Rajasthan Royals beat Punjab Kings by four wickets in IPL to keep play-off hopes alive
Dharamsala, May 19: Rajasthan Royals defeated Punjab Kings by four wickets to keep their slim play-off hopes alive in the Indian Premier League here on Friday.
Chasing 188, Yashasvi Jaiswal (50 off 36) and Devdutt Padikkal (51 off 30) slammed quick fifties, while Shimron Hetmyer struck 46 and impact substitute Dhruv Jurel (10 not out) sealed the win for RR with a six with two balls to spare.
The win kept RR in the hunt but their fate also depends on results of other matches.
PBKS, on the other hand, crashed out of the tournament.
Earlier PBKS posted a competitive 187 for five after being sent into bat.
PBKS lost wickets at regular intervals to slide to 50 for 4 in the seventh over before Sam Curran (49 not out) and Jitesh Sharma (44 off 28) added 64 runs for the fifth wicket to give some momentum to the innings.
Towards the end, M Shahrukh Khan made valuable 41 off 23 balls.
Navdeep Saini (3/40) was the pick of the bowlers for RR, while Adam Zampa (1/26) and Trent Boult (1/35) picked up a wicket each.
Brief Scores:
Punjab Kings: 187 for 5 in 20 overs (Jitesh Sharma 44, Sam Curran 49 not out; Navdeep Saini 3/40).
Rajasthan Royals: 189 for 6 in 19.4 overs (Devdutt Padikkal 51, Yashasvi Jaiswal 50, Shimron Hetmyer 46; Kagiso Rabada 2/40).
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11 arrested for kidnap, assault of Kannada film director; actor among accused
Bengaluru (PTI): Eleven people, among them a woman, were arrested for allegedly kidnapping and brutally assaulting a Kannada film director and robbing him of gold ornaments and cash, police said on Thursday.
The matter came to light after he filed a complaint at Adugodi police station on February 11, they said.
Among those arrested is a female actor named Aishwarya, who is also a social media influencer, police added.
According to police, in his complaint, T A Anish stated that he had directed a new film titled 'Jeevanada Bhashe', which is yet to be released.
An investor in the film, along with another associate working with him, developed a financial dispute with Anish.
About two months ago, the complainant moved from Bengaluru to Mumbai.
During this period, he informed a female actor friend residing in Indiranagar, Bengaluru, that he was planning to sell his car. The accused came to know of this through the actress and told the complainant they would help him sell the vehicle, a senior police officer said.
On February 9, they called him from Mumbai to Bengaluru. Thereafter, the accused, along with others, asked the complainant to come to a location within the limits of Adugodi police station, he said.
On the same night, they allegedly kidnapped him in a car and took him to a house within the jurisdiction of Byadarahalli police station, where they wrongfully confined him.
Five to six persons then allegedly assaulted him with cricket stumps and hockey sticks and robbed him of the gold ornaments he was wearing and Rs 30,000 in cash, police said.
Later, they took him by car to Mandaragiri Hill near Panditanahalli in Tumakuru district, where two more persons joined them and allegedly assaulted him again, police said.
Based on the complaint, a case of kidnapping and assault was registered at Adugodi police station.
“During the investigation, police pursued multiple angles and secured a total of 11 accused, including one woman, involved in the crime,” the officer said.
Police also seized six mobile phones used in the offence, gold ornaments, a car and cash from the accused.
The accused were produced in a court, which remanded them to custody, police said, adding that further investigation is underway.
