Zimbabwe lose to SKY-led India

India made a couple of changes to their playing (Pat)eleven – Washington Sundar and Rinku Singh made way for Sanju Samson and Axar.

Zimbabwe Mad(hever)e five changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – Wessly, Johnathan Campbell, Clive Madande, Faraz Akram, and Brandon Mavuta made way for Ryan Burl, Tony Munyonga, Tashinga Musekiwa, Brad Evans, and Tinotenda Maposa.

On winning the toss, Sikandar Raza, Zimbabwe’s skipper, elected to field.

The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 80, and lost a wicket.

Samson, whose 15-ball innings included a boundary and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 24. Twenty-three balls into the match, he was caught by Burl. Blessing Muzarabani broke the 48-run stand.

India scored 50 off 4.1 overs (26 balls). The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave Zimbabwe no reason to be in seventh heaven.

After the Powerplay, the drinks break was taken. While Abhishek Sharma had scored 33, Ishan Kishan had scored 15.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 31 balls. While Abhishek’s contribution to the partnership was 24, Kishan’s contribution to it was 25. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

India scored 100 off 9.1 overs (56 balls). Zimbabwe had conceded eight extras at that point.

Kishan, whose 24-ball innings included four boundaries and a six, eventually scored 38. Forty-two balls after Samson’s dismissal, he was caught by Richard Ngarava. Raza broke the 72-run partnership.  

Abhishek’s half-century – which included three boundaries and four sixes – came off 26 balls.

India scored 150 off 12.4 overs (77 balls). Zimbabwe had conceded nine extras at that point.

Abhishek, whose 30-ball innings included four boundaries, in addition to the aforementioned number of sixes, eventually scored 55. Thirteen balls after Kishan’s dismissal, he was caught by Raza. Maposa broke the 30-run stand.

Fourteen overs into the match, the drinks break was taken. India had scored 161 for the loss of three wickets at that point. While Suryakumar Yadav, India’s skipper, had scored 25, Hardik Pandya, the player of the match, had scored eight.

Suryakumar, whose 13-ball innings included three boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 33. A dozen balls after Abhishek’s dismissal, he was caught by Musekiwa. Ngarava broke the 22-run stand.

India scored 200 off 16.4 overs (101 balls). Zimbabwe had conceded 11 extras at that point.

The fifth-wicket pair put on 50 off 20 balls. While Hardik’s contribution to the partnership was 23, Tilak Varma’s contribution to it was 28. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

Between the 19^th and the 20^th over of the match, a slow over-rate penalty was imposed on Zimbabwe, because there was an extra fielder inside the circle.

India scored 250 off 19.5 overs (120 balls). Zimbabwe had conceded a dozen extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Hardik’s half-century – which included a couple of boundaries and four sixes – came off 23 balls. He was unbeaten, as was Varma, who eventually missed his half-century by half-a-dozen runs. His 16-ball innings included three boundaries and four sixes.

India scored 256 for four off 20 overs.

Burl, who bowled a wicketless over, conceded 10.

Brian Bennett, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded 16.

Evans, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 52.

Maposa, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 40. He picked up a wicket.

Raza, who bowled three overs, conceded 29. He picked up a wicket.

Ngarava and Muzarabani bowled four overs each, picking up a scalp apiece. While the former conceded 62, the latter conceded 43.

The first Powerplay of Zimbabwe’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 44, without the loss of a wicket.

After the Powerplay, the drinks break was taken. While Bennett had scored 23, Tadiwanashe Marumani had scored 15.

Marumani, whose run-a-ball innings included a couple of sixes, eventually scored 20. Thirty-eight balls into the chase, he was caught by Kishan. Axar broke the 44-run stand.

Zimbabwe scored 50 off 7.3 overs (45 balls). India had conceded three extras at that point.

Eight overs into the chase, India sought a bowling review. They challenged the decision for a wicket. Bennett was the batter. It was struck down by English umpire Alex Wharf.

Dion Myers, who faced nine balls, scored half-a-dozen. Nineteen balls after Marumani’s dismissal, he was caught by Varma. Chakravarthy broke the 28-(Va)run stand.

