Spinners star in Gujarat Titans' three-wicket win over PBKS
Mullanpur, Apr 21: Gujarat Titans spinners did the star turn as last year's runners-up beat Punjab Kings by three wickets in a low-scoring affair to bring their IPL campaign back on track here on Sunday.
The spin troika of left-arm wrist spinner Noor Ahmed (2/20), Rashid Khan (1/15) and Sai Kishore (4/33) bowled out Punjab for a paltry 142 in 20 overs.
Only opener Prabhsimran Singh (35 off 21 balls) made some useful runs for the home team.
In reply, Gujarat Titans did totter a bit in middle phase before winning in 19.1overs. Skipper Shubman Gill (35) and specialist finisher Rahul Tewatia (36 not out off 18 balls) were prominent scorers in a successful chase.
Brief Scores:
Punjab Kings 142 in 20 overs (Prabhsimran Singh 35, Noor Ahmed 2/20, Rashid Khan 1/15, R Sai Kishore 4/33).
Gujarat Titans 146/7 in 19.1 overs (Shubman Gill 35, Rahul Tewatia 36 not out).
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Mangaluru: Fraudsters dupe retired engineer of Rs 1.6 crore
Mangaluru (PTI): A retired engineer was allegedly cheated of Rs 1.6 crore by frauds here who asked for “caution money” to ward off a possible probe by a central investigative agency, police said on Thursday.
The accused, posing as employees of an international courier service, claimed that a package the victim sent had incriminating documents and drugs and probe agencies knew of it, they said.
They allegedly asked for “caution deposit” saying it will be returned once the investigation is over, and the victim paid Rs 1.6 crore to them, police added.
The alleged transactions happened between May 2-6 and the matter came to light when the man told his daughter about it.
Police said a case regarding the incident has been registered at the Cyber, Economic and Narcotics Crime Police Station in in Mangaluru city.
