WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, 2019 (PAGE 14) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU Gopal torments batsmen with googlies to set Pakistan bans IPL broadcast, says MI, CSK to face off in riveting contest , Apr 2: bounce and carry. India ‘harming’ in the country Mumbai are over-dependent ISLAMABAD, Apr 2: In February, DSport -- the With skipper Mahendra on openers Rohit and South up first win of season for official broadcasters of the PSL Singh Dhoni in red-hot form, African . The Pakistan today banned the in India -- stopped the coverage will start rest need to step up. JAIPUR, Apr 2: the skipper did not utilise on the Buttler and (38) Chahal could have got the telecast of Indian Premier of the tournament in protest of favourites against the slightly The hosts will have the reprieve as much as he would added 44 for the second Australian as well but Umesh League (IPL) cricket matches in the Pulwama attack that killed 40 off-colour when option of fielding new recruit, Leg-spinner have liked, getting trapped by but Chahal struck again, dis- Yadav dropped a sitter near the country, alleging that India CRPF personnel. the IPL's two most successful West Indian fast bowler Alzarri bamboozled the batsmen with Yuzvendra Chahal (2/17). missing the British batsman. boundary line when Smith on has made an "organised effort to Indian company IMG teams have their first showdown Joseph, or all rounder Ben his googlies before 23. harm" the game in Pakistan. Reliance also pulled out of its of the season here tomorrow. Cutting in place of the off-boil struck 59 as Rajasthan Royals Smith went on to add 50 Information Minister Fawad deal to produce the television The Super Kings, three-time Lasith Malinga. finally won their first game of runs for the third wicket with Chaudhry told a press confer- coverage of the PSL worldwide winners of the T20 League like In the spin department, this IPL season with a seven- Rahul Tripathi (34 ), who ence that the decision was taken forcing the Pakistan-based T20 the hosts, have been on a roll Mumbai are behind their oppo- wicket defeat of Royal finished the match with a six in at a Cabinet meeting chaired by league to find a new production with three wins on the trot that nents who have Harbhajan Challengers , here the penultimate ball of the Prime Minister Imran Khan, a company midway into the tour- today. match. former of Pakistani nament. Today’s Fixture Gopal claimed three wick- Earlier, Playing with a cau- cricket team. Chaudhry said the Pakistan Mumbai Indians Vs Chennai Super Kings (Mumbai) at 8 pm ets, including that of tious approach, Kohli was happy He said the move was taken Electronic Media Regulatory (23) and AB de Villiers (13), working the ball around. Parthiv by the Cabinet because India left Authority (Pemra) would ensure have boosted them to the top of Singh, South African Imran conceding just 12 runs in his was aggressor of the two. no opportunity to harm that no IPL match is aired in the table. Tahir and to four-quota over to unsettle Parhtiv hit three boundaries in Pakistan's cricket. Pakistan. Mumbai Indians, on the other bank on after the power play. RCB. 's first over as RCB "India made an organised He said the Pakistan govern- hand, had a familiar stuttering Teams (from): It was opener Parthiv who finished the Powerplay overs effort to harm cricket in Pakistan ment believes that sports and start with a victory sandwiched Mumbai Indians: Rohit resisted the Royals attack with with 48 runs on the board. and it doesn't make sense for us culture should not be politicised, between two defeats. Sharma (capt), , aplomb, hitting a belligerent 67 Immediately after that, to allow an Indian domestic tour- but India adopted an aggressive Recent history in head-to- , , off 41 balls with nine bound- Gopal was introduced into the nament to be promoted here," he posture against Pakistani players head clashes is in MI's favour, as Yuvraj Singh, , aries and six to help his side put attack and he began to trouble said, pointing out that the official and artists. the -led home team Lasith Malinga, , 158 for four after being sent in the Indian captain with his Indian broadcaster pulled out of Khan, who led Pakistan to has beaten their rivals in four out Ben Cutting, Pankaj Jaiswal, to bat. googlies. Gopal deceived Kohli the fourth edition of the Pakistan victory at the 1992 Cricket of the last five contests. , , (31 not out) Batsman going for a big heave during a match between RCB with one, which went through and RR in Jaipur on Tuesday. Super League (PSL) in the mid- World Cup, became Pakistan Overall too Mumbai holds a , , too