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“India clear favorites to win T20 World Cup” says Australian batter Steve Smith

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India fine-tuned their T20 World Cup preparations with a convincing nine-wicket win over Australia in their final warm-up game in Dubai on Wednesday.

Australia batsman Steve Smith, who top scored for his side with a crafty 48-ball 57, tipped India to win the T20 World Cup.

“They’re a terrific side, they’ve got all bases covered and some serious match-winners,” Smith told reporters after the match.

“They’ve all been playing in these conditions the last couple of months with the Indian Premier League (IPL). So they’ll be used to that.”

Smith scored a half-century to help Australia post a competitive 152 for five in the tuneup in Dubai but India’s batsmen mowed down the total with 13 balls to spare to win by eight wickets.

Rohit Sharma (60 retired off 41) showed sublime touch alongside opening partner K L Rahul (39 off 31) as India chased down Australia’s 152 for five in 17.5 overs.

Suryakumar Yadav (38 not out off 27) came at number three in Kohli’s absence and got valuable time in the middle which should boost his confidence going ahead. Hardik Pandya (14 not out off 8) came at four to finish the game and he did it with a clean hit over the bowler’s head.

The form of David Warner remains a major concern for Australia after the opener was trapped lbw by Ravichandran Ashwin for one.

Warner, who was dropped by IPL team SunRisers Hyderabad after twin failures with the bat, has managed only three runs from his last four innings.

The lefthander was not alone in his struggles, with Finch out for eight and all-rounder Mitchell Marsh, batting at number three, removed by Ashwin for a first-ball duck.

The former skipper was glad to get runs after being barely used by Delhi Capitals on the IPL’s resumption in the Middle East.

“I feel like I’ve been hitting the ball really well,” he said.

“I haven’t played too many games in the IPL but I’ve spent a lot of time in the nets, working on things and getting used to conditions.”

Australia meet South Africa in their World Cup opener in Abu Dhabi on Saturday.

India will face their arch-rivals Pakistan in their World Cup opener in Abu Dhabi on Sunday.

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What monkey fled with a bag containing evidence in it: Read full story

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May 5, 2022

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The court, generally, considers a person who commit a crime and the one who destroys the evidence, as criminals in the eyes of law. But what if an animal destroys the evidence of a crime committed by a human.

In a peculiar incident in Rajasthan, a monkey fled away with the evidence collected by the police in a murder case. The stolen evidence included the murder weapon (a blood-stained knife).

The incident came to light when the police appeared before the court and they had to provide the evidence in the hearing.

The hearing was about the crime which took place in September 2016, in which a person named Shashikant Sharma died at a primary health center under Chandwaji police station. After the body was found, the deceased’s relatives blocked the Jaipur-Delhi highway, demanding an inquiry into the matter.

Following the investigation, the police had arrested Rahul Kandera and Mohanlal Kandera, residents of Chandwaji in relation to the murder. But, when the time came to produce the evidence related to the case, it was found that the police had no evidence with them because a monkey had stolen it from them.

In the court, the police said that the knife, which was the primary evidence, was also taken by the monkey. The cops informed that the evidence of the case was kept in a bag, which was being taken to the court.

The evidence bag contained the knife and 15 other important evidences. However, due to the lack of space in the malkhana, a bag full of evidence was kept under a tree, which led to the incident.

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