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10 z Monday z May 3, 2021 Dhawan stars in ’s dominant win over Death of migrant labourers last year forced to 10. debutant (26) as himself to take the team to a me to think of joining politics: However, they also needed the two shared a 52-run part- competitive total. regular 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 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 's when 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 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 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. '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. : 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 's of (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 off with 14 balls to spare. † 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 ." seven wickets in the IPL here to Delhi who raced to 63 for no edly took the team past 160 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 (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 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 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 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 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 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 , Punjab Agarwal, who will (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 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, , Tim for oxygen support, to also raise funds AHMEDABAD: Star-stud- ning skipper Morgan lead Seifert, , „ AGENCY structure related to tribution supporting ded Royal Challengers the side. , Sunil AHMEDABAD: IPL fran- Oxygen support in healthcare infrastructure. would look to Given the current sce- Narine, , chise Royal Challengers Bangalore and other We urge all of you to stay get their mojo back when nario, skipper Morgan , Lockie Bangalore on Sunday cities, and will be making safe at home and get vac- they face struggling needs to take some tough Ferguson, , pledged financial assis- a financial contribution cinated at the earliest who calls with regards to his , tance for infrastructure towards this," Kohli said opportunity," he signed need a complete overhaul top-order, something he , Prasidh "related to oxygen sup- in a video posted by the off. for their IPL revival here has stuck to since match Krishna, , port" in India's fight franchise. RCB are due to take on on Monday. number one against , against the COVID-19 The team will also raise Kolkata Knight Riders From leading the table this , Sheldon pandemic and will also funds to tackle the may- here on Monday. with four wins on the trot, season. Jackson, , raise funds by auctioning hem unleashed by the sec- India recently recorded the -led team It's a pity that KKR are , 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, , 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 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 of Negi. India skipper Virat ture. Maharashtra and Delhi their last three matches. against . 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. In fact, RCB would have Having started the sea- at the top, while the likes turies as a T20 opener. de Villiers (W), Devdutt said in a video posted by sporting a special Blue Several IPL players have lost three in a row if pacer son with much promise of Nitish Rana and Rahul They also have uncapped Padikkal, Mohammed the franchise on its twitter jersey in one of the upcom- come forward to make had not under , KKR Tripathi have been patchy. talented batsman Siraj, , handle that they had had ing matches with key mes- contributions as India defended 14 runs in the so far have failed to Head coach Brendon Venkatesh Iyer. , "focussed discussions" on saging on our match kits deals with the crisis that final over against Delhi inspire, suffering five McCullum had questioned The on the other Shahbaz Ahmed, MS how they can help at the to pay our respect and is claiming more than Capitals' explosive duo of defeats in seven matches. their batsmen's "intent" hand has impressed, espe- Washington Sundar, ground level. show solidarity to all the 3,000 lives daily, as per Rishabh Pant and Shimron They are at the sixth spot after they posted a below- cially the spin duo of Sunil , Daniel "RCB has identified key front line heroes who have official data. Hetmyer. in the eight-team table, par 154/6 to go down to Narine and Varun Sams, , areas where much needed spent majority of last year Australia pacer Pat The onus would be on staring at early elimination Delhi Capitals by seven Chakravarthy. Their eight , Sachin help is required immedi- wearing PPE kits & lead- Cummins was the first to their famed lineup for a third season in a row. wickets in their last match. overs against the likes of Baby, , ately in healthcare infra- ing the fight against the forward to help and donat- of Kohli, AB de Villiers and The biggest letdown for At the same stage, under Kohli, De Villiers and , pandemic," Kohli said. ed USD 50,000 for the Glenn Maxwell to start fir- KKR this season has been in IPL Maxwell would be key as , Dan Rahul diagnosed with "RCB will also auction cause. ing once again and put their top-order batting as 2020 in UAE, the team they look to avenge their Christian, Suyash all