| 7.2 : 7.2: Ravichandran Ashwin to Dom Sibley, FOUR! First boundary for the English Lions and SIbley is the one who supplies this one. Short and wide outside off, Sibley goes on his back foot and slaps this one through backward point to fetch a boundary. |
| 13.2: Ravichandran Ashwin to Dom Sibley, FOUR! Good shot! Sibley is looking good out in the middle. Floated delivery on middle and leg, Sibley gets on his front foot and flicks it through mid-wicket. Rohit Sharma gives it a chase and puts in a slide too but the ball beats him to the fence. |
| 16.6 : 16.6: Shahbaz Nadeem to Dom Sibley, FOUR! Sibley plays this one very well. Width on offer and he pounces. This one is fractionally short and also outside off, Sibley camps back and slaps this one through the point region to fetch the boundary. |
| 21.4 : 21.4: Ravichandran Ashwin to Rory Burns, FOUR! Ashwin is not finding it as easy as he would have hoped for coming back to India. Nicely played shot from Burns! Flighted delivery around off, Burns takes a big stride forward and sweeps it fine down the leg side for a boundary. |
| 23.1 : 23.1: Ravichandran Ashwin to Rory Burns, FOUR! Wonderful shot! Brilliant use of the feet from Burns! Rory comes down the track and hits it wide of mid on against the spin for a boundary. |
| 23.5 : 23.5: Ravichandran Ashwin to Rory Burns, OUT! CAUGHT! Ashwin gets the breakthrough and the budding, gritty opening stand has been broken. The bigger question is where has this shot come from, Rory Burns and was it even necessary in the first place? This is a Christmas gift for Ashwin from Burns which has come super early. Ashwin comes over the wicket for the southpaw and bowls a floated delivery on middle. Burns brings out the reverse sweep. The ball bounces a tad extra, kisses his glove and lob |
| 38.2 : 38.2: Ravichandran Ashwin to Dom Sibley, FOUR! Sibley releases some pressure now for the visitors. Flighted and on middle, Sibley flicks this one through the mid-wicket region and the ball runs away to the ropes. |
| 40.2: Washington Sundar to Joe Root, FOUR! Classy stroke from Root, who welcomes Sundar into the game with a boundary. Flighted and around off, Root moves away and creams this one through the cover region to find the fence. |
| 42.4 : 42.4: Washington Sundar to Joe Root, FOUR! Lovely shot! Root brings out the reverse sweep and unlike Burns, he plays it with perfection. Tossed up outside off, Root picks the right length and the right ball to play the shot. He hits it behind point for a boundary. |
| 43.3 : 43.3: Shahbaz Nadeem to Dom Sibley, FOUR! Excellent shot! He uses his feet to perfection there. Tossed up on off and middle, Sibley puts on his dancing shoes and plays it with a straight bat through the cow corner region for a boundary. 100 up for England as well. |
| 46.5 : 46.5: Washington Sundar to Dom Sibley, FOUR! Uppish but safe! Floated on middle, Sibley brings out an aggressive sweep. There is a shout of catch it as it goes uppishly but it well away from short leg and mid-wicket. Sibley finds the gap and gets a boundary. Moves to 44 with that. |
| 47.2 : 47.2: Shahbaz Nadeem to Joe Root, FOUR! Brings up the 50-run stand. Tossed up fuller around off, Root strides forward and sweeps it in front of square for a boundary. |
| 47.6 : 47.6: Shahbaz Nadeem to Dom Sibley, FOUR! Excellent from Sibley. Just two away now from what will be a very good and gritty fifty if he gets there. Flighted on middle, Sibley uses his wrists and flicks it through mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 54.4 : 54.4: Ravichandran Ashwin to Joe Root, FOUR! First poor ball from Ashwin and Root is quick to punish it. Short around off, too short and slightly wider from off pole. Root pulls it through mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 54.5 : 54.5: Ravichandran Ashwin to Joe Root, FOUR! This time through the off side. Too short, very wide, and Root is in too good a form to miss out on it. He gets on his back foot and punches it through covers. There is a huge gap there and the England Test skipper hits it in that gap for a boundary. Back-to-back poor deliveries from Ashwin. You seldom see that. Is it the sign of the spinner being tired? |
| 58.6 : 58.6: Shahbaz Nadeem to Joe Root, FIFTY FOR JOE ROOT! His 50th half-century and in his 100th Test game, he has put up a good show once again. The English skipper seems to have carried forward his form from the Sri Lankan series and he is looking very solid out there. He will though want to continue on. Shortish and outside off, Root slaps this one through point and even though Sundar gives it chase, he tries to stop this one but fumbles and lets the ball trickle through to the ropes. |
| 60.4 : 60.4: Shahbaz Nadeem to Dom Sibley, FOUR! Too short, too wide, and rightfully punished! Short and spinning away from outside off. Sibley cuts it behind point for a boundary. |
| 63.4: Jasprit Bumrah to Joe Root, FOUR! Glorious! Close your eyes and imagine a beautiful cover drive, that is what has Root has played. Fuller ball outside off, not a half volley by any means. Root shows great balance as he goes on his front foot. The England Test skipper then shows crispy timing and drives it through cover for a boundary. Elegant way to bring up the 100-run stand. This has been a very good stand between the England skipper and the English opener. |
| 64.5 : 64.5: Shahbaz Nadeem to Dom Sibley, FOUR! Another beautiful boundary by Sibley. His 9th one of the game. Tossed up and on middle, Dom whips this one through the mid-wicket region and the ball runs away to the ropes. |
| 67.1 : 67.1: Washington Sundar to Joe Root, FOUR! Not the kind if welcome Washington Sundar would have wanted. A gift from Sundar as he bowls one down the leg side. Root sweeps it fine down the leg side for a boundary. |
| 70.4 : 70.4: Shahbaz Nadeem to Joe Root, FOUR! Root has absolutely nailed that one! Flighted around off, Root gets on his knees and brings out the broom. Sweeps this one fine towards the deep mid-wicket fence for a boundary. |
| 72.1 : 72.1: Shahbaz Nadeem to Joe Root, FOUR! Root plays this shot so well. He moves onto 84 as well. Great control. Flighted on middle, Root switches his stance and powers this one through the backward point region and into the ropes. |
| 73.5 : 73.5: Washington Sundar to Joe Root, FOUR! Wonderful placement. Root escorts this one to the boundary now. Into the 90s now, is Root. Floats it up and lands it on middle, Root whips this one nicely through mid-wicket and the ball wins the race to the ropes. |
| 74.4 : 74.4: Shahbaz Nadeem to Joe Root, FOUR! Played it so late and the ball wins the race to the ropes again. Root moves onto 98 now. Short and around off, Root waits and waits and waits and then guides this one through the short third man region into the ropes in the deep. |
| 75.2 : 75.2: Washington Sundar to Dom Sibley, FOUR! Swept away and swept away very nicely. This also brings up the 150-run partnership between these two. Tossed up and around leg, Sibley gets down on his knees and sweeps this one fine to the fine leg fence for a boundary. |
