MONDAY, MARCH 25, 2019 (PAGE 14) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU Pant’s blitzkrieg powers rechristened Russell steals thunder from Warner; Delhi to 37-run win over MI leads KKR to dramatic win KOLKATA, Mar 24: ed in favour of SRH but Russell India World Cup probable MUMBAI, Mar 24: The young wicketkeeper was away as Delhi slumped from 112 in a metter of minutes changed Vijay Shankar also made a fine brutal on Hardik Pandya, whom for two to 131 for four. Andre Russell smashed an the complexion of the match. return to the Orange Army with a Rishabh Pant's utterly destruc- he hammered for two sixes and a But then it was the Pant show. explosive 49 to spoil David Earlier, Warner made a stu- quick-fire unbeaten 24-ball 40 tive 78 powered Delhi Capitals to four in the 16th over to start the Later, barring veteran Yuvraj Warner's scintillating IPL come- pendous comeback with a scintil- (2x4, 2x6) following Warner's a 37-run win over Mumbai Singh (53 off 35 balls; 5x4 back as Kolkata Knight Riders lating 85, helping his side reach a exit in the 16th over. Indians in the IPL here today, and 3x6), who made his first pulled off a dramatic six-wicket challenging 181/3. Warner's 37th IPL fifty also giving further proof of why appearance for Mumbai, no win over Sunrisers Hyderabad, Putting behind the embarrass- made him the first cricketer in he should be on the World other batsman stood tall. here today. Cup-bound plane to Yuvraj did roll back the Needing 53 runs from last SCOREBOARD JRG members posing for a group photograph after excelling Sunrisers Hyderabad: England. years, with his fluent hitting, in Bathinda Half Marathon on Sunday. three overs, the powerful Pant got those runs in but his knock went in vain. Jamaican changed the course of David Warner c Uthappa b A Russell 85 only 27 balls and while the Kasigo Rabada (2-23) Padha becomes flag runner the match with his big-hitting Jonny Bairstow b Chawla 39 relentless onslaught would removed Yuvraj in the 19th against Siddharth Kaul, creaming Vijay Shankar not out 40 do his confidence a world of over to seal the victory for off 19 runs from the 18th over. Yusuf Pathan b A Russell 1 good, Jasprit Bumrah's his team. JRG bags 12 finisher medals He retained the strike by tak- Manish Pandey not out 8 shoulder injury two months Chasing 214, Mumbai ing a smart single and continued Extras: 8 (B-1, LB-4, W-2, NB-1) before the ICC showpiece Indians were never in the in Bathinda Half Marathon his assault on Bhuvneshwar Total: 181/3 in 20 overs left the Indian cricket frater- fray. They lost skipper Rohit Kumar, who too bled 21 runs in Bowling: Prasidh Krishna 4-0-31-0, Piyush Chawla 3-0-23-1, nity on tenterhooks. Sharma (14) and the penultimate over as KKR Lockie Ferguson 4-0-34-0, Sunil Narine 3-0-29-0, Kuldeep Yadav The Delhi dazzler's Suryakumar Yadav (2) *Kanupriya, Ravleen, Himmat bag pacer trophies sealed the 182-run chase with 2-0-18-0, Andre Russell 3-0-32-2, Nitish Rana 1-0-9-0. seven towering sixes and as early. Excelsior Sports Correspondent Marathon was that it was for the two balls to spare. Kolkata Knight Riders: many fours at a Wankhede Quinton De Kock (27) first time that three female ath- Russell hammered four sixes Chris Lynn c Rashid Khan b Shakib 7 JAMMU, Mar 24: The ath- Stadium that was made to Delhi Capitals Rishab Pant executing a hammered Trent Boult for letes from JRG won pacer and an equal number of bound- Nitish Rana lbw b Rashid Khan 68 letes of Jammu Runners Group look like a tiny ground left shot during his power-pack knock of 78 runs two fours and a six in the medals. aries in run sequence that read Robin Uthappa b S Kaul 35 the Mumbai Indians against MI on Sunday. third over and then found (JRG) blossomed again, win- Kanupriya Garg completed 6-6-1-4-1-4-6-4-0-6-1. Dinesh Karthik c Bhuvneshwar b Sandeep Sharma 2 bowlers, including the momentum in the sixth over ning 12 finisher medals in pres- 21 kms in 2.35 hrs, Ravleen Youngster Shubman Gill (18 not Andre Russell not out 49 world's best pacer Jasprit Bumrah, destruction and then spared none. as he hit two consecutive fours off tigious Bathinda Half Marathon Kour finished 21 kms in 2.45 out) completed the formalities Shubman Gill not out 18 traumatised and gave rechristened He struck two sixes and a four off Ishant Sharma. But Ishant (2-34) at