SUNDAY, MARCH 1, 2015 (PAGE 12) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU New Zealand beat Australia in India overpower UAE for third win in a row PERTH, Feb 28: with the help of 10 fours and a anyone’s current form, but some India today virtually assured six to notch up a significant score of Rohit’s silken strokes would thriller, enter WC quarters themselves of a quarterfinal Today’s Fixture AUCKLAND, Feb 28: career-best five-wicket haul had the World Cup with a haul of berth in the cricket World Cup Pakistan VS Zimbabwe (Brisbane) 9:00 IST helped bowl out the Aussies for 6/28 in nine overs. But that was after spanking minnows UAE England VS Sri Lanka (Wellington) 3:30 IST New Zealand today became 151 in 32.2 overs at a packed not enough as New Zealand by nine wickets, recording their the first team to enter the Eden Park. eventually crossed the finishing third successive win with yet SCOREBOARD Cricket World Cup quarterfi- Chasing the modest target, line in 23.1 overs. another flawless display, here United Arab Emirates innings (50 overs maximum) nals, clinching a nerve-wrecking New Zealand skipper Brendon The Black Caps made things today. Amjad Ali c †Dhoni b Kumar 4 one-wicket triumph over four- McCullum, playing through a difficult for themselves owing to After the bowlers led by off- Andri Berenger c Dhoni b Yadav 4 time champions Australia after swollen arm after being hit by a a mid-innings collapse but Kane Triumphant RCC players posing for a group photograph spinner Ravichandran Ashwin Krishna Chandran c Raina b Ashwin 4 Williamson (45 not out; 42b, after clinching big win over SCC at Mandal in Jammu on (4/25) bundled out UAE for a Khurram Khan c Raina b Ashwin 14 5X4, 1X6) kept his cool amid Saturday. paltry 102 in only 31.3 overs, Swapnil Patil† c Dhawan b Ashwin 7 chaos to complete the win with a the batsmen made short work of Shaiman Anwar b Yadav 35 six off Pat Cummins. Holi Cup T20 Cricket Tournament the target knocking off the Rohan Mustafa lbw b Mohit Sharma 2 Amjad Javed c Raina b Jadeja 2 This was New Zealand's required runs in only 18.5 overs Mohammad Naveed b Ashwin 6 fourth successive win in the Parveen, Ahmer, Sourav in a completely lop-sided Pool B Mohammad Tauqir* b Jadeja 1 event and ensured them a place contest. Manjula Guruge 10 not out in the last-eight by consolidating India thus maintained their Extras (lb 4, w 9) 13 their position at the top of the guide RCC to big win grip on the top spot in the league Total (10 wickets; 31.3 overs) 102 (3.23 runs per over) points table. The team is chasing Excelsior Sports Correspondent Sourav Chopra was the pick of table with three wins from as Bowling: Bhuvneshwar Kumar 5-0-19-1, Umesh Yadav 6.3-2-15- its first World Cup title. the bowlers, who scalped 3 many matches which took their 2, Ravichandran Ashwin 10-1-25-4, Mohit Sharma 5-1-16-1, Australia, who chose to bat JAMMU, Feb 28: Gutsy wickets by conceding 19 runs in points tally to six. With three Ravindra Jadeja 5-0-23-2 after winning the toss, lost eight middle-order batsman and off- his 4 overs, while left-arm spin- matches against West Indies, India innings: wickets for mere 26 runs, their spinner, Parveen Singh’s all- ner Dilbagh Singh and right-arm Zimbabwe and Ireland left, round show, coupled with Rohit Sharma not out 57 worst mid-innings collapse ever, off-spinner Parveen Singh Dhoni and his boys, are well on Shikhar Dhawan c Rohan Mustafa b Naveed 14 before a last-wicket stand of 45 Ahmer’s gritty fifty and Sourav bagged 2 wickets each by giving course of topping the group. Members of the New Zealand team celebrating victory against Chopra’s superb bowling dis- Virat Kohli not out 33 between Brad Haddin (43) and Pat away 16 and 29 runs to the total Shikhar Dhawan (14) started Extras: 0 Australia in a World Cup Match at Auckland on Saturday. (UNI) Cummins (7 not out) lent some play, helped Rainawari Cricket respectively. off well with three sweetly- Club (RCC) to register a big win Total: (for one wicket in 18.5 overs) 04 respectability to the scorecard. In reply, RCC chased the tar- timed boundaries before Rohan Fall of wickets: 1-29 dismissing them for their second Mitchell Johnson bouncer, Nine down for 108 at one over Singh Cricket Club (SCC) get easily in 17 overs by losing 2 Mustafa at gully pulled off a lowest tournament total in a by 8 wickets in the ongoing Holi Bowling: Naveed 5-0-35-1, Guruge 6-1-19-0, Javed 2-0-12-0, whacked a 24-ball 50 to lay the stage, the Aussies were in dan- wickets, thus