SATURDAY, JANUARY 5, 2019 (PAGE 12) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU Biggest-ever Asian Cup to kick off Pant comes to party with ton, today, India begin campaign on Day 2 India deflate Australia at SCG ABU DHABI, Jan 4: India missed qualification to the The Asian Cup will be a dif- 2015 tournament, which was won ferent ball game, and the team is SYDNEY, Jan 4: In reply, Australia were 24/0 For Australia, Usman India enter the biggest ever by hosts Australia. aware of that. in the 10 overs that the deflated Khawaja was dropped on nought Asian Cup, starting here tomor- Though not as dominant as "We are looking forward to India buried a dispirited side had to face after toiling all by Pant off Mohammed Shami row, hoping to exercise the ghosts the Koreans or the Australians, the massive tournament. We hope Australia under a mountain of day on the field. (0-9) in the third over, and he was of a disastrous outing in 2011 and India will still have their task cut these 23 boys will do a good job runs with Rishabh Pant and This was after series top-scor- unbeaten on 5 runs, with Marcus er Cheteshwar Harris (19 not out) keeping him Deputy Commissioner Kishtwar, Angrez Singh Rana flagging- using it as a stepping stone to out against well-oiled teams such for us," Constantine said ahead of SCORE BOARD Pujara missed company. off a group of students of District Kishtwar for Bharat Darshan tour. realise the dream of making the as Bahrain, Thailand and UAE. the tournament. India 1st innings: out on what Post tea, the hosts simply 2026 World Cup. While speculation can be a Bidding to defend the title Mayank Agarwal c Starc b Lyon 77 would have waited for the declaration to come DC Kishtwar flags-off students The Asian Football futile exercise, an unbeaten run of won on home soil in 2015, Lokesh Rahul c Shaun Marsh b Hazlewood 9 been a well- as India crossed 500 in the 149th Confederation's continental 13 matches, during which the Australia come into the tourna- Cheteshwar Pujara c & b Lyon 193 deserved double over. for Bharat Darshan tour showpiece, which has seen an country qualified for the tourna- ment as one of the contenders Virat Kohli c Paine b Hazlewood 23 hundred, ending There was no signal forth- increase in the number of finalists ment and achieved its second best after head coach Graham Arnold Ajinkya Rahane c Paine b Starc 18 Excelsior Correspondent wherein all the boarding lodging at 193 off 373 coming from the balcony and from 16 to 24, kicks off with ranking in the FIFA chart, gives put his players through the grind. Hanuma Vihari c Labuschagne b Lyon 42 and transport facilities have been balls, adding 63 Pant and Jadeja kept batting on. hosts United Arab Emirates tak- chief coach Stephen Constantine They will be entering a new Rishabh Pant not out 159 KISHTWAR, Jan 4: Deputy provided by them. runs to his The 21-year-old Pant then ing on Bahrain in a Group A fix- reasons to be optimistic. era without stalwarts Tim Cahill Ravindra Jadeja b Lyon 81 Commissioner Kishtwar, Angrez The groups of 15 students overnight score. reached his hundred off 137 balls, ture at the Zayed Sports City India are currently ranked and Mile Jedinak. Extras: (B-2, LB-13, W-5) 20 Singh Rana flagged-off a group selected from across the District Pant became and became the first Indian keep- Stadium. 97th, a far cry from the day a few Neighbours South Korea and Total: (for 7 wickets in 167.2 Overs) 622 of students of District Kishtwar Kishtwar are participating in the the first Indian er-batsman to score a Test century for Bharat Darshan tour from tour. India, placed in the same years ago when they slipped to Japan will resume their rivalry Bowling: Mitchell Starc 26-0-123-1, Josh wicketkeeper to in Australia. PDC Colony Kishtwar in pres- On the occasion, DC group as the host nation, will their worst-ever 173rd position. with both teams having their eyes Hazlewood 35-11-105-2, Pat Cummins 28-5-101- claim a hundred India continued batting on, ence of SSP Kishtwar Ranjinder Kishtwar, while interacting with begin their campaign with a game India also endured the humili- trained at the trophy. Led by free- 0, Nathan Lyon 57.2-8-178-4, Marnus Down Under seemingly a ploy to break the Gupta, Commandant 52BN the touring students advised against Thailand at the Al Nahyan ation of losing to Guam, a tiny scoring Tottenham forward Son Labuschagne 16-0-76-0, Travis Head 4-0-20-0, with an unbeat- Australian spirit, with Jadeja