Yuvraj Singh's 62-run knockhelp SRH beat RCB by 35 runs

SIDDHARTH BELIEVESI'VE A VIOLENT STREAK:

VIDYA BALAN

MANOJ BAJPAYEE: I'VE MADE ACAREER OUT OF FLOP FILMS, WOW

MUMBAI, (PTI) Actor Manoj Bajpayee says the credit for his successin the film industry goes to his "so called" flop movies. The actor sayshe has faced a lot a rejection and the failures have made him what heis. "Success doesn't teach you anything. Failures, rejections, theymake you the man that you are. In my life, I've mostly seen rejectionsand failures and flops. I am a living example of an actor making acareer out of flops," Bajpayee told PTI."You can count my hit films on your fingertips. But if you count thenumber of flops that I am proud of, they are several in numbers," headds. The actor, best known for featuring in critically acclaimed filmslike "Satya", "Shool" and "Gangs of Wasseypur", says movies whichdo not work at the box office, are often the ones which have longershelf life. "I am here because of those 'so called' flop films as theywere appreciated the most. They take me all around the world. 'Aligarh'and 'Budhia Singh' are still running in some pockets of the world."The actor, meanwhile, is relieved that his latest "Naam Shabana" is asuccess and says the team is extremely happy as it was an impor tantfilm. The action-thriller features Taapsee Pannu in the lead role."For a film like this, the public appreciation matters a lot. It is veryimpor tant for people to go to a theatre and watch the film. A girl isleading the film so it becomes exciting if people appreciate cinemalike this. "It sets an amazing precedent for all the films where womenwill be playing a pivotal role in the future.

VIDYA BALAN WITH FARAH KHAN AND ANU MALIK ON THE SETS OF INDIAN IDOL TO PROMOTE FILM BEGUM JAAN.

AR RAHMAN: NEVER KNEW THAT I WASBORN FOR MUSIC, ARE YOU SURE?

SOME BRILLIANT BATTING PERFORMANCES BY BABAR AZAM, SHOAIB MALIK AND MOHAMMAD HAFEEZ HELPED PAKISTAN CLINCHTHE THREE-MATCH ODI SERIES AGAINST WEST INDIES 2-1.

MUMBAI, (IANS) Actress Vidya Balan says her husband Siddhar thRoy Kapur believes she has a violent streak. The actress also saidthat she did the for thcoming period drama "Begum Jaan" as she wantedto find a way to vent her anger. She spoke about the film and herrelationship with Siddharth during a chat show "Yaar Mera SuperstarSeason 2" along with filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt. The episode went onair on Zoom on Saturday, read a statement from the channel.When the show's host asked Vidya about the kind of anger she showsin the film, Vidya said: "I wanted to unleash that par t of me and all ittook was a conversation with Bhatt saab on a flight. We were promot-ing 'Hamari Adhuri Kahani' so, I told him that I wanted to give anexpression to my anger, I have a lot of anger." The actress added: "Thelong and shor t of it is that he came to me with 'Begum Jaan'…But toactually give vent to that kind of anger, aggression, wasn't easy."But it was fun, once you break the limits, it was a lot of fun. It's sofreeing. Siddhar th believes that I do have a violent streak." BegumJaan is a Hindi adaptation of National Award-winner Srijit Mukherji'scritically acclaimed Bengali outing "Rajkahini".The film sees Vidya play a brothel owner in astory of survival set against the backdrop of thecountry's partition in 1947. The film, producedby Mahesh and Mukesh Bhatt 'sVishesh Films, is set torelease on April 14.

HYDERABAD, (PTI) Academy Award-winning composer AR Rahmannever realised that he was born for music and it was his mother whopredicted that he would be a music composer. The music directorsaid his mother made a choice and motivated him to make a career inmusic. "I never knew that I was born for music. My mom made thechoice and she kind of predicted that I will be a music composer. Theday I realized that music would be my passion and future was whenI went to my studio that had no equipment."It was just a shell; just a sound proof room with an AC that smellednew. I felt one day I will have all types of equipment all over this placethat I can't afford now." Rahman, who par ticipated in a panel discus-sion here on "Creativity in Innovation," alongside fellow Oscar winnerResul Pookutty, said his only aim was to practice and learn music.

