2nd T20I: Gaikwad's half-century, Rinku's 38 take India to 185/5
Dublin, Aug 20: Ruturaj Gaikwad blended caution with aggression to smash 58 off 42 balls while Sanju Samson contributed a quick-fire 40 in India's imposing 185 for 5 against Ireland in the second T20 International here on Sunday.
Rinku Singh, batting in India colours for the first time, smashed 38 off 21 balls to give the total the impetus it needed as 42 came off last two overs.
Gaikwad had six boundaries and a maximum in his second T20I fifty while Samson struck five fours and a six.
The duo added 71 runs for the third wicket in 8.1 overs.
Brief Scores:
India: 185 for 5 in 20 overs (Ruturaj Gaikwad 58, Sanju Samson 40, Rinku Singh 38; Barry McCarthy 2/36, Craig Young 1/29, Ben White 1/33) vs Ireland.
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Two Naxalites gunned down in encounter with cops in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur
Bijapur (Chhattisgarh) (PTI): Two Naxalites were killed in an encounter with security personnel in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh on Thursday, police said.
The exchange of fire broke out in a forest along the Indravati river in the morning when a joint team of security forces was out on an anti-Naxalite operation, a senior police official said.
After guns fell silent, bodies of two Naxalites, clad in uniform, along with a Self-Loading Rifle, an Insas rifle and a 12-bore rifle were recovered from the spot, he said.
Search operation was still underway, he added.
With this action, at least 25 Maoists have been killed in separate encounters in the state so far this year.
Earlier, 14 Maoists were gunned down in two encounters on January 3 in the Bastar region, which comprises seven districts, including Bijapur.
Last year, 285 Maoists were killed in various encounters with security forces in Chhattisgarh.
The Centre has set a deadline of March 31 this year to eradicate Left-Wing Extremism from the country.
