Tie disappoints Pandya-led India, NZ

India made one changes to their playing (Pat)eleven – Washington Sundar made way for Harshal.

New Zealand made one Cha(pma)nge to the eleven that last played the Indians – Kane Williamson made way for Mark.

On winning the toss, Tim Southee, New Zealand’s skipper, chose to bat.

The start of play was delayed by 40 minutes owing to rain. But no overs were reduced.

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

Finn Allen scored three. Nine balls into the match, he was trapped leg be‘four’ wicket by Arshdeep Singh, who broke the run-a-ball stand.

Chapman, whose run-a-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 12. Twenty-three balls later, he was caught by Arshdeep. Mohammed Siraj, the player of the match, broke the 35-run stand.

New Zealand scored 50 off 7.2 overs (44 balls). The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave India no reason to be in seventh heaven.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 43 balls. While the contributions of both Devon Conway and Glenn Phillips to the partnership were 25 apiece, extras didn’t contribute to it.

New Zealand scored 100 off 13 overs (78 balls). The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave India no reason to be in seventh heaven.

Conway’s half-century – which included four boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 39 balls.

Phillips’ half-century – which included five boundaries and three sixes – came off 31 balls.

He eventually scored 54 off 33 balls. Sixty-four balls after Chapman’s dismissal, he was caught by Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Siraj broke the 86-run partnership.

Conway eventually scored 59 off 49 balls, which included five boundaries, in addition to a couple of sixes. Five balls later, he was caught by Ishan Kishan. Arshdeep broke the 16-run stand.

James Neesham, who faced three balls, didn’t get off the mark. Three balls later, he was caught by Rishabh Pant. Siraj broke the one-run stand.

Mitchell Santner, who faced three balls, scored a run. Four balls later, he was caught by Yuzvendra Chahal. Siraj broke the two-run stand.

The seventh-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Daryl Mitchell, whose five-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 10. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Pant off the bowling of Arshdeep.

The eighth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Ish Sodhi, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. The next ball, he was dismissed by Arshdeep.

The ninth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Adam, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. The (Mil)next ball, Siraj ran him out.

New Zealand scored 150 off 18.4 overs (113 balls). India had conceded 10 extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Southee, whose five-ball innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. Harshal had a reason to be in seventh heaven – he broke the 11-run stand.

Lockie Ferguson, who faced three balls, scored five. He was unbeaten.

New Zealand were dismissed for 160 off 19.4 overs.

Deepak Hooda, who bowled a wicketless over, conceded three.

Yuzvendra Chahal, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 35.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 35.

Harshal, who bowled 3.4 overs, conceded 28. He picked up a wicket.

Arshdeep and Siraj bowled four overs each, picking up four scalps apiece. While the former conceded 37, the latter conceded 17

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

Kishan, whose 11-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 10. A couple of overs into the chase, he was caught by Chapman. Milne broke the 13-run stand.

Pant, whose five-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 11. Four balls later, he was caught by Sodhi. Southee broke the eight-run stand.

The third-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Shreyas Iyer, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. The next ball, he was caught by Neesham off the bowling of Southee.

India scored 50 off 4.4 overs (28 balls). New Zealand had conceded a couple of extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Suryakumar Yadav, the player of the series, scored 13. His 10-ball innings included a boundary and a six. Twenty-two balls after Shreyas’ dismissal, he was caught by Neesham. Southee broke the 39-run stand.

Nine overs into the chase, there was an interruption due to rain. India had scored 75 for the loss of four wickets at that point. While Hardik Pandya, India’s skipper, was batting on 30 (off 18 balls, which included three boundaries and a six), Hooda had scored nine (off as many balls).

Ferguson and Santner bowled a wicketless over apiece. While the former conceded eight, the latter conceded five.

Milne and Sodhi bowled two overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 23, the latter conceded 12.

Southee bowled three overs, conceding 27. He picked up two scalps.

The match ended in a tie under the Duckworth-Lewis method.

India won the three-match series 1-0.

 

 

 

 

India, led by Hardik, (Ki)win

India (Shar)made (Cha)half-a-dozen changes to their playing (Pat)eleven – Lokesh Rahul, Rohit, Virat Kohli, Ravichandran Ashwin, Axar, and Mohammed Shami made way for Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer, Deepak Hooda, Washington Sundar, Mohammed Siraj, and Yuzvendra.

New Zealand made four Cha(pma)nges to the eleven that last played the Indians – Martin Guptill, Mark, Tim Seifert, and Trent Boult made way for Finn Allen, Devon Conway, Kane [who was leading the team, and chose to field (Williams)on winning the toss], and Tim Southee.

The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 42, and lost a wicket.

Rishabh Pant, whose 13-ball innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. Thirty-one balls into the match, he was caught by Southee. Lockie Ferguson broke the 36-run stand.

India scored 50 off 6.2 overs (38 balls). New Zealand had conceded 10 extras at that point.

Forty balls (6.4 overs) into the match, there was an interruption due to rain. India has scored 50 for the loss of a wicket at that point. While Kishan was batting on 28, Suryakumar Yadav, the player of the match, had scored half-a-dozen.

