Virat-led India beat NZ again

Neither India nor New Zealand made any changes to their playing eleven.

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 48, and lost a wicket.

Guptill, whose 20-ball (Mart)innings included four boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 33. At the end of the Powerplay, he was caught by Virat Kohli, the player of the match. Shardul Thakur broke the 48-run stand.

New Zealand scored 50 off 6.2 overs (38 balls). India had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

Munro, whose 25-ball (Col)innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 26. Sixteen balls after Guptill’s dismissal, he was caught by Kohli. Shivam Dube broke the 20-run stand.

Colin de Grandhomme, who faced five balls, scored three. Ten balls later, he was caught by Ravindra Jadeja, who broke the six-run stand.

Williamson, who faced 20 balls, scored 14. Thirteen balls later, he was caught by Yuzvendra Chahal. Needless to say, Jadeja was in seventh heaven.

New Zealand scored 100 off 15.3 overs (93 balls). India had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

Ross Taylor, who faced 24 balls, scored 18. Forty-three balls later, he was caught by Rohit Sharma. Jasprit Bumrah broke the 44-run stand.

Tim Seifert, whose 26-ball innings included a boundary and a couple of sixes, scored 33. He was unbeaten, as was Mitchell Santner, who didn’t face a ball.

India eventually conceded five extras. New Zealand scored 132 for the loss of five wickets off 20 overs. Chahal and Mohammed Shami bowled four wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 33, the latter conceded 22.

Thakur and Dube bowled a couple of overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 21, the latter conceded 16. Bumrah bowled four overs, conceding 21. He picked up a wicket. Jadeja bowled four overs, conceding 18. 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 40, and lost a couple of wickets.

Sharma, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored eight. His runs came by way of boundaries. An over into the match, he was caught by Taylor. Tim Southee broke the eight-run stand.

Kohli, whose 12-ball innings included a boundary, scored 11. Twenty-six balls later, he was caught by Seifert. Southee broke the 31-run stand.

India scored 50 off 8.1 overs (49 balls). New Zealand hadn’t conceded any extras at that point.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 55 balls. While the contribution of Lokesh Rahul, the player of the match, to the partnership was 28, Shreyas Iyer’s contribution to it was 26. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

India scored 100 off 14.4 overs (88 balls). New Zealand had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.

Rahul’s half-century – which included three boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 43 balls. He eventually scored 57 off 50 balls, and was unbeaten.

Iyer, whose 33-ball innings included a boundary and three sixes, eventually scored 44. Sixty-seven balls after Kohli’s dismissal, he was caught by Southee. Ish Sodhi broke the 86-run partnership.

Dube, whose four-ball innings included a six, scored eight. He was unbeaten.

The number of extras they eventually conceded gave New Zealand no reason to be in seventh heaven. India, who scored 135 for the loss of three wickets off 17.3 overs, won by seven wickets with 15 balls to spare.

Blair Tickner and Hamish Bennett bowled three wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 34, the latter conceded 29. Santner bowled four wicketless overs, conceding 19. Sodhi bowled four overs, conceding 33. He picked up a wicket. Southee bowled 3.3 overs, conceded 20. He picked up two scalps.

India led the five-match series 2-0. 

 

 

  

Kohli leads; England beat India

India (Shar)made seven changes to their playing eleven – Rohit, Ajinkya Rahane, Ravindra Jadeja. Ravichandran Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Amit Mishra, and Mohammed Shami made way for Suresh Raina, Yuvraj Singh, Manish Pandey, Hardik Pandya, T20 International debutant Parvez Rasool, Ashish Nehra and Yuzvendra Chahal. 

England made (Ra)VI changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – Alex Hales, Bopara, Chris Woakes, James Tredwell, Steven Finn and Harry Gurney made way for Sam Billings, Ben Stokes, Chris Jordan, Liam Plunkett, Tymal Mills and Adil Rashid.  

