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FRIDAY, AUGUST 23, 2019 (PAGE 10) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU 1st Test: Rahul fights back after top-order KC Sports Club-C outplays KCSC-A by 6 wkts collapse as India reach 68/3 at lunch Excelsior Sports Correspondent and Abhishant Bakshi took 3 NORTH SOUND (ANTIGUA), India were reduced to 25 for 3 and vice-captain Rahane (10 bat- Skipper Kohli relishes such wickets each, while Anmol Aug 22: inside the first eight overs on a ting, 43 balls) added 42 runs for adverse situations and tough con- JAMMU, Aug 22: KCSC-C Bhan bagged 2 wickets. track that offered bounce and later- the unbroken fourth wicket and ditions but it wasn't his day despite defeated KCSC-A in an easy In reply, KCSC-C chased the Opener KL Rahul put up a grit- al movement for new ball bowlers stemmed the rot going into the a promising start that included a contest by 6 wickets in the ongo- target easily in 32.4 overs. ty fight with a circumspect Kemar Roach (2/12 in 6 overs) lunch break after 24 overs were drive past point and another past ing 40-Over Cricket Muneeb Munaf top scored with Ajinkya Rahane as India partially and Shannon Gabriel (1/26 in 7 bowled during the opening ses- mid-on. recovered from a top-order col- overs). sion. However, Gabriel's ball, one lapse to reach 68 for 3 at lunch on Mayank Agarwal (5), the ever- Agarwal got one from Roach, that climbed on him from short of the opening day of the first World dependable Cheteshwar Pujara (2) which held its line and the opener length, saw Kohli fend awkwardly, Championship Test match against Players in action during a Pro Kabaddi League match and skipper Virat Kohli (9) were didn't fully commit forward with only to be caught at gully by debu- between Bengal Warriors and Patna Pirates in Chennai. the West Indies. back in the pavilion in the first resultant nick being gobbled by tant Shamarh Brooks. Rahul, who had a wretched 18 hour after Jason Holder put the Shai Hope behind the stumps. At 25 for 3, it could have been months in the red-ball format, visitors in on a bouncy track. The dogged Pujara didn't last worse but a determined Rahul put Bengal Warriors beat Patna Pirates by 35-26 before this Test match, was com- Rahul (37 batting, 73 balls) long as he got a delivery from his head down and left a lot of CHENNAI, Aug 22: Mohammad Esmaeil posed during his unbeaten 37 after Roach that moved a shade away Maghsoudlou. deliveries outside off-stump as Bengal Warriors came up after pitching with India's No. 3 Bengal were served well by Rahane also defended dourly at the with an all-round performance 23rd Delhi State Inter-School lunging forward. The edge was the duo of K Prapanjan and other end, waiting for Roach and on Thursday to defeat former taken low down by Hope. Gabriel's first spell to end. (PTI) Maninder Singh as they helped champions Patna Pirates 35-26 their side claw their way back Shooting Championship concludes in a Pro Kabaddi League into the game. A closely match at the Nehru indoor sta- Excelsior Sports Correspondent medal in boys category. fought first half ended 15-14 dium here. Kamakshi Kumar, Deeksha in favour of the Warriors. JAMMU, Aug 22: The 23rd Raider Maninder Singh, Mathur, Tejeshwari Rana, Bengal Warriors inflicted Delhi State Inter-School with a Super 10 (10 raid Muneeb Munaf receiving man of the match award at KC Parisha Gupta, Shreya Sharma, the first All-Out of the game Shooting Championship at the points), and defender Rinku Sports Club ground in Jammu on Thursday. Aruni Shankar, Yash Jaggi, on Patna Pirates in the second Dr Karni Singh Shooting Range Narwal who impressed with a Jasvir Singh, Ishaan Vikas minute after the restart. Tournament, being played at KC concluded at Delhi, yesterday. High 5 (5 tackle points), were 61 runs, while Nawaz Rather Jadhav, Samarveer Singh, In the second half Bengal Sports Club ground, here. Organized by Delhi State the stars for Bengal who and Yudhamanyu Singh con- Varshav Gupta, Pukhraj Warriors produced a good Earlier, KCSC-A won the Rifle Association, over 300 chil- forced two all-outs on the rival tributed 38 and 19 runs respec- Chauhan won the silver medals, defensive performance to keep toss and decided to bat first. dren from schools all over Delhi while Yash Upreti, Kabir Singh team in a fast-paced second tively. Shubam Khajuria took 3 the Pirates at bay. Batting first, KCSC-A participated in the event. Dahiya, Shehzad Ali, Garvit half. wickets, while Kamalpreet Cadets presenting a crisp display of March Past while cele- Rinku Kumar and Jeeva scored 150 runs in 40 overs. Kiran Soni Gupta, Financial Sehrawat, Prayas Kumar All-rounder Monu came in Singh claimed 1 wicket. brating 50th Raising Day at Sainik School Nagrota. Kumar marshalled the Bengal