Forty-three balls (7.1 overs) into the match, India sought a batting review. Kishan was the batsman. It was upheld by New Zealand umpire Chris Gaffaney.

Kishan, whose 31-ball innings included five boundaries and a six, eventually scored 36. Twenty-four balls after Pant’s dismissal, he was caught by Southee. Ish Sodhi broke the 33-run stand.

India scored 100 off 12.1 overs (73 balls). New Zealand had conceded 10 extras at that point.

Seventy-six balls (12.4 overs) into the match, Shreyas, who had scored 13 off nine balls, which included a boundary and it six, stepped onto the stumps, and was dismissed hit wicket. Ferguson broke the 39-run stand.

India scored 150 off 17.2 overs (104 balls). New Zealand had conceded 11 extras at that point. That, was, incidentally the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Suryakumar’s half-century – which included five boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 32 balls.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 31 balls. While Suryakumar’s contribution to the partnership was 45, the contribution of Hardik Pandya, India’s skipper, to it was nine. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

Suryakumar’s ton – which included 10 boundaries and half-a-dozen sixes – came off 49 balls.

He eventually scored 111 off 51 balls, which included 11 boundaries and seven sixes. He was unbeaten.

Hardik, who faced 13 balls, scored as many. Forty-one balls after Shreyas’ dismissal, he was caught by Neesham. Southee broke the 82-run partnership.

The fifth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Hooda, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. The next ball, he was caught by Ferguson off the bowling of Southee.

The sixth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Sundar, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. The next ball, he was caught by Neesham off the bowling of Southee, who completed his hat-trick.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who faced a ball, scored a run. He was unbeaten.

India scored 191 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets off 20 overs.

Neesham, who bowled a wicketless over, conceded nine.

Mitchell Santner, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 27.

Adam Milne, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 35.

Sodhi, who bowled four overs, conceded 35. He picked up a wicket.

Ferguson, who bowled four overs, conceded 49. He picked up a couple of wickets.

Southee, who bowled four overs, conceded 34. 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 32, and lost a wicket.

New Zealand’s openers didn’t get off the mark. Allen, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t open his account. A couple of balls into the chase, he was caught by Arshdeep off the bowling of Bhuvneshwar.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 41 balls. While Conway’s contribution to the partnership was 22, Williamson’s contribution to it was 24. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was five.

New Zealand scored 50 off 7.1 overs (43 balls). India had conceded five extras at that point.

Conway, whose 22-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 25. Forty-seven balls after Allen’s dismissal, he was caught by Arshdeep. Sundar broke the 56-run partnership.

Glenn Phillips, whose six-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored a dozen. Eight balls later, Chahal broke the 13-run stand.

Daryl Mitchell, who faced 11 balls, scored 10. Twenty balls later, he was caught by Shreyas. Hooda broke the 19-run stand.

Neesham, who faced three balls, didn’t open his account. Four ball later, he was caught by Kishan. Chahal broke the one-run stand.

Santner had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored just a couple. Fourteen balls later, he was caught by Siraj, who broke the 10-run stand.  

New Zealand scored 100 off 16.1 overs (97 balls). India had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.

Williamson’s half-century – which included three boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 48 balls.

He eventually scored 61 off 52 balls, which included four boundaries, in addition to the aforementioned number of sixes. A dozen balls after Santner’s dismissal, Siraj broke the 25-run stand.

Sodhi, who faced three balls, scored a run. Three balls later, he was stumped by Pant. Hooda broke the one-run stand.

The ninth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Southee, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. The next ball, he was caught by Pant off the bowling of Hooda.

Milne, who faced five balls, scored half-a-dozen. His runs came by way off a six. Two balls later, he was caught by Arshdeep. Hooda broke the one-run stand.

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

India eventually conceded eight extras. New Zealand, who were dismissed for 126 off 18.5 overs, lost by 65 runs.

Arshdeep, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 29.

Sundar, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 24. He picked up a wicket, as did Bhuvneshwar, who bowled three overs, conceding a dozen.

Chahal and Siraj bowled four overs each, picking up a couple of wickets apiece. While the former conceded 26, the latter, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 24.

Hooda, who bowled 2.5 overs, conceded 10. He picked up four scalps.

India led the three-match series 1-0.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rain disappoints Hardik-led India, NZ

Owing to rain, there was no toss, and the first of the three Twenty20 Internationals between India, led by Hardik Pandya, and New Zealand was called off without a ball bowled.

The three-match series was levelled 0-0.

Sharma-led India bea‘ten’ by England

India made no changes to their playing eleven.

England made half—a-dozen changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – Jason Roy, Dawid Malan, Moeen Ali, David Willey, Richard Gleeson, and Reece Topley made way for Alex Hales (the player of the match), Ben Stokes, Moeen Ali, Sam Curran, Chris Woakes, and Adil Rashid.

On winning the toss, Jos Buttler, England’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 38, and lost a wicket.

