MONDAY, APRIL 26, 2021 (PAGE 10) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU Jadeja's all-round heroics powers CSK Amit settles for bronze at Over-reliant on top-order, SRH sink to 69-run win over RCB Governor's Cup in Russia to Super Over defeat against DC NEW DELHI, Apr 25: by India's Asian silver-winning MUMBAI, Apr 25: yet to open his boxer Deepak Kumar in the account when he CHENNAI, Apr 25 : Olympic-bound Indian Strandja Memorial Tournament The irrepressible Ravindra was dropped by Dan boxer Amit Panghal (52kg) in Bulgaria earlier this year. Jadeja blasted an IPL record- Christian off Sunrisers Hyderabad's inept settled for a bronze medal at Amit was the lone Indian to equalling 37 runs in one over Washington Sundar. middle-order show foiled their the Governor's Cup in St make the medal rounds of the and then grabbed three big Playing for RCB, splendid bowling effort as they Petersburg, Russia after going Governor's Cup after seasoned wickets in an outstanding all- Chris Gayle had also slumped to yet another in Indian down to world champion and competitors like Olympic- round display as Chennai Super scored 37 runs, Premier League (IPL), losing familiar foe Shakhobidin bound Ashish Kumar (75kg) Kings crushed Royal against Kochi Sunday's contest against Delhi Zoirov in the semifinals. and Sumit Sangwan (81kg) Challengers Bangalore by 69 Tuskers Kerala in Capitals via Super Over, here. Amit, a world champi- bowed out early. runs here today. the 2011 edition, the Ravindra Jadeja playing a shot during Hyderabad spinners Rashid onships silver-medallist, lost The Haryana lad is being Jadeja pummelled 62 off 28 bowler being his splendid knock of 62 runs not out Khan and Jagadeesha Suchith's 5-0 to the Uzbek, who is also seen as a strong medal con- balls and lifted CSK to 191 for Prasanthagainst RCB at Mumbai on Sunday. tight spells had restricted the the reigning Olympic champi- tender in Tokyo despite the four after skipper Mahendra Parameswaran on SCOREBOARD Capitals to 159 for four despite a on. fact that it would be his maid- DC players celebrating victory over SRH at Chennai on Singh Dhoni opted to bat in a that occasion. quick 81-run stand between open- This was the Indian's sec- en Olympic appearance. Sunday. top-of-the-table clash. The left-handed Chennai Super Kings ers Prithvi Shaw (53) and Shikhar ond loss to Zoirov after the The 23-year-old has been a Then, with his slow-left arm Jadeja made full use Ruturaj Gaikwad c Jamieson b Chahal 33 Dhawan (28). 2019 world championships. In consistent performer for the Today’s Fixture spin bowling, the star all-round- of the reprieve to Faf du Plessis c Christian b Patel 50 However, Hyderabad's over- Suresh Raina c Padikkal b Patel 24 that event, he had lost to past three years, claiming gold er picked up the important ruin what was turn- reliance on their top-order batsmen Punjab Kings V/s KKR (Ahmedabad) 7.30 pm Ambati Rayudu c Jamieson b Patel 14 Zoirov in the finals. medals at the Asian Games and wickets of AB de Villiers and ing out to be an meant that once skipper David Ravindra Jadeja not out 62 Both the boxers are bound the Asian Championships. pacer Avesh Khan in the seventh Shaw began with a hat-trick of Glenn Maxwell to derail RCB's excellent outing for Warner (6) and Jonny Bairstow MS Dhoni not out 2 for the Tokyo Games, to be He also became India's first over. fours off pacer Khaleel Ahmed. run chase on a sluggish purple cap holder (38) were dismissed, New Zealand Extras (lb-1, w-3, nb-2) 6 held in July-August. world championship finalist in Young Virat Singh took some Those were breathtaking strokes, Wankhede pitch. Harshal, Patel, with Total (For 4 wkts, 20 Overs) 191 captain Kane Williamson was left Zoirov had been upstaged 2019. (PTI) time to find his feet against superi- straight out of text book. After a cracking start that his brutal last over Fall of Wickets: 1-74, 2-111, 3-111, 4-142 to anchor the sinking ship. or Capitals' spin trio of R Ashwin, There was sheer elegance in his saw them cross 50 in five overs, onslaught. Bowling: Mohammed Siraj 4-0-32-0, Kyle Jamieson DC are currently placed second Axar Patel and Amit Mishra, cover drives, both along the ground RCB were stopped at 122 for With CSK placed 3-0-31-0, Yuzvendra Chahal 3-0-24-1, Navdeep IPL amid pandemic: It's