Virat-led India beat the iSLanders

India (Shar)made (Cha)half-a-dozen changes to their playing (Pat)eleven – Shikhar Dhawan, Rishabh Pant, Dinesh Karthik, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin and Mohammed Shami made way for Rohit, Lokesh Rahul, Manish Pandey, Axar, Yuzvendra and Jasprit Bumrah.

Sri Lanka made eight Cha(mara)nges to the eleven that (Dickwel)last played the Indians – Dinesh Chandimal, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Shehan Jayasuriya, Kapugedera, Milinda Siriwardana, Nuwan Kulasekara, Dushmantha Chameera and Rangana Herath made way for Niroshan, Upul Tharanga (who was leading the team), Dilshan Munaweera, Angelo Mathews, T20 International debutant Ashan Priyanjan, Isuru Udana, Akila Dananjaya and Lasith Malinga.

On winning the toss, Virat Kohli, India’s skipper, the player of the match, and the player of the series, inserted the hosts.

Before the start of Sri Lanka’s innings, the ground was wet.

The first Powerplay of Sri Lanka’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 60, and lost a couple of wickets.

Tharanga, whose four-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. Fourteen balls into the match, Bhuvneshwar Kumar broke the 23-run stand.

Dickwella, whose 14-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 17. Thirteen balls later, Bumrah broke the 23-run stand.

Sri Lanka scored 50 off 5.1 overs (31 balls). India had conceded three extras at that point.

(Chah)Although his five-ball innings included a boundary, Mathews had no reason to be in seventh heaven – a dozen balls after Dickwella’s dismissal, he was stumped by Mahendra Singh Dhoni off the bowling of the leggie, who broke the 16-run stand.

Munaweera’s half-century – which included five boundaries and four sixes – came off 26 balls. He eventually scored 53 off 29 balls. Twenty-nine balls later, Kuldeep Yadav broke the 37-run stand.

Sri Lanka scored 100 off 11.3 overs (69 balls). India had conceded five extras at that point.

Priyanjan, whose run-a-ball innings included a boundary and a couple of sixes, scored 40. He was unbeaten.

Although his innings included a six, Thisara Perera had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored 11. Thirteen balls later, Chahal broke the 14-run stand.

The sixth-wicket pair failed to get off the mark. Dasun Shanaka, who faced three balls, didn’t open his account. Three balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Chahal.

Seekkuge Prasanna, whose eight-ball innings included a boundary, scored 11. Sixteen balls later, he was caught by Kohli. Yadav broke the 21-run stand.

Sri Lanka scored 150 off 18.5 overs (113 balls). The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave India no reason to be in seventh heaven. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Isuru Udana, whose innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 19. He was unbea‘ten’.

Sri Lanka scored 170 for the loss of seven wickets off 20 overs. Patel, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 29.

Bumrah and Kumar bowled four overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 38, the latter conceded 36. Yadav, who bowled four overs, conceded 20. He picked up a couple of wickets. Chahal, who bowled four overs, conceded 43. He 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 43, and lost a couple of wickets.

Sharma, whose eight-ball innings included a boundary, scored nine. Sixteen balls into the chase, he was caught by Perera. Malinga broke the 22-run stand.

Rahul, whose 18-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 24. Eighteen balls later, he was caught by Shanaka. Prasanna broke the 20-run stand.

India scored 50 off 7.1 overs (43 balls). Sri Lanka had conceded an extra at that point.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 33 balls. While Kohli’s contribution to the partnership was 36, Pandey’s contribution to it was 14. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

India scored 100 off 11.3 overs (69 balls). Sri Lanka had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

Kohli’s half-century – which included four boundaries and a six – came off 30 balls.

The third-wicket pair put on 100 off 62 balls. While Kohli’s contribution to the partnership was 63, Pandey’s contribution to it was 32. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was five.

India scored 150 off 17.2 overs (104 balls). Sri Lanka had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.

Kohli, whose 54-ball innings included seven boundaries and a six, eventually scored 82. Seventy-seven balls after Rahul’s dismissal, he was caught by Shanaka. Udana broke the 119-run partnership.

Pandey’s half-century – which included four boundaries and a six – came off 36 balls. He eventually scored 51, and was unbeaten, as was Dhoni, who faced a ball, scoring a run.

The number of extras they eventually conceded gave Sri Lanka no reason to be in seventh heaven. India, who scored 174 for the loss of three wickets off 19.2 overs, won by seven wickets with four balls to spare.

Perera, who bowled eight wicketless balls, conceded 20. Mathews, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 33. Dananjaya, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 28.

Prasanna, who bowled three overs, conceded 25. He picked up a scalp, as did Udana and Malinga, who bowled four overs apiece. While the former conceded 36, the latter conceded 31.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

Virat-led India do not WIn

India made eight changes to their playing eleven – Lokesh Rahul, Suresh Raina, Yuvraj Singh, Hardik Pandya, Amit Mishra, Jasprit Bumrah, Ashish Nehra and Yuzvendra Chahal made way for Shikhar Dhawan, Dinesh Karthik, Kedar Jadhav, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, T20 International debutant Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami and Bhuvneshwar Kumar.

The West Indies made five changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – Johnson Charles, Lendl Simmons, the Andres (Fletcher and Russell) and Dwayne Bravo made way for Chris Gayle, Chadwick Walton, Rovman Powell, Jerome Taylor and Kesrick Williams.

On winning the toss, Carlos Brathwaite, the West Indies’ skipper, inserted the visitors.

