2nd T20I: South Africa beat India by 5 wickets (D/L method)
Gqeberha (South Africa), Dec 12: South Africa defeated India by five wickets in the second T20 International here on Tuesday.
Sent into bat, India posted 180 for 7 before the hosts were set a revised target of 152 in 15 overs following a spell of rain.
India were going all guns blazing before rain stopped play with three balls left in the innings.
Skipper Suryakumar Yadav (56 off 36) and Rinku Singh (68 batting off 39) made fifties.
Chasing the revised target, South Africa reached home in 13.5 overs, scoring 154 for 5.
Reeza Hendricks (49) and skipper Aiden Markram (30) made substantial contributions for South Africa.
Brief Scores:
India: 180 for 7 (Rinku Singh 68 not out, Suryakumar Yadav 56; Aiden Markram 1/29, Tabraiz Shamsi 1/18).
South Africa:154 for 5 in 13.5 overs ( Reeza Hendricks 49; Mukesh Kumar 2/34).
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Ludhiana West AAP MLA dies in 'accidental firing' from own pistol: Police
Ludhiana, Jan 11: Aam Aadmi Party leader and Ludhiana West MLA Gurpreet Bassi Gogi has died of gunshot injuries, with police saying on Saturday it could be a case of "accidental fire" from his own licensed pistol.
Joint Commissioner of Police Jaskaran Singh Teja said the bullet pierced Gogi's temple and he was rushed to the local Dayanand Medical College and Hospital (DMCH), where doctors declared him dead.
The incident occurred around 11:30 pm at Gogi's house. Teja said the bullet was fired from Gogi's licensed pistol.
"According to his family members, it was an accidental fire," the JCP said.
The police said the body has been kept at the mortuary of DMCH. The case is under investigation and a post-mortem will be conducted to know more details.
Several political leaders expressed shock over Gogi's death. They are reaching his residence in Ludhiana to express condolences.
"My deepest condolences to the grieving family during this difficult time. May they find the strength to endure this painful loss. I pray to the Almighty that his noble soul rests in eternal peace," Punjab AAP president Aman Arora said in a post on X.
Hours before his death, Gogi held a meeting with Vidhan Sabha Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan and AAP MP Balbir Singh Seechewal over the issue of cleaning of 'Budha Nalla'.
Gogi joined the AAP after quitting the Congress in 2022. He defeated two-time MLA Bharat Bhushan Ashu in the state assembly poll that year from the Ludhiana West seat.
His wife Sukhchain Kaur Gogi unsuccessfully contested the municipal corporation elections last month.
