WEDNESDAY, MAY 29, 2019 (PAGE 14) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU Dhoni, Rahul hit tons as Zverev survives four-hour Kohli, Bumrah lead charts India score 359/7 marathon, Del Potro battles on heading into World Cup PARIS, May 28: that matters." Ostapenko 6-4, 7-6 (7/4) in a LONDON, May 28: Joe Root of England are in fourth CARDIFF, May 28: favourable results for the title occasional boundary, Rahul was Next up for Zverev is match which featured 13 breaks and eighth positions, respective- contenders. Dhoni used the plat- in his flowing self during his Alexander Zverev survived Swedish qualifier Mikael Ymer, of serve. India captain Virat Kohli and ly. K L Rahul made a strong form created by Rahul to launch stay at the crease. a bruising four-hour battle to the world number 148 of Ostapenko has now lost in fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah lead Hope scored 470 runs in the case for the No. 4 slot and a brutal assault in the final overs However, after the first 25 reach the French Open second Ethiopian origin, who marked the first round in her last two the ICC ODI player rankings Tri-series in Ireland, more than Mahendra Singh Dhoni also to take the score past 350. balls in which Dhoni scored 24, round today while dangerman his Grand Slam debut with a 6- visits to Paris with her wretched 200 runs more than played some breathtaking While Shikhar Dhawan (5) he suddenly changed gears, Juan Martin del Potro also pro- 0, 6-3, 7-6 (7/5) win over performance highlighted by an anyone else, which strokes, their twin hundreds was back in the hut after being attacking young off-spinner gressed. Slovenia's Blaz Rola. ugly 60 unforced errors. propelled him up to a propelling India to 359 for adjudged plumb in-front by Mehidy Hasan Miraj and "He (Zverev) Azarenka, ranked 43 in the career-best fourth seven against Bangladesh in a Mustafizur Rahaman, Rohit Bangladesh were left ducking has very proven world, will face top seed Naomi place with 808 points. for cover. that he belongs Osaka if the Japanese star gets The home side's Rahul started with a cut off up there," said past Slovakia's Anna Karolina Paul Stirling – who Abu Jayed followed by an off- Ymer, the Schmiedlova in her tournament struck 130 against drive. Jayed repeatedly provided younger brother opener. Bangladesh – moved him width and he beat the off- of fellow tour Canada's Bianca Andreescu, up five places to 25th side cordon with ease. player Elias. the surprise champion at Indian and Soumya Sarkar – When Shakib Al Hasan "He is defi- Wells, marked her Roland who helped Bangladesh win the bowled short, he was dispatched nitely one of the Garros debut by beating Marie tournament with a over the mid-wicket fence for a best in the game Bouzkova of the Czech quick-fire innings of maximum. at the moment, so Republic 5-7, 6-4, 6-4. going into the World Cup. 66 from just 41 balls in the final The rusty Shakib (2/58 in 6 German fifth seed Zverev, a it's a tough challenge." The 18-year-old, playing for England go into the 10-team at Malahide gained 10 places to overs) was taken to the task by quarter-finalist in Paris in 2018, Argentine eighth seed Del the first time since Miami after both Rahul and Dhoni, who got tournament as the top side in the reach 28th place. battled past Australia's John Potro, a semi-finalist in 2009 suffering a shoulder injury, hit team rankings with 125 points In the bowlers' list, Bumrah easy runs off the world's No. 1 Millman 7-6 (7/4), 6-3, 2-6, 6-7 and 2018, made the second 58 winners and 60 unforced ranked all-rounder. Rahul hit and India in second position four also has compatriot wrist-spin- (5/7), 6-3. round with a 3-6, 6-2, 6-1, 6-4 errors in the tie suspended due points behind. ners Kuldeep Yadav (seventh) Mustafizur (1/43 in 8 overs) for The champion in Geneva win over Chilean world number to darkness on Monday night. two sixes over square leg before Kohli enjoys a comfortable and Yuzvendra Chahal (eighth) K L Rahul and M S Dhoni celebrating huge partnership last weekend fired 57 winners 58 Nicolas Jarry. There were also 17 breaks being dismissed by Sabbir 41-point lead over his second- for company while South Africa against Bangladesh in WC warm-up. past world number 56 Millman "I think I'm playing well at of serve in the match which Rahaman's part-time spin in the placed team-mate Rohit Sharma has the pair of Imran Tahir and who stunned Roger Federer at the moment, but my main goal stretched to over three hours. in the current rankings, which Kagiso