SKY-led India, SA level series

India made no changes to their playing eleven.

South Africa made three changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – Tristan Stubbs, Marco Jansen, and Gerald Coetzee made way for Donovan Ferreira, Keshav Maharaj, and Twenty20 International debutant Nandre Burger.

On winning the toss, Aiden Markram, South Africa’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 62, and lost a couple of wickets.

Shubman Gill, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored eight. His runs came by way of boundaries. Fifteen balls into the match, he was caught by Maharaj, who broke the 29-run stand.

The second-wicket pair didn’t get off the (Var)mark. Tilak, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. The next ball, he was caught by Markram off the bowling of Maharaj.

India scored 50 off 4.2 overs (27 balls). The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave South Africa no reason to be in seventh heaven.

Forty-six balls (7.3 overs) into the match, South Africa sought a bowling review. They challenged the decision for a wicket. Suryakumar Yadav, India’s skipper and the player of the match, was the batsman. It was struck down by South African umpire Allahudien Paleker.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 35 balls. While Yashasvi Jaiswal’s contribution to the partnership was 28, Suryakumar’s contribution to it was 21. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

Nine overs into the match, the drinks break was taken. India had scored 83 for the loss of a couple of wickets at that point. While Jaiswal was batting on 44, Suryakumar was batting on 24.

Jaiswal’s half-century – which included half-a-dozen boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 34 balls.

India scored 100 off 11.2 overs (69 balls). The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave South Africa no reason to be in seventh heaven.

Suryakumar’s half-century – which included a couple of boundaries and five sixes – came off 32 balls.

The third-wicket pair put on 100 off 63 balls. While Jaiswal’s contribution to the partnership was 43, Suryakumar’s contribution to it was 57. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

Jaiswal, whose 41-ball innings included the aforementioned number of boundaries, in addition to three sixes, eventually scored (Sham)sixty. Sixty-nine balls after Varma’s dismissal, he was caught by Reeza Hendricks. Tabraiz broke the 112-run partnership.  

India scored 150 off 15.2 overs (93 balls). South Africa had conceded eight extras at that point.

Sixteen overs into the match, there was the strategic timeout. India had scored 161 for the loss of three wickets at that point. While Suryakumar was batting on 83, Rinku Singh had scored a couple.

Rinku, whose 10-ball innings included a six, scored 14. Twenty-seven balls after Jaiswal’s dismissal, he was caught by the substitute, Stubbs. Burger broke the 47-run stand.

Suryakumar’s ton – which included seven boundaries and eight sixes – came off 55 balls.

He eventually scored 100 off 56 balls. Five balls after Rinku’s dismissal, he was caught by Matthew Breetzke. Lizaad Williams broke the six-run stand.

The sixth-wicket pair put on five. Ravindra Jadeja, who faced a couple of balls, scored four. His runs came by way of a boundary. A couple of balls later, Heinrich Klaasen and Williams ran him out.

Jitesh Sharma, who faced four balls, scored four. His runs came by way of a boundary. The next ball, he was dismissed hit wicket off the bowling of Williams.

Arshdeep Singh, who didn’t face a ball, was unbeaten, as was Mohammed Siraj, who faced a ball, scoring a couple.

India scored 200 off 20 overs (121 balls). South Africa had conceded nine extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

India eventually scored 201 for the loss of seven wickets off 20 overs.

Markram bowled an over, conceding 15. He was wicketless, as was Andile Phehlukwayo, who bowled three overs, conceding 33.

Burger and Shamsi bowled four overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 39, the latter conceded 38.

Williams and Maharaj bowled four overs each, picking up two scalps apiece. While the former conceded 46, the latter conceded 26.

The first Powerplay of South Africa’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 42, and lost three wickets.

Breetzke, who faced three balls, scored four. His runs came by way of a boundary. Nine balls into the chase, he was caught by Mukesh Kumar, who broke the four-run stand.

The second-wicket pair put on 19. Hendricks, whose 13-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight. Eleven balls later, Siraj ran him out.

Klaasen, whose run-a-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. Fourteen balls later, he was caught by Rinku. Arshdeep broke the 19-run stand.

