India beat Bangladesh by five runs via Duckworth-Lewis method in T20 World Cup
Adelaide, Nov 2: India defeated Bangladesh by five runs in a rain-curtailed T20 World Cup match here on Wednesday.
Invited to bat, Virat Kohli and K L Rahul scored sparkling fifties to power India to 184 for six.
The under-fire Rahul returned to form with a 32-ball 50 before Kohli took charge of the innings with an unbeaten 64 off 44 deliveries.
Hasan Mahmud (3/47) was the pick of the bowlers for Bangladesh.
Defending a revised target of 151 in 16 overs following a brief rain interruption, India restricted Bangladesh to 145 for six.
Liton Das top-scored for Bangladesh with a 27-ball 60.
Arshdeep Singh (2/38) picked up two wickets for India.
Brief scores:
India 184 for 6 in 20 overs (Virat Kohli 64 not out, KL Rahul 50; Hasan Mahmud (3/47).
Bangladesh: 145 for 6 in 16 overs (Liton Das 60; Arshdeep Singh 2/38).
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Death toll in Mundathikode fireworks explosion rises to 16
Thrissur (Kerala) (PTI): One more person who had been hospitalised following the Mundathikode fireworks explosion died at Thrissur Medical College on Sunday, police said.
With this, the death toll in the incident has risen to 16.
According to Thrissur Medical College police, the deceased has been identified as Unnikrishnan from Edappal, who was among the 38 persons present at the fireworks manufacturing unit in Mundathikode where the explosions occurred on April 21.
Police said Unnikrishnan had suffered over 80 per cent burns and had remained in critical condition.
The condition of the two other injured persons remains critical, police said.
Of the 38 persons present at the site, 16 have died, while four remain missing.
The fireworks were being manufactured for Thiruvambady Devaswom as part of the Thrissur Pooram festivities.
The licensee of the unit had also suffered burn injuries and had died earlier.