"Around 1986, I stopped playing for other composers. I felt practicingor learning about music was my investment. I didn't care about op-por tunities."If you are good enough, people will come to you. You have to raiseyour standards and prove that you are passionate. Then you don'thave to go behind people. I felt it's a jinx to go behind people." Resulsaid sound mixing as a craft was not known in India until he won theAcademy Award for Slumdog Millionaire. "Sound mixing as a craftwas not known until I won an Oscar for 'Slumdog Millionaire.' It took81 years for an Asian to win an Oscar in sound. For me, it took four-teen years. "In the very beginning of my career, I felt the whole studythat I have done was not impor tant. I learned that I have to createsomething new in the industry.

Hard to survive in showbiz if you are honest: Raveena TandonMUMBAI, (IANS) National Award-winning actress Raveena Tandon says she faced many difficulties in her professional life forspeaking the truth and that it is hard to survive in the enter tainment industry if a person is transparent and honest. Apar t from her craft,Raveena is known for her outspoken nature. Asked if she had to pay a price for it, she told IANS here: "Yes, I think at times it ischallenging and hard to survive in the enter tainment industry if you are honest. I faced a lot of trouble for that, where I have been thrownout of films. I have been called a liar and I have been treated badly."However, I stuck to being honest and treated people with respect… something that I have learnt from my upbringing. All I knew is thattime will unveil the reality. Today, I live with a clear heart and sleep in the night with a clear conscience. So I have no regrets." Aftermaking her Bollywood debut with "Patthar Ke Phool" in 1991, Raveena went on to act in films like "Dilwale", "Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi","Aks", "Satta" and won a National Award for Kalpana Lajmi's "Daman: A Victim of Marital Violence".The actress, who will soon be seen in "Maatr", believes that all women have a loving and caring nature that the world celebrates, butforgets about the inner strength that they possess. According to her, perhaps that is why the outer world thinks women are weaker -which is untrue. Since childhood, Raveena has been caring for wounded crows, stray dogs and cats.

HYDERABAD (PTI) Sunrisers Hyderabad captain David Warner saysif Yuvraj Singh continues his rampaging form in the tournamentthey have every chance of defending their Indian Premier Leaguetitle. Warner was all praise for Yuvraj, who played a swashbuck-ling 62-run knock to help Sunrisers beat Royal Challengers Ban-galore by 35 runs in the IPL 2017 opener in Hyderabad."That's the Yuvi (Yuvraj Singh) that I am used to watching on TV. Itwas superb stroke and clean hitting play from him, he backedhimself. That's the way that we know he can play and that's theway that we want him to keep playing," Warner said at the postmatch press conference. "If he can do that another five or sixtimes in the tournament we will easily make the final and canalso win," he added. Warner hailed the entire Sunrisers team forputting up a fantastic per formance in the first game."A great star t. We take lot of confidence from the win. Before thegame we had some pressure because we are defending champi-ons. But the way we came out and played it was fantastic. Ourmiddle-order and top-order were fantastic. 200 on this wicketwas a good score. "While defending there were a few nerves inthe middle but we needed just one wicket. It was Fantastic a all-round effor t," he said. Warner was also happy to see ShikharDhawan scoring some runs on the board at the top.

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More than midway into theturbulent take on thedestiny of star-crossed

lovers on the run, the UttarPradesh ki Juliet aka Julie, whohas been raped by her sexed-upfiance, is told by her father-likeelder brother to calm down. "Ishouldn't be saying this. But mysister, you are so pretty. Any manwould get carried away," gigglesbig brother Priyanshu Chatterjeeanxiously, unwilling to break analliance that means huge politi-cal gains for him and his family.This is normal procedure in a sec-tion of the Cow Belt. Make thedaughter a sacrificial cow for yourpersonal gains. And when sheshows more spirit than that bottleon the table, k i l l her. Fami lyhonour, you know. This is one ofthe more disturbing moments infilm that's plotted like a wildlycascading stream toppling andtumbling across a craggy pathbefore crashing to a halt in a stateof exhausted exaltation."Mirza Juuliet" is a love saga on

