SKY-led India’s fourth match iSAbandoned

Due to foggy conditions in Lucknow, the fourth match was abandoned without a ball bowled.

Obviously, there was no toss.

Hardik-led India (Ki)win, level series

India made one change to their playing eleven – Umran Malik made way for Yuzvendra Chahal.

New Zealand made no changes to the eleven that last played the Indians.

On winning the toss, Mitchell Santner, 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 33, and lost a couple of wickets.

Allen, whose 10-ball (F)innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 11. Twenty-one balls into the match, Chahal broke the run-a-ball stand.

Twenty-eight balls (4.4 overs) into the match, New Zealand sought a batting review. Devon Conway, the batsman, scored 11 off 14 balls, which included a boundary. It was struck down by umpire Nitin Menon. He was caught by Ishan Kishan. Needless to say, Washington Sundar was in seventh heaven.

Glenn Phillips, who faced 10 balls, scored five. Thirteen balls later, Deepak Hooda was in seventh heaven.

Daryl Mitchell, whose 13-ball innings included a boundary. Nineteen balls later, Kuldeep Yadav broke the 13-run stand.

It was at that point that the drinks break was taken. Mark Chapman was in seventh heaven.

New Zealand scored 50 off 10.2 overs (62 balls). India had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.

The fifth-wicket pair put on a dozen. Chapman, who faced 21 balls, scored 14. Sixteen balls after Mitchell’s dismissal, Kuldeep and Kishan ran him out.

Michael Bracewell, who faced 22 balls, scored 14. Twenty-six balls later, he was caught by Arshdeep Singh. Hardik Pandya, India’s skipper, broke the 20-run stand.

Santner, whose 23-ball innings included a boundary, scored 19. He was unbeaten.

Ish Sodhi, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. Four balls after Bracewell’s dismissal, he was caught by Hardik. Arshdeep broke the three-run stand.

The eighth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. He was caught by Sundar off the bowling of Arshdeep.

Jacob Duffy, whose three-ball innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. He was unbeaten.

India eventually conceded 10 extras. New Zealand scored 99 for the loss of eight wickets at that point.

Shivam Mavi, who bowled a wicketless over, conceded 11.

Chahal bowled a couple of overs, including a maiden. He conceded four, picking up a wicket.

Sundar, who bowled three overs, conceded 17. He picked up a wicket.

Hardik, Hooda, and Kuldeep bowled four overs each, picking up a scalp apiece. While Hardik conceded 25, the spinners conceded 17 apiece.

Arshdeep, who bowled a couple of overs, had a reason to be in seventh heaven – 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 29, and lost a wicket.

Shubman Gill, whose nine-ball innings included a couple of balls, scored 11. Twenty-three balls into the chase, he was caught by Allen. Bracewell broke the 17-run stand.

The second-wicket pair put on 29. Kishan, whose 32-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 19. Thirty balls later, Phillips and Santner ran him out.

Ten overs into the chase, the drinks break was taken. India had scored 49 for the loss of a couple of wickets at that point. While Rahul had scored (Tripa)thirteen, Suryakumar Yadav, the player of the match, had scored a couple.

India scored 50 off 10.1 overs (61 balls). New Zealand had conceded four extras at that point.

Tripathi, whose 18-ball innings included a boundary, did not add to the aforementioned score. Eleven balls later, he was caught by Phillips. Sodhi broke the four-run stand.

Eighty-seven balls (14.3 overs) into the chase, New Zealand sought a bowling review. Suryakumar was the batsman. It was struck down by Menon.

It was, in fact, at that point that the fourth-wicket pair had put on 20. Sundar, whose nine-ball innings included a boundary, scored 10.Tickner ran him out.

Suryakumar, whose 31-ball innings included a boundary, eventually scored 31. He was unbeaten, as was Hardik, who scored 15 off 20 balls, which included a boundary.

India scored 100 off 19.5 overs (119 balls). In fact, they scored 101 for the loss of four wickets, winning by half-a-dozen wickets with a ball to spare. The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave New Zealand no reason to be in seventh heaven. But that was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Tickner, who bowled five balls, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he was wicketless.

Duffy, Ferguson, and Chapman bowled a wicketless over apiece. They conceded eight, seven, and four, respectively.

Santner and Phillips bowled four wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 20, the latter conceded 17.

Sodhi and Bracewell bowled four overs each, picking up a scalp apiece. While the former conceded 24, the latter conceded 13.

The three-match series was levelled 1-1.

