| 2.2 : 2.2: M Wood to S Dhawan, FOUR! Bang! Hammered this from Dhawan. He doesn't miss out on the driveable ball. Frees his arms and punches it through covers. The ball races to the fence for the first boundary. |
| 2.5 : 2.5: M Wood to S Dhawan, FOUR! Wood errs in line and Dhawan punishes him. A shortish ball on the hips, he flicks it with front his front leg in the air. A traditional looking shot from Dhawan. Moeen Ali looks to cut it down but the ball races to the fine leg fence. |
| 5.4 : 5.4: D Willey to R Sharma, OUT! And Rohit succumbs to pressure finally. Willey is pumped and rightly so. A length ball on middle and off, Rohit flicks it towards deep square leg from outside his crease. No runs in the last two overs meant he has to become innovative. The connection isn't right and Mark Wood takes and easy catch at deep square leg. England have their first. |
| 5.5 : 5.5: D Willey to V Kohli, FOUR! Edgy but effective. A fuller ball outside off, Kohli goes fetching and gets it from the outer half of the bat. The ball just to the left of point fielder and races to the boundary. The skipper opens his account in a streaky fashion. |
| 9.1 : 9.1: D Willey to V Kohli, FOUR! Should I call this a perfect chip or a lucky escape? It went off the middle of the bat but Kohli had his heart in his mouth for a moment there. A fuller ball in line of the stumps, Kohli punches it off the front foot and gets it up and over the mid on fielder. A boundary results. |
| 10.4 : 10.4: L Plunkett to S Dhawan, FOUR! He finds the gap this time. A mere punch to the length ball, this time he gets it through covers and beat the attacking fielder. The ball races to the fence and even Willey in the deep can't stop this. He is looking good and he needs to stays out in the middle for the sake of India. |
| 12.4: L Plunkett to S Dhawan, FOUR! Shot! How well has he timed that? A length ball on middle, Dhawan punches it from his crease and beats the short mid-wicket fielder. The balls races to the fence. |
| 12.5 : 12.5: L Plunkett to S Dhawan, FOUR! That has gone to the fence like a tracer bullet. Dhawan is flying here. Another fuller ball from Plunkett, Dhawan comes forward and plonks it through covers this time. 2 in 2. |
| 12.6 : 12.6: L Plunkett to S Dhawan, FOUR! And again. 3 in 3. This is best of the lot. Plunkett sticks with the length ball outside off, Dhawan punches from his crease thorugh covers and the fielders are turned into spectators. Third boundary results. |
| 14.3 : 14.3: Ben Stokes to S Dhawan, FOUR! Bang! Dhawan is only dealing in boundaries at the moment. Stokes changes his angle for the southpaw and angles in a length ball on off from 'round the wicket. Dhawan just picks it up and whips it over mid-wicket for a boundary. 50-run stand up between the two. India recovering well after a slow start. |
| 16.1 : 16.1: Ben Stokes to V Kohli, FOUR! Fine way to begin an over. Stokes is on the shorter side outside off, Kohli stands tall inside the crease and plays a crunching pull shot through mid-wicket. |
| 16.3 : 16.3: Ben Stokes to V Kohli, FOUR! Eased away! Stokes continues to be on the shorter side. This time it's outside off and Virat has the opportunity to play the ramp shot. Uses the pace of the bowler, knows that the third man fielder is standing squarer and places it nicely to fetch a boundary. |
| 17.4 : 17.4: M Ali to V Kohli, OUT! As soon as the first replay is shown on the giant screen, England start to celebrate, one can hear Stokes screaming - Yayyyy!!! A tossed up ball on middle, Kohli works it towards mid-wicket and looks for a run initially. Then he aborts but Dhawan has comes down a long way. In the meantime, Stokes gets to the ball and scores a direct hit at the bowler's end. They appeal and the third umpire is referred. The replays show that Dhawan is inches short of the crease. The g |
| 17.6 : 17.6: M Ali to D Karthik, FOUR! Wow, nicely done. Allows the ball to spin back in and glides it past the keeper. The short third man fielder has no chance and it races away to the fence. |
| 18.6: A Rashid to D Karthik, FOUR! What timing, he has been in great form! A leg spinner outside off, Karthik gets his front leg forward and drives it crisply through covers. |
| 21.5 : 21.5: L Plunkett to V Kohli, FOUR! Cheeky by 'Cheeku'. Plunkett bowls it on a length and lands it just around off. Kohli decides to play it close to his body and opens the face of the bat at the last moment. Makes a proper connection and guides it to third man for a boundary. |