played a key part in shoring the gates. dle of the tournament after the premier last August when his 14-12 advantage over CSK, Mitchell McClenaghan, Alzarri up team's total, add 32 quick SCOREBOARD The leg-spinner returned and Pulwama attack "to harm the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf won including once in the defunct Joseph, , runs in partnership with Moeen this time got rid of de Villiers league and cricket" in Pakistan. the general election. (PTI) Champions T20 League. , Rasikh Salam, Ali (18). Royal Challengers Bangalore Innings with another wrong one which Virat Kohli b Gopal 23 However, CSK seem to hold , Barinder Buttler led the chase with his stopped a bit as the South the edge this time around, espe- Sran, , Suryakumar confident knock as Royals over- c Rahane b Archer 67 African hit it straight back to AB de Villiers c & b Gopal 13 cially with Dhoni rolling back Yadav, , Quinton hauled the target with one ball Gopal, who bowled a rare wick- the years with a typically robust de Kock. to spare, handing RCB their Shimron Hetmyer c Buttler b Gopal 1 et-maiden. Marcus Stoinis not out 31 75 off 46 balls that lifted his Chennai Super Kings: MS fourth defeat in a row. Left-handed Shimron team from 27 for three to 175 for Dhoni (captain & WK), Suresh RCB, who dropped plenty of not out 18 Hetmyer became his third victim Extras: (B-1 LB-2 W-1 NB-1) 5 five against Rajasthan Royals at Raina, , Shane catches in this match, are placed when he edged one away-going home in their last match. Watson, , Murali at bottom of eight-team table Total: (For 4 wkts in 20 overs) 158 and Jos Buttler took a : 4-0-19-0, 3-0- And with Vijay, , Sam without any points. sharp catch behind the wicket. holding off Rajasthan's charge Billings, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Buttler packed a lot of 26-0, Jofra Archer 4-0-47-1, Shreyas Gopal 4-1-12-3, Varun Parthiv was still there but Aaron 1-0-16-0, 1-0-6-0, 3-0-29-0. at the end with the ball, CSK Shorey, Chaitanya Bishnoi, power in his strokes and went boundaries had dried up. The maintained their 100 per cent Rituraj Gaikwad, Dwayne on to score his second fifty of Rajasthan Royals: diminutive left-hander finally A Rahane lbw b Chahal 22 record. Bravo, , Imran the season. He hit eight fours lofted one from Ben Stokes for a The Super Kings have the Tahir, Harbhajan Singh, Mitchell and a six on a wicket which got J Buttler c Stoinis b Chahal 59 six over mid-wicket and fol- S Smith c Yadav b Siraj 38 edge in depth and in spin Santner, , Mohit slower as the game wore on. lowed it up with a crushing drive bowling variety, while Mumbai Sharma, K M Asif, Deepak R Tripathi not out 34 Jubilant KC Sports Club players posing for a group photo- Royals were off to a steady on the off side. have the better pace attack on a Chahar, N Jagadeesan (wk), B Stokes not out 1 graph after entering QFs of Winter Shield T20 Cricket Cup in if not fiery start with Ajinkya He completed his fifty with a pitch that is bound to offer Scott Kuggeleign. (PTI) Rahane (22) and Buttler adding Extras (LB-1 B-4 WD-5) 10 single off Archer, who was Jammu. 60 runs for the first wicket. Totals (For 3 in 19.5 overs) 164 smacked for a six by Stoinis Rahane was dropped on 1 by Bowling: U Yadav 3.5-0-40-0, M Saini 4-0-35-0, M Siraj 4-0-25- soon after. The West Indian dis- Winter Shield T20 Cricket Cup DYSS organizes Road Race 1, Y Chahal 4-0-17-2, M Stoinis 3-0-28-0, M Ali 1-0-14-0. Kohli off Mandeep Saini but missed Patel later. (PTI) Excelsior Sports Correspondent Ahmad Hajam of BHSS Kangan Kuldeep takes 6 wkts, Vishal, Shashi got first position, while Shoib BCCI Ombudsman asks Ganguly GANDERBAL, Apr 2: The Mugal of BHSS Lar and Mudasir score fifties as KCSC, Simula enter QFs Department of Youth Services Ahmad of BHSS Wangath stood and Sports organized Road Race second and third respectively. Excelsior Sports Correspondent other contributors. From bowl- for boys of different age groups, Simultaneously in U/17 years to respond to conflict complaints ing side, Vivek and Musaif took NEW DELHI, Apr 2: Justice Jain told PTI on JAMMU, Apr 2: Left-arm 2 wickets each, while Arvind, Tuesday. spinner Kuldeep Kumar spun Kalyan, Vicky and Sahil claimed The BCCI Ombudsman "He has been given seven web around the rival batsmen 1 wicket each. Vishal Kanth was Justice D K Jain has asked for- days to file his reply," Justice and scalped 6 important wickets, declared man of the match. mer India captain Sourav Jain added. while Vishal Kanth and Shashi In another match, Simula Ganguly to clear his stand on However, there could be Kumar scored magnificent half- Club defeated Lucky Club