| 76.2: Shahbaz Nadeem to Dom Sibley, FOUR! Too short and too wide for Sibley to not do have a go at this. Dom sends this one packing to the ropes. Shortish and outside off, slashed away to the deep point region for a boundary. |
| 77.4 : 77.4: Washington Sundar to Dom Sibley, FOUR! Another sweep and another boundary! Gill misfields and lets this one through. Flighted and on middle, Sibley gets on his knees and sweeps this one to the deep square leg region and Gill misfields and lets this one through to the ropes. |
| 79.2 : 79.2: Washington Sundar to Joe Root, FOUR. That's just a gentle push from Root and he still fetches a boundary. Tosses it up and lands it just around off, Root pushes this one nicely through the mid off region and the ball runs away to the ropes. |
| 81.3 : 81.3: Ishant Sharma to Joe Root, FOUR! Oh wow! Handsomely driven. Looking at that cover drive could make a grown man cry. Beautiful. On a good length and outside off, Root leans into this one and Root creams his drive through the cover region and into the ropes. |
| 86.6 : 86.6: Ravichandran Ashwin to Joe Root, SIX! Boom! Root finishes the over with a biggie. That will irk Ashwin for sure. Tossed up ball on off and middle, Root brings out the slog sweep and smokes it over mid-wicket for a biggie. The England skipper is struggling with cramp but he is not letting that affect his batting much. |
| 89.3 : 89.3: Jasprit Bumrah to Dom Sibley, OUT! LBW! Sibley cannot survive the day! The review does not do him any favors and such a heartbreaking end to the day for Dom Sibley. He batted wonderfully throughout the day but right towards the end, with just 3 balls remaining, he has departed. A Bumrah special finally gets the better of Dom Sibley. These things can happen in the final over of the day. The batter looks to block rather than score and the defensive mindset and tired legs sometimes do get the |
| 25.4 : 25.4: Jasprit Bumrah to Dan Lawrence, OUT! LBW! As plumb as it gets! Bumrah strikes for the first time in his Test career in India. This is a typical Bumrah delivery. Credit to Kohli as well. He has done his homework. Lawrence is a good player of spin and he easily could have continued with Ashwin after the spinner got a wicket but he introduced Bumrah and his strike bowler gives him the breakthrough. Fuller delivery pitching around off and jagging back in at pace. Lawrence looks to flick but is |
| 91.6 : 91.6: Jasprit Bumrah to Ben Stokes, FOUR! Deft placement. Stokes opens his account. Width on offer outside off, Ben stays back and runs it down to third man fence for a boundary. |
| 93.4 : 93.4: Jasprit Bumrah to Joe Root, FOUR! Well played! Short in length and wide outside off, Root loves it there. He camps back and slaps it through backward point for a boundary. |
| 94.4: Ravichandran Ashwin to Ben Stokes, SIX! This one is dismissed! Stokes wears his skates to run down to the pitch of the ball and lofts it handsomely over long off for a biggie. |
| 100.3 : 100.3: Ravichandran Ashwin to Ben Stokes, FOUR! Here comes the slog sweep! Full and floated landing on middle, spinning away very slightly, Stokes goes down on one knee and slogs it over square leg for a boundary. |
| 102.5 : 102.5: Shahbaz Nadeem to Joe Root, FOUR! Root goes down on one knee, fetches a full ball from outside off and sweeps it through square leg. Ishant rushes across to his left from fine leg, puts in a slide to stop the ball but then it clips his back leg and rolls to the fence. Good effort but in vain. |
| 103.1 : 103.1: Ishant Sharma to Ben Stokes, FOUR! Shot! Fuller length ball on middle and leg, Stokes leans forward and across before whipping it off his pads through wide mid on. The fielder chases it but fails to pull it back. |
| 103.2 : 103.2: Ishant Sharma to Ben Stokes, FOUR! Consecutive boundaries for Big Ben! 300 comes up for England. Ishant overcorrects his line and bowls it fuller around off, Stokes leans into the drive and thumps it through covers. |
| 110.6 : 110.6: Shahbaz Nadeem to Ben Stokes, SIX! CLOBBERED! Stokes is not going to hang around. Especially with the pitch starting to play tricks now. Full and outside off, Ben gets under this and slog sweeps this massively over mid-wicket. The stand moves to 63 and BS moves to 41. |
| 112.2 : 112.2: Shahbaz Nadeem to Ben Stokes, FOUR! What a shot. High degree of risk, but Stokes plays that so well. Full and around off, Ben goes down, reaches out and reverse sweeps it over point! |
| 112.3 : 112.3: Shahbaz Nadeem to Ben Stokes, FOUR! Consecutive boundaries and that's 50 FOR BEN STOKES. Very important for England. They cannot be an Australia and rely only one one man. The others need to chip in. Full and around leg, Ben reverse sweeps this along the carpet this time, through point. |
| 116.4 : 116.4: Washington Sundar to Ben Stokes, FOUR! Not quite of the middle of the bat but Stokes gets a boundary. Full and outside off, Ben looks to put the pressure and gets down to play the slog sweep. Gets it off the toe end of the bat but bisects md-wicket and mid on. The stand moves to 81. |
| 116.6 : 116.6: Washington Sundar to Ben Stokes, FOUR! Goes again and gets away with it again. Full and around off, Stokes plays another sweep, again he cannot get it off the middle of the bat, ends up dragging it, but it is in the gap between mid-wicket and mid on. |
| 117.4 : 117.4: Jasprit Bumrah to Ben Stokes, FOUR! Third boundary in the last five balls for Stokes. Full and around middle, Ben just works it through mid-wicket and gets a boundary. It is not a bad ball, as if he misses, he is gone LBW. But he connects. Moves to 63 and takes the partnership to 90. |
| 120.4: Shahbaz Nadeem to Joe Root, FOUR! Too short and put away! Someone who is batting on above 150 won't miss out. This is short and wide outside off, Root guides it through point and bags a boundary. |
| 122.6 : 122.6: Shahbaz Nadeem to Ben Stokes, SIX! CLOBBERED! That is the way he plays. We have seen Ben Stokes come under pressure while playing spinners outside his off stump but his way to counter that is by being attacking. So far, it has been working for him. Flighted, wide outside off, Ben comes down the track. Gets to the pitch of the ball and plays it with the spin over long on. The stand moves to 110 and BS has scored 72 of those. |
| 123.4 : 123.4: Jasprit Bumrah to Ben Stokes, FOUR! Not a bad idea, but not the greatest execution. Bumrah goes for the slower yorker, rolling his fingers over the ball. But it turns out to be a low full toss. It is on the stumps and Stokes is watchful. This is very important. Even though he is counter-attacking and has reached the 70s, he is not slogging wildly. Waits for the ball, spots it till the last moment and flicks it between mid on and mid-wicket. |
| 126.1 : 126.1: Shahbaz Nadeem to Ben Stokes, OUT! CAUGHT! Stop the press. India have taken a wicket at last. Is this the one to open the floodgates? And even this one was nearly dropped. Full and around off, Stokes continues his counter-attacking style and goes for the slog sweep. Connects well but perhaps, gets more height than he would have liked. The distance is not there. Cheteshwar Pujara is stationed at deep backward square leg and it is a regulation catch. He takes it, but oops, fumbles. Luckily |
