SATURDAY, APRIL 24, 2021 (PAGE 12) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU Punjab Kings snap three-match losing streak Sachin clinches Gold in world boxing; Game Changer beats Vriddhi Royals with big win over Mumbai Indians country pulls off perfect final show by 2 wkts in PPCPL CHENNAI, Apr 23: time cham- NEW DELHI, Apr 23: Excelsior Sports Correspondent pions but Skipper K L Rahul's solid they could Indian boxer Sachin (56kg) JAMMU, Apr 23: Game half-century and a disciplined not find the today added an unprecedented Changer registered two wickets bowling effort helped Punjab final flour- eighth gold to the country's his- win over Vriddhi Royals and Kings tame Mumbai Indians by ish, manag- toric medal haul at the youth entered in the next round of the nine wickets and snap their three- ing only 34 world championships in Kielce, ongoing 3rd Police -Public match losing streak in the IPL runs in the Poland, a day after all seven Cricket Premier League, being here today. last five women swept the top honours in played at KC Sports Club The bowlers, led by Ravi overs for the an astonishing performance. Ground, here today. Bishnoi (2/21 in 4) and loss of four Sachin rallied to defeat The tournament is being Mohammad Shami (2/21 in 4), wickets. Kazakhstan's Yerbolat Sabyr 4-1 organized under the banner of limited Mumbai Indians to 131 for As has in a gritty performance by the claim the top spot in overall Zonal Police Headquarters six despite a fine half-century by been the end of which his confident oppo- standings. Today’s Fixture Jammu in collaboration with Rohit Sharma (63 off 52) on a case so far nent was left with a bloodied face This was an improvement on Rajasthan Royals V/s KKR (Mumbai) 7.30 pm senior cricketers of J&K and KC sticky surface. at and exhausted body. two gold, two silver and six Former Ranji player, Rajesh Gill presenting man of the match Sports Club. Though Mumbai are known Chepauk, SCOREBOARD The Indian was off to a spirit- bronze medals claimed at the award to a player at Jammu on Friday. Batting first, Vriddhi Royals to defend low totals, Punjab were batsmenMumbai Indians ed start and was definitely event's 2018 edition. scored 112 runs in stipulated 20 the bowling side, Vanshaj and today's match. clinical in the run chase and got found it Quinton de Kock c Henriques b Hooda 3 impressive with his counter- On Thursday, Gitika (48kg), Prince took two wickets each, The league is being organ- Rohit Sharma c Allen b Shami 63 overs. Satyam Sharma made the job done in 17.4 overs. extremely attacks but the Kazakh clinched Babyrojisana Chanu (51kg), while Vishal, Tarun, Satyam ized under the guidance of sen- Ishan Kishan c Rahul b Bishnoi 6 highest 53 runs, whereas Prince Openers Rahul (60 not out off difficult to the opening round 3-2. Poonam (57kg), Vinka (60kg), Suryakumar Yadav c Gayle b Bishnoi 33 Rana and Vanshad Sharma con- Raina and Kawalpreet clinched ior police officers and reputed 52) and Mayank Agarwal (25 off get going Sachin intensified his attacks Arundhati Choudhary (69kg), Kieron Pollard not out 16 tributed 23 and 10 runs. From one wicket each. Aqib Rather cricketers of the J&K with a slo- 20) shared a 53-run stand before early in the after the break with his right Thokchom Sanamachu Chanu Hardik Pandya c Hooda b Arshdeep 1 bowling side, Aqib Rather took was declared as man of the gan 'Let our junior cricketers the skipper got support from innings on a Krunal Pandya c Pooran b Shami 3 straights fetching him the points. (75kg) and Alfiya Pathan four wickets, while Amit bagged match and awarded with a cash smell the aroma of IPL at Chris Gayle (43 not out off 35). slow pitch. Jayant Yadav not out 0 He drew level by getting a split (+81kg) ensured a perfect finish two wickets and Sachin and prize Rs 2000, sposored by Jammu with J&K Police.' The The win was Punjab's second Quinton Extras (b-4, w-2) 6 verdict in his favour in the sec- to the women's campaign. Nasir clinched one wicket each. Rivazo Homes. main objective of the tourna- in five games while Mumbai suf- de Kock Total (For 6 wkts, 20 Overs) 131 ond round. Earlier, Asian youth silver- Rajesh Gill former Ranji ment is to involve the young stu- Fall of Wickets: 1-7, 2-26, 3-105, 4-112, 5-122, 6-130 In reply, Game Changer fered their third loss in five perished as The final round belonged to winner Ankit Narwal (64kg), Bowling: Moises Henriques 3-0-12-0, Deepak Hooda 3-0- chased the target in the last over player of J&K was the chief dents in sports activities so that matches. early as the the relentless Sachin as Sabyr ran Bishwamita Chongthom (49kg) 15-1, Mohammed Shami 4-0-21-2, Ravi Bishnoi 4-0-21-2, of the match by losing only eight guest of the event, whereas they don't derail from the main Mumbai were able to claw second over out of steam. and Vishal Gupta (91kg) ended Fabian Allen 3-0-30-0, Arshdeep Singh 3-0-28-1. wickets. Ram Pandey made 38 Ashok Kumar, JD Singh and stream and stay away from the their way back into the game after after he Punjab Kings India thus ended their cam- with bronze medals following runs, Manzir scored 18 runs and Rahul were the officials of drugs. Agarwal's dismissal but a flying mistimedKL Rahul not out 60 paign with 11 medals -- eight semifinal losses in the men's Nasir contributed 16 runs. From start allowed Rahul and Gayle to one off Mayank Agarwal c Suryakumar Yadav gold and three bronze medals to draw.(PTI) take their time in the middle overs spinner b Rahul Chahar 25 Axar Patel recovers from before romping home. The duo DeepakChris Gayle not out 43 Goalkeeper Laxmikant Extras: (W-3, NB-1) 4 COVID-19: I promise to help anyone that is shared an unbeaten 79-run part- Hooda to be Total: 132/1 in 17.4 overs extends stay at Corona, joins DC squad nership. caught at Fall of wicket: 53-1 CHENNAI, Apr 23: ble with a negative test report, he Rahul began by hitting Krunal mid-on. Bowling: Trent Boult 2.4-0-30-0, Krunal Pandya 3-0-31-0, Hyderabad FC within my capacity, says heartbroken Ashwin had returned positive for the Pandya for a couple of boundaries IshanJasprit Bumrah 3-0-21-0, Rahul Chahar 4-0-19-1, Jayant HYDERABAD, Apr 23: and played the anchor's role to Kishan (6 Yadav 4-0-20-0, Kieron Pollard 1-0-1-10. NEW DELHI, Apr 23: am not in the healthcare fraterni- Delhi Capitals and India all- dreaded virus on April 3 and was ty, but my sincere gratitude to perfection. Gayle's knock, com- off 17) Rohit in the middle, batting sud- Indian Super League side rounder Axar Patel has rejoined transferred to BCCI's designated Saddened by the death and each of them. I would also like prising five fours and two sixes, came ahead of Suryakumar at denly started looking much easi- Hyderabad FC handed a one- medical facility after it was learnt destruction caused by the to make an earnest appeal to was equally important in the con- number three but the southpaw er. A well-set Rohit started play- year extension to experienced that he showed mild symptoms. COVID-19 pandemic, India's every Indian to exercise caution text of the run chase. struggled once again before being ing the ball late and was good goalkeeper Laxmikant "Smiles and hugs all around senior off-spinner Ravichandran and stay safe," Ashwin tweeted. as Bapu returned to the DC Rahul fittingly finished the caught behind in Bishnoi's first with finding the gaps. Kattimani, the club announced Ashwin today said he will do The 34-year-old cricketer, camp," the Delhi Capitals tweeted game with a straight six and a over, making it 26 for two in Suryakumar, at the other end, today. whatever he can in his capacity one of the country's all-time a video of the 27-year-old meet- four towards third man off Trent seven overs. got into the groove with a four The Goa-born custodian has to help those battling the greatest spinners, is currently ing his teammates. Boult. Rohit, at the other end, man- and six off left-arm pacer inked a fresh deal till the end of unprecedented crisis. representing his franchise Delhi "Aadmi dekh ke hi toh mujhe Earlier, Mumbai struggled to aged to keep the scoreboard tick- Arshdeep. Their partnership the 2021-22 season. Ashwin said it is heartbreak- Capitals in the Indian Premier maza aa raha hai (I'm getting 21 for one in the first six overs, ing. Left-arm spinner Fabian ended after Suryakumar failed to "I have now spent two years ing to see people's sufferings in League, which is being held in a sheer joy just by seeing people)," the lowest powerplay score this Allen bowled a high full toss to execute a reverse sweep to be with the club and I am really the wake of a deadly second bio-secure bubbles. Patel said in the video. season after being put in to bat. Rohit in the 10th over and he duly caught at short third man off happy here.