| 0.0 : ... WARM-UP TIME ... |
| Welcome to everyone for this warm-up game! Usually, these practice games don't draw much attention but since India are involved, expect this warm-up game to have plenty of eyeballs. It's not only about India though as England too would be drawing the attention after their triumph in the 50-over World Cup. These two teams are considered to be the favourites in this edition of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup and this game would give us a fair idea about where they stand as a team, in terms of balance, |
| You look at the squads of both India and England and you will find plenty of superstars of the game, individuals who have won games on their own and can set the stage on fire. So forget it's a warm-up game, expect them to fight with the same intensity as they do usually in an international game and gain that winning momentum and confidence heading forward. |
| It's TOSS time! India have won the flip of the coin and they will FIELD first! |
| Jos Buttler, the England skipper, says that everybody is excited and they want to get the campaign underway. Says that Morgan is having a bit of a rest, so it gives another player a chance to get some exposure. Feels that India will come hard at them and there will be some intensity but it is good to be back together as a group. Shares that there is competitiveness in the group and all of them are fighting to play. |
| The Indian captain, Virat Kohli says they will bowl first. They have had success in the past he adds. Goes on to say the boys want to create the same energy. Mentions they will be keen to give game-time to all the players. Says, after the Indian T20 League season, it is difficult to keep KL Rahul out of the opening spot. Ends by saying that he will bat at number three in this tournament. |
| PITCH REPORT - Deep Dasgupta and Dale Steyn are down for the pitch report. Dale says that it might skid on slightly more than during the first game. Adds that the wicket is getting better to bat on. |
| England - Jason Roy, Jos Buttler (C/WK), Dawid Malan, Jonny Bairstow, Moeen Ali, Liam Livingstone, Chris Woakes, Chris Jordan, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood, David Willey. |
| Right. We are ready to get underway here. The Indian players have made their way out and have spread out too. Jason Roy and Jos Buttler will open the innings for England. Bhuvneshwar Kumar to begin with the ball. Here we go... |
| 0.1 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Jason Roy, Starts with a fuller delivery, on middle and leg, Jason Roy clips it in the gap at square leg. A big gap is there and England are underway with three runs. |
| 0.2 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Jos Buttler, Bhuvneshwar Kumar pulls his length back slightly and lands it around off, Jos Buttler stays back and plays it down near the pitch. |
| 0.3 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Jos Buttler, A touch short again, around off, Buttler plays it down from the back foot to point. Suryakumar Yadav is present there. |
| 0.4 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Jos Buttler, FOUR! Buttler is away with a boundary. Full and outside off, Jos has to reach out a bit but does well to middle his shot. He places it in the gap at covers and opens his account in style. |
| 0.5 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Jos Buttler, On a length around off, Buttler covers the line and pushes it past the bowler to mid off. |
| 0.6 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Jos Buttler, Fractionally short and outside off, Buttler hangs on the back foot and steers it through point for a single. |
| 0.5 : Who bowls from the other end? It is Jasprit Bumrah! |
| 0.0 : India - KL Rahul, Ishan Kishan, Virat Kohli (C), Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Rishabh Pant (WK), Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Rahul Chahar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar. |
| 1.1 : Jasprit Bumrah to Jos Buttler, The second over also begins with three runs. Jasprit Bumrah starts by spearing in a full ball on middle, Buttler flicks it past the mid-wicket fielder and takes three. |
| 1.2 : Jasprit Bumrah to Jason Roy, Fuller and around off, angling in, not much swing there, Jason flicks but picks out the mid-wicket fielder. |
| 1.3 : Jasprit Bumrah to Jason Roy, On a good length and around off, Roy goes back and pushes it down to the left of mid on for a single. |
| 1.4 : Jasprit Bumrah to Jos Buttler, Pitches it up and around off, Jos Buttler drives it down the ground but not from the middle of his bat. It rolls away to mid on. |
| 1.5 : Jasprit Bumrah to Jos Buttler, Jasprit Bumrah looks to surprise the batsman with a yorker but ends up serving a full toss on middle, Buttler tucks it through square leg and takes one. |
| 1.6 : Jasprit Bumrah to Jason Roy, Slower one, full and around off, Roy pushes it away towards cover-point for a run. |
| 2.1 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Jason Roy, FOUR! There you go, Jason Roy uses his feet and dismisses it. Fuller and around middle, Roy dances down the track and lofts it over mid on for a boundary, first from his bat. |
| 2.2 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Jason Roy, On a length and around off, once again Jason uses his feet to make room and forces it through point for a couple. |
| 2.3 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Jason Roy, Close to off, on a length, this time Roy stays back and taps it down to cover-point for one. Called a no ball for overstepping. Free Hit to Jos Buttler. |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Jos Buttler, Well bowled. A near-yorker around leg, Buttler clears his front leg and digs it out down to long on. A single is taken. |
| 2.4 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Jason Roy, Mix-up but safe! Back of a length, around middle and leg, Roy steps back and plays it down to extra cover. Buttler looks to respond for a run but is sent back. He would have been a goner had Kohli scored a direct hit at the bowler's end. |
| 2.5 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Jason Roy, A muted appeal for an lbw! On a length around middle and leg, angling down, Roy tries to work it on the leg side but misses. He is rapped on the pads but nothing from the umpire after the Indians appealed. |
| 2.6 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Jason Roy, FOUR! A touch short and around off, Jason Roy shuffles across the stumps and nicely puts it away behind short fine leg for a boundary. |
| 2.5 : Change. Mohammed Shami is introduced into the attack! |
| 3.1 : Mohammed Shami to Jos Buttler, FOUR! Jos Buttler copies the last shot from Roy and fetches a boundary for himself. The line is too straight and Buttler walks across to tickle it wide of short fine leg. |
| 3.2 : Mohammed Shami to Jos Buttler, Full and around off, pushed to covers. |
| 3.3 : Mohammed Shami to Jos Buttler, FOUR! Boom! Full and on middle, right in the slot, Buttler shows the full face of the bat and whacks it straight down the ground. |