 

 

Sharma-led India trounce Sri Lanka

India made (Cha)half-a-dozen changes to their playing eleven – Ruturaj Gaikwad, Suryakumar Yadav, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, Ravi Bishnoi and Avesh Khan made way for Sanju Samson, Twenty20 International debutant Deepak Hooda, Ravindra Jadeja, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah and Yuzvendra.

Sri Lanka made seven changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – Avisha Fernando, Minod Bhanuka, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Dhananjaya de Silva, Wanindu Hasaranga, Ramesh Mendis and Akila Dananjaya made way for Kamil Mishara, Charith Asalanka, Janith Liyanage, Dinesh Chandimal, Jeffrey Vandersay, Praveen Jayawickrama and Lahiru Kumara.

On winning the toss, Dasun Shanaka, Sri Lanka’s skipper, chose to field.

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

India’s openers put on 50 off 5.2 overs (32 balls). Sri Lanka had conceded a couple of extras at that point. While the contribution of Rohit Sharma, India’s skipper, to the partnership was 17, the contribution of Ishan Kishan, the player of the match, to it was 31.

Kishan’s half-century – which included half-a-dozen boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 30 balls.

Ten overs into the match, the drinks break was taken. India had scored 98 without the loss of a wicket. While Sharma had scored 41, Kishan had scored 55.

Sharma, whose 32-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, eventually scored 44. Seventy-one balls into the match, Kumara broke the 111-run partnership.

India’s openers put on 100 off 10.2 overs (62 balls). Sri Lanka had conceded a couple of extras at that point. While Sharma’s contribution to the partnership was 42, Kishan’s contribution to it was 57.

India scored 150 off 16.2 overs (98 balls). Sri Lanka had conceded five extras at that point.

Kishan, whose 56-ball innings included 10 boundaries and three sixes, eventually scored 89. Thirty-one balls after Sharma’s dismissal, he was caught by Liyanage. Shanaka broke the 44-run partnership.

Shreyas Iyer’s half-century – which included four boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 25 balls.

Iyer, whose 28-ball innings included five boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 57. He was unbeaten, as was Jadeja, who faced four balls, scoring three.

Sri Lanka eventually conceded half-a-dozen extras. India scored 199 for the loss of a couple of wickets off 20 overs.

Jayawickrama bowled a couple of overs, conceding 15. He was wicketless, as were Chamika Karunaratne, Dushmantha Chameera and Vandersay, who bowled four overs apiece. They conceded 46, 42 and 34, respectively.

Shanaka bowled a couple of overs, conceding 19. He picked up a scalp, as did Kumara, who bowled four overs, conceding 43.

The Powerplay of Sri Lanka’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 29, and lost a couple of wickets.

Sri Lanka’s openers didn’t get off the (Ku)mark. Pathum Nissanka, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. A ball into the chase, he was dismissed by Bhuvneshwar.

Mishara, whose 12-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 13. Seventeen balls later, he was caught by Sharma. Kumar broke the 15-run stand.

Thirty-four balls into the chase, Sri Lanka sought a batting review. Asalanka was the batsman. It was upheld by umpire Virender Sharma.

Liyanage, who faced 17 balls, scored 11. Four overs after Mishara’s dismissal, he was caught by Samson. Venkatesh Iyer broke the 21-run stand.

Sri Lanka scored 50 off nine overs (54 balls). India hadn’t conceded any extras at that point.

Chandimal, whose nine-ball innings included a six, scored 10. Fourteen balls after Liyanage’s dismissal, he was stumped by Kishan. Jadeja broke the 15-run stand.

It was at that point that the drinks break was taken. Sri Lanka had scored 51 for the loss of four wickets at that point. Asalanka was batting on 17.

Shanaka faced half-a-dozen balls, scoring three. Nine balls after Chandimal’s dismissal, he was caught by Kumar. Chahal broke the run-a-ball stand.

Karunaratne, whose 14-ball innings included a couple of sixes, scored 21. Twenty-nine balls later, he was caught by Kishan. Venkatesh broke the 37-run stand.

Sri Lanka scored 100 off 16.2 overs (98 balls). India had conceded an extra at that point.

Asalanka’s half-century – which included five boundaries – came off 43 balls.

He eventually scored 53 off 47 balls, and was unbeaten, as was Chameera, who scored 24 off 14 balls, which included a couple of boundaries and a six.

India eventually conceded a couple of extras. Sri Lanka, who scored 137 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets off 20 overs, lost by 62 runs.

Harshal Patel bowled a couple of overs, conceding 10. He was wicketless, as did Hooda and Bumrah, who bowled three overs apiece. While the former conceded 24, the latter conceded 19.

Chahal bowled three overs, conceding 11. He picked up a wicket, as did Jadeja, who bowled four overs, conceding 28.