The fourth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Markram, whose 14-ball innings included three boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 25. Three balls later, he was caught by Jaiswal off the bowling of Jadeja.

South Africa scored 50 off 7.5 overs (47 balls). India hadn’t conceded any extras at that point.

Between the first and the ninth over of the chase, the DRS wasn’t working.

Nine overs into the chase, there was the strategic timeout. South Africa had scored 66 for the loss of four wickets at that point. While David Millier was batting on 19, Ferreira had scored five.

Ferreira, whose 11-ball innings included a six, scored a dozen. Twenty-three balls after Markram’s dismissal, Kuldeep Yadav broke the 33-run stand.

Phehlukwayo, who faced three balls, didn’t get off the mark. An over later, Jadeja had a reason to be in seventh heaven – he caught him off his own bowling.

Maharaj, who faced three balls, scored a run. An over later, Kuldeep had a reason to be in seventh heaven.

Burger, who faced three balls, scored a run. Kuldeep had a reason to be in seventh heaven – he trapped him leg before wicket, breaking the five-run stand.

Eighty-one balls (13.3 overs) into the chase, India sought a bowling review. They challenged the decision for a wicket. The ninth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Williams, the batsman, faced a couple of balls, open his account. It was upheld by Paleker. He was trapped leg before wicket by Kuldeep.

Miller, whose 25-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and as many sixes, eventually scored 35. A couple of balls later, Kuldeep broke the one-run stand.

Shamsi, who faced a ball, scored a run. He was unbeaten.

India eventually conceded three extras. South Africa, who were bundled out for 95 off 13.5 overs, lost by 106 runs.

Varma bowled an over, conceding four. He was wicketless, as Siraj, who bowled three overs, including a maiden. He conceded 13.

Mukesh and Arshdeep bowled a couple of overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 21, the latter conceded 13.

Jadeja bowled three overs, conceding 25. He picked up two wickets.

Kuldeep, who bowled 17 balls, conceded as many. He picked up five scalps.

The three-match series was level 1-1.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Virat returns; India beat SA

India made (Cha)half-a-dzoen changes to their playing (Pat)eleven – Lokesh Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, Dinesh Karthik, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav and Mohammed Siraj made way for Shikhar Dhawan, Suresh Raina, Virat Kohli (who was leading the team), Bhuvneshwar Kumar (the player of the match), Jasprit Bumrah and Yuzvendra.

South Africa made seven changes to the (Mork)eleven that (Am)last played the Indians – A B de Villiers, Hashim, Faf du Plessis, Albie, Kagiso Rabada, Kyle Abbott and Imran Tahir made way for Jon-Jon Smuts, Reeza Hendricks, a couple of Twenty20 International debutants (Heinrich Klaasen and Junior Dala), Andile Phehlukwayo, Dane Peterson and Tabraiz Shamsi.

On winning the toss, Jean-Paul Duminy, South Africa’s 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 78, and lost a couple of wickets.

Eleven balls into the (Shar)match, South Africa sought a bowling review. Rohit, the batsman, scored 21 off nine balls, which included a couple of boundaries and as many sixes. It was upheld by South African umpire Adrian Holdstock. He was caught by Klaasen. Dala broke the 23-run stand.

Although his innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, Raina, who scored 15, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – 13 balls later, he was caught by Dala, who broke the 26-run stand.

India scored 50 off 4.3 overs (27 balls). South Africa had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 25 balls. While Dhawan’s contribution to the partnership was 25, Kohli’s contribution to it was 23. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

India scored 100 off 8.2 overs (50 balls). South Africa had conceded four extras at that point.

Fifty-seven balls into the match, India sought a batting review. Kohli, the batsman, scored 26 off 20 balls, which included a couple of boundaries and a six. It was struck down by Holdstock. He was trapped leg before wicket by Shamsi, who broke the 59-run partnership.

Dhawan’s half-century – which included half-a-dozen boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 27 balls.

India scored 150 off 14.1 overs (85 balls). South Africa had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.

