2021 T20 World Cup, India vs Scotland: India Win in 39 Balls; Rahul Gets 50
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India Win by 8 Wickets
Suryakumar Yadav does what Rahul could not, finishes the chase off with a six. India get the runs in 39 deliveries and give their NRR one mighty boost.
KL Rahul Gone for 50
KL Rahul's taken India to the brink with a masterclass in power hitting in Dubai. 50 off 18 and dismissed of the next looking to finish the game off with a six. Watt gets the wicket.
Rohit Dismissed; India: 70/1 After 5 Overs
After plundering 30 off 16 deliveries, Rohit is trapped LBW by Wheal's yorker. It completes a 17 run over where Rahul was severe, driving Wheal through covers for four after a couple to long on. He then pulled Wheal over long leg for a six and handed over strike. Rohit pulled for 4 before being dismissed.
India: 53/0 After 4 overs
Rohit’s had enough watching and decides to get into the act as well. Sharif is full to him and he’s sent it flying over midwicket. It was in the arc and it went flying first ball. Rohit smashes it over point after that for four before going through midwicket again, this time for four, flicking it away from a full length with great aplomb.
14 come of that over, India need 33 more.
India: 39/0 After 3 Overs
Scotland bring Evans into the attack and he’s served it up on a platter first up – Rahul flays it over cover for 4. And that’s followed up by a flick over long leg for a monster six. Rahul’s in a tearing hurry here. Rohit then carves it over the extra cover region as India add 16 from that over.
India: 23/0 After 2 Overs
KL Rahul then goes through the gears in the second over against Wheal, a cracking lofted on drive starts it off before one finds the mid wicket fence and then one more behind score in a 15-run over for India.
India: 8/0 After 1 Over
Mark Watt starts things off for Scotland, the left arm spinner is normally very economical and almost had a good over apart from a boundary when Rohit flayed him over the point region.
India Chase 86
KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma are out in the middle. How long will India take here?
Scotland - All Out
Jasprit Bumrah cleans up the final wicket of Mark Watt for 14. Scotland are bowled out for 85. India need 86 to win.
India have to score 86 in 43 deliveries to move past Afghanistan's net run rate.
Scotland: 83/9 After 17 Overs
Fantastic work by Shami in that over as he cleans up most of the tail.
Shami Strikes Again
Another yorker and another wicket for Mohammed Shami. Bradley Wheal gone for 0 of the first ball. Scotland 9 Down.
Two Wickets in Two
Shami strikes again and this time the yorker dislodges Macleod for 16. Scotland are 7 down. Off the next delivery. Safyaan Sharif is run out by Ishan Kishan for 0 after haring down the pitch for a quick one.
Scotland: 80/6 After 16 Overs
Ashwin bowls out as well and is a little expensive in terms of the way the game’s played out. Watt greets him with a streaky boundary first and then Scotland are able to add 7 more in the over including a wide to help. Ashwin finishes with 1/29.
Scotland: 70/6 After 15 Overs
Jadeja finishes his overs with figures of 3/15. His final over is his most expensive as he concedes a boundary to Mark Watt. Scotland get 6 from that over.
Scotland: 64/6 After 14 Overs
Ashwin finally gets a wicket here as he dismisses Greaves, who was looking over long off. Hardik took a simple catch as India concede 3 singles to Scotland, who are in all sorts of trouble.
Ashwin Gets Into the Act
The ace off spinner Ashwin hadn't got a wicket till now but in his third over he has Greaves looking to clear long off and is caught by Hardik for 1. Scotland 6 down.
Scotland: 61/5 After 13 Overs
Bumrah back in for his 3rd over. He’s got one wicket so far and is attacking the base of the stumps. Slips in a bouncer to Greaves as Macleod looks on from the non-striker’s end. Superb over from him as Scotland get just one run.
Scotland: 60/5 After 12 Overs
Jadeja finishes off yet another great over. He’s been on the money, mixing things up well in terms of pace and attacking the stumps regularly. His 3 wickets have derailed Scotland, who are 5 down now. Just the 3 singles for Scotland in the over.
Jadeja Strikes Again!
Leask looks to sweep Jadeja powerfully and misses and Jadeja crashes into the pads and its all over for the batter. He's gone for 12.
Scotland: 57/4 After 11 Overs
Good over after the break for Scotland as Leask takes on Shami – a bouncer disappears over fine leg and then he’s flat batted straight back for a four too. Scotland get 13 in that over.
Scotland: 44/4 After 10 Overs
Kohli brings Varun back into the attack and Leask has a crack at him with a sweep that fetches Scotland a much needed boundary. 8 runs from that over for Scotland, who continue to find it tough to break free.
