Scores Level, SKY-led India win

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

Sri Lanka made four Cha(meera)nges to the eleven that last played the Indians – Ramesh Mendis, Chamindu Wickramasinghe, Asitha Fernando, and Matheesha Pathirana made way for Dasun Shanaka, Janith Liyanage, Dushmantha, and Nuwan Thushara.

Charith Asalanka, Sri Lanka’s skipper, elected to field.

The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 71, and lost a wicket.

Shubman Gill, who faced three balls, scored four. His runs came by way of a boundary. Nine balls into the match, he was caught by Maheesh Theekshana, who broke the 15-run stand.

India scored 50 off 4.3 overs (28 balls). Sri Lanka had conceded four extras at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 25 balls. While Abhishek’s contribution to the partnership was 37, the contribution of Suryakumar Yadav, India’s skipper, to it was 11. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was three.

Abhishek’s half-century – which included seven boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 22 balls.

Forty-two balls (6.5 overs) into the match, India sought a batting review. They challenged the decision for a wicket. Suryakumar, the batter, eventually scored a dozen off 13 balls, which included a boundary. It was struck down by Afghan umpire Izatullah Safi. He was trapped leg before wicket by Wanindu Hasaranga, who broke the 59-run partnership.

Abhishek, whose 31-ball innings included eight boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 61. Eleven balls later, he was caught by Kamindu Mendis. Asalanka broke the 18-run stand.

India scored 100 off 10 overs (61 balls). Sri Lanka had conceded seven extras at that point.

At that point, the drinks break was taken. While Tilak Varma had scored 14, Sanju Samson had scored a couple.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 34 balls. While Varma’s contribution to the partnership was 22, Samson’s contribution to it was 31. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

India scored 150 off 15 overs (91 balls). The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave Sri Lanka no reason to be in seventh heaven.

Samson, whose 23-ball innings included a boundary and three sixes, eventually scored 39. Forty-one balls after Abhishek’s dismissal, he was caught by Asalanka. Shanaka broke the 66-run partnership.

Hardik Pandya, who faced three balls, scored a couple. Four balls later, Chameera caught him off his own bowling, breaking the run-a-ball stand.

Varma, whose 34-ball innings included four boundaries and a six, eventually scored 49. He was unbeaten, as was Axar, who scored 21 off 15 balls, which included a boundary and a six.

India scored 200 off 20 overs (122 balls). They eventually scored 202 for the loss of five wickets. Sri Lanka conceded 14 extras. That was the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Thushara, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 43.

Shanaka and Asalanka bowled a couple of overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 23, the latter conceded 18.

Chameera, Hasaranga, and Theekshana bowled four overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. They conceded 40, 37, and 36, respectively.

The first Powerplay of Sri Lanka’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 72, and lost a wicket.

Kusal Mendis, who faced a ball, did not get off the mark. Four balls into the chase, he was caught by Gill. Needless to say, Hardik was in seventh heaven.

Five balls into the chase, India sought a batting review. They challenged the decision for a wicket. Kusal Perera was the batter. It was struck down by Bangladeshi umpire Gazi Sohel.

Sri Lanka scored 50 off 4.3 overs (27 balls). India had conceded an extra at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 25 balls. While the contribution of Pathum Nissanka, the player of the match, to the partnership was 39, Perera’s contribution to it was 14. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

Nissanka’s half-century – which included four boundaries and three sixes – came off 25 balls.

Sri Lanka scored 100 off 8.5 overs (53 balls). India had conceded an extra at that point.

Perera’s half-century also came off 25 balls, but it included seven boundaries and a six.

The second-wicket pair put on 100 off 53 balls. While Nissanka’s contribution to the partnership was 48, Perera’s contribution to it was 52. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

Ten overs into the chase, the drinks break was taken. Sri Lanka had scored 114 for the loss of a wicket at that point. While Nissanka had scored 61, Perera had scored 52.

Perera, whose 32-ball innings included eight boundaries, in addition to the six, eventually scored 58. Seventy balls after Kusal Mendis’ dismissal, he was stumped by Samson. Chakravarthy broke the 127-(Va)run partnership.

