| 0.0 : Let's begin by saying India are going through a lot and I'm not talking about cricket. They celebrated their 72nd Independence Day a few days back and since then it's been tragedy after tragedy. First the news of Ajit Wadekar's demise plunged the cricketing world into mourning and the very next day an iconic political leader and the former Prime Minister, Shree Atal Bihari Vajpayee breathed his last. Both leaving a lasting legacy. The country trying to recover from these huge losses and the news |
| As the saying goes, the show must go on. We welcome you all and thank you for joining us for the third Test match between England and India at Trent Bridge, Nottingham. One team has a problem of plenty wherein the other team has a plenty of problem. The hosts are 2-0 ahead after demolishing the tourists at Lord’s and will be trying to seal the series here itself. On the other hand, India have their backs to the wall and appear to be struggling to get the right combination. Let's see how they g |
| Pitch Report - Sanjay Manjrekar says the weather possibilities (referring to rain) are less for the next 5 days. Further adds temperature has dropped and it feels cooler. Reckons the surface has liberal cover of grass with green as well as brown sheen underneath the fresh crop. Expects it to be dry, and spinners would come into play from Day 3 onward. Adds that the seamers will enjoy bowling on this pitch, specially early on in the day. Ends by saying that the pitch may suit the Indian batsmen. |
| TOSS - England win the toss and elect to bowl. |
| Joe Root says he will bowl first as there is a lot of grass on the track and they'll look to make most of it. Further adds that they are bowling well right now and these are good conditions for their fast bowlers to exploit. Informs that Ben Stokes comes in for Sam Curran and reckons that Adil Rashid may come in play later on as the pitch gets drier. Asserts that they are excited as a team and would look to continue with the same momentum that they have carried up to now. Ends by saying that the |
| Virat Kohli says that they wanted to bat first. He believes there is grass on the pitch but it looks like a good batting track underneath. Adds that the batsmen are looking to be positive and enter with a mindset to score runs. Expects surface to slow down after a couple of days and reckons that the spinners may come into play later on in the match. Admits that this is a very important match for them but staying in the moment and being positive is what they will be focusing on. Informs about a f |
| Avada Kedavra! Boom-tish! With some black magical prayers' to keep the rains away, we are all set for the third Test. Shikhar Dhawan and KL Rahul are out in the middle and are wearing black armbands to mourn the death of the former captain, Ajit Wadekar. James Anderson, as expected, has the new cherry in his hand. Four slips in place. Here we go... |
| 0.1 : J Anderson to Dhawan, Starts with a little bit of curve in the first ball. The ball lands on a length and comes back into Dhawan from off. Well defended. |
| 0.2 : J Anderson to Dhawan, A touch too straight this time. Pitches on middle and goes towards fine leg. Dhawan flicks it through deep fine leg and takes a couple. First runs on the board for India and Dhawan. |
| 0.3 : J Anderson to Dhawan, On a length around middle and off, blocked. |
| 0.4 : J Anderson to Dhawan, Full and down the leg side. As per the theories, Anderson doesn't get it right to the left-hander's straightaway. Dhawan looks to flick it but misses. |
| 0.5 : J Anderson to Dhawan, Dhawan shoulders arms to let that one through. |
| 0.6 : J Anderson to Dhawan, On a length angling away from the Shikhar who let's one through. So, a rather ordinary over considering the previous matches. No wicket this time. India rejoice! |
| Stuart Broad is into the attack. |
| 1.1 : S Broad to Rahul, Starts with a good length delivery in the channel outside off, not much evident movement, Rahul has a comfortable leave to make. |
| 1.2 : S Broad to Rahul, Another delivery which has been served in the zone outside off, Rahul is very cautious as he walks across a bit before leaving it unplayed. |
| 1.3 : S Broad to Rahul, This time Broad brings a good length ball back into the batsman. It's more towards the off stump line and Rahul is forced to play at it. He does so from the back foot and blocks it down safely. |
| 1.4 : S Broad to Rahul, Oohhh...a play and a miss! This wasn't too far away from the outside edge. Once again the angle is around the off stump line, forcing the batsman on the front foot but the late away movement beats the outside edge of Rahul's bat who was looking to defend. |
| 1.5 : S Broad to Rahul, Broad has still not hit the top pace. A gentle one in the corridor outside off, KL watches the line, covers his stumps and allows it through. |
| 1.6 : S Broad to Rahul, Angling into the batsman from a length around off, Rahul defends it from the crease to end a pretty innocuous over. |
| 2.1 : J Anderson to Dhawan, Fullish, angled across Shikhar who lets it be outside his off stump. |
| 2.2 : J Anderson to Dhawan, Watchful Dhawan lets another one through outside his off stump. |
| 2.3 : J Anderson to Dhawan, Defended off the back foot by the batsman. |
| 2.4 : J Anderson to Dhawan, No prodigious movement for James as of now as Dhawan lefts angled ball outside his off to the keeper. |
| 2.5 : J Anderson to Dhawan, The ball hits Dhawan low on the pads and rolls towards short fine leg. One run stolen. The Umpire signals Leg Bye. |
| 2.6 : J Anderson to Rahul, Easy leave for Rahul. Anderson keeps it tight on the fifth stump to end the over. |
| 3.1 : S Broad to Dhawan, Too wide outside off, Dhawan lets it be. |
| 3.2 : S Broad to Dhawan, The batsman chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. |
| 3.3 : S Broad to Dhawan, Closer the off pole, straightening just a tad. Dhawan taps it to the off side for nothing. |
| 3.4 : S Broad to Dhawan, Ooh! No, no, no, you can't do that here mate. This is England and the ball moves like a yo-yo here. Got to keep those hands closer to the body. Dhawan goes after a beauty on a length just outside off. Due to the angle Broad is creating from 'round the wicket, it lands and goes away from Dhawan who misses it. |
| 3.5 : S Broad to Dhawan, The batsman shoulders arms to let that one through. |
| 3.6 : S Broad to Dhawan, Jaffa! Dhawan is late on it. He didn't judge the line or the length off this one. A 'Broad-length' ball just outside off, it whizzes past the inside of Dhawan bat. A cracker of an over from Broad, first maiden as well. |
| 4.1 : J Anderson to Rahul, On middle and leg, Rahul taps it to the off side and scampers for a run. |
| 4.2 : J Anderson to Dhawan, Another play and a miss from Dhawan. He goes after the widish ball and fails to connect. |
| 4.3 : J Anderson to Dhawan, FOUR! And the pressure is released. A gentle losener on the pads, Dhawan flicks and gets it through backward square leg for the first boundary of the morning. Anderson is looking off colored, to be honest. |
| 4.4 : J Anderson to Dhawan, The batsman chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. |
| 4.5 : J Anderson to Dhawan, Outside off, worked to the off side for no run. |
| 4.6 : J Anderson to Dhawan, FOUR! Up and over the slip cordon and it goes to the third man boundary. Dhawan flashes hard at the back of a length and as a result, it goes over. A good over for India nonetheless. |
| 5.1 : S Broad to Rahul, FOUR! Pure class and timing on this one. That's Rahul for you. A fullish ball closer to the off pole, Rahul prods forward and middles the ball nicely. It races through cover-point and Ben has no chance of stopping it. |
| 5.2 : S Broad to Rahul, KL shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot to the leg side. They pick up a single. |
| 5.3 : S Broad to Dhawan, Dhawan lets the ball go outside his off stump. |
| 5.4 : S Broad to Dhawan, Hangs back and keeps it out. |
| Michael Holding and David Lloyd appear to be in a trolling mood this morning. First the West Indian displays his dry humour by saying that the Indian players are wearing black armbands and that's not because they are 0-2 down in the series. Then, he points to Root who was shining the ball and jokes that the best way to roughen up one side will be to use a sandpaper and Bumble also joins him in that. The former pacer quickly asks him, is he indicating towards a particular team? That's quite cheek |
| 5.5 : S Broad to Dhawan, The batsman shoulders arms to let that one through. |
| 5.6 : S Broad to Dhawan, Dhawan moves across and defends the back of a length ball to the on side for nothing. 5 runs in this over. |
| 6.1 : J Anderson to Rahul, Fuller, coming in with the angle and then jagging away after pitching. KL let's it be. |
| 6.2 : J Anderson to Rahul, Right-hander's nightmare is this man, and here he shows why. Another angled ball, just a tad shorter then the previous one and moving away from KL after pitching. He fails to put bat to ball. |
| 6.3 : J Anderson to Rahul, Rahul shoulders arms to let that one through. |
| 6.4 : J Anderson to Rahul, On the fifth stumps, Rahul ignores it. |
| 6.5 : J Anderson to Rahul, Easy peasy for Rahul to let this one through outside off. He needs to be watchful of the one coming back into him. |
| 6.6 : J Anderson to Rahul, Testing stuff from the talisman. Another beauty just outside off and beating the hanging bat of Rahul. No harm done in the end. |
| 7.1 : S Broad to Dhawan, The batsman chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. |
| 7.2 : S Broad to Dhawan, Too wide, SD has no interest in those. |
| 7.3 : S Broad to Dhawan, Oohs and aahs all around the ground as Broad moves the ball like Beckham. A just short of a length ball, pitching just outside off and it moves away after pitching, beating Dhawan all ends up. |
| 7.4 : S Broad to Dhawan, FOUR! Being a bowler myself, I can relate to what Broad wanted to do there, but its not advisable to say the least. To move it further away from Dhawan, he bowls this one on middle and looks to swing it away from him, however, it wasn't to be. Dhawan easily clips the length which drops on his hips. A boundary through the vacant fine leg region. |
| 7.5 : S Broad to Dhawan, The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot. |
| 7.6 : S Broad to Dhawan, FOUR! Goodness me, that was close. Dhawan will take it. A length ball on off and coming into the batsman who is late on the shot. The ball takes the inside half of the bat and another boundary through the fine leg region results. |
| 8.1 : J Anderson to Rahul, Outside off, easy leave for KL. |
| 8.2 : J Anderson to Rahul, Tentative Rahul does not fiddle with the wide ball. |
| 8.3 : J Anderson to Rahul, Shows the full face and blocks it. |
| 8.4 : J Anderson to Rahul, Rahul lets the ball go outside his off stump. |
| 8.5 : J Anderson to Rahul, On middle, on length, Rahul works it through mid-wicket and runs a single. |
| 8.6 : J Anderson to Dhawan, Another easy leave outside off as the score moves to 26/0 after 9 overs. |
| Ben Stokes is on as the first change. |
| 9.1 : Ben Stokes to L Rahul, Ben starts the over with a shortish ball on middle and off, Rahul half-pulls it to deep mid-wicket and runs a single. |
| 9.2 : Ben Stokes to Dhawan, FOUR! Thrashed! Dhawan gets some width on this angled length ball and he does not miss. He gets into poistion quickly and flashes hard to pierce the gap through the covers. |
| 9.3 : Ben Stokes to Dhawan, On the hips, Dhawan fails to put bat to ball as it hits his pad. A leg bye stolen. |
| 9.4 : Ben Stokes to Rahul, Gets on his toes to keep the back of a length ball. |
| 9.5 : Ben Stokes to Rahul, Play the length ball with soft hands and gets to the other end easily. Good start this from India. |
| 9.6 : Ben Stokes to Dhawan, Excellent stuff from the duo. This time Dhawan uses the soft hands and taps the ball to the off side for another quick single. |
| 10.1 : J Anderson to Dhawan, Back of a length ball from around the wicket on off. Dhawan defends it. |
| 10.2 : J Anderson to Dhawan, Was that intentional? I don't think so. James brings one in to SD who looks to get his bat away from the line but the ball goes off the outside edge towards the slip cordon. Soft hands and playing it late helped him there. |
| 10.3 : J Anderson to Dhawan, The batsman chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. |
| 10.4 : J Anderson to Dhawan, Wowza! Anderson is asking some difficult questions now. An in-swinger on middle and off, Dhawan gets it to short square leg fielder off the inner half of the bat. |
| 10.5 : J Anderson to Dhawan, Hangs back to play this one though covers. A run results. |
| 10.6 : J Anderson to Rahul, KL lets the ball go outside his off stump. A testing over from James. |
| 11.1 : Ben Stokes to Dhawan, A length ball coming in to the left-hander who lets it be for the keeper by keeping his bat behind his pad. |
| 11.2 : Ben Stokes to Dhawan, FOUR! Short, wide and punished. Dhawan hasn't let any opportunity to score go past him. He crunches this one through covers and finds the gap. |
| 11.3 : Ben Stokes to Dhawan, Keeps his bat away from the line of the ball and lets it be. |
| 11.4 : Ben Stokes to Dhawan, The batsman shoulders arms to let that one through. |
| 11.5 : Ben Stokes to Dhawan, Comes forward and works this one to mid off. One run taken. |
| 11.6 : Ben Stokes to Rahul, Good stuff Stokes as well as Rahul. A back of a length ball coming in with the angle. KL manages to defend adjacent to the pitch on the on side. A quick run stolen. Excellent stuff from this duo. They have been pro active in their approach and hasn't done much wrong this morning. |
| 12.1 : J Anderson to Rahul, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 12.2 : J Anderson to Rahul, Some width on this one as Rahul gets into the position quickly to cut but couldn't get it past the gully fielder. |
| 12.3 : J Anderson to Rahul, Outside off, left alone. |
| 12.4 : J Anderson to Rahul, Similar stuff from the bowler and the batsman. |
| 12.5 : J Anderson to Rahul, Rahul showing some good temperament here. He is adamant not to play the wide deliveries outside off. He lets another one through. |
| 12.6 : J Anderson to Rahul, Brilliant again. A leave to the ball outside off. You need to put your heart and mind into your batting to survive Anderson's bowling. This pair has done that efficiently till now. |
| 13.1 : Ben Stokes to Dhawan, Around off, Dhawan comes forward and manages to keep it away from his pads. |
| 13.2 : Ben Stokes to Dhawan, Just outside off, cut to point. |
| 13.3 : Ben Stokes to Dhawan, Jeez! Stokes is keeping SD in check. A length ball jagging back in prodigiously. Dhawan gets the inner half of the bat to fine leg for a run. Had he missed that, it could have been tight. |
| 13.4 : Ben Stokes to Rahul, The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. |
| 13.5 : Ben Stokes to Rahul, In that same channel outside where KL has been more than willing to leave the ball. |
| 13.6 : Ben Stokes to Rahul, Nothing to do with the ball outside off again. |
| Chris Woakes is on. |
| 14.1 : C Woakes to Dhawan, Woakes bowls a shortish ball first up. Dhawan blocks it. |
| 14.2 : C Woakes to Dhawan, Waokes at it again, right where he left in the last game. A back of a length ball moving away from the Dhawan who fails to put bat to ball. |
| 14.3 : C Woakes to Dhawan, Similar delivery from Chris and Shikhar keeps his bat away from the line. |
| 14.4 : C Woakes to Dhawan, A touch too straight this time on the pads, Dhawan flicks it through fine leg for a run. |
| 14.5 : C Woakes to Rahul, Gets beaten! Rahul looks to cut the length ball outside off and misses it. |
| 14.6 : C Woakes to Rahul, Last ball before the drinks break. Rahul shoulders his arms to the ball outside off. End of a good session for India. |
| Drinks! Drinks have been called by the umpires. A much needed cuppa coffee needed in this chilly Nottingham morning. For the visitors, their team will be feeling relaxed considering they have not lost a wicket. England have not done too badly either but they have been a bit wayward I feel. |
| 15.1 : Ben Stokes to Dhawan, Outside off, left alone. |
| 15.2 : Ben Stokes to Dhawan, Pheeww! Dhawan had his heart in his mouth for a moment there. A back of a length, pitching on off, moving away from the batsman. He pokes at it with a straight bat only to get an outside edge. Luckily for him the ball lands just in front of the fielder at third slip. |
| 15.3 : Ben Stokes to Dhawan, The batsman lets the ball go outside his off stump. |
| 15.4 : Ben Stokes to Dhawan, FOUR! Short and wide and crashed through cover-point again. Relentless Dhawan creaming everything through the off side. |
| 15.5 : Ben Stokes to S Dhawan, Fuller on off, punched to mid off for no run. |
| 15.6 : Ben Stokes to Dhawan, The ball is down the leg side but Dhawan still goes after it and misses. |
| 16.1 : C Woakes to Rahul, FOUR! Cracker from Rahul, one of the best of the innings so far. Woakes bowls this full and just outside off, swinging away. Rahul leans forward and gets out a superbly timed cover drive. Races away through cover-point region. Rahul looking good. |
| 16.2 : C Woakes to Rahul, FOUR! Well played by Rahul. Length ball on off, pitches and nips away but Rahul has taken the movement into account, he prods forward and defends. The ball takes the outer half and races past third slip to the boundary. |
| 16.3 : C Woakes to Rahul, Length ball outside off. Left alone by Rahul. |
| 16.4 : C Woakes to Rahul, Length ball on off, pitches and nips back in. Rahul tucks it into the leg side for a quick single. |
| 16.5 : C Woakes to Dhawan,Length ball outside off, left alone by Dhawan. |
| 16.6 : C Woakes to Dhawan, Good shot for no runs. Short of a length ball outside off, Dhawan rocks back and cuts it fiercely but straight to the man at point. Both batsmen looking good. |
| 17.1 : Ben Stokes to Rahul, The batsman chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. |
| 17.2 : Ben Stokes to Rahul, Rahul lets the ball go outside his off stump. |
| 17.3 : Ben Stokes to Rahul, On middle and off, defended. |
| 17.4 : Ben Stokes to Rahul, Outside off, left alone. |
| 17.5 : Ben Stokes to L Rahul, FOUR! Intentional or not? Does not matter i'd say. A half-tracker just outside off, Rahul hard at it and gets an outside edge perhaps. It goes over the slip cordon and into the fence. |
| 17.6 : Ben Stokes to Rahul, WOW! An absolute jaffa this from Stokes. He bowls this from wide of the crease, with further in to KL. The ball first swings in the air, lands outside off and then curls back in sharply. It goes past the hanging bat of Rahul who is beaten all ends up. |
| 18.1 : C Woakes to Dhawan, Length ball outside off, Dhawan has nothing to do with it, left alone. |
| 18.2 : C Woakes to Dhawan, Lets this fuller and wider ball outside off go behind |
| 18.3 : C Woakes to Dhawan, Closer to the batsman this time but wide enough for Dhawan to leave it alone. |
| 18.4 : C Woakes to S Dhawan, OUT! And India's 1st goes down. It's that man Woakes again who tormented India at Lord's. Bowls this just short of a length on off stump. The ball pitches and nips away. Dhawan tries to defend it with a straight bat, but the movement is just enough to take the outside edge of Dhawan's bat. Ball flies to second slip to Butler who makes no error. England draw first blood. |
| Cheteshwar Pujara is the next batsman in. |
| 18.5 : C Woakes to Pujara, Length ball on off, Pujara taps it towards point with soft hands. No run. |
| 18.6 : C Woakes to Pujara, And Cheteshwar is off the marl. A fuller ball on off, swining away, Pujara leans forward and pushes this softly towards covers, both batsmen take a quick single. |
| 19.1 : Ben Stokes to Pujara, Starts the over with a length ball outside off, Pujara watches it carefully and lets it go past to Bairstow. |
| 19.2 : Ben Stokes to Pujara, Too wide to tempt the Monk. Shorter and wider of off stump. Pujara lets it go past him. |
| 19.3 : Ben Stokes to Pujara, FOUR! Stokes goes wide of the crease and angles it back in from the off stump. Pujara has worked it off his pads behind square. The ball races to the boundary. Four runs has been signalled by The Umpire |
| 19.4 : Ben Stokes to Pujara, Shorter of a length on off, Pujara stands tall and blocks it. |
| 19.5 : Ben Stokes to Pujara, Big booming inswinger this time from Stokes. Goes wide of the crease and fires a full ball on middle, swings in but Pujara is upto the mark. He watches it till the end and tucks it onto the on side. |
| 19.6 : Ben Stokes to Pujara, Length ball outside off, left alone. |
| 20.1 : C Woakes to Rahul, Length ball on the stumps, defends from within the crease. |
| 20.2 : C Woakes to Rahul, Rahul chooses to leave this length ball outside off, moving away. |
| 20.3 : C Woakes to Rahul, Beaten! Shorter of a length on off this time, Rahul tries to play at it but the away movement after pitching beats the outside edge. Rahul is safe. |
| 20.4 : C Woakes to Rahul, Rahul is not tempted to play this wide and full ball swinging away. |
| 20.5 : C Woakes to Rahul, Length ball outside off, left alone. |
| KL Rahul has been trapped in front. Up goes the finger after the appeal is made and the Indian opener starts to walk. Pujara calls him back and suggests to take the DRS. Rahul is seen saying 'no bat' but Che still wants him to take the help of the technology. Here we go then. To us, that looks to be out. Let's see... |
| 20.6 : C Woakes to Rahul, OUT! Review for lbw. Length ball on off stump, pitches and nips back in. The ball misses the inner edge on Rahul's bat and is traped on the crease. Eramus has given him out. Both batsmen chat and decide to go for the review. But review shows 3 reds and Rahul's fight ends. England have struck twice and are right back in the game. |
| Virat Kohli is the new batsman walking in. |
| 21.1 : Ben Stokes to Pujara, Short of a length ball on off, goes on the back foot and taps it down. |
| 21.2 : Ben Stokes to Pujara, Length ball outside off, left alone by Pujara. |
| 21.3 : Ben Stokes to Pujara, This one comes in. Again length on off, Pujara looks to defend but the swing in takes the inner half of the bat and the ball rolls to square leg. |
| 21.4 : Ben Stokes to Pujara, 4 Byes! Big booming in-swinger again, but the swing is just too much this time. The ball misses Pujara's pads and also the diving keeper. Four runs gifted to India who will take it with both hands open. |
| 21.5 : Ben Stokes to Pujara, Length ball outside off, left alone by Pujara. |
| 21.6 : Ben Stokes to C Pujara, The Pujara square drive, so pleasing to the eyes. He leans forward to this very full ball outside off and elegantly times the drive it through the cover-point region. The batsman cross over for 3 runs. |
| 22.1 : C Woakes to Pujara, Length ball outside off, left alone by Pujara. |
| 22.2 : C Woakes to Pujara, Length ball again wider outside off, left alone again by the batsman. |
| 22.3 : C Woakes to Pujara, FOUR! That's bread and butter for Pujara. He will play this in his sleep. Fuller and just outside off. Pujara gets forwards and times this cover-drive well enough for the ball to cross over the boundary easily. Pujara is off to a good start. |
| 22.4 : C Woakes to Pujara, Length ball on off, Pujara stays back and taps it with soft hands towards the gully region. |
| 22.5 : C Woakes to Pujara, Length ball outside off, left alone by Pujara. |
| 22.6 : C Woakes to Pujara, He has nothing to do with this length ball on off, lets it go past. |
| 23.1 : S Broad to Kohli, Beaten! Tentative from Kohli. broad bowls this an a length just outside off. Kohli looks to get bat on ball. But the ball pitches and seams away to beat Kohli's tentative poke. |
| 23.2 : S Broad to Kohli, Length ball on stumps, Kohli defends it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. |
| 23.3 : S Broad to Kohli, Length ball angling in on middle, Kohli works it down the leg side. They pick up a single. |
| 23.4 : S Broad to Pujara, Pujara looking confident as he punches this back of a length ball outside off, past the point fielder. They take two. |
| 23.5 : S Broad to Pujara, Length ball on the stumps, Defended off the back foot. |
| 23.6 : S Broad to Pujara, WOW! How did that miss the stumps? Length ball on off, Pujara prods forward to defend, the ball nips back into him and cuts him into half. That was a peach from broad. |
| 24.1 : C Woakes to Kohli, Fuller but outside off. Left alone by Kohli. |
| 24.2 : C Woakes to Kohli, Straighter on length from Woakes and Kohli brings out his flick out. Finds the gap at mid-wicket and times it well enough for the batsmen to cross over for three. |
| 24.3 : C Woakes to Pujara, Length ball on off, Pujara shoulders arms. |
| 24.4 : C Woakes to Pujara, Fuller outside off, lets it go to Bairstow. |
| 24.5 : C Woakes to Pujara, Continues with the same line and length but cannot break Pujara's patience, he keeps on leaving them. |
| 24.6 : C Woakes to Pujara, Length again outside off, left alone again. |
| Review time! Broad has convinced his skipper to take the review for an LBW. Virat Kohli is the man in question. It looks to have hit him outside the line of the stumps though. |
| 25.1 : S Broad to Kohli, Broad bowls it full on off stump, it's swinging in as Kohli looks to defend, is beaten by the swing and the ball hits his front pad. England appeal loud and hard but the Umpire is unmoved. England players discuss and then go for the review. Replay shows it's impact outside off stump and that's enough for the Indian captain to continue. |
| 25.2 : S Broad to Kohli, Length ball outside off, Kohli watches it like a hawk and lets it go past him. |
| 25.3 : S Broad to Kohli, back of a length delivery on middle, pitches and jags back in. Kohli looks to tuck this into the on side but the movement beats his bat and is struck on his thigh-pad. |
| 25.4 : S Broad to Kohli, Leaves this full out-swinging delivery alone. |
| 25.5 : S Broad to Kohli, just ahead of a length on off, ball seams back in and Kohli taps this nicely towards the mid-wicket region. |
| 25.6 : S Broad to Kohli, Fuller and wider of off, this time Kohli goes for the drive, gets the middle of the bat but is hit straight to the man at point. |
| 26.1 : C Woakes to Pujara, Pujara hangs back and gets it to the on side. |
| 26.2 : C Woakes to Pujara, Outside off, left alone. |
| 26.3 : C Woakes to Pujara, On middle and off, worked to mid-wicket for nothing. |
| 26.4 : C Woakes to C Pujara, OUT! What? How could you Pujara, how could you, and that too on the cusp of Lunch? It was a nothing delivery, a short ball on middle and leg. He pulls it with power. If only he had hit it 10 meters left or right to Rashid at fine leg, it would have gone for a boundary but no. Rashid only has to take a few steps across to his left to pouch an easy catch. Pujara is shell-shocked, so is Ravi Shastri in the dressing room, and Kohli looks bamboozled as well. On the other h |
| How the fortunes change, I dare say. India, who were cruising before the drinks break, have now lost their third wicket just at the stroke of lunch. This has an uncanny resemblance to the first innings of the first Test where they were reduced to 76/3 after getting a similar start. Pujara's reckless shot cost him his wicket, which now has put the visitors' fragile middle-order in for a test. It was India's session up until drinks as I said, losing no wickets. Both Rahul and Dhawan started well, |
| The home team started in a bit of a frantic fashion after putting the visitors into bat. Anderson and Broad bowled good lines and lengths but they were inconsistent with it. This allowed the Indian openers to get into the game and put a 50-run stand, first for the opening wicket since Edgbaston. Once Woakes and Stokes got the ball in their hand, they started pushing the pressure back on the opposition batters. Their consistency earned England wickets of the opening duo, and just before the Lunch |
| ... Day 1, Session 2 ... |
| We are back for the afternoon session. Out come the batsmen, Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane who is the new man in. Chris Woakes will continue his over. Here we go... |
| 26.5 : C Woakes to Rahane, Right on the money after the break. Hits the length hard and pitches it on off, Rahane gets behind the line of the delivery and defends it. |
| 26.6 : C Woakes to Rahane, Goes fuller this time in search of some swing and does get. He shapes it appreciably away from the batter. Rahane watchfully lets it be. End of a wicket-maiden. |
| Stuart Broad will continue from the other end. |
| 27.1 : S Broad to Kohli, He too starts perfectly! On a length and around off, no swing on offer for him on this delivery. Kohli lunges and blocks it. |
| 27.2 : S Broad to Kohli, Attacks the stumps and bowls it just behind a length. Kohli once again is solid in defense. |
| 27.3 : S Broad to Kohli, Nicely played for the first runs after the break! Back of a length delivery outside off, Kohli waits for the delivery and plays it late. He opens the face of his bat and guides it through short third man for a couple. |
| 27.4 : S Broad to Kohli, PEACH! You can just hope deliveries such as these miss the outside edge. Lovely, lovely stuff. He goes wide of the crease and then angles it into the batsman. Kohli has to play at it due to the original trajectory. The ball pitches and the leaves him, beating the outside edge. |
| 27.5 : S Broad to Kohli, Pitches it in a similar area as the last one but this time it goes straight on. Kohli keeps it out. |
| 27.6 : S Broad to V Kohli, Ends an excellent over with another beauty! Once again the corridor of uncertainty. Kohli is not sure whether to play at it or leave it. He tries to pull his bat out at the very last moment but the ball hits the bottom half and then Kohli's body. A round of applause as Broad takes his hat from the umpire and he deserves every bit of it. |
| 28.1 : C Woakes to Rahane, On a length and around off, Rahane keeps it out. |
| 28.2 : C Woakes to Rahane, Slightly fuller and on off, shapes away a touch. Rahane prods forward and strokes it to covers. |
| 28.3 : C Woakes to Rahane, Fuller in length again outsid off, Rahane need not play at those. |
| 28.4 : C Woakes to Rahane, Off the mark with a brace! A rare loose delivery by Woakes. On the pads, Rahane is quite strong through the leg side, he flicks it through square leg and runs two. |
| 28.5 : C Woakes to Rahane, Goes back to bowling it on off, Rahane stands tall and guides it to point. |
| 28.6 : C Woakes to Rahane, Another delivery outside off, Rahane does not play at it. |
| 29.1 : S Broad to V Kohli, That ball has taken the inside edge onto the pads. |
| 29.2 : S Broad to Kohli, Excellent stop! Full and outside off, Kohli leans into it and drives it towards point. Stokes there dives to his left and saves runs for his side. |
| 29.3 : S Broad to Kohli, Fullish outside off, Kohli guides it through backward point and takes two. he opened the face of the bat at the very last moment which saw the ball going wide of Stokes at point. |
| 29.4 : S Broad to Kohli, Down the leg side, Kohli misses out and Jonny behind does well to collect it diving to his left. |
| 29.5 : S Broad to Kohli, Runs again! Broad strays in line and bowls it on the pads, Kohli loves it there, he flicks it through mid-wicket and the batsmen run two. |
| 29.6 : S Broad to V Kohli, Good length again on off, this one takes off after pitching. Kohli tries to block but gets an outside edge to gully. |
| 30.1 : C Woakes to Rahane, Good amount of movement again but the line is outside off, Rahane makes a leave. |
| 30.2 : C Woakes to A Rahane, FOUR! Nicely timed! Woakes pays the price of bowling it very full. Rahane just leans into the stroke and times it through mid off. The ball races away to the fence. |
| 30.3 : C Woakes to Rahane, The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot. |
| 30.4 : C Woakes to Rahane, Misfield! Slightly straighter this time by Woakes. Rahane clips it towards mid-wicket. Anderson there misfields and concedes three extra runs. Runs now have started to come here for India. |
| 30.5 : C Woakes to Kohli, Goes fuller this time on off, no swing on offer. Kohli strokes it to mid off. Lets out a grunt after finding the fielder. He might have felt he missed out on a boundary. |
| 30.6 : C Woakes to Kohli, Woakes goes for the magic delivery, trying to swing it from leg to off but the ball goes straight on. Kohli tucks it to fine leg for a run. |
| 31.1 : S Broad to V Kohli, EDGED BUT SHORT! Good length and around off, this one pitches and straightens. Kohli tries to keep it out but gets an outside edge to the man at third slip. We have seen this a lot of times in this series, the edges of Kohli's bat have not carried. Reason - he has been playing with soft hands. |
| 31.2 : S Broad to Kohli, Back of a length this time on off, Kohli defends it off the back foot. |
| 31.3 : S Broad to Kohli, Shorter in length on off, Virat goes back and defends it out. |
| 31.4 : S Broad to Kohli, On middle, Kohli shuffles across and works it through mid-wicket. He gets a single, moves onto 12. |
| 31.5 : S Broad to Kohli, Seeing there is not a lot of movement now. Broad hits the deck hard. Rahane hops and defends it onto the ground. |
| 31.6 : S Broad to Kohli, Lands it on off and on a good length. Rahane blocks it out. |
| 32.1 : C Woakes to V Kohli, A muted appeal! On a length around middle, Kohli misses the flick and gets high on the pads. The players start appealing but then bail out of it. |
| 32.2 : C Woakes to Kohli, A little too wide outside off to make the batsman play. |
| 32.3 : C Woakes to Kohli, 100 up for India, courtesy a leg bye! On the pads, Kohli tries to flick but misses. The ball brushes the pads and goes down to fine leg. The batsmen cross ends. |
| 32.4 : C Woakes to Rahane, FOUR! Full marks to the bowler but runs to the batsman. Excellent delivery. He starts it on middle and gets it to shape away late. Rahane goes for the flick and he closes the face of his bat early. It takes the outside edge and goes through backward point for a boundary. |
| 32.5 : C Woakes to Rahane, Another appeal but no reaction from the umpire. On the pads, Rahane fails to put bat to it. It hits his thigh pad and goes down to fine leg as the batsmen run a leg bye. |
| 32.6 : C Woakes to Kohli, This time a loud shout for an LBW but the umpire is unmoved. On the middle stump. Kohli tries to work it across the line but misses to get hit just above the knee role. The players appeal but the umpire shakes his head. A little too high and Hawk Eye confirms that. |
| 33.1 : S Broad to Rahane, Wide outside off, Rahane lets it be. |
| 33.2 : S Broad to Rahane, The cutter on off, Rahane goes back and defends it. |
| 33.3 : S Broad to Rahane, Another slower ball on a fuller length. Rahane pushes it to mid off. Not a lot of movement on offer now, maybe because the sun is out. Good time for batting. |
| 33.4 : S Broad to Rahane, Full and wide outside off, wanting Rahane to go for the drive. Ajinkya resists and makes a leave. |
| 33.5 : S Broad to Rahane, Well bowled! Closer to the off pole and gets this one to take off after pitching. Rahane does well to take his hands out of the way and let it go through to the keeper. |
| 33.6 : S Broad to Rahane, On the stumps and blocked. Maiden over, not a threatening one though. |
| 34.1 : C Woakes to Kohli, FOUR! Exquisite! A half-volley on off, Kohli leans into it and strokes it through covers for a boundary. Once again no swing visible and hence it was bread and butter stuff for Virat. Partnership now moves onto 27. |
| 34.2 : C Woakes to Kohli, Hint of movement there. On a length and around off, shapes away. Kohli makes a leave. |
| 34.3 : C Woakes to Kohli, Goes wide of the crease and angles this one into the batsman. Kohli tucks it with the angle to mid-wicket. |
| 34.4 : C Woakes to Kohli, Fuller in length on middle, trying to hit the pads of Kohli. The Indian skipper though is up to the task as he works it to mid-wicket. |
| 34.5 : C Woakes to Kohli, Good length outside off, Virat shoulders arms to it. |
| 34.6 : C Woakes to Kohli, That stays a touch low! But nothing to worry about as it was not on the stumps. Outside off, Kohli makes a leave. |
| 35.1 : Ben Stokes to Rahane, Stokes is brought back into the attack and he bowls a bouncer first up. It's outside off and an easy leave for Rahane. |
| 35.2 : Ben Stokes to Rahane, A good length ball outside off, Rahane gets forward and back before tapping it down towards point. |
| 35.3 : Ben Stokes to A Rahane, EDGY FOUR! Got out in a similar fashion in the last Test. It's short and outside off, shaping away, Rahane with the temptation to hang his bat out gets an outside edge which speeds past the third slip fielder (standing a few steps ahead than the normal position) for a boundary. |
| 35.4 : Ben Stokes to A Rahane, Stokes gets a length ball to move back into the batsman, Rahane works it off the inner half of the bat to fine leg for a single. |
| 35.5 : Ben Stokes to Kohli, With a couple of fielders in the deep on the leg side, Stokes bowls it very full outside off. Double bluff by him. The Indian skipper reaches out for the delivery and squeezes it out to covers. |
| 35.6 : Ben Stokes to Kohli, Bowls this one in the channel outside off, a watchful leave to complete the over. |
| James Anderson is back. |
| 36.1 : J Anderson to Rahane, Starts with an outswinger outside off, on a fuller length, Rahane leaves it. |
| 36.2 : J Anderson to Rahane, Lovely shot! Anderson pitches it up and outside off, moving away again. Rahane takes a big stride forward and just pushes it with good timing through extra cover. Root chases it down near the fence and they take three runs. |
| 36.3 : J Anderson to Kohli, Outside off, tapped down from the back foot to point. |
| 36.4 : J Anderson to Kohli, The batsman lets the ball go outside his off stump. |
| 36.5 : J Anderson to Kohli, Soft hands again. A cautious attempt by the Indian batsmen today to do so. A delivery in the channel outside off, Kohli this time guides it down to third man and collects a couple of runs. |
| 36.6 : J Anderson to Kohli, A touch short and outside off, Kohli goes on the back foot and defends it to the off side. |
| 37.1 : Ben Stokes to Rahane, FOUR! Good shot but a risky one! Not sure whether it is right playing so away from the body. On the shorter side outside off, Rahane guides it away from his body, through backward point for a boundary. He has quickly moved onto 25. |
| 37.2 : Ben Stokes to Rahane, Make that 26 as he pushes it through covers and takes one. |
| 37.3 : Ben Stokes to Kohli, On the shorter side outside off, Kohli shuffles across and plays it through point for a run. |
| 37.4 : Ben Stokes to Rahane, On the stumps and Rahane plays it with a straight bat to mid on. Good by the vice-captain, looking to score on the bad balls and respecting the good ones. |
| 37.5 : Ben Stokes to Rahane, Goes wide of the crease and angles this on the pad. Rahane nudges it towards square leg and gets to the other end. Good over this so far for India. |
| 37.6 : Ben Stokes to Kohli, FOUR! This makes it even better. 11 from it. A freebie, a full toss on middle. It still has to be put away and Kohli ensures that happens. He flicks it through mid-wicket and there is no stopping that. |
| 38.1 : J Anderson to A Rahane, Back of a length on off, this one shapes away a touch. Rahane goes back and tries to defend but gets an inside edge onto his pads. |
| 38.2 : J Anderson to Rahane, Wide outside off, Rahane leaves it. |
| 38.3 : J Anderson to Rahane, Hits the length around off, Rahane off the back foot blocks it. |
| 38.4 : J Anderson to Rahane, Just ahead of a length on middle, Rahane is solid in defense. |
| 38.5 : J Anderson to Rahane, The batsman has played it to the point region. |
| 38.6 : J Anderson to Rahane, On the middle stump, Rahane tucks it to mid-wicket. |
| Adil Rashid is into the attack. Not to forget, he did not even bowl a single over in the last game. He would be eager to make an impact here. |
| 39.1 : A Rashid to Kohli, Tosses it up on off, Kohli defends it onto the ground. |
| 39.2 : A Rashid to Kohli, On the shorter side, Kohli goes back and whips it through mid-wicket. He runs the first one hard and calls for the second. They complete it with ease and it also brings the 50-run stand up. An important one for the visitors. The two joined association when their team was in trouble and now have steadied the ship. The job though is not done. They need to carry on. |
| 39.3 : A Rashid to Kohli, Again on the shorter side, the ball though is bowled quicker and Kohli pushes it to mid on. |
| 39.4 : A Rashid to Kohli, FOUR! A poor ball and it has been put away! Short and down the leg side, Kohli pulls it hard through backward square leg and there is no stopping that. |
| 39.5 : A Rashid to Kohli, Loopy ball outside off, left alone. |
| 39.6 : A Rashid to Kohli, FOUR! Ends the over in style! Another excellent one for India. Another poor delivery by Rashid. A half-volley outside off, too full and hence the spin is out of contention. Kohli leans and strokes it through covers for the second boundary of the over. |
| 40.1 : J Anderson to Rahane, FOUR! Runs flowing now! On the pads, Rahane is too good a batsman to miss out there. He flicks it through square leg and another boundary results. Back-to-back for India. |
| 40.2 : J Anderson to Rahane, Excellent follow-up delivery. On a length and around off, this one pitches and moves away. Rahane plays inside the line and gets beaten. |
| 40.3 : J Anderson to Rahane, Good length on off, Rahane this time gets behind the line and defends it out. |
| 40.4 : J Anderson to Rahane, Slightly straighter this time, Rahane nudges it around the corner and takes two. |
| 40.5 : J Anderson to Rahane, The batsman chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. |
| 40.6 : J Anderson to Rahane, Dot to end! On a length around off, AR blocks it. |
| Drinks! An excellent hour of play for India. The skipper and the vice-captain rose to the occasion, and have batted India out of the initial trouble. However, England will know the fact that a wicket or two here can change the tide in their favor. What is in store after the break? Will India motor along or will England fight back? A gripping hour coming up! |
| 41.1 : A Rashid to Kohli, Rashid starts with a probing line outside. Kohli leaves it alone. |
| 41.2 : A Rashid to Kohli, Fuller tossed up delivery outside off this time, Kohli drives it to the sweeper cover fielder for a run. |
| 41.3 : A Rashid to Rahane, Rashid goes shorter on Rahane's pads. Rahane rocks back and whips it to the deep square boundary. The fielder there chases it down and they run two. |
| 41.4 : A Rashid to Rahane, The bowler over over-compensates and bowls it wide and short of off. Rahane gets the cut out for a couple of runs towards the short third man region. |
| 41.5 : A Rashid to Rahane, Tighter line this time and fuller. Rahane gets right behind the line and blocks it down. |
| 41.6 : A Rashid to Rahane, Good ball to end the over. Tossed up on the off stump, Rahane prods forward and defends it into the ground. |
| 42.1 : J Anderson to Kohli, Huge shot but not given! On off, tailing back in. Kohli tries to drive but gets an inside edge onto his pads. |
| 42.2 : J Anderson to Kohli, Good length on middle, kept out. |
| 42.3 : J Anderson to Kohli, On middle, Kohli plants his front foot forward and works it to mid-wicket. |
