IPL 2016: Four held for Indian Premier League online betting

Kozhikode: Four persons, who allegedly engaged in online betting during the IPL match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Kings XI Punjab, have been arrested. Harshad (42), Shamsu (45), Ifsul Rehman (34) and Mohammed Rasheed (31), all businessmen, were arrested last night from a rented building here, police said. Police have seized six mobile phones, computers and Rs 5.02 lakh from them. The raid on the premises was conducted following information received by North Assistant commissioner, K Ashraf. A team led by Nadakavu Circle Inspector Moosa Vallikkadan and Sub Inspector G Gopakumar made the arrest, police told PTI.  David Warner’s 59 steers Sunrisers Hyderabad to 5-wicket win over Kings XI Punjab in IPL 2016

A case under provisions of the Kerala Gaming Act has been registered against them. They were later released on bail. The modus operandi was that they would log in to an All Indian betting site as soon as the IPL matches commenced and start betting, police added. In yesterday’s match at Hyderabad, Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Kings XI Punjab by five wickets.

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Earlier, Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) skipper David Warner scored a match-winning 59, as he along with Shikhar Dhawan put up a 90-run stand that allowed them to register a classic five-wicket win over Kings XI Punjab (KXIP), in Match 18 of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2016 at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on Saturday. Earlier, SRH skipper David Warner won the toss and elected to field first, as KXIP posted an average total of 143 for the loss of six wickets, coutesy of Shaun Marsh’s 40, while Moises Henriques and Mustafizur Rahman claimed a couple of wickets each. FULL CRICKET SCORECARD: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Kings XI Punjab, IPL 2016, MatcH 18 at Hyderabad