On winning the toss, Morgan, England’s skipper, (Eo)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 47, and lost a wicket.

Lokesh Rahul, whose nine-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight. Twenty-seven balls into the match, he was caught by Rashid. Jordan broke the 34-run stand.

India scored 50 off 6.2 overs (39 balls). England had conceded three extras at that point.

Virat Kohli, India’s skipper, scored 29. His 26-ball innings included four boundaries. Sixteen balls after Rahul’s dismissal, he was caught by Morgan. Moeen Ali, the player of the match, broke the 21-run stand.

Yuvraj, whose 13-ball innings included a boundary, scored a dozen. Eighteen balls later, he was caught by Rashid. Plunkett broke the 20-run stand.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni, whose 27-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 36. He was unbeaten.

Raina, whose 23-ball innings included four boundaries and the only six of the innings, scored 34. Fourteen balls after Yuvraj’s dismissal, Stokes broke the 20-run stand.

India scored 100 off 13.4 overs (83 balls). England had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.

Pandey, who faced five balls, scored three. Five balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Ali, who broke the three-run stand.

Pandya, who faced a dozen balls, scored nine. Eighteen balls later, he was caught by Billings. Mills broke the 20-run stand.

The seventh-wicket pair put on 27. Rasool, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored five. Twenty balls later, Jordan and Morgan ran him out. He has never represented India since.

Jasprit Bumrah, who didn’t face a ball, was unbeaten.

England eventually conceded 11 extras. India scored 147 for the loss of seven wickets off 20 overs.

Each of the five bowlers bowled four overs apiece. Stokes, who conceded 37, picking up a wicket. Plunkett, who bowled conceded 32, picking up a wicket. Mills and Jordan conceded 27 each, picking up a wicket apiece. Ali, who conceded 21, picking up a couple of scalps.

The first Powerplay of England’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 48, and lost a couple of wickets.

Jason Roy, whose 11-ball innings included a couple of sixes, scored 19. Twenty balls into the chase, Chahal broke the 42-run stand.

Billings, whose 10-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, scored 22. Three balls later, Chahal broke the one-run stand.

England scored 50 off 6.2 overs (38 balls). India had conceded an extra at that point.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 48 balls. While Joe Root’s contribution to the partnership was 18, Morgan’s contribution to it was 30. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

England scored 100 off 12.3 overs (75 balls). India had conceded four extras at that point.

Morgan’s half-century – which included a boundary and four sixes – came off 37 balls. He eventually scored 51 off 38 balls. Sixty-nine balls later, he was caught by Raina. Rasool broke the 83-run partnership.

Root, whose run-a-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 46. He was unbeaten, as was Stokes, who faced five balls, scored a couple.

India eventually conceded eight extras. England, who scored 148 for the loss of three wickets off 18.1 overs, won by seven wickets with 11 balls to spare. Raina and Pandya bowled a couple of wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 17, the latter conceded a dozen.

Nehra, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 31. Bumrah, who bowled 3.1 wicketless overs, conceded 26. Rasool, who bowled four overs, conceded 32. He picked up a wicket. Chahal, who bowled four overs, conceded 27. He picked up two scalps.

England led the three-match series 1-0.    

 

   

Australia D(hon)isappointed; India win comfortably

India made five changes to their playing (Pat)eleven – Ambati Rayudu, Axar, Harbhajan Singh, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Mohit (Shar)made way for Yuvraj Singh, a couple of T20 International debutants (Hardik Pandya and Jasprit Bumrah), Ravindra Jadeja and Ashish Nehra.

Australia made eight changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – Cameron White, Glenn Maxwell, George Bailey, the Brads (Hodge and Haddin), Mitchell Starc, James Muirhead and Doug Bollinger and made way for Steve Smith, T20 International debutant Travis Head, Chris Lynn, Matthew Wade, James Faulkner, Kane Richardson, Cameron Boyce and Shaun Tait.

