Washout D(hon)isappoints India, South Africa

Owing to rain, the third Twenty20 International between India and South Africa was abandoned without a ball bowled.

There was no toss.

South Africa won the three-match series 2-0.

Jean-Paul Duminy was the player of the series.

SA win series; India D(hon)isappointed

India made one change to their playing eleven – Sreenath Aravind made way for Harbhajan Singh.

South Africa made one change to the (Mork)eleven that last played the Indians – Marchant de Lange made way for Albie, the player of the match.

On winning the toss, Faf du Plessis, South Africa’s skipper, inserted the hosts.

The Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 35, and lost a couple of wickets.

Shikhar Dhawan, whose 12-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 11. He was trapped leg be‘four’ wicket by Chris Morris, who broke the 28-run stand.

The second-wicket pair put on a couple. Virat Kohli, who faced A Ball, scored a run. A couple of balls later, Morris and de Villiers ran him out.

The third-wicket pair put on 13. Rohit Sharma, whose 24-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 22. Twenty-one balls later, David Miller ran him out.

Ambati Rayudu, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t get off the mark. Four balls later, Kagiso Rabada broke the two-run stand.

India scored 50 off 9.2 overs (56 balls). South Africa had conceded five extras at that point.

Mahendra Singh, India’s skipper, faced eight balls, scoring five. (Dho)Nineteen balls later, he was caught by de Villiers. Morkel broke the 22-run stand.

Suresh Raina, whose 24-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 22. Four balls (Am)later, he was caught by Hashim. Imran Tahir broke the two-run stand.

The seventh-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Harbhajan, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. The next ball, he was dismissed by Tahir.

Axar Patel, who faced 12 balls, scored nine. Eighteen balls later, he was caught by du Plessis. Morkel broke the 16-run stand.

The ninth-wicket pair didn’t get off the (Ku)mark. Bhuvneshwar, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t open his account.

Ravichandran Ashwin, whose 15-ball innings included a boundary, scored 11. Eight balls later, Morris was in seventh heaven.

Mohit, who faced four balls, didn’t get off the (Shar)mark. He was unbeaten.

South Africa eventually conceded 11 extras. India were bundled out for 92 off 17.2 overs. Kyle Abbott, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 21.

Rabada, who bowled four overs, conceded 18. He picked up a wicket. Morris, who bowled 2.2 overs, conceded 16. He picked up a couple of wickets, as was Tahir, who bowled four overs, conceding 24. Morkel, who bowled four overs, conceded a dozen. He picked three scalps.

The Powerplay of South Africa’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 38, and lost a couple of wickets.

Amla, who faced three balls, scored a couple. A couple of balls into the chase, he was caught by Rohit. Ashwin broke the 13-run stand.

Du Plessis, whose 14-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 16. Twenty-three balls later, he was caught by Mohit. Ashwin broke the 25-run stand.

De Villiers, whose 21-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 19. Thirteen balls later, Ashwin broke the 11-run stand.

South Africa scored 50 off 8.1 overs (49 balls). India had conceded five extras at that point.

Thirteen overs into the chase, the match was delayed due to crowd trouble. South Africa had scored 70 for the loss of three wickets at that point. While Jean-Paul Duminy was batting on 19, Farhaan Behardien was batting on eight.

Duminy, whose 39-ball innings included three boundaries, eventually scored 30. He was unbeaten.

Behardien, who faced 18 balls, scored 11. Thirty-nine balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Patel, who broke the 11-run stand.

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

India eventually conceded eight extras. South Africa, who scored 96 for the loss of four wickets off 17.1 overs, won by half-a-dozen wickets with 17 balls to spare.

Mohit, who bowled an over, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he was wicketless. Kumar bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceding 13. Raina bowled 3.1 wicketless overs, conceding 12. Harbhajan bowled four wicketless overs, conceding 20.

Patel bowled three overs, conceding 17. He picked up a wicket. Ashwin bowled four overs, conceding 24. He picked up three scalps.

South Africa led the three-match series 2-0. In fact, they won the series with a match to spare.

 

 

Dhoni returns; India are diSAppointed

India (Shar)made eight changes to their playing eleven – Ajinkya Rahane, Murali Vijay, Robin Uthappa, Manish Pandey, Kedar Jadhav, Stuart Binny, Sanju Samson and Sandeep (Shar)made way for Rohit, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina, Mahendra Singh Dhoni (who was leading the team), Ambati Rayudu, Ravichandran Ashwin and Twenty20 International debutant Sreenath Aravind.

