SKY-led India crush South Africa

India (Var)made changes to their playing eleven – Rinku Singh and Washington Sundar made way for Tilak and Hardik Pandya (the player of the match).

South Africa made five (Heinri)changes to their playing eleven – Ryan Rickelton, Reeza Hendricks, Klaasen, Andile Simelane, and Gerald Coetzee made way for Quinton de Kock, Dewald Brevis, Donovan Ferreira, Anrich Nortje, and Lungi Ngidi.

On winning the toss, Aiden Markram, South Africa’s skipper, elected to field.

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

Shubman Gill, who faced a couple of balls, scored four. His runs came by way of a boundary. Three balls into the match, he was caught by Marco Jansen. Ngidi broke the five-run stand.

Suryakumar Yadav, India’s skipper, scored a dozen off 11 balls, which included a boundary and a six. Thirteen balls later, he was caught by Markram. Ngidi broke the 12-run stand.

Abhishek Sharma, whose 12-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 17. Twenty-three balls later, he was caught by Jansen. Lutho Sipamla broke the 31-run stand.

India scored 50 off seven overs (42 balls). South Africa had conceded four extras at that point.

Ten overs into the match, the drinks break was taken. India had scored 71 for the loss of three wickets at that point. While Varma had scored 23, Axar Patel was unbea‘ten’.

Varma, whose 32-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, eventually scored 26. Thirty-one balls after Abhishek’s dismissal, he was caught by Jansen. Ngidi broke the 30-run stand.

India scored 100 off 13.5 overs (83 balls). The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave South Africa no reason to be in seventh heaven.

Axar, whose 21-ball innings included a six, eventually scored 23. Fourteen balls after Varma’s dismissal, he was caught by Ferreira. Sipamla broke the 26-run stand.

Dube, whose nine-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 11. Nineteen balls later, Ferreira broke the 33-run stand.

India scored 150 off 18.2 overs (110 balls). South Africa had conceded 13 extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Hardik Pandya’s half-century – which included five boundaries and four sixes – came off 39 balls.

He eventually scored 59 off 28 balls, which included half-a-dozen boundaries, in addition to the aforementioned number of boundaries. He was unbeaten, as was Jitesh Sharma, who scored 10 off five balls, which included a six.

India scored 175 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets off 20 overs.

Keshav Maharaj, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 25. He was wicketless, as were Nortje and Jansen, who bowled four wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 41, the latter conceded 23.

Ferreira, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 13. He picked up a wicket.

Sipamla, who bowled four overs, conceded 38. He picked up a couple of wickets.

Ngidi, who bowled four overs, conceded 31. He picked up three scalps.

The first Powerplay of South Africa’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 45, and lost three wickets.

South Africa’s openers did not get off the mark. De Kock, who faced a couple of balls, did not open his account. A couple of balls into the chase, he was caught by Abhishek off the bowling of Arshdeep Singh.

Fifteen balls (2.3 overs) into the chase, India sought a bowling review. They challenged the decision for a wicket. Tristan Stubbs, the batter, scored 14 off nine balls, which included a couple of boundaries. It was upheld by umpire J Madanagopal. He was caught by Jitesh. Arshdeep broke the five-run stand.

Markram, whose run-a-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 14. Sixteen balls later, Axar broke the 24-run stand.

David Miller, who faced three balls, scored a run. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was caught by Jitesh. Hardik broke the five-run stand.

South Africa scored 50 off seven overs (42 balls). India had not conceded any extras at that point.

Though his innings included a boundary, Ferreira had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored five. Seven balls after Miller’s dismissal, he was caught by Jitesh. Chakravarthy broke the five-(Va)run stand.

Jansen, who faced a dozen balls, scored as many. His runs came by way of sixes. Fifteen balls later, Chakravarthy broke the 18-run stand.

At that point, the drinks break was taken. Brevis had scored 22.

The seventh-wicket pair did not get off the mark. Brevis, whose 14-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, did not add to the aforementioned score. Three balls later, he was caught by Suryakumar off the bowling of Jasprit Bumrah.

Maharaj, who faced two balls, did not open his account. Three balls later, he was caught by Jitesh. Bumrah broke the two-run stand.

Nortje, who faced three balls, scored one. Three balls later, Axar broke the two-run stand.

Sipamla, who faced five balls, scored two. Seven balls later, he was caught by Abhishek. Dube broke the two-run stand.

Ngidi, who faced four balls, scored two. He was unbeaten.

India eventually conceded an extra. South Africa, who were bundled out for 74 off 12.3 overs, lost by 101 runs.

Dube bowled three balls, scoring a run. He picked up a wicket, as did Hardik, who bowled a couple of overs, conceding 16.