Dhawan, whose 39-ball innings included 10 boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 72. Thirty-one balls after Kohli’s dismissal, he was caught by Klaasen. Phehlukwayo broke the 47-run partnership.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni, whose 11-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 16. Twenty-one balls later, Chris Morris broke the 28-run stand.

India scored 200 off 19.4 overs (118 balls). South Africa had conceded 11 extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Manish Pandey, whose 27-ball innings included a six, scored 29. He was unbeaten, as was Hardik Pandya, who scored 13. His seven-ball innings included a couple of boundaries.

India scored 203 for the loss of five wickets off 20 overs. Smuts, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 14. He was wicketless, as was Peterson, who bowled four overs, conceding 48.

Phehlukwayo, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 16. He picked up a wicket, as did Morris and Shamsi, who bowled four overs apiece. While the former conceded 39, the latter conceded 37. Dala, who bowled four overs, conceded 47. He picked up a couple of scalps.

The first Powerplay of South Africa’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 41, and lost a couple of wickets.

Smuts, whose nine-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 14. Seventeen balls into the chase, he was caught by Dhawan. Kumar broke the 29-run stand.

Duminy had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored just three. Thirteen balls later, he was caught by Raina. Kumar broke the nine-run stand.

David Miller, whose five-ball innings included a six, scored nine. Eight balls later, he was caught by Dhawan. Pandya broke the 10-run stand.

South Africa scored 50 off 6.4 overs (40 balls). India had conceded three extras at that point.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 32 balls. While Hendricks’ contribution to the partnership was 24, Farhaan Behardien’s contribution to it was 25. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

South Africa scored 100 off 11.5 overs (71 balls). India had conceded five extras at that point.

Behardien, whose 27-ball innings included three boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 39. Fifty-two balls after Miller’s dismissal, he was caught by Pandey. Chahal broke the 81-run partnership.

Hendricks’ half-century – which included five boundaries and a six – came off 37 balls.

South Africa scored 150 off 16.5 overs (101 balls). The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave India no reason to be in seventh heaven.

Hendricks, whose 50-ball innings included eight boundaries and a six, eventually scored 70. Thirteen balls after Behariden’s D(hon)ismissal, he was caught behind. Kumar broke the 25-run stand.

Klaasen, whose eight-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 16. Three balls later, he was caught by Raina. Kumar broke the four-run stand.

The seventh-wicket pair didn’t get off the (Ku)mark. Morris, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. The next ball, he was caught by Raina off the bowling of his statemate.

The eighth-wicket pair put a run. Peterson, who faced a ball, scored a run. The next ball, Pandya and Dhoni ran him out.

Phehlukwayo, whose eight-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 13. Ten balls later, he was caught by Chahal. Jaydev Unadkat broke the 16-run stand.

Dala, who faced three balls, scored two. He was unbeaten, as was Shamsi, who faced two balls, failing to get off the mark.

India eventually conceded eight extras. South Africa, who scored 175 for the loss of nine wickets off 20 overs, lost by 28 runs.

Each of the five bowlers bowled four overs apiece. Bumrah, who conceded 32, was wicketless. Pandya, Chahal and Unadkat picked up a wicket apiece. They conceded 45, 39, and 33, respectively. Kumar conceded 24, picking up five scalps.

India led the three-match series 1-0.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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.

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

  

India win thriller; Pakistan D(hon)isheartened

India made just one change to their playing eleven – Virender Sehwag made way for Twenty20 International debutant Yusuf Pathan.

Pakistan (Moham)made just one change to the eleven that last played the Indians – Salman Butt made way for Hafeez.

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 40, and lost a couple of wickets. While Gautam Gambhir was batting on 14, Yuvraj Singh hadn’t opened his account.

Yusuf, whose eight-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 15. Sixteen balls into the match, he was caught by Shoaib Malik, Pakistan’s skipper. Mohammad Asif broke the 25-run stand.

Uthappa, whose 11-ball (Rob)innings included a boundary, scored eight. Eighteen balls later, he was caught by Shahid Afridi, the player of the series. Sohail Tanvir broke the 15-run stand.

