India win thriller; Pakistan D(hon)isheartened

India made just one change to their playing eleven – Virender Sehwag made way for Twenty20 International debutant Yusuf Pathan.

Pakistan (Moham)made just one change to the eleven that last played the Indians – Salman Butt made way for Hafeez.

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

At the end of the restricted overs (i.e., the first six overs), India had scored 40, and lost a couple of wickets. While Gautam Gambhir was batting on 14, Yuvraj Singh hadn’t opened his account.

Yusuf, whose eight-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 15. Sixteen balls into the match, he was caught by Shoaib Malik, Pakistan’s skipper. Mohammad Asif broke the 25-run stand.

Uthappa, whose 11-ball (Rob)innings included a boundary, scored eight. Eighteen balls later, he was caught by Shahid Afridi, the player of the series. Sohail Tanvir broke the 15-run stand.

India scored 50 off 7.4 overs (49 balls). Pakistan had conceded three extras at that point.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 40 balls. While Gambhir’s contribution to the partnership was 37, Yuvraj’s contribution to it was 11. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

India scored 100 off 13.1 overs (83 balls). Pakistan had conceded five extras at that point.

Yuvraj, whose 19-ball innings included a boundary, eventually scored 14. Fifty-one balls after Uthappa’s dismissal, he was caught by Umar Gul, who broke the 63-run partnership.

Dhoni, who faced 10 balls, scored half-a-dozen. Eleven balls later, Gul broke the eight-run stand.

Gambhir, whose 54-ball innings included eight boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 75. Sixteen balls later, he was caught by Asif. Gul broke the 19-run stand.

Rohit Sharma, whose 16-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 30. He was unbeaten, as was Irfan Pathan, the player of the match, who faced three balls, scoring as many.

Pakistan eventually conceded half-a-dozen extras. India scored 157 for the loss of five wickets off 20 overs. Yasir Arafat, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded 19. Hafeez, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 25. Afridi, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 30.

Asif, who bowled three overs, conceded 25. He picked up a wicket, as did Tanvir, who bowled four overs, conceding 29. Gul, who bowled four overs, conceded 28. He picked up three scalps.

At the end of the restricted overs (i.e., the first six overs), Pakistan had scored 53, and lost three wickets. While Younis Khan was batting on 15, Malik hadn’t opened his account.

Hafeez, who faced three balls, scored a run. Five balls into the chase, he was caught by Uthappa. Rudra Pratap Singh broke the two-run stand.

Kamran Akmal, who faced three balls, didn’t get off the mark. Ten balls later, Rudra Pratap broke the 24-run stand.

Pakistan scored 50 off 5.3 overs (35 balls). India had conceded four extras at that point.

The third-wicket pair put on 27. Nazir, whose 14-ball innings included four boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 33. Nineteen balls later, Uthappa (Im)ran him out.

Younis, whose run-a-ball innings included four boundaries, eventually scored 24. Seventeen balls later, he was caught by Yusuf. Joginder Sharma broke the 12-run stand.

Malik, who faced 17 balls, eventually scored eight. Eighteen balls later, he was caught by Rohit Sharma. Irfan broke the 11-run stand.

Afridi, whose faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. The next ball, he was caught by Sreesanth. Irfan Pathan broke the one-run stand.

Pakistan scored 100 off 15.3 overs (97 balls). India had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.

Arafat, whose 11-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 15. Twenty-six balls later, Irfan broke the 27-run stand.

Tanvir, whose four-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 12. A couple of overs later, the Kerala pacer broke the (Sreesan)thirty-four-run stand.

Gul, who bowled a couple of balls, didn’t get off the mark. Five balls later, Rudra Pratap broke the three-run stand.

Pakistan scored 150 off 19.2 overs (123 balls). India had conceded a dozen extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Misbah-ul-Haq, whose 38-ball innings included four sixes, scored 43. Four balls later, he was caught by Sreesanth. Joginder broke the 11-run stand.

Asif, who scored a boundary off the only ball he faced, was unbeaten.

