Hardik-led India (Ki)win, level series

India made one change to their playing eleven – Umran Malik made way for Yuzvendra Chahal.

New Zealand made no changes to the eleven that last played the Indians.

On winning the toss, Mitchell Santner, New Zealand’s skipper, chose to bat.

The first 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.

Allen, whose 10-ball (F)innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 11. Twenty-one balls into the match, Chahal broke the run-a-ball stand.

Twenty-eight balls (4.4 overs) into the match, New Zealand sought a batting review. Devon Conway, the batsman, scored 11 off 14 balls, which included a boundary. It was struck down by umpire Nitin Menon. He was caught by Ishan Kishan. Needless to say, Washington Sundar was in seventh heaven.

Glenn Phillips, who faced 10 balls, scored five. Thirteen balls later, Deepak Hooda was in seventh heaven.

Daryl Mitchell, whose 13-ball innings included a boundary. Nineteen balls later, Kuldeep Yadav broke the 13-run stand.

It was at that point that the drinks break was taken. Mark Chapman was in seventh heaven.

New Zealand scored 50 off 10.2 overs (62 balls). India had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.

The fifth-wicket pair put on a dozen. Chapman, who faced 21 balls, scored 14. Sixteen balls after Mitchell’s dismissal, Kuldeep and Kishan ran him out.

Michael Bracewell, who faced 22 balls, scored 14. Twenty-six balls later, he was caught by Arshdeep Singh. Hardik Pandya, India’s skipper, broke the 20-run stand.

Santner, whose 23-ball innings included a boundary, scored 19. He was unbeaten.

Ish Sodhi, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. Four balls after Bracewell’s dismissal, he was caught by Hardik. Arshdeep broke the three-run stand.

The eighth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. He was caught by Sundar off the bowling of Arshdeep.

Jacob Duffy, whose three-ball innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. He was unbeaten.

India eventually conceded 10 extras. New Zealand scored 99 for the loss of eight wickets at that point.

Shivam Mavi, who bowled a wicketless over, conceded 11.

Chahal bowled a couple of overs, including a maiden. He conceded four, picking up a wicket.

Sundar, who bowled three overs, conceded 17. He picked up a wicket.

Hardik, Hooda, and Kuldeep bowled four overs each, picking up a scalp apiece. While Hardik conceded 25, the spinners conceded 17 apiece.

Arshdeep, who bowled a couple of overs, had a reason to be in seventh heaven – he picked up a couple of scalps.

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

Shubman Gill, whose nine-ball innings included a couple of balls, scored 11. Twenty-three balls into the chase, he was caught by Allen. Bracewell broke the 17-run stand.

The second-wicket pair put on 29. Kishan, whose 32-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 19. Thirty balls later, Phillips and Santner ran him out.

Ten overs into the chase, the drinks break was taken. India had scored 49 for the loss of a couple of wickets at that point. While Rahul had scored (Tripa)thirteen, Suryakumar Yadav, the player of the match, had scored a couple.

India scored 50 off 10.1 overs (61 balls). New Zealand had conceded four extras at that point.

Tripathi, whose 18-ball innings included a boundary, did not add to the aforementioned score. Eleven balls later, he was caught by Phillips. Sodhi broke the four-run stand.

Eighty-seven balls (14.3 overs) into the chase, New Zealand sought a bowling review. Suryakumar was the batsman. It was struck down by Menon.

It was, in fact, at that point that the fourth-wicket pair had put on 20. Sundar, whose nine-ball innings included a boundary, scored 10.Tickner ran him out.

Suryakumar, whose 31-ball innings included a boundary, eventually scored 31. He was unbeaten, as was Hardik, who scored 15 off 20 balls, which included a boundary.

India scored 100 off 19.5 overs (119 balls). In fact, they scored 101 for the loss of four wickets, winning by half-a-dozen wickets with a ball to spare. The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave New Zealand no reason to be in seventh heaven. But that was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Tickner, who bowled five balls, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he was wicketless.

Duffy, Ferguson, and Chapman bowled a wicketless over apiece. They conceded eight, seven, and four, respectively.

Santner and Phillips bowled four wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 20, the latter conceded 17.

Sodhi and Bracewell bowled four overs each, picking up a scalp apiece. While the former conceded 24, the latter conceded 13.

The three-match series was levelled 1-1.

