MI beat RCB by 4 wickets in WPL
Navi Mumbai, Mar 21: Mumbai Indians defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore by four wickets in their last league match of the Women's Premier League here on Tuesday.
Amelia Kerr (3/22) and Nat Sciver-Brunt (2/24) shared five wickets between them, while Issy Wong (2/26) accounted for two and Saika Ishaque (1/31) claimed one as MI restricted RCB to a modest 125 after opting to bowl.
Ellyse Perry (29 off 38 balls) and skipper Smriti Mandhana (24 off 25 balls) got starts but couldn't capitalise and it took a blitz from Richa Ghosh (29 off 13 balls) to take RCB across the 100-run mark.
In reply, MI chased down the target in 16.3 overs, scoring 129 for six with Kerr smashing an unbeaten 27-ball 31 and Yastika Bhatia making 26-ball 30 at the top.
Brief Score:
RCB: 125 for 9 in 20 overs (Richa Ghosh 29, Ellyse Perry 29; Amelia Kerr 3/22).
MI: 129 for 6 in 16.3 overs (Amelia Kerr 31 not out, Yastika Bhatia 30; Kanika Ahuja 2/5).
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Udupi: Body of missing lecturer found in well of his house
Udupi: The body of a 55-year-old lecturer of the Udupi Sanskrit College, who had gone missing recently, was found in the waters of well of his house on Saturday.
The lecturer, Ganapathi Bhat, was from Sirsi in Uttara Kannada and a bachelor. He was living in a rented house near the MGM College in Udupi.
Bhat’s death is suspected to be a case of suicide due to depression over personal problems.
Officers from the Udupi Town Police Station, where a missing complaint was earlier filed, arrived at the lecturer’s house on learning that his body had been found in the well there.
The fire brigade staff retrieved the body from the waters in the well. The body was taken to the Udupi District Hospital for a post-mortem examination with help of social activist Nithyananda Olakadu.
(Assistance for overcoming suicidal thoughts is available on the state’s health helpline 104, Tele-MANAS 14416.)
