IPL9 - Sunrisers Hyderabad on a roll - beat Gujarat Lions by 10 wickets

Sunrisers Hyderabad are on a roll - they beat Gujarat Lions by 10 wickets and moved up the ladder of IPL points table - with this second successive win, they are now at the fourth position. This was possible by Bhuvneshwar Kumar (4/29) and Mustafizur Rahman (1/19) who bowled exceptionally well to restrict Gujarat Lions to just 135/8 Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Rajkot.
In reply, the SRH openers Shikhar Dhawan and David Warner shared an unbeaten 137 run stand to help their side notch up their second win on the trot.
This has been reported in cricbuzz.com dated 21 April 2016.

David Warner scored his 26th IPL fifty off 29 balls and his second successive too. He led from the front and played an unbeaten knock of 74 off 48 balls - it included nine fours. Shikhar Dhawan, his partner, scored a disciplined 40-ball half-century to guide his team. He hit five boundaries in his 41-ball 53 knock.
Earlier, sent in to bat first, skipper Suresh Raina hit a spirited knock of 75 off 51 balls that included nine boundaries and surprisingly not a single hit over the park. He along with Brendon McCullum added crucial 56 runs for the second wicket to build up the Lions innings before McCullum was dismissed by Bipul Sharma for 18 that came in 17 balls with the help of one four and a lone six. They raced to 50/1 after six overs of Powerplay.
But, their batsmen failed to counter the quality bowling attack of the Sunrisers - this is evident from the fact that they could score only 11 fours and one six in their innings and, only three batsmen managed to cross double-figure mark.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar picked up three prize wickets in the form of Raina, Akshdeep Nath and Dale Steyn while Mustafizur bowled a superb 19th over, conceding only four runs.


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IPL9 - Gujarat Lions turn giant killers - beat Rising Pune Supergiants at Rajkot

Gujarat Lions captained by Suresh Raina turned giant killers when they defeated Rising Pune Supergiants captained by M S Dhoni by seven wickets with 2 overs to spare at Rajkot in their IPL9 match - it was the second win for GL in two matches.
This has been reported in cricbuzz.com dated 15 April 2016.

Winning the toss, Dhoni chose to bat first and, his decision did not give the results that he would have liked. Pune Supergiants succeeded in posting a total of 163 for 5 which was nver adequate. The early platform was laid by Faf du Plessis (69) and Kevin Pietersen (37), but it needed a blitzy 10-ball 22 from their captain to give them a total of respectability. They lost three quick wickets in the form of Pietersen, Du Plessis and Steven Smith and that left a deep dent. From 121 for 2 after 15 overs, they folded up for 166 - they could add only 20 runs in the next three overs, thanks to the bowling efforts of the hosts.
In reply, it became a sort of cakewalk for the Gujarat Lions because Aaron Finch continued his impressive form with a fine fifty, and, with Brendon McCullum, scored a fantastic 85-run opening stand off just 8.3 overs. That laid the base for the win. Ravindra Jadeja took two wickets giving away 18 runs in his four-over spell while Tambe took 2 wickets conceding 33 runs.
Aaron Finch received the second successive Man of the Match award and is, now, the proud owner of the orange cap.


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Cleanliness drive of Indian Railways - Surat, Rajkot and Bilaspur cleanest

Indian Railways is determined to remain in the good books of those who matter and railway minister Suresh Prabhu is leaving no stone unturned to remain in the news to prove his worth. The latest in this venture is the naming of the cleanliest railway stations - needless to say that two of the top three are Surat and Rajkot. Both are in the state of Gujarat and no one should read too much into this.
This has been reported in timesofindia.indiatimes.com dated 18 March 2016.

The latest results are - Surat, Rajkot and Bilaspur are among the cleanest while Solapur, Mumbai Central and Chandigarh follow - this is as per a preliminary survey commissioned by the Railways for 75 A1-category stations. Next comes Bhubaneswar and Vadodara.
At the other extreme are Pune, the dirtiest station, followed by Mughalsarai, Guwahati, Nizamuddin (Delhi), Sealdah and Kanpur Central alongwith Bhopal, Muzaffarpur, Thrisur, Raipur, Varanasi and Delhi.
Among the top 10 cleanest stations in 'A' category (332 stations) are Beas (Punjab), Jamnagar, Gandhidham and Vasco-Da-Gama (Goa) while least cleanest stations in Category 'A' stations are Shahganj, Ballia and Janghai (Uttar Pradesh), Madhubani and Bakhtiyarpur (Bihar) and Raichur (Karnataka).
All the 75 A-1 and 332 A category stations across 16 zonal railways were surveyed based on passenger perception on cleanliness at the stations. As the railway minister has said - the basic idea is to make the entire rail network clean and a beginning has been made. The objective is to bring all stations on par with a particular standard. The move is aimed at improving cleanliness at 8,000 stations across the country and take forward the 'Swachh Rail, Swachh Bharat' mission.


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At least 34 dead in heavy rains in Gujarat – Rajkot and Amreli face floodlike situations

Gujarat is in the grip of the monsoons and at least 34 deaths have been reported, as a result of heavy rains coupled with squally winds parts of Gujarat like Rajkot and Amreli are faced with flood-like situation, besides claiming 34 lives due to continuous downpour.
In Ahmedabad, the heavy rainfall has left many parts inundated while few of the areas are worst-affected due to water-logging.
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Teams of NDRF, Indian Air Force and SRP have been pressed into service at Rajkot and Amreli to rescue the stranded people. The heavy rains have led to disruption of electricity supply in many villages. Approximately 1,500 people have been shifted to safer locations.
The Met department had already cautioned earlier that a "depression" had formed over the Arabian Sea, a second time in a month, which could turn into a "deep depression" and bring heavy rains in the state of Gujarat. Districts of heavy rains include -- Gir Somnath, Amreli, Rajkot and Ahmedabad. The city of Surat recorded more than 100 mm rain-fall and Ahmedabad, more than 200 mm.
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