Lokesh Rahul, whose run-a-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. Ten balls into the match, he was caught by Buttler. Woakes broke the nine-run stand.

India scored 50 off 7.5 overs (47 balls). England had conceded an extra at that point.

Rohit Sharma, India’s skipper, scored 27 off 28 balls, which included four boundaries. Forty-three balls after Rahul’s dismissal, he was caught by Curran. Chris Jordan broke the 47-run stand.

Ten overs into the match, the drinks break was taken. India had scored 62, and lost a couple of wickets at that point. While Virat Kohli was batting on 26, Suryakumar Yadav had scored three.

Suryakumar, whose 10-ball innings included a boundary and a six, eventually scored 14. Fifteen balls after Rohit’s dismissal, he was caught by Phil Salt. Jordan broke the 19-run stand.

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

Ninety-two balls into the match, England sought a bowling review. Kohli was the batsman. Using the umpires’ call, it was struck down by Australian umpire Paul Reiffel.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 35 balls. While Kohli’s contribution to the partnership was 20, Hardik Pandya’s contribution to it was 30. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

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

He eventually faced 50 balls, failing to add to the aforementioned score. Forty balls after Suryakumar’s dismissal, he was caught by Rashid. Jordan broke the 61-run partnership.

India scored 150 off 18.5 overs (113 balls). England had conceded three extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Hardik’s half-century – which included three boundaries and four sixes – came off 29 balls.

The fifth-wicket pair put on 22. Rishabh Pant, whose four-ball innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. Nine balls after Kohli’s dismissal, Buttler and Jordan ran him out.

Hardik, whose 33-ball innings included four boundaries and five sixes, eventually scored 63. Three balls later, he was dismissed hit wicket by Jordan, who broke the 10-run stand.

India scored 168 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets off 20 overs.

Stokes, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded 18.

Liam Livingstone, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 21.

Curran, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 42.

Woakes, who bowled three overs, conceded 24. He picked up a wicket, as did Rashid, who bowled four overs, conceding 20.

Jordan, who bowled four overs, conceded 43. He picked 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 63, without the loss of a wicket.

England’s openers put on 50 off 4.5 overs (29 balls). India had conceded a couple of extras at that point. While Buttler’s contribution to the partnership was 24, Hales’ contribution to it was 40.

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

Fifty balls (8.2 overs) into the chase, there was an all-run four.

Nine overs into the chase, the drinks break was taken. England had scored 91, without the loss of a wicket at that point. While Buttler was batting on 36, Hales was batting on 51.

England’s openers put on 100 off 10.1 overs (61 balls). India had conceded four extras at that point. In fact, that was the number of extras they eventually conceded. While Buttler’s contribution to the partnership was 37, Hales’ contribution to it was 63.

Buttler’s half-century – which included seven boundaries and three sixes – came off 36 balls.

England’s openers put on 150 off 13.5 overs (83 balls). While Buttler’s contribution to the partnership was 66, Hales’ contribution to it was 80.

Buttler, whose 49-ball innings included nine boundaries, in addition to the aforementioned number of sixes, eventually scored 80. He was unbeaten, as was Hales, who eventually scored 86 off 47 balls, which included four boundaries and seven sixes.

England who scored 170 without the loss of a wicket off 16 overs, won by 10 wickets with four overs to spare.

Each of the bowlers was wicketless.

Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Arshdeep Singh bowled a couple of overs apiece. They conceded 27, 25, and 15 resepctively.

Mohammed Shami and Hardik bowled three overs apiece. While the former conceded 39, the latter conceded 34.

Axar, who bowled four overs, conceded 30.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Zimbabwe disappointed; Rohit-led India advance

The match was attended by 82, 507 people.

India made one change to their playing eleven – Dinesh Karthik made way for Rishabh Pant.

Zimbabwe Ma(sakadza)de ten Ch(ibhabh)anges to the eleven that last played the Indians – Chamu, Hamilton, Vusi Sibanda, Peter Moor, Malcolm Waller, Elton Chigumbura, Timycen Maruma, Graeme Cremer, Neville Madziva, and Donald Tiripano Mad(hever)e way for Wessly, Craig Ervine, Regis Chakabva, Sean Williams, Sikandar Raza, Tony Munyonga, Ryan Burl, Richard Ngarava, Wellington Masakadza, and Blessing Muzarabani.

On winning the toss, Rohit Sharma, India’s skipper, 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 46, and lost a wicket.

Rohit, whose 13-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 15. Twenty-three balls into the match, he was caught by Wellington. Muzarabani broke the 27-run stand.

India scored 50 off 6.2 overs (38 balls). Zimbabwe had conceded an extra at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 35 balls. While Lokesh Rahul’s contribution to the partnership was 29, Virat Kohli’s contribution to it was 22. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.

Ten overs into the match, the drinks break was taken. India had scored 79, and lost a wicket at that point. While Rahul was batting on 41, Kohli was batting on 22.

Kohli, whose 25-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, eventually scored 26. Forty-eight balls after Rohit’s dismissal, he was caught by Burl. Williams broke the 60-run partnership.

