Car catches fire at Charmadi Ghat road: Passengers escape unharmed
Belthangady: A car that was enroute to Bengaluru from Mangaluru reportedly caught fire at the Charmadi Ghat road and completely burned down on the road during the late hours on July 11, Monday. The passengers in the car, who realized the imminent danger of vehicular combustion reportedly got out of the vehicle in the nick of time and escapes the incident unharmed.
The passengers in the car were travelling from Jokatte in Mangaluru to Bengaluru, it is learned. When the car reached the Annappa Swamy Temple at Charmadi Ghat on Monday night, the diesel tank of the vehicle suddenly caught on fire. As soon as the driver spotted the fire, he reportedly parked it beside the road and the passengers got out of the vehicle in time.
The Charmadi social worker/activist Hasanabba who came to know about the incident immediately informed the Banakal police station and additionally offered help to the passengers of the vehicle.
The Banakal police reportedly arrived at the site and conducted an inquiry.
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New Zealand crush Sri Lanka by 61 runs in T20 World Cup Super Eights tie
Colombo (PTI): Rachin Ravindra claimed 4/27 as New Zealand crushed Sri Lanka by 61 runs in their Group 2 Super Eights clash of the T20 World Cup here on Wednesday.
With the win, New Zealand took a big step towards the semifinals. Sri Lanka were knocked out, though they still have one match to play.
Chasing 169, Sri Lanka made a terrible start to crawl to 20 for two in the powerplay and failed to gain any momentum.
Ravindra then ran through the brittle Lankan middle order to help the Kiwis limit the co-hosts for a paltry 107/8.
Earlier, skipper Mitchell Santner (47) and Cole McConchie (31 not out) led New Zealand's fightback after middle-order collapse as the Kiwis posted 168/7.
New Zealand suffered a batting collapse as they slipped from 75/2 to 84/6 during which they also lost three wickets without adding a run.
Brief Scores:
New Zealand: 168 for 7 in 20 overs (Rachin Ravindra 32, Mitchell Santner 47, Cole McConchie 31 not out; Maheesh Theekshana 3/30).
Sri Lanka: 107 for 8 in 20 overs (Kamindu Mendis 31; Matt Henry 2/3, Rachin Ravindra 4/27).
