Sharma-led India crush New Zealand

India made a couple of changes to their playing eleven – Lokesh Rahul and Ravichandran Ashwin made way for Ishan Kishan and Yuzvendra Chahal.

New Zealand made one changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – Tim Southee made way for Lockie Ferguson.

On winning the toss, Rohit Sharma, India’s skipper and the player of the series, chose to bat.

The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 69, without the loss of a wicket.

India’s openers put on 50 off 5.1 overs (31 balls). New Zealand had conceded an extra at that point. While Sharma’s contribution to the partnership was 28, Ishan Kishan’s contribution to it was 24.

Kishan, whose 21-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, eventually scored 29. Thirty-eight balls into the match, he was caught by Tim Seifert. Mitchell Santner, New Zealand’s skipper, broke the 69-run partnership.

Yadav, who faced four balls, didn’t get off the (Suryaku)mark. Four balls later, he was caught by Martin Guptill. Santner broke the two-run stand.

Rishabh Pant, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored four. A couple of balls later, he was caught by James Neesham. Santner broke the 12-run stand.

Ten overs into the match, the drinks break was taken. India had scored 90 for the loss of three wickets at that point. While Sharma was batting on 48, Shreyas Iyer had scored five.

Sharma’s half-century – which included five boundaries and three sixes – came off 27 balls.

India scored 100 off 11 overs (66 balls). New Zealand had conceded four extras at that point.

Sharma eventually scored 56 off 31 balls. Fourteen balls after Pant’s dismissal, he was caught by Ish Sodhi broke the 20-run stand.

Shreyas, whose 20-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, eventually scored 25. Twenty-seven balls after Sharma’s dismissal, he was caught by Daryl Mitchell. Adam Milne broke the 36-run stand.

Venkatesh Iyer, whose 15-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 20. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Mark Chapman. Trent Boult broke the one-run stand.

India scored 150 off 17.3 overs (105 balls). New Zealand had conceded eight extras at that point.

Axar Patel, the player of the match, faced four balls, scoring a couple. He was unbeaten.

Harshal, whose (Pat)eleven-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 18. Fourteen balls after Venkatesh’s dismissal, he was out hit wicket. Ferguson broke the 22-run stand.

Deepak Chahar, whose eight-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 21. He was unbeaten.

New Zealand eventually conceded nine extras. India scored 184 for the loss of seven wickets off 20 overs.

Milne, Ferguson, Boult and Sodhi bowled four overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. They conceded 47, 45, 31, and 31, respectively.

Santner, who bowled four overs, conceded 27. He picked up three scalps.

The first Powerplay of New Zealand’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 37, and lost three wickets.

Mitchell, whose six-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. Thirteen balls into the chase, he was caught by Harshal. Axar broke the 21-run stand.

Chapman, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t get off the mark. Five balls later, he was stumped by Pant. Axar broke the one-run stand.

Glenn Phillips, who faced four balls, didn’t open his account. Ten balls later, Axar broke the eight-run stand.

New Zealand scored 50 off as many balls (8.2 overs). India hadn’t conceded any extras at that point.

Guptill’s half-century – which included four boundaries and as many sixes – came off 33 balls.

He eventually scored 51 off 36 balls. Thirty-five balls after Phillips’ dismissal, he was caught by Yadav. Chahal broke the 39-run stand.

The fifth-wicket pair had no reason to be in seventh heaven. Seifert, whose 18-ball innings included a boundary, scored 17. Seven balls later, Kishan and Pant ran him out.

The sixth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Neesham had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored just three. Five balls later, he was caught by Pant off the bowling of Harshal.

The seventh-wicket pair put on eight. Santner, who faced four balls, scored a couple. Four balls later, Kishan ran him out.

Although his six-ball innings included a six, Milne had no reason to be in seventh heaven – a dozen balls later, Venkatesh broke the nine-run stand.

Sodhi, whose 11-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored nine. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was caught by Yadav. Harshal broke the two-run stand.

New Zealand scored 100 off 16.2 overs (98 balls). India hadn’t conceded any extras at that point.

