| 4.3 : 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. |
| 4.6 : 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 : 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. |
| 7.4 : 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. |
| 7.6 : 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. |
| 9.2 : 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. |
| 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. |
| 15.4 : 15.4: Ben Stokes to Dhawan, FOUR! Short and wide and crashed through cover-point again. Relentless Dhawan creaming everything through the off side. |
| 16.1 : 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 : 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. |
| 17.5 : 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. |
| 18.4 : 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. |
| 19.3 : 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 |
| 20.6 : 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. |
| 22.3 : 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. |
| 26.4 : 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 |
| 30.2 : 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. |
| 32.4 : 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. |
| 34.1 : 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. |
| 35.3 : 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. |
| 37.1 : 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. |
| 37.6 : 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. |
| 39.4 : 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. |
| 39.6 : 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 : 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. |
| 42.4 : 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. |
| 47.3 : 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. |
| 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. |
| 51.1 : 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. |
| 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. |
| 58.3 : 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. |
| 59.5 : 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. |
| 61.3 : 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. |
| 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. |
| 65.2 : 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. |
| 65.4 : 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. |
| 65.6 : 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. |
| 66.6: 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 |
| 67.3 : 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. |
| 68.4 : 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. |
| 70.1 : 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. |
| 71.6 : 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. |
| 73.3 : 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. |
| 75.6 : 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 |
| 77.2 : 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! |
| 82.5 : 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. |
| 83.3 : 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. |
| 85.1 : 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. |
| 86.6 : 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 |
| 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 |
| 90.4 : 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. |
| 90.6 : 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. |
| 91.4 : 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. |
| 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 |
| 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. |
| 94.5 : 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. |
| 0.1 : 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. |
| 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. |
| 4.2 : 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. |
| 4.5 : 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. |
| 5.4 : 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. |
| 6.5 : 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. |
| 9.4 : 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. |
| 11.3 : 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. |
| 11.6 : 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. |
| 12.1 : 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. |
| 12.5 : 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. |
| 17.2 : 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. |
| 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. |
| 19.1 : 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?? |
| 21.3 : 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. |
| 24.1 : 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 |
| 24.6 : 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. |
| 25.3 : 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. |
| 28.1 : 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. |
| 28.6 : 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. |
| 29.2 : 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. |
| 30.1 : 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- |
| 30.3 : 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 : 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. |
| 30.6 : 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 |
| 31.1 : 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. |
| 31.3 : 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. |
| 32.1 : 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 |
| 32.5 : 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 |
| 33.4 : 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 : 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 : 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. |
| 37.1 : 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. |
| 38.2 : 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! |
| 0.2 : 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. |
| 0.6 : 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. |
| 2.1 : 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. |
| 3.3 : 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. |
| 3.5 : 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. |
| 6.4 : 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 : 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. |
| 7.1 : 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. |
| 7.6 : 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. |
| 8.2 : 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. |
| 9.6 : 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. |
| 11.2 : 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. |
| 11.4 : 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. |
| 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. |
| 13.6 : 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. |
| 14.4 : 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. |
| 15.3 : 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. |
| 15.6 : 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. |
| 22.2 : 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. |
| 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 |
| 32.4 : 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. |
| 37.1 : 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. |
| 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. |
| 48.4 : 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. |
| 50.5 : 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. |
| 51.4 : 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. |
| 51.6 : 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. |
| 62.5 : 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. |
| 70.3 : 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 77.2 : 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. |
| 79.4 : 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! |
| 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! |
| 86.5 : 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? |
| 90.4 : 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 |
| 91.3 : 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 |
| 93.4 : 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 |
| 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. |
| 96.1 : 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. |
| 96.5 : 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. |
| 100.4 : 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. |
| 101.6 : 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. |
| 104.1 : 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. |
| 106.4 : 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 : 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. |
| 107.1 : 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. |
| 107.3 : 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. |
| 109.1 : 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. |
| 109.3 : 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. |
| 2.2 : 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. |
| 2.5 : 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. |
| 4.3 : 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. |
| 9.5 : 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 |
| 11.4 : 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. |
| 11.6 : 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 |
| 13.1 : 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. |
| 13.3 : 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. |
| 18.6 : 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. |
| 19.2 : 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. |
| 19.4 : 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. |
| 24.3 : 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 |
| 25.1 : 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 |
| 31.4 : 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. |
| 33.1 : 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. |
| 33.3 : 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 : 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. |
| 39.5 : 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. |
| 41.1 : 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. |
| 41.3 : 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. |
| 42.2 : 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? |
| 45.5 : 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. |
| 47.6 : 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. |
| 48.2 : 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. |
| 50.4 : 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. |
| 52.3 : 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. |
| 53.1 : 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. |
| 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. |
| 55.6 : 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. |
| 60.1 : 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. |
| 61.5 : 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. |
| 63.2 : 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. |
| 65.5 : 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 : 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. |
| 70.3 : 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. |
| 73.1 : 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. |
| 75.2 : 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. |
| 75.4 : 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 : 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 |
| 82.3 : 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 |
| 82.4 : 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 |
| 82.5 : 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? |
| 83.5: H Pandya to Stokes, FOUR! Wrong line! Down the leg side and Stokes tickles it fine down the leg side. |
| 84.4 : 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. |
| 85.5 : 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 |
| 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. |
| 88.4 : 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 : 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. |
| 89.3 : 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. |
| 91.4 : 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 : 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. |
| 92.6 : 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. |
| 96.2 : 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 |
| 97.1 : 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. |
| 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. |
| 99.4 : 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. |
| 104.5 : 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 |
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