T20 WC: England storm into semis with 10-wicket rout of USA
Bridgetown, Jun 23: Skipper Jos Buttler led the way with a 38-ball 83 not out after Chris Jordan's four-wicket burst, including a hat-trick as defending champions England stormed into the T20 World Cup semi-finals with a 10-wicket rout of USA here on Sunday.
Buttler smashed six fours and seven sixes, five of them coming against left-arm spinner Harmeet Singh in the ninth over, as England shot out the paltry 116-run target in 9.4 overs.
Earlier, comeback pacer Jordan grabbed a hat-trick in an incisive spell of 4/10 as England skittled out tournament co-hosts USA for a paltry 115.
Making a comeback in place of Mark Wood, Jordan took all his four wickets in five balls in the penultimate over, including three in a row en route to his 4/10 in 2.5 overs as USA lasted for 18.5 overs.
Adil Rashid, earlier, returned with a miserly 2/13, while Sam Curran (2/23) also picked two wickets.
Brief Scores:
USA: 115 all out in 18.5 overs (Nitish Kumar 30, Corey Anderson 29; Chris Jordan 4/10, Adil Rashid 2/13, Sam Curran 2/23).
England 117 for no loss in 9.4 overs (Jos Buttler 83 not out, Phil Salt 25 not out).
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Calcutta HC refuses to interfere in renaming Port Blair
Port Blair, Sep 28: The Calcutta High Court’s Port Blair circuit bench has refused to interfere in the government’s decision to change the name of the capital of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, saying it is the prerogative of the executive.
On September 13, the central government renamed Port Blair to Sri Vijaya Puram.
Hearing a petition challenging the renaming, a division bench comprising Justices Ravi Krishan Kapur and Prasenjit Biswas on Friday refused to intervene as it is the prerogative of the executive.
The court cited the renaming of Bombay to Mumbai to highlight the executive’s prerogative.
Advocate Prohit Mohan Lall who filed the petition then withdrew it.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah had said, “While the earlier name had a colonial legacy, Sri Vijaya Puram symbolises the victory achieved in India’s freedom struggle and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands’ unique role in it.”
