Thailand, Jan 14: The China women’s cricket team faced embarrassment on Sunday after they bowled out for paltry 14 runs against UAE in Thailand Women’s T20 Smash tournament.

On the other hand UAE women's team accomplished a new record by winning the match with 189 runs, the highest margin of victory in women's T20Is ever.

Earlier, the record was held by Lesotho that had defeated Namibia by 179 runs in August 2018.

The China women show lasted only for just 48 minutes with six batswomen failing to even register a single score. The highest score of China's innings was four.

UAE chose to bat first and registered a whopping 203 for 3 in the Group B game. Openers Esha Oza and Chaya Mughal laid strong foundation with the partnership of 121 runs.

While Oza scored her personnel best of 82 off 62 balls Mughal scored 33 runs in 38 balls.

Kavisha Kumari and Namita D’Souza scored a brisk 51 runs for the third wicket off 18 balls.

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Mangaluru (Karnataka) (PTI): A court in Mangaluru on Thursday sentenced a man to life imprisonment for the murder of a 47-year-old man in Dakshina Kannada district in 2022.

The II Additional District and Sessions Court Judge, Jagadish V N, convicted the accused, Murugan, under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code and sentenced him to life imprisonment along with a fine of Rs 10,000.

According to the police, the case relates to the murder of Harish Salyan, a resident of Ullanje in Mangaluru city.

The incident occurred on March 19, 2022, near a tourist car parking area at Mulki Pete in Bappanadu village of Mulki town in Dakshina Kannada district.

Investigations revealed that the accused attacked Salyan with a red laterite stone embedded in cement concrete, repeatedly striking his face and killing him on the spot.

Police said the murder was allegedly committed due to financial enmity between the accused and the victim.

Following the incident, a case was registered at the Mulki police station, and the matter was later taken up for trial in the Sessions Court.

The investigation in the case was carried out by Police Inspector Kusumadhar, who filed the charge sheet before the court. Assistant Sub-Inspector Sanjeev assisted in the investigation.

During the trial, the prosecution was represented by Public Prosecutor Jyothi Pramod Nayak, who argued the case on behalf of the state.

Based on the evidence and arguments presented, the court pronounced the verdict convicting the accused and awarding life imprisonment.