WI knock Dhoni-led India out

India made a couple of changes to their playing eleven – Shikhar Dhawan and Yuvraj Singh made way for Ajinkya Rahane and Manish Pandey.

The West Indies made three changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – Dwayne Smith, Sunil Narine and Krishmar Santokie made way for Johnson Charles, Carlos Brathwaite and Sulieman Benn.

On winning the toss, Daren Sammy, the West Indies’ skipper, inserted the Indians.

The Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 55, without the loss of a wicket.

India’s openers put on 50 off 5.4 overs (35 balls). The West Indies had conceded a couple of extras at that point. While Rohit Sharma’s contribution to the partnership was 36, Ajinkya Rahane’s contribution to it was 12.

Sharma, whose 31-ball innings included three boundaries and as many sixes, eventually scored 43. Forty-four balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Samuel Badree, who broke the 62-run partnership.

India scored 100 off 12.2 overs (76 balls). The West Indies had conceded four extras at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 36 balls. While Rahane’s contribution to the partnership was 19, Virat Kohli’s contribution to it was 30. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

Kohli’s half-century – which included five boundaries – came off 33 balls.

Rahane, whose 35-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, eventually scored 40. Forty-nine balls later, he was caught by Dwayne Bravo. Andre Russell broke the 66-run partnership.

India scored 150 off 17 overs (104 balls). The West Indies had conceded five extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 21 balls. While Kohli’s contribution to the partnership was 40, the contribution of Mahendra Singh Dhoni, India’s skipper, to it was 11. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

Kohli, whose 47-ball innings included 11 boundaries and a six, eventually scored 89. He was unbeaten, as was the man from Ranchi, who eventually scored 15. His (Dho)nine-ball innings included a boundary.

India scored 192 for the loss of a couple of wickets off 20 overs.

Each of the five bowlers bowled four overs apiece. Bravo, Brathwaite and Benn were wicketless. They conceded 44, 38, and 36, respectively. Russell and Badree picked up a wicket apiece. They conceded 47 and 26, respectively.

The Powerplay of the West Indies’ innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 44, for the loss of a couple of wickets.

Chris Gayle, whose five-ball innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. Seven balls into the chase, Jasprit Bumrah broke the six-run stand.

Marlon Samuels had a reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored eight. His runs came by way of a boundary. Eleven balls later, he was caught by Rahane. Ashish Nehra broke the 13-run stand.

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

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 34 balls. While Charles’ contribution to the partnership was 28, the contribution of Lendl Simmons, the player of the match, to it was 21. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

The West Indies scored 100 off 11.2 overs (69 balls). India had conceded three extras at that point.

Charles’ half-century – which included seven boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 30 balls. He eventually scored 52 off 36 balls. Sixteen balls later, he was caught by Sharma. Kohli broke the 97-run partnership.

Simmons’ half-century – which included five boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 35 balls.

The West Indies scored 150 off 16 overs (98 balls). India had conceded five extras at that point.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 28 balls. While Simmons’ contribution to the partnership was 28, Russell’s contribution to it was 22. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

Simmons, whose 51-ball innings included seven boundaries and five sixes, eventually scored 82. He was unbeaten, as was Russell, who eventually scored 43 off 20 balls, which included three boundaries and four sixes.

India eventually scored half-a-dozen extras. The West Indies, who scored 196 for the loss of three wickets off 19.4 overs, won by seven wickets with a couple of balls to spare.

Ravichandran Ashwin, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 20. He was wicketless, as were Ravindra Jadeja and Hardik Pandya, who bowled four overs apiece. While the former conceded 48, the latter conceded 43.

Kohli, who bowled 10 balls, conceded 15. He picked up a wicket, as did Bumrah and Nehra, who bowled four overs apiece. While the former conceded 42, the latter conceded 24.

While the West Indies advanced to the final, India were eliminated.

 

Dhoni-led India beat Australia; Advance

India made no changes to their playing eleven.

