(Aus)S(er)ies level; India aren’t ViKtorious

India made no changes to their playing eleven.

Australia made just one change to the (Dani)eleven that last played the Indians – Christian made way for Marcus Stoinis.

On winning the toss, David Warner, Australia’s skipper, inserted the hosts.

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 four wickets.

Rohit, who faced four balls, scored eight. His runs came by way of boundaries. Four balls into the (Shar)match, he was trapped leg before wicket by Jason Behrendorff, who broke the eight-run stand.

The second-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Virat Kohli, India’s skipper, faced a couple of balls, failing to open his account. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Behrendorff off his own bowling.

Although his innings included a boundary, Manish Pandey had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored six. Eight balls later, he was caught by Tim Paine. Behrendorff broke the eight-run stand.

Shikhar Dhawan, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored a couple. Thirteen balls into the match, he was caught by Warner. Behrendorff broke the 11-run stand.

India scored 50 off 8.1 overs (49 balls). Australia had conceded four extras at that point.

Mahendra Singh, whose 16-ball innings included a boundary, scored 13. Thirty-two balls after Dhawan’s D(hon)ismissal, he was stumped by Paine. Adam Zampa broke the 33-run stand.

Kedar Jadhav, whose run-a-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, scored 27. Eight balls later, Zampa was in seventh heaven.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar, whose faced half-a-dozen balls, scored just a run. Nine balls later, he was caught by Henriques. Nathan Coulter-Nile broke the three-run stand.

India scored 100 off 16.5 overs (102 balls). The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave Australia no reason to be in seventh heaven.

Hardik Pandya, whose 23-ball innings included a six, scored 25. Twenty-nine balls after Kumar’s dismissal, he was caught by the substitute, Christian. Stoinis broke the 33-run stand.

The ninth-wicket pair put on a dozen. Although his nine-ball innings included a boundary, Jasprit Bumrah had no reason to be in seventh heaven – a dozen balls later, Paine ran him out.

Kuldeep Yadav, whose 19-ball innings included a boundary, scored 16. Three balls later, he was caught by Paine. Andrew Tye broke the run-a-ball stand.

Yuzvendra Chahal, who faced a couple of balls, scored three. He was unbeaten.

Australia eventually conceded 10 extras. India were dismissed for 118 off 20 overs.

Each of the five bowlers bowled four overs apiece. Tye, Coulter-Nile and Stoinis conceded 30, 23, and 20, respectively, picking up a wicket apiece. Zampa, who conceded 19, picked up a couple of wickets. Behrendorff, who conceded 21, picked up four scalps.

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

Warner, who faced five balls, scored a couple. Nine balls into the chase, he was caught by Kohli. Bumrah broke the 11-run stand.

Aaron Finch, whose run-a-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight. Eight balls later, he was caught by Kohli. Kumar broke the two-run stand.

Australia scored 50 off eight overs (48 balls). India had conceded an extra at that point.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 41 balls. While the contributions of both Henriques and Travis Head to the partnership were 25 apiece, extras didn’t contribute to it.

Australia scored 100 off 14.2 overs (86 balls). India had conceded an extra at that point.

Henriques’ half-century – which included three boundaries and four sixes – came off 42 balls.

The third-wicket pair put on 100 off 73 balls. While Henriques’ contribution to the partnership was 54, Head’s contribution to it was 47. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.

Henriques, whose 46-ball innings included four boundaries and as many sixes, eventually scored 62. He was unbeaten, as was Head, who scored 48. His 34-ball innings included five boundaries and a six.

India eventually conceded a couple of extras. Australia, who scored 122 for the loss of a couple of wickets off 15.3 overs, won by eight wickets with 27 balls to spare.

Pandya, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded 13. Chahal, who bowled 3.3 wicketless overs, conceded 29. Yadav, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 46.

Bumrah and Kumar bowled three overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 25, the latter conceded nine.  

The three-match series was levelled 1-1.  

 

 

 

 

 

India win; Australia are D(hon)isappointed

India made three changes to their playing eleven – Gautam Gambhir, Ajinkya Rahane and Ashok Dinda made way for Shikhar Dhawan, local boy Ravindra Jadeja and Vinay Kumar.

Australia made eight changes to their playing (Micha)eleven – David Warner, Hussey, Cameron White, Matthew Wade, Daniel Christian, Brad Hogg, Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc made way for Aaron Finch, Twenty20 International debutant Nic Maddinson, Brad Haddin, Moises Henriques, Nathan Coulter-Nile, James Faulkner, Clint McKay and Xavier Doherty.