| 3.4 : Mohammed Shami to Jos Buttler, Wide! Shami tries following the batsman down the leg side, short in length, Buttler attempts to pull but misses. |
| In walks Dawid Malan! |
| Mohammed Shami to Jos Buttler, OUT! BOWLED 'EM! There is the retort from the bowler. Shami will be happy now after getting his revenge. Perhaps the slower one, on a length around off, Buttler decides to play late and guide it towards third man. But he is early into the shot and the ball beats his bat before disturbing the stumps. |
| 3.5 : Mohammed Shami to Dawid Malan, Malan opens his account with his pet shot. Shortish and around off, Dawid stays back and runs it down towards third man for a run. |
| 3.6 : Mohammed Shami to Jason Roy, Shami has bowled much better in the second half of his over. Delivers this one outside off, on a length and this one stays low, Roy pushes at it and misses. |
| 4.1 : Jasprit Bumrah to Dawid Malan, Bumrah begins with a low dipping full toss on off, Malan pushes it out to short cover. |
| 4.2 : Jasprit Bumrah to Dawid Malan, Play and a miss! Fuller this time, landing around off and angling away, Malan tries to heave it over the leg side but misses. |
| 4.3 : Jasprit Bumrah to Dawid Malan, LUCKY FOUR! Jasprit Bumrah dishes out a terrific yorker, around off, Malan digs it out from the outer half of his bat and the ball scoots through the gap between Pant and first slip for a boundary. |
| 4.4 : Jasprit Bumrah to Dawid Malan, Beaten all ends up! Full and fiery, outside off and angling away, Malan decides to play a booming cover drive but misses. |
| 4.5 : Jasprit Bumrah to Dawid Malan, FOUR! Connects and connects well this time. On a length around off, slower in pace, Malan picks it and plays his shot a bit late. He leans and uses his beautiful hands to thump it through the gap at covers for a boundary. |
| 4.6 : Jasprit Bumrah to Dawid Malan, Back of a length on off, Malan stands back and plays it down to short third man. |
| 5.1 : Mohammed Shami to Jason Roy, Shortish and around leg, Roy steps back and works it off the inner half. It goes past the square leg umpire who does well to make way and the batters take one. |
| 0.0 : Change of gloves for Jason Roy now. |
| 5.2 : Mohammed Shami to Dawid Malan, Shami comes from 'round the wicket and angles in a length ball on off, Dawid stays back and guides it to third man for a single. |
| Jonny Bairstow is the new batter in. |
| 5.3 : Mohammed Shami to Jason Roy, OUT! CAUGHT! Shami gets his second wicket and he has now dismissed both the English openers. Honestly, this one was not a wicket-taking delivery. It's served on a length around middle and leg, there to be hit but Jason Roy miscues his attempted flick off the pads and sends it aerially to short fine leg. Jasprit Bumrah is alert there and takes the catch safely. |
| 5.4 : Mohammed Shami to Jonny Bairstow, Wide! Shami tries to buy another wicket by bowling down the leg side, this time Jonny misses his flick and it's been wided. |
| Mohammed Shami to Jonny Bairstow, Fuller and on middle, Jonny Bairstow flicks it towards mid-wicket. A bit of a misfield from Virat Kohli but no run is conceded. |
| 5.5 : Mohammed Shami to Jonny Bairstow, Jonny Bairstow opens his account with a couple of runs. A touch short and around off, Jonny steers it wide of short third man for two. 50 up! |
| 5.6 : Mohammed Shami to Jonny Bairstow, Back of a length, around off, Jonny Bairstow stays back and plays it in the vacant area at point for one. 51/2 at the end of the Powerplay! |
| 6.1 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Jonny Bairstow, Ash starts with a flatter ball on the pads, Jonny works it nice and fine towards deep square leg for a single. |
| 6.2 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Dawid Malan, Shorter and quicker around off, Dawid Malan goes back and punches this past the point fielder for one. |
| 0.0 : Ravichandran Ashwin to bowl now. |
| 6.3 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Jonny Bairstow, Another run as this shorter ball is eased down the ground towards long on. |
| 6.4 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Dawid Malan, Ash does well this time. He sees Malan skipping down the deck and serves a quicker and flatter ball on middle, Dawid only pushes this to the leg side. |
| 6.5 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Dawid Malan, FOUR! Very well played. A top shot. Fuller this time, floated, around off, Dawid Malan makes room and lofts this one over covers for a one-bounce boundary. |
| 6.6 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Dawid Malan, A single to end Ash's first over as Malan chips this over mid off and takes one. 8 off Ashwin's first over! |
| Change in bowling. Rahul Chahar to bowl his leggies. |
| 7.1 : Rahul Chahar to Dawid Malan, Leg bye. Chahar begins with a fuller delivery, on the pads. Malan misses his tuck and the ball takes the pad and goes behind square leg, for a leg bye. |
| 7.2 : Rahul Chahar to Jonny Bairstow, FOUR! Not the cleanest of shots but Jonny still finds the fence. Fuller, tossed up nicely, landing around off, Jonny Bairstow hits this off the lower end of the blade over Chahar and wide of the long off fielder for a boundary. |
| 7.3 : Rahul Chahar to Jonny Bairstow, FOUR! More control on this shot and another boundary is bagged. Some width offered outside off, floated again, Jonny Bairstow plays the inside-out shot beautifully over covers. One bounce and a boundary. |
| 7.4 : Rahul Chahar to Jonny Bairstow, Better from Rahul. Flatter, around off, JB knocks this down to the on side for one. |
| 7.5 : Rahul Chahar to Dawid Malan, On middle and leg, Dawid Malan gets low and sweeps this to deep square leg for one. |
| 7.6 : Rahul Chahar to Jonny Bairstow, 12 off this one! Full on off, milked down to long on for one. |
| 8.1 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Jonny Bairstow, Ashwin serves this flatter and on the pads, this is worked behind square on the leg side and a couple of runs are bagged. |
| 8.2 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Jonny Bairstow, Served shorter and on middle, from 'round the wicket, punched through mid on for one. |
| 8.3 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Dawid Malan, Slightly fuller, around off, Malan lines up to play the slog-sweep but only manages an inside edge, on the pads, to the off side, for a quick single. |
| 8.4 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Jonny Bairstow, On middle, Jonny works this in front of square leg for a single. |
| 8.5 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Dawid Malan, Slower through the air, fuller, around off, pushed away to Kohli at covers. |
| 8.6 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Dawid Malan, Well bowled by Ash! Just 5 off this one. He sees Dawid dancing down and serves it slightly slower and shorter on the body. Dawid is early into the shot and works it back to the bowler. |
| 9.1 : Rahul Chahar to Jonny Bairstow, Quicker, flatter, around middle and leg, JB flicks this to deep mid-wicket for a run. |