by 52 allegations of conflict of inter- some relief to Ganguly as the centuries as KC Sports Club and runs. est in his role as Ombudsman, who is also the Simula Cricket Club registered Batting first, Simula Club advisor while serving as presi- Ethics Officer of the BCCI, is convincing wins over their rivals scored 163 runs for the loss of 6 dent of Cricket Association of not taking into account the to enter into the quarterfinals of wickets in allotted 20 overs. Bengal. April 12 match which is a bone the ongoing Winter Shield T20 Shashi 52 runs, Vikram 31 runs There have been three spe- of contention. Cup, organized by SCA, J&K and Hinan 23 runs were the cific complaints filed by cricket "I am not concerned about Sports Council under the super- main scorers. From the bowling Players in action during a match of 26th State Football fans Bhaswati Santua, Ranjit any specific match. It's a gener- vision of its Secretary Dr side Vicky took 2 wickets while Runners sweating-it-out during Road Race in Srinagar. Championship in Srinagar. Naseem Javaid Choudhary. Mehran, Rahul, Govind and Seal and Abhijeet Mukherjee on al complaint about his alleged here today. age group category Jahangeer In the first match, KC Sports Dhruv took 1 wicket each . how Ganguly as CAB President Conflict of Interest and he The race started from new Ajaz of HS Shallabugh, Shoaib 26th State Football Championship Club defeated Patel Cricket In reply Lucky Club could can sit in Delhi Capitals dug out needs to clear his stand," said Mini Secretariat Ganderbal and Ahmad Mogray of Sheikh-ul- Club by 36 runs. not chased the target and made during IPL match against KKR Jain. concluded at Sports Stadium Kangan and Ajaz Ahmad Kasana Batting first, KC Sports Club 112 runs for all in 17.2 overs at Eden Gardens on April 12. Ganguly's detractors in the DFA Srinagar, Real Kashmir script wins Gadoora. of BHS Hayan got first second scored 159 runs for the loss of 8 thus lost the match by 52 runs. "Yes, I have asked Sourav BCCI believe that Ganguly as Excelsior Sports Correspondent spectators. Thus the game Deputy Commissioner and third position respectively. wickets in 20 overs. Vishal Yuvraj 34 runs, Vicky 24 and Ganguly to respond to the com- CAB President will have a con- ended goalless in the stipulated Ganderbal, Hashmat Ali Khan The U/14yrs race was won Kanth played a brilliant innings Jugjab 17 runs were the main plaints with regards to Conflict trol on local curator with no SRINAGAR, Apr 2: DFA time. along with SSP of the District by Sahil Maqbool of HS Watlar, of 60 runs, while Atul and scorers. From the bowling side, of Interest as DC advisor and neutral curator being used this Srinagar defeated Lonestar The match was decided in flagged-off the Race in an Sameer Fayaz of Qamaria Kawalpreet contributed 23 and Kuldeep took 6 import wickets, state association president," time. (PTI) KFC and Real Kashmir tie-breaker, wherein Real impressive function. MHSS Saloora got second posi- 20 runs respectively. From the Raman Dutta bagged 3 wickets thrashed J&K Bank XI in the Kashmir FC defeated J&K Over 500 students participat- tion while as Javaid Ahmad bowling side, Deepak and while Abhinav claimed 1 wick- ongoing 26th State Football Bank by 7-6 in the sudden ed in the event. Chauhan of HS Kachanambal Sachin took 2 each while et. Kuldeep was declared as the Championship 2018-19, the death. In U/18 age group, Aijaz got third place in the race. two quarterfinal matches of Meanwhile, in Jammu Anmol, Nityam and Sanchit man of the match. which were played at Synthetic Chapter Competition, DFA took 1 wicket each. The matches were officiated Turf (TRC), here. Reasi defeated DFA Udhampur In reply, Patel Cricket Club by Vijay, Dayal and Ashok The first match was played (6-5) via tie-breaker. managed to score 124 runs in 20 Singh. between DFA Srinagar and The match was officiated by overs for the loss of 8 wickets In tomorrow's fixture, Vishal Lone star KFC. Both the teams Ajay Singh, Abhishek thus lost the match by 36 runs. Cricket Club will take on enthralled the audience by their Chandan, Rocky Sharma and Sachin Sharma top scored with Horizon Club at 10.30 am, while spectacular moves. The first Ricky Kumar. 