Rohit-led India beat the USA

India made no changes to their playing eleven.

The United States were playing India for the first time.

On winning the toss, Rohit Sharma, India’s skipper, chose to field.

The first Powerplay of the USA’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 18, and lost a couple of wickets.

The USA’s openers didn’t get off the mark. Shayan Jahangir, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. A ball into the match, he was trapped leg before wicket by Arshdeep Singh, the player of the match.

Andries Gous, who faced five balls, scored a couple. Five balls later, he as caught by Hardik Pandya. Arshdeep broke the three-run stand.

Aaron Jones, the USA’s skipper, scored 11 off 22 balls, which included a six. Thirty-eight balls later, he was caught by Mohammed Siraj. Hardik broke the 22-run stand.

Ten overs into the match, the drinks break was taken. The USA had scored 42 for the loss of three wickets at that point. While Steven Taylor was batting on 14, Nitish Kumar had scored nine.

The USA scored 50 off 11.1 overs (67 balls). India had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.

Taylor, whose 30-ball innings included a couple of sixes, eventually scored 24. Twenty-six balls after Jones’ dismissal, Axar Patel broke the 31-run stand.

Nitish, whose 23-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, eventually scored 27. Eighteen balls later, he was caught by Siraj. Arshdeep broke the 25-run stand.

Ninety-eight balls (16.2 overs) into the match, India sought a bowling review. They challenged the decision for a wicket. Harmeet Singh was the batsman. It was struck down by Australian umpire Sam Nogajski.

Corey Anderson, whose 12-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 15. Thirteen balls later, he was caught by Rishabh Pant. Hardik broke the 15-run stand.

Harmeet, whose run-a-ball innings included a six, eventually scored 10. Four balls later, he was caught by Pant. Arshdeep broke the two-run stand.

The USA scored 100 off 17.5 overs (107 balls). India had conceded eight extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Shadley van Schalkwyk, whose innings included a boundary, scored 11. He was unbea‘ten’.

The eighth-wicket pair put on 12. Jasdeep Singh, who scored a couple, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – 15 balls after Harmeet’s dismissal, Pant and Siraj ran him out.

Shivam Dube, who bowled an over, conceded 11. He was wicketless, as were Siraj and Jasprit Bumrah, who bowled four overs, conceding 25 apiece.

Axar, who bowled three overs, conceded 25. He picked up a wicket.

Hardik bowled four overs, including a maiden. He conceded 14, picking up a couple of wickets.

Arshdeep, who bowled four overs, conceded nine. He picked 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 33, and lost a couple of wickets.

Virat Kohli, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. A couple of balls into the chase, he was caught by Gous. Saurabh Netravalkar broke the one-run stand.

Rohit, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored three. A dozen balls later, he was caught by Harmeet. Netravalkar broke the nine-run stand.

Pant, whose 20-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 18. Thirty-one balls later, Ali-Khan broke the 29-run stand.

Ten overs into the chase, the drinks break was taken. India had scored 52 for the loss of three wickets at that point. While Suryakumar Yadav was batting on 20, Dube had scored three.

India scored 50 off 11 overs (67 balls). The USA had conceded three extras at that point.

The fourth-wicket pair had put on 50 off 54 balls. While Suryakumar’s contribution to the partnership was 22, Dube’s contribution to it was 28. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

India scored 100 off 17.2 overs (105 balls). The USA had conceded three extras at that point.

Five penalty runs were awarded to India, because the USA took more than a minute between overs thrice.

Suryakumar’s half-century – which included a couple of boundaries and as many sixes – came off 49 balls. He was unbeaten, as was Dube, who eventually scored 31 off 35 balls, which included a boundary and a six.

The USA eventually conceded nine extras. India, who scored 111 for the loss of three wickets off 18.2 overs, had a reason to be in seventh heaven – thry won with 10 balls to spare.