 

 

Virat-led India (Ki)win the series

India made no changes to their playing eleven.

New Zealand made just one change to the eleven that last played the Indians – Blair Tickner made way for Scott Kuggeleijn.

On winning the toss, Kane Williamson, New Zealand’s skipper, inserted the visitors.

The Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. Their openers put on 69.

India put on 50 off 5.3 overs (33 balls). New Zealand hadn’t conceded any extras at that point. While the contribution of Rohit, the player of the (Shar)match, to the partnership was 36, Lokesh Rahul’s contribution to it was 19.

Rahul, whose 19-ball (Col)innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, eventually scored 27. Nine overs into the match, he was caught by Munro. Colin de Grandhomme broke the 89-run partnership.

Sharma’s half-century – which included five boundaries and three sixes – came off 23 balls. He eventually scored 65 off 40 balls, which included half-a-dozen boundaries, in addition to the aforementioned number of sixes. Ten balls later, he was caught by Tim Southee. Hamish Bennett broke the five-run stand.

Shivam Dube had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored just three. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Ish Sodhi. Bennett broke the run-a-ball stand.

India scored 100 off 12.1 overs (73 balls). New Zealand had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

Shreyas Iyer, whose 16-ball innings included a six, scored 17. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was caught by Tim Seifert. Mitchell Santner broke the 46-run stand.

India scored 150 off 17.5 overs (107 balls). New Zealand had conceded three extras at that point.

Virat Kohli, India’s skipper, scored 38. His 27-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six. Eleven balls later, he was caught by Southee. Bennett broke the 18-run stand.

Manish Pandey, whose six-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 14. He was unbeaten.

Ravindra Jadeja, whose five-ball innings included a six, was unbea‘ten’.

New Zealand eventually conceded five extras. India scored 179 for the loss of five wickets off 20 overs.

Kuggeleijn, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 10. He was wicketless, as were Southee and Sodhi, who bowled four wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 39, the latter conceded 23.

De Grandhomme, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 13. He picked up a wicket, as was Santner, who bowled four overs, conceding 37. Bennett, who bowled four overs, conceded 54. He picked up three scalps.

The Powerplay of New Zealand’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 51, and lost a wicket.

Guptill, whose 21-ball (Mart)innings included a couple of boundaries and three sixes, scored 31. Thirty-four balls into the chase, he was caught by the substitute, Sanju Samson. Shardul Thakur broke the 47-run stand.

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

Munro, whose 16-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 14. Four balls after Guptill’s dismissal, he was stumped by Rahul. Jadeja broke the five-run stand.

Santner, whose 11-ball innings included a boundary, scored nine. Twenty-six balls later, Yuzvendra Chahal broke the 36-run stand.

New Zealand scored 100 off 12.4 overs (76 balls). The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave India no reason to be in seventh heaven.

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

The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 30 balls. While Williamson’s contribution to the partnership was 44, de Grandhomme’s contribution to it was five. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

De Grandhomme, who faced a dozen balls, didn’t add to the aforementioned score. Thirty-two balls after Santner’s dismissal, he was caught by Dube. Thakur broke the 50-run stand.

New Zealand scored 150 off 17 overs (102 balls). The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave India no reason to be in seventh heaven.

Williamson, whose 48-ball innings included eight boundaries and half-a-dozen sixes, eventually scored 95. Twenty-one balls after de Grandhomme’s dismissal, he was caught by Rahul. Mohammed Shami broke the 41-run stand.

Ross Taylor, whose 10-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 17. Three balls later, Shami broke the one-run stand.

Seifert, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t get off the mark. He was unbeaten.

India eventually conceded eight extras. New Zealand scored 179 for the loss of six wickets off 20 overs. The match ended in a tie. Dube, who bowled an over, conceded 14. He was unbeaten, as was Jasprit Bumrah, who bowled four overs, conceding 45.

Chahal and Jadeja bowled four overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 36, the latter conceded 23. Thakur, who bowled three overs, conceded 21. He picked up a couple of scalps, as did Shami, who bowled four overs, conceding 32.

The match was decided by a Super Over.

While Bumrah bowled it for India, Williamson and Guptill faced it for New Zealand, and scored a run apiece off the first two balls.

Williamson scored a six off the third and a boundary off the fourth.

Bumrah conceded a bye off the penultimate ball, and Guptill scored a boundary off the last ball.