Pakistan, who were dismissed for 152 off 19.3 overs, lost by five wickets. Pathan, who bowled an over, conceded five. He was wicketless, as was Harbhajan Singh, who bowled three overs, conceding 36.

Sreesanth bowled four overs, including a maiden. He conceded 44, picking up a wicket. Joginder, who bowled 3.3 overs, conceded 20. He picked up two wickets. Rudra Pratap and Irfan bowled four overs each, picking up three scalps apiece. While the former conceded 26, the latter conceded 16.  

Dhoni-led India knock Australia out

India made just one change to their playing eleven – Dinesh Karthik made way for Yuvraj Singh, the player of the match.

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

At the end of the restricted overs (i.e., the first six overs), India had scored 36 for the loss of a wicket. While Robin Uthappa was batting on five, Gautam Gambhir was batting on 21.

Virender Sehwag, whose 13-ball innings included a boundary, scored nine. Thirty-two balls later, he was caught by Adam Gilchrist. Mitchell Johnson broke the 30-run stand.

Gambhir, whose 25-ball innings included four boundaries, eventually scored 24. Sixteen balls later, he was caught by Brad Hodge. Johnson broke the 11-run stand.

India scored 50 off 9.2 overs (56 balls). Australia had conceded an extra at that point.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 29 balls. While Uthappa’s contribution to the partnership was 15, Yuvraj’s contribution to it was 34. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

India scored 100 off 13.3 overs (82 balls). Australia had conceded three extras at that point.

Yuvraj’s half-century – which included three boundaries and four sixes – came off 20 balls.

The third-wicket pair put on 84. Uthappa, whose 28-ball innings included a boundary and three sixes, eventually scored 34. Thirty-nine balls after Gambhir’s dismissal, Andrew Symonds ran him out.

India scored 150 off 17.2 overs (105 balls). Australia had conceded three extras at that point.

Yuvraj, whose 30-ball innings included five boundaries and as many sixes, eventually scored 70. Twenty-four balls after Uthappa’s dismissal, he was caught by Michael Hussey. Michael Clarke broke the 30-run stand.

The fifth-wicket pair put on 29. Dhoni, whose 18-ball innings included four boundaries and a six, scored 36. Fourteen balls later, Gilchrist ran him out.

Rohit Sharma, whose five-ball innings included a six, scored eight. He was unbeaten, as was Irfan Pathan, who faced a ball, failing to get off the mark.

The number of extras they eventually conceded gave Australia no reason to be in seventh heaven. India scored 188 for the loss of five wickets off 20 overs.

Symonds, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 37. Nathan Bracken and Stuart Clark bowled four wicketless overs each, conceding 38 apiece. Brett Lee, who bowled four wicketless overs conceded 25.

Clarke, who bowled an over, conceded 13. He picked up a wicket. Johnson, who bowled four overs, conceded 31. He picked up a couple of scalps.

At the end of the restricted overs (i.e., the first six overs), Australia had scored 37 for the loss of a wicket. While Matthew Hayden was unbea‘ten’, Hodge was batting on a run.

Gilchrist, whose 13-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and as many sixes, scored 22. (Sreesan)Thirty-one balls later, the Kerala pacer broke the 36-run stand.

Australia scored 50 off 7.2 overs (45 balls). India had conceded four extras at that point.

Hodge, whose 10-ball innings included a six, scored 11. Twenty-one balls later, he was caught by Joginder Sharma. Pathan who broke the 32-run stand.

Australia scored 100 off 12 overs (74 balls). India had conceded five extras at that point.

Hayden’s half-century – which included four boundaries and three sixes – came off 40 balls.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 27 balls. While Hayden’s contribution to the partnership was 31, Symonds’ contribution to it was 20. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

Hayden, whose 47-ball innings included the aforementioned number of boundaries and as many sixes, eventually scored 62. Thirty-six balls after Hodge’s dismissal, Sreesanth broke the 66-run partnership.

Australia scored 150 off 16.2 overs (102 balls). The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave India no reason to be in seventh heaven.