| 9.2 : Rahul Chahar to Dawid Malan, OUT! TIMBER! A smile on Chahar's face and England lose their third. Rahul outfoxes Malan and the southpaw goes back for an 18-ball 18. Chahar serves a flighted googly, around leg and turning away, Dawid Malan makes room by shuffling to the leg side and thinks about lofting this one over the cover region. His thought was a good one, but the execution was not. He misses and the ball strikes the top of the off pole. |
| 9.3 : Rahul Chahar to Liam Livingstone, Starts with a fuller delivery, wider outside off to Liam, he looks to hit it to the off side but misses. |
| 9.4 : Rahul Chahar to Liam Livingstone, Around off, pushed to the fielder at covers. |
| 9.5 : Rahul Chahar to Liam Livingstone, Liam Livingstone opens his account by pushing this fuller delivery down to long off. |
| 9.2 : Drinks break. Time for a breather. India have done well so far to keep things under control. Three wickets are already in the bag and they will be hoping to keep picking wickets and not allow England any kind of momentum heading into the death overs. Liam Livingstone joins Jonny Bairstow in the middle. |
| 9.6 : Rahul Chahar to Jonny Bairstow, 3 runs and a wicket off this one, a good over by Chahar! On middle, Jonny goes back and taps this to mid-wicket for one. |
| 10.1 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Jonny Bairstow, Shortish and outside off, pulled away to deep mid-wicket for one. |
| 10.2 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Liam Livingstone, Quicker and shorter outside off, LL works this to Virat at covers. |
| 10.3 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Liam Livingstone, Floated on off, defended back onto the deck. |
| 10.4 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Liam Livingstone, Loopy this time, on middle, knocked through mid on for one. |
| Update - In another warm-up game involving Australia and New Zealand, the latter have reached 93/1 at the end of 10 overs. |
| 10.5 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Jonny Bairstow, Edged....just short! Flatter, quicker, landing around middle and off, Jonny Bairstow wants to flick this to the leg side but closes the face of the bat early. The leading edge is induced and the ball loops back to Ashwin, who gets low, but the ball reaches him on the bounce. |
| 10.6 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Jonny Bairstow, Just 2 off this over. India are doing well in the middle overs, the spinners, actually. Around off, cut away, but straight to the backward point fielder. |
| 11.1 : Rahul Chahar to Liam Livingstone, In the air...safe! Liam Livingstone lives to die another day. It lands in between three men. Fuller, around off, Liam Livingstone wants to slam this one over the off side but slices this over extra cover. Three men charge towards it but it lands in front of the long off fielder, who was running across to his left from long off. Two taken. |
| 11.2 : Rahul Chahar to Liam Livingstone, FOUR! Connects with it this time! Fuller, wider outside off, Liam Livingstone gets underneath this and smacks this over covers for a boundary. |
| 11.3 : Rahul Chahar to Liam Livingstone, Pushed through covers for a run. |
| 11.4 : Rahul Chahar to Jonny Bairstow, On middle, worked to the leg side for a run. |
| 11.5 : Rahul Chahar to Liam Livingstone, FOUR! Liam Livingstone is finding the boundaries now! A drag down, short and sliding down the leg side, Liam Livingstone gets inside the line and pulls it behind square on the leg side. Boundary. |
| 11.6 : Rahul Chahar to Liam Livingstone, Around off, pushed back to the bowler. A decent over for England after a while, 12 from it. |
| Will Ravichandran Ashwin bowl out? The answer is yes. |
| 12.2 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Jonny Bairstow, FOUR! Funky! Slightly shorter, outside off, Jonny Bairstow gets low, reverse-hits this past the short third man fielder and bags a boundary. |
| 12.1 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Jonny Bairstow, Fuller, on middle, Jonny Bairstow gets low and drags this in between deep square leg and deep mid-wicket. A couple of runs. |
| 12.3 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Jonny Bairstow, A single as this is punched down to long on. 100 up! |
| 12.4 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Liam Livingstone, On middle, LL works this through mid on for one more. |
| 12.5 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Jonny Bairstow, Tries to be funky again, does Jonny, but it does not work out! Fuller now, outside off, Jonny Bairstow looks for the reverse-hit again but does not connect. |
| 12.6 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Jonny Bairstow, 'HOWZAT?' screams Pant, but the umpire is not interested. Fuller, a carrom ball landing around off and spinning away, Jonny Bairstow presses forward and swings his bat but misses. Pant collects and whips the bails off but JB looks to have never left the crease. An excited appeal from Rishabh but the umpire does not flinch. |
| 13.1 : Rahul Chahar to Liam Livingstone, SIX! Straight as an arrow! Well connected. This is bowled fuller, tossed up, around off, Liam Livingstone clears his front leg and thumps this one over Chahar for a biggie. |
| 13.2 : Rahul Chahar to Liam Livingstone, Some turn on this! Flatter, around middle, the ball lands and spins away as Liam misses his poke. |
| 13.3 : Rahul Chahar to Liam Livingstone, FOUR! Another boundary and Chahar is getting the treatment from Livingstone! Flatter, around middle and leg, easy work for Liam as he swivels and pumps this one towards deep square leg. It takes a bounce and goes past the ropes, but the umpire signals it as a biggie. One replay and the decision is changed to a four. |
| 0.0 : Will Rahul Chahar also bowl out? Yup, the leggie is ready to bowl his fourth over. |
| 13.4 : Rahul Chahar to Liam Livingstone, Full, on off, LL looks to drive but gets the outside edge to short third man. |
| 13.5 : Rahul Chahar to Liam Livingstone, FOUR! Third boundary of the over and Liam Livingstone is amping it up! Fuller, around off, Liam Livingstone gives the full punch of the blade and whacks it through covers for a boundary. |
| 13.6 : Rahul Chahar to Liam Livingstone, NO BALL! On middle, dragged to deep mid-wicket for one. Rahul has overstepped and a no ball has been called. Free Hit for Jonny! |
| Rahul Chahar to Jonny Bairstow, Just a run! On middle, fuller, hit hard, but to the fielder at long on for one. Rahul Chahar ends a slightly expensive outing, ending with figures of 4-0-43-1. |
| Bowling change. Mohammed Shami is back on, 2/16 in his 2 overs so far. |
| 14.1 : Mohammed Shami to Jonny Bairstow, A full toss, around off, hit to the cover fielder. |
| 14.2 : Mohammed Shami to Jonny Bairstow, TWO WIDES! On a length, sliding down the leg side, the pull is missed and Pant fumbles too as the batters sneak a run. |
| Mohammed Shami to Liam Livingstone, Full on middle, Liam heaves this to deep mid-wicket for one. |
| 14.3 : Mohammed Shami to Jonny Bairstow, WIDE. Short and down the leg side, again, JB misses his pull. Pant does well to dive to his left and stop the ball. |