the signed player jer- Support has been trick- pressure on the KKR bats- the top three Shubman had fared a shade better first leg defeat. Prabhudessai, K S Bharat appendicitis, Agarwal to seys from this game to ling in also from other men. Gill, Nitish Rana, Rahul with four wins and three Squads and . lead Punjab in his absence raise money and add to franchises and individual Talented opener Devdutt Tripathi have failed to give defeats, before he relin- KKR: Eoin Morgan (c), Match starts: 7.30pm „ AGENCY our earlier financial con- stars. Padikkal would also be the team a decent start. quished the captaincy to let Dinesh Karthik, Shubman IST. AHMEDABAD: Punjab Kings skipper K L Rahul has been diagnosed with Saba Karim joins Delhi Capitals as Jammu Sanskriti School organises panel acute appendicitis and has flown to for sur- discussion on Career Counselling gery and further treatment, Head of Talent Search the IPL franchise „ AGENCY excited to begin my role as Talent „ STATE TIMES NEWS guest speaker of the day sion and determination is the English) and Munmun announced on Sunday. NEW DELHI: The JSW and Scout for the Delhi Capitals. The JAMMU: Jammu Sanskriti limelighted the fact that key to success. (H.O.D English) propagated PTI has learnt that GMR co-owned Delhi Capitals on IPL has, over the years, School organised online choices play a greater role in Ensuing this different pan- the scope of their subject to Mayank Agarwal will lead Sunday announced former India unearthed so much talent, and interaction and penal discus- life so choose your stream elists of Senior Wing, help children choose diligent- the side in Rahul's absence, wicketkeeper-batsman Syed Saba continues to produce world class sion on Career Counselling wisely. Also she asserted that Randeep (PGT Political ly. starting with tonight's Karim as the franchise's Head of action. Delhi Capitals is an excit- for students involving Dr. there are different perspec- Science), Rajneet (H.O.D Apart from that Manpreet match against Delhi Talent Search. ing team to work with, and I am Chand Trehan (Master tives of different individuals Maths), Niraj (PGT Kour, the school counsellor Capitals here. "K L Rahul "Firstly, I would like to commend looking forward to help them grow trainer for GFAMT), Dr just think where do you Painting), Sarika (PGT wrapped the session by complained of severe the incredible courage shown by further." Neeru Bali, (established stand from three years now Commerce), Vishali (PGT bringing into light to go for abdomen pain last night the players during this year's IPL," said Karim, who represented India in 1 Test Edcosmo Education and your entire dilemma will Chemistry), Danandeep passion not get under peer or and after not responding to Karim. "It's not easy for anyone to stay and 34 ODIs, has been a national selector in Advisors in Chandigarh), be sorted. (PGT Biology), Ishant parental pressure as it will medication, he was taken to away from their loved ones at this very dif- the past. Up until recently, he held the posi- Rohini Aima (Principal cum The second guest speaker, (H.O.D Commerce), Vishal never yield to productive out- emergency room for further ficult time. Yet they have stuck around, and tion of General Manager - Cricket Vice- Chairperson), Dr Neeru Bali stated that go (H.O.D Sciences), Yogesh put. tests which revealed that he continued playing the tournament, for Operations with the BCCI. Having repre- Coordinators, senior faculty for your inclination what you (H.O.D Sports), Krishan The session was relin- was diagnosed with acute which they deserve plenty of credit." sented Bihar and Bengal in domestic crick- members along with parents like instead of marks, gone (H.O.D Music), Khusbhoo quished by Rohini Aima, who appendicitis," the team said Speaking about joining DC as Talent et, he has over 7000 runs, 243 catches, and and children. are the days where marks (H.O.D Fashion Studies), conveyed gratitude to the in a statement. "It will be Scout, the 53-year-old said, "I am very 55 stumpings to his name. Dr Chand Trehan the lead to heights. Now the pas- Harsha, Meghjyoti (PGT speakers and parents. resolved surgically and for safety measures, he has been transferred to the hos- AIFF signs WordsWork pital for the same," it Buttler blitzkrieg powers Royals to 55-run victory over SRH added. „ AGENCY Rahman struck right after the six over mid-wicket off pacer ing 18 runs, which included Communications as PR partner NEW DELHI: first strategic time out, get- . two sixes, off all-rounder Former national „ AGENCY tant. We are pleased to wel- announced his return to form ting rid of At the other end, Buttler, Vijay Shankar in the sev- NEW DELHI: The All India come WordsWork PR on board with belligerent maiden T20 (31). The dangerous Jonny who looked in sublime touch, enth over. selector Kishan Rungta Football Federation (AIFF) with us and look forward to a hundred as Rajasthan Royals Bairstow (30) and Vijay also hit Having successfully navi- dies of COVID-19 has recently signed with fruitful partnership together." made a mincemeat of an out- Shankar (8) soon followed. for two boundaries in the sixth gated Rashid's four overs, „ AGENCY WordsWork Communications "It is a matter of great hon- of-sorts SunRisers With the pressure mounting, over as the Royals