Friday, January 31, 2025

England disappointed; SKY-led India win

India made three changes to their playing (Jur)eleven – Washington Sundar, Dhruv, and Mohammed Shami made way for Shivam Dube and the Singhs (Rinku and Arshdeep).

England made a couple of changes to their playing eleven – Jamie Smith and Mark Wood made way for Jacob Bethell and Saqib Mahmood.

On winning the toss, Jos Buttler, England’s skipper, elected to field.

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

Sanju Samson, who faced three balls, scored a run. (Car)Seven balls into the match, he was caught by Brydon. Mahmood broke the 12-run stand.

The second-wicket pair did not get off the (Var)mark. Tilak, who faced a ball, did not open his account. The next ball, he was caught by Jofra Archer off the bowling of Mahmood.

The third-wicket pair did not open his account. Yadav, India’s skipper, faced four balls, failing to get off the (Suryaku)mark. Four balls later, he was caught by Carse off the bowling of Mahmood.

Abhishek, whose 19-ball innings included four fours and a six, scored 29. Thirty-two balls later, he was caught by Bethell. Adil Rashid broke the 45-run stand.

India scored 50 off seven overs (42 balls). England had conceded two extras at that point.

Fifty-eight balls (9.4 overs) (Nit)into the match, England sought a bowling review. They challenged the decision for a wicket. Rinku was the batter. It was struck down by umpire Menon.

Ten overs into the match, the drinks break was taken. India had scored 72 for four at that point. While Rinku had scored 29, Dube had scored eight.

Rinku eventually scored 30 off 26 balls, which included four fours and a six. Twenty balls after Abhishek’s dismissal, he was caught by Rashid. Carse broke the 22-run stand.

India scored 100 off 13.2 overs (81 balls). England had conceded six extras at that point.

The sixth-wicket pair put on 50 off 32 balls. While Dube’s contribution to the partnership was 20, Hardik’s contribution to it was 28. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

India scored 150 off 17 overs (104 balls). England had conceded 10 extras at that point. That was the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Hardik’s half-century – which included four fours and as many sixes – came off 27 balls.

He eventually scored 53 off 30 balls, which included the aforementioned numbers of fours and sixes. Forty-four balls after Rinku’s dismissal, he was caught by Buttler. Jamie Overton broke the 87-run partnership.

Dube’s half-century – which included seven fours and two sixes – came off 31 balls.

Axar, who faced four balls, scored five. Eight balls after Hardik’s dismissal, he was caught by Bethell. Overton broke the 14-run stand.

The eighth-wicket pair did not get off the mark. Arshdeep, who faced a ball, did not open his account. The next ball, Phil Salt and Overton ran him out.

The ninth-wicket pair put on a run. Dube, the player of the match, eventually scored 53 off 34 balls, which included the aforementioned number of boundaries and sixes. Three balls later, Buttler ran him out.

Ravi Bishnoi, who did not face a ball, was unbeaten.

India scored 181 for nine off 20 overs.

Each of the five bowlers bowled four overs apiece.

Archer, who conceded 37, was wicketless.

Carse and Rashid picked up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 39, the latter conceded 35.

Overton, who conceded 32, picked up a couple of wickets.

Mahmood’s spell included a maiden. He conceded 35, picking up three scalps.

The first Powerplay of England’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 62, and lost a wicket.

England’s openers put on 50 off 4.5 overs (29 balls). India had conceded an extra at that point. While Salt’s contribution to the partnership was 15, Ben Duckett’s contribution to it was 37.

Duckett, whose 19-ball innings included seven fours and a six, eventually scored 39. Six overs into the chase, he was caught by Suryakumar. Bishnoi broke the 62-run partnership.

Salt, whose 21-ball innings included four fours, eventually scored 23. Five balls later, Axar broke the three-run stand.

Buttler, who faced three balls, scored a couple. Four balls later, he was caught by the substitute, Harshit Rana. Bishnoi broke the two-run stand.

Nine overs into the chase, Dube was replaced by the concussion substitute, Rana (who was making his Twenty20 International debut).

Ten overs into the chase, the drinks break was taken. India had scored 86 for three at that point. While Harry Brook had scored 12, Liam Livingstone had scored eight.

Livingstone, who faced 13 balls, eventually scored nine. Twenty-three balls after Buttler’s dismissal, he was caught by Samson. Rana broke the 28-run stand.

England scored 100 off 12.1 overs (73 balls). India had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

Brook’s half-century – which included five fours and two sixes – came off 25 balls.

