IPL: Lucknow Super Giants beat Mumbai Indians by five runs
Lucknow, May 16: Lucknow Super Giants beat Mumbai Indians by five runs in a crucial IPL game to inch closer to the playoffs here on Tuesday.
Asked to bat first, Marcus Stoinis hit a whirlwind 89 off 47 balls to power Lucknow Super Giants to a challenging 177 for 3.
In reply, Ishan Kishan made a 39-ball 59 and added 90 with Rohit Sharma (37) but once they departed, MI could only manage 172 for 5 in the end.
Earlier, LSG were 35 for 3 in 6.1 overs but Stoinis and Krunal Pandya (49) lifted the team to 117 for 3 with a 82-run fourth wicket stand, which remained unfinished after the skipper retired hurt after hobbling to a single.
Jason Behrendorff (2/30) and Piyush Chawla (1/26) were among the wickets.
For LSG, Ravi Bishnoi (2/26) and Yash Thakur (2/40) took two wickets each.
Brief Scores:
Lucknow Super Giants: 177 for 3 in 20 overs (Marcus Stoinis 89 not out; Jason Behrendorff 2/30).
Mumbai Indians: 172 for 5 in 20 overs (Ishan Kishan 59; Ravi Bishnoi 2/26).
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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.
