The Aussies stun Sharma-led India

India (Shar)made five changes to their playing (Pat)eleven – Rishabh Pant, Deepak Hooda, Ravichandran Ashwin, Deepak Chahar, and Arshdeep Singh made way for Rohit (who was leading the team), Hardik Pandya, Harshal, Umesh Yadav, and Yuzvendra Chahal.

Australia made half-a-dozen changes to the (Dani)eleven that last played the Indians – Moises Henriques, D’Arcy Short, Sams, Sean Abbott, Andrew Tye, and Mitchell Swepson made way for Cameron Green, Josh Inglis, Tim David, Pat Cummins, Nathan Ellis, and Josh Hazlewood.

(Aar)On winning the toss, Finch, Australia’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 46, and lost a couple of wickets.

Sharma, whose nine-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 11. Sixteen balls into the match, he was caught by Ellis. Hazlewood broke the 21-run stand.

Virat Kohli had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored just a couple. Thirteen balls later, he was caught by Green. Ellis broke the 14-run stand.

India scored 50 off 6.3 overs (39 balls). Australia had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

The third-wicket pair scored 50 off 30 balls. While K L Rahul’s contribution to the partnership was 25, Suryakumar Yadav’s contribution to it was 23. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

Ten overs into the match, India scored 86 for the loss of a couple of wickets at that point. While Rahul was batting on 47, Suryakumar was batting on 23.

Rahul’s half-century – which included three boundaries and as many sixes – came off 32 balls.

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

Rahul eventually scored 55 off 35 balls, which included four boundaries, in addition to the aforementioned number of sixes. Forty-two balls after Kohli’s dismissal, he was caught by Ellis. Hazlewood broke the 68-run partnership.

Suryakumar, whose 25-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and four sixes, eventually scored 46. Ten balls later, he was caught by Matthew Wade. Green broke the 23-run stand.

Axar Patel, whose five-ball innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. Fourteen balls later, he was caught by Green. Ellis broke the 20-run stand.

India scored 150 off 16.1 overs (97 balls). Australia had conceded four extras at that point. That was incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

A hundred and nine balls (18.1 overs) into the match, Australia sought a bowling review. Dinesh Karthik, the batsman, faced five balls, scoring half-a-dozen. It was upheld by umpire J Madanagopal. He was leg before wicket by Ellis, who broke the 30-run stand.

Hardik’s half-century – which included seven boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 25 balls.

He eventually scored 71 off 30 balls, which included the aforementioned number of boundaries and five sixes. He was unbeaten.

India scored 200 off 19.5 overs (119 balls).

Although he was unbeaten, Harshal, whose four-ball innings included a boundary, had no reason to be in seventh heaven.

India scored 208 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets off 20 overs.

Glenn Maxwell, who bowled an over, conceded 10. He was wicketless, as were Cummins and Adam Zampa, who bowled four overs apiece. While the former conceded 47, the latter conceded 36.

Green, who bowled three overs, conceded 46. He picked up a wicket.

Hazlewood, who bowled four overs, conceded 39. He picked up a couple of wickets.

Ellis, who bowled four overs, conceded 30. He picked up three scalps.

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

Finch, whose 13-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, scored 22. Twenty-one balls into the chase, Axar broke the 39-run stand.

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

The second-wicket pair scored 50 off 26 balls. While Green’s contribution to the partnership was 30, Steven Smith’s contribution to it was 18. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was three.

Green’s half-century – which included eight boundaries and three sixes – came off 26 balls.

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

Green, whose 30-ball innings included the aforementioned number of boundaries, in addition to four sixes, eventually scored 61. Forty balls after Finch’s dismissal, he was caught by Kohli. Azar broke the 70-run partnership.

Sixty-nine balls (11.3 overs) into the chase, India sought a bowling review. Smith, the batsman, scored 35 balls off 24 balls, which included three boundaries and a six. It was upheld by umpire K N Ananthapadmanabhan. He was caught by Karthik. Umesh broke the 13-run stand.

Seventy-two balls (a dozen overs) into the chase, India sought a bowling review. Glenn Maxwell, the batsman, faced three balls, scoring a run. It was upheld by Ananthapadmanabhan. He was caught by Karthik. Umesh broke the one-run stand.

Inglis, whose 10-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 17. Thirteen balls later, Axar broke the 22-run stand.

Australia scored 150 off 15.3 overs (93 balls). India had conceded three extras at that point.

The sixth-wicket pair scored 50 off 26 balls. While the contribution of Tim David, who had previously represented Hong Kong, and was making his Twenty20 International debut for Australia, to the partnership was a dozen, Wade’s contribution to it was 33. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was five.

Australia scored 200 off 18.5 overs (113 balls). India had conceded eight extras at that point. That was incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

David, whose 14-ball innings included a boundary and a six, eventually scored 18. Thirty balls after Inglis’ dismissal, he was caught by Hardik. Chahal broke the 62-run partnership.

Wade, whose 21-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 45. He was unbeaten, as was Cummins, who faced just a ball, scoring a boundary.

Australia, who scored 211 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets off 19.2 overs, won by four wickets with four balls to spare.