Ferguson, whose eight-ball innings included a couple of sixes, scored 14. Seven balls later, he was caught by Chahar, who broke the 16-run stand.

Boult, who faced a couple of balls, scored a couple. He was unbeaten.

India eventually conceded an extra. New Zealand, who were bundled out for 111 off 17.2 overs, lost by 73 runs.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceding a dozen.

Chahar bowled 2.2 overs, conceding 26. He picked up a wicket.

Venkatesh bowled three overs, conceding a dozen. He picked up a wicket.

Chahal bowled four overs, conceding 26. He picked up a wicket.

Harshal bowled three overs, conceding 26. He picked up a couple of wickets.

Axar bowled three overs, conceding nine. He picked up three scalps.

India swept the three-match series 3-0.

 

 

 

 

Sharma-led India (Ki)win the series

India made one change to their playing (Pat)eleven – Mohammed Siraj made way for Twenty20 International debutant Harshal, the player of the match.

New Zealand made three changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – Rachin Ravindra, Todd Astle and Lockie Ferguson made way for James Neesham, Adam Milne and Ish Sodhi.

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

The first Powerplay of New Zealand’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 64, and lost a wicket.

Guptill, whose 15-ball (Mart)innings included three boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 31. Twenty-six balls into the match, he was caught by Rishabh Pant. Deepak Chahar broke the 48-run stand.

New Zealand scored 50 off 4.3 overs (27 balls). India had conceded an extra at that point.

Mark Chapman, whose 17-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 21. Twenty-seven balls after Guptill’s dismissal, he was caught by Lokesh Rahul. Axar Patel broke the 31-run stand.

Daryl Mitchell, whose 28-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 31. Fifteen balls later, he was caught by Suryakumar Yadav. Harshal broke the 11-run stand.

New Zealand scored 100 off 13 overs (78 balls). India had conceded three extras at that point.

Tim Seifert, whose 15-ball innings included a boundary, scored 13.  Twenty-three balls after Mitchell’s dismissal, he was caught by Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Ravichandran Ashwin broke the 35-run stand.

Glenn Phillips, whose 21-ball innings included a boundary and three sixes, scored 34. Eight balls later, he was caught by substitute, Ruturaj Gaikwad. Harshal broke the 12-run stand.

Neesham, who faced a dozen balls, scored just three. Ten balls later, he was caught by Pant. Bhuvneshwar broke the three-run stand.

New Zealand scored 150 off 19.2 overs (117 balls). India had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.

Mitchell Santner, who faced nine balls, scored eight. He was unbeaten, as was Milne, who faced four balls, scoring five.

The number of extras they eventually conceded gave India no reason to be in seventh heaven. New Zealand scored 153 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets off 20 overs.

Chahar, Bhuvneshwar, Axar and Ashwin bowled four overs each, picking up a wicket apiece.  They conceded 42, 39, 26, and 19 respectively.

Harshal, who bowled four overs, conceded 25. He picked up a couple of scalps.

The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 45, without the loss of a wicket.

India’s openers put on 50 off 6.4 overs (40 balls). New Zealand had conceded three extras at that point. While Rahul’s contribution to the partnership was 36, Sharma’s contribution to it was 11.

Ten overs into the chase, the drinks break was taken. India had scored 79 without the loss of a wicket at that point. While Rahul was batting on 45, Sharma was batting on 30.

Rahul’s half-century – which included four boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 40 balls.

India’s openers put on 100 off 11.4 overs (70 balls). New Zealand had conceded five extras at that point. While Rahul’s contribution to the partnership was 59, Sharma’s contribution to it was 36.

Rahul, whose 49-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 65. Eighty balls into the chase, he was caught by Phillips. Tim Southee, New Zealand’s skipper, broke the 117-run partnership.

Sharma’s half-century – which included a boundary and five sixes – came off 35 balls.

He eventually scored 55 off 36 balls. Thirteen balls after Rahul’s dismissal, he was caught by Guptill. Southee broke the 18-run stand.

