England level series; India D(hon)isappointed

India (Shar)made just one to their playing eleven – Ravindra Jadeja made way for Rohit.

England made just one change to the eleven that last played the Indians – Danny Briggs made way for T20 International debutant Joe Root.

On winning the toss, Morgan, England’s skipper and the player of the match, (Eo)inserted the hosts.

The Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 59, and lost a wicket.

Ajinkya, who faced five balls, scored three. Eleven balls into the match, he was caught by Root. (Raha)Needless to say, Jade Dernbach was in seventh heaven.

India scored 50 off 5.3 overs (34 balls). England had conceded nine extras at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 25 balls. While Gautam Gambhir’s contribution to the partnership was eight, Virat Kohli’s contribution to it was 36. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was seven.

Kohli, whose 20-ball innings included seven boundaries, eventually scored 38. Thirty balls after Rahane’s dismissal, he was trapped leg before wicket by Stuart Meaker, who broke the 57-run partnership.

Yuvraj Singh, the player of the series, faced five balls, scoring four. Eight balls later, he was caught by Root. Needless to say, Luke Wright was in seventh heaven.

Gambhir, whose 27-ball innings included a boundary, eventually scored 17. Sixteen balls later, he was caught by Tim Bresnan. Wright broke the 17-run stand.

India scored 100 off 13.1 overs (80 balls). England had conceded 14 extras at that point.

Sharma, whose 19-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 24. Twenty balls after Gambhir’s dismissal, James Tredwell broke the run-a-ball stand.

India scored 150 off 17.2 overs (105 balls). England had conceded 14 extras at that point.

The sixth-wicket pair put on 50 off 23 balls. While Suresh Raina’s contribution to the partnership was 21, the contribution of Mahendra Singh Dhoni, India’s skipper, to it was 32. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.

Raina, whose 24-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, eventually scored 35. He was unbeaten.

Dhoni, whose 18-ball innings included three boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 38. Twenty-seven balls after Sharma’s dismissal, he was caught by Patel. Bresnan broke the 60-run partnership.

Ravichandran Ashwin, who faced three balls, scored a run. Five balls later, he was caught by Michael Lumb. Dernbach broke the three-run stand.

The eighth-wicket pair put on half-a-dozen. Piyush, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. Three balls (Chaw)later, Alex Hales and Jos Buttler ran him out.

England eventually conceded 17 extras. India scored 177 for the loss of eight wickets off 20 overs.

Each of the five bowlers bowled four overs apiece. Meaker, who conceded 42, picked up a wicket. Bresnan and Tredwell conceded 27 each, picking up a wicket apiece. Wright and Dernbach picked up two scalps apiece. While the former conceded 38, the latter conceded 37.

The Powerplay of England’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 62, without the loss of a wicket.

England’s openers scored 50 off 5.1 overs (31 balls). India had conceded five extras at that point. While Lumb’s contribution to the partnership was 41, Hales’ contribution to it was nine.

Lumb’s half-century – which included half-a-dozen boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 30 balls. He eventually faced 34 balls, failing to add to the aforementioned score. Fifty balls into the chase, he was stumped by Dhoni. Yuvraj broke the 80-run partnership.

Wright, who faced 10 balls, eventually scored five. Sixteen balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Yuvraj, who broke the 14-run stand.

England scored 100 off 11.4 overs (70 balls). India had conceded eight extras at that point.

Hales, whose 33-ball innings included four boundaries and a six, eventually scored 42. Twenty-two balls after Wright’s dismissal, he was caught by Ashok Dinda. Yuvraj broke the 29-run stand.

Morgan, whose 26-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 49. He was unbeaten.

Patel, whose 10-ball innings included a boundary, scored nine. Nineteen balls after Hales’ dismissal, he was caught by Gambhir. Dinda broke the 26-run stand.

England scored 150 off 18 overs (108 balls). India had conceded 10 extras at that point.

Buttler, whose seven-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 15. He was unbeaten.

India eventually conceded 11 extras. England, who scored 181 for the loss of four wickets off 20 overs, won by half-a-dozen wickets.

Each of the five bowlers bowled four overs apiece. Parvinder Awana, Ashwin and Chawla were wicketless. They conceded 42, 38, and 31, respectively. Dinda conceded 44, picking up a wicket. Yuvraj conceded 17, picking up three scalps.

England levelled the two-match series 1-1.

M S-led India beat England

India (Shar)made five Cha(wla)nges to their playing eleven – Virender Sehwag, Rohit, Irfan Pathan, Lakshmipathy Balaji and Zaheer Khan made way for Ajinkya Rahane, Ravindra Jadeja, Piyush, Ashok Dinda and Twenty20 International debutant Parvinder Awana.

England made five changes to the (Pat)eleven that last played the Indians – Craig Kieswetter, Jonny Bairstow, Stuart Broad, Graeme Swann and Stuart Finn made way for Michael Lumb, Samit, a couple of T20 International debutants (James Tredwell and Stuart Meaker) and Danny Briggs.

On winning the toss, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, India’s skipper, inserted the visitors.

The Powerplay of England’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 51, and lost a wicket.

Lumb, who faced 10 balls, scored a run. Nineteen balls into the match, he was trapped leg before wicket by Ravichandran Ashwin, who broke the 21-run stand.

