Virat-led India beat NZ again

Neither India nor New Zealand made any changes to their playing eleven.

On winning the toss, Kane Williamson, New Zealand’s skipper, chose to bat.

The Powerplay of New Zealand’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 48, and lost a wicket.

Guptill, whose 20-ball (Mart)innings included four boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 33. At the end of the Powerplay, he was caught by Virat Kohli, the player of the match. Shardul Thakur broke the 48-run stand.

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

Munro, whose 25-ball (Col)innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 26. Sixteen balls after Guptill’s dismissal, he was caught by Kohli. Shivam Dube broke the 20-run stand.

Colin de Grandhomme, who faced five balls, scored three. Ten balls later, he was caught by Ravindra Jadeja, who broke the six-run stand.

Williamson, who faced 20 balls, scored 14. Thirteen balls later, he was caught by Yuzvendra Chahal. Needless to say, Jadeja was in seventh heaven.

New Zealand scored 100 off 15.3 overs (93 balls). India had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

Ross Taylor, who faced 24 balls, scored 18. Forty-three balls later, he was caught by Rohit Sharma. Jasprit Bumrah broke the 44-run stand.

Tim Seifert, whose 26-ball innings included a boundary and a couple of sixes, scored 33. He was unbeaten, as was Mitchell Santner, who didn’t face a ball.

India eventually conceded five extras. New Zealand scored 132 for the loss of five wickets off 20 overs. Chahal and Mohammed Shami bowled four wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 33, the latter conceded 22.

Thakur and Dube bowled a couple of overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 21, the latter conceded 16. Bumrah bowled four overs, conceding 21. He picked up a wicket. Jadeja bowled four overs, conceding 18. He picked up a couple of scalps.

The Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 40, and lost a couple of wickets.

Sharma, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored eight. His runs came by way of boundaries. An over into the match, he was caught by Taylor. Tim Southee broke the eight-run stand.

Kohli, whose 12-ball innings included a boundary, scored 11. Twenty-six balls later, he was caught by Seifert. Southee broke the 31-run stand.

India scored 50 off 8.1 overs (49 balls). New Zealand hadn’t conceded any extras at that point.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 55 balls. While the contribution of Lokesh Rahul, the player of the match, to the partnership was 28, Shreyas Iyer’s contribution to it was 26. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

India scored 100 off 14.4 overs (88 balls). New Zealand had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.

Rahul’s half-century – which included three boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 43 balls. He eventually scored 57 off 50 balls, and was unbeaten.

Iyer, whose 33-ball innings included a boundary and three sixes, eventually scored 44. Sixty-seven balls after Kohli’s dismissal, he was caught by Southee. Ish Sodhi broke the 86-run partnership.

Dube, whose four-ball innings included a six, scored eight. He was unbeaten.

The number of extras they eventually conceded gave New Zealand no reason to be in seventh heaven. India, who scored 135 for the loss of three wickets off 17.3 overs, won by seven wickets with 15 balls to spare.

Blair Tickner and Hamish Bennett bowled three wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 34, the latter conceded 29. Santner bowled four wicketless overs, conceding 19. Sodhi bowled four overs, conceding 33. He picked up a wicket. Southee bowled 3.3 overs, conceded 20. He picked up two scalps.

India led the five-match series 2-0. 

 

 

  

Kohli-led India beat New Zealand

India (Shar)made four changes to their playing eleven – Shikhar Dhawan, Sanju Samson, Washington Sundar and Navdeep Saini made way for Rohit, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja and Mohammed Shami.

New Zealand made a couple of changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – Daryl Mitchell and Scott Kuggeleijn made way for Martin Guptill and Twenty20 International debutant Hamish Bennett.

On winning the toss, Virat Kohli, India’s skipper, inserted the hosts.

The Powerplay of New Zealand’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They had conceded 68, without the loss of a wicket.

New Zealand’s openers put on 50 off 4.3 overs (27 balls). India had conceded four extras at that point. While Guptill’s contribution to the partnership was 15, Munro’s Co(li)ntribution to it was 31.