| 23.4 : 23.4: L Plunkett to V Kohli, FOUR! In sublime form, the Indian skipper. Gets to his 48th ODI fifty with a fine shot. Plunkett is on the shorter side and bowls it around off, Kohli stays back footed and spanks it through point for a delightful boundary. Ominous signs for England. Kohli going great guns with the Test series approaching. He has peaked quite well on this tour, not too early, not too late. |
| 23.6 : 23.6: L Plunkett to D Karthik, FOUR! Talk about this batsman, he is oozing confidence at the moment. Liam bowls it full this time, around middle and Karthik times his flick shot beautifully. A boundary at mid-wicket. Big worry for England, Plunkett has gone for 41 in 5 overs. |
| 24.2 : 24.2: A Rashid to D Karthik, OUT! Drags it on! Karthik fails to make this opportunity count. Rashid tosses it up generously outside off and lands it full just outside off. It spins away after landing as Karthik tries to swat it off his front foot. But unfortunately for him, it gathers the inner half of his bat and shatters the stumps. He was looking in scintillating form but only managed to add 21 runs to the total. His stand with the skipper was worth 41 runs. England will be pleased to see his |
| 26.1 : 26.1: A Rashid to V Kohli, FOUR! Poor delivery, it's short and around leg, Kohli goes deep inside the crease and pulls it powerfully through square leg for a boundary. Good start to the over for India, pressure straightaway on the leggie. |
| 29.2 : 29.2: M Ali to MS Dhoni, FOUR! Superb shot! Flighted and full on off, Dhoni goes forward and across before kneeling down to play a sweet sweep shot. Times it well and places it behind square leg to find the fence. |
| 29.4 : 29.4: M Ali to V Kohli, FOUR! Second boundary in the over. India continue to find the fence and are going along quite smoothly. Kohli this time rocks back to a short ball outside off and packs a punch through cover-point. No chance for the sweeper in the deep. |
| 30.1 : 30.1: A Rashid to V Kohli, OUT! Adil Rashid strikes gold! The smile on his face says it all. Kohli is completely bamboozled. He is standing there shell-shocked. A leg spinner by Rashid, drifting in and landing around middle. Kohli stays back to keep it out but it spins past his willow and disturbs the stumps. Big celebration from England. And maybe, Kuldeep Yadav too will be celebrating within himself after seeing this ball spin viciously. You need some magic from the deck to go through the defe |
| 30.6 : 30.6: A Rashid to S Raina, OUT! Eoin Morgan, you beauty. Great pro-activeness shown by him to plant a leg gully for Raina. Rashid dishes out a leg spinner around middle and off, Raina gets forward to work it across the line but it takes the upper half of his bat and goes behind to Root at leg gully. He crouches low to catch it inches off the ground and India lose half their side now. Once again Adil has hunted down Raina. England have roared back in this contest all thanks to the leggie. |
| 31.6: M Ali to MS Dhoni, FOUR. |
| 32.5 : 32.5: A Rashid to H Pandya, FOUR! Lucky, very lucky. Rashid almost had another one. He bowls this one around off and pushes it through. Pandya chops it off the back foot but only manages an under edge. The ball goes inside the legs of Jos and races towards boundary. Stokes runs after it but even a desperate dive couldn't stop the ball going over the fence. |
| 36.5: A Rashid to H Pandya, FOUR! What a good looking shot that is from Pandya and almost a screamer taken by Plunkett in the deep. A floated delivery around off, Pandya lofts the cover drive and manages to get it just wide of the Plunkett there sweeping the fence. |
| 38.2 : 38.2: M Wood to H Pandya, OUT! Once again Morgan has done the trick. He does the bowling change, brings Mark Wood into the attack and the pacer gets rid of the dangerous Hardik Pandya. Bowls it on a good length just outside off and it skids back in after hitting the deck. Pandya with an unsure footwork pushes inside the line and gets a faint nick behind to Buttler. He makes no mistake and India slip further. |
| 42.5 : 42.5: M Wood to MS Dhoni, FOUR! Short and smacked by Dhoni. He is staying out in the middle and making things happen somehow. A boundary taken from the square leg region and the ball flies off the bat. |
| 43.4 : 43.4: Ben Stokes to MS Dhoni, FOUR! Nicely done by Dhoni. A length ball on middle, he waits for it and times the flick in the gap through square leg. A boundary results. |
| 45.5 : 45.5: D Willey to MS Dhoni, OUT! Willey has removed Dhoni! Excellent delivery by him. He serves it on the shorter side around off and it changes its direction slightly after landing. Dhoni gets squared up in defense and it shapes away to take the outside edge. Buttler takes yet another safe catch behind the wickets to end MS' stay at the crease. Eoin Morgan continues to make inspirational bowling changes. He has been right on the money. |