| 42.4 : J Anderson to Kohli, FOUR! Too easy! Batting seems to be relatively easy now. No seam movement, no zip of the wicket. Anderson lands it outside off, Kohli leans into it and drives it through point for a boundary. |
| 42.5 : J Anderson to Kohli, OHHHH! Very good leave! Anderson goes wide of the crease and angles it into the batsman. Kohli lets it be and it goes agonizingly close past the off pole. |
| 42.6 : Anderson to Kohli, Howzzat? Not out is the answer to that question. Once again Kohli's stance and the way he has been playing comes to his rescue. This is bowled outside off and it comes back in. Kohli lunges forward, planting his front foot outside the line of off. The ball beats his bat and hits the pads. The players appeal but the umpire shakes his head. The impact is an issue. But a testing over by Anderson comes to an end. |
| 43.1 : A Rashid to Rahane, Rashid leaking quick runs here. Tossed up very full outside off and Rahane drives it sweetly to the man at sweeper cover for a single. |
| 43.2 : A Rashid to Kohli, Tossed up delivery on the off stump. Kohli defends off the front foot. |
| 43.3 : A Rashid to Kohli, Kohli blocks this full length ball on the off stump. |
| 43.4 : A Rashid to Kohli, The googly is out! Rashid bowls it a bit quicker on off, Kohli goes back and pushes it to covers. |
| 43.5 : A Rashid to Kohli, Flighted ball around off, Kohli drives this hard to covers. Was a bump ball though. |
| 43.6 : A Rashid to Kohli, You miss your length by a fraction and the Indian skipper will punish you. Kohli goes back to a shorter delivery on middle, whips it to deep square leg and gets two for it. |
| 44.1 : J Anderson to Rahane, On the stumps and on a good length. Rahane defends it. |
| 44.2 : J Anderson to Rahane, Good length again on off, Rahane is solid in defense like he has been throughout his innings. |
| 44.3 : J Anderson to Rahane, Good length around off again, Rahane guides it towards point. Three good balls and three dots. Need to continue bowling there. |
| 44.4 : J Anderson to Rahane, 4 in a row! Excellent Test match bowling. Anderson bowls it in the fifth stump channel. Rahane defends it towards covers. |
| 44.5 : J Anderson to Rahane, Excellent stuff! Hits the same region for the 5th ball in a row. All Rahane can do is block it out. |
| 44.6 : J Anderson to Rahane, Maiden! Goes a touch fuller this time but does not get the swing he was looking for. Rahane pushes it to mid on. |
| 45.1 : A Rashid to V Kohli, Rashid not affraid to toss it up, this loopy delivery very full outside off, Kohli drills it to sweeper cover for a single. |
| 45.2 : A Rashid to Rahane, Misfield again, shorter ball outside off, it is punched towards covers. The fielder there misfields and the ball is stopped by the fielder on the boundary. The batsmen take two. |
| 45.3 : A Rashid to Rahane, Rashid keeps it straighter and tosses this one a bit. Rahane keeps this out with soft hands. |
| 45.4 : A Rashid to Rahane, Flighted leg spinner outside off. Rahane lets it go. |
| 45.5 : A Rashid to Rahane, Tossed up on the off stump. Rahane is happy to prod forward and keep it down. |
| 45.6 : A Rashid to Rahane, A tighter over by Rashid comes to an end. Rahane is happy to let this flighted leg spinner go to Jonny. |
| 46.1 : J Anderson to Kohli, Bowls it on the pads, Kohli tucks it to fine leg and jogs to the other end. |
| 46.2 : J Anderson to Rahane, Good length around off, the batsman lunges and blocks it. |
| 46.3 : J Anderson to Rahane, Goes wide of the crease and angles it on off, Rahane gets behind the line and defends it onto the ground. |
| 46.4 : J Anderson to Rahane,Back of a length on off, Rahane opens the face of the bat and guides it to point. |
| 46.5 : J Anderson to Rahane, Excellent line by the great Anderson! Continuously attacking the off pole and landing it on a length. Rahane blocks it out. |
| 46.6 : J Anderson to Rahane, Bends his back on this one and bowls it on off, Rahane defends it onto the ground. |
| 47.1 : A Rashid to Kohli, Slower and tossed up outside off, pulls his length back a bit, Kohli gets forward and pushes it cautiously to covers. |
| 47.2 : A Rashid to A Rahane, The runs are coming thick and fast, Rahane drill this tossed up delivery to the deep cover fielder for a single. |
| 47.3 : A Rashid to Kohli, A Gift from Rashid! And Kohli accepts it gleefully. Misses his line and length as he drags this one way down leg. Kohli pulls it easily to the deep square leg boundary for a four. |
| 47.4 : A Rashid to Kohli, Tossed up this time outside off, but Kohli has nothing to do with it. |
| 47.5 : A Rashid to Kohli, A bit shorter and spinning away, Kohli goes on the back foot and defends this rising delivery to keep it down. |
| 47.6 : A Rashid to Kohli, Floated outside off, tempting Kohli into the square drive, he gets it wide of the fielder at deep cover, they come back for two. |
| 48.1 : J Anderson to Rahane, Length ball on off, Rahane defends it towards covers. |
| 48.2 : J Anderson to Rahane, Good length again on middle, not given the batsman any room to free his hands. All Rahane can do is defend it onto the ground. |
| 48.3 : J Anderson to Rahane, FOUR! A little width on offer and Rahane pounces on it. On the shorter side outside off, Rahane guides it through point. No fielder in the deep and the ball races away. Partnership into the 90s now. |
| 48.4 : J Anderson to Rahane, Back to attacking the stumps, Rahane blocks it out. |
| 48.5 : J Anderson to Rahane, The batsman has played it to the point region. |
| 48.6 : J Anderson to Rahane, A little too wide outside off, the batsman shoulders his arms to it. |
| Chris Woakes comes back into the attack. |
| 49.1 : C Woakes to Kohli, Fifty for the Indian Captain, and did his team need it or what? Woakes starts a new spell with a back of a length ball outside off. Kohli reaches out for the ball, a bit away from his body and pushes this towards point for a single. India need Kohli to go on for a big one here. |
| 49.2 : C Woakes to Rahane, Rahane watchfully defends this length ball on the off stump into covers. |
| 49.3 : C Woakes to Rahane, Strays in line, on Rahane's pads who tucks it behind on the leg side for a single. |
| 49.4 : C Woakes to Kohli, Full on off, Kohli drives it well but straight to mid off. |
| 49.5 : C Woakes to Kohli, Plays this length ball around off with soft hands towards the point region, batsmen run a single. Both looking well settled now. |
| 49.6 : C Woakes to Rahane, Well bowled by Woakes, he keeps it on a length just outside up. Rahane comes forward to defend it, the ball gets a bit big on him, takes the outside edge, but what he does well is play it with soft hands and this makes the ball drop in front gully. |
| 50.1 : J Anderson to Kohli, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 50.2 : J Anderson to Kohli, Back of a length on off, Kohli shuffles across and blocks it. |
| 50.3 : J Anderson to Kohli, Goes fuller in length on off, Kohli lunges and blocks it out. |
| 50.4 : J Anderson to Kohli, On the middle stump, Kohli keeps it out. |
| 50.5 : J Anderson to Kohli, Bowls it on the stumps, Kohli pushes it to mid on. |
| 50.6 : J Anderson to Kohli, A little too wide outside off, Kohli need not play at those. |
| 51.1 : C Woakes to Rahane, FOUR! SHOT! Short... Wide... Despatched. Fifty for the vice-captain. He's looking the best he's looked all this tour. Woakes needs to keep it tighter than that to trouble these batsmen. |
| 51.2 : C Woakes to Rahane, Rahane will think he's missed out there. Again Woakes misses his line and length and bowls it short and wide. Rahane punches it to covers but cannot find the gap. |
| 51.3 : C Woakes to Rahane, keeps it on the 6th stump line and Rahane shows respect. Shoulders arms. |
| 51.4 : C Woakes to Rahane, Woakes probing away on that line just outside off, Rahane chooses to let it go past. |
| 51.5 : C Woakes to Rahane, Outside off again and Rahane leaves it again. |
| 51.6 : C Woakes to Rahane, Ends the over with yet another leave outside off. |
| 52.1 : Ben Stokes to Kohli, Stokes starts his new spell with a short ball, Kohli initially looks to go for the pull but evades from the shot at the last moment as he sees the ball is way wide of the off stump. |
| 52.2 : Ben Stokes to V Kohli, Banged in short again. Seems to be a tactic this by England. Kohli ducks under it. |
| 52.3 : Ben Stokes to Kohli, Surely a tactic, almost worked. Short outside off again, Kohli goes for a half-hearted pull but misses the ball by a distance. |
| 52.4 : Ben Stokes to Kohli, And the chin music continues, Kohli lets this bouncer go through to Bairstow. |
| 52.5 : Ben Stokes to Kohli, This tactic seems to have unsettled the Indian skipper. He goes for a pull again to this bumper outside off. Misses it again and the England players have their hands on their heads. |
| 52.6 : Ben Stokes to Kohli, Wide! Too Short and too wide, even for a test match. Given a wide. |
| Ben Stokes to Kohli, A back of a length delivery, the fullest ball of the over. Kohli goes back and defends it with a straight bat. |
| 53.1 : C Woakes to Rahane, On middle, Rahane works it with the angle to mid-wicket. |
| 53.2 : C Woakes to Rahane, Played to mid-wicket region by the batsman. |
| 53.3 : C Woakes to Rahane, The batsman lets the ball go outside his off stump. |
| 53.4 : C Woakes to A Rahane, Good length outside off, Rahane tries to defend it with soft hands but the ball takes the outside edge to the man at gully. |
| 53.5 : C Woakes to Rahane, Hits the length hard on off, Rahane keeps it out. |
| 53.6 : C Woakes to Rahane, Goes for the yorker but ends up bowling a low full toss. Rahane hits it back to the bowler who half-stops it and a run is taken. |
| 54.1 : Ben Stokes to Rahane, Continues with the short ball plan, Rahane goes back to this short one and pulls it, gets it from the middle but straight to the square leg fielder. |
| 54.2 : Ben Stokes to Rahane, This time Rahane is not sucked into the shot, as he does well to leave the bouncer alone. |
| 54.3 : Ben Stokes to Rahane, The Rib-ticklers continue to fired at the batsmen but it does not seem to trouble them much. Rahane gets under this ball to let it past. |
| 54.4 : Ben Stokes to Rahane, Pulls the length a bit and keeps it just back of a length. The ball kicks up on landing. Rahane looks to defend but is hit on the gloves. |
| 54.5 : Ben Stokes to Rahane, A bit short and a bit wide will not trouble this duo. Rahane goes back to this shortish delivery outside off and tucked it towards the point region for a single. |
| 54.6 : Ben Stokes to Kohli, Shorter of a length, wide outside off, pitches and seams away further, Kohli shoulders arms. |
| 55.1 : C Woakes to Rahane, On the stumps, blocked out. |
| 55.2 : C Woakes to Rahane, Good length again on off, Rahane guides it to point. |
| 55.3 : C Woakes to Rahane, Bowls the bumper on middle, Rahane evades it. |
| 55.4 : C Woakes to Rahane, On the pads, Rahane works it down to fine leg and gets to the other end. |
| 55.5 : C Woakes to Kohli, FOUR BYES! Harsh on the keeper that! Down the leg side, it moves away further. Bairstow dives full stretch to his left, gets a glove to it but can't stop it cleanly. It crosses the fine leg fence. |
| 55.6 : C Woakes to Kohli, Back of a length on off, Kohli defends it out. Tea on day 1! |
| An excellent session for India, a wicket-less one, courtesy the captain and the vice-captain who walk off to a standing ovation from the dressing room and the crowd. These two joined forces after the break and made batting look really easy. They got their eye in and then started milking the bowlers. Both have got a half century each and have stitched a 107-run stand so far, thereby putting India on the front foot. The tourists would hope for them to continue with the good work and convert this i |
| The England bowlers gave their all but never looked like dismissing either Kohli or Rahane. Also, once the sun was out, the conditions did not assist them. Rashid was poor when he was brought on, guilty of bowling either too full or too short. They need to come out after the break with a certain plan to break this stand or the two might just take the game away from the hosts. Join us for the all-important final session in some time. |
| ... Day 1, Session 3 ... |
| Welcome back. Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane stride out to the middle for the post-tea session. Stuart Broad will bowl the first over after the break. Off we go... |
| 56.1 : S Broad to A Rahane, FOUR! Bang! Gloves are off, punches are being thrown now. Rahane looking good and settled. He gets a length ball, a tad too full and he checks his drive. The timing is sublime and the ball races to the cover fence in a jiffy. What a start to the session. |
| 56.2 : S Broad to Rahane, Outside off, left alone. |
| 56.3 : S Broad to Rahane, Gets behind the line of the ball and keeps it out. |
| 56.4 : S Broad to Rahane, Defended off the front foot by Rahane presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 56.5 : S Broad to Rahane, Length ball just outside, blocked. |
| 56.6 : S Broad to Rahane, Broad bowls a length ball outside off and couldn't entice Rahane with a shot. |
| Chris Woakes to bowl from the other end. |
| 57.1 : C Woakes to Kohli, Clever! A back of a length ball on off, Kohli taps it to the off side and takes a quick single. |
| 57.2 : C Woakes to Rahane, Similar delivery from Chris. Rahane is happy to defend it. |
| 57.3 : C Woakes to Rahane, Wide outside off stump, Ajinkya leaves it alone. |
| 57.4 : C Woakes to Rahane, Comes back in this time. Rahane works it to point for nothing. |
| 57.5 : C Woakes to Rahane, Full, no swing or seam, Rahane lets it be. |
| 57.6 : C Woakes to A Rahane, Dropped! Fiercely cut by Rahane and Anderson is equally up to it. A short ball this which Rahane cuts off the back foot. The ball goes towards the fielder at point. Anderson there jumps to perfection and puts his hand to almost pull off a blinder. The ball, however, hits his hand and drops to his right. The fielder next to him couldn't get to it either. No harm done in the end but a difficult chance goes down or a boundary saved? |
| 58.1 : S Broad to V Kohli, Beautifully timed drive straight to covers. |
| 58.2 : S Broad to Kohli, Kohli defends it from within the crease. The batsmen have run through for a single. |
| 58.3 : S Broad to Rahane, FOUR! Edged but safe. A length ball around off, Rahane pokes at it and gets a thickish outside edge. The ball goes through the slip cordon and to the boundary. |
| 58.4 : S Broad to Rahane, Ajinkya lets the ball go outside his off stump. |
| 58.5 : S Broad to Rahane, Full on off, driven back to the bowler. |
| 58.6 : S Broad to Rahane, Cuts the length ball through cover-point and keeps the strike for the next over. |
| 59.1 : C Woakes to Rahane, Defended off the back foot by Rahane. They pick up a single. |
| 59.2 : C Woakes to Kohli, Ooh! Refrain from playing such shots, Virat Kohli. A length ball from Woakes wide outside off, its full and therefore Kohli goes for the cover drive. But did not get the timing he wanted on it and as a result, it goes aerially there. |
| 59.3 : C Woakes to V Kohli, Full on off, driven to covers for no run. |
| 59.4 : C Woakes to Kohli, Outside off, left alone by Kohli. |
| 59.5 : C Woakes to Kohli, FOUR! Cheeky from Cheeku. A shortish ball with some width on offer. Kohli opens the face of the bat and gets it past third slip for a boundary. |
| 59.6 : C Woakes to Kohli, Works this one to the on side and changes strike. A good over for the visitors. |
| 60.1 : S Broad to Kohli, On a length on off from Broad, defended. |
| 60.2 : S Broad to Kohli, Goodness me, what a beauty! Broad dishes this one just outside off, it has the natural angle coming back into Kohli who goes forward to defend it. The ball holds its line and whizzes past the edge. A nervy moment! |
| 60.3 : S Broad to Kohli, The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. |
| 60.4 : S Broad to Kohli, Checks his drive again but couldn't get it past the cover fielder. |
| 60.5 : S Broad to Kohli, Virat lets the ball go outside his off stump. |
| 60.6 : S Broad to Kohli, Geez! Another screamer from Broad. He is asking some question on a dead-looking pitch. He bowls another bullet just outside off and makes Kohli lunge forward. He fails to connect again. |
| 61.1 : C Woakes to Rahane, Gets behind the line of this one and keeps it out. |
| 61.2 : C Woakes to Rahane, A tad shorter, kept out off the back foot for nothing. |
| 61.3 : C Woakes to Rahane, FOUR! Up and over. Easy peasy for Rahane. A short ball with a lot of width, he cuts it over the infield and into the cover-point fence. Runs are now coming thick and fast. India are in a commanding position. |
| 61.4 : C Woakes to Rahane, Another shortish ball, cut to point for no run. |
| 61.5 : C Woakes to Rahane, Full on off, driven to covers. |
| 61.6 : C Woakes to Rahane, Rahane leaves the length ball outside his off stump. Just a boundary off this one. India 210/3. |
| 62.1 : S Broad to Kohli, This one stays a touch low after it lands on off, Kohli does really well to get his bat down in time and keep it out. |
| 62.2 : S Broad to Kohli, The outsiwnger but the line is way outside off, Kohli shoulders arms to it. |
| 62.3 : S Broad to Kohli, Goes wide of the crease and angles it on off, Virat lunges and blocks it. |
| 62.4 : S Broad to Kohli, Tries to hit the pads of Kohli but Virat is up for the task. He gets his bat down in time and times it sweetly off the middle through square leg. Pope in the deep runs to his left, dives and saves two runs for his team. |
| 62.5 : S Broad to Kohli, On the off pole, Kohli plays it out. |
| 62.6 : S Broad to Kohli, The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. |
| 63.1 : C Woakes to Rahane, Squares him up there. A back of a length ball on middle and off, Rahane looks to flick it through the on side but closes his bat a touch early. It takes the leading edge and goes towards the point region for nothing. |
| 63.2 : C Woakes to Rahane, Rahane plays it with an angled bat and guides it to third man. No run taken. |
| 63.3 : C Woakes to Rahane, A length ball on middle, defended. |
| 63.4 : C Woakes to Rahane, Rahane swivels to play the shortish ball towards the fine leg fielder. A run taken. |
| 63.5 : C Woakes to Kohli, On middle and off, Kohli moves across and works it to deep backward square leg. Another run ensues. |
| 63.6 : C Woakes to Rahane, Outside off, left alone. |
| 64.1 : S Broad to Kohli, Full around off, pushed to covers. |
| 64.2 : S Broad to Kohli, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 64.3 : S Broad to Kohli, FOUR! Not sure if it was where Kohli intended but he will take the boundary nonetheless. A short ball on middle and leg, Kohli half-pulls it and keeps it down. The ball goes fine and into the fence. |
| 64.4 : S Broad to Kohli, Too wide outside off to entice Kohli with a shot. |
| 64.5 : S Broad to Kohli, On the hips, flicked through square leg for a run. |
| 64.6 : S Broad to Rahane, Gets nicely behind the line of this one and keeps it out to the off side. |
| 65.1 : C Woakes to Kohli, Full on off, Kohli bottom-hands it through mid-wicket. Three runs taken after Stokes cuts it out. |
| 65.2 : C Woakes to A Rahane, FOUR! A gentle gift to Rahane from Woakes and he obliges. A short ball on leg, Rahane pulls it fine with a nice swivel. The ball races to the fence. 7 off the first 2. |
| 65.3 : C Woakes to Rahane, On the pads, Ajinkya wrists it away to the on side for another easy single. |
| 65.4 : C Woakes to Kohli, FOUR! Kohli is oozing class right now. What a cracker of a shot this is. No flashiness, he just gets to the pitch of the ball and sens it to the long off fence. Partnership is 149 between the duo now. |
| 65.5 : C Woakes to V Kohli, 150-run stand is up. What a partnership this has been. Kohli drives it wide of covers and runs a single to bring up the milestone. |
| 65.6 : C Woakes to Rahane, FOUR! WOW! This has gone to the fence like a tracer bullet. No half measures from Rahane. He gets a length ball with some width on offer. The bat meets the ball with intent and there's no stopping it as it goes through cover-point for another boundary. 17 runs came off this one. It looks all too easy now. |
| 66.1 : S Broad to V Kohli, Full on off, driven to mid off for no run. |
| S Broad to V Kohli, Another full ball around off, driven for no run. |
| 66.2 : S Broad to Kohli, Kohli has flicked the ball off his pads. One run added to the total. |
| 66.3 : S Broad to Rahane, Drives the ball to cover off the front foot. |
| 66.4 : S Broad to Rahane, Wide outside off, punched off the back foot towards covers. The ball goes through the fielder there and a brace results. |
| 66.5 : S Broad to Rahane, On the pads, flicked through mid-wicket. The batsmen run two courtesy of some good pro-active running. |
| 66.6 : S Broad to A Rahane, OUT! Spider-man or Alistair Cook? Well, it's difficult to differentiate right now considering the way ball struck to his hand. What a catch. Rahane lunges forward to play the length ball outside his off stump. The ball gets gets the outside edge and goes past Bairstow in a hurry. Cook, at first slip, sees it late perhaps or he wanted his keeper to go for it. He still sticks his left hand out and the ball just sticks to his finger like my finger on fries. He stands righ |
| Hardik Pandya walks in next for the visitors. James Anderson also comes in for another spell. |
| 67.1 : J Anderson to Kohli, Virat chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. |
| 67.2 : J Anderson to Kohli, Shortish around off, Kohli cuts it to point for no run. |
| 67.3 : J Anderson to Kohli, FOUR! How good is that shot? Classy from Kohli. A length ball on off, he punches it off the back through cover-point. A boundary results. |
| 67.4 : J Anderson to Kohli, Punches this ball through covers and a brace results. |
| 67.5 : J Anderson to Kohli, A back of a length ball on the pads, Kohli works it to the on side for a run. |
| 67.6 : J Anderson to Pandya, Pandya lets the ball go outside his off stump. |
| 68.1 : S Broad to Kohli, Pushes this one through covers for a run. |
| 68.2 : S Broad to Pandya, The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. |
| 68.3 : S Broad to Pandya, He gets behind the line of this one and defends it. |
| 68.4 : S Broad to Pandya, FOUR! Pandya creams the on drive superbly and earns himself a boundary through the mid-wicket region. He has been pushed up the order and need to prove his mantle to cement his spot. |
| 68.5 : S Broad to Pandya, Defended off the front foot by Hardik presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 68.6 : S Broad to Pandya, Outside off, left alone. |
| 69.1 : J Anderson to Kohli, Good length outside off, Kohli guides it through point and gives the strike over to Pandya. England won't mind that run as the new man is now on strike. |
| 69.2 : J Anderson to Pandya, However, they need to make him play. This is bowled outside off, Pandya does not fiddle with it. |
| 69.3 : J Anderson to H Pandya, Better! Bowled on a length and around off, gets it to straighten. The batsman tries to defend but gets an outside edge to point. |
| 69.4 : J Anderson to Pandya, Shorter in length on middle, the ball sticks in the surface and also stays a touch low. Pandya has all the time in the world to adjust and block it. |
| 69.5 : J Anderson to Pandya, Wide outside off, tempting the batsman to go for a loose shot. Pandya does not get tempted and lets it through to the keeper. |
| 69.6 : J Anderson to Pandya, Again way too outside off, left alone. So not such a great over by Anderson, guilty of bowling too far outside off to Pandya. |
| 70.1 : S Broad to Kohli, FOUR! Tickled and tickled fine! Wrong line by Broad, down the leg side and he flicks it to the fine leg fence. Kohli moves onto one run more than a number which is considered unlucky in Australia. |
| 70.2 : S Broad to Kohli, Starts this one from outside off, gets it to come back in late. Kohli tries to drive but gets an inside edge onto his pads. |
| 70.3 : S Broad to Kohli, Again it comes back in from outside off, Kohli plants his front foot forward and keeps it out. |
| 70.4 : S Broad to Kohli, FOUR BYES! Once again, a harsh call on the keeper as this was way down the leg side. Bairstow tries his best to collect it with a dive but he had no chance. |
| 70.5 : S Broad to Kohli, Fuller in length on off, no inswing this time. Kohli mistimes his drive to mid off. |
| 70.6 : S Broad to Kohli, Into the 90s now! On the pads, Kohli flicks it through backward square leg and takes a couple. |
| Drinks! So, after toiling around for a while, England have finally managed to break the dangerous looking 159-run partnership. However, on a sunny day, it will be a difficult task to bowl out the set looking Kohli. They will need some inspirational bowling performance to make further inroads. The last hour of the day's play coming up next, hang around! |
| 71.1 : J Anderson to Pandya, Goes fuller on middle, Pandya strokes it to mid on. |
| 71.2 : J Anderson to Pandya, Good length but the line is outside off, left alone. |
| 71.3 : J Anderson to H Pandya, Fuller again on off, this one shapes away a touch. Hardik tries to drive it down the ground but gets an outside edge to point. |
| 71.4 : J Anderson to Pandya, Lovely delivery! Drags his length back than the previous delivery and then gets it to move away. Pandya first thinks of playing at it but then pulls his bat away. |
| 71.5 : J Anderson to Pandya, The inswinger this time, Pandya though reads it and works it to mid-wicket. He thinks of a run but is rightfully sent back. The fielder scores a direct hit at the keeper's end but Pandya is well in. |
| 71.6 : J Anderson to Pandya, FOUR! To end the over! Anderson bowls it a touch too full, no swing which means it is too easy for the batsman. He drives it through covers and the ball runs away to the fence. |
| Ben Stokes is back on. |
| 72.1 : Ben Stokes to Kohli, Slower ball on middle, Kohli blocks it out. |
| 72.2 : Ben Stokes to Kohli, Back of a length outside off, Kohli gets on top of the bounce and guides it towards third man for a couple. |
| 72.3 : Ben Stokes to V Kohli, A bumper on middle, Kohli gets on top of the bounce and pulls it all along the ground towards deep mid-wicket for another brace. Just a maximum away now from a ton. |
| 72.4 : Ben Stokes to Kohli, On the middle stump, Kohli strokes it back towards the bowler. Stokes tries to get a hand to it but is not able to. |
| 72.5 : Ben Stokes to Kohli, Fuller in length on off, Kohli times it but finds covers. |
| 72.6 : Ben Stokes to Kohli, Not as fuller as the last delivery and hence Kohli makes a leave. |
| 73.1 : A Rashid to H Pandya, Tosses it up on middle, Pandya drives it to mid on. |
| 0.0 : Review time! Well a late review has been taken. Ben Stokes was the man who convinced his skipper. He felt there was an edge there but by the look of things, it seemed like he was the only one who felt so. Let us see if he is right... |
| 73.2 : A Rashid to Pandya, NOT OUT! He is not right. The noise he might have heard was of the ball hitting the pad. Rashid bowls the googly outside off, this one comes back in after pitching. Hardik with his bat behind the pad tries to leave it as the ball just about goes past the off pole. Ben Stokes is seen appealing but he is the only one doing so. He then walks upto Root and convinces him to go for the review. Root gets convinced as he signals the 'T'. Replays roll in and they show the ball b |
| 73.3 : A Rashid to Pandya, FOUR! Too shot and Pandya puts away in some style! A half-tacker on middle, Rashid goes back and pulls it through mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 73.4 : A Rashid to Pandya, Flatter outside off, Pandya lets it be. |
| 73.5 : A Rashid to Pandya, Works it against the turn to the man at mid-wicket. |
| 73.6 : A Rashid to H Pandya, It's been driven superbly through the covers. |
| 74.1 : Ben Stokes to Kohli, Fuller outside off, pushed to covers for no run. |
| 74.2 : Ben Stokes to Kohli, Too straight from Ben going down the leg side. Kohli misses out. |
| 74.3 : Ben Stokes to Kohli, On a length around middle and off, Kohli defends it. |
| 74.4 : Ben Stokes to Kohli, Down the leg side once again, Kohli looks to flick but misses. |
| 74.5 : Ben Stokes to Kohli, Streaky. Not the shot you'd expect Kohli to play. He comes forward to play the length ball wide of off. It goes off the inside edge towards fine leg. An easy single taken, even though Virat wanted a second. |
| 74.6 : Ben Stokes to Pandya, On a length in line of the stumps, blocked down the track for no run. |
| 75.1 : A Rashid to Kohli, Couple! Rashid has been poor till now. He bowls another drag down. Kohli goes back and punches it through covers, there is a fielder in the deep so it is only a brace. Three away now. |
| 75.2 : A Rashid to Kohli, Well bowled! This is tossed up on off, Kohli lunges and blocks it out. |
| 75.3 : A Rashid to Kohli, Slightly shorter and quicker outside off, Kohli goes for the cut but mistimes it to point. He should have put that away. He will disappointed. |
| 75.4 : A Rashid to Kohli, The googly, Kohli picks it and tucks it to mid-wicket. |
| 75.5 : A Rashid to Kohli, Loopy ball on middle, VK prods forward and keeps it out. |
| 75.6 : A Rashid to V Kohli, OUT! EDGED AND TAKEN AT FIRST SLIP! Rashid strikes! No ton for captain Kohli. Contrasting emotions out there as we the English side and the fans celebrate as Kohli walks back dejected, disgusted. Huge, huge wicket with only 14 overs to go and with the new ball around the corner. Rashid bowls a beautifully tossed up delivery, enticing the batsman to go for the drive. Kohli could not stop himself as he tries to caress it through covers. The ball turns and also bounces a |
| 76.1 : Ben Stokes to Pandya, Play and a miss. Hardik looks to play the length ball around off and gets beaten inside the line. |
| 76.2 : Ben Stokes to Pandya, Down the leg side, Pandya looks to flick but misses. |
| 76.3 : Ben Stokes to Pandya, Hardik lets the ball go outside his off stump. |
| 76.4 : Ben Stokes to Pandya, Again in the same channel from Ben, left alone. |
| 76.5 : Ben Stokes to Pandya, Comes forward to cover his off pole and then gets his bat away from the line. |
| 76.6 : Ben Stokes to Pandya, Defends this one to the off side for no run. Out of nowhere, the English crowd has found some voice. |
| 77.1 : A Rashid to R Pant, Starts his Test career with a drive to covers. |
| 77.2 : A Rashid to Pant, SIX! Oh my, my! Are you kidding me right now? Hot blood of youth and Delhi's brashness equals to Rishabh Pant, isn't it? Well, that's a way to get off the mark in Test cricket. Not even the greatest of great can say that they hit a maximum to get off the mark. He sees the flight on this one and takes a few steps towards the ball. Lofts it over the long on fence for a brutal six. Genius! |
| 77.3 : A Rashid to Pant, Defended off the front foot by Pant presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 77.4 : A Rashid to Pant, Googly on middle, Pant taps it to the off side for nothing. |
| 77.5 : A Rashid to Pant, A low full toss on middle, Pant works it to the mid-wicket region. A brace results. |
| 77.6 : A Rashid to Pant, Again on the pads. He flicks it through the on side and keeps the strike. |
| 78.1 : Ben Stokes to Pant, Goes for the inswinging yorker but Pant gets his bat down in time and jams it out. |
| 78.2 : Ben Stokes to Pant, A yorker the last ball, now bowls a bumper, aimed at the rib cage of the batsman. Pant lets it go through to the keeper. |
| 78.3 : Ben Stokes to Pant, Down the leg side, Pant misses the flick and Jonny behind the stumps fumbles. |
| 78.4 : Ben Stokes to Pant, Tucks it with the angle towards mid-wicket for a run. |
| 78.5 : Ben Stokes to Pandya, Another bouncer, Pandya ducks under it. |
| 78.6 : Ben Stokes to Pandya, The batsman has flicked the ball off his pads. One run added to the total. |
| 79.1 : A Rashid to Pandya, Floats it up outside off, Pandya lets it be. |
| 79.2 : A Rashid to Pandya, Extra bounce! Quicker on middle, this one picthes and shoots off the surface. Pandya does well to defend it onto the ground. |
| 79.3 : A Rashid to Pandya, Loopy ball on off, Pandya strokes it to covers. |
| 79.4 : A Rashid to H Pandya, Flighted ball on off, Pandya lunges and strokes it to mid off. |
| 79.5 : A Rashid to Pandya, Quicker and shorter outside off, Pandya slaps it to deep covers for a run. |
| 79.6 : A Rashid to Pant, Another short ball outside off, Pant hits it towards sweeper cover and retains strike. |
| The second new ball is now available and it has been taken immediately. Also the spearhead of the English bowling attack, Anderson comes back into the attack. |
| 80.1 : J Anderson to Pant, Goes full straightaway and gets some shape into the batsman. Pant goes for the drive but gets an inside edge onto his pads. |
| 0.0 : Some issues with the landing area as the groundsmen has come out with the shovel. |
| 80.2 : J Anderson to Pant, Drags his length back on middle, Pant defends it onto the ground. |
| 80.3 : J Anderson to Pant, Classy! On the pads, Pant nonchalantly flicks it through backward sqaure leg and takes two. The youngster looks really confident out there. |
| 80.4 : J Anderson to Pant, Well left! On a length outside off, Pant plants his front foot forward and lets it be. |
| 80.5 : J Anderson to Pant, Another ball way outside off, Anderson trying to play with the youngsters patience. However, Pant does not play at it. |
| 80.6 : J Anderson to Pant, Outside off again, Pant makes his third leave in a row. good temperament shown by the southpaw. |
| Stuart Broad to share the second new ball with Anderson. |
| 81.1 : S Broad to Pandya, Broad starts with a short and wide delivery outside off. Pandya does not fiddle with it and lets it go. |
| 81.2 : S Broad to Pandya, Some away movement for Broad. Keeps it on a length outside off. Pandya shoulder arms to it. |
| 81.3 : S Broad to Pandya, Dishes it outside off, Pandya leaves. |
| 81.4 : S Broad to H Pandya, DROPPED! That's a Jaffa from Broad. He lands it on a length just outside off. This one though pitches and climbs on the batsman with some movement into Pandya, who tries to defend but the ball brushes his gloves, hits his shoulder and lobs in the air to gully. Keaton Jennings at gully drops it though. Stuart Broad cannot believe it. Pandya gets a life, can he capitalize on it? |
| 81.5 : S Broad to Pandya, Pandya goes on the back foot to this length ball on off and defends it with a straight bat. |
| 81.6 : S Broad to Pandya, Broad keeps it wide outside off but cannot entice Pandya to chase it. |
| 82.1 : J Anderson to Pant, Good length delivery outside off, Pant does not play with it. |
| 82.2 : J Anderson to Pant, Closer the off pole this time, Pant gets right behind the line of the delivery and blocks it out. |
| 82.3 : J Anderson to Pant, Fullish and on off, Pant strokes it well through covers, not right off the middle but gets a run for it. |
| 82.4 : J Anderson to Pandya, Nice shape! The outswinger from off stump. Pandya first tries to defend but then pulls his bat out. |
| 82.5 : J Anderson to Pandya, FOUR! Streaky! India won't mind though. On a length and it shapes away. Pandya puts in a big stride and tries to block. The ball takes the outside edge and goes down to the third man fence. One short of 300 now India. |
| 82.6 : J Anderson to Pandya, Back of a length on off, Pandya plays it with soft hands towards gully. |
| 83.1 : S Broad to Pant, Broad comes round the wicket. Keeps it just behind a length, but the line it just too wide of the off stump. Pant watches it go through. |
| 83.2 : S Broad to Pant, Beats the Bat! Much better from Broad as he fires this one from an angle into the batsman, Pant goes towards the ball but the movement away after pitching gets the ball to beat the tentative poke. Pant needs to focus and try and stay till the end. |
| 83.3 : S Broad to Pant, FOUR! Lovely Shot! And that's 300 up for India with a lovely clip off his pads. Broad angles this in on a length, Pant turns it around in the gap at mid wicket. The timing takes the ball across the fence. |
| 83.4 : S Broad to Pant, Pant has nothing to do with this fuller ball outside off. |
| 83.5 : S Broad to Pant, Beaten Again! Board looking threatening here. An important phase for both teams. Pant looks to block this length ball just outside off. However, its nips away after pitching but luckily for Pant it just misses his outside edge. |
| 83.6 : S Broad to Pant, End this testing over with a beauty again. Broad keeps this on a length just outside off. The ball skids through and Pant plays inside the line of the ball. Gets beaten. |
| 84.1 : J Anderson to Pandya, No run. |
| 84.2 : J Anderson to Pandya, On the stumps, kept out. |
| 84.3 : J Anderson to Pandya, On off, the batsman blocks it out. |
| 84.4 : J Anderson to Pandya, Wide outside off, the batsman need not play at those. |
| 84.5 : J Anderson to Pandya, The batsman was beaten and missed the line of the delivery. |
| 84.6 : J Anderson to Pandya, Outside off, Pandya pokes at it and gets beaten. |
| 85.1 : S Broad to Pant, FOUR! Lovely! This young lad is just showing he belongs at the highest level. Yes, it is a half-volley but it still has to be put away and Pant does it with swag. He smashes it through covers and the ball races away. |
| 85.2 : S Broad to Pant, Excellent comeback delivery! Short of a length and on off, this one pitches and straightens. Pant plays inside the line and the ball whizzes past the outside edge. |
| 85.3 : S Broad to Pant, A little too wide outside off, Pant makes a leave. |
| 85.4 : S Broad to Pant, On a length around off, Pant guides it to point. |
| 85.5 : S Broad to Pant, Fuller in length on off, Rishabh defends it towards point. |
| 85.6 : S Broad to Pant, Almost! On a length around off, this one pitches and then skids through. Pant tries to leave it but gets an inside edge which bounces just in front of the stumps. |
| 86.1 : J Anderson to Pandya, Length ball on the off pole, defended solidly by Pandya. |
| 86.2 : J Anderson to Pandya, Well left. Anderson angles this into Pandya from just outside off. There is some good away shape and Pandya has nothing to do with it. |
| 86.3 : J Anderson to Pandya, Short of a length ball, it pitches and gets extra bounce off the deck. Also seams away after pitching. Pandya lunges forward and is beaten. |
| 86.4 : J Anderson to Pandya, Pandya shows the full face of the bat and defends this length ball off the back foot. |
| 86.5 : J Anderson to Pandya, In-swinging yorker, well thought out by Anderson. Pandya is up to the task as he digs it out in the nick of time. |
| 86.6 : J Anderson to H Pandya, OUT! A wicket right at the fag end. This is Anderson's 100th Test wicket against India. What a champion bowler. Pandya had to see off just that one more ball - but fails to do so. Jimmy continues to probe away in the corridor of uncertainty but this was a ball which perhaps Hardik could have left. But that compulsive 'have-to-put-bat-to-ball' mindset in him forces the all-rounder to come forward and have a tame push. There is some extra bounce on the ball and it als |
| What an attritional day of cricket! Both sides, I believe, will be happy heading into the dugout. More so England, who have fought back really well in the last session by picking up three vital wickets. Kohli and Rahane were cruising along after the Tea break. The two added 159 before the latter was dismissed 19 short of a ton. Kohli then, along with Pandya, continued as the pair added another handy partnership. |
| Virat Kohli looked destined for another ton but once again he fell prey to the spin of Rashid. England at that moment would have sniffed a chance to run through the remaining wickets but the debutant, Pant, showed no signs of nerves. He played his shots and his partnership with Hardik saw India cross the 300-run mark for the first time in this series. They were really batting well and it seemed like the tourists would end the day on top but Anderson's 100th Test scalp against India at the very e |
| Earlier in the day, after being put into bat, Rahul and Dhawan got India off to a solid start. Woakes then brought the hosts back into the game with three quick wickets. Kohli and Rahane then rose to the occasion and built a huge partnership to put India on the front foot. But wickets at crucial intervals helped the home side hang around in the game. |
| India do not have a lot of batting to come but they would hope for Pant along with the remaining batters to contribute and cross the 350-run mark. The hosts, on the other hand, will look to bundle out the remaining wickets quickly and then try and bat well. |
| It's been a superb day of Test cricket. India started well but then England shot back courtesy Chris Woakes. Then, the tourists recovered from the quick blows owing to the 159-run stand between Kohli and Rahane. Both the batsmen however were very unlucky not to get their centuries. After going wicket-less for the entire afternoon session, the hosts managed to pick three more in the evening session to end the day's play on level terms. The wicket looks good for batting, with not a lot of assistan |
| ... Day 2, Session 1 ... |
| Hello and welcome to the coverage of Day 2 of the third Test between England and India. With the pendulum of momentum swinging from one team to the other throughout Day 1, both teams are looking to get a strong hold on this match. The first session will be crucial as India's primary target will be to cross 350. However, if Pant and Ashwin bat to their potential, the visitors could even get near 400 or even surpass it. |
| England's pacers, on the other hand, will be keen on utilizing the pacer-friendly morning conditions and keep the visitors in check. Let us hope we get another day of exciting cricket. For now though, there is a steady DRIZZLE and the COVERS are on the pitch. There is still time for play to start so let us hope it clears by then and we get underway soon. |
| Good news folks! The covers seem to be coming off and the news coming in is, play will get underway at 1115 local, weather permitting that is. |
| The former English skipper, Alastair Cook, is up for a chat with Michael Atherton. On catching in the slips, he replies it's more comfortable fielding in the slip cordon with those you have been doing it for long. Adds further that their slip catching has not been great lately. Mentions they have been working on the type of catch he took yesterday and he is delighted it stuck. Admits that Trent Bridge has not been his favourite ground but he hopes his fortune will change. Reckons playing spin no |
| UPDATE 1107 local - Well, we will have to wait a little more longer as now play will resume at 1130 local. A few wet areas out there that the groundsmen are trying to dry. Stay tuned. |
| So after the delay we are all set for the action to begin now. The Indian batsmen, Ravichandran Ashwin and Rishabh Pant walk out to the middle. The latter will be on strike and he will face Stuart Broad. Three slips in place. Here we go... |
| 87.1 : S Broad to Pant, Some movement first up, expected looking at the conditions overhead. Broad comes running in and lands it on a length around off, it pitches and then moves away. Pant watchfully lets it go through to the keeper. |
| 87.2 : S Broad to Pant, Swing again but the line is a little too wide outside off, seams away further and Pant makes another leave. |
| 87.3 : S Broad to Pant, Better from Broad! Bowls it straighter this time but no movement available. Pant tucks it with the angle through square leg and gets to the other end. First run today. |