Guptill, whose 19-ball innings included four boundaries and a six, scored eventually 30. Forty-seven balls into the match, he was caught by Sharma. Dube broke the 80-run partnership.

New Zealand scored 100 off 10.5 overs (65 balls). India had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they had conceded at that point.

Munro’s half-century – which included five boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 36 balls. He eventually scored 59 off 42 balls, which included half-a-dozen boundaries, in addition to the aforementioned number of sixes. Twenty-four balls after Guptill’s dismissal, he was caught by Yuzvendra Chahal. Shardul Thakur broke the 36-run stand.

Colin de Grandhomme, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t get off the mark. Three balls later, he was caught by Dube. Ravindra Jadeja broke the one-run stand.

New Zealand scored 150 off 15.3 overs (93 balls).

The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 24 balls. While the contribution of Kane Williamson, New Zealand’s skipper, to the partnership was 21, Ross Taylor’s contribution to it was 32. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.

Williamson’s half-century – which included four boundaries and as many sixes – came off 25 balls. He eventually scored 51 off 26 balls. Twenty-eight balls after de Grandhomme’s dismissal, he was caught by Kohli. Chahal broke the 61-run partnership.

Taylor’s half-century – which included three boundaries and as many sixes – came off 25 balls. He eventually scored 54 off 27 balls. He was unbeaten.

Tim Seifert, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. Five balls after Williamson’s dismissal, he was caught by Shreyas Iyer, the player of the match. Jasprit Bumrah broke the three-run stand.

Mitchell Santner, who faced a couple of balls, scored as many. He was unbeaten.

New Zealand scored 203 for the loss of five wickets off 20 overs. Shami bowled four wicketless overs, conceding 53.

Jadeja bowled two overs, conceding 18. He picked up a wicket. Thakur and Dube bowled three overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 44, the latter conceded 24. Chahal and Bumrah bowled four overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 32, the latter conceded 31.

The Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They had conceded 65, and lost a wicket.

Although his six-ball innings included a six, Sharma had no reason to be in seventh heaven – 10 balls into the chase, he was caught by Taylor. Santner broke the 16-run stand.

India scored 50 off 4.5 overs (29 balls). New Zealand had conceded three extras at that point.

India’s second-wicket pair put on 50 off 27 balls. While Lokesh Rahul’s contribution to the partnership was 23, Kohli’s contribution to it was 26. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

India scored 100 off 8.4 overs (53 balls). The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave New Zealand no reason to be in seventh heaven.

Rahul’s half-century – which included four boundaries and three sixes – came off 23 balls. He eventually scored 56 off 27 balls. Eighty balls after Sharma’s dismissal, he was caught by Tim Southee. Ish Sodhi broke the 99-run partnership.

Kohli, whose 32-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, eventually scored 45. Seven balls later, he was caught by Guptill. Blair Tickner broke the six-run stand.

India scored 150 off 14.5 overs (90 balls). New Zealand had conceded 11 extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

India’s fifth-wicket pair put on 50 off 29 balls. While Iyer’s contribution to the partnership was 37, Manish Pandey’s contribution to it was 13. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.

Iyer’s half-century – which included five boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 26 balls. He eventually scored 58 off 29 balls, which included the aforementioned number of boundaries, in addition to three sixes. He was unbeaten.

Dube, whose nine-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 13. Thirteen balls later, he was caught by Southee. Sodhi broke the 21-run stand.

Pandey, whose 12-ball innings included a six, scored 14. He was unbeaten.

India scored 200 off 19 overs (115 balls). In fact, they eventually scored 204 for the loss of four wickets, winning by half-a-dozen wickets with an over to spare. Southee and Bennett bowled four wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 48, the latter conceded 36.

Tickner bowled three overs, conceding 34. He picked up a wicket, as did Santner, who bowled four overs, conceding 50. Sodhi bowled four overs, conceding 36. He picked up two scalps.

India led the five-match series 1-0.

Sharma-led India (Ki)win; Level series

Neither India nor New Zealand made any changes to their playing eleven.

