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THURSDAY, JUNE 28, 2018 (PAGE 12) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU India thrash Ireland by India lose 2-3 to Australia, suffer first Germany crash out of World Cup 76 Runs in opening T20 Int'l defeat in Champions Trophy hockey as South Korea stun holders BREDA (NETHERLANDS), corners. KAZAN ARENA, June 27: were 2-0 down after Neuer ran up chances soon afterwards. DUBLIN, June 27: SCOREBOARD June 27: While Australia secured seven the pitch in a desperate attempt to Marco Reus, who hit a crucial India Innings: India put up a valiant fight penalty corners, India could make Germany crashed out of the get a goal. leveller in the 2-1 win over India set themselves up nicely RG Sharma b Chase 97 before defending champions use of just one of its nine set World Cup today after a stoppage- A long punt upfield saw Sweden, saw his drive deflected for the sterner tests ahead with a S Dhawan c Thompson b O'Brien 74 Australia pipped them 3-2 in an pieces. time VAR-assisted goal from dominant performance as they SK Raina c O'Brien b Chase 10 absorbing encounter in the six- Australia got off the blocks Young-gwon Kim and a late sec- outclassed Ireland by a whopping MS Dhoni c Thompson b Chase 11 76 runs in the opening T20 nation Champions Trophy hockey quickly and took the lead in the ond by Son Heungmin earned HH Pandya not out 6 tournament, here today. sixth minute through Sharpa, who International, here today. V Kohli c Thompson b Chase 0 South Korea a famous 2-0 win. Dubbed as dress rehearsal for The reigning World tapped home an Eddie The Germans needed to beat MK Pandey not out 0 Champions produced their best Ockenden's feed from close quar- the marquee England series, the Extras: (LB-4, W-6) 10 Korea by two clear goals in their formidable Indian team outbatted show of the tournament, scoring ter. final group F match at Kazan sta- Total: (For 5 wickets, 20 Overs) 208 through Lachlan Sharp (6th The Indians got two penalty the opposition scoring an impos- Bowling: WB Rankin 4-0-34-0, PKD Chase 4-0-35-4, SR dium to advance to the last 16. ing 208 for five, courtesy openers minute), Tom Craig (15th) and corners in quick time soon but on But Joachim Loew's men Thompson 2-0-31-0, KJ O'Brien 3-0-36-1, GH Dockrell 4-0-40-0, Trent Mitton (33rd) to secure full both occasion Birendra Lakra Rohit Sharma (97 off 61 balls) and Simi Singh 1-0-12-0, PR Stirling 2-0-16-0. wasted a series of chances in a Shikhar Dhawan (74 off 45 balls). points. failed to stop Sardar Singh's push. tense match that saw a pale version IrelandInnings The Indians, however fought But Varun levelled the scores In reply, Ireland could only P Stirling c Kuldeep b Bumrah 1 of the world champions become manage 132/9 in 20 overs despite till the end, scoring through Varun for India soon when he slammed the fourth holders of the title this J Shannon lbw Kuldeep 60 Kumar (10th) and Harmanpreet home SV Sunil feed from the right a breezy innings of 60 off 35 balls century to be sent packing at the A Balbirnie st Dhoni b Chahal 11 Singh (58th), producing a nail-bit- flank. by opener James Shannon. first hurdle. S Singh c Kohli b Kuldeep 7 ing finish. Mandeep Singh's shot from Irish batsmen didn't have a Germany's team of superstars G Wilson st Dhoni b Chahal 5 The defeat meant that India top of the circle was then saved by Germany players react after a missed chance. clue how to play chinaman K O'Brien c Dhawan b Chahal 10 could only look on in shock in the Kuldeep Yadav (4/21 in 4 overs). slumped to third spot in the stand- Australia goalkeeper Tyler Lovell S Thompson c Pandya b Kuldeep 12 ings with six points from three before Indian custodian PR final minutes of the match as US Tottenham forward Son chase a and Mesut Ozil saw his effort His partner in crime Yuzvendra S Poynter b Kuldeep 7 referee Mark Geiger called for the clearance to fire into an empty net. deflected off a Korean boot and Chahal was hit for four sixes but games while Australia climbed to Sreejesh produced a fine save to G Dockrell b Bumrah 9 video assistant referee to intervene It means Germany, the four- out for a corner, after which goal- eventually ended with improved the top with seven points from deny Jeremy Hayward from B Rankin not out 5 after the unmarked Kim had bun- time champions who had compet- keeper Hyeonwoo Jo smothered figures of 3 for 38 in his four