Scotland crushed by Kohli-led India

India made one change to their playing eleven – Shardul Thakur made way for Varun Chakravarthy.

No member of Scotland’s eleven was a member of the team that last played the Indians – .

On winning the toss, Virat Kohli, India’s skipper (who was celebrating his 33^rd birthday), chose to field.

The first Powerplay of Scotland’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 27, and lost a couple of wickets.

Kyle Coetzer, Scotland’s skipper, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored just a run. Fifteen balls into the match, Jasprit Bumrah broke the 13-run stand.

George Munsey, whose 19-ball innings included four boundaries and a six, scored 24. Seventeen balls later, he was caught by Hardik Pandya. Mohammed Shami broke the 14-run stand.

Richie Berrington, who faced five balls, didn’t get off the mark. Ravindra Jadeja, the player of the match, had a reason to be in seventh heaven – he broke the one-run stand.

Seven overs into the match, Scotland sought a batting review. Matthew Cross, the batsman, faced nine balls, scoring just a couple. It was struck down by Australian umpire Rod Tucker. He was trapped leg before wicket by Jadeja, who broke the one-run stand.

Ten overs into the match, the drinks break was taken. Scotland had scored 44 for the loss of four wickets at that point. While Calum MacLeod had scored half-a-dozen, Michael Leask was unbea‘ten’.

Scotland scored 50 off 10.2 overs (62 balls). India had conceded an extra at that point.

Leask, whose 12-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, eventually scored 21. Twenty-six balls after Cross’ dismissal, he was trapped leg before wicket by Jadeja, who broke the 29-run stand.

Eighty balls (13.2 overs) into the match, India sought a bowling review. Chris Greaves was the batsman. It was struck down by South African umpire Marais Erasmus.

Greaves had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored just a run. Fourteen balls after Leask’s dismissal, he was caught by Pandya. Ravichandran Ashwin broke the five-run stand.

MacLeod, who faced 28 balls, eventually scored 16. Fifteen balls later, Shami broke the 17-run stand.

The eight-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Safyaan Sharif, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. The next ball, the substitute (Ishan Kishan) ran him out.

The ninth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Alasdair Evans, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. The next ball, he was dismissed by Shami.

Mark Watt, whose 13-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 14. Bumrah had a reason to be in seventh heaven – he broke the four-run stand.

Brad Wheal, who faced four balls, scored a couple. He was unbeaten.

India eventually conceded four extras. Scotland were bundled out for 85 off 17.4 overs.

Chakravarthy, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 15.

Ashwin, who bowled four overs, conceded 27. He picked up a wicket.

Bumrah bowled 3.4 overs, included a maiden. He conceded 10, picking up a couple of scalps.

Shami bowled three overs, including a maiden. He conceded 15, picking up three wickets.

Jadeja, who bowled four overs, also conceded 15. He picked up three scalps as well.

The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 82, and lost a couple of wickets.

India’s openers scored 50 off 3.5 overs (23 balls). Scotland had conceded an extra at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded. The contributions of both Lokesh Rahul and Rohit Sharma to the partnership were 26 apiece.

Sharma, whose 16-ball innings included five boundaries and a six, eventually scored 30. Five overs into the chase, he was trapped leg before wicket by Wheal, who broke the 70-run partnership.

Rahul’s half-century – which included half-a-dozen boundaries and three sixes – came off 18 balls.

He eventually faced balls, failing to add to the aforementioned score. An over after Sharma’s dismissal, he was caught by MacLeod. Watt broke the 12-run stand.

Kohli, who faced a couple of balls, scored as many. He was unbeaten, as was Suryakumar Yadav, who faced a couple of balls, scoring half-a-dozen. In fact, his runs came by way of a six.

India, who scored 89 for the loss of a couple of wickets off 6.3 overs, won by eight wickets with 81 balls to spare.

Greaves, who bowled three balls, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he was wicketless, as were Evans and Sharif, who bowled an over apiece. While the former conceded 16, the latter conceded 14.

Wheal and Watt bowled two overs each, picking up a scalp apiece. While the former conceded 32, the latter conceded 20.