SKY-led India beat the Dutch

India made a couple of changes to their playing (Pat)eleven – Axar and Kuldeep Yadav made way for Washington Sundar and Arshdeep Singh.

The Netherlands (Ah)made half-a-dozen changes to their playing (Micha)eleven – Vikramjit Singh, Tom Cooper, Tim Pringle, Shariz, Fred Klaassen, and Paul van Meekeren made way for Levitt, Aryan Dutt, Zach Lion-Cachet, Noah Croes, Roelof van der Merwe, and Kyle Klein.

Suryakumar Yadav, India’s skipper, elected to bat.

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 a couple of wickets.

India’s openers did not get off the (Shar)mark. Abhishek, who faced three balls, did not open his account. Three balls into the match, he was bowled by Dutt.

Though his innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, Ishan Kisan had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored 18. Twenty-three balls later, Dutt broke the 39-rnu stand.

India scored 50 off 5.3 overs (33 balls). The Netherlands had not conceded any extras at that point.

After the Powerplay, the drinks break was taken. While Tilak Varma had scored 26, Suryakumar was in seventh heaven.

Varma, whose 27-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, eventually scored 31. Twenty-eight balls after Kishan’s dismissal, he was caught by van der Merwe. Logan van Beek broke the 30-run stand.

Sixty-five balls (10.5 overs) into the match, the Netherlands sought a bowling review. They challenged the decision for a wicket. Shivam Dube, the player of the match, was the batter. Using the umpires’ call, it was struck down by South African umpire Allahuddien Paleker.

India scored 100 off 12.4 overs (76 balls). The Netherlands had conceded three extras at that point.

Suryakumar, whose 28-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, eventually scored 34. Twenty-seven balls after Varma’s dismissal, he was caught by Timm van der Gugten. Klein broke the 41-run stand.

At that point, the drinks break was taken. Dube had scored 23.

India scored 150 off 17 overs (102 balls). The Netherlands had conceded five extras at that point.

Dube’s half-century – which included a couple of boundaries and five sixes – came off 25 balls.

The fifth-wicket pair put on 50 off 27 balls. While Dube’s contribution to the partnership was 32, Hardik Pandya’s contribution to it was 16. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

Dube, whose 31-ball innings included four boundaries and half-a-dozen sixes, eventually scored 66. Thirty-five balls after Suryakumar’s dismissal, he was caught by the substitute (van der Gugten). Van Beek broke the 76-run partnership.

Hardik, whose 21-ball innings included three sixes, eventually scored 30. Four balls later, he was caught by van der Merwe. Needless to say, van Beek was in seventh heaven.

Rinku Singh, who faced three balls, scored half-a-dozen. His runs came by way of a six. He was unbeaten.

The Netherlands eventually conceded eight extras. India scored 193 for the loss of half-a-dozen extras at that point.

Van der Merwe faced a wicketless over, conceding 15.

Colin Ackermann faced three wicketless overs, conceding 36.

Bas de Leede faced four wicketless overs, conceding 28.

Klein bowled four overs, conceding 38. He picked up a wicket.

Dutt bowled four overs, conceding 19. He picked up two wickets.

Van Beek bowled four overs, conceding 56. He picked up three scalps.

The first Powerplay of the Netherlands’ innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 36, and lost a wicket.

Max O’Dowd, whose 18-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 20. Thirty-four balls into the chase, Chakravarthy broke the 35-(Va)run stand.

At that point, the drinks break was taken. Levitt had scored 13.

The Netherlands scored 50 off 7.3 overs (45 balls). India had conceded three extras at that point.

Levitt, whose 23-ball innings included four boundaries, eventually scored 24. Thirteen balls after O’Dowd’s dismissal, he was caught by Sundar. Hardik broke the 16-run stand.

Fifty-one balls (8.3 overs) into the chase, India sought a bowling review. They challenged the decision for a wicket. De Leede was the batter. Using the umpires’ call, it was struck down by Paleker.