over identical number of matches. Australia's firs penalty corner. P Chase not out 2 dled his shot past Germany 'keep- ed in the past 16 editions of the desperately when Goretzka's head- spell. Netherlands are second in the But just seconds from the end Extras (lb-2, w-1) 3 er Manuel Neuer from a corner World Cup, fail to make it past the er found Hummels trying to As Kuldeep-Chahal ran table with six points. of the first quarter a lapse in con- Total (For 9 wkts, 20 Ov) 132 early in stoppage time. first hurdle of the tournament since through the top and middle-order, The top two sides after the centration from the Indian defence pounce on the loose ball. Bowler: Bhuvneshwar 4-0-16-0, Bumrah 4-1-19-2, Pandya 4-0- The goal was awarded because 1938. the rest of the batsmen were inca- round robin stage of the six-team proved costly as Craig scored Germany resumed with more 36-0, Chahal 4-0-38-3, Kuldeep 4-1-21-4. event, will play in the final on from a goal mouth melee. (PTI) Toni Kroos' touch had played him Germany coach Joachim urgency after the interval, but pable of making a match of it. onside, and minutes later Germany Loew caused a surprise by leaving the death. form with a breathtaking innings Sunday. India's next match is despite edging closer when Loew Such was their plight that save midfield attacking stalwart However a lot of credit in company of an in-form against Belgium tomorrow. introduced Mario Gomez just Shannon, none of the other home Thomas Mueller on the bench for should once again go to Rohit, Dhawan, who was also keen to The match witnessed plenty of before the hour the big Stuttgart team batsman scored above 15. the first time since 2012 after his Bhuvneshwar Kumar (0/16 who missed out on a well- send the bowlers in a leather- scoring chances earned by both striker headed straight at Jo from deserved third T20 international hunt. (Agenices) the sides in the form of penalty underwhelming displays against Kimmich's cross. in 4 overs) and Jasprit Bumrah Mexico and Sweden. (2/19 in 4 overs) were as usual century. The Indian vice-captain Striker Timo Werner then met But by the end of a frustrating steady at the start and effective at made amends for his poor IPL Delhi Wrestler Kapil lifts 16th another Kimmich ball from the left opening half, Loew was left des- byeline with a right-foot volley perately studying his options. that skewed agonisingly wide of Karua Dangal Title Germany suffered the first of Jo's upright. several scares after South Korea Excelsior Sports Correspondent Ram Krishan. Germany urgency was not won a free kick on the quarter hour matched by their normal efficien- Prize money for the first when Sami Khedira's boot con- REASI, June 27: Wrestler malli bout Rs 25,000 was spon- cy and soon legs started to tire. Kapil of Guru Hanuman Akhara nected with the head of Jung Loew played his final card sored by former Sarpanch Ram Wooyoung. Delhi defeated Wrestler Vikas of Krishan Verma and his family when he introduced Mueller for Jhajjar in Haryana in the first From 30 yards out, it should Leon Goretzka. But the late while prize money for the sec- Jubilant players of Sidhant CA posing along with former have been fodder for World Cup- main bout that lasted for 13 min- ond malli bout was sponsored changes failed to spark Germany Ranji Trophy Player Sandeep Singh at Gharota on Wednesday. winning goalkeeper Manuel into life as Korea hung on for a Neuer, but after fumbling Jung's famous win that, unfortunately for U-16 Summer Cup 40-Over League Tourney dipping drive Neuer scrambled the impressive Asians, saw them desperately to clear as Son raced to bow out after Sweden beat Mexico pounce. 3-0. (Agencies) Sidhant CA outplays Game Germany spurned a series of Winners posing along with chief guest and other dignitaries during concluding ceremony of Veteran Athletic Championship Sweden power into World Cup last in Jammu. Changer CC in close contest Excelsior Sports Correspondent In reply, Sidhant Cricket 16 by beating Mexico Academy rode on magnificent YEKATERINBURG, June 27: JAMMU, June 27: Sidhant 9th Yuvarani Athletic Smiti unbeaten 78 runs by Dhananjaya Sweden surged into the last 16 of the World Cup with a deserved Cricket Academy defeated Game and chased the target in the last 3-0 victory today over a poor Mexico side, who still qualified ahead Open National C’ship concludes Changer Cricket Club in a close over of the match.