The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 66, and lost a couple of wickets.

India’s openers put on 50 off 4.4 overs (28 balls). While the contribution of Virat Kohli, India’s skipper, to the partnership was 28, Dhawan’s contribution to it was 22. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

Kohli, whose 22-ball innings included seven boundaries and a six, scored 39. Thirty-three balls into the match, he was caught by Sunil Narine. Williams broke the 64-run partnership.

The second-wicket pair put on a run. Dhawan, whose 12-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 23. A couple of balls later, Williams ran him out.

India scored 100 off 10.5 overs (65 balls). The West Indies had conceded five extras at that point.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 38 balls. While Rishabh Pant’s contribution to the partnership was 19, Karthik’s contribution to it was 29. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

India scored 150 off 15.2 overs (92 balls). The West Indies had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.

Karthik, whose 29-ball innings included five boundaries and three sixes, eventually scored 48. Fifty-nine balls after Dhawan’s dismissal, Marlon Samuels broke the 86-run partnership.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who faced three balls, scored a couple. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was caught by Samuels. Taylor broke the five-run stand.

The fifth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Pant, whose 35-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 38. The next ball, he was caught by Walton off the bowling of Taylor.

Jadhav, who faced four balls, scored as many. Seven balls later, he was caught by Narine. Williams broke the eight-run stand.

Jadeja, whose eight-ball innings included a six, scored 13. He was unbeaten, as was Ashwin, who had no reason to be in seventh heaven, despite the fact that his innings included a boundary – he scored just 11.

The West Indies eventually conceded a dozen extras. India scored 190 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets off 20 overs.

Brathwaite, who faced a couple of wicketless overs, conceded 26. Narine, who bowled three overs, conceded 22. Samuel Badree, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 31.

Samuels, who bowled three overs, conceded 32. He picked up a wicket. Williams and Taylor bowled four overs each, picking up a couple of scalps apiece. While the former conceded 42, the latter conceded 31.

The first Powerplay of the West Indies’ innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. Their openers put on 66.

The West Indies’ openers put on 50 off 4.4 overs (28 balls). While Gayle’s contribution to the partnership was 15, the contribution of Evin Lewis, the player of the match, to it was 35. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

Gayle, whose 20-ball innings included a boundary and a six, eventually scored 18. Fifty balls into the chase, he was caught by Dhoni. Yadav broke the 82-run partnership.

Lewis’ half-century – which included four boundaries and as many sixes – came off 24 balls.

The West Indies scored 100 off 10.1 overs (61 balls). India had conceded five extras at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 34 balls. While Lewis’ contribution to the partnership was 26, Samuels’ contribution to it was 21. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was half-a-dozen.

Lewis’ ton – which included five boundaries and nine sixes – came off 53 balls.

The West Indies scored 150 off 15.1 overs (91 balls). India had conceded 10 extras at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on 100 off 53 balls. While Lewis’ contribution to the partnership was 58, Samuels’ contribution to it was 31. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was 11.

Lewis, whose 62-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and 12 sixes, eventually scored 125. He was unbeaten, as was Samuels, who scored 36. His 29-ball innings included five boundaries and a six.

India eventually conceded 15 extras. The West Indies, who scored 194 for the loss of a wicket off 18.3 overs, won by nine wickets with nine balls to spare.

Shami, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 46. Jadeja, who bowled 3.3 wicketless overs, conceded 41. Ashwin and Kumar bowled four wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 39, the latter conceded 27. Yadav, who bowled four overs, conceded 34. He picked up the only wicket to fall.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

England’s narrow win D(hon)isappoints India

India (Shar)made four changes to their playing eleven – Rohit, Yuvraj Singh, Amit Mishra and Bhuvneshwar Kumar made way for Shikhar Dhawan, a couple of Twenty20 International debutants (Ambati Rayudu and Karn Sharma) and Mohammed Shami.

England made (Ra)VI changes to their playing (Micha)eleven – Lumb, Luke Wright, Samit Patel, Tim Bresnan, Stuart Meaker and Jade Dernbach made way for Twenty20 International debutant Jason Roy, Moeen Ali, Bopara, Chris Woakes, Steven Finn and Harry Gurney.  

On winning the toss, Eoin Morgan, England’s skipper and the player of the match, chose to bat.

The Powerplay of England’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth Powerplay. They scored 46, and lost a couple of wickets.

Roy, whose 10-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight. Seventeen balls into the match, he was caught by Ajinkya Rahane. Shami broke the 26-run stand.

Ali, who faced a couple of balls, failed to get off the (Shar)mark. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Rahane. Mohit broke the one-run stand.

England scored 50 off 6.5 overs (41 balls). India had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

Alex Hales, whose 25-ball innings included three boundaries and as many sixes, scored 40. Forty balls after Ali’s dismissal, he was caught by Rahane. Ravindra Jadeja broke the 48-run stand.

Joe Root, whose 29-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 26. Seventeen balls later, he was caught by Rayudu. Karn broke the 10-run stand.

England scored 100 off 15.1 overs (92 balls). India had conceded four extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Morgan’s half-century – which included a boundary and five sixes – came off 26 balls.

Jos Buttler, who faced 15 balls, scored 10. Thirty-three balls later, he was caught by Rayudu. Shami broke the 45-run stand.

England scored 150 off 18.4 overs (113 balls).

Morgan, whose 31-ball innings included three boundaries and seven sixes, eventually scored 71. Thirteen balls after Buttler’s dismissal, he was caught by Rahane. Shami broke the 36-run stand.

