Matches Posted Test Champion - Knockout Tournament - FINALS!!! Who Won?

[Pinch hitter]

No changes in our line-up... Please go same...

 

[Na Maloom Afraad]

No reason to meddle with a side that won so comprehensively. Unchanged for the semi-final please.

 

[Verified Enigma]

Rohit Sharma
Yashasvi Jaiswal
Shubman Gill
Virat Kohli
Ajinkya Rahane
Rishabh Pant
Ravindra Jadeja
Ravichandran Ashwin
Mohammad Shami
Jasprit Bumrah
Mohammad Siraj

Rohit Sharma during the Pre-Match Conference:

Pujji had a mild concussion during a nets session couple of days back and is currently under the supervision with the physios. We don't want to risk anything and hence Jaiswal will open the innings for this match alongside myself, while Gill will come to bat at number three. Shami also comes in the mix accessing the pitch conditions in place. We know Axar is coming off a great game, however we need to take this on a match-by-match basis and we collectively agreed on that this is the best combination for us going into this game.

 

[ShamiLoverGlipGlops]

Will wait 24 more hours for @Disharies to post lineups and thoughts on the matches.

 

[Bevab]

Just caught up to this since I assumed we would have lost anyway against India, was a pleasant surprise to see a draw. Chandimal was the only miss in the batting department. Fantastic work @WutUpMahGlipGlops for running the tournament so far and I hope it ends on a bang.

The future idea of it being more similar to baseball’s format also sounds good.

 

[ShamiLoverGlipGlops]

3 more hours and if I do not get @Disharies 's lineup, we shall have our semi-finals.

 

[Disharies]

Kraigg Brathwaite (c)
Tagenarine Chandrapaul
Alick Athanaze
Nkumah Bonner
Roston Chase ^
Kyle Mayers ^
Joshua Da silva wk
Jason Holder ^
Rakheem Cornwall ^
Alzzari Joseph ^
Kemar Roach^

 

[ShamiLoverGlipGlops]

vs



Grand Prairie Stadium

NEW ZEALAND WON THE TOSS AND ELECTED TO BAT FIRST

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NEW ZEALAND 1st innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Devon Conway        c. Chand'paul  b. Cornwall     54    81   12    0   66.7%
Tom Latham          c. Joseph      b. Roach        20    15    4    0  133.3%
Kane Williamson                    b. Cornwall     58   103   12    0   56.3%
Henry Nicholls                     b. Joseph       38   180    7    0   21.1%
Daryl Mitchell      lbw            b. Roach       113   190   22    0   59.5%
Tom Blundell                       b. Cornwall     20    35    5    0   57.1%
Kyle Jamieson                      b. Cornwall      4     5    1    0   80.0%
Tim Southee         lbw            b. Holder        0     2    0    0    0.0%
Matt Henry          c. Roach       b. Cornwall     19    55    4    0   34.5%
Neil Wagner         not out                         9    29    2    0   31.0%
Ish Sodhi           lbw            b. Cornwall     18    20    4    0   90.0%
 
 Total:  369/10       Overs:  119.0        Run Rate:  3.10     Extras:  16
  
                             Day 2  11:58 AM
  
 
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NEW ZEALAND Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
D Conway      T Latham     ˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛                                29 (28)
D Conway      Williamson   ˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛              82 (131)
H Nicholls    Williamson   ˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛                                30 (87)
H Nicholls    D Mitchell   ˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛       99 (253)
T Blundell    D Mitchell   ˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛                          48 (72)
K Jamieson    D Mitchell   ˛                                          4 (5)
T Southee     D Mitchell   ˛˛                                         8 (8)
M Henry       D Mitchell   ˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛                                30 (66)
M Henry       N Wagner     ˛˛˛˛                                      12 (30)
I Sodhi       N Wagner     ˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛                                 27 (34)


     Fall of Wickets    29/1      111/2     141/3     240/4     288/5
                        292/6     300/7     330/8     342/9     369/10   

 Total:  369/10      Overs:  119.0         Run Rate:  3.10    Extras:  16   
 
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WEST INDIES Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Kemar Roach          22.0      5      79      2      3.59     1      1
Kyle Mayers          16.0      5      40      0      2.50     0      0
Alzarri Joseph       20.0      4      58      1      2.90     0      1
Jason Holder         17.0      5      61      1      3.59     0      0
Rakheem Cornwall     28.0      7      95      6      3.39     0      3
Roston Chase         16.0      6      27      0      1.69     0      1


 EXTRAS          Wides: 1      No Balls: 6      Leg Byes: 5      Byes: 4

 Total:  369/10       Overs:  119.0        Run Rate:  3.10    Extras:  16

Brilliant 113 from Daryl Mitchell meant New Zealand posted a decent first inning score but did not run away with it thanks to Cornwall's fantastic 6 wicket hall. West Indies like all their matches started as under dogs and are hoping to win this to get to a final that would boost their confidence tremendously.

