Suryakumar-led India beat Oman, advance

India made a couple of changes to their playing eleven – Varun Chakravarthy and Jasprit Bumrah made way for Harshit Rana and Arshdeep Singh.

They were playing Oman for the first time.

Suryakumar Yadav, India’s skipper, elected to bat.

(Abhish)Ek ball into the match, Oman sought a batting review. They challenged the decision for a wicket. Sharma was the batter. It was struck down by Sri Lankan umpire Raveendra Wimalasiri.

The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 60, and lost a wicket.

Shubman Gill, whose eight-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. Nine balls into the match, Shah Faisal broke the six-run stand.

Twenty-seven balls (4.3 overs) into the match, Abhishek was dropped by Vinayak Shukla off the bowling of Mohammad Nadeem. The ball was judged a wide by Wimalasiri.

India scored 50 off 5.1 overs (31 balls). Oman had conceded four extras at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 27 balls. While Abhishek’s contribution to the partnership was 38, the contribution of Sanju Samson, the player of the match, to it was 13. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was three.

Abhishek, whose 15-ball innings included five boundaries and a couple of sixes, did not add to the aforementioned score. Thirty-four balls after Gill’s dismissal, he was caught by Shukla. Jiten Ramanandi broke the 66-run partnership.

The third-wicket pair put on a run. Hardik Pandya, who faced a ball, scored a run. A couple of balls later, Ramanandi ran him out.

India scored 100 off 10 overs (60 balls). Oman had conceded nine extras at that point.

Ten overs into the match, the drinks break was taken. India had scored 100 for the loss of three wickets at that point. While Samson had scored 37, Axar Patel was unbea‘ten’.

Axar Patel, whose 13-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, scored 26. Twenty-three balls after Hardik’s dismissal, he was caught by Shukla. Aamir Kaleem broke the 45-run stand.

Shivam Dube, who faced eight balls, scored five. A dozen balls later, he was caught by Jatinder Singh, Oman’s skipper. Kaleem broke the run-a-ball stand.

India scored 150 off 15.4 overs (94 balls). Oman had conceded 11 extras at that point.

Samson’s half-century – which included three boundaries and as many sixes – came off 41 balls.

Samson eventually scored 56 off 45 balls. Twenty-six balls after Dube’s dismissal, he was caught by Aryan Bisht. Faisal broke the 41-run stand.

Tilak Varma, whose 18-ball innings included a boundary and a couple of sixes, scored 29. Five balls later, he was caught by Zikria Islam. Ramanandi broke the five-run stand.

Harshit Rana, whose eight-ball innings included a six, scored 13. He was unbeaten.

The eighth-wicket pair put on three. Arshdeep Singh, who faced a ball, scored a run. Ramanandi ran him out.

Kuldeep Yadav, who faced three balls, scored a run. He was unbeaten.

Oman eventually conceded 13 extras. India scored 188 for the loss of eight wickets off 20 overs.

Mohammad Nadeem bowled a wicketless over, conceding 19.

Samay Shrivastava bowled two wicketless overs, conceding 23.

Shakeel Ahmed and Islam bowled three wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 33, the latter conceded 23.

Kaleem, who bowled three overs, conceded 31. He picked up a couple of scalps, as did Ramanandi and Faisal, who bowled four overs apiece. While the former conceded 33, the latter, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 23.

The first Powerplay of Oman’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 44, without the loss of a wicket.

Oman’s openers scored 50 off 6.4 overs (41 balls). India had conceded five extras at that point. While Jatinder’s contribution to the partnership was 27, Kaleem’s contribution to it was 18.

Forty-nine balls (eight overs) into the chase, Oman sought a batting review. They challenged the decision for a wicket. Jatinder was the batter. It was upheld by Wimalasiri.

The next ball, Oman sought a batting review. They challenged the decision for a wicket. Kaleem was the batter. It was struck down by Pakistani umpire Faisal Afridi.

Jatinder, whose 33-ball innings included five boundaries, eventually scored 32. Fifty-two balls into the chase, Kuldeep broke the 56-run partnership.

Ten overs into the chase, the drinks break was taken. Oman had scored 62 for the loss of a wicket at that point. While Kaleem had scored 22, Hammad Mirza had scored three.

Oman scored 100 off 13.5 overs (84 balls). India had conceded five extras at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 35 balls. While Kaleem’s contribution to the partnership was 24, Mirza’s contribution to it was 27. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

Kaleem’s half-century – which included four boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 38 balls.

He eventually scored 64 off 46 balls, which included seven boundaries, in addition to the aforementioned number of sixes. Fifty-six balls after Jatinder’s dismissal, he was caught by Hardik. Harshit broke the 93-run partnership.

Oman scored 150 off 18.2 overs (111 balls). India had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.

That ball, India sought a batting review. They challenged the decision for a wicket. Mirza was the batter. It was struck down by Faisal Afridi.

