TUESDAY, APRIL 19, 2016 (PAGE 12) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU Jammu Kashmir Premier League T20 Tournament Kings XI Punjab face tough Warner unbeaten 90 helps Sunrisers RCC Srinagar outplays KCSC; home test against Knight Riders MOHALI, Apr 18: Sharma can stop Andre Russell thrash MI by 7 wkts JCC loses to NMCC from hitting those towering HYDERABAD, Apr 18: Having notched up their sixes. Excelsior Sports Correspondent first. Batting first, KCSC scored wickets. Puneet Kumar con- first victory against Pune It will also be a challenge Captain David Warner led a modest total of 122 runs in the tributed quick-fire unbeaten 77 Supergiants, an upbeat Kings for KXIP spinners like Axar from the front with a scintillat- JAMMU, Apr 18: Rainawari stipulated 20 overs. Hisham runs, studded with 7 fours and 5 XI Punjab face the all-round Patel as KKR is one side which ing unbeaten 90 as Sunrisers Cricket Club (RCC) Srinagar Saleem was the top scorer with sixes, while Parveen Singh might of two-time champions has quality batsmen against Hyderabad thrashed Mumbai defeated KC Sports Club by 9 33 runs, while skipper Arjun scored valuable 34 runs. Kolkata Knight Riders in an slow bowlers. Indians by seven wickets to wickets to enter quarterfinals, Choudhary and Abhishant Hisham Saleem claimed the Indian Premier League cricket For Knight Riders, the best notch up their first win of the while formidable Jammu Bakshi contributed 26 and 20 lone wicket to fall. Puneet was tournament encounter, here part about their journey since IPl-9 season here today. Cricket Club lost to NMCC by 6 runs to the total respectively. adjudged as man of the match. tomorrow. Gambhir taking over in 2011 is Chasing a target of 143, wickets, thus helping NMCC to Satish Kumar took 3 wickets for In another match, NMCC While KKR have four the amount of consistency that Warner anchored the Sunrisers enter the semifinals of the ongo- RCC, while Praful Dhar, defeated JCC by 6 wickets. ing Jammu Kashmir Premier innings with a masterclass effort Dilbagh Singh and Maqsood Batting first, JCC scored 128 TODAY'S FIXTURE after his opening partner Shikhar League T20 Cricket Tournament claimed 2 wickets each. runs in the stipulated 20 overs at GGM Science College Hostel Kings XI Punjab Vs Kolkata Knight Riders (Mohali) 8 PM Dhawan (2) was out in the first In reply, RCC chased the by losing 8 wickets. Paras over itself as the home side Sunrisers Hyderabad skipper David Warner during his knock ground, here today. required target in 11.1 overs, Sharma was the top scorer with points from three games with they have shown over the romped home with 15 balls to of unbeaten 90 runs against Mumbai Indians at Hyderabad. Earlier, in the first match scoring 128 runs by losing one 27 runs, while Rajeev and Surya two wins under their belt, years. spare at the Rajiv Gandhi played today, KC Sports Club wicket to win the match by 9 contributed 21 and 17 runs to the second wicket with Warner the bowling of Southee. Kings XI opened their account Not only have they won the International Stadium. won the toss and elected to bat the total respectively. Abhinav to lay the foundation for the win. The Sunrisers were 100 for 3 with a six-wicket win against title twice in 2012 and 2014 Warner hit seven fours and took 3 wickets, while Vishu, Henriques was out to a fine at that time, needing another 43 Pune yesterday. but more importantly have four sixes in his 59-ball unbeat- Amit, Rohit and Sandy claimed delivery off Southee which runs off 34 balls and Warner JU organizes Teachers/ Officers On paper, KKR are over- stuck with their core group of en knock as he carried his bat one wicket each. swung and took the outside edge took his side home in style. whelming favourites against players in thick and thin during through the innings to help the In reply, NMCC scored 131 Sports Competitions Punjab with a more balanced these years. Sunrisers bounce back after los- SCOREBOARD runs in 13.3 overs by losing 4 outfit but reputations count for ing their earlier two matches. Excelsior Sports Correspondent In Women's Badminton, Dr. Skipper Gambhir, opener Mumbai Indians innings (20 overs maximum) wickets, thus won the match by little in the shortest format as The swashbuckling Australian Madulika Bhagat beat Dr Sarita Robin Uthappa, Manish Martin Guptill c Ojha b Kumar 2 6 wickets. Tarun top scored with most of the contests are won curbed his aggressive intent ini- JAMMU, Apr 18: The Sood 2-0 by (21-08, 21-07), Pandey, Suryakumar Yadav, Parthiv