New Zealand scored 17 without the loss of a wicket off their Super Over.

India were set a target of 18.

Sharma and Rahul walked out to face Southee.

Sharma scored a couple off the first ball, and a single off the second.

Rahul scored a boundary off the third ball, and a single off the fourth.

Sharma scored sixes off the last two balls.

India scored 20 without the loss of a wicket off their Super Over, winning the eliminator.

As a result of that, the visitors led the five-match series 3-0. In fact, they won the series with a couple of matches to spare.

Virat-led India beat England narrowly

India made just a change to their playing eleven – Parvez Rasool made way for Amit Mishra.

England made just a change to the eleven that last played the Indians – Liam Plunkett made way for his namesake, Liam Dawson.

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 46, and lost a wicket.

Virat Kohli, India’s skipper, scored 15. His 21-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six. Twenty-five balls into the match, he was caught by Dawson. Chris Jordan broke the 30-run stand.

India scored 50 off 6.4 overs (40 balls). England had conceded an extra at that point.

Suresh Raina, who faced 10 balls, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – 21 balls after Kohli’s dismissal, he was caught by Jordan. Adil Rashid broke the 26-run stand.

Yuvraj Singh, who faced a dozen balls, scored just four. Seventeen balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Moeen Ali, who broke the 13-run stand.

Lokesh Rahul’s half-century – which included three boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 32 balls.

India scored 100 off 13.4 overs (82 balls). England had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 37 balls. While Rahul’s contribution to the partnership was 32, Manish Pandey’s contribution to it was 17. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

Rahul, whose 47-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 71. Forty-one balls after Yuvraj’s dismissal, he was caught by Ben Stokes. Jordan broke the 56-run partnership.

Pandey, whose 26-ball innings included a six, eventually scored 30. Nine balls later, Tymal Mills broke the 14-run stand.

The sixth-wicket pair put on four. Hardik Pandya, who faced three balls, scored a couple. Four balls later, Jordan ran him out.

The seventh-wicket pair put on a couple. Mishra didn’t face a ball. A couple of balls later, Ali and Jordan ran him out.

The eighth-wicket pair D(hon)idn’t get off the mark. Mahendra Singh had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored five. The next ball, he was dismissed by Jordan.

Jasprit Bumrah, the player of the match, didn’t face a ball. He was unbeaten.

England eventually conceded four extras. India scored 144 for the loss of eight wickets off 20 overs. Dawson, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 20. He was wicketless, as was Stokes, who bowled three overs, conceding 21.

Rashid, who bowled three overs, conceded 24. He picked up a wicket, as did Mills and Ali, who bowled four overs apiece. While the former conceded 36, the latter conceded 20. Jordan, who bowled four overs, conceded 22. He picked up three scalps.

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

Sam Billings, whose nine-ball innings included a six, scored a dozen. Nineteen balls into the chase, he was caught by Bumrah. Ashish Nehra broke the 22-run stand.

The second-wicket pair failed to get off the mark. Jason Roy, whose 11-ball innings included a six, scored 10. The next ball, he was caught by Raina off the bowling of Nehra.

England scored 50 off 8.1 overs (49 balls). India had conceded an extra at that point.

Morgan, whose 23-ball innings included a boundary, scored 17. Forty-one balls after Roy’s dismissal, he was caught by Pandya. Mishra broke the 43-run stand.

England scored 100 off 14.5 overs (90 balls). The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave India no reason to be in seventh heaven.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 38 balls. While Joe Root’s contribution to the partnership was eight, Stokes’ contribution to it was 37. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was five.

Stokes, whose 27-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and as many sixes, eventually scored 38. Forty balls after Morgan’s dismissal, he was trapped leg before wicket by Nehra, who broke the 52-run partnership.

Root, whose run-a-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, eventually scored 38. Fourteen balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Bumrah, who broke the 20-run stand.

Buttler, whose 10-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 15. Three balls later, Bumrah broke the one-run stand.

Ali, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. He was unbeaten, as was Jordan, who faced a ball, failing to get off the mark.

India eventually conceded eight extras. England, who scored 139 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets off 20 overs, lost by five runs.

Each of the five bowlers bowled four overs apiece. Yuzvendra Chahal and Raina were wicketless. While the former conceded 33, the latter conceded 30. Mishra, who conceded 25, picked up a wicket. Bumrah, who conceded 20, picking up a couple of wickets. Nehra, who conceded 28, picking up three scalps.

