SATURDAY, APRIL 25, 2015 (PAGE 14) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU Thrilling contests add colour to competition: Dilbag Kohli, Starc guide RCB to 32 new play fields completed upto March Banihal Knight Riders, Kashmir nine-wicket win over RR One sports complex to be AHMEDABAD, Apr 24: elected to field. Steel Warriors log wins in PPCPL Chris Gayle (20) and Kohli Skipper Virat Kohli blasted gave Bangalore a good start with Excelsior Sports Correspondent overs. played between Kashmir Steel his second successive fifty and the West Indies batsman blasting constructed at every block: Ansari From Banihal Knight Warriors and Jammu Royal pacer Mitchell Starc snapped JAMMU, Apr 24: Banihal three fours and a six. Excelsior Sports Correspondent over a period of 5 years", he said tional levels would be organized Riders, Umar Alam took 4 Choice XI. three wickets as Royal But Shane Watson dismissed and added that 300 kanals of land in near future so that the sports Knight Riders and Kashmir wickets, Riaz Ahmad took 3 Jammu Royal Choice XI, Challengers Bangalore notched JAMMU, Apr 24: Steel Warriors registered Gayle with a slower bouncer has been acquired for construction persons get the requisite exposure. batting first scored a total of up a comprehensive nine-wicket which caught him offguard as he Maintaining that the Government of buildings for Government He said that by doing so they 130 runs for 8 wickets in the win over Rajasthan Royals in top-edged it to wicketkeeper is committed to ensure the aug- physical education college at would also get the opportunity to allotted 20 overs. Pankaj Lada their IPL encounter here today. Sanju Samson. mentation of the sports infrastruc- Gadroora-Ganderbal coming up interact with the players of repute with 37 runs and Rohit Bhat Bangalore didn't put a foot AB de villiers then joined ture, the Minister for Technical with an estimated cost of Rs 30.39 and learn from their experiences . with 28 runs were the main wrong today as they first dished Education, Youth Services and crore out of which Rs 18.75 crore He asked the officers to ensure scorers. From Kashmir Steel TODAY’S FIXTURE Sports, Imran Raza Ansari has has been advanced to JKPCC. proper implementation of various Warriors, Wasim Raza took 3 said that by doing so the youth The Minister said that sports is schemes introduced for giving fil- Mumbai Indians vs Sunrisers Hyderabad at 4 PM. wickets, Abid Nabi and will be given ample opportunities an important activity by which the lip to the sports activities and Kings XI Punjab vs Chennai Super Kings at 8 PM. Parshant took 1 wicket each. to channelize their talent and latent talent of the younger gener- improving the overall scenario of excel in various sports streams. In reply, Kashmir Steel ation can be channalized in a sports in the State. The Minister was addressing Warriors chased the target for out a disciplined bowling per- Kohli and the South African skip- proper and meaningful manner as It was given out in the meeting formance to restrict Rajasthan to per straight away blasted James officers during the review meet- it also in-calculates a sense of dis- that the department is intending to the loss of 7 wickets on the last ing of Youth Services and Sports ball of the match in a thrilling 130 for nine and then returned to Faulkner for a couple of bound- cipline in them. He said that introduce physical education as a Department. sports infrastructure would be compulsory stream from 6th to contest. Wasim Raza (40), Abid overhaul the target with 23 balls to aries. Kohli too picked up a six off spare. Pravin Tambe to keep the score- Director General Youth augmented in a big way so that 8th standard from 2015-16. Nabi (24), Pranav Gupta (20) Services and Sports, Navin the younger generation gets Similarly, it would be introduced and Sandeep Singh (16) not out Chasing 130, Bangalore rode board ticking. De villiers cracked two more Agarwal and other senior officers ample opportunities to hone their from 9th to 10th standard from were the main contributors. on the unbeaten 98-run partner- ship between Kohli and AB de fours in Tambe's second over. The of the department were present in sports skills and compete at vari- 2016-17. From Jammu Royal Choice the meeting. ous national and international The meeting was also told that ADGP Dilbag Singh interacting with players during prize dis- villiers (47) for the second wicket duo started toying with the XI, Ankush Bandral took 3 "One block level sports com- events and bring laurels to their during 2014-15, 63 schemes for tribution function of PPCPL at GGM Science College Hostel to snap their three-match losing bowlers as they picked up quick wickets, while Sahil, singles and twos and also found plex comprising indoor and