Rahul’s half-century – which included three boundaries and as many sixes – came off 34 balls.

He eventually scored 51 off 35 balls. Three balls after Kohli’s dismissal, he was caught by Wellington. Raza broke the eight-run stand.

India scored 100 off 13.2 overs (80 balls). Zimbabwe had conceded an extra at that point.

Pant, who faced five balls, scored three. Seven balls after Rahul’s dismissal, he was caught by Burl. Williams broke the six-run stand.

India scored 150 off 18 overs (108 balls). Zimbabwe had conceded nine extras at that point.

The fifth-wicket pair put on 50 off 27 balls. While the contribution of Suryakumar Yadav, the player of the match, to the partnership was 33, Hardik Pandya’s contribution to it was 11. Extras’ contribution to the partnership gave Zimbabwe no reason to be in seventh heaven.

Hardik, whose run-a-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 18. Thirty-five balls after Pant’s dismissal, he was caught by Muzarabani. Ngarava broke the 65-run partnership.

Suryakumar’s half-century – which included five boundaries and three sixes – came off 23 balls.

He eventually scored 61 off 25 balls, which included half-a-dozen boundaries and four sixes, and was unbeaten, as was Axar Patel, who didn’t face a ball.

Zimbabwe eventually conceded a dozen extras. India scored 186 for the loss of five wickets off 20 overs.

Burl, who bowled a wicketless over, conceded 14.

Wellington, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded a dozen.

Tendai Chatara, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 34.

Raza, who bowled three overs, conceded 18. He picked up a wicket, as did Muzarabani and Ngarava, who bowled four overs apiece. While the former conceded 50, the latter, whose spell including a maiden, conceded 44.

Williams, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded nine. He picked up a couple of scalps.

The first Powerplay of Zimbabwe’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 28, and lost three wickets.

Zimbabwe’s openers didn’t get off the (Ku)mark. Madhevere, who faced a ball, did not open his account. A ball into the chase, he was caught by Kohli off the bowling of Bhuvneshwar.

Three balls into the chase, India sought a bowling review. Chakabva was the batsman. It was struck down by English umpire Richard Kettleborough.

Chakabva, who faced half-a-dozen balls, didn’t get off the mark. Nine balls after Madhevere’s dismissal, Arshdeep Singh broke the two-run stand.

Williams, whose 18-ball innings included a six, scored 11. Twenty-six balls later, he was caught by Bhuvneshwar. Mohammed Shami broke the run-a-ball stand.

Craig Ervine, Zimbabwe’s skipper, scored 13 off 15 balls, which included a couple of boundaries. Four balls later, he was caught by Hardik, who broke the three-run stand.

Forty-six balls (7.3 overs) into the chase, Zimbabwe sought a batting review. Munyonga, the batsman, scored five. His innings included a boundary. It was struck down by Australian umpire Rod Tucker. He was trapped leg be‘four’ wicket by Shami, who broke the five-run stand.

Fifty-two balls (8.3) into the chase, India sought a bowling review. Burl was the batsman. It was struck down by Kettleborough.

Zimbabwe scored 50 off 9.3 overs (58 balls). The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave India no reason to be in seventh heaven.

Ten overs into the chase, the drinks break was taken. Zimbabwe had scored 59, and lost five wickets at that point. While Raza had scored nine, Burl was batting on 14.

The sixth-wicket pair put on 50 off 31 balls. While Raza’s contribution to the partnership was 21, Burl’s contribution to it was 27. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

Burl, whose 22-ball innings included five boundaries and a six, eventually scored 35. Thirty-five balls after Munyonga’s dismissal, he was caught by Ravichandran Ashwin, who broke the 60-run partnership.

Zimbabwe scored 100 off 14.3 overs (88 balls). India had conceded nine extras at that point.

Wellington had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored just a run. Eleven balls after Burl’s dismissal, he was caught by Rohit. Ashwin broke the eight-run stand.

Ngarava, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. Four balls later, Ashwin broke the two-run stand.

Raza, whose 24-ball innings included three boundaries, eventually scored 34. Five balls later, he was caught by Suryakumar. Hardik broke the run-a-ball stand.

Chatara, who faced four balls, scored as many. His runs came by way of a boundary. Four balls later, he was caught by Axar, who broke the run-a-ball stand.

Muzarabani, who faced a couple of balls, failed to get off the mark. He was unbeaten.

India eventually conceded 11 extras. Zimbabwe, who were bundled out for 115 off 17.2 overs, lost by 71 runs.

Arshdeep, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded nine. He picked up a wicket.

Bhuvneshwar bowled three overs, including a maiden. He conceded 11, picking up a wicket.

Axar, who bowled 3.2 overs, conceded 40. He picked up a wicket.

Shami, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 14. He picked up a couple of wickets, as did Hardik, who bowled three overs, conceding 16.

Ashwin, who bowled four overs, conceded 22. He picked up three scalps.

India topped Group 2, and advanced to the semi-finals.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rohit-led India, rain disappoint Bangladesh

India made one change to their playing (Pat)eleven – Deepak Hooda made way for Axar.

