FRIDAY, MAY 4, 2018 (PAGE 12) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU Young Gill powers KKR to Desperate MI look for solutions against rampaging KXIP INDORE, May 3: Evin Lewis (194 in 7 games) comfortable win over CSK has not been able to replicate KOLKATA, May 3: ing start smashing Lungi Ngidi who leaked 51 runs from his Defending champions his form in international match- for consecutive sixes but the four overs. Mumbai Indians will be aiming es. Promising Shubman Gill young South African pacer won Against the batting firepow- to sort their 'opening woes' in Skipper Rohit Sharma (196 smashed his maiden IPL half- the battle, dismissing the Aussie er of CSK, it was a tidy KKR both departments of the game in 8 matches) has shuffled his century while Sunil Narine pro- with a faint inside-edge. bowling that was on display. when they take on a rejuvenated own batting position but his duced an all-round performance In their chase of a seeming- In a battle between two age- Kings XI Punjab in a must-win inconsistency has also hurt to guide Kolkata Knight Riders ly par target of 178, KKR sud- ing Aussies, it was Shane IPL encounter, here tomorrow. Mumbai Indians big time. to a comfortable six-wicket win denly found themselves in a Watson (36) who impressed up The three-time IPL champi- The opening stands in eight over Chennai Super Kings here spot of bother with KM Asif front against KKR pace spear- ons are staring at an inglorious games has so far yielded: 7, 11, today. reducing the hosts to 40 for 2 head Johnson who leaked 10 exit having brought up the rear 102, 0, 1, 12, 69, 5. Nitish Rana's lower back inside five overs as Robin and 19 runs from his first two so far, with only two wins in A look at the statistics will spasm gave Gill a chance to bat Winners of Satwari Zone posing along with chief guest and other dignitaries in Jammu on Uthappa was dissmed for six. overs. their kitty from eight games. reveal that they have got solid at the no. 4 position and the Thursday. But then came in Gill and But thankfully for KKR, On the other hand, Kings XI foundation in only two games Under-19 World Cup winning the talented 18-year-old made it youngster Mavi put the brakes Punjab, under Ravichandran of which they won the match batsman grabbed the opportuni- look easy with his classical from the other end showing Ashwin's leadership, have won against CSK. ty with both hands, scoring a five out of their seven games, Inter-School Tournaments array of strokes all around the superb control with his pace The other problem that has top-class unbeaten 57 off 36 Eden Gardens. and was not afraid to pitch the slowly but surely inching plagued Mumbai has been the balls (6x4s, 2x6s) to power Midway into their chase, the ball short against CSK's open- towards the Play-Offs. performance of their two all- A week off has certainly Today's Fixture ing duo of Watson and Faf du rounders -- Kieron Pollard and continue to lure children Plessis (27). helped the likes of Chris Gayle Mumbai Indians Vs Kings XI Punjab (Indore) 8 PM Hardik Pandya. Mavi just gave away 11 runs and KL Rahul recharge their With Pollard not fit enough Excelsior Sports Correspondent of Jammu District for Inter District In Kho-Kho Under-14 girls, battle was evenly poised with from his two overs as CSK batteries and they will be aim- to bowl, his contribution of 76 Division Level Competitions. APS Sunjuwan and Govt HS Bain KKR home. JAMMU, May 3: The Zonal KKR on 90 for 3, the same as were in a spot of bother before ing to come out all guns blazing runs in 6 innings has been an In Under-14 Girls Kho-Kho Bajalta emerged winners, while in Gill shared an unbroken Level Inter-School Tournaments CSK after 10 overs. Watson helped the visitors at their adopted home. issue. Hardik has also blown finals, GMMS Bhurechak beat St Kho-Kho Under-17 girls, Govt HS fifth wicket partnership of 83 in the disciplines of Kabaddi, Kho- Rinku Singh (16) too got out score 57 for 1 in powerplay. Kings XI Punjab's season hot 'n' cold during the season Peter HS, Karan Bagh by 12-8, Kaluchak and Govt HSS Shastri runs from 36 balls with skipper Kho, Volleyball and Wrestling cheaply and failed to make use But the good thing for KKR has been about collective per- with 111 runs, including a toil- while in Under-17 Girls Kho- Nagar defeated Presentation Dinesh Karthik (45 not out off continued to lure good number of of the opportunity in absence of was that