Rajasthan Royals beat RCB to keep playoff hopes alive
Jaipur, May 19 : Rajasthan Royals defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) by 30 runs in their Indian Premier League (IPL) clash here on Saturday.
Chasing a target of 165 runs, RCB folded up for 134 runs in 19.2 overs.
Leg-spinner Shreyas Gopal led the hosts' charge, sponging up almost the entire RCB top and middle-order to return impressive figures of 4/16 in his four overs.
Pacers Ben Laughlin and Jaydev Unadkat picked up two wickets each. Earlier, Rahul Tripathi smashed an unbeaten 80 off 58 balls to take Rajastahn a respectable 164/5.
Brief scores:
Rajasthan Royals: 164/5 in 20 overs (Rahul Tripathi 80 n.o.; Umesh Yadav 3/25) vs Royal Challengers Bangalore: 134 in 19.2 overs (AB De Villiers 53; Shreyas Gopal 4/16).
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Five suspects held for alleged murder of Congress activist Ganesh Gowda in Chikkamagaluru
Chikkamagaluru: Five activists of BJP and Bajrang Dal were arrested by the Sakharayapatna Police for alleged murder of Congress activist and Sakharayapatna Gram Panchayat member Ganesh Gowda (38) on Friday night, following a fight over a banner.
Three of the arrested men, Sanjay, Bhushan and Mithun, are known to be BJP members.
An argument broke out between two groups in Sakharayapatna of Kadur taluk two days ago regarding a banner for observation of ‘Datta Jayanti’. The argument continued and intensified into a fight on Friday night near a bar in the village. Shortly later, at around 10:30 pm, a group of eight miscreants on motorbikes is learned to have stopped Gowda, who was traveling in a car on the Kalmurudeshwara Mutt Road and attacked him with lethal weapons.
A seriously injured Gowda reportedly died on the spot.
One of the suspects, Sanjay, was also injured in the attack and is being treated at the Chikkamagaluru Mallegowda District Hospital.
Sakharayapatna Police have registered a case and are investigating.
Chikkamagaluru Superintendent of Police Vikram Amte has said that, as precautionary measure, security has been beefed up in the village.
“While four special teams have been formed for investigation, five of the suspects have already been taken into custody. We are still probing the incident,” he added.
