With seven more COVID-19 positive cases in Bhatkal; Karnataka reports 53 cases on Sunday
Total number of cases in state goes up to 847, death toll climbs up to 31
Bengaluru: Seven new cases of coronavirus were reported in Bhatkal from Saturday 5pm to Sunday 12pm, while Karnataka reported 53 new cases in the same period, latest bulletin issued by the Department of Health and Family Welfare informed on Sunday afternoon.
A 56-year old woman who passed away in Bengaluru on May 7, also tested positive for the deadly virus, taking the toll of total deaths in the state due to virus to 31, while the total number of cases reported in the state has gone up to 847.
Belgavi reported 22 new cases and eight each in Shivmoga and Bagalkote, three in Bengaluru city, three in Kalaburagi and one in Chikkaballapur were reported as per the bulletin.
Of the 847 cases reported in the state, 405 patients have been discharged from hospitals after recovery while 31 patients have so far succumbed to the virus.
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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).
