Toll collection in Surathkal halted on Wednesday: Protesters rejoice over ‘victory’
Surathkal: The halt on the collection of toll at the NITK Tollgate here, starting November 30 midnight, is a victory of people's struggles, the leaders of the protesting committee have said.
The protesters, who undertook an indefinite stir against the toll collection, celebrated on November 30 midnight, just as the collection was stopped at the Surathkal tollgate, said sources. The leaders cut cakes and shouted slogans in support of the protesting committee, as a part of the celebration. The members also sang and danced and burst crackers, in joy.
In addition, leaders and activists of the protesting committee and of the Dakshina Kannada and Udupi District Common Minded People Association shouted slogans in opposition to the MP and legislators of undivided Dakshina Kannada district, it is learned.
Muneer Katipalla, convener of the protesting committee, who addressed the gathering on the occasion, said, “This is a victory to the united Tulunadu. I thank all participants from Udupi and Dakshina Kannada districts in the struggle against the tollgate.”
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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).