| 47.1 : 47.1: D Willey to B Kumar, FOUR! Innovative from Kumar. He jumps across the stumps to a full ball and spoons it over short fine leg for a boundary. Vital runs for India. |
| 48.1: Ben Stokes to S Thakur, SIX! That was a big one the moment it left the bat. First for India today, in fact they didn't hit any at Lord's. To be precise a biggie for India after 106.2 overs and he is only the second one for India to hit a big one apart from Rohit Sharma. Wow, some achievement, that. Shortish and on off, Thakur swings his bat and gets it away from the sweet spot. It flies and goes over the fence at mid-wicket. |
| 48.5 : 48.5: Ben Stokes to S Thakur, SIX! Thakur is playing a gem. Fetches a short ball from around off, once again swings his blade powerfully and smokes it over mid-wicket. 250 up for India! |
| 49.6 : 49.6: D Willey to B Kumar, OUT! Kumar's falls off the last delivery. A full toss he receives with all his might, tries to clear the fence but fails to generate enough power. It goes high in the air but not long enough. Bairstow moves across to his left from deep mid-wicket and takes the skier easily. Willey gets a 3-wicket haul. INDIA END ON 256/8! |
| 0.1 : 0.1: B Kumar to J Vince, FOUR. And he gifts Vince a free ball first up. Runs in and lands one short and wide outside off, Vince just eases this through covers for the first runs. |
| 2.2 : 2.2: B Kumar to J Bairstow, FOUR! Gift again from Bhuvi. Short and wide outside off, enough time for Bairstow to cut it through point. A boundary results. |
| 2.3 : 2.3: B Kumar to J Bairstow, FOUR! This is not a good length from Bhuvi. He is gone short again and gets the punishment again. Bangs this short on off, it sits up nicely for Jonny who pulls this over mid-wicket. |
| 2.5 : 2.5: B Kumar to J Bairstow, FOUR! Overpitches this on off, Bairstow just drives this to the right of mid off. The ball runs to the fence. |
| 2.6 : 2.6: B Kumar to J Bairstow, FOUR! That's four boundaries of the over. Bairstow is on the charge here. Length ball outside off, Jonny guides this past backward point to get 16 runs of the over. All through boundaries. |
| 3.2 : 3.2: H Pandya to J Bairstow, FOUR! Classic. Hardik pitches this up on leg, Bairstow flicks this in the gap through mid-wicket for four more. |
| 3.3 : 3.3: H Pandya to J Bairstow, FOUR! Shot! This time through the off side. Bairstow is in some hurry. Punches this length ball through covers for back-to-back boundaries. |
| 3.6 : 3.6: H Pandya to J Bairstow, FOUR! A boundary to end the over. Short ball down leg, Bairstow pulls this fine down. No fine leg and the ball reaches the fence once again. 15 runs of the over. 31 of the last 2. |
| 4.1 : 4.1: S Thakur to J Vince, FOUR! Does not start well either! A short ball, down the leg side, Vince helps it past short fine leg for a boundary! |
| 4.4 : 4.4: S Thakur to J Bairstow, OUT! There it is! And India get a wicket against the run of play. The hard-hitting Jonny Bairstow has to walk back. Trying to hit one too many balls and finds the fielder. Length ball on middle and leg, it skids a bit, Bairstow flicks it but finds Raina at short mid-wicket. The Indians rejoice and are in all smiles. Bairstow falls after a good start. England are 214 runs behind. |
| 5.5 : 5.5: B Kumar to J Vince, FOUR! Tough luck for Bhuvi. Good length ball around off, it jags back a bit. Vince gets an inside edge trying to play it to the off side. No fine leg and the ball meets the fence once more. |
| 6.2 : 6.2: S Thakur to Joe Root, FOUR! Fifty up for England. Back of a length ball outside off, Root stays back and just punches this through covers. The crowd goes 'ROOOOOOOOTT' as the ball goes to the fence. |
| 7.1 : 7.1: B Kumar to J Vince, FOUR! That's 30 runs from Bhuvi now in just his 4th over. Length ball outside off, Vince punches it through covers for another boundary. |
| 7.4 : 7.4: B Kumar to J Vince, FOUR! How easy are England making it look. Finding the gap on every occasion. Just flicks this ball towards the vacant deep square leg region. Boundary. |
| 8.2 : 8.2: S Thakur to Joe Root,FOUR! Another short ball and Root is well in control of it. Waits for it and directs it square of the wicket for a boundary. |
| 9.1 : 9.1: Y Chahal to Joe Root, OUT! Chahal has struck with his very first ball, albeit in the form of a run out! What a lucky break for India - another one against the run of play. A touch short on middle, Root taps it towards short mid-wicket and calls for a quick single. Vince responds but it is a very risky run. It is Hardik Pandya whom they are challenging and the one to whom he is throwing - Mr. Dhoni. The throw is a poor one as Hardik has to run to his right and then pick up and throw. But the |