On winning the toss, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, India’s skipper, inserted the visitors.

The Powerplay of Australia’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 74, and lost a wicket.

Australia’s openers put on 50 off 4.1 overs (25 balls). India had conceded an extra at that point. While Finch’s contribution to the partnership was 20, Maddinson’s contribution to it was 29.

Maddinson, whose 16-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and a six, eventually scored 34. Twenty-nine balls into the match, Bhuvneshwar Kumar broke the 56-run partnership.

Shane Watson, whose five-ball innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. Fifteen balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Vinay, who broke the 28-run stand.

The third-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. George Bailey, who faced three balls, didn’t open his account. Three balls later, he was caught by Jadeja off the bowling of Vinay.

Finch’s half-century – which included eight boundaries and a six – came off 29 balls.

Australia scored 100 off 9.2 overs (56 balls). India had conceded four extras at that point.

Glenn Maxwell, whose 13-ball innings included four sixes, scored 27. Twenty-two balls after Bailey’s dismissal, he was caught by Ishant Sharma. Jadeja broke the 40-run stand.

Haddin, whose three-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. A dozen balls later, he was caught by Dhoni. Bhuvneshwar broke the 22-run stand.

Australia scored 150 off 13.5 overs (83 balls). India had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.

Finch, whose 52-ball innings included 14 boundaries and a six, eventually scored 89. Eighteen balls after Haddin’s dismissal, he was caught by Vinay, who broke the 28-run stand.

Henriques, whose run-a-ball innings included a boundary, scored a dozen. Seven balls later, he was caught by Yuvraj Singh, the player of the match. Bhuvneshwar broke the six-run stand.

Coulter-Nile, whose 11-ball innings included a boundary, scored 12. He was unbeaten. Faulkner, whose five-ball innings included a six, was unbea‘ten’.

Australia scored 200 off 20 overs (120 balls). India had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded. Australia eventually scored 201 for the loss of seven wickets off 20 overs.

Ravichandran Ashwin and Virat Kohli bowled a couple of wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 41, the latter conceded 24. Ishant, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 52.

Jadeja, who bowled four overs, conceded 23. He picked up a wicket. Bhuvneshwar and Vinay bowled four overs each, picking up three scalps apiece. While the former conceded 35, the latter conceded 26.

The Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 53, and lost a couple of wickets.

Rohit Sharma, whose run-a-ball innings included a six, scored eight. Eleven balls into the chase, he was caught by Haddin. McKay broke the 12-run stand.

Suresh Raina, whose 19-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 13. Twenty-two balls later, he was caught by Watson. Coulter-Nile broke the 38-run stand.

India scored 50 off 5.2 overs (32 balls). Australia had conceded three extras at that point.

Shikhar Dhawan, whose 19-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 32. Eighteen balls after Raina’s dismissal, he was stumped by Haddin. Doherty broke the 30-run stand.

Kohli, whose 22-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 29. Sixteen balls later, he was called by Faulkner. McKay broke the 20-run stand.

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

India scored 150 off 15.5 overs (95 balls). Australia had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.

The fifth-wicket pair put on 50 off 28 balls. While Yuvraj’s contribution to the partnership was 39, Dhoni’s contribution to it was a dozen. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

Yuvraj’s half-century – which included half-a-dozen boundaries and three sixes – came off 25 balls.

India scored 200 off 19.3 overs (117 balls). Australia had conceded 13 extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

The fifth-wicket pair put on 100 off 50 balls. While Yuvraj’s contribution to the partnership was 69, Dhoni’s contribution to it was 22. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was nine.

Yuvraj, whose 35-ball innings included eight boundaries and five sixes, eventually scored 77. He was unbeaten, as was Dhoni, who eventually scored 24. His 21-ball innings included a couple of boundaries.

India, who scored 202 for the loss of four wickets off 19.4 overs, won by half-a-dozen wickets with a couple of balls to spare.

Henriques bowled a wicketless over, conceding 15. Watson bowled 3.4 wicketless overs, conceding 29. Faulkner bowled four wicketless overs, conceding 36.

Doherty bowled three overs, conceding 24. He picked up a wicket, as did Coulter-Nile, who bowled four overs, conceding 44. McKay bowled four overs, conceding 50. He picked up two scalps.   

India won the one-off match.