SKY disappointed; SA beat India

India made no changes to their playing eleven.

South Africa made one changes to their playing eleven – Patrick Kruger made way for Reeza Hendricks.

On winning the toss, Aiden Markram, South Africa’s skipper, chose to field.

The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 34, and lost three wickets.

India’s openers did not get off the mark. Sanju Samson, who faced three balls, did not open his account. Three balls into the match, he was dismissed by Marco Jansen.

Nine balls into the (Shar)match, India sought a batting review. Abhishek was the batsman. It was upheld by South African umpire Lubabalo Gcuma.

He faced five balls, scoring four. His runs came by way of a boundary. Eight balls later, he was caught by Jansen. Gerald Coetzee broke the five-run stand.

Suryakumar Yadav, India’s skipper, faced nine balls. Thirteen balls later, he was trapped leg be‘four’ wicket by Andile Simelane, who broke the 10-run stand.

Tilak Varma, whose run-a-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 20. Four overs after Suryakumar’s dismissal, he was caught by David Miller. Markram broke the 30-run stand.

India scored 50 off 8.5 overs (53 balls). South Africa had conceded three extras at that point.

The fifth-wicket pair put on 25. Axar Patel scored 27 off 21 balls, which included four boundaries. Twenty-three balls after Varma’s dismissal, Nqabayomzi Peter ran him out.

Thirteen overs into the match, there was the strategic timeout. India scored 76 for the loss of five wickets at that point. While Hardik Pandya had scored nine, Rinku Singh had scored four.

Hardik eventually scored 39 off 45 balls, which included four boundaries and a six. He was unbeaten.

Rinku eventually scored nine off 11 balls. Twenty-seven balls after Axar’s dismissal, he was caught by Coetzee. Peter broke the 17-run stand.

Ninety-four balls into the match, South Africa sought a batting review. Arshdeep Singh was the batsman. It was struck down by Gcuma.

India scored 100 off 16.5 overs (101 balls). South Africa had conceded a dozen extras at that point.

Arshdeep, who faced half-a-dozen balls, had a reason to be in seventh heaven – he was unbeaten.

South Africa eventually conceded 14 extras. India scored 124 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets off 20 overs.

Keshav Maharaj, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 24.

Markram, who bowled an over, conceded four. He picked up a wicket.

Simelane, who bowled three overs, conceded 20. He picked up a wicket.

Coetzee and Peter bowled four overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 25, the latter conceded 20.

Jansen bowled four overs, including a maiden. He conceded 25, picking up a scalp.

The first Powerplay of South Africa’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 34, and lost a couple of wickets.

Ryan Rickelton, whose 11-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 13. Seventeen balls into the chase, he was caught by Rinku. Arshdeep broke the 22-run stand.

Markram, who faced eight balls, scored just three. Fifteen balls later, Varun Chakravarthy broke the 11-run stand.

Hendricks, whose 21-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 24. Fourteen balls later, Chakravarthy broke the 11-run stand.

Forty-seven balls (7.5 overs) into the chase, India sought a bowling review. Jansen was the batsman. It was struck down by Gcuma.

South Africa scored 50 off 8.4 overs (52 balls). India had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

Jansen, whose 10-ball innings included a boundary, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – there was a difference of ‘unnees-bees’ in the fourth-wicket stand (19 balls after Hendricks’ dismissal, Chakravarthy broke the 20-run stand).

Heinrich Klaasen, who faced three balls, scored a couple. Eight balls later, he was caught by Rinku. Chakravarthy broke the two-run stand.

The sixth-wicket did not get off the mark. Miller, who faced a ball, did not open his account. The next ball, he was dismissed by Chakravarthy.

Simelane, who faced 10 balls, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – 20 balls later, Ravi Bishnoi broke the run-a-ball stand.

At that point, there was the strategic timeout. Tristan Stubbs, the player of the match, was batting on 24.

South Africa scored 100 off 17 overs (102 balls). India had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras at that point.

Stubbs eventually scored 47 off 41 balls, which included seven boundaries. He was unbeaten, as was Coetzee, who scored 19 off nine balls, which included a couple of boundaries and a six.

South Africa, who scored 128 for the loss of seven wickets off 19 overs, won by three wickets with an over to spare.

Axar, who bowled an over, conceded a couple. He was wicketless, as were Avesh Khan and Hardik, who bowled three overs apiece. While the former conceded 23, the latter conceded 22.

Arshdeep and Bishnoi bowled four overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 41, the latter conceded 21.

Chakravarthy, who bowled four overs, conceded 17. He picked up five scalps.

