| 3.3 : 3.3: I Sharma to Cook, FOUR! First boundary of the innings! Bread and butter stuff for Cook, on his pads. He says thank you very much, flicks it through square leg and bags a boundary. |
| 8.2 : 8.2: J Bumrah to Cook, FOUR! Cook at his best here. How many times have we seen this from the great opener? JB lands this a bit short and wide of off. Cook rocks back and unleashes a Cook special square cut. The timing and placement is exquisite as the ball runs past the point boundary. |
| 8.3 : 8.3: J Bumrah to Cook, FOUR! One more excellent shot by England's most capped player. Bumrah tries to surprise the batsman with a short ball. But Cook is aware enough to sight the length early, go back, swivel and play the perfect pull shot through square leg. The ball races across the deep square leg boundary. |
| 12.6 : 12.6: J Bumrah to Jennings, FOUR! Easy-peasy! Signs of Bumrah tiring? Maybe. He bowls this on the pads, Jennings flicks it fine down the leg side for his first boundary of this innings. |
| 14.1 : 14.1: M Shami to Cook, EDGED AND FOUR! Shami starts off with a very good delivery, on off and straightening a touch. Cook plays inside the line, the ball takes the outside edge and goes to the third man fence. |
| 15.6 : 15.6: R Jadeja to Jennings, FOUR! Reverse Broomed! Second four of the over but this time off the bat. Jadeja fires this one quicker and very full on off. Keaton premeditates, goes down and plays a wonderful reverse sweep, much to the surprise of, everyone. His connection is near perfect as the ball flies past the cover-point region for a cracking boundary. |
| 23.1 : 23.1: R Jadeja to Jennings, OUT c Lokesh Rahul b Ravindra Jadeja. England have lost their first wicket. |
| 33.4 : 33.4: J Bumrah to Ali, FOUR! This is salt on the wounds. Another beautiful ball on middle and off and going away. Ali looks to defend and gets a thick outside edge. The ball races through the slip cordon and gully region. A boundary results. |
| 36.5 : 36.5: I Sharma to A Cook, FOUR! Full, outside off and asking for trouble. Cook brings the exquisite cover drive out and gets the desired connection. Pujara runs after it but fails to keep it in. |
| 38.6 : 38.6: M Shami to Ali, FOUR! Crisply times the full ball down the ground. Ali presents the full face and the connection is sweet. A boundary to end the over. |
| 45.3 : 45.3: R Jadeja to Cook, FOUR! Cracker from Cook! Jadeja drops it short and just outside off. Cook ponces on it and punches it through the point area. The timing and placement is too good for the fielders to cut that one out from crossing the ropes. |
| 49.3: R Jadeja to Cook, FOUR! Lovely Shot! that's so pleasing for the eyes. Jadeja lands it too full this time. Cook picks up the length early, transfers his wait forward and creams this drive through the mid on region for a beautiful boundary. |
| 55.5 : 55.5: R Jadeja to Cook, FOUR! Cook seems to be loving this. He's getting a lose delivery every once in a while and a batsman of his caliber will not miss out many times on such deliveries. Jadeja lands it a bit short outside off, Cook gets his fierce cut out and gets the ball racing across the deep point boundary. |
| 59.6 : 59.6: J Bumrah to Ali, FOUR! Ends the over in style! Poor delivery by Bumrah, on the pads, Ali is too good a batsman to miss out there. He flicks it through square leg and the ball races away. |
| 63.2 : 63.2: J Bumrah to Cook, OUT! INDIA GETS A BREAKTHROUGH, that too of the most experienced English player! Can the touring team pick up a few more and throw the cat amongst the pigeons. Bumrah is the man who is rewarded as he lands it a bit shorter of good length just outside off. Cook, seeing the ball a bit shorter of a length, goes back and tries keep it out. The ball hits the deck, skids back into cook who gets cramped for room. The ball takes the inner edge as Cook is late to get his bat down |
| 63.5 : 63.5: J Bumrah to Root, OUT! Boom Boom Bumrahhhh! Double strike for the pacer and the visitors and it's the big one - the English captain. JB lands this one on a good length just a bit outside off. The ball lands and seams in considerably. Root, stuck in his crease, tries to push at the ball with his bat in front of his body. The inward nip beats joe's inside edge and raps him right in front, or at least it looked like it was right in front. But the umpire does not move for about 10 secs and as |
| 64.4 : 64.4: I Sharma to Bairstow, OUT! EDGED AND TAKEN! One brings two, two brings three. The Indians are on fire here and Jonny Bairstow once again walks back for a duck. From 133-1, England are now 134-4. Ishant gets his first. Excellent bowling by the tall fast bowler. He was constantly getting the ball to come back in but this time he gets it to straighten after pitching it on off. Bairstow plays inside the line, the ball takes the outside edge and goes into the mitts of the keeper. The players a |
| 72.3 : 72.3: M Shami to Stokes, FOUR! Crisp from Stokes. Shami lands this one full and just outside off. Stokes comes forward, crouches a bit and creams this drive through covers for a magnificent boundary. The home team need Stokes to hang around for longer and play a substantial innings. |
| 74.4 : 74.4: M Shami to Ali, FOUR! Caressed! A half-volley and Moeen Ali times it through covers. Need not run for those and Ali is now in the 40s. |
| 75.4: R Jadeja to Stokes, FOUR! Tickled and tickled fine! On the pads, Stokes works it through short fine leg and the ball races away. |
| 77.5 : 77.5: R Jadeja to Stokes, OUT! Plumb in front! Jadeja gets his second and England have half the side back in the hut. Stokes walks back for yet another low score. Jadeja spears this in very full and quite quick. It was almost a yorker. Stokes just did not read the length there. He was initially looking to go for the sweep but then realized the shot is not on. He tried to adjust but was late to do so. The bat did not come down in time and the ball pings him on the pads. The players appeal and the |
| 82.3 : 82.3: I Sharma to Ali, OUT! What a Rippa! Sharma is rewarded for his persistence and consistency. Patience, that's the word. India now are right back in the match. Getting back to the ball, Sharma keeps this one on a length just marginally outside off. However, his angle from around the wicket entices Ali into a defensive push. The ball straightens on pitching, takes the outside edge and finishes in the mitts of Pant. England lose their sixth and India are right on top now. |
