Rohit-led India beat the USA

India made no changes to their playing eleven.

The United States were playing India for the first time.

On winning the toss, Rohit Sharma, India’s skipper, chose to field.

The first Powerplay of the USA’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 18, and lost a couple of wickets.

The USA’s openers didn’t get off the mark. Shayan Jahangir, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. A ball into the match, he was trapped leg before wicket by Arshdeep Singh, the player of the match.

Andries Gous, who faced five balls, scored a couple. Five balls later, he as caught by Hardik Pandya. Arshdeep broke the three-run stand.

Aaron Jones, the USA’s skipper, scored 11 off 22 balls, which included a six. Thirty-eight balls later, he was caught by Mohammed Siraj. Hardik broke the 22-run stand.

Ten overs into the match, the drinks break was taken. The USA had scored 42 for the loss of three wickets at that point. While Steven Taylor was batting on 14, Nitish Kumar had scored nine.

The USA scored 50 off 11.1 overs (67 balls). India had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.

Taylor, whose 30-ball innings included a couple of sixes, eventually scored 24. Twenty-six balls after Jones’ dismissal, Axar Patel broke the 31-run stand.

Nitish, whose 23-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, eventually scored 27. Eighteen balls later, he was caught by Siraj. Arshdeep broke the 25-run stand.

Ninety-eight balls (16.2 overs) into the match, India sought a bowling review. They challenged the decision for a wicket. Harmeet Singh was the batsman. It was struck down by Australian umpire Sam Nogajski.

Corey Anderson, whose 12-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 15. Thirteen balls later, he was caught by Rishabh Pant. Hardik broke the 15-run stand.

Harmeet, whose run-a-ball innings included a six, eventually scored 10. Four balls later, he was caught by Pant. Arshdeep broke the two-run stand.

The USA scored 100 off 17.5 overs (107 balls). India had conceded eight extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Shadley van Schalkwyk, whose innings included a boundary, scored 11. He was unbea‘ten’.

The eighth-wicket pair put on 12. Jasdeep Singh, who scored a couple, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – 15 balls after Harmeet’s dismissal, Pant and Siraj ran him out.

Shivam Dube, who bowled an over, conceded 11. He was wicketless, as were Siraj and Jasprit Bumrah, who bowled four overs, conceding 25 apiece.

Axar, who bowled three overs, conceded 25. He picked up a wicket.

Hardik bowled four overs, including a maiden. He conceded 14, picking up a couple of wickets.

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

The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 33, and lost a couple of wickets.

Virat Kohli, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. A couple of balls into the chase, he was caught by Gous. Saurabh Netravalkar broke the one-run stand.

Rohit, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored three. A dozen balls later, he was caught by Harmeet. Netravalkar broke the nine-run stand.

Pant, whose 20-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 18. Thirty-one balls later, Ali-Khan broke the 29-run stand.

Ten overs into the chase, the drinks break was taken. India had scored 52 for the loss of three wickets at that point. While Suryakumar Yadav was batting on 20, Dube had scored three.

India scored 50 off 11 overs (67 balls). The USA had conceded three extras at that point.

The fourth-wicket pair had put on 50 off 54 balls. While Suryakumar’s contribution to the partnership was 22, Dube’s contribution to it was 28. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

India scored 100 off 17.2 overs (105 balls). The USA had conceded three extras at that point.

Five penalty runs were awarded to India, because the USA took more than a minute between overs thrice.

Suryakumar’s half-century – which included a couple of boundaries and as many sixes – came off 49 balls. He was unbeaten, as was Dube, who eventually scored 31 off 35 balls, which included a boundary and a six.

The USA eventually conceded nine extras. India, who scored 111 for the loss of three wickets off 18.2 overs, had a reason to be in seventh heaven – thry won with 10 balls to spare.

Anderson, who bowled three overs, conceded 17. He was wicketless, as were van Schalkwyk and Jasdeep, who bowled four overs apiece. While the former conceded 25, the latter conceded 24.

Ali-Khan, who bowled 3.2 overs, conceded 21. He picked up a wicket.

Netravalkar, who bowled four overs, conceded 18. He picked up a couple of scalps.