| 126.5 : 126.5: Shahbaz Nadeem to Ollie Pope, FOUR! Pope opens his account with a streaky boundary. Short and outside off, Ollie rocks back to cut but the extra bounce induces an outside edge. It flies in the air, but is well wide of Cheteshwar Pujara at backward point, to his left. |
| 136.2 : 136.2: Ravichandran Ashwin to Joe Root, FOUR! CLUBBED! A partner killer. Full and outside off, Root jumps down the track and hammers it straight back. Nearly takes Pope out of the way, who has to get down in a hurry. The ball races to the long on fence. Root moves to 181. |
| 137.2: Washington Sundar to Ollie Pope, FOUR! 'You could have done better, Ash', chides Pant. Full and around middle, Pope comes down the track and hits it straight back. Ashwin makes a laboured effort to his left at mid on but cannot stop it. The ball races to the long on fence. |
| 139.1 : 139.1: Washington Sundar to Joe Root, FOUR! Cheeky from Root. Quick delivery, outside off, Joe takes it on the full and reverse sweeps it to third man. Gets past Inzamam-ul-Haq in the list of leading run getters in Test cricket. The stand moves to 33. |
| 142.3 : 142.3: Ravichandran Ashwin to Joe Root, SIX! What a way to get to your 200! Three of his last 4 hundreds have been doubled. Is Graham Gooch happy with daddy hundreds? Someone is finally listening to him. Full and around middle, Root comes down the track and sends it sailing over long on. The helmet is off and a big smile flashes across. What a knock. Superb. |
| 149.2 : 149.2: Jasprit Bumrah to Ollie Pope, EDGY FOUR! England won't mind how they come as long as they do! This is on a length and outside off, Pope looks to drive it on the up but it goes through the slip cordon for a boundary. |
| 152.2: Ravichandran Ashwin to Ollie Pope, OUT! LBW! That is as plumb as it gets! Pope's scratchy innings comes to an end! He just never got going and seemed like struggling throughout. Ashwin gets his second. The carom ball does the trick for him. It lands on middle and then straightens a touch. Pope ends up playing down the wrong line and is hit on the pad. An appeal and the finger is raised. Pope does not review and rightly so. |
| 153.6 : 153.6: Shahbaz Nadeem to Joe Root, OUT! Three reds and Root's fine, fine innings comes to an end! Handshakes from a few Indian players as he walks back towards the pavillion! End of a marathon innings! Nadeem though gets his second. This is lands on middle and then straightens just a touch. Root looks to work it on the leg side but misses. It hits the front pad. An appeal and the finger is raised. Root reviews immediately and signals that he feels it is going down with the angle. Ball Tracker sh |
| 160.1 : 160.1: Ravichandran Ashwin to Jos Buttler, FOUR! Fine shot. Outside off, Buttler goes back and punches it through the covers for a boundary. Moves to 13 and Buttler moves to 12. |
| 160.2 : 160.2: Ravichandran Ashwin to Jos Buttler, FOUR MORE! Cry of 'NO!' from Ashwin as soon he let the ball go. Short, wide outside off, Buttler rocks back and just puts bat to ball. It rockets through cover. |
| 164.5 : 164.5: Washington Sundar to Jos Buttler, FOUR! SUBLIME! Rubbing salt on the wounds. Full and outside off, Buttler leans and drives this gloriously through the covers. 500 UP FOR ENGLAND. |
| 165.2 : 165.2: Shahbaz Nadeem to Dom Bess, FOUR! Tossed up, outside off, Bess jumps out, gets to the pitch of the ball and lofts it over mid off. |
| 166.5 : 166.5: Washington Sundar to Jos Buttler, EDGED, FOUR! In between keeper and leg slip! Not really an opportunity. Full and around leg, Buttler looks to flick but the ball flies off the inside edge and even before Virat Kohli can react at leg slip, the ball is through, to the fine leg fence. 79 balls left in the day, 77 minutes remaining (extended). |
| 167.2 : 167.2: Shahbaz Nadeem to Dom Bess, FOUR! Outside off, spinning in, Bess just nudges it through the vacant leg slip region. Moves to 12. |
| 167.3 : 167.3: Shahbaz Nadeem to Dom Bess, FOUR! Short and outside off, Bess goes back and punches it through point. The stand is worth 42 now. |
| 169.1 : 169.1: Ishant Sharma to Jos Buttler, EDGED, FOUR! Streaky. Short and outside off, Buttler looks to cut but without moving his feet. Gets an inside edge which shoots past the off stump, to the left of Rishabh Pant and into the fine leg fence. |
| 169.2 : 169.2: Ishant Sharma to Jos Buttler, OUT! Arms are shouldered and the off stump is rattled! Misjudgement from Buttler and this is not the first time in his career. Anyone who followed the Ashes would remember the way the Aussies dismissed him in 2019. Keep it outside off, just a fraction wide and then make it come back in. Buttler feels this will not come back in enough or if it does, will go over. But to his horror, it comes back in at stump height and pegs the off stump back. End of a 48-run s |
| 169.3 : 169.3: Ishant Sharma to Jofra Archer, OUT! BOWLED! Wicket number 299 for Ishant in Tests. After toiling hard for 23 wicketless overs, he has got 2 in 2 balls. Fuller length this time, around off, Archer looks to defend. But by the time the bat can come down, the ball is through. Hits the top of off stump. |
| 175.5 : 175.5: Ishant Sharma to Dom Bess, FOUR! Down the leg side, Bess tickles it towards fine leg. There is a fielder but the ball beats him to his right. |
| 176.2 : 176.2: Washington Sundar to Jack Leach, FOUR! That has come out of nowhere. Flighted outside off, Leach steps out, takes the bowler on and clears mid off! The stand moves to 20. |
| 177.1 : 177.1: Jasprit Bumrah to Dom Bess, FOUR! Outside off, on a length, Bess pushes this away from his body, behind point and gets a boundary. |
| 184.1: Ravichandran Ashwin to Dom Bess, FOUR! Fine shot! Tossed up from Ashwin, Bess dances down the track and powers it over mid-wicket and wide of the man at long on. Excellent stroke from him. |
| 185.3 : 185.3: Jasprit Bumrah to Dom Bess, OUT! LBW!! The new ball works for India. Bumrah does the magic with it. The 9th wicket is gone down! India would have though that should they have taken the new ball earlier. Nicely bowled length ball around middle, Bess looks to defend it to the leg side but ends up missing it. The ball raps him on the pads and there goes an appeal from Jasprit. The umpire's finger goes up and Dom Bess looks to review initially but then decides against it as he walks off. |
| 186.3: Ravichandran Ashwin to Jack Leach, FOUR! Shot! Handy runs! Tossed up and outside off, Leach dances down the track and powers it over the bowler's head for a boundary. |
| 190.1 : 190.1: Ravichandran Ashwin to James Anderson, OUT! Cleaned up! That ends England's marathon first innings. Ashwin gets the final wicket as England innings Tossed up around off, Anderson goes for the slog sweep but he gets beaten on the flight there. The ball though does not miss its target as it crashes into the middle pole. England BOWLED OUT FOR 578 RUNS! |
