Hardik-led India (Ki)win the series

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

New Zealand made one change to the eleven that last played the Indians – Jacob Duffy made way for Twenty20 International debutant Ben Lister.

On winning the toss, Hardik Pandya, India’s skipper and the player of the series, chose to bat.

The first Powerplay of India’s innings -which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 58, and lost a wicket.

Eight balls (Nit)into the match, India sought a batting review. Ishan Kishan, the batsman, faced three balls, scoring a run. Using the umpires’ call, it was struck down by umpire Menon. Michael Bracewell had a reason to be in seventh heaven – he trapped him leg before wicket.

India scored 50 off 5.3 overs (33 balls). New Zealand had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 26 balls. While the contribution of Shubman Gill, the player of the match, to the partnership was 27, Rahul Tripathi’s contribution to it was 20. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was three.

Tripathi, whose 22-ball innings included four boundaries and three sixes, eventually scored 44. Forty-two balls after Kishan’s dismissal, he was caught by Lockie Ferguson. Ish Sodhi broke the 80-run partnership.

India scored 100 off 9.4 overs (58 balls). New Zealand had conceded four extras at that point.

Ten overs into the match, the drinks break was taken. India had scored 102 for the loss of a couple of wickets at that point. While Gill had scored 46, Suryakumar Yadav was in seventh heaven.

Gill’s half-century – which included seven boundaries – came off 35 balls.

Suryakumar, whose 13-ball innings included a boundary and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 24. Twenty-five balls after Tripathi’s dismissal, he was caught by Bracewell. Blair Tickner broke the 38-run stand.

India scored 150 off 14.3 overs (87 balls). New Zealand had conceded four extras at that point.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 22 balls. While Gill’s contribution to the partnership was 34, Hardik’s contribution to it was 17. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.

Gill’s ton – which included 10 boundaries and five sixes – came off 54 balls.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 100 off 39 balls. While Gill’s contribution to the partnership was 71, Hardik’s contribution to it was 30. Extras’ contribute to the partnership was a couple.

Hardik, whose 17-ball innings including four boundaries and a six, eventually scored 30. Forty balls after Suryakumar’s dismissal, he was caught by Bracewell. Daryl Mitchell broke the 103-run partnership.

India scored 200 off 17.2 overs (104 balls). New Zealand had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.

A hundred and eighteen balls into the match, New Zealand sought a bowling review. Gill was the batsman. It was struck down by Menon.

Gill, whose 63-ball innings included a dozen boundaries, in addition to seven sixes, eventually scored 126. He was unbeaten, as was Deepak Hooda, who faced a couple of balls, scoring as many.

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

India scored 234 for the loss of four wickets off 20 overs.

Ferguson, Lister, and Mitchell Santner, New Zealand’ skipper, bowled four wicketless overs apiece. They conceded 54, 42, and 37, respectively.

Bracewell and Mitchell bowled an over each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded eight, the latter conceded half-a-dozen.

Tickner and Sodhi bowled three overs each, picking up a scalp apiece. While the former conceded 50, the latter conceded 34.

The first Powerplay of New Zealand’s innings -which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 3o, and lost five wickets.

Finn Allen, who faced four balls, scored three. Five balls into the chase, he was caught by Suryakumar. Hardik broke the four-run stand.

The second-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Devon Conway, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Hardik off the bowling of Arshdeep Singh.

Chapman, who faced a couple of balls, did not get off the Mark. Five balls later, he was caught by Kishan. Arshdeep broke the one-run stand.

Glenn Phillips had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored just a couple. Four balls later, he was caught by Suryakumar. Hardik broke the two-run stand.

Nineteen balls into the chase, India sought a bowling review. Mitchell was the batsman. It was struck down by umpire J Madanagopal.

Bracewell, whose run-a-ball innings included a six, scored eight. Eleven balls later,Malik broke the 14-run stand.

Twenty-eight balls into the chase, New Zealand sought a batting review. Santner was the batsman. It was struck down by Menon.

New Zealand scored 50 off eight overs (48 balls). India had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

Santner, whose run-a-ball innings included a boundary, eventually scored 13. Twenty-four balls after Bracewell’s dismissal, he was caught by Suryakumar. Shivam Mavi broke the 32-run stand.

The seventh-wicket pair did not get off the mark. Sodhi, who faced a couple of balls, did not open his account. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Tripathi off the bowling of Mavi.

Ferguson, who faced four balls, didn’t get off the mark. Five balls later, he was caught by Malik. Hardik broke the one-run stand.

It was at that point that the drinks break was taken. India had scored 54 for the loss of eight wickets at that point. Mitchell had scored 24.