Venkatesh Iyer, whose 11-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored a dozen. He was unbeaten.

Yadav, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. Three balls after Sharma’s dismissal, Southee broke the two-run stand.

Ninety-eight balls (16.2 overs) into the chase, New Zealand sought a bowling review. Pant was the batsman. It was struck down by umpire Anil Chaudhary.

India scored 150 off 17.2 overs (104 balls). New Zealand had conceded 10 extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Pant, who faced half-a-dozen balls, eventually scored a dozen. His runs came by way of sixes. He was unbeaten.

India, who scored 155 for the loss of three wickets off 17.3 overs, won by eight wickets with 15 balls to spare.

Neesham, who bowled a couple of wicketless balls, conceded 12.

Sodhi, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded 13.

Milne, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 39.

Trent Boult and Santner bowled four wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 36, the latter conceded 33.

Southee, who bowled four overs, conceded 16. He picked up all the three wickets that fell.

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

 

Rohit leads; The Indians (Ki)win

India made eight changes to their playing (Pat)eleven – Ishan Kishan, Virat Kohli, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah and Varun Chakravarthy made way for Suryakumar Yadav (the player of the match), the Iyers (Shreyas and Twenty20 International debutant Venkatesh), Axar, Ravichandran Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Deepak Chahar and Mohammed Siraj.

New Zealand made five Cha(pma)nges to the eleven that last played the Indians – Kane Williamson, Devon Conway, James Neesham, Adam Milne and Ish Sodhi made way for Mark, Tim Seifert, Rachin Ravindra, Todd Astle and Lockie Ferguson.

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

The first Powerplay of New Zealand’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 41, and lost a wicket.

Daryl Mitchell, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. Three balls into the match, Bhuvneshwar broke the one-run stand.

New Zealand scored 50 off 7.2 overs (44 balls). India had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 42 balls. While Martin Guptill’s contribution to the partnership was 12, Chapman’s contribution to it was 36. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

Ten overs into the match, the drinks break was taken. New Zealand had scored 65 for the loss of a wicket at that point. While Guptill was batting on 19, Chapman was batting on 42.

Chapman’s half-century – which included four boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 45 balls.

New Zealand scored 100 off 12.4 overs (76 balls). India had conceded five extras at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on 100 off 74 balls. While Guptill’s contribution to the partnership was 37, Chapman’s contribution to it was 59. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was five.

Chapman, whose 50-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, in addition to the aforementioned number of sixes, eventually scored 63. Seventy-seven balls after Mitchell’s dismissal, Ashwin broke the 109-run partnership.

Eighty-three balls (13.5 overs) into the match, New Zealand sought a batting review. Glenn Phillips, the batsman, faced three balls, failing to open his account. Using the umpires’ call, it was struck down by umpire K N Ananthapadmanabhan. He was trapped leg before wicket by Ashwin.

Guptill’s half-century – which included three boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 31 balls.

New Zealand scored 150 off 17.1 overs (103 balls). India had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.

Guptill eventually scored 70 off 42 balls, which included the aforementioned number of boundaries, in addition to four sixes. Twenty-one balls after Phillips’ dismissal, he was caught by Shreyas. Chahar broke the 40-run stand.

A hundred and six balls (17.4 overs) into the match, India sought a bowling review.  Ravindra was the batsman. It was struck down by Ananthapadmanabhan.

Seifert, whose 11-ball innings included two boundaries, scored 12. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was caught by Yadav. Bhuvneshwar broke the three-run stand.

Although his eight-ball innings included a boundary, Ravindra eventually had no reason to be in seventh heaven – nine balls later, Siraj broke the nine-run stand.

Mitchell Santner, who faced four balls, scored as many. He was unbeaten, as was Tim Southee, New Zealand’s skipper, who faced a ball, failing to open his account.

India eventually conceded eight extras. New Zealand scored 164 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets off 20 overs.

Patel bowled four wicketless overs apiece, conceding 31.

Chahar and Siraj bowled four overs, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 42, the latter conceded 39.