| Mohammed Shami to Jonny Bairstow, SIX! Stand and deliver! A biggie to bring up the 50-run stand between these two! In the slot around off, Jonny Bairstow stands tall and effortlessly smokes this one over long on. |
| 14.4 : Mohammed Shami to Jonny Bairstow, Around off, hooked away to the deep mid-wicket region for a run. |
| 14.5 : Mohammed Shami to Liam Livingstone, OUT! BOWLED 'EM! What a way to respond from Shami. He has a knack of getting back at batters when things are going their way. He serves a perfect yorker, around off and middle, right in the blockhole, Liam Livingstone tries his best to dig this one out but it does not prove to be enough. The wickets behind are disturbed as the ball deflects off the pads. A good stand for the English Lions perishes. |
| Moeen Ali arrives. |
| 14.6 : Mohammed Shami to Moeen Ali, Mo starts with a run! Fuller, on off, jammed out through mid off for one. |
| Jasprit Bumrah is back on. 0/14 in his two overs so far. |
| 15.1 : Jasprit Bumrah to Moeen Ali, Slower one, a touch short around middle and off, Moeen plays it down from the crease to the off side. The ball rolls to covers and they cross. |
| 15.2 : Jasprit Bumrah to Jonny Bairstow, Fullish and in the line of the stumps, Jonny Bairstow tries to flick but gets an inside edge onto the pads. |
| 15.3 : Jasprit Bumrah to Jonny Bairstow, Fuller again, around off, Jonny goes for another flick shot and it goes off the toe end. The ball dribbles to the right of long on and they take two. |
| 15.4 : Jasprit Bumrah to Jonny Bairstow, FOUR! Superb shot! Very full and outside off, Jonny Bairstow leans into the drive and caresses it square of the wicket on the off side. There is a sweeper cover in place but it's too far away from him to cut off. Brilliant timing and placement. |
| 15.5 : Jasprit Bumrah to Jonny Bairstow, Jasprit Bumrah bowls this from wide of the crease, a full toss on middle, angling down, Jonny Bairstow tries to flick but misses. The bowler appeals a bit before going to collect the ball. |
| 15.6 : Jasprit Bumrah to Jonny Bairstow, Short and wide outside off, slower in pace, Bairstow cuts but finds backward point. Either side of that fielder and it would have been a boundary. End of a good over from Bumrah, 7 from it. |
| 15.5 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar returns. 2-0-21-0 are his figures until now. |
| 16.1 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Moeen Ali, Up and over the infield! Fuller in length and wide outside off, Moeen goes for the drive away from his body but it takes the toe end of the bat and flies over the leaping extra cover fielder. The sweeper in the deep sweeps it off and the batters take two. |
| 16.2 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Moeen Ali, On a length and wide outside off, slower in pace, Moeen stays back and slaps it to long off for a run. |
| 16.3 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Jonny Bairstow, Two wides! Attempted slower one, short and way wide outside off, Jonny Bairstow chases but misses. Rishabh Pant gets a bad bounce and fails to collect it cleanly. The short third man fielder cuts it off and the batters cross. |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Moeen Ali, In the blockhole, Moeen digs it out back to the bowler. |
| 16.4 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Moeen Ali, FOUR! Shot! Moeen loves to play inside-out. A delivery landing on a length around off and angling away, Ali holds his pose inside the crease and smacks it over extra cover. |
| 16.5 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Moeen Ali, Kumar bowls a low full toss on middle, Ali tickles it to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 16.6 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Jonny Bairstow, A wide yorker outside off, Jonny forces it down through wide mid off and collects a couple of runs. 12 from this over! |
| 17.1 : Mohammed Shami to Moeen Ali, Play and a miss! Shami runs in from 'round the wicket and delivers it very full and wide outside off, Moeen tries to dig it out but misses. |
| 17.2 : Mohammed Shami to Moeen Ali, Direct hit would have been curtains for Moeen Ali. On a length and around off, Moeen punches it to extra cover and rushes across to the other end. Virat Kohli has a shy at the bowler's end but misses. They cross for an overthrow. 150 up! |
| 17.3 : Mohammed Shami to Moeen Ali, FOUR! Great shot by Mo! Very full and a touch straighter at the stumps, right in the arc for the batsman, Moeen clears his front leg an drills it down the ground for a boundary at long off. |
| 17.4 : Mohammed Shami to Moeen Ali, FOUR! Even better from Ali. Slower one, full and outside off, Moeen attacks the room and smashes it through extra cover for a boundary. |
| 17.5 : Mohammed Shami to Moeen Ali, Too full and on off, much better from Shami this time, Moeen squeezes it out to deep point for a single. |
| 17.6 : Mohammed Shami to Jonny Bairstow, Full toss on middle, Jonny hangs back and lofts it over mid on for a run. 12 from this over as well, 24 in the last two. |
| Jasprit Bumrah will bowl the penultimate over. He has given 21 off his previous 3 overs. Can he end things well? |
| 18.1 : Jasprit Bumrah to Jonny Bairstow, Yorker around off, slower in pace, Jonny Bairstow pushes it through point and collects a couple of runs. |
| 18.2 : Jasprit Bumrah to Jonny Bairstow, OUT! TIMBER! That's an absolute jaffa from Jasprit Bumrah. An unplayable leg-stump yorker, landing right on the popping crease, Jonny Bairstow tries to keep it out but misses and finds the stumps disturbed. Great delivery to remove a set batsman from the crease. A handy knock nonetheless from Jonny. |
| Chris Woakes makes his way out into the middle. |
| 18.3 : Jasprit Bumrah to Chris Woakes, Fuller and outside off, pushed away to point for a single. |
| 18.4 : Jasprit Bumrah to Moeen Ali, Moeen plays it straight and bags a couple. Bumrah delivers it in the blockhole, Ali digs it out back past the bowler and comes back for the second run. |
| 18.5 : Jasprit Bumrah to Moeen Ali, Very full and around leg, Moeen is beaten for pace and hence fails to flick it away. The ball deflects off his pads to point and they steal a leg bye. |
| 18.6 : Jasprit Bumrah to Chris Woakes, Shortish and around off, Woakes shapes up for a pull shot but it takes the bottom edge and goes on one bounce to Pant. A dot ball. End of a top over from Jasprit Bumrah! |
| 18.5 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to end proceedings in this innings. 0/33 in his 3 overs. Can he bowl a stingy over? |
| 19.1 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Moeen Ali, Wide! Kumar fails to get his line right on the first ball, delivers it way wide outside off, Moeen leaves it. |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Moeen Ali, Identical to the last delivery, this time it's just inside the tramline, Moeen chases but misses. |
| 19.2 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Moeen Ali, Once again Moeen reaches out for delivery wide outside off and this time he connects. He sends it from the toe end of his bat to deep cover. Virat Kohli runs across to his right but the ball lands and spins away. He does well to stop it with his left hand and avoids an embarrassing situation. Two taken. |