Rose Garden Bathinda today. hrs, while Himmat Sharma ran with two sixes off Shakib-Al- Extras: (LB-1, W-3) 4 Delhi Capitals the fresh beginning Bathinda Half Marathon was 10 kms in 1.30 hrs. Hasan. Total: 183/4 in 19.4 overs they longed for. Today’s Fixture organised with a theme "Run to Meanwhile, Rajesh Padha Promoted to open, Nitish Bowling: Bhuvneshwar Kumar 4-0-37-0, Shakib Al Hasan 3.4-0- Sent into bat, Delhi Capitals Rajasthan Royals Vs Kings XI Punjab (Jaipur) 8 pm Fight Against Cancer & Drug again excelled by becoming flag Rana made full use of the oppor- 42-1, Sandeep Sharma 4-0-42-1, Siddarth Kaul 4-0-35-1, Rashid Abuse", wherein all came notched up an imposing 213 for runner, holding flag of India tunity and kept them in the hunt Khan 4-0-26-1. together and ran to create aware- six in the stipulated 20 overs, and debutant Rasikh Salam in the 19th took revenge as De Kock holed to while running 21 kms and fin- with a 47-ball 68. ness and endorse a healthy buried under a pile of runs, there over. fine leg where Boult took a good ishing it in 1.50.22 hrs. He was But he departed shortly after ing ball tampering scandal, that IPL to have most 50-plus scores lifestyle. was not much of a riposte from the Pant was also brutal on death catch as Mumbai slumped to 45-3. presented trophy of flag runner. a 12-minute interruption caused kept him out last year, the Aussie (40) ahead of Virat Kohli (38) as The event was organised hosts, who were stopped at 176 in overs specialist Bumrah. Rahul But then West Indian Kieron He is the only runner of the state by tower lights failure. smashed three sixes and nine the Aussie also has three cen- after the grand success of 1st 19.2 overs after an injured Bumrah Tewatia complimented the Pollard (21) and Yuvraj tried to to achieve this honour. This was The momentum slowly shift- boundaries in his 53-ball knock. turies.(PTI) failed to show up with the willow. edition of the event on March stumper with 9 not out. resurrect the innings with their his 58th medal in running Such was the 21-year-old 25, 2018 with gathering of 1300 Earlier, the duo of Dhawan and 50-run stand. Pollard hammered events. Jammu runs to create awareness against child abuse Pant's assault that Delhi raked in participants. Ingram rallied the Delhi innings Rahul Tewatia for a six and a Abhishkh who is physically 99 runs in the last six overs. after they lost two quick wickets - four, while Yuvraj stuck two fours In this 2nd edition, about challenged athlete, ran 21 kms in Pant smashed the world's best - Prithvi Shaw (7) and skipper and a six in the 1oth over off Axar 1200 athletes took part in differ- Over 2000 children participate in Little 1.445.46 hrs. fast bowler, Jasprit Bumrah, for a Shreyas Iyer (16) -- inside the first Patel as Mumbai amassed 20 ent categories of 5k, 10k and Sandeep Singh Sunny, for- few sixes as well. four overs - and also took the runs. 21k. Pant, playing his natural game, Mumbai attack to cleansers. As the two were looking good, The 18 participants from mer Ranji Trophy player com- Millennium Mirchi Kids Marathon Jammu who got finisher medals pleted 21 kms in 1.52.10 hrs, mercilessly punished the Mumbai Ingram upped the ante in the Keemo Paul removed Pollard. Excelsior Sports Correspondent bowlers after South African Colin eighth over slashing Hardik for a Hardik Pandya (o) followed suit as in different categories included while Akshun, Harinderpal Ingram (47 off 32 balls 7x4, 1x6) four and then a six. Mumbai lost half the side on 95. Rajesh Padha, Sanjay Saini, Singh, Vikram Garg and Sanjay JAMMU, Mar 24: Little and Shikhar Dhawan (43 off 36 But Ben Cutting gave Mumbai After Krunal Pandya (32 off 15 Sandeep Singh, Mohinder Saini completed 21 kms in Millennium, an international balls; 4x4; 1x6) pulled the visitors the much-needed breakthrough as balls) departed, Mumbai's hopes Singh Sarna, VK Dogra, Pawan 1.59.30 , 2.04.08, 2.24.44 and Pre-School chain joined hands out of the rubble and laid the foun- he removed Ingram, who was were solely pinned on Yuvraj and Sharma, Shipra Agarwal, 2.34.42 hrs respectively. with Directorate of Samagra dation of a big total with their 83- caught by Hardik in the 13 over. he could not take the side home. Utkarsh Suri, Vikram Garg What was delight to watch Shiksha J&K and organized a run stand for the third wicket.