Asia Cup: Disciplined India restrict Bangladesh to 173
Dubai, Sep 21 : Left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja's immaculate bowling helped India restrict Bangladesh to a paltry 173 in the first match of the Asia Cup Super Four stage at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium here on Friday.
Playing his first ODI since July 2017, Jadeja wreaked havoc among the Bangladesh's top and middle-order to return figures of 4/29. He was complimented well by the pace duo of Bhuvneshwar Kumar (3/32) and Jasprit Bumrah (3/37).
Put in to bat, the Bangladeshi innings could have folded much earlier, but thanks to lower-order batsman Mehidy Hasan's courageous 42 that took the team to some sort of respectability after half of the side was back in the hut with just 65 runs on the board.
Continuing his fine form, Bhuvneshwar started the onslaught by getting the early wicket of opener Liton Das (7) in the fifth over, before Bumrah joined the party by removing the other opener Nazmul Hossain Shanto (7) in the very next over.
Veteran Shakib Al Hasan (17) and Mushfiqur Rahim (21) then arrived at the crease and got into damage control, playing the ball to its merit.
But in the 10th over, Jadeja picked up Shakib. After slamming a couple of boundaries, Shakib tried to slog another one but picked Shikhar Dhawan at square leg.
Jadeja immediately jolted the Bangladeshis by trapping new man Mohammad Mithun (9) before packing back Rahim, caught comfortably by Yuzvendra Chahal.
With the top five back in the pavilion at the score of 65 runs, it seemed like India could bundle Bangladesh out cheaply, before Mahmudullah (25) and Mehidy forged a 36-run stand for the seventh wicket to take the team beyond the three figure mark.
Towards the end, skipper Mashrafe Mortaza (26) struck a few lusty blows and together with Mehidy raised a valuable 56-run stand for the eighth wicket to take the side past the 150-run mark even as the Indian bowlers bounced back well to restrict them to 173 in 49.1 overs.
Brief scores: Bangladesh: 173 (Mehidy Hasan 42, Mashrafe Mortaza 26; Ravindra Jadeja 4/29, Bhuvneshwar Kumar 3/32, Jasprit Bumrah 3/37) vs India.
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11-year-old dies by suicide after sexual assault in Bareilly; accused arrested
Bareilly (UP) (PTI): A 26-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting an 11-year-old girl, who later died by suicide due to trauma, police said on Wednesday.
The post-mortem report confirmed sexual assault and multiple injuries on the minor's body, including bite marks and nail scratches. The cause of death was found to be hanging, they said.
According to ASP (South) Anshika Verma, the incident came to light on 27 April, when the girl, a Class 8 student, was found hanging at her home in Deoria Abdullaganj village under the Mirganj police station area. Initially, the family reported the death as suicide and was reluctant to pursue police action.
"The autopsy report changed the course of the investigation. It confirmed sexual assault and noted severe physical trauma. The cause of death was confirmed as hanging," Verma said.
A breakthrough in the case came from the statement of the victim's younger sister, who told police that the accused, Zeeshan (26), a resident of the same village, frequently loitered near the minor's school and allegedly gave her small sums of money to keep his interactions with her a secret, she said.
Police said that on the day of the incident, the accused allegedly lured the minor and assaulted her. Distressed by the incident, the child later took her own life while her mother was away, police said.
"Based on technical surveillance, CCTV footage, and statements from the family, we established Zeeshan's involvement. He was arrested near the Mirganj weekly market on Tuesday," they said.