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WEST INDIES 1st innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Kraig Brathwaite                   b. Southee       0     4    0    0    0.0%
T Chanderpaul       c. Conway      b. Henry         9    57    1    0   15.8%
Alick Athanaze                 c & b. Henry        65   123   15    0   52.8%
Nkrumah Bonner      c. Nicholls    b. Jamieson      0     5    0    0    0.0%
Roston Chase        c. Blundell    b. Henry        63   129   12    0   48.8%
Kyle Mayers         c. Williamson  b. Southee      73   137   16    0   53.3%
Joshua Da Silva     c. Henry       b. Wagner       80   164   18    0   48.8%
Jason Holder        c. Sodhi       b. Southee       4    10    1    0   40.0%
Rakheem Cornwall                   b. Henry        51    97   11    0   52.6%
Alzarri Joseph      not out                        10    26    2    0   38.5%
Kemar Roach         c. Williamson  b. Southee       0    10    0    0    0.0%
 
 Total:  367/10       Overs:  126.5        Run Rate:  2.89     Extras:  12 
   
                             Day 4  10:45 AM
   
  
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WEST INDIES Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
Brathwaite    Chand'paul                                              0 (4)
A Athanaze    Chand'paul   ˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛                                 32 (122)
A Athanaze    N Bonner                                                0 (11)
A Athanaze    R Chase      ˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛                       65 (104)
K Mayers      R Chase      ˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛         106 (172)
K Mayers      J Silva      ˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛                                  29 (81)
J Holder      J Silva      ˛                                          4 (16)
R Cornwall    J Silva      ˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛      115 (196)
A Joseph      J Silva      ˛˛˛˛                                      16 (39)
A Joseph      K Roach                                                 0 (16)


     Fall of Wickets    0/1       32/2      32/3      97/4      203/5
                        232/6     236/7     351/8     367/9     367/10    

 Total:  367/10      Overs:  126.5         Run Rate:  2.89    Extras:  12   
  
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NEW ZEALAND Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Tim Southee          25.5      7      62      4      2.40     1      0 
Kyle Jamieson        29.0      8      65      1      2.24     0      0 
Neil Wagner          21.0      4      58      1      2.76     0      1 
Matt Henry           19.0      5      53      4      2.79     0      0 
Daryl Mitchell       11.0      4      33      0      3.00     0      0 
Ish Sodhi            21.0      5      86      0      4.10     0      0 


 EXTRAS          Wides: 1      No Balls: 1      Leg Byes: 9      Byes: 1 

 Total:  367/10       Overs:  126.5        Run Rate:  2.89    Extras:  12

Cornwalls brilliant all round show along with Joshua's continued run of form got West Indies really close to getting a lead in the first inning but brilliant nerve recking bowling from Southee and Wagner saw New Zealand survive first inning lead by the slightest of margin of 2 runs. West Indies will be heart broken not able to secure a lead after a brilliant 8th wicket partnership of 115 runs.

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NEW ZEALAND 2nd innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Devon Conway        c. Chand'paul  b. Mayers       33    47    7    0   70.2%
Tom Latham          c. Bonner      b. Joseph       20    33    4    0   60.6%
Kane Williamson                    b. Mayers       31    64    6    0   48.4%
Henry Nicholls                     b. Mayers       33    66    8    0   50.0%
Daryl Mitchell      lbw            b. Joseph       48    77   11    0   62.3%
Tom Blundell        lbw            b. Mayers       51   145   11    0   35.2%
Kyle Jamieson       c. Joseph      b. Mayers       30    60    6    0   50.0%
Tim Southee         c. Silva       b. Chase        10    50    1    0   20.0%
Matt Henry          c. Chand'paul  b. Cornwall     15    47    2    0   31.9%
Neil Wagner         lbw            b. Mayers        8     7    2    0  114.3%
Ish Sodhi           not out
 
