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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Virat-led India lose the (Aus)s(er)ies

India (Shar)made three changes to their playing eleven – Rohit, Umesh Yadav and Mayank Ma(rkan)de way for Shikhar Dhawan, Vijay Shankar and Siddarth Kaul.

Australia made no changes to their playing eleven.

(Aar)On winning the toss, Finch, Australia’s skipper, 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, without the loss of a wicket.

India’s openers put on 50 off 5.5 overs (35 balls). Australia had conceded three extras at that point. While Lokesh Rahul’s contribution to the partnership was 41, Dhawan’s contribution to it was nine.

Rahul, whose 26-ball innings included three boundaries and four sixes, eventually scored 47. Forty-three balls into the match, he was caught by Jhye Richardson. Nathan Coulter-Nile broke the 61-run partnership.

Dhawan, whose 24-ball innings included a boundary, eventually scored 14. Thirteen balls later, he was caught by Marcus Stoinis. Jason Behrendorff broke the nine-run stand.

Rishabh Pant, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored just a run. Nine balls later, he was caught by Richardson. D’Arcy Short broke the four-run stand.

India scored 100 off 14.1 overs (85 balls). Australia had conceded four extras at that point.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 29 balls. While the contribution of Virat Kohli, India’s skipper, to the partnership was 33, Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s contribution to it was 21. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.

Kohli’s half-century – which included a boundary and four sixes – came off 29 balls.

India scored 150 off 17.5 overs (107 balls). Australia had conceded four extras at that point.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 100 off 49 balls. While Kohli’s contribution to the partnership was 57, Dhoni’s contribution to it was 40. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was three.

Dhoni, whose 23-ball innings included three boundaries and as many sixes, didn’t add to the aforementioned score. Fifty balls after Pant’s dismissal, he was caught by Finch. Pat Cummins broke the 100-run partnership.

Kohli, whose 38-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and four sixes, eventually scored 72. He was unbeaten, as was Dinesh Karthik, who faced three balls, scoring eight. His runs came by way of a boundary.

Australia eventually conceded eight extras. India scored 190 for the loss of four wickets off 20 overs.

Richardson and Adam Zampa bowled four wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 45, the latter conceded 23.

Cummins, Coulter-Nile, Short, and Behrendorff bowled three overs each, picking up a scalp apiece. They conceded 40, 33, 29, and 17, respectively.

The first Powerplay of Australia’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 42, for the loss of a couple of wickets.

Although Stoinis’ 11-ball innings included a boundary, he had no reason to be in seventh heaven – 14 balls into the chase, Kaul broke the 13-run stand.

Finch, whose seven-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight. Ten balls later, he was caught by Dhawan. Shankar broke the nine-run stand.

Australia scored 50 off 6.5 overs (41 balls). India hadn’t conceded any extras at that point.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 29 balls. While Short’s contribution to the partnership was 25, the contribution of Glenn Maxwell, the player of the match and the player of the series, to it was 23. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

Short, whose 28-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, eventually scored 40. Forty-three balls after Finch’s dismissal, he was caught by Rahul. Shankar broke the 73-run partnership.

Australia scored 100 off 11.4 overs (70 balls). India had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

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

The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 26 balls. While Maxwell’s contribution to the partnership was 36, Peter Handscomb’s contribution to it was 11. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was three.

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

Maxwell’s ton – which included half-a-dozen boundaries and eight sixes – came off 50 balls.

Maxwell, whose 55-ball innings included seven boundaries and nine sixes, eventually scored 113. He was unbeaten, as was Handscomb, who eventually scored 20. His 18-ball innings included a boundary.

India eventually conceded half-a-dozen extras. Australia, who scored 194 for the loss of three wickets off 19.4 overs, won by seven wickets with two balls to spare.

Yuzvendra Chahal, Krunal Pandya and Jasprit Bumrah bowled four wicketless overs apiece. They scored 47, 33, and 30, respectively.

Kaul, who bowled 3.4 overs, conceded 45. He picked up a wicket.

Shankar, who bowled four overs, conceded 38. He picked up two scalps.

