SA lose to Suryakumar-led India

India made a couple of changes to their playing (Pat)eleven – Axar and Jasprit Bumrah made way for Harshit Rana and Kuldeep Yadav (who was celebrating his 31^st birthday).

South Africa made three (Bos)changes to the eleven that (Sipam)last played the Indians – David Miller, George Linde, and Lutho made way for Tristan Stubbs, Corbin, and Anrich Nortje.

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

The first Powerplay of South Africa’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 25, and lost three wickets.

Four balls into the match, India sought a bowling review. They challenged the decision for a wicket. Reeza Hendricks, the batter, faced three balls, failing to open his account. It was upheld by umpire J Madanagopal. He was trapped leg before wicket by Arshdeep Singh, the player of the match, who broke the one-run stand.

The second-wicket pair did not get off the mark. Quinton de Kock also faced three balls, but scored a run. Four balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Rana.

Fourteen balls into the match, India sought a bowling review. They challenged the decision for a wicket. Dewald Bervis was the batter. It was struck down by Madanagopal.

Brevis eventually had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored just a couple. Eleven balls after de Kock’s dismissal, Rana broke the six-run stand.

Stubbs, who faced 13 balls, scored nine. Twenty-three balls later, he was caught by Jitesh Sharma. Hardik Pandya broke the run-a-ball stand.

Ten overs into the match, the drinks break was taken. South Africa had scored 44 for the loss of four wickets at that point. While Aiden Markram, their skipper, had scored 28, Bosch had scored four.

Bosch, who faced nine balls, did not add to the aforementioned score. Nineteen balls after Stubbs’ dismissal, Shivam Dube broke the 14-run stand.

South Africa scored 50 off 11.2 overs (68 balls). India had not conceded any extras at that point.

Donovan Ferreira, whose 15-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 20. Twenty balls after Bosch’s dismissal, Chakravarthy broke the 25-(Va)run stand.

Jansen had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored just a (Mar)couple. Ten balls later, Chakravarthy broke the eight-run stand.

South Africa scored 100 off 17.2 overs (104 balls). India had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

Markram’s half-century – which included half-a-dozen fours and a six – came off 41 balls.

He eventually scored 61 off 46 balls, which included the aforementioned number of boundaries, in addition to a couple of sixes. Twenty balls after Jansen’s dismissal, he was caught by Jitesh. Arshdeep broke the 36-run stand.

Nortje, whose run-a-ball innings included a six, scored a dozen. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was stumped by Jitesh. Kuldeep broke the two-run stand.

Lungi Ngidi, who faced three balls, scored a couple. He was unbeaten.

Ottneil Baartman, who faced a couple of balls, scored one. Three balls after Nortje’s dismissal, he was caught by Suryakumar. Kuldeep broke the two-run stand.

India eventually conceded three extras. South Africa were all out for 117 off 20 overs.

Hardik and Dube bowled three overs apiece, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 23, the latter conceded 21.

Kuldeep bowled two overs, conceded 12. He picked up two scalps, as did Rana, Arshdeep, and Chakravarthy, who bowled four overs apiece. They conceded 34, 13, and 11, respectively.

The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 68, and lost a wicket.

Seven balls into the chase, India sought a batting review. They challenged the decision for a wicket. Shubman Gill was the batter. It was upheld by Madanagopal.

India’s openers put on 50 off 4.1 overs (25 balls). South Africa had conceded five extras at that point. While Abhishek Sharma’s contribution to the partnership was 30, Gill’s contribution to it was 20.

Abhishek, whose 18-ball innings included three boundaries and as many sixes, eventually scored 35. Thirty-two balls into the chase, he was caught by Markram. Bosch broke the 60-run partnership.

Ten overs into the chase, the drinks break was taken. India had scored 88 for the loss of a wicket at that point. While Gill had scored 28, Tilak Varma had scored 18.

Gill, whose run-a-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 28. Thirty-eight balls after Abhishek’s dismissal, Jansen broke the 32-run stand.

Seventy-seven balls (12.5 overs) into the chase, South Africa sought a bowling review. They challenged the decision for a wicket. Varma was the batter. It was struck down by umpire Virender Sharma.

India scored 100 off 13.5 overs (83 balls). South Africa had conceded nine extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Suryakumar, whose 11-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored a dozen. Eighteen balls after Gill’s dismissal, he was caught by Baartman. Ngidi broke the 17-run stand.

Varma, whose 34-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 26. He was unbeaten.

Dube, who faced four balls, was unbea‘ten’. His innings included a boundary and a six.

India, who scored 120 for the loss of three wickets off 15.5 overs, had a reason to be in seventh heaven – they won with 25 balls to spare.