Australia made eight changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – the Shauns (Marsh and Tait), Travis Head, Chris Lynn, the Camerons (Bancroft and Boyce), Andrew Tye, and Scott Boland made way for Aaron Finch, David Warner, Steve Smith (Australia’s skipper, who chose to bat on winning the toss), James Faulkner, Peter Nevill, Adam Zampa, Nathan Coulter-Nile and Josh Hazlewood.

The Powerplay of Australia’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 59, and lost a wicket.

Australia’s openers scored 50 off 3.4 overs (22 balls). India had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point. While Usman Khawaja’s contribution to the partnership was 26, Aaron Finch’s contribution to it was 18.

Khawaja, whose 16-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 26. Twenty-six balls into the match, he was caught by Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Ashish Nehra broke the 54-run partnership.

Warner, who faced nine balls, scored half-a-dozen. Twenty-one balls later, he was stumped by Mahendra Singh Dhoni, India’s skipper. Ravichandran Ashwin broke the 18-run stand.

Smith, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored a couple. Eight balls later, he was caught by Dhoni. Yuvraj Singh broke the two-run stand.

Australia scored 100 off 12.5 overs (78 balls). India had conceded 10 extras at that point.

Finch, whose 34-ball innings included three boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 43. Twenty-three balls later, he was caught by Shikhar Dhawan. Hardik Pandya broke the 26-run stand.

Glenn Maxwell, whose 28-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 31. Twenty-one balls later, Jasprit Bumrah broke the 30-run stand.

Shane Watson, whose 16-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 18. He was unbeaten.

James Faulkner, whose run-a-ball innings included a boundary, scored 10. Sixteen balls later, he was caught by Virat Kohli, the player of the match. Pandya broke the 15-run stand.

Australia scored 150 off 19.4 overs (119 balls). India had conceded 14 extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Nevill, whose two-ball innings included a boundary and a six, was unbea‘ten’.

Australia scored 160 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets off 20 overs. Ravindra Jadeja, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 20.

Ashwin, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 31. He picked up a wicket. Yuvraj, who bowled three overs, conceded 19. He picked up a wicket. Bumrah and Nehra bowled four overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 32, the latter conceded 20. Pandya, who bowled four overs, conceded 36. 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 37, and lost a couple of wickets.

Dhawan, whose 12-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 13. Twenty-three balls into the chase, he was caught by Khawaja. Coulter-Nile broke the run-a-ball match.

Rohit Sharma, whose 17-ball innings included a boundary, scored a dozen. A couple of balls later, Watson broke the 14-run stand.

Suresh Raina, whose seven-ball innings included a boundary, scored 10. Eleven balls later, he was caught by Nevill. Watson broke the 12-run stand.

India scored 50 off 7.5 overs (47 balls). Australia had conceded an extra at that point.

Yuvraj Singh, whose 18-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 21. Thirty-eight balls later, he was caught by Watson. Faulkner broke the 45-run stand.

India scored 100 off 14.4 overs (88 balls). Australia had conceded three extras at that point.

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

The fifth-wicket pair put on 50 off 26 balls. While Kohli’s contribution to the partnership was 35, Dhoni’s contribution to it was 14. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

India scored 150 off 18.4 overs (112 balls). Australia had conceded five extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Kohli, whose 51-ball innings included nine boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 82. He was unbeaten, as was Dhoni, who scored 18. His 10-ball innings included three extras.

India, who scored 161 for the loss of four wickets off 19.1 overs, won by half-a-dozen wickets with five balls to spare.

Maxwell and Zampa bowled two wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 18, the latter conceded 11. Josh Hazlewood, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 38.

Faulkner, who bowled 3.1 overs, conceded 35. He picked up a wicket, as did Coulter-Nile, who bowled four overs, conceding 33. Watson, who bowled four overs, conceded 23. He picked up two scalps.

India advanced to the semi-finals.

 

Dhoni-led India beat Bangladesh narrowly

India made no changes to their playing eleven.

Bangladesh (Moham)made three changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – Nasir Hossain, Abu Hider and Taskin Ahmed made way for Mithun, Shuvagata Hom and Mustafizur Rahman.

