Rohit-led India (Ki)win; Both advance

India made one change to their playing eleven – Harshit Rana made way for Varun Chakravarthy, the player of the match.

New Zealand made five Cha(pma)nges to the eleven that last played the Indians – Devon Conway, Mark, Tim Southee, Trent Boult, and Lockie Ferguson made way for the Wills (Young and O’Rourke), Michael Bracewell, Matt Henry, and Kyle Jamieson.

Mitchell Santner, New Zealand’s skipper, elected 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 three wickets.

Seventeen balls (2.5 overs) into the match, India sought a batting review. They challenged the decision for a wicket. Shubman Gill, the batter, faced seven balls, scoring just a couple. It was struck down by English umpire Michael Gough. He was trapped leg before wicket by Henry, who broke the 15-run stand.

Rohit Sharma, India’s skipper, scored 15 off 17 balls, which included a boundary and a six. Fourteen balls later, he was caught by Young. Needless to say, Jamieson was in seventh heaven.

Virat Kohli, whose 14-ball innings included two boundaries, scored 11. Nine balls later, he was caught by Glenn Phillips. Henry broke the eight-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 148, and lost three wickets.

India scored 50 off 15.1 overs (91 balls). New Zealand had conceded three extras at that point.

Sixteen overs into the match, the drinks break was taken. India had scored 57 for the loss of three wickets at that point. While Shreyas Iyer was batting on 14, Axar Patel was batting on 12.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 85 balls. While Iyer’s contribution to the partnership was 31, Axar’s contribution to it was 17. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

India scored 100 off 24.4 overs (148 balls). New Zealand had conceded six extras at that point.

Iyer’s half-century – which included four boundaries – came off 75 balls.

Axar eventually scored 42 off 61-ball innings included three boundaries and a six. A hundred and thirty-six balls after Kohli’s dismissal, he was caught by Kane Williamson. Rachin Ravindra broke the 98-run partnership.  

India scored 150 off 32.2 overs (200 balls). New Zealand had conceded six extras at that point.

Thirty-six overs into the match, the drinks break was taken. India had scored 170 for the loss of four wickets at that point. While Iyer was batting on 77, Lokesh Rahul was batting on 17.

Iyer eventually scored 79 off 98 balls, which included four fours and a couple of sixes. Forty-two balls later, he was caught by Young. O’Rourke broke the 44-run stand.

Rahul eventually scored 23 off 29 balls, which included a four. Seventeen balls later, he was caught by Tom Latham. Santner broke the 10-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 64, and lost three wickets. All of them were taken by Henry.

India scored 200 off 42.4 overs (256 balls). New Zealand had conceded seven extras at that point.

The seventh-wicket pair put on 41. Ravindra Jadeja, whose 20-ball innings included a boundary, scored 16. Forty balls after Rahul’s dismissal, he was caught by Williamson.

The eighth-wicket pair put on 23. Hardik Pandya, whose run-a-ball innings included four boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 45. Twenty-two balls later, he was caught by Rachin Ravindra.

And the ninth-wicket pair put on three. Mohammed Shami, who faced eight balls, scored five. Three balls later, he was caught by Phillips.

Kuldeep Yadav, who faced a ball, scored a run. He was unbeaten.

New Zealand eventually conceded 10 extras. India scored 249 for the loss of nine wickets off 50 overs.

Michael Bracewell, who bowled nine wicketless overs, conceded 56.

Rachin Ravindra, who bowled six overs, conceded 31. He picked up a wicket.

Jamieson, who bowled eight overs, conceded 31. He picked up a wicket.

O’Rourke, who bowled nine overs, conceded 47. He picked up a wicket.

Santner bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 41, picking up a wicket.

Matt Henry, who bowled eight overs, conceded 42. He picked up five scalps.  

The first Powerplay of New Zealand’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the 10^th over. They scored 44, and lost a wicket.

Rachin Ravindra scored six off 12 balls. Twenty-five balls into the chase, he was caught by Axar. Hardik broke the 17-run stand.

The second Powerplay of New Zealand’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the 11^th and the 40^th over. They scored 121, and lost five wickets.

Young scored 22 off 35 balls, which included three fours. Forty-five balls after Rachin Ravindra’s dismissal, Chakravarthy broke the 32-run stand.

New Zealand scored 50 off 12.2 overs (75 balls). India had conceded two extras at that point.

Seventeen overs into the chase, the drinks break was taken. New Zealand had scored 64 for the loss of two wickets at that point. While Williamson was batting on 29, Daryl Mitchell had scored five.

A hundred and fifty-two balls (25.1 overs) into the chase, New Zealand sought a batting review. They challenged the decision for a wicket. Daryl Mitchell, the batter, scored 17 off 35 balls, which included a four. It was struck down by Gough. He was trapped leg before wicket by Kuldeep, who broke the 44-run stand.

New Zealand scored 100 off 25.3 overs (154 balls). India had conceded three extras at that point.

Williamson’s half-century – which included five boundaries – came off 77 balls.

Tom Latham scored 14 off 20 balls. Forty-three balls after Daryl Mitchell’s dismissal, Ravindra Jadeja broke the 40-run stand.

Thirty-five overs into the chase, the drinks break was taken. New Zealand had scored 144 for the loss of four wickets at that point. While Williamson was batting on 69, Phillips had scored six.

New Zealand scored 150 off 35.3 overs (214 balls). India had conceded 10 extras at that point.

Phillips, whose eight-ball innings included a six, eventually scored 12. Twenty balls after Tom Latham’s dismissal, he was trapped leg before wicket by Chakravarthy, who broke the 18-run stand.

Michael Bracewell, who faced three balls, scored two. Nine balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Chakravarthy, who broke the eight-run stand.

The third Powerplay of New Zealand’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the 41^st and the 50^th over. They scored 40, and lost four scalps.

Williamson, whose 120-ball innings included seven boundaries, eventually scored 81. Twenty-three balls after Michael Bracewell’s dismissal, he was stumped by Rahul. Axar broke the 10-run stand.

Santner, whose 31-ball innings included a boundary and a couple of sixes, scored 28. Twenty balls later, Varun broke the 26-run stand.

Henry, who faced four balls, scored a couple. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Kohli. Chakravarthy broke the one-run stand.

Jamieson, whose four-ball innings included a six, scored nine. He was unbeaten.

O’Rourke, who faced two balls, scored a run. Five balls after Henry’s dismissal, Kuldeep broke the nine-run stand.

New Zealand scored 200 off 45.1 overs (272 balls). India had conceded 11 extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

India, who were dismissed for 205 off 45.3 overs, won by 44 runs.

Shami, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 15.

Hardik, who bowled four overs, conceded 22. He picked up a wicket.

Ravindra Jadeja, who bowled eight overs, conceded 36. He picked up a wicket.

Axar, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 32. He picked up a wicket.

Kuldeep, who bowled 9.3 overs, conceded 56. He picked up a couple of wickets.

Chakravarthy, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 42. He picked up five scalps.

The teams advanced to the semi-finals.