they managed to get a formance. They don't have the ing 50 in the last game along Kho, Shiksha Niketan HS beat Convent and Govt HSS Surinsar 18; 2x4s) as the duo sealed the student players towards them to the injured Rana but that hardly breakthrough inside the power- 'Orange Cap' or 'Purple Cap' with 11 wickets. GGHS Sohanjana by 4-2, APS respectively. chase with 14 balls to spare to showcase sporting talent and vie mattered as the day belonged to play with Chawla dismissing holders in their ranks but every- Left-arm pacers Mustafizur Jammu Cantt outplayed GHSS The Inter-School Tournament take KKR (10 points from nine for the top honours, here. Gill. Du Plessis. one has chipped in with impact- Rahaman (7 wickets) and Mandal by 10-4 and GHS Old of Marh Zone in the disciplines of matches) to the third spot ahead The Inter-School Zonal Level KKR turned the game in Chawla delivered with his ful performances as and when Mitchell McLenaghan (9 wick- Satwari trounced St. Peter HS Kho-Kho, Kabaddi, Volleyball of Kings XI Punjab on net run competition for girls in the sports 15th over bowled by Asif, who first ball cleaning up the South required. ets) have both been expensive Karan Bagh by 8-5. and Wrestling Under-14 and rate. disciplines of Kho-Kho, Kabaddi gave away 21 runs to reduce the African skipper with a googly, 'Universe Boss' Chris Gayle at the start and back-end of the In Under-14 Girls Kabbadi Under-17 boys began at HSS Earlier, KKR spinners and Volleyball got underway at equation to 37 from 30 balls. and after that CSK batsmen (252 runs) came into the tour- opposition innings with unim- finals, GMS Rakhbandu beat Marh. impressed with Narine leading Govt High School Jammu Cantt, Gill smashed Asif for two struggled against the KKR spin nament with a bruised ego and pressive economy rates of 8.34 GMS Upper Gadi Garh by 12-6, The Tournament is being held from the front before Mahendra today. sixes on both sides off the pitch trio with Narine standing tall. battered the bowlers into sub- and 8.66 respectively. while in Under-17 Girls Kabbadi, under the overall supervision of Singh Dhoni's unbeaten 43 In all, 265 girls drawn from 16 before skipper Karthik ended it Karthik used Narine wisely, mission with two half centuries That has put immense pres- GGHS Sohanjana drubbed St. Veena Tickoo, ZPEO Marh. propped CSK's total to 177/5 Govt / Private Institutions of on a high with a third six. first introducing him in the and a hundred. Rahul (268 sure on Jasprit Bumrah (9 Peter Karan Bagh by 15-10, APS In Volleyball Under-17 boys after Karthik opted to chase. Satwari Zone are taking part in the Earlier, Dhoni's knock came powerplay and then gave two in runs) also showed why he is wickets at an economy rate of Jammu Cantt got the better of final, HSS Marh drubbed MRLD Narine returned with competitions. off just 25 balls that included the middle overs. rated so highly with the fastest 7) and Hardik (11 eickets at Shiksha Niketan HSS by 12-4, by 2-0 Sets, while in Under-14 impressive figures of 2 for 20, The competitions are being four sixes and one four as the Narine's 11th and 15th overs ever 50 in IPL. 8.74). GHS Shergarh beat GHS Raipur finals, MRLD trounced MS Kana while Piyush Chawla grabbed 2 organized by the Department of skipper was also involved in a were crucial as the Trinidadian Afghanistan's rookie mys- The only silver lining for the Satwari by 15-12. Chak by 2-0 Sets. for 35 as the duo bowled 22 dot Youth Services & Sports under the 54-run partnership with dismissed his 'bunny' Watson tery spinner Mujeeb ur Mumbai Indians this season has In Volleyball Under-17 Girls In Kho-Kho Under-17 boys, balls in the middle overs to patronage of Shiekh Fayaz Ravindra Jadeja. (36) for the seventh time in T20 Rahman, with an economy rate been the emergence of young final, Shiksha Niketan HSS lost to HS Burj Mandir outplayed HS restrict CSK to their second Ahmad, Director General, Youth It was then left to 'captain matches and also removed of 6.51 and seven wickets, has leg-spinner Mayank Markande its rival in the summit clash by 2-0 Gajansoo by 21-3, while in Kho- lowest total after they had Services and Sports and under the cool' Dhoni to finish CSK's Rayudu (21), the two leading been nurtured well by skipper (11 wickets) . The teenager has sets. Kho Under-14 finals, HS Shama crossed 200-plus four times this overall supervision of Chanchal innings on a high after they run getters of CSK.