Symonds, whose 26-ball innings included three boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 43. A dozen balls after Hayden’s dismissal, Pathan broke the 22-run stand.

Clarke, who faced three balls, scored as many. Three balls later, Harbhajan Singh broke the run-a-ball stand.

Hussey, whose 12-ball innings included a six, scored 13. Fourteen balls later, he was caught by Yuvraj. Joginder Sharma broke the eight-run stand.

Brad Haddin, who faced eight balls, scored five. He was unbeaten.

Lee, who faced a couple of balls, scored as many. A couple of balls later, Sharma broke the two-run stand.

Johnson, who scored a boundary off the only ball he faced, was unbeaten.

India eventually conceded eight extras. Australia, who scored 173 for the loss of seven wickets off 20 overs, lost by 15 runs. Sehwag, who bowled an over, conceded 10. He was wicketless, as was Rudra Pratap Singh, who bowled four overs, conceded 33.

Harbhajan, who bowled four overs, conceded 24. He picked up a wicket. Joginder, who bowled three overs, conceded 37. He picked up a couple of scalps, as were Pathan and Sreesanth, who bowled four overs apiece. While the former conceded 44, the latter, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 12.

India advanced.

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

India advance; South Africa D(hon)isappointed

India made just one change to their playing eleven – Yuvraj Singh made way for Dinesh Karthik.

South Africa made five changes to their playing (Mork)eleven – Loots Bosman, Robin Peterson, Tyron Henderson, Roger Telemachus and Charl Langeveldt made way for Mark Boucher, Shaun Pollock, Vernon Philander, Morne and Makhaya Ntini.

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

At the end of the restricted overs (i.e., the first six overs), India had scored 34 for the loss of three wickets. While Robin Uthappa hadn’t opened his account, Rohit, the player of the (Shar)match, had scored a run.

Gautam Gambhir, whose run-a-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 19. Twenty-eight balls into the match, he was caught by Graeme, South Africa’s skipper. Pollock broke the (Smi)thirty-two-run stand.

Karthik, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Albie Morkel. Pollock broke the 0ne-run stand.

The third-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Virender Sehwag, whose run-a-ball innings included a boundary, scored 11. The next ball, he was caught by Boucher off the bowling of Ntini.

India scored 50 off 9.5 overs (61 balls). South Africa had conceded three extras at that point.

Uthappa, whose 16-ball innings included a boundary and a six, eventually scored 15. Thirty-two balls later, he was caught by Smith. Morne broke the 28-run stand.

India scored 100 off 15.4 overs (98 balls). South Africa had conceded 10 extras at that point.

The fifth-wicket pair put on 50 off 39 balls. While Rohit’s contribution to the partnership was 19, Dhoni’s contribution to it was 23. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was eight.

The fifth-wicket pair eventually put on 85. Dhoni, whose 33-ball innings included four boundaries and a six, eventually scored 45. Fifty-five balls after Uthappa’s dismissal, Philander ran him out.

Rohit’s half-century – which included seven boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 40 balls. He was unbeaten, as Irfan Pathan, who faced a ball, failing to get off the mark.

South Africa eventually conceded 13 extras. India scored 150 off 20 overs (125 balls). In fact, they scored 153 for the loss of five wickets. Philander and Albie bowled a couple of wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 14, the latter conceded 13. Johan van der Wath, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 43.

Morne and Ntini bowled four overs each, picking up a couple of scalps apiece. While the former conceded 32, the latter conceded 30. Pollock, who bowled four overs, conceded 17. He picked up a couple of scalps.

At the end of the restricted overs (i.e., the first six overs), South Africa had scored 31 for the loss of five wickets. While Boucher had scored seven, Albie hadn’t opened his account.

Herschelle Gibbs, who faced three balls, scored a run. Seven balls into the match, he was trapped leg before wicket by Rudra Pratap Singh, who broke the 11-run stand.

Smith, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored four. His runs came by way of a boundary. Three balls later, he was caught by Karthik. Rudra Pratap broke the one-run stand.