 Total:  291/10       Overs:  98.5         Run Rate:  2.94     Extras:  12
  
                             Day 5  11:19 AM
  
 
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NEW ZEALAND Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
D Conway      T Latham     ˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛                   54 (78)
Williamson    T Latham                                                0 (2)
Williamson    H Nicholls   ˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛               63 (114)
D Mitchell    H Nicholls   ˛˛˛˛˛                                     12 (31)
D Mitchell    T Blundell   ˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛            69 (146)
K Jamieson    T Blundell   ˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛                   54 (117)
T Southee     T Blundell   ˛˛                                         5 (3)
T Southee     M Henry      ˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛                                25 (88)
N Wagner      M Henry      ˛˛˛                                        9 (9)
I Sodhi       M Henry                                                 0 (5)


     Fall of Wickets    54/1      54/2      117/3     129/4     198/5
                        252/6     257/7     282/8     291/9     291/10   

 Total:  291/10      Overs:  98.5          Run Rate:  2.94    Extras:  12   
 
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WEST INDIES Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Kemar Roach          15.0      6      26      0      1.73     1      0
Kyle Mayers          20.0      5      80      6      4.00     0      0
Jason Holder         16.0      2      51      0      3.19     1      0
Alzarri Joseph       21.0      7      45      2      2.14     1      1
Rakheem Cornwall     17.5      5      43      1      2.41     0      1
Roston Chase          9.0      2      40      1      4.44     0      1


 EXTRAS          Wides: 3      No Balls: 3      Leg Byes: 6      Byes: 0

 Total:  291/10       Overs:  98.5         Run Rate:  2.94    Extras:  12

Half century from Tom and continued run of form from Daryl Mitchell helped New Zealand end second innings on 291 giving West Indies a little over 2 and half session to score 294 to win and go to the finals.

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WEST INDIES 2nd innings  (Target: 294)

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Kraig Brathwaite                   b. Southee      38    69    7    0   55.1%
T Chanderpaul       c. Blundell    b. Sodhi        89   171   19    0   52.0%
Alick Athanaze      lbw            b. Sodhi        34    66    6    0   51.5%
Nkrumah Bonner      not out                        18    57    4    0   31.6%
Roston Chase        c. Sodhi       b. Wagner        0    12    0    0    0.0%
Kyle Mayers         not out                        17    52    3    0   32.7%
Joshua Da Silva     
Jason Holder       
Rakheem Cornwall   
Alzarri Joseph     
Kemar Roach         
 
 Total:  212/4        Overs:  71.0         Run Rate:  2.99     Extras:  16
  
                             Day 5  4.999999999999999:01 PM
  
 
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WEST INDIES Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
Brathwaite    Chand'paul   ˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛            78 (131)
A Athanaze    Chand'paul   ˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛       90 (166)
N Bonner      Chand'paul   ˛˛˛˛                                      12 (17)
N Bonner      R Chase      ˛                                          4 (24)
N Bonner      K Mayers     ˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛                                28 (88)


     Fall of Wickets    78/1      168/2     180/3     184/4     
                                                                          

 Total:  212/4       Overs:  71.0          Run Rate:  2.99    Extras:  16   
 
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NEW ZEALAND Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Tim Southee          15.0      5      31      1      2.07     0      1
Kyle Jamieson        13.0      5      37      0      2.85     0      1
Neil Wagner          11.0      3      22      1      2.00     1      0
Matt Henry           13.0      4      37      0      2.85     0      2
Ish Sodhi            12.0      2      40      2      3.33     0      0
Daryl Mitchell        7.0      1      34      0      4.86     0      0


 EXTRAS          Wides: 1      No Balls: 4      Leg Byes: 6      Byes: 5

 Total:  212/4        Overs:  71.0         Run Rate:  2.99    Extras:  16

Chanderpaul's brilliant effort goes in vain as West Indies draw with New Zealand and get eliminated on the slightest of margin. They did exceptionally well to chase this down and get an outright winner but the first inning 2 run lead for New Zealand meant they would go into yet another finals for a world championship tournament.

West Indies should be proud of them seeing how far they reached. New Zealand win and qualify for the finals.
​

New Zealand         369 & 291
West Indies         367 & 212/4             
  
New Zealand draw with West Indies
 
Man of the match: Kyle Mayers

@Pinch hitter @Disharies ​

 

[Pinch hitter]

Wow West Indies surprised me... Glad we didn't gave run on last wicket of West Indies 1st innings...

