Bats, pads, shoes gloves worth lakhs of rupees stolen from Delhi Capitals players' kit bags after RC
Bengaluru: A shocking incident has taken place where several players of the Delhi Capitals team have reported missing equipment from their kit bags while in transit at the airport. The incident occurred as the team was traveling from Bangalore after their match against RCB.
Players, including Mitchell Marsh, Phil Salt, David Warner, and Yash Dhull, discovered that their equipment worth lakhs of rupees was missing only after they reached their hotel rooms in Delhi.
According to a report by The Indian Express, the Delhi franchise has lodged a complaint about the robbery. The matter has been escalated to the logistics department and the police for further investigation.
A source revealed to The Indian Express that the players were shocked when they discovered that their kit bags had been tampered with. The logistics department and the police have been informed about the incident, and appropriate legal action will be taken.
Speaking to the publication, Devesh, a duty officer, said, "Our duty officer asked them to write a complaint with all the details and gave them a paper. They said that they would get all the details and will file a complaint. Appropriate legal action would be taken."
Notably, a logistics company is responsible for taking care of team kit bags and luggage, ensuring that they reach the destination ahead of the game. After each game, the players keep their kit bags outside their room, following which the logistics company takes over.
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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).
