Anekal: Two 20-year-old youngsters drown to death while swimming with friends in pond
Anekal: Two of five youngsters who went swimming in the ‘Suvarnamukhi’ kalyani (temple pond) near Bannerghatta on Saturday are reported to have drowned to death.
The deceased youth are learned to have been 20 years old and identified as Deepu and Yogishwaran of Garvebavipalya of Bommanahalli. They are also learned to have been students of a private college in Bommasandra.
The five students of the college went to the pond near Bannerghatta for a swim on Saturday. Deepu and Yogishwaran struggled to stay afloat during the swim and drowned in the pond waters.
The scene of the duo drowning is learned to have been captured in a mobile phone.
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RCB beat MI by 18 runs after batters fire
Mumbai (PTI): Royal Challengers Bengaluru skipper Rajat Patidar, Phil Salt and Virat Kohli blasted half-centuries as the defending champions beat Mumbai Indians by 18 runs in an Indian Premier League match here on Sunday.
Salt (78 off 36 balls) and Kohli (50 off 38 balls) stitched together a 120-run stand for the opening wicket before Patidar scored a rapid 53 off just 20 balls as RCB posted 240 for 4.
In response, Mumbai Indians were restricted to 222 for 5, with RCB spinner Suyash Sharma (2/47) putting the skids on the home side with a double strike in the eighth over, from which they could not recover.
Sherfane Rutherford top-scored for MI with an unbeaten 71 off 31 balls.
While opener Rohit Sharma appeared to be struggling with a hamstring issue and had to retire hurt on 19, his partner Ryan Rickelton made 37, while Suryakumar Yadav (33) and Hardik Pandya (40) were the other contributors for MI.
Brief scores:
Royal Challengers Bengaluru 240 for 4 in 20 overs (Phil Salt 78, Virat Kohli 50, Rajat Patidar 53, Tim David 35 not out).
Mumbai Indians: 222 for 5 in 20 overs (Sherfane Rutherford 71 not out, Ryan Rickelton 37, Hardik Pandya 40; Suyash Sharma 2/47).
