Showing posts with label ICC World T20 2021. Show all posts
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Monday, November 8, 2021

Kohli-led India and Namibia disappointed

India made one change to their playing eleven – Varun Chakravarthy made way for Rahul Chahar.

Namibia were playing India for the first time in a Twenty20 International.

On winning the toss, Virat Kohli, India’s skipper, chose to field.

The first Powerplay of Namibia’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 34, and lost a couple of wickets.

Michael van Lingen, whose 15-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 14. Twenty-eight balls into the match, he was caught by Mohammed Shami. Jasprit Bumrah broke the 33-run stand.

Craig Williams, who faced four balls, didn’t get off the mark. Five balls later, he was stumped by Rishabh Pant. Ravindra Jadeja, the player of the match, broke the one-run stand.

Forty-six balls (7.4 overs) into the match, Namibia sought a batting review. Stephan Baard, the batsman, scored 21 off as many balls, which included a boundary and a six. It was struck down by New Zealand umpire Chris Brown. He was trapped leg before wicket by Jadeja, who broke the five-run stand.

Jan-Nicol Loftie-Eaton, who faced five balls, scored as many. Nine balls later, he was caught by Rohit Sharma. Ravichandran Ashwin broke the eight-run stand.

It was at that point that the drinks break was taken. Namibia had scored 47 for the loss of four wickets at that point. Gerhard Erasmus, their skipper, was batting on three.

Namibia scored 50 off 9.3 overs (57 balls). India had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.

Erasmus, whose 20-ball innings included a boundary, eventually scored a dozen. Twenty balls after Loftie-Eaton’s dismissal, he was caught by Pant. Ashwin broke the 25-run stand.

JJ Smit, whose run-a-ball innings included a boundary, scored nine. Fifteen balls later, he was caught by Sharma. Jadeja broke the 21-run stand.

Zane Green, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. Four balls later, Ashwin broke the one-run stand.

Namibia scored 100 off 16.4 overs (101 balls). India had conceded 16 extras at that point.

David Wiese, whose 25-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 26. Nineteen balls after Green’s dismissal, he was caught by Sharma. Bumrah broke the 23-run stand.

Jan Frylinck, who faced 15 balls, scored as many. He was unbeaten, as was Ruben Trumpelmann, who scored 13 off half-a-dozen balls, which included a boundary and a six.

India eventually conceded 17 extras. Namibia scored 132 for the loss of eight wickets off 20 overs.

Each of the five bowlers bowled four overs apiece.

Shami and Chahar were wicketless. While the former conceded 39, the latter conceded 30.

Bumrah, who conceded 19, picked up a couple of wickets.

Ashwin and Jadeja picked up three scalps apiece. While the former conceded 20, the latter conceded 16.

The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 54, without the loss of a wicket.

Twenty-five balls into the chase, Namibia sought a bowling review. Sharma was the batsman. It was struck down by Brown.

India scored 50 off 5.3 overs (33 balls). Namibia hadn’t conceded any extras at that point. While Lokesh Rahul’s contribution to the partnership was a dozen, Sharma’s contribution to it was 38.

Sharma’s half-century – which included half-a-dozen boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 31 balls.

He eventually scored 56 off 37 balls, which included seven boundaries, in addition to the aforementioned number of sixes. Fifty-nine balls into the chase, he was caught by Green. Frylinck broke the 86-run partnership.

It was at that point that the drinks break was taken. Rahul was batting on 30.

India scored 100 off 11.3 overs (69 balls). Namibia hadn’t conceded any extras at that point.

Rahul’s half-century – which included three boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 35 balls.

He eventually scored 54 off 36 balls, which included four boundaries, in addition to the aforementioned number of sixes.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 33 balls. While Rahul’s contribution to the partnership was 24, the contribution of Suryakumar Yadav, whose 19-ball innings included four boundaries, to it was 25. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run. That was, incidentally, the number of extras Namibia eventually conceded.

India, who scored 136 for the loss of a wicket off 15.2 overs, won by nine wickets with 28 balls to spare.

Bernard Scholtz bowled a wicketless over, conceding 11.

Van Lingen bowled eight wicketless balls, conceding 13.

Wiese and Smit bowled two wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 18, the latter conceded 17.

Trumpelmann bowled three wicketless overs, conceding 26.

Loftie-Eaton bowled four wicketless overs, conceding 31.

Frylinck bowled a couple of overs, conceding 19. He picked up the only wicket to fall.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Friday, November 5, 2021

Scotland crushed by Kohli-led India

India made one change to their playing eleven – Shardul Thakur made way for Varun Chakravarthy.

