in check

Sunflower sea stars used to prey on the urchins, keeping them in check.

The crowd were silenced by the early departure of superstar Smriti Mandhana, caught on the boundary for eight, and Sri Lanka's disciplined bowlers kept Pratika Rawal and Harleen Deol in check as they reached 43-1 at the end of the 10-over powerplay, which was followed by the first rain delay.

This weekend, the Flight Lieutenant will aim to keep the Canada pack in check at Twickenham, before at some point returning to her role of keeping pilots in order.

Can Sharaa keep hard-liners in check, and can he govern a country far larger and more fractured than the rural province that once shaped him?

With Delhi intent on keeping its fiscal deficit - the gap between revenue and expenditure - in check, the Modi government may have to hit the brakes on the big-ticket road and port spending that has driven India's growth over the past five years.