India are ViKtorious; England disappointed

India made a couple of changes to their playing eleven – Ishan Kishan and Yuzvendra Chahal made way for Suryakumar Yadav, the player of the match, and Rahul Chahar.

England made no changes to the eleven that last played the Indians.

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

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 a wicket.

Rohit, whose run-a-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 12. Twenty-two balls into the (Shar)match, he was caught by Jofra Archer, who broke the 21-run stand.

India scored 50 off 6.4 overs (40 balls). England had conceded five extras at that point.

Lokesh Rahul, whose 17-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 14. Twenty-four balls after Sharma’s dismissal, he was caught by Archer. Ben Stokes broke the 42-run stand.

Virat Kohli, India’s skipper, faced five balls, scoring a run. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was stumped by Jos Buttler. Needless to say, Adil Rashid was in seventh heaven.

Yadav’s half-century – which included half-a-dozen boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 28 balls.

India scored 100 off 12.4 overs (76 balls). England had conceded eight extras at that point.

Yadav, whose 31-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and three sixes, eventually scored 57. Twenty-eight balls after Kohli’s dismissal, he was caught by Dawid Malan. Sam Curran broke the 40-run stand.

Rishabh Pant, whose 23-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 30. Eighteen balls later, Archer broke the 34-run stand.

India scored 150 off 17.1 overs (103 balls). England had conceded eight extras at that point.

Hardik Pandya, whose eight-ball innings included a six, scored 11. Fifteen balls after Pant’s dismissal, he was caught by Stokes. Mark Wood broke the 26-run stand.

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

Shreyas Iyer, whose 18-ball innings included five boundaries and a six, scored 37. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Malan. Archer broke the four-run stand.

Washington Sundar, who faced a couple of balls, scored four. His runs came by way of a boundary. Three balls later, he was caught by Rashid. Archer broke the five-run stand.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who didn’t face a ball, was unbeaten.

England eventually conceded nine extras. India scored 185 for the loss of eight wickets off 20 overs.

Chris Jordan, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 41.

Curran, who bowled an over, conceded 16. He picked up a wicket.

Stokes, who bowled three overs, conceded 26. He picked up a wicket.

Rashid and Wood bowled four overs, including a maiden, each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 39, the latter conceded 25.

Archer, who bowled four overs, conceded 33. He picked up four scalps.

The first Powerplay of England’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 48, and lost a wicket.

Buttler, whose six-ball innings included a six, scored nine. Seventeen balls into the chase, he was caught by Rahul. Kumar broke the 15-run stand.

England scored 50 off 6.1 overs (37 balls). India had conceded an extra at that point.

Malan, whose 17-ball innings included a six, scored 14. Thirty balls after Buttler’s dismissal, Chahar broke the 45-run stand.

Jason Roy, whose 27-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and a six, scored 40. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was caught by Yadav. Pandya broke the run-a-ball stand.

England scored 100 off 12.5 overs (77 balls). India had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 29 balls. While Jonny Bairstow’s contribution to the partnership was 23, Stokes’ contribution to it was 27. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.

Bairstow, whose 19-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, eventually scored 25. Thirty-six balls after Roy’s dismissal, he was caught by Sundar. Chahar broke the 65-run partnership.

Stokes, whose 23-ball innings included four boundaries and three sixes, eventually conceded 46. Eight balls later, he was caught by Yadav. Thakur broke the nine-run stand.

The sixth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Morgan, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored four. The next ball, he was caught by Sundar off the bowling of Thakur.

England scored 150 off 17.2 overs (104 balls). India had conceded three extras at that point.

Curran, who faced five balls, scored three. Ten balls later, Pandya broke the 13-run stand.

Jordan, whose nine-ball innings included a boundary, scored a dozen. Eleven balls later, he was caught by Pandya. Thakur broke the 24-run stand.

Archer, whose eight-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 18. He was unbeaten, as was Rashid, who didn’t face a ball.

India eventually conceded half-a-dozen extras. England, who scored 177 for the loss of eight wickets off 20 overs, lost by eight runs.

Sundar, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 52.

Kumar bowled four overs, including a maiden. He conceded 30, picking up a wicket.

Chahar and Pandya bowled four overs each, picking up a couple of scalps apiece. They conceded 25, and 16, respectively.

Thakur, who bowled four overs, conceded 42. He picked up three scalps.

The five-match series was levelled 2-2.

 

 

 

 

 

Sharma-led India triumph over Bangladesh

India made just one change to their playing eleven – Mohammed Siraj made way for Jaydev Unadkat.

Bangladesh made just change to the eleven that last played the Indians – Abu Hider made way for Shakib Al Hasan, who was leading the team.

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

The first Powerplay of Bangladesh’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 40, for the loss of three wickets.