Eleven balls into the chase, Karthik kept wicket (after Smith was caught).

The third-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. A B de Villiers, who faced four balls, scored a run. Five dot balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Sreesanth.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 18. Kemp, whose 12-ball (Just)innings included a boundary, scored five. Nineteen balls later, Rohit ran him out.

The fifth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Pollock, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. The next ball, he was dismissed by Rudra Pratap.

South Africa scored 50 off 10.2 overs (71 balls). India had conceded 19 extras at that point.

The sixth-wicket pair put on 50 off 48 balls. While Boucher’s contribution to the partnership was 22, Albie’s contribution to it was 21. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was seven.

South Africa scored 100 off 16.3 overs (110 balls). India had conceded 22 extras at that point.

Boucher, whose 41-ball innings included four boundaries, eventually scored 36. Sixty-five balls after Pollock’s dismissal, Sreesanth broke the 69-run partnership.

Philander, who faced five balls, scored a couple. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was stumped by Karthik. Harbhajan Singh broke the three-run stand.

Albie, whose 37-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, eventually scored 36. Half-a-dozen balls later, Rudra Pratap broke the run-a-ball stand.

Van der Watch, whose half-a-dozen balls, scored a couple. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was stumped by Karthik. Harbhajan broke the two-run stand.

Morne, who faced three balls, scored a run. He was unbeaten, as was Ntini, who faced a couple of balls, scoring four. His runs came by way of a boundary.

India eventually conceded 24 extras. South Africa, who scored 116 for the loss of nine wickets off 20 overs, lost by 37 runs.

Each of the five bowlers bowled four overs apiece. Joginder Sharma and Pathan were wicketless. While the former conceded 24, the latter conceded 16. Harbhajan and Sreesanth picked up a couple of scalps apiece. While the former conceded 31, the latter conceded 23. Rudra Pratap, who conceded 13, picked up four scalps.

While South Africa was knocked out of the tournament, India advanced to the semi-finals.

Dhoni-led India knock England out

India made a couple of changes to their playing eleven – Dinesh Karthik and Ajit Agarkar made way for the Sharmas, Rohit and Joginder, who were making their Twenty20 International debuts.

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

India’s openers scored 50 off 6.4 overs (46 balls). England had conceded 11 extras at that point. While Gautam Gambhir was batting on 16, Virender Sehwag was batting on 26.

Sehwag’s half-century – which included a couple of boundaries and three sixes – came off 38 balls.

India’s openers scored 100 off 11.1 overs (74 balls). England had conceded a dozen extras at that point. While Gambhir was batting on 32, Virender Sehwag was batting on 58.

Gambhir’s half-century – which included half-a-dozen boundaries and a six – came off 36 balls.

Sehwag, whose 52-ball innings included four boundaries and three sixes, eventually scored 68. Eighty-eight balls into the match, Chris Tremlett, who was also making his Twenty20 International debut, broke the 136-run partnership.

Gambhir, whose 41-ball innings included seven boundaries and a six, eventually scored 58. Five balls later, he was caught by Stuart Broad. Darren Maddy broke the eight-run stand.

India scored 150 off 16.1 overs (106 balls). England had conceded 17 extras at that point.

Uthappa, whose four-ball (Rob)innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. Seven balls later, Tremlett broke the 11-run stand.

Dhoni, who faced eight balls, was unbea‘ten’.

India scored 200 off 18.5 overs (123 balls). England had conceded 18 extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Yuvraj Singh, the player of the match, scored 50 off a dozen balls, which included three boundaries and half-a-dozen sixes. All his maximums came off an over, bowled by Broad.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 14 balls. While Dhoni’s contribution to the partnership was a couple, Yuvraj’s contribution to it was 50. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.

Yuvraj, whose 16-ball innings included the aforementioned number of boundaries and seven boundaries, eventually scored 58. Nineteen balls later, he was caught by Paul Collingwood, England’s skipper. Andrew Flintoff broke the 61-run partnership.

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

India scored 218 for the loss of four wickets off 50 overs.