Nortje bowled three overs, conceding 14. He was wicketless, as was Baartman, who bowled 3.5 overs, conceding 30.

Jasen, Ngidi, and Bosch bowled three overs each, picking up a scalp apiece. They conceded 24, 23, and 18, respectively.

India led the five-match series 2-1.   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rohit-led India beat the iSLanders

India made four changes to their playing eleven – Ishan Kishan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah and Yuzvendra Chahal made way for Kuldeep Yadav, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohammed Siraj and Avesh Khan.

Sri Lanka (Jayawickra)made a couple of changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – Kamil Mishara and Praveen made way for Janith Liyanage and Jeefrey Vandersay.

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

The Powerplay of Sri Lanka’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 18, and lost three wickets.

Pathum Nissanka, who faced 10 balls, scored just a run. An over into the match, he was caught by Venkatesh Iyer. Khan broke the one-run stand.

Danushka Gunathilaka, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. Five balls later, Siraj broke the four-run stand.

Thirteen balls into the match, India sought a bowling review. Liyanage was the batsman. It was struck down by umpire K N Ananthapadmanabhan.

Asalanka, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored four. His runs came by way of a boundary. (Chari)Thirteen balls after Gunathilaka’s dismissal, he was caught by Sanju Samson. Khan broke the six-run stand.

Liyanage, who faced 19 balls, eventually scored nine. Twenty-seven balls later, Bishnoi broke the 18-run stand.

Ten overs into the match, the drinks break was taken. Sri Lanka had scored 43 for the loss of four wickets at that point. While Dinesh Chandimal was batting on 13, Shanaka was in seventh heaven.

Sri Lanka scored 50 off 10.4 overs (64 balls). India had conceded 10 extras at that point.

Chandimal, whose 27-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, eventually scored 22. Twenty-two balls after Liyanage’s dismissal, he was caught by Venkatesh. Harshal Patel broke the 31-run stand.

Sri Lanka scored 100 off 16.5 overs (101 balls). India had conceded 19 extras at that point.

The sixth-wicket pair put on 50 off 33 balls. While Shanaka’s contribution to the partnership was 31, Chamika Karunaratne was unbea‘ten’. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was nine.

Shanaka’s half-century – which included seven boundaries – came off 29 balls.

He eventually scored 74 off 38 balls, which included nine boundaries and a couple of sixes. He was unbeaten, as was Karunaratne, who eventually scored a dozen off 19 balls.

India eventually conceded 24 extras. Sri Lanka scored 146 for the loss of five wickets off 20 overs.

Each of the five bowlers bowled four overs apiece.

Yadav, who was wicketless, conceded 22.

Bishnoi, Patel and Siraj picked up a wicket apiece. They conceded 32, 29, and 22, respectively.

Khan, whose spell including a maiden, conceded 23. 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 47, and lost a wicket.

Rohit Sharma, India’s skipper, scored five off nine balls, which included a boundary. Ten balls into the Cha(meera)se, he was caught by Karunaratne. Dushmantha broke the six-run stand.

India scored 50 off 6.1 overs (37 balls). Sri Lanka had conceded an extra at that point.

Samson, whose 12-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 18. Twenty-eight balls into the chase, he was caught by Chandimal. Karunaratne broke the 45-run partnership.

Ten overs into the chase, the drinks break was taken. India had scored 86 for the loss of a couple of wickets at that point. While Shreyas Iyer, the player of the match and the player of the series, was batting on 42, Deepak Hooda was batting on 20.

Hooda, whose 16-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 21. Twenty-seven balls after Samson’s dismissal, Lahiru Kumara broke the 38-run stand.

Shreyas’ half-century – which included seven boundaries and a six – came off 29 balls.

He eventually scored 73 off 45 balls, which included nine boundaries, in addition to the six. He was unbeaten.

India scored 100 off 11.3 overs (69 balls). Sri Lanka had conceded an extra at that point.

Venkatesh, whose four-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. Nine balls later, he was caught by the substitute, Jayawickrama. Kumara broke the 14-run stand.

Jadeja, whose 15-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 22. He was unbeaten.

Sri Lanka eventually conceded four extras. India, who scored 148 for the loss of four wickets off 16.5 overs, won by half-a-dozen wickets with 19 balls to spare.

Vandersay bowled 14 balls, conceding 24. He was wicketless, as was Binura Fernando, who bowled four overs, conceding 35.

Chameera bowled three overs, conceding 19. He picked up a wicket, as did Karunaratne, who bowled 3.4 overs, conceding 31.

Kumara bowled 3.5 overs, conceding 39. He picked up two scalps.

India swept the three-match series 3-0.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SL lose to Sharma-led India

Neither India nor Sri Lanka made any changes to their playing eleven.

