Kohli, Rahane lead India to victory in first ODI
Durban: An unbeaten ton from Captain Virat Kohli and steady batting by Ajinkya Rahane brought India a six-wicket victory in the first One-Day International against South Africa here on Thursday.
Chasing a target of 270 runs, the Indians crossed the line in 45.3 overs to take a 1-0 lead in the six-match series.
Kohli and Rahane came together after the early departure of openers Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan to put together a stand of 189 runs.
Kohli scored 112 runs off 119 deliveries which included 10 hits to the fence while Rahane scored a steady 79 off 86 balls.
Earlier, skipper Faf du Plessis' ninth ODI century helped South Africa recover from a minor collapse to post a competitive 269/8 against India in the opener of the six-match One-day International series at Kingsmead here on Thursday.
Brief Scores:
India: 270/4 in 45.3 overs (Virat Kohli 112, Ajinkya Rahane 79) vs South Africa 269/8 (Faf du Plessis 120, Chris Morris 37, Quinton de Kock 34; Kuldeep Yadav 3/34, Yuzvendra Chahal 2/45) .
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Man slits wife’s throat on road in Kalaburagi, flees
Kalaburagi (Karnataka) (PTI): A 28-year-old woman was allegedly killed by her husband, who slit her throat in the middle of a road following a family dispute in this district on Thursday, police said.
The deceased was identified as Saanvi, a native of Maharashtra, they said.
Videos of the incident, recorded by locals on mobile phones, have been widely circulated online, purportedly showing the accused, Akshay, attacking her in public.
The incident occurred near Ballurgi village in Afzalpur taluk of Kalaburagi district, police said.
According to police, the man allegedly brought his wife in a car, forced her to get down onto the road, and slit her throat.
Saanvi, who was heard screaming in the videos, died on the spot. The accused fled the scene in the vehicle.
A case of murder has been registered at Afzalpur police station, and efforts are underway to apprehend the accused, police added.
