ICC World Cup: South Africa score 357/4 against New Zealand
Pune: South Africa rode on centuries from Rassie van der Dussen and Quinton de Kock to post 357 for four against New Zealand in a World Cup match here on Wednesday.
Van der Dussen (133 off 118) and De Kock (114 off 166) shared 200 runs for the second wicket to set the base for the total after the early dismissal of skipper Temba Bavuma (24).
David Miller also played his part with a quickfire 30-ball 53. Tim Southee picked up two wickets for New Zealand giving away 77 runs.
Brief Scores:
South Africa: 357 for 4 in 50 overs (Rassie van der Dussen 133, Quinton de Kock 114, David Miller 53; Tim Southee 2/77).
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UP Police hashtag tops global trending list on X for over two hours
Lucknow (PTI): A social media hashtag related to a two-day conference of senior Uttar Pradesh police officers generated more than 1.7 billion impressions and trended at the top of the global list on the social media platform X, officials said.
According to an official statement issued on Sunday night, the Hindi hashtag #UP_Police_Manthan, linked to the "Police Manthan" conference chaired by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, was shared by police units across the state through photographs and videos posted on social media platforms.
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Under the directions of Director General of Police Rajeev Krishna, Uttar Pradesh Police shared conference-related content on X, following which the hashtag was listed on the global trending list at around 5.30 pm on December 28, the statement said.
It added that the hashtag reached the number one position on the global trending list within a short time and remained among the top five global trends from 5.45 pm to 8.45 pm.
During this period, more than 47,000 posts were made using the hashtag, generating a reach of about 38.6 million, around 2.46 lakh views and 1.78 billion impressions, it said.
The statement further said that on December 27 and 28, the hashtag remained at the number one position on the global trending list "for over two hours".
Earlier, DGP Krishna said the two-day conference was held to strengthen people-centric policing, develop a technology-based modern policing system and ensure effective and swift action against crime.