He eventually scored 51 off 26 balls. Nineteen balls after Livingstone’s dismissal, he was caught by Arshdeep. Chakravarthy broke the 34-(Va)run partnership.

Carse, who faced two balls, did not get off the mark. Two balls later, he was caught by Rinku. Chakravarthy broke the four-run stand.

Bethell, who faced nine balls, scored six. Six balls later, he was caught by Suryakumar. Rana broke the four-run stand.

Archer, who faced two balls, did not get off the mark. Six balls later, Bishnoi broke the nine-run stand.

Overton, whose 15-ball innings included a four and a six, scored 19. Thirteen balls later, Rana broke the 17-run stand.

Rashid, whose six-ball innings included a six, was unbea‘ten’.

Mahmood, who faced two balls, scored a run. Four balls after Overton’s dismissal, he was caught by Axar. Arshdeep broke the three-run stand.

India eventually conceded six extras. England, who were dismissed for 166 off 19.4 overs, lost by 15 runs.

Hardik bowled a wicketless over, conceding 11.

Axar conceded three overs, conceding 26. He picked up a wicket, as did Arshdeep, who bowled 3.4 overs, conceding 35.

Chakravarthy bowled four overs, conceding 28. He picked up a couple of wickets.

Rana and Bishnoi bowled four overs each, picking up three scalps apiece. While the former conceded 33, the latter conceded 28.

India led the five-match series 3-1. They won the series with a game to spare.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

Tuesday, January 28, 2025

SKY-led India lose to England

India made a change to their playing eleven – Arshdeep Singh made way for Mohammed Shami.

England made no changes to their playing eleven.

On winning the toss, Suryakumar Yadav, India’s skipper, elected to field.

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

Phil Salt, whose seven-ball innings included a four, scored five. Nine balls into the (Shar)match, he was caught by Abhishek. Hardik Pandya broke the seven-run stand.

Five overs into the match, India sought a bowling review. They challenged the decision for a wicket. Ben Duckett was the batsman. It was struck down by umpire K N Ananthapadmanabhan.

England scored 50 off 5.1 overs (31 balls). India had not conceded any extras at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 31 balls. While Duckett’s contribution to the partnership was 38, Jos Buttler’s contribution to it was 13. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.

Nine overs into the match, India sought a bowling review. They challenged the decision for a wicket. Buttler the batsman, eventually scored 24 off 22 balls, which included a four and a six. It was upheld by Ananthapadmanabhan. He was caught by Sanju Samson. Chakravarthy broke the 76-(Va)run partnership.

Duckett’s half-century – which included seven fours and two sixes – came off 26 balls.

He eventually scored 51 off 28 balls. An over after Buttler’s dismissal, he was caught by Abhishek. Axar Patel broke the four-run stand.

At that point, the drinks break was taken. Harry Brook had scored a couple.

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

Brook, who faced 10 balls, scored eight. Sixteen balls after Duckett’s dismissal, Ravi Bishnoi broke the 21-run stand.

Jamie Smith, who faced four balls, scored six. His runs came by way of a six. Five balls later, he was caught by Dhruv Jurel. Chakravarthy broke the seven-run stand.

The other Jamie, Overton, faced a ball, failing to open his account. The next ball, he was dismissed by Chakravarthy.

Brydon Carse, who faced four balls, scored three. Twelve balls later, Chakravarthy broke the run-a-ball stand.

Archer, who faced two balls, did not get off the mark. Two dot balls later, Chakravarthy dismissed him.

Liam Livingstone, whose 24-ball innings included a four and five sixes, scored 43. Seven balls later, he was caught by Jurel. Hardik broke the 20-run stand.

England scored 150 off 17.4 overs (106 balls). India had conceded seven extras at that point.

Both Adil Rashid and Mark Wood were unbea‘ten’. While the former’s nine-ball innings included a four, the latter faced 10 balls.

India eventually conceded 11 extras. England scored 171 for the loss of nine overs off 20 overs.

Washington Sundar and Abhishek bowled a wicketless over apiece. While the former conceded 15, the latter conceded four.

Shami, who bowled three overs, conceded 25.

Bishnoi, who bowled three overs, conceded 19. He picked up a wicket, as did Bishnoi, who bowled four overs, conceding 46.

Hardik, who bowled four overs, conceded 33. He picked up a couple of wickets.

Chakravarthy, who bowled four overs, conceded 24. He picked up five scalps.