England scored 50 off 5.5 overs (35 balls). India had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 28 balls. While Alex Hales’ contribution to the partnership was 29, Luke Wright’s contribution to it was 25. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was one.

Hales’ half-century – which included seven boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 26 balls.

Wright, whose 21-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, eventually scored 34. Forty-two balls after Lumb’s dismissal, he was caught by Rahane. Yuvraj Singh, the player of the match, broke the 68-run partnership.

Hales, whose 35-ball innings included seven boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 56. Thirteen balls later, Yuvraj broke the 10-run stand.

England scored 100 off 12.3 overs (75 balls). India had conceded three extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Eoin Morgan, England's skipper, faced nine balls, scoring five. A couple of balls after Hales’ dismissal, he was caught by Rahane. Yuvraj broke the one-run stand.

Patel, whose 22-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 24. Thirty-three balls later, he was caught by Rahane. Dinda broke the 38-run stand.

Jos Buttler, whose 21-ball innings included three sixes, scored 33. He was unbeaten.

Tim Bresnan, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. Three balls later, he was caught by Virat Kohli. Dinda broke the one-run stand.

England scored 150 off 19.4 overs (118 balls).

Tredwell, who faced a ball, scored a run. He was unbeaten.

England scored 157 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets off 20 overs. Kohli, who bowled a wicketless over, conceded 10. Awana, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded 29. Chawla and Ravindra Jadeja bowled three wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 24, the latter conceded 22.

Ashwin bowled four overs, including a maiden. He conceded 33, picking up a wicket. Dinda, who bowled three overs, conceded 18. He picked up a couple of scalps. Yuvraj, who bowled four overs, conceded 19. He picked up three scalps.

The Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 52, and lost a couple of wickets.

Gautam Gambhir, whose run-a-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 16. Twenty-seven balls into the chase, he was caught by Hales. Bresnan broke the 42-run stand.

Rahane, whose 13-ball innings included a couple of sixes, scored 19. Three balls later, he was caught by Patel. Bresnan broke the two-run stand.

India scored 50 off 5.3 overs (33 balls). England had conceded eight extras at that point.

Yuvraj, whose 21-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and three sixes, scored 38. Five overs after Rahane’s dismissal, he was caught by Meaker. Wright broke the 49-run stand.

India scored 100 off 11 overs (66 balls). England had conceded nine extras at that point.

Kohli, whose 17-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 21. Thirteen balls after Yuvraj’s dismissal, Meaker broke the 17-run stand.

The fifth-wicket pair put on 38. Suresh Raina, whose 19-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 26. Thirty balls later, Morgan ran him out.

India scored 150 off 17.2 overs (104 balls). England had conceded 14 extras at that point.

Dhoni, whose 21-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 24. He was unbeaten, as was Jadeja, who didn’t face a ball.

England eventually conceded 14 extras. India, who scored 158 for the loss of five wickets off 17.5 overs, won by five wickets with 13 balls to spare. Briggs, who bowled a wicketless over, conceded 18. Jade Dernbach, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 27. Tredwell, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 31.

Wright, who bowled three overs, conceded 24. He picked up a wicket, as did Meaker, who bowled 3.5 overs, conceding 28. Bresnan, who bowled three overs, conceded 26. He picked up two scalps.

India led the two-match series 1-0.

 

 

 

 

India beat SA; Are D(hon)isappointed

India made no changes to their playing eleven.

South Africa made seven changes to the (Mork)eleven that (Am)last played the Indians – Richard Levi, Colin Ingram, Justin Ontong, Dane Vilas, Wayne Parnell, Juan Theron and Lonwabo Tsotsobe made way for Hashim, A B de Villiers (who was leading the team, and inserted the Indians on winning the toss), Faf du Plessis, Jean-Paul Duminy, Robin Peterson, Dale Steyn and Morne.

The Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They had scored 36, and lost three wickets.

Gautam Gambhir, whose 12-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight. Twenty-one balls into the match, Morne broke the 23-run stand.

Virat Kohli, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored a couple. Eight balls later, he was caught by de Villiers. Needless to say, Jacques Kallis was in seventh heaven.

Virender Sehwag, whose 14-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 17. Four balls later, Peterson broke the six-run stand.

India scored 50 off 7.4 overs (46 balls). South Africa had conceded nine extras at that point.

Yuvraj Singh, the player of the match, scored 21 off 15 balls, which included a boundary and a couple of sixes. Twenty-seven balls later, Morne broke the 32-run stand.

India scored 100 off 13.5 overs (84 balls). South Africa had conceded 11 extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Rohit Sharma, whose 27-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 25. Half-a-dozen overs after Yuvraj’s dismissal, he was trapped leg before wicket by Peterson, who broke the 44-run stand.

India scored 150 off 19.4 overs (119 balls).

The sixth-wicket pair put on 40. Suresh Raina, whose 34-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 45. Four overs later, Johan Botha and de Villiers ran him out.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni, India’s skipper, scored 23 off 13 balls, which included three boundaries. He was unbeaten.

India scored 152 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets off 20 overs. Duminy and du Plessis bowled a wicketless over apiece. While the former conceded half-a-dozen, the latter conceded three. Botha, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 30. Steyn bowled four wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 26.