| 82.5 : 82.5: I Sharma to Curran, OUT! A Beauty again! Two in an over for the visitors and the second time it's happened in this innings. It's a big one as England's star all rounder of the series, Sam Curran, is gone for a duck. Ishant keeps this one a bit shorter of good length outside the off stump line. Curran, trying to counter attack as he has done so successfully this series, goes back trying to leave the ball. However, his decision to leave is a bit late as the ball kisses the bottom of his bat |
| 84.5: I Sharma to Buttler, FOUR! Trademark Buttler! Sharma bowls it just ahead of a length on off, Buttler leans into it and times it through covers for a boundary. |
| 87.2 : 87.2: J Bumrah to Rashid, FOUR! keeps it a bit shorter of a good length around off, Adil stays back in his crease, opens the bat face at the very last moment and glides the ball through the vacant gully area for a boundary. |
| 91.1 : 91.1: J Bumrah to Rashid, FOUR! Classical shot there! First runs of the day and it comes in the form of a boundary. A stylish shot to bring up the 200. Full and outside off, Rashid needs no sighters. He plants his front foot forward and strokes it through covers for a boundary. |
| 95.5 : 95.5: J Bumrah to Rashid, FOUR! Excellent use of the wrists there. Full and on middle, with the angle, Rashid flicks it through mid-wicket and the ball races away. That went to the fence very quickly, no soul moved there. |
| 97.1 : 97.1: J Bumrah to Rashid, OUT! The angle does not save him as the ball is clipping the leg pole and it is umpire's call. England however, do not lose a review. India though, get the breakthrough they so desperately wanted today morning. End of the frustrating stand for India. Bumrah comes running in and bowls it around off, this one jags back in after pitching. Rashid is rooted in his crease as he tries to block it out but misses to get hit on the pads. The players appeal and the umpire, after |
| 97.3 : 97.3: J Bumrah to Jos Buttler, EDGED AND FOUR! Back of a length on off, Buttler, away from his body, tries to push it through the off side. The ball takes the outside edge and goes just wide of the diving second slip fielder and into the fence. |
| 98.5 : 98.5: I Sharma to Broad, FOUR! Beautiful shot! That will instill some confidence in the English pacer. Ishant keeps this fuller outside off. Broad comes forward and creams the drive through covers for a boundary. |
| 103.5: R Jadeja to Buttler, FOUR! Very poor delivery by Jadeja. Drops it short and wide outside off, Buttler picks his area and whacks it square of the wicket on the off side. A boundary results. Vital runs these. 250 up for England, they still have two wickets in hand, how many more can they add? |
| 106.6 : 106.6: M Shami to Broad, FOUR! That's a shot even a top order batsman will be proud off. Shami keeps it a bit short of good length, Broad transfer his wait on the front foot and makes contact with the ball simultaneously, hence the super timing. The ball flies past mid on's right and races to the boundary. England recovering well. |
| 107.2 : 107.2: I Sharma to Buttler, FOUR! Right in gap! Buttler moves into the 40s, also it brings up the 50-run stand between the two. Another annoying stand for the Indians but a vital one for England. This is full and on the pads, Buttler flicks it through square leg and the ball races away. |
| 108.1 : 108.1: M Shami to Jos Buttler, FOUR! Streaky! But as they say, luck favors the brave. Buttler has been brave and the visitors the opposite. Shami starts the over with a beautiful delivery. Keeps it on a good length around off. Buttler goes for the drive on the up with no foot movement. However, the ball moves away on landing and takes Buttler's outside edge and flies towards the slip cordon. The Indians here are not brave enough as they have just two slips in. The ball flies through the third sl |
| 109.4 : 109.4: I Sharma to Buttler, FOUR! Exceptional! Buttler at his best! A half-volley and Buttler says thank you so much, he leans into it and strokes it through covers for a boundary. |
| 111.5 : 111.5: I Sharma to Broad, FOUR! If you slash, slash hard! Broad does exactly that as he sees the width on this short of a length ball. Goes for the fierce slash, gets a top edge and the ball flies over the slip cordon for a boundary. The hosts motoring along. |
| 117.3 : 117.3: R Jadeja to Broad, OUT! What. A. Catch! Guess who's the Superman? The star in the slip cordon, KL Rahul. He has caught an exceptional one in the deep this time. Broad finally had enough of defending the balls out as he goes for a wild hoick over the long on fence. He lines up the quicker delivery on middle and off from Jadeja and lofts it over the infield. Rahul runs back from mid on and keeps his eyes on the ball. Just at the last moment, he dive in front to held on to it. He stands up |
| 120.1 : 120.1: J Bumrah to Buttler, SIX! And T20 mode it is. What a swat that was. Buttler and his power. He gets a length ball on off and Buttler pulls the trigger from there. A swat across the line and it goes up and over the mid-wicket fence and into the crowd. 500 runs for Buttler in the season as well. Bang! |
| 120.3 : 120.3: J Bumrah to Buttler, SIX! Boom! Short ball but Buttler is unfazed by that. Bumrah looks to surprise the batsman with the bumper but Buttler hooks it from the top half of his blade. It sailed over the fence and into the crowd once again. |
| 121.6 : 121.6: R Jadeja to Jos Buttler, OUT! Taken, a four-fer for Jadeja! A beautiful innings from Buttler comes to an end. The change in field does wonders for RJ and India. Jadeja tosses this one on off and turns it away from Buttler. He goes after it from his crease and with hard hands. But the ball spins away to take the outside edge and flies towards Rahane standing as the lone slip. That's travelling and Ajinkya really showed good reflexes to grab it. Buttler misses out on a well-deserved century |
| 1.1 : 1.1: S Broad to Dhawan, Dhawan has been given out LBW. Looks very close though. He has a chat with Rahul and then signals 'T' to the umpire. But, he was so engrossed into his discussion with his partner that it seems he forgot about the 15 sec rule of DRS. As soon as he signals for the review the umpire inform him that the 15 secs are over and he cannot review it now. Dhawan, dejected, walks back with face down. India lose their first. Can the hosts make more inroads? Replays show that the impac |
| 2.5 : 2.5: J Anderson to L Rahul, FOUR! Class! Not the kind of shot you'd see everyday. Anderson lands this one shortish around off and KL goes back to late cut it through slip cordon and gully. The ball beats the gully fielder and races to the fence. |
