Wednesday, August 19, 2020

Zimbabwe beat Raina-led India again

While India made no changes to their playing eleven, Zimbabwe made just one change to the eleven that last played the Indians – Chris Mpofu made way for Tatenda Taibu.

(Elt)On winning the toss, Chigumbura, Zimbabwe's skipper, inserted the Indians.

The second Powerplay of India’s innings was between the 11th and the 15th over. India’s openers scored 50 off 14.1 overs (91 balls). Zimbabwe had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point. While Dinesh Karthik’s contribution to the partnership was 29, Murali Vijay's contribution to it was 15.

Karthik, whose 47-ball innings included four boundaries, eventually scored 33. Ninety-seven balls into the match, he was caught by Taibu. Greg Lamb broke the 58-run partnership. At that point, the first drinks break was taken. Vijay was batting on 19.

Vijay, who faced 56 balls, eventually scored 21. Fifteen balls after Karthik’s dismissal, he was stumped by Taibu. Lamb broke the five-run stand. Virat Kohli, whose 29-ball innings included a boundary, scored 18. Thirty-eight balls later, he was caught by Taibu. Prosper Utseya broke the 23-run stand.

The fourth-wicket pair put on half-a-dozen. Suresh Raina, India's skipper, scored three. Ten balls later, Andy Blignaut ran him out. The fifth-wicket pair put on three. Rohit Sharma, who faced 25 balls, scored 13. Chigumbura and Graeme Cremer had a reason to be in seventh heaven – they ran him out.

India scored 100 off 29.4 overs (184 balls). The number of extras Zimbabwe had conceded gave them no reason to be in seventh heaven.

Thirty-six overs into the match, the second drinks break was taken. India had scored 126 for the loss of five wickets at that point. While Ravindra Jadeja was batting on 16, Yusuf Pathan was batting on 15. The latter’s 25-ball innings included a six. Fifty-three balls after Sharma’s dismissal, he was trapped leg before wicket by Ray Price, who broke the 32-run partnership.

Amit Mishra, who faced three balls, failed to get off the mark. Five balls later, he was caught by Charles Coventry. Cremer broke the one-run stand.

The third Powerplay of India’s innings was between the 41st and the 45th over. India scored 150 off 41 overs (252 balls). Zimbabwe had conceded nine extras at that point.

Jadeja’s half-century – which included three boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 69 balls.

Ashok Dinda, whose 17-ball innings included a boundary, scored 16. Forty-four balls after Mishra’s dismissal, he was caught by Brendan Taylor, the player of the match. Lamb broke the 48-run stand.

Jadeja faced 72 balls, eventually scoring 51. Twenty-seven balls later, he was caught by Hamilton Masakadza. Blignaut broke the 14-run stand.

Pragyan, who faced 18 balls, (Oj)had a reason to be in seventh heaven – he was unbeaten, as was Umesh Yadav, who faced three balls, scoring as many.

Zimbabwe eventually conceded 14 extras. India scored 194 for the loss of nine wickets off 50 overs. Cremer, Utseya, Price and Blignaut (whose spell included a maiden) bowled 10 overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. They conceded 42, 41, 37 and 22, respectively. Lamb, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 45. He picked up three scalps.

Zimbabwe's openers scored 50 off 9.3 overs (59 balls). India had conceded a couple of extras at that point. While Masakadza was batting on 16, Taylor was batting on 35.

The second Powerplay was between the 11th and the 15th over.

Taylor’s half-century – which included four boundaries and a six – came off 60 balls.

Nineteen overs into the chase, the first drinks break was taken. Zimbabwe had scored 97 without the loss of a wicket at that point. While Masakadza was batting on 34, Taylor was batting on 60.

Zimbabwe’s openers scored 100 off 19.2 overs (119 balls). The number of extras India had conceded at that point gave them no reason to be in seventh heaven.

Masakadza's half-century – which included four boundaries – came off 75 balls.

Taylor, whose 90-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and a six, eventually scored 74. A hundred and fifty-nine balls into the chase, he was caught by Vijay. Ojha broke the 128-run partnership.

Zimbabwe scored 150 off 29.5 overs (182 balls). The number of extras India had conceded at that point gave them no reason to be in seventh heaven. The third Powerplay of Zimbabwe’s innings was between the 31st and the 35th over.

Masakadza, whose 86-ball innings included four boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 66. Thirty-one balls after Taylor’s dismissal, he was caught by Kohli. Jadeja broke the 33-run stand.

Coventry, whose 23-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 20. Ten balls later, he was caught by Pathan. Jadeja broke the nine-run stand. Chigumbura, whose 15-ball innings included a boundary, scored 15. He was unbeaten, as was Taibu, who scored 13 off 17 balls, which included a maiden.

India had conceded eight extras. Zimbabwe, who scored 197 for the loss of three wickets off 38.2 overs, won by seven wickets with 70 balls to spare.

Yadav, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 20. Dinda, who bowled 8.2 wicketless overs, conceded 54. Mishra, who bowled nine wicketless overs, conceded 56. Ojha, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 35. He picked up a wicket. Jadeja, who bowled seven overs, conceded 27. He picked up a couple of scalps.


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