Ackermann, whose 15-ball innings included a boundary and a couple of sixes, scored 23. Twenty-six balls after Levitt’s dismissal, he was caught by Rinku. Chakravarthy broke the 43-run stand.

The fourth-wicket pair did not get off the mark. Dutt, who faced a ball, did not open his account. The next ball, he was bowled by Chakravarthy.

The Netherlands scored 100 off 13.1 overs (79 balls). India had conceded five extras at that point.

De Leede, whose 23-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, eventually scored 33. Ten balls after Dutt’s dismissal, he was caught by Chakravarthy. Dube broke the 18-run stand.

At that point, the drinks break was taken. Scott Edwards, their skipper, was in seventh heaven.

Edwards, whose 10-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, eventually scored 15. Eleven balls after de Leede’s dismissal, Jasprit Bumrah broke the 13-run stand.

The Netherlands scored 150 off 18.2 overs (110 balls). India had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Lion-Cachet, whose 16-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 26. Twenty-three balls after Edwards’ dismissal, he was caught by Sundar. Dube broke the 47-run stand.  

Croes, whose 12-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 25. He was unbeaten, as was van Beek, who faced a couple of balls, scoring four. His runs came by way of a boundary.

The Netherlands, who scored 176 for the loss of seven wickets off 20 overs, lost by 17 runs.

Abhishek faced a wicketless over, conceding 10.

Arshdeep Singh faced three wicketless overs, conceding 22.

Sundar faced four wicketless overs, conceding 36.

Hardik and Bumrah bowled three overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 40, the latter conceded 17.

Dube bowled three overs, conceding 35. He picked up a couple of wickets.

Chakravarthy bowled three overs, conceding 14. He picked up three scalps.

Rohit-led India WIn the series

India made no changes to their playing eleven.

The West Indies made one change to their playing eleven – Fabian Allen made way for Jason Holder.

(Kier)On winning the toss, Pollard, the West Indies' 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 49, and lost a wicket.

Eleven balls (Nit)into the match, the West Indies sought a bowling review. Ishan Kishan was the batsman. It was struck down by umpire Menon.

Kishan, who faced 10 balls, eventually scored just a couple. A dozen balls into the match, he was caught by Kyle Mayers. Sheldon Cottrell broke the 10-run stand.

India scored 50 off 6.1 overs (39 balls). The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave the West Indies no reason to be in seventh heaven.

Rohit Sharma, India’s skipper, scored 19 off 18 balls, which included a couple of boundaries and a six. Thirty-six balls after Kishan’s dismissal, he was caught by Brandon King. Roston Chase broke the 49-run stand.

Suryakumar Yadav, whose six-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight. A dozen balls later, he was caught by Chase, who broke the 13-run stand.

Sixty-one balls into the match, the drinks break was taken. India had scored 72 for the loss of three wickets at that point. Virat Kohli was batting on 36.

India scored 100 off 13.2 overs (82 balls). The West Indies had conceded 11 extras at that point.

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

He eventually scored 52 off 41 balls. Twenty-three balls after Yadav’s dismissal, Chase broke the 34-run stand.

India scored 150 off 16.5 overs (103 balls). The West Indies had conceded 15 extras at that point.

The fifth-wicket pair put on 50 off 22 balls. While the contribution of Rishabh Pant, the player of the match, to the partnership was 21, Venkatesh Iyer’s contribution to it was 26. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was three.

Pant’s half-century – which included seven boundaries and a six – came off 27 balls.

He eventually scored 52 off 28 balls, and was unbeaten.

Iyer eventually scored 33 off 18 balls, which included four boundaries and a six. Thirty-five balls after Kohli’s dismissal, Romario Shepherd broke the 76-run partnership.

Harshal Patel, who faced a ball, scored a run. He was unbeaten.

The West Indies eventually conceded 19 extras. India scored 186 for the loss of five wickets off 20 overs.

Pollard and Odean Smith bowled a wicketless over apiece. While the former conceded 14, the latter conceded 10.

