Bantwal: Struck by thunder, teenage boy passes away
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Bantwal: A teenage boy passed away after being struck by thunder on Monday night at Saanuru Padavu in Kariyangala village in the taluk.
The deceased teenager has been identified as Karthik (16), son of Ganesh Aadidravida, a resident of Saanurupadavu, it is learned.
After finishing dinner on Monday night, Karthik reportedly retired to bed around 9 pm when he was stricken by thunder, which eventually resulted in his death.
Karthik, who had lost consciousness after being thunderstruck, was immediately taken to the Kaikamba clinic and later to the Wenlock hospital in Mangaluru for further treatment. The doctors who examined the 16-year-old informed his family that he had passed away.
A case has been registered at the Bantwal rural police station in this regard.
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Rickelton's ton in vain as SRH beat MI by 6 wickets
Mumbai (PTI): Ryan Rickelton's whirlwind unbeaten ton was overshadowed by Heinrich Klaasen's unbeaten 65 as Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Mumbai Indians by six wickets in an IPL match here on Wednesday.
Chasing an imposing 244-run target, Travis Head (76 off 30) and Abhishek Sharma (45 off 24) shared 129 runs for the opening wicket to set the platform for SRH.
Klaasen (65 not out off 30 balls) then displayed his all-round hitting abilities to guide SRH home with the help of Nitish Kumar Reddy (21) and Salil Arora (30 not out off 10) in 18.4 overs.
Earlier, Rickelton's knock powered MI to 243 for five.
MI rode on a 93-run stand between Rickelton (123 not out off 55 balls) and Will Jacks (46 off 22) in 7.1 overs for the opening stand to power the side.
MI skipper Hardik Pandya scored a valuable 31 off 15 balls before being dismissed.
Praful Hinge (2/54), Eshan Malinga (1/29), Sakib Hasan (1/39) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (1/31) were the wicket-takers for SRH.
Brief Scores:
Mumbai Indian: 243 for 5 in 20 overs (Ryan Rickelton 123 not out; Praful Hinge 2/54).
Sunrisers Hyderabad: 249 for 4 in 18.4 overs (Travis Head 76, Heinrich Klaasen 65 not out; AM Ghazanfar 2/51).