Arshdeep and Axar bowled a couple of overs each, picking up a couple of wickets apiece. While the former conceded 14, the latter had a reason to be in seventh heaven.

Chakravarthy and Bumrah bowled three overs each, picking up a couple of wickets apiece. While the former, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 19, the latter conceded 17.

India led the five-match series 1-0.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pant-led India are diSAppointed again

India made no changes to their playing eleven.

South Africa made two (Heinri)changes to their playing eleven – Quinton de Kock and Tristan Stubbs made way for Reeza Hendricks and Klaasen, the player of the match.

On winning the toss, Temba Bavuma, South Africa’s skipper, chose to field.

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

Ruturaj Gaikwad, who faced four balls, scored a run. Five balls into the match, he was caught by Keshav Maharaj. Kagiso Rabada broke the three-run stand.

Ishan Kishan, whose 21-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and three sixes, scored 34. Thirty-five balls later, he was caught by Rassie van der Dussen. Anrich Nortje broke the 45-run stand.

India scored 50 off seven overs (42 balls). South Africa had conceded an extra at that point.

Rishabh Pant, India’s skipper, wasn’t in seventh heaven, because he scored five. Fifteen balls after Kishan’s dismissal, he was caught by van der Dussen. Maharaj broke the 20-run stand.

It was at that point that the drinks break was taken. India had scored 68 for the loss of three wickets at that point. Shreyas Iyer was batting on 26.

Sixty-one balls (10.1 overs) into the match, South Africa sought a bowling review. Hardik Pandya was the batsman. It was struck down by umpire K N Ananthapadmanabhan.

Hardik, whose 12-ball innings included a boundary, eventually scored nine. Twenty-one balls after Pant’s dismissal, Wayne Parnell broke the 22-run stand.

Shreyas, whose 35-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and as many sixes, eventually scored 40. Seven balls later, he was caught by Klaasen. Dwaine Pretorius broke the eight-run stand.

India scored 100 off 14.2 overs (86 balls). South Africa had conceded three extras at that point.

Axar, whose (Pat)eleven-ball innings included a boundary, scored 10. Nineteen balls after Shreyas’ dismissal, Nortje broke the 14-run stand.

Dinesh Karthik, whose 21-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and as many sixes, scored 30. He was unbeaten, as was Harshal Patel, who scored 12. His nine-ball innings included two boundaries.

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

India scored 148 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets off 20 overs.

Tabraiz Shamsi bowled two wicketless overs, conceding 21.

Maharaj bowled two overs, conceding 12. He picked up a wicket, as did Pretorius, Parnell, and Rabada, who bowled four overs apiece. They conceded, 40, 23, and 15, respectively.

Nortje bowled four overs, conceding 36. He picked up two scalps.

The first Powerplay of South Africa’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was the first and the sixth over. They scored 29, and lost three wickets.

Hendricks, who faced three balls, scored four. His runs came by way of a boundary. An over into the chase, Bhuvneshwar Kumar broke the five-run stand.

Pretorius, who faced five balls, scored four. His runs came by way of a boundary. Eleven balls later, he was caught by Avesh Khan. Bhuvneshwar broke the eight-run stand.

Van der Dussen had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored a run. Sixteen balls later, Bhuvneshwar broke the 16-run stand.

South Africa scored 50 off 9.1 overs (55 balls). India hadn’t conceded any extras at that point.

Ten overs into the chase, the drinks break was taken. South Africa had scored 57 for the loss of three wickets at that point. While Bavuma was batting on 25, Klaasen was batting on 23.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 36 balls. While Bavuma’s contribution to the partnership was 11, Klaasen’s contribution to it was 41. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.

Bavuma, whose 30-ball innings included four boundaries and a six, eventually scored 35. Forty-one balls after van der Dussen’s dismissal, Yuzvendra Chahal broke the 64-run partnership.

South Africa scored 100 off 13.3 overs (81 balls). India hadn’t conceded any extras at that point.

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

The fifth-wicket pair put on 50 off 26 balls. While Klaasen’s contribution to the partnership was 32, David Miller’s contribution to it was 15. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was three. That was, incidentally, the number of extras India eventually conceded.

Klaasen, whose 46-ball innings included seven boundaries and five sixes, eventually scored 81. Twenty-eight balls after Bavuma’s dismissal, he was caught by the substitute, Ravi Bishnoi. Harshal broke the 51-run partnership.

Miller, whose 15-ball innings included a boundary and a six, eventually scored 20. He was unbeaten, as was Rabada, who didn’t face a ball.

Parnell, who faced four balls, scored a run. An over later, Bhuvneshwar broke the three-run stand.

South Africa, who scored 149 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets off 18.2 overs, won by four wickets with 10 balls to spare.

Shreyas bowled two wicketless balls, conceding as many.

