| 0.4 : 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. |
| 2.1 : 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. |
| 2.6 : 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. |
| 3.1 : 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. |
| 3.3 : 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 : 3.4: 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. |
| 4.3 : 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. |
| 4.5 : 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. |
| 5.3 : 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. |
| 6.5 : 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. |
| 7.2 : 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 : 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. |
| 9.2 : 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. |
| 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. |
| 11.5 : 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. |
| 12.2 : 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. |
| 13.1 : 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. |
| 13.3 : 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. |
| 13.5 : 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. |
| 14.3 : 14.3: 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. |
| 14.5 : 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. |
| 15.4 : 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. |
| 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. |
| 17.3 : 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 : 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. |
| 18.2 : 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. |
| 19.4 : 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. |
| 19.5 : 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 : 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. |
| 0.4 : 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. |
| 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. |
| 3.1 : 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 : 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. |
| 3.4 : 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. |
| 3.6 : 3.6: 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 : 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. |
| 4.5 : 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 : 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. |
| 5.4 : 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. |
| 6.2 : 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. |
| 6.4 : 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. |
| 8.1 : 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 : 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 11.4 : 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 : 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 : 11.6: 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. |
| 12.4 : 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. |
| 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 : 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. |
| 14.3 : 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. |
| 16.4 : 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. |
| 17.2 : 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 : 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! |
| 18.1 : 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. |
| 18.4 : 18.4: 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! |
| 18.6 : 18.6: 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! |
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