UP Warriorz thrash Gujarat Giants by six wickets in WPL
Bengaluru, Mar 1: Uttar Pradesh Warriorz earned their second victory of this WPL season, defeating Gujarat Giants by six wickets here on Friday.
Chasing 143, Australia's Grace Harris (60 not out; 33 balls), played some big and entertaining shots as the target was achieved in 15.4 overs.
The 30-year-old right-hander hit nine boundaries and two huge sixes, and shared an unbeaten 53-run partnership with Deepti Sharma (17 not out).
Gujarat Giants batters struggled to get going against spinners on a slow surface, with Phoebe Litchfield (35) emerging their highest scorer. Sophie Ecclestone took three wickets for 20 runs.
Brief scores:
Gujarat Giants 142 for 5 in 20 overs (Phoebe Litchfield 35, Ashleigh Gardner 30; Sophie Ecclestone 3/20).
Uttar Pradesh Warriorz 143 for 4 in 15.4 overs (Grace Harris 60 not out, Alyssa Healy 33; Tanuja Kanwar 2/23).
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Man shot dead in Jharkhand’s Jamtara, probe underway
Jamtara (Jharkhand) (PTI): A man was shot dead by three unidentified bike-borne armed miscreants in Jharkhand’s Jamtara district on Sunday, police said.
The incident took place at Dharampur village within Narainpur police station limits when the victim, identified as Furkan Ansari, a resident of the same village, had gone out for his morning tea at a stall around 8.15 am, they said.
Narainpur OC Murad Hasan said, "The victim's body was handed over to his family members after post-mortem examination at Sadar Hospital."
Police have launched an investigation into the matter, the OC said.
