Finn Allen's superb knock of 74 runs followed by Adam Milne's four-wicket haul guide New Zealand to a 21-run victory over Pakistan in the second match of the five-match series here at Seddon Park on Sunday. With this victory, the hosts took a 2-0 lead in the series.
Moni Baba, who took a pledge not to speak at the age of 10 and has been walking barefoot for years with a resolve to build the Ram Mandir, has been wandering around the district headquarters in the hope of an invitation to the Pran Pratishtha programme on January 22.
Chasing a target of 227, Pakistan opener Saim Ayub did wonders for his team as he smashed the first ball of the chase for a boundary before he also hit a six.
"Prime Minister Modi has given directions that whenever a date is given to states after January 22 (to visit Ayodhya), we will follow that. Around 2000 years ago Maharaja Vikarmaditya from Madhya Pradesh built the temple of Ram Mandir in Ayodhya and the same temple was vandalised by Babar ar
Calling the Ram Temple inauguration an event of the BJP and RSS, Congress has turned down the invitation for the 'Pran Pratistha' ceremony of Lord Ram Lalla, scheduled later this month in Ayodhya.
Pakistan registered a 3-0 loss to the Aussies in the Test series in Australia. A key highlight of the series was the lack of pace with which Pakistan was bowling. Known to touch 145-150 kmph easily, Pakistani bowlers, including Shaheen, struggled to hit these speeds throughout the series. Sh
Pakistan wicketkeeper-batter, Mohammad Rizwan has been appointed as the vice-captain of the Pakistan Cricket Team for the T20I format by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) ahead of the five-match T20I series against New Zealand.
"Rizwan's first assignment as deputy to Shaheen Shah Afridi will be the five-match T20I series against New Zealand, scheduled to take place in New Zealand from 12 January," PCB said in an official statement.
The Special Task Force arrested a wanted criminal carrying a reward of Rs 2 lakh on him from Uttar Pradesh's Meerut on Sunday. More than two dozen cases are registered against the accused in various police stations of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Delhi.