Eid-ul-Fitr celebrated across state
Bengaluru, June 16: Except Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts, Muslims celebrated Eid-ul-Fitr across the state including Capital City Bengaluru on Saturday with pomp and religious gaiety.
They offered special prayer and greeted each other with Ramzan wishes. At the special namaz held at Khuddus Sab Idgah Maidan at Jayamahal in Bengaluru, Deputy Chief Minister Dr G Parameshwar, former minister Roshan Baig, MLC CM Ibrahim and others participated.
In the special prayer held at Idgah Maidan on Mysuru road, former prime minister HD Deve Gowda participated. Muslims offered special prayers at Chamarajpet, Jayanagar, RT Nagar, Yashwanthpur and other places.
In Vijayapura Idgah Maidan, Muslims offered prayers and greeted each other. More than 10,000 Muslims participated in the special prayer at Bidar Idgah Maidan. Minister Bandeppa Kashempur greeted the Muslims.
Apart from these, mass prayers were also conducted in Kalaburgi, Bellary, Dharwad, Kolar, Raichur, Chikkaballapur, Mysuru, Hubballi, Shivamogga and other places.
As a precautionary measure, the police have taken security measures to ensure law and order situation in the state during the Eid-ul-Fitr.
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RCB beat MI by 18 runs after batters fire
Mumbai (PTI): Royal Challengers Bengaluru skipper Rajat Patidar, Phil Salt and Virat Kohli blasted half-centuries as the defending champions beat Mumbai Indians by 18 runs in an Indian Premier League match here on Sunday.
Salt (78 off 36 balls) and Kohli (50 off 38 balls) stitched together a 120-run stand for the opening wicket before Patidar scored a rapid 53 off just 20 balls as RCB posted 240 for 4.
In response, Mumbai Indians were restricted to 222 for 5, with RCB spinner Suyash Sharma (2/47) putting the skids on the home side with a double strike in the eighth over, from which they could not recover.
Sherfane Rutherford top-scored for MI with an unbeaten 71 off 31 balls.
While opener Rohit Sharma appeared to be struggling with a hamstring issue and had to retire hurt on 19, his partner Ryan Rickelton made 37, while Suryakumar Yadav (33) and Hardik Pandya (40) were the other contributors for MI.
Brief scores:
Royal Challengers Bengaluru 240 for 4 in 20 overs (Phil Salt 78, Virat Kohli 50, Rajat Patidar 53, Tim David 35 not out).
Mumbai Indians: 222 for 5 in 20 overs (Sherfane Rutherford 71 not out, Ryan Rickelton 37, Hardik Pandya 40; Suyash Sharma 2/47).