Sri Lanka scored 150 off 14.1 overs (85 balls). India had conceded an extra at that point.

Asalanka, who faced nine balls, scored five. Seventeen balls after Perera’s dismissal, he was caught by Gill. Kuldeep Yadav broke the 23-run stand.

Kamindu Mendis, who faced three balls, scored as many. Nine balls later, he was caught by Axar. Arshdeep broke the six-run stand.

Nissanka’s ton – which included seven boundaries and half-a-dozen sixes – came off 52 balls.

He eventually scored 107 off 58 balls. Fifteen balls after Kamindu’s (Men)dismissal, he was caught by Varun. Harshit broke the 28-run stand.

Shanaka, whose 11-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 22. He was unbeaten, as was Liyanage, who faced a couple of balls, scoring as many.

Sri Lanka scored 200 off 19.5 overs (119 balls). India had conceded five extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Sri Lanka scored 202 for five off 20 overs.

Hence, the match was tied.

Axar, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 32.

Hardik, who bowled an over, had a reason to be in seventh heaven – he picked up a wicket.

Harshit, who bowled four overs, conceded 52. He picked up a wicket.

Arshdeep, who bowled four overs, conceded 46. He picked up a wicket.

Kuldeep and Chakravarthy bowled four overs each, picking up a scalp apiece. They conceded 31 apiece.

Off the first ball of Sri Lanka’s Super Over, Arshdeep caught Perera off his own bowling.

Kamindu Mendis scored a single off the second.

The third, faced by Shanaka, was a dot ball.

The fourth was a wide, followed by a dot ball.

And Shanaka was caught by Arshdeep off his own bowling.

Hence, Sri Lanka were two for the loss of two wickets off five balls.

All it took India was one ball, bowled by Hasaranga, to get over the line – Suryakumar scored three.

Gill was at the non-striker’s end at that point.

 

 

Suryakumar-led India advance, beating Bangladesh

India made no changes to their playing eleven.

Bangladesh (Moham)made five changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – Najmul Hasan Shanto, Litton Das, Mahmudullah, Mahedi Hasan, and Taskin Ahmed made way for Saif Hasan, Jaker Ali (who was leading the team, and elected to field), Shamim Ahmed, Nasum Ahmed, and Saifuddin.

The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 72, without the loss of a wicket.

India’s openers put on 50 off five overs (30 balls). Pakistan had conceded an extra at that point. While the contribution of Abhishek, the player of the (Shar)match, to the partnership was 30, Shubman Gill’s contribution to it was 24.

Gill, whose 19-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, eventually scored 29. Thirty-eight balls into the match, he was caught by Tanzid Hasan Sakib. Rishad Hossain broke the 77-run partnership.

Abhishek’s half-century – which included five boundaries and three sixes – came off 25 balls.

Dube, who faced three balls, scored a couple. Eleven balls after Gill’s dismissal, he was caught by Towhid Hridoy. Rishad broke the six-run stand.

Ten overs into the match, the drinks break was taken. India had scored 96 for the loss of a couple of wickets at that point. While Abhishek had scored 60, Suryakumar Yadav, India’s skipper, had scored three.

India scored 100 off 10.1 overs (61 balls). Bangladesh had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

The third-wicket pair put on 19. Abhishek, whose 37-ball innings included half a dozen boundaries and five sixes, eventually scored 75. Eighteen balls after Dube’s dismissal, Rishad and Mustafizur R(ahm)an him out.

A dozen overs into the match, Bangladesh sought a bowling review. They challenged the decision for a wicket. Suryakumar, the batter, faced 11 balls, scoring five. It was upheld by Afghan umpire Ahmed Shah Pakteen. He was caught by Jaker. Mustafizur broke the two-run stand.

Ninety-eight balls (16.1 overs) into the match, Bangladesh sought a bowling review. They challenged the decision for a wicket. Axar Patel was the batter. It was struck down by Sri Lankan umpire Ruchira Palliyaguruge.

Tilak Varma had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored five. Sixteen balls after Suryakumar’s dismissal, he was caught by Saif. Sakib broke the 15-run stand.