| Sir Ian Botham (on air) feels that the pitch will get quicker today and it was a bit tacky yesterday. David Bumble adds to it that usually Day 2 is the best day to bat as the pitch becomes easy-paced. |
| 87.4 : S Broad to Ashwin, Once again Broad bowls it outside off, the batsman need not play at those. It swings in after passing the batsman. JB does really well behind the stumps to collect it. |
| 87.5 : S Broad to Ashwin, Attacks the stumps and this one stays a touch low. Ashwin gets his bat down in time and hits it towards mid on. |
| 87.6 : S Broad to Ashwin, FOUR! What just happened there? Did Buttler not sight the ball or he could just not react? Will have to wait for a replay to find out as Ashwin gets off the mark with a boundary. Not in convincing manner though. Broad bowls it on a back of a length outside off, Ashwin goes after it with no foot movement, a needless shot to be honest. The ball takes a thick outside edge and goes over Buttler at third slip, who just could not get up in time and into the third man fence. En |
| James Anderson will bowl from the other end. |
| 88.1 : J Anderson to Pant, Good length on off, Pant covers the swing by moving across and defends it. |
| 88.2 : J Anderson to Pant, Full and outside off, swinging away further. Pant shoulders arms to it. |
| 88.3 : J Anderson to Pant, Very good by the youngster. Not only is he standing outside the crease but he is also shuffling across, covering the swing, getting right behind the delivery and blocking it. |
| 88.4 : J Anderson to Pant, Another good side of Pant. He is also leaving the ball really well, not getting tempted and he does that here. |
| 88.5 : J Anderson to R Pant, A good bumper outside off, Pant tries to drag his pull but gets a bottom edge onto his boot. |
| 88.6 : J Anderson to Pant, On the pads, Pant tucks it away and retains strike. |
| 89.1 : S Broad to Pant, Broad comes from round the wicket, a length ball angled into Pant, who gets inside the line of the ball and tries to tuck it around. The ball hits his thigh pad and runs down fine on the leg side. Adil Rashid on deep fine leg boundary does well to dive and stop 2 runs for his team. |
| 89.2 : S Broad to Pant, Keeps it on a length outside off, Pant lets it go. |
| 89.3 : S Broad to Pant, Pant gets right behind the line of this full length delivery on the stumps and defends solidly. |
| 89.4 : S Broad to Pant, Wider and fuller outside off, Pant does not fiddle with it. |
| 89.5 : S Broad to Pant, Gets his line wrong this time and stray it down the leg side. Pant tries to tuck it around but does not get bat on it. |
| 89.6 : S Broad to Pant, Pant tries to flick this length ball angling into him, again misses and JB behind dives to his right to collect it. |
| 90.1 : J Anderson to Ashwin, On a length around off, shapes away from the batsman. Ashwin plays inside the line and lets it go to the keeper. Anderson needs to be bowling it a touch straighter. |
| 90.2 : J Anderson to Ashwin, Perfect! This time he angles it on off and then gets it to move away. Ashwin though plays it really late as he defends it to point. Good cricket all around. |
| 90.3 : J Anderson to Ashwin, Again a little too wide outside off, Ashwin lets it go through to the keeper. |
| 90.4 : J Anderson to Ashwin, FOUR! Excellent by Ashwin! He is playing the ball very late, which is working in his favour. Another good delivery by Anderson, on off, shapes away. Ashwin stays rooted to his crease, lets the ball come to him and then guides it through backward point for a boundary. His second. |
| 90.5 : J Anderson to Ashwin, No swing this time as it is a touch shorter on off, Ashwin off the back foot punches it to mid off. |
| 90.6 : J Anderson to Ashwin, EDGED BUT FOUR! Anderson this time bowls it fuller, meaning Ashwin can't play it that late. The batter pokes at it with soft hands. The ball takes the outside edge and goes through the slip cordon for the second boundary of the over. So runs coming thick and fast for India this morning and they have crossed the 320-run mark. |
| 91.1 : S Broad to Pant, Starts the over with a fuller length delivery outside off. The ball moves away after pitching. But the line is a bit too wide to entice Pant into a shot. He lets it go behind. |
| 0.0 : Well, a halt in play as Broad has some issue with his shoe. Trevor Bayliss in the dressing room is seen signalling to send in a replacement. |
| 91.2 : S Broad to Pant, Similar delivery. Keeps it on a length outside off, Pants watchfully lets it go. |
| 91.3 : S Broad to Pant, This is the first indication of the ball keeping low. He lands it on a 6th stump line again. Pant leaves. |
| 91.4 : S Broad to Pant, OUT! England draw first blood of the day. And it's the debutant, Pant, who has to take the long walk back. Broad this time keeps it a bit fuller outside off. He is getting it to swing away from Pant on pitching. The southpaw, who was showing good patience and grit until now, goes for a extravagant drive through the covers. He reaches out a bit, away from his body. The ball takes the inside edge and crashes into the stumps. Pant looks dejected. Broad gives him a send-off. |
| Ishant Sharma walks in next. He has been promoted up the order, batted at no. 11 in the last game and no. 10 in the first Test. |
| 91.5 : S Broad to Sharma, Keeps it full on the off stump. The inswing makes the ball swirl into Ishant, who does well to get behind the line of the ball and block it out. |
| 91.6 : S Broad to Sharma, Full and swinging in again. This time a bit too much of swing though. Ishant tries to get bat on ball but the movement in beats his bat and the ball hits his pads. Going down leg though. |
| 92.1 : J Anderson to Ashwin, BEATEN! Loose, very loose by Ashwin there. A sucker ball outside off, swinging away. Ashwing goes after it with no foot movement. Luckily for him the ball whizzes past the outside edge. |
| 92.2 : J Anderson to Ashwin, Shortens his length this time and bowls it on off, Ashwin easily blocks it out. |
| 92.3 : J Anderson to Ashwin, Nicely played! On the shorter side and on off, Ashwin goes back and punches it towards covers for a quick run. |
| 92.4 : J Anderson to Sharma, Good cricket here! Another very good delivery which was equally well played. Anderson bowls it on a back of a length around off, this one moves away late. Ishant first thinks of playing at it but then at the last moment bails out of the shot. |
| 92.5 : J Anderson to Sharma, Off mark is Ishant now! He taps this ball towards covers and sprints to the other end. |
| 92.6 : J Anderson to Ashwin, EDGED BUT DROPPED! Pope drops a sharp chance. Excellent delivery to end the over. Another outswinger, once again it is fuller than the previous deliveries. Ashwin is only half forward as he tries to defend it. The ball takes the outside edge and goes low and quickly towards fourth slip. The man there dives and gets a hand to it but fails to hang on. The ball rolls towards short third man and the batsmen take a run. |
| 93.1 : S Broad to Ashwin, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 93.2 : S Broad to Ashwin, An appeal but not given! On a length around off, it pitches and then moves away. Ashwin tries to flick but misses to get hit on the thigh pad. Broad appeals but the umpire shakes his head. The impact and the height were the issues there. |
| 93.3 : S Broad to Ashwin, On the shorter side, Ashwin defends it onto the ground. |
| 93.4 : S Broad to Ashwin, OUT! KABOOM! What an absolute beauty! That has swung in like a banana and very late. Almost similar to the delivery Broad got Pujara with in the last Test. Unplayable. Pujara had no answers and now Ashwin too has none. Broad comes running in and bowls it full outside off, it comes back in very late. Ashwin has his front foot planted across but then seeing the ball tail back in, he tries to flick. He misses, the ball hits his pads and then uproots the middle pole. Broad g |
| Mohammad Shami walks in to bat. |
| 93.5 : S Broad to Shami, What a shot to get off the mark! Full and outside off, Shami slaps it through covers, not off the middle but enough to get three. Handy runs are these for India. They would take every one of them with open arms. |
| 93.6 : S Broad to Sharma, A peach to end it! Broad has his tail up here. He is really making the ball talk. On a length around off, this time he gets the ball to move away. Ishant is squared up as he tries to defend and the ball goes past the outside edge. |
| 94.1 : J Anderson to Shami, Shami swinging with all his might here. Anderson keeps it full just outside off, there is good away shape to the ball. Shami gives it a big swing and misses the ball completely. Is this India's tactics to go after the bowling? |
| 94.2 : J Anderson to Shami, Better from Shami. Anderson keeps it on a length around the off stump. Shami gets behind the line of the ball and blocks it out. |
| 94.3 : J Anderson to Shami, Full and attacking the stumps, Shami defends well off the front foot. |
| 94.4 : J Anderson to Shami, OUT! And the aggressive tactics have not worked for Shami here. Anderson keeps it on a length on middle and off. Shami, as he tried earlier in the over, goes for a wild swing. The ball moves away slightly on hitting the deck. Shami gets a top edge and the ball flies high in the air. Stuart Broad from mid on settles under the ball and takes it comfortably. |
| Jasprit Bumrah is the next batsman in. |
| 94.5 : J Anderson to Bumrah, OUT! Bowled 'em...Neck and Crock! It's all over for India. England have wrapped up the Indian innings earlier than they would have expected. Anderson fires this out swinger on a length and attacking the stumps. Bumrah tries to block it. But the slight away movement beats his outside and the ball crashes into the middle stump. |
| Boom, boom, boom, that is how England have gone about this morning. 22 runs is all India have managed to add to their overnight total. Once again it is the duo of Broad and Anderson who have made use of the bowling-friendly conditions and bundled out the remaining wickets in no time. |
| India though will still be happy with their overall batting performance. First it was Dhawan and Rahul who got them off to a solid start but then three quick wickets had put them on the back foot. Virat though along with their vice-captain who was desperate need of runs came to the fore. The pair added 159 which set the foundation for a big first innings total. But not a lot of contributions from the lower order has seen India finish with a decent total. |
| The England bowling had contrasting stories. They were brilliant when the conditions overhead was cloudy, the first session was an example as Chris Woakes managed to take three quick wickets. He was the most impressive bowler on Day 1. However as the sun came out, the swing was not visible and the bowlers could not produce the same magic. Adil Rashid, there was expected to deliver, he was not that great but did get the priced scalp of Virat Kohli. |
| Conditions did favor them this morning and their pacers took little time to take the remaining wickets. |
| 0.1 : M Shami to Cook, EDGED AND FOUR! England are straightaway underway but this is encouraging signs for the bowler. Shami bowls it a touch short on middle, this one angles away after pitching. Cook tries to defend but gets an outside edge which goes between gully and third slip and into the third man fence. |
| 0.2 : M Shami to Cook, That was quick! The pitch surely seems to have livened up here. This is down the leg side, Cook misses the flick and it rushes through to Pant who moves swiftly to his right and collects it. |
| 0.3 : M Shami to Cook, Wrong line, a touch too straight. Cook tucks it to mid-wicket. |
| 0.4 : M Shami to Cook, On the pads again, not good by Shami. Needs to attack the off pole. This it too easy for Cook as he works it to fine leg for a run. |
| 0.5 : M Shami to Jennings, In the air but just away! The change of angle almost does the trick for Shami. He comes around the wicket and bowls it very full on middle, it comes back in. Jennings tries to work it through the leg side but gets a soft leading edge back towards the bowler. Who stretches his hands out but can't reach it. It rolls towards mid off and a run is taken. |
| 0.6 : M Shami to Cook, FOUR BYES! Wayward stuff from Shami! This is way down the leg side and swings away further. Cook misses the flick and Pant behind the stumps, dives but can't reach it. An over full of ohhs and ahhs, but a one which England will be happy with comes to an end. |
| Jasprit Bumrah to bowl from the other end. |
| 1.1 : J Bumrah to K Jennings, FOUR! EDGY AGAIN! This was in the air for quite a while. Not sure why there was not a dive there. Bumrah almost makes an immediate impact on his return. Back of a length on off, this one straightens. Takes the outside and goes between third slip and gully and into the third man fence. |
| 1.2 : J Bumrah to Jennings, Works it around the corner with the angle for a run. |
| 1.3 : J Bumrah to Cook, Back of a length on off, Cook defends it. |
| 1.4 : J Bumrah to Cook, Angles it into the pads and Cook works it to mid-wicket. |
| 1.5 : J Bumrah to Cook, That was quick! 142 kph. On off and slightly fuller. Cook somehow gets his bat down in time and defends it towards mid off. |
| 1.6 : J Bumrah to Cook, Pacey again! Down the leg side though. Cook misses the flick and Pant behind the stumps fails to collect it cleanly. |
| 2.1 : M Shami to Jennings, Starts this from outside off and gets it to come back in. Jennings though spots it and defends it back to the bowler. |
| 2.2 : M Shami to Jennings, Again starts it from outside off, the ball this time though does not come in and Jennings makes a leave. |
| 2.3 : M Shami to Jennings, Wide outside off again, KJ shoulders arms to it. |
| 2.4 : M Shami to Jennings, Movement this time from outside off, Jennings though gets behind the line of the delivery and keeps it out. |
| 2.5 : M Shami to Jennings, Nicely bowled! Lands it around off and gets this one to straighten. Jennings hangs his bat out and luckily for him he gets beaten. |
| 2.6 : M Shami to Jennings, A good delivery to end the over! Length on off, blocked. A maiden by Shami. |
| 3.1 : J Bumrah to Cook, A little too straight, Cook hops and works it to mid-wicket. The Indian bowlers are a touch short, need to bowl it a little fuller. |
| 3.2 : J Bumrah to Cook, Like that! Just ahead of a length on off, this one pitches and comes back in. Cook hops, is beaten for pace and gets hit on the thigh. |
| 3.3 : J Bumrah to Cook, On the pads again, Cook misses the flick and gets hit on the pads. |
| 3.4 : J Bumrah to Cook, Well bowled, well played and well ran! On the good length area and attacks the stumps, Cook taps it towards mid-wicket and gets to the other end. |
| 3.5 : J Bumrah to Jennings, Bowls it on off, Jennings defends it. |
| 3.6 : J Bumrah to Jennings, Howzzat? The answer to that question is not out. On a length around off, this pitches and comes back in. Beats the defense of Jennings and hits him on the pads. The players appeal but the umpire shakes his head. Bumrah indicates it is going down with the angle. |
| 4.1 : M Shami to Cook, OHHHH! Back of a length outside off, Cook pokes at it and gets beaten. Maybe a lapse of concentration there as you normally don't see Cook going after balls so far outside off. |
| 4.2 : M Shami to Cook, FOUR! Well if you offer so much width, Cook will pounce on it. He says thank you very much and slaps it through covers for a boundary. |
| 4.3 : M Shami to Cook, Closer to the off pole from Shami this time, Cook gets behind the line and blocks it out. |
| 4.4 : M Shami to A Cook, Almost drags it on! Slightly short and closer to the off stump, Cook tries to cut but the shot is not on. He gets an inside edge which goes agonizingly close past the off pole, down to fine leg for a run. |
| 4.5 : M Shami to Jennings, FOUR! Easy-peasy! Shami has not got it right here. He bowls another half-tracker outside off, jennings guides it through point and the ball races away. |
| 4.6 : M Shami to Jennings, The batsman lets the ball go outside his off stump. Another poor over by Jennings comes to an end. |
| 5.1 : J Bumrah to Cook, Continues from 'round the wicket and angles in a length ball around off. It doesn't rise much and Cook somehow keeps it out safely from the back foot. |
| 5.2 : J Bumrah to Cook, This one is delivered in the channel outside off, Cook has nothing to do with it. |
| Michael Holding (on air) is not too pleased with the way the slip fielders are standing. They are too close to each other, too narrow and they might fail to understand whose catch it is. Fair point. |
| 5.3 : J Bumrah to Cook, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 5.4 : J Bumrah to Cook, FOUR! That's a cracking drive. Bumrah delivers it with a wobbly seam and lands it too full around off. Cook without taking his front foot too forward, drives it crisply through covers. |
| 5.5 : J Bumrah to Cook, Good length delivery on off, Cook defends it from the back foot. |
| 5.6 : J Bumrah to Cook, Bumrah oversteps and bowls a no ball, first of this Test match. A length ball in line of the stumps, Cook covers the line and blocks. Strange to see a bowler, known to be a shorter format specialist, overstep. If you remember, he bowled a big no ball in the Champions Trophy final and the rest is history. |
| J Bumrah to Cook, Fullish and outside off, Cook keeps his weight on the back leg and pushes it towards covers. |
| 6.1 : M Shami to Jennings, Again guilty of bowling too short! easy for Jennings, he punches it through covers and takes two. |
| 6.2 : M Shami to Jennings, Better! Shami should be consistently hitting these areas. On a length and around off, Jennings defends it onto the ground. |
| 6.3 : M Shami to Jennings, Angles this one away from the batsman. Jennings shoulders arms to it. |
| 6.4 : M Shami to Jennings, The lengths are good now but the line is a tad wide. Jennings leaves it. |
| 6.5 : M Shami to Jennings, FOUR! Streaky again but England won't mind at all. Back of a length outside off, Jennings tries to defend but then the ball takes the outside edge and races to the third man fence. England off to a very good start here. They trail by another 293. |
| 6.6 : M Shami to Jennings, Another short ball, poor from Shami. Jennings stands tall and punches it through covers. Dhawan there gives it a chase, fumbles but does not concede any extra run. Another expensive over by Shami. He has gone for 23 in his 4. |
| Ravichandran Ashwin is into the attack. |
| 7.1 : R Ashwin to Cook, In the air... but just wide! Ashwin tosses this up on off, it stops a touch in the surface. Cook goes for the drive but hits it uppishly wide of short covers for a run. |
| 7.2 : R Ashwin to Jennings, The straighter one on middle, Jennings tries to defend but gets it off the inner half towards square leg. |
| 7.3 : R Ashwin to Jennings, On the shorter side, Jennings goes back and works it through mid-wicket and runs two. |
| 7.4 : R Ashwin to Jennings, The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. |
| 7.5 : R Ashwin to Jennings, Flighted ball on off, KJ drives it to the man at covers. |
| 7.6 : R Ashwin to Jennings, On the stumps, kept out. End of a tight over by Ashwin, not a lot of purchase for him though. |
| Change of ends for Jasprit Bumrah. |
| 8.1 : J Bumrah to Cook, Bumrah from round the wicket, angles it in and lands it on a length around off. The ball pitches and moves away ever so slightly. Cook tries to get bat on ball, but is beaten by the away movement. |
| 8.2 : J Bumrah to Cook, Bowls it down the leg side but the batsman still goes after it. Does not get bat to ball and Pant collects it. |
| 8.3 : J Bumrah to Cook, Back of a length on off, Cook stands tall and pushes it towards point. |
| 8.4 : J Bumrah to Cook, Cook uses the angle well as he moves inside the line. Angling on a length. Cook tucks it into the leg side, towards mid-wicket for a couple of runs. |
| 8.5 : J Bumrah to Cook, A bit shorter this time but the line remains the same. Cook will be happy to play this shot all day long. Bumrah fires it into Cook just back of a length. Cooks goes back and works it through the mid-wicket region. The fielder at square leg gives it a good chase and stops the ball from crossing the boundary. The batsmen run three. |
| 8.6 : J Bumrah to Jennings, Outside off on a length, left alone by KJ. THAT IS LUNCH ON DAY 2. |
| End of an excellent morning session for England! First, it was their two premium bowlers who took two wickets each and kept India under 350. Then their openers, under testing conditions, not only head into the lunch break wicket-less but have also scored ever so fluently. They were also helped by the Indian bowlers who were very poor as they bowled too many short deliveries and paid the price for it. |
| The hosts now trail by 283 and they would hope the current pair keeps on batting in a similar way. Also, they would wish for the sun to come out, just like yesterday, which can make the conditions a bit easy for batting. The Asian side, on the other hand, will try and bowl better after the break and get a few early scalps. Will the English side continue their dominance or will India come roaring back? Join us in a short while to find out. |
| ... Day 2, Session 2 ... |
| We are back for the afternoon session. Out comes the Indian team. They will dearly want to get some quick wickets. The English openers, Alastair Cook and Keaton Jennings, will resume. The former will be on strike. Ishant Sharma to start proceedings for the visitors. Here we go... |
| 9.1 : I Sharma to Cook, Starts well with a full pitch delivery on off. Cook comes forward and pushes it to mid off. |
| 9.2 : I Sharma to Cook, Keeps it on a length just wide of off. It hits the deck and moves away. Cook shoulders arms. |
| 9.3 : I Sharma to Cook, Tight bowling here from Ishant. He lands this one on a length and on off. Cook prods forward to defend solidly. |
| 9.4 : I Sharma to Cook, FOUR! Not totally in control but Cook will take it. Ishant goes wider and shorter this time. Cooks throws his hands at it and gets it in the gap at cover-point. The ball races across and that is the first fifty-run opening stand for England in this series. |
| 9.5 : I Sharma to Cook, Length ball outside off, Cook has nothing to do with it. |
| 9.6 : I Sharma to Cook, Ends the over with a full ball attacking the stumps. Cooks stands tall and blocks it out with a straight bat. |
| Jasprit Bumrah to share the attack. |
| 10.1 : J Bumrah to Jennings, Back of a length ball around off, pushed to point. |
| 10.2 : J Bumrah to Jennings, Similar kind of delivery from Bumrah, Keaton happy to defend. |
| 10.3 : J Bumrah to Jennings, In line of the stumps, on short of a length. Jennings stays back and keeps it out. |
| 10.4 : J Bumrah to Jennings, Jennings is adamant to stay put in his crease, almost like his feet are glued. He chops the length ball to covers for nothing. |
| 10.5 : J Bumrah to Jennings, Zip, bounce and carry, this delivery had everything except the edge. He bowled this around off and pushed it across. Jennings looks to cut but is late on it. He misses and Pant collects it easily. |
| 10.6 : J Bumrah to Jennings, Outside off again, this time Keaton lets it be. |
| 11.1 : I Sharma to A Cook, Length ball on off, from round the wicket. Cook comes forward and pushes it back to the bowler. |
| 11.2 : I Sharma to Cook, Ishant is getting some good away movement. Lands it just outside off , pitches and moves further away. Left by Cook. |
| Ashwin is out of the field currently and Jadeja has come in as his replacement. Tactics or some rest? |
| 11.3 : I Sharma to A Cook, FOUR! Cook gets his first boundary after Lunch. Back of a length delivery on off. Cook guides towards the vacant third man region. Cook gets four more. |
| 11.4 : Sharma to A Cook, DROPPED! How much will that cost India? They just cannot afford to drop chances. Ishant keeps it on a length on off stump. Cook comes forward to defend. The ball hits the surface and nips away ever so slightly. The movement takes the outside edge which carries easily to Pujara at First slip, who spills it. May be the diving keeper distracted him. |
| 11.5 : I Sharma to Cook, Full ball on off, pushed away towards point. |
| 11.6 : I Sharma to Cook, OUT! And the drop has not cost anything. Pujara will be relieved. Ishant gets rewarded for consistently bowling in that area of uncertainty. The away movement, which has troubled Cook until now, again gets a faint outside edge. Pant does not miss this time. India are up and running. |
| In comes Joe Root to the crease. |
| 12.1 : J Bumrah to Jennings, OUT! Gone! Two in Two. Bumrah the man this time. India back in the hunt! He again pushed it across Jennings who threw his bat with his feet glued to the crease. The ball kicks off and speeds off the surface, taking the outside edge of the hanging bat of Jennings. Pant makes no mistake in taking his second catch of his Test career. England lose second wicket as India rejoice the breakthrough. |
| 0.0 : Promising youngster, Ollie Pope is the next man in. |
| 12.2 : J Bumrah to Pope, Outside off, left alone by Pope. |
| 12.3 : J Bumrah to Pope, On a length around off, defended. |
| 12.4 : J Bumrah to Pope, Wide and full, driven to point for no run. |
| 12.5 : J Bumrah to O Pope, FOUR! Shot! The balance and the timing on this one is just emmaculate. He gets to the full ball with a forward lunge and drives it through cover-point for a boundary. |
| 12.6 : J Bumrah to Pope, Ooh! Almost another here. Pope goes after the fullish delivery with hard hand. It takes the inside edge of the bat and go through to square leg. One run taken, not convincing though. |
| 13.1 : I Sharma to Pope, Ishant continues to hit that good length area on off stump. However, Pope gets a big stride forward and drives it past the right of mid off. The fielder chases it down and saves a single. |
| 13.2 : I Sharma to Root, Very full angling on middle stump. CRoot tries to work it into the leg side. Closes the face of the bat a bit too early. The ball gets a leading edge but luckily for the batsman it rolls down to the bowler. |
| 13.3 : I Sharma to Root, Strays down the leg side. Root tries to flick but does not get any bat. Pant collects. |
| 13.4 : I Sharma to Root, Gets back to the line on off, Root defends solidly on the front foot. |
| 13.5 : I Sharma to Root, Full on off, Root comes forward and blocks this easily with a full face of the bat. |
| 13.6 : I Sharma to Root, A bit shorter this time on off, Root stands tall and punches it to mid off for nothing. |
| 14.1 : J Bumrah to O Pope, In the air... but safe! A short ball targeting Pope's grille who pulls it unconvincingly. The ball goes towards deep backward square leg and Sharma from fine leg runs to his left and stops the batters for two. |
| 14.2 : J Bumrah to Pope, Full around off, driven to mid on for no run. |
| 14.3 : J Bumrah to Pope, Jeez, some delivery this. He gets it to skid through again does Bumrah. A back of a length ball outside off. Pope looks to dab it but is beaten by some margin. |
| 14.4 : J Bumrah to Pope, The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot. |
| 14.5 : J Bumrah to Pope, Fullish, Pope pushes it to mid-wicket for nothing. |
| 14.6 : J Bumrah to Pope, Gets behind the line of this one and manages to keep it out nicely. Just came off this one. India have managed to get the run-rate down with those two blows. |
| 15.1 : I Sharma to Root, Starts the over with a very full delivery angling in on off. Pope pushes it to mid on. |
| 15.2 : I Sharma to Joe Root, Well bowled again. A very full delivery on off, Pope looks to drive it straight. The ball pitches and seams away which takes the leading edge of Pope's bat. The ball rolls to point. No run. |
| 15.3 : I Sharma to Root, Misses his line. Strays down leg and collected by Pant. |
| 15.4 : I Sharma to Root, The movement coming in is definitely troubling Pope. Ishant lands this just behind a length on off. The ball seams in. Pope try to keep it out but the movement takes the inside edge on the bat onto this thigh. Ishant is steaming on here. |
| 15.5 : I Sharma to Root, Big inswing on offer for Ishant. Keeps this full and angling into Root from off. There is inswing and movement into Root after pitching. Root tries to flick but misses and gets hot on the pads. Indians appeal but umpire denies as it was clearly sliding down the leg. |
| 15.6 : I Sharma to Root, A bit shorter of length on off. Defended off the front foot, presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 16.1 : J Bumrah to Pope, Nice tight lines from Bumrah. He is not allowing Pope to get any room. The length is on the money as well. Pope defends the length ball to the off side. I like this! |
| 16.2 : J Bumrah to Pope, The batsman lets the ball go outside his off stump. |
| 16.3 : J Bumrah to Pope, Good stuff, Bumrah! Again good line targeting the off pole and keeping it on the just short of length area. Pope could only defend it, which he does nicely. |
| 16.4 : J Bumrah to Pope, A touch fuller in line of the stumps, driven to the on side for nothing. |
| 16.5 : J Bumrah to Pope, Peach, an absolute peach this one. Pope has no idea where and how it went through him, cutting him in half. A length ball pitching outside off. It comes in with Bumrah's natural angle and goes in between bat and pad and just over the middle stump. Not to forget, it was bowled at 142 kph. He is bowling with a lot of venom and rightly so! |
| 16.6 : J Bumrah to Pope, Short of a good length around off and Pope blocks it out. A maiden. |
| 17.1 : I Sharma to Root, A length ball just outside off stump. Roots comes forward and drives straight to point. No run. |
| 17.2 : I Sharma to Joe Root, FOUR! Bad ball Ishant. He goes for the bumper to surprise the batsman may be. But gets his line wrong and strays down leg. Root swivels and pull it very fine. Fine enough of the fielder on the deep fine leg boundaary for a four. |
| 17.3 : I Sharma to Root, Ishant lands it shorter this time. But also gives enough width to Root to punch it through covers. The fielder chases it down and keeps it down to three. |
| 17.4 : I Sharma to Pope, A fuller of a length ball on off stump, angling in. But is defend solidly by Pope. |
| 17.5 : I Sharma to Pope, The inswing is still on offer. He lands it full and in line with the stumps. Pope drives to mid on with the swing. |
| 17.6 : I Sharma to Pope, A bit shorter this time from Ishant but the line is same. pope this time tucks it away into the mid wicket region. |
| 18.1 : J Bumrah to Root, Full on off, defended off the back foot by the batsman. |
| 18.2 : J Bumrah to Joe Root, FOUR! Streaky. The English captain is riding his luck here. Ishant keeps it full on off, ball pitches and straightens. Finds the outside edge of Root's bat but the ball flies between the keeper and first slip. Did it carry? Rishabh pant is seen moving towards the leg side as soon as Bumrah releases the ball. Due to this he is left wrong footed when he has to move to his right to take that edge. he does not reach the ball and Root survives. |
| 18.3 : J Bumrah to Root, Keeps it outside off, Root lets it go past. |
| 18.4 : J Bumrah to Root, Bumrah keeps it tight. Bowls it just shorter of a length on off. Root blocks it from his crease. |
| 18.5 : J Bumrah to Root, Beaten! Peach from Ishant. Goes wide of the crease and angles it into Root. It pitches on a length on off stump. The angle forces Root to play at it. But the ball seams away on hitting the deck and that is enough to beat the outside edge of the English captain's bat. |
| 18.6 : J Bumrah to Root, Ends the over with a ball outside off. Root lets Pant collect it. |
| 19.1 : I Sharma to Pope, OUT! Not a nice way to get out but has to go nonetheless. A bouncy delivery tickling the rib cage. Pope tried to work it fine but Sharma's ability to extract bounce off the pitch does him. The ball brushes his glove and Pant takes his third catch diving to his left. England are in a similar position as India, losing three after the opening stand put on a 50-run stand. The visitors are in the driver's seat now. Can they make further inroads in this session?? |
| 0.0 : Jonny Bairstow is the new man in. |
| 19.2 : I Sharma to Bairstow, Bouncer! Ishant welcomes the new man with a bumper who does well to evade it. |
| 19.3 : I Sharma to Bairstow, The batsman offers no stroke and is wrapped on the pads. |
| 19.4 : I Sharma to Bairstow, A back of a length ball on the hips, Jonny looks to flick it through square leg but substitute Jadeja at short square leg is stationed for such shot precisely. |
| 19.5 : I Sharma to Bairstow, Wide down the leg side, No trouble at all for Bairstow. |
| 19.6 : I Sharma to Bairstow, Ooh! Everything is happening for Ishant and India here. Another good ball around off, and it moves away just a tad after pitching. Bairstow does well to defend it with a full face of the bat. End of a successful over for the visitors. |
| 20.1 : J Bumrah to Root, On a length outside off, Bairstow leaves it alone. |
| 0.0 : Ashwin is practicing in the nets indoors. He hasn't taken the field post Lunch. What is going on? |
| 20.2 : J Bumrah to Joe Root, Edged and falls short. A short of a length ball on off, pitches and nips away. Root looks to defend with a straight bat. The movement away gets the outside edge. But Root has done well to play it with soft hands and hence it bounces short of the man at second slip. |
| 20.3 : J Bumrah to Root, Goes wide of the crease and angles it in on a length. It pitches on off and straightens. The batsman beaten and is lucky that it did not take the edge of his bat. |
| 20.4 : J Bumrah to Root, Wide of off and Root choose to leave this alone. |
| 20.5 : J Bumrah to Root, A bit straighter from Bumrah. Root works it with the angle on the leg side. No run. |
| 20.6 : J Bumrah to Root, Root hangs back in the crease to this relatively full delivery on off. Gets his bat down just in time to push the ball to point. |
| 21.1 : I Sharma to Bairstow, Too straight and down the leg side, the batsman lets it be. |
| 21.2 : I Sharma to Bairstow, In-swinger on middle and off, Bairstow pushes at it with hard hands and gets it off the inner half of the bat. It goes to Jadeja at short square leg. It seems Indian bowlers have a specific plan for the big Bairstow. |
| 21.3 : I Sharma to Bairstow, FOUR! Streaky but a boundary. Bairstow gets a fullish ball in line of the stumps and he gives it a whack. The timing is okay and as a result, it goes over Dhawan at short leg with his helmet on. |
| Now, Ashwin is seen walking with the physio outside the fence and across the stadium. Still no concrete answers as to what is going on. Is he injured? |
| 21.4 : I Sharma to Bairstow, On a length around off, played to point for no run. |
| 21.5 : I Sharma to Bairstow, On middle and leg, tucked to mid-wicket by Jonny. |
| 21.6 : I Sharma to Bairstow, A length ball again on off, Bairstow fails to make a connection and gets hit high on his thigh pad. |
| 22.1 : J Bumrah to Root, Ishant bowls it fuller and anglin into the batsman. Bairstow flcik it with the angle to deep fine leg. They cross for a single. |
| 22.2 : J Bumrah to Bairstow, Just short of a length with the incoming angle. The pitches on middles and continues to cut in. Beats Bairstow and the ball thuds off his inside edge onto his thigh pad. |
| 22.3 : J Bumrah to Bairstow, Lands it on a length around the off stump. Bairstow pushes it towards point with a straight bat. |
| 22.4 : J Bumrah to Bairstow, Oversteps. Bumrah, may be in trying to put in that extra efforts, goes a bit ahead and delivers a No Ball. He digs it in short and Bairstow ducks under it. Bumrah needs to be more careful. |
| J Bumrah to Bairstow, A bit short this time but wide enough to allow Bairstow to shoulder arms. |
| 22.5 : J Bumrah to Bairstow, On a length just outside off. Bairstow, from his crease, opens the face of the bat and pushes it towards point. They cross over for a single. |
| Mohammad Shami is back on. He was wayward in his first spell, Kohli would be hoping for a better spell by him. Also, the two substitutes are off the field and Ashwin and Pujara are back on the field. With Ashwin coming back in, are we in for a double bowling change? Not sure though whether he can be given the ball immediately as he was out for quite a long time. |
| 22.6 : J Bumrah to Root, The angle is a bit too much this time. As Bumrah darts this into Root who uses his wrists nicely. Works it towards the deep square leg region for a brace. |
| 23.1 : M Shami to Bairstow, Wide outside off, Bairstow flashes but misses. |
| 23.2 : M Shami to Bairstow, Better! Short of a length on off, Jonny gets to his toes and keeps it down. |
| 23.3 : M Shami to J Bairstow, Fullish just outside off, defended. |
| 23.4 : M Shami to Bairstow, Jags back in sharply this time. A shortish ball in line of the stumps, Bairstow looks to defend but is done by the bounce and movement. |
| 23.5 : M Shami to Bairstow, On middle and leg, Jonny fails to put bat to ball and gets hit on the pad. |
| 23.6 : M Shami to Bairstow, Nice tight, in the corridor of uncertainty. Jonny presents the full face of the willow and defends it. |
| Drinks! So, after a lousy start with the ball, the Men in Blue have managed to bring the game back in their corner with three quick wickets. The home team has their skipper, Joe Root, grinding out in the middle. The next hour is crucial for both the teams. Let's see who dominates. |
| Hardik Pandya comes in for a spell. |
| Has that carried? Huge moment in the game. Rahul certainly feels he has but Root is standing his ground as he feels it didn't carry. The umpires have a look. They go upstairs and the soft signal is out. |
| 24.1 : H Pandya to Joe Root, OUT! Is what the big screen flashes and Root has been given his marching orders. The crowd is not happy at all and nor is Root as he shakes his head while walking off. The soft signal played a big role in this being given out as it could have gone either way. India though won't care as they have the talisman of the English batting line-up and they get him cheaply. Hardik Pandya delivers straight away. He bowls it on a back of a length around off, it pitches and straig |
| 0.0 : Ben Stokes comes out to bat. |
| 24.2 : H Pandya to Stokes, off the mark on the very first ball! A confident stroke there. Full and outside off, Stokes leans into it and times it through covers for a brace. |
| 24.3 : H Pandya to Stokes, Good length outside off, Stokes lets it be. |
| 24.4 : H Pandya to Stokes, Outside off again, Stokes need not play at those. |
| 24.5 : H Pandya to Stokes, BEAUTY! Almost gets his second in this over. Pandya lands it on a length and this time he gets it to come back in. Stokes tries to defend but does not account for the insward movement. The ball sneaks through the gap between bat and pad and goes to the keeper. |
| 24.6 : H Pandya to Ben Stokes, FOUR! Not convincing but every run is handy. Short and outside off, Stokes slashes at it, he gets a thick outside edge through backward point and the ball races away. |
| 25.1 : M Shami to Bairstow, Agonizingly close to the off pole but it should be counted as a great leave. A length ball around off, the ball holds its line and goes past the off pole as Bairstow leaves it alone. |
| 25.2 : M Shami to Bairstow, Full on the pads, Jonny misses it and gets hit on his pads. An appeal ensues but the bowler wasn't interested. One leg bye stolen. |
| 25.3 : M Shami to Stokes, FOUR! On a length around off, Stokes comes down the track to negate the swing and does well to hit it wide of the fielder at short square leg. The ball manages to touch the boundary. |
| 25.4 : M Shami to Stokes, The batsman shoulders arms to let that one through. |
| 25.5 : M Shami to Stokes, Good line this. Sticking to the off stump. Ben defends it with a straight bat. |
| 25.6 : M Shami to Stokes, An effort ball this. It jags back in after pitching outside the off stump and hits Ben on his inner thigh pad. No harm done in the end. |
| 26.1 : H Pandya to Bairstow, Swing again and a lot of it. The line though was not correct, way outside off, left alone. Wide has been signaled by the umpire, not something you see in Test matches. |
| H Pandya to Bairstow, Better! On a length around off, this one shapes away. Jonny makes a good leave. |
| 26.2 : H Pandya to Bairstow, On off, Jonny blocks it out. |
| 26.3 : H Pandya to Bairstow, Another outswinger on off, JB shoulders arms to it. |
| 26.4 : H Pandya to Bairstow, Back of a length on off, Bairstow guides it through point for a run. |
| 26.5 : H Pandya to Stokes, The batsman shoulders arms to let that one through. |
| A huge appeal for an LBW has been turned down. Stokes is the man in question and India have gone for the review. Pitching could be an issue here. |
| 26.6 : H Pandya to Stokes, NOT OUT! Umpire's call and India retain the review! A very good one by the visiting side. Pandya steams in and bowls it fuller on middle, Stokes walks down the wicket and goes for the flick but misses to get hit on the pads. Hardik starts appealing, he actually is pleading as he falls over in doing so. The umpire shakes his head. Virat has a chat with his teammates and they go for the review. Replays roll in and it shows the ball to be clipping the off pole. Excellent d |
| 27.1 : M Shami to Bairstow, Starts the over with a quick ans short delivery angled straight into Bairstow. He ducks under it. |
| 27.2 : M Shami to Bairstow, Length on the line of the off stump. Bairstow drives it to mid off. |
| 27.3 : M Shami to Bairstow, Lands this on a fuller length around off. The ball pitches and nips in a bit. Takes the inner edge and hits his inside part of his pads to roll down to the covers fielder. |
| 27.4 : M Shami to Bairstow, Back of a length angling on the off stump. Bairstow defends off the back foot. |
| 27.5 : M Shami to Bairstow, Beaten this time. This is a fuller delivery on off. Pitches and shapes away a bit. Batsman tries to defend but the ball misses the outside edge. |
| 27.6 : M Shami to Bairstow, Shami strays this one on Bairstow's pads, he flicks it to the man at deep fine leg for a single. |
| 28.1 : H Pandya to Bairstow, EDGY FOUR! Pandya is really bowling well here. He bowls this very full and on off, it shapes away. Bairstow goes for the booming drive but the ball takes the outside edge and goes through gully for a boundary. |
| 28.2 : H Pandya to Bairstow, Lovely stuff, excellent by Pandya. He has received so much criticism for his bowling but he is really doing well here. He shortens his length from the previous delivery, not a lot, just a little. Gets it to move away again, JB goes for the booming drive through the off side but gets beaten. The ball luckily for him whizzes past the outside edge. |
| 28.3 : H Pandya to Bairstow, Wide outside off, left alone. |
| 28.4 : H Pandya to Bairstow, Outside off, not fiddled with. |
| 28.5 : H Pandya to Bairstow, Errs in line. Tries to bowl the inswinger, tries to surprise the batsman with something different. However, the line is wrong. Bairstow tries to flick but gets in a tangle as he hits his pad with the bat. The keeper collects it with a dive. |
| 28.6 : H Pandya to Bairstow, FOUR! CLOBBERED! Hardik Pandya pays the price of over pitching as Jonny smashes him through covers and that goes to the fence like a tracer bullet. |
| 29.1 : M Shami to Stokes, The batsman lets the ball go outside his off stump. |