Bhuvneshwar bowled four overs, conceding 24. He picked up two scalps, as did Ashwin, who bowled four overs, conceding 23.

The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 56, and lost a wicket.

India’s openers put on 50 off 4.5 overs (29 balls). New Zealand had conceded four extras at that point. While Lokesh Rahul’s contribution to the partnership was 15, Sharma’s contribution to it was 31.

Rahul, whose 14-ball innings included a boundary and a six, eventually scored 15. Thirty-one balls into the chase, he was caught by Chapman. Santner broke the 50-run partnership.

Forty-four balls (7.2 overs) into the chase, New Zealand sought a bowling review. Yadav was the batsman. It was struck down by umpire Virender Sharma.

Ten overs into the chase, the drinks break was taken. India had scored 85 for the loss of a wicket at that point. While Sharma was batting on 43, Yadav was batting on 22.

India scored 100 off 11.3 overs (69 balls). New Zealand had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 38 balls. While Sharma’s contribution to the partnership was 14, Yadav’s contribution to it was 34. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

Sharma, whose 36-ball innings included five boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 48. Forty-nine balls after Rahul’s dismissal, he was caught by Ravindra. Boult broke the 59-run partnership.

Yadav’s half-century – which included four boundaries and three sixes – came off 34 balls.

He eventually scored 62 off 40 balls, which included half-a-dozen boundaries, in addition to the aforementioned number of sixes. Twenty balls after Sharma’s dismissal, Boult broke the 35-run stand.

India scored 150 off 18.1 overs (109 balls). New Zealand had conceded 11 extras at that point.

Rishabh Pant, whose run-a-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 17. He was unbeaten.

Shreyas, who faced eight balls, scored five. Fourteen balls after Yadav’s dismissal, he was caught by Boult. Southee broke the 11-run stand.

Venkatesh, who faced a couple of balls, scored four. His runs cane by way of a boundary. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Ravindra. Mitchell broke the five-run stand.

Patel, who faced a ball, scored a run. He was unbeaten.

New Zealand eventually conceded 14 extras. India, who scored 166 for the loss of a couple of wickets off 19.4 overs, won by eight wickets with a couple of balls to spare.

Astle bowled three wicketless overs, conceding 34. He was wicketless, as was Ferguson, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceding 24.

Mitchell bowled four balls, conceding 11. He picked up a wicket, as did Southee and Santner, who bowled four overs apiece. While the former conceded 40, the latter conceded 19.

Boult bowled four overs, conceding 31. He picked up two scalps.

India led the three-match series 1-0.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kohli-led India and Namibia disappointed

India made one change to their playing eleven – Varun Chakravarthy made way for Rahul Chahar.

Namibia were playing India for the first time in a Twenty20 International.

On winning the toss, Virat Kohli, India’s skipper, chose to field.

The first Powerplay of Namibia’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 34, and lost a couple of wickets.

Michael van Lingen, whose 15-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 14. Twenty-eight balls into the match, he was caught by Mohammed Shami. Jasprit Bumrah broke the 33-run stand.

Craig Williams, who faced four balls, didn’t get off the mark. Five balls later, he was stumped by Rishabh Pant. Ravindra Jadeja, the player of the match, broke the one-run stand.

Forty-six balls (7.4 overs) into the match, Namibia sought a batting review. Stephan Baard, the batsman, scored 21 off as many balls, which included a boundary and a six. It was struck down by New Zealand umpire Chris Brown. He was trapped leg before wicket by Jadeja, who broke the five-run stand.

Jan-Nicol Loftie-Eaton, who faced five balls, scored as many. Nine balls later, he was caught by Rohit Sharma. Ravichandran Ashwin broke the eight-run stand.

It was at that point that the drinks break was taken. Namibia had scored 47 for the loss of four wickets at that point. Gerhard Erasmus, their skipper, was batting on three.

Namibia scored 50 off 9.3 overs (57 balls). India had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.

Erasmus, whose 20-ball innings included a boundary, eventually scored a dozen. Twenty balls after Loftie-Eaton’s dismissal, he was caught by Pant. Ashwin broke the 25-run stand.

