It’SA win for Rohit-led India

India made no changes to their playing eleven.

South Africa made five (Anri)changes to their playing eleven – Matthew Breetzke, Donovan Ferreira, Andile Phehlukwayo, Nandre Burger, and Lizaad Williams made way for Quinton de Kock, Tristan Stubbs, Marco Jansen, Kagiso Rabada, and Nortje.

On winning the toss, Rohit Sharma, 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 45, and lost three wickets.

Rohit, whose five-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored nine. Ten balls into the match, he was caught by Heinrich Klaasen. Keshav Maharaj broke the 23-run stand.

The second-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Rishabh Pant, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t open his account. A couple of balls later, he was caught by de Kock off the bowling of Maharaj.

Suryakumar Yadav, who faced four balls, scored three. Fifteen balls later, he was caught by Klaasen. Rabada broke the 11-run stand.  

India scored 50 off 7.1 overs (43 balls). South Africa hadn’t conceded any extras at that point.

Ten overs into the match, the drinks break was taken. India scored 75 for the loss of three wickets at that point. While Virat Kohli, the player of the match, was batting on 36, Axar Patel was batting on 26.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 42 balls. While Kohli’s contribution to the partnership was 18, Axar’s contribution to it was 30. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

India scored 100 off 13.1 overs (79 balls). South Africa had conceded three extras at that point.

The fourth-wicket pair eventually put on 68. Axar scored 47 off 31 balls, which included a boundary and four sixes. Fifty-four balls after Suryakumar’s dismissal, de Kock ran him out.

Kohli’s half-century – which included four fours – came off 48 balls.

India scored 150 off 18 overs (108 balls). South Africa had conceded five extras at that point.

The fifth-wicket pair put on 50 off 31 balls. While Kohli’s contribution to the partnership was 27, Shivam Dube’s contribution to it was 22. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

Kohli, whose 59-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 76. Thirty-two balls after Axar’s dismissal, he was caught by Rabada. Jansen broke the 57-run partnership.

Dube, whose 16-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, eventually scored 27. Five balls later, he was caught by David Miller. Nortje broke the 11-run stand.

Hardik, whose two-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. He was unbeaten.

Ravindra Jadeja, who faced a couple of balls, scored as many. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Maharaj. Nortje broke the run-a-ball stand.

The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave South Africa no reason to be in seventh heaven.

India conceded 176 for the loss of seven wickets off 20 overs.

Aiden Markram, South Africa’s skipper, bowled two overs, conceding 16. He was wicketless, as was Shamsi, who bowled three overs, conceding 26.

Jansen and Rabada bowled four overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 49, the latter conceded 36.

Maharaj bowled three overs, conceding 23. He picked up two scalps, as was Nortje, who bowled four overs, conceding 26.

The first Powerplay of South Africa’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 42, and lost a couple of wickets.

Reeza Hendricks, who faced five balls, scored four. His runs came by way of a boundary. Nine balls later, Jasprit Bumrah, the player of the match, had a reason to be in seventh heaven.

Markram also faced five balls, scoring four. His runs came by way of a boundary. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was caught by Pant. Arshdeep Singh broke the five-run stand.

Seventeen balls (2.5 overs) into the chase, South Africa sought a batting review. They challenged the decision for a wicket. De Kock was the batsman. It was struck down by English umpire Richard Illingworth.

South Africa scored 50 off 7.1 overs (43 balls). India hadn’t conceded any extras at that point.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 33 balls. While de Kock’s contribution to the partnership was 26, Stubbs’ contribution to it was 24. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.

Stubbs, whose 21-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, scored 31. Thirty-eight balls after Markram broke the 58-run partnership.

Ten overs into the chase, the drinks break was taken. South Africa scored 81 for the loss of three wickets at that point. While de Kock was batting on 30, Klaasen had scored eight.

South Africa scored 100 off 11.3 overs (70 balls). India had conceded four extras at that point.

De Kock, whose 31-ball innings included four boundaries and a six, eventually scored 39. Twenty-two balls after Stubbs’ dismissal, he was caught by Kuldeep Yadav. Arshdeep broke the 36-run stand.

South Africa scored 150 off 15.2 overs (93 balls). India had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.

Klaasen’s half-century – which included a couple of fours and five sixes – came off 23 balls.

He eventually scored 52 off 27 balls. Twenty-two balls after de Kock’s dismissal, he was caught by Pant. Hardik broke the 45-run stand.

Jansen, who faced four balls, scored a couple. Nine balls later, Bumrah broke the five-run stand.

Miller, whose 17-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 21. Nine balls later, he was caught by Suryakumar. Hardik broke the five-run stand.

Maharaj, who scored a couple, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he was unbeaten.

Rabada also faced three balls, scoring four. His runs came by way of a boundary. Four balls after Miller’s dismissal, he was caught by Suryakumar. Needless to say, Hardik was in seventh heaven.

Nortje, who faced a ball, scored a run.