| 29.2 : M Shami to Ben Stokes, OUT! EDGED AND TAKEN! England have half the side back in the hut and they still trail by another 221 runs. Ben Stokes' poor form with the bat continues. Shami gets a wicket and boy didn't he need that? He bends his back on this one and bowls it just behind of a length on off, Stokes is squared up as he tries to block it and the ball takes the outside edge. It goes at a comfortable height to Rahul at second slip and he takes it without any doubt this time. |
| Jos Butler comes in to bat next. He hasn't had a good series so far. Can he make amends today? |
| 29.3 : M Shami to Buttler, Edged but short! The Indian bowlers are bowling brilliantly. Shami has been poor throughout today but he has bowled two really good deliveries here. This is on a length and around off, this one shapes away. Buttler tries to defend but the ball kisses the outside edge and falls just short of the fielder at third slip. He makes a good stop, saves a boundary. |
| 29.4 : M Shami to Buttler, The batsman shoulders arms to let that one through. |
| 29.5 : M Shami to Buttler, The inswinger this time, Jos tries to defend but the ball takes the inside edge and goes through square leg for a brace. |
| 29.6 : M Shami to Buttler, Too wide outside off, the batsman need not play at those. |
| 30.1 : H Pandya to J Bairstow, OUT! Another one bites the dust! Hardik Pandya is silencing his critics in some style. He gets his second and India are all over England now. This is another top nut. The outswinger on a fuller length around off, Bairstow tries to drive but his feet are rooted to the crease. The ball takes the edge and goes into the hands of Rahul who takes his third catch of the innings. The Indians are pumped up as they probably have the most reliable batsman in this English line- |
| 0.0 : Chris Woakes is the next batsman. Can he repeat what he did in the last match? |
| 30.2 : H Pandya to Woakes, BEATEN! Pandya is breathing fire out there. He bowls the inswinger this time outside off. Woakes like JB goes for a drive with no foot movement and gets beaten. |
| 30.3 : H Pandya to C Woakes, FOUR! Streaky! Fuller in length on off, Woakes tries to drive but the ball takes the outside edge and goes through backward point for a boundary. |
| 30.4 : H Pandya to Woakes, FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries! This is delightful! Full again by Pandya, no swing on offer, Woakes strokes it past covers and the ball races away. |
| 30.5 : H Pandya to Woakes, Good length on off, Chris defends it onto the ground. |
| Woakes has been given caught behind! He though goes for the review, not immediately though. Strange as a batsman most of the times knows whether he has hit it or not and had he not, he would have gone for it straightaway. Lets find out... |
| 30.6 : Pandya to Woakes, OUT! Snicko shows a spike and Woakes starts walking back. He takes a review along with him and England are now in dire straits. This is excellent from Pandya. He says enough of the full ones and bangs in a short ball. It is a well-directed one. Surprises Chris Woakes as he goes for the pull without keeping his eyes on the ball. It seems to have taken the glove and Rishabh Pant behind takes it one handed. The Indians appeal and the umpire raises his finger. Chris Woakes wa |
| Adil Rashid comes in for a bat. |
| 31.1 : M Shami to Jos Buttler, Bowls it very full on the off stump. Looking for some swing, but gets none. Buttler plants his front foot forwards and drives it crisply and beats mid off to his right and crosses the boundary ropes. |
| 31.2 : M Shami to Buttler, Back of a length this time on off. Buttler stays in his crease and taps this towards the point region for a single |
| 31.3 : M Shami to Rashid, FOUR! Wrong line from Shami. Angles this length ball a bit too much towards the batsman's pads. Rashid nudges it to the fine leg boundary for a four. |
| 31.4 : M Shami to Rashid, Banged in short. Rashid goes for pull but misses it completely. Pant collects. |
| 31.5 : M Shami to Rashid, Fuller on off stump. Rashid prods forward and keeps it out. |
| 31.6 : M Shami to Rashid, Keeps it just outside off. The ball seemed to have skid off the surface. Rashid gets his bat down in time to push it towards point. They cross over for a single. |
| 32.1 : H Pandya to Rashid, OUT! Maiden four-fer for Pandya in Tests! He is relishing the conditions out there. Wickets on consecutive balls for him. Lovely stuff again. He has really found his length and line today. He bowls it around off, just behind the fuller length. Once again it swings away. Rashid tries to defend inside the line. The ball kisses the outside edge of the bat and settles into the mitts of Pant who is having a dream debut with the gloves. His fifth catch and the end now is nigh |
| 0.0 : Stuart Broad walks out to the middle. |
| 32.2 : H Pandya to Broad, No hat-trick but a good delivery. On a length and on the stumps, Broad defends it. |
| 32.3 : H Pandya to Broad, Similar ball to the last one. Broad keeps it out. |
| 32.4 : H Pandya to Broad, The batsman lets the ball go outside his off stump. |
| 32.5 : H Pandya to Broad, OUT! That is plumb! Fifer for Hardik Pandya. All the talks about why he is being selected have just been thrown out of the window. He has turned the game around in just 29 balls. Another delivery which is on the fuller side has done the trick for him. It swings back in late from around off, Broad from within his crease tries to flick but misses to get hit on the pads. The players appeal and the umpire raises the finger. Broad asks his partner about the review but Buttler |
| James Anderson is the last man in. |
| 32.6 : H Pandya to Anderson, The batsman has attempted to put bat on ball - but fails. |
| 33.1 : M Shami to Buttler, On middle, worked towards mid-wicket. Buttler does take the run. |
| 33.2 : M Shami to Buttler, On a length, this sticks on the surface. Buttler tries to drive it on the up but hits it uppishly but short of covers. |
| 33.3 : M Shami to Buttler, Just over the fielder and a brace results. England have managed to avoid the follow-on. Shami bowls it on middle, it shapes away. Buttler tries to flick but closes the face of the bat early. It takes the leading edge and goes just over the leaping fielder at short covers and the batsmen run two. |
| 33.4 : Shami to Buttler, FOUR! Up and over! Buttler has activated the T20 mode. This is on a length around middle, Buttler lofts it over the bowler's head and it goes for a boundary. |
| 33.5 : M Shami to Buttler, SIX! BANG! That has been pulled with disdain! Short and on middle, Buttler maybe was expecting it as he is in position early. He pulls it right off the middle and into the stands for a biggie. |
| 33.6 : M Shami to Buttler, FOUR! 14 from the last three balls. However, the good thing for India is Anderson will be on strike. A length ball on middle, Buttler pulls it through mid-wicket and the ball races away. |
| 34.1 : H Pandya to Anderson, Starts off with a ball down the leg side, James misses the flick. |
| 34.2 : H Pandya to Anderson, Good length on middle, Anderson blocks it out. |
| 34.3 : H Pandya to Anderson, Anderson gets off strike! Length again, Anderson taps it towards mid off and goes for the single. The fielder has a shy at the bowler's end but misses. |
| 34.4 : H Pandya to Buttler, On the middle stump, Buttler works it through mid-wicket and runs two. |
| 34.5 : H Pandya to Buttler, The ball is way outside the off stump, easy leave for the batsman. One ball to go, can Buttler take the single. |
| 34.6 : H Pandya to Buttler, Yes, he can! Poor from Hardik, he should have bowled this one also wide outside off but instead attacks the stumps. Buttler taps it towards mid-wicket and takes the single. |
| Ishant Sharma is back on. |
| 35.1 : I Sharma to Buttler, Fuller in length on off, Buttler tries to hit it through the off side but gets it off the inner half towards mid-wicket. |
| 35.2 : I Sharma to Buttler, Down the leg side, the batsman misses the flick. |
| 35.3 : I Sharma to Buttler, Good length outside off, Buttler slaps it through cover-point and some good running helps them take two. |
| 35.4 : I Sharma to Buttler, OHHH! Well bowled! Buttler cleared his front leg wanting to go for the big one. Ishant goes for the yorker but it is outside leg. Buttler swings and misses. |
| 35.5 : I Sharma to Buttler, Works it with the angle through mid-wicket and takes one. Anderson has one ball to see off now. |
| 35.6 : I Sharma to Anderson, That one ball almost did the trick. Ishant Sharma comes around the wicket and bowls it on a length around off, it shapes away late. Anderson plays inside the line and gets beaten. |
| Jasprit Bumrah is back on. |
| 36.1 : J Bumrah to Buttler, On the shorter side outside off, Buttler chops it towards point. |
| 36.2 : J Bumrah to Jos Buttler, Good length on off, Buttler strokes it through covers and does not take the run. |
| 36.3 : J Bumrah to Buttler, Back of a length on middle, Buttler tries to defend but gets it off the inner half towards square leg. |
| 36.4 : J Bumrah to Jos Buttler, Shorter in length on off, Jos pushes it to sweeper cover and still does not take a run. 4 dots. The field is still not being brought in. |
| 36.5 : J Bumrah to Buttler, And Buttler takes the single! Full and on middle, JB hits it down to long on and gets to the other end. That also brings up 1000 Test runs for him. |
| The session has been extended by half an hour as England are nine down. |
| 36.6 : J Bumrah to Anderson, Almost! The bumper on the body of the batsman. He some how fends it away from the fielder at short leg. |
| 37.1 : I Sharma to Buttler, SIX! Boom boom goes Buttler! 171 is what the trail is. This was right in his arc, full and outside off. Buttler smashes it over long off for a biggie. |
| 37.2 : I Sharma to Jos Buttler, The bumper, Jos hammers it through mid-wicket but finds the fielder in the deep. |
| 37.3 : I Sharma to Buttler, The slower ball outside off, Buttler goes for the cut but misses. |
| 37.4 : I Sharma to Buttler, Driven crisply but finds the fielder at covers. |
| 37.5 : I Sharma to Buttler, Shortish and outside off, Buttler cuts it towards covers for a run. Again Anderson has to play out just one delivery. |
| 37.6 : I Sharma to Anderson, And Anderson plays it out like an expert. On the stumps, he plants his front foot forward and blocks it. |
| 38.1 : J Bumrah to Buttler, In the air... but safe! Also couple added to the total! A good bouncer on middle, Buttler goes for the pull but the ball takes the top edge and lands in no man's land at the fine leg region and the batsmen run two. Bumrah is not happy with Shami's effort as he felt there was only a run there. |
| 38.2 : J Bumrah to Buttler, OUT! That is it! Buttler holes out! However, it is an excellent cameo from him. Bumrah bangs in another short of a length delivery. Buttler tries to clear the cow corner region but gets a top edge towards long on. Shardul Thakur, the substitute there, runs in and takes a good catch. ENGLAND ARE BOWLED OUT FOR 161 and INDIA GAIN A 168-RUN LEAD! |
| Blown away in a session! For the first time in this series, the Indian bowlers have shown what they can do. After the 50-run stand between the opening duo, the visitors did not allow any other pair to stitch any partnership. Their destroyer-in-chief was Hardik Pandya who got his first 5-fer of his Test career. He went through the middle order, and was nicely supported by his colleagues who were into the wickets column as well. A special mention for Rishabh Pant as he became the youngest keeper t |
| Earlier in the session, England openers commenced from where they left but couldn't stick around for long. After that, Root did try to make things right but the 'Pandya' wind blew everything and everyone away. The home team were down to 128/9 and hence, the session was extended. In this little phase, however, Buttler changed gears and thrashed a few to drag the total to 161. The Indian team should feel happier considering they have a big lead now and will look to swell it further. The pitch is s |
| 0.1 : J Anderson to Dhawan, Starts with a length ball on Dhawan's pads. Not much swing on offer there. Dhawan turns it around to mid-wicket. |
| 0.2 : J Anderson to Dhawan, FOUR! Classic Cover Drive from Dhawan to get off the mark. Anderson, looking for some swing, pitches it full. But it's fuller than he wanted. Dhawan leans forward and unleashes a beautifully timed and placed cover drive. The ball races across the ropes. Good start for Dhawan and India. |
| 0.3 : J Anderson to Dhawan, This length ball on middle comes in. Dhawan tries to work it on the leg side but gets beaten. The ball hits his pads. |
| 0.4 : J Anderson to Dhawan, Lands this length ball on leg and swing further down the leg side. Dhawan tries to hit it but the swings takes it away from his bat. Bairstow collects. |
| 0.5 : J Anderson to Dhawan, Fuller outside off. Left alone by Dhawan. |
| 0.6 : J Anderson to S Dhawan, FOUR! Streaky but lucky for Dhawan. This length ball from Anderson pitches on middle and off and moves away slightly. takes the outside edge of Dhawan's bat and races through the vacant third man region for the second boundary of the over. |
| Stuart Broad to bowl from the other end. |
| 1.1 : S Broad to Rahul, Full and straight on the stumps. Tucked away to mid wicket. |
| 1.2 : S Broad to Rahul, Broad getting some inward movement. lands it on a length outside off. Rahul comes forward to defend but the inward movement takes the inside edge of his bat onto his pads. |
| 1.3 : S Broad to Rahul, On a length on off again, Rahul pushes it to the mid-wicket region. |
| 1.4 : S Broad to Rahul, Rahul uses the inward angle to his advantage. He works this straight ball on a length towards deep square leg. They cross for two. |
| 1.5 : S Broad to Rahul, Similar short by Rahul but this time there is not much timing. Just a single to mid-wicket. |
| 1.6 : S Broad to Dhawan, Leading edge. Broad keeps it fuller on off. Dhawan tries to turn it onto the leg side. The ball shapes away after pitching. Takes the leading edge but rolls to the fielder at covers. |
| 2.1 : J Anderson to Rahul, FOUR! Wayward from Anderson. Goes for the magic delivery from leg to off, but the ball holds it line this time. Rahul flicks this incoming delivery to the deep square leg boundary. |
| 2.2 : J Anderson to Rahul, Lets this length ball outside off go past to the keeper. |
| 2.3 : J Anderson to Rahul, Fuller and attacking the stumps. Rahul turns it to mid-wicket. |
| 2.4 : J Anderson to Rahul, Anderson gets his line right this time. He bowls it fuller on the off stumps. Rahul gets right behind the line of the ball and defends it. |
| 2.5 : J Anderson to Rahul, Just ahead of a length on the middle and leg line. Blocked by Rahul off the front foot. |
| 2.6 : J Anderson to L Rahul, He angles this length ball into Rahul who tries to defend with a straight bat. The bat nips a bit on pitching and takes the inner edge and goes to the square leg region. The batsmen cross over for a single. |
| 3.1 : S Broad to Rahul, On a length around off, defended. |
| 3.2 : S Broad to Rahul, Nice. It looks so effortless coming out of Broad's hand. A length ball again outside off, KL plays the line but the ball goes past the outside edge for nothing. |
| 3.3 : S Broad to L Rahul, FOUR! Streaky but runs. A touch fuller this time outside off, KL hangs his bat and gets a thick outside edge. The ball goes through gully and a boundary results. |
| 3.4 : S Broad to Rahul, Deliberate this time from Rahul. He opens the face of the bat to guide it between gully and slip cordon for two. |
| 3.5 : S Broad to Rahul, FOUR! Class, pure class. He tried to play the similar kind of shot but found the fielder. This time he goes up and over. A shortish ball juts outside off, Rahul makes room and square cuts it over the point fielder for another boundary. |
| 3.6 : S Broad to Rahul, Gets behind the line of this one and keeps it out. |
| 4.1 : J Anderson to Dhawan, Starts with one that is angled in from round the wicket. But the ball is wide enough from the off stump to allow Dhawan to watchful leave it. |
| 4.2 : J Anderson to Dhawan, Fuller and wider of off, moving away. Dhawan shoulders arms. |
| 4.3 : J Anderson to Dhawan, Angled in delivery on a length just outside off. However, this one comes in with the round the wicket angle. Dhawan looks to defend but is beaten on the inside edge. Ball raps the thigh-pad. |
| 4.4 : J Anderson to Dhawan, Length ball around off, Dhawan comes forwards and defends it to point. |
| 4.5 : J Anderson to Dhawan, Dhawan has nothing to do with this length ball outside off. |
| 4.6 : J Anderson to Dhawan, Continues with the line outside off, Dhawan continues to leave. |
| 5.1 : S Broad to Rahul, Straight delivery attacking the stumps. ball seams into Dhawan on pitching. Hence beating the inner edge of his bat and rapping him on his pads. |
| 5.2 : S Broad to Dhawan, Fuller but wider outside off. Allows him to leave it alone. |
| 5.3 : S Broad to Dhawan, Dhawan comes forward to this full length delivery just outside off, defends it to covers. |
| 5.4 : S Broad to Dhawan, Beaten! Broad lands in just behind a length, angling in. The ball pitches and straightens. Dhawan hangs his bat and the movement beats him. Lucky it did not take the edge. |
| 5.5 : S Broad to Dhawan, Shoulders arms to this length ball outside off. |
| 5.6 : S Broad to Dhawan, Bit shorter in length angled towards the body. Dhawan stands tall and defends. |
| 6.1 : J Anderson to Rahul, Anderson geting the ball to swing away after pitching on a length around the off stump. Rahul plays it late, close to his body and under his eyes. That's the way you defend a swingin delivery. |
| 6.2 : J Anderson to Rahul, A bit shorter on the middle and leg line. A bit of swing away but Rahul is good enough to defend it off the back foot. |
| 6.3 : J Anderson to Rahul, Shorter and straighter again, Rocks back and defends. |
| 6.4 : J Anderson to Rahul, FOUR! Rahul is looking good here. Anderson floats it a bit fuller. Rahul comes forwards and drives it past mid off's right and it crosses the ropes. |
| 6.5 : J Anderson to Rahul, FOUR! Second consecutive boundary and this one is even better. Anderson pulls his length back. Lands it just outside off. Rahul rocks back, stands tall on his toes and punches it through the cover-point region for another four. |
| 6.6 : J Anderson to Rahul, Rahul defends this straight delivery from his crease. |
| 7.1 : S Broad to S Dhawan, FOUR! Flashes and flashes hard for a four. A fuller ball outside off, Dhawan throws his bat at it and gets it up and over the slip cordon. |
| 7.2 : S Broad to Dhawan, The batsman lets the ball go outside his off stump. |
| 7.3 : S Broad to Dhawan, Outside off on a length, left alone. |
| 7.4 : S Broad to Dhawan, Opens the face of the bat and guides this shortish ball to third man for a run. |
| 7.5 : S Broad to Rahul, Around off, on a length, defended. |
| 7.6 : S Broad to L Rahul, FOUR! KL is seeing the ball like a football now. He has thrashed the bowlers in this innings so far and he isn't done yet. Gets a full ball with a lot of width. He slaps it through cover-point and earns a handsome boundary. |
| Chris Woakes comes into the attack. |
| 8.1 : C Woakes to Dhawan, Starts his spell with a length ball on the off stump. Dhawan gets behind the line of the ball and defends well. |
| 8.2 : C Woakes to S Dhawan, FOUR! Cracker of a shot! Dhawan sees that the length is shorter and line is a bit wider on this one. Goes for cut and gets it past the diving point fielder for a four. |
| 8.3 : C Woakes to Dhawan, Woakes lands it on a length around off. Shikhar comes forward to defend. The ball holds it's line and beats the outside edge of Gabbar's bat. Lucky again. |
| 8.4 : C Woakes to Dhawan, Keeps it just behind a length on middle. The ball pitches and nips into Dhawan. He tries to whip it into the leg side but the inner movement beats his bat and he is struck on the thigh-pad. England appeal for a LBW but umpire is unmoved. |
| 8.5 : C Woakes to Dhawan, Defends this straight ball by coming right behind the line of the delivery. |
| 8.6 : C Woakes to Dhawan, Another LBW appeal, another No Out shout by the umpire. back of a length delivery, pitches and comes into Dhawan. Ball struck the batsman on the thigh-pad. The fielding side is asking the question. The Umpire isn't interested in the appeal. |
| Ben Stokes is into the attack. |
| 9.1 : Ben Stokes to Rahul, Stokes starts with a full delivery angling into Rahul. He prods forward and plays it off the front foot towards covers for a single. |
| 9.2 : Ben Stokes to Dhawan, Shikhar gets right behind this length ball on off and keeps it out. |
| 9.3 : Ben Stokes to Dhawan, Fuller and attacking the stumps. Dhawan gets forwards and drives it to mid off. |
| 9.4 : Ben Stokes to Dhawan, Bumper from Stokes. Dhawan goes for the pull. Does not get it from the middle, ball goes to deep square and batsmen run two. |
| 9.5 : Ben Stokes to Rahul, Lands it behind a length on the off stump. The ball has the natural Stokes inward angle to it. Rahul tries to steer this into the third man region, gets cramped a bit. Ball hits his bat and dribbles down to the fielder at gully. |
| 9.6 : Ben Stokes to Rahul, FOUR! Lucky escape for Rahul. Stokes gets this length delivery on off to nip back prodigiously after pitching. Rahul goes for the forward defence. The classy right hander is cut into half because of the inward movement. ball takes the inner edge and flies to the left of diving Bairstow for a boundary. |
| 10.1 : C Woakes to Dhawan, On the pads of Dhawan who clips it to mid-wicket for a run. |
| 10.2 : C Woakes to Rahul, The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. |
| 10.3 : C Woakes to Rahul, Inswinging full delivery in line of the stumps. KL gets hit on his pads and Dhawan calls him for a leg bye. |
| 10.4 : C Woakes to Dhawan, Dhawan shoulders arms to let that one through. |
| 10.5 : C Woakes to Dhawan, On the pads again, tucked to the on side for a run. |
| 10.6 : Woakes to Rahul, No run. |
| 11.1 : Ben Stokes to Dhawan, Stokes angles this into Dhawan's pads who flicks it to deep fine leg for a single. |
| 11.2 : Ben Stokes to Rahul, OUT! Bowled em'! Stokes strikes. Can he get England back into the match. He bowls it full on the off stump. Rahul goes for the drive, does not move his feet much. The ball pitches and seams in ever so slightly to take the inside edge of Rahul's bat. And the ball rattles the timber. First one for England. |
| Pujara is the next batsman in. |
| 11.3 : Ben Stokes to Pujara, Bouncer outside off, Pujara ducks under it. |
| 11.4 : Ben Stokes to Pujara, FOUR! England cannot afford to leak runs. Stokes angles in this short of a length ball, it pitches and keeps copming in Pujara who works it to fine leg with the aangle. It is fine enough to cross the boundary. |
| 11.5 : Ben Stokes to Pujara, Length ball on middle, pushed to mid-wicket. |
| 11.6 : Ben Stokes to C Pujara, Not much going for England here. Stokes keeps it short of a length on off. Pujara hangs back and looks to defends. The ball moves away and takes the outside edge. Ball flies through the vacant third man region. They run two. |
| 12.1 : C Woakes to Dhawan, Angles this length ball into Dhawan, works it towards square leg for a single. |
| 12.2 : C Woakes to Pujara, Pujara leaves this full ball go outside his off stump. |
| 12.3 : C Woakes to Pujara, Similar line and length. Pujara lets it go. |
| 12.4 : C Woakes to Pujara, Good line and length bowling from Woakes. Pujara gets behind the line of the ball and defends solidly. |
| 12.5 : C Woakes to Pujara, keeps it a bit wider of off. Pujara is not tempted to fiddle with it. |
| 12.6 : C Woakes to Pujara, Beaten. This one pitches on a length and moves away slightly. Enough to beat Pujara's bat. |
| 13.1 : Ben Stokes to Dhawan, Stokes from round the wicket, angles this one on a length but outside off. Dhawan lets it go past. |
| 13.2 : Ben Stokes to S Dhawan, Thick edge down to third man. Shikhar comes forward to defend this length ball on off. Gets an outside edge and ball goes to third man for a single. |
| 13.3 : Ben Stokes to Pujara, A bit shorter in length around off. Pujara pushes it to point. |
| 13.4 : Ben Stokes to Pujara, FOUR! BEAUTY! Pujara gets out a classy straight drive. Stokes goes full on off. Pujara leans forward and with a straight bat and perfect balance, just caresses down the ground for a four. |
| 13.5 : Ben Stokes to Pujara, Defends this straight ball on the leg side. |
| 13.6 : Ben Stokes to Pujara, FOUR! Second classy shot of the over. Stokes angles this into Pujara, fuller in length. Pujara waits for the ball to arrive and at the last moment turns his writs and flicks it. The ball goes racing past the square leg fielder for a cracking boundary. |
| 14.1 : C Woakes to Dhawan, length ball on the off stump. Defended on the front foot. |
| 14.2 : C Woakes to Dhawan, Stays back in the crease and blocks this short of a length delivery on off and middle. |
| 14.3 : C Woakes to Dhawan, Woakes continues with the off stump line. Pitches it on a length. Shikhar taps it down to point. |
| 14.4 : C Woakes to Dhawan, FOUR! The stylish southpaw gets into the act now. Woakes lands this fuller on Dhawan's pads. The left-hander flicks it gracefully past the square leg fielder for a boundary. India off to a flying start. |
| 14.5 : C Woakes to Dhawan, Straight on a length. Dhawan defends with full face of the bat. |
| 14.6 : C Woakes to Dhawan, Woakes gets too straight, Shikhar gets the flick out again and collects a single towards fine leg. India lead by 249. |
| Drinks... |
| That's a much needed break for the English bowlers. They need to regroup and get their act right soon. India is running away with the game. |
| Adil Rashid comes in to roll his arm over after the break. |
| 15.1 : A Rashid to Dhawan, Shortish ball to start with on leg, Dhawan flicks it to get to the other end. |
| 15.2 : A Rashid to Pujara, Slower and flighted outside off, defended. |
| 15.3 : A Rashid to Pujara, FOUR! A lot of room and width for a player like Pujara. He rocks back and cuts it through backward point for a boundary. |
| 15.4 : A Rashid to Pujara, Similar kind of ball from Adil, Pujara looks to cut it again but is beaten this time. |
| 15.5 : A Rashid to Pujara, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 15.6 : A Rashid to Pujara, FOUR! Pujara in 'punisher more'. A gentle losener from Rashid, a shortish delivery in line of the stumps, Pujara goes back and punches it past the bowler for another boundary. End of a good over. |
| 16.1 : C Woakes to Dhawan, Full and wide, Dhawan goes after it with hard hands and gets a thick inside edge. The ball goes through square leg for a run. |
| 16.2 : C Woakes to Pujara, Gets behind the line of this one and defends it. |
| 16.3 : C Woakes to Pujara, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 16.4 : C Woakes to Pujara, Outside off, left alone. |
| 16.5 : C Woakes to Pujara, A back of a length ball on off, Pujara presents the full face once again and keeps it out. |
| 16.6 : C Woakes to Pujara, Copy-paste stuff from the bowler and the batsman. |
| 17.1 : A Rashid to Dhawan, Flighted delivery on leg, Dhawan works it to the on side for an easy single. |
| 17.2 : A Rashid to Pujara, Another tossed up ball around off, Pujara drives it through covers and changes strike. |
| 17.3 : A Rashid to Dhawan, Dhawan has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. |
| 17.4 : A Rashid to Dhawan, Shortish from Rashid. Not the kind of bowling you'd expect from the leggie. He is spilling runs. Dhawan pulls it with disdain but just for a single. |
| 17.5 : A Rashid to Pujara, Outside off, slower, left alone watchfully by Pujara. |
| 17.6 : A Rashid to Pujara, A full toss on the pads this time. Pujara flicks it through mid-wicket and takes a brace. |
| 18.1 : C Woakes to Dhawan, DROPPED BY COOK! A repeat of the first innings but then he was caught. Woakes with a back of a length ball around off, it's angled across and Dhawan tries play inside the line from the back foot. But he ends up nicking it behind where Cook puts down a sitter. Nothing going England's way as the sun continues to shine on India. |
| 18.2 : C Woakes to Dhawan, Short of a length ball again, angling away from the southpaw, this time Shikhar rocks back and punches it wide of mid off for a run. |
| 18.3 : C Woakes to Pujara, Bowls it full and wide outside off, holding its line, Pujara lets it through easily. |
| 18.4 : C Woakes to Pujara, Another watchful leave outside the off stump by Pujara. He has looked a lot at ease in the middle. In the first innings as well, he was positive but fell to a reckless shot. |
| 18.5 : C Woakes to Pujara, On a good length close to off stump, Che sticks back and mistimes his cut shot to covers. |
| 18.6 : C Woakes to Pujara, Extra bounce this time, on a length and coming back into the batsman, Pujara goes on his toes and blocks it on the leg side. |
| 19.1 : A Rashid to Dhawan, Loopy and full on middle, Dhawan sits down on one knee and sweeps it to fine leg for a couple. |
| 19.2 : A Rashid to Dhawan, Too full and around off, Dhawan walks forward and bunts it to the left side of the mid off fielder for a brisk run. The crowd applauds as India complete 100 runs, thereby taking their lead to 268. |
| 19.3 : A Rashid to Pujara, Floated full ball on off, Pujara presses forward and defends it watchfully. |
| 19.4 : A Rashid to Pujara, Slower through the air and spinning down after landing on middle, Che flicks it behind square leg for a single. |
| 19.5 : A Rashid to Dhawan, Flatter and shorter just outside off, Dhawan rocks back to cut but fails to time his shot. |
| 19.6 : A Rashid to Dhawan, Tossed up ball on off, Dhawan is forward in defense and it goes off the outer half of the bat to point. |
| 20.1 : C Woakes to Pujara, Back of a length ball on off, angling in, Pujara keeps his weight on the back foot and punches it in front of square on the off side. Straight to the fielder. Looking quite good with his footwork. |
| 20.2 : Woakes to Pujara, Huge shout for a caught behind! Not given. There was some sound though. An outswinger, landing on a length around off, Pujara tries playing the line but it nips away to beat the outside edge. They appeal after Bairstow collects the ball but nothing doing. Joe looks at his keeper who isn't too convinced. They didn't take the DRS as a result. The replays later on show that the noise was of the bat brushing the pads. |
| 20.3 : C Woakes to Pujara, Sliding down the leg side, Pujara fails to flick and it goes off his pads to fine leg. The bowler appeals and the batsmen cross for a run. Leg bye given. Missing leg. |
| 20.4 : C Woakes to Dhawan, This one is very full and around off, Dhawan gets forward and defends it back. |
| 20.5 : C Woakes to Dhawan, Angling across the batsman, outside off, Dhawan shoulders arms. |
| 20.6 : C Woakes to Dhawan, Shortish and on off, Dhawan eases himself on the back foot and blocks it down safely. |
| 21.1 : A Rashid to Pujara, Gets down the track to take it on the full and drives it straight to covers. |
| 21.2 : A Rashid to Pujara, Full flighted on off, spinning away, Pujara takes his front leg outside the line of the stumps and then pads it away. Bairstow lets out an ambitious appeal. |
| 21.3 : A Rashid to Pujara, Pujara has played that off the front foot and into the ground. |
| 21.4 : A Rashid to Pujara, A googly this time, landing on full and curling back in, Che is on the front foot in defense and does so from the inner half of the bat. |
| 21.5 : A Rashid to Pujara, Rashid drags his length back this time and serves it around off, Pujara pushes himself on the back foot and punches it towards covers. The ball rolls in the gap and they switch ends. |
| 21.6 : A Rashid to Dhawan, Rashid changes his angle for the southpaw and bowls a leg spinner, Dhawan allows it to spin back in and then plays it out to the leg side. Not in the gap. |
| 22.1 : C Woakes to Pujara, Wrong line, on a length and angling down the leg side, Pujara nudges it to fine leg and takes a single. |
| 22.2 : C Woakes to Dhawan, FOUR! This time on the leg stump line to the left-hander, Dhawan picks it off his pads and neatly deflects it to the fine leg fence. Struggling with his line, Woakes. |
| 22.3 : C Woakes to Dhawan, And again. Woakes continues to be straighter in his line, Dhawan manoeuvres it through square leg for one. |
| 22.4 : C Woakes to Pujara, Angles in a length ball on off, Pujara presents a dead straight bat in defense. |
| 22.5 : C Woakes to Pujara, Aahh...that temptation. Pujara shows a truck-load of patience there. Woakes bowls it short and wide outside off, Che stays back, watches the line closely, flashing at it did cross his mind but he stays put and allows it through. |
| 22.6 : C Woakes to Pujara, Watchful again. It's in the corridor of uncertainty, Pujara lets it through to the keeper. |
| 23.1 : A Rashid to Dhawan, Turning down the leg side, Dhawan goes on the back foot and tickles it with the spin to fine leg for a brace. |
| 23.2 : A Rashid to Dhawan, OUT! Against the run of play, Dhawan is stumped. He has a wry smile on his face as he walks back to the pavilion. Beautiful bowling by Rashid. He has outfoxed the Indian opener with a well-disguised wrong 'un. Dhawan runs down the track without reading the variation, is deceived in flight first and then tries to defend it. But to his bad luck, it's a googly, turning away from his blade. Bairstow does the stumping easily. Shikhar misses out on his maiden fifty in Tests i |
| Skipper Virat Kohli walks in next. |
| 23.3 : A Rashid to Kohli, Full and flighted on off, driven back to the bowler. |
| 23.4 : A Rashid to Kohli, Sliding down the leg side, Kohli helps it behind square leg and gets off the mark with a single. |
| 23.5 : A Rashid to Pujara, Big spin there after it lands outside off. Pujara lets it through to the keeper. Ashwin will be watching this with great interest. |
| 23.6 : A Rashid to Pujara, Flatter and on middle, helped in the gap on the leg side for one. |
| Ben Stokes is back on after an extended spell by Woakes. |
| 24.1 : Ben Stokes to Pujara, Wrong line first up. A gentle loosener, on a length and drifting down the leg side, Pujara tries to flick initially and then pulls his bat away. |
| 24.2 : Ben Stokes to Pujara, Goes full this time, on middle, Pujara easily flicks it through backward square leg and collects a single. |
| Right then, it's time for Stokes vs Kohli... |
| 24.3 : Ben Stokes to Kohli, Not the line to bowl. On the pads and Virat just clips it towards long leg for an easy run. |
| 24.4 : Ben Stokes to Pujara, Another delivery too straight in line, Pujara tucks it through mid-wicket and rotates the strike. |
| 24.5 : Ben Stokes to Kohli, The batsman has pushed it to the cover region. One run added to the total. |
| 24.6 : Ben Stokes to Pujara, A bouncer this time by Stokes, Pujara sways away. End of a wayward over by Ben. |
| James Anderson is back on. |
| 25.1 : J Anderson to Kohli, Good length ball on middle and off, Kohli has the line covered as he blocks it back. |
| 25.2 : J Anderson to Kohli, Delivers it on a length and wide outside off, Virat reaches out for it and steers it through point to get off strike. |
| 25.3 : J Anderson to Pujara, Looked like a slower delivery. It landed a touch short and around off, Pujara stayed back footed as he defended it to the off side. |
| 25.4 : J Anderson to Pujara, A length ball angling into the batsman, Pujara once again remains inside the crease and then closes the face of his bat to work it through mid-wicket. An easy run. |
| 25.5 : J Anderson to Kohli, Good length delivery in the channel outside off, Kohli covers the line and movement before shouldering arms. There was some inward movement after it went past the batsman. |
| 25.6 : J Anderson to Kohli, Edgy! Another inswinger, only difference from the last delivery is that it curled in while reaching the batsman. Kohli gets forward to defend and does so from the inside edge. |
| 26.1 : Ben Stokes to Pujara, Looking at the field, the ploy seems to be soften up Pujara with some short stuff. So far, Stokes has been wayward though with his line. A short delivery down the leg side, easily left by Pujara. |
| 26.2 : Ben Stokes to Pujara, That's the ball! A well-directed bouncer. Pujara does well to keep his eyes on the ball initially and then sway away from the line of fire. |
| A leg gully comes in. |
| 26.3 : Ben Stokes to Pujara, Another bouncer by Stokes, Pujara has sensed the plan, not trying to be a daredevil this time like his last innings. Ducks. |
| 26.4 : Ben Stokes to Pujara, Back of a length ball on middle, Pujara turns it through square leg for a run. |
| 26.5 : Ben Stokes to Kohli, Digs in a short ball around middle and off, Kohli moves away from the line with ease as he crouches. |
| 26.6 : Ben Stokes to Kohli, A bit short and on middle, Kohli stands tall and works it down to fine leg for one. |
| 27.1 : J Anderson to Kohli, Anderson runs in with the sun behind his back. He delivers a length ball on off, it goes straight on without much movement and Kohli defends it with ease from the back foot. The ball rolls towards point and they cross. |
| 27.2 : J Anderson to Pujara, In the channel outside off, Pujara will leave it untouched. |
| 27.3 : J Anderson to Pujara, Another delivery quite wide outside off, Pujara again lets it be. |
| 27.4 : J Anderson to Pujara, Gets lured there, Che. Anderson persists with his line outside off, a touch short in line, Pujara has a lazy waft at it and misses. After attempting that shot, he looks down. Maybe, trying to gather his composure. |
| 27.5 : J Anderson to Pujara, Shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot. |
| 27.6 : J Anderson to Pujara, Much better. Anderson continues to probe outside off. A back of a length ball, holding its line Pujara shoulders arms. |
| 28.1 : Ben Stokes to Kohli, Shortish on off, Kohli goes on his toes and glances it behind square leg for a couple. |
| 28.2 : Ben Stokes to Kohli, A bouncer around off, an easy leave for the Indian skipper. |
| 28.3 : Ben Stokes to Kohli, Nearly falls prey to the plan. Stokes bends his back and delivers a short ball on off. Kohli gets into a bit of a tangle while playing at it and somehow keeps it out. It goes uppishly towards mid-wicket, wide of the forward short leg fielder. |
| 28.4 : Ben Stokes to Kohli, Stifled appeal for a catch! Stokes sends across a sharp short ball around leg, Kohli takes on the challenge to hook it but fails to connect. Bairstow gets his hands up to collect the ball but before doing so, he starts to appeal. Soon he realizes that it has popped out and he dives back to recollect it. Fails. The replays later on detect nothing. |
| 28.5 : Ben Stokes to Kohli, Bouncer! The batsman ducks under the bouncer at the last moment. |
| 28.6 : Ben Stokes to Kohli, Short and wide outside off, Kohli leaves it. |
| 29.1 : J Anderson to Pujara, Short outside off, Pujara keeps it down with an angled bat. |
| 29.2 : J Anderson to Pujara, On a length around off, left alone by Che. |
| 29.3 : J Anderson to Pujara, Closer to the off pole, Pujara defends it under his eyes. |
| 29.4 : J Anderson to Pujara, Che has no interest in playing the deliveries outside his off stump. |
| 29.5 : J Anderson to Pujara, Tired Anderson bowls a length ball on off which Pujara defends easily. |
| 29.6 : J Anderson to Pujara, Peach! Luck isn't going England's way today. Jimmy bowls another length ball just outside off, it lands and comes back in sharply. Good thing on Pujara's part is that he played the line and didn't go after it. That's probably the reason he didn't nick it. |
| 30.1 : Ben Stokes to Kohli, Short ball targeting the grille of Kohli. He does well to defend it nicely. |
| 30.2 : Ben Stokes to Kohli, Virat lets the ball go outside his off stump. |
| 30.3 : Ben Stokes to Kohli, Some chin music for Kohli from the Ginger Devil, he lets that bouncer through to the wicket-keeper. |
| 30.4 : Ben Stokes to Kohli, Another short ball and another easy leave for Kohli. |
| 30.5 : Ben Stokes to Kohli, Gets behind the line of this one and keeps it out. Last ball of the day coming up. |
| 30.6 : Ben Stokes to Kohli, And it's another easy leave outside the off stump for Kohli. That will be Stumps on Day 2 and India lead by 292. |
| What a day of cricket we have had. The team from the subcontinent will be elated with the position they find themselves in at the end of the day's play. Their batters have made sure that their already advantageous position is solidified even more in the last session. Just like the first innings, Dhawan and Rahul stitched a 50-run stand, and the latter lost his wicket at exactly the same score. After that, Pujara and Dhawan played cautiously before the southpaw got stumped out on 44 to Rashid. Af |
| Earlier in the day, Pant along with Ashwin came in to bat on an overcast morning. They couldn't do much as the remaining four wickets were removed by the Broad-Anderson duo. India could only add 22 runs to their overnight score, however, it looked more than enough on this Trent Bridge track. In reply, Cook and Jennings did rush to a 50-run opening stand, but afterwards, it was a one-way traffic. Pandya, the bowling star, ran through the middle order on his way to his maiden 5-fer in Tests. In th |
| For the Men in Blue, all the bowlers did a commendable job as for the first time in this series they had the opposition on the mat. Bumrah, Ishant and Shami got their names in the wickets column as well and helped restrict England to just 161. They were relentless in their approach as the home team lost 9 wickets in a space of mere 74 runs. Buttler's T20-style heroics reduced the deficit but still, India ended up getting a handy 168-run lead. |
| Hardik Pandya gives a quick interview. He is delighted after picking a fifer. Feels that his batsmen batted superbly in the first innings and informs that post-lunch they decided to bowl in the right areas consistently. Further adds that the plan was to choke the run flow as the wickets weren't coming initially. Says that he is not afraid to get driven as it also gives him the chance to pick up wickets when the ball is moving. On the wicket of Woakes, he mentions that it was a plan to bowl short |
| That's it from our side. We will be back on Day 3 with the visitors starting the day in a commanding position. Do join us then at 1100 local (1000 GMT). Till then, ciao. |
| ... Day 3, Session 1 ... |
| Hello and welcome to the third day of the third Test between England and India. The visitors are in the driver's seat and they probably have a chance to bat the hosts out of the game. They still have 8 wickets in hand and with Kohli and Pujara, who looked in sublime touch yesterday, they will surely be trying to do so. |
| England on the other hand, will hope for an Indian batting collapse, if they are to have a chance in this game. Once again, their pacers will hold the key for them. Will they wreck havoc or will the Indian batsman continue from where they left off yesterday? Stay tuned to find out. |
| Pitch report - Sanjay Manjrekar says there are a few rough patches on both the sides. Reckons it would have been more helpful for the left-arm spinner. Ends by saying the conditions overhead plays a huge role in how the pitch behaves. |
| We are all set for the action to begin. Out come Cheteshwar Pujara and Virat Kohli to resume their innings. The former will be on strike and he will face James Anderson who will start the proceedings. He has three slips in place. Here we go... |
| 31.1 : J Anderson to Pujara, Right on the money first up! On a length and around off, no movement visible. Pujara off the back foot pushes it to the man at covers. |