Dimitri Mascarenhas and Collingwood bowled a wicketless over apiece. While the former conceded 15, the latter conceded 13. Broad and James Anderson bowled four wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 60, the latter conceded 25.

Maddy, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 20. He picked up a wicket, as was Flintoff, who bowled four overs, conceding 33. Tremlett, who bowled four overs, conceded 45. He picked up a couple of scalps.

England’s openers scored 50 off 5.2 overs (32 balls). India had conceded a couple of extras at that point. While Maddy was batting on 27, Vikram Solanki was batting on 32.

Maddy, whose 20-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, eventually scored 29. Thirty-four balls into the chase, he was caught by Gambhir. Pathan broke the 53-run partnership.

Solanki, whose 31-ball innings included five boundaries and a six, eventually scored 43. Twenty-nine balls later, he was caught by Rohit. Pathan broke the 43-run stand.

England scored 100 off 11.1 overs (67 balls). India had conceded four extras at that point.

Pietersen, whose 23-ball (Kev)innings included three boundaries and a six, scored 29. Twenty-two balls later, he was caught by Harbhajan Singh, who broke the 30-run stand.

England scored 150 off 15.5 overs (97 balls). India had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.

Owais Shah, whose 13-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, scored 21. Twenty balls after Pietersen’s dismissal, he was caught by Joginder. Rudra Pratap Singh broke the 44-run stand.

The fifth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Collingwood, whose 20-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 28. A couple of balls later, he was dismissed by Rudra Pratap.

Flintoff, whose four-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight. He was unbeaten.

Luke Wright, whose nine-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 16. Twelve balls later, he was caught by Harbhajan. Pathan broke the 26-run stand.

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

India eventually conceded 16 extras. England, who scored 200 off 20 overs (125 balls), lost by 18 runs.

Each of the five bowlers bowled four overs each. Joginder and Sreesanth were wicketless. While the former conceded 57, the latter conceded 38. Harbhajan, who conceded 35, picked up a wicket. Rudra Pratap, who conceded 28, picked up two scalps. Pathan, who conceded 37, picked up three scalps.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

M S-led India don’t (Ki)win

India made no changes to their playing eleven.

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

Lou Vincent, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored three. A couple of overs into the match, he was caught by Dinesh Karthik. Rudra Pratap Singh broke the 11-run stand.

New Zealand scored 50 off 6.2 overs (40 balls). India had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 33 balls. While Brendon McCullum’s contribution to the partnership was 30, Peter Fulton’s contribution to it was 16. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was four.

Fulton, whose 23-ball innings included a boundary and a six, eventually scored 21. Seven overs later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Harbhajan Singh, who broke the 58-run partnership.

McCullum, whose 31-ball innings included nine boundaries, eventually scored 45. A couple of overs later, he was caught by Gautam Gambhir. Harbhajan broke the 17-run stand.

Ross Taylor, whose nine-ball innings included a six, scored 11. Five balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Yuvraj Singh, who broke the three-run stand.

The fifth-wicket pair put on a couple. Scott Styris, who faced four balls, scored a couple. Five balls later, Yuvraj ran him out.

New Zealand scored 100 off 13.3 overs (85 balls). India had conceded 10 extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

The sixth-wicket pair put on 50 off 24 balls. While Craig McMillan’s contribution to the partnership was 20, Jacob Oram’s contribution to it was 28. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

New Zealand scored 150 off 17.1 overs (107 balls).

Oram, whose 15-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and three sixes, eventually scored 35. Thirty-two balls after Styris’ dismissal, he was caught by Rudra Pratap. Sreesanth broke the 73-run partnership.

Daniel Vettori, New Zealand’s skipper and the player of the match, scored 15. His five-ball innings included three boundaries. Rudra Pratap had a reason to be in seventh heaven – he broke the 21-run stand.

The eighth-wicket pair put on four. Shane Bond, who faced a couple of balls, scored four. His runs came by way of a boundary. A couple of balls later, Dhoni and Rudra Pratap ran him out.