Kallis, who bowled three overs, conceded 24. He picked up a wicket. Morne and Peterson bowled four overs each, picking up two scalps apiece. While the former conceded 28, the latter conceded 25.

The Powerplay of South Africa’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They had scored 46, and lost a couple of wickets.

South Africa’s openers didn’t get off the mark. Amla, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t open his account. A couple of balls into the chase, he was caught by Sehwag off the bowling of Zaheer Khan.

Kallis, whose eight-ball innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. Nineteen balls later, he was caught by Sharma. Irfan Pathan broke the 16-run stand.

De Villiers, whose run-a-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 13. Sixteen balls later, Yuvraj broke the 30-run stand.

South Africa scored 50 off seven overs (42 balls). India had conceded an extra at that point.

Du Plessis’ half-century – which included three boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 29 balls. He eventually scored 65 off 38 balls, which included half-a-dozen boundaries, in addition to the aforementioned number of sixes. Thirty-nine balls after de Villiers’ dismissal, he was caught by Raina. Yuvraj broke the 49-run stand.

South Africa scored 100 off 13.2 overs (80 balls). India had conceded an extra at that point.

Duminy, who faced 23 balls, scored 16. Fourteen balls after du Plessis’ dismissal, he was caught by Gambhir. Lakshmipathy Balaji broke the 12-run stand.

Farhaan Behardien, whose 12-ball innings included a boundary, scored 13. Fourteen balls later, he was caught by Gambhir. Khan broke the 20-run stand.

The seventh-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Peterson, whose run-a-ball innings included a boundary, scored 10. The next ball, he was dismissed by Khan.

Botha, whose five-ball innings included a six, scored eight. Eight balls later, he was caught by Raina. Ravichandran Ashwin broke the 11-run stand.

Albie Morkel, whose six-ball innings included a six, scored 10. Three balls later, Balaji had a reason to be in seventh heaven.

Steyn, who didn’t face a ball, was unbeaten.

South Africa scored 150 off 19.4 overs (119 balls). India had conceded four extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Morkel, who faced three balls, scored half-a-dozen. His runs came by way of a six. Three balls after his brother’s dismissal, Balaji broke the six-run stand.

South Africa, who were dismissed for 151 off 19.5 overs, lost by a run. Sharma, who bowled a wicketless over, conceded 13. Pathan, who bowled three overs, conceded 26. He picked up a wicket, as was Ashwin, who bowled four overs, conceding 27.

Yuvraj, who bowled four overs, conceded 23. He picked up a couple of wickets. Balaji, who bowled 3.5 overs, conceded 37. He picked up three scalps, as was Khan, who bowled four overs, conceding 22.

Both India and South Africa were knocked out.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

M S-led India beat Pakistan

India made a couple of Cha(wla)nges to their playing eleven – Harbhajan Singh and Piyush made way for Virender Sehwag and Lakshmipathy Balaji.

Pakistan (Moham)made four changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – Younis Khan, Misbah-ul-Haq, Sohail Tanvir and Asif made way for Nasir Jamshed, Umar Akmal, Saeed Ajmal and Raza Hasan.

On winning the toss, Mohammad Hafeez, Pakistan’s skipper, chose to bat.

The Powerplay of Pakistan’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 42, and lost a couple of wickets.

Imran Nazir, who faced five balls, scored eight. His runs came by way of boundaries. Eight balls into the match, he was trapped leg before wicket by Irfan Pathan, who broke the 17-run stand.

Shahid Afridi, whose 12-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 14. Twenty balls later, he was caught by Suresh Raina. Lakshmipathy Balaji broke the 18-run stand.

Jamshed, who faced five balls, scored four. A dozen balls later, he was caught by Mahendra Singh Dhoni, India’s skipper. Yuvraj Singh broke the eight-run stand.

Kamran Akmal, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored five. Ten balls later, he was caught by Dhoni. Yuvraj broke the six-run stand.

Pakistan scored 50 off 8.3 overs (51 balls). India had conceded nine extras at that point.

Hafeez, whose 28-ball innings included a boundary, scored just 15. Nine balls later, Virat Kohli, the player of the match, broke the 10-run stand.

Pakistan scored 100 off 14.3 overs (88 balls). India had conceded a dozen extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Shoaib Malik, whose 22-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 28. Thirty-three balls after Hafeez’s dismissal, he was caught by Rohit Sharma. Ravichandran Ashwin broke the 47-run stand.

Umar Akmal, whose 18-ball innings included a six, scored 21. Thirteen balls later, he was caught by Raina. Ashwin broke the nine-run stand.

The eighth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Yasir Arafat, whose 11-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight. Four balls later, Yuvraj ran him out.

Umar Gul, whose 10-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored a dozen. Eight balls later, he was caught by Dhoni. Balaji broke the 13-run stand.

The last-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Ajmal, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. The next ball, he was caught by Dhoni off the bowling of Balaji.

Hasan, who didn’t face a ball, was unbeaten.

Pakistan were dismissed for 128 off 19.4 overs. Zaheer Khan bowled three wicketless overs, conceding 22. Pathan and Kohli bowled three overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 30, the latter conceded 21.

Yuvraj bowled three overs, conceding 16. He picked up a couple of wickets, as did Ashwin, who bowled four overs, conceding 16. Balaji bowled 3.4 overs, conceding 22. He picked up three scalps.

The Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 36, and lost a wicket.

Gautam Gambhir, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t open his account. A couple of balls into the chase, he was caught by Hasan, who broke the one-run stand.

India scored 50 off 7.5 overs (47 balls). Pakistan had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 46 balls. While Sehwag’s contribution to the partnership was 22, Kohli’s contribution to it was 27. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

Sehwag, whose 24-ball innings included four boundaries, eventually scored 29. Sixty-one balls after Gambhir’s dismissal, he was caught by Gul. Afridi broke the 74-run partnership.

Kohli, whose 61-ball innings included eight boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 78. He was unbeaten, as was Yuvraj, who scored 19. His 16-ball innings included a couple of boundaries.

Pakistan eventually conceded three extras. India, who scored 129 for the loss of a couple of wickets off 17 overs, won by eight wickets with three overs to spare. Arafat bowled an over, conceding 11. He was wicketless, as was Hafeez, who bowled an over, conceding seven.

Gul bowled three wicketless overs, conceding 30. Ajmal bowled four wicketless overs, conceding 25. Afridi and Hasan bowled four overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 34, the latter conceded 22.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Aussies leave India D(hon)isheartened

India made a couple of changes to their playing eleven – Ashok Dinda and Lakshmipathy Balaji made way for Ravichandran Ashwin and Zaheer Khan.

Australia made seven changes to the (Dani)eleven that last played the Indians – Aaron Finch, the Marsh brothers, David Hussey, Brett Lee, Clint McKay and Xavier Doherty made way for Shane Watson (the player of the match), Glenn Maxwell, Michael Hussey, Cameron White, Christian, Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc.

On winning the toss, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, India’s skipper, chose to bat.

The Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 50, and lost a wicket.

India’s openers put on 21. Gautam Gambhir, whose 12-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 17. Three overs into the match, Cummins ran him out.

India scored 50 off 5.5 overs (35 balls). Australia had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

Virat Kohli, whose 13-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 15. Twenty-six balls after Gambhir’s dismissal, he was caught by Christian. Cummins broke the 35-run stand.

Yuvraj Singh, whose 10-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight. Seventeen balls later, he was caught by Glenn Maxwell. Watson broke the 14-run stand.

Irfan Pathan, whose 30-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 31. Five balls later, he was caught by White. Watson broke the four-run stand.

The fifth-wicket pair didn’t get off the (Shar)mark. Rohit, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. The next ball, he was dismissed by Starc.

India scored 100 off 14.3 overs (87 balls). Australia had conceded eight extras at that point.

Dhoni, whose 21-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 15. Twenty-nine balls after Pathan’s dismissal, he was caught by George Bailey, Australia’s skipper. Cummins broke the 30-run stand.

Suresh Raina, whose 19-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 26. Twenty-one balls later, he was caught by Maxwell. Watson broke the 33-run stand.

Ravichandran Ashwin, whose 12-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 16. He was unbeaten, as was Harbhajan Singh, who faced a ball, scoring a run.

Australia eventually conceded 10 extras. India scored 140 for the loss of seven wickets off 20 overs. Christian and Maxwell bowled a couple of wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 19, the latter conceded 11. Brad Hogg, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 29.

Starc, who bowled four overs, conceded 27. He picked up a wicket. Cummins, who bowled four overs, conceded 16. He picked up a couple of wickets. Watson, who bowled four overs, conceded 34. He picked up three scalps.

The Powerplay of Australia’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 47, without the loss of a wicket.

Three balls into the match, the match was interrupted due to rain. Australia had scored five without the loss of a wicket at that point. While Watson had scored a run, David Warner was batting on four.

Australia’s openers scored 50 off 6.4 overs (40 balls). India had conceded a couple of extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded. While Watson’s contribution to the partnership was 20, Warner’s contribution to it was 31.

Watson’s half-century – which included a boundary and half-a-dozen sixes – came off 28 balls.

Australia’s openers scored 100 off 10 overs (60 balls). India had conceded a couple of extras at that point. While Watson’s contribution to the partnership was 53, Warner’s contribution to it was 45.

Warner’s half-century – which included half-a-dozen boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 37 balls.

Watson, whose 42-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and seven sixes, eventually scored 72. Eighty-one balls later, he was caught by the substitute, Manoj Tiwary. Yuvraj Singh broke the 133-run partnership.

Warner, whose 41-ball innings included seven boundaries and three sixes, eventually scored 63. He was unbeaten, as was Maxwell, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scoring four.

Australia, who scored 141 for the loss of a wicket off 14.5 overs, won by nine wickets with 31 balls to spare. Pathan, Piyush Chawla, Sharma and Kohli bowled a wicketless over apiece. They conceded 19, 14, 12 and 10, respectively.

Harbhajan bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceding 20. Khan bowled three wicketless overs, conceding 18. Ashwin bowled 3.5 wicketless overs, conceding 32. Yuvraj bowled a couple of overs, conceding 16. He picked up the only wicket to fall.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dhoni-led India trounce England; Advance

India made three Cha(wla)nges to their playing eleven – Virender Sehwag, Ravichandran Ashwin and Zaheer Khan made way for Harbhajan Singh (the player of the match), Piyush and Ashok Dinda.

