India made just one change to their playing eleven – Lokesh Rahul made way for Thangarasu Natarajan.
England made no changes to the eleven that last played
the Indians.
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 60,
without the loss of a wicket.
Fifteen balls into the (Shar)match, England sought a
bowling review. Rohit was the batsman. It was struck down by umpire Anil
Chaudhary.
India’s openers scored 50 off 5,2 overs (32 balls).
The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave England no reason to
be in seventh heaven. While Sharma’s contribution to the partnership was 32,
the contribution of Virat Kohli, India’s skipper and the player of the series,
to it was 16.
Sharma’s half-century – which included three
boundaries and four sixes – came off 30 balls.
He eventually scored 64 off 34 balls, which included
four boundaries and five sixes. Nine overs into the match, Ben Stokes broke the
94-run partnership.
India scored 100 off 9.4 overs (58 balls). England had
conceded eight extras at that point.
Suryakumar Yadav, whose 17-ball innings included three
boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 32. Twenty-six balls later, he was
caught by Jason Roy. Adil Rashid broke the 49-run stand.
India scored 150 off 14.4 overs (88 balls). England
had conceded eight extras at that point.
Kohli’s half-century – which included a couple of
boundaries and as many sixes – came off 36 balls.
The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 28 balls. While
Kohli’s contribution to the partnership was 24, Hardik Pandya’s contribution to
it was 25. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.
India scored 200 off 18.2 overs (110 balls). England
had conceded nine extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of
extras they eventually conceded.
Kohli, whose 52-ball innings included seven boundaries
and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 80. He was unbeaten, as was Pandya,
who eventually scored 39. His 17-ball innings included four boundaries and a
couple of sixes.
India scored 224 for the loss of a couple of wickets
off 20 overs.
Sam Curran, who bowled an over, conceded 11. He was
wicketless, as were Chris Jordan, Mark Wood and Jofra Archer, who bowled four overs
apiece. They conceded 57, 53, and 43, respectively.
Stokes, who bowled three overs, conceded 26. He picked
up a wicket, as did Rashid, who bowled four overs, conceding 31.
The first Powerplay of England’s innings – which was
the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored
62, and lost a wicket.
England’s openers failed to get off the (Ku)mark. Roy,
who faced a couple of balls, didn’t open his account. A couple of balls into
the chase, he was dismissed by Bhuvneshwar, the player of the match.
England scored 50 off 4.3 overs (27 balls). India had
conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.
The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 25 balls. While
Jos Buttler’s contribution to the partnership was 20, Dawid Malan’s
contribution to it was 26. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was
half-a-dozen.
England scored 100 off 9.2 overs (56 balls). India had
conceded nine extras at that point.
The second-wicket pair put on 100 off 54 balls. While
Buttler’s contribution to the partnership was 45, Malan’s contribution to it
was 46. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was nine.
Malan’s half-century – which included eight boundaries
and a six – came off 33 balls.
Sixty-nine balls into the match, India sought a
bowling review. Buttler was the batsman. It was struck down by umpire Nitin
Menon.
Buttler’s half-century – which included a couple of
boundaries and four sixes – came off 30 balls.
He eventually faced 34 balls, scoring 52. Seventy-five
balls after Roy’s dismissal, he was caught by Pandya. Kumar broke the 130-run
partnership.
Although his run-a-ball innings included a boundary,
Jonny Bairstow had no reason to be in seventh heaven – 10 balls later, he was
caught by Yadav. Shardul Thakur broke the run-a-ball stand.
Malan, whose 46-ball innings included nine boundaries
and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 68. Three balls later, Thakur broke
the two-run stand.
The fifth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Morgan,
who faced four balls, scored a run. Three dot balls later, he was caught by the
substitute, Rahul, off the bowling of Pandya.
England scored 150 off 16.3 overs (99 balls). India
had conceded 15 extras at that point.
Stokes, whose 12-ball innings included a couple of
boundaries, conceded 14. Eighteen balls later, he was caught by Rishabh Pant.
Natarajan broke the 23-run stand.
The seventh-wicket pair put on three. Archer, who
faced a couple of balls, scored a run. Three balls later, Yadav and Pant ran
him out.
Jordan, whose 10-ball innings included a six, scored
11. Three balls later, he was caught by Yadav. Thakur broke the six-run stand.
Curran, whose three-ball innings included a couple of
sixes, scored 14. He was unbeaten, as was Rashid, who didn’t face a ball.
India eventually conceded 20 extras. England, who
scored 188 for the loss of eight wickets off 20 overs, lost by 36 runs.
Washington Sundar, who bowled an over, conceded 13. He
was wicketless, as was Rahul Chahar, who bowled three overs, conceding 33.
Natarajan and Pandya bowled four overs each, picking
up a wicket. While the former conceded 38, the latter conceded 34.
Kumar, who bowled four overs, conceded 15. He picked
up a couple of wickets.
Thakur, who bowled four overs, conceded 45. He picked
up three scalps.
India won the five-match series 3-2.
