Ruthless!
India won the match with 81 balls remaining – Third largest victory by balls remaining in T20 World Cup
– Largest victory by balls remaining for India in T20Is#INDvSCO— Umang Pabari (@UPStatsman) November 5, 2021
Big game coming up for India next on Sunday, one that won’t even involve them on the field
India’s fate in T20 World Cup 2021 depends on Afghanistan and it will be decided on November 7th, Sunday.– Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) November 5, 2021
Ravindra Jadeja (3/15) is the Player of the Match!
Jadeja: I was enjoying. Odd was turning and spinning. First one was the special one. Whenever you get batsman out on turning ball, that is special. We were looking to play a good brand of cricket. We were just looking to play out best game.
After 6.3 overs,India 89/2 ( Virat Kohli (C) 2 , Suryakumar Yadav 6)
SIX! Suryakumar Yadav launches the ball into the orbit straight down the ground to finish things off in style for Team India, who chase the modest 86-run target down in just 39 deliveries to go past Afghanistan and New Zealand in terms of Net Run Rate in the Group 2 points table!
India (89/2) hammer Scotland (85) by eight wickets!
After 6 overs,India 82/2 ( Virat Kohli (C) 1 , Suryakumar Yadav 0)
Watt returns. Rahul smashes a four and a six off the first three balls, followed by a single that brings up an 18-ball half-century for Rahul. Kohli gets off the mark with a single off the fifth, before Rahul perishes while looking to finish things off in style, getting caught by MacLeod at long on. India need just four off 84 balls.
OUT! Rahul’s fantastic innings comes to an end as he ends up mishitting a slog to offer long on an easy catch. Watt’s among the wickets too after all! IND 82/2; need 4 to win
Rahul c MacLeod b Watt 50(19)
Fifty or KL Rahul off just 18 balls! Smashes a four and a six off Watt at the start of the sixth over, before collecting a single to bring up the milestone. The equation, meanwhile, is in single digit for India at the moment. IND 81/1
After 5 overs,India 70/1 ( KL Rahul 39 , Virat Kohli (C) 0)
Rahul mishits at the start of Wheal’s second over, with mid on giving the ball a chase all the way to the boundary to save a couple of runs. Rahul then collects a four and a six off consecutive balls. Rohit doesn’t quite time his pull well in the penultimate delivery, the ball falling in no man’s land and rolling away to the boundary rope nevertheless. Hitman, though, is trapped LBW off the last ball thanks to a terrific yorker from Wheal. India need 16 off 90.
OUT! Wheal breaks the stand with a lovely yorker, trapping Rohit LBW for 30, and Scotland have something to smile about after all! Was an easy enough decision for umpire Erasmus. IND 70/1
Rohit LBW Wheal 30(16)
After 4 overs,India 53/0 ( KL Rahul 26 , Rohit Sharma 26)
Safyaan Sharif bowls the fourth. Rohit welcomes him into the attack with a monster hit over deep midwicket for a six, followed by an inside out loft over the covers for a four two balls later. Rohit collects a boundary off the fifth to bring up the fifty stand in just 23 deliveries. India left with just 33 to win from 96 balls.