India levelled the three-match series 1-1.

 

 

 

 

 

 

India triumph; Australia are D(hon)isappointed

India made no changes to their playing eleven.

Australia made half-a-dozen changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – David Warner, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Kane Richardson, Cameron Boyce and Shaun Tait made way for Shaun Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, John Hastings and three T20 International debutants (Andrew Tye, Scott Boland and Nathan Lyon).

(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 sixth over. They scored 50, without the loss of a wicket. The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave Australia no reason to be in seventh heaven. While Rohit Sharma’s contribution to the partnership was 23, Shikhar Dhawan’s contribution to the partnership was 20.

Dhawan, whose 32-ball innings included three boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 42. Eleven balls into the match, he was caught by Chris Lynn. Maxwell broke the 97-run partnership.

India scored 100 off 11.2 overs (69 balls). Australia had conceded eight extras at that point.

Sharma’s half-century – which included five boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 37 balls.

The second-wicket pair put on 46. Sharma, whose 47-ball innings included five boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 60. Five overs after Dhawan’s dismissal, Maxwell and Matthew Wade ran him out.

India scored 150 off 16.5 overs (102 balls). Australia had conceded nine extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Virat Kohli was the player of the match. His half-century – which included a boundary and a six – came off 39 balls. He eventually scored 59 balls off 33 balls, and was unbeaten.

Mahendra Singh, India’s skipper, faceD(ho)nine balls, scoring 14. His innings included a couple of boundaries. Twenty-two balls after Sharma’s dismissal, he was caught by Shane Watson. Tye broke the 38-run stand.

Suresh Raina, who didn’t face a ball, was unbeaten.

India scored 184 for the loss of three wickets off 20 overs.

Lyon, who bowled a wicketless over, conceded 15. Hastings and James Faulkner bowled three wicketless overs each, conceding 35 apiece. Watson, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 17. Boland, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 30.

Maxwell, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 17. He picked up a wicket, as did Tye, who bowled four overs, conceding 28.

The Powerplay of Australia’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and sixth over. They scored 62, without the loss of a wicket.

Australia’s openers put on 50 off 5.1 overs (31 balls). India had conceded three extras at that point. While Finch’s contribution to the partnership was 34, Marsh’s contribution to it was 15.

Finch’s half-century – which included eight boundaries and a six – came off 27 balls.

Marsh, whose run-a-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, eventually scored 23. Fifty-nine balls into the chase, he was caught by Hardik Pandya. Ravichandran Ashwin broke the 94-run partnership.

Lynn, who faced four balls, scored a couple. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was caught by Dhoni, Pandya broke the five-run stand.

Australia scored 100 off 11.1 overs (67 balls). India had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.

Maxwell, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. Five balls after Lynn’s dismissal, he was stumped by Dhoni. Yuvraj Singh broke the two-run stand.

Watson, whose 11-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 15. Sixteen balls later, he was caught by Ravindra Jadeja, who broke the 20-run stand.

The fifth-wicket pair put on three. Finch eventually scored 74 off 48 balls, which included the aforementioned number of boundaries, in addition to a couple of sixes. Half-a-dozen balls later, Jadeja and Dhoni ran him out.

Wade, whose 15-ball innings included a six, scored 16. He was unbeaten.

Faulkner, whose seven-ball innings included a six, scored 10. Ten balls after Finch’s dismissal, he was stumped by Dhoni. Jadeja broke the 13-run stand.

Australia scored 150 off 18.5 overs (113 balls). The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave India no reason to be in seventh heaven.

Hastings, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored four. Fourteen balls after Faulkner’s dismissal, Jasprit Bumrah broke the 15-run stand.

Tye, who faced four balls, scored as many. His runs came by a boundary. Four balls later, Bumrah broke the five-run stand.

India eventually conceded eight extras. Australia, who scored 157 for the loss of eight wickets off 20 overs, lost by 27 runs. Nehra, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 34.

Pandya and Yuvraj bowled a couple of overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 17, the latter had a reason to be in seventh heaven. Ashwin, who bowled four overs, conceding 27. He picked up a wicket.

Bumrah and Jadeja bowled four overs each, picking up a couple of scalps apiece. While the former conceded 37, the latter conceded 32.      

India led the three-match series 2-0. In fact, they won the series with a match to spare.