No member of Scotland’s eleven was a member of the team that last played the Indians – .

On winning the toss, Virat Kohli, India’s skipper (who was celebrating his 33rd birthday), chose to field.

The first Powerplay of Scotland’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 27, and lost a couple of wickets.

Kyle Coetzer, Scotland’s skipper, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored just a run. Fifteen balls into the match, Jasprit Bumrah broke the 13-run stand.

George Munsey, whose 19-ball innings included four boundaries and a six, scored 24. Seventeen balls later, he was caught by Hardik Pandya. Mohammed Shami broke the 14-run stand.

Richie Berrington, who faced five balls, didn’t get off the mark. Ravindra Jadeja, the player of the match, had a reason to be in seventh heaven – he broke the one-run stand.

Seven overs into the match, Scotland sought a batting review. Matthew Cross, the batsman, faced nine balls, scoring just a couple. It was struck down by Australian umpire Rod Tucker. He was trapped leg before wicket by Jadeja, who broke the one-run stand.

Ten overs into the match, the drinks break was taken. Scotland had scored 44 for the loss of four wickets at that point. While Calum MacLeod had scored half-a-dozen, Michael Leask was unbea‘ten’.

Scotland scored 50 off 10.2 overs (62 balls). India had conceded an extra at that point.

Leask, whose 12-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, eventually scored 21. Twenty-six balls after Cross’ dismissal, he was trapped leg before wicket by Jadeja, who broke the 29-run stand.

Eighty balls (13.2 overs) into the match, India sought a bowling review. Chris Greaves was the batsman. It was struck down by South African umpire Marais Erasmus.

Greaves had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored just a run. Fourteen balls after Leask’s dismissal, he was caught by Pandya. Ravichandran Ashwin broke the five-run stand.

MacLeod, who faced 28 balls, eventually scored 16. Fifteen balls later, Shami broke the 17-run stand.

The eight-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Safyaan Sharif, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. The next ball, the substitute (Ishan Kishan) ran him out.

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

Mark Watt, whose 13-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 14. Bumrah had a reason to be in seventh heaven – he broke the four-run stand.

Brad Wheal, who faced four balls, scored a couple. He was unbeaten.

India eventually conceded four extras. Scotland were bundled out for 85 off 17.4 overs.

Chakravarthy, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 15.

Ashwin, who bowled four overs, conceded 27. He picked up a wicket.

Bumrah bowled 3.4 overs, included a maiden. He conceded 10, picking up a couple of scalps.

Shami bowled three overs, including a maiden. He conceded 15, picking up three wickets.

Jadeja, who bowled four overs, also conceded 15. He picked up three scalps as well.

The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 82, and lost a couple of wickets.

India’s openers scored 50 off 3.5 overs (23 balls). Scotland had conceded an extra at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded. The contributions of both Lokesh Rahul and Rohit Sharma to the partnership were 26 apiece.

Sharma, whose 16-ball innings included five boundaries and a six, eventually scored 30. Five overs into the chase, he was trapped leg before wicket by Wheal, who broke the 70-run partnership.

Rahul’s half-century – which included half-a-dozen boundaries and three sixes – came off 18 balls.

He eventually faced balls, failing to add to the aforementioned score. An over after Sharma’s dismissal, he was caught by MacLeod. Watt broke the 12-run stand.

Kohli, who faced a couple of balls, scored as many. He was unbeaten, as was Suryakumar Yadav, who faced a couple of balls, scoring half-a-dozen. In fact, his runs came by way of a six.

India, who scored 89 for the loss of a couple of wickets off 6.3 overs, won by eight wickets with 81 balls to spare.

Greaves, who bowled three balls, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he was wicketless, as were Evans and Sharif, who bowled an over apiece. While the former conceded 16, the latter conceded 14.

Wheal and Watt bowled two overs each, picking up a scalp apiece. While the former conceded 32, the latter conceded 20.

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

Wednesday, November 3, 2021

Afghanistan disappointed; Kohli-led India triumph

India made a couple of (Ravi)chan(dran)ges to their playing eleven – Ishan Kishan and Varun Chakravarthy made way for Suryakumar Yadav and Ashwin.

Afghanistan made seven changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – Nawroz Mangal, Karim Sadiq, Asghar Afghan, Samiullah Shinwari, Shafiqullah, and the Zadrans (Dawlat and Shapoor) made way for Hazratullah Zazai, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Rashid Khan, Karim Janat, Naveen-ul-Haq and Hamid Hassan.

