Sharma-led India WIn the series

India made Cha(h)ar changes to their playing eleven – Lokesh Rahul, Deepak Hooda, Shardul Thakur and Yuzvendra Chahal made way for Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer (the player of the match), Deepak and Kuldeep Yadav.

The West Indies made just one change to the eleven that last played the Indians – Akeal Hosein made way for Hayden Walsh, Jr.

On winning the toss, Rohit Sharma, India’s skipper, chose to bat.

The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the 10^th over. They scored 42, and lost three wickets.

Three balls into the match, the West Indies sought a bowling review. Sharma was the batsman. It was struck down by umpire Anil Chaudhary.

He eventually scored 13 off 15 balls, which included three boundaries. Twenty-one balls into the match, Alzarri Joseph broke the 16-run stand.

The second-wicket pair failed to get off the mark. Virat Kohli, who faced a couple of balls, did not open his account. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Shai Hope off the bowling of Joseph.

Dhawan, whose 26-ball innings included a six, scored 10. (Smi)Thirty-four balls later, he was caught by Jason Holder. Odean broke the 26-run stand.

The second Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the 11^th and the 40^th over. They scored 151, and lost three wickets.

India scored 50 off 12.5 overs (77 balls). The West Indies had conceded nine extras at that point.

Seventy-nine balls into the match, the drinks break was taken. India had scored 54 for the loss of three wickets at that point. While Iyer was batting on 16, Rishabh Pant had scored half-a-dozen.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 67 balls. While Iyer’s contribution to the partnership was 22, Pant’s contribution to it was 26. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

India scored 100 off 23.1 overs (140 balls). The West Indies had conceded 11 extras at that point.

Iyer’s half-century – which included half-a-dozen boundaries – came off 74 balls.

The fourth-wicket pair scored 100 off 112 balls. While Iyer’s contribution to the partnership was 47, Pant’s contribution to it was 49. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was four.

Pant’s half-century – which included five boundaries and a six – came off 47 balls.

India scored 150 off 29.5 overs (180 balls). The West Indies had conceded 13 extras at that point.

Pant eventually scored 56 off 54 balls. A hundred and twenty-four balls after Dhawan’s dismissal, he was caught by Hope. Walsh, Jr. broke the 110-run partnership.

Thirty overs into the match, the drinks break was taken. India had scored 152 for the loss of four wickets at that point. Iyer was batting on 60.

Although his innings included a boundary, Suryakumar Yadav had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored half-a-dozen. Fifteen balls after Pant’s dismissal, he was caught by Shamarh Brooks. Fabian Allen broke the 12-run stand.

Iyer, whose 111-ball innings included nine boundaries, eventually scored 80. Twenty-eight balls later, he was caught by Darren Bravo. Walsh, Jr. broke the 23-run stand.

The second Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the 41^st and the 50^th over. They scored 72, and lost four wickets.

India scored 200 off 40.3 overs (244 balls). The West Indies had conceded 17 extras at that point.

The seventh-wicket pair scored 50 off 48 balls. While Washington Sundar’s contribution to the partnership was 13, Chahar’s contribution to it was 36. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

Chahar, whose run-a-ball innings included four boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 38. Fifty-one balls after Iyer’s dismissal, he was caught by Hope. Holder broke the 53-run partnership.

India scored 250 off 47.3 overs (286 balls). The West Indies had conceded 20 extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Kuldeep, who faced eight balls, scored five. Twelve balls after Chahar’s dismissal, he was caught by Hope. Holder broke the 10-run stand.

Washington Sundar, whose 34-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 33. A dozen balls later, he was caught by Hope. Holder broke the 11-run stand.

Mohammed Siraj, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored four. His runs came by way of a boundary. A couple of balls later, Holder broke the four-run stand.

Prasidh Krishna, the player of the series, did not face a ball. He was unbeaten.

India were dismissed for 265 off 50 overs.

Kemar Roach, who faced seven wicketless overs, conceded 39.

Smith, who bowled seven overs, conceded 36. He picked up a wicket, as did Allen, who bowled eight overs, conceding 42.

