Sharma-led India are the WInners

India made four changes to their playing (Pat)eleven – Virat Kohli, Harshal, Avesh Khan, and Umran Malik made way for Hardik Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Ravichandran Ashwin and Arshdeep Singh.

The West Indies made (Cha)seven changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – Shai Hope, Kieron Pollard, Roston, Romario Shepherd, Fabian Allen, Dominic Drakes, and Hayden Walsh, Jr. made way for Shamarh Brooks, Shimron Hetmyer, Keemo Paul, Obed McCoy, Akeal Hosein, Twenty2- International debutant Alzarri Joseph, and Odean Smith.

On winning the toss, Nicholas Pooran, the West Indies’ skipper, chose to bat.

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

Suryakumar Yadav, whose 16-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, scored 24. Twenty-eight balls into the match, he was caught by Jason Holder. Hosein broke the 44-run stand.

Shreyas Iyer, who faced four balls, didn’t get off the mark. Seven balls later, he was caught by Hosein. McCoy broke the two-run stand.

India scored 50 off seven overs (42 balls). The West Indies had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.

Rishabh Pant, whose 12-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 14. Twenty-five balls after Shreyas’ dismissal, he was caught by Hosein. Paul broke the 43-run stand.

India scored 100 off 11.3 overs (69 balls). The West Indies had conceded 10 extras at that point.

Hardik, who faced three balls, scored a run. Eleven balls after Pant’s dismissal, he was caught by McCoy. Joseph broke the 14-run stand.

Rohit Sharma, India’s skipper, scored 50 off 35 balls, which included five boundaries and a couple of sixes.

The 12^th over of India’s innings – bowled by Joseph – was a five-ball over, called by the West Indian umpire Leslie Reifer.

Sharma, whose 44-ball innings included seven boundaries, in addition to the aforementioned number of sixes, eventually scored 64. Eighteen balls after Hardik’s dismissal, he was caught by Hetmyer. Holder broke the 25-run stand.

Ravindra Jadeja, whose 13-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 16. Seven balls later, he was caught by Paul. Joseph broke the 11-run stand.

Ninety-seven balls (16.1 overs) into the match, the West Indies sought a bowling review. Ashwin was the batsman. It was struck down by the West Indian umpire Nigel Duguid.

India scored 150 off 17.3 overs (105 balls). The West Indies had conceded 14 extras at that point.

The seventh-wicket pair put on 50 off 25 balls. While the contribution of Dinesh Karthik, the player of the match, to the partnership was 35, the contribution of Ashwin – whose 10-ball innings included a six – to it was 13. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was four.

Karthik, whose 19-ball innings included four boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 41. He was unbeaten.

The West Indies eventually scored 17 extras. India scored 190 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets off 20 overs.

Smith, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded 18.

Paul, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 24. He picked up a wicket, as did Holder, McCoy and Hosein, who bowled four overs apiece. They conceded 50, and 14, respectively.

Joseph, who bowled four overs, conceded 46. He picked up a couple of scalps.

The Powerplay of the West Indies’ innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 42, and lost three wickets.

Kyle Mayers, whose six-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 15. Nine balls into the chase, he was caught by Bhuvneshwar. Arshdeep broke the 22-run stand.

Holder, who faced four balls, failed to get off the mark. Nine balls later, Jadeja broke the five-run stand.

Brooks, whose 15-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 20. Fifteen balls later, Bhuvneshwar broke the run-a-ball stand.

The West Indies scored 50 off 6.5 overs (42 balls). India had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

Pooran, whose 15-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 18. Eighteen balls after Brooks’ dismissal, he was caught by Pant. Ashwin broke the 14-run stand.

Rovman Powell, whose 17-ball innings included a six, scored 14. Seventeen balls later, Ravi Bishnoi broke the 16-run stand.

Hetmyer, whose 15-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 14. Nine balls later, he was caught by Suryakumar. Ashwin broke the four-run stand.

The seventh-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Smith, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t open his account. Four balls later, he was stumped by Pant off the bowling of Bishnoi.

The West Indies scored 100 off 16 overs (98 balls). India had conceded five extras at that point.

Hosein, whose 15-ball innings included a six, scored 11. Nineteen balls after Smith’s dismissal, Arshdeep broke the 15-run stand.

Paul, whose 22-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 19. He was unbeaten, as was Joseph, who faced 11 balls, scoring five.

India eventually conceded half-a-dozen extras. The West Indies, who scored 122 for the loss of eight wickrts off 20 overs, lost by 68 runs.

Hardik, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded a dozen.