On winning the toss, Kane Williamson, New Zealand’s skipper, chose to bat.

The first Powerplay of New Zealand’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 43, for the loss of three wickets.

Tim Seifert, whose run-a-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored a dozen. Fifteen balls later, he was caught by Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Bhuvneshwar Kumar broke the run-a-ball stand.

Munro, whose run-a-ball (Col)innings included a six, scored a dozen. Seventeen balls later, he was caught by Rohit Sharma. Krunal Pandya, the player of the match, broke the 26-run stand.

Half-a-dozen overs into the match, New Zealand sought a batting review. Daryl Mitchell, the batsman, faced a couple of balls, scoring a run. It was struck down by New Zealand umpire Chris Brown. He was trapped leg be‘four’ wicket by Krunal, who broke the two-run stand.

New Zealand scored 50 off 7.4 overs (46 balls). India had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

Williamson, whose 17-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 20. Eleven balls later, Krunal had a reason to be in seventh heaven – he trapped him leg before wicket.

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

The fifth-wicket pair put on 50 off 29 balls. While Ross Taylor’s contribution to the partnership was 14, de Grandhomme’s Co(li)ntribution to it was 38. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

De Grandhomme’s half-century – which included a boundary and four sixes – came off 27 balls.

He eventually faced 28 balls, failing to add to the aforementioned score. Forty-seven balls after Williamson’s dismissal, he was caught by Sharma. Hardik Pandya broke the 77-run partnership.

New Zealand scored 150 off 18.4 overs (112 balls). India had conceded eight extras at that point.

The sixth-wicket pair put on 26. Taylor, whose 36-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 42. Fourteen balls after de Grandhomme’s dismissal, Vijay Shankar ran him out.

Mitchell Santner, who faced eight balls, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – a couple of balls later, Khaleel Ahmed broke the one-run stand.

Scott Kuggeleijn, who faced a couple of balls, scored as many. He was unbeaten.

Tim Southee, who faced three balls, scored as many. Four balls later, Ahmed broke the run-a-ball stand.

India eventually conceded nine extras. New Zealand scored 158 for the loss of eight wickets off 20 overs.

The five bowlers bowled four overs each.

Yuzvendra Chahal, who was wicketless, conceded 37.

Hardik and Kumar picked up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 36, the latter conceded 29.

Ahmed, who conceded 27, picked up a couple of wickets.

Krunal, who conceded 28, picked up three scalps.

The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 50, without the loss of a wicket.

India’s openers put on 50 off half-a-dozen overs (36 balls). New Zealand had conceded an extra at that point. While Sharma’s contribution to the partnership was 31, Shikhar Dhawan’s contribution to it was 18.

Sharma’s half-century – which included three boundaries and four sixes – came off 28 balls.

He eventually faced 29 balls, failing to add to the aforementioned score. Fifty-six balls into the chase, he was caught by Southee. Ish Sodhi broke the 79-run partnership.

Dhawan, whose 31-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, eventually scored 30. Nine balls later, he was caught by de Grandhomme. Lockie Ferguson broke the run-a-ball stand.

India scored 100 off 12.3 overs (75 balls). New Zealand had conceded five extras at that point.

Rishabh Pant, whose 28-ball innings included four boundaries and a six, scored 40. He was unbeaten.

Shankar, whose eight-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 14. Seventeen balls later, he was caught by Southee. Mitchell broke the 30-run stand.

India scored 150 off 17.1 overs (103 balls). New Zealand had conceded eight extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Dhoni, whose 17-ball innings included a boundary, scored 20. He was unbeaten.

India, who scored 162 for the loss of three wickets off 18.5 overs, won by seven wickets with seven balls to spare.

Santner bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceding 16. Kuggeleijn bowled 3.5 wicketless overs, conceding 32. Southee bowled four wicketless overs, conceding 34.

Mitchell bowled an over, conceding 15. He picked up a wicket, as did Ferguson and Sodhi, who bowled four overs each. They picked up 31 apiece.   

The three-match series was levelled 1-1.