MONDAY, MAY 7, 2018 (PAGE 12) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU Suryakumar, Hardik star in Rahul, Mujeeb ensure comfortable Mumbai’s second straight win win for Kings XI over Rajasthan INDORE, May 6: three sixes to guide his side home But Rahul went about his MUMBAI, May 6: ing earned their fourth win in 10 form for a challenging total. with eight balls to spare. business calmly and guided games. Yadav made his intentions KL Rahul smashed a classy Kings XI's chase, however, Kings XI's chase by holding on to Suryakumar Yadav's succes- KKR, on the other hand, clear by hammering debutant unbeaten half-century after started on a bad note as they lost the fort from one side. sive half century and an all-round remain in the top-four with 10 Prasidh Krishna for a boundary. young off-spinner Mujeeb Ur dangerous Chris Gayle (8) and Rahul mixed caution with performance from Hardik points after their fifth loss in 10 Then he punished Australian Rahman's exploits with the ball Mayank Agarwal (2) in succes- aggression and didn't went for Pandya powered Mumbai matches. Mitchell Johnson, pulling him for Players of BCC and SKCC posing for photograph after their to guide Kings XI Punjab to a sive overs. any extravagant shots. He pun- Indians to a 13-run win over Chasing a stiff 182, KKR lost a six and followed up with two match at GDC Bishnah on Sunday. comfortable six wicket win over While Gayle cut Jofra Archer ished the bad deliveries that came Kolkata Knight Riders, keeping both the openers Chris Lynn (17) fours as the over went for 15 laggards Rajasthan Royals in an straight to Sanju Samson at point his way. them in play-offs contention in and Shubhman Gill (7) quickly, runs. Indian Premier League match in the fourth over, Agarwal Rahul brought up his fifty in Lewis, who was playing sec- BCC thrashes SKCC by 3 runs here today. pulled a short delivery from Ben the 17th over with an upper cut Chasing a modest 153 run tar- Stokes to Rahul Tripathi at long six off Archer to bring down the ond fiddle, freed his arms striking Excelsior Sports Correspondent runs each. two consecutive fours off Sunil get, Rahul anchored Kings XI's leg. equation to 27 runs off 18 balls. For SKCC, Jimmy took 4 innings from start to finish, scor- Then Rahul and Karun Nair Rahul and Marcus Stoinis (23 Narine. Lewis then pulled JAMMU, May 6: Bishnah wickets, while Arun and Rahul Krishna for a towering six over ing 84 off just 54 balls with the (31) shared a 50-run stand for the not out) shared unconquered 68 Cricket Club (BCC) thrashed took two wickets each. Manu help of seven boundaries and deep square-leg. third wicket off just 37 balls to runs for the fifth wicket to com- Sher-e-Kashmir Cricket Club Khajuria scalped 1 wicket. stabilise Kings XI's chase before fortably take Kings XI past the Bowling changes did not (SKCC) by just 3 runs in the nail In the second inning, SKCC Punjab crowned the latter dragged Anureet winning margin and enable their work for KKR as the West Indian biting second match of the 3 led by Aman Cheema lost the Singh's short delivery back onto side climb up to the third spot in welcomed Piyush Chawla with a match series, being played on match by just 3 runs. Anil champions of Hockey his stumps as Kings XI were the points table. six over mid-wicket before drugs awareness at Government Langeh scored highest 38 runs India's junior meet for men reduced to 79 for three. Earlier, Mujeeb led an smashing two consecutive fours Degree College (GDC), in 15 balls for the team while Axar Patel (4) too didn't last impressive bowling display from as Mumbai raced to 56/0 after the Bishnah. BCC equalized the long as he lofted Ksishnappa Kings XI to restrict struggling Manu Khajuria scored 29 runs in BHOPAL, May 6: power-play period. They hit series by 1-1. 10 balls. Aman Cheema also Gowtham straight to D'Arcy Shot Rajasthan to a modest 152 for seven fours and three sixes in the at deep midwicket. nine. (PTI) After winning the toss, BCC chipped in 20 runs in 11 balls. Punjab were crowned winners first six overs. led by Ashwani Dogra opted to For BCC, Mottan took 3 Yadav and Lewis, who got a of the 8th Hockey India junior bat first and set a target of 180 wickets, while Manik scalped 2 national championship for men life on '38', continued their brutal Jammu Open Table Tennis runs with the loss of 9 wickets in wickets. Vicky, Sachin and after they defeated Haryana 4-2 in assault as the hosts raced to 82/0 stipulated 20 overs. Muna