Rohit-led India advance, beating Australia

India made no changes to their playing eleven.

Australia made eight changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – Josh Philippe, the Bens (McDermott and Dwarshius), Aaron Hardie, Matthew Short, Nathan Ellis, Jason Behrendorff, and Tanveer Sangha made way for David Warner, the Mitchells [Marsh (Australia’s skipper, who chose to field on winning the toss) and Starc], Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Pat Cummins, Adam Zampa, and Josh Hazlewood.

The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 60, and lost a wicket.

Virat Kohli, who faced five balls, D(av)idn’t open his account. Ten balls into the match, he was caught by Tim. Hazlewood broke the six-run stand.

Twenty-five balls (4.1 overs) into the match, there was an interruption due to rain. India had scored 43, and lost a wicket at that point. While Rohit, India’s skipper and the player of the (Shar)match, was batting on 41, Rishabh Pant had scored a run.

India scored 50 off 4.5 overs (29 balls). Australia had conceded an extra at that point.

Rohit’s half-century – which included four fours and five sixes – came off 19 balls.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 25 balls. While Rohit’s contribution to the partnership was 45, Pant’s contribution to it was half-a-dozen. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

Pant, whose 14-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 15. Thirty-eight balls after Kohli’s dismissal, he was caught by Hazlewood. Stoinis broke the 87-run partnership.

India scored 100 off 8.4 overs (52 balls). Australia had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

Ten overs into the match, the drinks break was taken. India had scored 114 for the loss of a couple of wickets at that point. While Rohit had scored 89, Suryakumar Yadav was in seventh heaven.

Rohit, whose 41-ball innings included seven boundaries and eight sixes, eventually scored 92. Twenty overs after Pant’s dismissal, Starc broke the 34-run stand.

India scored 150 off 13.4 overs (82 balls). Australia had conceded three extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Suryakumar, whose 16-ball innings included three boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 31. Nineteen balls after Rohit’s dismissal, he was caught by Wade. Starc broke the 32-run stand.

Shivam Dube, whose 22-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, eventually scored 28. Twenty-five balls later, he was caught by Warner. Stoinis broke the 35-run stand.

Hardik Pandya, whose 17-ball innings included a boundary and a couple of sixes, scored 27. He was unbeaten, as was Ravindra Jadeja, who scored nine. His five-ball innings included a six.

India scored 200 off 19.4 overs (118 balls).

India scored 205 for the loss of five wickets off 20 overs.

Each of the five bowlers bowled four overs apiece.

Cummins and Zampa were wicketless. While the former conceded 48, the latter conceded 41.

Hazlewood conceded 14, picking up a wicket.

Stoinis and Starc picked up two scalps apiece. While the former conceded 56, the latter conceded 45.

The first Powerplay of Australia’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 65, and lost a wicket.

Warner, whose run-a-ball innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. An over into the chase, he was caught by Suryakumar. Arshdeep Singh broke the run-a-ball stand.

Australia 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 27 balls. While Head’s contribution to the partnership was 20, Marsh’s contribution to it was 28. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

Marsh, whose 28-ball innings included three boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 37. Eight overs after Warner’s dismissal, he was caught by Axar Patel. Jasprit Bumrah broke the 81-run partnership.

Head’s half-century – which included half-a-dozen fours and three sixes – came off 24 balls.

Ten overs into the match, the drinks break was taken. Australia had scored 99 for the loss of a couple of wickets at that point. While Head had scored 54, Maxwell hadn’t opened his account.

Australia scored 100 off 10.1 overs (61 balls). India had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

Glenn Maxwell, whose 12-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, eventually scored 20. Twenty-five balls after Marsh’s dismissal, Kuldeep Yadav broke the 41-run stand.

Stoinis, who faced four balls, scored a couple. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was caught by Hardik. Needless to say, Axar was in seventh heaven.

Australia scored 150 off 16.2 overs (98 balls). India had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.

Head, whose 43-ball innings included nine boundaries and four sixes, eventually scored 76. Fourteen balls after Stoinis’ dismissal, he was caught by Rohit. Bumrah broke the 15-run stand.

Wade, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. Four balls later, he was caught by Kuldeep. Arshdeep broke the three-run stand.

David, whose 11-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 15. Four balls later, he was caught by Bumrah. Arshdeep broke the 13-run stand.

Neither Cummins nor Starc had no reason to be in seventh heaven. While the former, whose innings included a six, scored 11, the latter scored four.

India eventually conceded nine extras. Australia, who scored 181 for seven overs off 20 overs, lost by 24 runs.

Jadeja, who bowled an over, conceded 17. He was wicketless, as was Hardik, who bowled four overs, conceding 47.

Axar, who bowled three overs, conceded 21. He picked up a wicket, as was Bumrah, who bowled four overs, conceding 29.

Kuldeep, who bowled four overs, conceded 29. He picked up two wickets.

Arshdeep, who bowled four overs, conceded 17. He picked up three scalps.