Tickner, who faced five balls, scored a run. Thirteen balls after Ferguson’s dismissal, he was caught by Kishan. Hardik broke the 12-run stand.

The last-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Mitchell, whose 25-ball innings included a boundary and three sixes, eventually scored 35. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Mavi off the bowling of Malik.

Lister, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. He was unbeaten.

India eventually conceded three extras. New Zealand, who were dismissed for 66 off 12.1 overs, won by 168 runs.

Kuldeep Yadav, who bowled a wicketless over, conceded a dozen.

Mav, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded a dozen. He picked up a couple of wickets.

Arshdeep, who bowled three overs, conceded 16. He picked up a couple of wickets.

Malik bowled 2.1 overs, conceding nine. He picked up a couple of wickets.

Hardik, who bowled four overs, conceded 16. He picked up four scalps.

India won the three-match series 2-1.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

India trounce England, K(oh)linch series

India made just one change to their playing eleven – Manish Pandey made way for T20 International debutant Rishabh Pant.

England made just one change to the eleven that last played the Indians – Liam Dawson made way for his namesake, Liam Plunkett.

On winning the toss, Morgan, England’s skipper, (Eo)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 53, and lost a wicket.

India’s openers put on four. Virat Kohli, India’s skipper, faced four balls, scoring a couple. Chris Jordan had a reason to be in seventh heaven – he ran him out.

India scored 50 off 5.5 overs (35 balls). England had conceded eight wickets at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 31 balls. While Lokesh Rahul’s contribution to the partnership was a dozen, Suresh Raina’s contribution to it was 31. Extras’ contribution to the partnership gave England no reason to be in seventh heaven.

Rahul, whose 18-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, eventually scored 22. Thirty-seven balls after Kohli’s dismissal, Ben Stokes broke the 61-run partnership.

Raina’s half-century – which included a couple of boundaries and four sixes – came off 39 balls.

India scored 100 off 12.1 overs (73 balls). England had conceded eight extras at that point.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 35 balls. While Raina’s contribution to the partnership was 35, Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s contribution to it was 20. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was four.

Raina, whose 45-ball innings included the aforementioned number of boundaries, in addition to five sixes, eventually scored 63. Thirty-seven balls after Rahul’s dismissal, he was caught by Morgan. Plunkett broke the 55-run partnership.

India scored 150 off 16.5 overs (101 balls). England had conceded 13 extras at that point.

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

The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 35 balls. While Dhoni’s contribution to the partnership was 29, Yuvraj Singh’s contribution to it was 20. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

Yuvraj, whose 10-ball innings included a boundary and three sixes, eventually scored 27. Twenty-eight balls after Raina’s dismissal, he was caught by Jos Buttler. Tymal Mills broke the 57-run partnership.

Dhoni, whose 36-ball innings included five boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 56. Seven balls later, he was caught by Adil Rashid. Jordan broke the 14-run stand.

India scored 200 off 19.5 overs (119 balls). England had conceded 16 extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Pant, whose three-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. He was unbeaten.

The sixth-wicket pair put on 11. Hardik Pandya, whose four-ball innings included a six, scored 11. Four balls after Dhoni’s dismissal, Stokes and Buttler ran him out.

India scored 202 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets off 20 overs. Rashid, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 23. He was wicketless, as was Moeen Ali, who bowled four overs, conceding 30.

Plunkett, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 22. He picked up a couple of wickets, as did Jordan, Stokes and Mills, who bowled four overs apiece. They conceded 56, 32, and 31, respectively.

The first Powerplay of England’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 55, and lost a wicket.

Sam Billings, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. Nine balls into the match, he was caught by Raina. Yuzvendra Chahal, the player of the match and the player of the series, broke the eight-run stand.

England scored 50 off 5.4 overs (34 balls). India had conceded three wickets at that point.

Jason Roy, whose 23-ball innings included four boundaries and a six, eventually scored 32. Twenty-eight balls after Billings’ dismissal, he was caught by Dhoni. Amit Mishra broke the 47-run partnership.

England scored 100 off 11.3 overs (69 balls). India had conceded three wickets at that point.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 31 balls. While Joe Root’s contribution to the partnership was 19, Morgan’s contribution to it was 31. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.

Morgan, whose 21-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and three sixes, scored 40. Forty-three balls after Roy’s dismissal, he was caught by Pant. Chahal broke the 64-run partnership.

The fourth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Root, whose 37-ball innings included four boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 42. The next ball, he was trapped leg before wicket by Chahal.

The fifth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Buttler, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t open his account. Four balls later, he was caught by Kohli off the bowling of Jasprit Bumrah.