Arvind Bhardwaj, Fazil Rashid Advisor and Additional Dodhwal, Samarth Sharma, for Korean raider Jang Kun Muneeb Munaf was declared defence as Maninder upped his and Vicky Raina contributed 30, Secretary of the Union Sports Saurav Jung, Heer Sharma, Lee in the Patna Pirates lineup as the man of the match and Sainik School Nagrota celebrates 50th Raising Day game in the second half to 23 and 20 runs to the total.From awarded with a Gift Voucher as coach Ram Mehar Singh the bowling side, Aman Singh Excelsior Sports Correspondent cadets and staff to imbibe core val- tried to halt their bad run of inflict a second All-Out on the sponsored by Ramada Hotel. ues and ethics which form the form by bringing in more bal- Pirates with 11 minutes JAMMU, Aug 22: The 50th foundation of education and reded- ance to the starting seven. remaining till the final whistle Raising Day of Sainik School icate themselves to strive hard to The three-time champions and open up a 13-point lead Nagrota was celebrated in the live up to the reputation of this started on the front-foot with (28-15). school with great spirit and fervour, institution. star player Pardeep Narwal Bengal Warriors moved to commemorating the inauguration The second session began with looking ominous in the early second spot in the points table of this school by Jagjivan Ram, the exciting exhibition Cricket and minutes for the opposition, with the result while Patna then Defence Minister of India on Volleyball matches between staff ably supported by Iranian remained at the bottom. (PTI) August 22, 1970. Marking the and the cadets' teams which was beginning of Golden Jubilee year, followed by the inter-house tug-of- celebrations began with a colourful ITC Sunfeast Cup Football Young shooters posing for a group photograph after excelling war competition. The staff also put ceremonial parade cum drill com- in 23rd Delhi State Inter-School Shooting Championship. their stamina to test by jumping petition led by the School Captain Tournament gets underway Akash Thakur at Maj Somnath into the fray. The third phase of the Ministry, honoured the medal Dharani Sharma, Tanisha Excelsior Sports Correspondent NDS ground, here. Sharma, PVC Stadium. Cadets of celebration was held at the School winners and also told these Dabodha, Asha Gaur, Nishita Over 40 teams are compet- the school turned out in immacu- Auditorium in the evening where LEH, Aug 22: With an emerging shooters to get suc- Sehrawat claimed bronze ing for the prestigious trophy Medal winners of Pencak Silat Championship posing for a late ceremonial attires and present- various clubs put up a sensational endeavour to build an ecosys- cess. medals in their respective in Under-13 and Under-16 group photograph. ed a crisp display of March Past in display of creative ideas on the tem for football across the She also threw light on the events. boys and Under-16 girls cate- 12 contingents. stage that included group song country, Sunfeast Cup returns importance of games and sports. With the conclusion of the gories. Capt A Muthuraman, Principal recitals, Presentations, Nukkad to one of the highest topogra- J&K bags 3 silver, 2 bronze in Ritambhara Das, Ishita Inter School Shooting, the Delhi Sunfeast Cup is an initia- reviewed the parade and acknowl- Natak and play. phies again this year. Malik, Namaya Kapoor, State Shooting Championship tive which reaches out to bud- edged the salute. In his address, the The show received resounding ITC Sunfeast ignites the Mahima Singh, Vaishnavi Singh began at this renowned Shooting ding sportspersons from vari- Jr National Pencak Silat C'ship Principal greeted everyone on this applause from one and all. spirit of football in Ladakh by and Diya Mahajan won gold Range, in which around one ous schools to harness promis- Excelsior Sports Correspondent Amritsar. historic occasion and paid rich trib- Moreover, the children of the organizing the much awaited medals in girls' events, while thousand shooters will try their ing talent and spread the love The players who won the sil- utes to the officers, staff and cadets staff presented a talent show football tournament, Sunfeast JAMMU, Aug 22 : Jammu Pratyush Aman Barik, Angad skills and vie for the top hon- of the game in the region. ver medals included Manavi who played a pivotal role in build- exhibiting their skills in a variety of Cup. and Kashmir bagged 5 medals Kohli, Yashwant Kumar, ours, probably the highest ever The tournament kicked off Kattal, Sharanjot Singh and ing the reputation of the school. items to add splendour to the occa- The tournament will con- with 3 silver and 2 bronze in the Shivanand Sagar, Dhruv Bhatia participation in Delhi State today with exciting matches Anurag Saini, while the bronze The Principal also exhorted the sion.