England made three changes to the (Pat)eleven that last played the Indians – Kevin Pietersen, Samit and Ravi Bopara made way for Luke Wright, Eoin Morgan and Stuart Broad (who was leading the team, and inserted the Indians on winning the toss).

The Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 52, and lost a wicket.

Irfan Pathan, whose run-a-ball (F)innings included a boundary, scored eight. Sixteen balls into the match, Steven broke the 24-run stand.

India scored 50 off 5.4 overs (34 balls). England had conceded five extras at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 39 balls. While Gautam Gambhir’s contribution to the partnership was 13, Virat Kohli’s contribution to it was 36. Extras’ contribution to it was a run.

Kohli, whose 32-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, eventually scored 40. Forty-seven balls after Pathan’s dismissal, he was caught by Jonny Bairstow. Graeme Swann broke the 47-run stand.

India scored 100 off 13.1 overs (79 balls). England had conceded eight extras at that point.

Gambhir, whose 38-ball innings included five boundaries, eventually scored 45. Thirty-two balls later, he was caught by Craig Kieswetter. Finn broke the 38-run stand.

India scored 150 off 18.4 overs (112 balls). England had conceded eight extras at that point.

Rohit Sharma’s half-century – which included five boundaries and a six – came off 31 balls. He faced 33 balls, eventually scoring 55. He was unbeaten.

Mahendra Singh, India’s skipper, scoreD(ho)nine. His eight-ball innings included a boundary. Twenty-three balls after Gambhir’s dismissal, he was caught by Alex Hales. Jade Dernbach broke the 47-run stand.

Suresh Raina, who faced a ball, scored a run. He was unbeaten.

England eventually conceded a dozen extras. India scored 170 for the loss of four wickets off 20 overs.

Each of the five bowlers bowled four overs apiece. Broad and Tim Bresnan were wicketless. While the former conceded 36, the latter conceded 35. Dernbach and Swann picked up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 35, the latter conceded 17. Finn, who bowled four overs, conceded 33. He picked up a couple of scalps.

The Powerplay of England’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 39, and lost three wickets.

Hales, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t get off the mark. An over into the chase, Pathan broke the two-run stand.

Wright, who faced four balls, scored half-a-dozen. His runs came by way of a six. Ten balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Pathan, who broke the 16-run stand.

Morgan, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored just a couple. Sixteen balls later, Harbhajan broke the 21-run stand.

Bairstow, who faced eight balls, scored a run. Ten balls later, Chawla broke the three-run stand.

England scored 50 off eight overs (48 balls). India had conceded an extra at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Kieswetter, whose 25-ball innings included four boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 35. Seven balls after Bairstow’s dismissal, he was caught by Kohli. Chawla broke the nine-run stand.

Bresnan, who faced eight balls, scored just a run. Eleven balls later, he was caught by Gambhir. Harbhajan broke the three-run stand.

Jos Buttler, whose 12-ball innings included a boundary, scored 11. Harbhajan had a reason to be in seventh heaven – he broke the six-run stand.

The eighth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Swann, who faced three balls, didn’t open his account. Three balls later, he was stumped by Dhoni off the bowling of Harbhajan.

The ninth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Broad, who faced three balls, scored as many. Three balls later, he was caught by Gambhir off the bowling of Dinda.

Finn, whose innings included a boundary, scored eight. He was unbea‘ten’.

The last-wicket pair put on 20. Although his innings included a couple of boundaries, Dernbach, who scored a dozen, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – 15 ball later, Lakshmipathy Balaji ran him out.

England, who were dismissed for 80 off 14.4 overs, lost by 90 runs. Yuvraj Singh, who bowled four balls, conceded a couple. He was wicketless, as was Balaji, who faced an over, conceding 10.

Dinda, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 26. He picked up a wicket. Pathan, who bowled three overs, conceded 17. He picked up a couple of wickets, as did Chawla, who bowled four overs, including a maiden. He conceded 13. Harbhajan bowled four overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded a dozen, picking up four scalps.     

India advanced to the Super Eights.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

M S-led India beat Afghanistan

India made just one change to their playing eleven – Manoj Tiwary made way for Virender Sehwag.

Afghanistan made four changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – Noor Ali Zadran, the Ahmadzais (Raees and Dawlat) and Hamid Hassan made way for Shafiqullah, Gulbadin Naib and the Zadrans (Twenty20 International debutant Najibullah and Dawlat).

On winning the toss, Nawroz Mangal, Afghanistan’s skipper, inserted the Indians.

The Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 34, and lost a couple of wickets.

Gautam Gambhir, whose eight-ball innings included a boundary, scored 10. Thirteen balls later, Shapoor Zadran broke the 15-run stand.

Sehwag, whose 10-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight. A dozen balls later, he was caught by Mohammad Shahzad. Needless to say, Shapoor was in seventh heaven.

India scored 50 off 7.5 overs (47 balls). Afghanistan had conceded three extras at that point.

Yuvraj Singh, whose 20-ball innings included a six, scored 18. Thirty-six balls after Sehwag’s dismissal, he was caught by Shahzad. Karim Sadiq broke the 46-run stand.

Eighty-one balls into the match, Sadiq kept wicket in place of Shahzad.