The four-match series was level 1-1.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sharma-led India bea‘ten’ by England

India made no changes to their playing eleven.

England made half—a-dozen changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – Jason Roy, Dawid Malan, Moeen Ali, David Willey, Richard Gleeson, and Reece Topley made way for Alex Hales (the player of the match), Ben Stokes, Moeen Ali, Sam Curran, Chris Woakes, and Adil Rashid.

On winning the toss, Jos Buttler, England’s skipper, chose to field.

The first Powerplay of India's innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 38, and lost a wicket.

Lokesh Rahul, whose run-a-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. Ten balls into the match, he was caught by Buttler. Woakes broke the nine-run stand.

India scored 50 off 7.5 overs (47 balls). England had conceded an extra at that point.

Rohit Sharma, India’s skipper, scored 27 off 28 balls, which included four boundaries. Forty-three balls after Rahul’s dismissal, he was caught by Curran. Chris Jordan broke the 47-run stand.

Ten overs into the match, the drinks break was taken. India had scored 62, and lost a couple of wickets at that point. While Virat Kohli was batting on 26, Suryakumar Yadav had scored three.

Suryakumar, whose 10-ball innings included a boundary and a six, eventually scored 14. Fifteen balls after Rohit’s dismissal, he was caught by Phil Salt. Jordan broke the 19-run stand.

India scored 100 off 15 overs (90 balls). England had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

Ninety-two balls into the match, England sought a bowling review. Kohli was the batsman. Using the umpires’ call, it was struck down by Australian umpire Paul Reiffel.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 35 balls. While Kohli’s contribution to the partnership was 20, Hardik Pandya’s contribution to it was 30. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

Kohli’s half-century – which included four boundaries and a six – came off 39 balls.

He eventually faced 50 balls, failing to add to the aforementioned score. Forty balls after Suryakumar’s dismissal, he was caught by Rashid. Jordan broke the 61-run partnership.

India scored 150 off 18.5 overs (113 balls). England had conceded three extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Hardik’s half-century – which included three boundaries and four sixes – came off 29 balls.

The fifth-wicket pair put on 22. Rishabh Pant, whose four-ball innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. Nine balls after Kohli’s dismissal, Buttler and Jordan ran him out.

Hardik, whose 33-ball innings included four boundaries and five sixes, eventually scored 63. Three balls later, he was dismissed hit wicket by Jordan, who broke the 10-run stand.

India scored 168 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets off 20 overs.

Stokes, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded 18.

Liam Livingstone, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 21.

Curran, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 42.

Woakes, who bowled three overs, conceded 24. He picked up a wicket, as did Rashid, who bowled four overs, conceding 20.

Jordan, who bowled four overs, conceded 43. He picked up three scalps.

The first Powerplay of England's innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 63, without the loss of a wicket.

England’s openers put on 50 off 4.5 overs (29 balls). India had conceded a couple of extras at that point. While Buttler’s contribution to the partnership was 24, Hales’ contribution to it was 40.

Hales’ half-century – which included a boundary and five sixes – came off 28 balls.

Fifty balls (8.2 overs) into the chase, there was an all-run four.

Nine overs into the chase, the drinks break was taken. England had scored 91, without the loss of a wicket at that point. While Buttler was batting on 36, Hales was batting on 51.

England’s openers put on 100 off 10.1 overs (61 balls). India had conceded four extras at that point. In fact, that was the number of extras they eventually conceded. While Buttler’s contribution to the partnership was 37, Hales’ contribution to it was 63.

Buttler’s half-century – which included seven boundaries and three sixes – came off 36 balls.

England’s openers put on 150 off 13.5 overs (83 balls). While Buttler’s contribution to the partnership was 66, Hales’ contribution to it was 80.

Buttler, whose 49-ball innings included nine boundaries, in addition to the aforementioned number of sixes, eventually scored 80. He was unbeaten, as was Hales, who eventually scored 86 off 47 balls, which included four boundaries and seven sixes.

England who scored 170 without the loss of a wicket off 16 overs, won by 10 wickets with four overs to spare.

Each of the bowlers was wicketless.

Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Arshdeep Singh bowled a couple of overs apiece. They conceded 27, 25, and 15 resepctively.

Mohammed Shami and Hardik bowled three overs apiece. While the former conceded 39, the latter conceded 34.

Axar, who bowled four overs, conceded 30.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sharma-led India beat Bangladesh again

India made one change to the playing eleven – Krunal Pandya made way for Manish Pandey.

Bangladesh (Moham)made (Mosadd)ek change to the eleven that last played the Indians – Hossain made way for Mithun.

