10 z Monday z May 3, 2021 Dhawan stars in Delhi’s dominant win over Punjab Kings Death of migrant labourers last year forced to 10. debutant Dawid Malan (26) as himself to take the team to a me to think of joining politics: Manoj Tiwary However, they also needed the two shared a 52-run part- competitive total. regular wickets to keep them- nership. Agarwal making a slight AGENCY why he was never unsure about injury sustained before last edi- selves in the game but that Capitals took total control of room for himself and sending NEW DELHI: Politics was his victory. tion of Vijay Hazare Trophy never came. the game in the 14th over Rabada for a straight six in the always on Manoj Tiwary's "I was well prepared for this would force him to have a plan Following Steve Smith's when Axar Patel found the penultimate over was one of radar but in his mind, there election and worked very hard B. downfall, Dhawan stepped on stumps of Malan before the best shots of his innings. was a sense of finality once he to win blessing and mandate of "When I responded to Didi's the accelerator and swept Ravi Deepak Hooda ran himself out He was brutal on Avesh saw the plight of migrant people of my constituency. I call, I had a knee injury and Bishnoi for a six to complete following a mix up with Khan in the 20th over, smash- labourers during the COVID- knew politics is not an easy wasn't playing Vijay Hazare his 44th fifty in the IPL. It Agarwal at the other end, leav- ing couple of boundaries and a 19 induced lockdown last year. place and for a newcomer from Trophy. It would have taken was followed by couple of fours ing Punjab at 88 for four. six to end the innings on a After deciding to take the a different sphere, it was all the four to five months to recover. I in the same over. Agarwal did not get much high. The last over went for 23 plunge into politics, he was more difficult. I had cam- had to come to terms with IPL From there on, there was no support from the other end and Delhi Capitals leaked 64 clear that he had to be on paigned door to door in Shibpur rejection and I had time at my stopping Delhi as in the end thereafter but he took it upon runs off the last 30 balls. Mamata Banerjee's corner. locality, they know my inten- disposal which I needed to use AGENCY summing up their inconsistent West Indian batsman Shimron Having won his first state tion. constructively. AHMEDABAD: Shikhar run so far. Hetmyer (16 off 4) smashed assembly elections from "I am happy that those smil- "In my mind, I had to decide Dhawan's delightful 69 The destructive opening duo two sixes and a four in the SCORE BOARD Shibpur constituency by a mar- ing faces reposed their faith in what if this knee injury is more dwarfed Mayank Agarwal's of Prithvi Shaw (39 off 22) 18th over to take DC home Punjab Kings Innings gin of more than 6000 votes me and I could feel while cam- serious than I thought. What's unbeaten 99 as Delhi Capitals and Dhawan (69 not out off with 14 balls to spare. Prabhsimran Singh † c Smith b Rabada 12 over nearest rival Rathin paigning that they would bless my plan B? You need to think defeated Punjab Kings by 47) gave another flying start Earlier, Agarwal single hand- Mayank Agarwal (c) not out 99 Chakraborty of BJP, Tiwary me with a big mandate," said about life beyond cricket." seven wickets in the IPL here to Delhi who raced to 63 for no edly took the team past 160 Chris Gayle b Rabada 13 knows his immediate assign- Tiwary. At one point he was very on Sunday to go atop the loss in six overs. Both struck with his crucial knock compris- Dawid Malan b Patel 26 ment. But did he think about the active on social media on points table. delightful drives and punches ing eights fours and four sixes. Deepak Hooda run out (Hetmyer/Patel) 01 "Effective COVID-19 man- risks of losing an election when "Justice for Sushant Singh Agarwal, leading the side in on the off-side. Delhi kept things tight in the Shahrukh Khan c Hetmyer b Avesh Khan 04 agement in my area, raising he had a secured domestic Rajput campaign" which he the absence of regular skipper Against the run of play, left- powerplay, conceding 39 runs Chris Jordan c Lalit Yadav b Rabada 02 awareness and keeping the res- career and was also doing well quit after it became "political in K L Rahul, used the straight arm spinner Harpeet Brar and sending back Harpreet Brar not out 04 idents of my constituency safe. as a TV expert? nature". bat