India scored 50 off 7.4 overs (49 balls). Pakistan had conceded three extras at that point.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 40 balls. While Gambhir’s contribution to the partnership was 37, Yuvraj’s contribution to it was 11. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

India scored 100 off 13.1 overs (83 balls). Pakistan had conceded five extras at that point.

Yuvraj, whose 19-ball innings included a boundary, eventually scored 14. Fifty-one balls after Uthappa’s dismissal, he was caught by Umar Gul, who broke the 63-run partnership.

Dhoni, who faced 10 balls, scored half-a-dozen. Eleven balls later, Gul broke the eight-run stand.

Gambhir, whose 54-ball innings included eight boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 75. Sixteen balls later, he was caught by Asif. Gul broke the 19-run stand.

Rohit Sharma, whose 16-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 30. He was unbeaten, as was Irfan Pathan, the player of the match, who faced three balls, scoring as many.

Pakistan eventually conceded half-a-dozen extras. India scored 157 for the loss of five wickets off 20 overs. Yasir Arafat, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded 19. Hafeez, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 25. Afridi, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 30.

Asif, who bowled three overs, conceded 25. He picked up a wicket, as did Tanvir, who bowled four overs, conceding 29. Gul, who bowled four overs, conceded 28. He picked up three scalps.

At the end of the restricted overs (i.e., the first six overs), Pakistan had scored 53, and lost three wickets. While Younis Khan was batting on 15, Malik hadn’t opened his account.

Hafeez, who faced three balls, scored a run. Five balls into the chase, he was caught by Uthappa. Rudra Pratap Singh broke the two-run stand.

Kamran Akmal, who faced three balls, didn’t get off the mark. Ten balls later, Rudra Pratap broke the 24-run stand.

Pakistan scored 50 off 5.3 overs (35 balls). India had conceded four extras at that point.

The third-wicket pair put on 27. Nazir, whose 14-ball innings included four boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 33. Nineteen balls later, Uthappa (Im)ran him out.

Younis, whose run-a-ball innings included four boundaries, eventually scored 24. Seventeen balls later, he was caught by Yusuf. Joginder Sharma broke the 12-run stand.

Malik, who faced 17 balls, eventually scored eight. Eighteen balls later, he was caught by Rohit Sharma. Irfan broke the 11-run stand.

Afridi, whose faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. The next ball, he was caught by Sreesanth. Irfan Pathan broke the one-run stand.

Pakistan scored 100 off 15.3 overs (97 balls). India had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.

Arafat, whose 11-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 15. Twenty-six balls later, Irfan broke the 27-run stand.

Tanvir, whose four-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 12. A couple of overs later, the Kerala pacer broke the (Sreesan)thirty-four-run stand.

Gul, who bowled a couple of balls, didn’t get off the mark. Five balls later, Rudra Pratap broke the three-run stand.

Pakistan scored 150 off 19.2 overs (123 balls). India had conceded a dozen extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Misbah-ul-Haq, whose 38-ball innings included four sixes, scored 43. Four balls later, he was caught by Sreesanth. Joginder broke the 11-run stand.

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

Pakistan, who were dismissed for 152 off 19.3 overs, lost by five wickets. Pathan, who bowled an over, conceded five. He was wicketless, as was Harbhajan Singh, who bowled three overs, conceding 36.

Sreesanth bowled four overs, including a maiden. He conceded 44, picking up a wicket. Joginder, who bowled 3.3 overs, conceded 20. He picked up two wickets. Rudra Pratap and Irfan bowled four overs each, picking up three scalps apiece. While the former conceded 26, the latter conceded 16.  

M S-led India don’t (Ki)win

India made no changes to their playing eleven.

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

Lou Vincent, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored three. A couple of overs into the match, he was caught by Dinesh Karthik. Rudra Pratap Singh broke the 11-run stand.

New Zealand scored 50 off 6.2 overs (40 balls). India had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 33 balls. While Brendon McCullum’s contribution to the partnership was 30, Peter Fulton’s contribution to it was 16. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was four.

Fulton, whose 23-ball innings included a boundary and a six, eventually scored 21. Seven overs later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Harbhajan Singh, who broke the 58-run partnership.