| 1.6 : 1.6: Jofra Archer to Shubman Gill, FOUR! Take that! First boundary of the innings for the Indians. This is banged short and Gill takes him on. Pulls it through mid-wicket and finds the fence. Lovely finish to the over. |
| 2.3 : 2.3: James Anderson to Shubman Gill, FOUR! SHOT! This is brilliant stuff from Gill already! Just a push and it races away to the fence. A good length ball around off, Gill brings his bat down and punches it with straight bat. Super shot. |
| 3.2 : 3.2: Jofra Archer to Rohit Sharma, FOUR! Don't bowl him there, Archer! The Indians are too good off their pads and Rohit shows the proof. A fuller ball on middle and leg, Rohit uses his wrists and flicks it through square leg for a boundary. |
| 3.3 : 3.3: Jofra Archer to Rohit Sharma, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Archer strikes early. Superb comeback delivery from Archer and he sends Rohit packing. Early success for England. Another shortish length ball, just outside off, moves away a touch. Rohit pokes at it with hard hands. Ends up getting a nick behind and Buttler moves to his right to gobble up the chance. The dangerous Rohit has been removed. He could've easily left that alone this early in the innings. Poor from Rohit. |
| 5.2 : 5.2: Jofra Archer to Cheteshwar Pujara, FOUR! Whipped! Top stuff from Pujara. A fuller ball on middle, Pujara flicks it through mid-wicket and finds his first boundary of the innings. |
| 6.3 : 6.3: James Anderson to Shubman Gill, FOUR! On the pads again and Gill nails the flick. Fuller and on the pads, Gill flicks it hard through square leg. It goes wide of the man at deep square leg and it races to the fence. |
| 6.5 : 6.5: James Anderson to Shubman Gill, FOUR! Nails the flick again. Gill moves to 22 now. Stunning batting from him. A fuller ball, on the pads again. Gill is strong there, he is very strong. Gets the bat down and flicks it through mid-wicket to find the 2nd boundary of the over. |
| 9.1 : 9.1: Jofra Archer to Shubman Gill, FOUR! Punished again! Full again from Archer and Gill flicks it nonchalantly through mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 9.2 : 9.2: Jofra Archer to Shubman Gill, OUT! TAKEN! Anderson with a stunning catch at mid on. Archer gets his man. Both the openers dismissed for India now. A fuller ball from Anderson. Gill punches the drive uppishly. He does that half-heartedly. The ball goes uppishly towards mid on. Anderson there quickly moves to his left and lunges forward to take the low catch. A fine catch from the veteran. His 97th catch in Tests. A solid knock from Gill but he will be disappointed. A fine track for batting b |
| 10.2: Ben Stokes to Cheteshwar Pujara, FOUR! Cut away! Short and outside off, Pujara flays at it and gets it in the gap through point for a boundary. 50-up for India. |
| 11.5 : 11.5: Jack Leach to Cheteshwar Pujara, FOUR! Terrific shot! Floated on leg, Pujara skips down the track and then whips it towards deep mid-wicket as the ball crosses the fence there. |
| 24.4 : 24.4: Dom Bess to Virat Kohli, OUT! CAUGHT! Big, big wicket for England. Bess would be on cloud nine after that wicket. A dream wicket for him. Bess tosses this one up around off and gets it to spin into Kohli. Virat comes on the front foot and goes to defend it away front the body. The ball catches the inside edge of his bat and lobs straight to ollie Pope at short leg. Pope there gets to the ball and holds onto it. A high voltage catch this was. |
| 26.3 : 26.3: Dom Bess to Ajinkya Rahane, OUT! CAUGHT! That is a stunner! Lovely catch from Root there. Bess into the game here. He first sends the captain and now the vice-captain. Tossed up around off, a bit of dip for Dom as Rahane tries to get to the pitch of the ball. He though chips it uppishly towards covers where Root put out his left hand and the ball sticks into his palm. India in all sorts of trouble with the top order back into the hut. |
| 29.2 : 29.2: Jofra Archer to Rishabh Pant, FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries. Another poor ball from Archer. He bowls it wide outside off and it is short in length. Pant reaches out and punches it through the covers for a boundary. |
| 29.1 : 29.1: Jofra Archer to Rishabh Pant, FOUR! On the pads on a fuller length, Pant flicks it down to the fine leg fence. Poor from Archer on the first ball. |
| 30.5 : 30.5: Dom Bess to Cheteshwar Pujara, FOUR! Nicely driven! Too full and Pujara drives it by coming down the track. He drives it hard through mid off for a boundary. |
| 30.6 : 30.6: Dom Bess to Cheteshwar Pujara, FOUR! Consecutive boundaries for Pujara. A solid shot. Bess tosses it up, Pujara puts the dancing shoes on again. Makes it a full toss and drills it through mid off. |
| 31.4 : 31.4: Jack Leach to Rishabh Pant, SIX! There goes Pant! He doesn't care if you have a long on in place. Backs himself, comes down the track and Leach tosses it up and around off. Pant nails the slog over long on for a biggie. 100 up for India. |
| 31.5 : 31.5: Jack Leach to Rishabh Pant, SIX! And again! This time it wasn't too far away from the fielder there. Tossed up again from Leach. Pant comes down the track again. This time he is not to the pitch but goes with the shot. Fails to middle it but it is good enough to clear the fielder at deep mid-wicket. Lawrence tried to catch to his left but it goes away and over the fence. |
| 33.1 : 33.1: Jack Leach to Rishabh Pant, SIX! Take that! This is some confidence from Pant. Leach shows courage and tosses it up and around off, Pant accepts the offer, dances down the track and powers it over long on for a biggie. |
| 35.1: Jack Leach to Rishabh Pant, SIX! Up and over! This man is just unbelievable. They have 5 men catching in the deep but Pant doesn't care. And Leach continues to teases him. Pant is down the track again. Goes for the shot. Clears Archer at long on who tries to catch but it goes over him. 4th six for Pant. A quick-fire 50-run stand comes up between these two. |
| 37.5 : 37.5: Jack Leach to Cheteshwar Pujara, FOUR! Beautifully placed! Brilliant piece of timing on it! Tossed up around middle, Pujara skips down the track and flicks it through mid-wicket and gets a boundary. Leach trying to stem the run flow from his end. |
| 38.1 : 38.1: Dom Bess to Rishabh Pant, FOUR! Lofted away! It's Bess' turn to take the beating now. Tossed up around off, Pant goes inside out and just clears the man there for a boundary. |
| 39.1: Jack Leach to Cheteshwar Pujara, FOUR! 50 for Pujara! His 29th in Tests! 4th in his last 5 innings. Tossed up around off, Pujara gets to the pitch of the ball and then drives it through covers for a boundary to get to his milestone. What a time to get to it with the team in trouble. He needs to play a long inning. |
| 39.5 : 39.5: Jack Leach to Rishabh Pant, FOUR! FIFTY FOR PANT! A brilliant counter-attack from him. He has come like a flash here in the middle. He took Leach on as soon as he came to bowl and has raced to a half ton. Just 40 balls to get to his 5th half ton. What an innings from him so far. Leach tosses it wide outside off, Pant dances down and thumps it through mid off. |
| 42.1 : 42.1: James Anderson to Rishabh Pant, FOUR! THUMP! Short and wide outside off to begin from Anderson. Pant is quick to pounce on it. He flays it through cover-point for a boundary. |