The (Dho)ninth-wicket pair put on a run. McMillan, whose 23-ball innings included a boundary and four sixes, eventually scored 44. A couple of balls later, the man from Ranchi ran him out.

Gillespie, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the Mark. He was unbeaten.

The last-wicket pair failed to get off the mark. Jeetan Patel, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. A ball after McMillan’s dismissal, Dhoni and Rudra Pratap ran him out.

New Zealand were dismissed for 190 off 20 overs. Irfan Pathan, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 16. He was wicketless, as was Ajit Agarkar, who bowled four overs, conceded 40.

Yuvraj and Sreesanth bowled three overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 38, the latter conceded 37. Rudra Pratap and Harbhajan bowled four overs each, picking up a couple of scalps apiece. While the former conceded 29, the latter conceded 24.

India’s openers put on 50 off 4.1 overs (27 balls). New Zealand had conceded a couple of extras at that point. While Sehwag was batting on 28, Gambhir was batting on 21.

Sehwag, whose 17-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 40. Thirty-five balls into the match, he was caught by Styris. Oram broke the 76-run partnership.

Robin Uthappa, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t open his account. Four balls later, he was caught by Vettori, who broke the one-run stand.

India scored 100 off 10.2 overs (64 balls). New Zealand had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

Gambhir’s half-century – which included five boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 31 balls. He eventually scored 33 balls, scoring 51. Twenty-six balls later, he was caught by McCullum. Vettori broke the 27-run stand.

Yuvraj had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored five. Eleven balls later, he was caught by Taylor. Patel broke the 12-run stand.

The fifth-wicket pair put on a dozen. Dhoni, whose 20-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 24. Seven balls later, Vettori and Styris ran him out.

Pathan, whose 10-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 11. Fifteen balls later, Vettori broke the 18-run stand.

India scored 150 off 16.5 overs (103 balls). New Zealand had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

Karthik, whose 12-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 17. Four balls after Pathan’s dismissal, he was caught by Bond. Vettori broke the five-run stand.

The eighth-wicket pair put on a run. Agarkar, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. A couple of balls later, Vincent ran him out.

Although his six-ball innings included a boundary, Harbhajan had no reason to be in seventh heaven – eight balls later, he was caught by Vettori. Bond broke the 11-run stand.

Sreesanth, whose innings included four boundaries, scored 19. He was unbea‘ten’. Rudra Pratap, who faced a ball, scored a run. He was unbeaten.

New Zealand eventually conceded four boundaries. India, who scored 180 for the loss of nine wickets off 20 overs, lost by 10 runs. Styris bowled three overs, conceding 25. He was wicketless, as was Gillespie, who bowled four overs, conceding 42.

Oram, who bowled two overs, conceded 14. He picked up a wicket. Patel, who bowled three overs, conceded 38. He picked up a wicket. Bond, who bowled four overs, conceded 39. He picked up a wicket. Vettori, who bowled four overs, conceded 20. He picked up four scalps.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

India win bowl-out; Pakistan D(hon)isappointed

India made no changes to their playing eleven.

On winning the toss, Shoaib Malik, Pakistan’s skipper, inserted the Indians.

India’s openers didn’t get off the mark. Gautam Gambhir, who faced three balls, didn’t open his account. Three balls into the match, he was caught by Mohammad Asif, the player of the match, off his own bowling.

Virender Sehwag, whose three-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. Ten balls later, Asif broke the nine-ball stand.

Yuvraj Singh, who faced four balls, scored a run. A dozen balls later, he was caught by Malik. Asif broke the 10-run stand.

Dinesh Karthik, whose nine-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 11. Fifteen balls later, Asif broke the 17-run stand.

India scored 50 off 9.2 overs (58 balls). Pakistan had conceded four extras at that point.

Sixty-three balls into the match, there was an interruption due to rain. India had scored 68 for the loss of four wickets at that point. While Robin Uthappa was batting on 38, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, India’s skipper, had scored eight.

A dozen overs into the match, there was an interruption due to rain. India had scored 82 for the loss of four wickets at that point. While Uthappa had scored 50, Dhoni was unbea‘ten’.