Walsh, Jr., who bowled 10 overs, conceded 59. He picked up a couple of wickets, as did Joseph, who bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 34.

Holder bowled eight overs, including a maiden. He conceded 34, picking up four scalps.

The first Powerplay of the West Indies’ innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the 10^th over. They scored 47, and lost three wickets.

Hope, whose nine-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. Twenty balls into the chase, he was trapped leg before wicket by Siraj, who broke the 19-run stand.

Fourteen balls into the chase, the West Indies sought a bowling review. Brandon King was the batsman. It was struck down by Chaudhary.

He eventually scored 14 off 13 balls, which included a couple of boundaries. Seven balls after Hope’s dismissal, he was caught by Suryakumar. Chahar broke the six-run stand.

The second Powerplay of the West Indies’ innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the 11^th and the 40^th over. They scored 122, and lost seven wickets.

The third-wicket pair failed to get off the mark. Brooks, who faced three balls, didn’t open his account. Three dot balls later, he was caught by Iyer off the bowling of Chahar.

The West Indies scored 50 off 10.4 overs (64 balls). India hadn’t conceded any extras at that point.

Bravo, whose 30-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 19. Forty-nine balls after Brooks’ dismissal, he was caught by Kohli. Krishna broke the 43-run stand.

It was at that point that the drinks break was taken. India had scored 68 for the loss of four wickets at that point. While Nicholas Pooran, the West Indies’ skipper, was batting on 28.

Holder, whose 12-ball innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. Seventeen balls after Bravo’s dismissal, he was caught by Sharma. Krishna broke the eight-run stand.

Ninety-eight balls into the chase, the West Indies sought a batting review. Allen, the batsman, faced a ball, failing to open his account. It was struck down by Chaudhary. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Pant. Kuldeep broke the one-run stand.

Nicholas Pooran, the West Indies’ skipper, scored 34 off 39 balls, which included a couple of boundaries and a six. Thirteen balls later, he was caught by Sharma. Kuldeep broke the five-run stand.

The West Indies scored 100 off 20.3 overs (123 balls). India had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

Smith, whose 18-ball innings included three boundaries and as many sixes, scored 36. Thirty balls later, he was caught by Dhawan. Siraj broke the 40-run stand.

The West Indies scored 150 off 31 overs (186 balls). India had conceded eight extras at that point.

Walsh, Jr., whose 38-ball innings included a boundary, scored 13. Seventy-seven balls after Smith’s dismissal, he was caught by Sharma. Siraj broke the 47-run stand.

The last-wicket pair failed to get off the mark. Joseph, whose 56-ball innings included a boundary and a couple of sixes, scored 29. Five balls later, he was caught by Kohli off the bowling of Krishna.

Roach, who faced four balls, failed to get off the mark. He was unbeaten.

India eventually conceded 13 extras. The West Indies, who were dismissed for 169 off 37.1 overs, lost by 96 runs.

Sundar, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 17.

Kuldeep and Chahar bowled eight overs each, picking up a couple of scalps apiece. While the former conceded 51, the latter, whose spell including a maiden, conceded 41.

Krishna bowled 8.1 overs, conceded a maiden. He conceded 27, picking up three scalps.

Siraj bowled nine overs, conceded a maiden. He conceded 29, picking up three scalps.

India won the three-match series 3-0.

 

 

 

 

Sharma-led India beat WI again

India made just one change to their playing eleven – Ishan Kishan made way for Lokesh Rahul.

The West Indies made just one change to the eleven that last played the Indians – Kieron Pollard made way for Odean Smith.

On winning the toss, Nicholas Pooran, the West Indies’ skipper, chose to field.

The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the 10^th over. They scored 37, and lost a wicket.

Rohit Sharma, India’s skipper, faced eight balls, scoring five. Three overs into the match, he was caught by Shai Hope. Kemar Roach broke the nine-run stand.

The second Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the 11^th and the 40^th over. They scored 146, and lost four wickets.

Rishabh Pant, whose 34-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 18. Forty-nine balls after Sharma’s dismissal, he was caught by Jason Holder. Smith broke the 30-run stand.

Virat Kohli, whose 30-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 18. Five balls later, he was caught by Hope. Smith broke the four-run stand.

