Raipur, Dec 1: Rinku Singh (46) and Jitesh Sharma (35) provided late fireworks to take India to 174/9 against Australia in their fourth T20 International here on Friday.

Rinku missed his maiden T20I fifty by a narrow margin as he was dismissed in the final over of the innings after a fine 46 off 29 balls featuring four fours and two sixes.

On the other hand, wicketkeeper-batter Jitesh made his first dent on the international circuit with a quickfire 35 off 19 balls, studded with three sixes and a four. He added 56 vital runs for the fifth wicket with Rinku.

For Australia, Ben Dwarshuis took 3/40 while Aaron Hardie bowled a measly spell of 3-1-20-1.

Brief scores:

India 174/9 in 20 overs (Yashasvi Jaiswal 37, Ruturaj Gaikwad 32, Rinku Singh 46, Jitesh Sharma 35; Ben Dwarshuis 3/40, Tanveer Sangha 2/30) vs Australia.

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Agra (UP) (PTI): Four people were arrested, after a prompt response by police following a social media alert, for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman and a girl inside a moving bus here, officials said on Tuesday.

According to an official police statement, at 12:27 am on April 27, information was received on the social media platform X about an incident of sexual assault on a bus travelling from Kanpur to Ahmedabad, which was approaching Namner crossing in Agra.

Acting under the direction of Police Commissioner Deepak Kumar, the Agra Police social media team immediately alerted the Rakabganj police station within minutes and coordinated with the victims to confirm the incident and obtain the exact location, it stated.

Police teams launched intensive checking at Namner crossing and intercepted the bus as it reached the spot. The four accused involved in the incident were apprehended on the spot, and legal action was initiated against them, the statement said.

The police said the swift response and coordination between the social media team and field units ensured timely action, bringing relief to the victims and other passengers, who expressed gratitude towards the police, it added.