Holder and Akeal Hosein bowled four wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 34, the latter conceded 30.

Shepherd and Cottrell bowled three overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 34, the latter, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 20.

Chase, who bowled four overs, conceded 25. He picked up three scalps.

The Powerplay of the West Indies' innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 41, and lost a wicket.

Mayers, whose 10-ball innings included a boundary, scored nine. Thirty-one balls into the chase, he was caught by Yuzvendra Chahal, who broke the 34-run stand.

Half-a-dozen overs into the chase, the West Indies sought a batting review. King was the batsman. It was upheld by umpire Virender Sharma.

The West Indies scored 50 off 6.2 overs (38 balls). The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave India no reason to be in seventh heaven.

King eventually scored 22 off 30 balls, which included a couple of boundaries. Twenty balls after Mayers’ dismissal, he was caught by Yadav. Ravi Bishnoi broke the 25-run stand.

Ten overs into the match, the drinks break was taken. The West Indies had scored 73 for the loss of a couple of wickets at that point. While Nicholas Pooran was batting on 29, Rovman Powell had scored five.

The West Indies scored 100 off 12.3 overs (82 balls). India had conceded 11 extras at that point.

Eighty-two balls into the chase, India sought a batting review. Powell was the batsman. It was struck down by Sharma.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 31 balls. While Pooran’s contribution to the partnership was 20, Powell’s contribution to it was 26. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was five.

Pooran’s half-century – which included four boundaries and three sixes – came off 34 balls.

The West Indies scored 150 off 17 overs (102 balls). India had conceded 14 extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Powell’s half-century – which included four boundaries and three sixes – came off 28 balls.

The third-wicket pair put on 100 off 52 balls. While Pooran’s contribution to the partnership was 42, Powell’s contribution to it was 52. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was half-a-dozen.

Pooran eventually scored 62 off 41 balls, which included five boundaries, in addition to the aforementioned number of sixes. Sixty balls after King’s dismissal, he was caught by Bishnoi. Bhuvneshwar Kumar broke the 100-run partnership.

Powell eventually scored 68 off 36 balls, which included the aforementioned number of boundaries, in addition to five sixes. He was unbeaten, as was Pollard, who faced three balls, scoring as many.

The West Indies, who scored 178 for the loss of three wickets off 20 overs, lost by eight runs.

Each of the five bowlers bowled four overs apiece.

Patel and Deepak Chahar were wicketless. While the former conceded 46, the latter conceded 40.

Chahal, Bishnoi and Bhuvneshwar picked up a scalp apiece. They conceded 31, 30, and 29, respectively.

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

It happened to be the hosts’ 100^th win in T20 Internationals.

 

 

 

Virat returns; India beat SA

India made (Cha)half-a-dzoen changes to their playing (Pat)eleven – Lokesh Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, Dinesh Karthik, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav and Mohammed Siraj made way for Shikhar Dhawan, Suresh Raina, Virat Kohli (who was leading the team), Bhuvneshwar Kumar (the player of the match), Jasprit Bumrah and Yuzvendra.

South Africa made seven changes to the (Mork)eleven that (Am)last played the Indians – A B de Villiers, Hashim, Faf du Plessis, Albie, Kagiso Rabada, Kyle Abbott and Imran Tahir made way for Jon-Jon Smuts, Reeza Hendricks, a couple of Twenty20 International debutants (Heinrich Klaasen and Junior Dala), Andile Phehlukwayo, Dane Peterson and Tabraiz Shamsi.

On winning the toss, Jean-Paul Duminy, South Africa’s skipper, inserted the visitors.

The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 78, and lost a couple of wickets.

Eleven balls into the (Shar)match, South Africa sought a bowling review. Rohit, the batsman, scored 21 off nine balls, which included a couple of boundaries and as many sixes. It was upheld by South African umpire Adrian Holdstock. He was caught by Klaasen. Dala broke the 23-run stand.

