Mumbai, Apr 16: Venkatesh Iyer slammed a scintillating hundred to power Kolkata Knight Riders to a competitive 185 for six against Mumbai Indians here on Sunday.

 

Iyer scored 104 off 51 balls to hold the innings together, while Rinku Singh (18) and Andre Russell (21 not out) also made useful contributions after Mumbai Indians won the toss and opted to bowl at the Wankhede stadium.

 

Hrithik Shokeen (2/34) scalped two wickets, Piyush Chawla (1/19), Riley Meredith (1/40), Duan Jansen (1/53) and Cameron Green (1/20) also accounted for one each.

Brief Score:

Kolkata Knight Riders: 185 for 6 in 20 overs (Venkatesh Iyer 104; Hrithik Shokeen 2/34).

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Hazaribag (PTI): Four people were killed after their SUV rammed into a truck in Jharkhand's Hazaribag district on Saturday, police said.

The accident happened around 6 pm on NH-2 in Danua Valley in the Chouparan police station area, they said.

"The accident happened due to speeding and the SUV driver's attempt to overtake the truck, during which he lost control of the vehicle," said Saroj Kumar Singh, the officer-in-charge of the Chouparan police station.

The deceased are yet to be identified, he said, adding that the car has a Dhanbad registration.

Singh said the impact of the collision was such that the SUV was badly damaged.

"The bodies of the victims were retrieved from the vehicle and sent for post-mortem examination," he said.