South Africa beat SKY-led India

India made no changes to their playing eleven.

South Africa made three (Anri)changes to their playing eleven – Tristan Stubbs, Keshav Maharaj, and Nortje made way for Reeza Hendricks, George Linde, and Ottneil Baartman.

On winning the toss, Suryakumar Yadav, India’s skipper, elected to field.

It was the first men’s international in New Chandigarh.

The first Powerplay of South Africa’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 53, and lost a wicket.

Hendricks, whose 10-ball innings included a six, scored eight. Twenty-five balls into the match, Chakravarthy broke the 38-(Va)run stand.

South Africa scored 50 off 5.5 overs (35 balls). India had conceded three extras at that point.

Quinton de Kock was the player of the match. His half-century – which included four fours and as many sixes – came off 26 balls.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 32 balls. While de Kock’s contribution to the partnership was 34, the contribution of Aiden Markram, South Africa’s skipper, to it was 13. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was three.

Ten overs into the match, the drinks break was taken. South Africa had scored 90 for the loss of a wicket at that point. While de Kock had scored 62, Markram had scored 14.

South Africa scored 100 off 10.2 overs (62 balls). India had conceded 10 extras at that point.

Markram, whose 26-ball innings included a boundary and a couple of sixes, scored 29. Forty-seven balls after Hendricks’ dismissal, he was caught by Axar Patel. Chakravarthy broke the 83-run partnership.

South Africa scored 150 off 14.3 overs (87 balls). India had conceded 15 extras at that point.

De Kock, whose 46-ball innings included five boundaries and seven sixes, eventually scored 90. Nineteen balls after Markram’s dismissal, Jitesh Sharma ran him out.

Dewald Brevis, whose 10-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 14. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was caught by Tilak Varma. Axar broke the four-run stand.

Between the 19^th and the 20^th over of the chase, a slow over-rate penalty was imposed on India because there was an extra fielder inside the circle.

South Africa scored 200 off 19.2 overs (116 balls). India had conceded 21 extras at that point.

The fifth-wicket pair put on 50 off 21 balls. While Donovan Ferreira’s contribution to the partnership was 24, David Miller’s contribution to it was 20. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was half-a-dozen.

Ferreira, whose 16-ball innings included a boundary and three sixes, eventually scored 30. He was unbeaten, as was Miller, who did not add to the aforementioned score. His 12-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six.

India eventually conceded 22 extras. South Africa scored 213 for the loss of four wickets off 20 overs.

Shivam Dube bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceding 18.

Hardik Pandya bowled three wicketless overs, conceding 34.

Arshdeep Singh and Jasprit Bumrah bowled four wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 54, the latter conceded 45.

Axar bowled three overs, conceding 27. He picked up a wicket.

Chakravarthy bowled four overs, conceding 29. He picked up two scalps.

The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 51, and lost three wickets.

Shubman Gill, who faced a ball, (Ngi)did not get off the mark. Five balls into the chase, he was caught by Hendricks. Lungi broke the nine-run stand.

Abhishek Sharma, whose eight-ball innings included a couple of sixes, scored 17. De Kock had a reason to be in seventh heaven – he caught him off the bowling of Marco Jansen, who broke the 10-run stand.

Twenty-three balls (3.5 overs) into the match, South Africa sought a bowling review. They challenged the decision for a wicket. Suryakumar, the batter, scored five off four balls, which included a boundary. It was upheld by umpire K N Ananthapadmanabhan. He was caught by de Kock off the bowling of Jansen, who broke the 13-run stand.

India scored 50 off 5.4 overs (34 balls). South Africa had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

Axar, whose run-a-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 21. Twenty-two balls after Abhishek’s dismissal, he was caught by Hendricks. Baartman broke the 35-run stand.

Ten overs into the chase, the drinks break was taken. India had scored 81 for the loss of four wickets at that point. While Varma had scored 32, Hardik had scored four.

India scored 100 off 12.1 overs (73 balls). South Africa had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

Varma’s half-century – which included a couple of fours and four sixes – came off 27 balls.

The fifth-wicket pair put on 50 off 40 balls. While Varma’s contribution to the partnership was 31, Hardik’s contribution to it was 20. Extras did not contribute to the partnership.

Hardik, whose 23-ball innings included a six, did not add to the aforementioned score. Forty-one balls after Axar’s dismissal, he was caught by Brevis. Lutho Sipamla broke the 51-run partnership.

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

Jitesh, whose 17-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and as many sixes, scored 27. Twenty-one balls after Hardik’s dismissal, he was caught by Baartman. Sipamla broke the 39-run stand.

Dube, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. A couple of balls later, Baartman broke the one-run stand.

Arshdeep, who faced three balls, scored four. His runs came by way of a boundary. Three balls later, he was caught by Miller. Baartman broke the four-run stand.

The ninth-wicket pair did not get off the mark. Chakravarthy, who faced a couple of balls, did not open his account. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Markram off the bowling of Baartman.

The last-wicket pair did not get off the mark. Varma, whose 34-ball innings included the aforementioned number of boundaries, in addition to five sixes, eventually scored 62. The next ball, he was caught by Markram off the bowling of Ngidi.

Bumrah, who did not face a ball, was unbeaten.

India, who were dismissed for 162 off 19.1 overs, lost by 51 runs.

Ferreira bowled an over, conceding 14. He was wicketless, as was Linde, who bowled three overs, conceding 23.

