Mumbai man dies after being struck by stray ball from adjacent match

Cricket Mumbai man dies after being struck by stray ball from adjacent match The matches taking place were for the Kutchhi Visa Oswal Vikas Legend Cup, a T20 tournament for those 50 years and above. FirstCricket Staff January 10, 2024 13:49:04 IST Representational image of cricket bat and ball. Getty Images A 52 year old man died after being struck on the head during a cricket match in Mumbai on Monday.

Jayesh Sawala, who was fielding at Dadkar Maidan in Matunga was fatally struck by a stray ball from another match being played at the Dadar Parsi Colony Sporting Club ground. He was struck on the back of the head, behind his ear. “A tournament was organised by the Kutchi community and the matches were taking place at Matunga Gymkhana Dadkar ground,” a Police officer is reported as saying by Indian Express .

“There were two matches taking place on the same ground at the same time and while Sawala was fielding for his team, a ball that was hit by a batsman from another match suddenly hit him on his head due to which he fell unconscious.” Related Articles ‘Only Indians voting’: Ravi Shastri, cricket pundits aghast at broadcaster's ODI Team of the Year India beat Afghanistan by nine wickets to make U 19 Tri Nation tournament final Police said the Bhayandar based businessman was taken to a nearby hospital but was declared dead before admission.

He died with a head injury, stated the police. Matunga police station’s senior police inspector Deepak Chavan said, “We have registered a case of accidental death report (ADR) and we are probing the matter.” The matches taking place were for the Kutchhi Visa Oswal Vikas Legend Cup, a T20 tournament for those 50 years and above.

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