 

[ShamiLoverGlipGlops]

Wow West Indies surprised me... Glad we didn't gave run on last wicket of West Indies 1st innings...

They surprised everyone

 

[ShamiLoverGlipGlops]

vs



Central Broward Stadium

ENGLAND WON THE TOSS AND ELECTED TO BOWL FIRST

INDIA 1st innings[/FONT][/SIZE][/CENTER]
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Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Rohit Sharma        c. Foakes      b. Broad         1     5    0    0   20.0%
Yashasvi Jaiswal    c. Foakes      b. Broad        56   120   11    0   46.7%
Shubman Gill        c. Crawley     b. Anderson     66   105   14    0   62.9%
Virat Kohli         c. Foakes      b. Broad        39   123    8    0   31.7%
Ajinkya Rahane      c. Ali         b. Broad        68   169   14    0   40.2%
Rishabh Pant        lbw            b. Anderson     42   104    8    0   40.4%
Ravindra Jadeja     c. Stokes      b. Wood         56   138   11    0   40.6%
Ravi Ashwin         c. Foakes      b. Ali          37    43    8    0   86.0%
Mohammad Shami      lbw            b. Broad        16    57    3    0   28.1%
Jasprit Bumrah                     b. Anderson      6    33    1    0   18.2%
Mohammad Siraj      not out                         4     5    1    0   80.0%
 
 Total:  425/10       Overs:  149.1        Run Rate:  2.85     Extras:  34
 
                             Day 2  2:29 PM
 
 
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INDIA Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
R Sharma      Y Jaiswal    ˛                                          3 (8)
S Gill        Y Jaiswal    ˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛      119 (211)
S Gill        V Kohli      ˛                                          5 (13)
A Rahane      V Kohli      ˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛              97 (258)
A Rahane      R Pant       ˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛                                  28 (58)
R Jadeja      R Pant       ˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛                    76 (157)
R Jadeja      R Ashwin     ˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛                           52 (70)
R Jadeja      M Shami      ˛˛˛˛˛˛˛                                   24 (58)
J Bumrah      M Shami      ˛˛˛˛˛                                     17 (56)
J Bumrah      M Siraj      ˛                                          4 (6)


     Fall of Wickets    3/1       122/2     127/3     224/4     252/5
                        328/6     380/7     404/8     421/9     425/10  

 Total:  425/10      Overs:  149.1         Run Rate:  2.85    Extras:  34  
 
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ENGLAND Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Mark Wood            26.0      3      86      1      3.31     0      4
Stuart Broad         34.0      8      93      5      2.74     1      2
James Anderson       31.1      9      93      3      2.98     3      0
Ben Stokes            7.0      4       9      0      1.29     0      0
Chris Woakes         29.0      5      78      0      2.69     2      0
Moeen Ali            22.0      7      46      1      2.09     1      1


 EXTRAS          Wides: 7      No Balls: 7      Leg Byes: 11     Byes: 9

 Total:  425/10       Overs:  149.1        Run Rate:  2.85    Extras:  34

​

Indian batting order put on a slow but sensational 425 runs on board thanks to contributions from almost everyone but most notably half centuries from Jaiswal, Gill, Rahane, Jadeja. Veterans Broad and Anderson as usual troubled the Indian batting the most by picking up 8 wickets amongst them. Scoring 425 meant, England will have to bat out of their skin to win this by 1st inning lead but if any team is capable is this English side.

ENGLAND 1st innings[/FONT][/SIZE][/CENTER]
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Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Ben Duckett         c. Sharma      b. Siraj        17    57    3    0   29.8%
Zak Crawley         lbw            b. Jadeja       31   134    6    0   23.1%
Moeen Ali           lbw            b. Bumrah        2    25    0    0    8.0%
Joe Root            c. Kohli       b. Ashwin       48    86   11    0   55.8%
Harry Brook         lbw            b. Siraj        48   109   10    0   44.0%
Ben Stokes                         b. Jadeja        3    12    0    0   25.0%
Ben Foakes                         b. Siraj         1     8    0    0   12.5%
Chris Woakes                       b. Jadeja       15    27    3    0   55.6%
Mark Wood           c. Sharma      b. Ashwin        5    16    1    0   31.2%
Stuart Broad                       b. Jadeja        9    25    2    0   36.0%
James Anderson      not out                         0     2    0    0    0.0%
 