Scotland: 36/4 After 9 Overs
Another quick over rolled in by Jadeja, who almost gets the wicket of Macleod in the, but the top edge finds no man’s land. 4 runs for Scotland.
Scotland: 32/4 After 8 Overs
R Ashwin follows that Jadeja over with another probing one of his own, challenging both edges of the bat. 3 runs only for Scotland, who are struggling Calum Macleod and Michael Leask.
Scotland: 29/4 After 7 Overs
Richie Berrington cannot deal with Ravindra Jadeja and is cleaned up for 0. Scotland are 3 down. Jadeja ends the first over of his spell with the wicket of Matthew Cross for 2, trapped LBW as the ball holds its line, similar to the earlier wicket.
Brilliant over by Jadeja.
Jadeja Strikes
Richie Berrington cannot deal with Ravindra Jadeja and is cleaned up for 0. Scotland are 3 down.
Scotland: 27/2 After 6 Overs
Mohammed Shami finishes the powerplay off with a good over for India. Not only did he dismiss Munsey but also keeps it to a scoreless over. India on top.
Mohammed Shami Strikes!
With his second delivery, Mohammed Shami strikes as Munsey looks to clear mid on but finds Hardik Pandya, who takes a good catch. Munsey gone for 24.
Scotland: 27/1 After 5 Overs
Varun Chakaravarthy rolls in an excellent second over. Absolutely on the money and not allowing the batters any room to work with. Just a single for Scotland.
Scotland: 25/1 After 4 Overs
Ashwin comes into the attack in the fourth over and starts with few a probing deliveries before Munsey takes him on and muscles him through extra cover first and then reverse sweeps him twice to make it a 12-run over. Intelligent batting from the left hander.
Scotland: 13/1 After 3 Overs
Bumrah back for his second and once again is on the money with his change of pace. It gets India the early breakthrough as Coetzer is packed of for 1. Bumrah almost gets Matthew Cross after that as the ball climbs on up and takes the leading edge but is just short of a diving Suryakumar at point.
Bumrah Strikes!
Jasprit Bumrah has got the early wicket. Cleans up Kyle Coetzer for 1 with some full bowling and a change of pace to add.
Scotland: 13/0 After 2 Overs
Kohli straight away brings Varun Chakaravarthy into the attack, and he’s started with a couple of dots. But as soon as Coetzer gets off the mark and hands strike to Munsey, he brings out a reverse sweep for a boundary. Munsey goes again but misses.
Scotland: 8/0 After 1 Over
Jasprit Bumrah takes the first over for India, who need to roll over the batting quickly. Bumrah’s on the money, attacking the base of the stumps to start with. Munsey ends what was a good over for India with a nonchalant flick over the long leg region for six. It’s landed in the second tier.
India Eye Wickets
Kohli's bowlers will be raring to go and eyeing quick wickets to keep the total down to as low as possible. Scotland start with George Munsey and Kyle Coetzer.
Jasprit Bumrah to take the first over.
Teams
Scotland (Playing XI): George Munsey, Kyle Coetzer(c), Matthew Cross(w), Richie Berrington, Calum MacLeod, Michael Leask, Chris Greaves, Mark Watt, Safyaan Sharif, Alasdair Evans, Bradley Wheal
India (Playing XI): KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli(c), Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant(w), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Mohammed Shami, Varun Chakaravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah
India Play 3 Spinners
Kohli announced that India have left out Shardul Thakur and brought in Varun Chakaravarthy, to make it a three-spinner attack with the two pacers in Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami.
Scotland are unchanged.
Toss: Kohli Wins One Finally
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Preview
India take on Scotland with their backs well and truly against the wall and have to win by a big margin yet again to keep their hopes of making the semi-finals alive at the 2021 T20 World Cup.
India captained by Virat Kohli have had a dismal start to the World Cup, losing the first two games against Pakistan and New Zealand but responded in the third game with a resounding 66-run win in Abu Dhabi.
India though are back in Dubai, their venue for the first two games.
Squads:
India Squad: KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli(c), Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant(w), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, Ishan Kishan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Varun Chakaravarthy, Rahul Chahar
Scotland Squad: George Munsey, Kyle Coetzer(c), Matthew Cross(w), Richie Berrington, Calum MacLeod, Michael Leask, Chris Greaves, Mark Watt, Safyaan Sharif, Alasdair Evans, Bradley Wheal, Hamza Tahir, Dylan Budge, Craig Wallace, Josh Davey