Although his innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, Raina, who scored 15, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – 13 balls later, he was caught by Dala, who broke the 26-run stand.

India scored 50 off 4.3 overs (27 balls). South Africa had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 25 balls. While Dhawan’s contribution to the partnership was 25, Kohli’s contribution to it was 23. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

India scored 100 off 8.2 overs (50 balls). South Africa had conceded four extras at that point.

Fifty-seven balls into the match, India sought a batting review. Kohli, the batsman, scored 26 off 20 balls, which included a couple of boundaries and a six. It was struck down by Holdstock. He was trapped leg before wicket by Shamsi, who broke the 59-run partnership.

Dhawan’s half-century – which included half-a-dozen boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 27 balls.

India scored 150 off 14.1 overs (85 balls). South Africa had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.

Dhawan, whose 39-ball innings included 10 boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 72. Thirty-one balls after Kohli’s dismissal, he was caught by Klaasen. Phehlukwayo broke the 47-run partnership.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni, whose 11-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 16. Twenty-one balls later, Chris Morris broke the 28-run stand.

India scored 200 off 19.4 overs (118 balls). South Africa had conceded 11 extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Manish Pandey, whose 27-ball innings included a six, scored 29. He was unbeaten, as was Hardik Pandya, who scored 13. His seven-ball innings included a couple of boundaries.

India scored 203 for the loss of five wickets off 20 overs. Smuts, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 14. He was wicketless, as was Peterson, who bowled four overs, conceding 48.

Phehlukwayo, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 16. He picked up a wicket, as did Morris and Shamsi, who bowled four overs apiece. While the former conceded 39, the latter conceded 37. Dala, who bowled four overs, conceded 47. He picked up a couple of scalps.

The first Powerplay of South Africa’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 41, and lost a couple of wickets.

Smuts, whose nine-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 14. Seventeen balls into the chase, he was caught by Dhawan. Kumar broke the 29-run stand.

Duminy had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored just three. Thirteen balls later, he was caught by Raina. Kumar broke the nine-run stand.

David Miller, whose five-ball innings included a six, scored nine. Eight balls later, he was caught by Dhawan. Pandya broke the 10-run stand.

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

The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 32 balls. While Hendricks’ contribution to the partnership was 24, Farhaan Behardien’s contribution to it was 25. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

South Africa scored 100 off 11.5 overs (71 balls). India had conceded five extras at that point.

Behardien, whose 27-ball innings included three boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 39. Fifty-two balls after Miller’s dismissal, he was caught by Pandey. Chahal broke the 81-run partnership.

Hendricks’ half-century – which included five boundaries and a six – came off 37 balls.

South Africa scored 150 off 16.5 overs (101 balls). The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave India no reason to be in seventh heaven.

Hendricks, whose 50-ball innings included eight boundaries and a six, eventually scored 70. Thirteen balls after Behariden’s D(hon)ismissal, he was caught behind. Kumar broke the 25-run stand.

Klaasen, whose eight-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 16. Three balls later, he was caught by Raina. Kumar broke the four-run stand.

The seventh-wicket pair didn’t get off the (Ku)mark. Morris, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. The next ball, he was caught by Raina off the bowling of his statemate.

The eighth-wicket pair put a run. Peterson, who faced a ball, scored a run. The next ball, Pandya and Dhoni ran him out.

Phehlukwayo, whose eight-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 13. Ten balls later, he was caught by Chahal. Jaydev Unadkat broke the 16-run stand.

Dala, who faced three balls, scored two. He was unbeaten, as was Shamsi, who faced two balls, failing to get off the mark.

India eventually conceded eight extras. South Africa, who scored 175 for the loss of nine wickets off 20 overs, lost by 28 runs.

Each of the five bowlers bowled four overs apiece. Bumrah, who conceded 32, was wicketless. Pandya, Chahal and Unadkat picked up a wicket apiece. They conceded 45, 39, and 33, respectively. Kumar conceded 24, picking up five scalps.

India led the three-match series 1-0.