| 9.4 : 9.4: Y Chahal to E Morgan, FOUR! Short ball outside off, Morgan transfers his weight to his back foot and flat bats this. A miss field there and the ball has enough to reach the ropes. |
| 10.4: K Yadav to Joe Root, FOUR! Another half-tracker from Yadav Root gives it the punishment. Goes back and pulls it in front of square for a boundary. |
| 12.2 : 12.2: K Yadav to Joe Root, FOUR! Misfield and another boundary results. Pandya it is. Root punches this covers. Pandya dives but cannot get a hand to it. Root will get four for it. |
| 13.4 : 13.4: Y Chahal to Joe Root, FOUR! Full ball from Chahal, Root gets low and sweeps this through mid-wicket. Another boundary. Had he missed that, he would have been plum LBW. |
| 18.6 : 18.6: S Raina to E Morgan, FOUR! Gift! Short ball on leg, Morgan rocks back and pulls this over mid-wicket. No fielder there and an easy boundary for Morgan. England need 138 runs in 186 balls at 4.45 rpo. |
| 20.4 : 20.4: S Raina to E Morgan, FOUR! Inside-out! Glorious! Loopy ball on middle and off, Morgan makes room and lofts this over covers for a boundary. 50-run stand up between these two. Also brings up the 3000 ODI runs for Morgan as captain. |
| 20.5 : 20.5: S Raina to E Morgan, FOUR! Fuller this time, Morgan lofts another one over cover-point for back-to-back boundaries. England are coasting at the moment. |
| 22.3 : 22.3: K Yadav to Joe Root, FOUR! Fuller ball down leg, Root stays back and sweeps this to the deep square leg region for a boundary. All England at the moment. |
| 24.1 : 24.1: K Yadav to Joe Root, FOUR! And that's fifty for Root. A well played innings and he has taken the game away from the visitors. Goes forward and drives this ball through covers to get there. This is Root's 4th fifty plus score against India in the last 5 innings. |
| 24.6 : 24.6: K Yadav to E Morgan, FOUR! Smacked! Tossed up ball on middle, Morgan charges towards the ball and smacks it along the turf straight back of the bowler. 150 up for the hosts. 105 more needed now with half the overs left. |
| 25.3 : 25.3: S Thakur to E Morgan, FOUR! 25TH BOUNDARY OF THE INNINGS! This has been some batting display from the home side. They have strut their stuff and not allowed India to dictate terms at all. Slightly short outside off, Morgan goes back and cuts it behind point. The ball races away. |
| 27.2 : 27.2: S Thakur to E Morgan, FOUR! That is unlucky for the bowler on two counts. First, he induces an outside edge as Morgan looks to run it down to third man off a fuller length. The edge rolls onto the ground, wide of Dhoni and runs towards third man. Should have been a regulation stop by the fielder but Bhuvneshwar Kumar makes a hash of it, diving over the ball. He has had a day to forget so far. 88 more needed from 136 balls. |
| 29.1 : 29.1: S Thakur to E Morgan, FOUR! FEROCIOUS! That may seem like a bad ball but Mike Atherton on air feels it is not a bad ploy to Morgan, albeit on a slower pitch. He has got issues against the short ball but he was in total control against this one. Pulls it behind square for a boundary. |
| 34.1: Y Chahal to E Morgan, FOUR! 200 UP FOR ENGLAND and they continue to cruise. 57 more needed now, from 95 balls. A short ball, Morgan goes back and pulls it towards mid-wicket, one bounce and into the fence. |
| 34.5 : 34.5: Y Chahal to Joe Root, FOUR! Puts this away. A high full toss, Root goes back and pulls it over mid-wicket for a boundary! |
| 37.4 : 37.4: K Yadav to E Morgan, SIX! FETCH THAT! Dropped way too short outside off, Morgan goes back and deposits this over mid-wicket for a maximum. Raises the 150-RUN STAND in just 172 balls. 29 more needed from 74 balls. |
| 41.2 : 41.2: S Thakur to Joe Root, FOUR! AWESOME! The Test skipper is into the 90s while England are 14 away from a win. Will he get to triple figures? Full and outside off, Root drives this straight back down the ground. Mid on and mid off gives up the chase as soon it bisects them. |
| 44.3 : 44.3: H Pandya to Joe Root, FOUR! CENTURY FOR ROOT, SERIES FOR ENGLAND! What a knock... consecutive tons for the man who was 'out of form'. A high full toss outside off, Root heaves it over mid-wicket and finds the boundary! First, we check whether it is a waist high no ball, but it is fine and Root hugs his skipper! Well played, England. Well played, Root. |
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