Bopara, whose nine-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, scored 21. He was unbeaten.

The seventh-wicket pair put on 14. Woakes didn’t face a ball. Mahendra Singh Dhoni, India’s skipper, ran him out.

England scored 180 for the loss of seven wickets off 20 overs.

Each of the five bowlers bowled four overs apiece. Ravichandran Ashwin, who was wicketless overs, conceded 27. Mohit, Jadeja and Karn picked up a wicket apiece. They conceded 39, 35 and 28, respectively. Shami, who conceded 38, picked up three scalps.

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

Rahane, whose four-ball innings included a six, scored eight. Eight balls into the chase, Ali broke the 10-run stand.

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

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 31 balls. While Dhawan’s contribution to the partnership was 21, Virat Kohli’s contribution to it was 28. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

Dhawan, whose 28-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and as many sixes, eventually scored 33. Forty-nine balls after Rahane’s dismissal, Woakes broke the 79-run partnership.

India scored 100 off 11.4 overs (70 balls). England had conceded four extras at that point.

Kohli’s half-century – which included half-a-dozen boundaries and a six – came off 34 balls. He eventually scored 66 off 41 balls, which included nine boundaries, in addition to the six. Twenty-five balls after Dhawan’s dismissal, he was caught by Hales. Finn broke the 42-run stand.

Suresh Raina, whose 20-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 25. Fifteen balls later, Gurney broke the 14-run stand.

India scored 150 off 17.1 overs (103 balls). England had conceded five extras at that point.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni, India’s skipper, scored 27 off 18 balls, which included a couple of boundaries and a six. He was unbeaten.

The fifth-wicket pair put on eight. Jadeja, whose four-ball innings included a boundary, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – five balls later, Bopara and Finn ran him out.

Rayudu, who faced five balls, scored three. He was unbeaten.

England eventually conceded eight extras. India, who scored 177 for the loss of five wickets off 20 overs, lost by three runs.

Bopara, who bowled an over, conceded 14. He was wicketless, as was James Tredwell, who bowled four overs, conceding 28. Ali, who bowled three overs, conceded 31. He picked up a wicket, as did Woakes, Gurney and Finn, who bowled four overs apiece. They conceded 43, 29, and 28, respectively.

England won the one-off match.

SL lose to Dhoni-led India

India made four changes to their playing eleven – Robin Uthappa, Yusuf Pathan and the Kumars (Praveen and Vinay) made way for Ajinkya Rahane, Manoj Tiwary, Twenty20 International debutant Umesh Yadav and Ashok Dinda.

Sri Lanka made half-a-dozen Cha(mara)nges to their playing eleven – Sanath Jayasuriya, Kumar Sangakkara, Kapugedera, Chinthaka Jayasinghe, Suraj Randiv and Thilan Thushara made way for Upul Tharanga, Lahiru Thirimanne, Jeevan Mendis, Dinesh Chandimal, Twenty20 International debutant Shaminda Eranga and Rangana Herath.

On winning the toss, Mahela Jayawardene, Sri Lanka’s skipper, inserted the visitors.

The Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 50, and lost a wicket.

Gautam Gambhir, whose eight-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight. Ten balls into the match, Eranga had a reason to be in seventh heaven.

India scored 50 off 5.4 overs (34 balls). Sri Lanka had conceded an extra at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 34 balls. While Rahane’s contribution to the partnership was eight, the contribution of Virat Kohli, the player of the series, to it was 41. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

Kohli’s half-century – which included 10 boundaries – came off 32 balls.

Rahane, whose 25-ball innings included a six, eventually scored 21. Fifty-nine balls later, he was caught by Mendis, who broke the 74-run partnership.

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

Kohli, whose 48-ball innings included 11 boundaries and a six, eventually scored 68. Thirty balls after Rahane’s dismissal, he was caught by Thirimanne. Eranga broke the 48-run stand.

India scored 150 off 19.2 overs (116 balls). Sri Lanka had conceded 10 extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Suresh Raina, whose 25-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, scored 34. He was unbeaten, as was Mahendra Singh Dhoni, India’s skipper, who scored 16. His 14-ball innings included a couple of boundaries.

India scored 155 for the loss of three wickets off 20 overs. Angelo Mathews and Herath bowled three wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 23, the latter conceded 17. Perera and Malinga bowled four wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded Thi(sara)rty-four, the latter conceded (Lasi)thirty-one.

Mendis, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 13. He picked up a wicket. Eranga, who bowled four overs, conceded 30. He picked up a couple of scalps.

The Powerplay of Sri Lanka’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 52, and lost three wickets.

Tillakaratne Dilshan, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. Five balls into the chase, Irfan Pathan, the player of the match, had a reason to be in seventh heaven.

Tharanga, who faced four balls, scored five. Eight balls later, he was caught by Raina. Pathan broke the seven-run stand.

Jayawardene, whose 19-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 26. Thirteen balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Pathan, who broke the 21-run stand.

Sri Lanka scored 50 off 5.5 overs (35 balls). India had conceded four extras at that point.

Thirimanne, whose 15-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 20. Twenty-eight balls after Jayawardene’s dismissal, Ravichandran Ashwin broke the 33-run stand.

Mathews, whose 29-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 31. Twenty-three balls later, he was caught by Dhoni. Ashok Dinda broke the 28-run stand.

Sri Lanka scored 100 off 14.2 overs (86 balls). India had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.

Mendis, who faced 15 balls, scored 11. Nine balls later, he was caught by Rahane. Yadav broke the four-run stand.