McCullum, whose 31-ball innings included nine boundaries, eventually scored 45. A couple of overs later, he was caught by Gautam Gambhir. Harbhajan broke the 17-run stand.

Ross Taylor, whose nine-ball innings included a six, scored 11. Five balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Yuvraj Singh, who broke the three-run stand.

The fifth-wicket pair put on a couple. Scott Styris, who faced four balls, scored a couple. Five balls later, Yuvraj ran him out.

New Zealand scored 100 off 13.3 overs (85 balls). India had conceded 10 extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

The sixth-wicket pair put on 50 off 24 balls. While Craig McMillan’s contribution to the partnership was 20, Jacob Oram’s contribution to it was 28. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

New Zealand scored 150 off 17.1 overs (107 balls).

Oram, whose 15-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and three sixes, eventually scored 35. Thirty-two balls after Styris’ dismissal, he was caught by Rudra Pratap. Sreesanth broke the 73-run partnership.

Daniel Vettori, New Zealand’s skipper and the player of the match, scored 15. His five-ball innings included three boundaries. Rudra Pratap had a reason to be in seventh heaven – he broke the 21-run stand.

The eighth-wicket pair put on four. Shane Bond, who faced a couple of balls, scored four. His runs came by way of a boundary. A couple of balls later, Dhoni and Rudra Pratap ran him out.

The (Dho)ninth-wicket pair put on a run. McMillan, whose 23-ball innings included a boundary and four sixes, eventually scored 44. A couple of balls later, the man from Ranchi ran him out.

Gillespie, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the Mark. He was unbeaten.

The last-wicket pair failed to get off the mark. Jeetan Patel, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. A ball after McMillan’s dismissal, Dhoni and Rudra Pratap ran him out.

New Zealand were dismissed for 190 off 20 overs. Irfan Pathan, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 16. He was wicketless, as was Ajit Agarkar, who bowled four overs, conceded 40.

Yuvraj and Sreesanth bowled three overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 38, the latter conceded 37. Rudra Pratap and Harbhajan bowled four overs each, picking up a couple of scalps apiece. While the former conceded 29, the latter conceded 24.

India’s openers put on 50 off 4.1 overs (27 balls). New Zealand had conceded a couple of extras at that point. While Sehwag was batting on 28, Gambhir was batting on 21.

Sehwag, whose 17-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 40. Thirty-five balls into the match, he was caught by Styris. Oram broke the 76-run partnership.

Robin Uthappa, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t open his account. Four balls later, he was caught by Vettori, who broke the one-run stand.

India scored 100 off 10.2 overs (64 balls). New Zealand had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

Gambhir’s half-century – which included five boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 31 balls. He eventually scored 33 balls, scoring 51. Twenty-six balls later, he was caught by McCullum. Vettori broke the 27-run stand.

Yuvraj had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored five. Eleven balls later, he was caught by Taylor. Patel broke the 12-run stand.

The fifth-wicket pair put on a dozen. Dhoni, whose 20-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 24. Seven balls later, Vettori and Styris ran him out.

Pathan, whose 10-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 11. Fifteen balls later, Vettori broke the 18-run stand.

India scored 150 off 16.5 overs (103 balls). New Zealand had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

Karthik, whose 12-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 17. Four balls after Pathan’s dismissal, he was caught by Bond. Vettori broke the five-run stand.

The eighth-wicket pair put on a run. Agarkar, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. A couple of balls later, Vincent ran him out.

Although his six-ball innings included a boundary, Harbhajan had no reason to be in seventh heaven – eight balls later, he was caught by Vettori. Bond broke the 11-run stand.

Sreesanth, whose innings included four boundaries, scored 19. He was unbea‘ten’. Rudra Pratap, who faced a ball, scored a run. He was unbeaten.

New Zealand eventually conceded four boundaries. India, who scored 180 for the loss of nine wickets off 20 overs, lost by 10 runs. Styris bowled three overs, conceding 25. He was wicketless, as was Gillespie, who bowled four overs, conceding 42.

