Monday, March 8, 2021

Virat-led India do not WIn

India made eight changes to their playing eleven – Lokesh Rahul, Suresh Raina, Yuvraj Singh, Hardik Pandya, Amit Mishra, Jasprit Bumrah, Ashish Nehra and Yuzvendra Chahal made way for Shikhar Dhawan, Dinesh Karthik, Kedar Jadhav, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, T20 International debutant Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami and Bhuvneshwar Kumar.

The West Indies made five changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – Johnson Charles, Lendl Simmons, the Andres (Fletcher and Russell) and Dwayne Bravo made way for Chris Gayle, Chadwick Walton, Rovman Powell, Jerome Taylor and Kesrick Williams.

On winning the toss, Carlos Brathwaite, the West Indies’ skipper, inserted the visitors.

The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 66, and lost a couple of wickets.

India’s openers put on 50 off 4.4 overs (28 balls). While the contribution of Virat Kohli, India’s skipper, to the partnership was 28, Dhawan’s contribution to it was 22. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

Kohli, whose 22-ball innings included seven boundaries and a six, scored 39. Thirty-three balls into the match, he was caught by Sunil Narine. Williams broke the 64-run partnership.

The second-wicket pair put on a run. Dhawan, whose 12-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 23. A couple of balls later, Williams ran him out.

India scored 100 off 10.5 overs (65 balls). The West Indies had conceded five extras at that point.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 38 balls. While Rishabh Pant’s contribution to the partnership was 19, Karthik’s contribution to it was 29. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

India scored 150 off 15.2 overs (92 balls). The West Indies had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.

Karthik, whose 29-ball innings included five boundaries and three sixes, eventually scored 48. Fifty-nine balls after Dhawan’s dismissal, Marlon Samuels broke the 86-run partnership.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who faced three balls, scored a couple. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was caught by Samuels. Taylor broke the five-run stand.

The fifth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Pant, whose 35-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 38. The next ball, he was caught by Walton off the bowling of Taylor.

Jadhav, who faced four balls, scored as many. Seven balls later, he was caught by Narine. Williams broke the eight-run stand.

Jadeja, whose eight-ball innings included a six, scored 13. He was unbeaten, as was Ashwin, who had no reason to be in seventh heaven, despite the fact that his innings included a boundary – he scored just 11.

The West Indies eventually conceded a dozen extras. India scored 190 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets off 20 overs.

Brathwaite, who faced a couple of wicketless overs, conceded 26. Narine, who bowled three overs, conceded 22. Samuel Badree, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 31.

Samuels, who bowled three overs, conceded 32. He picked up a wicket. Williams and Taylor bowled four overs each, picking up a couple of scalps apiece. While the former conceded 42, the latter conceded 31.

The first Powerplay of the West Indies’ innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. Their openers put on 66.

The West Indies’ openers put on 50 off 4.4 overs (28 balls). While Gayle’s contribution to the partnership was 15, the contribution of Evin Lewis, the player of the match, to it was 35. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

Gayle, whose 20-ball innings included a boundary and a six, eventually scored 18. Fifty balls into the chase, he was caught by Dhoni. Yadav broke the 82-run partnership.

Lewis’ half-century – which included four boundaries and as many sixes – came off 24 balls.

The West Indies scored 100 off 10.1 overs (61 balls). India had conceded five extras at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 34 balls. While Lewis’ contribution to the partnership was 26, Samuels’ contribution to it was 21. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was half-a-dozen.

Lewis’ ton – which included five boundaries and nine sixes – came off 53 balls.

The West Indies scored 150 off 15.1 overs (91 balls). India had conceded 10 extras at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on 100 off 53 balls. While Lewis’ contribution to the partnership was 58, Samuels’ contribution to it was 31. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was 11.

Lewis, whose 62-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and 12 sixes, eventually scored 125. He was unbeaten, as was Samuels, who scored 36. His 29-ball innings included five boundaries and a six.

India eventually conceded 15 extras. The West Indies, who scored 194 for the loss of a wicket off 18.3 overs, won by nine wickets with nine balls to spare.

Shami, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 46. Jadeja, who bowled 3.3 wicketless overs, conceded 41. Ashwin and Kumar bowled four wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 39, the latter conceded 27. Yadav, who bowled four overs, conceded 34. He picked up the only wicket to fall.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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