| 19.3 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Moeen Ali, Yorker around middle, Moeen digs it out on the leg side and it dribbles through mid-wicket. They collect another two. |
| 19.4 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Moeen Ali, FOUR! Streaky! Fuller and wide outside off, Moeen throws his bat at it and edges it past the diving keeper for a boundary at third man. |
| 19.6 : This has been a good batting display by England and they will be pretty pleased that they have breached the 180-run mark. Most of their batters contributed decently but Liam Livingstone and Jonny Bairstow took the charge in the middle overs, which helped them end on a competitive total. Inside the Powerplay, the English Lions lost both their openers as they could not continue after getting decent starts. Malan was looking like he was settling in well but Chahar got the better of him. A 52-run |
| 19.5 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Moeen Ali, SIX! A low full toss outside off, Moeen once again goes after it and slices it over backward point for a biggie. |
| 19.6 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Moeen Ali, SIX! Moeen ends the innings with a mighty hit! Bhuvneshwar Kumar misses the line and length, delivers it full and around off, right in the arc for Moeen and he launches it over long off. 21 from the last over and England finish on 188/5. |
| The Indians did not have the best time out in the middle and will feel like they have conceded around 20-25 runs more than what they would have wanted. They did well in the middle phase as their spinners made batting slightly tough for the English batters but that did not continue for long as the Brits bounced back well towards the end. As usual, Jasprit Bumrah continued to be the star for India as he finished with figures of 4-0-26-1, bowling two top overs at the death. Ravichandran Ashwin ha |
| Right then. India need 189 to win and will need all their batters to contribute well if they want to chase this down. They do have the firepower required but it will not be easy against this talented English bowling attack. It should be a close chase. Stay tuned for India's reply. |
| ... RUN CHASE ... |
| We're back! The English team is in a huddle. KL Rahul and Ishan Kishan are the Indian openers for his match. |
| 0.1 : David Willey to KL Rahul, Edgy start for KL! Fuller and close to off, shaping in a bit, Rahul tries to flick but it takes the leading edge. The ball rolls in the gap at cover-point and they cross for a run. |
| 0.2 : David Willey to Ishan Kishan, Delivers it on a length around off, moving away a bit off the seam, Kishan stays on the back foot and defends it off the inner half to the leg side. |
| 0.3 : David Willey to Ishan Kishan, Kishan is off the mark as well. Fuller in length around off, Ishan gets forward and pushes it to the right of the cover fielder for a single. |
| 0.4 : David Willey to KL Rahul, FOUR! Put away easily. Willey is on the shorter side with his length, around leg, KL Rahul uses his bottom hand well and tucks it wide of short fine leg for a boundary. |
| 0.3 : David Willey comes steaming in but KL Rahul is not ready. He stops the bowler. |
| 0.5 : David Willey to KL Rahul, Lands it on a length around off, Rahul goes back and pushes it with gentle hands to mid off. They cross for a brisk single. |
| 0.6 : David Willey to Ishan Kishan, Pitches it up and outside off, Kishan drives it through cover-point and picks up a run. 8 from the first over. |
| Chris Woakes to operate from the other end. |
| 1.1 : Chris Woakes to Ishan Kishan, Back of a length, outside off, Ishan Kishan looks to cut but misses. |
| 1.2 : Chris Woakes to Ishan Kishan, On a length, outside off, seaming away, Ishan Kishan looks to work it away towards the off side but the ball misses the outside edge of his blade. |
| 1.3 : Chris Woakes to Ishan Kishan, On a length, outside off, Ishan Kishan pushes it to the cover fielder in the ring. |
| 1.4 : Chris Woakes to Ishan Kishan, FOUR! First boundary for Ishan Kishan. Back of a length, outside off, Ishan connects the cut this time and smashes it through covers for a boundary. |
| 1.5 : Chris Woakes to Ishan Kishan, Play and a miss! Length ball, outside off, seaming away, Ishan Kishan slashes his bat hard at that one but misses. |
| 1.6 : Chris Woakes to Ishan Kishan, Back of a length, on off, Ishan Kishan works it away towards the mid-wicket region for a single |
| 2.1 : David Willey to Ishan Kishan, Edgy! Willey drops it on a length and outside off, Ishan tries to step back and slap it to the off side but gets an inside edge onto the pads. |
| 2.2 : David Willey to Ishan Kishan, PUT DOWN! Chris Woakes did the hard work of diving and reaching the ball but then he fails to grab it cleanly. Fuller and on middle, Ishan plays a lofted shot down to mid on where Woakes dives forward but fails to keep it in his grasp. |
| 2.3 : David Willey to Ishan Kishan, ANOTHER CHANCE! A touch short and around off, Kishan heaves it over square leg. Liam Livingstone fails to judge the catch properly in the deep and the ball lands in front of him. Ishan Kishan is living dangerously at the moment. A single taken. |
| 2.4 : David Willey to KL Rahul, Full and on middle, KL calmly knocks it down to mid on and rotates the strike. |
| 2.5 : David Willey to Ishan Kishan, Slower bouncer, around off, Ishan Kishan shows restrain as he leans back and allows it through. |
| 2.6 : David Willey to Ishan Kishan, A length ball, landing around off and angling in, Kishan tries to flick but gets an inside edge onto the pads. It deflects to point, he looks for a run but Rahul sends him back. |
| 3.1 : Chris Woakes to KL Rahul, FOUR! KL Rahul again! Back of a length, around leg, KL Rahul pulls it towards backward square leg for a boundary. |
| 3.2 : Chris Woakes to KL Rahul, FOUR! Shot of a batsman in prime form! Fuller and outside off, KL Rahul shows a great extension of his arms and lifts it with great timing over mid off. Nearly went all the way. |
| 3.3 : Chris Woakes to KL Rahul, Very full ball, outside off, swinging away, KL Rahul goes chasing for that but misses. |
| 3.4 : Chris Woakes to KL Rahul, SIX! WOW! What a shot! Full ball, on the stumps, KL Rahul whips it across the line over deep square leg fence for a biggie. |
| 3.5 : Chris Woakes to KL Rahul, Back of a length, around off, KL Rahul steers it away towards the backward point fielder. |
| 3.6 : Bowling change? Yep. Mark Wood is unleashed into the attack! |
| Chris Woakes to KL Rahul, FOUR! Easy for KL Rahul. Full toss, on the pads, KL Rahul flicks it off his pads towards fine leg for another boundary. 18 runs off this over. |
| 4.1 : Mark Wood to Ishan Kishan, FOUR! Smashed away! Wood speeds in and delivers it full around off, Ishan Kishan attacks it with all his power and dismisses it over mid on for a boundary. |
| 4.2 : Mark Wood to Ishan Kishan, Back of a length outside off, Kishan runs it down to third man and hands the strike to Rahul. |