Bennett’s half-century – which included four boundaries and three sixes – came off 34 balls.

Zimbabwe scored 100 off 13.4 overs (82 balls). India had conceded three extras at that point.

Fourteen overs into the chase, the drinks break was taken. Zimbabwe had scored 105 for the loss of a couple of wickets at that point. While Bennett had scored 56, Raza had scored 19.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 31 balls. While Bennett’s contribution to the partnership was 29, Raza’s contribution to it was 19. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

Raza, whose 21-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and as many sixes, eventually scored 31. Forty-three balls after Myers’ dismissal, he was caught by Abhishek. Arshdeep broke the 72-run partnership.

The fourth-wicket pair failed to get off the mark. A hundred and one balls (16.4 overs) into the chase, India sought a bowling review. They challenged the decision for a wicket. Burl, the batter, faced a couple of balls, failing to open his account. It was upheld by English umpire Richard Kettleborough. He was trapped leg before wicket by Arshdeep.

Zimbabwe scored 150 off 17 overs (103 balls). India had conceded nine extras at that point.

Munyonga, whose six-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 11. Eight balls after Burl’s dismissal, Arshdeep broke the 18-run stand.

A hundred and thirteen balls (18.4 overs) into the chase, India sought a bowling review. They challenged the decision for a wicket. Bennett was the batter. It was struck down by Kettleborough.

Bennett, whose 59-ball innings included eight boundaries and half-a-dozen sixes, missed his ton by three runs. He was unbeaten.

Though his four-ball innings included a six, Musekiwa had no reason to be in seventh heaven – seven balls after Munyonga’s dismissal, he was caught by Samson. Dube broke the 11-run stand.

Evans, who faced a ball, scored a run. He was unbeaten.

India eventually conceded 11 extras. Zimbabwe, who scored 184 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets off 20 overs, lost by 72 runs.

Hardik and Bumrah bowled three wicketless overs each. They conceded 21 apiece.

Dube, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 46. He picked up a wicket.

Chakravarthy and Axar bowled four overs, conceding 35 each. They picked up a wicket apiece.

Arshdeep, who bowled four overs, conceded 24. He picked up three scalps.

SKY-led India beat England narrowly

India made a couple of changes to their playing (Jur)eleven – Rinku Singh and Nitish Kumar Reddy made way for Dhruv and Washington Sundar.

England made a couple of changes to their playing eleven – Jacob Bethell and Gus Atkinson made way for Twenty20 International debutant Jamie Smith and Brydon Carse.

On winning the toss, Suryakumar Yadav, India’s skipper, chose to field.

The first Powerplay of England’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 58, and lost a couple of wickets.

Phil Salt, who faced three balls, scored four. His runs came by way of a boundary. Four balls into the match, he was caught by Sundar. Arshdeep Singh broke the six-run stand.

Ben Duckett, who faced six balls, scored three. Fifteen balls later, he was caught by Jurel. Sundar broke the 20-run stand.  

England scored 50 off 5.1 overs (31 balls). India had conceded an extra at that point.

Thirty-seven balls (6.1 overs) into the (Shar)match, India sought a bowling review, challenging the decision for a wicket. Jos Buttler, England’s skipper, was the batsman. Using the umpires’ call, it was struck down by umpire Virender.

Harry Brook, whose eight-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 13. Twenty balls after Duckett’s dismissal, Chakravarthy broke the 33-(Va)run stand.

Buttler, whose 30-ball innings included two boundaries and three sixes, eventually scored 45. Eighteen balls later, he was caught by Tilak, the player of the (Var)match. Axar Patel broke the run-a-ball stand.

At that point, the drinks break was taken. Livingstone had scored 11.

Livingstone, whose 14-ball innings included a boundary, eventually scored 13. Ten balls after Buttler’s dismissal, he was caught by the substitute, Harshit Rana. Axar broke the 13-run stand.

England scored 100 off 12.1 overs (73 balls). India had conceded an extra at that point.

