TUESDAY, MAY 14, 2019 (PAGE 10) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU Pandya, Rahul back in form; Indian men's hockey team JKCA’s District Level Cricket Tournament draws 1-1 with Australia A KCCC, Chandwan XI script convincing victories Warner sends warning to WC rivals PERTH, May 13: chances created in the striking cir- Excelsior Sports Correspondent NEW DELHI, May 13: Ashwin wasn't exactly happy tice games against New cle and missing out on three PCs with his strike-rate (135.38) but Zealand. A late goal by dragflicker dented their fightback. Their JAMMU. May 13: Formidable Hardik Pandya and K L the 438 balls that he faced in Australia's purpose of send- Harmanpreet Singh helped the defence, on the other hand, was Kishan Chand Cricket Club Rahul's stellar show drowning actual match situation is the best ing the duo to play IPL while Indian men's hockey team sal- able to contain the home team (KCCC) and Chandwan XI regis- their off-field distractions, simulation he could have had stopping others, such as Glenn vage a 1-1 draw against Australia from extending their lead. tered convincing victories over David Warner sounding a warn- before the showpiece. Maxwell and Aaron Finch, 'A' here today. It was in Harmanpreet's sec- their rivals in the ongoing District ing bell to his World Cup rivals For Hardik, the IPL triumph worked wonderfully as they India made two good saves in ond attempt, in the 56th minute, Level Cricket Tournament, being and a 40-year-old Imran Tahir couldn't have come at a better have reintegrated into the setup the initial minutes of the first that saw him convert a well- organised by the Jammu and turning the clock back were time as he, time and again, after a solid tournament. quarter while defending back-to- timed, powerful dragflick to Kashmir Cricket Association some of the takeaways from the proved why he is called the The South Africans will be back penalty corners. The equalise. (JKCA) across the State. just-concluded IPL. 'game-changer' or the 'x-factor'. happy that their premier attempts somewhat made up for "We had a poor start in the At GGM Science College While Mahendra Singh 402 runs at a strike-rate of bowlers were on top of their an average start by the visitors first ten minutes of the game Hostel ground, Kishan Chand Dhoni's 'Dad's Army' nearly did 191 plus, 29 sixes, 14 wickets game, accounting for top two with the Australia 'A' attack put- which was a complete opposite Cricket Club defeated National an encore, Mumbai Indians' and 11 catches is stuff of any spots in the bowlers' list. ting the team under pressure right to how we played on Friday. We Cricket Club (NCC) in an easy consistency on the big day paid all-rounder's dreams, statistics Kagiso Rabada (25 wickets) from the start. slowly got back into the game contest by 38 runs. Performers of KCCC posing for a group photograph after off again during a season where that India captain Virat Kohli was fast and furious and the India suffered a setback in the in the 2nd, 3rd and 4th quarters Batting first, Kishan Chand scripting win over NCC at GGM Science College Hostel ground there were more than 30 last- can find solace in despite his yorker to Andre Russell in the 21st minute when Kiran and also created enough oppor- Cricket Club scored 155 runs in in Jammu. over finishes. Super Over will remain in Arunasalam struck a fine field tunities to win the game," the stipulated 35 overs, losing 6 and Sahil Bhalwal contributed 31 203 runs in the allotted 40 overs, In a World Cup year, it was the memory for a long goal for Australia 'A'. Indian chief coach, Graham wickets in the process. Soumay and 15 runs to the total respec- losing 9 wickets in the process. imperative that the focus would time. India's inability to convert Reid said. (PTI) Jain top scored with 36 runs, tively. From KCCC, Manik Arun and Prince scored 58 and 49 be on international stars and the Before the tournament, while Bandeep Singh, Jatin Gupta was the pick of the runs respectively. From Chandwan contenders for the silverware the hype was about India's India have balanced side Wadhawan, Manik Gupta, bowlers, who took 3 wickets, XI, Sanjeev Singh captured 3 wick- have had the form and fitness of wrist spinners Kuldeep Shubham Khajuria and Raman while Sawan Singh, Sahil Lotra ets, while Vikram claimed 2. their stars analysed threadbare Yadav and Yuzvendra Thaploo contributed 28, 25, 24, and Shubham Khajuria took 2 In reply, Chandwan XI scored over 50 