amassed 42 Buttler and Samson upped NEW DELHI: Former BCCI Consulting as their PR part- our for us to join hands with Hyderabad, winning Sunday's skipper (20) runs for the loss of one wicket the ante in the 13th over, selector and Rajasthan captain ner. The main focus of this the AIFF and continue to IPL encounter by a whopping went for the big shot only to be in the Powerplay. plundering 17 runs.The Kishan Rungta died of partnership will be on make our mark in the sports 55-run margin. caught at deep midwicket by The duo continued to hit Englishman muscled a six COVID-19 at a hospital in strengthening communica- communications industry. We Opening the innings, Buttler Morris off Tyagi as wickets boundaries at regular over wide long on before Jaipur. tions for the governing body of are keen to integrate ourselves smashed a breathtaking 124 tumbled at regular intervals. intervals at the small Feroz lofting one over extra-cover He was 88. football in India. as an extension of the AIFF off 64 balls while Sanju (17 off 5) Shah Kotla ground, collect- for boundary. The veteran administrator The AIFF is the governing communications team and Samson was effective in his 48 injected some hope in the tested positive for the virus last body for Football in India and provide value-based solutions. off 33 deliveries which pow- SRH camp, as he smashed week and died on Saturday. is an affiliated Member As the AIFF's PR partner, we ered Rajasthan to a com- Tewatia for two sixes in the SCORE BOARD "Former Rajasthan first Association of FIFA and AFC. will focus on reinvigorating the manding 220 for three. 14th over. However, the For SRH, Rajasthan Royals Innings class cricketer and ex-national The AIFF strategises as per federation-led communica- Even a change in captaincy Afghan was back in the dug (1/24), Vijay Shankar (1/42) Jos Buttler b 124 selector Kishan Rungta has the pyramidal structure right tions approach for football in couldn't bring in luck for SRH out after a quick cameo. and Sandeep Sharma (1/50) lbw b Rashid Khan 12 died of COVID-19," a BCCI from the Grassroots to the India," said Neha Mathur as they could manage only 165 With 91 needed in the last picked a wicket each. (c)† c Abdul Samad b Shankar 48 source confirmed to PTI. Golden Baby Leagues to the Rastogi, Founder of for eight in their 20 overs. five overs the lower and middle Put into bat, the Royals were not out 15 Rungta served as a national National tournaments, the WordsWork. (3/29) and order struggled. off to a sedate start as they David Miller not out 07 selector from Central Zone in Leagues and eventually to the Founded in 2009, (3/20) In the end the, top heavy managed just five runs of the Extras 14 1998. He played 59 first class National teams - both Women's WordsWork has carved a niche did the bulk of the work with SRH did not have enough fire- first two overs. Total 220/3 games between 1953 to 1970, and Men's, all of whom are ably for itself as a specialised com- the ball while power to pull off the mam- Williamson, searching for Sunrisers Hyderabad Innings scoring 2717 runs. supported by coaches, coaches, munications consultancy, pro- (1/32) Rahul Twetia (1/45) moth chase. wickets early on in the innings, Manish Pandey b Mustafizur Rahman 31 His late elder brother and all core federation team viding a full range of commu- picked a wicket apiece. Earlier, put in to bat, Buttler introduced spin in third over † c b Tewatia 30 Purushottam was a BCCI working from back office. nication services with an With the win, the Royals and Samson stitched a 150- by bringing in star bowler Kane Williamson (c) c Morris b Kartik Tyagi 20 treasurer in the 1970s. The AIFF general secretary, emphasis on public relations, moved up to fifth spot while run partnership for the second Rashid. Vijay Shankar c Miller b Morris 08 Purushottam's son Kishore Kushal Das said: "It is neces- content marketing, social SRH continued to stay at the wicket after the Royals lost Jaiswal smashed three b Morris 19 held the same position in the sary to position football cor- media, events and cross collab- bottom, having won only one opener Yashasvi Jaiswal (12) fours, before the Afghan Mohammad Nabi c Anuj Rawat b Mustafizur Rahman 17 early 2000s. rectly as one of the premier orations. Key clients include: match all season. cheaply. showed his class and trapped Abdul Samad c Anuj Rawat b Morris 10 The Rungta family dominat- sports to reflect the growing Laureus, JSW Sports, Delhi Looking to register their sec- While the Englishman hit the youngster leg before. Rashid Khan c Morris b Mustafizur Rahman 00 ed Rajasthan cricket for nearly popularity of the 'beautiful Capitals, Hockey India, ond win of the season, SRH the ball 11 fours apart from RR skipper Samson, who Bhuvneshwar Kumar not out 14 five decades before game' in India. Adding a fresh Mumbai City FC, Special raced to 57 for no loss in the eight maximums, Samson also was dropped on 23 by Manish Sandeep Sharma not out 08 beat them in the elections and outlook towards our communi- Olympics Bharat, and now first six overs. had four fours and two sixes to Pandey in the 10th over, Extras 08 wrested control in mid 2000s. cation strategy is very impor- AIFF among many others. However, Bangladesh pacer his credit. announced his arrival with a Total 165/8