24 runs, while Sanchit (17) and KCCC will face Stadium Eleven Goal was scored by by Farhan Abhishek (16) runs were the Kathua at 1.30 pm. Meritorious Judokas posing for a group photograph during of DFA Srinagar in 14th min- felicitation function in Jammu. utes of the Second half and the 2nd Goal was scored by DFA India’s first professional Kho-Kho league launched Srinagar by Bilal Ahmad in the Climbers with the Chairman of Sprawling Buds ICSE School J&K Judo Association honours Judokas 20th minute of the second half. NEW DELHI, Apr 2: seen in our country," Mehta, who initiative and I believe this league Rahul Sharma and General Secretary of Association Ram Excelsior Sports Correspondent The bouts were officiated by In the 30th minute of the sec- is currently KKFI chairman, said. will change the Kho-Kho land- Khajuria at Tenzing Norgay Sport Climbing Wall in the Shakti Gupta Senior Judo Coach ond half Faizan of Lone Star The Kho-Kho Federation of "Olympic Council of Asia scape in the country. It is going to Sprawling Buds ICSE School in Jammu. India (KKFI) today launched an (OCA) has given recognition to be a game changer." JAMMU, Apr 2: J&K Judo State Sports Council and Pushap scored a Goal. The players of ambitious franchise-based league Kho-Kho and it is set to become a Kho-Kho is played in around Association honoured the merito- Thakur. Lone Star FC tried their best to J&K Sport Climbers excel for the sport named Ultimate Kho- competitive sport in 2022 Asian 20 countries in the world, mostly rious Judokas with medals and Rahul Dev Singh Member equalize but could not, thus Excelsior Sports Correspondent speed climbing in the men's cate- Kho. Games. We are bidding for 2032 in Asia. A Kho-Kho match con- certificates, here today. Municipal Corporation Kathua DFA Srinagar defeated Lone gory. The KKFI and Dabur India Olympics and if we win the bid, sists of four innings of nine min- These players had excelled in was the chief guest. Star Club by (2-1). JAMMU, Apr 2: J&K Sports Shilpa Charak, a senior climber Limited's vice-chairman Amit the host country can add two-three utes each and will be played on Kathua District Judo The Judokas who bagged The second quarterfinal Climbers gave a good account of also performed well to bag a Silver Burman -- in his personal capaci- sports in the roster. We will specially developed mats in state- Championship organized by J&K gold medals in various categories match was played between themselves in the 14th St. medal in speed climbing and ty -- will conduct the 21-day IPL- include Kho-Kho and Kabaddi in of-the-art indoor stadiums. Judo Association under the aegis included Rajvir Singh, Tushar J&K Bank XI and Real Stephen's College Delhi's Open bronze medal in Lead climbing. style league, which will see eight the Olympic roster if we win the Each team has 12 players, out of J&K Sports Council & J&K Bhagat, Umkeshwar, Danish, Kashmir FC. Both the teams Sport Climbing Competition held On their return from Delhi, the franchise teams playing a total of 2032 Olympics bid," he added. of which nine will sit on their Olympic Association, recently. Yuvraj, Vipul Yashovardhan, in the college premises, recently. climbers along with General tired to take lead but no one 60 matches in a double round- KKFI president Sudhanshu knees on the field, while three will About 100 Judokas of differ- Shabina Kashish, Shivam, Harsh Three J&K climbers won 6 Secretary of Mountaineering able to score a goal in the first robin format. Mittal said, "This is an ambitious be extra. (PTI) ent schools participated in the Dev, Romit Taerabjit Singh, half. In the second half, Zaid medals including 1 Gold, 2 Silver Association of J&K, Ram Khajuria Championship. Championship Anirudh Singh, Munish Jamwal, There will be an initial draft of Goalkeeper of Real Kashmir players where athletes from across Indian women battle-ready for and 3 Bronze medals. called on Rahul Sharma, was organized under the chair- Vishesh Thakur, Neha, Bandhana made some brilliant saves In the boys category, Ajay Chairman, Sprawling Buds ICSE manship of Sahil Dogra. and Akriti. the world, including England, which were applauded by the South Korea, Iran, Bangladesh, 'mental litmus test' against Indonesia Deep Singh claimed a Gold in School, Bantalab Jammu where Nepal and Sri Lanka, will be part speed climbing while Arun Deep they had been training for the last MANDALAY (MYANMAR), "The fact that we had won clinched a Bronze medal. Arun about a month. of the eight franchise. Apr 2: the two matches makes it harder The teams will also have the who also bagged a bronze medal in Rahul Sharma congratulated India women's team is gear- for us mentally. We cannot Lead climbing in the Boys catego- the climbers for their magnificent opportunity to include U-18 play- ing up to take on Indonesia in its underestimate them, and take it ers in their squads with the aim of ry turned out to the darling of the achievement in the national level opening match of the AFC for granted that we shall beat crowd when he startled the senior competition and assured them all developing