constant heat. Its protagonists arenot afraid to discuss sex. And it'srefreshing to see the heroine (PiaBajpai), a sexed-up version ofPar ineet i Chopra in HabibFaisal 's " Ishaqzaade", bluntlyasking her renegadeRomeo(Darshan Kumaar, gentleyet persuasive) if he has ever hadsex. It's also refreshing to see aHindu-Muslim love story wherethe lovers' religious identity isnever really an issue. Their so-cial status is. The sexual blunt-ness of the film is a major asset.It gives to the otherwise-modestnarration a voluptuous fulsomelook."Mirza Juuliet" is l ike a LandRover ploughing through a muddybumpy road in pursuit of a dragonthat needs to be slain before itturns around to devour the film'senergetic over tures indicatingminds that want to leap higherthan conventional love stories, butare not always able to negotiatethat chasm that separates willfrom target. Director Rajesh Ram

Singh has done an original, some-times vigorous, otherwise limpand sagging, take on the Romeo-Juliet/Mirza-Sahibaan sagas. Hemixes and matches the two lovelegends with wild creative aspi-rations.Sometimes, the blend of the fa-miliar and the unexplored is glar-ing in its mismatch. The film'sever-horny villain-clown playedwith over-the-top gusto byChandan Roy Sanyal , neverknows when to be the jester andwhen the rapist. Darshan, memo-rable as Mary Kom's compas-sionate husband and the honour-killer brother in "NH10", brings aquiet strength to the role of thetroubled Muslim youth who istired of being used as a politicalpawn. Pia Bajpai is all over theplace. She is brash and bawdy.Not the kind of girl you would wantto invite to your daughter's wed-ding.The l ine between bacchanaliaand crime are blissfully blurredin the Indian hear tland. Goons go

'Mirza Juuliet': Raunchy, rugged and rebellious

CAST: DARSHAN KUMAAR, PIA BAJPAI

AND CHANDAN ROY SANYAL

DIRECTOR: RAJESH RAM SINGH

RATING: ***1/2

on a shooting rampage laughingtheir heads off and blowing eachother 's brains off as thoughQuentin Tarantino and AnuragKashyap had just signed a dealto promote tourism during timesof hear tland crime. One of theheroine's brothers gets his fingerblown off at the star t. That acci-dent remains an ongoing joke forall the characters. They don'twatch much of Ekta Kapoor's se-rials for enter tainment. The menplot and plan political perversityas ladies, in newly-purchasedcotton saris in gaudy shades,hover around looking like man-nequins in the flea market.Nonetheless, the fi lm is well-crafted. And it builds up to athoughtful and thundering climaxwhere Mirza and Juliet get theircomeuppance. "Mirza Juuliet" isfun while it lasts. It has a certaincelerity in its narration and thecocky confidence of the kind thatKapil Sharma displays when hespeaks English although he is notfluent in the language.

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AMITABH BACHCHAN, DEEPIKA MOSTDESIRABLE TRAVEL BUDDIES

AYUSHMANN KHURRANA AND PARINEETI CHOPRA PROMOTE MERI PYARI BINDU ON THE KAPIL SHARMA SHOW.

MUMBAI, (PTI) Megastar Amitabh Bachchan and actressDeepika Padukone have been voted as the most desirablecelebrity travel companions for Indians in a survey. Deepikagarnered 53 per cent while Priyanka Chopra was ranked secondat 40.3 per cent) on the top female celebrity Indians wish tospend their vacation with, a release said.Sunny Leone and Jacqueline Fernandez came in at third andfour th place respectively followed by Alia Bhatt at fif th spot inthe survey by Hotels.com. Meanwhile, Bachchan topped themale celebrity list with 33.3 per cent of the votes. Over 300Indian users shared their views on their dream celebritycompanions.Cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar, came in close at second placewith 31.7 per cent votes, followed by Ranbir Kapoor and Indiaskipper Virat Kohli, who were third and four th respectively.Even as Indian movie stars and cricket names primarilydominated the list, international football player CristianoRonaldo was at number five with 27.3 per cent votes. Amongthe most unpopular celebrity travel par tners was Rakhi Sawantwith 44 per cent votes, followed by Bipasha Basu (28.7 percent) and Vidya Balan (26 per cent).