On winning the toss, Mohammad Nabi, Afghanistan’s skipper, chose to field.

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 five overs (31 balls). Afghanistan had conceded an extra at that point. While Lokesh Rahul’s contribution to the partnership was 17, the contribution of Rohit, the player of the (Shar)match, to it was 34.

Thirty-four balls (5.3 overs) into the match, Afghanistan sought a bowling review. Sharma was the batsman. It was struck down by Australian umpire Paul Reiffel.

Sharma’s half-century – which included seven boundaries and a six – came off 37 balls.

India’s openers put on 100 off 11.4 overs (71 balls). Afghanistan had conceded an extra at that point. While Rahul’s contribution to the partnership was 47, Sharma’s contribution to it was 54.

Rahul’s half-century – which included four boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 35 balls.

Sharma, whose 47-ball innings included eight boundaries and three sixes, eventually scored 74. Eighty-nine balls into the match, he was caught by Nabi. Janat broke the 140-run partnership.

Rahul, whose 48-ball (Gulbad)innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, in addition to the aforementioned number of sixes, eventually scored 69. Eleven balls later, Naib had a reason to be in seventh heaven.

Ninety-four balls (15.3 overs) into the match, Afghanistan sought a bowling review. Rishabh Pant was the batsman. It was struck down by Reiffel.

The next ball, India sought a batting review. Pant was the batsman. It was upheld by Reiffel.

India scored 150 off 16.5 overs (102 balls). Afghanistan had conceded an extra at that point.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 16 balls. While Pant’s contribution to the partnership was 18, Hardik Pandya’s contribution to it was 31. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

India scored 200 off 19.2 overs (117 balls). Afghanistan had conceded three extras at that point.

Pant, whose 27-ball innings included a boundary and three sixes, eventually scored 27. He was unbeaten, as was Pandya, who eventually scored 35 off 13 balls, which included four boundaries and a couple of sixes.

Afghanistan eventually conceded five extras. India scored 210 for the loss of a couple of wickets off 20 overs.

Nabi, who bowled an over, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he was wicketless.

Ashraf, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded 25.

Naveen, Rashid and Hassan bowled four wicketless overs apiece. They conceded 59, 36, and 34, respectively.

Janat, who bowled an over, had a reason to be in seventh heaven – he picked up a wicket, as did Naib, who bowled four overs, conceding 39.

The first Powerplay of Afghanistan’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 47, and lost a couple of wickets.

Mohammad Shahzad, who faced four balls, failed to get off the mark. Three overs into the chase, he was caught by Ashwin. Mohammed Shami broke the 13-run stand.

The second-wicket pair failed to get off the mark. Zazai, whose 15-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 13. The next ball, he was caught by Shardul Thakur off the bowling of Jasprit Bumrah.

Gurbaz, whose 10-ball innings included a boundary and a couple of sixes, scored 19. Twenty-two balls later, he was caught by Ravindra Jadeja. Pandya broke the 35-run stand.

Afghanistan scored 50 off 7.2 overs (44 balls). India hadn’t conceded any extras at that point.

Naib, whose 20-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 18. Sixteen balls after Gurbaz’s dismissal, he was trapped leg before wicket by Ashwin, who broke the 11-run stand.

It was at that point that the drinks break was taken. Afghanistan had scored 59 for the loss of four wickets. Najibullah Zadran was batting on nine.

Najibullah, whose 13-ball innings included a six, scored 11. Fourteen balls after Naib’s dismissal, Ashwin broke the 10-run stand.

Afghanistan scored 100 off 16.1 overs (97 balls). India had conceded an extra at that point.

The sixth-wicket pair put on 50 off 34 balls. While Nabi’s contribution to the partnership was 25, Janat’s contribution to it was 24. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

Nabi, whose 32-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, eventually scored 35. Thirty-eight balls after Najibullah’s dismissal, he was caught by Jadeja. Shami broke the 57-run partnership.

Janat, whose 22-ball innings included three boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 42. He was unbeaten.

Rashid, who faced a ball, did not get off the mark. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Pandya. Shami broke the one-run stand.

Ashraf, who faced three balls, scored a couple. He was unbeaten.

India eventually conceded four overs. Afghanistan, who scored 144 for the loss of seven wickets off 20 overs, lost by 67 runs.

Pandya, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 23. He was wicketless, as was Thakur, who bowled three overs, conceding 31.

Jadeja, who bowled three overs, conceded 19. He picked up a wicket, as did Bumrah, who bowled four overs, conceding 25.

Ashwin bowled four overs, including a maiden. He conceded 14, picking up a couple of wickets.

