WPL: MI post decent 160/6 against UPW after early jitters
New Delhi, Mar 7: Mumbai Indians overcame early jitters to post a decent 160/6 against UP Warriorz in a Women's Premier League match here on Thursday.
While Nat Sciver-Brunt (45 off 31) and skipper Harmanpreet Kaur (33 off 30) added 59 off 46 balls for the third wicket to steady MI's ship, the innings got impetus due to Amelia Kerr (39 not out off 23 balls) and rising star Sajeevan Sajana (22 not out off 14 balls) adding 43 in 4.2 overs towards the end.
MI did not have the best of starts after opting to bat as they lost both the openers Yastika Bhatia and Hayley Mathews inside the fourth over.
Both the batters were dismissed by Chamari Athapaththu as they looked to go big against the Sri Lankan off-spinner.
While Sciver-Brunt played her shots during her aggressive knock, which was laced with eight hits to the fence, Harmanpreet preferred to play the role of an anchor.
But just when the partnership was looking threatening, Sciver-Brunt was cleaned by left-arm spinner Rajeshwari Gayakwad, a bowler who was punished by the batter in her first couple of overs.
Sciver-Brunt was deceived by quicker delivery, which pitched on fuller length and kept a tad low.
Harmanpreet then took the onus of upping the ante in company of Kerr, who used the long handle to good effect.
The MI skipper first swept Gayakwad to deep mid-wicket and three balls later got down on her knee to hit her for a maximum.
UP skipper Alyssa Healy made a terrific bowling change bringing in Saima Thakor in the 15th over and the medium pacer went through Harmanpreet's defence with opening delivery.
Harmanpreet's innings had three fours and one six.
Amanjot Kaur then spooned a Deepti Sharma delivery to Thakor to make matters worse for MI.
But Kerr rode on two dropped chances -- first when Healy dropped her in the 17th over and then Sophie Ecclestone an over later -- to play her shots and help MI cross 150-mark.
Kerr and Sajana hit 10 boundaries between themselves to take MI's total to 160.
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UP: Farmer shot dead over land dispute in Firozabad, brother injured
Firozabad (PTI): A 45-year-old farmer was shot dead while his brother was injured over an alleged land dispute in the Nasirpur area here, police said on Tuesday.
The incident occurred on Monday night in the Nandram Ki Madiya village, Circle Officer (CO) Sirsaganj Anvesh Kumar said.
According to the police, Satyabhan had an ongoing dispute with a fellow villager, Soorat Ram, over five bighas of land. Around six months ago, the district administration ruled in favour of Satyabhan and ensured, with the assistance of the police, that the last was handed over to him.
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His brother Chandrapal alleged that Soorat was upset over the decision. On Monday night, when Satyabhan was returning from his fields, the accused allegedly intercepted him near his house and opened fire, killing him on the spot.
When the victim’s Radha, his son Shivam and Chandrapal rushed to his rescue, the attackers allegedly assaulted them as well, leaving all three injured
Other family members also reached the spot and rushed Satyabhan to a hospital in Shikohabad, where doctors declared him dead. Chandrapal was also injured in the attack but is stated to be out of danger, police said.
An FIR has been registered based on the complaint of the victim's family, and the body has been sent for post-mortem examination, the CO said.
Efforts are on to trace and arrest the accused, he added.
