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Sunrisers Hyderabad one of the best bowling attacks couldn't shield given target 163/8 (20) in a knockout game. Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) has won 6/8 games chasing but Knight Riders have flourish on back home in Kolkata. The loss of early wickets with good bowling and fielding by Surisers tram the Sunrisers, by probity of a 22 Runs win. Finally KKR scored 140/8 (20). Sunrisers will play with Gujarat Lions in Qualifier-2 on Friday. The Sunrisers bowlers Bhuvneshwar Kumar took three wickets and Moises Henriques bagged two key scalps in the middle overs.
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An earthquake measuring 6.9 on the Richter scale struck Myanmar on Wednesday evening. According to initial reports the earthquake measured 7.0, United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported that the intensity was 6.9 on the Richter scale. Vibration were felt across Patna, Kolkata and several parts of Eastern India. Vibration were also felt in several parts of Assam and Odisha. The vibration were felt at Eden Gardens where Kolkata Knight Riders faceoff against the Mumbai Indians in the IPL. At the Kolkata Metro station cracks were seen in walls after the tremors, according to reports there was minor damage in high rise buildings in Guwahati. Delhi and several parts of eastern India were rocked by tremors.  According to National Centre of Seismology (NCS) the earthquake occurred at 7:25 PM at the depth of 134 km.
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A flyover which is under construction in the eastern city of Kolkata was collapsed on thursday, killing at least 14 people and injuring others. Many people are feared trapped under the concrete and steel bridge, which fell on a busy road. Main issues for the incident was lack of inspections and the use of substandard materials have plagued construction projects in the country. The incident took place in an area near Girish Park, one of Kolkata's most densely populated neighborhoods, with narrow lanes, and shops and houses built close together. The 2km-long (1.2 mile) flyover has been under construction since 2009 and missed several deadlines for completion, Reuters news agency says.
As the rescue operation continues angry relatives arrive looking for their loved ones. At the same time, more bodies are being taken away. The army and national disaster agency in India have also joined the rescue operation. 
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MS Dohi again proved himself as best finisher, kohli was well played on a difficult pitch, he made it look ridiculously easy. After the initial jolts he kept calm and stitched a partnership with Yuvraj and steered the side through. Not for nothing he is the best when it comes to chasing. Kohli celebrated by bowing down to Sachin Tendulkar. Indian bowlers has done good effort but Pakistan still managed a competitive 118/5 (18). Mohammad Sami re-called his vintage form to see Shikhar Dhawan and Suresh Raina off in successive deliveries. The two Indian batsmen could not cope with the express pace of Sami, who made the ball work and had India slumping to 23/3 after 5 overs. Rohit Sharma (10) hit two fours to give India a start but he went in the third over to take away the advantage from the host.

 First Published on: 19/03/2016 at IST 23:21                                                                                           
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Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi said that his team players were happy to play in Kolkata and they have a good track record there. While Speaking in a press conference at Kolkatta's Eden Gardens today, the he said that his side was physically and mentally fit to play in India, and that they were pleased to play there. Afridi said we have always enjoyed playing in India. 
People here always give us a lot of love. 
There are very few nations where i have enjoyed by playing cricket as much as i have enjoyed cricket in India. Pakistani team arrived in Kolkatta amid tight security on Saturday evening. The team is will face Sri Lanka in their first warm-up on Monday, and start their WT20 campaign on March-16 in Kolkata.
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