Kochi Tuskers VS Kolkata Knight Riders: Kochi Innings

Kochi Tuskers beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 17 runs in the 45th match of Indian Primer League, played at Kochi. Batting first, the host side sets the challenging target of 157 after losing 5 wickets. The lost side can score 139/7 in specified 20 overs.

According to details, the captain of Kolkata Knight Riders, Gautam Gambhir wins the toss and decided to bowl first. Batting first, the host side goes early in trouble by losing the big wicket of Brendon McCullum. The batsman goes for a square-cut but the delivery of Jaidev Unadkat swings away and was just enough to take the edge which was caught by Kallis at the first slip.

Pathiv Patel, who scored 21 runs on 16 balls, dismissed by Unadkat on the 3rd ball of 6th over. Patel makes room and top edges his pull shot high in the air towards mid on where Bhatia kept his eyes on the ball and took a backward running catch on the second attempt.

Captain Mahela Jayawardene, with Michael Klinger played responsible cricket and added 51 runs in the mutual cooperation. This partnership ended when Yusaf Pathan gives the breakthrough by making the dismissal of Klinger, he scored 29 on 26 balls with the help of three boundaries. Yusaf took the catch of Ravindrasinh Jadeja on the ball of Bhatia when his score was just 8.

The innings of Jayawardene ended on 55, when he was looking for a risky second run. In the result of a direct his of Kaliis, Mahila had to return back to pavilion. His innings was consists of two boundaries and two massive sixes.

At the end of limited number of overs, Kochi posted a changing total of 156/6 on the scoreboard. Bred Hodge contributed his role by lashing unbeaten 35 runs. Jaidev Unadkat was the best bowler from visitors, who picked two wickets for 25 runs.

‘Make Kodiyeri accused in Lavalin case’

KOCHI: A petition was filed Thursday in a Kerala court to include Home Minister Kodiyeri Balakrishnan and former finance minister T. Sivadasan Menon as accused in the SNC Lavalin corruption case in which Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) state secretary Pinarayi Vijayan has been named.

The petition by T.P. Nandakumar in a special Central Bureau of Invetigation (CBI) court says Balakrishnan's name should be included because the deal to renovate three power plants was inked when the latter was a member of the Kerala State Electricity Board.

In June 2009, the CBI filed chargesheet against nine people in the Rs.374-crore scam. Vijayan was the state power minister in 1997 when the agreement to renovate the power plants was signed with SNC Lavalin.

The petitioner alleges that names of Balakrishnan and Menon were omitted because they were ministers at the time of filing the chargesheet.