| 4.1 : 4.1: Ben Stokes to Rahul, FOUR! Goodness, gracious! This is out of the top bracket from Rahul. Stokes dishes a full ball outside off. Rahul sees the width and lines it up. He gets low, gets his bat under the ball and lofts it up and over. The ball lands just inside the fence but not before the crows applauds the beauty of a shot that was. |
| 5.5 : 5.5: S Broad to Pujara, FOUR! Touch of Pujara on display. Broad errs in line and bowls it on the pads. CJ tucks it fine and gets it to fine leg for a boundary. |
| 7.6 : 7.6: S Broad to C Pujara, FOUR! Great effort from Buttler but couldn't stop the boundary there. Che punches the length ball off the front foot and through covers. Buttler there runs after it, dives in front, pushes it back but it hits his foot and hits the fence. The umpire signals a boundary. |
| 8.4 : 8.4: Ben Stokes to Rahul, FOUR! Short and pulled handsomely over fine leg region. Stokes targets the grille and Rahul is up to it. He goes after it and gets it to the fence. |
| 10.4: Ben Stokes to L Rahul, FOUR! Whenever Rahul drives, it pleases the eyes. This may sound like a poetry but that's how his batting style is. It brings the poet out of the person watching him. A full ball from Ben on off, Rahul comes forward, gets on top of it and drives it through covers. A boundary results. |
| 15.6 : 15.6: M Ali to C Pujara, FOUR. |
| 18.2 : 18.2: Sam Curran to Pujara, FOUR! Cuts and cuts hard. Curran dishes another short ball outside off and Che cuts it fiercely through backward point for the first boundary after the break. 50-run stand is up between the duo. |
| 22.1 : 22.1: Curran to L Rahul, OUT! What an absolute peach. Take a bow, Sam Curran. Rahul is beaten all ends up here. He gets a length ball which lands on middle and off and it goes with the angle from over the wicket. Rahul plays inside the line and the ball goes past the bat and clips the top of off pole. England is ecstatic and rightly so. Rahul was looking dangerous and he has been sent back packing. |
| 26.4 : 26.4: Sam Curran to Kohli, FOUR! Full. Wide. Driven. Boundary. As easy as you like. Gets beaten two ball earlier and drives this through covers handsomely. That's Kohli for you in a gist. |
| 27.1 : 27.1: M Ali to V Kohli, FOUR! Short and punished. A rare loosener from Ali in line of the stumps. Kohli goes back, swivels and plays the pull to the square leg fence for a boundary. |
| 27.6 : 27.6: M Ali to Pujara, FOUR! Now Pujara gets into the act. Ali again flights it nicely on off. Che comes down the track and crunches it past the bowler and into the fence at long on. Runs coming thick and fast now. |
| 28.4 : 28.4: J Anderson to Kohli, FOUR! And a gentle loosener to let him off the hook. It way down the leg side, Kohli just clips it and gets it to fence ever so easily. |
| 32.5 : 32.5: J Anderson to Pujara, OUT! There it is, there it is. If not Kohli then, Pujara. England and Anderson will take them all, very happily. A short of a length ball outside off, Pujara has been so good till now to leave them but has a go at this one. He ends up nicking it to Bairstow behind the sticks who does the rest. India in a spot of bother now. |
| 34.5: J Anderson to A Rahane, OUT! And another. What a spell from the champion that Anderson is. Rahane goes for a duck. It lands around off and goes away from Rahane with the shine. Rahane, just like Pujara, goes fishing. The edge is found and Cook takes a comfortable catch at first slip. India are under the cosh now and they are still behind by 229 runs. |
| 41.1 : 41.1: S Broad to Kohli, FOUR! HAMMERED! That made a cracking sound off the bat! Short ball and on middle, Kohli swivels and pulls it through backward square leg and the ball races away to the fence. |
| 43.2 : 43.2: Sam Curran to Kohli, FOUR! Bread and butter stuff for Kohli. You bowl it to him there all day and he will keep murdering you. Full and on middle and off, Kohli whips it through mid-wicket and you need not run for those. |
| 43.3 : 43.3: Sam Curran to Kohli, FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries! Through the off side this time. A friendly full toss outside off, Kohli guides it through cover-point and the ball races away. |
| 44.1 : 44.1: Ben Stokes to Vihari, SIX! Not in convincing manner though but it should break the shackles for him. A bumper on middle, he takes on the challenge of pulling it. The ball takes the top edge and flies over the keeper and into the sightscreen. |
| 44.5 : 44.5: Ben Stokes to Vihari, FOUR! In the air... but just short! Luck going Vihari's way here. He once again tries to pull it. This time though he tries to drag it from outside off. The ball takes the top edge and goes towards Rashid at fine leg. He comes running in but can't reach it. He lets it through and the ball races to the fence. |
| 45.1 : 45.1: Sam Curran to Vihari, FOUR! Boundaries now coming thick and fast for Vihari! On the pads, he flicks it fine and the ball races away to the fence. |
| 45.6 : 45.6: Sam Curran to Vihari, FOUR! However, if he plays shots like these, nobody would tell him to calm down. That is crisp. Full and on off, Vihari eases it through mid off and the ball races to the fence. The 50-run stand is up, a very, very important one in the context of the game. India were struggling when the two joined forces. However, the job is not yet over. |
| 46.2 : 46.2: Ben Stokes to Kohli, OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Shades of 2014 there! Stokes gets the big fish and it is a timely wicket as this partnership was starting to flourish. Kolhi falls one short of a well-deserved half ton. However, I wonder, why did he play that shot when an over ago he had a word with Vihari who attempted a similar shot. Lapse of concentration? Maybe. Stokes bowls it full and wide outside off, it swings away further. Kohli goes for the booming drive through covers, looking to get t |
| 48.2: Ben Stokes to Pant, FOUR! No stopping this. It was asking to be hit and Pant obliges. A leg slider and a flick was enough to send it across the fine fence. |
| 48.3 : 48.3: Ben Stokes to R Pant, OUT! Another one bites the dust. Pant, his Test career and India are loosing the plot here. Stokes corrects his line and bowls it on a length outside off. Pant goes after it with an angled bat with no real determination. The ball takes the edge and Cook, at first slip, pouches it comfortably. |
| 48.6 : 48.6: Ben Stokes to R Jadeja, FOUR! Edge and just wide of the third slip. A full ball on off, Jadeja looks to dig it and gets a thick outside edge. The ball races to the third man fence. Stokes ends another successful over |
| 50.3 : 50.3: Ben Stokes to Jadeja, FOUR! Too full and straight. Jadeja flicks the ball on his pads to the fine leg fence and adds four valuable runs to his team's total. |
