Adelaide Test: Australia 191/7 at stumps, trail India by 59 runs
Adelaide, Dec 7: The last-wicket pair of Mohammed Shami and Jasprit Bumrah resumed India's innings on Day Two of the ongoing first Test against Australia here at the Adelaide Oval on Friday.
Pacer Josh Hazlewood, with the figures of 3/52, wrapped up the Indian innings at 250 runs on the very first ball. Aaron Finch, along with debutant Marcus Harris, came in the middle to open the Australian first innings.
However, pacer Ishant Sharma struck Finch for a golden duck on the third ball to set the tone for the match. Usman Khawaja, who came in at number three, along with Harris, held the fort for Australia for quite some time as the duo kept hitting boundaries at regular intervals.
To provide the breakthrough to India, spinner Ravichandran Ashwin dismissed Harris for 26 runs as he gave a comfortable catch to Murali Vijay. Having lost two wickets, Australia posted a meagre score of 57 at lunch.
The home team trailed India by 193 runs, with Khawaja and Shaun Marsh present in the middle. Resuming from the score of 57 post lunch, Ashwin scalped Marsh's wicket. The left-handed Australian batsman ended up dragging back while attempting a wide delivery. Following Marsh's dismissal, Peter Handscomb walked in.
The game slowed down a bit and the Indian bowlers used the opportunity to build pressure on the home team. An on-fire Ashwin then picked up India's fourth Australian and crucial wicket as Khawaja walked back for 28 runs. Australia went into the tea break at a score of 117 with the loss of four wickets.
Now when Bumrah chipped in, he broke a 33-run partnership between Handscomb and Travis Head. Handscomb (34), who was looking to run the ball to the third-man area, edged straight to wicket-keeper Rishabh Pant, who made no mistake in completing the catch. Following Handscomb's dismissal, Australia skipper and wicket-keeper Tim Paine came to the crease. However, before the skipper could make any impact, Ishant sent him back for five runs.
The Indian pacer followed the short ball with a back of a length delivery andPaine, who got stuck yet again in the crease without any footwork, edged the ball back to the keeper. To save his side from falling, Head, with his gritty performance, took the onus and fought back with an unbeaten 149-ball 69 and Australia ended Day Two of the opening Test at 191-runs with the loss of seven wickets.
For India, Ashwin picked three wickets, Ishant and Bumrah scalped two wickets apiece, while Shami returned sans wicket even after creating multiple chances.
Courtesy: www.aninews.in
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SIT says Dharmasthala mass burial allegations were fabricated; 6 accused named
Bengaluru: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) has told a Beltangady court that the alleged Dharmasthala mass burial case was a completely fabricated conspiracy by anti-Dharmasthala activists.
The SIT named six accused in the case, Chinnayya (A1), Mahesh Shetty Timrodi, Girish Mattannanavar, Jayanth, Vitthal Gowda, and Sujatha Bhatt. In its preliminary report, the SIT said Dharmasthala authorities had no role in the allegations and issued them a clean chit, as reported by India Today on Wednesday.
The SIT reportedly said, the first accused, Chinnayya, was paid, pressured and coached to give false statements. A false narrative of “mass burials” was allegedly built to target Dharmasthala, with the accused procuring a skull, staging evidence, and recording coached statements.
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The SIT also stated that conspiracy meetings were held at the residence of Mahesh Shetty Timrodi. Video clips, bank transaction details, electronic records and witness statements have reportedly been recovered as part of the probe. The SIT concluded, in its preliminary report, that the mass burial allegations were fabricated and orchestrated as part of a planned conspiracy.
According to the report, the SIT has now sought court permission to arrest five of the accused. Arrests could take place any moment if approval is granted, and the agency is preparing for custodial interrogation to file its final report.
Reacting to the filing of the charge sheet, Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar reportedly said he had already stated in the Assembly that the accusations were part of a conspiracy.
“Some of our own leaders asked me about it. I knew the allegations were not factual and that a conspiracy was underway. But ultimately, the truth has prevailed. Justice has been done,” IT quoted Shivakumar as saying.
Shivakumar said that he had not yet seen the charge sheet and only learned about it through the media. He said the law must take its own course and warned that such conspiracies would damage institutions that had existed for years. As per the report, he also commented on differences between the RSS and the BJP, saying they were “deeply connected to this conspiracy.”