South Africa made five changes to the (Mork)eleven that last played the Indians – Quinton de Kock, Albie, Dale Steyn, Beuran Hendricks and Wayne Parnell made way for Farhaan Behardien, Chris Morris, Kagiso Rabada, Kyle Abbott and Marchant de Lange.

On winning the toss, Faf du Plessis, South Africa’s skipper, inserted the hosts.

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

India’s openers put on 22. Dhawan, who faced four balls, scored three. Nineteen balls into the match, de Lange and A B de Villiers ran him out.

India scored 50 off 6.4 overs (40 balls). South Africa had conceded three extras at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 34 balls. While Rohit’s contribution to the partnership was 27, Kohli’s contribution to it was 20. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was three.

Rohit’s half-century – which included eight boundaries and a six – came off 39 balls.

India scored 100 off 11.1 overs (67 balls). The number of extras they had conceded gave South Africa no reason to be in seventh heaven.

The second-wicket pair put on 100 off 55 balls. While Rohit’s contribution to the partnership was 58, Kohli’s contribution to it was 36. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was half-a-dozen.

India scored 150 off 14.5 overs (90 balls). South Africa had conceded 10 extras at that point.

Rohit’s ton – which included a dozen boundaries and five sixes – came off 62 balls.

Kohli, whose 27-ball innings included a boundary and three sixes, eventually scored 43. Seventy-five balls after Dhawan’s dismissal, he was caught by Jean-Paul Duminy. Abbott broke the 138-run partnership.

Rohit, whose 66-ball innings included the aforementioned number of boundaries and sixes, eventually scored 106. Three balls later, he was caught by Morris. Abbott broke the two-run stand.

Raina, whose eight-run innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 14. Fifteen balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Morris, who broke the 22-run stand.

Dhoni, whose 12-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 20. He was unbeaten.

The fifth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Rayudu, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. The next ball, Hashim Amla and Morris ran him out.

Axar Patel, who faced three balls, scored a couple. He was unbeaten.

South Africa eventually conceded 11 extras. India scored 199 for the loss of five wickets off 20 overs.

Duminy bowled a wicketless over, conceding eight. Imran bowled three wicketless overs, conceding T(a)hirty-five. De Lange and Rabada bowled four wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 47, the latter conceded 32.

Morris bowled four overs, conceding 46. He picked up a wicket. Abbott bowled four overs, conceding 29. He picked up a couple of scalps.

The Powerplay of South Africa’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 67, without the loss of a wicket.

South Africa’s openers put on 50 off 4.2 overs (26 balls). India had conceded an extra at that point. While Amla’s contribution to the partnership was 22, de Villiers’ contribution to it was 28.

South Africa’s openers eventually put on 77. Amla, whose 24-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 36. Forty-six balls later, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Ashwin ran him out.

De Villiers’ half-century – which included seven boundaries and a six – came off 31 balls. He eventually scored 51 off 32 balls. Thirteen balls later, Ashwin broke the 16-run stand.

Du Plessis, who faced five balls, scoring four. Four balls later, Aravind – who has never represented India in any form of cricket since – broke the two-run stand.

South Africa scored 100 off 11.3 overs (69 balls). India had conceded three extras at that point.

South Africa scored 150 off 15.4 overs (94 balls). India had conceded four extras at that point.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 31 balls. While Duminy’s contribution to the partnership was 26, Behardien’s contribution to it was 28. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

Duminy’s half-century – which included a boundary and five sixes – came off 28 balls.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 100 off 54 balls. While Duminy’s contribution to the partnership was 66, Behardien’s contribution to it was 32. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was half-a-dozen.

South Africa scored 200 off 19.4 overs (118 balls). India had conceded nine extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Duminy, whose 34-ball innings included a boundary and seven sixes, eventually scored 68. He was unbeaten, as was Behardien, who didn’t add to the aforementioned score. His 23-ball innings included four boundaries and a six.

Having lost just three wickets, South Africa won by seven wickets with a couple of balls to spare. Patel bowled four wicketless overs, conceding 45. Kumar and Mohit bowled four wicketless overs each, conceding 40 apiece.

Aravind bowled 3.4 overs, conceding 44. He picked up a wicket, as did Ashwin, who bowled four overs, conceding 26.

South Africa led the three-match series 1-0.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Zimbabwe win; India aren’t ‘Ajinkya’

India made (San)just one change to their playing eleven – Harbhajan Singh made way for Twenty20 International debutant Samson.

Zimbabwe made a couple of changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – Elton Chigumbura and Neville Madziva made way for Sean Williams and Malcolm Waller.