| 4.3 : Mark Wood to KL Rahul, Sharp delivery, on middle and angling in, Rahul fails to flick and is hit on the inside part of his thigh. The ball rolls behind in front of the keeper and Kishan calls his partner for a leg bye. |
| 4.4 : Mark Wood to Ishan Kishan, Swing and a miss! Wood goes wide of the crease and digs in a short ball outside off, Kishan stands back to pull but misses. |
| 4.5 : Mark Wood to Ishan Kishan, SIX! Dispatched! Mark Wood changes his angle but it worked in favour of the left-hander. Short and around off, Kishan stands back and pulls it with the angle of the bowler. He connects and connects so well that the ball goes whistling over square leg for a maximum. Brute. |
| 4.6 : Mark Wood to Ishan Kishan, FOUR! Ishan Kishan is loving the pace offered by Mark Wood. Short in length and around off, Kishan rocks back and hammer-pulls it in front of square leg. The fielder in the deep dives near the fence but fails to cut it off. 16 from the over, 34 in the last two and India are on the charge. |
| Change. Time for Chris Jordan to have a crack at this Indian opening pair! |
| 5.1 : Chris Jordan to KL Rahul, Excellent stop by Jonny Bairstow! A touch short in length and around off, Rahul punches it to the right of cover-point and Jonny dives across to his right to stop the racing ball. The batsmen collect a single and 50 comes up for India. |
| 5.2 : Chris Jordan to Ishan Kishan, Short in length, on middle and angling down the leg side, Kishan tries to pull but misses. It hits him on the rib cage and deflects towards short fine leg. Buttler runs and collects the ball. He scores a direct hit and the ball deflects away. KL Rahul wants a run but Kishan is down on his haunches, trying to catch his breath back after that blow. |
| 5.3 : Chris Jordan to Ishan Kishan, Short and around off, Kishan plays a mistimed pull wide of mid on for a run. |
| 5.4 : Chris Jordan to KL Rahul, SIX! High in the night sky and it's a handsome shot. Chris Jordan delivers it on a length around off, Rahul remains inside the crease and with a tremendous speed of his bat, he hoists it over the bowler's head for a biggie. There is so much class about his shots. Little muscle, more timing. |
| 5.5 : Chris Jordan to KL Rahul, Angling into the batsman, on a length, KL nudges it towards mid on and rotates the strike. |
| 5.6 : Chris Jordan to Ishan Kishan, Back of a length around off, Kishan punches it down to mid off. The fielder is at the edge of the circle and it's an easy run. 10 from the over, India are 59/0 at the end of the Powerplay. Strong start. |
| Spin time! Moeen Ali has the ball in hand now. |
| 6.2 : Moeen Ali to KL Rahul, FOUR! Nailed! Moeen drags his length back and lands it around off, KL Rahul uses the depth of his crease and pulls it powerfully to the wide long on fence. |
| 6.1 : Moeen Ali to Ishan Kishan, A touch short around middle and skidding down, Kishan gets back and helps it behind square leg for a single. |
| 6.3 : Moeen Ali to KL Rahul, Uff...this one stays low. Flighted and full around off, KL does well to play late and low as he keeps it out towards the bowler. |
| 6.4 : Moeen Ali to KL Rahul, SIX! This one is high, high enough to clear the fence. A long hop from Moeen, around off, KL Rahul once again goes back deep inside the crease and clobbers it flat over mid-wicket for a biggie. |
| 6.5 : Moeen Ali to KL Rahul, This one goes straight on, outside off, it's played late towards short third man for a single. |
| 6.6 : Moeen Ali to Ishan Kishan, Fullish around leg, Ishan sweeps it behind square leg for a couple of runs. 14 from Moeen's first. |
| Change in bowling. Spin from both ends as Adil Rashid is going to bowl! |
| 7.1 : Adil Rashid to KL Rahul, Flatter delivery, on middle and skidding in, Rahul eases it down to long on for a single. |
| 7.2 : Adil Rashid to Ishan Kishan, This one is tossed up, full and around middle, Kishan knocks it down to long on for a run. |
| 7.3 : Adil Rashid to KL Rahul, A touch short and around off, KL gets back to play the square cut but it takes the under edge and rolls back to the bowler. |
| 7.4 : Adil Rashid to KL Rahul, A touch short again, around middle and leg, Rahul moves back and works it in front of square leg for one. |
| 7.5 : Adil Rashid to Ishan Kishan, Shortish and on off, Ishan pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a run. |
| 7.6 : Adil Rashid to KL Rahul, Flatter leg spinner, around leg, Rahul punches it down to wide long on for a run. 5 singles from Rashid's first over. |
| Time for some express pace as Mark Wood is back on. He gave 15 off his solitary over. |
| 8.1 : Mark Wood to KL Rahul, FOUR! KL Rahul is carrying his tremendous form from the Indian T20 League. Oozing class with his sublime shots. Fuller and around off, Rahul leans into the drive, transfers his weight well into the shot and chips it over covers for a glorious boundary. A 23-ball fifty for him! |
| 8.2 : Mark Wood to KL Rahul, OUT! CAUGHT! KL Rahul departs after a wonderful knock. Wood alters his length a bit and lands it outside off, Rahul once again attempts for a lofted shot but this time his bat turns in his hands and he ends up mistiming it over covers. Moeen Ali backtracks a bit and completes the catch just outside the circle. End of an 82-run opening stand and England would look to pick a few more wickets to get back into the match. |
| 0.0 : The Indian skipper, Virat Kohli makes his way out now. |
| 8.3 : Mark Wood to Virat Kohli, Timing! A low full toss outside off, Kohli leans and drives it to sweeper cover for a single. |
| 8.4 : Mark Wood to Ishan Kishan, Slightly short and around leg, Ishan lifts his front leg and tucks it towards square leg for a run. |
| 8.5 : Mark Wood to Virat Kohli, Angling in from a length around off, Virat taps it down to point. Kishan wants a run but is sent back in time as the point fielder scores a direct hit at the bowler's end. |
| 8.6 : Mark Wood to Virat Kohli, Shortish and outside off, Kohli opens the face of his bat and guides it towards third man for a single. 104 needed off 66 balls. |
| 9.1 : Adil Rashid to Virat Kohli, Loopy and full around off, a googly, Kohli presses forward and drives it slightly uppish. It goes wide of the bowler to long off for a single. |
| 9.2 : Adil Rashid to Ishan Kishan, Floated and full on off, Ishan goes down on one knee and slog-sweeps it to deep mid-wicket for a run. |
| 9.3 : Adil Rashid to Virat Kohli, A touch short and on off, Virat stays on the back foot and punches it to long off for one. |
| 9.4 : Adil Rashid to Ishan Kishan, Rashid is again on the shorter side outside off, a googly, Kishan goes back and cuts it with the spin to deep cover. Another single. |
| 9.5 : Adil Rashid to Virat Kohli, Flatter and a touch shorter around leg, Kohli moves back and tucks it through mid-wicket. Straightaway the call is for two from the Indian skipper and they complete it with ease. |
| 9.6 : Adil Rashid to Virat Kohli, A quicker googly, flat and on middle, Kohli gets back and helps it to deep mid-wicket for a single. India are comfortably placed at the halfway mark. |