Bhuvneshwar bowled a couple of overs, conceding 11. He picked up a wicket, as did Jadeja, who bowled four overs, conceding 26.

Bishnoi, Arshdeep, and Ashwin bowled four overs each, picking up a couple of scalps apiece. They conceded 26, 24, and 22, respectively.

India led the five-match series 1-0.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dhawan-led India disappointed; SL triumph

India made one change to their playing eleven – Navdeep Saini made way for Twenty20 International debutant Sandeep Warrier.

Sri Lanka made one change to their playing eleven – Isuru Udana made way for Pathum Nissanka.

On winning the toss, Shikhar Dhawan, India’s skipper, chose to bat.

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 four wickets.

Dhawan, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. Four balls into the match, he was caught by Dhananjaya de Silva. Dushmantha Chameera broke the five-run stand.

The second-wicket pair put on 18. Devdutt Padikkal, whose 15-ball innings included a boundary, scored nine. Twenty balls later, Minod Bhanuka ran him out.

Sanju Samson, who faced three balls, didn’t open his account. He was trapped leg be‘four’ wicket by Wanindu Hasaranga, who was celebrating his 24^th birthday, and broke the one-run stand.

Five overs into the match, India sought a batting review. Ruturaj Gaikwad, the batsman, scored 14 off 10 balls, which included a couple of boundaries. It was struck down by Sri Lankan umpire Ruchira Palliyaguruge. He was trapped leg before wicket by Hasaranga, who broke the one-run stand.

Nitish Rana, who faced 15 balls, scored just half-a-dozen. Four overs later, he was caught by Dasun Shanaka, Sri Lanka’s skipper, who broke the 11-run stand.

India scored 50 off 13.3 overs (81 balls). Sri Lanka had conceded an extra at that point.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who faced 32 balls, scored 16. Thirty-five balls after Rana’s dismissal, he was caught by Shanaka. Hasaranga – the player of the match and the player of the series – broke the 19-run stand.

Rahul Chahar, whose run-a-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. Seven balls later, he was caught by Bhanuka. Shanaka broke the run-a-ball stand.

Kuldeep Yadav, who faced 28 balls, scored 23. He was unbeaten.

Varun Chakravarthy, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t get off the mark. Four balls later, he was caught by Chamika Karunaratne. Hasaranga broke the one-run stand.

Chetan Sakariya, who faced three balls, scored five. He was unbeaten.

Sri Lanka eventually conceded three extras. India scored 81 for the loss of eight wickets off 20 overs.

Karunaratne, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded a dozen. He was wicketless, as was Akila Dananjaya, who bowled four overs, conceding 11.

Mendis, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded a dozen. He picked up a wicket, as did Chameera, who bowled four overs, conceding 16.

Shanaka, who bowled four overs, conceded 20. He picked up a couple of wickets.

Hasaranga, who bowled four overs, conceded nine. He picked up four scalps.

The first Powerplay of Sri Lanka’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 23, and lost a wicket.

Avishka, whose 18-ball innings included a boundary, scored a (Fernan)dozen. Thirty-five balls into the chase, he was caught by Rahul, who broke the 23-run stand.

Eight overs into the chase, Sri Lanka sought a batting review. Bhanuka, the batsman, scored 18 off 27 balls, which included a boundary. It was struck down by Palliyaguruge. He was trapped leg before wicket by Rahul, who broke the 12-run stand.

Fifty-six balls into the chase, India sought a bowling review. Sadeera Samarwickrama was the batsman. It was struck down by Palliyaguruge.

Sri Lanka scored 50 off 11.2 overs (68 balls). India had conceded five extras at that point.

Samarawickrama, who faced 13 balls, scored half-a-dozen. Four overs after Bhanuka’s dismissal, Rahul broke the 21-run stand.

Eighty-seven balls into the chase, Sri Lanka sought a batting review. De Silva, the batsman, scored 23 off 20 balls, which included a couple of boundaries. It was upheld by Sri Lankan umpire Kumar Dharmasena. He was unbeaten, as was Hasaranga, who scored 14 off nine balls, including a maiden.

India eventually conceded nine extras. It was, incidentally, at that point that Sri Lanka, who scored 82 for the loss of three wickets, won by seven wickets with 33 balls to spare.

Kuldeep and Kumar bowled two wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 16, the latter conceded nine.

Warrier bowled three wicketless overs, conceding 23.

Chakravarthy bowled 3.3 wicketless overs, conceding 15.

Rahul bowled four overs, conceding 15. He picked up all the three wickets that fell.

Sri Lanka won the three-match series 2-1.