out- State. the development of play fields ground in Jammu. Gagandeep and Shiv Dutt took streak and hand over Rajasthan door sports hall will be developed their second successive loss. regular boundaries to frustrated Mr. Ansari said that several were taken up out of which 32 1 wicket each. in each block and 143 panchayat Earlier, Starc scalped three Rajasthan. tournaments as well as champi- were completed upto March emphatic wins over their rivals wickets, Mohsin Nisar took 2 blocks of the State will be covered Wasim Raza, pankaj Lada wickets, Yuzvendra Chahal and In the 14th over, Kohli onships of national and interna- 2015. in the ongoing "Police Public whereas Umar Ashraf took one and Abid Nabi took man of the Cricket Premier League for Harshal Patel took two wickets brought up the 100 with a straight wicket. match, highest sixes and best drive six off the first ball and then J&K Cricketers", being organ- each while left-arm spinner Iqbal In reply, Banihal Knight catch awards respectively. Cash reached his individual fifty with a ized by J&K Police under its Abdulla snapped one at the Sardar Riders scored 46 runs for the award of Rs 10,000 was pre- single. (PTI) Civic Action Programme at Patel Stadium after skipper Kohli loss of 6 wickets in 8.4 overs. sented to the winning team. GGM Science College Ground, Umar Bhat made 14 runs. Dilbag Singh ADGP, MD here. From JKP Tigers, Amit Mukesh Singh flags-off The league is being organ- Housing was the chief guest on Sharma took 4 wickets in his 3 ized under the overall supervi- the Prize Distribution ceremo- overs, while Mehjoor and sion of Director General of ny, while Shakeel Beig, DIG State Hockey contingent Police, J&K with the objective Ashraf took one wicket each. Jammu was the guest of honour. to provide platform to the play- Man of the match award of ADGP Dilbag Singh in pres- Excelsior Sports Correspondent distributed sports kits among the ers of far flung area and the Rs.3000 was given to Umar ence of Rajnish Pran SO to DIG players. JAMMU, Apr 24: In an cricketers of the state to feel the Alam, most sixes award of Rs Jammu, SP City SK Chouhan IGP also conveyed best impressive and well attended aroma of IPL in Jammu . 2000 was presented to Umar and Rajesh Gill, organizing wishes from S M Sahai, ADGP function, Inspector General of Bhat and the best catch award secretary of PPCPL distributed and Working President of In the first match, Banihal Police (IGP), Mukesh Singh, who Knight Riders defeated JKP was given to Umar Alam. The the cash prizes among the play- Hockey J&K, to the contingent. award of Rs 10,000 was also ers and the winning team. happens to be the Vice-President Tigers in a low scoring match. of Hockey J&K flagged off the Prominent among others given to the winners on the While speaking on the occa- Chief Executive Councilor, LAHDC, Leh Rigzin Spalbar speaking during the concluding func- After winning the toss and bat- contingent at K K Hakku who attended the flag off cere- ting first, JKP Tigers were bun- occasion. sion, Mr Dilbag said that the mony were Rumal Singh, tion of Bakula Education Campaign in Leh. The second match was thrilling and exciting contests Astroturf Hockey Stadium for the dled out for mere 45 runs in 12 5th Junior Girls Hockey India General Secretary, Gurjeet always add colour to the com- Nationals to be held at Rajnand Bakshi, Secretary, Ranjit Singh, petition. He lavished praise on Kashmir FC registers inspiring Gaon in Chhattisgarh. SP and Inspector Kuldeep Bakula Education Campaign concludes in Leh the conduct committee of the He wished all the very best to Handoo, Sports Officer APHQ Excelsior Correspondent uate and post-graduate courses the Executive Councilor, PPCPL for holding the event on J&K. with the provision of basic Higher Education, Mohd. Shafi the team and the staff and also LEH, Apr 24: Re-opening of 3-2 win over United Sports Kolkata the pattern of IPL. coaching for civil service exams Lassu underlined the conclu- closed schools, picking up of The proceedings of the prize with full sponsorship from the sions and recommendations of pass percentage, increasing ten- Excelsior Sports Correspondent pelted a splendid goal. distribution ceremony were Government besides 50 out- education campaign in Kharu The team immediately dou- conducted by Rajesh Dhar and dency of enrolment and JAMMU, Apr 24: Kashmir standing students would also be and Chushot zones and the bled the lead with Christopher’s RP Singh. excelling at interschool level FC recorded their first win of the accommodated with free educa- Executive Councilor, Sheep & attempted shot which was head- Simula Superstars will take competitions by the students are 2nd leg with a fantastic come- tion and coaching in important Animal Husbandry Gurmet ed in by Ajay.