Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh by 7 runs in Women''s World Cup
Navi Mumbai (PTI): Half-centuries from captain Nigar Sultana and batting stalwart Sharmin Akhter went in vain as Bangladesh lost to Sri Lanka by seven runs in a thrilling Women's World match, here on Monday.
With this loss, Bangladesh are out of the competition, while Sri Lanka kept their slim chance of securing a place in the knockouts.
Chasing Sri Lanka's target of 203, built on Hasini Perera's 85, skipper Chamari Athapaththu's 46, and Nilakshika Silva's 37, Bangladesh were going steady with Sharmin (64 retd hurt) and skipper Nigar (77) scoring half-centuries.
But a late-order collapse saw them stranded at 195/9 in 50 overs.
Chamari (4/42) emerged the most successful Sri Lankan bowler after taking three wickets in the last over.
Brief Scores:
Sri Lanka 202 all out in 48.4 overs (Chamari Athapaththu 46, Hasini Perera 85, Nilakshika Silva 37; Shorna Akter 3/27, Rabeya Khan 2/39).
Bangladesh 195 for 9 in 50 overs (Sharmin Akhter 64 retd hurt, Nigar Sultana 77; Sugandika Kumari 2/38, Chamari Athpaththu 4/42).
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Bihar: Over 150 children fall ill after consuming 'mid-day meal' in Saharsa
Saharsa (PTI): More than 150 children were taken ill after allegedly consuming food that was part of the mid-day meal in a school in Bihar’s Saharsa district, a senior official said on Thursday.
The incident occurred at a middle school in Baluaha village of the district.
The official said that 115 children were undergoing treatment at the Sadar Hospital, while around 50 students were admitted to Mahishi Public Health Centre.
“We received information that several children fell ill after consuming the mid-day meal in Baluaha. The children were initially treated at the primary health centre, but later, many were referred to the Sadar Hospital,” Saharsa District Magistrate Deepesh Kumar told reporters.
“According to doctors, the health condition of the children has improved, but they will be kept under observation for some time. There is no need to panic. Some kids are having mild fever. They are being treated accordingly,” Kumar said.
Meanwhile, family members of some children claimed that a snake was found in the container in which cooked pulses was stored at the school.
Of the 545 students present in the school, 200 had already eaten their meals by the time the snake was spotted, and later complained of stomach ache and vomiting, they said.
Regarding the claims, the DM said food samples have been collected from the school.
“We will be able to comment on this only after the results of the tested samples arrive,” he said.