On winning the toss, Mashrafe Mortaza, Bangladesh’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 42, and lost a wicket.

Rohit, whose 16-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 18. Half-a-dozen overs into the (Shar)match, he was caught by Sabbir Rahman. Mustafizur broke the 42-run stand.

Shikhar Dhawan, whose 22-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 23. An over later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Shakib Al Hasan, who broke the three-run stand.

India scored 50 off 8.1 overs (49 balls). Bangladesh had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 39 balls. While Virat Kohli’s contribution to the partnership was 22, Suresh Raina’s contribution to it was 28. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.

Kohli, whose run-a-ball innings included a six, scored 24. Forty balls after Dhawan’s dismissal, Hom broke the 50-run partnership.

India scored 100 off 14 overs (84 balls). Bangladesh had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni, India’s skipper, scored 13. His 12-ball innings included a boundary. He was unbeaten.

Raina, whose 23-ball innings included a boundary and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 30. Nine balls later, he was caught by Sabbir. Al-Amin Hossain broke the 17-run stand.

The fifth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Although his innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, Hardik Pandya had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored just 15. The next ball, he was caught by Soumya Sarkar off the bowling of Al-Amin.

Yuvraj Singh, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored three. Nine balls later, he was caught by Al-Amin. Mahmudullah broke the five-run stand.

Ravindra Jadeja, whose eight-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored a dozen. Twenty balls later, Mustafizur broke the run-a-ball stand.

Ravichandran Ashwin, the player of the match, scored five off a couple of balls, which included a boundary. He was unbeaten.

Bangladesh eventually conceded three extras. India scored 146 for the loss of seven wickets off 20 overs. Mortaza, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 22.

Mahmudullah, who bowled an over, conceded four. He picked up a wicket. Hom, who bowled three overs, conceding 24. He picked up a wicket. Shakib, who bowled four overs, conceded 23. He picked up a wicket.

Al-Amin and Mustafizur bowled four overs each, picking up a couple of scalps apiece. While the former conceded 37, the latter conceded 34.

The Powerplay of Bangladesh’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 45, and lost a wicket.

Mithun, who faced three balls, scored a run. Fourteen balls into the chase, he was caught by Pandya. Ashwin broke the 11-run stand.

Bangladesh scored 50 off 6.4 overs (40 balls). India hadn’t conceded any extras at that point.

Tamim, whose 32-(Iq)ball innings included five boundaries, scored 35. Thirty-two balls after Mithun’s dismissal, he was stumped by Dhoni. Jadeja broke the 44-run stand.

Sabbir, whose 15-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, scored 26. Ten balls later, he was caught by Dhoni. Raina broke the 14-run stand.

Mortaza, who faced five balls, scored half-a-dozen. His runs came by way of a six. Eleven balls later, Jadeja broke the 18-run stand.

Shakib, whose 15-ball innings included a couple of sixes, scored 22. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was caught by Raina. Ashwin broke the eight-run stand.

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

Sarkar, whose run-a-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 21. Thirty-four balls later, he was caught by Kohli. Ashish Nehra broke the 31-run stand.

Mushfiqur Rahim, whose six-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 11. Eleven balls later, he was caught by Dhawan. Pandya broke the 19-run stand.

The eighth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Mahmudullah, whose 22-ball innings included a boundary, scored 18. The next ball, he was caught by Jadeja off the bowling of Pandya.

Hom, who faced a ball, failed to get off the mark. He was unbeaten.

The (Dho)ninth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Mustafizur didn’t face a ball. A ball after Mamhudullah’s dismissal, the man from Ranchi ran him out.

India eventually conceded five extras. Bangladesh, who scored 145 for the loss of nine wickets off 20 overs, lost by a run. Jasprit Bumrah, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 32.

Raina, who bowled an over, conceded nine. He picked up a wicket, as did Nehra, who bowled four overs, conceding 29.