India scored 150 off 17.4 overs (107 balls). Bangladesh had conceded four extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Hardik, whose 29-ball innings included four boundaries and a six, eventually scored 38. Twenty-seven balls after Varma’s dismissal, he was caught by Tanzid Hasan. Saifuddin broke the 39-run stand.   

Axar, who faced 15 balls, was unbea‘ten’.

India scored 168 for the loss of half a dozen wickets off 20 overs.

Saif, who bowled a couple of overs, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he was wicketless, as was Nasum, who bowled four overs, conceding 34.

Saifuddin, who bowled three overs, conceded 37. He picked up a wicket, as were Mustafizur and Sakib, who bowled four overs apiece. While the former conceded 33, the latter conceded 29.

Rishad, who bowled three overs, conceded 27. He picked up a couple of scalps.

The first Powerplay of Bangladesh’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 44, and lost a wicket.

Tanzid, who faced three balls, scored a run. Eight balls into the chase, he was caught by Dube. Jasprit Bumrah broke the four-run stand.

Twenty balls (3.2 overs) into the chase, India sought a bowling review. They challenged the decision for a wicket. Parvez Hossain Emon was the batter. Using the umpires’ call, it was struck down by Pakteen.

Emon, whose 19-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 21. Thirty balls after Tanzid’s dismissal, he was caught by Abhishek. Kuldeep Yadav broke the 42-run stand.

Bangladesh scored 50 off 7.1 overs (43 balls). India had conceded five extras at that point.

Hridoy, who faced 10 balls, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – 20 balls after Emon’s dismissal, he was caught by Abhishek. Axar Patel broke the 19-run stand.

At that point, the drinks break was taken. Saif had scored 31.

Shamim, who faced three balls, did not get off his account. Half a dozen balls after Hridoy’s dismissal, Chakravarthy broke the nine-(Va)run stand.

Jaker, who faced five balls, scored four. Eleven balls later, Suryakumar broke the 13-run stand.

Saif’s half-century – which included three boundaries and four sixes – came off 36 balls.

Bangladesh scored 100 off 13.4 overs (82 balls). India had conceded five extras at that point.

Saifuddin had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored four. Eleven balls after Jaker’s dismissal, he was caught by Varma. Chakravarthy broke the 22-run stand.

Rishad, who faced three balls, scored a couple. Five balls later, he was caught by Varma. Kuldeep broke the three-run stand.

The eighth-wicket pair did not get off the mark. Sakib, who faced a ball, did not open his account. The next ball, Kuldeep broke the one-run stand.

Saif, whose 51-ball innings included the aforementioned number of boundaries, in addition to five sixes, eventually scored 69. Half a dozen balls later, he was caught by Axar. Bumrah broke the four-run stand.

Nasum, who faced four balls, scored as many. He was unbeaten.

Mustafizur, whose 11-ball innings included a boundary, scored half a dozen. Thirteen balls after Saif’s dismissal, he was caught by Axar. Varma broke the 11-run stand.

India eventually conceded nine extras. Bangladesh, who were dismissed for 127 off 19.3 overs, lost by 41 runs.

Dube, who bowled an over, conceded 10. He was wicketless, as was Hardik, who bowled a couple of overs, conceding 14.

Varma, who bowled three balls, conceded a run. He picked up a wicket, as did Axar, who bowled four overs, conceding 37.

Chakravarthy and Bumrah bowled four overs each, picking up a couple of wickets apiece. While the former conceded 29, the latter conceded 18.

Kuldeep, who bowled four overs, conceded 18. He picked up three scalps.

India advanced to the final.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Suryakumar-led India beat Pakistan again

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

Pakistan made a couple of changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – Hasan Nawaz and Sufiyan Muqeem made way for Hussain Talat and Haris Rauf.

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

The first Powerplay of Pakistan’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 55, and lost a wicket.

Fakhar Zaman, whose nine-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 15. Fifteen balls into the match, he was caught by Sanju Samson. Hardik Pandya broke the 21-run stand.

Pakistan scored 50 off 5.5 overs (36 balls). India had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 35 balls. While Sahibzada Farhan’s contribution to the partnership was 33, Saim Ayub’s contribution to it was 19. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was three.