| 55.6 : 55.6: S Broad to Jadeja, FOUR! Full, on the pads, flicked with ease. Jadeja gets a rare loose ball from Broad and he makes sure he gets it in the gap and all the way to the square leg fence for a boundary to end the over. |
| 61.1 : 61.1: S Broad to Vihari, FOUR! Creamed! Broad bowls a full ball wide of off looking for some extravagant swing. But it's too full and Vihari pounces on it. He brings out the drive out and gets it through covers. A beautiful looking shot this and patience is helping for sure. |
| 61.4 : 61.4: S Broad to H Vihari, FOUR! Edged and four! Closer to the off pole on a full length, HV again plays at it with soft hands and manages to find the gap between first and second slip. The ball races to the fence. Broad is not happy. |
| 62.2 : 62.2: J Anderson to Jadeja, FOUR! 200 up for India. Well played by Jadeja there. He sees the short ball on his off pole and opens the face of the bat to get it through the third man region for a boundary. |
| 62.3 : 62.3: J Anderson to Jadeja, FOUR! Not so convincing this time. Jimmy lands this one full and closer to the off stump. Jadeja lunges forward to defend but gets it off the outside edge. The ball flies past the third slip and into the fence. |
| 68.3: Ben Stokes to H Vihari, FOUR! Fine shot. Good placement. Stokes overpitches outside off, Vihari leans forward with a still head and compact balance, opens the face of the bat at the last moment as he leans into the drive and places it through cover-point. It speeds through scattering all the pigeons there and reaches the fence. A couple of fielders were after it but once the ball rolls through the practice pitches, it becomes very tough to stop it. |
| 72.1 : 72.1: Ben Stokes to R Jadeja, FOUR! Boom! Short and wide, begging to be punished, Jadeja stands tall inside the crease and cracks it through point for a boundary. Great start to the over for India. |
| 73.6 : 73.6: M Ali to Vihari, FOUR! Strong shot! Moeen is a bit too full with his length, it's around off and turning back in, Hanuma kneels and powers his sweep in front of square leg for a boundary. Growing in confidence, Hanuma. |
| 76.4 : 76.4: M Ali to Vihari, OUT! End of a superb knock by the debutant, his partnership of 77 runs has brought down the deficit to 95. Moeen is the man for England yet again. He serves a tossed up ball outside off and gets it to spin back in just a bit. Hanuma Vihari is forward as he wants to defend but fails to meet the ball from the middle of his willow. It sneaks past the outside edge, Bairstow catches the ball, they appeal and umpire Dharmasena agrees. Vihari goes for the referral and it's quite |
| 82.5 : 82.5: M Ali to Sharma, OUT! Gone. Ishant and his resistance ends. A straighter one bowled outside off and it goes on with the angle. Ishant plays for the spin but it never did. The outside edge is found and Bairstow does the rest. Ashwin with his so many variations was looking unimpressive and Moeen with nothing much to show in that department has troubled the Indian batters in the last couple of matches, just like this one. There's a lesson in there somewhere for him. Anyway, India still trail |
| 84.6 : 84.6: M Ali to Jadeja, FOUR! Fifty up for Jadeja, his ninth in this format. The field was up so it was easy to cut the short ball through the vacant cover-point region. He reaches the milestone, dusts off his willow and does his usual 'swordplay' celebration. Kudos to him, making a statement on his comeback. |
| 85.3 : 85.3: A Rashid to Jadeja, FOUR! Not that short but enough for the now set Jadeja. He rocks back and half-pulls it through mid-wicket. The ball races away to the fence. |
| 85.5 : 85.5: A Rashid to Shami, OUT! Shami couldn't stop himself for long and pays the price for it. It was tossed up right up there and he lofts it powerfully towards long on. Stuart Broad stationed there runs in a bit, stays low and hangs on to the catch to send Shami packing. All Shami needed was to hang in there with Jadeja but it wasn't to be. |
| 86.6 : 86.6: J Anderson to R Jadeja, FOUR! Wide of off and enticing Jadeja. He chops it from his crease and a thick outside edge makes it race through the slip cordon for a boundary. England won't mind that though. Bumrah is on strike for the next over and they can finish the innings there. |
| 88.4 : 88.4: Anderson to Jadeja, SIX! Bang! Thwarted! What a hit. Jimmy bowls a full ball in line of the stumps and swings it in. Jadeja counters for that and goes with the straight bat over the bowler's head. The connection is sweet and it goes way back and into the sight screen. |
| 89.4: S Broad to Jadeja, FOUR! Short, on the leg pole and asking for it. Jadeja swivels and gets it fine to the fine leg region for a boundary. Runs coming thick and fast now. |
| 90.4: J Anderson to Jadeja, FOUR! More pain for England as Jadeja is chipping away the trail. A wild hoick across the line to the length ball and it reaches the mid-wicket fence just in time. |
| 94.6 : 94.6: M Ali to Bumrah, OUT! Out! Gone! That's the end of the road for Bumrah and Jadeja. The latter sold his short there as he tapped this flighted one the pads to the fielder at short square leg. Broad there runs and in throws the ball back to Bairtow who does the rest. Bumrah was always struggling. A 32-run stand is broken and India give up a dangerous 40-run lead. |
| 4.5 : 4.5: J Bumrah to Cook, FOUR! Off the mark in style! On the pads, Cook loves it there, he flicks it through square leg and the ball races away. |
| 6.3 : 6.3: M Shami to Cook, FOUR! Expensive start for Shammi here. Cook gets another ball on his pads. Bread and butter stuff for him. He flicks it through mid-wicket and the ball races away. |
| 12.4 : 12.4: M Shami to Jennings, OUT! TIMBER! There are two types of leaves in cricket, a good one and a bad one and that was a bad one. Shami however, won't care as he gets a well-deserved wicket. He comes steaming in from around the wicket and bowls an inswinger outside off. It comes back in sharply. Jennings offers no shot and he does not cover his stumps as well. The ball kisses the top of off and Jennings has to take the long walk back, cheaply again. An early wicket after the break, exactly what |
| 13.2 : 13.2: R Jadeja to Ali, FOUR! That is Moeen's go-to shot! He gets down on one knee and sweeps it hard through square leg and the ball races away. |
| 20.3 : 20.3: M Shami to Ali, FOUR! In the air... but in the gap! There were a few fielders there but the way Shami's luck is running, that was never going to go to hand. Full and outside off, Moeen goes for the full-blooded drive but the ball takes the outside edge and flies through gully for a boundary. |