The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 51, and lost three wickets.

Samson, who faced six balls, scored three. Fourteen balls into the chase, he was caught by Rashid. Archer broke the 16-run stand.

Abhishek, whose 14-ball innings included five fours, scored 24. Eight balls later, he was caught by Archer. Carse broke the 15-run stand.

Twenty-three balls (3.5 overs) into the match, Salt kept wickets in place of the injured Smith.

Suryakumar, whose seven-ball innings included a four and a six, scored 14. Nine balls after Abhishek’s dismissal, he was caught by Salt. Wood broke the 17-run stand.

India scored 50 off 5.2 overs (32 balls). England had conceded four extras at that point.

Tilak Varma, whose 14-ball innings included a four and a six, scored 18. Seventeen balls later, Rashid broke the 20-run stand.

Ten overs into the chase, the drinks break was taken. India had scored 78 for four at that point. While Hardik had scored nine, Sundar had scored a couple.

Sundar, who faced 15 balls, scored six. Twenty-five balls later, he was caught by Buttler. Overton broke the 17-run stand.

Seventy-seven balls (12.5 overs) into the chase, England sought a bowling review. They challenged the decision for a wicket. Hardik was the batsman. It was struck down by Ananthapadmanabhan.

Fourteen overs into the chase, England sought a bowling review. They challenged the decision for a wicket. Axar was the batsman. (Pand)It was struck down by umpire Rohan.

India scored 100 off 15 overs (90 balls). England had conceded eight extras at that point.

Axar, whose 16-ball innings included a couple of fours, scored 15. Thirty-one balls after Sundar’s dismissal, he was caught by Rashid. Archer broke the 38-run stand.

Hardik, whose 35-ball innings included a four and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 40. Five balls later, he was caught by Buttler. Overton broke the eight-run stand.

Shami, who faced four balls, scored six. His runs came by way of a six. Five balls later, he was caught by Brook. Overton broke the nine-run stand.

Jurel, who faced four overs, scored two. The next ball, he was caught by Salt off the bowling of Carse.

Bishnoi, who faced a ball, scored a run. He was unbeaten, as was Chakravarthy, who scored five. His four-ball innings included a four.

England eventually conceded 12 extras. India, who scored 146 for nine off 20 overs, lost by 26 runs.

Livingstone bowled a wicketless over, conceding 11.

Wood bowled three overs, conceding 29. He picked up a wicket.

Rashid bowled four overs, conceding 15. He picked up a wicket.

Archer and Carse bowled four overs each, picking up a couple of wickets apiece. While the former conceded 32, the latter conceded 29.

Overton bowled four overs, conceding 23. He picked up three scalps.

India led the five-match series 2-1.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Saturday, January 25, 2025

SKY-led India beat England narrowly

India made a couple of changes to their playing (Jur)eleven – Rinku Singh and Nitish Kumar Reddy made way for Dhruv and Washington Sundar.

England made a couple of changes to their playing eleven – Jacob Bethell and Gus Atkinson made way for Twenty20 International debutant Jamie Smith and Brydon Carse.

On winning the toss, Suryakumar Yadav, India’s skipper, chose to field.

The first Powerplay of England’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 58, and lost a couple of wickets.

Phil Salt, who faced three balls, scored four. His runs came by way of a boundary. Four balls into the match, he was caught by Sundar. Arshdeep Singh broke the six-run stand.

Ben Duckett, who faced six balls, scored three. Fifteen balls later, he was caught by Jurel. Sundar broke the 20-run stand.  

England scored 50 off 5.1 overs (31 balls). India had conceded an extra at that point.

Thirty-seven balls (6.1 overs) into the (Shar)match, India sought a bowling review, challenging the decision for a wicket. Jos Buttler, England’s skipper, was the batsman. Using the umpires’ call, it was struck down by umpire Virender.

Harry Brook, whose eight-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 13. Twenty balls after Duckett’s dismissal, Chakravarthy broke the 33-(Va)run stand.

Buttler, whose 30-ball innings included two boundaries and three sixes, eventually scored 45. Eighteen balls later, he was caught by Tilak, the player of the (Var)match. Axar Patel broke the run-a-ball stand.

At that point, the drinks break was taken. Livingstone had scored 11.

Livingstone, whose 14-ball innings included a boundary, eventually scored 13. Ten balls after Buttler’s dismissal, he was caught by the substitute, Harshit Rana. Axar broke the 13-run stand.

