- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR12.6 out for a 39-ball 36! Full, just outside off. Rahul tries to drag a sweep from outside off, but it's taken an edge. Hits the keeper on the chest, but he keeps his eyes on the ball and collects on the rebound. Extra bounce off the surface, it seems. 94/24.5 Hong Kong get the first wicket. This time Rohit moves towards the off side but Shukla slips in an offcutter. Rohit goes for the pull but the ball hits him high on the bat, almost towards the edge and Aizaz takes a good catch, coming in from mid-on and diving forward 38/1Extras8 (b 1, nb 2, w 5)TOTAL192/2 (20 Overs, RR: 9.6)Fall of wickets: 1-38 (Rohit Sharma, 4.5 ov), 2-94 (KL Rahul, 12.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Haroon Arshad 3 0 53 0 17.66 4 1 6 1 2 A Shukla 4 0 29 1 7.25 13 4 1 1 0 Ehsan Khan 4 0 26 0 6.50 7 0 1 1 0 Aizaz Khan 3 0 37 0 12.33 2 1 3 2 0 Yasim Murtaza 4 0 27 0 6.75 7 2 0 0 0 Mohammad Ghazanfar 2 0 19 1 9.50 2 1 1 0 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR5.6 a run out on a free hit. A length ball following the batter who was looking to back away. Opens the face of the bat to steer it towards point. Nizakat takes a couple of steps down the pitch before returning. But Jadeja nails the direct hit to find the batter just short 51/21.6 bouncer does the trick! Murtaza attempts another pull but gets a top edge this time and Avesh settles under it at fine leg. Catches it with fingers pointed up and completes it by tumbling on his back 12/111.1 Avesh gets under it at point as he tracks back to take a catch that went high up. Jadeja comes around the stumps and bowls a length ball outside off. Bit of bounce off the deck as Hayat backs away to try and slap it over cover, but ends up slicing the shot. 74/317.1 full ball just outside off. Pace off it seems, and Shah goes for a lofted shot over long off, but has only scooped it. Bishnoi - the sub - runs in, dives forward, and takes a catch while grazing the ground. A bit of a nervous wobble as the ball pops out but he recovered well to ensure it stayed in despite the elbows hitting the ground that can very often force the ball out of one's grasp 116/514.5 Avesh gets the wicket after a few troubling deliveries over the last two overs. This was a fullish ball on off, and Aizaz tried to hammer a slog through the leg side. Ball goes under the bat, and crashes into middle stump. Rohit runs over to the bowler to give him a tiny high five. Replays suggest that there was a change of pace too, which made Aizaz go through his shot a bit too early. 105/4Extras6 (lb 1, nb 2, w 3)TOTAL152/5 (20 Overs, RR: 7.6)Fall of wickets: 1-12 (Yasim Murtaza, 1.6 ov), 2-51 (Nizakat Khan, 5.6 ov), 3-74 (Babar Hayat, 11.1 ov), 4-105 (Aizaz Khan, 14.5 ov), 5-116 (Kinchit Shah, 17.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB B Kumar 3 0 15 1 5.00 11 0 1 1 0 Arshdeep Singh 4 0 44 1 11.00 7 8 0 0 2 RA Jadeja 4 0 15 1 3.75 12 0 0 2 0 Avesh Khan 4 0 53 1 13.25 7 5 4 0 0 YS Chahal 4 0 18 0 4.50 11 1 0 0 0 V Kohli 1 0 6 0 6.00 1 0 0 0 0
Match Details
Series
Toss
Hong Kong , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Match number
Season
Match days
31 August 2022 - night match (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
India 2, Hong Kong 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 44 runs, 1 wicket)
- India: 50 runs in 6.5 overs (43 balls), Extras 4
- Drinks: India - 70/1 in 10.0 overs (KL Rahul 30, V Kohli 15)
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 47 balls (KL Rahul 22, V Kohli 32, Ex 1)
- India: 100 runs in 13.3 overs (83 balls), Extras 4
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 26 balls (V Kohli 15, SA Yadav 35, Ex 2)
- India: 150 runs in 17.4 overs (108 balls), Extras 7
- V Kohli: 50 off 40 balls (1 x 4, 2 x 6)
- SA Yadav: 50 off 22 balls (6 x 4, 4 x 6)
- Innings Break: India - 192/2 in 20.0 overs (V Kohli 59, SA Yadav 68)
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 51 runs, 2 wickets)
- Hong Kong: 50 runs in 5.5 overs (37 balls), Extras 3
- Drinks: Hong Kong - 65/2 in 10.0 overs (Babar Hayat 37, KD Shah 4)
- Hong Kong: 100 runs in 14.3 overs (89 balls), Extras 5
- Over 15.2: Review by India (Bowling), Umpire - Gazi Sohel, Batter - Zeeshan Ali (Struck down)
- Hong Kong: 150 runs in 19.4 overs (120 balls), Extras 6
Match Coverage
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