Uthappa’s half-century – which included four boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 38 balls. He faced 39 balls, failing to add to the aforementioned score. Thirty-three balls after Karthik’s dismissal, he was caught by Kamran Akmal. Twenty20 International debutant Sohail Tanvir broke the 46-run stand.

India scored 100 off 15.4 overs (97 balls). Pakistan had conceded five extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Irfan Pathan, whose 15-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 20. Twenty-three balls after Uthappa’s dismissal, Shahid Afridi broke the 29-run stand.

Seventeen overs into the match, there was an interruption due to rain. India had scored 123 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets at that point. While Dhoni was batting on 30, Harbhajan Singh had scored a run.

Harbhajan, who faced four balls, (Afri)didn’t add to the aforementioned score. The all-rounder had a reason to be in seventh heaven – he broke the 12-run stand.

Dhoni, whose 31-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, eventually scored 33. A dozen balls later, he was caught by Younis Khan. Yasir Arafat broke the 15-run stand.

The ninth-wicket pair put on three. Ajit Agarkar, whose nine-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 14. Five balls later, Akmal ran him out.

Sreesanth, who faced three balls, scored a run. He was unbeaten.

India scored 141 for the loss of nine wickets off 20 overs.

Each of the bowlers bowled four overs apiece. Umar Gul, who conceded 27, was wicketless. Arafat and Tanvir picked up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 39, the latter conceded 18. Afridi, who conceded 37, picked up a couple of wickets. Asif, who conceded 18, picked up four scalps.

Although his eight-run innings included a boundary, Imran Nazir had no reason to be in seventh heaven – 13 balls into the chase, Rudra Pratap Singh broke the 12-run stand.

Salman Butt, whose 25-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 17. Thirty-one balls later, he was caught by Dhoni. Agarkar broke the 32-run stand.

The third-wicket pair put on three. Akmal, whose 13-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 15. Five balls later, Yuvraj ran him out.

Khan, who faced eight balls, scored just a couple. Four dot balls later, he was dismissed by Pathan.

Pakistan scored 50 off 9.1 overs (60 balls). The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave India no reason to be in seventh heaven.

Malik, whose 18-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 20. Thirty-seven balls after Khan’s dismissal, he was caught by Harbhajan. Pathan broke the 40-run stand.

Pakistan scored 100 off 16.5 overs (107 balls). India had conceded eight extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Afridi, who faced nine balls, scored seven. Sixteen balls later, he was caught by Karthik. Harbhajan broke the run-a-ball stand.

The seventh-wicket pair put on 38. Misbah-ul-Haq, whose 35-ball innings included seven boundaries and a six, scored 53. Fourteen balls later, Agarkar and Sreesanth ran him out.

Arafat, whose five-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored a dozen. He was unbeaten.

Pakistan scored 141 for the loss of seven overs off 20 overs.

Each of the bowlers bowled four overs apiece. Sreesanth, who conceded 29, was wicketless. Agarkar, Harbhajan and R P picked up a wicket apiece. They scored 35, 32 and 29, respectively. Pathan, whose spell included a maiden. He conceded 20, picking up a couple of scalps.

The match ended in a tie.

It was decided by a bowl-out.

In the first round, Sehwag hit the stumps, and Arafat missed.

In the second round, Harbhajan hit, and Gul missed.

In the third round, Uthappa hit, and Afridi missed.

India won the bowl-out 3-0.

Both India and Pakistan advanced to the Super Eights.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rain leaves India, Scotland D(hon)isappointed

India, who were led by Mahendra Singh Dhoni, made four changes to their playing eleven – Sachin Tendulkar, Dinesh Mongia, Suresh Raina and Zaheer Khan made way for Twenty20 International debutants Robin Uthappa, Gautam Gambhir and the Singhs (Yuvraj and Rudra Pratap).

Ryan, Scotland’s skipper, W(ats)on the toss, inserting the Indians.

Owing to rain, there was no result – the match was abandoned without a ball bowled.

The teams shared a point apiece.