effectively in his lone hand carried on from where he left Prabhsimran Singh (12) and Extras 05 That's my first job and its a "Yes, it was risky. I went "Yes BJP had approached me to take Punjab Kings to 166 off in the game against RCB to the mighty Chris Gaye (13). Total 166/6 challenge. But that's what sport against the tide when I took the but when I saw the plight of for six. dismiss the set Shaw on his Gayle missed a fast full toss Delhi Capitals Innings teaches us isn't," Tiwary, a for- decision because you can't say migrant labourers who were left Delhi Capitals hardly broke a very first ball which turned from Rabada after pulling the Prithvi Shaw b Harpreet Brar 39 mer India player and one of the 'No' to Didi. Didi has always in the lurch by the sitting cen- sweat in the run chase, canter- just enough to clip the off- South African for a massive Shikhar Dhawan not out 69 finest batsmen to have emerged been my inspiration. Every tral government, joining them ing to victory in 17.4 overs stump. six. Steven Smith c Malan b Meredith 25 from Bengal, told PTI after col- year on my birthday, I would would be not being honest to overs, their sixth win in eight After that wicket, Punjab Agarwal, who will captain Rishabh Pant (c)† c Agarwal b Jordan 14 lecting his victory certificate. receive a greeting card signed my ideals and beliefs. I was dev- matches. were able to bring down the the team as Rahul recovers Shimron Hetmyer not out 16 Tiwary, even in adverse cir- by her." astated by what I saw. People For Punjab Kings, it was scoring rate by conceding from acute appendicitis, stead- Extras 04 cumstances, has never been But someone who is always dead on railway tracks. It was their fifth loss in eight games, almost run-a-ball from over 7 ied the innings alongside IPL Total 167/3 short of confidence and that's practical, he knew that the knee very difficult to accept that. COVID-19: RCB promises financial help Star-studded RCB stand in way of KKR revival AGENCY English World Cup-win- Gill, Nitish Rana, Tim for oxygen support, to also raise funds AHMEDABAD: Star-stud- ning skipper Morgan lead Seifert, Rinku Singh, AGENCY structure related to tribution supporting ded Royal Challengers the side. Andre Russell, Sunil AHMEDABAD: IPL fran- Oxygen support in healthcare infrastructure. Bangalore would look to Given the current sce- Narine, Kuldeep Yadav, chise Royal Challengers Bangalore and other We urge all of you to stay get their mojo back when nario, skipper Morgan Shivam Mavi, Lockie Bangalore on Sunday cities, and will be making safe at home and get vac- they face struggling needs to take some tough Ferguson, Pat Cummins, pledged financial assis- a financial contribution cinated at the earliest Kolkata Knight Riders who calls with regards to his Kamlesh Nagarkoti, tance for infrastructure towards this," Kohli said opportunity," he signed need a complete overhaul top-order, something he Sandeep Warrier, Prasidh "related to oxygen sup- in a video posted by the off. for their IPL revival here has stuck to since match Krishna, Rahul Tripathi, port" in India's fight franchise. RCB are due to take on on Monday. number one against Varun Chakravarthy, against the COVID-19 The team will also raise Kolkata Knight Riders From leading the table Sunrisers Hyderabad this Shakib Al Hasan, Sheldon pandemic and will also funds to tackle the may- here on Monday. with four wins on the trot, season. Jackson, Vaibhav Arora, raise funds by auctioning hem unleashed by the sec- India recently recorded the Virat Kohli-led team It's a pity that KKR are Harbhajan Singh, Karun special blue jerseys to be ond wave of COVID-19 four lakh fresh coron- has slipped to third spot at keen to get back among Supremely-talented Gill yet to give an opportunity Nair, Ben Cutting, worn by players in an infections and an inade- avirus cases in a single the halfway stage after suf- runs as he has not clicked is struggling in the T20 to new signing Karun Nair Venkatesh Iyer and Pawan upcoming match. quate health infrastruc- day with the states of fering two defeats from after his unbeaten 101 scheme of things and has who has a strike rate of Negi. India skipper Virat ture. Maharashtra and Delhi their last three matches. against Rajasthan Royals. failed to convert his starts 155.49 and has two cen- RCB: Virat Kohli (C), AB Kohli, who leads the RCB, "The RCB is going to be being major contributors.