Smith, whose 12-ball innings included a boundary and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 22. Eight balls after Livingstone’s dismissal, he was caught by Varma. Abhishek Sharma broke the 14-run stand.

The other Jamie, Overton, scored five off seven balls. Twenty-one balls later, Chakravarthy broke the 32-run stand.

The eighth-wicket pair put on a run. Brydon, whose (Car)seventeen-ball innings included a boundary and three sixes, scored 31. The next ball, Jurel and Ravi Bishnoi ran him out.

England scored 150 off 18 overs (108 balls). India had conceded a couple of extras at that point. That was the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Jofra Archer whose nine-ball innings included a boundary, scored 12. He was unbeaten.

Adil Rashid, whose 11-ball innings included a boundary, scored 10. Seventeen balls after Carse’s dismissal, he was caught by Sanju Samson. Hardik Pandya broke the 20-run stand.

Mark Wood, whose three-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. He was unbeaten.

England scored 165 for nine off 20 overs.

Bishnoi, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 27.

Abhishek and Sundar bowled an over each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 12 and nine, respectively.

Hardik, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded six. He picked up a wicket.

Arshdeep, who bowled four overs, conceded 40. He picked up a wicket.

Chakravarthy and Axar bowled four overs each, picking up a couple of scalps apiece. While the former conceded 38, the latter conceded 32.

The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 59, and lost three wickets.

Nine balls (1.3 overs) into the chase, India sought a batting review, challenging the decision for a wicket. Abhishek, the batsman, scored 12 off six balls. His runs came by way of boundaries. It was struck down by umpire K N Ananthapadmanabhan. He was trapped leg before wicket by Wood, who broke the 15-run stand.

Samson, who faced seven balls, scored five. Six balls later, he was caught by Carse. Archer broke the four-run stand.

Suryakumar, who faced seven balls, scored 12. His runs came by way of boundaries. Nineteen balls later, Carse broke the 39-run stand.

India scored 50 off 4.4 overs (28 balls). England had conceded three extras at that point.

Jurel, who faced five balls, scored four. A dozen balls after Suryakumar’s dismissal, he was caught by the substitute, Rehan Ahmed. Carse broke the eight-run stand.

Hardik, whose six-ball innings included a boundary, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – nine balls later, he was caught by Salt. Overton broke the four-run stand.

At that point, the drinks break was taken. Varma had scored 34.

India scored 100 off 12.4 overs (77 balls). England had conceded 10 extras at that point.

Sundar, whose 19-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, scored 26. Twenty-seven balls after Hardik’s dismissal, Carse broke the 38-run stand.

Axar, who faced three balls, scored a couple. Seven balls later, he was caught by Duckett. Livingstone broke the 10-run stand.

Varma’s half-century – which included six fours and a six – came off 34 balls.

He eventually scored 72 off 55 balls, which included four boundaries and five sixes. He was unbeaten.

Arshdeep, whose four-ball innings included a four, scored six. Thirteen balls later, he was caught by Archer. Rashid broke the 20-run stand.

India scored 150 off 17.5 overs (108 balls). England had conceded 11 extras at that point. That was the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Nineteen overs into the chase, England sought a bowling review, challenging the decision for a wicket. Bishnoi was the batsman. It was struck down by Virender.

Bishnoi, whose five-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored nine. He was unbeaten.

India, who scored 166 for the loss of eight overs off 19.2 overs, won by two wickets with four balls to spare.

Livingstone, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 14. He picked up a wicket.

Overton, who bowled 2.2 overs, conceded 20. He picked up a wicket.

Wood, who bowled three overs, conceded 28. He picked up a wicket.

Archer and Rashid bowled four overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 60, the latter conceded 14.

Carse, who bowled four overs, conceded 29. He picked up three scalps.

India led the five-match series 2-0.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

India WIn it yet another (Shar)match

India made a couple of changes to their playing eleven – Kuldeep Yadav, the player of the series, and Jasprit Bumrah made way for Yuzvendra Chahal and Washington Sundar.

The West Indies made no changes to the eleven that last played the Indians.