a pool of young play- Olympic Qualifiers Round 2 them this time as well," Maymol ers. climbers by generating terrific possible help for the promotion of here and head coach Maymol said. speed to win a silver medal in the game. "Indigenous sports are the Rocky described the clash as Skipper Ashalata Devi said manifestation of the local genius "mental litmus test for her team that the team is ready to meet and ethos. Surely, this league will with incredibly high stakes". challenges head-on. Sameer suffers heart-breaking go a long way in enhancing the "It will be a litmus test for us "We are aiming to qualify to popularity of this very Indian mentally. We need to be mental- Round 3. We are extremely glad loss to Shi Yuqi in Malaysia Open sport and open new vista for the ly strong, and aggressive. Every to have accumulated the expo- KUALA LUMPUR, Apr 2: Ireland's Sam Magee and Chloe players and the fans," said sports team will want to start the sure, and experience through the Magee in mixed doubles. minister Rajyavardhan Rathore, Olympic qualifiers Round 2 with friendly matches that we have India's Sameer Verma put up a The men's singles match was a Kits being distributed among the inmates of SAI Training Centre in Jammu. who joined the event via video a win, and so do we. A win in the played before coming here to daunting effort before going down close battle till 8-8, Sameer fall chat. first match will put us in a good Myanmar," said Ashalata. KKFI and Burman have in three games in a pulsating open- back to 11-16 but he fought back to STC distributes sports kits among position for qualification, which The Indian women have ing round clash against World no 2 make it 20-20 before being edged together appointed Tenzing we are aiming for," the coach faced the likes of Romania, Chinese Shi Yuqi in the USD out by Shi Yuqi in the opening Niyogi (former sports advisory said at the official pre-tourna- Uzbekistan, Iran, Hong Kong, 750,000 Malaysia Open here game. SAI Training Centre inmates leader at Ernst and Young) as the ment press conference. Kazakhstan amongst others, and Excelsior Sports Correspondent ing kit, Game Shoes, Track- Suit, sion. today. The second game was no dif- CEO of the league. Indian women have played all their three opponents of the The 24-year-old from Madhya ferent as the Indian was lagging 11- T- Shirts, Towel and Kit bag. Dr Bali appreciated the work Indian Olympic Association 14 international matches before AFC Olympic Qualifiers Round Pradesh, who had lost to Shi Yuqi 16 again but this time he not only JAMMU, Apr 2: Sports kit Members of the STC of the STC Jammu and applaud- Secretary General and former coming to Myanmar, including 2 since January 2019. in the semifinals of the World Tour clawed back at 20-20. And even was distributed among 79 inmates Management committee including ed its efforts towards perform- KKFI president Rajeev Mehta is two friendly matches against "Constant competitive envi- Finals in December last year, suf- though the Chinese had grabbed of the SAI Training Centre Jammu Dr SM Bali and Ranjeet Kalra, ance coaching in selected disci- the chairman of the league. Indonesia, winning 3-0 and 2-0 ronment in a match setting has fered a heart-breaking 20-22 23-21 one match point, Sameer reeled off in an impressive function held at Senior Coaches of the SAI and plines, while Mr Kalra appreciat- "I had this idea of making a in Jakarta in January. helped us develop our confi- 12-21 loss in a 65-minute men's three points to take the match to the KK Hakku Stadium, here today. Regional Centre of the SAI ed the role of the Sports council Kho-Kho league back in 2017 "We had played two friendly dence. Today we are aware of our singles here. decider. Complete sports kit worth Rs Chandigarh, Parents, Sports in supporting the endeavours of when I was president of the KKFI. matches against Indonesia in capabilities. If we play to the best Pranaav Jerry Chopra and N In the third game, Shi Yuqi 5000 was given to each of the enthusiasts, officers of the Sports the STC for improving sports I wanted to build a system for our January, and they (Indonesia) of our abilities, we can defeat Sikki Reddy, however, made a jumped to a 9-0 lead and didn't Residential/Day Boarding inmates council and Members of the performance in chosen disci- indigenous sport. Our aim is to showed that they can be tough some of the best teams in the good start to their campaign, eking allow the Indian to fight back. of the STC, which included play- Press were present on the occa- plines. restore the glory this sport has opponents. region," she the captain. (PTI) out a 22-20 24-22 win over (PTI)