Rani Mukerji begins shoot forcomeback movie 'Hichki'MUMBAI, (IANS) Bollywood actressRani Mukerji on Tuesday returned toface the camera for her comeback film"Hichki" here. The announcement wasmade via a video posted on the socialmedia platforms of production ban-ner Yash Raj Films.Rani, who spor ts long hair with waves, is seen with her backto the camera, while she writes: "Shooting starts today." After herpower-packed performance as a policewoman in "Mardaani", the ac-tress took time off for motherhood when she had daughter Adirawith husband and film producer Aditya Chopra. Then shewanted to return to do what she loves doing the most.

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'MUKTI BHAWAN': POWERFULAND MESMERISING

Touching upon the subject ofsalvation and faith, "MuktiBhawan" is a promising tale oflife and relationships narratedthrough the eyes of a devotedson. Just like one celebratesbir th where a woman goes tothe hospital to deliver, thisfilm celebrates death, wherean old man goes to MuktiBhavan, a hospice on thebanks of the river Ganges inVaranasi, in the hope ofattaining salvation whileawaiting his final call.The 77-year-old Daya (LalitBehl) who is fondly addressedas Babuji, gets a premonitionthat his days are numbered.And, like a true Hindu, heexpresses his desire to spendhis last few days on the banks

of the holy river. His son Rajiv(Adil Hussain) reluctantlyaccompanies him, more out ofduty than love. And just like ina delivery, the audience too issubjected to the labour painswhich at the end of theviewing, though sad, bringtears of joy and fulfilment.Though there is nothingmorbid about the film, thenarrative is shrouded inmelancholy making it atragicomedy. Humour sur-faces through the subtle,down-to-ear th one linerswhich also double up asstrong messages that ques-tions practicality and tradi-tions. This is Writer-DirectorShubhashish Bhutiani'smaiden feature film which

with moderate productionbudget, is astutely handled.The writing is intenselymature and understated andthe film is mounted withflourish. Each frame bycinematographers DavidHuwiler and MichaelMcSweeney, is ar tisticallycrafted, especially the indoorshots. The characters arewell-etched so much so thatyou are drawn to themnaturally. And it is the stimu-lating and realistic per for-mances that make this film atreat to watch. Adil Hussainas Rajeev - the obedient andever-obliging son, who isfrequently on his mobilephone, torn between his fatherand work, is impressive.

CAST: ADIL HUSSAIN, LALIT BEHL,

GITANJALI KULKARNI, NAVNINDRA BEHL,

PALOMI GHOSH

DIRECTOR: SHUBHASHISH BHUTIANI

RATING: RATING: ****

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'Blue Mountains': Uninspiring and insipidThe title in the film "Blue Mountains" is used as a metaphorto drive away the blues in one's life. Targeting the youngaudience, the film is about dreams, ambition and reality. It iscrafted with good intentions to help children understand theimpor tance of par ticipation over winning.Set in a small hilly town in Nor th India, writer-directorSuman Ganguli's "Blue Mountains" is the story of a youngboy Som Sharma, who stands-in for his best friend Akks(Vaibhav Hanshu) during the audition of a reality showcalled "Ragarocks" and gets sucked into the vor tex ofpopularity. But his quest to attain stardom is shor t-lived.Som returns home only to sink into the abyss of low self-esteem. How he overcomes his depression and returns tonormalcy, forms the crux of the tale.With a poorly written script and an equally weak execution,the resultant per formance seems forced and theatricallyclumsy which does not touch an emotional chord. Thisnotwithstanding, the children are talented. In their ownspecial way, they are charming and endearing, especially;