Rabada in third and World Cup warm-up game Sharma (19 off 42 balls) strug- 44th over. the US Open last year. is still the knee, my health," Other early winners today. gled for the better part of his Dhoni then took over and the were updated last week after fourth positions. However, he also committed said Del Potro who is still feel- Tuesday included Monte Carlo England's 4-0 series victory over Trent Boult of New Zealand After another insipid show stay, even as skipper Virat Kohli last overs produced 91 runs with 73 unforced errors on a blustery ing his way back after knee sur- champion Fabio Fognini, seed- from the openers, Rahul (108 off (47 off 46 balls) looked solid at the veteran taking Rubel Pakistan, the Tri-series in Ireland, (second), Rashid Khan of day in the French capital. gery. ed nine, who defeated Andreas and Sri Lanka and Afghanistan's Afghanistan (third), Pat 99 balls) and Dhoni (113 off 78 the other end. Hossain (2/62 in 8 overs) to the "John is a tough player who Next up for the giant Seppi in an all-Italian clash, 6- tours of the British Isles. Cummins of Australia (sixth), balls) counter-attacked a potent Rahul looked solid from the task in the 45th and 47th overs, beat Federer so I knew it would Argentine is a clash against 3, 6-0, 3-6, 6-3. The top 10 for batsmen also Chris Woakes of England (ninth) Bangladesh bowling line-up, beginning and found the gaps scoring 25 runs. In between, the be difficult today," said Zverev, Japan's Yoshihito Nishioka. Later Tuesday, defending has two each from New Zealand and Mujeeb Ur Rahman (10th) which had reduced India to 102 with ease, hitting 12 boundaries 46th over from Sabbir fetched bidding to become the first Jarry lived and died by the champion Simona Halep faces (Ross Taylor at third and Martin are the others in the top 10 domi- for four in 22 overs in their final and four sixes. Dhoni's innings India 15 runs. German man to win the Roland sword on Court Suzanne Australia's Ajla Tomljanovic, Guptill at 10th), South Africa nated by wrist spinners. tune-up. had eight boundaries and as His century came with a sig- Garros title since Henner Lenglen, his 47 winners almost the world number 47, in her (Quinton de Kock at fifth) and The Bangladesh spin twins Rahul and Dhoni added 164 many as seven sixes. nature Dhoni six -- a down the Henkel in 1937. cancelled out by his 41 first round tie. Faf du Plessis at sixth) and Shakib and Mehedy Hasan Miraz runs with their contrasting With the composed Dhoni ground shot off a length delivery "It was very windy today so unforced errors. Tomljanovic reached the Pakistan (Babar Azam at seventh also performed well in the tri- approaches, which yielded dealing with the singles and the from Jayed. (PTI) that made the conditions very Two-time Grand Slam win- fourth round in Paris in 2014, and Fakhar Zaman at ninth). series tournament, which resulted difficult. It was a first match ner and former world number beating former champion Shai Hope of the West Indies and in useful gains. (PTI) against a great opponent. one Victoria Azarenka defeated Francesca Schiavone in the first "I got through and that's all 2017 champion Jelena round. (Agencies) JKCA District Level Cricket Tournament India continue to lead Big wins by YCC Billawar, Munich shooting Rangers United Club World Cup standings Excelsior Sports Correspondent From YCC, Sandesh and Pankaj MUNICH, May 28: took 3 wickets each. Sahil was JAMMU, May 28: YCC adjudged as the man of the India continued to lead the Billawar and Rangers United match for his brilliant batting ISSF World Cup medals tally Cricket Club registered big vic- display. Players in action during Summer School Olympiad in Jammu. despite none of its shooters tories in the ongoing JKCA At Jammu, Rangers United making it to the final of men's District Level Cricket Club defeated Thathi Cricket 10m air rifle competition here Tournament, being held under Club by 144 runs. Rangers Summer School Olympiad: Exciting today.. the overall supervision of United scored a big total of 318 Filip Nepejchal of the Czech Member Judicial State Human runs in 40 overs by losing 5 competitions in Football, Athletics mark Day-2 Republic won the 10m air rifle Young Footballers posing along with officers and officials at Rights Commission and wickets. Sidharth top scored gold, the only final scheduled Barnoti in Kathua. Member JKCA at Police Lines with 79 runs, while Musaif Ajaz Excelsior Sports Correspondent tion in collaboration with participating in this mega sports on the day.