Former MP Krishna Kumari dead
Jaipur, July 3: Former Jodhpur MP Krishna Kumari, of Congress, has died following a heart attack. She was 92.
According to informed sources, she was admitted to a hospital on Sunday after she suffered a heart attack. However, on Monday night, she again had second heart attack following which many of her organs stopped functioning.
A pall of gloom descended in Jodhpur and surroundings as the news the of demise of the former "Rajmata" spread around.
Wife of Marwar's former king Hanwant Singh, she is survived by three children, Chandresh Kumari, Shailesh Kumari and Gaj Singh.
Expressing his condolences, Congress General Secretary and former Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot tweeted: Deeply saddened to know about the passing away of #Jodhpur Rajmata and former MP Krishna Kumari ji....My heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family."
Rajasthan BJP President Madan Lal Saini also expressed his condolences on her demise.
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Sanju Samson ton guides India to 61-run win over South Africa
Durban, Nov 8: Sanju Samson scored a scintillating century as India inflicted a 61-run defeat on South Africa in the first T20I here on Friday.
Invited to bat, Samson blazed away to 107 off 50 balls, hitting as many as 10 sixes and seven fours to help India post 202 for 8.
The spin duo of Varun Chakaravarthy (3/25) and Ravi Bishnoi (3/28) then shared six wickets between them to bowl out South Africa for 141 in 17.5 overs.
Earlier, Samson became the first Indian to score back-to-back centuries in T20Is.
The opener notched his second T20I hundred off just 47 balls. His first had come in India's last outing against Bangladesh last month.
However, South Africa clawed their way back into the game as they stemmed the flow of runs by picking wickets in the last five overs.
Pacer Gerald Coetzee who claimed three wickets was the pick of the bowlers for the hosts.
Brief Scores:
India: 202 for 8 in 20 overs (Sanju Samson 107, Tilak Verma 33; Gerald Coetzee 3/37)
South Africa: 141 all out in 17.5 overs (Heinrich Klaasen 25; Varun Chakaravarthy 3/25, Ravi Bishnoi 3/28)
