India Outclass Ireland by 143 Runs
2nd T20 To Win Series 2-0
Dublin, June 29: Hardik Pandya 9-ball 32 blitzkrieg towards the end of the inning helped India post a mammoth mammoth 213 for 4 in the second T20I at The Village, Dublin. In the final two overs Pandya clobbered 4 sixes to help India get past 200 for the second time in the series. After winning the toss once again Ireland skipper asked India to bat first. Surprising everyone, KL Rahul and Virat Kohli came out to to open for India. Kohli departed early after scoring just 9 runs bur Rahul (70) and Suresh Raina (69) looked sublime with the bat sharing 102-run partnership for the 2nd wicket. Although Rohit Sharma departed for a duck but Pandya stole the show with his terrific hitting towards the end. For Ireland Kevin O'Brien was the most successful bowler who picked 3 wickets for 40 runs.
Score Board:
IRE 70 all-out (12.3)
IND 213-4 (20)
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In biggest haul, drugs worth Rs 51 cr seized in Meghalaya, 2 held
Shillong (PTI): The Meghalaya Police seized drugs worth over Rs 51 crore, the biggest haul of narcotics in the state so far, in East Jaintia Hills district and arrested two Mizoram-based persons in this connection, a senior officer said on Saturday.
The seizure was made during a coordinated naka-checking conducted by the police and Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) personnel in the Ratacherra area on Friday, he said.
During the operation, a vehicle with three persons, including the driver, on board was intercepted and searched in accordance with due legal procedures.
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Upon checking, 19 plastic soap cases, containing suspected heroin weighing 203.7 grams, were recovered from the possession of one of the three persons, the officer said.
The search of the vehicle led to the recovery of a blue-coloured trolley bag belonging to another occupant of the vehicle.
Suspected crystal meth (methamphetamine) tablets weighing 10.145 kilograms were found in the bag, the police officer said.
'Meth' tablets are banned in India.
Two of the three occupants of the vehicle were arrested, and a preliminary investigation suggested that they are part of an interstate and cross-border drug trafficking syndicate, the officer said.
"The total value of the seized contraband is estimated to be around Rs 51.13 crore", ANTF chief Vikash Kumar told PTI.
The arrested persons hail from Mizoram, he said.
A case has been registered at the ANTF police station, and an investigation is underway to establish the forward and backward linkages related to the seizure, the officer added.