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SHARMA, MAHESH THAKUR

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MUMBAI - The 64th National Film Awards were announcedon Friday. Here's the complete list of winners:Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Enter tainment -Sathamanam BhavathiBest stunt choreography - Peter Hein (Pulimurugan)Best Children's Film - Dhanak (Hindi)Best Film on social issue - PinkBest Direction - Rajesh (Ventilator)Best Actor - Akhay Kumar (Rustom)Best Actress - Surabhi Lakshmi (Minnaminungu)Best Suppor ting Actress - Zaira Wasim (Dangal)Best Child Ar tist - Adhish Praveen (Kunju Daivam), Saj (NoorIslam), Manohara (Railway Children)Best Male Playback Singer - Sundara Iyer (Joker)Best Female Playback Singer - Thume jaakeBest Screenplay (original) - Syam Pushkaran (MaheshintePrathikaram)Best Screenplay (adapted) - Sanjay Kr ishnaj i pate l(Dashakriya)Best Editing - Rameshwar VentilatorSound designer - Jayadevan (Kaadu Pookunna Neram)Best production design - 24Best Costume Designer - Sachin (Marathi film)Best Environmental film including agriculture - The Tigerwho crossed the lineBest Make-up Ar tist - MK RamakrishnaBest Music Direction - Babu Padmanabha (Kannada Lama)Special Mention - Kadvi Hawa Mukthi bhava (Hindi)Special Jury award for Mohanlal for Pulimurugan, JanathaGarage and Munthirivallikal Thalirkkumbol

BEST FEATURE FILMS INREGIONAL LANGUAGESMadipur (Tulu)Joker (Tamil)Wrongside Raju GujaratiPelli Chupulu (Telugu)Dashakriya (Marathi)Bisarjan' (Bengali)Maheshinte Prathikaram (Malayalam)Ke Sara Sara (Konkini)Reservation (Kannada)Neerja (Hindi)

64 NATIONAL FILM AWARDSBEST ACTOR, AKHAY KUMAR FOR

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Yathar th Ratnum as Som, Simran Sharma as Oshin,Vaaibhav Hanshu as Akks and Rishabh Sharma as Humpty.Among the older actors, Ranvir Shorey as Som's father is ahuge disappointment. He sleepwalks through his characterwith a frown pasted on his visage. Gracy Singh in anunderdog act as Som's mother Vani Sharma, once a celeb-rity singer and Rajpal Yadav as the milkman 'Forecast' areper functorily effective. Arif Zakaria as Som's Principal is acaricature and Mahesh Thakur as Oshin's father is wastedin an insignificant role.The plot is hackneyed, laden with simple, yet carelessoversights that make the messages of the film seem forcedand shallow. The exposition is verbose and the dialoguesare cliched, worn-out and unexciting. On the technical front,with moderate production values, the film manages toexude a fairly appealing look. The background score in afew scenes creates an impact, barring which, the musicand songs are average. Overall, the film is poorly presentedand uninspiring.