| 31.2 : J Anderson to Pujara, BEAUTY! Pace, bounce and some movement! Bends his back on this one and lands it on off, this one pitches and then moves away. Pujara has to play at it due to the original trajectory but gets beaten by the away movement. |
| 31.3 : J Anderson to Pujara, Lands it in the similar area as the last delivery but does not get it to move. Pujara guides it to point. |
| 31.4 : J Anderson to Pujara, Once again hits the length hard on off, CP blocks it. |
| 31.5 : J Anderson to Pujara, The inswinger this time but it is slightly short. Pujara has time to adjust as he tucks it to mid-wicket with the swing. |
| 31.6 : J Anderson to Pujara, Slightly outside off, Pujara leaves it. End of a tight first over by Anderson. |
| Chris Woakes to bowl from the other end. |
| 32.1 : C Woakes to Kohli, Woakes goes fuller in search of some swing but does not find any. Kohli works it to mid on. |
| 32.2 : C Woakes to Kohli, No swing again and probably a loosener from Woakes. It is bowled at 128 Kph. Kohli flicks it to mid-wicket. |
| 32.3 : C Woakes to Kohli, Good length around off, Kohli lunges and defends it. |
| 32.4 : C Woakes to Kohli, FOUR! First runs today! Woakes tries to ping Kohli on the pads but it is Virat's strong point. He flicks it through mid-wicket and the ball trickles to the fence. This is also Kohli's 200th boundary in second innings. |
| 32.5 : C Woakes to Kohli, Goes wide outside off now, Kohli makes a leave. |
| 32.6 : C Woakes to Kohli, Another ball outside off, Kohli need not play at those. |
| 33.1 : J Anderson to Pujara, OHHHH! Good leave there by Pujara. Anderson comes steaming in and bowls it around off, gets it to shape back in and also bounce after pitching. Pujara does really well to leave it by taking his gloves out of the way. |
| 33.2 : J Anderson to Pujara, Lovely stuff from Anderson! The last ball came in and this one leaves Pujara after pitching on off. Che is forward to defend but the ball whizzes past the outside edge. |
| 33.3 : J Anderson to Pujara, Another inswinger, Pujara tries to defend but gets it off the inner half towards square leg for his first run today. |
| 33.4 : J Anderson to Kohli, The off cutter, Anderson bringing out all his variations here. It pitches and jags back into Kohli. He tries to defend but gets an inside edge onto his pads. |
| 33.5 : J Anderson to Kohli, The batsman defends it from within the crease. |
| 33.6 : J Anderson to Kohli, A beauty to end an excellent over by Anderson! He is getting the ball to move both ways. The outswinger on the last ball. Pitches on off and leaves the batsman. Kohli prods forward and tries to keep it out but gets beaten. Not a lot you can do on such deliveries, just have to hope it misses the edge. |
| 34.1 : C Woakes to Pujara, Lands it on a length around middle, CP blocks. |
| 34.2 : C Woakes to Pujara, Fuller on middle, Pujara with the angle works it towards wide mid on. Broad there misfields and concedes an extra run. |
| 34.3 : C Woakes to Pujara, On off and shaping away just a little, Pujara shoulders arms to it. He has looked really confident in this innings of his. Leaving the ball well and also defending it by getting right behind the line. |
| 34.4 : C Woakes to Pujara, Again, just as I was saying, he gets behind the line of this one and defends it onto the ground solidly. |
| 34.5 : C Woakes to Pujara, Woakes now bowls the off cutter on off, it comes back in. Pujara tries to defend but it goes off the inner half towards mid-wicket. |
| 34.6 : C Woakes to Pujara, On the stumps, Pujara pushes it towards wide mid on. He wants a run but Kohli sends him back. Good early call by the skipper, run outs is not something they would want. |
| 35.1 : J Anderson to Kohli, Down the leg side, Kohli misses the flick and it goes into the hands of the keeper. |
| 35.2 : J Anderson to Kohli, Slightly straighter, Kohli goes back and tucks it to fine leg for a run. The lead is now 300. |
| 35.3 : J Anderson to Pujara, Another good leave! On a length and outside off, comes back in. Pujara covers his off pole and points his bat skywards. |
| 35.4 : J Anderson to Pujara, Length outside off, left alone. |
| 35.5 : J Anderson to Pujara, Back of a length on off, Pujara guides it to point. |
| 35.6 : J Anderson to Pujara, Outside off, the batsman need not play at those. |
| 36.1 : C Woakes to Kohli, Good length and outside off, Kohli does not need to play at those. |
| 36.2 : C Woakes to Kohli, This one stays a touch low! Pitches on off and just never takes off. Kohli gets his bat down in time and keeps it out. |
| 36.3 : C Woakes to Kohli, On middle, Kohli keeps it out. |
| 36.4 : C Woakes to Kohli, Nicely played! Slightly fuller on off, Kohli leans into it and times it through covers. The batsmen run two. |
| 36.5 : C Woakes to Kohli, Goes wide this time, wanting Kohli to play a loose stroke. He resists and lets it be. |
| 36.6 : C Woakes to Kohli, Not bowled on the stumps and Kohli doesn't need to fiddle with it. |
| 37.1 : J Anderson to Pujara, FOUR! Into the 40s now is Pujara! On his pads, Pujara says thank you so much as he flicks it through mid-wicket and the ball races away. |
| 37.2 : J Anderson to Pujara, Good length on off, Pujara is half forward as he defends it on the ground. |
| 37.3 : J Anderson to Pujara, A little too wide outside off, Pujara does not bother putting bat to ball. |
| 37.4 : J Anderson to Pujara, A surprise change in length, a bumper on middle, Pujara though has a lot of time to duck under it. |
| 37.5 : J Anderson to Pujara, Very good from James Anderson. However, it is frustrating for him that it is beating the edge. On a length around off, it pitches and straightens. Pujara plays inside the line and gets beaten. |
| 37.6 : J Anderson to Pujara, The batsman shoulders arms to let that one through. So, runs have not come easy for the Indian batters today. |
| 38.1 : C Woakes to Kohli, FOUR! Full marks to the bowler but runs to the batsman. A good delivery, full and swinging away from middle, Kohli tries to work it across the line but closes the bat face a touch early. It takes the leading edge, goes past the diving cover fielder and into the fence. Woakes can't believe it but such are the bats nowadays. |
| 38.2 : C Woakes to Kohli, Wide outside off, left alone. |
| 38.3 : C Woakes to Kohli, Back of a length around middle, this one pitches and comes back in. Kohli tries to flick but misses to get hit high on the pads. |
| 38.4 : C Woakes to Kohli, Crisply driven but finds the fielder! Full on off, Kohli strokes it to covers. |
| 38.5 : C Woakes to Kohli, A bumper but it comes very slow off the surface. Kohli watches it go through to the keeper. |
| 38.6 : C Woakes to Kohli, Another loopy bouncer outside off, Kohli lets it be. |
| 39.1 : J Anderson to Pujara, Tucks it with the angle to the man at mid on. |
| 39.2 : J Anderson to Pujara, EDGED AND DROPPED! The slip catching has not been great for England in this game, in this series I should say and here is an example. Yes, it was a difficult chance but they need to hang on as they need wickets. Anderson this time induces the edge as he bowls it on off and gets it to straighten. Pujara half-heartedly tries to defend but the ball takes the outside edge and goes low in between first and second slip. Buttler from the latter position puts out his left han |
| 39.3 : J Anderson to Pujara, Continuous bowling length on off, Pujara blocks it. |
| 39.4 : J Anderson to Pujara, Wide outside off, Pujara lets it be. |
| 39.5 : J Anderson to Pujara, The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot. |
| 39.6 : J Anderson to Pujara, Outside off again, CP shoulders arms to it. End of an over which could have been a wicket-maiden. |
| Ben Stokes is into the attack. |
| 40.1 : Ben Stokes to Kohli, Shorter in length on off, VK guides it through point for a run. |
| 40.2 : Ben Stokes to Pujara, Down the leg side, Pujara tries to flick but misses. |
| 40.3 : Ben Stokes to Pujara, Was there an edge? Well there was a noise but nobody appealed! The sucker ball almost does the trick there, full and very wide outside off. Pujara goes for a drive away from his body but luckily for him the ball misses the edge. Not sure what the noise was. |
| 40.4 : Ben Stokes to Pujara, On the pads, Pujara tucks it around the corner and takes a run. |
| 40.5 : Ben Stokes to Kohli, On a length and outside off, Kohli like he has been doing through out the series, does not go fetching. |
| 40.6 : Ben Stokes to Kohli, A little too straight, Kohli nudges it through square leg and gets to the other end. 34 is what the partnership is between the two. They have gone about it at a slow rate as they have chewed up 106 deliveries. |
| 41.1 : Anderson to Kohli, A huge shout but not given! The inswinger from outside off, Kohli plants his front foot forward and tries to defend. He gets an inside edge onto his pads. |
| 41.2 : J Anderson to Kohli, Outside off, this one stays low. Kohli leaves it and JB collects it on the bounce. |
| 41.3 : J Anderson to Kohli, On a length and around off, Kohli defends it solidly to point. |
| 41.4 : J Anderson to Kohli, Well bowled! Another one of those outswingers which pitches on off and then shapes away. Kohli does not account for the movement as he plays inside the line and gets beaten. |
| 41.5 : J Anderson to Kohli, The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. |
| 41.6 : J Anderson to Kohli, Outside off, left alone. |
| 42.1 : Ben Stokes to Pujara, Lovely stuff! On a length around off, it pitches, bounces a touch extra and also moves away. Pujara tries to block it but is beaten. |
| 42.2 : Ben Stokes to Pujara, Back of a length on off, Che pushes it to point. |
| 42.3 : Ben Stokes to Pujara, Pujara goes fishing there and luckily for him, it does not take the edge. He tries to play away from his body and it whizzes past the outside edge. He is not happy with himself as he knows that can be left. |
| 42.4 : Ben Stokes to Pujara, On the off pole, Pujara pushes it to mid on. |
| 42.5 : Ben Stokes to Pujara, The bumper but once agian it comes really slow off the surface. Pujara evades it. |
| 42.6 : Ben Stokes to Pujara, Short now of the slip fielder! Nothing going England's way! Back of a length on off, the ball straightens. Pujara pokes at it and gets an outside edge which falls just short of third slip. |
| 43.1 : J Anderson to Kohli, Wide outside off, Kohli leaves it. |
| 43.2 : J Anderson to Kohli, On middle, Kohli tries to defend but it goes off the inside edge down to fine leg for a run. |
| 43.3 : J Anderson to Pujara, On a length around off, Che is half forward as he defends it to the off side. |
| 43.4 : J Anderson to Pujara, A well-directed bouncer this time. Pujara ducks under it. |
| 43.5 : J Anderson to Pujara, Wide outside off, the batsman does not play at it. |
| 43.6 : J Anderson to Pujara, OUCH! Anderson lands it on a length around off, Pujara leaves it. It tails back in after passing the batsman. Bairstow fails to collect it cleanly as it rolls towards the leg side. The batsmen run a bye. Jonny is down in pain as it might have hit the top of his finger. Very painful that. |
| Jonny Bairstow is now going off the field to receive some treatment. The responsibility of keeping will be passed on to Jos Buttler. The advantage of having two keepers in your side... Also, Jamie Potter is on the field as a substitute for him. |
| 44.1 : Ben Stokes to Kohli, Outside off, left alone. |
| 44.2 : Ben Stokes to Pujara, A bumper on off, Pujara stands tall and defends it. |
| 44.3 : Ben Stokes to Pujara, Back of a length again on off, Pujara keeps it out. |
| 44.4 : Ben Stokes to Pujara, The inswinger on off, Pujara pushes it to mid off. |
| 44.5 : Ben Stokes to Pujara, The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot. |
| 44.6 : Ben Stokes to Pujara, Another play and a miss! Good length outside off, Pujara hangs his bat out and gets beaten. Maiden for Stokes. |
| Stuart Broad comes on. |
| 45.1 : S Broad to Kohli, Broad starts his spell with a full delivery wide outside off. Virat pushes it through covers and changes strike. |
| 45.2 : S Broad to Pujara, Another full ball on off, Che pushes it to mid off for no run. |
| 45.3 : S Broad to Pujara, Drags his length back a tad, makes Pujara go back and defend it. |
| 45.4 : S Broad to Pujara, The batsman chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. |
| 45.5 : S Broad to Pujara, Nicely left by CP. A length ball just outside off. |
| 45.6 : S Broad to Pujara, Too wide to entice Pujara with a shot. Broad ends a wayward first over of his spell. |
| 46.1 : Ben Stokes to Kohli, No means no. The loudest 'NO' you'll hear in Trent Bridge. Virat plays the full ball on middle through mid-wicket and runs a single. Pujara shouts 'NO' for the second one. |
| 46.2 : Ben Stokes to Pujara, Bouncer! Puajra ducks in time to let that one go over him. |
| 46.3 : Ben Stokes to Pujara, A short of a length ball around off to which Pujara shows an angled bat and works it to the off side. |
| 46.4 : Ben Stokes to Pujara, How late did he play that? Nice reflexes. Ben cleverly darts this one in on a length from his natural angle. The ball skids off the surface and Pujara is quick enough to keep it out with a straight bat. |
| 46.5 : Ben Stokes to Pujara, On the hips, worked to the square leg region for a run. |
| 46.6 : Ben Stokes to Kohli, A bumper way outside off, Kohli lets it be. |
| 47.1 : S Broad to Pujara, How many times is the ball going to evade Che's bat? It has happened countless times since morning. Broad bowls a fullish delivery around off, Pujara looks to defend it off the front foot but fails to put bat to it. |
| 47.2 : S Broad to Pujara, The batsman shoulders arms to let that one through. |
| 47.3 : S Broad to Pujara, Outside off, tucked to point for no run. |
| 47.4 : S Broad to Pujara, Gets behind the line of this one and keeps it out on the ground. |
| 47.5 : S Broad to Pujara, Similar length from Stuart on middle and off, Che happy to block it. |
| 47.6 : S Broad to Pujara, Outside off, Pujara lets it be. |
| 48.1 : Ben Stokes to Kohli, Driven nicely by Kohli but good fielding at covers by Pope saved a certain boundary. He, however, failed to collect it cleanly and as a result, the batsmen take two from the extra cover region. |
| 48.2 : Ben Stokes to Kohli, Bowls this on a length to which Virat presents a straight bat. |
| 48.3 : Ben Stokes to Kohli, Bouncer! Kohli does well to evade it. |
| 48.4 : Ben Stokes to Kohli, FOUR! Clever, very clever from the Indian skipper. His eyes lit up as he saw a short ball outside off. He calmly opened the face of the bat by getting on top of the bounce. He keeps it down and gets it to the third man fence for a boundary. It also suggests that the pitch has slowed down a tad. |
| 48.5 : Ben Stokes to Kohli, This one is down the leg side and the batsman leaves it alone. |
| 48.6 : Ben Stokes to Kohli, Nice quick single this. Kohli gets it to mid-wicket and calls Che for a quick run who obliges. A direct hit has been scored at Pujara's end but he is in. |
| England has taken a review. Virat Kohli is the man in question. It looks to have hit high on his pad. |
| 49.1 : S Broad to Kohli, NOT OUT! Did Kohli made England waste a review here? Well, my colleague think so. It was an in swinging length ball around off. Kohli came forward to defend but failed to put bat to ball. The ball raps him on his pad and an appeal ensues. Broad cries out loud but the umpire is unmoved. After a bit of discussion, Root goes upstairs. The replays suggests that the bat took an inside edge before hitting on his pad. Clever thing here was Kohli never looked up to show any emoti |
| 49.2 : S Broad to Kohli, Gets behind the line of this one and keeps it out under his eyes. |
| 49.3 : S Broad to Kohli, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 49.4 : S Broad to Kohli, Fullish on the pads, Kohli flicks it and changes strike. |
| 49.5 : S Broad to Pujara, Full again on middle and leg, Che flicks it through mid-wicket for an easy brace. |
| A tweet from ECB says that Jonny is going for an X-Ray on his left middle finger. England will hope there is no fracture. Bairstow will be needed big time with the bat in this Test. |
| 49.6 : S Broad to Pujara, Just outside off, Pujara looks to defend it but misses. So, end of an exciting over after ages. Well, it felt that way to be honest. |
| Adil Rashid is on. |
| 50.1 : A Rashid to Kohli, Starts off with a googly which Kohli picks, he turns it towards square leg for a run. The 50-run stand is up. |
| 50.2 : A Rashid to Pujara, A poor delivery, short and outside off, Pujara does not play at it. |
| 50.3 : A Rashid to Pujara, Loopy ball outside off, Che shoulders arms to it. |
| 50.4 : A Rashid to Pujara, The slider from Rashid on off, Pujara gets behind the line and blocks it. |
| 50.5 : A Rashid to Pujara, FOUR! Too short and too wide and it has been put away. Easy pickings for a batsman who plays spin really well. Pujara goes back and slaps it through cover-point for a boundary. |
| 50.6 : A Rashid to Pujara, On the stumps, kept out. |
| 51.1 : S Broad to Kohli, Goes fishing after the wide one. An unncessary loose shot from Kohli. Good thing for him, he missed it. |
| 51.2 : S Broad to Kohli, Goes back to the basics again and leaves the short of a length ball for the keeper. |
| 51.3 : S Broad to Kohli, Swinging in to Kohli and going down the leg side. He tries to flick it but misses. |
| 51.4 : S Broad to V Kohli, FOUR! That is four, that is for certain. Talk about batting beautifully, and look at that shot. A solid extension of arms and the ball races through covers off Kohli's bat. A full ball outside off and it was all too was for him to put away. |
| 51.5 : S Broad to Kohli, Similar delivery from Broad, Kohli pushes it through cover-point and takes a brace. |
| 51.6 : S Broad to Kohli, FOUR! Geez, that was so agonizingly close to the off pole. An effort ball from Broad around off. Kohli goes after it with hard hands and gets a thick inside edge. The ball races to the fine leg fence, not convincingly though. |
| 52.1 : A Rashid to Pujara, Flighted full ball on off, pushed back to the bowler. |
| 52.2 : A Rashid to Pujara, Another loopy ball in line of the stumps, Che pushes it off the front foot. |
| 52.3 : A Rashid to Pujara, Shows the full face and keeps out the flatter ball to the off side. |
| 52.4 : A Rashid to Pujara, Slow, full, driven through covers for a run. |
| 52.5 : A Rashid to V Kohli, Almost a similar shot and ball to his first innings dismissal. That time he edged it to first slip. This time Kohli goes with soft hands and gets it through backward point region. Three quick runs are taken and Kohli applauds his partner. |
| 52.6 : A Rashid to Pujara, The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. |
| 53.1 : S Broad to Kohli, The ball is way outside the off stump, easy leave for Cheeku. |
| 53.2 : S Broad to Kohli, Shortish on Kohli's hips who tucks it to the vacant deep backward square leg region and takes a brace. |
| 53.3 : S Broad to Kohli, Outside off, on a length, played to point for a run. |
| 53.4 : S Broad to Pujara, Che chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. |
| 53.5 : S Broad to Pujara, Fullish ball on off, Pujara defend it down the track for no run. |
| 53.6 : S Broad to Pujara, That's FIFTY for Pujara, his 18th in the longest format and a much-needed one. He flicks this fuller ball to the on side and takes the single to complete the milestone. Surprisingly, the last fifty he scored away from home was on this same ground. He would love to take this track back with him, wouldn't he? |
| 54.1 : A Rashid to Pujara, Flighted on off, Che drives it to covers and changes strike. |
| 54.2 : A Rashid to Kohli, Now Kohli gets to his 18th Test fifty as well. Both the batters looking good, well settled and in for a longer innings. He punches this flighted ball to the on side and runs one. He soaks in the applause from the crowd and his teammates. He would love to convert this one into a three-figure one, for the sake of his stats and his team. |
| 54.3 : A Rashid to Pujara, The batsman defends it from within the crease. |
| 54.4 : A Rashid to Pujara, Slower one around middle, Pujara gets hit on his pad and the ball lobs in the air. No bat involved so no harm done. |
| 54.5 : A Rashid to Pujara, Outside off this time, Pujara plays it to point. |
| 54.6 : A Rashid to Pujara, Similar kind of ball and shot to end the over. |
| 55.1 : S Broad to Kohli, Gets behind the line of this one and keeps it out off the front foot. |
| 55.2 : S Broad to Kohli, Kohli lets the ball go outside his off stump. |
| 55.3 : S Broad to Kohli, Back of a length outside off, played to point. |
| 55.4 : S Broad to Kohli, Full on off, driven to covers for no run. |
| 55.5 : S Broad to Kohli, Outside off, left alone. |
| 55.6 : S Broad to Kohli, On a length, easily blocked out by Virat. |
| 56.1 : A Rashid to Pujara, Loopy outside off, Che leaves it. |
| 56.2 : A Rashid to Pujara, Gets forward and defends it nicely under his eyes. |
| 56.3 : A Rashid to Pujara, Flatter in line of the stumps, easily blocked again. |
| 56.4 : A Rashid to Pujara, Goes back in his crease to play the shortish ball through covers for a run. |
| 56.5 : A Rashid to Kohli, The batsman shoulders arms to let that one through. |
| 56.6 : A Rashid to Kohli, Slowe, loopy, on off, Kohli lunges forward and defends it. |
| Joe Root comes in for a bowl. Desperate times call for desperate measures. |
| 57.1 : Joe Root to Pujara, Root starts his over from 'round the wicket. CP defends it under his eyes off the front foot. |
| 57.2 : Joe Root to Pujara, Similar delivery on middle and leg, played through mid-wicket for a run. |
| 57.3 : Joe Root to Kohli, Kohli plants his front foot down the ground and defends the flatter ball with a full face of the bat. |
| 57.4 : Joe Root to Kohli, On the pads, easily flicked through the on side for another single. |
| 57.5 : Joe Root to Pujara, Looks to charge down the ground to defend but changes his mind at the last moment. Ends up pushing it to the on side for no run. |
| 57.6 : Joe Root to Pujara, A gentle full toss on the pads, Che plays it through mid-wicket uppishly and keeps strike. |
| 58.1 : A Rashid to Pujara, Flat and pushed through by Adil, CP is half forward and as a result, he gets an inside edge on to his pad. The ball goes through him, just past the off pole. Luckily for him, the ball didn't hit the stumps. |
| 58.2 : A Rashid to Pujara, The batsman defends it from within the crease. |
| 58.3 : A Rashid to Pujara, Nice leggie from Adil, Pujara looks to defend the ball on his pad but gets an inside edge. The ball goes off his inner half and they take a single. |
| 58.4 : A Rashid to Kohli, Virat shoulders arms to let that one through. |
| 58.5 : A Rashid to Kohli, This one stayed a touch low. Kohli was eyeing the mid-wicket region to play the pull but it never bounced. He manages to get it to on side. |
| 58.6 : A Rashid to Kohli, Kohli has flicked the ball off his pads. One run added to the total. |
| 59.1 : Joe Root to Pujara, Wide down the leg side, No trouble at all for Kohli as he leaves it. |
| 59.2 : Joe Root to Pujara, On the pads, worked through mid-wicket for a run. |
| 59.3 : Joe Root to Kohli, Now Pujara plays the flatter delivery on his pad to the on side for another easy single. |
| 59.4 : Joe Root to Pujara, This one is down the leg side and the batsman leaves it alone. |
| 59.5 : Joe Root to Pujara, The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. |
| 59.6 : Joe Root to Pujara, Flicks the flighted ball on his pad to the short mid-wicket. India lead by 362 and that's Lunch on Day 3. |
| Slow and steady wins the race - that's India's mantra it seems. Both the batters, Kohli and Pujara have been solid and watchful this morning, not giving too many chances to the opposition. There was a catch spilt by Buttler of Pujara but other than that, there is not much to show for the English bowlers in this session. One thing they have managed to do well is that they have kept a check on the run-rate and haven't allowed too many boundaries. However, the partnership between the duo has blosso |
| This session can easily be put in India's basket. They have maneuvered the strike well and looked set to take the English bowlers gas out, who are already looking tired. Both Kohli and Pujara, have scored a half-century and frustrated the opposition. The pitch is getting slower by the hour as well and it will be difficult to bat on the 4th and 5th day to put it subtly. Hang around, the post-Lunch session starts in a short while. |
| ... Day 3, Session 2 ... |
| The post-Lunch session is about to get underway. The Kohli-Pujara pair is out in the middle to commence their innings. Adil Rashid will bowl the first over after the break. He has a short leg and slip in place for Kohli. Here we go... |
| 60.1 : A Rashid to V Kohli, A loopy delivery outside off to start with. Kohli drives it through covers and changes strike. |
| 60.2 : A Rashid to Pujara, The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. |
| 60.3 : A Rashid to Pujara, Slow, outside off, left alone. |
| 60.4 : A Rashid to Pujara, This one comes in straight with the angle. Che watchfuly defends it back to the bowler. |
| 60.5 : A Rashid to Pujara, Shortish delivery on middle, flicked through mid-wicket for an easy run. |
| 60.6 : A Rashid to Kohli, Virat has done well to keep that yorker at bay to end the over. |
| Chris Woakes to share the attack. |
| 61.1 : C Woakes to Pujara, Flicks the shortish ball on his hips to the on side for a run. |
| 61.2 : C Woakes to Kohli, On the pads of Kohli. He flicks it through mid-wicket and takes a run. |
| 61.3 : C Woakes to Pujara, Some extra bounce on this one. It hits Pujara on his thigh pad as he fails to put bat to ball. |
| Jonny Bairstow is sitting in the dressing room with his fingers taped. He doesn't look too happy. |
| 61.4 : C Woakes to Pujara, Outside off, left alone. |
| 61.5 : C Woakes to Pujara, Hangs back and keeps it with a straight bat to the off side. |
| 61.6 : C Woakes to Pujara, Outside off, on a length, played to point for nothing. |
| 62.1 : A Rashid to Kohli, Flighted delivery wide outside off, spinning away, Kohli watches the line and lets it go to the keeper. |
| 62.2 : A Rashid to V Kohli, This one is very full and outside off, Kohli gets on the front foot and drives it wide of mid on for a single. |
| 62.3 : A Rashid to Pujara, Rashid pulls his length back and bowls it around off, Pujara goes on the back foot and punches it down towards mid on. |
| 62.4 : A Rashid to Pujara, Tossed up and in the channel outside off, Che has an easy leave. |
| 62.5 : A Rashid to Pujara, FOUR! Short again and this time punished. Rashid struggling with his length, probably. Serves a half-tracker in line of the stumps, Pujara immediately goes deep inside the crease and pulls it powerfully through mid-wicket. |
| 62.6 : A Rashid to Pujara, Loopy one, outside off, spinning away, Pujara leaves it to end the over. |
| 63.1 : C Woakes to Kohli, Back of a length ball just around off, Kohli remains on the back foot and defends it down safely on the off side. |
| 63.2 : C Woakes to Kohli, Delivers this one on the driving length outside off. Kohli takes a stride forward to cover the line and then shoulders arms. |
| 63.3 : C Woakes to Kohli, Good length ball around off, angling in, Kohli is on the front foot as he taps it down towards point. The gully fielder moves across to his right to stop the ball and the batsmen change ends. |
| 63.4 : C Woakes to Pujara, Lands it on a length just around off, shaping away just a touch, Pujara remains back footed and offers a straight bat in defense. |
| 63.5 : C Woakes to Pujara, Another delivery dropping on a length around off, Pujara allows it to come and then works it in the gap at mid-wicket for a run. |
| 63.6 : C Woakes to Kohli, A tempting line, that. Pitches it full and outside off, going straight on after landing, Kohli lets it through to the keeper. |
| 64.1 : A Rashid to Pujara, Tossed up ball on off, fuller in length, it's defended off the front foot to covers. |
| 64.2 : A Rashid to Pujara, A googly this time, landing full around off and turning back in, Pujara tries to flick but misses. A stifled appeal for an lbw but it's too high. |
| 64.3 : A Rashid to Pujara, Short this time, Pujara rocks back and slaps it to sweeper cover for one. |
| 64.4 : A Rashid to Kohli, Spin and bounce wide outside off, Kohli allows it through. |
| 64.5 : A Rashid to Kohli, Skidding off the surface, from the middle stump line, Kohli hangs back and helps it through mid-wicket for one. |
| 64.6 : A Rashid to Pujara, Lunges to defend but it takes the inside half of the bat and rolls wide of forward short leg. |
| 65.1 : C Woakes to Kohli, Gets forward and drives it through covers for a couple of runs. |
| 65.2 : C Woakes to Kohli, Beaten all ends up! Beautiful delivery. It lands on a length just outside off, straightening a touch off the seam, Kohli is forward to defend but is beaten. |
| 65.3 : C Woakes to Kohli, On a good length and wide outside off, Kohli stays back and shoulders arms. |
| 65.4 : C Woakes to Kohli, Lands it on a fuller length outside off, Kohli draws forward to drive it through the line. But it comes off the inner half and rolls towards mid off. |
| 65.5 : C Woakes to Kohli, Digs in a short ball outside off, Kohli stands back on his toes and taps it down to covers. |
| 65.6 : C Woakes to Kohli, Hurls in a length ball in the zone outside off, Virat let it be to end the over. |
| Breaking news - Jonny Bairstow has sustained a small fracture to his left middle finger. Big blow. |
| 66.1 : A Rashid to Pujara, Loopy and full outside off, a full-blooded cover drive by Pujara and he immediately call for two. But the fielder in the deep is quickly to the ball and India's number 3 has to satisfy with a single. |
| 66.2 : A Rashid to Kohli, Tossed up ball on off, fuller in length, Virat strides forward and defends it near his front pad. |
| 66.3 : A Rashid to Kohli, Spinning away from the batsman, outside off, Kohli has nothing to do with it. |
| 66.4 : A Rashid to Kohli, Kohli has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. |
| 66.5 : A Rashid to Kohli, Flighted and on off, defended safely. |
| 66.6 : A Rashid to Kohli, Slower through the air, full and on off, Kohli defends it watchfully to the off side. |
| 67.1 : C Woakes to Pujara, Good length ball on off, angling in, Pujara stays inside the crease and defends. |
| 67.2 : Woakes to Pujara, Huge shout for a catch! Umpire Erasmus remains unmoved. Woakes with an inswinger landing on a length around off. It nips back in as Pujara tries to defend it with his bat and pad put together. The ball goes behind off something, there is a certain noise, and Buttler jumps in join after collecting the ball. They appeal but to no avail. England opt not to take the DRS. The Snicko detects some spike, not sure whether it's bat first or pad. Simultaneous action. |
| 67.3 : C Woakes to Pujara, Goes on the back foot to a length ball and blocks it safely. |
| 67.4 : C Woakes to Pujara, Lands it full and around off, Pujara slices his attempted drive towards the point fielder. |
| 67.5 : C Woakes to Pujara, Pujara picked that bouncer early and let it through to the keeper. |
| 67.6 : C Woakes to Pujara, Lands it on a length and in the channel outside off, Pujara shoulders arms. |
| 68.1 : A Rashid to V Kohli, Quicker full ball on off, Kohli gets forward to drive but gets it away off the outside edge. It rolls towards point. |
| 68.2 : A Rashid to Kohli, Played to the mid-wicket region by the batsman. One run added to the total. |
| 68.3 : A Rashid to Pujara, Shorter and on off, punched from the back foot to covers. |
| 68.4 : A Rashid to Pujara, Jumps out of the crease to a full ball and flicks it wide of mid on for a single. |
| 68.5 : A Rashid to Kohli, Rashid once again drags his length back and serves it on middle, Kohli goes back and hits it to deep mid-wicket for one. |
| 68.6 : A Rashid to Pujara, Too full this time, on middle, it's been eased away through mid-wicket for a run. |
| 69.1 : C Woakes to Pujara, On a good length and around off, Pujara covers the line and defends it to the off side. |
| 69.2 : C Woakes to Pujara, Lands it on a length and around middle, Pujara works it down to fine leg for a run. |
| 69.3 : C Woakes to V Kohli, Fullish and on middle, Kohli gets forward and forces it down to mid on. |
| 69.4 : C Woakes to Kohli, Full and on middle, Kohli strides forward and drives it down the ground. It speeds past Anderson at mid on and they take three runs. |
| 69.5 : C Woakes to Pujara, Bangs it in short, Pujara allows it through by ducking. |
| 69.6 : C Woakes to Pujara, Fuller and outside off, 135 kph, Pujara drives it off his front foot to point. |
| 70.1 : A Rashid to Kohli, Shorter delivery on middle, Kohli punches it off his back foot to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 70.2 : A Rashid to Pujara, Flighted and full outside off, Pujara strides to defend but it spins back just a bit to catch the inside edge. It rolls wide of forward short leg. |
| 70.3 : A Rashid to Pujara, Rashid has struggled to bowl to a consistent length. This time he bowls it short and gets pulled to deep mid-wicket for a brace. |
| 70.4 : A Rashid to Pujara, Tossed up and wide outside off, left alone. |
| 70.5 : A Rashid to Pujara, A googly again, slower through the air but it's on the shorter side. Pujara goes deep inside the crease and plays it down to point. |
| 70.6 : A Rashid to Pujara, Loopy and outside off, turning away, Pujara takes his front leg forward to cover the line and then leaves it. |
| Ben Stokes is back on. |
| 71.1 : Ben Stokes to Kohli, Short in length and angling down the leg side, Kohli glances it off his hips to deep backward square leg for a run. |
| 71.2 : Ben Stokes to Pujara, Good speed from Stokes but no direction. He once again serves it down the leg side, Pujara fails to get any bat on it. |
| 71.3 : Ben Stokes to Pujara, OUT! Finally England taste some success today. Stokes is the one to provide the breakthrough and break the 113-run stand. He delivers it on a length just outside off and gets it to nip back in with extra bounce. Pujara tries defending it without much footwork and gets a fat outside edge behind. Cook at first slip takes it easily. Pujara is disappointed, there was a century for the taking. Anyway, India are right on top, leading by 392 runs. |
| Ajinkya Rahane walks in next at number 5. Thought India might look to experiment with Hardik Pandya or Rishabh Pant with plenty of runs already on the board. These two can score briskly too. Maybe, the tourists want to keep it plain and simple for now. Fair enough, too much time left in this Test match. |
| 71.4 : Ben Stokes to Rahane, Fullish and on off, Rahane drives it off his front foot to mid off. Great timing. Meanwhile, the floodlights are switched on. |
| 71.5 : Ben Stokes to Rahane, Shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot. |
| 71.6 : Ben Stokes to Rahane, Sliding down the leg side, Rahane clips it to fine leg and gets off the mark with a single. |
| 72.1 : A Rashid to Rahane, Flighted delivery, landing full outside off, Rahane draws forward and defends it solidly. |
| 72.2 : A Rashid to Rahane, Quicker and flatter, landing around off and skidding back in, Rahane goes deep inside the crease and blocks. |
| 72.3 : A Rashid to Rahane, Leans forward and dead bats it with the spin to the off side. |
| 72.4 : A Rashid to Rahane, A leg spinner landing full around off, Rahane prods forward and defends it on the off side. |
| 72.5 : A Rashid to Rahane, Once again Rahane is on the front foot as he blocks it to the off side. |
| 72.6 : A Rashid to Rahane, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 73.1 : Ben Stokes to Kohli, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 73.2 : Ben Stokes to Kohli, Good length ball angling into the batsman, extra bounce again as Kohli defends it from the higher half of his bat. There's something in this pitch for the bowlers who are willing to put in some extra effort. |
| 73.3 : Ben Stokes to Kohli, Stokes darts in a bouncer, Kohli ducks. |
| 73.4 : Ben Stokes to Kohli, Shortish this time, on middle and leg, Kohli glances it behind square leg and Rashid speeds across to his left from fine leg to restrict the batsmen to just one. |
| 73.5 : Ben Stokes to Rahane, Angles in a length ball on off, Rahane defends it off his back foot to the leg side. |
| 73.6 : Ben Stokes to Rahane, Bouncer outside off this time, pretty harmless, Rahane drops his wrists and allows it through. |
| 74.1 : A Rashid to Kohli, Tossed up ball outside off, Kohli reaches out for it and mistimes his drive to covers. He got out playing a similar shot in the first innings. The Indian skipper using more of a flat bat here than the angled one to avoid edging. It's all about learning from your mistake. |
| 74.2 : A Rashid to Kohli, Spin and bounce outside off, it's left alone by Virat. |
| 74.3 : A Rashid to Kohli, The batsman has flicked the ball off his pads. One run added to the total. |
| 74.4 : A Rashid to Rahane, Flatter, quicker and shorter. Around middle and Rahane helps it down to fine leg for a couple. Cook is there in the deep, an unusual position for him to field. |
| 74.5 : A Rashid to Rahane, Rahane reads the googly well, goes on the back foot and punches it towards wide mid on. |
| 74.6 : A Rashid to Rahane, Quicker through the air on middle, Rahane once again goes on the back foot and works it wide of mid on for a run. |
| 75.1 : Ben Stokes to Rahane, Angling down the leg side, it's played off the pads in front of square leg for a single. |
| 0.0 : A fielder on the hook for Virat Kohli. |
| 75.2 : Ben Stokes to Kohli, Four leg byes! Takes the lead past the 400-run mark. Stokes delivers it down the leg side, Kohli fails to flick it but the ball still kisses his pads and runs past the keeper for a boundary at fine leg. |
| 75.3 : Ben Stokes to Kohli, Good length delivery in the channel outside off, Virat lets it through. |
| 75.4 : Ben Stokes to V Kohli, A length ball angling into the batsman, Kohli plants his front foot forward and drives it off the inner half of the bat to mid on. |
| 75.5 : Ben Stokes to Kohli, Bends his back to bowl it short and outside off. Kohli chooses to let it go unplayed. |
| 75.6 : Ben Stokes to Kohli, A rising delivery around off, Kohli goes on his toes and taps it down through point for a single. |
| Drinks break. Another hour which has belonged to India, though England managed to see the back of Cheteshwar Pujara. This match has reached that stage where everyone will be thinking about one thing, when will India declare? They already have a lead in excess of 400 and are bossing this game. Virat Kohli is approaching his century and maybe that's the one thing they would like their skipper to achieve before putting England to bat again. |
| 76.1 : A Rashid to Kohli, Tossed up ball on middle, defended. |
| 76.2 : A Rashid to Kohli, Flighted and on off, Kohli defends it off his front foot. |
| 76.3 : A Rashid to V Kohli, FOUR! A leg spinner landing on the leg stump line, Kohli rocks back and plays a thunderous pull shot over mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 76.4 : A Rashid to Kohli, Knocks a full ball down through mid off for a single. |
| 76.5 : A Rashid to Rahane, Rahane has played that off the front foot and into the ground. |
| 76.6 : A Rashid to Rahane, Flighted ball, landing very full on middle, Ajinkya sweeps it through square leg for a couple of runs. |
| 77.1 : Ben Stokes to Kohli, Stokes serves it on a length just around off, staying low now, hmm... Kohli keeps his eyes on the ball and blocks it to the off side. |
| 77.2 : Ben Stokes to Kohli, FOUR! Shot of a batsman in prime form! Stokes overpitches it outside off, Kohli strides forward and plays his trademark punchy-drive through covers. Right through the gap it goes and reaches the fence in no time. |
| 77.3 : Ben Stokes to Kohli, Once again Ben puts it on a driving length outside off, Virat drives again but this time finds the cover fielder. |
| 77.4 : Ben Stokes to Kohli, Stokes is on the shorter side this time. A bit slower in pace too. Kohli goes back and helps it through square leg for a single. |
| 77.5 : Ben Stokes to Rahane, Another flick shot, this time from a different batsman but the result is the same. A single. |
| 77.6 : Ben Stokes to Kohli, Good length ball on off, angling back in, Kohli covers the line and defends it right under his watchful eyes. |
| 78.1 : A Rashid to Rahane, Tossed up ball on middle, Rahane defends it off his front foot. |
| 78.2 : A Rashid to Rahane, Flighted and on leg, staying low, Rahane gets back and works it through square leg for a single. |
| 78.3 : A Rashid to Kohli, Quicker one, full and around off, Kohli gets forward and defends it off the inside half of the bat. |
| 78.4 : A Rashid to Kohli, Whoa! Is Ashwin watching? That spun square. Rashid lands it wide outside off, turning away viciously, Kohli flashes and misses. So much spin that Stokes at first slip catches it. |
| 78.5 : A Rashid to Kohli, Floated and on off, Virat presses forward in defense. |
| 78.6 : A Rashid to Kohli, Flatter and shorter on off, Kohli goes back and hits it towards cover-point. |
| Joe Root is into the attack again. |
| 79.1 : Joe Root to Rahane, Loopy and around leg, Rahane defends it off his pads to short leg. |
| 79.2 : Joe Root to Rahane, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 79.3 : Joe Root to Rahane, Strides forward to a full ball and blocks it safely. |
| 79.4 : Joe Root to Rahane, FOUR! What an incredible shot! It was all about finding the gap. Rahane times his flick exceedingly well and beats mid-wicket to find the fence. Class! |
| 79.5 : Joe Root to Rahane, Strides forward to a full ball and defends it solidly. |
| 79.6 : Joe Root to Rahane, Allows the ball to spin back in and then taps it towards short leg. |
| Second new ball will be available now. Are England taking it? The new ball will move but it will be hard and good for stroke making as well. Lead is 422. Joe Root has decided to take the new cherry. James Anderson is handed over the nut. But it seems he is unhappy with it. |
| 80.1 : J Anderson to Kohli, First delivery is in the corridor outside off, Kohli allows it through. |
| 80.2 : J Anderson to Kohli, A hint of outswing on this delivery but it's pitched wide outside off. Kohli makes another easy leave. |
| 80.3 : J Anderson to Kohli, Anderson hurls across a good length ball outside off, shaping away, Kohli takes a long stride forward to cover his stumps before leaving it. |
| 80.4 : J Anderson to Kohli, Nice delivery. He is getting closer to the off stump with every passing ball. Still not close enough to make the batsman play. Kohli currently is content in making the leave. |
| 80.5 : J Anderson to Kohli, Make it five leaves in a row. Anderson persists with his line outside off, playing on Kohli's patience. The Indian skipper is unperturbed and lets it be. |
| 80.6 : J Anderson to Kohli, This one is angled in around off, shaping away a bit after landing, Kohli stays back to play at it with soft hands. Works it in the gap at point and takes a single. |
| As expected, Stuart Broad to share the second new cherry from the other end. Three slips in place... |
| 81.1 : S Broad to Kohli, Inswinger to begin with. The line though is too straight. Kohli works it off his pads to long leg and crosses. |