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

The Powerplay of Sri Lanka’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 32, without the loss of a wicket.

Nine balls into the match, India sought a bowling review. Danushka Gunathilaka was the batsman. It was struck down by umpire J Madanagopal.

Sri Lanka’s openers put on 50 off eight overs (48 balls). India had conceded four extras at that point. While Pathum Nissanka’s contribution to the partnership was 25, Gunathilaka’s contribution to it was 22.

Gunathilaka, whose 29-ball innings included four boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 38. Fifty-two balls into the match, he was caught by Venkatesh Iyer. Ravindra Jadeja broke the 67-run partnership.

Fifty-nine balls into the match, the drinks break was taken. Sri Lanka had scored 71 for the loss of a couple of wickets at that point. Nissanka was batting on 27.

It was at that point that Sri Lanka sought a batting review. Charith Asalanka, the batsman, faced five balls, scored a couple. It was struck down by Madanagopal. He was trapped leg before wicket by Yuzvendra Chahal, who broke the four-run stand.

Kamil Mishara, who faced four balls, scored a run. Seven balls later, he was caught by Shreyas Iyer. Harshal Patel broke the five-run stand.

Sri Lanka scored 100 off 14.3 overs (87 balls). India had conceded four extras at that point.

Dinesh Chandimal, whose 10-ball innings included a boundary, scored nine. Twenty-two balls after Mishara’s dismissal, he was caught by Sharma. Jasprit Bumrah broke the 26-run stand.

Nissanka’s half-century – which included seven boundaries – came off 43 balls.

Sri Lanka scored 150 off 18.2 overs (110 balls). India had conceded five extras at that point.

The fifth-wicket pair put on 50 off 22 balls. While Nissanka’s contribution to the partnership was 25, the contribution of Dasun Shanaka, Sri Lanka’s skipper, to it was 24. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

Nissanka, whose 53-ball innings included 11 boundaries, eventually scored 75. Twenty-six balls after Chandimal’s dismissal, he was trapped leg before wicket by Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who broke the 58-run partnership.

A hundred and eighteen balls into the match, Sri Lanka sought a batting review. Shanaka was the batsman. It was upheld by Madanagopal.

Shanaka, whose 19-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and five sixes, eventually scored 47. He was unbeaten, as was Chamika Karunaratne, who didn’t face a ball.

India eventually conceded 11 extras. Sri Lanka scored 183 for the loss of five wickets off 20 overs.

Each of the five bowlers bowled four overs, picking up a scalp apiece.

Patel, Jadeja, Kumar, Chahal and Bumrah conceded 52, 37, 36, 27, and 24, respectively.

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

Sharma, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. An over into the Cha(meera)se, Dushmantha broke the nine-run stand.

Ishan Kishan, whose 15-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 16. Twenty-five balls later, he was caught by Shanaka. Lahiru Kumara broke the 35-run stand.

Thirty-three balls into the chase, Sri Lanka sought a bowling review. Sanju Samson was the batsman. It was struck down by umpire K N Ananthapadmanabhan.

India scored 50 off 6.3 overs (39 balls). Sri Lanka had conceded four extras at that point.

Shreyas’ half-century – which included five boundaries and three sixes – came off 30 balls.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 37 balls. While Shreyas’ contribution to the partnership was 37, Samson’s contribution to it was 16. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.

India scored 100 off 11.3 overs (69 balls). Sri Lanka had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.

Samson, whose 25-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and three sixes, eventually scored 39. F(ernand)orty-eight balls after Kishan’s dismissal, he was caught by Binura. Kumara broke the 84-run partnership.

India scored 150 off 14.4 overs (89 balls). Sri Lanka had conceded 10 extras at that point.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 22 balls. While Shreyas’ contribution to the partnership was half-a-dozen, Jadeja’s contribution to it was 41. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was three.

Shreyas, whose 44-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and four sixes, eventually scored 74. He was unbeaten, as was Jadeja, whose 18-ball innings included seven boundaries and a six, eventually scored 45.

Sri Lanka eventually conceded 11 extras. India scored 186 for the loss of three wickets off 17.1 overs, won by seven wickets with 17 balls to spare.

Shanaka and Praveen Jayawickrama bowled a couple of wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 24, the latter conceded 19.

Karunaratne bowled three wicketless overs, conceding 24.

Fernando bowled four wicketless overs, conceding 47.

Chameera bowled 3.1 overs, conceding 39. He picked up a wicket.

Kumara bowled three overs, conceding 31. He picked up a couple of scalps.

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rain disappoints Kohli-led India, SA

The first Twenty20 International match between India, led by Virat Kohli, and the team led by Quinton de Kock, waSAbandoned with a ball bowled.