On winning the toss, Sikandar Raza, Zimbabwe’s skipper, chose to bat.

The Powerplay of Zimbabwe’s innings – which was between the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 48, and lost a couple of wickets.

Hamilton Masakadza, whose 17-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 19. Twenty balls (Rob)into the (Shar)match, he was caught by Uthappa. Sandeep broke the 28-run stand.

Although his innings included a boundary, Raza had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored just eight. Fourteen balls later, he was caught by Samson. Mohit Sharma broke the 20-run stand.

Zimbabwe, who scored 50 off 6.1 overs (38 balls). India had conceded four extras at that point.

Williams, whose 18-ball innings included a boundary, scored 17. Thirty-three balls later, he was caught by Axar Patel, who broke the 37-run stand.

Zimbabwe, who scored 100 off 13.5 overs (84 balls). India had conceded nine extras at that point.

Charles Coventry, who faced 10 balls, scored four. Twenty-six balls after Williams’ dismissal, he was trapped leg before wicket by Stuart Binny, who broke the 28-run stand.

Chamu Chibhabha, the player of the match and the player of the series, scored 50 off 38 balls, which included seven boundaries. He eventually scored 67 off 51 balls, which included nine boundaries. Sixteen balls later, Bhuvneshwar Kumar broke the 19-run stand.

Although his nine-ball innings included a boundary, Craig Ervine had a reason to be in seventh heaven – three balls later, Kumar had a reason to be in seventh heaven.

Waller, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored as many. He was unbeaten.

Prosper Utseya, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. Five balls later, he was caught by Patel. Mohit broke the three-run stand.

Graeme Cremer, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. He was unbeaten.

India eventually conceded 16 extras. Zimbabwe scored 145 for the loss of seven wickets off 20 overs. Murali Vijay, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded nine.

Binny, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 14. He picked up a wicket, as did Sandeep and Patel, who bowled a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 39, the latter conceded 23.

Mohit and Kumar bowled four overs each, picking up a couple of scalps apiece. While the former conceded 28, the latter conceded 26.

The Powerplay of India’s innings – which was between the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 57, and lost a wicket.

India’s openers put on four. Ajinkya Rahane, who faced three balls, scored four. His runs came by way of a boundary. Three balls into the chase, Chibhabha and Coventry ran him out.

India scored 50 off 5.3 overs (33 balls). Zimbabwe hadn’t conceded any extras at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 33 balls. While Vijay’s contribution to the partnership was 13, Uthappa’s contribution to it was 40. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.

Vijay, whose 11-ball innings included a six, didn’t add to the aforementioned score. Thirty-four balls after Rahane’s dismissal, Cremer broke the 53-run partnership.

The third-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Manish Pandey, who faced three balls, didn’t open his account. Three balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Cremer.

Uthappa, whose 25-ball innings included nine boundaries, eventually scored 42. Five balls later, he was caught by Williams, who broke the four-run stand.

The fifth-wicket pair put on eight. Kedar Jadhav, who faced half-a-dozen boundaries, scored five. (Muzaraba)Nine balls later, Taurai ran him out.

India scored 100 off 13.5 overs (83 balls). Zimbabwe had conceded an extra at that point.

Binny, whose 23-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 24. Thirty-seven balls after Jadhav’s dismissal, he was caught by Chibhabha. Cremer broke the 36-run stand.

Samson, whose 24-ball innings included a boundary, scored 19. Fifteen balls later, he was caught by Waller. Chris Mpofu broke the 12-run stand.

Patel, whose 15-ball innings included a boundary, scored 13. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was caught by Williams. Needless to say, Muzarabani was in seventh heaven.

The ninth-wicket pair put on seven. Kumar, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored nine. Five balls later, Coventry and Mpofu ran him out.

Mohit, who faced three balls, scored as many. He was unbeaten, as was Sandeep, who faced a ball, scoring a run.

Zimbabwe eventually conceded a couple of extras. India, who scored 135 for the loss of nine wickets off 20 overs, lost by 10 runs. Chibhabha bowled a wicketless over, conceding nine. Raza bowled two wicketless overs, conceding nine. Utseya bowled three wicketless overs, conceding 18.

Mpofu and Muzarabani bowled three overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 26, the latter conceded 23. Williams bowled four overs, conceding 31. He picked up a wicket. Cremer bowled four overs, conceding 18. He picked up three scalps.   

The two-match series was levelled 1-1.