The seventh-wicket pair put on a couple. Perera, who faced five balls, scored a run. Five balls later, Tiwary ran him out.

Although his 11-ball innings included a boundary, Chandimal had no reason to be in seventh heaven – a dozen balls later, he was caught by Kohli. Dinda broke the 14-run stand.

The ninth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Although his seven-ball innings included a boundary, Eranga wasn’t in seventh heaven – he scored half-a-dozen. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Ashwin off the bowling of Dinda.

The last-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Malinga, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t open his account. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Dhoni off the bowling of Dinda.

Herath, who didn’t face a ball, was unbeaten.

India eventually conceded nine extras. Sri Lanka, who were dismissed for 116 off 18 overs, lost by 39 runs. Rohit Sharma bowled an over, conceding nine. He was wicketless, as was Kohli, who bowled three overs, conceding 13.

Yadav bowled three overs, conceding 24. He picked up a wicket, as did Ashwin, who bowled four overs, conceding 22. Pathan bowled four overs, conceding 27. He picked up three wickets. Dinda bowled three overs, including a maiden. He conceded 19, picking up four scalps.    

India won the one-off match.

 

Rain, SA disappoint Dhoni-led India

India made three changes to their playing eleven – Virender Sehwag, Ravindra Jadeja and Rahul (Shar)made way for Robin Uthappa and the Pathan brothers.

South Africa made seven changes to their playing (Mork)eleven – Morne van Wyk, Hashim Amla, A B de Villiers, Jean-Paul Duminy, David Miller, Robin Peterson and Makhaya Ntini made way for Richard Levi, Jacques Kallis, a couple of Twenty20 International debutants (Farhaan Behardien and Dane Vilas), Justin Ontong, Albie and Lonwabo Tsotsobe.

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

Levi, whose innings included four boundaries, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored 19. Ten balls into the (Shar)match, he was caught by Rohit. Irfan Pathan broke the 22-run stand.

South Africa scored 50 off 5.2 overs (32 balls). India had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 36 balls. While the contributions of both Kallis and Colin Ingram, the player of the match, to the partnership were 24 apiece, extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

South Africa scored 100 off 11.2 overs (68 balls). India had conceded three extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

While Ingram’s half-century – which included half-a-dozen boundaries and a six – came off 38 balls, Kallis’ half-century – which included three boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 36 balls.

The second-wicket pair put on 100 off 71 balls. While Kallis’ contribution to the partnership was 48, Ingram’s contribution to it was 50. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

Kallis, whose 42-ball innings included five boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 61. Eighty balls after Levi’s dismissal, he was caught by Sharma. Ravichandran Ashwin broke the 119-run partnership.

South Africa scored 150 off 16.2 overs (98 balls).

Ingram, whose 50-ball innings included eight boundaries and three sixes, eventually scored 78. Thirteen balls later, he was caught by Sharma. Suresh Raina broke the 27-run stand.

Behardien, whose 11-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 20. He was unbeaten.

South Africa scored 200 off 19.2 overs (116 balls). India had conceded three extras at that point.

Ontong, whose seven-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and as many sixes, scored 22. Fourteen balls after Ingram’s dismissal, Raina broke the 35-run stand.

Morkel, whose three-ball innings included a boundary and a couple of sixes, scored 16. He was unbeaten.

South Africa scored 219 for the loss of four wickets off 20 overs. Virat Kohli, Rohit and Yusuf Pathan bowled a wicketless over apiece. They conceded 15, 14, and nine, respectively. Praveen Kumar, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded 22. Vinay Kumar, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 32.

Irfan and Ashwin bowled four overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 44, the latter conceded 33. Raina, who bowled four overs, conceded 49. He picked up a couple of scalps.

Owing to rain, India’s target was revised to 83 off 7.5 overs.

India’s openers put on 50 off 5.5 overs (35 balls). South Africa had conceded four extras at that point (which was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded). While Uthappa’s contribution to the partnership was 11, Gautam Gambhir’s contribution to it was 35.

Uthappa, whose 19-ball innings included a boundary, eventually conceded 18. He was unbeaten, as was Gambhir, who eventually scored 49. His 28-ball innings included seven boundaries and a six.

India, who scored 71 without the loss of a wicket off 7.5 overs, lost by 11 runs under the Duckworth-Lewis method.

Morkel, Juan ‘Rusty’ Theron and Johan Botha, South Africa’s skipper, bowled an over apiece. They conceded 16, 13, and 10, respectively. Wayne Parnell, who bowled 1.5 overs, conceded 14. Tsotsobe, who bowled three overs, conceded 15.

South Africa won the one-off match.

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

  

England beat Dhoni-led India again

India (Shar)made (Parth)IV changes to their playing (Pat)eleven – the man from Ahmedabad, Rahul Dravid, Rohit and Munaf Patel made way for Robin Uthappa, Twenty20 International debutant Manoj Tiwary, Ravindra Jadeja and Yusuf Pathan.

England made a couple of changes to their playing eleven – Eoin Morgan and Stuart Broad made way for Jonny Bairstow and Steven Finn.

On winning the toss, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, India’s skipper, chose to bat.

The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth Powerplay. They scored 32, and lost three wickets.

Ajinkya Rahane, who faced three balls, failed to get off the mark. Four balls into the match, he was caught by Craig Kieswetter. Finn broke the one-run stand.

Uthappa, who faced three balls, scored a run. Four balls later, he was caught by Kieswetter. Tim Bresnan broke the run-a-ball stand.