Misbah announces retirementfrom international cricketLAHORE, (PTI) Pakistan's Test captain Misbah-ul-Haq onThursday announced his retirement from international cricket,saying the upcoming series in the West Indies will be his lastassignment. The 42-year-old has been leading the Test sidesince 2010, taking over the reins in the aftermath of the spot-fixing scandal in England. The first of the three-Test seriesagainst the West Indies begins in Jamaica on April 21, fol-lowed by a Test in Barbados on April 30. The series con-cludes with the third and final Test in Dominica, star ting onMay 10. Speaking at a press conference at the Gaddafi Sta-dium, Misbah said he would continue to play domestic cricket."I am announcing my retirement from international cricket.The upcoming series against West Indies will be my last," hesaid. Misbah, who was named one of Wisden's five Cricket-ers of the Year on Wednesday, has led his side in 53 Testssince taking over and won 24 times. "I will continue to playcricket at the domestic level.Regarding when I will leave domestic cricket, I will decide itlater." Having taken the reins when the team was in the midstof a turbulent phase, Misbah guided Pakistan to the numberone spot in the International Cricket Council (ICC) Test rank-ing. "I've seen many ups and downs during my career. I wasdropped from the team, played poorly as well at times. Butthen I had some great moments too where we became thenumber one Test team in the world. So overall, I am satisfiedwith my performance."Misbah said he was disappointed at not having fulfilled hisdream of winning the World Cup. "I had some unfinished busi-ness, but that's how life is. I had a dream of winning the WorldCup for Pakistan, but then I also had a dream of captaining theteam in Pakistan. However, that is how life is. You don't geteverything you ask for." His first assignment was the Testseries against South Africa, following which he led the teamto a 1-0 win over New Zealand. The crowning glory for Misbahand Pakistan was their 3-0 whitewash of England in the 2012series, which was their first win against England in sevenyears.In 2014, Misbah smashed a century in both innings as he ledPakistan to their first series win against Australia in 20 years.Pakistan then secured a 2-2 draw against England and werecrowned the new world number one in Tests. But, Misbah'sform and the team's for tunes dipped in the series againstNew Zealand and Australia. Pakistan suffered their first se-ries loss against New Zealand in 31 years while they werewhitewashed 3-0 in Australia for the four th consecutive time.

AMY JACKSON PERFORMING AT THE IPL 2017 OPENING CEREMONY.

US, Mexico, Canada bid to co-host 2026 FIFA World CupWASHINGTON, (IANS) The US, Mexico and Canada on Monday announced their intention to submit ajoint bid to co-host the 2026 FIFA World Cup, a media repor t said. According to ESPN, the US wasplanning to host three-quar ters of the games, including the semifinals and final. The bid, announcedatop the Freedom Tower at the World Trade Center site in lower Manhattan, aims to be the first WorldCup to have three host countries. If successful, it would mark just the second time that the tournamenthas had multiple hosts after the 2002 World Cup was co-hosted by Japan and South Korea. With the2026 World Cup expanding from 32 to 48 teams, and thus increasing the number of matches from 64to 80, the joint bid is heavily favoured to be chosen. US Soccer president Sunil Gulati said the USwould host 60 games, while 10 each are played in Mexico and Canada.

IPL-10: KKR's injured Lynn undergoes MRI scanKOLKATA, (IANS) Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) opening batsman Chris Lynn, who injured his leftshoulder while diving in the field against Mumbai Indians, on Monday underwent an MRI scan, therepor ts of which will be known in a day or two, the Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise confirmed."Lynn has undergone an MRI scan on his left-shoulder. Reports are awaited. We will get to know in aday or two," a source from the franchise said. The Australian suffered the injury during Sunday'smatch against the Rohit Sharma-captained side, which KKR lost by four wickets at the WankhedeStadium in Mumbai. In what is the third injury to the same shoulder in less than two years, Lynnclutched the joint in obvious pain after attempting to claim an outfield catch to dismiss Jos Buttler.He was attended to by Knight Riders' physio Andrew Leipus and was later seen with an ice packstrapped to his shoulder. Following the match, Lynn tweeted: "Dear Cricket Gods, did I do somethingwrong?" This fuelled speculations that he may be out of action for the entire duration of the IPL. Lynn,who blasted an unbeaten 93 in KKR's victorious opening match against Gujarat Lions, followed witha rapid 32 when the Gautam Gambhir-led side batted first against Mumbai.