India scored 100 off 13.5 overs (83 balls). The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave Afghanistan no reason to be in seventh heaven.

Virat Kohli was the player of the match. His half-century – which included four boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 38 balls. He faced 39 balls, failing to add to the aforementioned score. Thirty-three balls after Yuvraj’s dismissal, he was caught by Mohammad Nabi. Dawlat Zadran broke the 46-run stand.

Suresh Raina, whose 33-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 38. Twenty-two balls later, Nabi broke the 34-run stand.

India scored 150 off 19.5 overs (119 balls). Afghanistan had conceded 16 extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Mahendra Singh, India’s skipper, scored 18 off (Dho)nine balls, which included a couple of boundaries and a six. He was unbeaten, as was Rohit Sharma, who faced a ball, scoring a run.

India scored 159 for the loss of five wickets off 20 overs. Samiullah Shinwari and Naib bowled a couple of wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 16, the latter conceded 15.

Nabi, Sadiq and Dawlat Zadran bowled four overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. They conceded 35, 33 and 25, respectively. Shapoor, who bowled four overs, conceded 25. He picked up a couple of scalps.

The Powerplay of Afghanistan’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth innings. They scored 42, and lost a wicket.

Shahzad, whose 16-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 18. Twenty-three balls into the chase, he was caught by Yuvraj. Lakshmipathy Balaji broke the 26-run stand.

Afghanistan scored 50 off 6.4 overs (40 balls). India had conceded an extra at that point.

Mangal, whose 18-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 22. Twenty balls after Shahzad’s dismissal, he was trapped leg before wicket by Yuvraj, who broke the 26-run stand.

Sadiq, whose run-a-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 26. Twenty-five balls later, he was caught by Gambhir. Yuvraj broke the 23-run stand.

The fourth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Asghar Afghan, who faced nine balls, scored half-a-dozen. The next ball, he was caught by Dhoni off the bowling of Yuvraj.

Shinwari, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. Four balls later, he was caught by Ravichandran Ashwin, who broke the one-run stand.

Afghanistan scored 100 off 14.5 overs (89 balls). India had conceded four extras at that point.

Shafiqullah, whose nine-ball innings included a six, scored eight. Seventeen balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Irfan Pathan, who broke the 24-run stand.

Nabi, whose 17-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and as many sixes, scored 31. Eleven balls later, he was caught by Sharma. Ashwin broke the 19-run stand.

The eighth-wicket pair put on half-a-dozen. Najibullah, whose two-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. Five balls later, Dhoni and Balaji ran him out.

Naib faced 14 balls, scoring just five. Ten balls later, he was caught by Raina. Balaji broke the 11-run stand.

The last-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Dawlat Zadran, who faced five balls, scored eight. His runs came by way of boundaries. The next ball, he was dismissed by Balaji.

Shapoor, who didn’t face a ball, was unbeaten.

India eventually conceded half-a-dozen extras. Afghanistan, who scored 136 off 19.3 overs, lost by 23 runs. Sharma, who bowled an over, conceded 10. He was wicketless, as was Zaheer Khan, who bowled three overs, conceding 32.

Pathan, who bowled four overs, conceded 29. He picked up a wicket. Ashwin, who bowled four overs, conceded 20. He picked up two wickets. Balaji, who bowled 3.3 overs, conceded 19. He picked up three scalps, as did Yuvraj, who bowled four overs, conceding 24.

 

Dhoni-led India do not (Ki)win

India made three changes to their playing eleven – Ajinkya Rahane, Umesh Yadav and Ashok Dinda made way for Yuvraj Singh, Zaheer Khan and Twenty20 International debutant Lakshmipathy Balaji.

New Zealand made half-a-dozen changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – Jesse Ryder, Neil Broom, Nathan McCullum, Ian Butler, Tim Southee and Iain O’Brien made way for Rob Nicol, Kane Williamson, James Franklin, Ronnie Hira, Adam Milne and Kyle Mills.

On winning the toss, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, India’s skipper, inserted the visitors.

The Powerplay of New Zealand’s innings – which was between the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the seventh over. They scored 40, and lost a couple of wickets.

Nicol, who faced four balls, didn’t get off the mark. An over into the match, Khan broke the tow-run stand.

The second-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Martin Guptill, who faced five balls, scored a run. Three balls later, he was dismissed by Irfan Pathan.

New Zealand scored 50 off 8.2 overs (50 balls). India had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 41 balls. While the contribution of Brendon McCullum, the player of the match, to the partnership was 35, Kane Williamson’s contribution to it was 17. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

Williamson, whose 26-ball innings included three boundaries, eventually scored 28. Sixty-six balls after Guptill, he was caught by Ravichandran Ashwin. Pathan broke the 90-run partnership.

McCullum’s half-century – which included half-a-dozen boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 32 balls.

New Zealand scored 100 off 14 overs (84 balls). India had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

McCullum, whose 55-ball innings including 11 boundaries and three sixes, eventually scored 91. Twenty-five balls after Williamson’s dismissal, Pathan broke the 47-run stand.

Franklin, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. Four balls later, he was caught by Yuvraj Singh. Balaji broke the three-run stand.