Mirza’s half-century – which included five boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 30 balls.

He eventually scored 51 off 33 balls. Seven balls after Kaleem’s dismissal, he was caught by the substitute, Rinku Singh. Hardik broke the five-run stand.

Islam, who faced a couple of balls, did not get off the mark. He was unbeaten.

Shukla, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. A couple of balls after Mirza’s dismissal, he was caught by Rinku. Arshdeep broke the one-run stand.

Ramanandi, who faced five balls, scored three. His runs came by way of boundaries. He was unbeaten.

Between the 19^th and the 20^th over of the chase, a slow over-rate penalty was imposed because there was an extra fielder inside the circle.

The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave India no reason to be in seventh heaven.

Oman, who scored 167 for the loss of four wickets off 20 overs, lost by 21 runs.

Axar, Tilak, and Abhishek bowled an over apiece, conceding four, eight, and a dozen, respectively. They were wicketless, as Dube, who bowled three overs, conceding 31.

Harshit and Kuldeep bowled three overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 25, the latter conceded 23.

Arshdeep and Hardik bowled four overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 37, the latter conceded 26.

India topped their group and advanced to the Super Four.      

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

M S-led India beat Afghanistan

India made just one change to their playing eleven – Manoj Tiwary made way for Virender Sehwag.

Afghanistan made four changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – Noor Ali Zadran, the Ahmadzais (Raees and Dawlat) and Hamid Hassan made way for Shafiqullah, Gulbadin Naib and the Zadrans (Twenty20 International debutant Najibullah and Dawlat).

On winning the toss, Nawroz Mangal, Afghanistan’s skipper, inserted the Indians.

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

Gautam Gambhir, whose eight-ball innings included a boundary, scored 10. Thirteen balls later, Shapoor Zadran broke the 15-run stand.

Sehwag, whose 10-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight. A dozen balls later, he was caught by Mohammad Shahzad. Needless to say, Shapoor was in seventh heaven.

India scored 50 off 7.5 overs (47 balls). Afghanistan had conceded three extras at that point.

Yuvraj Singh, whose 20-ball innings included a six, scored 18. Thirty-six balls after Sehwag’s dismissal, he was caught by Shahzad. Karim Sadiq broke the 46-run stand.

Eighty-one balls into the match, Sadiq kept wicket in place of Shahzad.

India scored 100 off 13.5 overs (83 balls). The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave Afghanistan no reason to be in seventh heaven.

Virat Kohli was the player of the match. His half-century – which included four boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 38 balls. He faced 39 balls, failing to add to the aforementioned score. Thirty-three balls after Yuvraj’s dismissal, he was caught by Mohammad Nabi. Dawlat Zadran broke the 46-run stand.

Suresh Raina, whose 33-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 38. Twenty-two balls later, Nabi broke the 34-run stand.

India scored 150 off 19.5 overs (119 balls). Afghanistan had conceded 16 extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Mahendra Singh, India’s skipper, scored 18 off (Dho)nine balls, which included a couple of boundaries and a six. He was unbeaten, as was Rohit Sharma, who faced a ball, scoring a run.

India scored 159 for the loss of five wickets off 20 overs. Samiullah Shinwari and Naib bowled a couple of wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 16, the latter conceded 15.

Nabi, Sadiq and Dawlat Zadran bowled four overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. They conceded 35, 33 and 25, respectively. Shapoor, who bowled four overs, conceded 25. He picked up a couple of scalps.

The Powerplay of Afghanistan’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth innings. They scored 42, and lost a wicket.

Shahzad, whose 16-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 18. Twenty-three balls into the chase, he was caught by Yuvraj. Lakshmipathy Balaji broke the 26-run stand.

Afghanistan scored 50 off 6.4 overs (40 balls). India had conceded an extra at that point.

Mangal, whose 18-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 22. Twenty balls after Shahzad’s dismissal, he was trapped leg before wicket by Yuvraj, who broke the 26-run stand.

Sadiq, whose run-a-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 26. Twenty-five balls later, he was caught by Gambhir. Yuvraj broke the 23-run stand.

The fourth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Asghar Afghan, who faced nine balls, scored half-a-dozen. The next ball, he was caught by Dhoni off the bowling of Yuvraj.

Shinwari, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. Four balls later, he was caught by Ravichandran Ashwin, who broke the one-run stand.

Afghanistan scored 100 off 14.5 overs (89 balls). India had conceded four extras at that point.

Shafiqullah, whose nine-ball innings included a six, scored eight. Seventeen balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Irfan Pathan, who broke the 24-run stand.

Nabi, whose 17-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and as many sixes, scored 31. Eleven balls later, he was caught by Sharma. Ashwin broke the 19-run stand.

The eighth-wicket pair put on half-a-dozen. Najibullah, whose two-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. Five balls later, Dhoni and Balaji ran him out.

Naib faced 14 balls, scoring just five. Ten balls later, he was caught by Raina. Balaji broke the 11-run stand.