KXIP canters to eight-wicket win over RCB in IPLINDORE, (PTI) Kings XI Punjab dished out a superb allround performance to thrash Royal ChallengersBangalore by eight-wickets, despite a scintillating knock by comebackman AB de Villiers, during an IPL encounterhere. Electing to bat, RCB rode on de Villiers' unbeaten 46- ball 89-run unconquered innings laced with as many as ninesixes and three fours to post a modest 148-4 after being reduced to 22-3 in 5 overs. Chasing the target, Manan Vohra (34)and Amla (58) gave Punjab a flying start, sharing 62 off 35 balls for the opening wicket before Tymal Mills put the breaksby getting rid off the former in the sixth over. Vohra hit four boundaries and a six in his 21-ball innings before being trappedleg before by Mills. New man Axar Patel (9) too didn't stay longer as after hitting a six off Iqbal Abdulla, he was flummoxedby Yuzvendra Chahal with a googly and ended up being clean bowled in the ninth over. However, it didn't affect Punjab'srunchase as Amla and skipper Glenn Maxwell never took their foot off the accelerator and kept dealing in boundaries tooverhaul the target, reaching 150-2 in 14.3 overs.Amla's unbeaten 38-ball 58-run innings was studded with four boundaries and three sixes, while Maxwell hit some lustyblows in his 22-ball 43-run innings as Punjab notched up their second win in IPL 10. For Punjab, VarunAaron (2/21) snapped up two wickets, while Sandeep Sharma (1/26) and Axar Patel (1/12) picked onewicket each. Earlier, RCB found themselves in a spot of bother early in the innings but de Villiersshared 46 runs off 49 balls with Mandeep Singh (28) for the 4th wicket to steady the innings. Left-armspinner Patel star ted the bowling attack for Punjab and he struck the first blow, dismissing openerShane Watson (1) in the last ball of the first over itself. Looking to play a cut shot, Watson ended updragging the ball on to his stumps.

Delhi Daredevils win against Rising Pune SupergiantSanju Samson slammed a 62-ball century as Delhi Daredevils piledup a promising total against hosts Rising Pune Supergiant at theMaharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune on Monday.The 22-year-old wicket-keeper batsman, who was dismissed for apaltry 13 against Royal Challengers Bangalore in the previous game,took on the Supergiant attack at will since arriving at the creaseand slammed six boundaries en route to his half-century.Out in the middle af ter Deepak Chahr sent pack Aditya Tare withhis first ball in the second over of the match, Samson smashedtwo consecutive boundaries off the remaining deliveries beforerepeating the act in the next over against Ashok Dinda.With Sam Billings settling down at the other end, Samson tookcharge to have a go at the bowlers and picked up two more bound-aries against Chahr and Stokes off successive overs. The con-stant attack from one end helped Billings to settle down as wellwith the England international picking up three consecutive bound-aries against Chahr in the sixth over. The boundaries did dry up at theend of the powerplay session with a vividly upset Stephen Fleming

addressing the team during the strategic time-out but Samson keptrotating the strike to keep the scoreboard going. With Billings gone inthe ninth over, Samson paired well with Pant to rebuild the innings forthe Delhi team. He reached the half-century mark with a single downto long-on but he was extremely lucky as the lofted shot fell justshor t of the fielder.However, there was no looking back for him after that. He lof tedAdam Zampa for his first six in the 15th over and got back to themomentum with which he had star ted the knock. He took 19 offDinda's third over, including two gigantic sixes and a boundary,before lofting Zampa for the maximum in the next over to bring upthe first century of this year's IPL.Zampa got his revenge with the very next delivery as he cleanbowled Samson to put an end to the carnage. However, the dam-age was already done. This was the first century of this year'sIndian Premier League and it couldn't have come at a more appro-priate time for the Daredevils who will hope to bank on the knock topick up their first victory of the season.

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HENRY BREAKS BEAST DEFENSEMAN GOAL-SCORING RECORD IN WIN OVER CYCLONES

CHRIS LYNN AND GAUTAM GAMBHIR'S BRILLIANT BATTING GUIDED KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS TO A 10-WICKET WIN OVERGUJARAT LIONS IN THE THIRD IPL 2017 MATCH.