Farhan’s half-century – which included five boundaries and three sixes – came off 34 balls.

Ten overs into the match, the drinks break was taken. Pakistan had scored 91 for the loss of a wicket at that point. While Farhan had scored 52, Ayub had scored 21.

Ayub, whose 17-ball innings included a boundary and a six, did not add to the aforementioned score. Forty-eight balls after Zaman’s dismissal, he was caught by Abhishek Sharma. Shivam Dube broke the 72-run partnership.

Pakistan scored 100 off 11.2 overs (70 balls). India had conceded five extras at that point.

Talat, who faced 11 balls, scored 10. Sixteen balls after Ayub’s dismissal, he was caught by Chakravarthy. Kuldeep Yadav broke the 17-(Va)run stand.

Farhan eventually scored 58 off 45 balls. Half a dozen balls later, he was caught by Suryakumar Yadav. Dube broke the five-run stand.

A hundred and one balls (16.3 overs) into the match, India sought a bowling review. They challenged the decision for a wicket. Salman Ali Agha, Pakistan’s skipper, was the batter. It was upheld by Bangladeshi umpire Gazi Sohel.

Mohammad Nawaz, whose 19-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 21. Twenty-eight balls after Farhan’s dismissal, Suryakumar ran him out.

Pakistan scored 150 off 18.4 overs (114 balls). India had conceded eight extras at that point.

Agha, whose 13-ball innings included a six, eventually scored 17. He was unbeaten, as was Faheem Ashraf, who scored 20. His eight-ball innings included a boundary and a couple of sixes.

India eventually scored nine extras. Pakistan scored 171 for five off 20 overs.

Axar Patel, who bowled an over, conceded eight. He was wicketless, as were Bumrah and Chakravarthy, who bowled four overs apiece. They conceded 45 and 25, respectively.

Hardik, who bowled three overs, conceded 29. He picked up a wicket, as did Kuldeep, who bowled four overs, conceding 31.

Dube bowled four overs, conceding 33. He picked up a couple of scalps.

The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 69, without the loss of a wicket.

India’s openers put on 50 off 4.4 overs (28 balls). Pakistan had not conceded any extras at that point. While Abhishek’s contribution to the partnership was 27, Shubman Gill’s contribution to it was 23.

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

India’s openers put on 100 off 8.4 overs (52 balls). Pakistan had conceded an extra at that point. While Abhishek’s contribution to the partnership was 56, Shubman Gill’s contribution to it was 43.

Fifty-eight balls (9.4 overs) into the chase, the drinks break was taken. India had scored 105 without the loss of a wicket at that point. While Abhishek had scored 57, Gill had scored 47.

Gill, whose 28-ball innings included eight boundaries, did not add to the aforementioned score. Fifty-nine balls into the chase, Ashraf broke the 105-run partnership.

Suryakumar, who faced three balls, did not open his account. Four balls later, he was caught by Abrar Ahmed. Haris Rauf broke the one-run stand.

Abhishek, whose 39-ball innings included half a dozen boundaries and five sixes, eventually scored 74. Eleven balls later, he was caught by Rauf. Abrar broke the 17-run stand.

Tilak Varma, whose 19-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and as many sixes, scored 30. He was unbeaten.

Samson, whose 17-ball innings included a boundary, scored 13. Twenty-six balls after Abhishek’s dismissal, Rauf broke the 25-run stand. 

India scored 150 off 16.5 overs (101 balls). Pakistan had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

Hardik, whose run-a-ball innings included a boundary, had a reason to be in seventh heaven – he was unbeaten.

Pakistan eventually conceded three extras. India, who scored 174 for the loss of four wickets off 18.5 overs, had a reason to be in seventh heaven – they won by half a dozen wickets.

Ayub bowled three overs, conceding 35. He was wicketless, as was Shaheen Shah Afridi, who bowled 3.5 overs, conceding 40.

Abrar and Ashraf bowled four overs apiece, picking up a wicket apiece. They conceded 42 and 31, respectively.

Rauf bowled four overs, conceding 26. He picked up two scalps.