| 20.6 : 20.6: M Shami to Cook, FOUR! Not this full as he is driven crisply through mid on and the ball races away,. A good over for England, 10 from it. |
| 24.2 : 24.2: I Sharma to M Ali, EDGED AND DROPPED! It's FOUR also! Sharma delivers an overpitched delivery outside off, Moeen goes for a big booming cover drive but gets a fat outside edge behind. It flies to KL Rahul at second slip who tries to grab it in front of his face but fails to hold on. It bursts through his hangs and races behind for a boundary. KL has been so good with his catching in the series and must be upset with himself. |
| 27.4 : 27.4: R Jadeja to Ali, OUT! Bowled 'em! The changed ball brings luck for Jadeja as he pegs the middle stump back. Another delivery which lands in the rough around off and turns back in sharply. Moeen gets on the front foot to drive it but misses the ball completely. It sneaks through the gap between bat and pad and shatters the stumps. The Indians are ecstatic. The 35-run stand has been broken. |
| 29.1 : 29.1: R Jadeja to Root, FOUR! Easy pickings! Jadeja drops it short wide outside off, Root loves it there. He goes deep inside the crease and whacks it through point for a cracking boundary. |
| 29.3 : 29.3: R Jadeja to Root, FOUR! Once again the length is short and Root cashes in. He rocks back immediately and hammers it past the point fielder. The English skipper is off and running in style. |
| 37.1 : 37.1: M Shami to Joe Root, EDGY FOUR! Runs are coming thick and fast. Shami serves a delivery in the channel outside off. It's on a length and Root is sucked into a cover drive. He doesn't account for the movement and edges it behind. Luckily for him it goes wide of the slip cordon for a boundary. |
| 37.2 : 37.2: M Shami to Root, FOUR! Shot of the evening! This time his head was right on top of the delivery. Full and around off, Root presents a straight bat as he unfurls a fabulous drive down the ground for a boundary. England racing away here and India are lacking intensity in the field. |
| 38.4 : 38.4: J Bumrah to Root, FOUR! Beautifully picked up off his pads. Almost similar to the last delivery. Moving back into the batsman from outside off, Root shimmies down the track a bit and flicks it superbly to the deep square leg fence. |
| 44.1 : 44.1: J Bumrah to Cook, FOUR! Fifty for Cook, his 58th in Tests. He is bowing out in some style, consecutive fifties for him. This time though, he would want to convert it into a big one and if he does so, it will be the 7th ton against India, which will be his most by him against a team in Tests. He has the time and he is also looking good out there. He gets a gift to get to his milestone. On the pads, that is one place you do not want to bowl to him. He flicks it through square leg and the bal |
| 45.2 : 45.2: R Jadeja to Cook, FOUR! This time it is a touch too full, the spin is out of contention as Cook reaches to the pitch of the delivery and strokes it through covers. No stopping that and runs coming thick and fast for England this morning. |
| 51.1 : 51.1: R Jadeja to Cook, FOUR! No Jadeja, you just brought in an extra catcher but then you bowl a short ball outside off. Easy pickings for Cook, he goes back and cuts it through point for a boundary. |
| 53.2 : 53.2: R Jadeja to Root, FOUR! It looks just too easy at the moment! Jadeja bowls it outside off, Root plants his front foot down and sweeps it through square leg for a boundary. |
| 53.6 : 53.6: R Jadeja to Root, FOUR! Second boundary in the over! Again, he goes down on one knee and sweeps it through mid-wicket. No stopping it and Root is 5 shy of a half ton. A much-needed one. |
| 56.6: M Shami to Root, FOUR! Fifty for Root and he gets there in style! His 42nd in this format. A much-needed one for him and it has been a very fluent fifty. A freebie to get there, short and width on offer outside off. He pounces on it and cuts it through point for a boundary. |
| 59.4 : 59.4: R Jadeja to Root, SIX! That is wonderful from the English skipper, shows how confident he is feeling in the middle now. Jadeja tosses this one in line of the stumps, Root dances down the track and lofts it, through the line, straight over the bowler's head. The timing is supreme and the ball lands in the stands. He is looking to stamp his authority and up the ante as well. Ominous signs these for India! |
| 60.5 : 60.5: M Shami to Root, FOUR! Cracker of a pull! For all the students of the game - the English skipper shows exactly how you play the shot. Shami bangs it in short, looking to surprise the batsman. But Root is upto the task, as he swivels quickly and gets the pull out. The connection is near perfect as the ball races across the deep square leg boundary. |
| 62.1 : 62.1: R Jadeja to Cook, FOUR! Short and wide and asking to be punished. Jadeja is known to be accurate with his line and length but today, he has been sloppy. Cook goes back and gets it through covers for a boundary. |
| 62.3 : 62.3: R Jadeja to Root, FOUR! And he paddles this full ball fine to the fine leg region for second boundary of the over. 200 is up for England as well and Lead up to 240. |
| 68.3: J Bumrah to Cook, FOUR! Classic Cookkie! One of the best of his innings this one. He moves to 95 with this amazing straight drive. Bumrah, looking for some movement, pitches this one a bit fuller than good length around off. Cook comes on the front foot and with a straight bat plays one of the most beautiful shots in the game. The straight drives bisects the fielders at mid off and mid on to races across the boundary. |
| 71.3: R Jadeja to Root, FOUR! Swept and swept fine! How well has he played this shot? Full and outside off, Root goes down on one knee and sweeps it through mid-wicket and the ball races away. He moves onto a score which the Australians consider as unlucky. |
| 74.4 : 74.4: M Shami to Cook, FOUR! Crunched! That was right off the middle and that went to the ropes like a tracer bullet. Fuller and outside off, Cook caresses it through the cover region and the ball races away. |
| 78.1 : 78.1: M Shami to Cook, FOUR! Nailed! Slightly short on middle, Cook picks the length early and pulls it through square leg. The sub, Karun Nair, makes good ground to his left, dives but his knee gets stuck into the turf and he lets it through for a boundary. He is down on his knee. Not good this, he though is up now. |
| 80.3 : 80.3: M Shami to Joe Root, FOUR! A smashing cover drive! That is so beautiful to watch. Shami lands this on a good length but a nit wide of off. Root sees the width on it and goes for a flamboyant drive on the up. His timing and placement is superb and the ball races across the deep cover boundary for the crowd to applause out loud. |
