MONDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2020 (PAGE 10) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU Dhawan, Pandya seal T20 series win for India Suresh Raina SYDNEY, Dec 6: SCOREBOARD Academy conducts India sealed the T20 Australia: cricket trials International series against Matthew Wade run out (Kohli/Rahul) 58 Australia with a game to spare D Arcy Short c Shreyas Iyer b T Natarajan 9 Excelsior Sports Correspondent after a swashbuckling Hardik Steven Smith c Hardik Pandya b Chahal 46 ANANTNAG, Dec 6: Pandya finished what Shikhar Glenn Maxwell c Washington Sundar b Thakur 22 Suresh Raina Academy in col- Dhawan had set out to achieve Moises Henriques c Rahul b T Natarajan 26 laboration with JK Sports with a scintillating 36-ball 52 in Marcus Stoinis not out 16 Council today conducted 2nd the second and penultimate Daniel Sams not out 8 leg of trials for the budding Winning players and dignitaries posing for a group photo- match here today. Extras: (LB-1, W-8) 9 cricketers of all age group cate- graph at GGM Science College Ground Jammu. Total: (for five wickets in 20 Overs) 194 The visitors thus avenged gories at Tik Bagh Stadium Fall of Wickets: 1-47,2-75,3-120, 4-168, 5-171. Friendship Cup T-20 Series 2020 their 1-2 ODI series loss, chas- Mattan, here today. Bowling: Deepak Chahar 4-0-48-0, Washington Sundar 4-0-35-0, ing down a challenging 195-run Participants enjoying trekking expedition near Mansar. On the occasion, former Shardul Thakur 4-0-39-1, T Natarajan 4-0-20-2, Yuzvendra Chahal target in 19.4 overs with six National Player, Suresh Raina Nitin, Amit shine as Media 4-0-51-1. wickets in hand. India won the Trekking expedition concludes supervised the trials in which opener in Canberra by 11 runs India: large number of cricketers from XI beats Sharika Diagnostics CC on Friday. KL Rahul c Swepson b Andrew Tye 30 Excelsior Sports Correspondent and Sports Dr. Saleem-ur- Anantnag and other districts par- Excelsior Sports Correspondent which helped Sharika CC put up a This was India's 10th succes- Shikhar Dhawan c Swepson b Zampa 52 Rehman with the aim to give JAMMU, Dec 6: Five days ticipated and showcased their suitable score of 113 for 9 in the sive win away from home in T20 Virat Kohli c Wade b Daniel Sams 40 some propitiate to students who JAMMU, Dec 6: An impres- trekking expedition, organised were struck for the last seven to talent. stipulated 20 overs. Apart from Internationals. Sanju Samson c Steven Smith b Swepson 15 sive four wickets haul by Nitin by Zone Gandhi Nagar, culmi- eight months due to COVID-19 Meanwhile, star cricketer, Nitin, Rahul also took 2 wickets Needing 25 of the final 12 Hardik Pandya not out 42 Thakur followed by entertaining nated today at base camp pandemic. whereas Dev Thakur and Faheem Shreyas Iyer not out 12 Parvez Rasool also super- 44 runs off 28 balls by Amit balls after fetching 12 in the Mansar. “The trekking is a new con- Tak shared one wicket apiece. Extra: (LB-1, W-2, NB-1) 4 vised trials for prospective Kumar and 36 runs in 28 balls by 18th over, Pandya brought the The trekking expedition was cept and experience for all the In reply, Media XI suffered an Total: (for four wickets in 19.4 overs) 195 spinners while Aabid Nabi Anil saw Media XI Cricket Club equation down to 14 in the last flagged off by Chief Education students as they witnessed the early blow as Pardeep Bali was Fall of Wickets: 1-56, 2-95, 3-120, 4-149. supervised potential pace Jammu register six wickets victo- over with two fours. The all- Officer, Vijay Kumar in presence rough treks, water channels with clean bowled by Ayush, Amit (44 Bowling: Daniel Sams 3.4-0-41-1, Sean Abbott 2-0-17-0,Andrew of Assistant Director, Mool Raj bowlers. ry over Sharika Diagnostics rounder then hit two sixes to seal steep treks scattered inhabi- runs off 52 balls) and Anil (36 and District Youth Services and It may be pertinent to men- the match in India's favour and Tye 4-0-47-1, Glenn Maxwell 1-0-19-0,Mitchell Swepson 4-0-25- tants,” said a official of the Cricket Club in the inaugural runs in 28 balls) helped Media XI Sports Officer Jammu, Sukhdev tion here that District also claim the player of the 1, Moises Henriques 1-0-9-0, Adam Zampa 4-0-36-1. event, adding that the students match of ‘Friendship Cup T-20 to chase the modest target in just Raj Sharma from Gandhi Nagar. Administration Anantnag has match honours. lows of Dhawan (52) and KL innings. trekked the renowned Series 2020’ being played at the 13 overs. In this five days trekking given special thrust on the Pandya