our responsibility to with 8 points from five games which meant that the responsibility and the ones played over the field nine in 20 overs. The immense- at 154/4 when Saini 2-0-27-0, Harshal Patel 4-0-51-3, Daniel while SRH are seventh with a lone to find quick runs was on the Kiwi as Shaw backed his timing with Christian 2-0-12-0, Washington Sundar 2-0-13-0. ly-talented Devdutt Padikkal Harshal was handed win. batsman. precision and power. give people some reason to smile, says Morris With Capitals packed with top-scored with a blazing 34 off the ball, Jadeja hit Royal Challengers Bangalore Virat (4 off 14) consumed too His six off pacer Siddarth Kaul just 15 balls. the first four balls MUMBAI, Apr 25: "It is quite difficult to com- proven performers, it was not pos- many balls and was eventually dis- over long on and the ramp shot Virat Kohli c Dhoni b Curran 8 sible for Williamson (66 not out) to Veteran South African leg- for towering sixes Devdutt Padikkal c Raina b Thakur 34 prehend what is happening. It missed by Khan. It brought Kedar over short third-man off the same do the job without support from spinner Imran Tahir (2/16) and followed them Washington Sundar c Gaikwad b Jadeja 7 Rajasthan Royals all-round- is a responsibility for us to play Jadhav (9) to the crease but he too bowler bore testimony to his picked up two wickets for CSK with another maxi- Glenn Maxwell b Jadeja 22 er Chris Morris says the with smiles on our faces other end. His fighting knock was did not last long. He was stumped supreme touch. while giving away very few mum and a bound- AB de Villiers b Jadeja 4 COVID-19 catastrophe in India because we have a reason to not enough to take the side home. off Mishra. It was the middle-order Dhawan was happy playing the runs. ary in the seven-ball Daniel Christian run out 1 has been discussed in his team smile and that we are healthy However, timely hits from that faltered again with SRH's second fiddle as the Capitals put on Jadeja began the final over final over. Kyle Jamieson run out 16 multiple times and the players and get to play cricket. Suchith (15 off 6) helped SRH tie chances of play-off qualification board 51 without loss in Powerplay of CSK innings by clobbering SkipperHarshal Patel b Tahir 0 can feel the pain that the pan- "We hopefully get to keep the scores and take it to the Super evaporating with each passing overs. Navdeep Saini c Raina b Tahir 2 four consecutive sixes off Mahendra Singh demic is causing in its deadly people happy on the other side Over. game. Left-arm spinner Suchith, play- Yuzvendra Chahal not out 8 SRH managed just one bound- Harshal Patel before adding Dhoni remained not Mohammed Siraj not out 12 second wave here. of the screen. Whether we win- SRH needed 50 runs from the ing his first game for SRH, did a another off the fifth ball. out on 2. India is reeling under the ning or losing, it is an opportu- ary, setting an easy nine-run target final five overs with Williamson decent job, giving away only 21 Extras (lb-3, w-5) 8 for Capitals who knocked off the He smashed the last ball Jadeja's assault Total (For 9 wkts, 20 Overs) 122 second wave of the pandemic nity to keep people smiling, if holding the innings together . runs in his four-over quota. He over square leg for four as came after the RCB Fall of Wickets: 1-44, 2-54, 3-65, 4-79, 5-81, 6-83, with cases rising by over 3 lakh that gives people a reason to required runs despite Rashid Earlier, skipper Rishabh Pant consistently troubled Dhawan. Harshal, who had figures of 3 bowlers -- Patel and 7-89, 8-94, 9-103 everyday, a crisis compounded smile, then we are doing well Khan's brillance. (37) and Steve Smith (34 not out) Suchith bowled in tandem with for 14 going into the final over, Mohd Siraj (0/32) -- Bowling: Deepak Chahar 2-0-25-0, Sam Curran 4- by shortage of some crucial as a sport," he added. At the start of the chase after raised a 58-run stand for the fourth Khan, SRH's best spinner over the finished with 4-0-51-3. had kept CSK in 0-35-1, Shardul Thakur 4-0-11-1, Ravindra Jadeja 4- medicines and oxygen sup- The South African com- Warner's run out, it was other open- wicket to ensure a fighting total for years, as the two bowlers put Jadeja, batting at No.5, was check.(PTI) 1-13-3, Imran Tahir 4-0-16-2, Dwayne Bravo 2-0-19- plies.