Rain disappoints Hardik-led India, NZ

Owing to rain, there was no toss, and the first of the three Twenty20 Internationals between India, led by Hardik Pandya, and New Zealand was called off without a ball bowled.

The three-match series was levelled 0-0.

Kohli-led India (Ki)win another tie

India (Shar)made three changes to their playing eleven – Rohit, Ravindra Jadeja and Mohammed Shami made way for Sanju Samson, Washington Sundar and Navdeep Saini.

New Zealand made a couple of changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – Kane Williamson and Colin de Grandhomme made way for Tom Bruce and Daryl Mitchell.

On winning the toss, Tim Southee, New Zealand’s skipper, inserted the hosts.

The Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 51, and lost a couple of wickets.

Samson, whose five-ball innings included a six, scored eight. Nine balls into the match, he was caught by Mitchell Santner. Scott Kuggeleijn broke the 14-run stand.

Virat Kohli, India’s skipper, scored 11 off nine balls, which included nine boundaries. Eighteen balls later, he was caught by Santner. Hamish Bennett broke the 34-run stand.

India scored 50 off 4.5 overs (30 balls). New Zealand had conceded five extras at that point.

Shreyas Iyer had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored just a run. A dozen balls after Kohli’s dismissal, he was caught by Tim Seifert. Ish Sodhi broke the four-run stand.

Lokesh Rahul, whose 26-ball innings included three boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 39. Thirteen balls later, he was caught by Santner. Sodhi broke the 23-run stand.

Shivam Dube, who faced nine-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored a dozen. Ten balls later, he was caught by Bruce. Sodhi broke the nine-run stand.

Sundar, who faced three balls, didn’t get off the mark. Santner had a reason to be in seventh heaven – he broke the four-run stand.

India scored 100 off 13.1 overs (80 balls). New Zealand had conceded five extras at that point.

Shardul Thakur, the player of the match, scored 20. His 15-ball innings included a couple of boundaries. Thirty balls after Sundar’s dismissal, he was caught by Southee. Bennett broke the 43-run stand.

Yuzvendra Chahal, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. Eight balls later, he was caught by Seifert.

India scored 150 off 18.5 overs (114 balls). New Zealand had conceded nine extras at that point.

Manish Pandey’s half-century – which included three boundaries – came off 36 balls. He was unbeaten, as was the man from Karnal, who scored 11. HiS(ai)nine-ball innings included a couple of boundaries.

New Zealand conceded a dozen extras. India scored 165 for the loss of eight wickets off 20 overs.

Kuggeleijn, Southee and Santner bowled four overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. They scored 39, 28, and 26, respectively. Bennett, who bowled four overs, conceded 41. He picked up a couple of wickets. Sodhi, who bowled four overs, conceded 26. He picked up three scalps.

The Powerplay of New Zealand’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 39, and lost a wicket.

Guptill, who faced eight balls, scored four. Twenty-six balls (Mart)into the chase, he was caught by Rahul. Jasprit Bumrah broke the 22-run stand.

New Zealand scored 50 off 7.4 overs (46 balls). India had conceded three extras at that point.

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

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 30 balls. While Munro’s contribution to the partnership was 34, Seifert’s contribution to it was 15. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

The second-wicket pair eventually put on 74. Munro, whose 47-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and three sixes, eventually scored 64. Forty-four balls after Guptill’s dismissal, Thakur and Kohli ran him out.

Bruce, who faced three balls, didn’t get off the mark. Three balls later, Chahal broke the one-run stand.

New Zealand scored 100 off 12.4 overs (76 balls). India had conceded eight extras at that point.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 30 balls. While Seifert’s contribution to the partnership was 27, Ross Taylor’s contribution to it was 22. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

New Zealand scored 150 off 17.3 overs (105 balls). India had conceded 10 extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Seifert’s half-century – which included four boundaries and three sixes – came off 32 balls.

Taylor, whose 18-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 24. Forty-two balls after Bruce’s dismissal, he was caught by Iyer. Thakur broke the 62-run partnership.

The fifth-wicket pair put on four. Seifert, who faced 39 balls, eventually scored 57. A couple of balls later, Rahul ran him out.

Mitchell, who faced three balls, scored four. His runs came by way of a boundary. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Dube. Thakur broke the one-run stand.

The seventh-wicket pair put on a run. Santner, who faced a couple of balls, scored as many. The next ball, Samson and Rahul ran him out.

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

New Zealand scored 165 for the loss of seven wickets off 20 overs. The match ended in a tie.

Sundar and Dube bowled a couple of wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 24, the latter conceded 14. Saini, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 29.

Chahal and Bumrah bowled four overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 38, the latter conceded 20. Thakur, who bowled four overs, conceded 33. He picked up a couple of scalps.

The match was decided by a Super Over.

While Bumrah bowled it for India, Seifert and Munro faced it for New Zealand.

Seifert scored a couple, a boundary and a couple off the first three balls.