Anderson, who bowled three overs, conceded 17. He was wicketless, as were van Schalkwyk and Jasdeep, who bowled four overs apiece. While the former conceded 25, the latter conceded 24.

Ali-Khan, who bowled 3.2 overs, conceded 21. He picked up a wicket.

Netravalkar, who bowled four overs, conceded 18. He picked up a couple of scalps.   

 

 

 

 

Rohit-led India beat Pakistan narrowly

India made no changes to their playing eleven.

Pakistan (Moham)made four changes to their playing eleven – Shan Masood, the Alis (Haider and Asif), and Nawaz made way for Usman Khan, Fakhar Zaman, Imad Wasim, and Mohammad Amir.

On winning the toss, Babar Azam, Pakistan’s skipper, chose to field.

There was rain at the start of play. As a result, the ground was wet.

It rained an over into India’s innings. Their openers had put on eight. Rohit Sharma, their skipper, scored all those runs.

The mandatory Powerplay was between the first and the sixth over. India had scored 50 for the loss of a couple of wickets at that point.

Virat Kohli, who faced three balls, scored four. His runs came by way of a boundary. Nine balls later, he was caught by Usman. Naseem Shah broke the 12-run stand.

Rohit, whose 12-ball innings included a boundary and a six, eventually scored 13. Seven balls later, he was caught by Haris Rauf. Shaheen Shah Afridi broke the run-a-ball stand.

India scored 50 off 5.5 overs (35 balls). Pakistan had conceded three extras at that point.

Axar Patel, whose 18-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 20. Thirty-one balls after Rohit’s dismissal, Naseem broke the 38-run stand.

Ten overs into the match, the drinks break was taken. India had scored 81 for the loss of three wickets at that point. While Rishabh Pant was batting on 34, Suryakumar Yadav had scored five.

Suryakumar, whose eight-ball innings included a boundary, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – 22 balls after Axar’s dismissal, he was caught by Amir. Rauf broke the 31-run stand.

Shivam Dube, who faced nine balls, scored three. A dozen balls later, he was caught by Naseem, who broke the six-run stand.

Pant, whose 31-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, eventually scored 42. Five balls later, he was caught by Babar. Amir broke the one-run stand.

The seventh-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Ravindra Jadeja, who faced a ball, failed to open his account. The next ball, he was caught by Imad off the bowling of Amir.

India scored 100 off 16 overs (97 balls). The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave Pakistan no reason to be in seventh heaven. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Though his 12-ball innings included a boundary, Hardik Pandya had no reason to be in seventh heaven – 14 balls later, he was caught by Iftikhar Ahmed. Rauf broke the 16-run stand.

The ninth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Jasprit Bumrah, the player of the match, faced a ball, failing to open his account. The next ball, he was caught by Imad off the bowling of Rauf.

A hundred and fourteen balls (18.5 overs) into the match, Pakistan sought a bowling review. They challenged the decision for a wicket. Mohammed Siraj was the batsman. It was struck down by Australian umpire Rod Tucker.

The last-wicket pair had no reason to be in seventh heaven. Arshdeep, whose 13-ball innings included a boundary, scored nine. Seven balls later, Babar and Mohammad R(izw)an him out.

Siraj, who faced seven balls, eventually scored as many. He was unbeaten.

India were dismissed for 119 off 19 overs.

Iftikhar, who bowled an over, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he was wicketless, as was Imad, who bowled three overs, conceding 17.

Shaheen, who bowled four overs, conceded 29. He picked up a wicket.

Amir, who bowled four overs, conceded 23. He picked up a couple of wickets.

Rauf and Naseem took three for 21 apiece. But while the former bowled three overs, the latter bowled four.

The first Powerplay of Pakistan’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They had scored 35, and lost a wicket, at that point.

Babar, whose 10-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 13. Twenty-eight balls into the match, he was caught by Suryakumar. Bumrah broke the 26-run stand.

Pakistan scored 50 off 8.5 overs (53 balls). India had conceded four extras at that point.