JJ Smit, whose run-a-ball innings included a boundary, scored nine. Fifteen balls later, he was caught by Sharma. Jadeja broke the 21-run stand.

Zane Green, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. Four balls later, Ashwin broke the one-run stand.

Namibia scored 100 off 16.4 overs (101 balls). India had conceded 16 extras at that point.

David Wiese, whose 25-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 26. Nineteen balls after Green’s dismissal, he was caught by Sharma. Bumrah broke the 23-run stand.

Jan Frylinck, who faced 15 balls, scored as many. He was unbeaten, as was Ruben Trumpelmann, who scored 13 off half-a-dozen balls, which included a boundary and a six.

India eventually conceded 17 extras. Namibia scored 132 for the loss of eight wickets off 20 overs.

Each of the five bowlers bowled four overs apiece.

Shami and Chahar were wicketless. While the former conceded 39, the latter conceded 30.

Bumrah, who conceded 19, picked up a couple of wickets.

Ashwin and Jadeja picked up three scalps apiece. While the former conceded 20, the latter conceded 16.

The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 54, without the loss of a wicket.

Twenty-five balls into the chase, Namibia sought a bowling review. Sharma was the batsman. It was struck down by Brown.

India scored 50 off 5.3 overs (33 balls). Namibia hadn’t conceded any extras at that point. While Lokesh Rahul’s contribution to the partnership was a dozen, Sharma’s contribution to it was 38.

Sharma’s half-century – which included half-a-dozen boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 31 balls.

He eventually scored 56 off 37 balls, which included seven boundaries, in addition to the aforementioned number of sixes. Fifty-nine balls into the chase, he was caught by Green. Frylinck broke the 86-run partnership.

It was at that point that the drinks break was taken. Rahul was batting on 30.

India scored 100 off 11.3 overs (69 balls). Namibia hadn’t conceded any extras at that point.

Rahul’s half-century – which included three boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 35 balls.

He eventually scored 54 off 36 balls, which included four boundaries, in addition to the aforementioned number of sixes.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 33 balls. While Rahul’s contribution to the partnership was 24, the contribution of Suryakumar Yadav, whose 19-ball innings included four boundaries, to it was 25. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run. That was, incidentally, the number of extras Namibia eventually conceded.

India, who scored 136 for the loss of a wicket off 15.2 overs, won by nine wickets with 28 balls to spare.

Bernard Scholtz bowled a wicketless over, conceding 11.

Van Lingen bowled eight wicketless balls, conceding 13.

Wiese and Smit bowled two wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 18, the latter conceded 17.

Trumpelmann bowled three wicketless overs, conceding 26.

Loftie-Eaton bowled four wicketless overs, conceding 31.

Frylinck bowled a couple of overs, conceding 19. He picked up the only wicket to fall.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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.

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

Afghanistan disappointed; Kohli-led India triumph

India made a couple of (Ravi)chan(dran)ges to their playing eleven – Ishan Kishan and Varun Chakravarthy made way for Suryakumar Yadav and Ashwin.

Afghanistan made seven changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – Nawroz Mangal, Karim Sadiq, Asghar Afghan, Samiullah Shinwari, Shafiqullah, and the Zadrans (Dawlat and Shapoor) made way for Hazratullah Zazai, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Rashid Khan, Karim Janat, Naveen-ul-Haq and Hamid Hassan.

On winning the toss, Mohammad Nabi, Afghanistan’s skipper, chose to field.

The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 53, without the loss of a wicket.

India’s openers put on 50 off five overs (31 balls). Afghanistan had conceded an extra at that point. While Lokesh Rahul’s contribution to the partnership was 17, the contribution of Rohit, the player of the (Shar)match, to it was 34.

Thirty-four balls (5.3 overs) into the match, Afghanistan sought a bowling review. Sharma was the batsman. It was struck down by Australian umpire Paul Reiffel.

Sharma’s half-century – which included seven boundaries and a six – came off 37 balls.