On winning the toss, Mahmudullah, Bangladesh’s skipper, inserted the hosts.

The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was the first and the sixth over. They scored 41, for the loss of a couple of wickets.

Rohit, India’s skipper, faced half-a-dozen balls, scored just two. Nine balls into the (Shar)match, Shafiul Islam broke the three-run stand.

Shikhar Dhawan, whose 16-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 19. Twenty-three balls later, he was caught by Mahmudullah. Shafiul broke the 32-run stand.

India scored 50 off 7.1 overs (43 balls). Bangladesh had conceded an extra at that point.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 33 balls. While Lokesh Rahul’s contribution to the partnership was 33, Shreyas Iyer’s contribution to it was 19. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.

Rahul’s half-century – which included seven boundaries – came off 33 balls.

He eventually faced 35 balls, scoring 52. Forty-one balls after Dhawan’s dismissal, he was caught by Liton Das. Al-Amin Hossain broke the 59-run partnership.

India scored 100 off 13.2 overs (80 balls). Bangladesh had conceded an extra at that point.

Iyer’s half-century – which included a boundary and five sixes – came off 27 balls.

Pant, who faced nine balls, scored half-a-dozen. Twenty-four balls after Rahul’s dismissal, Soumya Sarkar broke the 45-run stand.

Iyer eventually scored 62 off 33 balls, which included three boundaries, in addition to the aforementioned number of sixes. Four balls later, he was caught by Das. Sarkar broke the five-run stand.

India scored 150 off 17.4 overs (106 balls). Bangladesh had conceded a couple of extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Pandey, whose 13-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 22. He was unbeaten, as was Shivam Dube, who faced eight balls, scoring nine.

India scored 174 for the loss of five wickets off 20 overs.

Afif Hossain bowled a wicketless over, conceding 20. Aminul Islam bowled three wicketless overs, conceding 29. Mustafizur Rahman bowled four wicketless overs, conceding 42.

Al-Amin bowled four overs, conceding 22. He picked up a wicket. Shafiul and Sarkar bowled four overs each, picking up a couple of scalps apiece. While the former, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 32, the latter conceded 29.

The first Powerplay of Bangladesh’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was the first and the sixth over. They scored 33, for the loss of a couple of wickets.

Das, whose eight-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored nine. Sixteen balls into the chase, he was caught by Washington Sundar. Deepak Chahar, the player of the match and the player of the series, broke the 12-run stand.

The second-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Sarkar, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. The next ball, he was caught by Dube off the bowling of Chahar.

Bangladesh scored 50 off 7.3 overs (45 balls). India hadn’t conceded any extras at that point.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 37 balls. While Mohammad Naim’s contribution to the partnership was 39, Mithun’s contribution to it was 11. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.

Naim’s half-century – which included seven boundaries and a six – came off 34 balls.

Bangladesh scored 100 off 11.5 overs (71 balls). India had conceded an extra at that point.

Mithun, whose 29-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, eventually scored 27. Sixty-one balls after Sarkar’s dismissal, he was caught by Rahul. Chahar broke the 98-run partnership.

The fourth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Mushfiqur Rahim, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. The next ball, he was dismissed by Dube.

Eighty-eight balls into the chase, India sought a batting review. Naim was the batsman. It was struck down by umpire C K Nandan.

Naim, whose 48-ball innings included 10 boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 81. Fourteen balls later, Dube broke the 16-run stand.

The sixth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Afif, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. The next ball, he was dismissed by Dube.

Mahmudullah, who faced 10 balls, scored eight. Yuzvendra Chahal had a reason to be in seventh heaven – he broke the four-run stand.

Shafiul, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored four. Seven balls later, he was caught by Rahul. Chahar broke the five-run stand.

Aminul, whose run-a-ball innings included a boundary, scored nine. Chahar had a reason to be in seventh heaven – he broke the nine-run stand.

The last-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Rahman, who faced three balls, scored a run. The next ball, he was caught by Iyer off the bowling of Chahar, who became the first – and, so far, only Indian – to take a hat-trick.

Al-Amin, who didn’t face a ball, was unbeaten.

India eventually conceded five extras. Bangladesh, who were dismissed for 144 off 19.2 overs, lost by 30 runs.

Sundar and Khaleel Ahmed bowled four wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 34, the latter conceded 27.

Chahal bowled four overs, conceding 43. He picked up a wicket.

Dube bowled four overs, conceding 30. He picked up three wickets.

Chahar, who bowled 3.2 overs, had a reason to be in seventh heaven – he picked up half-a-dozen scalps.   

India won the three-match series 2-1.