 Total:  192/10       Overs:  83.2         Run Rate:  2.30     Extras:  13
  
                             Day 3  2:01 PM
  
 
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ENGLAND Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
B Duckett     Z Crawley    ˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛                               26 (100)
M Ali         Z Crawley    ˛˛˛˛˛˛˛                                   17 (53)
J Root        Z Crawley    ˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛                 59 (139)
J Root        H Brook      ˛˛                                         5 (12)
B Stokes      H Brook      ˛                                          3 (20)
B Foakes      H Brook      ˛                                          2 (20)
C Woakes      H Brook      ˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛                          38 (69)
M Wood        H Brook      ˛˛˛˛                                      10 (34)
S Broad       H Brook      ˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛                             31 (44)
J Anderson    H Brook      ˛                                          1 (9)


     Fall of Wickets    26/1      43/2      102/3     107/4     110/5
                        112/6     150/7     160/8     191/9     192/10   

 Total:  192/10      Overs:  83.2          Run Rate:  2.30    Extras:  13   
 
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INDIA Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Mohammad Siraj       22.2      9      49      3      2.19     1      0
Jasprit Bumrah       18.0      5      54      1      3.00     0      0
Mohammad Shami       12.0      5      26      0      2.17     0      0
Ravi Ashwin          14.0      4      40      2      2.86     0      3
Ravindra Jadeja      17.0      8      16      4      0.94     0      2


 EXTRAS          Wides: 1      No Balls: 5      Leg Byes: 3      Byes: 4

 Total:  192/10       Overs:  83.2         Run Rate:  2.30    Extras:  13

​

England completely succumbed to the pressure of the first inning total and the format. On a pitch where 4 Indian players scored half centuries, England's best could reach 48 runs each in Joe Root and Harry Brook. Jadeja's all round performance continued and him with Siraj ended English innings on 192 and now have a follow on.

NGLAND 2nd innings (Follow on)[/FONT][/SIZE][/CENTER]
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Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Ben Duckett         c. Jaiswal     b. Siraj        42    88    7    0   47.7%
Zak Crawley         c. Gill        b. Ashwin       24    51    4    0   47.1%
Moeen Ali           c. Jadeja      b. Shami         1     5    0    0   20.0%
Joe Root                           b. Jadeja       17    43    4    0   39.5%
Harry Brook         lbw            b. Ashwin        0     8    0    0    0.0%
Ben Stokes          lbw            b. Bumrah       52   167   10    0   31.1%
Ben Foakes          lbw            b. Shami       128   286   26    0   44.8%
Chris Woakes                       b. Siraj        20    63    3    0   31.7%
Mark Wood           lbw            b. Siraj        15    38    3    0   39.5%
Stuart Broad        c. Sharma      b. Shami         8    33    1    0   24.2%
James Anderson      not out                         0     9    0    0    0.0%
 
 Total:  333/10       Overs:  131.2        Run Rate:  2.54     Extras:  26
  
                             Day 5  12:44 PM
  
 
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ENGLAND Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
B Duckett     Z Crawley    ˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛                             54 (96)
B Duckett     M Ali        ˛˛                                         4 (11)
B Duckett     J Root       ˛˛˛˛˛˛                                    26 (73)
B Duckett     H Brook      ˛                                          5 (11)
B Stokes      H Brook                                                 0 (5)
B Stokes      B Foakes     ˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛      137 (333)
C Woakes      B Foakes     ˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛                               46 (114)
M Wood        B Foakes     ˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛                                40 (71)
S Broad       B Foakes     ˛˛˛˛                                      19 (62)
J Anderson    B Foakes     ˛                                          2 (12)


     Fall of Wickets    54/1      58/2      84/3      89/4      89/5
                        226/6     272/7     312/8     331/9     333/10   

 Total:  333/10      Overs:  131.2         Run Rate:  2.54    Extras:  26   
 
                                     -X-

INDIA Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Mohammad Siraj       27.0      9      41      3      1.52     1      0
Jasprit Bumrah       28.0      6      86      1      3.07     1      1
Mohammad Shami       21.2      6      62      3      2.91     1      1
Ravindra Jadeja      25.0      4      74      1      2.96     0      2
Ravi Ashwin          30.0      8      51      2      1.70     0      0


