RR suffer batting collapse, all out for 59 to lose to RCB by 112 runs
Jaipur, May 14: Royal Challengers Bangalore notched up a comprehensive 112-run win over Rajasthan Royals to strengthen their IPL play-off chances, here on Sunday.
Opting to bat, skipper Faf du Plessis (55 off 44) and Glenn Maxwell (54 of 33) scored half-centuries to help RCB post a competitive 171 for five.
Their bowlers, led Wayne Parnell (3/10) then put up scintillating display to bowl out Rajasthan for a paltry 59 in 10.3 overs.
Michael Bracewell (2/16)and Karn Sharma (2/19) picked two wickets each.
Earlier, du Plessis and Maxwell stitched a 69-run partnership for the second wicket to set the platform for the total.
But the middle order once again failed to fire as RCB lost four wickets for just 18 runs.
Spinner Adam Zampa and medium pacer KM Asif picked two wickets apiece for Rajasthan.
Brief Scores:
Royal Challengers Bangalore 171 for 5 in 20 overs (Faf du Plessis 55, Glenn Maxwell 54; Adam Zampa 2/25; KM Asif 2/42)
Rajasthan Royals 59 all out in 10.3 overs (Shimron Hetmyer 35; Wayne Parnell 3/10)
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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.