remained uncon- Rahul (30) once the duo got Dhawan got himself a couple GGM Science College Hostel Later, the chief guest Amit expedition, nearly 100 students Mahoregarh and Dhergarh treks quered on 42 off 22 balls. their eye in. of boundaries and a six off development of sports potential Ground, here today. from various institutions of Zone from the base camp and inculcat- Gupta Corporator Ward Number India were off to a sedate Rahul capitalised on a free Glenn Maxwell as India scored ed new experience and learnt of the youth. Earlier, Sharika Diagnostics 19 of Jammu Municipal start with no boundaries coming Gandhi Nagar participated. The Among others, DDC CC led by Anil Bhushan won the hit by smashing Andrew Tye for 34 runs in two overs to gain the students explored the adjoining about the flora and fauna of the Corporation felicitated both the in the first two overs. But fours Anantnag, KK Sidha, Director toss and opted to bat first but the a maximum over extra cover, momentum they were looking areas of famous Mansar Lake Mansar locality. captains by presenting mementos. and sixes rained from the wil- India's first boundary of the for. The children also enjoyed Cricket Academy Kashmir, decision soon proved erroneous He presented winner and runner- including Mahoregarh and Mubashir Ahmad, DYSSO as Media XI pacer Nitin Thakur The seasoned Dhawan, Dhergarh etc during their the adventurous activities like up trophies to the players of both Jehan creates history, becomes despite coming down the wicket Rappelling and Rope climbing Anantnag, Mushtaq Ahmad, rattled Sharika batting order with the teams while Man of the Match trekking. a bowling figure of 3-0-4-15. early, managed to pull Sean with the expertise and active besides officers of the JK Sports award was conferred to Nitin The innovative idea of Sharika Diagnostics CC had a Abbott over deep mid-wicket for trekking was brain child of support of Pir Panjal adventurers Council were present on the Thakur for his splendid perform- first Indian to win an F2 race nightmarish day as its seven bats- another six. Director General Youth Services who guided the whole trekking. occasion. ance with the ball. SAKHIR (Bahrain), Dec 6: Ticktum squeezed Jehan on men scored single digit including Australia got their first The chief guest said that the the inside which allowed two ducks. media had been doing a tremen- Promising Indian driver breakthrough when Rahul gave Schumacher to go around the The incisive Media XI bowl- dous job in these testing times of Jehan Daruvala created history a simple catch to Mitchell outside of both of them. ing was countered by Viraj (25 COVID-19 pandemic. Dev when he became the first Swepson at deep point. But Eventually, Ticktum runs off 17 balls) and a late cameo Thakur from Media-XI presented Indian to win a Formula 2 race India had still managed a strong emerged in the lead, followed by Ayush (26 runs of 11 balls) the vote of thanks. during the Sakhir Grand Prix by Schumacher and Jehan in start, reaching 60 for one at the here today. third. A few corners later, Jehan end of the Powerplay. I’m proud that we won T20 series A thrilling battle against F2 made a good move to pass Having played some fine champion Mick Schumacher Schumacher and get into sec- shots, Dhawan top-edged an without established players: Kohli and Daniel Ticktum saw the ond position. attempted slog sweep off leg- 22-year-old Indian emerge on A few laps later, spinner Adam Zampa to give SYDNEY, Dec 6: lavished praise on the maraud- top in the support race of the Schumacher passed Jehan, to Australia their second wicket. India captain Virat Kohli ing Hardik Pandya's "raw tal- season-ending Formula 1 relegate him to third. Sanju Samson got out after a today said winning the T20 ent". Grand Prix. Jehan, however, did not 10-ball 15 but it was debutant series against Australia without Pandya struck an unbeaten Jehan, driving for Rayo give up. A thrilling battled Daniel Sams, who gave the hosts established players like Rohit 22-ball 42 to take India home Racing, had a good launch ensued and eventually the their biggest breakthrough when Sharma and Jasprit Bumrah with six wickets in hands in the from second on the grid and Indian got past Schumacher he had Virat Kohli caught Winning team along with dignitaries posing for a group photograph at Sports Stadium Poonch. meant a great deal to him and second T20 International and was up alongside pole sitter once again, to reclaim his sec- behind for a well-made 24-ball help the visitors take a 2-0 unas- Daniel Ticktum.