MI beat DC by eight runs in final to win WPL title
Mumbai, Mar 15 (PTI): Mumbai Indian beat Delhi Capitals by eight runs in the final to win their second Women's Premier League (WPL) title here on Saturday.
Put in to bat, Mumbai Indians scored 149 for 7 with captain Harmanpreet Kaur top-scoring with a fine 44-ball 66 while Nat Sciver-Brunt chipped in with 30.
Mumbai Indians then restricted DC to 141 for 9 in 20 overs to win their second title in the tournament.
Nat Sciver-Brunt (3/30) was the pick of the MI bowlers while Amelia Kerr took two wickets.
For DC, Marizanne Kapp top-scored with 40 while Jemimah Rodrigues contributed 30.
Brief Scores:
Mumbai Indians: 149 for 7 in 20 overs (Harmanpreet Kaur 66, Nat Sciver-Brunt 30; Jess Jonassen 2/26, Shree Charani 2/43)
Delhi Capitals: 141 for 9 in 20 overs (Jemimah Rodrigues 30, Marizanne Kapp 40; Nat Sciver-Brunt 3/30).
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Maharashtra: 60 injured in bee attack at Shivaji Maharaj's birthplace Shivneri Fort
Pune, March 16 (PTI): Nearly 60 persons were injured after being attacked by a swarm of bees at the famous Shivneri Fort in Maharashtra’s Pune district on Sunday, a forest official said.
Of those injured, 50 were treated at a nearby hospital, he said.
Legendary Maratha king Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj was born at the Shivneri Fort, located in Junnar tehsil, about 90 km from Pune. Hundreds of people visit the historical site daily.
“The incident occurred near the Shivai temple at the fort. As per eyewitnesses, a group of youths hurled stones at a beehive, agitating the flying insects and triggering the attack,” said Range Forest Officer Pradip Chavan from Junnar.
About 60 visitors sustained bee stings, with 50 requiring hospital treatment. “Fortunately, all were out of danger and were later discharged,” he added.
A similar incident had occurred on February 19, during the birth anniversary celebrations of Shivaji Maharaj, when 10 persons were injured in a bee attack.