(Aar)On winning the toss, Finch, Australia’s skipper, inserted the visitors.

The Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 54, and lost a couple of wickets.

Rohit, whose 20-ball innings included four boundaries and a six, scored 31. Twenty-five balls into the (Shar)match, he was caught by Faulkner. Shane Watson broke the 40-run stand.

Shikhar Dhawan, who faced eight balls, scored five. Four balls later, he was caught by Wade. Watson broke the one-run stand.

India scored 50 off 5.5 overs (35 balls). Australia had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 39 balls. While the contribution of Virat Kohli, the player of the match, to the partnership was 31, Suresh Raina’s contribution to it was 21. Extras’ contribution to it was a couple.

India scored 100 off 12.2 overs (74 balls). The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave Australia no reason to be in seventh heaven.

Kohli’s half-century – which included half-a-dozen boundaries and a six – came off 32 balls.

The third-wicket pair put on 100 off 68 balls. While Kohli’s contribution to the partnership was 68, Raina’s contribution to it was 26. Extras’ contribution to it was half-a-dozen.

India scored 150 off 17.2 overs (104 balls). Australia had conceded 10 extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Kohli, whose 55-ball innings included nine boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 90. He was unbeaten.

Raina, whose 34-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, eventually scored 41. Eighty-seven balls after Dhawan’s dismissal, Faulkner broke the 134-run partnership.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni, whose three-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 11. He was unbeaten.

India scored 188 for the loss of three wickets off 20 overs.

Head, who bowled a wicketless over, conceded nine. Boyce, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 23. Tait and Richardson bowled four wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 45, the latter conceded 41.

Faulkner, who bowled four overs, conceded 43. He picked up a wicket. Watson, who bowled four overs, conceded 24. He picked up a couple of scalps.

The Powerplay of Australia’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 56, and lost a wicket.

David Warner, whose nine-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 17. Thirty-one balls into the chase, he was caught by Kohli. Bumrah broke the 47-run stand.

Australia scored 50 off 5.2 overs (32 balls). India had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

Smith, whose 14-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 21. Twenty-three balls later, he was caught by Kohli. Jadeja broke the 42-run stand.

The third-wicket pair failed to get off the mark. Finch, whose 33-ball innings included four boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 44. A couple of balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Ravichandran Ashwin.

Head, who faced five balls, scored a couple. Ten balls later, he was trapped leg be‘four’ wicket by Jadeja.

Australia scored 100 off 11.5 overs (71 balls). The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave India no reason to be in seventh heaven.

Watson, whose 10-ball innings included a six, scored a dozen. Fifteen balls later, he was caught by Nehra. Ashwin broke the 17-run stand.

Lynn, whose 16-ball innings included a six, scored 17. Nine balls later, he was caught by Yuvraj. Pandya broke the 14-run stand.

Wade had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored five. Seven balls later, he was caught by Jadeja. Pandya broke the five-run stand.

Faulkner, whose seven-ball innings included a six, scored 10. Bumrah had a reason to be in seventh heaven – he broke the 14-run stand.

Richardson had on reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored nine. Half-a-dozen balls later, Nehra broke the run-a-ball stand.

Australia scored 150 off 18.5 overs (113 balls). India had conceded 10 extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Boyce, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored three. Seven balls later, he was caught by Pandya. Bumrah broke the two-run stand.

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

Australia, who were dismissed for 151 off 19.3 overs, lost by 37 runs. Yuvraj, who bowled a wicketless overs, conceded 10.

Nehra, who bowled four overs, conceded 30. He picked up a wicket. Pandya, who bowled three overs, conceded 37. He picked up a couple of wickets, as did Ashwin and Jadeja, who bowled four overs apiece. While the former conceded 28, the latter conceded 21.

Bumrah, who bowled 3.3 overs, conceded 23. He picked up three scalps.

India led the three-match series 1-0.