Virat Kohli, whose 16-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 15. Twenty-four balls later, he was caught by Alex Hales. Bresnan broke the 21-run stand.

India scored 50 off 7.4 overs (46 balls). England had conceded an extra at that point.

Tiwary, who faced 17 balls, scored 15. Thirty-two balls later, Samit Patel broke the 40-run stand.

Suresh Raina, whose 29-ball innings included four boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 39. Seven balls later, he was caught by Bairstow. Finn broke the eight-run stand.

The sixth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Jadeja, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. The next ball, he was dismissed by Finn.

Yusuf Pathan, whose 12-ball innings included a six, scored 10. Twenty-seven balls later, he was caught by Ravi Bopara, who broke the 17-run stand.

The eighth-wicket pair didn’t get off the (Ku)mark. Praveen, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t open his account. A couple of balls later, he was dismissed by Bopara.

India scored 100 off 18.2 overs (110 balls). England had conceded a couple of extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

The (Dho)ninth-wicket pair put on 29. The man from Ranchi, whose 26-ball innings included a six, scored 21. Nineteen balls after Kumar’s dismissal, Jade Dernbach ran him out.

Ravichandran Ashwin, whose 11-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 17. He was unbeaten.

India scored 120 for the loss of nine wickets off 20 overs. Graeme Swann, England’s skipper, bowled a couple of overs, conceded 23. He was wicketless, as was Dernbach, who bowled four overs, conceding 26.

Patel bowled three overs, conceding 13. He picked up a wicket. Bopara bowled three overs, including a maiden. He conceded 16, picking up two scalps. Bresnan bowled four overs, including a maiden. He conceded 19, picking up two scalps. Finn bowled four overs, conceding 22. He picked up three scalps.

The first Powerplay of England’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth Powerplay. They scored 28, and lost a wicket.

Kieswetter, whose 10-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored a dozen. Twenty balls into the chase, he was caught by Tiwary. Jadeja broke the 21-run stand.

Hales, who faced 19 balls, scored 11. Twenty-two balls later, he was caught by Rahane. Pathan broke the 19-run stand.

England scored 50 off 8.3 overs (51 balls). India had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 36 balls. While the contribution of Kevin Pietersen, the player of the match, to the partnership was 35, Samit’s contribution to it was 18. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

England scored 100 off 14.3 overs (87 balls). India had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.

Samit, whose 25-ball innings included a boundary and a six, eventually scored 21. Forty-six balls later, he was caught by Tiwary. Kohli broke the 60-run partnership.

Pietersen’s half-century – which included five boundaries and three sixes – came off 34 balls. He eventually faced 39 balls, scored 53. Seven balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Raina, who broke the six-run stand.

Bopara, whose 16-ball innings included a boundary, scored 14. He was unbeaten, as Bairstow, who faced three balls, scoring a couple.

India eventually conceded eight extras. England, who scored 121 for the loss of four wickets off 18.4 overs, won by half-a-dozen wickets with eight balls to spare.

Praveen, who bowled a wicketless over, conceded 13. Vinay Kumar, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded 19. Ashwin, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 20.

Raina, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded nine. He picked up a wicket. Kohli, who bowled 2.4 overs, conceded 13. He picked up a wicket. Pathan, who bowled three overs, conceded 34. He picked up a wicket. Jadeja bowled four overs, including a maiden. He conceded nine, picking up a wicket.

England won the one-off match.

 

 

   

 

Dhoni leads; England beat India

India made four changes to their playing eleven – Shikhar Dhawan, Subramaniam Badrinath, Yusuf Pathan and Harbhajan Singh made way for a couple of Twenty20 Internationals (Ajinkya Rahane and Rahul Dravid), Mahendra Singh Dhoni (who was leading the team, and chose to bat on winning the toss) and Vinay Kumar.

England made seven changes to their playing (Pat)eleven – Luke Wright, Dimitri Mascarenhas, Owais Shah, Paul Collingwood, James Foster, Ryan Sidebottom and James Anderson made way for a couple of Twenty20 Internationals (Alex Hales and Jos Buttler), Craig Kieswetter, Eoin Morgan, Samit, Tim Bresnan and Jade Dernbach (the player of the match).

The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 49, and lost a wicket.

Parthiv Patel, whose 12-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 10. Twenty-eight balls into the match, he was caught by Stuart Broad, England’s skipper. Dernbach broke the 39-run stand.

India scored 50 off 6.2 overs (38 balls). England had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

Rahane’s half-century – which included eight boundaries – came off 29 balls.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 36 balls. While Rahane’s contribution to the partnership was 31, Dravid’s contribution to it was 19. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.

India scored 100 off 11 overs (66 balls). England had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

Dravid, whose 21-ball innings included three sixes, eventually scored 31. Forty-two balls after Parthiv’s dismissal, he was caught by Morgan. Ravi Bopara broke the 65-run partnership. Interestingly, it was The Wall’s only T20 International.

Rahane, whose 39-ball innings included eight boundaries, eventually scored 61. Five balls later, he was caught by Dernbach. Broad broke the two-run stand.

Virat Kohli, who faced five balls, scored four. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Kieswetter. Broad broke the two-run stand.

Rohit Sharma, who faced three balls, scored a run. Seven balls later, he was stumped by Kieswetter. Graeme Swann broke the nine-run stand.

India scored 150 off 17.1 overs (103 balls). England had conceded nine extras at that point.

Dhoni, whose run-a-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight. Twenty-two balls later, he was caught by Hales. Dernbach broke the 41-run stand.