Ten overs into the chase, the drinks break was taken. Pakistan had scored 57 for the loss of a wicket at that point. While Rizwan was batting on 27, Usman was batting on 13.

Sixty-two balls (10.1 overs) into the chase, India sought a bowling review. They challenged the decision for a wicket. Usman, the batsman, didn’t add to the aforementioned score. His 15-ball innings included a boundary. It was upheld by Tucker. He was trapped leg before wicket by Axar, who broke the 31-run stand.

Zaman, whose eight-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 13. Thirteen balls later, he was caught by Pant. Hardik broke the 16-run stand.

Rizwan, whose 44-ball innings included a boundary and a six, eventually scored 31. Eleven balls later, Bumrah had a reason to be in seventh heaven.

Shadab Khan had no reason to be in seven heaven – he scored four. Fourteen balls later, he was caught by Pant. Hardik broke the eight-run stand.

Pakistan scored 100 off 18.1 overs (110 balls). The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave India no reason to be in seventh heaven.

Iftikhar, who faced nine balls, scored five. Nine balls later, he was caught by Arshdeep. Bumrah broke the 14-run stand.

The seventh-wicket pair did not get off the mark. A hundred and sixteen balls (19.1 overs) into the match, Pakistan sought a batting review. They challenged the decision for a wicket. Imad, the batsman, scored 15 off 23 balls, which included a boundary. It was struck down by English umpire Richard Illingworth. He was caught by Pant off the bowling of Arshdeep.

In the last over of Pakistan’s innings, a slow-over rate penalty was imposed upon India, because there was an extra fielder inside the circle.

Shaheen, who faced a ball, did not get off the mark. He was unbeaten.

Naseem, whose four-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, was unbea‘ten’.

India eventually conceded nine extras. Pakistan, who scored 113 for the loss of seven wickets off 20 overs, lost by six runs.

Jadeja, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 10. He was wicketless, as was Siraj, who bowled four overs, conceding 19.

Axar, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 11. He picked up a wicket, as was Arshdeep, who bowled four overs, conceding 31.

Hardik, who bowled four overs, conceded 24. He picked up a couple of wickets.

Bumrah, who bowled four overs, conceded 14. He picked up three scalps.

 

 

 

SA triumph; Pant-led India disappointed

India (Shar)made eight changes to their playing (Pat)eleven – Sanju Samson, Rohit, Deepak Hooda, Venkatesh Iyer, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravi Bishnoi and Mohammed Siraj made way for Ishan Kishan, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Rishabh Pant (who was leading the team), Hardik Pandya, Dinesh Karthik, Axar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, and Yuzvendra Chahal.

South Africa made four (Anri)changes to their playing eleven – the Hendrickses (Reeza and Beuran), Andile Phehlukwayo and Bjorn Fortuin made way for Twenty20 International debutant Tristan Stubbs, Wayne Parnell, Keshav Maharaj and Nortje.

On winning the toss, Temba Bavuma, South Africa’s skipper, chose to field.

The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was the first and the sixth over. They scored 51, without the loss of a wicket.

India’s openers put on 50 off 5.5 overs (35 balls). South Africa had conceded eight extras at that point. While Kishan’s contribution to the partnership was 26, Gaikwad’s contribution to it was 17.

Gaikwad, whose 15-ball innings included three sixes, eventually scored 23. Thirty-eight balls into the match, he was caught by Bavuma. Parnell broke the 57-run partnership.

India scored 100 off 9.4 overs (58 balls). South Africa had conceded 10 extras at that point.

Ten overs into the match, the drinks break was taken. India had scored 102 for the loss of a wicket at that point. While Kishan was batting on 45, Shreyas Iyer was batting on 24.

Kishan’s half-century – which included nine boundaries and a six – came off 37 balls.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 27 balls. While the contributions of both Kishan and Shreyas to the partnership were 26 apiece, extras’ contribution to it was a couple.