Patel b Sran 10 unbeaten 32 runs, while Vishu on the day. tially before hitting a flurry of University of Jammu organized while in Table Tennis, Dr Andre Russell and Sunil Ambati Rayudu c Henriques b Sran 54 contributed 31 and Bobby Expect an interesting battle lusty blows towards the end. Teachers/ Officers (Men & Madulika Bhagat got better of Dr Narine have all settled down in Rohit Sharma run out 5 scored 23 runs. For JCC, Vivek between KKR's much vaunted Fittingly, Warner hit the win- Women) Tournament 2015-16 at Sarita Sood 2-1 by ( 11-05, 08-11 their respective roles in the Jos Buttler c Ojha b Sran 11 Singh took 2 wickets, while batting line-up against KXIP's its Gymnasium Hall, here and 11-09) and in Carrom, Dr. past few years giving them a ning runs as he sent a Mitchell Krunal Pandya not out 49 Rohit Sharma and Shubham bowling which has looked dis- In Men's Badminton, Vikas Seema Lalotra beat Dr Madulika dangerous look despite the McClenaghan delivery for a six Hardik Pandya b Mustafizur 2 Karlopia beat Amit Sharma 2-1 Pundir claimed one wicket each. ciplined during their last match absence of a huge star in the as the Sunrisers reached 145 for Harbhajan Singh not out 1 Bhagat by 1-0. against Pune on a two-paced by (21-19, 18-21 and 21-17), The officials included Ravish Abhinav was declared as man of ranks of a Kohli, Dhoni or AB 3 in 17.3 overs to the wild cheer Extras: (LB-2 W-6) 8 wicket. while in Table Tennis, Dr Rakesh Vaid and Gagan Kumar. the match. de Villiers. of the home crowd. Total: (For 6 wkts in 20 overs) 142 So there could be some Vaid defeated Tarsem Singh 2-1 The matches were conducted The matches were officiated They have been more or For Mumbai, it was their Bowling: Bhuvneshwar Kumar 4-0-17-1, Barinder Sran 4-0-28-3, intriguing smaller battle within by (11-08, 09-11 and 11-07) and by the Directorate of Sports and by Rajinder Singh, Sadiq less clinical in their two wins third loss in four matches. Moises Henriques 4-0-23-0, Mustafizur Rahman 4-0-32-1, Bipul the battles. How Gambhir in Physical Education, University of Hussain Malik, Sanju and Vinod against Daredevils at home and The Sunrisers, who have Sharma 4-0-40-0. tackles Mohit Sharma's slower Carrom, Amit Sharma out- Jammu, under the supervision of Kandyara. Sunrisers in an away game. been hit hard by the injury of the Sunrisers Hyderabad innings (Target: 143 from 20 overs) deliveries or how Sandeep played Dr Sandeep Arya by 1-0. its Director, Prof Dhian S Bhau. The loss against Mumbai likes of Yuvraj Singh and Ashish David Warner not out 90 Indians could be attributed Nehra, made a stuttering start in Shikhar Dhawan b Southee 2 Deputation of Phy Edu Lecturers more to Rohit Sharma's indi- their run chase as Dhawan con- Moises Henriques c Patel b Southee 20 vidual brilliance backed up tinued his horrible run of form Eoin Morgan c H Pandya b Southee 11 nicely by Jos Buttler's as he was out in the fifth ball of Deepak Hooda not out 17 calls on Sports Minister pyrotechnics. the innings, bowled by Tim Extras: (LB-2 W-2 NB-1) 5 Excelsior Sports Correspondent prised some members from the The best part about KKR's Southee. Total: (For 3 wkts in 17.3 overs) 145 newly appointed lecturers campaign so far has been Warner then dropped anchor Bowling: Tim Southee 4-0-24-3, Mitchell McClenaghan 3.3-0-33- JAMMU, Apr 18: A deputa- through Public Service Gambhir's form as he is on top and curbed his natural aggres- 0, Jasprit Bumrah 3-0-19-0, Harbhajan Singh 4-0-38-0, Hardik tion of Physical Education Commission (PSC). of the run-getters' table with sive instinct a bit and chose his Pandya 3-0-29-0. Lecturers Forum called on shots to find the boundaries. The Minister after listening 192 runs at a healthy strike- of the batsman. For Mumbai, Southee took Minister for Information At the halfway mark, the the members patiently assured rate of 125.49. He has been Englishman Eoin Morgan three wickets for 24 runs from Technology, Technical Sunrisers were placed comfort- them of solving the issue at an playing the role of sheet (11) did not contribute much as his four overs while all his bowl- Education and Youth Services ably at 66 for 1 but immediately earliest. anchor to perfection as has he was out, courtesy an out- ing colleagues went wicketless. and Sports, Imran Raza Ansari they lost Moises Henriques (20) After meeting with the forged a good opening partner- standing catch by Hardik (PTI) in his office chambers, here who stitched 62 crucial runs for Minister, the members were ship with Robin Uthappa.