Bangladesh (Moham)made eight changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – Naim, Soumya Sarkar, Mohammad Mithun, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mahmudullah, the Islams (Aminul and Shafiul) and Al-Amin Hossain made way for Najmul Hossain Shanto, Shakib Al Hasan (who was leading the team, and chose to field on winning the toss), Yasir Ali, Mosaddek Hossain, Nurul Hasan, Hasan Mahmud, Taskin Ahmed, and Shoriful Islam.

The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 27, and lost a wicket.

Rohit, India’s skipper, faced eight balls, scoring just a couple. Twenty-one balls into the (Shar)match, he was caught by Ali. Mahmud broke the 11-run stand.

India scored 50 off 7.4 overs (47 balls). Bangladesh had conceded an extra at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 32 balls. While Lokesh Rahul’s contribution to the partnership was 29, the contribution of Virat Kohli, the player of the match, to it was 23. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

Rahul’s half-century – which included three boundaries and four sixes – came off 31 balls.

He eventually faced 32 balls, failing to add to the aforementioned score. Thirty-seven balls after Rohit’s dismissal, he was caught by Mustafizur Rahman. Shakib broke the 67-run partnership.

It was at that point that the drinks break was taken. India had scored 78 for the loss of a couple of wickets at that point. Kohli was batting on 23.

India scored 100 off 11.5 overs (73 balls). Bangladesh had conceded three extras at that point.

Suryakumar Yadav, whose 16-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 30. Twenty-five balls after Rahul’s dismissal, Shakib broke the 38-run stand.

Hardik Pandya, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored five. Ten balls later, he was caught by Ali. Mahmud broke the 14-run stand.

India scored 150 off 16.5 overs (104 balls). Bangladesh had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

The fifth-wicket pair put on 20. Although his five-ball innings included a boundary, Dinesh Karthik had no reason to be in seventh heaven – 11 balls after Hardik’s dismissal, Shakib and Shoriful ran him out.

Although his six-ball innings included a boundary, Axar had no reason to be in seventh heaven – seven balls later, he was caught by Shakib. Mahmud broke the run-a-ball stand.

Kohli’s half-century – which included seven boundaries – came off 37 balls.

He eventually scored 64 off 44 balls, which included eight boundaries and a six. He was unbeaten, as was Ravichandran Ashwin, who scored 13 off half-a-dozen boundaries, which included a boundary and a six.

India scored 184 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets off 20 overs.

Each of the five bowlers bowled four overs apiece.

Shoriful, Rahman, and Ahmed were wicketless. They conceded 57, 31, and 15, respectively.

Shakib conceded 33, picking up two wickets.

Mahmud conceded 47, picking up three scalps.

The first Powerplay of Bangladesh’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 60, without the loss of a wicket.

Bangladesh’s openers put on 50 off 5.2 overs (32 balls). While Shanto’s contribution to the partnership was three, Litton Das’ contribution to it was 51. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.

Das’ half-century – which included half-a-dozen boundaries and three sixes – came off 21 balls.

Seven overs into the chase, the match was interrupted by rain. Bangladesh had scored 66 without the loss of a wicket at that point. They were 17 runs ahead when rain stopped play. While Shanto had scored seven, Das had scored 59.

As a result of the rain, Bangladesh’s target was reduced to 151 off 16 overs.

Bangladesh’s openers put on 68. Das, whose 27-ball innings included seven boundaries and three sixes, eventually scored 60. Forty-four balls into the chase, Rahul ran him out.

Shanto, whose 25-ball innings included a boundary and a six, eventually scored 21. Eleven balls after Das’ dismissal, he was caught by Suryakumar. Mohammed Shami broke the 16-run stand.

Afif Hossain, who faced five balls, scored three. A dozen balls later, he was caught by Suryakumar. Arshdeep Singh broke the 15-run stand.

Bangladesh scored 100 off 11.3 overs (69 balls). India had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

Shakib, whose 12-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 13. Four balls after Afif’s dismissal, he was caught by the substitute, Hooda. Arshdeep broke the one-run stand.

Ali, who faced three balls, scored a run. Three balls later, he was caught by Arshdeep. Hardik broke the two-run stand.

Nurul, whose 14-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 25. He was unbeaten.

Mosaddek, who faced three balls, scored half-a-dozen. His runs came by way of a six. Three balls later, Hardik broke the six-run stand.

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

India eventually conceded four extras. Bangladesh, who scored 145 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets off 16 overs, lost by five runs (under the Duckworth-Lewis method).

Axar, who bowled a wicketless over, conceded half-a-dozen.

Ashwin, who bowled two wicketless overs, conceded 19.

Bhuvneshwar, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 27.

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

Hardik, who bowled three overs, conceded 28. He picked up two scalps, as did Arshdeep, who bowled four overs, conceding 38.

 

 

Rohit-led India lose to SA

India made one change to their playing (Pat)eleven – Axar made way for Deepak Hooda.

South Africa made one (Anri)change to the eleven that last played the Indians – Dwaine Pretorius made way for Nortje.