Fifteen overs into the match, the drinks break was taken. India had scored 47 for the loss of three wickets at that point. Both Rahul and Suryakumar Yadav had scored a couple apiece.

India scored 50 off 15.4 overs (94 balls). The West Indies had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 83 balls. While the contributions of Rahul and Yadav to the partnership were 24 apiece, extras’ contribution to it was a couple.

India scored 100 off 26 overs (157 balls). The West Indies had conceded four extras at that point.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 91. Rahul, whose 48-ball (Hose)innings included four boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 49. A hundred and seven balls after Kohli’s dismissal, Akeal and Hope ran him out.

It was at that point that the drinks break was taken. India had scored 134 for the loss of four wickets at that point. Yadav was batting on 40.

India scored 150 off 32.1 overs (194 balls). The West Indies had conceded five extras at that point.

Yadav’s half-century – which included three boundaries – came off 70 balls.

He eventually scored 64 off 83 balls, which included five boundaries. Fifty-six balls after Rahul’s dismissal, he was caught by Alzarri Joseph. Fabian Allen broke the 43-run stand.

The third Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the 41^st and the 50^th over. They scored 54, and lost four wickets.

Washington Sundar, whose 41-ball innings included a boundary, scored 24. Nineteen balls after Yadav’s dismissal, he was caught by Joseph. Hosein broke the 15-run stand.

India scored 200 off 44.1 overs (267 balls). The West Indies had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.

Shardul Thakur, whose 15-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight. Twenty-six balls after Sundar’s dismissal, he was caught by Shamarh Brooks. Joseph broke the 20-run stand.

Mohammed Siraj, who faced five balls, scored three. Nine balls later, he was caught by Hope. Joseph broke the 12-run stand.

Forty-eight overs into the match, the West Indies sought a bowling review. Yuzvendra Chahal was the batsman. Using the umpires’ call, it was struck down by umpire Virender Sharma.

Deepak Hooda, whose 25-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 29. Four balls later, he was caught by Hosein. Holder broke the two-run stand.

Chahal, whose innings included a boundary, eventually scored 11. He was unbea‘ten’.

Prasidh Krishna, the player of the match, faced three balls, failing to get off the mark. He was unbeaten.

The West Indies eventually conceded eight extras. India scored 237 for the loss of nine wickets off 50 overs.

Hosein, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceded 39. He picked up a wicket.

Roach, who bowled eight overs, conceded 42. He picked up a wicket.

Holder bowled nine overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 37, picking up a wicket.

Allen, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 50. He picked up a wicket.

Smith, who bowled seven overs, conceded 29. He picked up a couple of scalps, as did Joseph, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 36.

The first Powerplay of the West Indies’ innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the 10^th over. They scored 38, and lost a couple of wickets.

Brandon King, whose 20-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 18. Forty-five balls into the chase, he was caught by Pant. Krishna broke the 32-run stand.

Fifty-five overs into the chase, India sought a bowling review. Darren Bravo, the batsman, scored a run off three balls. It was upheld by umpire Nitin Menon. He was caught by Pant. Krishna broke the six-run stand.

The second Powerplay of the West Indies’ innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the 11^th and the 40^th over. They scored.

The West Indies scored 50 off 15 overs (90 balls). India had conceded three extras at that point.

Hope, whose 54-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 27. Forty-three balls after Bravo’s dismissal, he was caught by Yadav. Chahal broke the 14-run stand.

It was at that point that the drinks break was taken. The West Indies had scored 52 for the loss of three wickets at that point. Brooks was batting on three.

Pooran, whose 13-ball innings included a six, scored nine. Twenty balls after Hope’s dismissal, he was caught by Sharma. Krishna broke the 14-run stand.

Holder, who faced 10 balls, scored just a couple. Fourteen balls later, he was caught by Hooda. Thakur broke the 10-run stand.

The West Indies scored 100 off 27.1 overs (165 balls). India had conceded five extras at that point.

Brooks, whose 64-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and as many sixes, eventually scored 44. Fifty-five balls after Holder’s dismissal, he was caught by Hooda. Thakur broke the 41-run stand.

