South Africa 230/7 at tea on Day 1 of 1st Test
Cape Town: South Africa were 230 for seven at tea on the first day of the opening cricket Test against India, here today.
AB de Villiers made 65, while captain Faf du Plessis scored 62.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar (4/68) was the pick of the bowlers for India.
Brief Scores:
South Africa 1st innings: 230 for seven in 53 overs (AB de Villiers 65, Faf du Plessis 62, Bhuvneshwar Kumar 4/68).
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5 schoolchildren among 7 killed in blast in southwest Pakistan
Islamabad (PTI): At least seven people, including five schoolchildren and a policeman, were killed on Friday in a remote-controlled blast in Pakistan's restive Balochistan province, according to media reports.
The blast occurred at 8.35 am near a school at the Civil Hospital Chowk of the Mastung district of the province, Dawn newspaper reported.
“It appears that an IED (improvised explosive device) attached to a motorcycle was detonated near a police mobile,” Kalat Division Commissioner Naeem Bazai was quoted as saying in the report.
“So far, seven individuals have been killed, including five school students,” Bazai said. At least 22 people were injured in the attack.
Most of those injured were schoolchildren, Geo News reported, adding that they were shifted to a nearby hospital.
A police van and several auto-rickshaws were damaged in the explosion, according to the report.
An emergency was declared across all Quetta hospitals after the blast, the report said quoting the provincial health department spokesperson, adding that all doctors, pharmacists, staff nurses and other medical staff were summoned.