India eventually conceded nine extras. South Africa, whose scored 169 for the loss of eight wickets off 20 overs, were not in seventh heaven.

Jadeja bowled an over, conceding a dozen. He was wicketless, as was Kuldeep, who bowled four overs, conceding 45.

Axar bowled four overs, conceding 49. He picked up a wicket.

Arshdeep and Bumrah bowled four overs each, picking up two scalps. While the former conceded 20, the latter conceded 18.

Hardik bowled three overs, conceding 20. He picked up three scalps.

India won the 2024 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup.   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

India crush Ireland; K(oh)linch series

India made four changes to their playing eleven – Shikhar Dhawan, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Jasprit Bumrah made way for Lokesh Rahul (the player of the match), Dinesh Karthik, Twenty20 International debutant Siddarth Kaul and Umesh Yadav.

Ireland made just one change to the eleven that last played the Indians – Stuart Poynter made way for William Porterfield.  

(Wils)On winning the toss, Gary, Ireland’s skipper, inserted the visitors.

The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 57, without the loss of a wicket.

Virat Kohli, whose eight-ball innings included a boundary, scored nine. Sixteen balls into the match, he was caught by George Dockrell. Peter Chase broke the 22-run stand.

India scored 50 off 4.5 overs (29 balls). Ireland had conceded four extras at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 29 balls. While Rahul’s contribution to the partnership was 26, Suresh Raina’s contribution to it was 25. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was four.

India scored 100 off 10 overs (60 balls). Ireland had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.

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

The second-wicket pair put on 100 off 51 balls. While Rahul’s contribution to the partnership was 55, Suresh Raina’s contribution to it was 40. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was half-a-dozen.

Rahul, whose 36-ball (Kev)innings included three boundaries and half-a-dozen sixes, eventually scored 70. Fifty-seven balls later, he was caught by O’Brien, who broke the 106-run partnership.

The third-wicket pair didn’t get off the (Shar)mark. Rohit, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t open his account. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Paul Stirling off the bowling of O’Brien.

Raina’s half-century – which included four boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 34 balls.

India scored 150 off 15.2 overs (92 balls). Ireland had conceded nine extras at that point.

Raina, whose 45-ball innings included five boundaries and three sixes, eventually scored 69. Thirty balls after Sharma’s dismissal, he was caught by Dockrell. O’Brien broke the 41-run stand.

India scored 200 off 19.3 overs (117 balls). Ireland had conceded a dozen extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Manish Pandey, whose 20-ball innings included a boundary, scored 21. He was unbeaten, as was Hardik Pandya, who scored 32. His nine-ball innings included a boundary and four sixes.

India scored 213 for the loss of four wickets off 20 overs.

Stuart Thompson, who bowled a wicketless overs, conceded 17. Simi Singh and Stirling bowled a couple of wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 32, the latter conceded 19. Boyd Rankin, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 33. Dockrell, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 30.

Chase, who bowled four overs, conceded 42. He picked up a wicket. O’Brien, who bowled four overs, conceded 40. He picked up three scalps.

The first Powerplay of Ireland’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 30, for the loss of four wickets.

Ireland’s openers didn’t get off the mark. Stirling, whose faced a couple of balls, didn’t open his account. A couple of balls into the chase, he was caught by Raina off the bowling of Umesh.

Porterfield, whose 11-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 14. Fourteen balls later, Umesh broke the 16-run stand.

James Shannon had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored just two. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was caught by Rahul. Kaul broke the run-a-ball stand.

Although Andy Balbirnie’s innings included a boundary, he had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored nine. Fourteen balls later, Yuzvendra Chahal broke the eight-run stand.

O’Brien, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t get off the mark. Three balls later, he was caught by Kuldeep Yadav. Pandya broke the two-run stand.

Singh, whose faced a couple of balls, didn’t get off the mark. Five balls later, he was trapped leg be‘four’ wicket by Chahal.

Wilson, whose 18-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 15. Kuldeep had a reason to be in seventh heaven – he broke the eight-run stand.

Ireland scored 50 off 9.5 overs (59 balls). India had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

Dockrell, who faced eight balls, scored just four. Ten balls later, he was caught by Umesh. Kuldeep broke the 12-run stand.

Thompson, whose nine-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 13. Ten balls later, Chahal broke the 12-run stand.

Rankin, whose eight-ball innings included a six, scored 10. Four balls later, he was stumped by Karthik. Kuldeep broke the two-run stand.

Chase, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. He was unbeaten.

India eventually conceded three extras. Ireland, who were bundled out for 70 off 12.3 overs, lost by 143 runs.

Pandya and Kaul bowled a couple of overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 10, the latter conceded four.

Umesh, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 19. He picked up two wickets.

Kuldeep, who bowled 2.3 overs, conceded 16. He picked up three scalps, as did Chahal, who bowled four overs, conceding 21.  

India won the two-match series 2-0.