Liton, whose nine-ball innings includeDasix, scored 11. Twenty balls into the match, he was caught by Suresh Raina. Washington Sundar, the player of the series, broke the 27-run stand.

The second-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Tamim, whose 13-(Iq)ball innings included a boundary, scored 15. (Cha)Half-a-dozen balls later, he was caught by Shardul Thakur off the bowling of Yuzvendra.

Soumya Sarkar, who faced a couple of boundaries, scored a run. Four balls later, he was caught by Shikhar Dhawan. Chahal broke the one-run stand.

Bangladesh scored 50 off 7.2 overs (44 balls). India had conceded four extras at that point.

Mushfiqur Rahim, who faced a dozen balls, scored nine. Thirty-one balls after Sarkar’s dismissal, he was caught by Vijay Shankar. Chahal broke the 35-run stand.

Bangladesh scored 100 off 14 overs (84 balls). India had conceded five extras at that point.

The fifth-wicket pair put on 36. Mahmudullah, whose 16-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 21. Twenty-five balls after Rahim’s dismissal, Dinesh Karthik, the player of the match, and Shankar ran him out.

Sabbir Rahman’s half-century – which included five boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 37 balls.

The sixth-wicket pair put on 29. Although his run-a-ball innings included a boundary, Shakib had no reason to be in seventh heaven – 15 balls later, Lokesh Rahul and Shankar ran him out.

A hundred and five balls into the match, India sought a bowling review. Sabbir was the batsman. Using the umpire’s call, it was struck down by Sri Lankan umpire Ruchira Palliyaguruge.

Four balls later, India sought a bowling review again. Sabbir was the batsman. It was struck down by Palliyaguruge.

Sabbir, whose 50-ball innings included seven boundaries and four sixes, eventually scored 77. Nine balls after Shakib’s dismissal, Unadkat broke the 14-run stand.

Mehidy Hasan Miraz, whose seven-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 19. He was unbeaten.

Rubel Hossain, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. The next ball, Unadkat broke the one-run stand.

Bangladesh scored 150 off 19.1 overs (115 balls). India had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Mustafizur Rahman, who faced three balls, didn’t get off the mark. He was unbeaten.

Bangladesh scored 166 for the loss of eight wickets off 20 overs.

The five bowlers bowled four overs apiece. Shankar and Thakur were wicketless. While the former conceded 48, the latter conceded 45.

Sundar, who conceded 20, picked up a wicket. Unadkat, who conceded 33, picked up a couple of wickets. Chahal, who conceded 18, picked up three scalps.

The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 56, for the loss of a couple of wickets.

Dhawan, whose seven-ball innings included a six, scored 10. Sixteen balls into the chase, he was caught by the substitute, Ariful Haque. Shakib broke the 32-run stand.

Twenty-one balls into the chase, Bangladesh sought a bowling review. Raina, the batsman, faced three balls, failing to get off the mark. It was upheld by Sri Lankan umpire Raveendra Wimalasiri. Five dot balls after Dhawan’s dismissal, he was caught by Rahim off the bowling of Hossain.

India scored 50 off 5.2 overs (32 balls). Bangladesh hadn’t conceded any extras at that point.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 34 balls. While Sharma’s contribution to the partnership was 25, Rahul’s contribution to it was 24. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

Rahul, whose 14-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, didn’t add to the aforementioned score. Thirty-six balls after Raina’s dismissal, he was caught by Sabbir. Hossain broke the 51-run partnership.

Sharma’s half-century – which included four boundaries and three sixes – came off 35 balls.

He eventually faced 42 balls, scoring 56. Twenty-three balls later, he was caught by Mahmudullah. Nazmul Islam broke the 15-run stand.

India scored 100 off 13.4 overs (82 balls). Bangladesh had conceded an extra at that point.

Manish Pandey, whose 27-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 28. Twenty-eight balls after Sharma’s dismissal, he was caught by Sabbir. Mustafizur broke the 35-run stand.

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

Shankar, whose 19-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 17. Eleven balls later, he was caught by Miraz. Sarkar broke the 29-run stand.

Karthik, whose eight-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and three sixes, scored 29. He was unbeaten, as was Sundar, who didn’t face a ball.

Bangladesh eventually conceded four extras. India, who scored 168 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets off 20 overs, won by four wickets. Miraz bowled a wicketless over, conceding 17.

Sarkar, who bowled three overs, conceded 33. He picked up a wicket, as did Islam, Shakib and Mustafizur, who bowled four overs apiece. Mustafizur’s spell included a maiden. They conceded 32, 28, and 21, respectively. Hossain, who bowled four overs, conceded 35. He picked up a couple of scalps.

India won the 2017/18 Nidahas Twenty20 Tri-Series.