RAINS FLOOD INDONESIA’S CAPITAL

Ton for Bhadradri

Jakarta, Feb. 20: Whole neighbourhoods of Indonesia's capital Jakarta and dozens of major roads were flooded on Saturday after torrential rains pounded the Southeast Asian city overnight.

More than 1,300 residents have been evacuated to temporary shelters, with parts of the capital under four to nine feet (1.2 to 2.7 metres) of water.

Images showed rescuers on rafts battling to evacuate the elderly and children from submerged houses in hard-hit southern and eastern areas of the city, and dozens of cars were seen submerged on waterlogged streets.

National rescue agency spokesman Yusuf Latif said the floods were triggered by extreme downpours.

Hyderabad: Sai Krishna slammed a century to lead Bhadradri to a 169-run win over Khammam and into the final of

the Telangana Cricket Association U-19 East Zone inter-districts tournament. Krishna hit 19 fours and eight sixes in his 146 that came off just 72 balls to bolster his side’s

total to 241 for 6. Khammam could manage a mere 72 for 9

in reply. In a low-scoring second semifinal, Mahabubabad (108) defeated Bhupalapally (104) by just four runs.

Brief scores: Bhadradri 241/6 in 20 overs (Sai Krishna 146 — 72b, 19x4,

8x6, Dinesh Karthik 2/31) bt Khammam 72/9 in 20 overs

(Uday Kiran 3/10) Mahabubabad 108 in 16.5 overs (M. Nithin 2/7, Haseeb

2/19) bt Bhupalapally 104/6 in

18 overs (K. Sreenivas 35, Ramesh Chary 2/12, Md Sameer

2/19)

Karachi: One player has tested positive for coronavirus while another player and an official were quarantined after breaching disease protocols ahead of

the start of the Pakistan Super League in Karachi on Saturday. Six teams are vying for the title in the sixth edition of the Twenty20 league, which runs from February 20 to March

22 in Karachi and Lahore. “A player from a franchise team who had shown symptoms and was in isolation has tested positive,” the Pakistan Cricket Board said in a statement. “He will now remain in quarantine for 10 days and will require two negative tests in order to

rejoin the side.” The identity of the player was

not disclosed.