India marching towards formidable total as Rohit Sharma departs after scoring 140 off 113 balls
Manchester: Indian Cricket Team on Sunday looked in absolute control mid-way through the innings against its neighbors Pakistan, as the innings was rallying towards the death overs.
Pakistan after winning the toss put India to bat. With Shikar Dhawan injured, KL Rahul and Rohit laid solid opening partnership with the latter completing his 24th ODI ton and second ton of this edition of the world cup in the 30th over.
Rahul however departed after making 57 runs.
Sharma fell to Hassan Ali as he gave a simple catch to short fine-leg fielder after scoring 140 runs in 113 deliveries.
India innings looked swiftly in control with skipper Virat Kohli batting on 34 runs at the time of publishing this report with another 10 overs to go. Team’s total read 244-2.
Pakistan bowler except Mohammed Amir failed to built pressure on strong India batting line-up right from the beginning of the game.
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Biker injured, leopard dies in road accident near forest area in Shivamogga
Shivamogga: A leopard was killed after being hit by a motorcycle near Mandagadde in Thirthahalli taluk of Shivamogga district.
According to reports, the biker was travelling from Shivamogga towards Thirthahalli when the leopard suddenly came onto the road from a nearby forest area near Mandagadde. The rider is said to have lost control of the bike and crashed into the animal.
The leopard suffered severe injuries in the impact and died on the spot. The biker also fell onto the road along with the motorcycle and sustained serious injuries. He was shifted to a hospital in Shivamogga for further treatment.
After receiving information about the incident, forest department officials, including Gajanur RFO Vinay Kumar, visited the spot and conducted an inspection.