The seventh-wicket pair put on four. Ashwin, who faced a couple of balls, scored four. His runs came by way of a boundary. A couple of balls later, Dernbach (Ravichand)ran him out.

The eighth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Suresh Raina, whose 19-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and three sixes, scored 33. The next ball, he was caught by Broad off the bowling of Dernbach.

Praveen Kumar, who faced four balls, scored a run. Eight balls later, Dernbach broke the three-run stand.

Vinay, who faced four balls, scored a couple. He was unbeaten.

The last-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Patel, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. A ball (Mun)after Praveen’s dismissal, he was caught by Kieswetter off the bowling of Dernbach.

England eventually conceded 10 extras. India were dismissed for 165 off 19.4 overs. Samit, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 34. Bopara, who bowled an over, conceded four. He picked up a wicket, as did Bresnan and Swann, who bowled four overs apiece. While the former conceded 33, the latter conceded 28.

Broad, who bowled four overs, conceded 37. He picked up a couple of wickets. Dernbach, who bowled 3.4 overs, conceded 22. He picked up four scalps.

The first Powerplay of England’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 58, and lost a wicket.

England’s openers didn’t get off the mark. Hales, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t open his account. A couple of balls into the chase, he was trapped leg before wicket by Praveen.

England scored 50 off 5.3 overs (33 balls). India had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 31 balls. While Kieswetter’s contribution to the partnership was 17, Kevin Pietersen’s contribution to it was 27. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was half-a-dozen.

Kieswetter, whose 13-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, eventually scored 18. Thirty-five balls after Hales’ dismissal, he was caught by Raina. Munaf broke the 58-run partnership.

Pietersen, whose 23-ball innings included five boundaries, eventually scored 33. Five balls later, he was stumped by Dhoni. Kohli broke the three-run stand.

England scored 100 off 11.2 overs (68 balls). India had conceded 11 extras at that point.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 37 balls. While Morgan’s contribution to the partnership was 35, Bopara’s contribution to it was 16. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

Morgan, whose 27-ball innings included seven boundaries and a six, scored 49. Forty-nine balls later, he was caught by Sharma. Munaf broke the 73-run partnership.

England scored 150 off 17.4 overs (106 balls). India had conceded a dozen extras at that point.

Bopara, whose 36-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, eventually scored 31. He was unbeaten, as was Samit, who scored 25. His 16-ball innings included three boundaries.

India eventually conceded 13 extras. England, who scored 169 for the loss of four wickets off 19.3 overs, won by half-a-dozen wickets with three balls to spare.

Sharma bowled a wicketless over, conceding 16. Vinay bowled 3.3 wicketless overs, conceding 35. Ashwin bowled four wicketless overs, conceding 37.

Kohli bowled three overs, conceding 22. He picked up a wicket, as did Praveen, who bowled four overs, conceding 27. Munaf bowled four overs, conceding 25. He picked up a couple of scalps.  

England won the one-off match.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Raina leads; India beat WI

India made four changes to their playing (Pat)eleven – Murali Vijay, Yuvraj Singh, Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Ashish Nehra made way for three Twenty20 International debutants (Parthiv, Shikhar Dhawan and Subramaniam Badrinath, the player of the match) and Harbhajan Singh.

The West Indies made ten changes to their playing eleven – Chris Gayle, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Kieron Pollard, Dwayne Bravo, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Wavell Hinds, Denesh Ramdin, Sulieman Benn, Kemar Roach and Jerome Taylor made way for Andre Fletcher, Lendl Simmons, Darren Bravo, Marlon Samuels, Danza Hyatt, Chris Barnwell, Andre Russell, Ashley Nurse, Devendra Bishoo and Ravi Rampaul.

On winning the toss, Daren Sammy, the West Indies’ skipper, inserted the visitors.

The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They had scored 46, and lost a wicket.

Dhawan, who faced 11 balls, eventually scored five. Three overs into the match, he was caught by Fletcher. Sammy broke the 13-run stand.

Virat Kohli, whose 12-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 14. Twenty-three balls later, he was caught by Hyatt. Sammy broke the 35-run stand.

The third-wicket pair failed to get off the mark. Parthiv, whose 20-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 26. The next ball, he was caught by Samuels off the bowling of Sammy.

India scored 50 off 7.5 overs (48 balls). The West Indies had conceded three extras at that point.

Suresh Raina, India’s skipper, faced half-a-dozen balls, scoring a couple. Ten balls later, he was caught by Barnwell. Sammy broke the eight-run stand.

India scored 100 off 16 overs (98 balls). The West Indies had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.

The fifth-wicket pair put on 50 off 46 balls. While Badrinath’s contribution to the partnership was 28, Rohit Sharma’s contribution to it was 19. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was three.

Sharma, whose 23-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, eventually scored 26. Fifty-four balls later, Barnwell broke the 71-run partnership.

Badrinath, whose 37-ball innings included five boundaries, eventually scored 43. Three balls later, he was caught by Fletcher. Needless to say, Bishoo was in seventh heaven.

India scored 150 off 19.2 overs (118 balls). The West Indies had conceded 13 extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Yusuf Pathan, whose six-ball innings included a couple of sixes, scored 15. He was unbeaten, as was Harbhajan, who also scored 15. He had a reason to be in seventh heaven – his innings included a boundary and a six.

India scored 159 for the loss of half-a-dozen extras off 20 overs. Russell, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 26. He was wicketless, as were Rampaul and Nurse, who bowled four overs apiece. While the former conceded 38, the latter conceded 23.