| 43.1: Jofra Archer to Cheteshwar Pujara, FOUR! Glorious from Pujara now! Full toss from Archer. Pujara drives it through mid on and it races away to the fence. |
| 42.6 : 42.6: James Anderson to Rishabh Pant, FOUR! Second boundary in the over. Pant continues to find the fence. Short and wide outside, Pant punches it on the up and through the covers for a boundary. |
| 44.1 : 44.1: James Anderson to Rishabh Pant, FOUR! Nicely done! A good length ball outside off, Pant looks to defend. The ball takes the thick outside edge and goes between the slip and gully fielder. Races to the fence. Credit to Pant for playing it with soft hands. |
| 46.4 : 46.4: Dom Bess to Cheteshwar Pujara, FOUR! Slammed away! Short ball, around off, Pujara rocks back and nails the pull over square leg for a boundary. 100-run stand is up between the two. |
| 47.2 : 47.2: Jofra Archer to Cheteshwar Pujara, FOUR! Punched away! Short and around off, Pujara punches it off the back foot and in front of square for a boundary at covers. |
| 48.4 : 48.4: Dom Bess to Cheteshwar Pujara, FOUR! Excellent use of feet! Tossed up around off, Pujara uses the feet to get to the pitch of the ball to nail the drive towards covers for a boundary. |
| 50.4: Dom Bess to Cheteshwar Pujara, OUT! CAUHGT! Pujara falls! In a very unfortunate manner though. He is livid with himself. A rank long hop. Pujara rocks back and goes for the pull. He connects it well. But hang on. England are celebrating. Burns catches it. What happened there? He nailed the pull. But the ball hits the back of Ollie Pope at shrot leg who is ducking to save himself. The ball hits his back and lobs to Burns at mid-wicket. |
| 51.4: Jack Leach to Rishabh Pant, FOUR! There goes Pant. He doesn't go down the ground but goes to innovative way. Tossed up and on middle, Pant moves inside the crease and paddles it over the leg gully fielder. A boundary. |
| 51.6 : 51.6: Jack Leach to Rishabh Pant, SIX! And Pant proves everyone wrong again. The ones who thought that he may not go for the big hit after losing his partner. Leach tosses it up and outside off, Pant dances down the track and powers it over long on for a massive six. He is into the 80s now. 200 up for the Indians. |
| 53.3 : 53.3: Jack Leach to Washington Sundar, FOUR! Sundar is up and running! Tossed up and just outside off, Sundar nails the drive through the covers for a boundary. |
| 54.1 : 54.1: Dom Bess to Washington Sundar, FOUR! BOOM! Sundar nails the drive through mid on. A fuller ball around middle, Sundar drills it through mid on for a boundary. |
| 54.3 : 54.3: Dom Bess to Washington Sundar, FOUR! Cut away! Another boundary for Sundar. Short and wide outside off, Sundar goes back and slaps it through point. Finds the fence. |
| 56.1 : 56.1: Dom Bess to Rishabh Pant, FOUR! Pant is into the 90s now! A full toss on middle, Pant gets down and pulls it over square leg for a boundary. |
| 56.4 : 56.4: Dom Bess to Rishabh Pant, OUT! TAKEN! Bess gets his man. Pant falls. Kohli looking tensed in the dressing room. Big wicket. Floated outside off, Pant dances down the track and looks to go big over extra cover. The ball though spins away. He ends up slicing it high in the air towards extra cover. Leach there comes forward and does well to take the catch. End of a fine counter-attacking knock form Rishabh. Pant lives by the sword and he dies by the same. He got to the 90s in this fashion and |
| 66.6 : 66.6: Ben Stokes to Washington Sundar, FOUR! Classy from Sundar! A fullish ball outside off, Sundar punches this one the up through the covers and it races to the right of the man at mid off. Super shot to end the over. |
| 71.1 : 71.1: Jack Leach to Washington Sundar, FOUR! Through the gap! Tossed up and outside off, Sundar goes for the drive against the turn and creams it through covers for a boundary. 250 comes up for India. |
| 74.6 : 74.6: Dom Bess to Washington Sundar, FOUR! SHOT! Sundar starts off well. Fractionally short and outside the off pole, Sundar's eyes light up seeing the width and he camps back and slams this one through the cover region for a boundary. |
| 76.1 : 76.1: Dom Bess to Washington Sundar, FOUR! A loosener and Sundar does not miss out. He moves into the 40s as well. A full toss on off, Sundar bunts this one through mid on and downtown into the ropes. |
| 76.6 : 76.6: Dom Bess to Ravichandran Ashwin, SIX! WOAH! That came out of nowhere, from Ashwin. Great use of the feet. Bess floats this one up and lands it just around the off pole, Ashwin skips down the track and bangs this one over the wide long on fence for the first biggie of the day. |
| 78.1 : 78.1: Dom Bess to Washington Sundar, FOUR! Short again and Sundar latches onto this one. Flatter and outside off, Sundar camps back and slaps this one through the cover region again. Finds the ropes. Sundar moves onto 47 now. This also brings up the 50-run stand between these two. |
| 79.1: Jack Leach to Washington Sundar, FIFTY FOR WASHINGTON SUNDAR! His second in as many Tests. He showed his batting abilities in his debut Test in Australia and now he has continued to enhance his reputation in Test match cricket as a batter. Flighted delivery wide outside off, Sundar leans forward and plays a beautiful drive through cover for a boundary to bring up his milestone. The dressing room is on its feet to applaud the youngster's knock. The job is not done though and he will look to |
| 81.3 : 81.3: Jofra Archer to Washington Sundar, FOUR! This is brilliant strokeplay. Kohli will want ask Sundar how he plays these shots, by the looks of it. Archer comes 'round the wicket and bowls a good length ball on off, Sundar drives this one through mid on and there is no reason for anyone to chase after this. Runs away to the ropes. |
| 82.5 : 82.5: James Anderson to Ravichandran Ashwin, FOUR! CRACKED! Lovely stroke. Jimmy bowls a good length delivery just around off, enticing Ashwin for the drive. Ravichandran acceps this offer and creams this one through covers. |
| 83.4 : 83.4: Jofra Archer to Ravichandran Ashwin, FOUR! Another beautiful stroke by Ashwin. Jofra goes for a length ball outside off, room to play with and Ashwin leans into this one and drives it wonderfully through the covers. Getting into this stride now, is Ravichandran. |
| 85.2 : 85.2: Jofra Archer to Ravichandran Ashwin, EDGY FOUR. No one there and it runs away to the ropes. A back of a length and on middle and off, Ashwin looks for the tuck away to the leg side but the ball takes the outside edge and goes in between the gap at first slip and gully and into the third man fence. |
| 86.2: Jack Leach to Ravichandran Ashwin, OUT! CAUGHT! The decision to bring on Leach has paid rich dividends for England. He strikes on the second ball and this stand which will troubling England so much has been broken. The extra bounce has done the trick. Flighted and on off, bounces more than what Ashwin expected probably. He prods forward and looks to defend but the ball takes the top half of the bat and lobs to the right of Ashwin. Stokes and Buttler both run towards the ball but Buttler i |