Ali, who faced three balls, scored a couple. Five balls later, he was caught by Kohli. Chahal broke the four-run stand.

Although his innings included a boundary, Stokes had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored half-a-dozen. Three balls later, he was caught by Raina. Chahal broke the four-run stand.

The eighth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Jordan, who faced a couple of balls, D(hon)idn’t open his account. A couple of balls later, he was stumped off the bowling of Chahal.

The ninth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Plunkett, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. The next ball, he was dismissed by Bumrah.

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

The last-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Mills, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t open his account. A couple of balls after Plunkett’s dismissal, he was caught by Kohli off the bowling of Bumrah.

India eventually conceded five extras. England, who were dismissed for 127 off 16.3 overs, lost by 75 runs.

Raina bowled a wicketless over, conceding 22. Pandya bowled two wicketless overs, conceding 17. Ashish Nehra bowled three wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 24.

Mishra bowled four overs, conceding 23. He picked up a wicket. Bumrah bowled 2.3 overs, conceding 14. He picked up three scalps. Chahal, who bowled four overs, conceded 25. He picked up half-a-dozen scalps.

India won the three-match series 2-1.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Australia beat M S-led India

India made four changes to their playing eleven – Robin Uthappa, Ajinkya Rahane, Manoj Tiwary and Yusuf Pathan made way for Gautam Gambhir, Virender Sehwag and the Sharmas (Rohit and Twenty20 International debutant Rahul).

Australia made nine changes to their playing (Micha)eleven – Shane Watson, Brad Haddin, Cameron White, Michael Hussey, Steve Smith, Clarke, Mitchell Johnson, Shaun Tait and Dirk Nannes made way for Matthew Wade (the player of the match), Travis Birt, three Twenty International debutants [George Bailey (who was leading the team), James Faulkner and Brad Hogg], Mitchell Marsh, Daniel Christian, Brett Lee and Xavier Doherty.

On winning the toss, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, India’s skipper, inserted the hosts.

The Powerplay of Australia’s innings – which was mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 55, and lost a wicket.

David Warner, whose 14-ball innings included a boundary and a couple of sixes, scored 25. Twenty-three balls later, he was caught by Suresh Raina. Vinay Kumar broke the 38-run stand.

Australia scored 50 off 5.5 overs (35 balls). India had conceded an extra at that point.

Birt, whose 21-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 17. Thirty-seven balls later, he was caught by Raina. Ravichandran Ashwin broke the 41-run stand.

Australia scored 100 off 12.4 overs (76 balls). India had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

Wade’s half-century – which included three boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 34 balls.

Eighty-eight balls into the match, there was an interruption due to rain. Australia had scored 131 for the loss of a couple of wickets at that point. While Wade was batting on 70, David Hussey was batting on 17.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 28 balls. While Wade’s contribution to the partnership was 34, David Hussey’s contribution to it was 17. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

Wade, whose 43-ball innings included five boundaries and three sixes, eventually scored 72. Thirty-four balls after Birt’s dismissal, Raina broke the 56-run partnership.

Australia scored 150 off 17.2 overs (104 balls). India had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

David Hussey, whose 30-ball innings included a boundary and three sixes, scored 42. Twenty-five balls later, Rahul broke the 35-run stand.

Bailey, whose 11-ball innings included a boundary, scored a dozen. He was unbeaten, as was Marsh, who faced a ball, failing to get off the mark.

India eventually conceded three extras. Australia had conceded 171 for the loss of four extras at that point. Rohit, who bowled a couple of wicketless balls, scored a couple. Ravindra Jadeja, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded 23. Praveen Kumar, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 34.

Raina, who bowled three overs, conceded 22. He picked up a wicket. Rahul, who bowled 3.4 overs, conceded 27. He picked up a wicket. Ashwin and Vinay bowled four overs, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 34, the latter conceded 28.

The Powerplay of Australia’s innings – which was mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 49, and lost a couple of wickets.

Sehwag, who faced three balls, scored four. His runs came by way of a boundary. Three balls later, he was caught by David Hussey. Lee broke the six-run stand.

Gambhir, whose 14-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 20. Thirty balls later, he was caught by Marsh. David Hussey broke the 41-run stand.

India scored 50 off 6.1 overs (37 balls). Australia had conceded five extras at that point.

Virat Kohli, whose 21-ball innings included a six, scored 22. Seven balls later, he was caught by Warner. Hogg broke the six-run stand.

The fourth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Rohit, who faced a ball, D(av)idn’t open his account. Three balls later, he was dismissed by Hussey.

Raina, whose 15-ball innings included a boundary, scored 14. Twenty-six balls later, Christian broke the 19-run stand.