| 0.0 : James Anderson was seen complaining about the ball to one of the umpires in between the overs. Clearly looking unhappy about something. |
| 81.2 : S Broad to Rahane, Outside off, left alone. |
| 81.3 : S Broad to Rahane, Full in length and angling in around off, Rahane draws forward, brings his bat in front of the front pad, then allows the ball to come to him and blocks. |
| 81.4 : S Broad to Rahane, Serves a good length ball just outside off, holding its line, Rahane shoulders arms. |
| 81.5 : S Broad to Rahane, Lands it on a full length outside off, Rahane leans forward and pushes it towards covers. A loud scream of noooo follows. Calling has been loud and clear between the Indian batsmen in this innings. We saw that particularly during the last partnership between Pujara and Kohli. |
| 81.6 : S Broad to Rahane, Once again Rahane presses forward to a full ball and blocks it to the off side. |
| 82.1 : J Anderson to Kohli, A gentle length ball outside off, Kohli leaves it for the keeper. |
| 82.2 : J Anderson to Kohli, Similar length, a bit closer to the pole. Kohli does not fiddle with it. |
| 82.3 : J Anderson to Kohli, The batsman lets the ball go outside his off stump. |
| 82.4 : J Anderson to Kohli, Ooh! Agonizingly close to the edge. Virat plays with fire. Anderson bowls another peach, enticing Kohli with a forward defense who does exactly that but fails to put bat to ball. |
| 82.5 : J Anderson to Kohli, Kohli shoulders arms to let that one through. |
| 82.6 : J Anderson to Kohli, A touch short around off, punched to point for a run. |
| 83.1 : S Broad to Kohli, Broad bowls a short of a length ball around off, Kohli plays it to the off side and changes strike. |
| 83.2 : S Broad to Rahane, Rahane lunges forward and keeps it out. |
| 83.3 : S Broad to Rahane, Similar line and length from Stuart. |
| 83.4 : S Broad to Rahane, Ouch! That will sting in this cold Nottingham afternoon. Broad serves it on a length and makes it to bounce a tad more. Rahane was on the front foot to defend it but the extra bounce means the ball hits him on his glove straight on. |
| 83.5 : S Broad to Rahane, A touch fuller, driven to mid on for nothing. |
| 83.6 : S Broad to Rahane, Extra bounce again. Rahane looks to block it but gets hit on his thigh pad after missing the line of it. |
| 84.1 : J Anderson to Kohli, The batsman lets the ball go outside his off stump. |
| 84.2 : J Anderson to Kohli, Full ball, on a driveable length, Kohli goes after it only to get an inside edge onto his pad. Anderson is disappointed as usual. |
| 84.3 : J Anderson to Kohli, Some extra bounce for Anderson. Kohli rides it out nicely and works it to third man with an angled bat for a brace. |
| 84.4 : J Anderson to Kohli, Outside off, left alone. |
| 84.5 : J Anderson to Kohli, In that channel of uncertainty, moving away after landing around off. VK looks to defend it away from his body but fails to do so. |
| 84.6 : J Anderson to Kohli, Wide outside off, Virat lets it be. It's a good contest between the two guys best in the business. |
| 85.1 : S Broad to Rahane, Broad is making the new ball do the talking. He lands this just outside off, offering Rahane a shot. He goes for it only to get beaten by the away movement. |
| 85.2 : S Broad to Rahane, Outside off, left alone. |
| 85.3 : S Broad to Rahane, On middle and off, nicely defended by Rahane. |
| 85.4 : S Broad to Rahane, FOUR! Shot! How purely he hit that? Class! Broad bowls a length ball around off and making it to move in. Rahane encounter for the movement and then clips it through square leg. Beautiful timing he gets on it and the ball races to the fence. Elegant! |
| 85.5 : S Broad to Rahane, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 85.6 : S Broad to Rahane, This one goes away from Rahane and he gets beaten by the movement. Anyway, a good over for the visitors. They lead by 432 and still two and some days left. |
| 86.1 : J Anderson to Kohli, Virat has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. |
| 86.2 : J Anderson to Kohli, Outside off, left alone. |
| 86.3 : J Anderson to Kohli, Shortish, targeting the grille, Virat hops and keeps it down nicely. |
| 86.4 : J Anderson to Kohli, A fullish ball, its outside off this time. Enough room for Kohli to work it through backward point for a brace. |
| 86.5 : J Anderson to Kohli, FOUR! Shot! Kohli is toying with Anderson here. He is making him bowl where he could score runs. After a few shortish deliveries, Jimmy goes full, looking for LBW perhaps. But Kohli is up for it, he gets forward and clips the ball from his off stump through wide mid on. The ball races to the fence as the Indian skipper moves to 93. The crowd is cheering for him now. 190 runs in this Test so far. How many more? |
| 86.6 : J Anderson to Kohli, Shows the full face of the bat and keeps it out nicely. |
| 87.1 : S Broad to Rahane, Ajinkya lets the ball go outside his off stump. |
| 87.2 : S Broad to Rahane, Outside off, on a fullish length, left alone. |
| 87.3 : S Broad to Rahane, Closer to the off stump, on a similar length, Rahane defends it. |
| 87.4 : S Broad to Rahane, Broad goes wide of off pole again, Rahane lets it be. |
| 87.5 : S Broad to Rahane, Too short and wide, Rahane gets his bat away from the line. |
| 87.6 : S Broad to Rahane, A maiden over. On a length, on off, blocked by Rahane. |
| Adil Rashid is on. |
| 88.1 : A Rashid to Kohli, Flighted ball outside off, driven to mid off for no run. |
| 88.2 : A Rashid to Kohli, Faster delivery on off, Kohli defends it off the front foot. |
| 88.3 : A Rashid to Kohli, Too full, wide of off, Kohli lets it be. |
| 88.4 : A Rashid to Kohli, The batsman shoulders arms to let that one through. |
| 88.5 : A Rashid to Kohli, Loopy wide of off, Kohli gets to the pitch of the ball and drives it to cover-point for no run. |
| 88.6 : A Rashid to Kohli, Googly to finish the over and the session. Kohli defends the flighted wrong 'un outside his off stump. India lead by 438 and that's Tea on Day 3. |
| It has been a one-way traffic, just like the morning session. The only difference is India lost Pujara for 72 to Stokes. He missed a well-deserved ton but apart from that, it has been nothing but frustration for the likes of Anderson and co. Also Rashid has been pretty ordinary in this Test, not helping the cause of his team. After Pujara's dismissal, Rahane joined hands with the Indian skipper, who is currently batting on 93, and toyed with the English bowlers even more. The hosts have taken th |
| ... Day 3, Session 3 ... |
| Time for the last session... a minimum of 32 overs left in the day. Out come Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane, they will resume their innings. Probably they will be looking for some quick runs. The latter will be on strike and he will face Chris Woakes. Here we go... |
| 89.1 : C Woakes to Rahane, Shorter delivery on middle, it sticks into the surface. Rahane is early into his flick. He misses and gets hit on the body. |
| 89.2 : Woakes to Rahane, A stifled appeal but not given! Just ahead of a shorter length on middle, it comes back in. Rahane tries to flick but misses to get hit high on the pads. |
| 89.3 : C Woakes to Rahane, A little too wide outside off, the batsman does not play at it. |
| 89.4 : C Woakes to Rahane, Another delivery outside off, Rahane lets it be. |
| 89.5 : C Woakes to Rahane, Attacks the stumps this time. Rahane gets behind the line and blocks it. |
| 89.6 : C Woakes to Rahane, Drags his length back, Ajinkya off the back foot keeps it out. A maiden to begin with by Woakes but not a threatening one. |
| James Anderson to bowl from the other end. |
| 90.1 : J Anderson to Kohli, Starts off with a full ball on off, no swing. Kohli plants his front foot ahead and drives it to mid off. |
| 90.2 : J Anderson to Kohli, Swing this time but the line is way too outside off, left alone. |
| 90.3 : J Anderson to Kohli, Goes full again and the line is on off, Kohli defends it solidly. |
| 90.4 : J Anderson to Kohli, EDGED and that has gone through Jennings. Anderson is very, very frustrated and rightly so. The luck just is not going his way. Kohli won't care though as he now moves onto the score he was dismissed for in the first innings. James bowls it full and on off, it swings away late. Kohli tries to drive but gets a thick outside edge towards gully. Jennings there is a touch too close and hence fails to react. The ball goes between his legs and down to the third man fence. B |
| 90.5 : J Anderson to V Kohli, EDGED AND SHORT NOW! When it is your day, everything will go as you wish. Another excellent delivery by Anderson. On the off stump and swinging away. Kohli lunges and tries to keep it out but the ball takes the outside edge and lands in front of Cook at first slip. |
| 90.6 : J Anderson to Kohli, Similar length but not a lot of movement this time. Kohli guides it towards backward point and takes a run. |
| 91.1 : C Woakes to Kohli, Wide outside off, left alone. |
| 91.2 : C Woakes to Kohli, Wide outside off stump, the batsman leaves it alone. |
| 91.3 : C Woakes to V Kohli, FOUR! There it is, 100 for Kohli. His 23rd in this format. His second in the series. He had a forgetful tour of England in 2014 but he is making this one his. Truly a run machine. He does get there with a boundary though not convincing but again, he won't care. It is fuller and outside off, Kohli goes for the drive with gentle hands but he gets an outside edge through short third man and into the fence. He has his hands aloft, takes his helmet off and soaks in the appl |
| 91.4 : C Woakes to Kohli, Good length on off, Kohli defends it on the ground. |
| 91.5 : C Woakes to Kohli, The batsman lets the ball go outside his off stump. |
| 91.6 : C Woakes to Kohli, Wide outside off, Kohli does not fiddle with it. |
| 92.1 : J Anderson to Rahane, Starts the over with a full length delivery just outside the off stump, Anderson getting good out swing, Rahane lets it go. |
| 92.2 : J Anderson to Rahane, Length ball this time on the same line, Rahane shoulders arms. |
| 92.3 : J Anderson to Rahane, Third one in the same area and left again by the batsman. |
| 92.4 : J Anderson to Rahane, Very full on the off stump, Anderson trying his best to extract some extra swing. Rahane leans forward, accounts for the away movement and pushes it to mid off. |
| 92.5 : J Anderson to Rahane, NThis length ball outside off is left alone by Rahane. |
| 92.6 : J Anderson to Rahane, Straighter this time, attacking the stumps. Rahane blocks it from the crease with a straight bat. End of a maiden from Anderson. |
| 93.1 : C Woakes to Kohli, On a length around middle, Kohli tucks it through mid-wicket for a run. |
| 93.2 : C Woakes to Rahane, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. The batsmen have run through for a single. |
| 93.3 : C Woakes to Kohli, Good length on off, Kohli keeps it out. |
| Kohli is a goner! He though has taken it upstairs, only an inside edge can save him here. |
| Rishabh Pant is the new man in. |
| 93.4 : C Woakes to Kohli, OUT! No inside edge and that is umpire's call. End of a magnificent innings from the Indian skipper. He walks off to a standing ovation from the crowd and he deserves every bit of it. He is dismissed shortly after getting to his ton but his knock has probably batted England out of the game. Coming to the delivery - Woakes bowls the inswinger on off, it tails back in late. Kohli tries to flick but misses to get hit on the pads. The players appeal and the umpire raises the |
| 93.5 : C Woakes to R Pant, Good length outside off, Pant guides it towards gully. |
| 93.6 : C Woakes to Pant, Works it with the angle towards fine leg for a run. Lead is now 450, how many more will they add? |
| 94.1 : J Anderson to Pant, Anderson comes around the wicket, keeps it on a length but the line is a bit too wide to entice Pant into a shot. |
| 94.2 : J Anderson to Pant, On a length again but much straighter this time. Pants defends it solidly. |
| 94.3 : J Anderson to Pant, Big appeal for a caught behind but the umpire is unmoved. Anderson feels there is a faint edge, discusses with his teammates and they decide not to go for the review. That was a very full delivery very wide of off stump, also shaping away from pant. Pant gives it a wild swing, T20 like, but misses completely. Anderson is not amused. |
| 94.4 : J Anderson to R Pant, OUT! And Anderson's persistence on that line and length just outside off does the trick. The ball pitches on a length on off, moves away a bit. Pant tentatively hangs his bat out to defend it. Gets an outside edge and Alastair Cook at first slip takes it easily. |
| 94.5 : J Anderson to Pandya, Length ball outside off. Pandya lets it go behind. |
| 94.6 : J Anderson to Pandya, Bit straight on a length. Pandya comes forward and defends. |
| 95.1 : C Woakes to Rahane, Rahane shoulders arms to this fullish delivery outside off, moving away. |
| 95.2 : C Woakes to Rahane, Beaten! Rahane this time is lured into a shot as Woakes lands this just outside the off stump. The ball moves away ever so slightly and luckily for the batsman does not get the outside edge. |
| 95.3 : C Woakes to Rahane, He lets this full ball go outside his off stump. |
| 95.4 : C Woakes to Rahane, Length on off, prods forward and defends. |
| 95.5 : C Woakes to Rahane, Rahane this time gets right behind the line of the ball and blocks it out. |
| 95.6 : C Woakes to Rahane, Fuller and just outside off, swinging away, Rahane pokes at it but misses. |
| 96.1 : J Anderson to Pandya, Anderson starts the over with a delivery straying on Pandya legs. He flicks this elegantly past square leg for a four. |
| 96.2 : J Anderson to Pandya, Beaten! Fullish on off stump, moving away. Pandya tries to put bat on ball but is not successful. |
| Out come one of the groundsmen with the big hammer. David Lloyd (on air) is providing the background music as he runs in to fix the issue near the bowler's landing area. |
| 96.3 : J Anderson to Pandya, This time Pandya chooses to leave this length ball outside off. |
| 96.4 : J Anderson to Pandya, He comes nicely forward and gets out a solid front foot defence. |
| 96.5 : J Anderson to Pandya, FOUR! Nice from Pandya. Anderson ;lands it a bit shorter outside off. Pandya goes back and across and cuts this between covers and point for a boundary. |
| 96.6 : J Anderson to Pandya, Anderson keeps this just short of a length on off, it is moving away. Pandya gets across his stumps and glides this to third man for a single. |
| 97.1 : C Woakes to Pandya, Just short of a length on off stump, gets a bit of away movement on pitching. Pandya is almost squared up as he tries to defend with a straight bat. |
| 97.2 : C Woakes to Pandya, Fuller but way outside off. Pandya leaves. |
| 97.3 : C Woakes to Pandya, Beaten! Pandya this time goes to put bat on ball but is beaten by the away movement. |
| 97.4 : C Woakes to Pandya, Inswinger this time from Woakes. Angles this from outside off. Pandya waits for it to come near him and drives to mid on. |
| 97.5 : Woakes to H Pandya, Pandya slashes hard to this short and wide ball from Woakes. Gets a top edge and the ball flies towards the third man fielder who comes running in. But the ball falls way short of him. Pandya riding his luck. |
| 97.6 : C Woakes to Rahane, Keeps it fuller and outside off. Rahane goes for the booming cover drive. the outward movement misses the edge of his bat. Seems like they are going for quick runs now. |
| Ben Stokes is back on. |
| 98.1 : Ben Stokes to Pandya, Wide! The ball is way outside the off stump, easy leave for the batsman. The umpire has signalled a wide. |
| Ben Stokes to Pandya, Stokes starts this from middle and leg and gets the ball to swing in prodigiously. The inward swing is a bit too much though. Buttler dives to his left to pouch it. |
| 98.2 : Ben Stokes to Pandya, Keeps it straight on the stumps. It moves away a touch on hitting the deck and takes the leading edge of his bat. But luckily the ball rolls down. |
| 98.3 : Ben Stokes to Pandya, Full and straight on the stumps. Pandya drives is back to the bowler. |
| 98.4 : Ben Stokes to Pandya, Wide outside off stump, the batsman leaves it alone. |
| 98.5 : Ben Stokes to Pandya, Length ball on off, Pandya waits back in his crease, opens the bat face and guides it to third man for a single. |
| 98.6 : Ben Stokes to Rahane, This inswinger strays on Rahane's legs. He works it away to fine leg for a single. |
| 99.1 : A Rashid to Rahane, Tossed up on off, Rahane comes forward and pushes it into the cover point region, they switch over. |
| 99.2 : A Rashid to Pandya, Pandya goes for a heave on the leg side, does not get it from the middle of the bat, the ball lobs over the mid-wicket fielder. They run just a single. |
| 99.3 : A Rashid to Rahane, Tossed up full on off. Rahane defends off the front foot. |
| 99.4 : A Rashid to Rahane, Floated fuller just outside off. Rahane plays a beautiful cover drive but gets just a single for it. |
| 99.5 : A Rashid to Pandya, Tossed up on off, Pandya taps it to the point region off the front foot. |
| 99.6 : A Rashid to Pandya, Beats the outside edge. Rashid pulls his length a bit and gets enough turn to beat Pandya bat. |
| 100.1 : Ben Stokes to Rahane, The Indian vice-captain chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. |
| 100.2 : Ben Stokes to Rahane, Stokes get it straighter and on a length. Rahane defends with a straight bat. |
| 100.3 : Ben Stokes to Rahane, Length ball outside off, Rahane does not chase it. |
| 100.4 : Ben Stokes to Rahane, FOUR! Rahane does not let this one go. Stokes misses his line and length. Lands it a bit short and wide of off. Rahane cuts this one fiercefull and the balls crosses the deep point boundary. |
| 100.5 : Ben Stokes to Rahane, The outward movement on this length delivery on off stump almost squares up Rahane. He does well though to open the face of his bat and tap it to the point fielder for a single. |
| 100.6 : Ben Stokes to Pandya, Tossed up on off stump, Pandya defends. |
| 101.1 : A Rashid to Rahane, Tossed up just outside off, rahane drives softly to covers. |
| 101.2 : A Rashid to Rahane, Googly from Rashid. Rahane does not pick it and goes for the cut. The ball turns in, takes the inside edge of his bat, hits his pads and drops down. |
| 101.3 : A Rashid to Rahane, Googly again, but much fuller. Rahane picks it this time, gets his front foot forwards and works it with the spin to mid-wicket. |
| 101.4 : A Rashid to Rahane, Floated up on off stump. Rahane gets forward and defends. |
| 101.5 : A Rashid to Rahane, A bit shorter from Rashid outside off, Rahane goes back and punches to the cover point region for a single. |
| 101.6 : A Rashid to Pandya, FOUR! Intent from Pandya. Rashid gives this a bit more air and keeps it wide of off stump. Pandya gets under the ball and the lofted extra cover drive crosses the boundary in no time. |
| 102.1 : Ben Stokes to Rahane, A bumper on middle, Rahane rolls his wrists over it and pulls it along the ground to mid-wicket for a run. |
| 102.2 : Ben Stokes to Pandya, On a length around off, the batsman defends it. |
| 102.3 : Ben Stokes to Pandya, A gentle full toss on off, Pandya mistimes his drive towards mid off for a run. He should have put that away. A boundary opportunity goes abegging. |
| 102.4 : Ben Stokes to Rahane, A yorker on middle, Rahane jams it out to mid on. |
| 102.5 : Ben Stokes to Rahane, Unplayable! Stokes angles it into the batsman first and then gets it to leave him after pitching. Rahane plays inside the line and the ball almost kisses the outside edge of the bat. |
| 102.6 : Ben Stokes to Rahane, The inswinger this time on off, Rahane pords forward and blocks it. |
| Drinks |
| 103.1 : A Rashid to Pandya, Tossed up just outside off. Pandya gets the broom out and sweeps it to deep square leg boundary. The fielder slides and saves two for his side. |
| 103.2 : A Rashid to Pandya, Tossed up outside off. Pandya leaves. |
| 103.3 : A Rashid to Pandya, A bit shorter and straighter from Rashid. Pandya goes back and flicks it into the square leg region for a single. |
| 103.4 : A Rashid to Rahane, Tossed up on off. Rahane drives but straight to the cover fielder. |
| 103.5 : A Rashid to Rahane, Very full this time on middle. Rahane prods forward and turns it away to mid-wicket. |
| 103.6 : A Rashid to Rahane, Pushes this tossed up delivery on off stump to covers. |
| 104.1 : Ben Stokes to Pandya, FOUR! Pandya getting things moving now. Stokes keeps this full and outside off. It has a bit of away shape. But Pandya plays the perfect lofted cover drive for a boundary. |
| 104.2 : Ben Stokes to Pandya, This length ball pitches on off and moves away. Pandya's outside edge is beaten. |
| 104.3 : Ben Stokes to Pandya, Goes back to this shorter delivery on off, pushes it towards the point region. |
| 104.4 : Ben Stokes to Rahane, Stokes brings this in. But the swing is a bit too much which beats Rahane's pads. Diving Buttler pouches it. |
| 104.5 : Ben Stokes to Rahane, Full on off, Rahane drives to mid off. |
| 104.6 : Ben Stokes to Rahane, Banged in short and outside off. Rahane lets it go. |
| 105.1 : A Rashid to Pandya, Shorter and wider of off, Pandya goes back and punches it hard in the cover region. Gets only one though. |
| 105.2 : A Rashid to Rahane, Plays this slower and shorter delivery just outside off to the point region by the batsman. The batsmen have run through for a single. |
| 105.3 : A Rashid to Pandya, Leg spinner on off stump. Pandya tries to block but is beaten by the away spin. |
| 105.4 : A Rashid to Pandya, Pandya's front foot defence it beaten again due to the spin away. |
| 105.5 : A Rashid to H Pandya, Tossed up on off. Pandya tries to punch it but gets an inside edge onto his pads. No run. |
| 105.6 : A Rashid to Pandya, Shorter outside off, batsman rocks onto the backfoot and punches the ball. One run added to the total. |
| Stuart Broad comes into the attack. |
| 106.1 : S Broad to Pandya, Back of a length ball outside the off stump, ball stays a bit low and moves away and thereby beating Pandya's outside edge. |
| 106.2 : S Broad to H Pandya, Fuller attacking the stumps, Pandya drives this to mid on. |
| 106.3 : S Broad to Pandya, Fuller on off stump, defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 106.4 : S Broad to Pandya, FOUR! VVS Laxman would been proud of this shot. Length ball angling into Pandya who leans across and flicks this on the up. The ball races to the deep mid-wicket boundary. |
| 106.5 : S Broad to H Pandya, FOUR! Pandya on the move. Stokes lands it shorter and wide of off. Pandya unleashes the fierce cut, no chance for the fielder at deep cover to cut this out. |
| 106.6 : S Broad to Pandya, Length ball on middle, pitches and nips away. It beats Pandya's outside edge and the ball goes just over the top of the middle stump. |
| 107.1 : A Rashid to A Rahane, OUT! And India lose their sixth wicket. Rahane goes for the cut to this shorter ball on the off stump. The line was not wide enough and the length not short enough to go for the cut shot. The ball skids and beats his bottom edge and hits the outer part of the off stump. |
| Mohammed Shami walks in next. |
| 107.2 : A Rashid to Shami, Short ball spinning outside off. Shami cuts it well for a single. |
| 107.3 : A Rashid to Pandya, SIX! That's huge from Pandya. Rashid tosses this up enticing Pandya to go for the big shot. Pandya obliges and swing hard. Gets enough elevation and power for the ball to sail over the long on fence. |
| 107.4 : A Rashid to H Pandya, Pandya swings hard again. But this time he is not to the pitch of the ball. The ball grips and turns away taking the outside edge. But the ball flies down towards the third man region. The fielder at short third man chases it down and saves a run for his team. |
| 107.5 : A Rashid to Shami, Tossed up but a bit shorter. Shami shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot. |
| 107.6 : A Rashid to Shami, Darted in a bit quicker targeting the stumps, Shami works it to the mid-wicket region. |
| 108.1 : S Broad to Pandya, Down the leg side, Pandya misses the flick and it goes into the mitts of the keeper. |
| 108.2 : S Broad to Pandya, Good length, angling into the batsman, cramping him for room. Pandya defends it. |
| 108.3 : S Broad to Pandya, Pandya uses his feet but Broad follows him with a full ball on the pads. He swings but misses to get hit on the pads. The ball rolls towards the off side and the batsmen run a leg bye. |
| 108.4 : S Broad to Shami, A big appeal but not given! An inswinger on middle, Shami tries to flick but misses. The ball hits him on the pads. The players appeal as the batsmen run through for another leg bye. The umpire shakes his head as it is going down leg. |
| 108.5 : S Broad to Pandya, On the stumps, Pandya guides it through point and gets to the other end. |
| 108.6 : S Broad to Shami, Excellent running! A yorker on off, Shami jams it out towards covers and the batsmen run two. |
| 109.1 : Rashid to Pandya, FOUR! Rashid continues and Pandya also continues, smashing him. He is in T20 mode now. Rashid drags this one a bit shorter. Pandya stays back and hits it hard straight down the ground. No chance for the fielder at long on to cut it off. |
| 109.2 : A Rashid to Pandya, Way outside off by Rashid, Pandya reaches out and cuts it to the fielder at cover point for a single |
| 109.3 : A Rashid to Shami, OUT! Tossed up on middle. Shami gives this a full swing of the bat, and connects. It looks like it will sail over the ropes but it has been taken at the boundary by the fielder. |
| 109.4 : A Rashid to H Pandya, Ashwin is the new batsman in but the batsmen crossed when the ball was in the air. Pandya on strike and he pulls this short ball on middle. The fielder at deep mid-wicket keeps it for just a single. |
| 109.5 : A Rashid to Ashwin, Ashwin elegantly drives this floated delivery to the mid on region. They cross over. |
| 109.6 : A Rashid to Pandya, Tossed up fuller on the stumps. Pandya comes forward and turns it away towards the mid-wicket region for a single. |
| Here comes the declaration. England's misery is over, finally. India have set a gigantic target of 521 runs in front of the home team to win this Test and seal the series. A near impossible task and England will consider themselves lucky if they come out unscathed. |
| Powerful batting show by India yet again. After gaining a handsome lead, their batsmen came out with positive intent and batted with a lot of control. Their openers once again laid a strong platform and then the pair of Cheteshwar Pujara and Virat Kohli swelled the lead with a century partnership. The former missed his ton but the Indian skipper once again displayed his class by notching up his second hundred of the series. One can feel that the tourists delayed in declaring the innings but they |
| The England bowlers weren't poor. They tried hard but without much success. A few chances went down too. But you cannot take away the credit from India. They dealt with the conditions superbly to blunt the English pacers. Adil Rashid was a big disappointment for the home team. Stay tuned for England's reply... |
| 0.1 : J Bumrah to Cook, Starts off with a length ball outside off, does not take off after pitching. Cook shoulders arms to it. |
| 0.2 : J Bumrah to Cook, Slightly fuller outside off, no swing on offer. Cook makes another leave. |
| 0.3 : J Bumrah to Cook, Absolute gem there by Bumrah! He bowls this on a length and around off, it pitches and then moves away. Cook tries to block it out by hoping but is beaten. |
| 0.4 : J Bumrah to Cook, Tries to repeat the same delivery he bowled on the last ball but this is a touch shorter. Cook defends it. |
| 0.5 : J Bumrah to Cook, On off and angling away. Cook makes the third leave of the over. |
| 0.6 : J Bumrah to Cook, Well bowled and well played! Another delivery on a length, this one stays a touch low. Cook at the very end, brings his bat down and blocks it. End of a very good first over by Bumrah. |
| Ishant Sharma has been given the new ball. He will bowl from the other end. |
| 1.1 : I Sharma to Jennings, On a length around off, Jennings keeps it out. |
| 1.2 : I Sharma to K Jennings, Ishant goes fuller but the ball does not seam or swing. Keaton leans into it and strokes it through mid off for a couple. |
| 1.3 : I Sharma to Jennings, Good cricket all around again! Ishant angles it into the batsman first and then gets the ball to shape away. Jennings first thinks of playing at it due to the original trajectory but seeing the swing, shoulders arms. |
| 1.4 : I Sharma to Jennings, Terrific delivery! He got Cook with a similar delivery in the first innings and almost got Jennings here. On a length and around off, it pitches and then shapes away. Jennings, with no foot movement, tries to block but is beaten. |
| 1.5 : I Sharma to Jennings, On the off pole, the batsman drops it towards covers and gets to the other end. |
| 1.6 : I Sharma to Cook, Slightly outside off, Cook need not play at those. Cook actually won't play at those. |
| 2.1 : J Bumrah to Jennings, Back of a length on off, Jennings stands tall and defends it onto the ground. |
| 2.2 : J Bumrah to Jennings, FOUR! Need not run for those! First boundary of this innings. Bumrah bowls it a touch too full and outside off, Keaton strokes it through cover-point and the ball races away. |
| 2.3 : J Bumrah to K Jennings, Using the pace here is Jennings! Full again on off, no swing on offer. Jennings times it through mid off and gets another couple. |
| 2.4 : J Bumrah to Jennings, OHHHH! This is pitched around off, from around the wicket. It skids through. Jennings tries to block it but gets an inside edge onto his pads. |
| 2.5 : J Bumrah to Jennings, FOUR! Dealing in boundaries is Jennings. Back of a length around off, Keaton opens the face of the bat and guides it through third man. He has scored all of England's run so far. |
| 2.6 : J Bumrah to K Jennings, The batsman has driven it through mid on. |
| 3.1 : I Sharma to Cook, Good deliver, outside off and on a length. Cook watchfully lets it be. |
| 3.2 : I Sharma to Cook, Good length on off, Cook guides it towards gully who makes a good stop diving to his left. |
| 3.3 : I Sharma to Cook, Another very good delivery! Full and swinging away. Cook guides it towards point and gets to the other end. He is off the mark. |
| 3.4 : I Sharma to Jennings, Outside off, left alone. |
| 3.5 : I Sharma to Jennings, The batsman shoulders arms to let that one through. |
| 3.6 : I Sharma to Jennings, Outside off again, Jennings lets it be. |
| 4.1 : J Bumrah to Cook, Nicely played! Short of a length on off, Cook stands tall and punches it through covers. The batsmen run two. |
| 4.2 : J Bumrah to Cook, WOW! How has that missed the outside edge first and then the stumps? Bumrah angles this into the off pole. It pitches and then shapes away. Cook, rooted to his crease, tries to block it out but gets beaten. |
| 4.3 : J Bumrah to Cook, FOUR! Bread and butter stuff for Cook! On the pads, he flicks it through mid-wicket and another boundary results. England are doing well here. |
| 4.4 : J Bumrah to Cook, Defended off the back foot by the batsman. |
| 4.5 : J Bumrah to Cook, On the off pole, Cook defends it out. |
| 4.6 : J Bumrah to Cook, Shorter again on off, Cook jumps and blocks it. |
| 5.1 : I Sharma to Jennings, Very full on middle, Jennings hits it towards mid on. |
| 5.2 : I Sharma to Jennings, Play and a miss again! On a length around off, straightens after pitching. Jennings plays inside the line and gets beaten. |
| 5.3 : I Sharma to Jennings, Angles this on the pads, Jennings tries to flick but misses to get hit on the pads. |
| 5.4 : I Sharma to Jennings, Attacks the stumps, Jennings gets behind the line and defends it. |
| 5.5 : I Sharma to Jennings, Good leave! Around off, Jennings shoulders arms to it. |
| 5.6 : I Sharma to Jennings, A little too wide outside off, the batsman does not bother playing at it. |
| Ravichandran Ashwin is into the attack. |
| 6.1 : R Ashwin to Cook, A little too short to begin with. On the pads, Cook whips it through mid-wicket and the batsmen run two. |
| 6.2 : R Ashwin to Cook, Gives this air on off, Cook defends it. |
| 6.3 : R Ashwin to Cook, Down the leg side, Cook tries to flick but misses. |
| 6.4 : R Ashwin to Cook, Nice! Encouraging stuff for Ashwin. He gets turn and bounce. He floats this up on off, it pitches and the turns away, beating the outside edge of Cook's bat. |
| 6.5 : R Ashwin to Cook, Flatter this time on off, Cook keeps it out. |
| 6.6 : R Ashwin to Cook, A little too full so the turn is out of contention. Cook pushes it towards covers. |
| 7.1 : I Sharma to Jennings, NO BALL! Ishant has overstepped as he bends his back on this one. Bangs it short, it skids through and hits Jennings on his glove. |
| I Sharma to Jennings, The batsman has flicked the ball off his pads. |
| 7.2 : I Sharma to Jennings, Fuller on the pads, Keaton flicks it but finds the square leg fielder. |
| 7.3 : I Sharma to Jennings, On a length around off, Jennings leaves it alone. The umpire has a word there with Ishant as he is getting close to the danger area. |
| 7.4 : I Sharma to Jennings, How many times have we seen the ball beat the bat today? First it was the English bowlers and now the Indians. On a length around off, this one also straightens. Jennings tries to block it but gets beaten. |
| 7.5 : I Sharma to Jennings, Almost drags it on! Short and outside off, Jennings tries to punch it through the off side but due to the slow nature of the pitch, he gets an inside edge towards the keeper. |
| 7.6 : I Sharma to Jennings, Fuller on off, it is crisply driven to the man at covers. |
| 8.1 : R Ashwin to Cook, Flatter on off, Cook goes back and keeps it out. |
| 8.2 : R Ashwin to Cook, On the pads, tucked around the corner with the angle. |
| 8.3 : R Ashwin to Cook, Close! This is bowled quicker, it pitches and skids through. Cook at the very end gets his bat down and works it to square leg. |
| 8.4 : R Ashwin to Cook, Slower through the air on off, the batsman lunges and blocks it out. |
| Two balls to go and Virat wants the helmet to be brought out. He wants an extra fielder close-in. |
| 8.5 : R Ashwin to Cook, That's the slider on off, Cook prods forward and blocks it. A loud cheer from the crowd, now only one more ball to survive the day. |
| 8.6 : R Ashwin to Cook, And he negotiates it well! Another cheer from the crowd as Cook safely blocks this ball on middle. STUMPS ON DAY 3! |
| So, the English openers have survived the nervy period and will head into Day 4 unscathed. Exactly what they would have wanted after being set a massive target. India though would have loved to get a wicket or two before Stumps. Anyway, they bowled well but just could not find the edge. |
| The visitors are still way ahead in the contest, courtesy, Kohli and Pujara who stitched a 113-run stand. The two took their time, got their eye in and then flourished as the day progressed. Pujara was unfortunate to not get a century whereas the Indian skipper, this time, got to his 23rd Test ton. Pandya's cameo was the icing on the cake which helped them take the lead over the 500-run mark. |
| The Indian batsmen have done their job and now the onus is on their bowlers to do the rest. They will come out fresh tomorrow and try and repeat their first innings performance. The pitch has still plenty to offer and the Indian bowlers will want to make use of it. |
| England, on the other hand, will have to take it session by session. The injury to Jonny Bairstow has added to their woes. It is going to be an uphill task for them and they will have to bat out of their skin if they are to pull off a miracle. So, what is in store for us - India continuing their domination or England fighting back? Join us at 1100 local (1000 GMT) to find out on Day 4. Till then goodbye and take care. |
| ... Day 4, Session 1 ... |
| Hello and welcome to the fourth day of the third Test between England and India. It's overcast in Nottingham but the sun is shining brightly on the visitors currently. It will be fair to say that India have a firm grip on this match, that too within the first three days. Now, the three main things that the home team will need to battle against during this steep run chase are - a world record chase, unfavorable batting conditions and last but not the least, the unfortunate finger injury to Bairst |
| For India, Ashwin is also carrying a niggle it seems. He wasn't on the field much on Day 2 and even yesterday, he was bowling a bit gingerly. Also, if luck favors the home team, even the weather could play a vital role in shielding England from a defeat, in their own backyard. Let us see how the day unfolds. The play starts in a short while, keep a cuppa handy and stay tuned. |
| Sanjay Manjrekar reports from the pitch and says the grass it had on Days 1 and 2 has gone considerably. Adds that the surface looks dry underneath and looks difficult for batting. Further adds that there are a lot of rough patches on both sides of the track but it shouldn't excite the bowlers too much as it is on a shortish length. Ends by saying that the deterioration on the pitch is likely to assist the seamers as well as the spinners. |
| Cheteshwar Pujara gives a little insight on his Day 3's innings. He says although he didn't get many runs earlier, he was confident. Adds that he missed out on a hundred but he is content with the runs he scored. Asserts that playing in the county season was challenging but it was a good preparation for him. States the obvious that Virat Kohli is a great player and no one can play the drives like he does, that too in England. On Ashwin's fitness, Pujara hopes that he stays fit as he is getting t |
| We are about to get underway. Cook and Jennings are out in the middle and so are the Indian team. Ishant will start the proceedings. Three slips and a gully in place. Here we go... |
| 9.1 : I Sharma to Jennings, What an absolute peach to start the proceedings. A jaffa around off, just short of a length. Jennings hangs his bat but gets beaten. Great start! |
| 9.2 : I Sharma to Jennings, A tad too straight on the hips, Jennings gets hit on his thigh pad and steals a run. The umpire signals a leg bye. |
| 9.3 : I Sharma to Cook, Ishant straying in line, dishes this one on the pads. Cook clips it nicely through square leg and takes three. First runs off the bat this morning. |
| 9.4 : I Sharma to Jennings, Full on off, driven to covers. |
| 9.5 : Sharma to Jennings, OUT! Gone! Ishant Sharma draws first blood. What a cracker this. He bowls this on a back of a length on off and gets it to move away just a tad. Jennings pokes at it from his crease and ends up getting an edge. Pant completes the formalities. Sharma did err in line for a couple of deliveries but he got back to his normal length and reaped the rewards. Jennings couldn't have done much to this though. It would have got out the best of the best. Is this the end of Jennings |
| Joe Root comes to the crease with his side in trouble. |
| 9.6 : I Sharma to Root, The ball is too wide on the off side for Root to make any contact. He lets it be. So, end of a successful over for Ishant. |
| Jasprit Bumrah is on. He has three slips and a short leg in place. Attack is the call! |
| 10.1 : J Bumrah to Cook, The ball is way wide on the leg side but Cook still goes after it but misses. |
| 10.2 : J Bumrah to Cook, Hangs back and plays the back of a length ball down the track. |
| 10.3 : J Bumrah to Cook, Ooh! Cracker! Bumrah is on the money. He pushes this one at 140 kph and let it rip. The ball lands around off and just whizzes past Cook's hanging bat. Close, very close but still no edge. |
| 10.4 : J Bumrah to Cook, Cook gets back and works the shortish ball to the on side for a run. |
| 10.5 : J Bumrah to Root, Shows the full face and keeps it out. |
| 10.6 : J Bumrah to Root, A solid defence presented by Root. He gets behind the line and blocks easily. Just one off this one. |
| 11.1 : I Sharma to Cook, Short of a length, on off, blocked. |
| 11.2 : I Sharma to Cook, Similar length and similar shot played by Cook for no run. |
| 11.3 : I Sharma to Cook, Juts outside off this time, Cook pushes it to the off side off the back foot. |
| 11.4 : I Sharma to Cook, FOUR! Caressed through covers nicely by Cook. He gets a full ball and does the rest. NO chance for the fielder there to get anywhere near it. |
| 11.5 : I Sharma to Cook, The batsman shoulders arms to let that one through. |
| 11.6 : I Sharma to A Cook, OUT! Boom! Fireworks all around. What a start from Ishant. Wow! He has made Cook his bunny. This is the 11th time he has got his number and what a beauty to remove him. Similar kind of delivery bowled to Jennings. He gets it to straighten from around the wicket. Cook could have left it alone but on the contrary, he pokes at it tentatively. An edge is induced and straight into the safe hand of Rahul at second slip. England's most experienced, highest run-getter and most |
| Ollie Pope is the next batsman in. |
| 12.1 : J Bumrah to Root, Geez! Bumrah you beauty. Juts outside off, on a length and he angles it in. The ball holds its line and gets it ever so closely past Root's defensive bat. |
| 12.2 : J Bumrah to Root, Kidding me? Still no edge. Similar delivery from Bumrah and similar kind of shot from Root but he again fails to put bat to ball. |
| 12.3 : J Bumrah to Joe Root, Cuts him in half there. A back of a length delivery in line of the stumps and moving away from Root. He goes across the line but an upper edge is found as the ball goes to the point region. In the end, no harm done. |
| 12.4 : J Bumrah to Root, Defended off the back foot by the batsman. |
| 12.5 : J Bumrah to Root, Another play and a miss and still no edge. Root should consider himself lucky. Bumrah is probing in the same channel and making Root dance like a doll. |
| 12.6 : J Bumrah to Root, Finally a leave outside the off stump. Root survives! |
| 13.1 : I Sharma to Pope, FOUR! Driven and driven nicely. A full ball on off, Pope punches it off the front foot and gets it down the ground nicely. |
| 13.2 : I Sharma to Pope, An the procession of play and misses continues. This time it's Pope. Sharma dishes this on a length outside off and gets it to come back in just a tad. Pope plays the line but fails to connect. |
| 13.3 : I Sharma to O Pope, FOUR! Edged and four! Around off, on a length, Pope goes with hard hands from his crease and gets a thick outside edge. The ball races to the third man fence for a boundary. |
| 13.4 : I Sharma to Pope, In line of the stumps, flicked to the on side for no run. |
| 13.5 : I Sharma to Pope, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 13.6 : I Sharma to Pope, Shows the full face and keeps it out under his eyes. |
| 14.1 : J Bumrah to Root, Around off, on a length, defended. |
| 14.2 : J Bumrah to Root, Uuf! Still no edge of Root's bat. Bumrah keeps it around off, on just short of a length, Root looks to punch but fails, again. |
| 14.3 : J Bumrah to Root, On middle and off, tucked to mid-wicket for a run. |
| 14.4 : J Bumrah to Pope, Wide of off, on a length, pushed to backward point for another run. |
| 14.5 : J Bumrah to Root, Root picked that bouncer early and let it through to the keeper. |
| 14.6 : J Bumrah to Root, The batsman defends it from within the crease. |
| 15.1 : I Sharma to Pope, Ollie tries flicking a ball that is down the leg side but fails. |
| 15.2 : I Sharma to Pope, The batsman chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. |
| 15.3 : I Sharma to Pope, Swings into Pope and hits him high on his thigh pad. No short leg in place. Hmm... |