took 1 wicket each. the title clash here today. Mumbai Indian players celebrating victory over Kolkata in just eight overs. But as the two Knight Riders at Mumbai on Sunday. Motton scored highest 38 Motton of BCC was Hockey Gangpur-Odisha C’ship commences were poised for a big score, runs in 20 balls while Ashwani adjudged as Man of the Match secured the bronze medal as they Excelsior Sports Correspondent young players to give their best Andre Russell broke their stand Dogra and Sachin scored 30 for his all round performance. beat Hockey Odisha 6-1 in the the Indian Premier League. leaving them at 28 for two. removing Lewis, who was caught game for the third place. and play with right spirit of the Yadav (59 off 39) continued Then Rana and Uthappa, by Chris Lynn, in the 10th over. In the final, Punjab came from JAMMU, May 6: Jammu game. Varun Jandial, SDPO City his rich run with a fourth fifty of who got a life on '4', resurrected Lewis struck five fours and Certificates, gold medals two goals down to get the better of Open Table Tennis Champio- and Vishal Sharma, SHO City the tournament before Pandya the innings with an 84-run stand. two sixes in his knock. The open- Haryana. nship, being organised by City Police Station were also present on (35* off 20) plundered the KKR They hammered spinners ers fall led to KKR bowlers mak- Gursahibjit Singh scored a hat- Police Station under its Civic the occasion. attack to nudge the hosts to 181 distribution ceremony held trick for Punjab as he found the Action Programme commenced at A total of 150 participants are for four. Yadav's opening partner Today's Fixture back of the net in the 42nd, 57th indoor sports complex MA taking part in various age cate- Excelsior Correspondent Ankush, Deepak, Amanpreet, Evin Lewis (45 off 28) too made and 65th minutes while Stadium here today. gories. Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Royal Challengers Bangalore Amrita, Muskaan, Umesh, The chief guest for the opening In Cadet Boys (U-12) First a valuable contribution in the 91- Karajwinder Singh (70') added to (Hyderabad) 8.00 PM JAMMU, May 6: Career Parveen, Vikram, Ajay, Suresh ceremony was Superintendent of Round, Yuvi beat Aman 2-0, Aarit run stand. the tally. Abacus organized certificates and Rattan Lal conducted the Police (SP) City Dr Vinod Kumar. beat Vashisht by 2-1, Sourav beat KKR skipper Dinesh Karthik Haryana's two goals were Pandya and Mayank Markande ing a strong comeback. and gold medals distribution function. While declaring the champi- Athayan 2-0, Vivek beat Gurshan (36* off 26) tried his best to get scored by Deepak (26') and Mohit as the two amassed 30 runs in The away team conceded ceremony of its five branches, The students who were onship open, he encouraged the by 2-1, Tejas beat Archit by 2-1 his team over the line but was (37'). (PTI) just two overs. Uthappa, who only 43 runs from overs 9-15, which was witnessed by more awarded gold medals were and Madhav beat Amay by 2-1. unable to after the visitors needed In Girls (U-17) First Round, was dropped by Markande, bringing the run rate down dras- than 600 parents and students. Agrim, Archit, Arush, 60 runs off the last 30 balls. Iknoor beat Kavya by 2-0, Sanya smashed him for two consecu- tically. On the occasion, Divyanshi, Eric Paul, Harshit, Inter School Tournament concludes By the final over, KKR need- beat Ridhi by 2-0, Divyanshi beat tive sixes. Krunal (14) also did not con- Padamshree Balwant Thakur Kartik, Kasak, Kavya, ed 23 runs and Krunal Pandya Excelsior Sports Correspondent St Joseph Convent HS Arnia Dhwani by 2-1, Gouri beat After Uthappa's and Rana's tribute much as he gave a sitter to was the chief guest, while Krishna, Lakshita, Parth, defended them comfortably with dismissal, the asking rate went up Shubhman Gill off Narine. Founder Director of the defeated GGMS Allah by 1 Sameera by 2-01, Vibhuti beat Portia, Pranav, Pratham, JAMMU, May 6: the innings ending at 168 for six. steeply and the target proved to A late cameo by Hardik Institute Arvind Sharma, point, whereas in under-17 cate- Hargun by 2-0, Ragini beat Priyanshi, Raghav, Rajyawa- Department of Youth Services Mahika by 2-01 and Mehak beat Robin Uthappa's (54 off 35) first be too much. helped the three-time champions Franchisee of Centres and staff gory, GHSS Allah defeated St rdhan, Ritesh, Saksham, and Sports organized Inter- Shumbhima by 2-1. fifty plus score of the competi- For Mumbai, Hardik (2-19) cross the 180-run-mark.