Tight spells from Bhuvi, Bumrah restrict New Zealand for 27-1 after 10 overs in first semi final
Manchester: New Zealand began their innings with a sublime start as Indian pacers Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Jasprit Bumrah bowled outstanding spells to restrict the blackcaps for a mere 27-1 runs in first 10 overs.
Bumrah bagged the priced wicket of swashbuckling opener Martin Guptill in the fourth over of the inning to give the team an early breakthrough. Guptill edged the ball to skipper Kohli in the slip cordon.
New Zealand however scored their first run on the 17th delivery of the inning after 16 incredible dot balls by the two pacers.
Blackcaps skipper Kane Williamson and Henry Nicholls are attempting to anchor the inning for the team. Williamson is batting on 14 off 23 deliveries while opener Nicholls is batting on 10 off 23 balls.
With the ball Bhuvneshwar Kumar has bowled five overs from his quota and has conceded 13 runs with one maiden over while Bumrah bowled 4 overs conceding 10 runs with a maiden and an wicket to his tally.
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Assam to lift all cases against Koch Rajbongshis in Foreigners' Tribunals: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma
Guwahati, Apr 4 (PTI): The Assam cabinet has decided to lift all cases pending against people from the Koch Rajbongshi community in the Foreigners' Tribunals, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Friday.
They will also no longer carry the tag of 'D' or doubtful voters, he said.
''There are 28,000 cases pending in different Foreigners' Tribunals in the state against people of the community. The cabinet has taken a historic decision of lifting the cases with immediate effect,'' Sarma said at a press conference here after the cabinet meeting.
The government believes that the Koch Rajbongshis are an indigenous community of the state and they are an inextricable part of ''our social and cultural fabric'', he asserted.
The people of this community are poor and have suffered a lot over the years, he said.
''They will no longer carry the tag of foreigners or ‘D’ voters,'' the CM said.
Foreigners Tribunals are quasi-judicial bodies, particularly in Assam, established to determine if a person residing in India is a "foreigner" as defined by the Foreigners Act of 1946, based on the Foreigners (Tribunals) Order of 1964.
These tribunals are designed to address matters related to citizenship and the presence of “foreigners” in India, specifically focusing on cases where someone is suspected of being an illegal immigrant.
There are 100 Foreigners’ Tribunals across Assam.
The Koch Rajbongshis have a sizeable presence in Assam, West Bengal, Meghalaya, and parts of Bangladesh, Nepal, and Bhutan, and they demand Scheduled Tribe status.