Shami, who bowled four overs, conceded 32. He picked up three scalps.

 

 

 

  

 

Sunday, October 31, 2021

New Zealand crush Kohli-led India

India made a couple of changes to their playing eleven – Suryakumar Yadav and Bhuvneshwar Kumar made way for Ishan Kishan and Shardul Thakur.

New Zealand made half-a-dozen changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – Colin Munro, Tim Seifert, Tom Bruce, Ross Taylor, Scott Kuggeleijn and Hamish Bennett made way for Kane [who was leading the team, and chose to field (Williams)on winning the toss], Devon Conway, Glenn Phillips, James Mitchell, Adam Milne and Trent Boult.

The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 35, and lost a couple of wickets.

Kishan, who faced eight balls, scored four. His runs came by way of a boundary. Seventeen balls later, he was caught by Daryl Mitchell. Boult broke the 11-run stand.

Lokesh Rahul, whose 16-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 18. Eighteen balls later, he was caught by Mitchell. Tim Southee broke the 24-run stand.

Rohit Sharma, whose run-a-ball (Mart)innings included a boundary and a six, scored 14. Eleven balls later, he was caught by Guptill. Ish Sodhi, who was celebrating his 29th birthday and was the player of the match, broke the five-run stand.

Ten overs into the match, the drinks break was taken. India had scored 48 for the loss of three wickets at that point. While Virat Kohli, India’s skipper, was batting on nine, Rishabh Pant had scored three.

Kohli, who faced 17 balls, failed to add to the aforementioned score. Fifteen balls after Sharma’s dismissal, he was caught by Boult. Sodhi broke the eight-run stand.

India scored 50 off 10.4 overs (64 balls). New Zealand hadn’t conceded any extras at that point.

Pant, who faced 19 balls, eventually scored a dozen. Twenty-six balls after Kohli’s dismissal, Milne broke the 22-run stand.

Eighty-eight balls (14.4 overs) into the match, New Zealand sought a bowling review. Ravindra Jadeja was the batsman. It was struck down by English umpire Richard Kettleborough.

Hardik Pandya, whose 24-ball innings included a boundary, scored 23. Twenty-two balls after Pant’s dismissal, he was caught by Guptill. Boult broke the 24-run stand.

Jadeja, whose 19-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, scored 26. He was unbeaten.

Thakur, who faced three balls, failed to get off the mark. Three dot balls later, he was caught by Guptill off the bowling of Boult.

India scored 100 off 19.1 overs (115 balls). New Zealand had conceded four extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Mohammed Shami, who did not face a ball, was unbeaten.

India scored 110 for the loss of seven wickets off 20 overs.

Mitchell Santner, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 15.

Milne and Southee bowled four overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 30, the latter conceded 26.

Sodhi, who bowled four overs, conceded 17. He picked up a couple of wickets.

Boult, who bowled four overs, conceded 20. He picked up three scalps.

The first Powerplay of New Zealand’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 44, and lost a wicket.

Guptill, whose 17-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 20. Twenty-two balls into the chase, he was caught by Thakur. Jasprit Bumrah broke the 24-run stand.

New Zealand scored 50 off 6.5 overs (41 balls). India had conceded four extras at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 34 balls. While Mitchell’s contribution to the partnership was 37, Williamson’s contribution to it was 13. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

Ten overs into the chase, the drinks break was taken. New Zealand had scored 83 for the loss of a wicket at that point. While Mitchell was batting on 46, Williamson was batting on 13.

Mitchell, whose 35-ball innings included four boundaries and three sixes, eventually scored 49. Fifty-four balls after Guptill’s dismissal, he was caught by Rahul. Bumrah broke the 72-run partnership.

New Zealand scored 100 off 13.4 overs (82 balls). India had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.

Williamson, whose 31-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 33. He was unbeaten, as was Conway, who faced four balls, scoring a couple.

The number of extras they eventually conceded gave India no reason to be in seventh heaven. New Zealand, who scored 111 for the loss of a couple of wickets off 14.3 overs, lost by eight wickets with 33 balls to spare.

Shami, who bowled a wicketless over, conceded 11.

Thakur, who bowled nine wicketless balls, conceded 17.

Jadeja and Pandya bowled a couple of wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 23, the latter conceded 17.

Varun Chakravarthy, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 23.

