Australia beat England by 33 runs in World Cup
Ahmedabad, Nov 4: A half-century from Marnus Labuschagne and a fine bowling performance from spinner Adam Zampa helped Australia defeat England by 33 runs in their World Cup match here on Saturday.
After posting 286 against their Ashes rivals, thanks chiefly to Labuschagne's 71, Cameron Green's 47, Steven Smith's 44 and Marcus Stoinis' 35, Zampa returned with superb bowling figures of 3/21 to dismiss England for 253 in 48.1 overs and end whatever slim hopes they had of making it to the semifinals.
Mitchell Starc (2/66) and captain Pat Cumins (2/49) too struck at crucial moments of the match for the five-time champions.
For England, Dawid Malan (50) and Ben Stokes (64) struck half-centuries, while Moeen Ali contributed 42.
Earlier, England bowlers Chris Woakes (4/54), Adil Rashid (2/38) and Mark Wood (2/70) restricted Australian batters to a sub-300 total.
Brief Scores:
Australia: 286 in 49.3 overs (Steve Smith 44, Marnus Labuschagne 71, Cameron Green 47, Marcus Stoinis 35; Chris Woakes 4/54, Adil Rashid 2/38, Mark Wood 2/70).
England: 253 in 48.1 overs (Dawid Malan 50, Ben Stokes 64, Moeen Ali 42, Chris Woakes 32; Adam Zampa 3/21).
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Delhi's Dwarka court evacuated after bomb threat, turns out hoax
New Delhi, Apr 16 (PTI): The Dwarka court was evacuated Wednesday morning after it received a bomb threat, which later turned out to be a hoax, a police officer said.
According to police, the court's Chief Judicial Magistrate had received an email at 3.11 am on Tuesday about there being a bomb planted in the court's premises.
The court made a call to police at 10.50 am on Wednesday, the officer said, adding that it was declared a hoax after a thorough search of the premises.
The mailer threatened to blow up the courts if an investigation into the Rs 2,000 crore drug bust, in which a Tamil film producer was identified as the mastermind in 2024, is not stopped, a police source said.
The bomb threat led to judicial proceedings being halted and the emptying of courtrooms.
Advocate Anirudh Yadav, an eyewitness, said that around 11 am, the court received a bomb threat, following which the judges left and the court staff adjourned the listed matters.
"All entry and exit gates were sealed. The bomb-disposal squad conducted floor-by-floor checking of each courtroom," Yadav said.
Dog and bomb detection squads were rushed to the spot for a thorough check for the bomb, which wasn't there.
Police in a statement said the mailer said an RDX-based explosive device was planted in the court.
"Having received the security threat, local police, with senior officers along with Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS), immediately reached the court premises," it said.