England scored 100 off 12.1 overs (73 balls). India had conceded an extra at that point.

Smith, whose 12-ball innings included a boundary and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 22. Eight balls after Livingstone’s dismissal, he was caught by Varma. Abhishek Sharma broke the 14-run stand.

The other Jamie, Overton, scored five off seven balls. Twenty-one balls later, Chakravarthy broke the 32-run stand.

The eighth-wicket pair put on a run. Brydon, whose (Car)seventeen-ball innings included a boundary and three sixes, scored 31. The next ball, Jurel and Ravi Bishnoi ran him out.

England scored 150 off 18 overs (108 balls). India had conceded a couple of extras at that point. That was the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Jofra Archer whose nine-ball innings included a boundary, scored 12. He was unbeaten.

Adil Rashid, whose 11-ball innings included a boundary, scored 10. Seventeen balls after Carse’s dismissal, he was caught by Sanju Samson. Hardik Pandya broke the 20-run stand.

Mark Wood, whose three-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. He was unbeaten.

England scored 165 for nine off 20 overs.

Bishnoi, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 27.

Abhishek and Sundar bowled an over each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 12 and nine, respectively.

Hardik, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded six. He picked up a wicket.

Arshdeep, who bowled four overs, conceded 40. He picked up a wicket.

Chakravarthy and Axar bowled four overs each, picking up a couple of scalps apiece. While the former conceded 38, the latter conceded 32.

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

Nine balls (1.3 overs) into the chase, India sought a batting review, challenging the decision for a wicket. Abhishek, the batsman, scored 12 off six balls. His runs came by way of boundaries. It was struck down by umpire K N Ananthapadmanabhan. He was trapped leg before wicket by Wood, who broke the 15-run stand.

Samson, who faced seven balls, scored five. Six balls later, he was caught by Carse. Archer broke the four-run stand.

Suryakumar, who faced seven balls, scored 12. His runs came by way of boundaries. Nineteen balls later, Carse broke the 39-run stand.

India scored 50 off 4.4 overs (28 balls). England had conceded three extras at that point.

Jurel, who faced five balls, scored four. A dozen balls after Suryakumar’s dismissal, he was caught by the substitute, Rehan Ahmed. Carse broke the eight-run stand.

Hardik, whose six-ball innings included a boundary, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – nine balls later, he was caught by Salt. Overton broke the four-run stand.

At that point, the drinks break was taken. Varma had scored 34.

India scored 100 off 12.4 overs (77 balls). England had conceded 10 extras at that point.

Sundar, whose 19-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, scored 26. Twenty-seven balls after Hardik’s dismissal, Carse broke the 38-run stand.

Axar, who faced three balls, scored a couple. Seven balls later, he was caught by Duckett. Livingstone broke the 10-run stand.

Varma’s half-century – which included six fours and a six – came off 34 balls.

He eventually scored 72 off 55 balls, which included four boundaries and five sixes. He was unbeaten.

Arshdeep, whose four-ball innings included a four, scored six. Thirteen balls later, he was caught by Archer. Rashid broke the 20-run stand.

India scored 150 off 17.5 overs (108 balls). England had conceded 11 extras at that point. That was the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Nineteen overs into the chase, England sought a bowling review, challenging the decision for a wicket. Bishnoi was the batsman. It was struck down by Virender.

Bishnoi, whose five-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored nine. He was unbeaten.

India, who scored 166 for the loss of eight overs off 19.2 overs, won by two wickets with four balls to spare.

Livingstone, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 14. He picked up a wicket.

Overton, who bowled 2.2 overs, conceded 20. He picked up a wicket.

Wood, who bowled three overs, conceded 28. He picked up a wicket.

Archer and Rashid bowled four overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 60, the latter conceded 14.

Carse, who bowled four overs, conceded 29. He picked up three scalps.

India led the five-match series 2-0.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wednesday, January 22, 2025

Suryakumar-led India triumph over England

India made one change to their playing eleven – Ramandeep Singh made way for Nitish Kumar Reddy.

England made five changes to their playing eleven – Mooen Ali, Jonny Bairstow, Sam Curran, Chris Jordan, and Reece Topley made way for Ben Duckett, Jacob Bethell, Jamie Overton, Gus Atkinson, and Mark Wood.

On winning the toss, Suryakumar Yadav, India’s skipper, chose to field.

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

England’s openers did not get off the mark. Phil Salt, who faced three balls, did not open his account. Three balls into the match, he was caught by Sanju Samson off the bowling of Arshdeep Singh.