Barnwell, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 24. He picked up a wicket, as did Bishoo, who bowled four overs, conceding 31. Sammy, who bowled four overs, conceded 16. He picked up four scalps.

The first Powerplay of the West Indies’ innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They had scored 31, and lost a couple of wickets.

Simmons, whose run-a-ball innings included a boundary, scored nine. Twenty-three balls later, he was caught by Kohli. Ravichandran Ashwin broke the 22-run stand.

The second-wicket pair failed to get off the mark. Fletcher, whose 16-ball innings included a six, scored (Pat)eleven. Three balls later, Munaf broke the one-run stand.

The West Indies scored 50 off nine overs (54 balls). India had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 57 balls. While Bravo’s contribution to the partnership was 23, Samuels’ contribution to it was 26. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

Samuels, whose 29-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 27. Sixty-seven balls later, he was caught by Parthiv. Harbhajan broke the 66-run partnership.

Bravo, whose run-a-ball innings included five boundaries, eventually scored 41. A couple of balls later, Harbhajan broke the four-run stand.

Hyatt, whose seven-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 14. He was unbeaten.

Sammy, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t get off the (Ku)mark. Three balls later, he was caught by Kohli. Praveen broke the one-run stand.

Barnwell, whose 16-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and three sixes, scored 34.

The number of extras they eventually conceded gave India no reason to be in seventh heaven. The West Indies, who scored 143 for the loss of five wickets off 20 overs, lost by 16 runs.

Each of the five bowlers bowled four overs apiece. Pathan, who conceded 22, was wicketless. Munaf, Ashwin and Kumar (whose spell included a maiden) picked up a wicket apiece. They conceded 35, 30, and 27, respectively. Harbhajan, who conceded 25, picking up a couple of scalps apiece.

India won the one-off match.

 

 

 

 

 

Dhoni returns; India beat SA

India made five changes to their playing (Pat)eleven – Naman Ojha, Ashok Dinda, Amit Mishra, Pragyan Ojha and Vinay Kumar made way for Yuvraj Singh, Mahendra Singh Dhoni (India’s skipper, who chose to bat on winning the toss), Praveen Kumar, Ashish Nehra and Twenty20 International debutant Munaf.

South Africa made nine changes to the (Mork)eleven that (Am)last played the Indians – Jacques Kallis, Loots Bosman, Graeme Smith, Albie, Mark Boucher, Roelof van der Merwe, Rory Kleinveldt, Dale Steyn and Morne Morkel made way for Morne van Wyk, Hashim, Colin Ingram, David Miller, Johan Botha (who was leading the team), Robin Peterson, Wayne Parnell, Juan ‘Rusty’ Theron and Makhaya Ntini (who was playing his last Twenty20 International).

Murali Vijay, whose 12-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 14. Sixteen balls into the match, he was caught by van Wyk. Parnell broke the 18-run stand.

India scored 50 off 5.1 overs (31 balls). South Africa had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

Virat Kohli, whose 19-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 28. Twenty-nine balls later, Botha broke the 49-run stand.

India scored 100 off 12 overs (72 balls). South Africa had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

Rohit was the player of the (Shar)match. His half-century – which included five boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 32 balls. He eventually scored 53 off 34 balls. Thirty-two balls after Kohli’s dismissal, he was caught by Ntini. Jean-Paul Duminy broke the 42-run stand.

The fourth-wicket pair put on a run. Yuvraj Singh, whose 13-ball innings included a boundary, scored a dozen. A couple of balls later, Miller and Peterson ran him out.

Yusuf Pathan, who faced eight balls, scored half-a-dozen. Seventeen balls later, Theron broke the 26-run stand.

India scored 150 off 17.5 overs (107 balls). South Africa had conceded three extras at that point.

Suresh Raina, whose 23-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and three sixes, scored 41. Four overs after Pathan’s dismissal, he was caught by Miller. Theron broke the 32-run stand.

Dhoni, who faced 11 balls, was unbea‘ten’.

South Africa eventually conceded four extras. India scored 168 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets off 20 overs. Peterson, who bowled three overs, conceded 20. He was wicketless, as was Ntini, who bowled four overs, conceding 46.

Duminy, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded a dozen. He picked up a wicket. Botha, who bowled three overs, conceded 25. He picked up a wicket. Parnell, who bowled four overs, conceded 25. He picked up a wicket. Theron, who bowled four overs, conceded 39. He picked up a couple of scalps.

Amla, who faced three balls, scored a run. Eight balls into the chase, Ashish Nehra broke the six-run stand.

Ingram, who faced eight balls, scored just a couple. Eighteen balls later, he was caught by Kumar. Patel broke the 25-run stand.

South Africa scored 50 off 5.3 overs (33 balls). India had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.

Van Wyk’s half-century – which included four boundaries and five sixes – came off 24 balls.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 24 balls. While van Wyk’s contribution to the partnership was 35, A B de Villiers’ contribution to it was 14. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

The third-wicket pair eventually put on 57. De Villiers, whose 10-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, failed to add to the aforementioned score. Twenty-nine balls later, Nehra and Raina ran him out.

Duminy, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t get off the mark. Three balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Yuvraj, who broke the one-run stand.

Van Wyk, whose 39-ball innings included five boundaries and as many sixes, scored 67. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was caught by Nehra. Kumar broke the four-run stand.

South Africa scored 100 off 12 overs (72 balls). India had conceded eight extras at that point.

Miller, whose eight-ball innings included a six, scored 10. Thirteen balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Pathan, who broke the 15-run stand.