| 15.4 : I Sharma to Pope, Stays back and keeps the length ball out with a straight bat. |
| 15.5 : I Sharma to Pope, Counters for the away swings and pushes it to the vacant covers region for a quick single. |
| 15.6 : I Sharma to Root, Full on off, driven to mid off. |
| 16.1 : J Bumrah to Pope, The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot. |
| 16.2 : J Bumrah to Pope, Still no short leg in place and Bumrah is getting the ball to come in sharply. Pope gets and inside edge on to his pad. Are India missing a trick here? |
| Ben Stokes is seen all set to bat next in the dressing room which means Jonny Bairstow won't be coming in next. Though the news we have is he is fit to bat but we're not sure when. |
| 16.3 : J Bumrah to Pope, Fullish around off, driven back to the bowler. |
| 16.4 : J Bumrah to Pope, Angled delivery outside off, defended. |
| 16.5 : J Bumrah to Pope, Pope is staying put in his crease and just getting his bat behind the line to defend. I feel it is a matter of time before he edges one if he does not move his feet. He defends this length ball from his crease to the off side. |
| 16.6 : J Bumrah to Pope, Ollie has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. |
| 17.1 : I Sharma to Root, In line of the stumps, Root fails to put bat to ball and gets hit on his pad. A leg bye stolen. |
| 17.2 : I Sharma to Pope, On a length around off, defended. |
| 17.3 : I Sharma to Pope, Wrists a length ball to the on side. Pope changes strike. |
| 17.4 : I Sharma to Root, Fullish, moving away from Root. He works it to point with an angled. |
| 17.5 : I Sharma to Root, Shortish around off, Root defends it to the vacant cover region and takes a quick single. |
| 17.6 : I Sharma to Pope, Good, clever stuff from Pope. He pushes the length ball the off side and keeps the strike. |
| 18.1 : J Bumrah to Pope, This one comes in with the angle. Pope manages to keep it down with a straight bat. |
| 18.2 : J Bumrah to Pope, Again that defence with his feet glued in his crease. This creates a huge gap between bat and pad. He defends it on the track. |
| 18.3 : J Bumrah to Pope, Short of a length on off, blocked. |
| 18.4 : J Bumrah to Pope, Outside off, left alone. |
| 18.5 : J Bumrah to Pope, Yes, make him Hop! Another shortish ball in line of the stumps, Pope hops and manages to keep it down. |
| 18.6 : J Bumrah to Pope, FOUR! Easy peasy for Pope. A back of a length ball on the hips, Pope guides it to fine leg and takes a boundary. |
| Mohammad Shami is on. |
| 19.1 : M Shami to Root, The batsman chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. |
| 19.2 : M Shami to Root, FOUR! On the pads and punished. Root won't miss out on such looseners. He flicks it through square leg and the ball races to the fence. |
| 19.3 : M Shami to Root, Gets behind the line and defends it. |
| 19.4 : M Shami to Root, FOUR! Shot! Crisp. A full ball, a half volley rather. Root plants his front foot down and creams the drive through covers for the second boundary of the over. |
| 19.5 : M Shami to Joe Root, Again full, driven to mid on for no run. |
| 19.6 : M Shami to Root, Shortish around off, worked to point and scampered for a run. A direct hit at the strikers end would have made it close but it wasn't to be. 9 coming off Shami's first over. |
| 20.1 : J Bumrah to Root, Short, targeting the grille, Root hooks it and keeps it down. The ball goes to the square leg region and a run is taken. |
| 20.2 : J Bumrah to Pope, That's what you get with Bumrah. His natural angle creates a lot of trouble. He bowls it way outside off on a back of a length. The ball ends up on off where Pope defends it off the back foot. |
| 20.3 : J Bumrah to Pope, The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot. |
| 20.4 : J Bumrah to Pope, Ooh! Inside edge saved him there it seems. It was bowled a touch fuller in line of the stumps, Pope, as usual, looks to play from within his crease. He gets an inside edge onto his pad. |
| 20.5 : J Bumrah to Pope, Pope shoulders arms to let that one through. |
| 20.6 : J Bumrah to Pope, Defends the back of a length ball down the track for no run. |
| 21.1 : M Shami to Root, Outside off, left alone. |
| 21.2 : M Shami to Root, Again outside off, on a length, Root lets it be. |
| 21.3 : M Shami to Root, On a length, swinging away, Root does not fiddle with it. |
| 21.4 : M Shami to Root, Gets closer to the off pole on a fullish length. Root defends it. |
| 21.5 : M Shami to Root, Not a shot you'd expect Root to play. He is the man for England and he cannot afford to play such loose shots. Shami bowls this wide and on a back of a length, Root attempts the cut away from his body but fails to connect. His counterpart is applauding his bowlers and cheering them on. |
| 21.6 : M Shami to Root, Root opens the face of the bat and helps it to third man. The batsmen have run through for a single. |
| Drinks! The first hour of the day's play belongs to Ishant and India. He bowled superb lines and length and took two wickets of both the openers. English skipper Root is on the crease, gusting it out with Pope. They are still 459 runs behind. The play resumes after the break, hang around. |
| 22.1 : J Bumrah to Root, Good length ball landing around off and angling in, Root gets behind the line and blocks. |
| 22.2 : J Bumrah to Root, Outside off, played down from the crease to point. |
| 22.3 : J Bumrah to Root, Excellent delivery, landing on a full length outside off and nipping away. An easy leave though for Joe. Bumrah needs to get a bit closer to off stump to trouble the batsman more. |
| 22.4 : J Bumrah to Root, A scream more than an appeal from the keeper. Bumrah bowls a yorker wide outside off, Root tries to squeeze it out but is late in bringing his bat down. Misses. Pant though collects the ball and lets out a joyous-screaming-appeal. Nothing doing as far as the umpire is concerned. |
| 22.5 : J Bumrah to Root, Unplayable. Bumrah bowls this one from wide of the crease. He slants in a length ball from outside off, Root tries playing inside the line from the crease but the angle doesn't bring the ball in enough. It goes tantalizingly close past the outside edge. |
| 22.6 : J Bumrah to Root, In the air...safe! Heart in mouth stuff for the English skipper. Bumrah eyes a yorker probably but fails to land it. A low full toss as it approaches the batsman and Root is taken by surprise. He tries keeping it out but does so aerially. It loops towards mid on but wide of Ashwin stationed there. |
| 23.1 : M Shami to Pope, In the channel outside off, a harmless one, Pope shoulders arms. |
| 23.2 : M Shami to Pope, Defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. |
| 23.3 : M Shami to Pope, Lovely delivery, gets it to jag back in from a length outside off. Pope tries defending but gets an inside edge onto the thigh pad. |
| 23.4 : M Shami to Pope, Shami delivers it on a good length and just around off, holding its line, Pope takes his front leg forward, knows where his off stump is and then shoulders arms. That's a sign of a good batsman. |
| 23.5 : M Shami to Pope, A watchful leave outside the off stump by Pope. Quite assured, this young man. |
| 23.6 : M Shami to Pope, Lands it short and close to off stump, Ollie taps it with gentle hands to backward point. |
| 24.1 : J Bumrah to Joe Root, Bumrah continues to put England under pressure. He is bowling a great line and length. This one is angled into the right-hander, a hint of movement off the deck as well. Root tries defending but gets an inside edge onto the pads. This is an outstanding battle between bat and ball. |
| 24.2 : Bumrah to Root, Bumrah doesn't shy away from bowling yorkers even though it's not fashionable in Tests. Root reaches out for it and digs it out safely. |
| 24.3 : J Bumrah to Joe Root, OUT! This is a tremendous catch by KL Rahul. India have improved exceptionally well with their catching in this Test match. A needless push by Root though. He batted well so far, was very cautious while leaving deliveries outside his off stump. But this time he got sucked into one. Bumrah serves it on a back of a length outside off, holding its line, Root tries to punch it off his back foot but gets a fat outside edge behind to second slip. It's travelling and KL Rahu |
| Ben Stokes arrives. |
| 24.4 : J Bumrah to Stokes, Shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot. |
| 24.5 : J Bumrah to Stokes, On a length around off, defended off the back foot. |
| 24.6 : J Bumrah to Stokes, Keeps it on a length and around off, Ben once again blocks it safely from the back foot. End of a successful over, a wicket maiden. |
| 25.1 : M Shami to Pope, OUT! Virat Kohli flies like Superman and takes a ripper. Let me repeat, India's slip catching has improved by leaps and bounds in this match. If Rahul's catch was tremendous then this catch was a notch up than tremendous. Shami sticks to his line outside off, maybe a little bit of away movement once it kisses the deck, Ollie Pope chances his luck with a drive this time. However, he keeps all his weight on the back foot. Something which we have been pointing out throughout |
| 0.0 : Jos Buttler is in. |
| 25.2 : M Shami to Buttler, Bowls it on a length outside off, Jos lets it be first up. |
| 25.3 : M Shami to Buttler, Chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. |
| 25.4 : M Shami to Buttler, Straighter in line, it's worked off the pads in front of square leg for a single. |
| 25.5 : M Shami to Stokes, Serves it full and outside off, Stokes pushes it in the gap at covers and gets off the mark with a single. |
| 25.6 : M Shami to Buttler, Good length ball on off, Buttler defends it off his back foot. Good bowling by India from both ends. |
| 26.1 : J Bumrah to Stokes, The batsman flicks it away with a wristy shot. They pick up a single. |
| 26.2 : J Bumrah to Buttler, Good length ball on off, Buttler defends it from the crease back towards the bowler. |
| 26.3 : J Bumrah to Buttler, Hurls in a length ball in the channel outside off, Jos shoulders arms. |
| 26.4 : J Bumrah to Jos Buttler, Dropped! We praised their catching too much, it seems. Rishabh Pant, the culprit. Bumrah uses the crease so well. Goes wide of it and angles it in. Full in length and Buttler outside edges his drive behind and Pant fails to catch the ball with a full length dive. Maybe, got a bit wrong-footed. He was moving to his left with the angle of the delivery but then the outside edge got generated and it went to his right. Something the young man needs to work on. |
| 26.5 : J Bumrah to Buttler, Stays back and taps it down to covers for one. |
| 26.6 : J Bumrah to Stokes, Full and around off, Stokes defends it watchfully to end the over. |
| 27.1 : M Shami to Buttler, Short in length and outside off, Buttler shoulders arms. |
| 27.2 : M Shami to Buttler, Another delivery outside off stump, it's left alone by Jos. |
| 27.3 : M Shami to Buttler, On a good length and around off, Buttler defends it from the crease. |
| 27.4 : M Shami to Buttler, Once again Buttler defends from the crease. |
| 27.5 : M Shami to Buttler, Beaten! The angle does him in. Shami straightens it from just outside the off stump line. Buttler gets forward to defend inside the line but misses. |
| 27.6 : M Shami to Buttler, Shortish on off, Buttler pushes it with an angled bat to point. |
| Hardik Pandya into the attack. He picked up a fifer in the first innings and would be hoping to add to his tally. |
| 28.1 : H Pandya to Stokes, Starts with a fuller length ball on off, Stokes blocks it. |
| 28.2 : H Pandya to Stokes, Bowls it right up there around off, Stokes covers the line and defends. |
| 28.3 : H Pandya to Stokes, Pandya keeps it full and invites the drive. Stokes mistimes it back to the bowler. |
| 28.4 : H Pandya to Stokes, Beaten! Pandya continues to bowl it full and outside off, Ben pushes at it and misses. |
| 28.5 : H Pandya to Stokes, Around off, Stokes plays at it with soft hands and hence the outside edge doesn't carry to gully. |
| 28.6 : H Pandya to Stokes, Stokes chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. |
| 29.1 : M Shami to Buttler, The batsman lets the ball go outside his off stump. |
| 29.2 : M Shami to Buttler, In the channel outside off, Buttler allows it through. |
| 29.3 : M Shami to Buttler, Goes short and wide outside off, another leave made by Jos. |
| 29.4 : M Shami to Buttler, Straighter in line this time, Buttler cover the angle and defends it to mid-wicket. |
| 29.5 : M Shami to Buttler, Serves it on a length and in the channel outside off, moving away a shade, Buttler has nothing to do with it. |
| 29.6 : M Shami to Buttler, Gets on the front foot and defends it on the off side. |
| 30.1 : H Pandya to Stokes, Pandya changes his angle and delivers a full ball close to off stump. Stokes gets forward and across a bit before keeping it out on the leg side. |
| 30.2 : H Pandya to Stokes, On a good length this time, in the zone outside off, Stokes covers his stumps and shoulders arms. |
| 30.3 : H Pandya to Stokes, Too wide outside off to trouble the batsman. |
| 30.4 : H Pandya to Stokes, This will seed some doubt in Stokes' mind. Pandya lands it on a length around off, Stokes gets a little bit forward and then makes a leave. After he does so, the ball moves back in considerably and wasn't too far away from the off pole. Pant does well to catch the ball by stretching to his right. |
| 30.5 : H Pandya to Stokes, Good length and on off, this time Stokes gets behind the line and blocks it. |
| 30.6 : H Pandya to Stokes, Angling into the batsman, from around off, Stokes flicks it off his pads but finds the square leg fielder. |
| 31.1 : M Shami to Buttler, Delivers a length ball in the channel outside off, a watchful leave has been made by Buttler. |
| 31.2 : M Shami to Buttler, Closer to the off stump. Slightly short in length and holding its line, Buttler covers the line and shoulders arms. |
| 31.3 : M Shami to Buttler, An inswinger this time. It lands on a good length just outside off, Buttler stays back, keeps his bat near his body and defends it to the off side. |
| 31.4 : M Shami to Buttler, FOUR! Soft hands. Shami bowls it just ahead of a length around off, Buttler gets forward to play inside the line and does so with a gentle bottom hand. As a result, the outside edge goes all along the ground past the slip cordon for a boundary. Virat Kohli isn't bothered much and claps for his bowler. |
| 31.5 : M Shami to Buttler, Keeps it in the area outside off and Buttler has nothing to do with it. |
| 31.6 : M Shami to Buttler, Play and a miss! A hint of away movement around off, Buttler pokes inside the line and misses. |
| Ravichandran Ashwin into the attack now. Two slips and a silly point to begin with. |
| 32.1 : R Ashwin to Stokes, Flighted full and on middle, Stokes gets behind the line and blocks it. |
| 32.2 : R Ashwin to Stokes, Nicely tossed up delivery. Landing very full and around off, Stokes covers the line and defends again. Not using his hips much while giving it a toss because of the injury he is carrying. |
| 32.3 : R Ashwin to Stokes, Tossed up on off, Stokes has played that off the front foot and into the ground. |
| 32.4 : R Ashwin to Stokes, Slider around middle and leg, Stokes tries to defend but gets it away off the inside edge. A thought given for a run but they decide against it. |
| 32.5 : R Ashwin to Ben Stokes, Bat and pad this time. Another slider which takes the inside edge. It rolls in the gap square on the leg side. They take a run this time. |
| 32.6 : R Ashwin to Jos Buttler, Firm hands and another inside edge. Buttler leans forward to defend but it spins back in to take the inside edge. It hurries past short leg and they cross. |
| 33.1 : M Shami to Jos Buttler, FOUR! Nicely played! Shami digs in a short ball on middle and off, not rising much, Buttler swivels with his pull shot and dismisses it in front of square leg for a boundary. |
| 33.2 : M Shami to Jos Buttler, Good stop by Kohli. A length ball outside off, Buttler pushes inside the line and edges it behind. It doesn't carry to third slip but the Indian skipper does well to stop it from racing away. |
| 33.3 : M Shami to Buttler, FOUR! Wanted to play that shot always but not sure that fine. A delivery angling into the batsman, around middle and leg, Buttler tickles it off the inside half of the bat to the fine leg fence. |
| 33.4 : M Shami to Buttler, FOUR! But that was a risky one. Shami lures Buttler into a cover drive. He does so but fails to keep it down. Rahane stationed at covers dives full length to his right but it's out of his range. The ball screams away to the fence. Nice camerawork to show Shami jumping in anticipation along with Rahane. |
| 33.5 : M Shami to Buttler, Appeal for an lbw, not given. Sharp movement from a length outside off. It jags back in, Buttler stays back and offers no shot. Takes a blow on his pads, they appeal but nothing from the umpire. Too high. |
| 33.6 : M Shami to Buttler, Solid this time. Gets behind the line of the delivery and blocks it safely. |
| 34.1 : R Ashwin to Stokes, Flighted and full on off, Stokes defends it off his front foot. There is a leg gully in the vicinity too. |
| 34.2 : R Ashwin to Stokes, Around off, once again Stokes blocks it well. |
| 34.3 : R Ashwin to Stokes, Tossed up and on off, Stokes covers the spin and defends it from the crease. |
| 34.4 : R Ashwin to Stokes, Ashwin goes full and drops it on middle, Stokes jams it out. |
| 34.5 : R Ashwin to Stokes, This time the off spinner pulls his length back and serves it around middle and off. Stokes pushes his weight on the back foot and keeps it out on the off side. |
| 34.6 : R Ashwin to Stokes, A close leave to end the session. Ashwin bowls it seam up, landing outside off and skidding in. Stokes covers his stumps and then makes a leave. Time for Lunch on Day 4! |
| The morning, the session, and at the moment, the Test belongs to India. They were dominant with the ball throughout the morning. The breakthroughs came earlier as Ishant removed Jennings in the first over itself, and made Cook walk as well in the third over of the morning. Root and Pope hung around till the drinks break but just after it, both were removed in successive overs by Bumrah and Shami respectively. |
| A special mention to India's slip catching, which has been immaculate in this match. KL Rahul hasn't dropped any catches and has made the second slip position his own. The only blemish this morning was Buttler's drop by Pant, who, otherwise, is having a dream debut with six catches in the match as of now (a record for an Indian wicket-keeper). The opposition is on the mat is putting the equation lightly. The afternoon session should clear out the picture even more. Get some popcorn and a coffee |
| ... Day 4, Session 2 ... |
| We are back for the afternoon session. Out walk the Indian players along with the umpires. They are followed by the English batters, Ben Stokes and Jos Buttler who will resume their innings. The latter will be on strike and he will face Ishant Sharma who start the proceedings. Here we go... |
| 35.1 : I Sharma to Buttler, Starts off with a wide ball outside off, trying to get the ball come back in. This goes straight on and Buttler makes an easy leave. |
| 35.2 : I Sharma to Buttler, Another ball way outside off, no inswing this time also. Buttler shoulders arms to it. |
| 35.3 : I Sharma to Buttler, Closer to the off pole this time but no close enough to make the batsman play. |
| 35.4 : I Sharma to Buttler, BEAUTY! This time he angles it into the off stump, it pitches and then straightens. Buttler plays inside the line and gets beaten. |
| 35.5 : I Sharma to Buttler, This tails back in but the line is a little too straight. Buttler works it to mid-wicket. |
| 35.6 : I Sharma to Buttler, A dot to end a tight over by Ishant! On a length again on off, Buttler tucks it with the angle to mid-wicket. |
| Hardik Pandya to bowl from the other end. |
| 36.1 : H Pandya to Stokes, He too starts off with a loosener outside off, Stokes lets it be. |
| 36.2 : H Pandya to Ben Stokes, Goes very full on middle, Stokes works it to mid on. |
| 36.3 : H Pandya to Stokes, Again it is bowled outside off, the batsman need not play at those. Not quite getting the same assistance as he did in the first innings is Hardik Pandya. |
| 36.4 : H Pandya to Stokes, Full on off but once again no swing. Stokes pushes it to mid off. |
| 36.5 : H Pandya to Stokes, Way too wide outside off, Stokes is in no mood to play at those. |
| 36.6 : H Pandya to Stokes, A good delivery to end the over! On a length and around off, kept out. A maiden by Pandya to begin with but not a threatening one. |
| 37.1 : I Sharma to Buttler, Pitches on off and then comes back in. Buttler with the movement works it to mid-wicket. |
| 37.2 : I Sharma to Buttler, Back of a length on off, Buttler off the back foot keeps it out. |
| 37.3 : I Sharma to Buttler, Attacks the off pole again, Buttler is solid in defense. |
| 37.4 : I Sharma to Buttler, A little too wide outside off to make the batsman play. |
| 37.5 : I Sharma to Buttler, Again way too outside off, left alone. The Indian bowlers are not making the batsman play here. Need to be a little more closer to the off pole. |
| 37.6 : I Sharma to Jos Buttler, Well fielded! Shami is the man with a very good effort, saves a boundary for his side. Full and on off, in fact a half-volley. Buttler times it towards mid off. Shami there dives across to his left and stops it. Third maiden in a row. |
| 38.1 : H Pandya to Stokes, Bends his back on this one and bowls it shorter on middle, Stokes tries to flick but is beaten for pace. He gets hit high on the thigh pad. |
| 38.2 : H Pandya to Stokes, Just ahead of a length on off, Stokes shows the full face of the bat and hits it to mid on. |
| 38.3 : H Pandya to Ben Stokes, A single and a round cheer goes around the crowd. It has come after 21 balls. Just behind the fuller length on off, Stokes mistimes it towards mid off and takes a quick run. |
| An extra man added in the slip cordon for the right-hander which means one fielder less in front of the bat on the off side. |
| 38.4 : H Pandya to Buttler, And that is why! Pandya bowls a lovely outsiwnger on off, Buttler plays for the original trajectory but is beaten by the movement. |
| 38.5 : H Pandya to Buttler, Angles this into the batsman, Buttler pushes it back from where it came. 47 balls is what Buttler has faced till now. This probably is his most patient innings. |
| 38.6 : H Pandya to Buttler, Another dot! On the stumps, Buttler defends it to mid off. |
| 39.1 : Sharma to Stokes, Straightaway goes around the wicket to the left-hander and bowls a yorker on off, Stokes jams it out. |
| 39.2 : I Sharma to Ben Stokes, Misfield and three extra runs! Ishant won't be happy as he loves bowling to left-handers and now Stokes is off strike. He bowls it on a length around off, Stokes pushes it towards Shami, he misfields and then runs after the ball, stops it before the ropes with a tumble. The batsmen run three. |
| 39.3 : I Sharma to Buttler, Outside off, Buttler need not play. Ishant does not look that effective against the right-handers. |
| Shami after that fall is going off the field. Umesh Yadav is his substitute. India will hope it is nothing series with Ashwin already not full fit. |
| 39.4 : I Sharma to Buttler, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 39.5 : I Sharma to Buttler, FOUR! A valiant effort by Jadeja but it goes in vain! Excellent timing by Buttler. He leans into the fuller ball and strokes it through covers. Jadeja hares after it, dives and tries to push it back in but is not able to do so. |
| 39.6 : I Sharma to Buttler, Bowls it just ahead of a length on off, Buttler blocks it out. |
| 40.1 : H Pandya to Stokes, Fuller in length and outside off, Stokes leaves it. |
| 40.2 : H Pandya to Ben Stokes, Better! This is what has to be bowled on a consistent basis! Length and on off, Stokes tries to defend but gets an inside edge towards the leg side. |
| 40.3 : H Pandya to Stokes, A little too full, maybe that length to give the ball more time to do its bit. It though goes straight on and Stokes drives it to mid off, no misfield this time. |
| 40.4 : H Pandya to Stokes, Changes the angle as he comes around the wicket. He though oversteps and bowls it on a length outside off. Stokes lets it be. |
| H Pandya to Stokes, Over the wicket, around the wicket does not matter. The line is way outside off, Stokes points his bat skywards and makes a leave. |
| 40.5 : H Pandya to Stokes, Sign of intent there by Stokes. He walks down the track and also shuffles across. Pandya bowls it on the stumps, Ben works it to mid-wicket. |
| 40.6 : H Pandya to Ben Stokes, A bumper, the first one of this session. Stokes though was up for the task as he pulls it down to fine leg and keeps strike. |
| 41.1 : I Sharma to Stokes, FOUR! Poor ball and put away! On the pads, Ben Stokes is too good to miss out there. He flicks it through square leg and the ball races away. |
| 41.2 : I Sharma to Stokes, Very full on off, Stokes lunges and defends it. |
| 41.3 : I Sharma to Stokes, FOUR! Second boundary of the over! Not such a bad delivery, it was on a length and around off, Stokes leans into it and punches it right off the middle, beating the outstretched left hand of Ishant and into the long on fence. 100 up for England, however, not even half the job is done. They still need another 419. |
| 41.4 : I Sharma to Stokes, Attacks the stumps again, Stokes gets behind the line and blocks it. |
| 41.5 : I Sharma to Stokes, The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. |
| 41.6 : I Sharma to Stokes, A silly mid on in place and he is straightaway into the thick of things. Another fuller delivery on middle, Stokes with a straight bat hits it to that man. |
| 42.1 : H Pandya to Jos Buttler, Fuller on off, it is hit to covers. |
| 42.2 : H Pandya to Buttler, FOUR! Finds the gap this time and you just need not run for those. Full and on off, Buttler caresses it through covers. He moves to 27, how costly will that drop from Pant prove? |
| 42.3 : H Pandya to Buttler, The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot. |
| 42.4 : H Pandya to Buttler, Good delivery! On the 5th stump channel. Buttler though knows where his off stump is, covers it and leaves the ball. |
| 42.5 : H Pandya to Buttler, On the off stump, Buttler defends it off the back foot. He looks well organized out there. Knows which ball to leave, which ball to defend and which ball to put away. |
| 42.6 : H Pandya to Jos Buttler, Like that! He is solid in defense here as he guides it towards point. |
| 43.1 : I Sharma to Stokes, Down the leg side, Stokes misses the flick. |
| 43.2 : I Sharma to Ben Stokes, Another strong push! On off, Stokes plants his front foot forward and pushes it through mid off for three. |
| 43.3 : I Sharma to Buttler, Wide outside off, the batsman is not in the mood to play those. |
| 43.4 : I Sharma to Buttler, The batsman has played it to the point region. The batsmen have run through for a single. |
| 43.5 : I Sharma to Stokes, Down the leg side again, Stokes lets it go through to the keeper. |
| 43.6 : I Sharma to Stokes, Stokes walks down the track and defends it back to the bowler. Ishant shows sign of aggression as he throws it back towards the batsman. |
| Ravichandran Ashwin is into the attack. He is not fully fit and as a result is not using much of his hips to toss the ball. Let's see how he goes... |
| 44.1 : R Ashwin to Buttler, Tosses it up on middle, Buttler with the turn works it to mid-wicket. |
| 44.2 : R Ashwin to Buttler, Floats it up on off, a little too full. Easy for Buttler to push it through covers for a run. Ashwin won't mind though as he now has the left-hander on strike. |
| 44.3 : R Ashwin to Stokes, Loopy ball on off, Stokes lunges and blocks it. |
| 44.4 : R Ashwin to Stokes, Slower through the air on off, Stokes blocks it. |
| 44.5 : R Ashwin to Stokes, Works it with the angle through mid-wicket and runs two. The 50-run stand is up between the two, an important one but they need to keep batting. |
| 44.6 : R Ashwin to Stokes, Flighted ball on off, Stokes prods forward and blocks it. So no real turn for Ashwin. |
| Jasprit Bumrah is brought into the attack. |
| 45.1 : J Bumrah to Buttler, Up and over! A strange shot there. It was the slower ball outside off, Buttler showed white ball instincts there as he whacks it over mid-wicket. Not off the middle but gets a brace. |
| 45.2 : J Bumrah to Buttler, Back of a length on off, Buttler guides it to point. |
| 45.3 : J Bumrah to Buttler, Length outside off, well left. |
| 45.4 : J Bumrah to Buttler, Goes wide of the crease and bowls it on off, the batsman blocks it. Bumrah has overstepped. |
| J Bumrah to Buttler, OHHH! Length ball around off, this one pitches and comes back in. Buttler is not sure whether to leave it or play at it. He tries to shoulder arms at the very end but the ball hits him on the elbow and goes towards the slip fielder. |
| 45.5 : J Bumrah to Jos Buttler, EDGY FOUR! Luck again going Buttler's way as he tries to clip this through the leg side without a lot of footwork. The ball takes the outside edge and bounces in front of the diving Pant, beats the first slip fielder and runs into the third man fence. |
| 45.6 : J Bumrah to Buttler, The batsman shoulders arms to let that one through. |
| 46.1 : R Ashwin to Stokes, LOVELY! Ashwin bowls this slower and lands it on off, it pitches and then turns. Stokes lunges forward to defend but gets beaten. |
| 46.2 : R Ashwin to Stokes, The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. |
| 46.3 : R Ashwin to Stokes, Turn, bounce but not the edge! Floated on off, this one pitches and turns away sharply. Stokes once again is drawn into a forward defense but gets beaten. |
| 46.4 : R Ashwin to Ben Stokes, A little too full this time, Stokes need not worry about the turn as he drives it to covers. |
| 46.5 : R Ashwin to Stokes, The slider but a little too wide. Stokes leaves it. |
| 46.6 : R Ashwin to Stokes, Pushes this a little too quicker on off, Stokes awkwardly defends it. End of a testing over for Ashwin. He got a lot of assistance in this one. Maybe he was twerking his body a little more while bowling, something we have not seen from him in this innings. |
| 47.1 : J Bumrah to Buttler, EDGED BUT SHORT! This is frustrating for India, one edge was dropped and two have not carried. One would wonder why did not they start with Bumrah as he has looked the most threatening after Lunch. He lands this on a length around off, it straightens. Buttler tries to block away from his body but gets an outside edge which goes on the bounce to Pujara at first slip. |
| 47.2 : J Bumrah to Buttler, Wide outside off, left alone. |
| 47.3 : J Bumrah to Buttler, The batsman shoulders arms to let that one through. |
| 47.4 : J Bumrah to Buttler, Back of a length outside off, Buttler shoulders arms to it. Third leave in a row. |
| 47.5 : J Bumrah to Buttler, Outside off, left alone. 4th leave in a row. Need to make the batsman play. |
| 47.6 : J Bumrah to Jos Buttler, EDGED AND ANOTHER FOUR! Buttler riding his luck again! Full and outside off, Buttler goes for the full-blooded drive but it takes the outside edge and goes through the vacant gully region. Drinks break. |
| 48.1 : R Ashwin to Stokes, Loopy ball on off, Stokes gets to the pitch of it and blocks it. |
| 48.2 : R Ashwin to Stokes, FOUR! Very clever by Stokes! Sees this is pitched outside off, he walks across, goes down on one knee and paddles it very fine on the leg side for a boundary. |
| 48.3 : R Ashwin to Stokes, Flatter on off, Stokes goes back to a ball which he should be playing forward to. He though defends it. |
| 48.4 : R Ashwin to Stokes, Beautiful! Floats this up on off, this picthes and turn away. Stokes prods forward and tries to defend but gets beaten. |
| Has that hit the boot or the ground? Stokes is not worried but the umpires have gone upstairs to check. Not out is the soft signal. |
| 48.5 : R Ashwin to Stokes, NOT OUT! Yes, it does hit the boot but then also bounces. Nevertheless, Ashwin is getting closer to breaking through here. He tosses this up on off, Stokes lunges and tries to defend. The ball seems to have bounced and then gone into the hands of silly point. The Indians feel it has hit the boot and they appeal. The umpire takes it upstairs and replays show that it has hit the ground before going into the hands of the fielder. |
| 48.6 : R Ashwin to Stokes, The arm ball but on the pads, Stokes flicks it through mid-wicket and the batsmen run two. |
| 49.1 : J Bumrah to Buttler, Sharp delivery. On a good length around off and zipping back into the batsman. Buttler stays back to defend and it goes off the inside half of his bat. It rolls through square leg and they take a run. |
| 49.2 : J Bumrah to Stokes, Angling away from the batsman, around off, Stokes gets behind the line and defends it back solidly. |
| 49.3 : J Bumrah to Stokes, The line is a bit straight this time, Stokes works it off his pads but finds the fielder standing in front of square leg. |
| 49.4 : J Bumrah to Stokes, Good length ball on off, Stokes leans forward and across before helping it on the leg side. This time wide of mid on. |
| 49.5 : J Bumrah to Stokes, Appeal for an lbw! Bumrah beats Stokes with his pace. He tries to flick but misses and is rapped on the pads. The bowler turns and appeals but the umpire remains still. Clearly pitching outside leg. Kohli was also seen appealing as he grabbed the ball by rushing forward from his position at third slip. But no bat there. |
| 49.6 : J Bumrah to Stokes, Play and a miss! A delivery down the leg side. Stokes tries to flick but misses. After going past the batsman, it curls away a lot and Pant does well to collect it. |
| 50.1 : R Ashwin to Buttler, On the stumps, kept out. |
| 50.2 : R Ashwin to Buttler, Tossed up on off, Buttler pushes it through covers for a run. |
| 50.3 : R Ashwin to Stokes, On the stumps, kept out. |
| 50.4 : R Ashwin to Stokes, FOUR! Crunched! That made a cracking sound of the bat! Ashwin floats this up on off, Stokes goes down on one knee and nails the sweep through mid-wicket. |
| 50.5 : R Ashwin to Stokes, Very full and quicker on middle, blocked. |
| 50.6 : R Ashwin to Stokes, Very full again on middle, Stokes flicks it through mid-wicket and takes two. |
| 51.1 : J Bumrah to Buttler, On a length outside off, the batsman shoulders arms to it. |
| 51.2 : J Bumrah to Buttler, Fuller on off, Buttler goes for the drive but gets an inside edge onto his pads. |
| 51.3 : J Bumrah to Buttler, Fuller on off again, Buttler strokes it towards covers. The fielder there makes a half-stop. A run taken. |
| 51.4 : J Bumrah to Stokes, The batsman lets the ball go outside his off stump. |
| 51.5 : J Bumrah to Ben Stokes, Good length outside off, Stokes goes for the drive but gets an inside edge onto his pads. |
| 51.6 : J Bumrah to Stokes, The ball takes the outside edge goes wide of the slip region. |
| 52.1 : R Ashwin to Buttler, Loopy ball on off, Buttler strokes it to mid off. |
| 52.2 : R Ashwin to Buttler, Works it with the turn to the man at mid off. |
| 52.3 : R Ashwin to Jos Buttler, FOUR! Lovely shot! This is tossed up on off, Buttler plants his front foot forward and hits it through covers. The ball races away. |
| 52.4 : R Ashwin to Buttler, Drags his length back this time and gets it to turn in. Buttler tries to keep it out but gets it off the inner half towards mid-wicket. |
| 52.5 : R Ashwin to Buttler, Loopy ball on off, pushed to mid off. |
| 52.6 : R Ashwin to Buttler, Floats it up on middle, the batsman works it to short leg. |
| 53.1 : J Bumrah to Ben Stokes, FOUR! Slapped away! Short in length and wide outside off, Stokes spots the chance to free his arms and smashes it square of the wicket on the off side for a crackling boundary. |
| 53.2 : J Bumrah to Stokes, Oohhh...take that for a reply. Effort ball from Bumrah, it's sharp and jumping onto the batsman. Stokes tries defending but gets it off his gloves. It loops in the air but falls safely somewhere near the backward point region. |
| 53.3 : J Bumrah to Stokes, A touch short and around middle and off, Stokes taps it down to cover-point and gets off the strike with a run. |
| 53.4 : J Bumrah to Buttler, Bumrah is looking lethal, particularly against the right-handers. A back of a length delivery outside off, bouncing more than usual, Buttler tries to defend it from the crease and does so from the splice of his bat. |
| 53.5 : J Bumrah to Buttler, A 145 kph delivery has been angled into the batsman, Buttler covers the line and turns it towards mid-wicket. |
| 53.6 : Bumrah to Buttler, Huge cry for an lbw! Once again umpire Erasmus is unmoved. Bumrah speeds in and spears in a fullish ball on middle and leg, Buttler is beaten for pace as he tries to flick. Misses to get rapped on the pads, they appeal but nothing from the umpire. Bumrah then looks towards his skipper and signals that it's going down. Good to see a bowler aware of these things and helping his skipper out with the DRS call. Not getting carried away in such situations is the key. Well done |
| 54.1 : R Ashwin to Stokes, Floated up on the stumps, Stokes blocks it. |
| 54.2 : R Ashwin to Stokes, Flatter on off, Stokes defends it. |
| Review time! A huge shout for an LBW has been turned down and Kohli takes is upstairs. Stokes is the man in question. Has it straightened? |
| 54.3 : Ashwin to Stokes, NOT OUT! Not enough as it is clipping the leg pole. Umpire's call it is. Ashwin floats it up on middle and leg. It pitches and straightens a touch. Stokes tries to defend but misses to get hit on the pads. The players appeal but the umpire shakes his head. Kohli after a chat signals the 'T'. Time for the replays and they show the ball to be kissing the leg stump. |
| 54.4 : R Ashwin to Stokes, Works it against the spin towards mid-wicket for a run. |
| 54.5 : R Ashwin to Buttler, Very full, Buttler jams it out to mid-wicket. |
| 54.6 : R Ashwin to Buttler, Loopy ball on off, Buttler pushes it towards cover for a run. 150 up for England and the partnership between the two is one run more that the number considered unlucky by the Australians. |
| 55.1 : J Bumrah to Buttler, FOUR! Fifty for Jos, he was dropped on a run and is now making India pay. He gets there with a cracking shot. His 9th in this format. Full and outside off, Jos slams it through covers and the ball races away. He raises the bat to acknowledge the applause by the crowd. England would want him to continue. |
| 55.2 : J Bumrah to Buttler, On off, kept out. |
| 55.3 : J Bumrah to Buttler, Outside off, Buttler does what he has been doing really well in this innings, left it. |
| 55.4 : J Bumrah to Buttler, Another ball outside off, another leave. |
| 55.5 : J Bumrah to Buttler, Hits the length hard on off, Buttler defends it towards covers. |
| 55.6 : J Bumrah to Buttler, OUTSIDE EDGE AND FOUR! The third slip was just moved and this goes through that vacant region. Bumrah goes full again outside off, Buttler tries to caress it through the off side but gets an outside edge which runs down to the third man fence. 96 is the partnership now. |
| 56.1 : R Ashwin to Stokes, Tosses it up on off, Stokes pushes it to covers. |
| 56.2 : R Ashwin to Stokes, Floats it up on off, Stokes defends it. |
| 56.3 : R Ashwin to Stokes, On the stumps, Stokes defends it to mid-wicket. |
| 56.4 : R Ashwin to Stokes, OHHH! The carom ball from Ashwin outside off, Stokes goes for the sweep but gets an inside edge onto the pads. |
| 56.5 : R Ashwin to Stokes, On middle stump, Stokes easily keeps it out. |
| 56.6 : R Ashwin to Ben Stokes, Very full outside off, Stokes drives it towards short cover. A maiden by Ashwin. |
| Mohammed Shami is back on. |
| 57.1 : M Shami to Buttler, Starts off with a length ball on middle, Stokes works it through mid-wicket for a run. |
| 57.2 : M Shami to Stokes, Uppish but safe! This also brings up the 100-run stand between the two. Excellent partnership this. Stokes drives this full ball through covers for three. |
| Another shout for LBW has been turned down. Buttler is the man in question this time. Slipping down leg I feel. |
| 57.3 : Shami to Buttler, NOT OUT! Spot on, missing leg by a mile and a review goes down the drain. But that ball reverse swung. Full and on middle, it comes back in late. Buttler tries to flick but misses to get hit on the pads. The players appeal but the umpire stays put. Kohli after a chat with his bowler takes the review. Time for the replays and it shows the ball to be missing leg. |
| 57.4 : M Shami to Jos Buttler, Fuller on off, driven to mid off. |
| 57.5 : M Shami to Jos Buttler, The last ball was hit to mid off, this one to mid on. |
| 57.6 : M Shami to Buttler, And this one to mid off to end the over. |
| 58.1 : R Ashwin to Stokes, The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. |
| 58.2 : R Ashwin to Stokes, On the pads, Stokes tries to keep it out but misses to get hit on the pads. There is a stifled appeal from the players but the umpire shakes his head. |
| 58.3 : R Ashwin to Stokes, Eased to the man at covers. |
| 58.4 : R Ashwin to Stokes, On the stumps, kept out. |
| 58.5 : R Ashwin to Stokes, BEATEN! How many times have we seen this in this innings? Ashwin tosses it up outside off, Stokes prods forward to defend but gets beaten by the away turn. |
| 58.6 : R Ashwin to Stokes, Flatter on middle, Ben goes back and works it to short leg. |
| 59.1 : M Shami to Buttler, A yorker on the pads, Buttler works it through fine leg for a run. |
| 59.2 : M Shami to Stokes, Good length on off, Stokes keeps it out easily. |
| 59.3 : M Shami to Stokes, Good length outside off, the batsman leaves it. |
| 59.4 : M Shami to Ben Stokes, The batsman has driven it through mid on. |
| 59.5 : M Shami to Stokes, On a length around off, Stokes plays inside the line and gets beaten. |
| 59.6 : R Ashwin to Stokes, On off, Stokes defends it on the ground. |
| 60.1 : R Ashwin to Jos Buttler, FOUR! A gentle full toss and Buttler will not miss out. He strokes it through covers and the ball races away. He moves onto 61. |
| 60.2 : R Ashwin to Buttler, Floats it up on off, Buttler drives it to mid off. |
| 60.3 : R Ashwin to Buttler, Gives it air on off, Buttler drives it to covers. |
| 60.4 : R Ashwin to Buttler, Works it with the turn to mid-wicket. |
| 60.5 : R Ashwin to Jos Buttler, Loopy ball on off, Buttler drives it towards wide mid off for a run. |
| 60.6 : R Ashwin to Buttler, Fires it on the stumps, Stokes keeps it out. |
| 61.1 : M Shami to Stokes, Fullish and on off, angling in, Buttler punches it back and it goes on one bounce over the jumping bowler to mid off. |
| 61.2 : M Shami to Stokes, Hurls in a length delivery in the channel outside off, it's left alone this time by Jos. |
| 61.3 : M Shami to Stokes, On a length and wide outside off, another easy leave for Buttler. |
| 61.4 : M Shami to Stokes, What a delivery! An inswinging yorker, a rip-roaring one, credit to Buttler as well to keep it out safely. |
| 61.5 : M Shami to Stokes, FOUR! Shami attempts another yorker, right idea but wrong execution. Ends up serving a juicy full toss around off, Buttler reaches out for it with his weight firmly on the back foot and drives it through covers for a boundary. |
| 61.6 : M Shami to Stokes, A swinging delivery again, full and on middle, Buttler leans across and flicks it through wide mid on for a single. That will be Tea on Day 4! |