Duckett, who faced four balls, scored as many. His runs came by way of a boundary. Fourteen balls later, he was caught by Rinku Singh. Arshdeep broke the 17-run stand.

Five overs into the match, India sought a bowling review, challenging the decision for a wicket. Harry Brook was the batsman. It was struck down by umpire J Madanagopal.

England scored 50 off 6.2 overs (38 balls). India had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

Brook eventually scored 17 off 14 balls, which included two fours and a six. Twenty-eight balls after Duckett’s dismissal, Chakravarthy, the player of the match, broke the 48-(Va)run stand.

The fourth-wicket pair, who faced two balls, did not get off the mark. Liam Livingstone, who faced both the balls, did not open his account. He was dismissed by Chakravarthy.

Ten overs into the match, the drinks break was taken. England had scored 74 for four at that point. While Jos Buttler, their skipper, was batting on 47, Bethell had scored three.

Buttler’s half-century – which included six fours and a six – came off 34 balls.

Bethell, who faced 14 balls, eventually scored seven. Twenty-four balls after Livingstone’s dismissal, he was caught by Abhishek Sharma. Hardik Pandya broke the 18-run stand.

Overton, who faced four balls, scored a couple. Ten balls later, he was caught by Reddy. Axar Patel broke the 12-run stand.

England scored 100 off 15.5 overs (95 balls). India had conceded five extras at that point.

Atkinson, who faced 13 balls, scored just a couple. Fifteen balls after Overton’s dismissal he was stumped by Samson. Axar broke the eight-run stand.

Buttler eventually scored 68 off 44 balls, which included eight fours and a couple of sixes. Two balls later, he was caught by Reddy. Chakravarthy broke the six-run stand.

A hundred and thirteen balls (18.5 overs) into the match, India sought a bowling review, challenging the decision for a wicket. Jofra Archer was the batsman. It was struck down by umpire J Madanagopal.

Archer, whose 10-ball innings included a four, eventually scored a dozen. Twenty balls after Buttler’s dismissal, he was caught by Suryakumar. Hardik broke the 21-run stand.

Adil Rashid, whose 11-ball innings included a four, scored eight. He was unbeaten.

The last-wicket pair put on a couple. Wood, who faced a ball, scored a run. Two balls later, Samson ran him out.

India eventually conceded 11 extras. England were dismissed for 132 off 20 overs.

Each of the five bowlers bowled four overs apiece.

Bishnoi, who conceded 22, was wicketless.

Hardik, Axar (whose spell included a maiden), and Arshdeep picked up a couple of wickets apiece. They conceded 42, 22, and 17, respectively.

Chakravarthy, who conceded 23, picked up three scalps.

The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 63, and lost a couple of wickets.

Samson, whose 20-ball innings included four fours and a six, scored 26. Twenty-six balls into the chase, he was caught by Atkinson. Archer broke the 41-run stand.

The second-wicket pair did not get off the mark. Suryakumar, who faced three balls, did not open his account. Three balls later, he was caught by Salt off the bowling of Archer.

India scored 50 off 5.1 overs (31 balls). England had conceded five extras at that point.

Abhishek’s half-century – which included three fours and six sixes – came off 20 balls.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 22 balls. While Abhishek’s contribution to the partnership was 43, Tilak Varma’s contribution to it was eight. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.

India scored 100 off 10 overs (60 balls). England had conceded five extras at that point.

Ten overs into the chase, the drinks break was taken. India had scored 100 for two at that point. While Abhishek was batting on 60, Varma had scored nine.

Abhishek eventually scored 79 off 34 balls, which included five fours and eight sixes. Forty-two balls after Suryakumar’s dismissal, he was caught by Brook. Rashid broke the 84-run partnership.

Varma, whose 16-ball innings included three fours, eventually scored 19. He was unbeaten, as was Hardik, who faced four balls, scoring three.

England eventually conceded six extras. India, who scored 133 for the loss of three wickets off 12.5 overs, had a reason to be in seventh heaven – they won with 43 balls to spare.

Overton and Livingstone bowled a wicketless over apiece. While the former conceded 10, the latter conceded seven.

Atkinson bowled two wicketless overs, conceding 38.

Wood bowled 2.5 wicketless overs, conceding 25.

Rashid conceded two overs, conceding 27. He picked up a wicket.

Archer, who bowled four overs, conceded 21. He picked up two scalps.

India led the five-match 1-0.

 

 

 

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