India made two changes to their playing eleven – Kuldeep Yadav and Bhuvneshwar Kumar made way for Twenty20 International debutant Deepak Chahar and Siddarth Kaul.
England made just one change to the eleven that last
played the Indians – Joe Root made way for Ben Stokes.
On winning the toss, Virat Kohli, India’s skipper, inserted
the hosts.
The first Powerplay of England’s innings – which was
the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored
73, without the loss of a wicket.
England’s openers scored 50 off 4.3 overs (27 balls).
India had conceded an extra at that point. While Jason Roy’s contribution to
the partnership was 23, Jos Buttler’s contribution to it was 26.
Roy’s half-century – which included four boundaries and
five sixes – came off 23 balls.
Buttler, whose 21-ball innings included seven
boundaries, eventually scored 34. Forty-seven balls into the match, Kaul broke
the 94-run partnership.
England scored 100 off 9.1 overs (55 balls). India had
conceded an extra at that point.
Roy, whose 31-ball innings included four boundaries
and seven sixes, eventually scored 67. (Dho)Nine balls after Buttler’s
dismissal, he was caught by Mahendra Singh. Chahar broke the run-a-ball stand.
Eoin Morgan, who faceD(ho)nine balls, scored
half-a-dozen. Twenty-four balls later, he was caught behind. Hardik Pandya
broke the 31-run stand.
Alex Hales, whose 24-ball innings included three boundaries
and a couple of sixes, scored 30. Four balls later, he was caught by Dhoni. Pandya
broke the six-run stand.
England scored 150 off 15 overs (91 balls). India had
conceded three extras at that point.
Stokes, whose 10-ball innings included a couple of
boundaries, scored 14. Twenty-two balls after Hales’ dismissal, he was caught
by Kohli. Pandya broke the 37-run stand.
Jonny Bairstow, whose 14-ball innings included a
couple of boundaries and as many sixes, scored 25. A couple of balls later, he
was caught by Dhoni. Pandya broke the four-run stand.
David Willey, who faced a couple of balls, scored a
run. Three balls later, Umesh Yadav broke the two-run stand.
The eighth-wicket pair put on 11. Chris Jordan, who
faced three balls, scored as many. Half-a-dozen balls later, Dhoni ran him out.
Liam Plunkett, whose four-ball innings included a six,
scoreD(ho)nine. Three balls later, he was caught behind. Kaul broke the
four-run stand.
Adil Rashid, who faced three balls, scored four. His
runs came by way of a boundary. He was unbeaten.
India eventually conceded five extras. England scored
198 for the loss of nine wickets off 20 overs.
Each of the five bowlers bowled four overs apiece.
Yuzvendra Chahal, who conceded 30, was wicketless.
Yadav and Chahar picked up a wicket apiece. While the
former conceded 48, the latter conceded 43.
Kaul, who conceded 35, picked up a couple of wickets.
Pandya, who conceded 38, picking up four scalps.
The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the
mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 73,
without the loss of a wicket.
Shikhar Dhawan, whose three-ball innings included a
boundary, scored five. Thirteen balls later, he was caught by Jake Ball. Willey
broke the 21-run stand.
India scored 50 off 4.5 overs (29 balls). England hadn’t
conceded any extras at that point.
Lokesh Rahul, whose 10-ball innings included a
boundary and a couple of sixes, scored 19. Nineteen balls later, he was caught
by Jordan. Ball broke the 41-run stand.
Rohit was the player of the (Shar)match and the player
of the series. His half-century – which included half-a-dozen boundaries and
three sixes – came off 28 balls.
India scored 100 off 10.1 overs (61 balls). England hadn’t
conceded any extras at that point.
The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 33 balls. While
Sharma’s contribution to the partnership was 28, Kohli’s contribution to it was
25. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.
India scored 150 off 14.1 overs (85 balls). England had
conceded an extra at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they
eventually conceded.
Kohli, whose 29-ball innings included a couple of
boundaries and as many sixes, eventually scored 43. Fifty-seven balls later, he
was caught by Jordan, who broke the 85-run partnership.
Sharma’s ton – which included 11 boundaries and five sixes
– came off 56 balls. He was unbeaten.
India scored 200 off 18.4 overs (112 balls).
The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 23 balls. While
Sharma’s contribution to the partnership was 17, Pandya’s contribution to it
was 33. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.
Pandya, whose 14-ball innings included four boundaries
and a couple of sixes, didn’t add to the aforementioned score. He was unbeaten.
In fact, India, who eventually scored 201 for the loss
of three wickets off 18.4 overs, won by seven wickets with eight balls to
spare.
Stokes bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceding
11. Plunkett bowled three wicketless overs, conceding 42. Rashid bowled four
wicketless overs, conceding 42.
Ball and Willey bowled three overs each, picking up a
wicket apiece. While the former conceded 39, the latter conceded 37. Jordan bowled
3.4 overs, conceding 40. He picked up a wicket.
India won the three-match series 2-1.
