WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20, 2016 (PAGE 14) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU Uthappa hits third quickest Struggling MI have tough Ramdayal, Praful Dhar bag man of match awards task against strong RCB KCCC enters JKPL T20 final; fifty in KKR’s six-wicket win MUMBAI, Apr 19: smarting the other in their MOHALI, Apr 19: respective away games. RCC Srinagar in semis Misfiring Mumbai Indians, RCB come into the needle struggling to get their team com- clash after being flattened by Excelsior Sports Correspondent required runs in 13.2 overs by scored 34 runs, while Rohit con- Robin Uthappa smashed his losing 4 wickets, thus won the tributed unbeaten 28 runs. bination right, will take on the South African wicket-keeper way to the third fastest half cen- JAMMU, Apr 19: Star-studded match by 6 wickets. Puneet Bobby and Abhishek con- tury of the season as Kolkata formidable batting might of batsman Quinton de Kock's Kishan Chand Cricket Club Kumar was the top scorer with tributed 19 and 18 runs respec- Knight Riders notched up a com- Royal Challengers Bangalore in masterly hundred, the first ton (KCCC) defeated NMCC by 14 32 runs, while Rahul Mussa and tively. Raman Dutta captured 4 fortable six-wicket victory over a potentially explosive IPL clash by any batsman this season, and runs to seal berth in the finals, while Parveen Singh contributed important wickets, while Sahil Kings XI Punjab in the Indian at the Wankhede Stadium here they will need to quickly correct Rainawari Cricket Club (RCC) unbeaten 23 and 22 runs respec- Lotra bagged 2 wickets. Ankush Premier League here tonight. tomorrow. their bowling combination. Srinagar defeated Tawi Sports Club tively. Anchal Singh bagged 2 Put into bat, Kings XI Bandral and Sahil Sharma RCB, on the other hand, Two-time title winners, MI by 6 wickets to enter semifinals of wickets for Tawi Sports Club, claimed one wicket each. For his Punjab were restricted to 138 for have a tricky bowling combina- have slumped to defeats in both the ongoing Jammu Kashmir while Surrender and Kamalpreet eight in the stipulated 20 overs magnificent 45 runs Ramday tion to set right in the absence of their home matches this season - Premier League T20 Cricket claimed one wicket each. Praful was adjudged as man of the at the Punjab Cricket Tournament at GGM Science Dhar was adjudged as man of Association IS Bindra Stadium. injured Australian pace spear- - to IPL debutants Rising Pune match. head Mitchell Starc -- ruled out Supergiants and Gujarat Lions -- College Hostel ground, here. the match for his brilliant bowl- The matches were officiated Led by Uthappa's blazing In the first match, RCC Srinagar ing display. knock of 53 off 28 balls, the visi- of the season -- and miserly leg- and they would be keen to score by Sadiq Hussain Malik, defeated Tawi Sports Club by 6 In another match, KCCC Rajinder Singh, Sanju and Vinod tors chased down the target of gie Samuel Badree, who is yet to their first win on their tradition- wickets to make it to the semifinals. 139 with 17 balls to spare. KKR defeated NMCC by a narrow Kandyara. make an appearance in the T20 al home ground in one of the Earlier, winning the toss and skipper Gautam Gambhir contin- margin of 14 runs to qualify for ued to lead the team well, scoring TODAY'S FIXTURE batting first, Tawi Sports Club the finals. Batting first, KCCC Sumitpal, Prinkle excel in 34 off as many deliveries. Robin Uthappa during his 53-run knock against Kings XI Mumbai Indians Vs Royal Challengers Bangalore (Mumbai) 8 PM scored a modest total of 101 scored a decent total of 152 runs runs in 15.3 overs. Sarthak in the stipulated 20 overs. All India Ranking Tennis Uthappa reached his 50 off Punjab at Mohali on Tuesday. league after picking up an injury two remaining games scheduled 24 balls, before leg-spinner Peshin was the top scorer with Ramdayal was the top scorer Excelsior Sports Correspondent balls in 2010 when he played for the job was done for KKR, who during West Indies' triumphant at the Wankhede Stadium before 18 runs, studded with one six with 45 runs, Bandeep Singh Pradeep Sahu had him trapped JAMMU, Apr 19: Ace tennis Royal Challengers Bangalore, were 93 for one midway into run in the World T20 champi- they move to Jaipur, which will and 2 fours, while Nittin Mehra contributed 22 runs. Suryansh in front of wicket to end a fluent players of Jammu and Kashmir tonight struck nine boundaries their chase. onship. become their new home for rest and Aryan Dogra contributed 17 Raina and Vimarsh Kaw