CRPF Suresh Kumar, officers them to avail the opportunity by Stadium, the home ground of Al Pacific island with a population Heung-min, favourites South Usman Khawaja 1-0-4-0. en 159-run scoring his 10th Test half-century and officials of 52BN CRPF, taking best out of this tour as Wahda club, on Sunday. of 1.5 lakh, in a World Cup Korea will fancy their chances of Australia 1st Innings: effort that came off 89 balls. senior citizens, parents of stu- they will be visiting places of The Blue Tigers last partici- Qualifier. ending more than 50 years of Marcus Harris batting 19 off 189 balls on The duo scored aggressively dents besides scores of locals historical importance , rich her- pated in the tournament eight The revival began after that as wait. Usman Khawaja batting 5 the second day and brought up their 200-run part- participated. itage and culture to know about years ago, which ended with a India, under Constantine and the Japan, having given the 2018 Extras: 0 of the match. nership off 221 balls, the highest The tour has been organized different traditional values and forgettable group stage exit fol- talismanic Sunil Chhetri's prolific World Cup semifinalists Belgium Total: (For no loss, 10 Overs) 24 This was his for India's seventh wicket against by 52 BN CRPF under Civic culture of the various parts of the lowing heavy defeats at the hands form in front of the goal, learned a run for their money in a Round Bowler: Mohammed Shami 3-0-9-0, Jasprit second Test hun- this opposition, after Pujara and Action Programme (CAP) country. regional powerhouses Australia, to win matches. of 16 game in Russia, have the Bumrah 3-0-12-0, Ravindra Jadeja 2-1-1-0, dred, the first Wriddhiman Saha's 199 in South Korea and Bahrain. India were the first among 23 team to go all the way in the Kuldeep Yadav 2-1-2-0. The 17th edition of the quad- visiting teams to arrive in the UAE. being in Ranchi (2017). MGCA drubs Singh Cricket Club by 59 runs rennial event will be India's UAE capital on December 20. A Iraq, who won the tournament Ravindra Jadeja adding a dash of England earlier this year. Australia took their third new Excelsior Sports Correspondent wickets each, while Bunny fourth-ever appearance. While 28-member squad had been prac- in 2007 and finished aong the last strokeful aggression to the sedate The Australian bowlers were ball of the innings and Nathan claimed 1 wicket. they brought to an end a 24-year ticing in an effort to acclimatise four four years ago, will be anoth- proceedings in the fourth and also tormented by Jadeja (81) and Lyon (4-178) bowled Jadeja in JAMMU, Jan 4: Mayank In reply, Singh Cricket Club wait by making the 2011 edition, themselves to the conditions. er to watch out for. (PTI) final Test here today. the home team's desperation for a the 168th over in search of his Goswami Cricket Academy collapsed at 70 runs and lose the India put together their second breakthrough resulted in even hundred and Virat Kohli called (MGCA) defeated Singh Cricket match by 59 runs. Sunil con- highest team total on Australian top-order batsman Usman the batsmen in. Club by a big margin of 59 runs tributed 22 runs to the total, soil, piling up 622/7 declared on Khawaja being pressed into the This was after Pujara was dis- in the ongoing KC Sports Club while no other batsman could the second day of the match. attack. missed for a mammoth 193 runs, Cricket Cup at KC School cross the double figure mark. Their highest team total, 705/7 Pant, who struck 15 fours and facing 373 balls and hitting 22 ground, here. Sumit scored 9 runs. From declared, was also incidentally a six, put on 204 runs for the sev- fours as India were placed at 491- Earlier, winning the toss and MGCA, Ajay took 5 wickets, scored at this venue, in 2004. enth wicket with Jadeja. 6 at tea. batting first, MGCA scored 128 while Pradeep claimed 3 wick- Post lunch, there were no runs in the stipulated 20 overs. ets. Ajay of MGCA was declared Players show composure in signs of India speeding up the Sarthak top scored with 31 runs, as man of the match for his bril- run-rate in order to declare while Subhrat contributed valu- liant bowling display. quickly as the two batsmen bat- able 27 runs to the total. The match was officiated by Inter Zone Sports Meet ted as resolutely as in the morn- From Singh Cricket Club, Ashok Kumar, Vijay Raina and Excelsior Sports Correspondent Training Zone defeated Armed ing. (PTI) Manik and Sumit shared two Puran Raina.