England beat Virat-led India comfortably

The match was attended by 67,200 people.

India made three changes to their playing (Pat)eleven – Sanju Samson, Deepak Chahar and Thangarasu Natarajan made way for Rishabh Pant, Axar and Bhuvneshwar Kumar.

England made four changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – Alex Hales, David Willey, Liam Plunkett and Jake Ball made way for Dawid Malan, Sam Curran, Jofra Archer and Mark Wood. 

On winning the toss, Morgan, England’s skipper, (Eo)inserted the hosts.

The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 22, and lost three wickets.

Lokesh Rahul, who faced four balls, scored a run. Eight balls later, Archer broke the two-run stand.

Virat Kohli, India’s skipper, faced five balls, failing to get off the mark. Seven balls later, he was caught by Chris Jordan. Adil Rashid broke the one-run stand.

Shikhar Dhawan, who faced a dozen balls, scored just four. Fifteen balls later, Wood broke the 17-run stand.

Pant, whose 23-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 21. Five overs later, he was caught by Jonny Bairstow. Ben Stokes broke the 28-run stand.

India scored 50 off 10.2 overs (62 balls). England hadn’t conceded any extras at that point.

Shreyas Iyer’s half-century – which included seven boundaries – came off 36 balls.

India scored 100 off 17 overs (102 balls). England hadn’t conceded any extras at that point.

The fifth-wicket pair put on 50 off 42 balls. While Iyer’s contribution to the partnership was 35, Hardik Pandya’s contribution to it was 19. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.

Pandya, whose 21-ball innings included a boundary and a six, didn’t add to the aforementioned score. Forty-four balls after Pant’s dismissal, he was caught by Jordan. Archer broke the 54-run partnership.

The sixth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Shardul Thakur, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. The next ball, he was caught by Malan off the bowling of Archer.

Iyer, whose 48-ball innings included eight boundaries and a six, eventually scored 67. A dozen balls later, he was caught by Malan. Jordan broke the 15-run stand.

Washington Sundar, who faced three balls, scored as many. He was unbeaten, as was Patel, who scored seven. His three-ball innings included a boundary.

England eventually conceded a couple of extras. India scored 124 for the loss of seven wickets off 20 overs. Sam Curran, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded 15.

Stokes and Rashid bowled three overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 25, the latter conceded 14. Jordan and Wood bowled four overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 27, the latter conceded 20.

Archer bowled four overs, including a maiden. He conceded 23, picking up three scalps.

The first Powerplay of England’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over.

Twenty-seven balls into the match, India sought a bowling review. Jos Buttler was the batsman. Under the umpire’s call, it was struck down by K N Ananthapadmanabhan.

At the end of the Powerplay, England’s openers had put on 50. India hadn’t conceded any extras at that point. While Jason Roy’s contribution to the partnership was 24, Buttler’s contribution to it was 26.

Buttler, whose 24-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, eventually scored 28. Eight overs into the chase, he was trapped leg before wicket by Yuzvendra Chahal, who broke the 72-run partnership.

Sixty-seven balls into the match, England sought a bowling review. Roy eventually scored 49. His 32-ball innings included four boundaries and three sixes. Under the umpire’s call, it was struck down by Nitin Menon. The batsman was trapped leg before wicket by Sundar, who broke the 17-run stand.

England scored 100 off 12.4 overs (76 balls). India hadn’t conceded any extras at that point.

Malan, whose 20-ball innings included two boundaries and a six, conceded 24. He was unbeaten, as was Bairstow, who scored 26. His 17-ball innings included a boundary and two sixes.

India eventually conceded three extras. England, who scored 130 for the loss of a couple of wickets off 15.3 overs, won by eight wickets with 27 balls to spare.

Thakur, Kumar and Pandya bowled a couple of overs apiece. They conceded 16, 15, and 13, respectively, and were wicketless, as was Patel, who bowled three overs, conceding 24. Sundar bowled 2.3 overs, conceding 18. He picked up a wicket, as did Chahal, who bowled four overs, conceding 44.

England led the five-match series 1-0.

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Sharma-led India beat Sri Lanka

India made just one change to their playing eleven – Rishabh Pant made way for Lokesh Rahul.

Sri Lanka made just one change to their playing eleven – Dinesh Chandimal made way for Suranga Lakmal.

On winning the toss, Rohit Sharma, India’s skipper, inserted the hosts.