It was at that point that the drinks break was taken. The West Indies had scored 117 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets at that point. Hosein was unbea‘ten’ at that point.

The West Indies scored 150 off 37 overs (225 balls). India had conceded 11 extras at that point.

Allen, whose 22-ball innings included a six, scored 13. Fifty-one balls after Brooks’ dismissal, he was caught by Pant. Siraj broke the 42-run stand.

The eighth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Hosein, whose 52-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 34. Three dot balls later, he was caught by Pant off the bowling of Thakur.

Smith, whose 20-ball innings included a boundary and a couple of sixes, scored 24. Thirty-four balls later, he was caught by Kohli. Sundar broke the run-a-ball stand.

Although he faced 15 balls and was unbeaten, Joseph had no reason to be in seventh heaven.

The last-wicket pair failed to get off the mark. Roach, who faced half-a-dozen balls, did not open his account. An over after Smith’s dismissal, he was trapped leg before wicket by Krishna.

India eventually conceded 14 extras. The West Indies, who were dismissed for 193 off 46 overs, lost by 44 runs.

Hooda, who bowled four overs, conceded 24. He picked up a wicket.

Sundar, who bowled five overs, conceded 28. He picked up a wicket.

Siraj bowled nine overs, including a maiden. He conceded 38, picking up a wicket.

Chahal, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 45. He picked up a wicket.

Thakur bowled nine overs, including a maiden. He conceded 41, picking up a couple of wickets.

Krishna bowled nine overs, including three maidens. He conceded a dozen, picking up four scalps.

India led the three-match series 2-0. In fact, they won the series with a match to spare.    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sharma is skipper; India WIn

This was India’s 1,000^th One-day International.

India (Shar)made half-a-dozen changes to their playing eleven – Lokesh Rahul, Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer, Deepak Chahar, Jayant Yadav and Jasprit Bumrah made way for Rohit (who was leading the team, and chose to field on winning the toss), Ishan Kishan, One-day International debutant Deepak Hooda, Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur and Mohammed Siraj.

The West Indies made half-a-dozen (Roa)changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – Evin Lewis, Roston Chase, Shimron Hetmyer, Keemo Paul, Khary Pierre and Sheldon Cottrell made way for Brandon King, Darren Bravo, Shamarh Brooks, Fabian Allen, Akeal Hosein and Kemar.

The first Powerplay of the West Indies’ innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the 10^th over. They scored 39, and lost a wicket.

Shai Hope, who faced 10 balls, scored eight. His runs came by way of boundaries. Sixteen balls into the match, Siraj broke the 13-run stand.

The second Powerplay of the West Indies’ innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the 11^th and the 40^th over. They scored 126, and lost seven wickets.

King, whose 26-ball innings included two boundaries, scored 13. Fifty-two balls after Hope’s dismissal, he was caught by Suryakumar Yadav. Sundar broke the 31-run stand.

A dozen overs into the match, India sought a bowling review. Bravo, the batsman, scored 18 off 34 balls, which included three balls. It was upheld by umpire K N Ananthapadmanabhan. He was trapped leg be‘four’ wicket by Sundar, who broke the one-run stand.

The West Indies scored 50 off 12.3 overs (75 balls). India had conceded five extras at that point.

Seventeen overs into the match, the drinks break was taken. The West Indies had scored 63 for the loss of three wickets at that point. While Brooks had scored half-a-dozen, Nicholas Pooran was batting on 13.

A hundred and seventeen balls into the match, India sought a bowling review. Pooran, the batsman, eventually scored 18 off 25 balls, which included three boundaries. It was upheld by Ananthapadmanabhan. He was trapped leg before wicket by Yuzvendra Chahal, the player of the match, who broke the 26-run stand.

The fifth-wicket pair did not get off the mark. Kieron Pollard, the West Indies’ skipper, faced a ball, failing to open his account. The next ball, he was dismissed by Chahal.

A hundred and thirty-one balls into the match, India sought a bowling review. Brooks, the batsman, eventually scored 12 off 26 balls. It was upheld by Ananthapadmanabhan. He was caught by Rishabh Pant. Needless to say, Chahal was in seventh heaven.

