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India vs West Indies: Virat Kohli’s unbeaten 89 creates new T20I record

Statistical highlights of the World T20 semifinal match between India and the West Indies in Mumbai.

# Virat Kohli has recorded three fifties in three innings in the knock-out matches to become the first batsman to record the distinction in World T20 -- 72 not out in the semi-final vs South Africa at Dhaka on April 4, 2014; 77 in the final vs Sri Lanka at Dhaka on April 6, 2014 and 89 not out in the semi-final vs West Indies at Mumbai on March 31, 2016.

# Kohli's superb innings is the highest individual score by an Indian batsman vs West Indies in T20Is, eclipsing the 67 by Yuvraj Singh at Lord's on June 12, 2009. The said knock is the second highest in knock-out matches in World T20 next only to the 96 not out by Tillakaratne Dilshan vs West Indies at The Oval on June 19, 2009.

# Kohli's aforesaid knock is his second highest in T20Is behind the 90 not out vs Australia at Adelaide on January 26, 2016. His tally of 16 innings of fifty-plus is a record in T20Is, overtaking the 15 each by Chris Gayle and Brendon McCullum. Kohli has emulated Gayle's tally of nine innings of fifty-plus in World T20 as well.

# Kohli has amassed 273 runs at an average of 136.50 in five innings -- his second highest tally in World T20 event, behind the 319 (ave.106.33) in six innings in 2013-14. These two tallies are the best for India in World T20.

# Kohli has recorded an average of 86.33 while totalling 777 runs in 16 innings, including nine fifties, in World T20. His superb average is the highest by any batsman in World T20 (minimum ten innings). His career batting average of 58.60 in T20Is is also the highest -- his aggregate being 1641 in 40 innings. The next highest average is almost 20 less -- 38.96 by Aaron Finch (Australia).

# West Indies (196/3) have recorded the highest successful chase (193) in the knock-out matches in World T20. Australia had scored 197 for seven vs Pakistan (191) at Gros Islet on May 14 2010 but their target was 192.

# West Indies' total is their second highest successful chase in T20Is behind the 236 for six vs South Africa at Johannesburg on January 11, 2015.

# Lendl Simmons (82 not out off 51 balls) has posted a career-best score in T20Is, eclipsing the 77 vs South Africa at The Oval on June 13, 2009.

# Simmons' fifth half century in T20Is is his first vs India. His splendid knock is his first fifty in knock-out ties.

# Simmons' all five fifties are actually 60-plus innings in T20Is. He is averaging 40-plus in the West Indian wins -- his tally being 481 in 16 innings a an average of 40.08, including three fifties.

# Simmons' innings is the second highest score by a West Indian batsman vs India in T20Is behind Chris Gayle's 98 at Bridgetown on May 9, 2010.

# Simmons deservingly received his second Man of the Match award in T20Is -- his first was against Zimbabwe at North Sound on March 2, 2013.

# Rohit Sharma has posted a well-compiled 43 off 31 balls -- his highest innings in knock-out matches in World T20, eclipsing the 30 not out vs Pakistan at Johannesburg on September 24, 2007.

# Rohit and Ajinkya Rahane were involved in a stand of 62 -- India's first fifty-plus opening partnership in five innings vs West Indies in T20Is.

# The partnership is India's first fifty-plus stand for the first wicket in this World T20 competition, bettering the 42 between Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma vs Bangladesh at Bangalore on March 23, 2016.

# The top three batsmen have recorded forty-plus in an innings for the third time in T20Is -- Rohit Sharma (43), Ajinkya Rahane (40) and Virat Kohli (89 not out) -- the first two occasions were for New Zealand -- Martin Guptill (47), Hamish Rutherford (40) and Brendon McCullum (74) vs England at Hamilton on Feb 12, 2013 and for India -- Rohit Sharma (60), Shikhar Dhawan (42) and Virat Kohli (59 not out) vs Australia at Melbourne on January 29, 2016.

# India have recorded fifty-plus partnerships for the first three wickets -- the first ever occasion in World T20 -- 62 for the first wicket between Rohit and Rahane, 66 for the second between Rahane and Virat Kohli and 64 (unbroken) for the third between Kohli and MS Dhoni.

# West Indies have won three and lost two out of five matches contested against India in T20Is -- success % 60.00.

# India (192/2) have recorded their second highest total in World T20 next only to the 218 for four vs England at Durban on September 19, 2007. The total is the fourth highest in knock-out matches in World T20 next only to the 205 for four by West Indies vs Australia at Colombo (RPS) on October 5, 2012 and 197 for 7 by Australia vs Pakistan at Gros Islet on May 14, 2010 and West Indies' 196 for three vs India at Mumbai on March 31, 2016.

# The aforesaid score is India's highest vs West Indies in T20Is, eclipsing the 159 for six at Port of Spain on June 4, 2011.

# The match has produced runs per wicket average of 77.60 -- the highest in any T20I, eclipsing the 75.20 in West Indies vs Bangladesh match at Dhaka on December 10, 2012.

# India did not lose a wicket in the powerplays for the first time in the World T20 2016. The runs scored by them (66) in the powerplays are the most by India in the World T20 2016.

