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SATURDAY, MAY 11, 2019 (PAGE 12) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU Clinical CSK beat DC by 6 wickets Indian men's hockey team registers to enter 8th IPL final comfortable 3-0 win VISAKHAPATNAM, May 10: earlier with MI finishing on the (1/20), only to be holed out by PERTH, May 10: winning side twice while the Keemo Paul. Defending champions Chennai Chennai outfit came out tri- After Du Plessis' dismissal, Young striker Sumit Kumar Jr Super Kings produced a clinical umphant once. Watson took the centrestage and struck a brace after comeback- performance to beat Delhi Capitals While CSK won the final battle struck Paul for one four and three man Rupinder Pal Singh opened by six wickets and enter their in 2010, MI finished on the victori- sixes to pile up 25 runs off the 12th the scoring as India's men's hock- eighth final of the Indian Premier ous side in 2013 and 2015. over and also registered his half- ey thumped Australia 'A' by 3-0, League, here tonight. Chasing the modest total, Faf century off 31 balls in the process. here today. CSK dished out a disciplined du Plessis (50 off 39 balls; 7x4s, Watson looked in a hurry to Winners of opening tie of the Spirit of Sports Cricket Series Drag-flicker Rupinder, com- bowling and fielding effort to first 1x60 and Shane Watson (50 off 32; finish off the chase and that eventu- posing for a group photograph at Country Cricket Stadium, peting after nearly eight-month restrict DC to 147 for nine and then 3x4s, 4x6s) got CSK off to a flier, ally led to his downfall, caught by Gharota in Jammu. injury layoff , scored in the the chased down the target with ease, stitching 81 runs in 10.2 overs. Boult off Amit Mishra (1/21) in the sixth minute to give the visitors reaching 151 or four in 19 overs. The duo started cautiously second ball of the next over. the lead. Sumit found the back of Dwayne Bravo (2/19), before opening up to not allow any Suresh Raina (11) and skipper Mayoites outplay Shangrillians the net in the 12th and 13th min- Ravindra Jadeja (2/23), Deepak DC bowler to settle down. Mahendra Singh Dhoni (9) got out utes, helping India win their sec- Chahar (2/28) and Harbhajan Du Plessis was the aggressor cheaply but Ambati Rayudu (2 not Winning teams displaying medals while posing for group in friendly match ond game in a row. photograph. Singh (2/31) shared eight wickets among the duo, scoring 50 off 39 out) remained at the crease to The aggressive Indians domi- between them to keep DC in check balls with the help of seven bound- ensure a comfortable win for the Excelsior Sports Correspondent Singh bagged 2 wickets in his 2 nated the first quarter, constantly three-time champions. overs, while Vedant Kochhar looked to break into the striking J&K Silambam teams Earlier sent into bat, DC made JAMMU, May 10: Mayoites claimed one and Priyamvada was circle. The tactic worked as all a shaky start with Prithvi Shaw (5) got the better of Shangrillians in run out. Amogh Rohmetra, Vedant three goals were scored in the first and Shikhar Dhawan (18 off 14) the opening match of the friendly Handa, Anant Rohmetra and excel in Nationals adding 21 runs in 2.3 overs before quarter putting the home team on Excelsior Sports Correspondent In Junior boys, Anil Singh, Spirit of Sports Cricket Series, Marukh Mahajan also did their the back-foot. the former was caught plumb in being organised by Country best to control the runs, besides Varun Sharma, Gulshan Mehra front of the wicket by Chahar. India's first goal came when JAMMU, May 10: The J&K and Gourav singh, while in Cricket Club at Country Cricket leaving no stone unturned in hold- the team won their first short cor- Shaw's dismissal opened the Stadium, Gharota, near here. ing on to brilliant catches in the Silambam (Stick Fencing) boys Junior girls, Shine Mehra floodgates as DC lost three wickets ner of the match. Rupinder The event is an initiative of outfield. and girls teams excelled in 11th sparkled in the Championship. in quick time to slump to 75 for showed good nick, as he timed the former Ranji Trophy Player In reply, Mayoites surpassed National Championship which In Sub Junior boys, Akshat four in 11.3 overs. flick well with good power and was held in Tamil Nadu, recently. Verma and Aniket Khajuria, while Dhawan was the next to depart, Sandeep Singh (Sunny), aiming the target by losing 5 wickets, thus speed to send it past the opposi- at popularising the benefits of won the match by 5 wickets. In the three day long champi- in Sub junior girls, Anjali Sharma caught by Dhoni off Harbhajan and tion goalkeeper. onship, J&K player