CINCINNATI - The Brampton Beast exploded for four first-period goals and locked it down defensively throughout theremainder of the contest as they held on to defeat the Cincin-nati Cyclones by a score of 5-2 at US Bank Arena in Cincinnation Wednesday night.Jordan Henry scored a pair of goals in the opening period,giving him a total of 16 goals on the year, breaking formerBeast defenseman Mathew Maione's record for goals by aBeast blueliner in a single season, previously set at 14tallies. Luc Blain, David Vallorani and Brandon MacLean alsolit the lamp for Brampton, who picked up a crucial victory intheir first ever matchup against the Cyclones.It didn't take long for the Beast to find the back of the net.Henry picked up his first goal of the game just 50 secondsinto the contest, sending a quick snap shot from the hashmarks behind Cyclones star ter Michael Houser on the firstshot of the game. The strong star t continued for the Beast asthey made it 2-0 less than two minutes into the game. Blainpicked up a loose puck in tight and buried his seventh goal ofthe season at the 1:53 mark for the early two-goal lead.And the Beast kept coming. Henry picked up his second of thenight at the 4:43 mark, beating Houser through the legs with

another snap shot for a power play goal. Henry's second of thegame spelled the end of the night for Houser, who was yankedfrom the contest after allowing three goals on only six shots.Mark Visentin entered the game in relief.The Beast matched their highest output for goals in a singleperiod as they found the back of the net again late in theopening period. Vallorani was in the right place at the right timeas a loose puck found him at the side of the goal. He made nomistake in lifting the puck over a sprawling Visentin at 16:25,giving Vallorani his 30th goal of the season.Both teams star ted the second period in a defensive stalematebefore the Cyclones finally managed to beat Beast star terAndrew D'Agostini. Christiaan Minella and Shane Walsh each litthe lamp in the second period to cut the Beast lead to 4-2heading into the final period with the Cyclones enjoying a 23-18edge on the shot clock.The Beast turned in a per fect third period, allowing only eightshots toward their goal. D'Agostini was rock solid down thestretch and finished the game with 29 saves to earn his tenthwin of the season. Brandon MacLean sealed the deal with justover a minute remaining, hitting the open net from his own blueline at18:21.

Beast Comeback Falls JustShort as Nailers Edge BeastWHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - Brampton Beastdefenseman and Brampton native Matt Petgrave scoredhis first professional goal to help spark a late Beast come-back but Wheeling Nailers goaltender Sean Maguire cameup with big save after big save down the stretch as theNailers outlasted the Beast 4-3 at WesBanco Arena inWheeling on Friday night.Bir thday boy David Pacan recorded three assists for theBeast while Petgrave, Jordan Henry and Connor Crisp eachrecorded singles, while star ting goaltender AndrewD'Agostini had a solid outing and finished the game with27 stops. The Beast found themselves in an early hole asthe Nailers got off to a fast star t in the first period, openinga 3-0 lead by the end of the first.Cody Wydo beat D'Agostini on a breakaway for his 30thgoal of the season just 3:27 into the game. Daniel Leavensscored a power play goal, his first of the night, at 7:41 andTyler Currier netted a goal of his own later in the firstat15:27, giving the Nailers the three-goal edge headinginto the first intermission.The Beast regrouped during the first intermission andcame out flying to star t the second. With Michael Websterin the penalty box to star t the period, Connor Crisp took apass in tight from David Pacan and roofed a hard shotbeyond the reach of Maguire, giving Crisp his 13th goal ofthe season at 1:35.The Beast's defensive game tightened up in a big waythroughout the second period as they limited the Nailersto four shots in the frame as the Beast outshot the Nailers19-17 through 40 minutes of play. Nailers forward Leav-ens pushed the Wheeling lead back to three just 2:08 intothe period, but the goal seemed to wake up the Beast, whostar ted a big comeback shor tly thereafter.Just under five minutes into the final period, Petgrave lo-cated the puck deep inside Wheeling territory and showedgreat poise and skil l with the puck in undressing adefenseman and Maguire before sliding the puck behindthe netminder for his first pro goal at 4:44. Jordan Henrycontinued his hot streak and kept the comeback alive ashe hit the top corner from the top of the circle with a blis-tering wrist shot that beat Maguire over the blocker at13:21, giving the Beast hope, trailing 4-3 heading into thefinal minutes.With D'Agostini on the bench in favour of the extra skaterin the final minutes of play, the Beast threw everythingthey had at Maguire down the stretch. When it was all saidand done, Maguire made 14 saves in the third period aloneand wouldn't give up another goal, forcing the Beast towait another day before clinching a playoff spot.

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