Sunil Narine's ton goes in vain as Jos Buttler's unbeaten century guides Rajasthan Royals to victory
Kolkata, Apr 16: Rajasthan Royals pulled off the Indian Premier League's biggest run chase to beat Kolkata Knight Riders by two wickets here on Tuesday.
Asked to bat first, KKR rode on Sunil Narine's 56-ball 109 to post 223/6 in the allotted 20 overs.
In reply, RR were in all sorts of trouble at one stage but Jos Buttler blasted his way to an unbeaten 60-ball 107, as the visitors completed the chase in the last ball of the match.
After his team was asked to bat first on a fresh pitch, Narine blazed away to a 49-ball 100 to lead KKR's charge in this top-of-the-table clash at Eden Gardens.
It was a one-man show from KKR as Narine (109 off 56) batted till the 18th over, first stitching 85 runs with Angkrish Raghuvanshi (30) and then adding 51 runs with Andre Russell (13).
However, Buttler had other ideas as he did the job for RR from an extremely difficult position.
Brief scores:
Kolkata Knight Riders: 223/6 in 20 overs (Sunil Narine 109; Avesh Khan 2/35).
Rajasthan Royals: 224/8 in 20 overs (Jos Buttler 107 not out; Sunil Narine 2/30).
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Man dies by suicide from company building in Bengaluru
Bengaluru (PTI): A 26-year-old man allegedly died by suicide after jumping from the fifth floor of his company building here on Tuesday, police said.
The deceased has been identified as S Anantha Kumar, a resident of Banashankari.
He worked in the finance department of Biocon Biologics Limited at Electronics City, officials said.
According to police, the incident occurred at around 5 pm. Kumar was on his phone and went to the cafeteria terrace on the fifth floor before taking the extreme step.
No suicide note was recovered from the scene, a police officer said, adding that his body was shifted to a private hospital.
The exact reason for the incident is yet to be ascertained, police said, adding that further investigation is underway.
(Assistance for overcoming suicidal thoughts is available on the state’s health helpline 104, Tele-MANAS 14416.)
