CSK score 187/8 against Rajasthan Royals in IPL
New Delhi, May 20 (PTI): Chennai Super Kings scored 187 for eight against Rajasthan Royals in their Indian Premier League match here on Tuesday.
Asked to bat first, CSK were off to a disastrous start and lost two wickets with just 12 runs on the board.
CSK were then struggling at 78 for five in the eighth over, even as opener Ayush Mhatre blazed away to a 20-ball 43.
However, Dewald Brevis (42 off 25 balls) and Shivam Dube (39 off 32) helped CSK fight back with their 59-run partnership.
Playing this match in place of Fazalhaq Farooqi, pacer Yudhvir Singh picked up 3/47 in four overs, while Akash Madhwal ended with impressive figures of 3/29.
Brief scores:
Chennai Super Kings: 187/8 in 20 overs (Ayush Mhatre 43, Dewald Brevis 42; Yudhvir Singh Charak 3/47, Akash Madhwal 3/29).
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Karnataka BJP MLA caught taking Rs 5 lakh bribe remanded to judicial custody
Bengaluru (PTI): BJP MLA Dr Chandru Lamani, caught allegedly accepting a Rs 5 lakh bribe from a contractor, has been remanded to judicial custody until March 3.
The Shirahatti MLA, a doctor, was brought from Gadag to Bengaluru on Saturday night and produced before a Special Court for Public Representatives, sources said.
The court remanded him to custody until March 3.
The MLA was caught in a Lokayukta trap following a complaint by Vijay Pujar, a Class-1 contractor from Chinchali in Gadag district.
Lokayukta officials said the alleged bribe was linked to Minor Irrigation Department works, including the construction of retaining walls along a road. The accused had demanded Rs 11 lakh from the complainant to execute the project, and Rs 5 lakh was accepted during the trap.
Along with Lamani, his personal assistants, Manjunath Valmiki and Guru Naik, were also arrested in connection with the case.
