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India made seven changes to their playing eleven – Virat Kohli, Hardik Pandya, Suresh Raina, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Deepak Chahar, Yuzvendra Chahal, and Siddarth Kaul made way for Rishabh Pant, Manish Pandey, Dinesh Karthik, a couple of Twenty20 International debutants [Krunal Pandya (Hardik’s older brother) and Khaleel Ahmed], Kuldeep Yadav (the player of the match), and Jasprit Bumrah.

The West Indies made eight changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – Chris Gayle, Evin Lewis, Marlon Samuels, Chadwick Walton, Sunil Narine, Samuel Badree, Jerome Taylor, and Kesrick Williams made way for Shai Hope, Denesh Ramdin, Shimron Hetmyer, Darren Bravo, a couple of Twenty20 International debutants (Fabian Allen and Khary Pierre), Keemo Paul, and Oshane Thomas.

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

The first Powerplay of the West Indies’ innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 31, for the loss of three wickets.

Ramdin, who faced five balls, scored just a couple. Thirteen balls into the match, he was caught by Karthik. Umesh Yadav broke the 16-run stand.

The second-wicket pair put on half-a-dozen. Hope, whose 10-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 14. Half-a-dozen balls later, Lokesh Rahul and Pandey ran him out.

Although his innings included a couple of boundaries, Hetmyer had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored 10. Nine balls later, he was caught by Karthik. Bumrah broke the six-run stand.

Kieron Pollard, whose 26-ball innings included a six, scored just 14. Twenty-eight balls later, he was caught by Pandey. Krunal broke the 19-run stand.

Bravo, who faced 10 balls, scored five. Five balls later, he was caught by Shikhar Dhawan. Kuldeep broke the two-run stand.

The West Indies scored 50 off 10.2 overs (62 balls). India had conceded three extras at that point.

Rovman Powell, who faced 13 balls, scored just four. Fourteen balls after Bravo’s dismissal, he was caught by Karthik. Needless to say, Kuldeep was in seventh heaven.

Carlos Brathwaite, the West Indies’ skipper, faced 11 balls, scoring just four. Fourteen balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Kuldeep, who broke the seven-run stand.

Fifteen overs into the match, India sought a bowling review. Paul was the batsman. It was struck down by umpire Chettithody Shamshuddin.

Allen, whose 20-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 27. Nineteen balls after Brathwaite’s dismissal, he was caught by Umesh. Ahmed broke the 24-run stand.

The West Indies scored 100 off 19 overs (114 balls). India had conceded five extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Paul, whose 13-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 15. He was unbeaten, as was Pierre, who scored nine. His five-ball innings included a couple of boundaries.

India scored 109 for the loss of eight wickets off 20 overs.

Each of the five bowlers bowled four overs each.

Umesh, Bumrah and Krunal conceded 36, 27, and 15, respectively. They picked up a wicket apiece, as did Ahmed, whose spell included a maiden. He conceded 16. Kuldeep, who conceded 13, 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 31, for the loss of three wickets.

An over into the chase, the West Indies sought a bowling review. Sharma, the batsman, faced half-a-dozen balls, scoring as many. His innings included a boundary. It was upheld by umpire C K Nandan. He was caught by Ramdin. Needless to say, Thomas was in seventh heaven.

Dhawan, who faced eight balls, scored just three. Eleven balls later, Thomas broke the nine-run stand.

Pant, who faced four balls, scored a run. Seventeen balls later, he was caught by Bravo. Brathwaite broke the 19-run stand.

Rahul, whose 22-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 16. Eleven balls later, he was caught by Bravo. Brathwaite broke the 10-run stand.

India scored 50 off 8.5 overs (53 balls). England had conceded 13 extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Pandey, whose 24-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 19. Forty-five balls after Rahul’s dismissal, he was caught by Pierre, who broke the 38-run stand.

Ninety-seven balls into the chase, the West Indies sought a bowling review. Karthik was the batsman. It was struck down by Nandan.

India scored 100 off 16.5 overs (101 balls).

Karthik, whose 34-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, scored 31. He was unbeaten, as was Krunal, who scored 21. His nine-ball innings included three boundaries.

India, who scored 110 for the loss of five wickets off 17.5 overs, won by five wickets with 13 balls to spare.

Pollard and Allen bowled an over apiece. While the former conceded a dozen, the latter conceded 11. They were wicketless, as was Paul, who bowled 3.5 overs, conceding 30.

Pierre, who bowled four overs, conceded 16. He picked up a wicket. Thomas and Brathwaite bowled four overs each, picking up a couple of scalps apiece. While the former conceded 21, the latter, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 11.  

