Saturday, May 29, 2021

India WIn, K(oh)linch the series

It was India’s last One-day International for 2019. They made just one change to their playing eleven – Deepak Chahar made way for One-day International debutant Navdeep Saini.

The West Indies made no changes to eleven that last played the Indians.

On winning the toss, Virat Kohli, India’s skipper and the player of the match, inserted the visitors.

The first Powerplay of the West Indies’ innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the 10th over. They scored 44, without the loss of a wicket.

The second Powerplay of the West Indies’ innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the 11th and the 40th over. They scored 153, and lost four wickets.

The West Indies’ openers put on 50 off 12.5 overs (77 balls). Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run. While Evin Lewis’ contribution to the partnership was 21, Shai Hope’s contribution to it was 28.

Lewis, whose 50-ball innings included three boundaries, didn’t add to the aforementioned score. Fifteen balls into the match, he was caught by Saini. Ravindra Jadeja broke the 57-run partnership.

It was at that point that the first drinks break was taken. Hope was batting on 35.

Hope, whose 50-ball innings included five boundaries, eventually scored 42. Twenty-six balls after Lewis’ dismissal, Mohammed Shami broke the 13-run stand.

The West Indies scored 100 off 26 overs (156 balls). India had conceded an extra at that point.

The third-wicket pair on 50 off 48 balls. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership. While Roston Chase’s contribution to the partnership was 22, Shimron Hetmyer’s contribution to it was 30.

Hetmyer, whose 33-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and as many sixes, eventually scored 37. Sixty balls after Hope’s dismissal, he was caught by Kuldeep Yadav. Saini broke the 62-run partnership.

Chase, whose 48-ball innings included three boundaries, eventually scored 38. Thirteen balls later, Saini broke the 12-run stand.

A hundred and eighty-nine balls into the match, the second drinks break was taken. The West Indies had scored 144 for the loss of four wickets at that point. Nicholas Pooran was batting on five.

The West Indies scored 150 off 33 overs (198 balls). India had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

Two hundred balls into the match, India sought a bowling review. Kieron Pollard, the West Indies’ skipper, was the batsman. It was struck down by South African umpire Shaun George.

The fifth-wicket pair on 50 off 46 balls. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was three. While Pooran’s contribution to the partnership was 29, Pollard’s contribution to it was 18.

The third Powerplay of the West Indies’ innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the 41st and the 50th over. They scored 118, and lost a wicket.

The West Indies scored 200 off 40.5 overs (245 balls). India had conceded four extras at that point.

Pooran’s half-century – which included four boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 43 balls.

The fifth-wicket pair on 100 off 83 balls. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was three. While Pooran’s contribution to the partnership was 63, Pollard’s contribution to it was 36.

The West Indies scored 250 off 45,4 overs (274 balls). India had conceded four extras at that point.

Pollard’s half-century – which included a couple of boundaries and four sixes – came off 44 balls.

Pooran, whose 64-ball innings included 10 boundaries and three sixes, eventually scored 89. Ninety-eight balls after Chase’s dismissal, he was caught by Jadeja. Shardul Thakur broke the 135-run partnership.

The West Indies scored 300 off 49.1 overs (295 balls). The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave India no reason to be in seventh heaven. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Pollard, whose 51-ball innings included three boundaries and seven sixes, eventually scored 74. He was unbeaten, as was Jason Holder, whose four-ball innings included a boundary. Yet, he had no reason to be in seventh heaven.

The West Indies scored 315 for the loss of five wickets off 50 overs.

Each of the five bowlers bowled 10 overs apiece.

Yadav, who conceded 67, was wicketless.

Thakur and Shami, whose spell included a couple of maidens, conceded 66 apiece. They picked up a wicket apiece.

Jadeja, who conceded 54, picked up a wicket.

Saini conceded 58, picking up two scalps.

The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the 10th over. They scored 59, without the loss of a wicket.

India’s openers put on 50 off 8.1 overs (49 balls). Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership. While the contribution of Rohit Sharma, the player of the series, to the partnership was 28, Lokesh Rahul’s contribution to it was 23.

The second Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the 11th and the 40th over. They scored 178, and lost five wickets.

India’s openers put on 100 off 16 overs (96 balls). Extras’ contribution to the partnership was three. While Sharma’s contribution to the partnership was 48, Rahul’s contribution to it was 49.

Rahul’s half-century – which included seven boundaries – came off 49 balls.

Seventeen overs into the chase, the first drinks break was taken. India scored 102 without the loss of a wicket. While Sharma was batting on 49, Rahul was batting on 50.

Sharma’s half-century – which included half-a-dozen boundaries and a six – came off 52 balls.

He eventually scored 63. His run-a-ball innings included eight boundaries and a six. A hundred and twenty-eight balls into the chase, he was caught by Hope. Holder broke the 122-run partnership.

India scored 150 off 26.5 overs (161 balls). The West Indies had conceded three extras at that point.

Rahul, whose 89-ball innings included eight boundaries and a six, eventually scored 77. Fifty-one balls after Sharma’s dismissal, he was caught by Hope. Alzarri Joseph broke the 45-run partnership.

Although his run-a-ball innings included a boundary, Shreyas Iyer had no reason to be in seventh heaven – 16 balls later, he was caught by Joseph. Keemo Paul broke the 21-run stand.

It was at that point that the second drinks break was taken. India scored 188 for the loss of three wickets. Kohli was batting on 38.

India scored 200 off 34.2 overs (206 balls). The West Indies had conceded three extras at that point.

Although his six-ball innings included a boundary, Rishabh Pant had no reason to be in seventh heaven – 15 balls later, Paul broke the 13-run stand.

Kohli’s half-century – which included five boundaries – came off 51 balls.

The third Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the 41st and the 50th over. They scored 79, and lost a wicket.

Kedar Jadhav, whose 10-ball innings included a boundary, scored nine. Sheldon Cottrell broke the 44-run stand.

India scored 250 off 41.2 overs (248 balls). The West Indies had conceded nine extras at that point.

The sixth-wicket pair on 50 off 37 balls. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was five. While Kohli’s contribution to the partnership was 22, Jadeja’s contribution to it was 23.

Kohli, whose 81-ball innings included nine boundaries, eventually scored 85. Forty-four balls after Jadhav’s dismissal, Paul broke the 58-run partnership.

India scored 300 off 47.3 overs (285 balls). The West Indies had conceded a dozen extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Jadeja, whose 31-ball innings included four boundaries, eventually scored 39. He was unbeaten, as was Thakur, who scored 17. His six-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six.

India, who scored 316 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets off 48.4 overs, won by four wickets with eight balls to spare.

Chase bowled four overs, conceding 19. He was wicketless, as was Khary Pierre, who bowled seven overs, conceding 46.

Joseph bowled eight overs, conceding 53. He picked up a wicket, as did Cottrell and Holder, who bowled 10 overs apiece. While the former, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 74, the latter conceded 63.

Paul bowled 9.4 overs, conceding 53. He picked up three scalps.

India won the three-match series 2-1.


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