| Put all the talks to bed that England won't last another session. They have done it and they have done it in style. The pair of Ben Stokes and Jos Buttler showed tremendous resilience to bat out the entire session. There were a few nervy moments but they braved everything and are amidst a 111-run stand. You just need 99 percent application and 1 percent luck on this pitch and that's what the current duo showed. India toiled hard without much success but won't be too disappointed. Their bowling w |
| ... DAY 4, 3RD SESSION ... |
| We're back. The Indian team is in a huddle at the moment near the boundary line. Plenty of sunshine, should be good for batting. Another 37 overs left. We're not making any bold prediction now. Let's see how this session pans out. Jasprit Bumrah to begin proceedings... |
| 62.1 : J Bumrah to Buttler, Starts off with a good length delivery on middle, Buttler gets his bat down in time and keeps it out. |
| 62.2 : J Bumrah to Buttler, Good fielding! Rahane is the man! A good ball by Bumrah, an inswinging yorker on middle, Buttler digs it out through square leg. Rahane gives it a chase and saves a run for his side with a slide. |
| 62.3 : J Bumrah to Stokes, Nicely bowled! Good length and slanting away from the batter. Stokes at the very end leaves it. |
| 62.4 : J Bumrah to Stokes, Fuller in length outside off, Stokes hits it to mid off. |
| 62.5 : J Bumrah to Stokes, Back of a length on off, Stokes stands tall and defends it down. |
| 62.6 : J Bumrah to Stokes, A very full delivery outside off, Stokes hits it back towards the bowler. So no signs of reverse swing for Bumrah. |
| Ishant Sharma to bowl from the other end. |
| 63.1 : I Sharma to Buttler, Shorter in length on off, the batsman stands tall and keeps it out. |
| 63.2 : I Sharma to Buttler, FOUR! Short, wide and put away. Easy-peasy for Buttler. He goes back and slaps it through covers for a boundary. |
| 63.3 : I Sharma to Buttler, Length again on off, Buttler guides it towards cover-point. He wants a run but is sent back. |
| 63.4 : I Sharma to Buttler, Another length ball outside off, the batsman leaves it alone. |
| 63.5 : I Sharma to Jos Buttler, Fullish on off, Buttler leans into it and drives it to covers. |
| 63.6 : I Sharma to Buttler, Gets this one to tail back in Buttler works it to mid-wicket. So both the batters have started in a confident manner after the break. |
| 64.1 : J Bumrah to Stokes, Back of a length on off, Stokes stands tall and defends it down. |
| 64.2 : J Bumrah to Stokes, Lands it around off, Stokes first goes to defend it but seeing the away angle, he pulls his bat out of the way. |
| 64.3 : J Bumrah to Stokes, Slightly shorter again on middle, Stokes tucks it to mid-wicket. |
| 64.4 : J Bumrah to Stokes, On a length around off, angles away. Stokes points his bat skywards. |
| 64.5 : J Bumrah to Stokes, On the stumps, Stokes pushes it down to mid off. |
| 64.6 : J Bumrah to Stokes, Shortish again on off, Ben hops and keeps it out. |
| 65.1 : I Sharma to Buttler, Play and a miss! A loose shot there by Buttler. Full and outside off, Jos goes after it away from his body but luckily for him, he gets beaten. |
| 65.2 : I Sharma to Buttler, Gets this to tail back in from outside off, Buttler blocks it. |
| 65.3 : I Sharma to Buttler, Good length around off, Buttler guides it to the man at point. |
| 65.4 : I Sharma to Buttler, Very full and on middle, Buttler jams it out towards mid on. |
| 65.5 : I Sharma to Buttler, FOUR! Spoils a very good over! On the pads, Buttler says thank you so much as he flicks it fine through the leg side. |
| 65.6 : I Sharma to Buttler, FOUR! Through the off side this time but not convincing. Length around off, Buttler tries to defend but gets an outside edge through the vacant slip cordon for a boundary. |
| 66.1 : J Bumrah to Stokes, Runs now coming thick and fast! On the pads, Stokes tucks it through square leg and runs two. |
| 66.2 : J Bumrah to Stokes, Back of a length on off, Stokes keeps it out. |
| 66.3 : J Bumrah to Stokes, Outside off, Stokes need not play at those. |
| 66.4 : J Bumrah to Stokes, The slower fuller ball on off, Buttler mistimes it to mid on. |
| 66.5 : J Bumrah to Stokes, Good length on off, Stokes guides it to point. |
| 66.6 : J Bumrah to Stokes, Just ahead of a length on off, Stokes pushes it down towards mid off for a run. |
| 67.1 : I Sharma to Stokes, Very full and wide, Ben lets it be. |
| 67.2 : I Sharma to Stokes, On a length around off, defended to the off side for no run. If there is some reverse swing on offer, Ishant should be bowling fuller. Shouldn't he? |
| 67.3 : I Sharma to Stokes, In search of some swing, he goes full on off but Stokes is up to it. He punches it through covers and takes three before Shami stops it inside the boundary. |
| 67.4 : I Sharma to Buttler, Fullish on off and middle, flicked to square leg for no run. |
| 67.5 : I Sharma to Buttler, Buttler stand on his off pole and defends the full ball nicely. |
| 67.6 : I Sharma to Buttler, Full, swinging away, Buttler works it to point. England 194/4. |
| Ashwin is back on. |
| 68.1 : R Ashwin to Stokes, Flights it around middle, right up there. Ben defends it off the front foot. |
| 68.2 : R Ashwin to Stokes, Similar kind of delivery around off, defended. |
| 68.3 : Ashwin to Stokes, Stokes has done well to keep that yorker at bay. |
| 68.4 : R Ashwin to Stokes, A touch shortish in line of the stumps, Ben goes back and blocks it. |
| 68.5 : R Ashwin to Stokes, Tossed up, slower, nicely kept out to the off side. |
| 68.6 : R Ashwin to Stokes, Tossed up again, Stokes reaches for it and drives it through covers for a run. |
| 69.1 : I Sharma to Stokes, Full just outside off, defended. |
| 69.2 : I Sharma to Stokes, There it is, there it is. This is where Ishant needs to be. Shine inside, the ball curling in and it's full. Stokes takes evasive action to keep it out off the inner half of the bat. Could've easily sneaked through. |
| 69.3 : I Sharma to Stokes, The batsman shoulders arms to let that one through. |
| 69.4 : I Sharma to Stokes, Going away from the left-hander who leaves it alone for Pant. |
| 69.5 : I Sharma to Stokes, On a length outside off, Ben tucks it to point with an angled bat for no run. |
| 69.6 : I Sharma to Stokes, Closer to the off pole but I feel it's still short of the fuller length. It's bowled on a length and Ben negates it easily off the front foot. |
| 70.1 : R Ashwin to Buttler, Floated around off, Jos plays it to the off side. |
| 70.2 : R Ashwin to Buttler, The batsman has flicked the ball off his pads. |
| 70.3 : R Ashwin to Buttler, FOUR! Nicely driven for a boundary. Jos is looking for the three-figure mark here. He reaches out for the flighted full ball and gets the connection he needed. With this boundary, he reaches his highest score in Tests as well. |
| 70.4 : R Ashwin to Buttler, Shortish, faster as well, Buttler goes back and defends it to the on side. |
| 70.5 : R Ashwin to Buttler, Flatter in line of the stumps, kept out watchfully. |
| 70.6 : R Ashwin to Buttler, Defended off the front foot by Jos presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 71.1 : I Sharma to Stokes, Full, outside off, Ben drives it down the ground. |
| 71.2 : I Sharma to Stokes, Drags his length back again. Ben defends it under his eyes. |
| 71.3 : I Sharma to Ben Stokes, Good shot for nothing. Again Sharma goes full searching for some swing, Stokes drives it off the front foot straight to mid on. |
| 71.4 : I Sharma to Stokes, Ishant probably rolled his fingers over this one but the speed didn't reduce. Stokes defends the length ball to the off side for nothing. |
| 71.5 : I Sharma to Stokes, Slowest fifty for Stokes but what just happened here? It was a full toss, a touch too high for Stokes' liking. He still manages to get bat on it to work it through mid-wicket. He falls on the ground first and then gets up to take a brace. It's his 14th half-century in Tests and how badly did England need it. |
| 71.6 : I Sharma to Stokes, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 72.1 : R Ashwin to Buttler, Flighted outside off, driven to covers for nothing. |
| 72.2 : R Ashwin to Buttler, Similar length and line, Buttler pushes it to mid off. |
| 72.3 : R Ashwin to Buttler, Flatter and shortish, Buttler goes back to defend that on the ground. |
| 72.4 : R Ashwin to Buttler, Ooh! Almost went through him this time. Ashwin bowls it too full, with a lot of reps on it. Buttler flicks it through the on, just in time. |
| 72.5 : R Ashwin to Buttler, Geez, that missed everything. What a nut to bowl. Finally something Ashwin-like delivery. He gives this a lot of air, keeps it outside off and lands it in the rough. The ball grips and turns in sharply. Buttler looks to push it away from his body off the front foot. The ball goes through the gap and luckily for him, it kissed his pad before going behind. He should consider himself lucky there. |
| 72.6 : R Ashwin to Buttler, On the pads, worked to the on side for a run. Stokes keeps the strike and still no wicket for India. |
| 73.1 : M Shami to Buttler, FOUR! Shami errs in line and Buttler makes him pay. A full ball on the pads, Buttler flicks it and the ball races to the mid-wicket fence. |
| 73.2 : M Shami to Buttler, Short of a length in line of the stumps, worked to the on side for no run. |
| 73.3 : M Shami to Buttler, Lapse in concentration or tiredness? Could be both. Buttler leaves the length ball for Pant who fails to collect it cleanly. The ball goes to the fine leg region and a bye is stolen. |
| 73.4 : M Shami to Stokes, The batsman shoulders arms to let that one through. |
| 73.5 : M Shami to Stokes, On middle and off, pushed to the on side. |
| 73.6 : M Shami to Stokes, On a back of a length from Shami, Stokes flicks it through deep square leg region and takes a run. |
| 74.1 : R Ashwin to Stokes, Tossed up on middle and leg, defended to the on side for no run. |
| 74.2 : R Ashwin to Stokes, The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. |
| 74.3 : R Ashwin to Stokes, Floated around off, blocked nicely by Stokes. |
| 74.4 : R Ashwin to Stokes, Ooh! He is taking chances now. Looks to sweep the flighted full ball but it is not there. He goes with it and gets and under edge to fine leg. |
| 74.5 : R Ashwin to Ben Stokes, Too full, punched to covers for no run. |
| 74.6 : R Ashwin to Stokes, What a peach from Ashwin. It hangs in the air, lands in the rough, just outside off and spins in to the left-hander. Stokes gets an inside edge to keep it out away from his stumps. |
| 75.1 : M Shami to Buttler, On a length around off, the batsman shoulders arms. |
| 75.2 : M Shami to Buttler, FOUR! On the pads, wrong line and Shami pays the price. He is flicked through backward square leg and the ball reaches the fence in no time. He moves onto 95 and the partnership is now 150. |
| 75.3 : M Shami to Buttler, Good length on off, the batsman defends it off the front foot. |
| 75.4 : M Shami to Buttler, FOUR! HAMMERED! A bumper on middle, Buttler goes back and pulls it all along the ground and into the backward square leg fence. 99 he moves onto. 2 more balls in this over to get to his ton. |
| 75.5 : M Shami to Buttler, FOUR! And he gets there in style! Maiden ton in Tests for Jos Buttler and what a time to get it. A special knock by a special player. Justifying his selection in the team. Shami provides a gift to help him get to that milestone. On the pads, Buttler flicks it through square leg and the ball races away. He takes his helmet off, raises his bat and soaks the applause from the crowd and his teammates. Also, Virat Kohli is seen clapping for him, good gesture from the Indian |
| 75.6 : M Shami to Buttler, Fuller in length on off, this is also driven crisply but finds the man at covers. |
| 76.1 : R Ashwin to Stokes, This one comes in with the angle. Ashwin bowls it flatter around off, Ben defends it. |
| 76.2 : R Ashwin to Stokes, The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. |
| 76.3 : R Ashwin to Stokes, Gets behind the line of this one and keeps it out. |
| 76.4 : R Ashwin to Stokes, Slider outside off, Stokes reads it well to block it. |
| 76.5 : R Ashwin to Stokes, Shortish on off, again a resolute defence from Stokes. |
| 76.6 : R Ashwin to Stokes, Faster and flatter attacking the stumps, Stokes backs away and pushes it to the on side for no run. |
| Hardik Pandya is back on. |
| 77.1 : H Pandya to Buttler, Pandya starts with a length ball on odd, Jos blocks it to the on side. |
| 77.2 : H Pandya to Buttler, Similar kind of delivery from Pandya, Buttler happy to defend. |
| 77.3 : H Pandya to Buttler, On middle and leg, Buttler flicks it to fine leg and takes a run. |
| 77.4 : H Pandya to Stokes, A hint of swing there. A fullish ball on leg stump, It moves away from Stokes just a tad. He defend it down the track. |
| 77.5 : H Pandya to Ben Stokes, Full and wide, driven to covers. |
| 77.6 : H Pandya to Stokes, Stokes comes down the track to meet the length with a straight bat and keeps it out. |
| 78.1 : R Ashwin to Buttler, Faster one on off, pushed to short mid-wicket. |
| 78.2 : R Ashwin to Buttler, Slow and goes with the arm. Buttler lets it be. |
| 78.3 : R Ashwin to Buttler, Shortish around off, Buttler waits for the ball to turn in and punches it off the back foot through cover-point for a single. Less then 300 needed now. |
| 78.4 : R Ashwin to Stokes, The batsman shoulders arms to let that one through. |
| 78.5 : R Ashwin to Stokes, Yorker! Stokes digs it back to the bowler. |
| 78.6 : R Ashwin to Stokes, Presents the full face of the bat and keeps it out off the front foot. Buttler and Stokes have played Ashwin with a lot of authority here. So, after the next over, new ball will be due. |
| 79.1 : H Pandya to Buttler, Shortish around off, defended off the back foot by Buttler. |
| 79.2 : H Pandya to Buttler, The batsman defends it from within the crease. |
| 79.3 : H Pandya to Buttler, Outside off, left alone. |
| 79.4 : H Pandya to Buttler, On a length, outside off again and Buttler happy to leave it for the keeper. |
| 79.5 : H Pandya to Buttler, Third leave in a row by Buttler. Panda serves another one outside off and Buttler has nothing to do with it. |
| 79.6 : H Pandya to Buttler, Shortish, some room on offer, Buttler punches it off his toes through cover-point and changes strike. |
| Drinks! New ball is available now. A perfect time for England as they have two set batsmen to see it out, in case it is taken. India will be hoping that the new cherry could bring them some wickets. Let us see if they do take it. Hang around, we will be back in a short while. |
| The second new ball has been taken. India would hope for a change of fortunes with the new cherry. |
| Jasprit Bumrah is back on. |
| 80.1 : J Bumrah to Buttler, Short of a length ball outside off, Buttler does not fiddle with the new cherry. |
| 80.2 : J Bumrah to Buttler, Another leave. Outside off, on a length, Buttler lets it be. |
| 80.3 : J Bumrah to Buttler, In the air... just short! 98 percent of the time it was in the air and it just dropped in front of Shami at mid off. New ball coming on much faster and going off the bat as well. Buttler looks to punch the shortish ball through the off side. The connection is too sweet for his liking here. Luckily for him, it falls short of the fielder at mid off. |
| 80.4 : J Bumrah to Buttler, The batsman lets the ball go outside his off stump. |
| 80.5 : J Bumrah to Buttler, Geez! That went over the off stump. Comes in with the angle and Buttler leaves it on length. It's good leave considering it went over. Pheew! So close, yet so far. |
| 80.6 : J Bumrah to Buttler, Full on middle and off, driven to mid of for no run. |
| 81.1 : H Pandya to Stokes, On the hips, tucked through deep backward square leg for a brace. Not the line you want to bowl with the new ball. |
| 81.2 : H Pandya to Stokes, The ball is too wide on the off side for Stokes to make any contact who lets it be. |
| 81.3 : H Pandya to Stokes, That's more like it. Full around off, Stokes hangs his bat at it, off the front foot and the ball takes a thickish outside edge. It goes through the backward point region for a run. |
| 81.4 : H Pandya to Buttler, FOUR Leg Byes! Highest fourth innings partnership for the 5th wicket for England. Swing but wrong line. It pitches on middle and swings further down the leg side. The ball clips the pad on the way to the fine leg fence for a boundary. The umpire signals a leg bye. |
| 81.5 : H Pandya to Buttler, The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot. |
| 81.6 : H Pandya to Buttler, Easily leaves the ball outside his off stump. |
| 82.1 : J Bumrah to Stokes, Shortish on middle and off, Stokes works it through backward point for an easy single. |
| 82.2 : J Bumrah to Buttler, On a length on off, defended down the track. |
| A review has been taken by Buttler. He has been given out by the umpire. |
| 82.3 : J Bumrah to Buttler, OUT! It's out but just! Buttler walks after a magnificent innings. He has managed to keep the Indian bowlers at bay along with Stokes with a record breaking 169-run partnership. Coming to the ball - it was full around off, and Buttler left it. That was his undoing. The ball kept on coming with the and hit him on his knee roll. Bumrah started celebrating straightaway and the umpire raises his finger without any doubt in his mind. Buttler goes for a desperate review. The |
| Injured Jonny Bairstow walks in to bat. |
| 82.4 : J Bumrah to J Bairstow, OUT! Two in two. Are you kidding me? What a peach to bowl to a new batsman. This is unplayable. Bairstow has no chance of getting any bat to it. WOW! Bumrah is spitting fire here. He lands with one around off and gets it to straighten from the length. Bairstow plays the line but the ball goes past his outside edge and rattles the off pole. What a jaffa! England, all of a sudden, six down in successive deliveries and they are still 290 runs behind. Hat trick ball com |
| Chris Woakes is in. A short leg is in place for him along with a shortish mid-wicket fielder. |
| 82.5 : J Bumrah to Woakes, FOUR! Woakes survives. Not only survives, he clips it through mid-wicket for a boundary. So, two wickets follows by a boundary. What next? |
| 82.6 : J Bumrah to Woakes, Drives the full ball to mid on to end a successful over for India. |
| 83.1 : H Pandya to Stokes, On the shorter side outside off, Stokes tries to drag his pull but gets an inside edge onto his body. |
| 83.2 : H Pandya to Stokes, Good length around off, angling away. The batsman leaves it. |
| 83.3 : H Pandya to Stokes, Length again on off, Stokes defends it on the ground. |
| 83.4 : H Pandya to Stokes, Back of a length again on off, Stokes keeps it out off the back foot. |
| 83.5 : H Pandya to Stokes, FOUR! Wrong line! Down the leg side and Stokes tickles it fine down the leg side. |
| 83.6 : H Pandya to Stokes, Length again on off, the batsman guides it through point and gets to the other end. |
| 84.1 : J Bumrah to Stokes, No run. |
| 84.2 : J Bumrah to Stokes, Full around middle and odd, driven to mid on for no run. |
| 84.3 : J Bumrah to Stokes, On the pads, worked to the on side for a run. |
| 84.4 : J Bumrah to Woakes, OUT! Gone! Another one bites the dust. Bumrah is on fire. Unplayable this. He digs in a short bat, targeting the grille of Woakes. Pandya mentioned in an interview that Woakes has a problem with the short ball and Bumrah kept that in his mind. He puts Woakes in a tangle who ducks but does not get his bat out of the way. The ball kisses his gloves and Pant takes a jumping catch behind. England are 7 down now. |
| 84.5 : J Bumrah to Rashid, Short ball again, Rashid just about keeps it down. |
| 84.6 : J Bumrah to Rashid, Some chin music for Rashid, he lets that bouncer through to the wicket-keeper. |
| 85.1 : H Pandya to Stokes, Way outside off, Stokes leaves it. |
| 85.2 : H Pandya to Stokes, Fuller in length outside off, Stokes strokes it towards covers. |
| 85.3 : H Pandya to Stokes, Bowled on off, Ben lunges and keeps it out. |
| 85.4 : H Pandya to Stokes, Lovely line! On off and uses the angle well by angling it away. Stokes tries to defend but gets beaten. |
| 85.5 : H Pandya to Stokes, OUT! They are now falling like a pack of cards! From 231 for 5, they are now 241 for 8. India only two wickets away. Ben Stokes walks back after playing a gritty knock. The second new ball has worked wonders for the Indians here. Hardik Pandya, the hero of the first innings, gets his first. Just like the last delivery, he makes excellent use of the angle and lands it around off, this one slants away. Stokes is squared up as he tries to defend, the ball takes the outside |
| Stuart Broad is the new man in. |
| 85.6 : H Pandya to Broad, The batsman flicks it away with a wristy shot. The batsmen have run through for a single. |
| 86.1 : J Bumrah to Broad, Full on leg, Broad gets a thick edge and through the off side for a run. |
| 86.2 : J Bumrah to Rashid, Shortish on off, Rashid stays to the leg side of the ball and punches it through cover-point for a brace. |
| A no ball is being checked. Rashid is caught behind but the umpire is doubtful about Bumrah's front foot. It looks so close. |
| 86.3 : J Bumrah to A Rashid, It's a no ball. Dear me, Bumrah denies himself a 5-fer. He bowls a beauty around off, on a length and manages to induce Rashid's outside edge. Kohli took a sharp catch in the slip cordon. Everyone started to celebrate. Rashid starts to walk back but the umpire says hang on! He checks the no ball. The giant screen shows he did not had anything behind the popping crease. Rashid survives to fight another day or over? |
| J Bumrah to Rashid, FOUR Leg Byes! And Rashid rubs salt in his wounds. He gets a short of a length ball on the hips, he looks to clip it fine the ball goes off his thigh pad to the boundary. |
| 86.4 : J Bumrah to Rashid, Gets behind the line of this one and keeps it out of the back foot. |
| 86.5 : J Bumrah to Rashid, FOUR! Punched and punched handsomely. Rashid lines up the shortish ball outside his off pole and punches it through covers. The ball races away to the fence. Bumrah need calm himself down and get back to his normal line and length. |
| 86.6 : J Bumrah to Rashid, Adil goes for the pull but misses it completely. So, end of an exciting over. England could've been 9 nine but wasn't to be. |
| 87.1 : H Pandya to Broad, Full, going away from Broad. He fails to get bat to ball. |
| 87.2 : H Pandya to Broad, Shortish around off again, defended. |
| 87.3 : H Pandya to Broad, Fullish on off, driven to covers for no run. |
| 87.4 : H Pandya to Broad, Bouncer! Broad ducks in time to let that one go over him. |
| 87.5 : H Pandya to Broad, Another short ball, Broad ducks under it again. |
| 87.6 : H Pandya to Broad, Shows the full face of the bat and keeps it out off the back foot. Broad survives. |
| 88.1 : J Bumrah to Rashid, Hangs back and keeps it out. |
| 88.2 : J Bumrah to Rashid, Outside off, on a length, Rashid fails to connect to the ball. |
| 88.3 : J Bumrah to Rashid, The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. |
| 88.4 : J Bumrah to Rashid, FOUR! Shortish around off, Rashid again stays on the leg side of the ball and carcasses it through covers for a boundary. |
| 88.5 : J Bumrah to Rashid, SIX! Rashid is swinging his way out of trouble. He gets a short ball in line of the stumps, Rashid pulls it and gets a top edge. The ball sails into the fine leg fence for a maximum. |
| 88.6 : J Bumrah to A Rashid, Another short ball and another pull from Rashid. This time there is a man at deep backward square leg where there is a fielder stationed. The batsmen take a run. |
| 89.1 : H Pandya to A Rashid, Squares him up here. A length ball in line of the stumps, Rashid looks to clip it through the leg side but only manages an outside edge to gully. |
| 89.2 : H Pandya to Rashid, Outside off, Rashid swings but misses. |
| 89.3 : H Pandya to Rashid, FOUR! What. A. Shot. Rashid flicks the full ball on his pads to square leg fence with utter disdain. He has played some exquisite shots here in his little innings as of now. |
| 89.4 : H Pandya to Rashid, Ooh! A play and a miss. Rashid goes after the shortish delivery around his off stumps but fails to get bat to ball. |
| 89.5 : H Pandya to Rashid, Another play and miss. Rashid is not hanging around. He wants to have his fun it seems. David Lloyd on commentary says that he is trying to nick one but isn't able to. A length ball outside off, Rashid swings hard and connect with thin air. |
| 89.6 : H Pandya to Rashid, That's hit the batsman on his pads. They pick up a single. Leg byes given by the umpire. |
| Mohammed Shami is back on. |
| 90.1 : M Shami to Rashid, Good length on off, Rashid gets his bat down in time and keeps it out. |
| 90.2 : M Shami to Rashid, BEAUTY! Angles this into the batter and then gets it to leave him. Rashid is beaten as he tries to defend it. |
| 90.3 : M Shami to Rashid, Shorter in length on off, Adil guides it to point. |
| 90.4 : M Shami to Rashid, Short ball, Rashid is not backing away from playing the pull. He also plays it well towards deep square leg for a run. |
| 90.5 : M Shami to Broad, On the pads, Broad tries to flick but it goes off the pads towards fine leg and the batsmen run a leg bye. |
| 90.6 : M Shami to A Rashid,DROPPED! A sharp chance but it should have been grabbed! Rashid is living a life of a cat here. Second reprieve for him. This is full and outside off, swinging away. Rashid goes after it but gets an outside edge. It flies to third slip, Virat Kohli there gets two hands to it but spills it. |
| Ishant Sharma is brought back to have a go. |
| 91.1 : I Sharma to Broad, Short outside off, Broad plays it through backward point and takes a brace. |
| 91.2 : I Sharma to Broad, Wide and short, left alone. |
| 91.3 : I Sharma to Broad, Broad sways from the line of the short ball and lets it be for keeper. |
| 91.4 : I Sharma to Broad, FOUR! Short ball, a rib tickler, Broad sways and plays it fine to the boundary. Runs are coming thick and fast at the moment. |
| 91.5 : I Sharma to Broad, FOUR! Another short ball and Broad backs away from his crease and pulls it hard. The ball races to the square leg fence for consecutive boundaries. 3000 runs up for Stuart Broad in Test cricket. |
| 91.6 : I Sharma to Broad, Again short, over the stumps, Broad fails to connect with it this time. |
| 92.1 : M Shami to Rashid, The batsman was beaten and missed the line of the delivery. |
| 92.2 : M Shami to Rashid, An easy leave to the ball down the leg side. Pant fails to collect it and a bye is stolen. |
| 92.3 : M Shami to S Broad, A wild slog across the line, Broad gets an inside edge on his pads. |
| 92.4 : M Shami to S Broad, Shortish around off, defended. |
| 92.5 : M Shami to Broad, Gets behind the line of this one manages to keep it down. |
| 92.6 : M Shami to Broad, FOUR! Full, wide and punished. Kohli isn't amused, not a bit. Broad does well to connect to the ball with an angled bat and gets it through backward point for a boundary. |
| Ashwin is on. |
| 93.1 : R Ashwin to Rashid, The straighter one outside off, Rashid plays for the non-existent turn and gets beaten. |
| 93.2 : R Ashwin to Rashid, Floats it up on the pads, Rashid pads it away. |
| 93.3 : R Ashwin to Rashid, The carom ball outside off, the batsman lets it be. |
| 93.4 : R Ashwin to Rashid, Slower through the air on off, Rashid lunges and defends it. |
| 93.5 : R Ashwin to Rashid, Loopy delivery on off, Rashid prods forward and blocks it. |
| 93.6 : R Ashwin to Rashid, Lovely stuff! Another carom ball outside off, Rashid goes back and tries to defend but gets beaten. |
| Well that should have been stumps but since England are 8 down an extra half an hour has been claimed. |
| 94.1 : M Shami to Broad, Short of a length on the pads, Broad fails to get bat to ball. |
| 94.2 : M Shami to Broad, Again short, Broad ducks under it. |
| 94.3 : M Shami to Broad, Now leaves it alone for the keeper. He is frustrating the visitors. |
| 94.4 : M Shami to Broad, On a length on off, defended. |
| 94.5 : M Shami to Broad, Too wide and full to entice Broad with a shot. |
| 94.6 : M Shami to Broad, Full delivery on off, Broad chops it though backward point and a misfield from Ishant there allows the batsmen to run three. |
| 95.1 : R Ashwin to Broad, Watchfully leaves the floated ball outside his off stump. |
| 95.2 : R Ashwin to Broad, There's that arm ball. Broad hangs his bat at it and gets an inside edge. The ball rolls towards the mid-wicket region and a run is taken. |
| 95.3 : R Ashwin to Rashid, Slow around off, defended. |
| 95.4 : R Ashwin to Rashid, Similar line and length, Rashid lunges forward and blocks it. |
| 95.5 : R Ashwin to Rashid, Slower through the air, around middle and off, Rashid goes back, counters the spin and keeps it out to the on side for run. |
| 95.6 : R Ashwin to Rashid, The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. |
| Bumrah is on for another spell. |
| 96.1 : J Bumrah to Broad, On a length down the leg, Broad fails to connect to the ball. |
| 96.2 : J Bumrah to Broad, OUT! Gone, this time he is gone. Finally the 5-fer Bumrah was waiting for, his second in this format. What a performance from the comeback man. He has ran through England's lower-order with the second new ball ever so easily. Coming to the ball, it was a length ball in line of the stump. The angle squares Broad up and the edge of his willow is found. Rahul takes the catch at second slip to complete the formalities. England are 9 down now and a silent send off for Broad a |
| James Anderson is the last man in. |
| 96.3 : J Bumrah to Anderson, Another beauty! A length ball going across the left-hander. He looks to defend but misses. |
| 96.4 : J Bumrah to Anderson, Good aggressive stuff from Bumrah. He bowls a short ball around the grille Anderson gets on his toes, tries to get his bat behind the line but the extra bounce means it hits his left glove before hitting him on his chin. A proper definition of chin music. |
| 96.5 : J Bumrah to Anderson, Back of a length around off, played to covers for a single. |
| 96.6 : J Bumrah to Rashid, Wide outside off stump, the batsman leaves it alone. |
| 97.1 : M Shami to Anderson, FOUR! Top edge but safe! Another short ball for England's premier bowler. He ducks under it but fails to get his bat down. The ball goes off the splice and over the keeper for a boundary. |
| 97.2 : M Shami to Anderson, In swinging delivery outside off and jagging back in. Anderson gets an inside edge on to his pad. |
| 97.3 : M Shami to J Anderson, Outside off this time, James plays it to covers and changes strike. |
| 97.4 : M Shami to Rashid, The batsman shoulders arms to let that one through. |
| 97.5 : M Shami to Rashid, Gets behind the line of this one and keeps it out. |
| 97.6 : M Shami to A Rashid, Ooh! Almost. Rashid looks to play the full ball on off across the line but and outside edge is induced. No harm done in the end. |
| 98.1 : J Bumrah to Anderson, On the pads, defended down nicely. |
| 98.2 : J Bumrah to Anderson, Around off, punched to covers for no run. |
| 98.3 : J Bumrah to Anderson, That missed everything. Bumrah bowls a ripper around off, Anderson looks to hoick it away but the ball goes through bat, pad and stumps to the keeper. |
| 98.4 : J Bumrah to Anderson, Too wide and full, Anderson goes after it but fails. |
| 98.5 : J Bumrah to Anderson, Good fielding there. Anderson clips the shortish ball on the pads to the fine leg but couldn't get it past the fielder there. |
| 98.6 : J Bumrah to Anderson, The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot. |
| 99.1 : M Shami to Rashid, FOUR! Glorious. Rashid has been very watchful in this innings. He has played some extravagant shots and this one right up there. He stays back and punches the shortish ball through cover-point for a boundary. |
| 99.2 : M Shami to Rashid, A peach to come back. Shami bowls it around off, on a back of a length. Rashid hangs his bat at it but it goes past the outside edge to the keeper. |
| 99.3 : M Shami to Rashid, On the pads, flicked to the on side for no run. |
| 99.4 : M Shami to Rashid, FOUR! Shot! Another good shot from Rashid. He clips this one through the leg side and takes another boundary. He moves into 30s with this. |
| 99.5 : M Shami to Rashid, Wide outside off stump, the batsman leaves it alone. |
| 99.6 : M Shami to Rashid, Another solid leave by Rashid. He gets behind the line and keeps it out off the front foot. |
| Breaking - Stuart Broad has been fined 15 percent of his match fee for his sendoff to Rishabh Pant. |
| 100.1 : R Ashwin to Anderson, Flighted on middle and off, Anderson gets it to the on side off the inner half of the bat for a run. |
| 100.2 : R Ashwin to Rashid, This one comes in with the angle and raps Rashid on his pad. Rashid was forward in defence but failed to connect. An appeal is induced but the umpire isn't interested. India does not take the review. |
| 100.3 : R Ashwin to Rashid, Rashid fails to connect to the ball. It is bowled slower outside off. |
| 100.4 : R Ashwin to Rashid, Rashid gets forward and defends it under his eyes. |
| A review has been taken. Rashid is the man in question. Looks to be going down the leg side. |
| 100.5 : Ashwin to Rashid, Not out and it's four leg byes! It's clipping the leg stump but the on-field umpire didn't give it out. It was a carrom ball bowled by Ashwin on the leg stump. It pitches and straightens a touch. Rashid looks to defend but is beaten. The ball hits him high on his pad and an appeal is induced. The umpire has no interest in it. Kohli, in desperation, goes for the review and we all know the story after that. |
| 100.6 : R Ashwin to Rashid, Tossed up right up there. Rashid goes after it with an angled but it whizzes past the outside edge to the keeper. |
| 101.1 : J Bumrah to Anderson, Bouncer! Anderson ducks under the bouncer at the last moment. |
| 101.2 : J Bumrah to Anderson, Gets behind the line of length ball and keeps it out. |
| 101.3 : J Bumrah to Anderson, On the pads, Anderson works this one to the on side and takes a run. Three balls left in the day and India need one wicket. Can Bumrah finish things off? |
| 101.4 : J Bumrah to Rashid, A play and a miss. A fullish ball around off, Rashid looks to defend it but fails. |
| 101.5 : Bumrah to Rashid, Rashid has dug out that yorker at the last second. |
| 101.6 : J Bumrah to Rashid, Rashid keeps the length ball away with a straight bat and that's Stumps on Day 4. |
| So, Rashid and Anderson's resistance means, we will be coming to work tomorrow. But what a final session we have witnessed. A session of two halves to be honest. One dominated by the English side, where Jos Buttler and Ben Stokes continued from where they left off in the second session. The two added a massive 169-run stand with the right-hander bringing up his maiden ton. Stokes supported him really well and looked solid throughout. The duo may have revived some hopes of a win or saving this Te |
| Earlier Ishant and Bumrah ran through the top order in the morning session. The latter, with the second new ball, wreaked havoc in the evening session as well. He got Buttler and Bairstow with consecutive deliveries and then removed Woakes with a short one a few overs later. Pandya got rid of Ben Stokes, claiming his first wicket in this innings. At that time, it looked like the hosts will make it 2-1 on Day 4 itself but it wasn't to be as Rashid rode his luck and got a couple or reprieves (dis |
| Jasprit Bumrah did break the stand towards the end. The extra half an hour was also claimed but the away side could not get the last wicket. India need only one scalp and they have a total of 90 overs to get it. For England, probably rain can be their only savior but having said that, there are no such predictions for Day 5. So, how many balls or how many overs will India take to wrap this up? Join us tomorrow at 1100 local (1000 GMT) to find out. Till then, take care and goodbye. |
| ... Day 5, Session 1 ... |
| Hello and welcome to the coverage of Day 5 of the third Test between England and India. One wicket is all that India need today to keep the series alive. Yes, cricket is a game of uncertainties but one would feel an Indian win is imminent today. The England fans will have started their rain dance as that is the only thing which can save them. It is bright and sunny for now and the away side will be eager to get out there. So, I will ask you once again, how many balls or how many overs will India |
| Michael Atherton catches Jasprit Bumrah for a little interview. The Indian pacer says that the white ball doesn't do a lot but the red ball always helps. Tells that he was looking forward to that and execute his skills. Adds he wants to bowl fast and credits his fitness for that. Feels that the culture is changing back home and many want to become fast bowlers. Says that he has always admired the likes of Brett Lee, Mitchell Johnson, Wasim Akram and Zaheer Khan. Further mentions that they were a |
| We are all set for the action to begin. Out come the Indian players and with them come out Adil Rashid and James Anderson who will resume their innings. The former will be on strike and he will face Hardik Pandya who is starting the proceedings... |
| 102.1 : H Pandya to Anderson, So not a wicket from the first ball as Anderson plays a solid looking back foot defensive stroke. |
| 102.2 : H Pandya to Anderson, A bouncer on the second and Anderson ducks under it. He is slow to do so and the ball kisses the helmet and goes into the mitts of the keeper. |
| 102.3 : H Pandya to Anderson, A rib tickler this time, James does really well to move out of the way. |
| 102.4 : H Pandya to Anderson, Almost! A wide ball outside off, Anderson throws the kitchen sink at it and gets beaten. |
| 102.5 : H Pandya to Anderson, Good length around off, this one pitches and then moves away. Anderson covers his stumps and tries to block but misses to get hit high on the pads. |
| 102.6 : H Pandya to Anderson, One over survived, only 89 more to go for the last pair to play out. A little to wide outside off, Anderson plays inside the line and lets it be. |
| Mohammed Shami to bowl from the other end. |
| 103.1 : M Shami to Rashid, First runs for England today! On the pads, Adil works it through wide mid on, he did not want to run initially but seeing there was a brace on offer he goes for it. |
| 103.2 : M Shami to Rashid, Length on off, Rashid guides it towards point. |
| 103.3 : M Shami to Rashid, Back of a length delivery again on off, Rashid gets behind the line and keeps it out. |
| 103.4 : M Shami to Rashid, A bumper down the leg side, Rashid goes for the pull but misses. |
| 103.5 : M Shami to Rashid, Length again on off, Adil defends it to the man at covers. |
| 103.6 : M Shami to Rashid, Shortish on off, Rashid guides it to the man at point. No single and Anderson will be on strike for the next over. |
| Ravichandran Ashwin is into the attack. |
| 104.1 : R Ashwin to Anderson, Slower through the air on off, Anderson goes for the drive but gets an outside edge wide of the slip cordon and towards third man. Ishant Sharma hares behind it as the ball starts to slow up as it reaches towards the ropes. Ishant does not want to stop it but the ball itself stops before reaching the fence. Sharma has a smile on his face as he picks it up and throws it back in play. The batsmen take three and Anderson is off strike. |
| 104.2 : R Ashwin to Rashid, Floats it up on off, Rashid keeps it out. |
| 104.3 : R Ashwin to Rashid, Close shave! Ashwin fires it down the leg side, it was probably the leg spinner. Anderson goes for the sweep but misses. The ball just about misses the leg pole. |
| 104.4 : R Ashwin to Rashid, Goes for the sweep but gets it off the inner half towards deep square leg for a run. |
| 104.5 : R Ashwin to J Anderson, OUT! In the air... and taken! Ashwin gets his name in the wickets column. He bowls this outside off, it is the leg spinner. Anderson does not pick it as he goes on the back foot for the square cut. But the ball turns back in with extra bounce, hits Jimmy on the gloves and lobs behind. Rahane backtracks from first slip and takes a dolly. The players appeal and the umpire raises his finger. Smiles all around in the Indian camp as THEY WIN BY 203 RUNS AND KEEP THE SER |
| Right then, it took India just 17 balls to pick the last wicket. The Indian team is celebrating. A crushing defeat for England. The players in the middle are shaking hands. Job well done by the touring team. |
| What an exceptional Test match for India! The Kohli-led team showed great character and grit to bounce back from a morale-deflating loss at Lord's to register a comprehensive win. The series stands at 2-1 now, still in favour of England but this victory has definitely spiced things up for the remaining two Tests. |
| It turned out to be a tale of one session where England lost all their 10 wickets. That really was the massive moment in this Test as that handed India a big advantage, a lead in excess of 150 runs, that too on Day 2 itself. The home team will be very disappointed with their batting effort. A big question mark over their opening pair and then the inconsistencies of the rest of their batsmen as well. Ben Stokes and Jos Buttler showed on Day 4 how it's done but that was the only bright spot in an |
| Criticism is a good thing if it's constructive and the one getting criticized takes it in a good spirit. Also, self-confidence is the first requisite to great undertakings. The numero uno Test team took all the criticism in their stride and displayed immense self-belief to achieve their first win of the series. Their batting had the discipline unlike the last two Tests and they looked motivated. Both Shikhar Dhawan and KL Rahul though will be kicking themselves for getting out in both the inning |
| Coming to India's bowling, they weren't bad in the previous Tests either but here at Trent Bridge, they turned up the heat. The inclusion of Jasprit Bumrah bolstered their pace attack and along with Ishant Sharma, he was next to unplayable. Not mentioning Hardik Pandya's bowling in the first innings will be a grave injustice. His maiden Test fifer completely broke England's batting and sowed the seed for this convincing win. Mohammed Shami and Ravichandran Ashwin (who wasn't fully fit) also play |
| England skipper, Joe Root, says he has no regrets on the team selection and the decision he made at the toss. He feels they could have bowled slightly fuller and a bit straighter. Credits the way India batted. He admits they underperformed with the bat in the first innings. Further adds that the partnership between Ben Stokes and Jos Buttler is something they should learn from. Mentions they are always looking for new plans against Virat Kohli. Reckons they have managed to keep him quiet but are |
| Man of the Match and Indian skipper, Virat Kohli says, it is a very special day for him and he would like to dedicate this victory to the flood victims of Kerala. Further adds it was a much-needed one and the management and the players are very proud of what they have done. Admits they did not panic heading into this game, they needed their batting had to step up and that is exactly what happened. Credits the way his bowlers bowled. Mentions the catching was also excellent in this game. Reckons |
| That's it from this Test match. All of a sudden, India are looking smoking hot and have the momentum heading into the next Test match. The home team will be gutted at the moment but they still have the lead in the series and would like to return to winning ways in Southampton. That match starts on 30th August at 1100 local (1000 GMT) and we look forward to your company then. Cheers! |
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