K L Rahul, Deepak Hooda lift LSG to 169/7 against SRH
Navi Mumbai, Apr 4: Skipper KL Rahul and Deepak Hooda struck useful half-centuries and lifted Lucknow Super Giants to 169 for seven after a disastrous start against Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL here on Monday.
After his team lost three wickets for just 27 runs in the powerplay, Rahul (68 off 50 balls) found an able ally in Deepak Hooda (51 off 33 balls) and added 87 runs for the fourth wicket to revive the innings.
Rahul hit six fours and a six, while Hooda found the fence three times and also cleared it thrice.
Coming back from a long break after playing their opener last Tuesday, SRH made a dream start and left the Super Giants in all sorts of trouble early on.
Making a strong comeback after the pounding in his team's heavy defeat against Rajasthan Royals, Washington Sundar (2/28) was handed the new ball and he delivered in his very first over, and SRH's second, dismissing the dangerous Quinton de Kock with his off-break bowling on a grassy pitch that prompted Kane Williamson to put two slips when Bhuvneshwar Kumar started the proceedings.
Backed to bowl in the powerplay despite going for plenty in the previous game, Washington got de Kock (1) to chip one to Williamson at cover.
Few moments later, Washington had Evin Lewis (1) trapped in front of the wicket after the swashbuckling West Indian batter failed to execute his slog sweep. It was another huge wicket for SRH given Lewis' blazing, match-winning against Chennai Super Kings last Thursday.
Manish Pandey struck Romario Shepherd for a four and a six but then, going for one too many, ended up lobbing a catch to mid-on in the same over to leave LSG in a spot of bother.
Spurred by the early success, Williamson effected bowling changes frequently but he may have delayed by at least an over in introducing the attacking T Natarajan while opting for Abdul Samad's innocuous, part-time seam up stuff at the DY Patil Stadium.
The pacy Umran Malik consistently hit 145 kmps but also leaked plenty of runs, allowing KL Rahul and Deepak Hooda to settle down and revive LSG's innings.
Having withstood the early reverses, the duo of Rahul and Hooda went about their task in a professional manner, finding the boundaries as well as running the singles and twos as the 100 came up in the 14th over with Malik going for 16 runs.
Shepherd broke the partnership when he had Hooda caught in the deep to signal the arrival of the in-form Ayush Badoni (19 off 12), who got into the groove with a boundary.
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Indian-origin man dies after eight-hour wait at Canada hospital
Edmonton: A 44-year-old Indian-origin man died of a suspected cardiac arrest after waiting for over eight hours without treatment at Grey Nuns Community Hospital in Edmonton, Canada, raising serious concerns about emergency healthcare delays.
The deceased, Prashant Sreekumar, was taken to the hospital on December 22 after he complained of severe chest pain while at work. Despite his condition, he was reportedly made to wait in the emergency room for several hours without being admitted for treatment, NDTV reported.
His father, Kumar Sreekumar, soon reached the hospital. "He told me, 'Papa, I cannot bear the pain,'" NDTV quoted Kumar Sreekumar as saying.
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Doctors conducted an electrocardiogram (ECG) but reportedly told the family that there was nothing alarming. Prashant was then asked to continue waiting. During this time, his blood pressure continued to rise, and he was given only Tylenol for pain relief.
After waiting for more than eight hours, Prashant was finally taken into the treatment area. Moments later, he collapsed after clutching his chest. "After sitting maybe 10 seconds, he looked at me, he got up and put his hand on his chest and just crashed," Kumar Sreekumar said.
Nurses called for help and tried to resuscitate him, but it was too late. Prashant Sreekumar died of an apparent cardiac arrest, leaving behind his wife and three children, ages three, 10 and 14.
Grey Nuns Community Hospital, operated by Covenant Health reportedly said, it could not comment on individual patient care but confirmed that the incident is under review by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. The hospital expressed condolences to the family and said patient safety remains its top priority.