India’s openers put on 100 off 11.4 overs (71 balls). Afghanistan had conceded an extra at that point. While Rahul’s contribution to the partnership was 47, Sharma’s contribution to it was 54.

Rahul’s half-century – which included four boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 35 balls.

Sharma, whose 47-ball innings included eight boundaries and three sixes, eventually scored 74. Eighty-nine balls into the match, he was caught by Nabi. Janat broke the 140-run partnership.

Rahul, whose 48-ball (Gulbad)innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, in addition to the aforementioned number of sixes, eventually scored 69. Eleven balls later, Naib had a reason to be in seventh heaven.

Ninety-four balls (15.3 overs) into the match, Afghanistan sought a bowling review. Rishabh Pant was the batsman. It was struck down by Reiffel.

The next ball, India sought a batting review. Pant was the batsman. It was upheld by Reiffel.

India scored 150 off 16.5 overs (102 balls). Afghanistan had conceded an extra at that point.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 16 balls. While Pant’s contribution to the partnership was 18, Hardik Pandya’s contribution to it was 31. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

India scored 200 off 19.2 overs (117 balls). Afghanistan had conceded three extras at that point.

Pant, whose 27-ball innings included a boundary and three sixes, eventually scored 27. He was unbeaten, as was Pandya, who eventually scored 35 off 13 balls, which included four boundaries and a couple of sixes.

Afghanistan eventually conceded five extras. India scored 210 for the loss of a couple of wickets off 20 overs.

Nabi, who bowled an over, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he was wicketless.

Ashraf, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded 25.

Naveen, Rashid and Hassan bowled four wicketless overs apiece. They conceded 59, 36, and 34, respectively.

Janat, who bowled an over, had a reason to be in seventh heaven – he picked up a wicket, as did Naib, who bowled four overs, conceding 39.

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

Mohammad Shahzad, who faced four balls, failed to get off the mark. Three overs into the chase, he was caught by Ashwin. Mohammed Shami broke the 13-run stand.

The second-wicket pair failed to get off the mark. Zazai, whose 15-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 13. The next ball, he was caught by Shardul Thakur off the bowling of Jasprit Bumrah.

Gurbaz, whose 10-ball innings included a boundary and a couple of sixes, scored 19. Twenty-two balls later, he was caught by Ravindra Jadeja. Pandya broke the 35-run stand.

Afghanistan scored 50 off 7.2 overs (44 balls). India hadn’t conceded any extras at that point.

Naib, whose 20-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 18. Sixteen balls after Gurbaz’s dismissal, he was trapped leg before wicket by Ashwin, who broke the 11-run stand.

It was at that point that the drinks break was taken. Afghanistan had scored 59 for the loss of four wickets. Najibullah Zadran was batting on nine.

Najibullah, whose 13-ball innings included a six, scored 11. Fourteen balls after Naib’s dismissal, Ashwin broke the 10-run stand.

Afghanistan scored 100 off 16.1 overs (97 balls). India had conceded an extra at that point.

The sixth-wicket pair put on 50 off 34 balls. While Nabi’s contribution to the partnership was 25, Janat’s contribution to it was 24. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

Nabi, whose 32-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, eventually scored 35. Thirty-eight balls after Najibullah’s dismissal, he was caught by Jadeja. Shami broke the 57-run partnership.

Janat, whose 22-ball innings included three boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 42. He was unbeaten.

Rashid, who faced a ball, did not get off the mark. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Pandya. Shami broke the one-run stand.

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

India eventually conceded four overs. Afghanistan, who scored 144 for the loss of seven wickets off 20 overs, lost by 67 runs.

Pandya, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 23. He was wicketless, as was Thakur, who bowled three overs, conceding 31.

Jadeja, who bowled three overs, conceded 19. He picked up a wicket, as did Bumrah, who bowled four overs, conceding 25.

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

Shami, who bowled four overs, conceded 32. He picked up three scalps.

 

 

 

  

 

New Zealand crush Kohli-led India

India made a couple of changes to their playing eleven – Suryakumar Yadav and Bhuvneshwar Kumar made way for Ishan Kishan and Shardul Thakur.