| 0.0 : Update - A word regarding the other two games going on at the moment. In match number 4 between Sri Lanka and Namibia, the former are cruising as they are 50/3 in 8 overs and just need 47 more in 12 overs. Barring any surprise, this should be a win for the Islanders. In the other warm-up match between Australia and New Zealand, the Kangaroos are at 80/3 at the end of the 10th over and need 79 more in 60 deliveries. It could be a close finish in this clash. |
| 10.1 : Liam Livingstone to Virat Kohli, Tossed up, on middle, Virat Kohli drills it to long off for a single. |
| 10.2 : Liam Livingstone to Ishan Kishan, FOUR! Shorter length, Ishan Kishan stays deep in his crease and pulls it towards deep mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 10.3 : Liam Livingstone to Ishan Kishan, Shorter length again, slower, Ishan plays this early and gets the leading edge over the bowler's head for a single |
| 10.4 : Liam Livingstone to Virat Kohli, Full, on off, Virat Kohli drives it to covers for a single. |
| 10.5 : Liam Livingstone to Ishan Kishan, Flatter, quicker, on off, Ishan manages just to hit it back to the bowler. |
| 10.6 : Liam Livingstone to Ishan Kishan, Ishan goes for a reverse sweep off this full ball but misses. The ball hits his pads. Liam appeals but no damage is done |
| 11.1 : Adil Rashid to Virat Kohli, 100 up for India! Floated, around off, it lands and spins away as Kohli waits and then punches this through point for a run. |
| 0.0 : Drinks break! India have started off this run chase in a fine manner as their openers raised an 82-run stand and laid the platform. Now, from the last 10 overs, they need 97 more and if they can continue with the same tempo, then they should pouch this game. England would be hoping to snare more wickets and quickly too as they look to apply the brakes to India's charge. Liam Livingstone to bowl after the break. |
| 11.2 : Adil Rashid to Ishan Kishan, SIX! Good use of the feet and Kishan is taking the charge now! Fantastic shot. This is bowled slightly fuller, tossed up, around off, Ishan Kishan puts on his dancing shoes, gets to the pitch of the ball and tonks this one over the deep mid-wicket fence. |
| 11.3 : Adil Rashid to Ishan Kishan, A touch shorter this time, quicker on middle, Ishan Kishan adjusts and works this through mid-wicket. Two is the call from the Indian skipper and they get two comfortably. |
| 11.4 : Adil Rashid to Ishan Kishan, SIX! Fifty for Kishan! Wow! This young man is playing freely and is scoring runs very quickly now! A 36-ball fifty for the southpaw and he will be looking to continue in the same manner. Loopy this time, around off, Ishan Kishan again gets to the pitch of the ball and smokes this one over long off. |
| 11.5 : Adil Rashid to Ishan Kishan, FOUR! Another boundary and Kishan is loving life at the moment! A touch flatter, around off, Ishan Kishan hangs back and slaps this through mid-wicket. The call is for two but the timing on this shot is sublime as it beats the long on fielder's dive to his left. |
| 11.6 : Adil Rashid to Ishan Kishan, WIDE. Fuller, way outside off, IK leaves. Wided. |
| Adil Rashid to Ishan Kishan, FOUR! WOW! 24 off the over and Rashid has been spanked by Kishan in this over. Another flatter delivery, it is around off and Ishan Kishan rocks back, gives it the full thwack of the blade and finds the fence at deep mid-wicket. |
| 12.1 : Liam Livingstone to Virat Kohli, Shorter length, turning away sharply, Virat looks to pull but gets beaten by the turn. |
| 12.2 : Liam Livingstone to Virat Kohli, Full ball, on off, Virat drives it to sweeper cover for a single. |
| 12.3 : Liam Livingstone to Ishan Kishan, Shorter length, Ishan rocks back and pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 12.4 : Liam Livingstone to Virat Kohli, OUT! CAUGHT! Liam Livingstone has foxed Virat Kohli. A flighted delivery, around off and turning away, Virat comes down the track for a big shot but loses his shape completely. As he swings his willow across the line, the ball turns away at the point of impact. The top edge flies to point and it's a simple catch for Adil Rashid. 64 needed off 44 balls. |
| 12.5 : Liam Livingstone to Rishabh Pant, Shorter length, quicker, Rishabh Pant stays deep in his crease and cuts it to the cover fielder. |
| 12.6 : Liam Livingstone to Rishabh Pant, Shorter length again, Pant gets back and cuts it to sweeper cover this time for a single. Top over from Livingstone, 3 runs and a prized scalp of Kohli from it. |
| 12.4 : Rishabh Pant walks in next. |
| 12.6 : Change in bowling. Moeen Ali (1-0-14-0) is back into the attack with two left-handers in the middle. |
| 13.1 : Moeen Ali to Rishabh Pant, Flatter around off, Rishabh knocks this to mid-wicket for a run. |
| 13.2 : Moeen Ali to Ishan Kishan, On middle, quicker, Ishan waits for it and then nudges this towards short fine leg off the inner half for one. |
| 13.3 : Moeen Ali to Rishabh Pant, Floated, around off, Pant hangs back and defends it out. |
| 13.4 : Moeen Ali to Rishabh Pant, SIX! Pant didn't quite hit that one cleanly but such is the raw power that this gentleman generates, that the ball still flies past the ropes. Loopy, fuller, around off, Rishabh Pant skips down and smacks this, one-handed, over the wide long off fence for a biggie. |
| 13.5 : Moeen Ali to Rishabh Pant, SIX! Boy, did he connect with that one! So clean. That has gone a long way! Another delivery with a nice loop, fuller, on off, Rishabh Pant dances down again and spanks this one over Moeen for a big six. |
| 13.6 : Moeen Ali to Rishabh Pant, Full, on middle, spinning away, Rishabh looks to flick but he gets a leading edge to mid off. 14 off the over and India need 49 more from 36 balls! |
| Chris Woakes is back on. 0/23 in his 2 overs so far. |
| 14.1 : Chris Woakes to Ishan Kishan, Length ball, around off, Ishan swings it hard towards mid-wicket for a single. |
| 14.2 : Chris Woakes to Rishabh Pant, Back of a length, on the body, Pant clips it to backward square leg for a single. |
| 14.3 : Chris Woakes to Ishan Kishan, FOUR! SHOT! Full ball, outside off, Ishan Kishan uses his strong wrists and drives it powerfully through covers for a boundary. |
| 14.4 : Chris Woakes to Ishan Kishan, Back of a length, around middle, Ishan looks to pull but misses. The ball hits him on the box. |
| 14.6 : Chris Woakes to Ishan Kishan, Slower one, short and on middle, Ishan looks to pull but is deceived. The ball hits his body and rolls towards the off side. 41 needed now off the last 5 overs. |
| 14.5 : Chris Woakes to Ishan Kishan, DROPPED! Full ball, sliding down the leg side, Ishan looks to flick it away but gets a thin edge off his blade. Jos Buttler, the wicketkeeper, reacts to his right but drops it. The ball runs behind and the batters take a couple. |
| 15.1 : Chris Jordan to Rishabh Pant, A slower bouncer around off, RP waits for it and then pulls it to the right of deep square leg. One. |
| 0.0 : Liam Livingstone is leaving the ground. Let's hope it's not a fracture. Also, Ishan Kishan is done with his warm-up, enough of practice and he is making way for Suryakumar Yadav. |
