Dublin, June 29: Hardik Pandya 9-ball 32 blitzkrieg towards the end of the inning helped India post a mammoth mammoth 213 for 4 in the second T20I at The Village, Dublin. In the final two overs Pandya clobbered 4 sixes to help India get past 200 for the second time in the series. After winning the toss once again Ireland skipper asked India to bat first. Surprising everyone, KL Rahul and Virat Kohli came out to to open for India. Kohli departed early after scoring just 9 runs bur Rahul (70) and Suresh Raina (69) looked sublime with the bat sharing 102-run partnership for the 2nd wicket. Although Rohit Sharma departed for a duck but Pandya stole the show with his terrific hitting towards the end. For Ireland Kevin O'Brien was the most successful bowler who picked 3 wickets for 40 runs.
Score Board:
IRE 70 all-out (12.3)
IND 213-4 (20)
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Chilakutpeta (Andhra Pradesh) (PTI): Five engineering students who were observing Ayyappa Swamy deeksha (penance) have been killed in an accident here in Palnadu district when their car crashed into a truck from behind, said a police official.
Police said the accident occurred late on Thursday on the new bypass road in Chilakutpeta after the truck driver allegedly slowed down his vehicle suddenly.
"Four students died on the spot, and another person succumbed to his injuries at a private hospital," the official told PTI.
The students were travelling from Guntur to Penukonda in Sri Satya Sai district, police said. Meanwhile, police registered a case under relevant sections of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
