IPL: CSK beat Delhi Capitals by 27 runs
Chennai, May 10: Hosts Chennai Super Kings notched up a 27-run win over Delhi Capitals, denting the visitors' chances of reaching the IPL playoffs, here on Wednesday.
Opting to bat, MS Dhoni blazed away to 20 off nine balls to help hosts Chennai Super Kings post a decent 167/8.
In reply, DC batters found the going tough and could manage only 140/8 in their 20 overs.
Rilee Rossouw top-scored for Delhi with a 37 ball-35.
Earlier, CSK never really got going as the Delhi bowlers kept striking at regular intervals.
However, Dhoni and Ravindra Jadeja (21) smashed some much-needed boundaries and maximums to take them over the 160-run mark
Spinners Axar Patel (2/27), Kuldeep Yadav (1/28) and Lalit Yadav (1/34) shared four wickets amongst themselves, while Mitchell Marsh took three scalps.
Brief Scores:
Chennai Super Kings 167 for 8 in 20 Overs (Shivam Dube 25; Mitchell Marsh 3/18, Axar Patel 2/27).
Delhi Capitals 140 for 8 in 20 overs (Rilee Rossouw 35; Matheesha Pathirana 3/37).
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Man dies of electrocution while trying to steal wires from transformer in Nagpur
Nagpur (PTI): A 25-year-old man died of electrocution while he was attempting to steal wires from a transformer in Maharashtra's Nagpur district, police said on Tuesday.
The incident occurred in the Jamtha area late on Sunday night, an official said.
Ankush Rajendra Patel, a resident of Shramik Nagar slum in Parsodi, was stuck on the transformer, and his charred body was discovered on Monday morning, the official said.
Patel had decided to steal oil and wires from the transformer in Mauli Nagar. He climbed the transformer thinking the power had been cut off and got electrocuted, he said.
The official said the deceased was a history sheeter, with several theft cases against him at Hingna and Beltarodi police stations. He was involved in stealing oil, wires, and iron from transformers.