New Zealand scored 150 off 18.1 overs (109 balls). India had conceded three extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Ross Taylor, New Zealand’s skipper, scored 25 off 19 balls, which included a boundary. He was unbeaten, as was Jacob Oram, who scored 18 off nine balls, which included three boundaries.

New Zealand scored 167 for the loss of five wickets off 20 overs. Yuvraj, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 14. He was wicketless, as were Ashwin and Virat Kohli, who bowled three overs apiece. While the former conceded 34, the latter conceded 27.

Balaji and Khan bowled four overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 33, the latter conceded 27. Pathan, who bowled four overs, conceded 31. He picked up three scalps.

The Powerplay of India’s innings – which was between the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 47, and lost a wicket.

Gautam Gambhir, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored just three. Three overs into the match, he was caught by Mills, who broke the 26-run stand.

India scored 50 off 6.1 overs (37 balls). New Zealand hadn’t conceded any extras at that point.

Kohli’s half-century – which included nine boundaries – came off 30 balls.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 37 balls. While Kohli’s contribution to the partnership was 31, Suresh Raina’s contribution to it was 19. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.

Raina, whose 22-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, eventually scored 27. Forty-four balls after Gambhir’s dismissal, he was caught by Taylor. Mills broke the 60-run partnership.

India scored 100 off 11.5 overs (71 balls). New Zealand hadn’t conceded any extras at that point.

Kohli, whose 41-ball innings included 10 boundaries and a six, eventually scored 70. Eighteen balls after Raina’s dismissal, he was caught by the substitute, Tim Southee. Franklin broke the 34-run stand.

India scored 150 off 18.5 overs (113 balls). New Zealand had conceded three extras at that point.

Yuvraj, whose 26-ball innings included a boundary and a couple of sixes, scored 34. Thirty-eight balls later, Franklin broke the 42-run stand.

Dhoni, whose 23-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 22. He was unbeaten, as was Rohit Sharma, who faced a couple of balls, scoring four.

New Zealand eventually conceded half-a-dozen extras. India, who scored 166 for the loss of four wickets off 20 overs, lost by a run. Hira bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceding 20. Milne bowled three wicketless overs, conceding 36.

Daniel Vettori and Oram bowled four wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 37, the latter conceded 27.

Mills bowled three overs, conceding 17. He picked up a couple of scalps, as did Franklin, who bowled four overs, conceding 26.

New Zealand won the two-match series 1-0.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

India and NZ are D(hon)isappointed

There was no toss.

Owing to rain, the match was abandoned (Ki)without a ball bowled.

The two-match series was levelled 0-0.

SL lose to Dhoni-led India

India made four changes to their playing eleven – Robin Uthappa, Yusuf Pathan and the Kumars (Praveen and Vinay) made way for Ajinkya Rahane, Manoj Tiwary, Twenty20 International debutant Umesh Yadav and Ashok Dinda.

Sri Lanka made half-a-dozen Cha(mara)nges to their playing eleven – Sanath Jayasuriya, Kumar Sangakkara, Kapugedera, Chinthaka Jayasinghe, Suraj Randiv and Thilan Thushara made way for Upul Tharanga, Lahiru Thirimanne, Jeevan Mendis, Dinesh Chandimal, Twenty20 International debutant Shaminda Eranga and Rangana Herath.

On winning the toss, Mahela Jayawardene, Sri Lanka’s skipper, inserted the visitors.

The Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 50, and lost a wicket.

Gautam Gambhir, whose eight-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight. Ten balls into the match, Eranga had a reason to be in seventh heaven.

India scored 50 off 5.4 overs (34 balls). Sri Lanka had conceded an extra at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 34 balls. While Rahane’s contribution to the partnership was eight, the contribution of Virat Kohli, the player of the series, to it was 41. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

Kohli’s half-century – which included 10 boundaries – came off 32 balls.

Rahane, whose 25-ball innings included a six, eventually scored 21. Fifty-nine balls later, he was caught by Mendis, who broke the 74-run partnership.

India scored 100 off 12.5 overs (77 balls). Sri Lanka had conceded three extras at that point.

Kohli, whose 48-ball innings included 11 boundaries and a six, eventually scored 68. Thirty balls after Rahane’s dismissal, he was caught by Thirimanne. Eranga broke the 48-run stand.

India scored 150 off 19.2 overs (116 balls). Sri Lanka had conceded 10 extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Suresh Raina, whose 25-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, scored 34. He was unbeaten, as was Mahendra Singh Dhoni, India’s skipper, who scored 16. His 14-ball innings included a couple of boundaries.

India scored 155 for the loss of three wickets off 20 overs. Angelo Mathews and Herath bowled three wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 23, the latter conceded 17. Perera and Malinga bowled four wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded Thi(sara)rty-four, the latter conceded (Lasi)thirty-one.

Mendis, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 13. He picked up a wicket. Eranga, who bowled four overs, conceded 30. He picked up a couple of scalps.

The Powerplay of Sri Lanka’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 52, and lost three wickets.

Tillakaratne Dilshan, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. Five balls into the chase, Irfan Pathan, the player of the match, had a reason to be in seventh heaven.

Tharanga, who faced four balls, scored five. Eight balls later, he was caught by Raina. Pathan broke the seven-run stand.

Jayawardene, whose 19-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 26. Thirteen balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Pathan, who broke the 21-run stand.