Ngidi bowled 3.1 overs, conceding 26. He picked up two wickets, as did Sipamla and Jansen, who bowled four overs apiece. While the former conceded 46, the latter conceded 25.

Baartman bowled four overs, conceding 24. He picked up four scalps.

The five-match series was level 1-1.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Virat-led India triumph over WI

India made a couple of changes to their playing eleven – Ravindra Jadeja and Yuzvendra Chahal made way for Kuldeep Yadav and Mohammed Shami.

The West Indies made no changes to their playing eleven.

(Kier)On winning the toss, Pollard, the West Indies’ skipper, inserted the hosts.

The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was the first and the sixth over. They scored 72, without the loss of a wicket.

India’s openers put on 50 off 4.1 overs (25 balls). The West Indies hadn’t conceded any extras at that point. While Rohit Sharma’s contribution to the partnership was 27, the contribution of Lokesh Rahul, the player of the match, to it was 23.

Sharma’s half-century – which included four boundaries and as many sixes – came off 23 balls.

India’s openers put on 100 off eight overs (48 balls). The West Indies had conceded an extra at that point. While Sharma’s contribution to the partnership was 55, Rahul’s contribution to it was 46.

Rahul’s half-century – which included half-a-dozen boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 29 balls.

Sharma, whose 34-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and five sixes, eventually scored 71. Seventy balls into the match, he was caught by Hayden Walsh, Jr. Kesrick Williams broke the 135-run partnership.

Rishabh Pant, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t get off the mark. Four balls later, he was caught by Jason Holder. Pollard broke the three-run stand.

India scored 150 off 14 overs (84 balls). The West Indies had conceded three extras at that point.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 29 balls. While Rahul’s contribution to the partnership was 17, the contribution of Virat Kohli, India’s skipper and the player of the series, to it was 31. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

India scored 200 off 17.4 overs (106 balls). The West Indies had conceded five extras at that point.

Kohli’s half-century – which included three boundaries and five sixes – came off 21 balls.

A hundred and sixteen balls (Nit)into the match, India sought a batting review. Kohli was the batsman. It was struck down by umpire Menon.

Rahul, whose 56-ball innings included nine boundaries and four sixes, eventually scored 91. Forty-four balls after Pant’s dismissal, he was caught by Nicholas Pooran. Sheldon Cottrell broke the 95-run partnership.

Kohli, whose 29-ball innings included four boundaries and seven sixes, eventually scored 70. He was unbeaten, as was Shreyas Iyer, who didn’t face a ball.

The West Indies eventually conceded eight extras. India scored 240 for the loss of three wickets off 20 overs.

Khary Pierre, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 35. He was wicketless, as were Holder and Walsh, Jr., who bowled four overs apiece. While the former conceded 54, the latter conceded 38.

Pollard, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 38. He picked up a wicket, as did Cottrell and Williams, who bowled four overs apiece. While the former conceded 40, the latter conceded 37.

The first Powerplay of the West Indies’ innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was the first and the sixth over. They scored 41, for the loss of three wickets.

Brandon King, whose four-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. Eleven balls later, he was caught by Rahul. Bhuvneshwar Kumar broke the 12-run stand.

Although his 11-ball innings included a boundary, Lendl Simmons had no reason to be in seventh heaven – seven balls later, he was caught by Iyer. Shami broke the five-run stand.

The third-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Pooran, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. The next ball, he was caught by Shivam Dube off the bowling of Deepak Chahar.

Thirty-six balls into the match, India sought a bowling review. Shimron Hetmyer was the batsman. It was struck down by Menon.

The West Indies scored 50 off 6.2 overs (38 balls). India had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 26 balls. While Hetmyer’s contribution to the partnership was 26, Pollard’s contribution to it was 22. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

Hetmyer, whose 24-ball innings included a boundary and five sixes, eventually scored 41. Thirty-eight balls after Pooran’s dismissal, he was caught by Rahul. Yadav broke the 74-run partnership.

The West Indies scored 100 off 10.4 overs (64 balls). India had conceded eight extras at that point.

Holder, whose five-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight. Ten balls later, he was caught by the substitute, Manish Pandey. Yadav broke the 12-run stand.

Pollard’s half-century – which included three boundaries and five sixes – came off 33 balls.

He eventually scored 68 off 39 balls, which included five boundaries and half-a-dozen sixes. Twenty-three balls later, he was caught by the substitute, Jadeja. Kumar broke the 38-run stand.

The West Indies scored 150 off 16.3 overs (99 balls). India had conceded nine extras at that point.

Walsh, Jr., whose 13-ball innings included a boundary, scored 11. Eleven balls after Pollard’s dismissal, Shami broke the run-a-ball stand.

Pierre, who faced a dozen balls, scored half-a-dozen. Fifteen balls later, he was caught by Jadeja. Chahar broke the 17-run stand.

Williams, whose seven-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 13. He was unbeaten, as was Cottrell, who faced a ball, scoring a boundary.

Lewis didn’t bat.

India eventually conceded 10 extras. The West Indies, who scored 173 for the loss of eight wickets off 20 overs, lost by 67 runs.

Washington Sundar bowled an over, conceding five. He was wicketless, as was Dube, who bowled three overs, conceding 32.

Yadav, Kumar, Shami, and Chahar bowled four overs each, picking up two scalps apiece. They conceded 45, 41, 25, and 20, respectively.

India won the three-match series 2-1.