Peterson, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored a couple. Eleven balls later, he was caught by Kohli. Pathan broke the 12-run stand.

Parnell, whose 16-ball innings included a boundary, scored 14. Twenty-three balls later, he was caught by Pathan. Ashwin broke the 21-run stand.

Botha, whose 22-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 25. Five balls later, he was caught by Sharma. Nehra broke the three-run stand.

Theron, who faced four balls, scored a run. He was unbeaten, as was Ntini, who faced a couple of balls, scoring a run.

India eventually conceded 10 extras. South Africa, who scored 147 for the loss of nine wickets off 20 overs, lost by 21 runs.

Patel, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 26. He picked up a wicket. Kumar, who bowled three overs, conceded 17. He picked up a wicket. Ashwin and Yuvraj bowled four overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 33, the latter conceded 20.

Pathan, who bowled three overs, conceded 22. He picked up a couple of scalps, as did Nehra, who bowled four overs, conceding 22.

India won the one-off match.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

India leave Sri Lanka D(hon)isappointed

India made five changes to their playing eleven – Dinesh Karthik, Robin Uthappa, Praveen Kumar, Harbhajan Singh and Sreesanth made way for Suresh Raina, Yuvraj Singh, Twenty20 International debutant Ravindra Jadeja, Yusuf Pathan, the player of the match, and Zaheer Khan.

On winning the toss, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Sri Lanka’s skipper, chose to bat.

Sri Lanka’s openers put on 4.5 overs (30 balls). Extras’ contribution to the partnership was eight. While Dilshan’s contribution to it was 15, Jayasuriya’s contribution to the partnership waS(ana)thirty.

Jayasuriya, whose 17-ball innings included three boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 33. Thirty-five balls into the (Shar)match, he was caught by Ishant. Irfan Pathan broke the 59-run partnership.

Jehan Mubarak, whose 19-ball innings included a boundary, scored 13. Thirty-three balls later, he was caught by Yusuf Pathan, who broke the 28-run stand.

Sri Lanka scored 100 off 13 overs (79 balls). India had conceded 10 extras at that point.

Chamara Kapugedera, whose nine-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 16. Thirteen balls after Mubarak’s dismissal, he was caught by Virender Sehwag. Yusuf broke the 20-run stand.

Dilshan’s half-century – which included half-a-dozen boundaries – came off 44 balls.

Sri Lanka scored 150 off 16.5 overs (106 balls). India had conceded 17 extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Dilshan, whose 47-ball innings included seven boundaries and a six, eventually scored 61. Twenty-one balls later, he was caught by Suresh Raina. Ishant broke the 45-run stand.

Chamara Silva, whose 18-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 21. He was unbeaten.

Kaushalya Weeraratne, whose run-a-ball innings included a boundary, was unbea‘ten’.

Sri Lanka scored 171 for the loss of four wickets off 20 overs.

Each of the five bowlers bowled four overs each. Khan and Jadeja were wicketless. While the former conceded 34, the latter conceded 29. Ishant and Irfan picked up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 40, the latter conceded 34. Yusuf, who conceded 23, picked up a couple of scalps.

India’s openers put on 14. Sehwag, who faced a ball, scored a run. An over into the chase, Kapugedera ran him out.

The second-wicket pair failed to get off the mark. Gautam Gambhir, whose six-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 13. The next ball, he was caught by Weeraratne off the bowling of Thilan Thushara.

India scored 50 off 5.2 overs (39 balls). Sri Lanka had conceded eight extras at that point.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 41 balls. While Raina’s contribution to the partnership was 19, Yuvraj Singh’s contribution to it was 21. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was 10.

Yuvraj, whose 21-ball innings included three boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 32. Forty-two balls after Gambhir’s dismissal, he was caught by Dilshan. Mubarak broke the 67-run partnership.

Raina, whose 27-ball innings included five boundaries and a six, eventually scored 35. Seventeen balls later, he was caught by Twenty20 International debutant Indika de Saram. Malinga Bandara broke the 18-run stand.

India scored 100 off 10.2 overs (70 balls). Sri Lanka had conceded 10 extras at that point.

Mahendra Singh, India’s skipper, scored 13. His 17-ball innings included a boundary. Fourteen balls after Raina’s dismissal, Bandara broke the (Dho)nine-run stand.

Rohit Sharma, who faced 11 balls, scored four. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was caught by Mubarak. Jayasuriya broke the two-run stand.

Jadeja had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored five. Five balls later, Bandara broke the run-a-ball stand.

India scored 100 off 10.2 overs (70 balls). Sri Lanka had conceded 10 extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

The eighth-wicket pair put on 50 off 23 balls. While Yusuf’s contribution to the partnership was 20, Irfan’s contribution to it was 27. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was five.

Yusuf, whose innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 22. He was unbea‘ten’.

Irfan, whose 16-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and as many sixes, scored 33. He was unbeaten.

India, who scored 174 for the loss of seven wickets off 19.2 overs, won by three wickets with four balls to spare. Weeraratne, who bowled a wicketless over, conceded a dozen. Malinga, who bowled 3.2 wicketless overs, conceded (Lasi)thirty-eight. Dilhara Fernando, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 44.

Mubarak, who bowled an over, conceded nine. He picked up a wicket, as did Thushara and Jayasuriya, who bowled three overs apiece. While the former conceded 27, the latter conceded 10. Bandara, who bowled four overs, conceded 32. He picked up three scalps.

India won the one-off match.