Sharma-led India beat Bangladesh convincingly

Neither India nor Bangladesh made any changes to their playing eleven.

On winning the toss, Rohit, India’s skipper and the player of the (Shar)match, inserted the visitors.

The first Powerplay of Bangladesh’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was the first and the sixth over. They scored 54, without the loss of a wicket.

Bangladesh’s openers put on 50 off 5.4 overs (35 balls). India had conceded an extra at that point. While Liton Das’ contribution to the partnership was 25, Mohammad Naim’s contribution to it was 26.

The openers eventually put on 60. Das, whose 21-ball innings included four boundaries, eventually scored 29. Forty-four balls into the match, Rishabh Pant ran him out.

Naim, whose 31-ball innings included five boundaries, eventually scored 36. Nineteen balls later, he was caught by Shreyas Iyer. Washington Sundar broke the 23-run stand.

Mushfiqur Rahim, who faced (Cha)half-a-dozen balls, scored four. Ten balls later, he was caught by Krunal Pandya. Yuzvendra broke the 14-run stand.

Bangladesh scored 100 off 12.3 overs (76 balls). India had conceded three extras at that point.

Soumya Sarkar, whose 20-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 30. Five balls after Rahim’s dismissal, he was stumped by Pant. The leggie broke the fourth-wicket stand, which was worth (Cha)half-a-dozen.

Afif Hossain, who faced eight balls, scored half-a-dozen. Twenty-one balls later, he was caught by Sharma. Khaleel Ahmed broke the 25-run stand.

Mahmudullah, Bangladesh’s skipper, scored 30. His 21-ball innings included four boundaries. A dozen balls later, he was caught by Shivam Dube. Deepak Chahar broke the 14-run stand.

Bangladesh scored 150 off 19.4 overs (119 balls). India had conceded five extras at that point.

Mosaddek Hossain, who faced nine balls, had a reason to be in seventh heaven – he was unbeaten, as was Aminul Islam, who scored five. His run-a-ball innings included a boundary.

India eventually conceded half-a-dozen extras. Bangladesh scored 153 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets off 20 overs. Pandya and Dube bowled a couple of wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 17, the latter conceded 12.

Ahmed, who bowled four overs, conceded 44. He picked up a wicket, as did Chahar and Sundar, who bowled four overs each, conceding 25 apiece. Chahal, who bowled four overs, conceded 28. He picked up a couple of scalps.

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

India’s openers put on 50 off 5.2 overs (32 balls). Bangladesh had conceded four extras at that point. While Sharma’s contribution to the partnership was 36, Shikhar Dhawan’s contribution to it was a dozen.

Sharma’s half-century – which included half-a-dozen boundaries and three sixes – came off 23 balls.

India’s openers put on 100 off 9.2 overs (56 balls). Bangladesh had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded. While Sharma’s contribution to the partnership was 70, Dhawan’s contribution to it was 28.

Dhawan, whose 27-ball innings included four boundaries, eventually scored 31. Sixty-five balls into the chase, Aminul scored the 118-run partnership.

Sharma, whose 43-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and as many sixes, eventually scored 85. Nine balls later, he was caught by the substitute, Mohammad Mithun. Needless to say, Aminul was in seventh heaven.

India scored 150 off 14.5 overs (89 balls).

Lokesh Rahul, who faced 11 balls, scored eight. He was unbeaten, as was Iyer, who scored 24. His 13-ball innings included three boundaries and a six.

India, who scored 154 for the loss of a couple of wickets off 15.4 overs, won by eight wickets with 26 balls to spare.

Mosaddek and Afif bowled a wicketless over apiece. While the former conceded 21, the latter conceded 13.

Shafiul Islam bowled two wicketless overs, conceding 23.

Mustafizur Rahman bowled 3.4 wicketless overs, conceding 35.

Al-Amin Hossain bowled four wicketless overs, conceding 32.

Aminul bowled four overs, conceding 29. He picked up two scalps.

The three-match series was levelled 1-1.

 

  

 

 

Virat-led India (Ki)win rain-affected match

India made a couple of changes to their playing (Pat)eleven – Axar and Mohammed Siraj made way for Manish Pandey and Kuldeep Yadav.

New Zealand made just one change to the eleven that last played the Indians – Adam Milne made way for Tim Southee.

On winning the toss, Kane Williamson, New Zealand’s skipper, inserted the hosts.

It rained before the start of the match. Hence, the ground was wet.

The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the second over. They scored 14, without the loss of a wicket.

Shikhar Dhawan, whose run-a-ball innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. Fourteen balls into the match, he was caught by Mitchell Santner. Southee broke the 15-run stand.

The second-wicket pair didn’t get off the (Shar)mark. Rohit, whose nine-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight. The next ball, he was caught by Santner off the bowling of Southee.

Virat Kohli, India’s skipper, scored 13. His six-ball innings included a boundary and a six. Eight balls later, he was caught by Trent Boult. Ish Sodhi broke the 15-run stand.

Iyer, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored (Shrey)as many. Eleven balls later, he was caught by Martin Guptill. Sodhi broke the 18-run stand.

India scored 50 off half-a-dozen overs (36 balls). New Zealand had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

Pandey, whose 11-ball (Col)innings included a boundary and a six, scored 17. Ten balls after Iyer’s dismissal, he was caught by de Grandhomme. Boult broke the 14-run stand.

Hardik Pandya, whose innings included a six, scored 14. He was unbea‘ten’.

Mahendra Singh, who D(hon)idn’t face a ball, was unbeaten.

New Zealand eventually conceded three extras. India scored 67 for the loss of five wickets off eight overs.

Each of the four bowlers bowled a couple of overs apiece. Santner, who conceded 16, was wicketless. Boult, who conceded 13, picked up a wicket. Sodhi and Southee picked up a couple of scalps apiece. While the former conceded 23, the latter conceded 13.

The first Powerplay of New Zealand’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the second over. They scored 11, for the loss of a couple of wickets.

Guptill, who faced three balls, scored a run. An over into the chase, Bhuvneshwar Kumar broke the eight-run stand.

The second-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Although his six-ball (Col)innings included a six, Munro had no reason to be in seventh heaven – three balls later, he was caught by Sharma off the bowling of Jasprit Bumrah.

The third-wicket pair put on 20. Williamson, who faced 10 balls, scored eight. Eighteen balls later, Pandya ran him out.

The fourth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Glenn Phillips, whose nine-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored nine. The next ball, he was caught by Dhawan off the bowling of Yadav.

De Grandhomme, whose innings included a couple of sixes, scored 17. He was unbea‘ten’.

Henry Nicholls, who faced four balls, scored a couple. Nine balls later, he was caught by Iyer. Bumrah broke the 11-run stand.

The sixth-wicket pair put on (Dho)nine. Tom Bruce, who faced a couple of balls, scored four. His runs came by a boundary. Four balls later, Pandya and the wicketkeeper ran him out.

New Zealand scored 50 off 7.1 overs (43 balls). The number of extras them had conceded at that point gave India no reason to be in seventh heaven.

Santner, who faced four balls, scored three. He was unbeaten.

India eventually conceded eight extras. New Zealand, who scored 61 for the loss of half-a-dozen extras off eight overs, won by half-a-dozen runs. Pandya bowled an over, conceding 11. He was wicketless, as was Yuzvendra Chahal, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded eight.

Yadav bowled an over, conceding 10. He picked up a wicket, as did Kumar, who bowled a couple of overs, conceding 18. Bumrah bowled two overs, conceding nine. He picked up a couple of scalps.

India won the three-match series 2-1.