New Zealand made half-a-dozen changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – Colin Munro, Tim Seifert, Tom Bruce, Ross Taylor, Scott Kuggeleijn and Hamish Bennett made way for Kane [who was leading the team, and chose to field (Williams)on winning the toss], Devon Conway, Glenn Phillips, James Mitchell, Adam Milne and Trent Boult.

The first 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.

Kishan, who faced eight balls, scored four. His runs came by way of a boundary. Seventeen balls later, he was caught by Daryl Mitchell. Boult broke the 11-run stand.

Lokesh Rahul, whose 16-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 18. Eighteen balls later, he was caught by Mitchell. Tim Southee broke the 24-run stand.

Rohit Sharma, whose run-a-ball (Mart)innings included a boundary and a six, scored 14. Eleven balls later, he was caught by Guptill. Ish Sodhi, who was celebrating his 29^th birthday and was the player of the match, broke the five-run stand.

Ten overs into the match, the drinks break was taken. India had scored 48 for the loss of three wickets at that point. While Virat Kohli, India’s skipper, was batting on nine, Rishabh Pant had scored three.

Kohli, who faced 17 balls, failed to add to the aforementioned score. Fifteen balls after Sharma’s dismissal, he was caught by Boult. Sodhi broke the eight-run stand.

India scored 50 off 10.4 overs (64 balls). New Zealand hadn’t conceded any extras at that point.

Pant, who faced 19 balls, eventually scored a dozen. Twenty-six balls after Kohli’s dismissal, Milne broke the 22-run stand.

Eighty-eight balls (14.4 overs) into the match, New Zealand sought a bowling review. Ravindra Jadeja was the batsman. It was struck down by English umpire Richard Kettleborough.

Hardik Pandya, whose 24-ball innings included a boundary, scored 23. Twenty-two balls after Pant’s dismissal, he was caught by Guptill. Boult broke the 24-run stand.

Jadeja, whose 19-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, scored 26. He was unbeaten.

Thakur, who faced three balls, failed to get off the mark. Three dot balls later, he was caught by Guptill off the bowling of Boult.

India scored 100 off 19.1 overs (115 balls). New Zealand had conceded four extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Mohammed Shami, who did not face a ball, was unbeaten.

India scored 110 for the loss of seven wickets off 20 overs.

Mitchell Santner, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 15.

Milne and Southee bowled four overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 30, the latter conceded 26.

Sodhi, who bowled four overs, conceded 17. He picked up a couple of wickets.

Boult, who bowled four overs, conceded 20. He picked up three scalps.

The first Powerplay of New Zealand’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 44, and lost a wicket.

Guptill, whose 17-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 20. Twenty-two balls into the chase, he was caught by Thakur. Jasprit Bumrah broke the 24-run stand.

New Zealand scored 50 off 6.5 overs (41 balls). India had conceded four extras at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 34 balls. While Mitchell’s contribution to the partnership was 37, Williamson’s contribution to it was 13. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

Ten overs into the chase, the drinks break was taken. New Zealand had scored 83 for the loss of a wicket at that point. While Mitchell was batting on 46, Williamson was batting on 13.

Mitchell, whose 35-ball innings included four boundaries and three sixes, eventually scored 49. Fifty-four balls after Guptill’s dismissal, he was caught by Rahul. Bumrah broke the 72-run partnership.

New Zealand scored 100 off 13.4 overs (82 balls). India had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.

Williamson, whose 31-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 33. He was unbeaten, as was Conway, who faced four balls, scoring a couple.

The number of extras they eventually conceded gave India no reason to be in seventh heaven. New Zealand, who scored 111 for the loss of a couple of wickets off 14.3 overs, lost by eight wickets with 33 balls to spare.

Shami, who bowled a wicketless over, conceded 11.

Thakur, who bowled nine wicketless balls, conceded 17.

Jadeja and Pandya bowled a couple of wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 23, the latter conceded 17.

Varun Chakravarthy, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 23.

Bumrah, who bowled four overs, conceded 19. He picked up both the wickets that fell.