On winning the toss, Rohit Sharma, India’s skipper, 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 33, and lost two wickets.

Rohit, whose 14-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 15. Twenty-six balls into the match, he was caught by Lungi Ngidi, the player of the match, who broke the 23-run stand.

Play stopped for a while as Lokesh Rahul was being attended to for a hit in the box.

Rahul, whose 14-ball innings included a six, scored nine. Four balls later, he was caught by Aiden Markram. Ngidi broke the three-run stand.

Virat Kohli, whose 11-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored a dozen. Eleven balls later, he was caught by Kagiso Rabada. Ngidi broke the 15-run stand.

Hooda, who faced three balls, didn’t get off the mark. Four balls later, he was caught by Quinton de Kock. Nortje broke the one-run stand.

Hardik Pandya, who faced three balls, scored a couple. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was caught by Rabada. Needless to say, Ngidi was in seventh heaven.

India scored 50 off 8.5 overs (53 balls). South Africa had conceded four extras at that point.

Ten overs into the match, the drinks break was taken. India had scored 60 for the loss of five wickets at that point. While Suryakumar Yadav had scored 17, Dinesh Karthik had scored a run.

The sixth-wicket pair put on 50 off 37 balls. While Suryakumar’s contribution to the partnership was 43, Karthik’s contribution to it was five. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

Suryakumar’s half-century – which included three boundaries and as many sixes – came off 36 balls.

India scored 100 off 14.5 overs (89 balls). South Africa had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.

Karthik, whose faced 15 balls, eventually scored half-a-dozen. Forty balls after Hardik’s dismissal, he was caught by Rilee Rossouw. Wayne Parnell broke the 52-run partnership.

Ravichandran Ashwin, who faced 11 balls, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – 18 balls later, he was caught by Rabada. Parnell broke the 23-run stand.

Suryakumar, whose 40-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and three sixes, eventually scored 68. Four balls later, he was caught by Keshav Maharaj. Parnell broke the three-run stand.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored four. He was unbeaten.

The ninth-wicket pair put on three. Mohammed Shami, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t get off the mark. Five balls later, Nortje ran him out.

Arshdeep Singh, who faced a ball, scored a couple. He was unbeaten.

South Africa eventually conceded eight extras. India scored 133 for the loss of nine wickets off 20 overs.

Markram, who bowled a wicketless over, conceded five.

Maharaj, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceding 28.

Rabada, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 26.

Nortje, who bowled four overs, conceded 23. He picked up a wicket.

Parnell bowled four overs, including a maiden. He conceded 15, picking up three wickets.

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

The first Powerplay of South Africa’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 24, and lost three wickets.

De Kock, who faced three balls, scored a run. Seven balls into the chase, he was caught by Rahul. Arshdeep broke the three-run stand.

A couple of balls later, India sought a bowling review. The second-wicket pair hadn’t got off the mark. Rossouw, the batsman, faced three balls, failing to open his account. It was upheld by English umpire Richard Kettleborough. He was trapped leg before wicket by Arshdeep.

Temba Bavuma, South Africa’s skipper, scored 10 off 15 balls, which included a six. Twenty-five balls later, he was caught by Karthik. Shami broke the 21-run stand.

Forty-three balls into the chase, India sought a bowling review. David Miller was the batsman. It was struck down by Kettleborough.

Ten overs into the chase, the drinks break was taken. South Africa had scored 40 for the loss of three wickets at that point. While Markram had scored 23, Miller was batting on five.

South Africa scored 50 off 10.4 overs (64 balls). India had conceded an extra at that point.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 45 balls. While Markram’s contribution to the partnership was 24, Miller’s contribution to it was 22. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was four.

Markram’s half-century – which included half-a-dozen boundaries and a six – came off 38 balls.

He eventually scored 52 off 41 balls. Sixty balls after Bavuma’s dismissal, he was caught by Suryakumar. Hardik broke the 76-run partnership.

From the start of the 16^th over, Rishabh Pant kept wickets in place of Karthik.

South Africa scored 100 off 15.3 overs (93 balls). India had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.

A hundred and six balls into the chase, South Africa sought a batting review. Tristan Stubbs, the batsman, scored half-a-dozen. His run-a-ball innings included a boundary. Using the umpires’ call, it was struck down by Kettleborough. He was trapped leg before wicket by Ashwin, who broke the 22-run stand.

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

He eventually scored 59 off 46 balls, which included three boundaries and as many sixes. He was unbeaten, as was Parnell, who faced five balls, scoring a couple.

The number of extras they eventually conceded gave India no reason to be in seventh heaven.

South Africa, who scored 137 for the loss of five wickets off 19.4 overs, won by five wickets with a couple of balls to spare.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowled 3.4 wicketless overs, concedING 18.

Ashwin, Hardik and Shami bowled four overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. They conceded 43, 29, and 13, respectively.

Arshdeep bowled four overs, conceding 25. He picked up two scalps.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sharma-led India beat the Dutch

India made no changes to their playing eleven.