As a result of a wet ground before the start of play, the match was reduced to a 19-overs-a-side match.

The first Powerplay of Sri Lanka’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 53, and lost a couple of wickets.

Danushka Gunathilaka, whose eight-ball innings included a six, scored 17. Thirteen balls into the match, he was caught by Suresh Raina. Shardul Thakur, the player of the match, broke the 25-run stand.

Kusal Perera, who faced four balls, scored three. Half-a-dozen balls later, Washington Sundar broke the nine-run stand.

Sri Lanka scored 50 off 5.1 overs (32 balls). India had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 35 balls. While Kusal Mendis’ contribution to the partnership was 28, Upul Tharanga’s contribution to it was 17. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was five.

Tharanga, whose 24-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 22. Forty-five balls after Kusal Perera’s dismissal, Vijay Shankar broke the 62-run partnership.

Sri Lanka scored 100 off 10.5 overs (66 balls). India had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.

Thisara Perera, Sri Lanka’s skipper, scored 15. His six-ball innings included a couple of boundaries. Eight balls after Tharanga’s dismissal, he was caught by Yuzvendra Chahal. Thakur broke the 17-run stand.

Jeevan Mendis, who faced three balls, scored a run. Eight balls later, Sundar broke the five-run stand.

Kusal Mendis, whose 38-ball innings included three boundaries and as many sixes, eventually scored 55. Five balls later, he was caught by Sharma. Chahal broke the two-run stand.

Akila Dananjaya, who faced 11 balls, scored just five. Twenty-three balls later, he was caught by Rahul. Jaydev Unadkat broke the 26-run stand.

Sri Lanka scored 150 off 18.1 overs (110 balls). India had conceded nine extras at that point.

Dasun Shanaka, whose 16-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 19. Four balls later, he was caught by Dinesh Karthik. Thakur broke the five-run stand.

Lakmal, whose four-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. He was unbeaten.

The ninth-wicket pair failed to get off the mark. Dushmantha Chameera, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. The next ball, he was caught by Unadkat off the bowling of Thakur.

Nuwan Pradeep, who didn’t face a ball, was unbeaten.

India eventually conceded 10 extras. Sri Lanka scored 152 for the loss of nine wickets off 19 overs. Raina, who bowled a wicketless over, conceded half-a-dozen.

Unadkat and Shankar bowled three overs each, conceding 33 and 30, respectively. They picked up a wicket apiece, as did Chahal, who bowled four overs, conceding 34.

Sundar, who bowled four overs, conceded 21. He picked up a couple of wickets. Thakur, who bowled four overs, conceded 27. 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.

Although his innings included a boundary and a six, Sharma had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored 11. A couple of overs into the chase, he was caught by Kusal Mendis. Dananjaya broke the 13-run stand.

Shikhar Dhawan, whose 10-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight. Seven balls later, he was caught by Thisara. Dananjaya broke the nine-run stand.

At the end of the Powerplay, India had scored 50, and lost a couple of wickets. Sri Lanka had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

Raina, whose 15-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and as many sixes, scored 27. Twenty-two balls after Dhawan’s dismissal, he was caught by Thisara. Pradeep broke the 40-run stand.

Rahul, whose 17-ball innings included a boundary, scored 18. Eighteen balls later, he was dismissed hit wicket off the bowling of Jeevan, who broke the 23-run stand.

India scored 100 off 11.5 overs (71 balls). The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave Sri Lanka no reason to be in seventh heaven.

The fifth-wicket pair put on 50 off 38 balls. While Manish Pandey’s contribution to the partnership was 26, Karthik’s contribution to it was 24. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.

India scored 150 off 17.2 overs (104 balls). Sri Lanka had conceded eight extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Pandey, whose 31-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, eventually scored 42. He was unbeaten, as was Karthik, who eventually scored 39. His 25-ball innings included five boundaries.

India, who scored 153 for the loss of four wickets off 17.3 overs, won by half-a-dozen wickets off nine wickets.

Lakmal and Thisara bowled a couple of overs apiece. They conceded 19 and 17, respectively. They were wicketless, as was Chameera, who bowled three overs, conceding 33.

Pradeep, who bowled 2.3 overs, conceded 30. He picked up a wicket, as did Jeevan, who bowled four overs, conceding 34. Dananjaya, who bowled four overs, conceded 19. He picked up a couple of scalps.