Series level; Virat-led India diSAppointed

India made no change to their playing eleven.

South Africa made just one (Anri)change to the eleven that last played the Indians – Nortje made way for Beuran Hendricks, the player of the match.

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

The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was the first and the sixth over. They scored 54, for the loss of a wicket.

Rohit, whose eight-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored nine. Fourteen balls into the (Shar)match, he was caught by Reeza Hendricks. Beuran broke the 22-run stand.

India scored 50 off 5.2 overs (32 balls). South Africa had conceded 11 extras at that point.

Shikhar Dhawan, whose 25-ball innings included four boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 36. Thirty balls after Sharma’s dismissal, he was caught by Temba Bavuma. Shamsi broke the 41-run stand.

Kohli, who faced 15 balls, scored nine. Seven balls later, he was caught by Andile Phehlukwayo. Kagiso Rabada broke the five-run stand.

Rishabh Pant, whose 20-ball (Fortu)innings included a boundary and a six, scored 19. Twenty-five balls later, he was caught by Phehlukwayo. Bjorn broke the 22-run stand.

Shreyas Iyer, who faced eight balls, scored five. A couple of balls later, he was stumped by Quinton de Kock, South Africa’s skipper and the player of the series. Fortuin broke the run-a-ball stand.

Krunal Pandya had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored just four. Ten balls later, he was caught by de Kock. Beuran broke the six-run stand.

India scored 100 off 15.1 overs (91 balls). South Africa had conceded 13 extras at that point.

Ravindra Jadeja, whose 17-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 19. Twenty-eight balls after Krunal’s dismissal, he was caught by Rabada, who broke the 29-run stand.

The eighth-wicket pair put on half-a-dozen. Washington Sundar, who faced a ball, scored four. Three balls later, de Kock and Rabada ran him out.

The ninth-wicket pair D(av)idn’t get off the mark. Hardik Pandya, whose 18-ball innings included a boundary, scored 14. The next ball, he was caught by Miller off the bowling of Rabada.

Deepak Chahar, who didn’t face a ball, didn’t get off the mark. He was unbeaten, as was Navdeep Saini, who faced a ball, failing to open his account.

South Africa eventually conceded 15 extras. India scored 134 for the loss of nine wickets off 20 overs.

Dwaine Pretorius, who bowled an over, conceded eight. He was wicketless, as was Phehlukwayo, who bowled four overs, conceding 28.

Shamsi, who bowled four overs, conceded 23. He picked up a wicket. Fortuin, who bowled three overs, conceded 19. He picked up a couple of wickets, as did Beuran, who bowled four overs, conceding 14. Rabada, who bowled four overs, conceded 39. He picked up three scalps.

The first Powerplay of South Africa’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was the first and the sixth over. They scored 43, without the loss of a wicket.

Thirty-three balls into the chase, India sought a bowling review. Reeza Hendricks was the batsman. It was struck down by umpire C K Nandan.

South Africa’s openers scored 50 off 7.1 overs (43 balls). India had conceded three extras at that point. While Reeza’s contribution to the partnership was 17, de Kock’s contribution to it was 30.

Reeza, whose 26-ball innings included four boundaries, eventually scored 28. Sixty-one balls into the chase, he was caught by Kohli. Hardik broke the 76-run partnership.

De Kock’s half-century – which included four boundaries and three sixes – came off 38 balls.

South Africa scored 100 off 12.2 overs (74 balls). India had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 28 balls. While de Kock’s contribution to the partnership was 32, Bavuma’s contribution to it was 16. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

De Kock, whose 52-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and five sixes, eventually scored 79. He was unbeaten, as was Bavuma, who eventually scored 27. His 23-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six.

South Africa, who scored 140 for the loss of a wicket off 16.5 overs, won by nine wickets with 19 balls to spare.

Saini and Jadeja bowled a couple of wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 25, the latter conceded eight.

Chahar, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 15.

Krunal, who bowled 3.5 wicketless overs, conceded 40.

Sundar, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 27.

Hardik, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 23. He picked up the only wicket to fall.

The three-match series was levelled 1-1.  

 

 

 

 

Dhoni-led India knock Australia out

India made just one change to their playing eleven – Dinesh Karthik made way for Yuvraj Singh, the player of the match.

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 36 for the loss of a wicket. While Robin Uthappa was batting on five, Gautam Gambhir was batting on 21.