The last-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Dawlat Zadran, who faced five balls, scored eight. His runs came by way of boundaries. The next ball, he was dismissed by Balaji.

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

India eventually conceded half-a-dozen extras. Afghanistan, who scored 136 off 19.3 overs, lost by 23 runs. Sharma, who bowled an over, conceded 10. He was wicketless, as was Zaheer Khan, who bowled three overs, conceding 32.

Pathan, who bowled four overs, conceded 29. He picked up a wicket. Ashwin, who bowled four overs, conceded 20. He picked up two wickets. Balaji, who bowled 3.3 overs, conceded 19. He picked up three scalps, as did Yuvraj, who bowled four overs, conceding 24.

 

Dhoni-led India knock England out

India made a couple of changes to their playing eleven – Dinesh Karthik and Ajit Agarkar made way for the Sharmas, Rohit and Joginder, who were making their Twenty20 International debuts.

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

India’s openers scored 50 off 6.4 overs (46 balls). England had conceded 11 extras at that point. While Gautam Gambhir was batting on 16, Virender Sehwag was batting on 26.

Sehwag’s half-century – which included a couple of boundaries and three sixes – came off 38 balls.

India’s openers scored 100 off 11.1 overs (74 balls). England had conceded a dozen extras at that point. While Gambhir was batting on 32, Virender Sehwag was batting on 58.

Gambhir’s half-century – which included half-a-dozen boundaries and a six – came off 36 balls.

Sehwag, whose 52-ball innings included four boundaries and three sixes, eventually scored 68. Eighty-eight balls into the match, Chris Tremlett, who was also making his Twenty20 International debut, broke the 136-run partnership.

Gambhir, whose 41-ball innings included seven boundaries and a six, eventually scored 58. Five balls later, he was caught by Stuart Broad. Darren Maddy broke the eight-run stand.

India scored 150 off 16.1 overs (106 balls). England had conceded 17 extras at that point.

Uthappa, whose four-ball (Rob)innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. Seven balls later, Tremlett broke the 11-run stand.

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

India scored 200 off 18.5 overs (123 balls). England had conceded 18 extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Yuvraj Singh, the player of the match, scored 50 off a dozen balls, which included three boundaries and half-a-dozen sixes. All his maximums came off an over, bowled by Broad.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 14 balls. While Dhoni’s contribution to the partnership was a couple, Yuvraj’s contribution to it was 50. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.

Yuvraj, whose 16-ball innings included the aforementioned number of boundaries and seven boundaries, eventually scored 58. Nineteen balls later, he was caught by Paul Collingwood, England’s skipper. Andrew Flintoff broke the 61-run partnership.

Irfan Pathan, who didn’t face a ball, was unbeaten.

India scored 218 for the loss of four wickets off 50 overs.

Dimitri Mascarenhas and Collingwood bowled a wicketless over apiece. While the former conceded 15, the latter conceded 13. Broad and James Anderson bowled four wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 60, the latter conceded 25.

Maddy, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 20. He picked up a wicket, as was Flintoff, who bowled four overs, conceding 33. Tremlett, who bowled four overs, conceded 45. He picked up a couple of scalps.

England’s openers scored 50 off 5.2 overs (32 balls). India had conceded a couple of extras at that point. While Maddy was batting on 27, Vikram Solanki was batting on 32.

Maddy, whose 20-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, eventually scored 29. Thirty-four balls into the chase, he was caught by Gambhir. Pathan broke the 53-run partnership.

Solanki, whose 31-ball innings included five boundaries and a six, eventually scored 43. Twenty-nine balls later, he was caught by Rohit. Pathan broke the 43-run stand.

England scored 100 off 11.1 overs (67 balls). India had conceded four extras at that point.

Pietersen, whose 23-ball (Kev)innings included three boundaries and a six, scored 29. Twenty-two balls later, he was caught by Harbhajan Singh, who broke the 30-run stand.

England scored 150 off 15.5 overs (97 balls). India had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.

Owais Shah, whose 13-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, scored 21. Twenty balls after Pietersen’s dismissal, he was caught by Joginder. Rudra Pratap Singh broke the 44-run stand.

The fifth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Collingwood, whose 20-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 28. A couple of balls later, he was dismissed by Rudra Pratap.

Flintoff, whose four-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight. He was unbeaten.

Luke Wright, whose nine-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 16. Twelve balls later, he was caught by Harbhajan. Pathan broke the 26-run stand.

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

India eventually conceded 16 extras. England, who scored 200 off 20 overs (125 balls), lost by 18 runs.

Each of the five bowlers bowled four overs each. Joginder and Sreesanth were wicketless. While the former conceded 57, the latter conceded 38. Harbhajan, who conceded 35, picked up a wicket. Rudra Pratap, who conceded 28, picked up two scalps. Pathan, who conceded 37, picked up three scalps.