| 89.1 : 89.1: Jofra Archer to Washington Sundar, FOUR! Nicely played! Slightly shorter around off, the ball keeps a bit low. Sundar adjusts well and just guides it away from slips for a boundary. |
| 90.5 : 90.5: Jack Leach to Shahbaz Nadeem, OUT! CAUGHT! Nadeem departs and Leach gets his second of the day. What a difference a day makes! He was hammered left, right, and center by Pant on Day 3 but today Leach has been fantastic and gets another one. Slightly shorter on off, not too short just a tad. Nadeem gets on his back foot to defend but the ball turns away and takes the outside edge. It just about carries to first slip and Stokes there manages to take a good catch. The extra man at silly po |
| 91.6 : 91.6: James Anderson to Washington Sundar, SIX! Dear, oh dear! Taken the aerial route, has Sundar. Moves into the 70s with his shot as well. Anderson bowls this one a good length and just around off, Sundar slams this one over the bowler's head and downtown for a biggie. |
| 92.3 : 92.3: Jack Leach to Ishant Sharma, FOUR! Ishant getting aggressive now. A shot that has come out of the blue. Floated on middle, Sharma sweeps it in front of square on the leg side for a boundary. |
| 93.5 : 93.5: James Anderson to Ishant Sharma, OUT! CAUGHT! James Anderson gets his first wicket of the game and Ishant's fight comes to an end. Excellent bowling from Anderson. Sets up the Indian tailender brilliantly. Full ball, followed by another full ball, puts Ishant on the front foot. Then Anderson unleashes a short ball. It is well-directed and more importantly, the ball does raise off the surface. Not an easy thing to do on a subcontinental Day 4 pitch. It is a cross-seam delivery. Ishant awkw |
| 94.1 : 94.1: Joe Root to Washington Sundar, FOUR! Excellent shot! Sundar will look to be aggressive now as he knows he is batting with a number 11. Floated outside off, Sundar goes aerial over extra cover and gets a boundary. |
| 94.3 : 94.3: Joe Root to Washington Sundar, SIX! Smoked! Into the 80s now! Tossed up on off and middle, Sundar goes over Root's head and gets a biggie. |
| 95.5 : 95.5: James Anderson to Jasprit Bumrah, OUT! EDGED AND TAKEN! What a stunning catch from Ben Stokes at first slip. Bumrah is unable to negotiate the two balls he was tasked to and India are bowled out. Fabulous catch from Stokes. Anderson bowls a full ball on off, the ball shapes away from Bumrah. Jasprit Bumrah looks to defend but gets a thick outside edge and it flies low to the right of first slip. Stokes there dives and takes a brilliant one-handed catch. INDIA BOWLED OUT FOR 337! Trail by 2 |
| 0.1 : 0.1: Ravichandran Ashwin to Rory Burns, OUT! CAUGHT! Joy for India as Ashwin starts the third innings with a wicket of the first ball. The ploy to open the bowling with Ashwin has worked superbly for India. Brilliant start to the innings if you are an Indian fan, terrible if you are an England fan. |
| 2.1: Ravichandran Ashwin to Dan Lawrence, FOUR! A good start to the seond session for England! Floated and on middle, Lawrence clips this one to the deep mid-wicekt region and the ball speeds away to the ropes this time. |
| 5.3 : 5.3: Shahbaz Nadeem to Dom Sibley, FOUR! Some width on offer and Sibley is not going to leave this one unpunished! Flatter and outside off, Sibley slams this one through the cover region and the ball runs away to the ropes. |
| 10.5 : 10.5: Ravichandran Ashwin to Dom Sibley, FOUR! Quite full and Sibley sends this one to the ropes. Flighted and on the leg pole, SIbley sweeps this one to the fine leg region and the ball speeds away to the ropes. |
| 10.6 : 10.6: Ravichandran Ashwin to Dom Sibley, OUT! CAUGHT! Ashwin gets another one and Sibley's stay out in the middle comes to an end. India has again done well to snare a wicket at the right time. Looks to defend but the ball spins just enough to induce the inside edge. Ashwin has been rewarded for his great bowling with another wicket. Bowls this one a lot straighter and on the stumps, but gets the ball to spin into the right-hander, Sibley prods forward, thinking that he can defend this one out. |
| 11.4 : 11.4: Shahbaz Nadeem to Joe Root, FOUR! Root is off the mark in style! Good shot from Root. It has taken him just two balls to bring out the sweep. Loopy ball very full around off, Root sweeps it through mid-wicket all along the ground for a boundary. |
| 11.6 : 11.6: Shahbaz Nadeem to Joe Root, FOUR! Another sweep and another boundary for Root. The England Test skipper is in magnificent touch. Floated on off, Root sweeps it well in front of square on the leg side for a boundary. |
| 14.2 : 14.2: Ravichandran Ashwin to Joe Root, FOUR! Root absolutely nailed this one. Full and floated on off, Root gets on his knees and slog sweeps this one to deep mid-wicket. The ball bounces once and crosses the ropes. 50 up for England too. |
| 14.6 : 14.6: Ravichandran Ashwin to Joe Root, FOUR! Sweep again, Four again. Full and tossed up on the middle pole, Root gets low again and sweeps this one to the fine leg fence for a boundary. |
| 15.3 : 15.3: Ishant Sharma to Dan Lawrence, OUT! LBW! That one was plumb and it is Ishant's 300th wicket in Test cricket. Only the third Indian pacer to achieve this feat as he joins Kapil Dev and Zaheer Khan in that list. He will be very happy with his milestone and he helps India get another wicket. Sharma bowls this one on a good length and just around off, comes into the right-hander slightly as he looks to flick this one. Lawrence misses and the ball hits him low on the pads. An appeal and the um |
| 16.1 : 16.1: Ravichandran Ashwin to Joe Root, FOUR! Brilliantly played. Ashwin has his hands on his hips. How do you bowl to this man? Flighted and on off, Root reverse sweeps this one through backward point and there is no point chasing after this one. Will be a lost cause as it runs away to the ropes. |
| 17.4 : 17.4: Ishant Sharma to Ben Stokes, FOUR! Up and over! Full on middle and off, Stokes takes the aerial route and hits it over mid on for a boundary. It was a slower ball but it went like a tracer bullet once it connected with Stokes' willow. |
| 18.1 : 18.1: Ravichandran Ashwin to Ben Stokes, OUT! CAUGHT! The dangerous Ben Stokes is out of here and Ashwin gets his 3rd of the innings. England ahead in this game but India not giving up here. Flighted delivery outside off, Stokes looks to push it on the off side. The ball though drifts and turns just a fraction. A fraction is good enough to kiss the outside edge of the bat and go straight into the mitts of Rishabh Pant. England lose their 4th and they lead by 312! |
| 19.1: Ishant Sharma to Ollie Pope, FOUR! Glorious! First boundary for Pope! Good length ball outside off, Pope leans forward and drives it on the up. He times it and places it beautifully through covers for a boundary. |
| 21.1: Jasprit Bumrah to Joe Root, NO BALL AND FOUR! Bumrah starts with a no ball and a boundary. Good length ball down the leg side, Root looks to flick but gloves it just wide of diving Pant and the ball races to the fence. |