Australia won the two-match series 2-0.

 

                                                                                                                                

 

 

 

 

India continue to D(h)o(ni)minate Pakistan

India made one change to their playing eleven – Shikhar Dhawan made way for Ajinkya Rahane.

Pakistan made seven changes to their playing (Sharje)eleven – Kamran Akmal, Ahmed Shehzad, Sohaib Maqsood, Bilawal Bhatti, Umar Gul, Saeed Ajmal and Junaid Khan made way for Khan, Khurram Manzoor, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Wahab Riaz and the Mohammads (Sami, Amir and Irfan).

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

The Powerplay of Pakistan’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 32, and lost three wickets.

Mohammad Hafeez, who faced four balls, scored as many. His runs came by way of a boundary. Four balls into the match, he was caught by Dhoni. Nehra broke the run-a-ball stand.

Although his innings included a boundary, Sharjeel had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored five. Seventeen balls later, he was caught by Rahane. Jasprit Bumrah broke the 18-run stand.

The third-wicket pair put on 10. Manzoor, whose 18-ball innings included a boundary, scored 10. Fourteen balls later, Virat Kohli, the player of the match, ran him out.

Shoaib Malik, who faced a dozen balls, scored just four. His runs came by way for a boundary. Seven balls later, he was caught by Dhoni. Hardik Pandya broke the three-run stand.

The fifth-wicket pair didn’t get off the (U)mark. Akmal, who faced four balls, scored three. The next ball, he was trapped leg before wicket by Yuvraj Singh.

The sixth-wicket pair had no reason to be in seventh heaven. Shahid Afridi, Pakistan’s skipper, faced a couple of balls, scoring as many. Five balls later, Ravindra Jadeja and Dhoni ran him out.

Pakistan scored 50 off 10.4 overs (64 balls). The number of extras they had conceded gave India no reason to be in seventh heaven.

Riaz, who faced a dozen balls, scored just four. Twenty-two balls after Afridi’s dismissal, he was trapped leg before wicket by Jadeja, who broke the 10-run stand.

Ahmed, whose 24-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 25. Twenty-one balls later, Jadeja broke the 18-run stand.

Sami, whose 16-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight. Thirteen balls later, he was caught by Raina. Pandya broke the run-a-ball stand.

The last-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Amir, who faced eight balls, scored just a run. The next ball, he was dismissed by Pandya.

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

India eventually conceded 15 extras. Pakistan were bundled for 83 off 17.3 overs. Ravichandran Ashwin, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 21.

Yuvraj, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 11. He picked up a wicket, as did Nehra and Bumrah, who bowled three overs apiece. While the former conceded 20, the latter, whose spell included a couple of maidens, conceded eight.

Jadeja, who bowled three overs, conceded 11. He picked up a couple of wickets. Pandya, who bowled 3.3 overs, conceded eight. He picked up three scalps.

The Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 21, and lost three wickets.

India’s openers didn’t get off the (Shar)mark. Rohit, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t open his account. A couple of balls into the chase, he was trapped leg before wicket by Amir.

The second-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Rahane, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. A couple of balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Amir, who broke the two-run stand.

Raina, who faced four balls, scored a run. Twelve balls later, he was caught by Riaz. Amir broke the six-run stand.

India scored 50 off 8.5 overs (53 balls). Pakistan had conceded 10 extras at that point.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 51 balls. While Kohli’s contribution to the partnership was 29, Yuvraj’s contribution to it was 11. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was 10.

Kohli, whose 51-ball innings included seven boundaries, eventually scored 49. Sixty-nine balls after Raina’s dismissal, he was trapped leg before wicket by Sami, who broke the 68-run partnership.

Yuvraj, whose 32-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, eventually conceded 14. He was unbeaten.

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

Dhoni, whose three-ball innings included a boundary, was in seventh heaven, because he was unbeaten.

Pakistan eventually conceded 14 extras. India, who scored 85 for the loss of five wickets off 15.3 overs, won by five wickets with 27 balls to spare.

