SKY-led India are not disappointed

India made one change to their playing eleven – Tilak (Var)made way for Rinku Singh.

Australia made no changes to their playing eleven.

Mitchell Marsh, Australia’s skipper, elected to field.

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

India’s openers had put on 50 off 4.4 overs (28 balls). Australia had not conceded any extras at that point. While the contribution of Abhishek Sharma, the player of the series, to the partnership was 21, Shubman Gill’s contribution to it was 29.

Twenty-nine balls (4.5 overs) into the match, there was bad weather and an interruption due to rain. India had scored 52 without the loss of a wicket at that point. While Abhishek had scored 23, Gill had scored 29.

Each of the three bowlers used was wicketless.

Nathan Ellis, who bowled an over, conceded 12.

Xavier Bartlett, who bowled eleven balls, conceded 13.

Ben Dwarshuis, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 27.

The match ended without a result.

While the Aussies were obviously disappointed, India were not – they won the five-match series 2-1.

 

 

 

SA lose to SKY-led India

India (Var)made four changes to their playing (Pat)eleven – Riyan Parag, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, and Mayank Yadav made way for Tilak, Axar, Arshdeep Singh, and Avesh Khan.

South Africa made five (Anri)changes to their playing eleven – Reeza Hendricks, Quinton de Kock, Kagiso Rabada, Nortje, and Tabraiz Shamsi made way for Ryan Rickelton, Patrick Kruger, Twenty20 International debutant Andile Simelane, Gerald Coetzee, and Nqabayomzi Peter.

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 56, and lost a wicket.

Although his eight-ball innings included a four, Abhishek had no reason to be in seventh heaven – 19 balls into the (Shar)match, he was caught by Markram. Coetzee broke the 24-run stand.

India scored 50 off 5.3 overs (33 balls). South Africa had not conceded any extras at that point.

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

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 27 balls. While Samson’s contribution to the partnership was 34, the contribution of Suryakumar Yadav, India’s skipper, to it was 16. Extras did not contribute to the partnership.

Eight overs into the match, there was the strategic timeout. India scored 75 for the loss of a wicket at that point. While Samson was batting on 51, Suryakumar was batting on 17.

Suryakumar, whose 17-ball innings included two boundaries and a six, eventually scored 21. Thirty-five balls after Abhishek’s dismissal, he was caught by Simelane. Kruger broke the 56-run partnership.

India scored 100 off 10.2 overs (64 balls). South Africa had conceded five extras at that point.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 22 balls. While Samson’s contribution to the partnership was 34, Varma’s contribution to it was 15. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

India scored 150 off 13.3 overs (83 balls). South Africa had conceded six extras at that point.

Sanju Samson’s ton – which included seven boundaries and nine sixes – came off 47 balls.

Varma eventually scored 33 off 18 balls, which included three boundaries and a couple of sixes. Thirty-four balls after Suryakumar’s dismissal, he was caught by Marco Jansen. Keshav Maharaj broke the 87-run partnership.

Samson, the player of the match, eventually scored 107 off 50 balls, which included the aforementioned number of boundaries, in addition to 10 sixes. Six balls later, he was caught by Tristan Stubbs. Peter broke the eight-run stand.

It was that point that there was the strategic timeout. India scored 175 for the loss of four wickets at that point. Hardik Pandya had scored a run.

Hardik, who faced half-a-dozen balls, eventually scored two. Seven balls later, he was caught by Jansen. Coetzee broke the six-run stand.

Rinku Singh, whose 10-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 11. Twelve balls later, he was caught by Heinrich Klaasen. Coetzee broke the 13-run stand.

Axar, whose run-a-ball innings included a boundary, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – a couple of balls later, he was caught by Stubbs. Jansen broke the five-run stand.

India scored 200 off 19.3 overs (119 balls). The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave South Africa no reason to be in seventh heaven.

Arshdeep Singh, whose four-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. He was unbeaten.

The eighth-wicket pair put on three. Ravi Bishnoi, who faced three balls, scored a run. Five balls after Axar’s dismissal, Klaasen and Jansen ran him out.

South Africa eventually conceded eight extras. India scored 202 for the loss of eight wickets off 20 overs.

Markram bowled a wicketless over, conceding 10.

Simelane bowled two wicketless overs, conceding 27.

Kruger bowled two overs, conceding 35. He picked up a wicket.

Peter bowled three overs, conceding 35. He picked up a wicket.

Maharaj and Jansen bowled four overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 34, the latter conceded 24.

Coetzee bowled four overs, conceding 37. He picked up three scalps.

The first Powerplay of South Africa’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 49, and lost three wickets.

Markram, who faced four balls, scored eight. His runs came by of boundaries. Four balls into the chase, he was caught by Samson. Arshdeep broke the eight-run stand.

Stubbs, whose run-a-ball innings included a six, scored 11. Seventeen balls later, he was caught by Suryakumar. Avesh broke the 22-run stand.

Rickelton, whose 11-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, scored 21. Eleven balls later, he was caught by Varma. Chakravarthy broke the 14-(Va)run stand.

South Africa scored 50 off 6.1 overs (37 balls). India had conceded three extras at that point.

Nine overs into the chase, there was the strategic timeout. India scored 76 for the loss of three wickets at that point. While Klaasen was batting on 18, David Miller was batting on 15.

Klaasen, whose 22-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, eventually scored 25. Thirty-seven balls after Rickelton’s dismissal, he was caught by Axar. Chakravarthy broke the 42-run stand.

Miller, whose 22-ball innings included a boundary and a six, eventually scored 18. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Avesh. Chakravarthy broke the one-run stand.

The sixth-wicket pair did not get off the mark. Kruger, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Hardik off the bowling of Bishnoi.

