Klaasen powers SRH to 110-run win over KKR
New Delhi, May 25 (PTI): Heinrich Klaasen smashed a sensational hundred as Sunrisers Hyderabad ended their IPL campaign with a 110-run thrashing of Kolkata Knight Riders in their final IPL match here on Sunday.
Opting to bat, Klaasen smashed 105 not out off 39 balls, while Travis Head made 76 off 40 balls and opener Abhishek Sharma hit a 16-ball 32 as SRH posted a challenging 278 for 3.
Chasing the daunting total, KKR folded for 168 in 18.4 overs.
Manish Pandey (37), Harshit Rana (34) and Sunil Narine (31) were the scorers for KKR.
Both the teams are out of playoff race.
Brief Score:
Sunrisers Hyderabad: 278 for 3 in 20 overs (Heinrich Klaasen 105, Travis Head 76; Sunil Narine 2/42).
Kolkata Knight Riders: 168 all out in 18.4 overs (Manish Pandey 37; Eshan Malinga 3/31, Harsh Dubey 3/34, Jaydev Unadkat 3/24).
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86-year-old British national found dead in hotel room in Shimla
Shimla (PTI): An 86-year-old British national was found dead in his room at a hotel in Lower Kaithu area of Shimla city, police said on Saturday.
According to the police, one Suryavanshi reported that a foreign national staying in room number 103 of his hotel was lying unconscious in his room, late on Friday.
A police team led by a deputy superintendent of police rushed to the spot.
The elderly foreigner -- identified as Barry Elvin Moss -- was found lying unconscious on the floor. He was subsequently shifted to IGMC hospital where he was declared dead, police said.
According to police, during preliminary questioning, the hotel staff said after the foreigner did not respond to repeated calls and his room was found locked from the inside, the staff opened the door with a spare key and found him lying on the floor.
A police inspection was conducted at the scene and evidence were collected. The room was then sealed, police added.
The deceased's body has been placed in the mortuary for post-mortem and correspondence has been made with the UK embassy in this regard, officials said.
Further action will be initiated under Section 194 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and inquiry for unnatural death -- suicide, homicide or accident -- will be taken up after a response is received from the UK embassy, they added.