Pandya, who bowled three overs, conceded 29. He picked up a couple of scalps, as did Jadeja and Ashwin, who bowled four overs apiece. While the former conceded 22, the latter conceded 20.   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dhoni-led India win (Pakist)another clash

India made no changes to their playing eleven.

Pakistan made one change to the eleven that last played the Indians – Khurram Manzoor made way for Ahmed Shehzad.

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

Owing to rain before the start of play, the match was reduced to an 18-overs-a-side match.

The Powerplay of Pakistan’s innings – which was the mandatory over – was between the first and the fifth over. They scored 24, without the loss of a wicket.

Sharjeel Khan, whose 24-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 17. Forty-six balls into the match, he was caught by Hardik Pandya. Suresh Raina broke the 38-run stand.

Shehzad, whose 28-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 25. Ten balls later, he was caught by Ravindra Jadeja. Jasprit Bumrah broke the eight-run stand.

Pakistan scored 50 off 9.3 overs (57 balls). India had conceded three extras at that point.

Shahid Afridi, Pakistan’s skipper, scored eight off 14 balls, which included a boundary. Fifteen balls later, he was caught by Virat Kohli, the player of the match. Pandya broke the 14-run stand.

Pakistan scored 100 off 15.3 overs (94 balls). India had conceded five extras at that point.

Umar Akmal, whose 16-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 22. Twenty-four balls after Afridi’s dismissal, he was caught by Dhoni. Jadeja broke the 41-run stand.

Shoaib Malik, whose 16-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, scored 26. Three balls later, he was caught by Ravichandran Ashwin. Ashish Nehra broke the four-run stand.

Sarfaraz Ahmed, whose six-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight. He was unbeaten, as was Mohammad Hafeez, who faced five balls, scoring as many.

The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave India no reason to be in seventh heaven. Pakistan scored 118 for the loss of five wickets off 18 overs. Ashwin, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded a dozen.

Raina, who bowled an over, conceded four. He picked up a wicket. Pandya, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 25. He picked up a wicket. Bumrah, who bowled four overs, conceded 32. He picked up a wicket. Nehra and Jadeja bowled four overs, conceding 20, each. They picked up a wicket apiece.

The Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory over – was between the first and the fifth over. They scored 23, and lost three wickets.

Rohit Sharma, whose 11-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 10. Thirteen balls into the chase, he was caught by Malik. Mohammad Amir broke the 14-run stand.

Shikhar Dhawan, whose 15-ball innings included a boundary, scored six. Fourteen balls later, Mohammad Sami broke the nine-run stand.

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

India scored 50 off 8.3 overs (52 balls). Pakistan had conceded nine extras at that point.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 37 balls. While Kohli’s contribution to the partnership was 30, Yuvraj Singh’s contribution to it was 16. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was five.

Yuvraj, whose 23-ball innings included a boundary and a six, eventually scored 24. Forty-four balls after Raina’s dismissal, he was caught by Sami. Wahab Riaz broke the 61-run partnership.

India scored 100 off 14.1 overs (86 balls). Pakistan had conceded 11 extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Kohli’s half-century – which included half-a-dozen boundaries and a six – came off 34 balls. He eventually scored 55 off 37 balls, which included seven boundaries, in addition to the six. He was unbeaten, as was the man from Ranchi, who scored 13 off (Dho)nine balls, including a six.

India, who scored 119 for the loss of four wickets off 15.5 overs, won by half-a-dozen wickets with 13 balls to spare.

Malik, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded 22. Mohammad Irfan, who bowled 2.5 wicketless overs, conceded 25. Afridi, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 25.

Riaz, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 16. He picked up a wicket, as was Amir, who bowled three overs, including a maiden. He conceded 11. Sami, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 17. He picked up a couple of scalps.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Ki)Win eludes Dhoni-led India again

India made no changes to their playing eleven.

New Zealand made seven changes to their playing (Dani)eleven – Rob Nicol, Brendon McCullum, James Franklin, Jacob Oram, Vettori, Ronnie Hira and Kyle Mills made way for Colin Munro, Corey Anderson, Mitchell Santner (the player of the match), Grant Elliott, Luke Ronchi, Nathan McCullum and Ish Sodhi.   