opening wicket partnership of namely Sumitpal Singh and Eyeing their third win of the MI and RCB have fought of the season. runs each to the total. For RCC chipped in with 18 and 12 runs SCOREBOARD season, KKR required 46 runs in Srinagar, skipper Kuldeep Prinkle Singh excelled in the tooth and nail since 2008 with Mumbai's top-order batting respectively. For NMCC, Rohit ongoing National Series All Kings XI Punjab innings (20 overs maximum) the back 10 with Gambhir in Kumar and Praful Dhar took 3 the IPL result score-line reading has been miserable so far bar- bagged 3 wickets, while Amit India Ranking Tournament Murali Vijayb Chawla 26 control of the proceedings. wickets each, while Parveen took 2 and Sunny claimed one. But just then, Gambhir fell to 9-8 in favour of the hosts, who ring the clash against Kolkata under-18, being held at Manan Vohra c Shakib b Morkel 8 Singh, Dilbagh Singh and In reply, NMCC managed to a brilliant catch by Glenn have tasted defeat three times in Knight Riders, another two-time Chamunda Tennis Academy, Shaun Marsh not out 56 four games this season, includ- champion outfit, when captain Sourav Chopra claimed one score 138 runs in the allotted 20 Karnal in Haryana. Maxwell, who ran in from the wicket each. Wriddhiman Saha c Uthappa b Narine 8 boundary to hold onto the ball. ing in the last two, in their bid to Rohit Sharma's superbly com- overs by losing 8 wickets, thus In boys category, Sumitpal In reply, RCC scored the David Miller c Uthappa b Pathan 6 As Gambhir hit the ball in the retain the crown that they won piled unbeaten 84 led them to lost the match by 14 runs. Kaka Singh reached pre-quarterfinal Glenn Maxwell c Chawla b Narine 4 air, there was no one at mid- after a similar, poor beginning in victory. by defeating Sidarth of Axar Patel c S Yadav b U Yadav 9 wicket area, and it looked like it 2015. But in the other three games, Civil B lifts Inter Departmental Karnataka in second round by Mohit Sharma c Uthappa b Morkel 1 would fall in no man's land. But Last season, the score was the leading batsmen have failed (6-2, 6-2), while in first round, Pardeep Sahu run out 1 Maxwell anticipated well and tied 1-1 with each team out- to click as a unit. (PTI) he outplayed Harmeet Luthra of Kyle Abbott not out 12 timed his full-stretched dive to Uttar Pradesh by (6-2,6-2) Extras: (LB-2 W-5) 7 perfection and pulled off the Cricket title at IECS Meanwhile, in girls category Total: (For 8 wkts in 20 overs) 138 catch inches from the ground. Excelsior Sports Correspondent Sandeep Singh as scorers. The under-18, Prinkle Singh defeated Bowling: Morne Morkel 4-0-27-2, Umesh Yadav 3-0-17-1, Shakib Al Gambhir made a run-a-ball tournament was played under Srishti Singh of Haryana by (6-, 34 with the help of three bound- 6-0). In the first round earlier, Hasan 4-0-28-0, Sunil Narine 4-0-22-2, Piyush Chawla 3-0-18-1, JAMMU, Apr 19: Civil B the supervision of Er. Amit aries. Prinkle trounced Adrija of West Yusuf Pathan 1-0-6-1, Andre Russell 1-0-18-0. team defeated Electrical Engg. Sharma, Sports Secretary. Owing to Uthappa's assault, department by a margin of 23 Bengal in three setter match. Kolkata Knight Riders: Kings XI Punjab bowlers Others present on the occasion Prinkle lost the first set by 3-6, Uthappa lbw b Sahu 53 runs in the summit clash to win included Er. Ajay Jamwal, Dean Sandeep Sharma, Kyle Abbott, the Inter Departmental Cricket while in second set Prinkle Gambhir c Maxwell b Sahu 34 Mohit Sharma and Maxwell administration, Er. H.N Bhat, tournament at IECS Polytechnic played strongly and claimed it Pandey b Patel 12 conceded nearly 20 each in their Anil Warikoo, Er. Sonia Kohli, by 6-3 and in third scripted 6-2 Shakib c Sandeep Sharma b Patel 11 first two overs. here. Er. Preeti Sundan and Er. victory. She will play pre-quar- Yadav not out 11 Sahu was the most impres- Earlier, put into bat, Civil B Opinder Kour. terfinal tomorrow. Yusuf not out 12 sive of KXIP bowlers, returning scored a fighting score of 95 runs in the stipulated 10 overs, Extras: (LB-5, W-3) 8 figures of 2/18 in four overs. Winner of Inter-School Road Race being felicitated by DC Axar Patel went straight through losing 3 wickets in the process. Total: (4 wickets in 17.1 overs) 141 Srinagar, Dr Farooq Ahmed Lone on Tuesday. Jagruk Hindustani Premier the defence of Manish Pandey Bowling: Sandeep Sharma2-0-21-0, Abbott 3-0-32-0, Mohit Aadil, the captain of the Civil B (12) to KXIP their third break- Sharma 3.1-0-29-0, Patel 3-0-19-2, Sahu 4-0-18-2, Maxwell 2-0- team, was the top scorer with 61 through.