It was the first time they were playing a Twenty20 International against the Netherlands.

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

The start of play was delayed.

The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 32, and lost a wicket.

Lokesh Rahul, whose 12-ball innings included a boundary, scored nine. Sixteen balls into the match, he was trapped leg before wicket by Paul van Meekeren, who broke the 11-run stand.

Forty-seven balls (7.5 overs) into the match, India sought a batting review. Rohit was the batsman. It was upheld by English umpire Michael Gough.

India scored 50 off 8.3 overs (51 balls). The Netherlands had conceded an extra at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 41 balls. While Rohit’s contribution to the partnership was 39, Virat Kohli’s contribution to it was 13. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.

Ten overs into the match, the drinks break was taken. India had scored 67, and lost a wicket at that point. While Rohit was batting on 42, Kohli had scored 14.

Rohit’s half-century – which included four boundaries and three sixes – came off 35 balls.

He eventually scored 53 off 39 balls. Fifty-six balls after Rahul’s dismissal, he was caught by Colin Ackermann. Fred Klaassen broke the 73-run partnership.

India scored 100 off 13.2 overs (80 balls). The Netherlands had conceded three extras at that point.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 26 balls. While Kohli’s contribution to the partnership was 24, the contribution of Suryakumar Yadav, the player of the match, to it was 26. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

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

He eventually scored 62 off 44 balls, which included the aforementioned number of boundaries, in addition to a couple of sixes. He was unbeaten.

India scored 150 off 17.5 overs (107 balls). The Netherlands had conceded four extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Suryakumar’s half-century – which included seven boundaries and a six – came off 25 balls. He eventually scored 51, and was unbeaten.

India scored 179 for the loss of a couple of wickets off 20 overs.

Shariz Ahmad bowled a wicketless over, conceding five.

Bas de Leede bowled three wicketless overs, conceding 33.

Logan van Beek and Tim Pringle bowled four wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 45, the latter conceded 30.

Klaassen and van Meekeren bowled four overs each, picking up a scalp apiece. While the former conceded 33, the latter conceded 32.

The first Powerplay of the Netherlands’ innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 27, and lost a couple of wickets.

Vikramjit Singh, who faced nine balls, scored just a run. Fourteen balls into the chase, Bhuvneshwar Kumar broke the 11-run stand.

Max O’Dowd, whose 10-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 16. A dozen balls later, Axar Patel broke the nine-run stand.

De Leede, who faced 23 balls, scored 16. Thirty balls later, he was caught by Hardik Pandya. Axar broke the 27-run stand.

It was at that point that the drinks break was taken. Ackermann had scored a dozen.

The Netherlands scored 50 off 9.4 overs (58 balls). India had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

Ackermann, whose 21-bal innings included a boundary, eventually scored 17. Seventeen balls after de Leede’s dismissal, he was caught by Axar. Ravichandran Ashwin broke the 15-run stand.

Tom Cooper, who faced a dozen balls, scored nine. Three balls later, he was caught by the substitute, Deepak Hooda. Ashwin broke the one-run stand.

Pringle, whose 15-ball innings included a boundary and the only six of the innings, scored 20. Eighteen balls later, he was caught by Kohli. Mohammed Shami broke the 24-run stand.

Scott Edwards, the Netherlands’ skipper, faced eight balls, scoring five. Five balls later, he was caught by Hooda. Bhuvneshwar broke the two-run stand.

The Netherlands scored 100 off 17.4 overs (107 balls). India had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Van Beek, who faced five balls, scored three. Eight balls after Edwards’ dismissal, he was caught by Dinesh Karthik. Arshdeep Singh broke the 12-run stand.

Eighteen overs into the chase, India sought a bowling review. Ahmad was the batsman. It was upheld by Pakistani umpire Ahsan Raza.

He eventually scored 16 off 11 balls, which included a couple of boundaries. He was unbeaten.

The ninth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Klaassen, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. The next ball, he was trapped leg before wicket by Arshdeep.

Van Meekeren, whose six-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 14. He was unbeaten.

The Netherlands, who scored 123 for the loss of nine wickets off 20 overs, lost by 56 runs.

Hardik bowled a wicketless over, conceding nine.

Shami bowled four overs, conceding 27. He picked up a wicket.

Bhuvneshwar bowled three overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded nine, picking up a couple of wickets.

Arshdeep, Ashwin and Axar bowled four overs each, picking up a couple of scalps apiece. They conceded 37, 21, and 18, respectively.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rohit-led India leave Pakistan heartbroken

The match was attended by 90,923 people.

India made (Hars)half-a-dozen changes to their playing eleven – Rishabh Pant, Shreyas Iyer, Patel, Deepak Chahar, Umesh Yadav, and Mohammed Siraj made way for Lokesh Rahul, Virat Kohli (the player of the match), Hardik Pandya, Mohammed Shami, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, and Arshdeep Singh.

Pakistan (Moham)made three changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – Fakhar Zaman, Khushdil Shah and Hasnain made way for Shan Masood, Haider Ali and Shaheen Shah Afridi.