Oram, who bowled two overs, conceded 14. He picked up a wicket. Patel, who bowled three overs, conceded 38. He picked up a wicket. Bond, who bowled four overs, conceded 39. He picked up a wicket. Vettori, who bowled four overs, conceded 20. He picked up four scalps.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It’SA win for Sehwag-led India

It was India’s first Twenty20 International (T20I).

Only one South African – Tyron Henderson – made his debut in this match.

On winning the toss, Graeme Smith, South Africa’s skipper, chose to bat.

Loots Bosman had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored just a run. Three overS(ach)into the match, he was caught by Tendulkar, who never played T20Is again. Zaheer Khan broke the 19-run stand.

Herschelle Gibbs, whose run-a-ball innings included a boundary, scored seven. Thirteen balls later, he was caught by Suresh Raina. Ajit Agarkar broke the 12-run stand.

Smith, whose 21-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 16. Eleven balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Khan, who broke the three-run stand.

A B de Villiers, who faced balls, scored half-a-dozen. His runs came by way of a six. An over later, he was caught by Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Needless to say, Agarkar was in seventh heaven.

South Africa scored 50 off 9.2 overs (60 balls). India had conceded nine extras at that point.

Kemp, whose 25-ball (Just)innings included three boundaries, scored 22. Twenty-three balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Tendulkar, who broke the run-a-ball stand.

South Africa scored 100 off 15.2 overs (96 balls). India had conceded 11 extras at that point.

Albie Morkel, whose 18-ball innings included a boundary and three sixes, scored 27. Twenty-three balls later, he was caught by Dinesh Mongia. Sreesanth broke the 38-run stand.

The seventh-wicket pair put on 19. Robin Peterson, who faced a dozen balls, scored eight. Nineteen balls later, Dinesh Karthik, the player of the match, and Harbhajan Singh ran him out.

The eighth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Johan van der Wath, whose run-a-ball innings included a boundary, scored 21. The next ball, he was caught by Raina off the bowling of Singh.

The (Dho)ninth-wicket pair put on three. Henderson, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t get off the mark. Four balls later, the man from Ranchi and Raina ran him out.

Roger Telemachus, who faced three balls, scored five. He was unbeaten, as was Charl Langeveldt, who faced a ball, failing to open his account.

India eventually conceded 13 extras. South Africa scored 126 for the loss of nine wickets off 20 overs. Irfan Pathan, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 30.

Tendulkar, who bowled 15 balls, conceded a dozen. He picked up a wicket. Singh, who bowled three overs, conceded 22. He picked up a wicket. Sressanth, who bowled four overs, conceded 33. He picked up a wicket.

Agarkar, who bowled 2.3 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 10, picking up a couple of wickets. Khan, who bowled four overs, conceded 15. He picked up a couple of scalps.

Tendulkar, whose 12-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 10. Twenty-three balls into the chase, Langeveldt broke the 17-run stand.

India scored 50 off 7.3 overs (48 balls). South Africa had conceded eight extras at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on 43. Virender Sehwag, India’s skipper, scored 34. His 29-ball innings included five boundaries and a six. Thirty-four balls later, Langeveldt and the substitute, Ashwell Prince, ran him out.

Dhoni, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t get off the mark. Ten balls later, Langeveldt broke the 11-run stand.

India scored 100 off 16.1 overs (101 balls). South Africa had conceded 10 extras at that point.

Mongia, whose 45-ball innings included four boundaries and a six, scored 38. Thirty-eight balls after Dhoni’s dismissal, he was caught by Langeveldt. Peterson broke the 37-run stand.

Karthik, whose 28-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, scored 31. He was unbeaten, as was Raina, who faced four balls, scoring three.

South Africa eventually conceded 11 extras. India, who scored 127 for the loss of four wickets off 19.5 overs, won by half-a-dozen wickets with a ball to spare.

Morkel, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded a dozen. Henderson, Telemachus and van der Wath bowled four wicketless overs apiece. They conceded 31, 28 and 18, respectively.

Peterson, who bowled 11 balls, conceded as many. He picked up a wicket. Langeveldt, who bowled four overs, conceded 20. He picked up two scalps.

India won the one-off match.