| 15.2 : Chris Jordan to Ishan Kishan, DROPPED! Liam Livingstone drops this chance and also hurts himself in the process. On a length, around middle, Ishan Kishan uses his wrists and whips this towards deep mid-wicket. He does not get the distance on this and Liam Livingstone runs to his left but drops an easy catch. The batters take one and it looks like Liam has injured himself in the process. He walks off and Sam Billings comes out to replace him out on the field. |
| 15.3 : Chris Jordan to Rishabh Pant, Around off, flicked nicely towards deep mid-wicket, where the ball finds the fielder on the bounce. One run. |
| 15.4 : Chris Jordan to Suryakumar Yadav, On middle, pushed to the fielder at mid on. |
| 15.5 : Chris Jordan to Suryakumar Yadav, WIDE. On a length, sliding down the leg side, the flick is missed. Wided. |
| Chris Jordan to Suryakumar Yadav, WIDE. Another one. A replica of the previous delivery and SKY misses his tuck yet again. |
| Chris Jordan to Suryakumar Yadav, Outside off, on a length, Yadav pushes this to point. He wants a run but is sent back by Pant. |
| 15.6 : Chris Jordan to Suryakumar Yadav, Slower in pace, back of a length, around off, SKY knocks it down to long on to open his account. |
| 16.1 : Chris Woakes to Suryakumar Yadav, Slower, short ball, Suryakumar Yadav pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 16.2 : Chris Woakes to Rishabh Pant, Back of a length again, on off, Pant pulls it to deep mid-wicket and gets a single. |
| 16.3 : Chris Woakes to Suryakumar Yadav, Another slower short ball, outside the off stump this time, Suryakumar cuts it to short third man for a single. |
| 16.4 : Chris Woakes to Rishabh Pant, FOUR! This time Rishabh Pant gets the gap and the boundary! Woakes bangs this short and Pant pulls it powerfully off the back foot towards mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 16.5 : Chris Woakes to Rishabh Pant, Shorter length, again, Pant pulls as his one hand comes off and puts it to backward square leg for a single |
| 16.6 : Chris Woakes to Suryakumar Yadav, Back of a length, off-pace delivery again, Suryakumar Yadav slaps it to long on for just a single. 26 needed now off 18 balls. |
| 17.1 : David Willey to Suryakumar Yadav, WIDE. Slips this one down the leg side, SKY tries to tuck but misses. |
| David Willey to Suryakumar Yadav, On a length, on middle, Suryakumar Yadav moves inside and looks to work this over the short fine leg fielder but SKY misses and the ball goes to the keeper. |
| 17.2 : David Willey to Suryakumar Yadav, FOUR! He gets the placement right this time around! On middle, on a length again, Suryakumar Yadav moves inside and connects with his shot past short fine leg for a boundary. |
| 17.3 : David Willey to Suryakumar Yadav, OUT! EDGED AND TAKEN! SKY's short stay has come to an end. He was looking to be cheeky but it proves to be his undoing. Willey bangs this one short, slightly slower though, on middle, Suryakumar Yadav makes room, by moving to the leg side and he looks to ramp it over the keeper. He only manages a thin edge, which goes to Jos Buttler, who ensures to pouch this. 21 more needed in 15 balls now! |
| Hardik Pandya is in next. |
| 17.4 : David Willey to Hardik Pandya, Slower and shorter on the body, Pandya looks to pull but he gets an under-edge to Buttler, on the bounce. |
| 17.5 : David Willey to Hardik Pandya, Back of a length, around off, slanting away, slower again, Hardik Pandya waits for it and looks to dab it to the off side but misses. 'SLOW DAAL RAHA HAI NA?' is what Hardik asks Pant, which means that he is asking if Willey is bowling slow. Looks like Pant replies in the affirmative. |
| 17.6 : David Willey to Hardik Pandya, A good over by David! Shortish, on off, pulled to deep mid-wicket for one. 20 more needed from the last 2 overs! |
| 18.1 : Chris Jordan to Hardik Pandya, FOUR! Ho ho ho! What a cracking shot. Jordan looked to bowl the yorker but he serves a fuller length delivery in the slot, around off, Hardik Pandya stands tall and drills this through extra cover. Not a single soul moves. Boundary. |
| 18.2 : Chris Jordan to Hardik Pandya, Good comeback from Jordan! Wide yorker, outside off, Hardik reaches out but fails to connect. |
| 18.3 : Chris Jordan to Hardik Pandya, Another dot ball! A full toss, on middle, clipped straight to the mid-wicket fielder. Hardik is not too happy with himself. |
| 18.4 : Chris Jordan to Hardik Pandya, NO BALL AND FOUR BYES! Oops. Looks like the ball slipped out of Jordan's hand. A waist-high full toss, way outside off, Pandya looks to connect with this but misses. It is too quick for Jos Buttler to stop and the ball speeds away to the ropes. Free Hit coming up too. |
| Chris Jordan to Hardik Pandya, FOUR! Edgy but India and Pandya won't care! A fuller delivery, around off, Hardik Pandya looks to whip this one to the leg side but the ball catches the outside edge and flies over short third man. Boundary. 7 needed in 8 now! |
| 18.5 : Chris Jordan to Hardik Pandya, A full toss, around off, flicked to the left of mid-wicket, who dives that side and partially stops the ball. Two taken this time. 5 more needed! |
| 18.6 : Chris Jordan to Hardik Pandya, NO BALL! Jordan oversteps this time. Not having the best time, is Jordan! Outside off, length, drilled through covers for one. Free Hit coming up now. Just 3 more needed for India! Can Pant smack one out of the park and end the game? |
| Chris Jordan to Rishabh Pant, SIX! There is the winning blow! Rishabh Pant finishes the game off in style! Back of a length, around off, angling in, Rishabh Pant waits for it and then swivels to smoke this one over deep square leg. INDIA WIN BY 7 WICKETS! |
| A dominating batting show by India to pocket this warm-up game! It got a bit close towards the end but it was always their game to lose. The Men in Blue got most of the boxes ticked, if not all, in their batting department. KL Rahul and Ishan Kishan displayed great form in the recently concluded Indian T20 League and showed that they are not done yet. Their opening partnership almost did half the job and Ishan extended his stay after that to carry on with his onslaught. |
| At the halfway stage, India needed another 97 runs and had they lost a few wickets there, this game could have slipped away. Ishan Kishan's stunning attack on Adil Rashid in the 12th over eased down the equation for India and from there on, they kept on finding the boundaries to always stay close to the required rate. Rishabh Pant and Hardik Pandya staying in the middle and closing the chase would please India even more. |
| The bowling from India though was good only in patches. In fact, both teams struggled with the ball. Barring Ravichandran Ashwin and Jasprit Bumrah, all the Indian bowlers proved to be expensive. For England, David Willey and Liam Livingstone were decent but the rest struggled. Dew also played its part late in the evening and this will be another challenge in the coming games. |
| That's it from this warm-up match! The next set of warm-up games will be played on 20th October. At 2 pm local (10 am GMT), India will be in action against Australia and England will be entertaining New Zealand whereas at 6 pm local (2 pm GMT), Afghanistan will face West Indies and Pakistan will meet South Africa. Do join us then. Cheers! |
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