Riaz, who bowled 3.3 overs, conceded 31. He was wicketless, as was Irfan, who bowled four overs, conceding 16. Sami, who bowled four overs, conceded 16. He picked up two wickets. Amir, who bowled four overs, conceded 18. He picked up three scalps.  

 

 

 

 

  

 

  

 

  

New Zealand leave India D(hon)isappointed

The match was attended by 21,537 people.

India made just one change to their playing eleven – Rohit (Shar)made way for Ravindra Jadeja.

New Zealand made no changes to their playing eleven.

On winning the toss, Daniel Vettori, New Zealand’s skipper, inserted the visitors.

Virender Sehwag, whose 11-ball (Ia)innings included five boundaries, scored 24. Twenty-one balls into the match, he was caught by Vettori. O’Brien broke the 29-run stand.

Suresh Raina, who faced four balls, didn’t get off the mark. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was caught by Tim Southee. Needless to say, Ian Butler was in seventh heaven.

Gautam Gambhir, whose 13-ball innings included a six, scored 10. Ten balls later, he was caught by Brendon McCullum, the player of the match. Butler broke the 11-run stand.

India scored 50 off 6.4 overs (41 balls). New Zealand had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

Yuvraj Singh’s half-century – which included three boundaries and four sixes – came off 32 balls. He eventually faced 34 balls, failing to add to the aforementioned score. Thirty-nine balls after Gambhir’s dismissal, he was caught by Jacob Oram. O’Brien broke the 45-run stand.

Yusuf Pathan, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t get off the mark. Four balls later, Vettori broke the two-run stand.

India scored 100 off 15.2 overs (93 balls). New Zealand had conceded three extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Jadeja, whose 16-ball (Mart)innings included a boundary and a six, scored 19. Twenty-one balls later, he was caught by Guptill. Southee broke the 27-run stand.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni, India’s skipper, scored 28. His 30-ball innings included a couple of boundaries. He was unbeaten, as was Irfan Pathan, who scored 15. His 10-ball innings included a six.

India scored 149 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets off 20 overs.

Each of the five bowlers bowled four overs apiece. Jesse Ryder, who conceded 18, was wicketless. Southee and Vettori, who picked up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 36, the latter conceded 21. Butler and O’Brien picked up a couple of scalps apiece. While the former conceded 42, the latter conceded 30.

New Zealand’s openers scored 50 off 4.1 overs (26 balls). India had conceded an extra at that point. Both Ryder’s and Brendon’s contributions to the partnership were 25 apiece.

Ryder, whose 15-ball innings included three boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 26. Twenty-nine balls into the chase, Zaheer Khan broke the 53-run partnership.

Guptill, whose 19-ball innings included a boundary, scored 10. Twenty-five balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Harbhajan Singh, who broke the 16-run stand.

New Zealand scored 100 off 14.2 overs (88 balls). India had conceded five extras at that point.

Brendon’s half-century – which included five boundaries and a six – came off 43 balls.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 48 balls. While Brendon’s contribution to the partnership was 19, Ross Taylor’s contribution to it was 22. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was nine.

Taylor, whose 25-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, eventually scored 27. Fifty-one balls later, Irfan broke the 56-run partnership.

The fourth-wicket pair failed to get off the mark. Oram, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. The next ball, he was caught by Dhoni off the bowling of Irfan.

Neil Broom, whose three-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. Seven balls later, he was caught by Irfan. Yuvraj broke the nine-run stand.

New Zealand scored 150 (for the loss of five wickets) off 20 overs (124 balls). India had conceded a dozen extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Brendon, whose 55-ball innings included eight boundaries and a six, eventually scored 69. He was unbeaten, as was Nathan McCullum, who faced a couple of balls, scoring a run.

New Zealand won by five wickets. Ishant Sharma, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 19. He was wicketless, as was Jadeja, who bowled four overs, conceding 21.

Yuvraj, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 17. He picked up a wicket, as did Zaheer and Harbhajan, who bowled four overs apiece. While the former conceded 30, the latter conceded 15. Irfan, who bowled four overs, conceded 41. He picked up a couple of scalps.

New Zealand won the two-match series 2-0.