won the match by one-handed stunner to send him Chandran 3-0-17-0, Tauqir 2.5-0-21-0. pool A thriller here today. foundation of the victory. ger of being bowled out for their Cup T20 Cricket Tournament at 8 wickets. Ahmer scored bril- back. The pacer was In a low-scoring match that However, what seemed like lowest World Cup total, which Mandal ground, here today. liant 57 runs off 47 balls, stud- Mohammed Naveed. before the West Indies game. certainly keep the Caribbean went right down to the wire, the an easy chase was almost turned currently stands at 129 (against Winning the toss and elect- ded with 8 fours and one six, Rohit Sharma hit a fluent While runs against UAE bowlers worried before the duel nervous Kiwis huffed and on its head by Aussie pacer India in 1983), before the 37- ing to bat first, SCC scored a while Parveen Singh contributed unbeaten 57 off 55 deliveries may not be the best indicator of on March 6. (PTI) puffed to victory after man of Mitchell Starc, who scalped the year-old Haddin saved them a paltry total of 11 runs in the stip- unbeaten 32 runs off 34 balls, the match pacer Trent Boult's second best bowling figures in few blushes. (PTI) ulated 20 overs by losing all the with the help of 5 delectable wickets. Gagan Singh was the boundaries. Manish Dogra con- top scorer with 25 runs off 29 tributed with 7 runs off 7 balls. balls, while Sunny and Sukhvir Wasim took 2 wickets for SCC. Singh contributed 19 and 14 The match was officiated by runs to the total respectively. For Vikram Kumar, Rakesh Bawa RCC Srinagar, medium pacer, and Sachin Singh. KC Sports Club Cricket Cup Rommy Sports, Udhampur Club log wins Excelsior Sports Correspondent Sameer contributed with 31 runs JAMMU, Feb 28: off 40 balls. Narinder Singh was Cyclists sweating-it-out during a rally organized by Indian Air Force (IAF) in Jammu. Outplaying their rivals convinc- declared as man of the match. ingly, Rommy Sports Club and The second match was IAF reaches to people Sunderbani Club, JCC State Kabaddi teams posing for a group photograph along with the dignitaries before leaving Udhampur Cricket Club played between OCC and for Bilaspur in HP on Saturday. advanced into the next round of Udhampur Cricket Club, in script victories the ongoing KC Sports Club which latter emerged winner. through cycle rally Excelsior Sports Correspondent Cricket Tournament, being Batting first, OCC scored SHC faces Excelsior Sports Correspondent Bimber Gali, Rajouri, Kalakot, J&K Kabaddi teams organized and sponsored by 195 runs in 18 overs. Raju top JAMMU, Feb 28: Sunderbani Shylarchetta, Sunderbani and Glamorous Club KCSC at KC School ground, scored with 50 runs off 31 balls, Cricket Club and Jammu Cricket JAMMU, Feb 28: To spread Akhnoor covering a distance of Club registered wins in the ongo- here. while Vineet Raina contributed the awareness of the Yeoman’s around 300 kilometers in three ing Jammu and Kashmir Premier leave for Bilaspur in T20 final Earlier, in the first match, 83 runs off 36 balls. For service provided by the Indian Excelsior Sports Correspondent days. League T20 Cricket Tournament Excelsior Sports Correspondent Officer Central, Satish Gupta, batting first, Rommy Sports Udhampur Club, Naresh and Air Force to the people of J&K JAMMU, Feb 28: Defeating The rally team successfully at GGM Science College Hostel Manager Mini Stadium Jammu , Club scored a modest total of Sumit took 1 wicket each. during massive floods, a cycle their rivals convincingly in the encountered and handled the ground, here today. JAMMU, Feb 27: Jammu S Jasbir Singh, chairman 127 runs in the allotted 20 overs. In reply, Udhampur Cricket rally was organized by the Indian semifinals, Surankote Habib steep climbs and slopes of the Pir Sunderbani Club defeated and Kashmir State Kabaddi Unique Public Hr Secondary Mickey top scored with 32 runs Club chased the huge target eas- Air Force (IAF), which culmi- Club (SHC) and Glamorous Panjal and Kalidhar mountain Shinning Star Club by 12 runs teams for Senior Boys and Girls School, Khazar Mohd, Kabaddi off 25 balls, while Narinder con- ily and won the match. Binny nated at Air Force Station, here Cricket Club have qualified for ranges and other challenging in a close contest, while JCC left for Bilaspur today for partic- Instructor and Kabaddi coaches tributed with 26 runs off 24 scored 50 runs off 29 balls and today. the finals and will lock horns hurdles. drubbed Aircel XI by 5 wickets ipation in the 62nd North Zone Ankush Gupta and Anil Sharma balls.