RCB fans lathicharged in Hyderabad after IPL title celebrations turn chaotic
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Hyderabad: Police used a mild lathicharge to disperse Royal Challengers Bengaluru supporters after celebrations over the franchise’s IPL title win turned chaotic in parts of Hyderabad.
Large crowds of RCB fans gathered on roads following Sunday’s final, reportedly causing inconvenience to commuters and disrupting traffic near locations including the Secretariat, SR Nagar and Kukatpally. As the situation intensified, officers moved in to clear roads and restore normality, resorting to a lathicharge to break up the crowd, police said.
RCB sealed a second consecutive IPL title with a five-wicket victory over Gujarat Titans. Virat Kohli anchored the chase with an unbeaten 75 off 42 balls, including nine fours and three sixes, and reached his fastest IPL fifty in 25 balls as RCB reached 161 for five in 18 overs. Rasikh Salam Dar took 3 for 27, while Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Josh Hazlewood claimed two wickets apiece as Gujarat were restricted to 155 for eight.