Sharma-led India crush New Zealand

India made a couple of changes to their playing eleven – Lokesh Rahul and Ravichandran Ashwin made way for Ishan Kishan and Yuzvendra Chahal.

New Zealand made one changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – Tim Southee made way for Lockie Ferguson.

On winning the toss, Rohit Sharma, India’s skipper and the player of the series, chose to bat.

The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 69, without the loss of a wicket.

India’s openers put on 50 off 5.1 overs (31 balls). New Zealand had conceded an extra at that point. While Sharma’s contribution to the partnership was 28, Ishan Kishan’s contribution to it was 24.

Kishan, whose 21-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, eventually scored 29. Thirty-eight balls into the match, he was caught by Tim Seifert. Mitchell Santner, New Zealand’s skipper, broke the 69-run partnership.

Yadav, who faced four balls, didn’t get off the (Suryaku)mark. Four balls later, he was caught by Martin Guptill. Santner broke the two-run stand.

Rishabh Pant, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored four. A couple of balls later, he was caught by James Neesham. Santner broke the 12-run stand.

Ten overs into the match, the drinks break was taken. India had scored 90 for the loss of three wickets at that point. While Sharma was batting on 48, Shreyas Iyer had scored five.

Sharma’s half-century – which included five boundaries and three sixes – came off 27 balls.

India scored 100 off 11 overs (66 balls). New Zealand had conceded four extras at that point.

Sharma eventually scored 56 off 31 balls. Fourteen balls after Pant’s dismissal, he was caught by Ish Sodhi broke the 20-run stand.

Shreyas, whose 20-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, eventually scored 25. Twenty-seven balls after Sharma’s dismissal, he was caught by Daryl Mitchell. Adam Milne broke the 36-run stand.

Venkatesh Iyer, whose 15-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 20. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Mark Chapman. Trent Boult broke the one-run stand.

India scored 150 off 17.3 overs (105 balls). New Zealand had conceded eight extras at that point.

Axar Patel, the player of the match, faced four balls, scoring a couple. He was unbeaten.

Harshal, whose (Pat)eleven-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 18. Fourteen balls after Venkatesh’s dismissal, he was out hit wicket. Ferguson broke the 22-run stand.

Deepak Chahar, whose eight-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 21. He was unbeaten.

New Zealand eventually conceded nine extras. India scored 184 for the loss of seven wickets off 20 overs.

Milne, Ferguson, Boult and Sodhi bowled four overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. They conceded 47, 45, 31, and 31, respectively.

Santner, who bowled four overs, conceded 27. He picked up three scalps.

The first Powerplay of New Zealand’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 37, and lost three wickets.

Mitchell, whose six-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. Thirteen balls into the chase, he was caught by Harshal. Axar broke the 21-run stand.

Chapman, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t get off the mark. Five balls later, he was stumped by Pant. Axar broke the one-run stand.

Glenn Phillips, who faced four balls, didn’t open his account. Ten balls later, Axar broke the eight-run stand.

New Zealand scored 50 off as many balls (8.2 overs). India hadn’t conceded any extras at that point.

Guptill’s half-century – which included four boundaries and as many sixes – came off 33 balls.

He eventually scored 51 off 36 balls. Thirty-five balls after Phillips’ dismissal, he was caught by Yadav. Chahal broke the 39-run stand.

The fifth-wicket pair had no reason to be in seventh heaven. Seifert, whose 18-ball innings included a boundary, scored 17. Seven balls later, Kishan and Pant ran him out.

The sixth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Neesham had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored just three. Five balls later, he was caught by Pant off the bowling of Harshal.

The seventh-wicket pair put on eight. Santner, who faced four balls, scored a couple. Four balls later, Kishan ran him out.

Although his six-ball innings included a six, Milne had no reason to be in seventh heaven – a dozen balls later, Venkatesh broke the nine-run stand.

Sodhi, whose 11-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored nine. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was caught by Yadav. Harshal broke the two-run stand.

New Zealand scored 100 off 16.2 overs (98 balls). India hadn’t conceded any extras at that point.

Ferguson, whose eight-ball innings included a couple of sixes, scored 14. Seven balls later, he was caught by Chahar, who broke the 16-run stand.

Boult, who faced a couple of balls, scored a couple. He was unbeaten.

India eventually conceded an extra. New Zealand, who were bundled out for 111 off 17.2 overs, lost by 73 runs.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceding a dozen.

Chahar bowled 2.2 overs, conceding 26. He picked up a wicket.

Venkatesh bowled three overs, conceding a dozen. He picked up a wicket.

Chahal bowled four overs, conceding 26. He picked up a wicket.

Harshal bowled three overs, conceding 26. He picked up a couple of wickets.

Axar bowled three overs, conceding nine. He picked up three scalps.

India swept the three-match series 3-0.

 

 

 

 

Kohli returns; Australia beat India

The match was attended by 31,183 people.

