De Villiers stars in RCB 82 run win over KKR in Sharjah
Sharjah: Royal Challengers Bengaluru on Monday defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by a margin of 82 runs in what has consolidated their Net Run Rate on the points table where they are placed on number three spot behind Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals.
RCB, batting first, rode on De Villiers brilliance with the bat to set a competitive total on 194 runs.
KKR while chasing were scattered with top and middle-order collapse. They only managed to put 112 runs on board while chasing in their 20 overs, losing 9 wickets.
Chris Morris and Washington Sundar bagged 2 wickets each in their 4 overs conceding 17 and 20 runs respectively. Yuzvendra Chahal, Navdeep Saini, Mohammed Siraj and Isuru Udana all bagged one wicket each.
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53-year-old woman dies in house fire in North Bengaluru; three rescued
Bengaluru: A 53-year-old woman lost her life in a fire that broke out at her residence in North Bengaluru on Monday night, officials said.
The deceased has been identified as Savitha. Her husband Ramesh Babu, a contractor, their son and Savitha’s mother-in-law were rescued from the building by fire and emergency personnel.
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According to preliminary information, the fire started shortly after 9 pm at their house in Gayathri Nagar. The family was residing on the third and fourth floors of the building.
Initial findings suggest that the blaze originated in the kitchen on the third floor and rapidly spread to the upper level.
Firefighters rushed to the spot after receiving the alert and brought the fire under control. They managed to rescue three family members from the building.
Savitha is believed to have died due to severe burn injuries. The rescued persons were shifted to a hospital for treatment.
Police and Fire Department officials have begun an investigation to ascertain the exact cause of the fire. Senior officers visited the site to assess the situation.
