Brain-dead donor gives rebirth to seven in Bengaluru
Bengaluru, May 17: Total seven members were given rebirth from the vital organs of 42-year-old donor Chandru who was declared brain-dead in Sparsha hospital at Yashwanthpur.
Doctors at Sparsha hospital took the liver, two kidneys and valves of the heart from Chandru and transplanted to seven members successfully.
Chandru who was travelling in an auto on May 13 at 6 pm, sustained head injuries when he fell down from the auto as the auto driver applied break to avoid a bus approaching head-on, at Devanahalli Bellur Cross. After first aid, he was shifted to Sparsha hospital where he was declared brain-dead.
Under a government programme to encourage organ donation, Chandru’s wife Yashodha and her relatives were requested to donate the organs. Later, Yashodha and her family members agreed to donate the organs, which gave rebirth to seven persons.
After Yashodha agreed to donate the organs, the doctors at Sparsha hospital took the liver first and transplanted it to a patient. Dr Mathew, Dr Rajeevalochana, Dr Mallikarjuna Sakpal and team successfully transplanted the liver to the receiver. Later, Dr Ramachandra, Dr Avinash and their team members transplanted one kidney to another patient. Another kidney and valves of the heart were given to JSS Hospital of Mysuru and Narayana Health City respectively.
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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)