India made three changes to their playing eleven – Manish Pandey, Yuzvendra Chahal and Washington Sundar made way for Virat Kohli (who was leading the team, and inserted the hosts on winning the toss), Kuldeep Yadav and Jasprit Bumrah.

Australia made five changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – David Warner, Moises Henriques, Travis Head, Tim Paine and Nathan Coulter-Nile made way for D’Arcy Short, Chris Lynn, Ben McDermott (the younger son of former Australian fast bowler Craig McDermott), Alex Carey and Billy Stanlake.

Owing to rain, the match was reduced to a 17-overs-a-side match.

The first Powerplay of Australia’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 38, for the loss of a wicket.

Although his innings included a boundary, Short, who faced a dozen balls, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – 25 balls into the match, he was caught by Kuldeep Yadav. Khaleel Ahmed broke the 24-run stand.

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

Aaron Finch, Australia’s skipper, scored 27. His 24-ball innings included three boundaries. Twenty-six balls after Short’s dismissal, he was caught by Ahmed. Yadav broke the 40-run stand.

Lynn, whose 20-ball innings included a boundary and four sixes, scored 37. Ten balls later, he was caught by Yadav, who broke the 11-run stand.

Seventy-one balls into the match, Australia sought a batting review. Marcus Stoinis was the batsman. It was upheld by Australian umpire Paul Wilson.

Australia scored 100 off 12.5 overs (77 balls). India had conceded three extras at that point.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 22 balls. While Glenn Maxwell’s contribution to the partnership was 28, Stoinis’ contribution to it was 20. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was three.

Australia scored 150 off 15.5 overs (95 balls). India had conceded five extras at that point.

Ninety-seven balls into the match, there was an interruption owing to rain. Australia had scored 153 for the loss of three wickets at that point. While Maxwell was batting was 46, Stoinis was batting on 31.

Maxwell, whose 24-ball innings included four sixes, didn’t add to the aforementioned score. Thirty-seven balls later, he was caught by Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Bumrah broke the 78-run partnership.

Stoinis, whose 19-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, scored 33. He was unbeaten, as was Ben, who faced three balls, scoring a couple.

India eventually conceded half-a-dozen extras. Australia scored 158 for the loss of four wickets off 17 overs.

Kumar, who bowled three overs, conceded 15. He was wicketless, as was Krunal Pandya, who bowled four overs, conceding 55.

Ahmed and Bumrah bowled three overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 42, the latter conceded 21. Yadav, who bowled four overs, conceded 24. He picked up a couple of wickets.

India’s target was revised for 174 off 17 overs.

The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the fifth over. They scored 41, for the loss of a wicket.

Rohit Sharma, who faced eight balls, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – 25 balls into the chase, he was caught by Finch. Jason Behrendorff broke the 35-run stand.

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

Dhawan’s half-century – which included eight boundaries and a six – came off 28 balls.

Lokesh Rahul, whose 12-ball innings included a boundary, scored 13. Twenty-five balls after Sharma’s dismissal, he was stumped by Carey. Adam Zampa, the player of the match, broke the 46-run stand.

Kohli, who faced eight balls, scored four. Fifteen balls later, he was caught by Lynn. Zampa broke the 13-run stand.

India scored 100 off 11.2 overs (69 balls). Australia had conceded four extras at that point.

Dhawan, whose 42-ball innings included 10 boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 76. Five balls later, he was caught by Behrendorff. Stanlake broke the 11-run stand.

India scored 150 off 15 overs (93 balls). Australia had conceded nine extras at that point.

The fifth-wicket pair put on 50 off 23 balls. While Rishabh Pant’s contribution to the partnership was 19, Dinesh Karthik’s contribution to it was 25. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was half-a-dozen.

Pant, whose 16-ball innings included a boundary and a six, eventually scored 20. Twenty-three balls after Dhawan’s dismissal, he was caught by Behrendorff. Tye broke the 51-run partnership.

Krunal, who faced four balls, scored a couple. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was caught by Maxwell. Needless to say, Stoinis was in seventh heaven.

The seventh-wicket pair failed to get off the mark. Karthik, whose 13-ball innings included four boundaries and a six, eventually scored 30. The next ball, he was caught by Behrendorff off the bowling of Stoinis.

Kumar, who faced a ball, scored a run. He was unbeaten, as was Yadav, who faced a ball, scoring four.

Australia eventually conceded a dozen extras. India, who scored 169 for the loss of seven wickets off 17 overs, lost by four runs under the Duckworth/Lewis method.

Tye and Stanlake bowled three overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 47, the latter conceded 27. Behrendorff, who bowled four overs, conceded 43. He picked up a wicket.

Stoinis, who bowled three overs, conceded 27. He picked up a couple of scalps, as did Zampa, who bowled four overs, conceding 22.

Australia led the three-match series 1-0.