Kumar bowled a couple of overs, conceding nine. He picked up a couple of scalps, as did Venkatesh, who bowled three overs, conceding 36.

India led the three-match series 1-0.

 

Sharma-led India WIn the series

India made just one change to their playing eleven – Umesh Yadav made way for Bhuvneshwar Kumar.

The West Indies made just one change to the eleven that last played the Indians – Rovman Powell made way for Nicholas Pooran.

On winning the toss, Carlos Brathwaite, the West Indies’ skipper, inserted the Indians.

The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 49, without the loss of a wicket.

India’s openers scored 50 off 6.1 overs (39 balls). The West Indies had conceded five extras at that point. While the contribution of Rohit, India’s skipper and the player of the (Shar)match, to the partnership was 25, Shikhar Dhawan’s contribution to it was 20.

Sharma’s half-century – which included three boundaries and as many sixes – came off 38 balls.

India scored 100 off 12.2 overs (76 balls). The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave the West Indies no reason to be in seventh heaven. While Sharma’s contribution to the partnership was 55, Dhawan’s contribution to it was 40.

Dhawan, whose 41-ball innings included three boundaries, eventually scored 43. Fourteen overs into the match, he was caught by Pooran. Fabian Allen broke the 123-run partnership.

Rishabh Pant, whose six-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. Eight balls later, he was caught by Shimron Hetmyer. Khary Pierre broke the 10-run stand.

India scored 150 off 17.2 overs (106 balls). The West Indies had conceded eight extras at that point.

Sharma’s ton – which included eight boundaries and half-a-dozen sixes – came off 58 balls.

The third-wicket scored 50 off 25 balls. While Sharma’s contribution to the partnership was 23, Lokesh Rahul’s contribution to it was 26. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

Sharma, whose 61-ball innings included eight boundaries and seven sixes, eventually scored 111. He was unbeaten, as was Rahul, who didn’t add to the aforementioned score. His 14-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six.

The West Indies eventually conceded 10 extras. India scored 195 for the loss of a couple of wickets off 20 overs.

The five bowlers bowled four overs apiece.

Brathwaite, Keemo Paul and Oshane Thomas (whose spell included a maiden) were wicketless. They conceded 56, 30, and 27, respectively.

Pierre and Allen picked up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 49, the latter conceded 33.

The first Powerplay of the West Indies’ innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 39, for the loss of a couple of wickets.

Shai Hope, whose eight-ball innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. Nine balls into the chase, Khaleel Ahmed had a reason to be in seventh heaven.

Hetmyer, whose 14-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 15. Twenty-three balls later, he was caught by Dhawan. Ahmed broke the 26-run stand.

Darren, whose 18-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 23. Thirteen balls later, he was caught by Sharma. Kuldeep Yadav Br(av)oke the 15-run stand.

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

Pooran, who faced three balls, scored four. His runs came by way of a boundary. Three balls later, Yadav broke the four-run stand.

Kieron Pollard, who faced 11 balls, scored half-a-dozen. His runs came by way of a boundary. Sixteen balls later, he was caught by Jasprit Bumrah, who broke the run-a-ball stand.

Seventy-three balls (Ramd)into the chase, India sought a bowling review. Denesh was the batsman. It was struck down by umpire C K Nandan.

Ramdin, who faced 17 balls, scored 10. Eighteen balls after Pollard’s dismissal, he was caught by Sharma. Kumar broke the 13-run stand.

Brathwaite, whose 19-ball innings included a six, scored 15. He was unbeaten.

The seventh-wicket pair failed to get off the mark. Allen, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. Krunal Pandya ran him out.

A hundred and three balls into the chase, the West Indies sought a batting review. Paul was the batsman. It was upheld by umpire Anil Chaudhary.

The West Indies scored 100 off 17.3 overs (105 balls). India had conceded 15 extras at that point.

Paul, whose 21-ball innings included a couple of sixes, scored 20. Twenty-nine balls after Allen’s dismissal, he was caught by Sharma. Kumar broke the 33-run stand.

Pierre, who faced four balls, scored a run. Four balls later, he was caught by Bumrah, who broke the two-run stand.

Thomas, who faced four balls, scored eight. His runs came by way of boundaries. He was unbeaten.

India eventually scored 16 extras. The West Indies, who scored 124 for the loss of nine wickets off 20 overs, lost by 71 runs.

The five bowlers bowled four overs apiece.

Krunal, who conceded 23, was wicketless.

Yadav, Ahmed, Bumrah and Kumar picked up a couple of scalps apiece. They conceded 32, 30, 20, and a dozen, respectively.

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