaq Ahmed was clinched both Winners of the Kabaddi event, Kohli Club receiving title tro- Annual Sports Meet of the man of the match and series titles phy at Chandak in Poonch. Reserve Bank of India (RBI), for his splendid show with bat Paras slams brilliant century as organised by the Reserve Bank and ball. Lalit Kumar was named Sports and Cultural Club at RBI best batsman with 109 runs in his Kohli Club wins Kabaddi title, Chandak Colony grounds, here. account while Rajan Sandhu was Horizon Club wins cricket title The Club extended a chance declared Best Bowler for 13 Club bags Tug of War trophy Excelsior Sports Correspondent scoring 207 runs in 25 overs. Paras Sharma top scored with Excelsior Sports Correspondent The event took place on the SAMBA, Jan 27: First Class directions of the Director 113 runs, while Akash cricketer Paras Sharma POONCH, Jan 27: Kohli General DYSS and under the Choudhary, Akhil Singh and Club won the Kabaddi event slammed a brilliant century to supervision of District officer Jatin contributed 27, 22 and 20 which was part of the one-day help Horizon Cricket Club out- (DYSS), Poonch. runs to the total respectively. sports festival held at play Bhatia Cricket Club by 25 Also present were Zonal Chief guest and other dignitaries flagging off 1st edition of In reply, Bhatia Cricket Government Higher Secondary runs in the 3rd Suresh Singh Physical Education Officer Kargil Motor Rally. -Excelsior/Basharat Ladakhi Club scored 182 runs in 25 School Chandak under the ban- (ZPEO), Mohd Qasim, Mohd Slathia Memorial Cricket ner of Department of Youth overs, thus lost the match by 25 Tariq and Manminder Singh. Tournament held at Gurha Services and Sports (DYSS). runs. The competition was offici- 1st edition of Kargil Motor Slathia, Vijaypur, here today. In the final, Kohli Club Dr Harmesh Singh Slathia ated by the technical penal Fifteen teams from different Winners of various athletics events posing with Regional defeated Chandak Club 25-19.