| 21.4 : 21.4: Jasprit Bumrah to Joe Root, FOUR! Punched away! Shortish around off, Root punches it through backward point for a boundary. He has looked fabulous throughout this Test. |
| 23.5 : 23.5: Jasprit Bumrah to Joe Root, OUT! LBW! Bumrah gets his first of the innings and Root's innings comes to an end. Good length ball pitching around off. It reverses back in and stays low as well. Root looks to defend but the lack of bounce surprises him. The ball misses his bat and hits him plumb in front of the stumps. There is a mandatory appeal and the umpire raises his finger. Root knows he is a goner and does not waste the review. Half the side back in the hut for England. They lead by 3 |
| 23.6 : 23.6: Jasprit Bumrah to Jos Buttler, EDGED AND FOUR! Excellent ball but the rub of the green goes Buttler's way. Full around off and this one reverses away from Jos. He looks to defend off his front foot but the ball hits the inside edge of his bat and goes through the backward square leg region. Nadeem gives it a chase and dives but to no avail. |
| 24.4 : 24.4: Shahbaz Nadeem to Jos Buttler, NO BALL AND SIX! Excellent use of the feet from Buttler. He has hit it high and handsome over the ropes. Tossed up on middle and off, Buttler comes down the track and smokes it over the bowler's head for a biggie. Nadeem has overstepped again and Pant is telling him to watch out his front crease. |
| 27.1 : 27.1: Jasprit Bumrah to Ollie Pope, FOUR! Good hands from Pope and he starts the final session of the Day with a bang. England showing what route they are looking to take. On a good length and outside off, Pope frees his arms and slams this one through the cover region and into the ropes. |
| 28.3 : 28.3: Shahbaz Nadeem to Ollie Pope, FOUR! That was not even a reverse sweep, it was a reverse cover drive. Flighted and on off, Pope reverses and slams this one through the cover region for a boundary. |
| 28.4 : 28.4: Shahbaz Nadeem to Ollie Pope, OUT! CAUGHT! Nadeem gets the wicket and it is his first one in this innings. Pope has played well in his small innings but he loses his wicket in trying to be aggressive. Flighted and on middle, Pope looks to reverse sweep this one again but the ball takes the top edge and lobs towards the cover region where Rohit Sharma takes a good catch. England lead by 371 runs. |
| 38.1 : 38.1: Ravichandran Ashwin to Jos Buttler, NO BALL AND FOUR! Ashwin oversteps this time and Buttler also punishes him. Flatter around off, Jos goes on the back foot and punches this one to the cover region and into the ropes at the deep. |
| 39.1: Shahbaz Nadeem to Dom Bess, FOUR! The lead now moves to 397! Short and spinning away, Nadeem punches it through extra cover for a boundary. |
| 39.3 : 39.3: Shahbaz Nadeem to Dom Bess, FOUR! The lead moves past 400! Flighted outside off, Bess picks the length well and sweeps it over mid-wicket for a boundary. The tourists now lead by 401! |
| 40.4 : 40.4: Ravichandran Ashwin to Dom Bess, FOUR! Short, wide and punished! Bess looking really impressive with the bat. Short around off, Bess cuts through point for a boundary. |
| 41.2 : 41.2: Shahbaz Nadeem to Jos Buttler, OUT! STUMPED! Buttler departs and Nadeem gets his second of the game. Once again Nadeem bowls it outside leg, Buttler comes down the track and looks to hit it straight. He misses and Pant behind the stumps has an easy task. He makes no mistake. |
| 42.1 : 42.1: Ravichandran Ashwin to Dom Bess, OUT! The ball hit the pad first and once that was sure there was hardly anything that could have saved Bess. Bess' effort comes to an end. A good knock from the spinner. Shorter on off, Bess looks to defend but the bat gets stuck behind his pad. The ball hits his pad and a huge appeal follows. The umpire raises his finger. Bess takes the review. Ultra Edge shows that there is no bat involved. Time for the Ball Tracker and it shos all reds. 4-fer for Ashwin |
| 43.3 : 43.3: Shahbaz Nadeem to Jack Leach, FOUR! In the air and in the gap! Flighted on middle and off, Leach comes down the track and hits it away from Ashwin at long on for a boundary. |
| 43.6 : 43.6: Shahbaz Nadeem to Jack Leach, FOUR! Edgy boundary but England will not mind it. Floated on off, Leach comes down the track and looks to hit it over but gets an outside edge which sees the ball go over the slip and to the fence. |
| 46.1 : 46.1: Ravichandran Ashwin to Jofra Archer, OUT! TIMBER! Brilliantly bowled by Ashwin! He gets a 5-fer as well and it has been another good performance by them. Floated ball on off, Archer looks to flick it off the back foot but misses and the ball goes onto hit the timber. |
| 46.2 : OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! That's it! England's second innings is over! Terrific display from Ashwin! Loopy ball on middle, Anderson looks to flick but gets a leading edge which lobs back towards the bowler. Ashwin accepts it gleefully. ENGLAND BOWLED OUT FOR 178. INDIA NEED 420 RUNS TO WIN. |
| 1.6 : 1.6: Jack Leach to Shubman Gill, FOUR! Wonderful shot from Gill! Slightly short on middle, Gill goes on his back foot and then pulls it to the deep mid-wicket region for a boundary. |
| 3.2 : 3.2: Jack Leach to Shubman Gill, FOUR! Superb timing from Gill! Flatter ball on middle and leg, Gill just times this through the mid-wicket region for a boundary. No chance for the fielder chasing after it. |
| 3.3 : 3.3: Jack Leach to Shubman Gill, FOUR! Flicked away nicely! Very full on the pads, Gill flicks it through the fine leg region for another boundary. |
| 4.4 : 4.4: Jofra Archer to Rohit Sharma, FOUR! In the air but safe! Short ball on middle, Sharma looks to pull but it goes off the toe end of the bat towards the deep mid-wicket region for a boundary. |
| 4.5 : 4.5: Jofra Archer to Rohit Sharma, SIX! This time a lot more convincing! Short ball on middle, Sharma rocks back on the back foot and then pulls it over deep square leg for a maximum. |
| 5.3 : 5.3: Jack Leach to Rohit Sharma, OUT! TIMBER! What a ripper from Jack Leach! Just a ripper! That will get England going! Superb delivery and it sends Rohit Sharma back to the pavilion. Tossed up on middle, it spins away after pitching. Sharma prods forward to defend but misses and the ball goes onto hit the off stump. Wow, simply brilliant. Leach did not have a good time in the first innings but has started well in the second. India need 395 more. |
| 5.5 : 5.5: Jack Leach to Cheteshwar Pujara, FOUR! Nicely timed and cut away! Short ball outside off, Pujara cuts it through the cover-point region for a boundary. |
| 13.2 : 13.2: Jack Leach to Shubman Gill, FOUR! Gill is away on Day 5 in style! A long hop around off, Shubman is on the back foot immediately as he pulls it delightfully to the deep mid-wicket fence. He won't let loose balls go unpunished. |
| 19.3 : 19.3: Jack Leach to Cheteshwar Pujara, OUT! First wicket falls on Day 5 for India. Beauty of a delivery. Leach lands it full and on middle, gives it a good toss, Pujara gets forward and tries to work it on the leg side at the last moment. But it jumps, takes the shoulder of his bat and Stokes takes a superb catch stretching to his left at first slip. Pujara will be a little disappointed with himself, had he played it out with a straight bat, then he could have defended it down despite the extra |