Axar bowled a wicketless over, conceding 19.

Hardik and Avesh bowled three wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 31, the latter conceded 17.

Harshal bowled three overs, conceding 17. He picked up a wicket, as did Chahal, who bowled four overs, conceding 49.

Bhuvneshwar bowled four overs, conceding 13. He picked up four scalps.

South Africa led the five-match series 2-0.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sharma Leads; India are triumphant

India made three changes to their playing eleven – Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli and Bhuvneshwar Kumar made way for Lokesh Rahul, Dinesh Karthik and Jaydev Unadkat.

Sri Lanka made five Cha(meera)nges to their playing eleven – Dilshan Munaweera, Ashan Priyanjan, Seekkuge Prasanna, Isuru Udana and Lasith Malinga made way for Kusal Perera, Asela Gunaratne, Dushmantha, Twenty20 International debutant Vishwa Fernando and Nuwan Pradeep.

On winning the toss, Thisara Perera, Sri Lanka’s skipper, inserted the hosts.

The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 50, for the loss of a wicket.

Rohit, India’s skipper, scored 17. His 13-ball innings included a couple of boundaries. Five overs into the (Shar)match, he was caught by Chameera. Angelo Mathews broke the 38-run stand.

India scored 50 off half-a-dozen overs (36 balls). Sri Lanka had conceded an extra at that point.

Thirty-seven balls into the match, India sought a batting review. Rahul was the batsman. It was upheld by umpire Nitin Menon.

Rahul’s half-century – which included half-a-dozen boundaries and a six – came off 34 balls.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 32 balls. While Rahul’s contribution to the partnership was 33, Shreyas Iyer’s contribution to it was 15. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

India scored 100 off 12.3 overs (75 balls). Sri Lanka had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

Iyer, whose 20-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 24. Forty-six balls after Sharma’s dismissal, he was caught by Niroshan Dickwella. Pradeep broke the 63-run partnership.

Rahul, whose 48-ball innings included seven boundaries and a six, eventually scored 61. Eleven balls later, Thisara broke the run-a-ball stand.

India scored 150 off 18.2 overs (110 balls). Sri Lanka had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 27 balls. While Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s contribution to the partnership was 21, Manish Pandey’s contribution to it was 26. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was five.

Dhoni, whose 22-ball innings included four boundaries and a six, eventually scored 39. He was unbeaten, as was Pandey, who eventually scored 22. His 18-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and as many sixes.

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

India scored 180 for the loss of three wickets off 20 overs.

Fernando, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded 16. Chameera, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 38. Akila Dananjaya, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 30.

Mathews, who bowled three overs, conceded 19. He picked up a wicket, as did Pradeep and Thisara, who bowled four overs apiece. While the former conceded 38, the latter conceded 37.

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

Dickwella, whose eight-ball innings included a boundary, scored 13. Ten balls into the chase, he was caught by Rahul. Unadkat broke the 15-run stand.

Upul Tharanga, whose 16-ball innings included a boundary and a couple of sixes, scored 23. (Dho)Nineteen balls later, he was caught behind. Yuzvendra Chahal, the player of the match, broke the 24-run stand.

Mathews had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored just a run. Fifteen balls later, he was caught by Chahal, who broke the seven-run stand.

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

Gunaratne’s run-a-ball innings included a boundary. Ten balls after Mathews’ D(hon)ismissal, he was stumped. Chahal broke the nine-run stand.

Dasun Shanaka, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored a run. Eight balls later, he was caught by Hardik Pandya. Kuldeep Yadav broke the three-run stand.

Thisara, who faced four balls, scored three. Five balls later, he was stumped by Dhoni. Chahal broke the four-run stand.

Kusal, who faced 28 balls, scoreD(ho)nineteen. Nine balls later, he was caught behind. Yadav broke the eight-run stand.

Dananjaya, who faced seven balls, scored as many. Eight balls later, he was caught by Pandya, who broke the six-run stand.

Chameera, whose 14-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored a dozen. Ten balls later, he was caught by Rahul. Pandya broke the nine-run stand.

Fernando, who faced a couple of balls, scored as many. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Unadkat. Pandya broke the two-run stand.

Pradeep, who didn’t face a ball, was unbeaten.

India eventually conceded a couple of extras. Sri Lanka, who were bundled out for 87 off 16 overs, lost by 93 runs. Jasprit Bumrah bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceding 10.

Unadkat, who bowled a couple of overs, had a reason to be in seventh heaven – he picked up a wicket. Yadav, who bowled four overs, conceded 18. He picked up a couple of wickets. Pandya, who bowled four overs, conceded 18. He picked up three wickets. Chahal, who bowled four overs, conceded 23. He picked up four scalps.

India led the three-match series 1-0.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SA win series; India D(hon)isappointed

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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