Although his eight-ball innings included a boundary, Jadeja had no reason to be in seventh heaven – a dozen balls later, he was caught by Warner. Christian broke the nine-run stand.

India scored 100 off 15 overs (91 balls). The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave Australia no reason to be in seventh heaven.

The seventh-wicket pair put on 50 off 34 balls. While Dhoni’s contribution to the partnership was 37, Ashwin’s contribution to it was 13. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was three.

Dhoni, whose 43-ball innings included a boundary and three sixes, eventually scored 48. He was unbeaten, as was Ashwin, who scored 15. His 16-ball innings included a boundary.

Australia eventually conceded 10 extras. India, who scored 140 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets off 20 overs, lost by 31 runs. Faulkner, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 18. He was wicketless, as was Doherty, who bowled four overs, conceding 23.

Lee and Hogg bowled four overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 36, the latter conceded 21. David Hussey, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded four. He picked up a couple of scalps, as did Christian, who bowled four overs, conceding 35.

India led the two-match series 1-1.

 

 

 

  

Australia avenge losses; India D(hon)isappointed

The match was attended by 84,041 people.

India (Shar)made three changes to their playing eleven – Yuvraj Singh, Murali Kartik and Rudra Pratap Singh made way for Dinesh Karthik and a couple of T20 International debutants – Praveen Kumar and Ishant.

Australia made five changes to the (Micha)eleven that last played the Indians – Matthew Hayden, Ricky Ponting, Brad Haddin, Ben Hilfenhaus and Stuart Clark made way for Hussey, his brother and T20 International debutant David, James Hopes, Ashley Noffke and Adam Voges.

On winning the toss, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, India’s skipper, chose to bat.

India’s openers put on five. Virender Sehwag, who faced three balls, didn’t get off the mark. Five balls into the match, Michael Clarke, Australia’s skipper and the player of the match, ran him out.

Gautam Gambhir, whose six-ball innings included a boundary, scored nine. Five balls later, he was caught by Hopes. Needless to say, Nathan Bracken was in seventh heaven.

Karthik, whose run-a-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight. Eight balls later, Brett Lee broke the run-a-ball stand.

The fourth-wicket pair D(av)idn’t get off the mark. Robin Uthappa, who faced three balls, scored a run. A couple of dot balls later, he was caught by the younger of the Hussey brothers off the bowling of Bracken.

Rohit Sharma, whose run-a-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight. Twenty balls later, Hopes broke the 12-run stand.

The man from Ranchi, who faced 27 balls, scoreD(ho)nine. Thirty balls later, he was caught by Lee. David Hussey broke the 17-run stand.

India scored 50 off 12.1 overs (76 balls). Australia had conceded three extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Kumar, who faced 10 balls, scored half-a-dozen. Fifteen balls later, he was caught by Voges. Noffke broke the 11-run stand.

Harbhajan Singh, who faced three balls, scored a run. Seven balls later, he was caught by Clarke. Voges broke the three-run stand.

The ninth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Sreesanth, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. The next ball, he was caught by Brad Hodge off the bowling of Voges.

Irfan Pathan, who faced 30 balls, scored 26. A dozen balls later, he was caught by Adam Gilchrist. Bracken broke the 11-run stand.

Ishant, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored three. He was unbeaten.

India were bundled out for 74 off 17.3 overs. Lee, David Hussey and Hopes bowled three overs each, picking up a scalp apiece. They conceded 13, 12 and 10, respectively. Noffke, who bowled four overs, conceded 23. He picked up a wicket.

Voges, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded five. He picked up a couple of wickets. Bracken bowled 2.3 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 11, picking up three scalps.

Australia’s openers put on 50 off 6.5 overs (41 balls). India had conceded a couple of extras at that point. While Gilchrist was batting on 19, Clarke was batting on 19.

Gilchrist, whose 22-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, eventually scored 25. Forty-five balls into the chase, he was caught by Gambhir. Kumar broke the 57-run partnership.

Clarke, whose 36-ball innings included a boundary and a six, eventually scored 37. He was unbeaten, as was Hodge, who faced 10 balls, scoring as many.

India eventually conceded three extras. Australia, who scored 75 for the loss of a wicket off 11.2 overs, won by nine wickets with 52 balls to spare.

Ishant, who bowled eight wicketless balls, conceded as many. Harbhajan, who bowled two wicketless overs, had no reason to be in seventh heaven. Sreesanth and Pathan bowled three wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 25, the latter conceded 18. Kumar, who bowled two overs, conceded 15. He picked up the only wicket to fall.

Australia won the one-off match.