Seifert scored eight off four balls, including the boundary. Four balls into the Super Over, he was caught by Sundar off the bowling of Bumrah. New Zealand scored eight for the loss of a wicket.

Munro scored a boundary off the penultimate ball, and a single off the last ball.

New Zealand scored 13 without the loss of a wicket off their Super Over.

India were set a target of 14.

Rahul and Sharma walked out to face Southee.

Sharma scored a six off the first ball, and a boundary off the second.

Rahul scored 10 off three balls. Three balls into the Super Over, he was caught by Kuggeleijn off the bowling of Southee. India scored 10 for the loss of a wicket.

Kohli, who walked in to bat at number three, scored a couple of the fourth ball, and a boundary off the penultimate ball.

India scored 16 for the loss of a wicket off their Super Over, winning the eliminator.

As a result of that, the visitors led the five-match series 4-0.

 

Rohit leads; India don’t (Ki)win

India made four changes to their playing eleven – Virat Kohli, Lokesh Rahul, Kuldeep Yadav, and Jasprit Bumrah made way for Vijay Shankar, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Hardik Pandya and Yuzvendra Chahal.

New Zealand made five changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – Martin Guptill, Glenn Phillips, Henry Nicholls, Tom Bruce and Trent Boult made way for Tim Seifert (the player of the match), Twenty20 International debutant Daryl Mitchell, Ross Taylor, Scott Kuggeleijn and Lockie Ferguson. 

On winning the toss, Rohit Sharma, inserted the hosts.

The first Powerplay of New Zealand’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 66, without the loss of a wicket.

New Zealand’s openers put on 50 off 4.4 overs (28 balls). India hadn’t conceded any extras at that point. While Seifert’s contribution to the partnership was 23, Munro’s Co(li)ntribution to it was 29.

Munro, whose 20-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and as many sixes, eventually scored 34. Fifty balls into the match, he was caught by Shankar. Krunal Pandya broke the 86-run partnership.

Seifert’s half-century – which included five boundaries and three sixes – came off 30 balls.

New Zealand scored 100 off 10.2 overs (62 balls). India had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

Seifert, whose 43-ball innings included seven boundaries and half-a-dozen sixes, eventually scored 84. Twenty-six balls after Munro’s dismissal, Khaleel Ahmed broke the 48-run stand.

New Zealand scored 150 off 14.2 overs (86 balls). India had conceded three extras at that point.

Mitchell, whose six-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight. Fourteen balls after Seifert’s dismissal, he was caught by Dinesh Karthik. Hardik broke the 30-run stand.

The fourth-wicket pair failed to get off the mark. Williamson, New Zealand’s skipper, scored 34. His 22-ball innings included three sixes. The (Ka)next ball, he was caught by Hardik off the bowling of Chahal.

Colin de Grandhomme, who faced four balls, scored three. Sixteen balls later, he was caught by the substitute, Mohammed Siraj. Hardik broke the 25-run stand.

Taylor, whose 14-ball innings included a couple of sixes, scored 23. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Ahmed. Bhuvneshwar Kumar broke the run-a-ball stand.

Mitchell Santner, whose four-ball innings included a boundary, had a reason to be in seventh heaven – he was unbeaten, as was Kuggeleijn, who scored 20. His seven-ball innings included three boundaries and a six.

India eventually conceded half-a-dozen extras. New Zealand scored 219 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets off 20 overs.

Each of the five bowlers bowled four overs apiece.

Ahmed, Kumar, Krunal and Chahal picked up a wicket apiece. They conceded 48, 47, 37, and 35, respectively.

Hardik, who conceded 51, 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 53, for the loss of a couple of wickets.

Sharma, who faced five balls, scored a run. Fourteen balls into the chase, he was caught by Ferguson. Tim Southee broke the 18-run stand.

India scored 50 off 5.2 overs (32 balls). New Zealand had conceded three extras at that point.

Shikhar Dhawan, whose 18-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and three sixes, scored 29. Nineteen balls later, Ferguson broke the 33-run stand.

Rishabh Pant, who faced 10 balls, scored four. Seventeen balls later, Santner broke the 13-run stand.

Shankar, whose 18-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and as many sixes, scored 27. A couple of balls later, he was caught by de Grandhomme. Santner broke the one-run stand.

Karthik, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored five. Ten balls later, he was caught by Southee. Needless to say, Ish Sodhi was in seventh heaven.

Hardik, who faced four balls, scored as many. His runs came by way of a boundary. Four balls later, he was caught by Southee. Sodhi broke the five-run stand.

India scored 100 off 14.3 overs (87 balls). New Zealand had conceded four extras at that point.

The seventh-wicket pair put on 50 off 34 balls. While Dhoni’s contribution to the partnership was 29, Krunal’s contribution to it was 20. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

Krunal, whose 18-ball innings included a boundary and a six, didn’t add to the aforementioned score. Half-a-dozen overs after his brother’s dismissal, he was caught by Seifert. Southee broke the 52-run partnership.