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

The first Powerplay of Pakistan’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 32, and lost a couple of wickets.

Seven balls (1.1 overs) into the match, Pakistan sought a batting review. Babar Azam, their skipper, was the batsman. He faced a ball, failing to get off the mark. It was struck down by South African umpire Marais Erasmus. He was trapped leg before wicket by Arshdeep, who broke the one-run stand.

Mohammad Rizwan, who faced a dozen balls, scored four. His runs came by way of a boundary. Seventeen balls later, he was caught by Bhuvneshwar. Arshdeep broke the 14-run stand.

Pakistan scored 50 off nine overs (54 balls). India had conceded five extras at that point.

Ten overs into the match, the drinks break was taken. Pakistan had scored 60, and lost a couple of wickets at that point. While Masood was batting on 29, Iftikhar Ahmed was batting on 21.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 41 balls. While Masood’s contribution to the partnership was 21, Iftikhar’s contribution to it was 29. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was four.

Iftikhar’s half-century – which included a couple of boundaries and four sixes – came off 32 balls.

He eventually scored 51 off 34 balls. Fifty balls after Rizwan’s dismissal, he was trapped leg before wicket by Shami, who broke the 76-run partnership.

Shadab Khan, whose six-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was caught by Suryakumar Yadav. Hardik broke the five-run stand.

Haider, who faced four balls, scored a couple. Four balls later, he was caught by Suryakumar. Hardik broke the two-run stand.

Pakistan scored 100 off 14.1 overs (85 balls). The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave India no reason to be in seventh heaven.

Mohammad Nawaz, whose six-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored nine. Eleven balls after Haider’s dismissal, he was caught by Dinesh Karthik. Hardik broke the 17-run stand.

Asif Ali, who faced three balls, scored a couple. Five balls later, he was caught by Karthik. Arshdeep broke the run-a-ball stand.

Masood’s half-century – which included five boundaries – came off 40 balls.

He eventually scored 52 off 42 balls, and was unbeaten.

Pakistan scored 150 off 19 overs (114 balls). India had conceded 10 extras at that point.

Shaheen, whose eight-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 16. Sixteen balls after Asif’s dismissal, he was caught by Bhuvneshwar, who broke the 32-run stand.

Haris Rauf, who faced four balls, scored half-a-dozen. His runs came by way of a six. He was unbeaten.

India eventually conceded a dozen extras. Pakistan scored 159 for the loss of eight wickets at that point.

Axar Patel, who bowled an over, conceded 21. He was wicketless, as was Ravichandran Ashwin, who bowled three overs, conceding 23.

Shami and Bhuvneshwar bowled four overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 25, the latter conceded 22.

Arshdeep and Hardik bowled four overs each, picking up three scalps apiece. While the former conceded 32, the latter conceded 30.

The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 31, and lost three wickets.

Rahul, who faced eight balls, scored four. Eleven balls into the chase, Naseem Shah had a reason to be in seventh heaven.

Rohit had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored four. Nine balls later, he was caught by Iftikhar. Rauf broke the three-run stand.

Suryakumar, whose 10-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 15. Thirteen balls later, he was caught by Rizwan. Rauf broke the 16-run stand.

The fourth-wicket pair put on five. Axar, who faced three balls, scored a couple. Four balls later, Azam and the wicketkeeper R(izw)an him out.

Ten overs into the chase, the drinks break was taken. India had scored 45, and lost four wickets at that point. While Kohli had scored a dozen, Hardik was in seventh heaven.

India scored 50 off 10.3 overs (63 balls). Pakistan had conceded an extra at that point.

Sixty-nine balls (11.3 overs) into the chase, Pakistan sought a bowling review. Kohli was the batsman. It was struck down by Australian umpire Rod Tucker.

The fifth-wicket pair put on 50 off 39 balls. While Kohli’s contribution to the partnership was 22, Hardik’s contribution to it was 29. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.

India scored 100 off 15 overs (90 balls). Pakistan had conceded an extra at that point.

Kohli’s half-century – which included four boundaries and a six – came off 43 balls.

The fifth-wicket pair put on 100 off 73 balls. While Kohli’s contribution to the partnership was 57, Hardik’s contribution to it was 39. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was four.

Hardik, whose 37-ball innings included a boundary and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 40. Seventy-eight balls after Axar’s dismissal, he was caught by Azam.

India scored 150 off 19.3 overs (118 balls). Pakistan had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.

Karthik, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. Four balls after Hardik’s dismissal, he was stumped by Rizwan. Nawaz broke the 14-run stand.

Kohli, whose 53-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and four sixes, scored 82. He was unbeaten, as was Ashwin, who faced a ball, scoring a run.

Pakistan eventually conceded 11 extras. India, who scored 160 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets off 20 overs, won by four wickets.

Each of the five bowlers bowled four overs apiece.  

Shaheen and Shadab were wicketless. While the former conceded 34, the latter conceded 21.

Naseem, who conceded 23, picked up a wicket.

Nawaz and Rauf picked up two scalps apiece. While the former conceded 42, the latter conceded 36.