On winning the toss, Kane Williamson, New Zealand’s skipper, chose to bat.

The Powerplay of New Zealand’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 33, and lost a couple of wickets.

Guptill, who faced a couple of balls, scored half-a-dozen. His runs came by way of a six. A couple of balls (Mart)into the match, he was trapped leg before wicket by Ravichandran Ashwin broke the six-run stand.

Although his six-ball innings included a six, Munro had no reason to be in seventh heaven – seven balls later, he was caught by Hardik Pandya. Ashish Nehra broke the run-a-ball stand.

Williamson, whose 16-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight. Thirty-two balls later, he was stumped by Mahendra Singh Dhoni, India’s skipper. Suresh Raina broke the 22-run stand.

New Zealand scored 50 off 9.1 overs (55 balls). India had conceded an extra at that point.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 26. Ross Taylor, whose 14-ball innings included a boundary, scored 10. Twenty-eight balls after Williamson’s dismissal, Raina ran him out.

Anderson, whose 42-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 34. Twenty-five balls later, Jasprit Bumrah broke the 28-run stand.

Santner, whose 17-ball innings included a couple of bonudaries, scored 18. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was caught by the man from Ranchi. Ravindra Jadeja broke the (Dho)nine-run stand.

New Zealand scored 100 off 17.2 overs (104 balls). India had conceded 13 extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

The seventh-wicket pair put on 16. Elliott, who faced a dozen balls, scored nine. Fifteen balls later, Shikhar Dhawan and Nehra ran him out.

Ronchi, whose 11-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 21. He was unbeaten, as was Nathan, who didn’t face a ball.

New Zealand scored 126 for the loss of seven wickets off 20 overs. Pandya, who bowled a wicketless over, conceded 10. Nehra bowled three overs, including a maiden. He conceded 20, picking up a wicket. Ashwin, Raina, Jadeja and Bumrah bowled four overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. They conceded 32, 26, 16, and 15, respectively.

The Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 29, and lost four wickets.

Dhawan, who faced three balls, scored a run. Five balls into the chase, he was trapped leg before wicket by Nathan, who broke the run-a-ball stand.

Rohit Sharma had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored five. Nine balls later, he was stumped by Ronchi. Santner broke the five-run stand.

Raina, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. Three balls later, he was caught by Guptill. Santner broke the two-run stand.

Yuvraj Singh, who faced five balls, scored four. His runs came by way of a boundary. A dozen balls later, he was caught by Nathan, who broke the 14-run stand.

Virat Kohli, whose 27-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 23. Twenty balls later, he was caught by Ronchi. Sodhi broke the 13-run stand.

Pandya had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored just a run. Nine balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Santner, who broke the three-run stand.

Jadeja, who faced three balls, didn’t get off the mark. Four balls later, he was caught by Santner, who broke the one-run stand.

India scored 50 off 12.1 overs (74 balls). New Zealand had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

Ashwin, who faced 20 balls, scored 10. Thirty-seven balls later, he was stumped by Ronchi. Sodhi broke the 30-run stand.

Dhoni, whose run-a-ball innings included a boundary and the only six of the innings, scored 30. Seven balls later, he was caught by Nathan. Santner broke the six-run stand.

The last-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Nehra, who faced four balls, didn’t open his account. Four balls later, he was dismissed by Adam Milne.

Bumrah, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t open his account. He was unbeaten.

New Zealand eventually conceded four extras at that point. India, who were bundled out for 79 off 18.1 overs, lost by 47 runs. Elliott, who bowled two overs, conceded nine. He was wicketless, as was Anderson, who bowled three overs, conceded 18.

Milne, who bowled 13 balls, conceded eight. He picked up a wicket. Nathan, who bowled three overs, conceded 15. He picked up two wickets. Sodhi, who bowled four overs, conceded 18. He picked up three wickets. Santner, who bowled four overs, conceded 11. He picked up four scalps.