RR beat LSG by 40 runs
Lucknow (PTI): Rajasthan Royals beat Lucknow Super Giants by 40 runs in their IPL match here on Wednesday.
Opting to bowl, Mohammed Shami, Prince Yadav and Mohsin Khan took two wickets apiece as LSG restricted Rajasthan to 159 for six. Ravindra Jadeja top-scored for RR with 43 not out off 29 balls.
Chasing 160, LSG were all out for 119 in 18 overs.
For RR, Jofra Archer was the most successful bowler with figures of 3/20.
Brief Scores:
Rajasthan Royals: 159 for 6 in 20 overs (Ravindra Jadeja 43 not out; Mohsin Khan 2/17).
Lucknow Super Giants: 119 all out in 18 overs (Mitchell Marsh 55; Jofra Archer 3/20).
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UP: 11 killed in multi-vehicle crash in Mirzapur
Mirzapur (UP) (PTI): Eleven people were killed in a multi-vehicle accident on Wednesday in Dramandganj area here, police said.
SP Aparna Rajat Kaushik said that information about the accident was received at around 8.30 pm.
The collision occurred on a route descending from Dramandganj valley towards the Lasoda area, where a vehicle lost control and crashed.
Preliminary investigation suggests that a truck coming from behind possibly rammed into another truck after suffering a brake failure.
A car got trapped between the two trucks during the collision. In the sequence of events, another vehicle was also hit and caught fire, she said.
Police teams and fire brigade personnel rushed to the spot immediately upon receiving the information, according to Kaushik.
With the assistance of local residents, rescue and relief operations were launched without delay, she said.
"So far, 11 deaths have been reported, and efforts are underway to establish the identities of the victims," the SP said.
Police personnel remain deployed at the site, and efforts are ongoing to restore traffic movement on the affected route.
According to initial information, one of the trucks involved bears a Bihar registration number, while the other is registered in Madhya Pradesh.
Among the cars involved, one is from Sonbhadra district and another from Mirzapur district, the SP said.
A detailed probe is on in the matter.
