MI win by 100 runs to end RR's playoffs hopes
Jaipur, May 1 (PTI): Mumbai Indians crushed Rajasthan Royals by 100 runs to end the home team's playoffs hopes in the Indian Premier League here on Thursday.
Batting first, MI scored 217 for two. In reply, RR were all out for 117 in 16.1 overs as MI closed in on securing a playoffs berth.
MI rode on brisk half-centuries from Rohit Sharma (53 off 36 balls) and Ryan Rickelton (61 off 38) to post a formidable total.
Skipper Hardik Pandya (48 off 23 balls) and Suryakumar Yadav (48 off 23) gave finishing touches to MI's innings with their whirlwind knocks.
The likes of Jasprit Bumrah (2/15) and Trent Boult (3/28) then rattled the RR batting before leg-spinner Karn Sharma (3/23) wrapped up a big win for the visitors.
Wonder boy Vaibhav Suryavanshi was dismissed by Deepak Chahar for a two-ball duck.
Brief Scores:
Mumbai Indians: 217/2 in 20 overs (Ryan Rickleton 61, Rohit Sharma 53; Riyan Parag 1/12).
Rajasthan Royals: 117 all out in 16.1 overs (Jofra Archer 30; Karn Sharma 3/23, Jasprit Bumrah 2/15, Trent Boult 3/28).
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IRS officer booked in rape case in Odisha
Bhubaneswar (PTI): An Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer was booked in Bhubaneswar for allegedly raping a woman, police said on Sunday.
The case was lodged under BNS Section 64 on the basis of a complaint filed at the Saheednagar police station of the city, they said.
The alleged incident took place on January 15 at the officer's official residence in the city, where the woman had gone along with a friend, they added.
The FIR was registered on February 20 after a preliminary inquiry established prima facie evidence, officials said.
The woman, who is married, alleged that the accused officer had threatened to circulate her intimate photographs on social media.
Police Commissioner S Dev Datta Singh said an investigation is underway.