Hosein, whose faced three balls, didn’t open his account. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was caught by Pant. Prasidh Krishna broke the one-run stand.

The West Indies scored 100 off 28.2 overs (170 balls). The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave India no reason to be in seventh heaven.

Thirty overs into the match, the drinks break was taken. The West Indies had scored 114 for the loss of seven wickets at that point. While Jason Holder had scored 21, Allen had scored 19.

The eighth-wicket pair put on 50 off 61 balls. Both Holder’s and Allen’s contributions to the partnership were 25 apiece. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.

The West Indies scored 150 off 36.1 overs (217 balls). The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave India no reason to be in seventh heaven.

Holder’s half-century – which included four sixes – came off 58 balls.

Allen, whose 43-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, eventually scored 29. Ninety-one balls after Hosein’s dismissal, he was caught by Sundar, who broke the 78-run partnership.

The third Powerplay of the West Indies’ innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the 40^th and the 50^th over. They scored 11, and lost a couple of wickets.

Holder eventually scored 57 off 71 balls. Sixteen balls after Allen’s dismissal, he was caught by Pant. Krishna broke the 10-run stand.

Joseph, whose 16-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 13. Nineteen balls later, he was caught by Suryakumar. Chahal broke the nine-run stand.

Roach, who faced eight balls, didn’t get off the mark. He was unbeaten.

India eventually conceded eight extras. The West Indies were dismissed for 176 off 43.5 overs.

Thakur, who bowled seven wicketless overs, conceded 38.

Siraj bowled eight overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 26, picking up a wicket.

Krishna, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 29. He picked up a couple of wickets.

Sundar bowled nine overs, including a maiden. He conceded 30, picking up three scalps.

Chahal, who bowled 9.5 overs, conceded 49. He picked up four scalps.

The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the 10^th over. They scored 67, without the loss of a wicket.

India’s openers put on 50 off 8.1 overs (49 balls). The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave the West Indies no reason to be in seventh heaven. While Sharma was batting on 30, Kishan was batting on 13.

The second Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the 11^th and the 40^th over. They scored 111, and lost four wickets.

Sharma’s half-century – which included eight boundaries and a six – came off 42 balls.

Seventy-nine balls into the chase, India sought a batting review. Sharma, the batsman, eventually scored 60 off 51 balls, which included 10 boundaries, in addition to the six. Using the umpires’ call, it was struck down by Ananthapadmanabhan. He was trapped leg before wicket by Joseph, who broke the 84-run stand.

Virat Kohli, who faced four balls, scored eight. His runs came by way of boundaries. Four balls later, he was caught by Roach. Joseph broke the nine-run stand.

India scored 100 off 14.5 overs (89 balls). The West Indies had conceded eight extras at that point.

Fifteen overs into the match, the drinks break was taken. India had scored 101 for the loss of a couple of wickets at that point. While Kishan had scored 20, Pant was batting on five.

Kishan, whose 36-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, eventually scored 28. Seventeen balls after Kohli’s dismissal, he was caught by Allen. Hosein broke the 22-run stand.

The fourth-wicket pair put on a run. Pant, whose nine-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, eventually scored 11. Five balls later, Joseph ran him out.

India scored 150 off 21.5 overs (131 balls). The West Indies had conceded 10 extras at that point.

The fifth-wicket pair put on 50 off 51 balls. While Suryakumar’s contribution to the partnership was 25, Hooda’s contribution to it was 22. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was three.

Suryakumar, whose 36-ball innings included five boundaries, eventually scored 34. He was unbeaten, as was Hooda, who eventually scored 26 off 32 balls, which included a couple of boundaries.

The West Indies eventually conceded 11 extras. India, who scored 178 for the loss of four wickets off 28 overs, won by half-a-dozen wickets with 22 overs to spare.

Allen, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 14. He was wicketless, as were Roach and Holder, who bowled five overs apiece. While the former conceded 41, the latter conceded 29.

Hosein, who bowled nine overs, conceded 46. He picked up a wicket.

Joseph, who bowled seven overs, conceded 45. He picked up a couple of scalps.

India led the three-match series 1-0.