Bumrah, who bowled four overs, conceded 19. He picked up both the wickets that fell.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sunday, October 24, 2021

Virat-led India bea‘ten’ by Pakistan

India (Shar)made nine changes to their playing eleven – Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shikhar Dhawan, Devdutt Padikkal, Sanju Samson, Nitish Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Rahul Chahar, Chetan Sakariya and Sandeep Warrier made way for Lokesh Rahul, Rohit, Virat Kohli (who was leading the team), Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami and Jasprit Bumrah.

Pakistan (Moham)made four changes to their playing eleven – Sharjeel Khan, Sohaib Maqsood, Wasim and Usman Qadir made way for Shoaib Malik, Asif Ali, Imad Wasim and Shaheen Shah Afridi (the player of the match).

On winning the toss, Babar Azam, Pakistan’s skipper, chose to field.

The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 36, and lost three wickets.

Sharma, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. He was trapped leg be‘four’ wicket by Afridi, who broke the one-run stand.

Rahul, who faced eight balls, scored just three. Nine balls later, Afridi broke the five-run stand.

Suryakumar, whose eight-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 11. Twenty-one balls later, he was caught by Mohammad Rizwan. Hasan Ali broke the 25-run stand.

Forty-six balls (7.4 overs) into the match, Pakistan sought a bowling review. Pant was the batsman. It was struck down by South African umpire Marais Erasmus.

India scored 50 off nine overs (54 balls). Pakistan had conceded an extra at that point.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 37 balls. While Kohli’s contribution to the partnership was a dozen, Pant’s contribution to it was 37. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

Pant, whose 30-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and as many sixes, eventually scored 39. Forty balls after Suryakumar’s dismissal, he was caught by Shadab Khan, who broke the 53-run partnership.

India scored 100 off 15 overs (90 balls). Pakistan had conceded four extras at that point.

Jadeja, whose run-a-ball innings included a boundary, scored 13. Thirty-three balls after Pant’s dismissal, he was caught by the substitute, Mohammad Nawaz. Hasan broke the 41-run stand.

Kohli’s half-century – which included four boundaries and a six – came off 45 balls.

He eventually scored 57 off 49 balls, which included five boundaries, in addition to the six. Five balls after Jadeja’s dismissal, he was caught by Rizwan. Afridi broke the eight-run stand.

The 19th over of India’s innings – bowled by Afridi – was called a five-ball over by New Zealand umpire Chris Gaffaney.

Pandya, whose eight-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 11. Five balls after Kohli’s dismissal, he was caught by Azam. Haris Rauf broke the 13-run stand.

India scored 150 off 19.5 overs (120 balls). Pakistan had conceded 11 extras at that point.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who faced four balls, scored five. He was unbeaten, as was Shami, who didn’t face a ball.

Pakistan eventually conceded a dozen extras. India scored 151 for the loss of seven wickets off seven wickets off 20 overs.

Mohammad Hafeez and Imad bowled a couple of wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 12, the latter conceded 10.

Rauf and Shadab bowled four overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 25, the latter conceded 22.

Hasan, who bowled four overs, conceded 44. He picked up two wickets.

Afridi, who bowled four overs, conceded 31. He picked up three scalps.

The first Powerplay of Pakistan’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 43, without the loss of a wicket.

Pakistan’s openers put on 50 off 7.4 overs (46 balls). India had conceded a couple of extras at that point. While Rizwan’s contribution to the partnership was 29, Azam’s contribution to it was 19.

Ten overs into the chase, the drinks break was taken. Pakistan had scored 71 without the loss of a wicket at that point. While Rizwan was batting on 35, Azam was batting on 34.

Azam’s half-century – which included four boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 40 balls.

Pakistan’s openers put on 100 off 12.5 overs (77 balls). India had conceded three extras at that point. While Rizwan’s contribution to the partnership was 45, Azam’s contribution to it was 52.

Rizwan’s half-century – which included three boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 41 balls.

Pakistan’s openers put on 150 off 17.4 overs (106 balls). India had conceded five extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded. While Rizwan’s contribution to the partnership was 79, Azam’s contribution to it was 66.

Rizwan, whose 55-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and three sixes, didn’t add to the aforementioned score. He was unbeaten, as was Azam, who eventually scored 68. His 52-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and a couple of sixes.

Pakistan, who scored 152 without the loss of a wicket off 17.5 overs, won by 10 wickets.

Bhuvneshwar and Bumrah bowled three wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 25, the latter conceded 22.

Shamim who bowled 3.5 wicketless overs, conceded 42.

Varun Chakravarthy and Jadeja bowled four wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 33, the latter conceded 28.

Suryakumar-led India beat the Kiwis

The match was attended by 86,824 people. India made no changes to their playing eleven. New Zealand made three changes to the eleven tha...