There was no toss.

The three-match series was levelled 0-0.

Dhoni returns; India are diSAppointed

India (Shar)made eight changes to their playing eleven – Ajinkya Rahane, Murali Vijay, Robin Uthappa, Manish Pandey, Kedar Jadhav, Stuart Binny, Sanju Samson and Sandeep (Shar)made way for Rohit, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina, Mahendra Singh Dhoni (who was leading the team), Ambati Rayudu, Ravichandran Ashwin and Twenty20 International debutant Sreenath Aravind.

South Africa made five changes to the (Mork)eleven that last played the Indians – Quinton de Kock, Albie, Dale Steyn, Beuran Hendricks and Wayne Parnell made way for Farhaan Behardien, Chris Morris, Kagiso Rabada, Kyle Abbott and Marchant de Lange.

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 46, and lost a wicket.

India’s openers put on 22. Dhawan, who faced four balls, scored three. Nineteen balls into the match, de Lange and A B de Villiers ran him out.

India scored 50 off 6.4 overs (40 balls). South Africa had conceded three extras at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 34 balls. While Rohit’s contribution to the partnership was 27, Kohli’s contribution to it was 20. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was three.

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

India scored 100 off 11.1 overs (67 balls). The number of extras they had conceded gave South Africa no reason to be in seventh heaven.

The second-wicket pair put on 100 off 55 balls. While Rohit’s contribution to the partnership was 58, Kohli’s contribution to it was 36. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was half-a-dozen.

India scored 150 off 14.5 overs (90 balls). South Africa had conceded 10 extras at that point.

Rohit’s ton – which included a dozen boundaries and five sixes – came off 62 balls.

Kohli, whose 27-ball innings included a boundary and three sixes, eventually scored 43. Seventy-five balls after Dhawan’s dismissal, he was caught by Jean-Paul Duminy. Abbott broke the 138-run partnership.

Rohit, whose 66-ball innings included the aforementioned number of boundaries and sixes, eventually scored 106. Three balls later, he was caught by Morris. Abbott broke the two-run stand.

Raina, whose eight-run innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 14. Fifteen balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Morris, who broke the 22-run stand.

Dhoni, whose 12-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 20. He was unbeaten.

The fifth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Rayudu, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. The next ball, Hashim Amla and Morris ran him out.

Axar Patel, who faced three balls, scored a couple. He was unbeaten.

South Africa eventually conceded 11 extras. India scored 199 for the loss of five wickets off 20 overs.

Duminy bowled a wicketless over, conceding eight. Imran bowled three wicketless overs, conceding T(a)hirty-five. De Lange and Rabada bowled four wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 47, the latter conceded 32.

Morris bowled four overs, conceding 46. He picked up a wicket. Abbott bowled four overs, conceding 29. He picked up a couple of scalps.

The Powerplay of South Africa’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 67, without the loss of a wicket.

South Africa’s openers put on 50 off 4.2 overs (26 balls). India had conceded an extra at that point. While Amla’s contribution to the partnership was 22, de Villiers’ contribution to it was 28.

South Africa’s openers eventually put on 77. Amla, whose 24-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 36. Forty-six balls later, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Ashwin ran him out.

De Villiers’ half-century – which included seven boundaries and a six – came off 31 balls. He eventually scored 51 off 32 balls. Thirteen balls later, Ashwin broke the 16-run stand.

Du Plessis, who faced five balls, scoring four. Four balls later, Aravind – who has never represented India in any form of cricket since – broke the two-run stand.

South Africa scored 100 off 11.3 overs (69 balls). India had conceded three extras at that point.

South Africa scored 150 off 15.4 overs (94 balls). India had conceded four extras at that point.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 31 balls. While Duminy’s contribution to the partnership was 26, Behardien’s contribution to it was 28. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

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

The fourth-wicket pair put on 100 off 54 balls. While Duminy’s contribution to the partnership was 66, Behardien’s contribution to it was 32. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was half-a-dozen.

South Africa scored 200 off 19.4 overs (118 balls). India had conceded nine extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Duminy, whose 34-ball innings included a boundary and seven sixes, eventually scored 68. He was unbeaten, as was Behardien, who didn’t add to the aforementioned score. His 23-ball innings included four boundaries and a six.

Having lost just three wickets, South Africa won by seven wickets with a couple of balls to spare. Patel bowled four wicketless overs, conceding 45. Kumar and Mohit bowled four wicketless overs each, conceding 40 apiece.

Aravind bowled 3.4 overs, conceding 44. He picked up a wicket, as did Ashwin, who bowled four overs, conceding 26.

South Africa led the three-match series 1-0.