Hardik, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 22. He was wicketless, as were Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Harshal, who bowled four overs apiece. While the former conceded 52, the latter conceded 49.

Chahal, who bowled 3.2 overs, conceded 42. He picked up a wicket.

Umesh, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 27. He picked up a couple of wickets.

Axar, who bowled four overs, conceded 17. He picked up three scalps.

Australia led the three-match series 1-0.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

India advance; South Africa D(hon)isappointed

India made just one change to their playing eleven – Yuvraj Singh made way for Dinesh Karthik.

South Africa made five changes to their playing (Mork)eleven – Loots Bosman, Robin Peterson, Tyron Henderson, Roger Telemachus and Charl Langeveldt made way for Mark Boucher, Shaun Pollock, Vernon Philander, Morne and Makhaya Ntini.

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

At the end of the restricted overs (i.e., the first six overs), India had scored 34 for the loss of three wickets. While Robin Uthappa hadn’t opened his account, Rohit, the player of the (Shar)match, had scored a run.

Gautam Gambhir, whose run-a-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 19. Twenty-eight balls into the match, he was caught by Graeme, South Africa’s skipper. Pollock broke the (Smi)thirty-two-run stand.

Karthik, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Albie Morkel. Pollock broke the 0ne-run stand.

The third-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Virender Sehwag, whose run-a-ball innings included a boundary, scored 11. The next ball, he was caught by Boucher off the bowling of Ntini.

India scored 50 off 9.5 overs (61 balls). South Africa had conceded three extras at that point.

Uthappa, whose 16-ball innings included a boundary and a six, eventually scored 15. Thirty-two balls later, he was caught by Smith. Morne broke the 28-run stand.

India scored 100 off 15.4 overs (98 balls). South Africa had conceded 10 extras at that point.

The fifth-wicket pair put on 50 off 39 balls. While Rohit’s contribution to the partnership was 19, Dhoni’s contribution to it was 23. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was eight.

The fifth-wicket pair eventually put on 85. Dhoni, whose 33-ball innings included four boundaries and a six, eventually scored 45. Fifty-five balls after Uthappa’s dismissal, Philander ran him out.

Rohit’s half-century – which included seven boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 40 balls. He was unbeaten, as Irfan Pathan, who faced a ball, failing to get off the mark.

South Africa eventually conceded 13 extras. India scored 150 off 20 overs (125 balls). In fact, they scored 153 for the loss of five wickets. Philander and Albie bowled a couple of wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 14, the latter conceded 13. Johan van der Wath, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 43.

Morne and Ntini bowled four overs each, picking up a couple of scalps apiece. While the former conceded 32, the latter conceded 30. Pollock, who bowled four overs, conceded 17. He picked up a couple of scalps.

At the end of the restricted overs (i.e., the first six overs), South Africa had scored 31 for the loss of five wickets. While Boucher had scored seven, Albie hadn’t opened his account.

Herschelle Gibbs, who faced three balls, scored a run. Seven balls into the match, he was trapped leg before wicket by Rudra Pratap Singh, who broke the 11-run stand.

Smith, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored four. His runs came by way of a boundary. Three balls later, he was caught by Karthik. Rudra Pratap broke the one-run stand.

Eleven balls into the chase, Karthik kept wicket (after Smith was caught).

The third-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. A B de Villiers, who faced four balls, scored a run. Five dot balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Sreesanth.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 18. Kemp, whose 12-ball (Just)innings included a boundary, scored five. Nineteen balls later, Rohit ran him out.

The fifth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Pollock, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. The next ball, he was dismissed by Rudra Pratap.

South Africa scored 50 off 10.2 overs (71 balls). India had conceded 19 extras at that point.

The sixth-wicket pair put on 50 off 48 balls. While Boucher’s contribution to the partnership was 22, Albie’s contribution to it was 21. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was seven.

South Africa scored 100 off 16.3 overs (110 balls). India had conceded 22 extras at that point.

Boucher, whose 41-ball innings included four boundaries, eventually scored 36. Sixty-five balls after Pollock’s dismissal, Sreesanth broke the 69-run partnership.

Philander, who faced five balls, scored a couple. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was stumped by Karthik. Harbhajan Singh broke the three-run stand.

Albie, whose 37-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, eventually scored 36. Half-a-dozen balls later, Rudra Pratap broke the run-a-ball stand.

Van der Watch, whose half-a-dozen balls, scored a couple. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was stumped by Karthik. Harbhajan broke the two-run stand.

Morne, who faced three balls, scored a run. He was unbeaten, as was Ntini, who faced a couple of balls, scoring four. His runs came by way of a boundary.

India eventually conceded 24 extras. South Africa, who scored 116 for the loss of nine wickets off 20 overs, lost by 37 runs.

Each of the five bowlers bowled four overs apiece. Joginder Sharma and Pathan were wicketless. While the former conceded 24, the latter conceded 16. Harbhajan and Sreesanth picked up a couple of scalps apiece. While the former conceded 31, the latter conceded 23. Rudra Pratap, who conceded 13, picked up four scalps.

While South Africa was knocked out of the tournament, India advanced to the semi-finals.