Virender Sehwag, whose 13-ball innings included a boundary, scored nine. Thirty-two balls later, he was caught by Adam Gilchrist. Mitchell Johnson broke the 30-run stand.

Gambhir, whose 25-ball innings included four boundaries, eventually scored 24. Sixteen balls later, he was caught by Brad Hodge. Johnson broke the 11-run stand.

India scored 50 off 9.2 overs (56 balls). Australia had conceded an extra at that point.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 29 balls. While Uthappa’s contribution to the partnership was 15, Yuvraj’s contribution to it was 34. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

India scored 100 off 13.3 overs (82 balls). Australia had conceded three extras at that point.

Yuvraj’s half-century – which included three boundaries and four sixes – came off 20 balls.

The third-wicket pair put on 84. Uthappa, whose 28-ball innings included a boundary and three sixes, eventually scored 34. Thirty-nine balls after Gambhir’s dismissal, Andrew Symonds ran him out.

India scored 150 off 17.2 overs (105 balls). Australia had conceded three extras at that point.

Yuvraj, whose 30-ball innings included five boundaries and as many sixes, eventually scored 70. Twenty-four balls after Uthappa’s dismissal, he was caught by Michael Hussey. Michael Clarke broke the 30-run stand.

The fifth-wicket pair put on 29. Dhoni, whose 18-ball innings included four boundaries and a six, scored 36. Fourteen balls later, Gilchrist ran him out.

Rohit Sharma, whose five-ball innings included a six, scored eight. He was unbeaten, as was Irfan Pathan, who faced a ball, failing to get off the mark.

The number of extras they eventually conceded gave Australia no reason to be in seventh heaven. India scored 188 for the loss of five wickets off 20 overs.

Symonds, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 37. Nathan Bracken and Stuart Clark bowled four wicketless overs each, conceding 38 apiece. Brett Lee, who bowled four wicketless overs conceded 25.

Clarke, who bowled an over, conceded 13. He picked up a wicket. Johnson, who bowled four overs, conceded 31. He picked up a couple of scalps.

At the end of the restricted overs (i.e., the first six overs), Australia had scored 37 for the loss of a wicket. While Matthew Hayden was unbea‘ten’, Hodge was batting on a run.

Gilchrist, whose 13-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and as many sixes, scored 22. (Sreesan)Thirty-one balls later, the Kerala pacer broke the 36-run stand.

Australia scored 50 off 7.2 overs (45 balls). India had conceded four extras at that point.

Hodge, whose 10-ball innings included a six, scored 11. Twenty-one balls later, he was caught by Joginder Sharma. Pathan who broke the 32-run stand.

Australia scored 100 off 12 overs (74 balls). India had conceded five extras at that point.

Hayden’s half-century – which included four boundaries and three sixes – came off 40 balls.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 27 balls. While Hayden’s contribution to the partnership was 31, Symonds’ contribution to it was 20. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

Hayden, whose 47-ball innings included the aforementioned number of boundaries and as many sixes, eventually scored 62. Thirty-six balls after Hodge’s dismissal, Sreesanth broke the 66-run partnership.

Australia scored 150 off 16.2 overs (102 balls). The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave India no reason to be in seventh heaven.

Symonds, whose 26-ball innings included three boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 43. A dozen balls after Hayden’s dismissal, Pathan broke the 22-run stand.

Clarke, who faced three balls, scored as many. Three balls later, Harbhajan Singh broke the run-a-ball stand.

Hussey, whose 12-ball innings included a six, scored 13. Fourteen balls later, he was caught by Yuvraj. Joginder Sharma broke the eight-run stand.

Brad Haddin, who faced eight balls, scored five. He was unbeaten.

Lee, who faced a couple of balls, scored as many. A couple of balls later, Sharma broke the two-run stand.

Johnson, who scored a boundary off the only ball he faced, was unbeaten.

India eventually conceded eight extras. Australia, who scored 173 for the loss of seven wickets off 20 overs, lost by 15 runs. Sehwag, who bowled an over, conceded 10. He was wicketless, as was Rudra Pratap Singh, who bowled four overs, conceded 33.

Harbhajan, who bowled four overs, conceded 24. He picked up a wicket. Joginder, who bowled three overs, conceded 37. He picked up a couple of scalps, as were Pathan and Sreesanth, who bowled four overs apiece. While the former conceded 44, the latter, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 12.

India advanced.