 EXTRAS          Wides: 3      No Balls: 4      Leg Byes: 9      Byes: 10

 Total:  333/10       Overs:  131.2        Run Rate:  2.54    Extras:  26   
                                     -X-

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What a truly sensational comeback but is it too late? After Duckett and Crawley put up a 50 run opening partnership, England saw a collapse and went from 54/1 to 89/5. This is when captain Stokes and keep Foakes put up a solid 137 run partnership battling out 56 overs. Stokes departed on a well made 52 runs and Foakes kept batting and scored a brilliant century. His partnership with Wood and Woakes meant India would bat again and would be chasing 101 runs. If only they would have batted better in first inning, the scenario would be different. Sirja once again troubled the English batsman and picked up 3 wickets with Shami cleaning the tail up quickly.

INDIA 2nd innings  (Target: 101)[/FONT][/SIZE][/CENTER]
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Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Rohit Sharma        c. Duckett     b. Wood         19    32    4    0   59.4%
Yashasvi Jaiswal    not out                        41    89    8    0   46.1%
Shubman Gill        c. Root        b. Broad        28    46    6    0   60.9%
Virat Kohli         not out                         9    25    2    0   36.0%
Ajinkya Rahane     
Rishabh Pant       
Ravindra Jadeja     
Ravi Ashwin         
Mohammad Shami     
Jasprit Bumrah     
Mohammad Siraj     
 
 Total:  102/2        Overs:  32.0         Run Rate:  3.19     Extras:  5
  
                             Day 5  3:22 PM
  
 
                                     -X-
 
INDIA Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
R Sharma      Y Jaiswal    ˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛                              28 (57)
S Gill        Y Jaiswal    ˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛                      46 (78)
V Kohli       Y Jaiswal    ˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛˛                              28 (57)


     Fall of Wickets    28/1      74/2                         
                                                                          

 Total:  102/2       Overs:  32.0          Run Rate:  3.19    Extras:  5   
 
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ENGLAND Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Mark Wood             7.0      3      15      1      2.14     0      0
Stuart Broad          7.0      2      20      1      2.86     0      2
Chris Woakes          9.0      2      25      0      2.78     0      1
James Anderson        4.0      1      23      0      5.75     0      1
Ben Stokes            3.0      1       9      0      3.00     0      0
Moeen Ali             2.0      0       9      0      4.50     0      0


 EXTRAS          Wides: 0      No Balls: 4      Leg Byes: 0      Byes: 1

 Total:  102/2        Overs:  32.0         Run Rate:  3.19    Extras:  5

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India chased down 102 runs with losing only two wickets and qualify for the finals against their arch nemesis New Zealand.

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[SIZE=4][FONT=tahoma][CENTER]India               425 & 102/2             
England             192 & 333
  
India won by 8 wickets
 
Man of the match: Ravindra Jadeja

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@Verified Enigma @Na Maloom Afraad ​

 

[Na Maloom Afraad]

That's rough. Wouldn't have expected Jadeja and Ashwin to turn up with the figures like that on a flat deck, let alone for us to fold over like we did. Our bowling fell expectedly flat, but our batting should've really done better. Nevertheless, cricket is, after all, the great equalizer. It just didn't turn out to be our day.

Best of luck to both teams for the final!

 

[ShamiLoverGlipGlops]

Finals

(@Pinch hitter) vs : (@Verified Enigma)

What a semi-final round. West Indies somehow continued to dominate and be competitive in the third match in a row for them and New Zealand barely scraped by. India on the other side hand a dominant victory thanks to a top and middle order collapse in both English innings.

Now it is time for the mega showdown. India the second ranked team will take on New Zealand who last time won against India in the WTC finals. Both side share a history where New Zealand always has had upper hand, what will it be this time around? Will New Zealand continue to dominate the important matches or does India have one last x factor in them and win this?

We will play this match at the newly created beautiful Grand Prairie Stadium in Texas. It will be super hot and looks like a good batting surface with a little patches there for bowlers. To add spice to this, the pitch will be decided by Cricsim as I will set it to RANDOM.

@Pinch hitter @Verified Enigma please post your XI. Good luck!

 

[Pinch hitter]

No changes... We go with same...

 

[Verified Enigma]

No changes... We go with same...

My answer is also same. Nothing much. No difference.