Sri Lanka scored 50 off 5.5 overs (35 balls). India had conceded four extras at that point.

Thirimanne, whose 15-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 20. Twenty-eight balls after Jayawardene’s dismissal, Ravichandran Ashwin broke the 33-run stand.

Mathews, whose 29-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 31. Twenty-three balls later, he was caught by Dhoni. Ashok Dinda broke the 28-run stand.

Sri Lanka scored 100 off 14.2 overs (86 balls). India had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.

Mendis, who faced 15 balls, scored 11. Nine balls later, he was caught by Rahane. Yadav broke the four-run stand.

The seventh-wicket pair put on a couple. Perera, who faced five balls, scored a run. Five balls later, Tiwary ran him out.

Although his 11-ball innings included a boundary, Chandimal had no reason to be in seventh heaven – a dozen balls later, he was caught by Kohli. Dinda broke the 14-run stand.

The ninth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Although his seven-ball innings included a boundary, Eranga wasn’t in seventh heaven – he scored half-a-dozen. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Ashwin off the bowling of Dinda.

The last-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Malinga, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t open his account. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Dhoni off the bowling of Dinda.

Herath, who didn’t face a ball, was unbeaten.

India eventually conceded nine extras. Sri Lanka, who were dismissed for 116 off 18 overs, lost by 39 runs. Rohit Sharma bowled an over, conceding nine. He was wicketless, as was Kohli, who bowled three overs, conceding 13.

Yadav bowled three overs, conceding 24. He picked up a wicket, as did Ashwin, who bowled four overs, conceding 22. Pathan bowled four overs, conceding 27. He picked up three wickets. Dinda bowled three overs, including a maiden. He conceded 19, picking up four scalps.    

India won the one-off match.

 

Rain, SA disappoint Dhoni-led India

India made three changes to their playing eleven – Virender Sehwag, Ravindra Jadeja and Rahul (Shar)made way for Robin Uthappa and the Pathan brothers.

South Africa made seven changes to their playing (Mork)eleven – Morne van Wyk, Hashim Amla, A B de Villiers, Jean-Paul Duminy, David Miller, Robin Peterson and Makhaya Ntini made way for Richard Levi, Jacques Kallis, a couple of Twenty20 International debutants (Farhaan Behardien and Dane Vilas), Justin Ontong, Albie and Lonwabo Tsotsobe.

On winning the toss, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, India’s skipper, inserted the hosts.

Levi, whose innings included four boundaries, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored 19. Ten balls into the (Shar)match, he was caught by Rohit. Irfan Pathan broke the 22-run stand.

South Africa scored 50 off 5.2 overs (32 balls). India had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 36 balls. While the contributions of both Kallis and Colin Ingram, the player of the match, to the partnership were 24 apiece, extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

South Africa scored 100 off 11.2 overs (68 balls). India had conceded three extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

While Ingram’s half-century – which included half-a-dozen boundaries and a six – came off 38 balls, Kallis’ half-century – which included three boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 36 balls.

The second-wicket pair put on 100 off 71 balls. While Kallis’ contribution to the partnership was 48, Ingram’s contribution to it was 50. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

Kallis, whose 42-ball innings included five boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 61. Eighty balls after Levi’s dismissal, he was caught by Sharma. Ravichandran Ashwin broke the 119-run partnership.

South Africa scored 150 off 16.2 overs (98 balls).

Ingram, whose 50-ball innings included eight boundaries and three sixes, eventually scored 78. Thirteen balls later, he was caught by Sharma. Suresh Raina broke the 27-run stand.

Behardien, whose 11-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 20. He was unbeaten.

South Africa scored 200 off 19.2 overs (116 balls). India had conceded three extras at that point.

Ontong, whose seven-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and as many sixes, scored 22. Fourteen balls after Ingram’s dismissal, Raina broke the 35-run stand.

Morkel, whose three-ball innings included a boundary and a couple of sixes, scored 16. He was unbeaten.

South Africa scored 219 for the loss of four wickets off 20 overs. Virat Kohli, Rohit and Yusuf Pathan bowled a wicketless over apiece. They conceded 15, 14, and nine, respectively. Praveen Kumar, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded 22. Vinay Kumar, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 32.

Irfan and Ashwin bowled four overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 44, the latter conceded 33. Raina, who bowled four overs, conceded 49. He picked up a couple of scalps.

Owing to rain, India’s target was revised to 83 off 7.5 overs.

India’s openers put on 50 off 5.5 overs (35 balls). South Africa had conceded four extras at that point (which was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded). While Uthappa’s contribution to the partnership was 11, Gautam Gambhir’s contribution to it was 35.

Uthappa, whose 19-ball innings included a boundary, eventually conceded 18. He was unbeaten, as was Gambhir, who eventually scored 49. His 28-ball innings included seven boundaries and a six.

India, who scored 71 without the loss of a wicket off 7.5 overs, lost by 11 runs under the Duckworth-Lewis method.

Morkel, Juan ‘Rusty’ Theron and Johan Botha, South Africa’s skipper, bowled an over apiece. They conceded 16, 13, and 10, respectively. Wayne Parnell, who bowled 1.5 overs, conceded 14. Tsotsobe, who bowled three overs, conceded 15.

South Africa won the one-off match.