days. Chahal but at the end, it but WC wide open: Rhodes 19 and 13 runs to the total respec- wickets each. Manik Gupta was 207/9 in 34.3 overs to win the For tournament favourites own franchise RCB's disastrous was someone nearly double MUMBAI, May 13: view India will be fancing their tively. Yatin Saberwal and Sahil declared as the man of the match match in an exciting contest by 1 India, the foremost gain has to show. their age who walked away with chances but there are six other Bhalwal took 2 wickets each for for his all-round show. wicket. Manish and Gourav con- be Hardik and Rahul's perform- Mumbai Indians skipper the top honours. The 40-year- India may be packed with fab- sides, top six. National Cricket Club, while The match was officiated by tributed 43 and 41 runs to the total ance. Rohit Sharma couldn't agree old Tahir's traditional leg-breaks ulous 15 but there are no clear The 1992 World Cup was Vishwajeet claimed 1 wicket. Ashok Singh, Rahul and Saleem- respectively. From Saabji XI, The enormously gifted more. and the fast googlies was a dif- favourites in the upcoming World also played in Round Robin for- In reply, NCC managed to ur-Rehman. Dimple took 3 wickets and Vinod Hardik and the very stylish "Hardik is the best example. ficult proposition for all the Cup, which will be wide open due mat but in that edition, nine teams score 117 runs, thus lost the At Police Lines Kathua, claimed 2. Rahul seemed to have chan- Before the IPL, he didn't have a batsmen, giving him 26 wickets to change in format, stressed for- had competed with Pakistan match by 38 runs. Aditya Partap Chandwan XI defeated Saabji XI The match was officiated by nelised all their energies on the good time, was injured, and and the 'Purple Cap'. mer South Africa star Jonty emerging champions in England. Singh scored a magnificent half- in a thrilling contest by 1 wicket. Vijay Kumar, Sanjeev Singh and field during the past seven missed a few games as well. But West Indies will be overjoyed Rhodes. (PTI) century (58), while Gokul Baru Batting first, Saabji XI scored Kulbhushan. weeks to produce results that he has been tremendous for us - with the fact that Andre Russell The 2019 World Cup will be will augur well for India in the both in batting and bowling. will be wearing the maroon jer- played in Round Robin format, Inter-zonal boys’ meet upcoming World Cup in "So, yeah it's (IPL's) a big sey once again and they are where all 10 teams will play England. tournament and you can judge expected to lend more support against each other and top four Back after serving a tempo- yourself where you're at before than what Kolkata Knight Riders will qualify for the semifinals. of Poonch concludes rary ban for their trash talk, IPL a big tournament like the World provided to the Jamaican, who Rhodes said the Virat Kohli- Excelsior Sports Correspondent Meanwhile, the girls’ inter- was a platform for the best Cup," Rohit had said prior to the shouldered their campaign sin- led India has balance but it's not zone competition will start tomor- friends to get their focus back in IPL final. glehandedly with 510 runs (52 something which other do not POONCH, May 13: Two days row in two age groups of under- the game, and they did so in a While the Indian team man- sixes) and 11 wickets. have. inter-zonal district level boys’ 14 and under-17. glorious fashion. agement will be bothered about There are no imminent signs "India might have the fab 15 under-14 and under-17 competi- The Results (Finals): Kings XI Punjab couldn't Mohammed Shami and Jasprit of a Sri Lankan renaissance in but there are probably six other tions in the disciplines of Kho- KHO-KHO: Under-14: make it to the play-offs but Bumrah's workload, their haul ODIs but Lasith Malinga's final teams that might call themselves Kho, Kabaddi and Volleyball Bufflaiz zone bt Mankote zone. Rahul did his bit opening the of 19 wickets each was an indi- over in the summit showdown the same. There are some very concluded today at Sports Under-17: Surankote zone bt innings, scoring 593 runs and cator of their wicket-taking abil- may just be the spark that the strong teams in the World Cup Stadium, here. Poonch zone. KABADDI: Under- finishing second behind David ity. islanders need in a big tourna- and it will depend on the balanced In all, 11 zones of the district 14: Surankote zone bt Bufflaiz The NCC cadets of Government PG College, who excelled in Warner (692) in the run-scorer's David Warner's 692 runs is ment.