| 20.1 : 20.1: Dom Bess to Shubman Gill, FOUR! Lovely footwork! Gill dances down the track to a full ball outside off and drills his drive down the ground to long off for a boundary. |
| 20.3 : 20.3: Dom Bess to Shubman Gill, FOUR! Gill is on the attack, he doesn't want Bess to adjust. Shubman is down the track in a flash, takes it on the full and swings it over mid-wicket. The fielder in the deep attempts for a catch but it goes wide of his outstretched left hand and finds the fence. |
| 22.2 : 22.2: Dom Bess to Shubman Gill, SIX! This one is dispatched! Positivity is in his DNA. Fuller in length and outside off, Gill wears his skates again and dismisses it over long on. 'Shot boy', says Kohli from the other end. Impressive! |
| 25.2: Jack Leach to Shubman Gill, FOUR! Easy pickings! Slower through the air, nicely flighted and full around leg, Gill picks it off his pads and whips it to the deep mid-wicket fence. Moves to 49! |
| 26.2: James Anderson to Shubman Gill, OUT! STUMPS SHATTERED! Anderson has done it! Experience trumps inexperience! Jimmy hurls in a full length ball close to off and gets it to reverse back into the batsman. Gill is forward to defend but leaves a big gap between his bat and pad. The ball sneaks through and destroys the stumps behind. Anderson roars in delight, England get a big wicket and are 7 away from taking the lead in the series. |
| 26.5 : 26.5: James Anderson to Ajinkya Rahane, OUT! Off stump goes for a walk! Anderson is on fire! Rahane bags a duck and England are on top! Jimmy is putting in a masterclass of reverse swing bowling. Wow! This one is identical to the delivery which got Gill. On and around off, a fuller length ball which nips back in sharply. Rahane is forward in defense but he also has a big gap between his bat and pad. The ball finds its way through and uproots the off stump. Five balls, two wickets and Anderson is |
| 28.4 : 28.4: James Anderson to Rishabh Pant, FOUR! Off the mark with a boundary. Full and outside off, Pant drives it firmly and finds the gap at covers. Not much footwork but good hand-eye coordination! |
| 31.3 : 31.3: Jack Leach to Rishabh Pant, FOUR! Fine shot! Leach flights it outside off, Pant shimmies down the track and eases his drive through cover-point. |
| 32.3: James Anderson to Rishabh Pant, OUT! Soft dismissal! Anderson bags his third wicket and Pant is gone! This Test match is now completely in favour of England. Jimmy steams in from 'round the wicket and hurls in a length ball around off. It lands and probably shapes away a bit, Pant presses forward and pushes it uppishly off the outer edge to the right of Root at short cover. A simple catch for the English skipper and India now have lost half their side. |
| 33.1 : 33.1: Dom Bess to Virat Kohli, FOUR! A gentle loosener, a juicy full toss around off, Kohli drives it through covers for a boundary. Anderson is bowling so well from one end and this is the last thing you want from the other end. |
| 33.5 : 33.5: Dom Bess to Washington Sundar, OUT! Bess strikes. He finally gets his line and length right and the rest of the work is done by the pitch. It's around off, turning and bouncing away from the batsman, Sundar tries to defend but fails to do so. It goes past the outside edge, Buttler collects and appeals but the umpire shakes his head. Root takes the DRS and the Ultra Edge finds a spike. Wicket number 6 goes down for India. |
| 36.2 : 36.2: Jofra Archer to Virat Kohli, FOUR! Good shot! Full again on middle, Kohli lofts it over mid on for a boundary. |
| 37.1 : 37.1: Dom Bess to Virat Kohli, FOUR! Full toss on middle, Kohli makes full use of it and heaves it over mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 37.2 : 37.2: Dom Bess to Virat Kohli, FOUR! Another full toss, this time around off, Kohli forces it down the ground and bags consecutive boundaries. |
| 37.3 : 37.3: Dom Bess to Virat Kohli, FOUR! Make it a hat-trick of boundaries! Bess is struggling big time to land his deliveries. Kohli fetches it on the full from around off and uses his lovely wrists to whip it through wide mid on. |
| 40.6 : 40.6: James Anderson to Ravichandran Ashwin, EDGY FOUR! Anderson hurls across a length delivery outside off, getting it to shape away, Ashwin flirts inside the line again and edges it wide of slip for a boundary. |
| 41.2 : 41.2: Jack Leach to Virat Kohli, FOUR! A fine shot by Kohli and he moves to 49! Full and flighted on middle, Virat walks forward and brings his bottom hand into play. Superbly executed on drive and it runs away to the long on boundary. |
| 50.1 : 50.1: Ben Stokes to Virat Kohli, FOUR! Sweet timing and crisp placement! Back of a length delivery outside off, Kohli stands tall inside the crease and punches it through the gap at covers. |
| 51.2 : 51.2: Jack Leach to Ravichandran Ashwin, OUT! England have the breakthrough! Leach drags his length short and serves it close to off, Ashwin is tempted to play the square cut but it's too close to his body. There is some extra bounce as well and the outside edge is induced. Excellent reflex catch by Buttler and Leach gets his third wicket. The 105-ball stand is broken and Kohli now will have to rely on the tail for support. |
| 52.2: Ben Stokes to Virat Kohli, FOUR! Thumped! Short in length and on middle and off, Kohli swivels on the back foot and pulls it through backward square leg for a boundary. |
| 54.1 : 54.1: Ben Stokes to Virat Kohli, FOUR! A length delivery outside off, Kohli gets on the front foot and slightly opens the face of his bat to guide it towards third man for a boundary. |
| 54.3 : 54.3: Ben Stokes to Virat Kohli, OUT! Sound of timber and heartbreak for India! Kohli is cleaned up! Stokes hunts down the big fish. He delivers it on a length around off and it stays low after pitching. Kohli tries to defend but it goes under his bat and obliterates the off pole. Virat shakes his head as he returns. Stokes is all smiles. England are two wickets away from going 1-0 up in the series! |
| 55.3: Jack Leach to Shahbaz Nadeem, OUT! A relay catch and Leach gets his fourth wicket! Full and flighted ball on off, Nadeem gets forward to defend but it spins away slightly to take an outside edge. It goes behind and clips the pads of Buttler. Burns at second slip sticks his left hand out and then catches it in the second attempt. End is nigh for India! |
| 55.4 : 55.4: Jack Leach to Jasprit Bumrah, FOUR! Walks down the track to a full ball and swings it over mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 57.2 : 57.2: Jack Leach to Ishant Sharma, FOUR! Fetches a full ball from outside off and sweeps it behind square leg for a boundary. |
| 58.1 : 58.1: Jofra Archer to Jasprit Bumrah, OUT! Edged and taken! ENGLAND WIN BY 227 RUNS! Brilliant delivery by Archer. He hurls across a good length ball around off and gets it to shape away. Bumrah is squared up in defense and edges it behind to the keeper. Buttler makes no mistake and the English camp is celebrating. |
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