# Johnson Charles (52 off 36 balls) has recorded his second fifty in World T20 - the first being a career-best 84 vs England at Pallekele on September 27, 2012. His only other half century in T20is is 57 vs Australia at Brisbane on February 13 2013.

# Charles and Simmons were associated in a stand of 97 for the third wicket - West Indies' highest for any wicket vs India in T20. The next highest for them is 80 (unbroken) for the fourth wicket in the same match by Simmons and Andre Russell.

# The 97-run stand is West Indies' highest for the third wicket in World T20, surpassing the 83 between Chris Gayle and Dwayne Bravo vs Australia at Colombo (RPS) on October 5, 2012.

# Eleven sixes conceded by India is the joint second highest by India in a T20I - the highest being 16 to Australia at Bridgetown on May 7, 2010.

Source: The Indian Express

8 Kinds of People Who Will Thrive In A Long Distance Relationship

Every once in a while, you come across someone who is in a long distance relationship and wonder what makes them able to work it out. There are plenty of reasons why a long distance can work out, and sometimes it involves the personality of the people in it. In this article, we talk about different types of people for whom a long distance relationship is perfect.

1. You are busy going up the career ladder

You are both career driven, you love your work and your work is your life. Period. But that doesn't mean you can't do relationships. Looks like a long distance relationship is perfect for you, because you are both comfortable connecting when you have the time for it. When the career settles down and you are both ready for it, you could take the plunge, but not just yet.

2. Marriage is not on your mind

Having a relationship and settling down are two different things. With your life in full force, heading towards success, marriage is the last thing on your mind! And what better way to date someone than in a long distance relationship? Since you are both so far away, the thought of settling down is not an option!

3. You don't need an emotional anchor

You're strong and you're in a relationship with your partner because you love him, not because you need him. And in a long distance relationship, there are chances where your partner might not always be there for you! Hence, you are your own emotional anchor and you know it.

4. Nomadic by nature

You travel all the time, and you love it because you want to explore different cultures and places, and having someone by your side is not a necessity. This is why a long distance relationship works out perfectly for you!

5. You need your space and lots of it

For you, the concept of 'less is more' is an ideology you live with. You're the kind who doesn't like constantly keeping in touch with your S.O. You need your space and a long distance relationship works out perfectly for you, since your partner and you don't share the same space or live in the same city.

6. You're academic by nature

Who needs a partner by their side when you have books? You're the kind who loves to study, almost a little too much! You're done with your Ph.D., double masters or even just masters, your thirst for education is always growing, and books are your best friend. And this is why a long distance relationship would work out perfectly for you. You have your partner when you need him/her, but you keep your books closer.

7. I, me, myself

Do you tend to love yourself a little more than you could someone else? Then just be honest and admit (just to yourself), that you may be a wee bit self centered. There is a chance you may grow out of it and may we suggest a long distance relationship to help you take baby steps, to becoming more giving and accepting

8. You're a family person

For you, your family is everything. It doesn't mean you come from a conservative family, it just means you value their thoughts and opinions a tad bit more than anything else. And why would a long distance relationship work best for you? Well, you don't need to go through the hassle of spending time with your S.O. while your family watches over you like a hawk. Since you're both in different places, the only form of communication that you need to keep, till you tell your family about your partner, is a phone! They will come around, just not yet.

Are you in a long distance relationship or do you know of anyone who is in one? Which of these categories do you fall under?

Polka Café

Glory Mathew

18-06-2015

Love vs Marriage

How to Use Strong and Secure Passwords

Article about how we can come up with string and secure passwords. Explains the methods hackers use for breaking into the accounts and also tells about a few password managers.
In all probability, most of us would be aware that using obvious or guessable passwords such as “password” or your pet's name isn't a good idea at all.

But then what options do you really have to come up with a strong and secure password?

First things first, you should have a different, fairly long and very strong password for each account. It's tempting to use the same password for all of your online accounts, but doing so puts every account in jeopardy if one of them gets hacked.

To break into accounts, hackers often employ a method called “dictionary attack”, which involves using words straight from the dictionary to guess the passwords. So it is strongly recommended that you don't use standard words as your passwords; rather try creating meaningless words from a combination of letters, numbers and symbols. And don't just replace letters in a word with a simple (e.g. 'A' with the @ symbol) because that's a very common trick. The password can be strengthened by using a blend of lower and uppercase letters.

The password should be quite complicated. But still, try and use something which you would be able to remember. Come up with something which incorporates various alphanumeric characters. Ideally, it should be a mnemonic sort of thing which you can instantly memorise. But if you see that this is not happening then spend some time in memorizing that password.

Now remembering more than one passwords can be a daunting task. This is where a password manager comes into the picture. KeePass is a fairly good, free password-management tool that runs on Windows and Mac OS X. It stores all the passwords in one encrypted database which can be accessed by a single master password.

Then there's a multi-platform password manager called LastPass which comes with the capability of auto-syncing different computers and browsers, thereby, giving you the access to your encrypted database from any device. However, the catch here is that you sacrifice the security of keeping your password list combined to a single drive.

These password managers are great but not 100% safe. The best password is the one you generate yourself, which is highly complicated with a mix of upper and lower case letters, symbols and numbers. The trick lies in picking up a short phrase or a long word and get creative with it.