India led the three-match series 1-0.

 

 

 

 

New Zealand beat Kohli-led India

India made one change to their playing eleven – Ashish Nehra made way for Twenty20 International debutant Mohammed Siraj.

New Zealand made a couple of the eleven that last played the Indians – Tom Latham and Tim Southee made way for Glenn Phillips and Adam Milne.

On winning the toss, Kane Williamson, New Zealand’s skipper, chose to bat.

The first Powerplay of New Zealand’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 48, without the loss of a wicket.

New Zealand’s openers put on 50 off 6.3 overs (39 balls). India had conceded three extras at that point. While Martin Guptill’s contribution to the partnership was 31, the Co(li)ntribution of Munro, the player of the match, to it was 16.

New Zealand’s openers put on 100 off 11 overs (66 balls). India had conceded eight extras at that point. While Guptill’s contribution to the partnership was 45, Munro’s contribution to it was 51.

Munro’s half-century – which included three boundaries and four sixes – came off 26 balls.

Guptill, whose 41-ball innings included three boundaries and as many sixes, didn’t add to the aforementioned score. Sixty-seven balls into the match, he was caught by Hardik Pandya. Yuzvendra Chahal broke the 105-run partnership.

Seventy balls into the match, India sought a bowling review. Williamson was the batsman. It was struck down by umpire C K Nandan.

Williamson, whose nine-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored a dozen. Nineteen balls later, he was caught by Rohit Sharma. Siraj broke the 35-run stand.

New Zealand scored 150 off 15.4 overs (94 balls). India had conceded 10 extras at that point.

Munro’s ton – which included half-a-dozen boundaries and seven sixes – came off 54 balls.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 30 balls. While Munro’s contribution to the partnership was 31, Tom Bruce’s contribution to it was 17. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

Munro, whose 58-ball innings included seven boundaries and as many sixes, eventually scored 109. He was unbeaten, as was Bruce, who eventually scored 18. His 12-ball innings included a couple of boundaries.

India eventually conceded a dozen extras. New Zealand scored 196 for the loss of a couple of wickets off 20 overs.

Pandya, who bowled a wicketless over, conceded 14. Axar Patel, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 39. Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Jasprit Bumrah bowled four wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 29, the latter conceded 23.

Siraj and Chahal bowled four overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 53, the latter conceded 36.

The floodlights failed before the start of the chase.

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

Shikhar Dhawan, who faced four balls, scored a run. Eight balls into the chase, Trent Boult broke the six-run stand.

Sharma, whose six-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. Four balls later, he was caught by Phillips. Boult broke the five-run stand.

India scored 50 off 7.2 overs (44 balls). New Zealand had conceded an extra at that point.

Forty-five balls into the match, New Zealand sought a bowling review. Virat Kohli, India’s skipper, was the batsman. It was struck down by Nandan.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 35 balls. While Shreyas Iyer’s contribution to the partnership was 18, Kohli’s contribution to it was 31. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

Iyer, whose 21-ball innings included four boundaries, eventually scored 23. Forty balls after Sharma’s dismissal, he was caught by Munro, who broke the 54-run partnership.

Pandya, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. Three balls later, Ish Sodhi broke the tow-run stand.

Kohli’s half-century – which included half-a-dozen boundaries and a six – came off 32 balls.

India scored 100 off 13.2 overs (80 balls). New Zealand had conceded three extras at that point.

The fifth-wicket pair put on 50 off 35 balls. While Kohli’s contribution to the partnership was 29, Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s contribution to it was 23. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

Kohli, whose 42-ball innings included eight boundaries and a six, eventually scored 65. Forty-four balls after Pandya’s dismissal, he was caught by Phillips. Mitchell Santner broke the 56-run partnership.

Patel, whose three-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was caught by Williamson. Needless to say, Boult was in seventh heaven.

India scored 150 off 19.1 overs (115 balls). New Zealand had conceded four extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Dhoni, whose 37-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and three sixes, eventually scored 49. A dozen balls after Patel’s dismissal, he was caught by Santner. Boult broke the 24-run stand.

Kumar, who faced three balls, scored a couple. He was unbeaten, as was Bumrah, who faced two balls, scoring a run.

India, who scored 156 for the loss of seven wickets off 20 overs, lost by 40 runs. Colin de Grandhomme bowled an over, conceding 10. He was wicketless, as was Milne, who bowled four overs, conceding 30.

Munro bowled three overs, conceding 23. He picked up a wicket, as did Santner and Sodhi, who bowled four overs apiece. While the former conceded 31, the latter conceded 25. Boult bowled four overs, conceding 34. He picked up four scalps.

The three-match series was levelled 1-1.