Bengaluru, April 25: Chennai Super Kings (CSK) edged past Royals Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in a high octane encounter on Wednesday by 5 wickets at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. CSK needed 16 off the last over. While it was Bravo who pummeled 10 off the first two balls to keep Chennai win the game, it was Mahendra Singh Dhoni who brought the win with a six. Couldn't have been a better finish to the game. Dhoni played the captain's knock of unbeaten 34-ball 70. He clobbered 7 sixes and 1 four to knock Virat Kohli's RCB out of the game.
Earlier, batting first Quinton de Kock and Virat Kohli provided a commendable start to the home team. Kohli who was just 18 runs short of completing 2000 IPL runs at M Chinnaswamy Stadium scored just 18 runs before perishing to Shardul Thakur. It was the South African pair of de Kock and AB de Villiers who raged a storm in Bengaluru as they kneaded a 103 run partnership off 53 deliveries. The Proteas duo shared 14 maximums and three fours amongst them. While de Kock struck 4 sixes and 1 four en route his 37-ball 53, ABD pummeled his way to 30-ball 68 with 8 sixes and two boundaries. However, Bravo and Tahir pulled things together for the visitors as RCB lost two of the batsman in quick succession. Tahir picked ABD and Corey in the same over. It was Mandeep Singh who stroked a cameo of 17-ball 32 to stretch RCB's start to a good one. However, RCB lost three wickets in the last over. Washington Sundar's 4-ball 13 helped the hosts get over the 200 run mark.
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Karnataka CM, political leaders remember Saroja Devi as 'Abhinaya Saraswati'
Bengaluru (PTI): Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar and several political leaders have expressed grief over the death of veteran South Indian actress B Saroja Devi, remembering her as "Abhinaya Saraswati", as she was fondly addressed.
Saroja Devi died on Monday at her residence in Malleswaram, Bengaluru. She was 87.
She has worked in over 200 Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, and Hindi films.
Siddaramaiah, in his condolence message posted on X, said her departure is a great loss to the Indian cinema.
"The news of the death of veteran Kannada actress B Saroja Devi is painful. She acted in about 200 Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, and Kannada language films and was known as Abhinaya Saraswati," he said.
When we think of Saroja Devi, her soulful performances in films like Kittur Chennamma, Babruvahana, Anna Thangi come to mind, he said. She entertained moviegoers for decades.
Deputy CM DK Shivakumar said, also on X, "A loving farewell to Abhinaya Saraswathi."
"The news of the demise of senior Kannada actress B Saroja Devi, popularly known as Abhinaya Saraswathi, is painful. She acted in five languages and served the film industry for 6 decades," he said.
Leader of Opposition in Legislative Assembly R Ashoka, expressing grief, said her passing away is an irreparable loss not only to Kannada but also to the entire Indian cinema.
Stating that Saroja Devi was recognized as one of the greatest actresses of the Indian film industry, former CM Basavaraj Bommai said, "She had acted in many mythological and historical films and was a household name among Kannadigas. Her portrayal of Kittur Chennamma is still remembered by everyone."
Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan awards were sought after for her achievements, he said.
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