| 81.4 : 81.4: R Jadeja to Cook, FOUR! Short, wide and punished! Cook cashes in on the poor delivery and cuts it through covers for a boundary. 319 is the lead. |
| 83.1 : 83.1: R Jadeja to Cook, FOUR! Timed and timed to perfection! Short and outside off, another poor delivery. Cook punches it through cover-point and the ball races away. |
| 83.3 : 83.3: R Jadeja to Cook, EDGY FOUR! This one goes away from the batsman with the angle after pitching on off. Cook tries to defend but the ball takes the outside edge and goes past the diving Rahane at first slip and into the fence. |
| 87.2 : 87.2: R Jadeja to Cook, FOUR! A bit shorter and flatter and a bit outside off. Cook waits for it to arrive and at the last moment opens his bat face to glide it down to the third man area to get a boundary. 300 comes up for the hosts. They are rubbing in now. |
| 94.1 : 94.1: H Vihari to Root, OUT! Root holes out! All eyes at the England dressing room and there is no declaration. So something to rejoice for India and a big moment for Vihari, his first Test wicket and that too it is one he would just not forget. Root walks back in disgust but he has played an extremely fluent innings. His 259-run stand with Cook has probably batted India out of the game. Now coming to the delivery - it was tossed up around off, Root goes for the slog sweep but gets a top edge. I |
| 94.2 : 94.2: H Vihari to Cook, OUT! EDGED AND TAKEN! End of Cook's innings, end of an era in English cricket. He bows out in some style, a mangnificient innings by him and walks off the field to a huge ovation from the crowd. Excellent gesture by the Indians too as they walk upto him and shake his hand. Such is the respect, every player has for this guy and this is the last we have seen of him with the bat in Tests. Coming to the delivery - It is a short ball, quicker in pace and outside off. Cook had |
| 96.3 : 96.3: M Shami to Bairstow, FOUR! Watta shot! Bairstow cracks his first boundary in style. A shorter ball outside off is cut by the English wicket-keeper batsman and the timing on it is exquisite and placement even better as the ball races across the deep point fence. |
| 97.2 : 97.2: R Jadeja to Bairstow, FOUR! Up and over! Bairstow now displaying his intent and in some style. Jadeja keeps this a bit slower and around off. Bairstow, from within the crease, swings through the line, gets good elevation and the ball goes over the mid on fielder to race across the long on boundary. |
| 98.5 : 98.5: M Shami to Stokes, FOUR! The slightest of room was enough for Stokes to put that away. Not a bad delivery, a little short and outside off, Stokes slaps it through covers for a boundary. |
| 98.6 : 98.6: M Shami to Stokes, FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries! Another top shot! Just ahead of a length around off, Stokes times it on the up through covers and the ball races to the fence. |
| 100.5 : 100.5: M Shami to Bairstow, FOUR! Nailed the cut perfectly! Shami dishes this wide outside off and shorter in length. Bairstow reaches for it with a horizontal bat and cuts it into the point region. The placement is supreme as the fielder at the boundary line races across to try and stop it but cannot as the ball races across the deep point fence. |
| 100.6 : 100.6: M Shami to Bairstow, OUT! If there is anyone who deserves a wicket, it has to be this man. Shami produces a beauty, yet again, but this time gets rewarded for it. Shami continues to attack that good length around the corridor of off stump. The ball lands and deviates into Jonny. The length is such that the English Keeper is not sure whether to come forward or rock back. This confusion makes him stay at the crease and he tries to block it out. The inward movement beats his inner edge and c |
| 101.3 : 101.3: R Jadeja to Buttler, OUT! Buttler walks back! The norm continues after the mammoth partnership. Buttler, looking for quick runs, top edges one to Shami at backward point. It was a tossed up ball outside off, spinning away from the right-hander and he had a wild hoick across the line. These wickets, however, shouldn't bother the hosts too much as they have enough to win this match probably. |
| 106.4 : 106.4: M Shami to Ben Stokes, FOUR! Shot! Crisp! On off, driven on the up down the ground and beats the fielder at mid on. A boundary. |
| 107.5 : 107.5: R Jadeja to Curran, FOUR! Beautiful. Curran has played spin extremely well throughout his short International career. He played Ashwin well and now he is milking Jadeja well. He gets a short ball on off, spinning in. Curran goes back and times it through covers. No chance for any fielder to get anywhere near it. |
| 108.1 : 108.1: R Jadeja to Curran, Four! Up and over. Lead climbs to 424. Stokes making his intentions clear. A short ball outside off, Stokes goes after it with hard hands and get it up and over the slip cordon. A boundary results. |
| 109.1: R Jadeja to Stokes, SIX! Bang! A mere chip off the front foot and it gets the distance. Wow! Stokes gets a flighted ball on middle and off, he lofts it to wide long on for a maximum. |
| 109.3 : 109.3: R Jadeja to Stokes, FOUR! And another! What power he has. Stokes is making his and his team's intentions clear here. A flighted ball on off, driven past the cover fielder for a boundary. |
| 109.4 : 109.4: R Jadeja to Stokes, OUT! In the air... taken! One shot too many Stokes. A flatter delivery on middle and leg, Stokes reaches for it and slog it over square leg region. KL Rahul, in the deep there positions himself under it and holds onto it nicely to complete his 14th catch of the series. He goes past Rahul Dravid's record of 13 catches. |
| 110.5 : 110.5: H Vihari to Rashid, FOUR! Dancing shoes on display here. Rashid charges down and gets it on full. The connection is sweet and it races through covers for a boundary. |
| 111.5: R Jadeja to Rashid, FOUR! Oh, this is a beauty! Rashid lofts this on over the mid on fielder and gets it to the fence easily. Runs coming thick and fast. |
| 111.6 : 111.6: R Jadeja to Rashid, FOUR! And again. Declaration is around the corner it seems. A slow ball but shortish. Rashid goes back and square cuts it through cover-point for another boundary. 12 came off this one. |
| 112.2 : 112.2: H Vihari to Curran, SIX! The runs continue to flow. Tossed up outside off, a bit wide, but no problem for Sam. He dances out, gets to the pitch of the ball and sends it sailing over widish long off. |
