3rd ODI: Rain halts play after Dhawan, Shubman Gill fifties take India to 115/1
Port of Spain, Jul 27: Skipper Shikhar Dhawan and his opening partner Shubman Gill hit fine half-centuries as India reached 115 for 1 against West Indies in 24 overs before rain stopped play in the third ODI here on Wednesday.
The duo added 113 for the opening stand, their second hundred plus partnership in the series, with Dhawan notching up his second half-century (58 off 74 balls) following his 97 in the opening game.
Dhawan's innings had seven fours, while Gill was batting on 51 off 65 balls with three fours and a six to his credit. He had Shreyas Iyer for company on two.
Dhawan was out when he played against the turn to a googly from Hayden Walsh and Nicholas Pooran held on to a simple catch at mid-wicket.
Brief Scores:
India: 115/1 in 24 overs (Shikhar Dhawan 58, Shubman Gill 51 no, Hayden Walsh 1/30) vs West Indies.
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There's terror threat to T20 World Cup, reveals Trinidad PM; ICC says robust security plan in place
Port of Spain (PTI): The T20 World Cup in the Americas has received a terror threat, Trinidad's Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley has revealed even as the ICC asserted that a "comprehensive and robust security plan" is in place to "mitigate any risks" to the showpiece beginning June 1.
The tournament - featuring 20 teams, including India -- is scattered across nine venues, six of them in the West Indies.
As of now, the threat, according to media reports, is specific to the West Indies, which aside from some preliminary matches, will be hosting the entire Super 8 stage along with the semifinals and the final on June 29.
"Unfortunately, the threat of terrorism in its many and varied expressions is an ever-present danger in the world of the 21st century," Rowley was quoted as saying by 'Trinidad Daily Express' here.
Rowley did not name any organisation but reports here stated that the Islamic State made the threat through its propaganda channel.
The ICC responded to the development with a statement assuring preparedness.
"Safety and security of everyone at the event is our number one priority and we have a comprehensive and robust security plan in place," a spokesperson of the global body said in a statement issued to PTI.
"We work closely with authorities in our host countries and continually monitor and evaluate the global landscape to ensure appropriate plans are in place to mitigate any risks identified to our event."
Rowley said "extra effort in national security preparations and response readiness" will be put in to neutralise the danger.
"Given the fact that bad actors can choose to misbehave in any way possible, it makes it virtually impossible to completely seal off all opportunities," he said.
"However, in order to ameliorate these dangers, we at the local and regional levels have remained alert to many threats and singularly or together have our intelligence and other security agencies working to protect the population in countries and at venues throughout the tournament," he added.
The World Cup matches in the West Indies will be held in Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Guyana, Saint Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenada, Trinidad and Tobago. The US leg will feature games in Florida, New York and Texas.
New York will host the marquee India-Pakistan clash on June 9.
Cricket West Indies said everything is being done to ensure foolproof security at the mega-event.
"We work closely with authorities in the host countries and cities, and continually monitor and evaluate the global landscape to ensure appropriate plans are in place to mitigate any risks identified to our event," CWI CEO Jonny Graves told 'Cricbuzz'.
"We want to assure all stakeholders that safety and security of everyone at the ICC Men's T20 World Cup is our number one priority and we have a comprehensive and robust security plan in place," he added.