Simelane, who faced four balls, scored six. His runs came by way of a six. He was trapped leg be‘four’ wicket by Bishnoi, who broke the six-run stand.

South Africa scored 100 off 13.4 overs (82 balls). India had conceded three extras at that point.

Jansen, whose eight-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored a dozen. Thirteen balls after Simelane’s dismissal, he was caught by Hardik. Bishnoi broke the 21-run stand.

Sixteen overs into the chase, there was the strategic timeout. India scored 129 for the loss of eight wickets at that point. While Coetzee was batting on 22, Maharaj had scored a run.

The ninth-wicket pair put on 21. Coetzee, whose 11-ball innings included three sixes, scored 23. Eleven balls after Jansen’s dismissal, Suryakumar ran him out.

Maharaj, who faced nine balls, scored five. Six balls later, Avesh broke the run-a-ball stand.

Peter, whose three-ball innings included a four, scored five. He was unbeaten.

India eventually scored half-a-dozen extras. South Africa, who were dismissed for 141 off 17,5 overs, lost by 61 runs.

Axar bowled an over, conceding eight. He was wicketless, as was Hardik, who bowled three overs, conceding 27.

Arshdeep bowled three overs, conceding 25. He picked up a wicket.

Avesh bowled 2.5 overs, conceding 28. He picked up two wickets.

Bishnoi and Chakravarthy bowled four overs each, picking up three scalps apiece. While the former conceded 28, the latter conceded 25.

India led the four-match series 1-0.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kohli-led India and Namibia disappointed

India made one change to their playing eleven – Varun Chakravarthy made way for Rahul Chahar.

Namibia were playing India for the first time in a Twenty20 International.

On winning the toss, Virat Kohli, India’s skipper, chose to field.

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

Michael van Lingen, whose 15-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 14. Twenty-eight balls into the match, he was caught by Mohammed Shami. Jasprit Bumrah broke the 33-run stand.

Craig Williams, who faced four balls, didn’t get off the mark. Five balls later, he was stumped by Rishabh Pant. Ravindra Jadeja, the player of the match, broke the one-run stand.

Forty-six balls (7.4 overs) into the match, Namibia sought a batting review. Stephan Baard, the batsman, scored 21 off as many balls, which included a boundary and a six. It was struck down by New Zealand umpire Chris Brown. He was trapped leg before wicket by Jadeja, who broke the five-run stand.

Jan-Nicol Loftie-Eaton, who faced five balls, scored as many. Nine balls later, he was caught by Rohit Sharma. Ravichandran Ashwin broke the eight-run stand.

It was at that point that the drinks break was taken. Namibia had scored 47 for the loss of four wickets at that point. Gerhard Erasmus, their skipper, was batting on three.

Namibia scored 50 off 9.3 overs (57 balls). India had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.

Erasmus, whose 20-ball innings included a boundary, eventually scored a dozen. Twenty balls after Loftie-Eaton’s dismissal, he was caught by Pant. Ashwin broke the 25-run stand.

JJ Smit, whose run-a-ball innings included a boundary, scored nine. Fifteen balls later, he was caught by Sharma. Jadeja broke the 21-run stand.

Zane Green, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. Four balls later, Ashwin broke the one-run stand.

Namibia scored 100 off 16.4 overs (101 balls). India had conceded 16 extras at that point.

David Wiese, whose 25-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 26. Nineteen balls after Green’s dismissal, he was caught by Sharma. Bumrah broke the 23-run stand.

Jan Frylinck, who faced 15 balls, scored as many. He was unbeaten, as was Ruben Trumpelmann, who scored 13 off half-a-dozen balls, which included a boundary and a six.

India eventually conceded 17 extras. Namibia scored 132 for the loss of eight wickets off 20 overs.

Each of the five bowlers bowled four overs apiece.

Shami and Chahar were wicketless. While the former conceded 39, the latter conceded 30.

Bumrah, who conceded 19, picked up a couple of wickets.

Ashwin and Jadeja picked up three scalps apiece. While the former conceded 20, the latter conceded 16.

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

Twenty-five balls into the chase, Namibia sought a bowling review. Sharma was the batsman. It was struck down by Brown.

India scored 50 off 5.3 overs (33 balls). Namibia hadn’t conceded any extras at that point. While Lokesh Rahul’s contribution to the partnership was a dozen, Sharma’s contribution to it was 38.

Sharma’s half-century – which included half-a-dozen boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 31 balls.

He eventually scored 56 off 37 balls, which included seven boundaries, in addition to the aforementioned number of sixes. Fifty-nine balls into the chase, he was caught by Green. Frylinck broke the 86-run partnership.

It was at that point that the drinks break was taken. Rahul was batting on 30.

India scored 100 off 11.3 overs (69 balls). Namibia hadn’t conceded any extras at that point.

Rahul’s half-century – which included three boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 35 balls.

He eventually scored 54 off 36 balls, which included four boundaries, in addition to the aforementioned number of sixes.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 33 balls. While Rahul’s contribution to the partnership was 24, the contribution of Suryakumar Yadav, whose 19-ball innings included four boundaries, to it was 25. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run. That was, incidentally, the number of extras Namibia eventually conceded.

India, who scored 136 for the loss of a wicket off 15.2 overs, won by nine wickets with 28 balls to spare.

Bernard Scholtz bowled a wicketless over, conceding 11.

Van Lingen bowled eight wicketless balls, conceding 13.

Wiese and Smit bowled two wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 18, the latter conceded 17.

Trumpelmann bowled three wicketless overs, conceding 26.

Loftie-Eaton bowled four wicketless overs, conceding 31.

Frylinck bowled a couple of overs, conceding 19. He picked up the only wicket to fall.