s won 9 won the bronze medals. Anthony then Colin Munro (27) was holed sports and outdoor activity Vedant Kochhar, skipper of Defender Harmanpreet medals in different age categories. Mattoo accompanied the team as at deep square-leg by Bravo off among all segments of the socie- Mayoites top scored with 28 runs, Singh's skillful tackling saw In senior boys category, Rahul coach. Jadeja as the South African went ty. Earlier, batting first, while Amogh Rohmetra con- Australia 'A' lose ball possession for a slog sweep. Shangrillians scored a decent tributed unbeaten 25 runs to the Sharma and Rohit Panjotra won The president of the J&K which led to India's second goal. the bronze medals, while in senior Stick Fencing Association, Sunil CSK’s Shane Watson executing the shot during his knock of Skipper Shreyas Iyer (13 of 18) total of 101 runs in 12 overs. total. Marukh Mahajan and Anant A fine assist by skipper Manpreet tried to anchor the innings but he Swastik Sharma top scored with Rohmetra also scored 15 and 12 girls category, Mannat Yousaph Mattoo lauded the efforts of the 50 runs against Delhi Capitals on Friday. Singh to Sumit saw the youngster and Ishika Sawhney won individ- players for good show in the too fell while going for a big shot, 24 runs, while Agastya Sharma runs respectively. Neeraj and score a superb field goal in the after opting to bowl. aries and one six while Watson caught by Raina off Imran Tahir ual bronze medals. Championship. contributed 22 runs to the total. Kuldeep Gupta shared one wicket 12th minute. CSK will play Mumbai Indians played the second fiddle initially. (1/28) in the 12th over. Neeraj and Vikrant Sharma con- each. The home team were left in the final of the ongoing IPL in But just after notching up his To make matters worse for DC, tributed 10 runs each, while Vedant Kochhar was declared Hyderabad on Sunday. The two 12th IPL fifty, Du Plessis departed new man in Axar Patel departed in stunned when India converted Selection trials of 2nd PPCPL today Kuldeep Gupta and Priyamvada as the man of the match for his their third goal in the very next teams have met each other thrice in while going for a big shot over the next over, hitting a short deliv- chipped in with 4 runs each. fabulous batting display, while Excelsior Sports Correspondent Sharma SO to IGP Jammu, Arjun summit clashes of the tournament deep square-leg off Trent Boult ery of Bravo straight to Tahir at minute when striker Akashdeep From Mayoites XI, Montek Montek Singh was adjudged as Singh set-up the goal scored by Choudhary MD KC Sports Club, third man. JAMMU, May 10: The selec- Ranjeet Kalra, Hilal Rather, the best bowler. 21-year-old Sumit. (PTI) Top players for snooker Rishabh Pant (38 off 25) and Ankita moves to tion trials for picking probable for Rajesh Dhar, Prashant Mahajan Sherfane Rutherford (10) shared the auction of the 2nd Police CPO, Farooq Ahmad SP 22 runs for the sixth wicket but semifinals in Luan Public Cricket Premier League Headquarters Jammu, Suram tournament in Chennai CSK didn't allow the Delhi outfit to NEW DELHI, May 10: (PPCPL) will be held tomorrow at Singh SP Rural, Hamid CHENNAI, May 10: played on a 15 red snooker, get any momentum, picking up three different venues including Choudhary Dy.SP DAR Jammu, knockout format featuring a total wickets at regular intervals to rattle India's Ankita Raina quelled KC Sports Club ground Jammu Sudhir Singh, Sanjeev Mahajan, their innings. Top cueists from across the of 128 players and concludes on a strong challenge from lower- for the players of Jammu, Samba, Sham Singh Langey, Saleem-Ur- Rutherford became Harbhajan's ranked Eudice Wong Chong to Kathua and Udhampur; Sports Rehman, Vijay Saberwal, Sanjeev country are battling for honours in May 21, chief referee R B Ganesh second victim, followed by Paul the SVS Club Open Snooker said. make it to the singles semifinals Stadium Poonch for the players of Sharma, Karan Singh, Madan who was cleaned up by Bravo's per- of the USD 60,000 ITF Rajouri and Poonch and Govt PG Mohan, Amit Bargotra and Rajesh Championship 2019 which got The winner of the champi- fect yorker in the 18th over. underway here today. onship, organised by Suguna women's event here today. College Ground Bhaderwah for Gill, Chief Prosecuting The onus was on hard-hitting The second seeded Indian, the players of Bhaderwah, Doda Officer/former Ranji Player and Leading players taking part Vilasa Sabha under the auspices of Pant to take DC to a challenging include Yogesh Kumar, Anuj Uppal, the Tamilnadu Billiards and ranked 175, came back from a and Kishtwar simultaneously at 9 Organizing Secretary of the event.