Asia Cup: Rain plays spoilsport again as India-Pakistan game taken to reserve day
Colombo (PTI): Intermittent rain pushed the marquee Asia Cup clash between India and Pakistan to a reserve day here on Sunday.
India were 147 for two in 24.1 overs when rain lashed the Premadasa Stadium here. Play will resume at 3 pm local time on Monday.
The activation of reserve day also means that in less than 24 hours of completion of the Pakistan game, India will meet Sri Lanka in their next Super Four encounter on Tuesday.
Before the weather played spoilsport, Virat Kohli and K L Rahul were batting on 8 and 17 respectively after openers Rohit Sharma (56) and Shubman Gill (58) struck fine half-centuries.
India’s Asia Cup opener against Pakistan was called off due to rain.
The weather has been a subject of intense debate through the Sri Lanka leg of Asia Cup. Rain is expected in the Sri Lankan capital throughout the tournament.
Asian Cricket Council’s decision to keep a reserve day only for Sunday’s game and the final also triggered a controversy.
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MP CM Mohan Yadav announces name change for 11 villages in Shajapur district
Bhopal, Jan 12: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Sunday announced that names of 11 villages in Shajapur district will be changed.
He made the announcement while addressing a programme in Kalapipal tehsil there.
"Nipaniya Hissamuddin will be called Nipaniya Dev, Dhabla Hussainpur as Dhabla Ram, Mohammadpur Pawadia as Rampur Pawadia, Khajuri Allahadad as Khajuri Ram, Hajipur as Hirapur, Mohammadpur Machhnai as Mohanpur, Richhri Moradabad as Richhri, Khalilpur (Gram Panchayat Silonda) as Rampur, Unchod as Unchavad, Ghatti Mukhtiarpur as Ghatti and Sheikhpur Bongi as Avadhpuri," Yadav said.
During the programme, Yadav transferred Rs 1553 crore into the accounts of 1.27 crore women beneficiaries of the state government's Ladli Behna Yojana.
He also transferred Rs 335 crore into the accounts of 55 lakh beneficiaries of a social security pension scheme.
In addition, money was transferred to 26 lakh women beneficiaries of an LPG cylinder refill scheme.
The CM inaugurated and laid foundation stones of development works costing Rs 10.11 crore.