Kumar, who faced three balls, scored a run. Five balls later, he was caught by Seifert. Ferguson broke the three-run stand.

Dhoni, whose 31-ball innings included five boundaries and a six, eventually scored 39. Seven balls later, he was caught by Ferguson. Southee broke the four-run stand.

Chahal, who faced three balls, scored a run. A couple of balls later, Mitchell broke the three-run stand.

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

The number of extras they eventually conceded gave India no reason to be in seventh heaven. India, who were dismissed for 139 off 19.2 overs, lost by 80 runs.

Kuggeleijn bowled two wicketless overs, conceding 34.

Mitchell bowled 2.2 overs, conceding 13. He picked up a wicket.

Sodhi bowled three overs, conceding 26. He picked up two wickets, as did Santner and Ferguson, who bowled four overs apiece. While the former conceded 24, the latter conceded 22.

Southee bowled four overs, conceding 17. He picked up three scalps.

New Zealand led the three-match series 1-0.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New Zealand leave India D(hon)isappointed

The match was attended by 21,537 people.

India made just one change to their playing eleven – Rohit (Shar)made way for Ravindra Jadeja.

New Zealand made no changes to their playing eleven.

On winning the toss, Daniel Vettori, New Zealand’s skipper, inserted the visitors.

Virender Sehwag, whose 11-ball (Ia)innings included five boundaries, scored 24. Twenty-one balls into the match, he was caught by Vettori. O’Brien broke the 29-run stand.

Suresh Raina, who faced four balls, didn’t get off the mark. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was caught by Tim Southee. Needless to say, Ian Butler was in seventh heaven.

Gautam Gambhir, whose 13-ball innings included a six, scored 10. Ten balls later, he was caught by Brendon McCullum, the player of the match. Butler broke the 11-run stand.

India scored 50 off 6.4 overs (41 balls). New Zealand had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

Yuvraj Singh’s half-century – which included three boundaries and four sixes – came off 32 balls. He eventually faced 34 balls, failing to add to the aforementioned score. Thirty-nine balls after Gambhir’s dismissal, he was caught by Jacob Oram. O’Brien broke the 45-run stand.

Yusuf Pathan, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t get off the mark. Four balls later, Vettori broke the two-run stand.

India scored 100 off 15.2 overs (93 balls). New Zealand had conceded three extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Jadeja, whose 16-ball (Mart)innings included a boundary and a six, scored 19. Twenty-one balls later, he was caught by Guptill. Southee broke the 27-run stand.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni, India’s skipper, scored 28. His 30-ball innings included a couple of boundaries. He was unbeaten, as was Irfan Pathan, who scored 15. His 10-ball innings included a six.

India scored 149 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets off 20 overs.

Each of the five bowlers bowled four overs apiece. Jesse Ryder, who conceded 18, was wicketless. Southee and Vettori, who picked up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 36, the latter conceded 21. Butler and O’Brien picked up a couple of scalps apiece. While the former conceded 42, the latter conceded 30.

New Zealand’s openers scored 50 off 4.1 overs (26 balls). India had conceded an extra at that point. Both Ryder’s and Brendon’s contributions to the partnership were 25 apiece.

Ryder, whose 15-ball innings included three boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 26. Twenty-nine balls into the chase, Zaheer Khan broke the 53-run partnership.

Guptill, whose 19-ball innings included a boundary, scored 10. Twenty-five balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Harbhajan Singh, who broke the 16-run stand.

New Zealand scored 100 off 14.2 overs (88 balls). India had conceded five extras at that point.

Brendon’s half-century – which included five boundaries and a six – came off 43 balls.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 48 balls. While Brendon’s contribution to the partnership was 19, Ross Taylor’s contribution to it was 22. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was nine.

Taylor, whose 25-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, eventually scored 27. Fifty-one balls later, Irfan broke the 56-run partnership.

The fourth-wicket pair failed to get off the mark. Oram, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. The next ball, he was caught by Dhoni off the bowling of Irfan.

Neil Broom, whose three-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. Seven balls later, he was caught by Irfan. Yuvraj broke the nine-run stand.

New Zealand scored 150 (for the loss of five wickets) off 20 overs (124 balls). India had conceded a dozen extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Brendon, whose 55-ball innings included eight boundaries and a six, eventually scored 69. He was unbeaten, as was Nathan McCullum, who faced a couple of balls, scoring a run.

New Zealand won by five wickets. Ishant Sharma, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 19. He was wicketless, as was Jadeja, who bowled four overs, conceding 21.

Yuvraj, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 17. He picked up a wicket, as did Zaheer and Harbhajan, who bowled four overs apiece. While the former conceded 30, the latter conceded 15. Irfan, who bowled four overs, conceded 41. He picked up a couple of scalps.

New Zealand won the two-match series 2-0.