On winning the toss, Carlos Brathwaite, the West Indies’ skipper, chose to bat.

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

The West Indies’ openers scored 50 off half-a-dozen overs (36 balls). India had conceded five extras at that point. While Shai Hope’s contribution to the partnership was 24, Shimron Hetmyer’s contribution to it was 22.

Hope, whose 22-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, didn’t add to the aforementioned score. Thirty-seven balls into the match, he was caught by Sundar. Chahal broke the 51-run partnership.

Hetmyer, whose 21-ball innings included four boundaries and a six, eventually scored 26. Seventeen balls later, he was caught by Krunal Pandya. Chahal broke the 11-run stand.

Denesh, whose run-a-ball (Ramd)innings included a six, scored 15. Twenty-three balls later, Sundar broke the 32-run stand.

The West Indies scored 100 off 14 overs (84 balls). India had conceded 14 extras at that point.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 24 balls. While Darren Bravo’s contribution to the partnership was 16, Nicholas Pooran’s contribution to it was 30. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was four.

The West Indies scored 150 off 18.1 overs (109 balls). India had conceded 18 extras at that point.

Pooran’s half-century – which included four boundaries and as many sixes – came off 24 balls.

Bravo, whose 37-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and as many sixes, eventually scored 43. He was unbeaten, as was Pooran, who eventually scored 53. His 25-ball innings included four boundaries and as many sixes.

India eventually conceded 20 extras. The West Indies scored 181 for the loss of three wickets off 20 overs.

The five bowlers bowled four overs apiece.

Krunal, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Khaleel Ahmed were wicketless. They conceded 40, 39, and 37, respectively.

Sundar, who conceded 33, picked up a wicket.

Chahal, who conceded 28, picked up a couple of scalps.

Rohit Sharma, India’s skipper, faced half-a-dozen balls, scoring four. His runs came by way of a boundary. Fourteen balls into the chase, he was caught by Carlos Brathwaite. Keemo Paul broke the 13-run stand.

Lokesh Rahul, whose 10-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 17. Thirty-two balls later, he was caught by Ramdin. Oshane Thomas broke the run-a-ball stand.

India scored 50 off 5.5 overs (35 balls). The West Indies had conceded an extra at that point.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 36 balls. While the contribution of Shikhar Dhawan, the player of the match, to the partnership was 23, Rishabh Pant’s contribution to it was 25. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

India scored 100 off 11.5 overs (72 balls). The West Indies had conceded three extras at that point.

While Dhawan’s half-century – which included half-a-dozen boundaries and a six – came off 36 balls, Pant’s half-century – which included five boundaries and three sixes – came off 30 balls.

India scored 150 off 15.3 overs (94 balls). The West Indies had conceded four extras at that point.

The third-wicket pair put on 100 off 62 balls. While the contributions of both Dhawan and Pant to the partnership was 51 apiece, extras’ contribution to the partnership was three.

Pant, whose 38-ball innings included five boundaries and three sixes, eventually scored 58. Seventy-eight balls after Rahul’s dismissal, Paul broke the 130-run partnership.

Dhawan, whose 62-ball innings included 10 boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 92. Nine balls later, he was caught by Kieron Pollard. Fabian Allen broke the six-run stand.

Manish Pandey, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored four. He was unbeaten, as was Dinesh Karthik, who didn’t face a ball.

The number of extras they eventually conceded gave the West Indies no reason to be in seventh heaven. India, who scored 182 for the loss of four wickets off 20 overs, won by half-a-dozen wickets.

Khary Pierre bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceding 13. Pollard bowled three wicketless overs, conceding 29. Brathwaite bowled four wicketless overs, conceding 41.

Allen bowled three overs, conceding 23. He picked up a wicket, as did Thomas, who bowled four overs, conceding 43. Paul, who bowled four overs, conceded 32. He picked up a couple of scalps.

India led the three-match series 3-0.

 

   

 

Dhoni-led India do not (Ki)win

India made three changes to their playing eleven – Ajinkya Rahane, Umesh Yadav and Ashok Dinda made way for Yuvraj Singh, Zaheer Khan and Twenty20 International debutant Lakshmipathy Balaji.