Seventy-seven balls (12.5 overs) into the match, India sought a batting review. Kishan was the batsman. It was upheld by umpire J Madanagopal.

Kishan, whose 48-ball innings included 11 boundaries and three sixes, eventually scored 76. Forty balls after Gaikwad’s dismissal, he was caught by Stubbs. Maharaj broke the 80-run partnership.

India scored 150 off 15 overs (90 balls). South Africa had conceded a dozen extras at that point.

Shreyas, whose 27-ball innings included a boundary and three sixes, eventually scored 36. Nineteen balls after Kishan’s dismissal, Dwaine Pretorius broke the 19-run stand.

India scored 200 off 19 overs (114 balls). South Africa had conceded 15 extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Pant, whose 16-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and as many sixes, scored 29. Eighteen balls after Shreyas’ dismissal, he was caught by Rassie van der Dussen. Nortje broke the 44-run stand.

Pandya, whose 12-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and three sixes, eventually scored 31. He was unbeaten, as was Karthik, who faced a couple of balls, scoring a run.

India scored 211 for the loss of four wickets off 20 overs.

Tabraiz Shamsi bowled two overs, conceding 27. He was wicketless, as was Kagiso Rabada, who bowled four overs, conceding 35.

Maharaj and Pretorius bowled three overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 43, the latter conceded 35.

Nortje and Parnell bowled four overs each, picking up a scalp apiece. While the former conceded 36, the latter conceded 32.

The first Powerplay of South Africa’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was the first and the sixth over. They scored 61, and lost a couple of wickets.

Bavuma, whose eight-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 10. Fourteen balls into the chase, he was caught by Pant. Bhuvneshwar broke the 22-run stand.

South Africa scored 50 off 4.3 overs (27 balls). India had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.

Pretorius, whose 13-ball innings included a boundary and four sixes, scored 29. Eighteen balls later, Harshal Patel broke the 39-run stand.

Quinton de Kock, whose 18-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 22. Twenty balls later, he was caught by Kishan. Axar broke the run-a-ball stand.

Ten overs into the match, the drinks break was taken. South Africa had scored 86 for the loss of three wickets at that point. While van der Dussen was batting on 15, David Miller, the player of the match, had scored four.

South Africa scored 100 off 11.5 overs (71 balls). India had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 32 balls. While van der Dussen’s contribution to the partnership was 13, Miller’s contribution to it was 37. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

Miller’s half-century – which included three boundaries and four sixes – came off 22 balls.

South Africa scored 150 off 15.2 overs (93 balls). India had conceded eight extras at that point.

Van der Dussen’s half-century – which included three boundaries and four sixes – came off 37 balls.

A hundred and four balls (17.1 overs) into the match, India sought a bowling review. Miller was the batsman. It was struck down by umpire Nitin Menon.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 100 off 52 balls. While van der Dussen’s contribution to the partnership was 38, Miller’s contribution to it was 62. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was three.

South Africa scored 200 off 18 overs (109 balls). India had conceded 10 extras at that point.

A hundred and fourteen balls (18.4 overs) into the match, India sought a bowling review. Van der Dussen was the batsman. Using the umpires’ call, it was struck down by Madanagopal.

Van der Dussen, whose 46-ball innings included seven boundaries and five sixes, eventually scored 75. He was unbeaten, as was Miller, who eventually scored 64. His 31-ball innings included four boundaries and five sixes.

India eventually conceded a dozen extras. South Africa, who scored 212 for the loss of three wickets off 19.1 overs, lost by seven wickets with five balls to spare.

Hardik bowled a wicketless over, conceding 18.

Chahal bowled 2.1 wicketless overs, conceding 26.

Avesh Khan bowled four wicketless overs, conceding 35.

Bhuvneshwar and Harshal bowled four overs, conceding 43, each. They picked up a scalp apiece, as did Axat, who bowled four overs, conceding 40.

South Africa led the five-match series 1-0.