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Women’s T20 World Cup: India clinch semis spot by beating Ireland via DL method in rain-hit match

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Harmanpreet Kaur’s India clinched their place in the semifinals of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, beating Ireland in a must-win match by via D/L Method in a rain-interrupted match.

Having lost to England in a crucial Group B match, India had to beat Ireland on Monday to seal their place in the last four. They managed to put up a decent score of 155/6 in their 20 overs. Ireland were 54/2 in 8.2 overs when rain stopped play. India eventually won the match as Ireland fell short of the revised target by five runs.

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Ireland made a solid recovery after two early blows but were behind the DLS par score by five runs as rain interrupted proceedings in Gqeberha.

A mix-up on the very first ball saw Hunter run at the wicketkeeper’s end and Renuka Singh followed up her terrific new ball spell against England by cleaning up Prendergast to put India right on top early on in the second innings.

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Gaby Lewis and Laura Delany joined hands, and the pair did remarkably well to not let the required run rate climb too high, taking the team to 44/2 in the Powerplay. However, the rain came down in Gqeberha, putting a halt on Ireland’s recovery and worryingly for them, they fell behind the DLS par score by five runs.

Earlier, Smriti Mandhana hammered a 56-ball 87 but the others failed to contribute big scores as India had to be satisfied with 155/6 in their 20 overs.

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Opener Mandhana was at her best on Monday, creaming her drives early on, before clearing the fence three times to up the ante through the middle overs.

Ireland could only send her back in the 19th over and soon followed it up with the wicket of Deepti Sharma on the next ball to peg India back pretty late.

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India opted to bat first after winning the toss and got off to a good start with Mandhana playing some crisp strokes. The openers put on a half-century stand before Shafali Verma fell for 24 with Amy Hunter taking a good, low catch in the deep.

Walking in at No.3, skipper Harmanpreet Kaur completed 3000 runs in T20Is, becoming the fourth women’s cricketer to the landmark in this format. She forged a strong stand with Mandhana, who completed her half-century with a thumping six over mid-wicket.

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Harmanpreet fell in the 16th over, with Orla Prendergast taking a stunner running in from the deep. Laura Delany added another wicket in the same over, sending back Richa Ghosh for a duck to complete a three-wicket haul.

Ireland, meanwhile, haven’t quite been able to replicate the performance that saw them triumph against Australia in the warm-up match. They have lost all three matches so far but will hope to test the Indian line-up to notch up their first win at the Women’s T20 World Cup.

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Harmanpreet Kaur and her team could have taken control of Group 2 and put one foot in the semi-finals with a win over England.

But the failed attempt to chase down 152 temporarily left India’s fate out of their own hands.

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But they were handed a huge boost when West Indies successfully defended 116 to beat Pakistan on Sunday. England booked their qualification with that result, and now India clinched their spot by beating Ireland despite the rain interruption.

Brief scores:

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India 155/6 in 20 overs (Smriti Mandhana 87, Shafali Verma 24; Laura Delany 3-33, Orla Prendergast 2-22) beat Ireland 54/2 in 8.2 overs (Gaby Lewis 32 not out, Laura Delany 19 not out) by five runs (DL Method).
 

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Rashmika Mandanna calls Vijay ‘love’, quotes Shah Rukh Khan as ‘first crush’

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Actress Rashmika Mandanna is in the headlines throughout the day. After sharing a glimpse of her hardcore gym session with her fans on her Instagram story, Rashoo started a Rush Hour session on Twitter on Monday evening. 

Fans took the opportunity and flooded the actress with questions pouring out their heart and thoughts.

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Among many questions, a few drew the attention of all. While the questions ranged from her personal life to her professional career, a few fans went on to ask about her love, first crush, etc. 

One fan posted a picture of Rashmika holding actor Vijay’s hand and asked her for one word for Vijay, to which the actress replied, “Love.” 

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Another fan went on to share a picture of Rashmika with Vijay, where she can be seen smiling from ear to ear and doing a ‘nazar naa lag jaye’ pose while looking at her co-star. The fan asked to drop a few words for the photo. To this, Rashmika replied, “This is a very special moment for me..”

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Well, responding to the question of another fan, the Good Bye actress replied, “I always had a fascination to work with #SRK since childhood, he is my first crush.” (sic)

Rashmika is one of the most sought-after actresses in the South movie industry. The actress has been a part of several blockbuster movies and enticed movie lovers with her stellar performances. Following her successful innings in Sandalwood (Kannada), Kollywood (Tamil) and Tollywood (Telugu), the actress has already made her debut in Bollywood. 

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Apart from her charismatic beauty, her intoxicating smile slays the hearts of her admirers. Now, fans are quite eagerly waiting for ‘Pushpa: The Rule ‘ opposite Allu Arjun .

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Odisha witnesses 15pc rise in crime; 3135 rapes, 1301 murders in 2022

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Odisha witnessed a 14.65 per cent rise in crime in 2022, revealed the Home Department white paper released on Monday.

While 1.55 lakh crimes were registered in 2021, over 1.78 lakh criminal cases were registered in the year 2022 which included 1,301 murder and 3,135 rape cases.

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As per the white paper, the law and order situation in the State was by and large peaceful in the year 2022.

While a total of 1,379 murder complaints were filed, only 1301 were found to be true.

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Similarly, while 3184 rape complaints were lodged, 3,135 cases were found to be true. The police department also registered 614 robberies and 2248 riot cases during the same year.

(Reported By Harihar Chand, OTV)

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This pretty horse is from fairytale or unreal! Watch

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If you love fairytales, you must have heard about winged-horse flying down from heaven. Even you must have come across several mythical stories of unicorns. These horses are imagined and visualized to be the prettiest that will make you fall in love with them.

In this age of social media, you must have seen videos and pictures of pretty horses from different corners of the world. Horses are generally found with coat colours of black, white, and brown and a mixture of all colours in different textures. But, have you ever seen a silver-shining horse?

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Here we bring a video that will leave your jaws dropped. 

The video shows a playful horse with a silver coat in an enclosed barn. As it seems, the horse is glittering under the sun’s rays. As claimed, the visual is from Pakistan and is an Akhal-Teke horse which is considered one of the most beautiful horses for its almost metallic coat.

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One user briefing the details about the horse breed wrote: The horse of Turkmenistan, where it is considered their national emblem, is characterized by speed, endurance, and extraordinary heat resistance. This breed is considered the most beautiful in the world. It has a distinctive metallic lustre, so it was called the golden horse. (sic)

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However, the authenticity behind the claims couldn’t be verified.

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The video shared on Twitter by Solo para Curiosos seems to be an old one. However, it has resurfaced again on social media with netizens sharing the video massively. The video has been viewed over 7.5 million times and netizens have also shared hilarious comments.

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One user wrote, “Its what happened when God adds 3000$ metallic paint option on horse factory.” (sic)

Another wrote, “This looks like a cross breed between a horse and ChatGPT.” (sic)

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“Why wasn’t that horse in The Lord Of the Rings movie?” wrote a third user. (sic)

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