New Zealand made half-a-dozen changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – Jesse Ryder, Neil Broom, Nathan McCullum, Ian Butler, Tim Southee and Iain O’Brien made way for Rob Nicol, Kane Williamson, James Franklin, Ronnie Hira, Adam Milne and Kyle Mills.

On winning the toss, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, India’s skipper, inserted the visitors.

The Powerplay of New Zealand’s innings – which was between the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the seventh over. They scored 40, and lost a couple of wickets.

Nicol, who faced four balls, didn’t get off the mark. An over into the match, Khan broke the tow-run stand.

The second-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Martin Guptill, who faced five balls, scored a run. Three balls later, he was dismissed by Irfan Pathan.

New Zealand scored 50 off 8.2 overs (50 balls). India had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 41 balls. While the contribution of Brendon McCullum, the player of the match, to the partnership was 35, Kane Williamson’s contribution to it was 17. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

Williamson, whose 26-ball innings included three boundaries, eventually scored 28. Sixty-six balls after Guptill, he was caught by Ravichandran Ashwin. Pathan broke the 90-run partnership.

McCullum’s half-century – which included half-a-dozen boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 32 balls.

New Zealand scored 100 off 14 overs (84 balls). India had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

McCullum, whose 55-ball innings including 11 boundaries and three sixes, eventually scored 91. Twenty-five balls after Williamson’s dismissal, Pathan broke the 47-run stand.

Franklin, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. Four balls later, he was caught by Yuvraj Singh. Balaji broke the three-run stand.

New Zealand scored 150 off 18.1 overs (109 balls). India had conceded three extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Ross Taylor, New Zealand’s skipper, scored 25 off 19 balls, which included a boundary. He was unbeaten, as was Jacob Oram, who scored 18 off nine balls, which included three boundaries.

New Zealand scored 167 for the loss of five wickets off 20 overs. Yuvraj, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 14. He was wicketless, as were Ashwin and Virat Kohli, who bowled three overs apiece. While the former conceded 34, the latter conceded 27.

Balaji and Khan bowled four overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 33, the latter conceded 27. Pathan, who bowled four overs, conceded 31. He picked up three scalps.

The Powerplay of India’s innings – which was between the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 47, and lost a wicket.

Gautam Gambhir, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored just three. Three overs into the match, he was caught by Mills, who broke the 26-run stand.

India scored 50 off 6.1 overs (37 balls). New Zealand hadn’t conceded any extras at that point.

Kohli’s half-century – which included nine boundaries – came off 30 balls.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 37 balls. While Kohli’s contribution to the partnership was 31, Suresh Raina’s contribution to it was 19. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.

Raina, whose 22-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, eventually scored 27. Forty-four balls after Gambhir’s dismissal, he was caught by Taylor. Mills broke the 60-run partnership.

India scored 100 off 11.5 overs (71 balls). New Zealand hadn’t conceded any extras at that point.

Kohli, whose 41-ball innings included 10 boundaries and a six, eventually scored 70. Eighteen balls after Raina’s dismissal, he was caught by the substitute, Tim Southee. Franklin broke the 34-run stand.

India scored 150 off 18.5 overs (113 balls). New Zealand had conceded three extras at that point.

Yuvraj, whose 26-ball innings included a boundary and a couple of sixes, scored 34. Thirty-eight balls later, Franklin broke the 42-run stand.

Dhoni, whose 23-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 22. He was unbeaten, as was Rohit Sharma, who faced a couple of balls, scoring four.

New Zealand eventually conceded half-a-dozen extras. India, who scored 166 for the loss of four wickets off 20 overs, lost by a run. Hira bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceding 20. Milne bowled three wicketless overs, conceding 36.

Daniel Vettori and Oram bowled four wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 37, the latter conceded 27.

Mills bowled three overs, conceding 17. He picked up a couple of scalps, as did Franklin, who bowled four overs, conceding 26.

New Zealand won the two-match series 1-0.