| 112.3 : 112.3: H Vihari to Curran, OUT! In the air... and caught! Curran walks and England declares as well. He goes after another biggie but couldn't get to the pitch of the ball which was flighted in line of the sticks. He still goes after the ball and ends up top edging it. The ball lobs towards short square leg and Pant runs to complete the formalities. Joe Root signals from the balcony to end India's agony. The target is 464. They'll have to beat their overall highest if they are to win this. |
| 2.3 : 2.3: J Anderson to Dhawan, OUT! Gone! Dhawan and his Test career walking back perhaps. Another failure for him. Anderson has his first, adds another victim to his long list of 563 wickets. He equals another great as the highest wicket taker in Test cricket, Glen McGrath. He traps him in line of the stumps with a full ball and Dhawan fails to get bat on it. The players appeal and the umpire obliges. England need just need 9 more such balls to wrap this Test and series up! |
| 2.6 : 2.6: J Anderson to Pujara, OUT! Anderson, you beauty! What a bowler he has been. Two wickets in an over and India are in are all kinds of trouble here. A full ball coming in with after swinging. Pujara fails to get his bat behind the line and gets rapped on the front pad. Before Anderson could appeal, the umpire has his finger up. Pujara has an extended discussion with Rahul, goes for the review but he was too late as the given 15-second flew away faster then he would've have wanted. India is 2/ |
| 3.2 : 3.2: S Broad to Kohli, OUT! OMG! Skipper, what have you done? Don's record stays intact of scoring 600 or more runs in four series as of now. Broad bowls an enticing full ball way outside off. Kohli reaches out for it, unlike his previous innings. He edges it to Bairstow and Broad runs in celebration right-away. What a scalp to have but he took a chance away from his counterpart. Had Anderson taken his wicket, he would've had him for the first time in this series. Nonetheless, England isn't comp |
| 4.2: J Anderson to L Rahul, FOUR! No point in defending balls when they are moving so much. Better make use of the gifts. Short and wide outside off, Rahul leaps and slashes it over point for a boundary! |
| 5.2: S Broad to Rahul, FOUR! Short and wide outside off, Rahul crashes it through point for a boundary. |
| 6.4 : 6.4: J Anderson to Rahul, FOUR! ELEGANT! Rahul continues to strut his stuff. Half volley outside off, the opener comes forward and drives it through the covers for a boundary! |
| 7.1 : 7.1: S Broad to Rahane, FOUR! FABULOUS! That is extraordinary timing from Rahane. Full and outside off, Ajinkya gets a good stride forward and just pushes it through the covers. The timing and the outfield make the result as a four. |
| 8.1: J Anderson to Rahul, FOUR! When you flash, flash hard. Well, as long as Rahul is around, batting is going to be fun and we are going to be at the edges of our seats. Full and wide outside off, swinging away, Rahul reaches out and looks to drive but is done in by the away movement. The outside edge is induced but it flies over the slips to the third man fence. The stand moves to 30 from just 29 balls. Rahul gets his 4th boundary in his 23. 59 more deliveries left in the day... |
| 8.3 : 8.3: J Anderson to Rahul, FOUR! Not too convincing. On a length outside off, Rahul opens the face of his bat and guides it past gully. Ben Stokes dives to his left, gets a hand to it, but is not able to save the boundary. |
| 12.5 : 12.5: M Ali to Rahul, FOUR! Fine shot. Full and around off, Rahul gets down and reverse sweeps it behind point for a boundary. |
| 16.3 : 16.3: Ben Stokes to Rahul, FOUR! 50-RUN STAND IS UP! Much needed for India. They were three down for not many and this stand will give the dressing room a good boost. The rate is good too, consuming just a bit over 13 overs. A half volley, on the pads, Rahul ticks it towards the fine leg fence. Rahul moves to 42 from 48 balls. His 7th boundary. |
| 16.6 : 16.6: Ben Stokes to L Rahul, FOUR! FANTASTIC! Half volley outside off, Rahul leans and drives it through the covers for a boundary! |
| 18.6: J Anderson to Rahul, FOUR! On the last ball of the over Jimmy drifts on Rahul's pads. KL has flicked it beautifully through square leg for a boundary. It brings up his 12th fifty. But the job is half done, or even lesser than half. He needs to carry on and stay there as long as possible. |
| 23.3 : 23.3: S Broad to Rahul, FOUR! A very confident drive off the front foot by KL Rahul. Broad delivers it full and outside off, Rahul leans forward and drives it crisply through the gap at cover-point. Didn't try to hit it hard, just placed his shot with sweet timing. From England's point of view, they won't mind Rahul driving. |
| 30.5 : 30.5: Sam Curran to A Rahane, FOUR! Cracking Cover Drive! Is there a more beautiful shot in cricket? Sam dishes this one very full, looking for some swing. Rahane is up for it as he comes forward, crouches a bit and plays a beautiful cover drive with near perfect timing and placement. |
| 32.2 : 32.2: Sam Curran to Rahane, FOUR! 100 up for India. Short and width on offer and Rahane obliges. He hangs back and punches it through cover-point as the ball races away. The partnership grows to 99 with this shot and the pair is growing in confidence. |
| 33.1 : 33.1: M Ali to Rahul, FOUR! 100 of the partnership comes up between the duo, a well-deserved and a much, much-needed as well. Tossed up right up there, Rahul waits for it to come and then drives it through covers for a boundary. Rahul is looking good. Can he make it big for his team and stretch this partnership into a double ton? |
| 33.4 : 33.4: M Ali to Rahul, FOUR! Paddles and paddles fine. Clever stuff from Rahul. First through the cover region and then to the opposite side. It was pitched on off and he drags it fine with a stretched bat. Curran gives a chase but he coudln't stop it. |
| 34.4: Sam Curran to Rahane, FOUR! Shot of the day for me. Indianesque in this shot as Rahane flicks the full swinging ball on his pads through mid-wicket. |
| 34.5 : 34.5: Sam Curran to Rahane, FOUR! A lot of width and a player of Rahane's class won't miss out on such opportunities. He cuts it off the back foot and finds the gap through cover-point. The ball races to the fence and pressure easing off India with every run this pair scores. |
| 35.3 : 35.3: M Ali to Rahane, OUT! In the air... taken! Just when things looked to be getting easier, Rahane falls. A tame end to a gutsy knock. What a pity but England won't mind at all. A tossed up ball outside off, Rahane reaches for it to sweep it down but the ball takes the top edge and lobs in the air towards Jennings at short mid-wicket who completes the formality. A 118-run stand comes to an end. England need 6 more wickets to wrap it up. |
