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| 10 April 2005 | Sunday | 30 Safar 1426 |
Pelting incident mars third One-dayer
The match was held up for a few minutes when Rana Navedul Hassan, fielding at the boundary, approached skipper Inzamamul Haq with an object which had been thrown at him.
The skipper showed the object to umpire Billy Bowden. However, the Pakistani team agreed to play on after a few minutes and no unpleasant then took place.
There were also reports of a stone or two thrown at the bus which was taking the Pakistani team to Jamshedpur by road on Wednesday after they flew into nearby Ranchi.
Meanwhile, there were also reports of “baton-charge” by Police to control the spectators trying to enter into “students gallery”.
The Police had taken strict security measures for the safety of the teams.
There were reports that upto 1700 spectators with valid tickets had been denied entry into the 25,000-capacity Keenan Stadium which had already been overflowing.—APP
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