 

Rahane leads; India beat Zimbabwe

India (Shar)made (Dho)nine changes to their playing (Pat)eleven – Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina, Mahendra Singh, Ravindra Jadeja, Ambati Rayudu, Ravichandran Ashwin, Karn and Mohammed Shami made way for Murali Vijay, Robin Uthappa, five Twenty20 International debutants [Manish Pandey, Kedar Jadhav, Stuart Binny, Axar (the player of the match) and Sandeep Sharma], Harbhajan Singh and Bhuvneshwar Kumar.

Zimbabwe made five Cha(tara)nges to their playing eleven – Brendan Taylor, Tatenda Taibu, Greg Lamb, Tendai and Ray Price made way for Sikandar Raza, Craig Ervine, Prosper Utseya and a couple of Twenty20 International debutants (Neville Madziva and Taurai Muzarabani).

On winning the toss, Ajinkya Rahane’s skipper, chose to bat.

The Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 58, without the loss of a wicket.

India’s openers put on 50 off 5.2 overs (32 balls). Zimbabwe had conceded four extras at that point. While Rahane’s contribution to the partnership was 27, Vijay’s contribution to it was 20.

India’s openers eventually put on 64. Vijay, whose 19-ball innings included five boundaries and a six, eventually scored 34. Seven overs into the match, Raza ran him out.

Rahane, whose 32-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 33. Fourteen balls later, he was caught by Hamilton Masakadza. Graeme Cremer broke the 18-run stand.

Uthappa, whose 35-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 39. He was unbeaten.

India scored 100 off 12.2 overs (74 balls). Zimbabwe had conceded 15 extras at that point.

Pandey, whose run-a-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 19. Thirty-six balls after Rahane’s dismissal, he was caught by Raza. Chris Mpofu broke the 45-run stand.

India scored 150 off 17.2 overs (105 balls). Zimbabwe had conceded 23 extras at that point.

Although his innings included a boundary, Jadhav had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored nine. Thirteen balls later, he was caught by Masakadza. Mpofu broke the 23-run stand.

Binny, whose six-ball innings included a six, scored 11. Ten balls later, he was caught by Cremer. Mpofu broke the 16-run stand.

Harbhajan, whose three-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight. He was unbeaten.

Zimbabwe eventually conceded 25 extras. India scored 178 for the loss of five wickets off 20 overs.

Raza, who bowled a wicketless over, conceded a couple. Muzarabani, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 36. Madziva and Utseya bowled four wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 46, the latter conceded 30.

Cremer bowled four overs, including a maiden. He conceded 20, picking up a wicket. Mpofu, who bowled four overs, conceded 33. He picked up three scalps.

The Powerplay of Zimbabwe’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 38, without the loss of a wicket.

Zimbabwe’s openers put on 50 off seven overs (42 balls). India had conceded five extras at that point. While Masakadza’s contribution to the partnership was 24, Chamu Chibhabha’s contribution to it was 21.

Chibhabha, whose 27-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, eventually scored 23. Forty-nine into the match, he was caught by Pandey. Harbhajan broke the 55-run partnership.

Masakadza, whose 24-ball innings included a boundary and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 28. Seven balls later, he was caught by Jadhav. Patel broke the nine-run stand.

Elton Chigumbura, Zimbabwe’s skipper, faced three balls, scoring a run. Four balls later, Patel broke the run-a-ball stand.

Charles Coventry, whose run-a-ball innings included a six, scored 10. Five balls later, he was caught by Rahane. Harbhajan broke the two-run stand.

The fourth-wicket pair on 14. Ervine, who faced eight balls, scored just a couple. Seventeen balls later, Mohit Sharma ran him out.

Raza, who faced 17 balls, scored just 10. Fourteen balls later, Patel broke the eight-run stand.

Cremer, who faced 14 balls, scored nine. Ten balls later, Mohit broke the eight-run stand.

Zimbabwe scored 100 off 18.1 overs (109 balls). India had conceded 14 extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Utseya, whose seven-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 13. He was unbeaten.

Madziva, whose innings included a boundary and a six, scored 14. He was unbea‘ten’.

Zimbabwe, who scored 124 for the loss of seven wickets off 20 overs, lost by 54 runs.

Binny, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded eight. Sandeep, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 34. Bhuvneshwar, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 22.

Mohit, who bowled three overs, conceded eight. He picked up a wicket. Harbhajan, who bowled four overs, conceded 29. He picked up a couple of wickets. Patel, who bowled four overs, conceded 17. He picked up three scalps.  

India led the two-match series 1-0.