Baartman takes four as South Africa restrict Netherlands to 103/9
New York, Jun 8: Pacer Ottneil Baartman registered his best bowling figures of 4 for 11 as South Africa produced a fine bowling effort to restrict Netherlands to 103 for nine in a T20 World Cup match here on Saturday.
Baartman returned with impressive figures, while Marco Jansen (2/20) and Anrich Nortje (2/19) picked up two wickets apiece.
South Africa made a bright start after opting to bowl, getting the first breakthrough in the third ball of the innings.
Jansen induced an inside edge from Michael Levitt, which wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock picked up even as the bowler and umpire failed to realise the snick. De Kock instantly went for the review and was successful.
It could have two down for Netherlands in the third over. Vikramjit Singh's outside edge off a short delivery from Jansen was snaffled by De Kock but the bowler had overstepped by a long way.
The Dutch batters found it difficult to negotiate South African bowlers on the tricky New York pitch as they kept losing wickets.
Baartman registered his name in the wickets tally when he dismissed Max O'Dowd but the credit should go to Jansen who took a one-handed blinder at first slip.
Vikramjit failed to cash in on the reprieve as he soon departed in the next over with Jansen disturbing his timbers.
Bas de Leede too found it difficult to handle the uneven bounce of the pitch as he ballooned one to David Miller at point from a back of a length delivery from Anrich Nortje.
Netherlands skipper Scott Edwards showed some early aggression, scooping Nortje for a six but his SA counterpart Aiden Markram found him short of the crease with a direct hit at the non-striker's end.
It was raining wickets for South Africa as Nortje dismissed Teja Nidamanuru in the same over as the batter spooned one to Henrich Klaasen at deep third man.
Sybrand Engelbrecht (40 off 45) and Logan van Beek then shared 54 runs for the seventh wicket to bring some respectability to Netherlands total.
But once Engelbrecht and Tim Pringle departed in the final over, the writing was on the wall for Netherlands as they could only muster a below-par total.
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Man jumps to death from 22nd floor of posh Noida society; depression suspected
Noida (PTI): A 37-year-old man allegedly died by suicide after jumping from the 22nd floor of a posh residential society in Sector 107 here, police said on Monday.
The incident took place on Sunday in Prateek Edifice Society under the jurisdiction of the Sector-39 police station. The deceased has been identified as Sajjal Mehrotra, a company director who lived in the society with his family.
"On Sunday afternoon, he jumped from the balcony of his flat on the 22nd floor," a police official said.
Family members and security guards rushed him to a nearby hospital, where doctors declared him dead, police said, adding that no suicide note has been found.
Prima facie, the deceased was suffering from depression, officials said, adding that other aspects of the case are being investigated.
The body has been sent for post-mortem and further legal formalities are underway.
Police said the man got married about 10 years ago and is survived by his wife and two children. No complaint has been received from the family in connection with the incident.
(Assistance for overcoming suicidal thoughts is available on the state’s health helpline 104, Tele-MANAS 14416.)
