T20 World Cup: India struggle to 161 for 9 against USA after top-order collapse
Mumbai (PTI): Skipper Suryakumar Yadav fought back with a counter-attacking half-century, but India still failed to prop up their batting, limping to a below-par 161 for 9 after a massive top and middle-order collapse against a determined USA side in their T20 World Cup clash here on Saturday.
It was Suryakumar Yadav, who opted for caution initially, single-handedly striving to shore up India's innings with an unbeaten 84 off 49 balls, studded with 10 boundaries and four sixes, as wickets continued to fall at the other end.
India were left shell-shocked at 77 for 6 in the 13th over as USA's 37-year-old South African-born pacer Shadley van Schalkwyk (4/25) tore through the batting, striking thrice in a brutal sixth over to remove Ishan Kishan (20), Tilak Varma (25) and Shivam Dube (0).
The slide had begun earlier when Pakistan-born pacer Ali Khan sent opener Abhishek Sharma back for a first-ball duck.
Rinku Singh (6) and Hardik Pandya (5) also failed to stay with Suryakumar Yadav for long, while Axar Patel attempted to steady the innings but departed cheaply for 14.
Earlier, USA won the toss and opted to bowl.
India did not field pace ace Jasprit Bumrah in the match as he is unwell, with Mohammed Siraj coming into the playing XI.
Brief scores: India 161 for 9 in 20 overs (Ishan Kishan 20, Tilak Varma 25, Suryakumar Yadav 4; Shadley van Schalkwyk 4/25, Ali Khan 1/13, Harmeet Singh 2/26).
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ED seeks time to file reply on Jacqueline Fernandez's plea to turn approver in money laundering case
New Delhi (PTI): The Enforcement Directorate on Monday sought time to file its reply on a plea by actor Jacqueline Fernandez seeking to turn approver in a Rs 200 crore money laundering case involving alleged conman Sukesh Chandrashekar.
Special Judge Prashant Sharma posted the matter for further proceedings on May 8.
The court had earlier on April 17 issued notice to the agency after the actor's counsel filed the application.
Fernandez, who was summoned by the ED several times in connection with the investigation, was named as an accused for the first time in a supplementary charge sheet filed by the agency.
On July 3, last year, the Delhi High Court dismissed her petition for quashing the Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR) in the money laundering case.
Two months later, the Supreme Court refused to interfere with the high court's order.
Delhi Police had booked Chandrasekhar for allegedly duping the spouses of former promoters of Ranbaxy, Shivinder Singh and Malvinder Singh, of Rs 200 crore.
There are other ongoing investigations against him in several cases across the country.
Chandrasekhar and his wife, Leena Paulose, facing proceedings in a money laundering case, were arrested by Delhi Police along with others.
The police invoked the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) in the case.
Paulose and Chandrasekhar were alleged to have used 'hawala' routes and created shell companies along with other accused persons to park the money earned as proceeds of crime.
