Sunday, February 6, 2022

Sharma is skipper; India WIn

This was India’s 1,000th 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 10th 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 11th and the 40th 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 40th and the 50th 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 10th 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 11th and the 40th 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.

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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