| 36.4 : 36.4: Ben Stokes to Vihari, OUT! Gone! One brings two and Vihari takes the long walk back. He goes for a duck in his second innings. Coming to the ball, it was dug in at pace and climbing onto Vihari. He gets on his toes, tries to get his willow behind the line but the ball takes a slight outside edge and goes into the mitts of Bairstow. England are celebrating. It could end sooner than they would have hoped for. |
| 37.5 : 37.5: M Ali to Pant, FOUR! Nice reply from Pant. Moeen drops this one a bit shorter in length. Pant quickly rocks back and pulls it through mid-wicket for a handsome boundary. |
| 39.3 : 39.3: M Ali to Rahul, FOUR! Rahul and his shots are not stopping. He is playing his natural game and scoring quick runs. He needs them desperately as well. A flighted ball outside off, KL reverse sweeps it through third man area and takes the boundary on offer. |
| 39.4 : 39.4: M Ali to Rahul, FOUR! Clever, so clever from Rahul. Excellent stuff from him. First the reverse sweep and now the conventional one through the deep square leg region. The ball races to the fence and KL is cruising towards his ton. |
| 40.1 : 40.1: Ben Stokes to Rahul, SIX! Bang! Where did this come from? Rahul has gone into T20 mode and rightly so. No point getting into a shell and getting the ball with your wicket written on it. Stokes bangs it in again outside off, Rahul goes back to make some and he pulls the trigger. A tennis forehand on this and the ball sails into the crowd at cover region. He gets into 90's now. |
| 40.3 : 40.3: Ben Stokes to Rahul, FOUR! Ducked all the short balls in the last over and takes on them this time. A banged in ball in line of the stumps. Rahul swivels and plays it fine to fine leg fence to move to 97. Can he complete the ton in this over itself? |
| 40.6 : 40.6: Ben Stokes to Rahul, FOUR. |
| 42.4 : 42.4: Ben Stokes to L Rahul, FOUR! Solid! Short, into the body and pulled to the fine leg fence for another boundary by KL. |
| 43.6 : 43.6: M Ali to Pant, SIX! Block, block, block and a one-handed six to finish the over. That's Rishabh Pant for you. He gets another tossed up ball on off but couldn't resist the temptation. He hurries down the pitch and launches into the ball with one hand coming off the handle. It still sails over the long on fence with a lot of hang time. |
| 46.6: A Rashid to Pant, FOUR! Fires this a bit quicker outside off, Pant stays back and late cuts it through backward point for a boundary. |
| 48.4 : 48.4: A Rashid to Pant, FOUR! Rashid tosses this one on off, Pant this time cannot resist as he goes up and over the mid off fielder for a boundary. This is good from India, they are showing no signs of nerves and are ready to play their shots. We are in for a interesting and exciting passage of play. |
| 52.3 : 52.3: A Rashid to Pant, FOUR! Slightly short and Pant pounces on it. 200 up for India. It is a half-tracker outside off, Rishabh punches it through cover-point and the ball races away. |
| 53.1 : 53.1: M Ali to Pant, FOUR! Slow, flighted and full on off. He gets it above the batsman's eye line. But Pant shows his class by coming down the track and crunch this cover drive to the boundary. That was some very good use of the feet there by the Indian keeper-batsman. |
| 53.6 : 53.6: M Ali to Rahul, FOUR! Ali gives the ball some air, as has been the story so far. Rahul takes on the bait, skips down the track and lofts this over the mid off region for a smashing boundary. Some attractive cricket on show here. Don't leave your seats. |
| 54.2 : 54.2: Ben Stokes to Pant, FOUR! Fierce square-cut from Pant. Stokes dishes this a bit short and wide of off. Pant unleashes the cut which results in the ball racing across the deep point boundary for a super four. The pair is not afraid to take on the pacer as well. The Indian aggression continues. |
| 54.5 : 54.5: Ben Stokes to Pant, FOUR! SHOT! That's exactly what I heard around me when this young lad played this shot. Stokes fires this one a bit straight in line with the stumps. pant leans across a bit and flicks it nonchalantly through the mid-wicket region for another cracking boundary. That brings up the 100-run partnership off just 108 balls. This is super stuff from this attacking pair. Are they going for the chase?...Intent?? |
| 61.3 : 61.3: Joe Root to R Pant, FOUR! That has crossed the boundary ropes like a TRACER BULLET! Joe tosses it up and full, Pant waits for the ball to arrive and cracks his drive through covers for a scintillating boundary. |
| 63.5 : 63.5: Joe Root to Rahul, FOUR! Rahul just got to the ball there. Root may have seen Rahul step down the track and he fires it wide outside off. Rahul reaches out for it and smashes it through covers for a boundary. |
| 66.1 : 66.1: Ben Stokes to Pant, FOUR! Cut and cut hard! Short and outside off, Pant slaps it through point and the ball races away. 207 more needed and they have another 40 overs to go. Game on? |
| 66.4 : 66.4: Ben Stokes to R Pant, FOUR! Pierced the gap to perfection! Well they need something around 5 per over but they already have 8 in this. Short and on middle, Pant goes back and pulls it between fine leg and backward square leg, beating the dive of the fielder in the former position. |
| 66.5 : 66.5: Ben Stokes to Pant, FOUR! Make that 12! Best shot of the over! Slightly short and width on offer outside off, Pant places it through backward point and the ball races away. |
| 67.2 : 67.2: S Broad to Pant, FOUR! Just over the leaping fielder! On the pads, Pant flicks it uppishly, just out of the stretched hands of the fielder at mid-wicket. Raining boundaries off the bat of Pant. |
| 69.1 : 69.1: S Broad to R Pant, EDGY FOUR! Pant moves into the 80s. Broad bowls the outswinger on off, Pant lunges and tries to block but the ball takes the outside edge and goes down to the third man fence. |
| 69.6 : 69.6: S Broad to R Pant, EDGED BUT FOUR! Full marks to the bowler but runs to the batsman. Pant moves onto a score which the Australians consider very unlucky. Around off, it straightens a touch. Pant tries to defend but the ball takes the outside edge and goes through gully for a boundary. 182 more needed. |
| 71.1 : 71.1: A Rashid to Pant, SIX! BOOM! Welcome back into the attack Rashid! What a shot! Adil flights this delivery on off, Pant goes down on one knee and tonks it over the long on fence. Moves into the nervous 90s. But it's Rishabh Pant...nervous? Don't think so! |
| 73.5 : 73.5: A Rashid to Pant, SIX! BANG! Maiden Test ton for Rishabh Pant. He reaches there in some style. This lad seriously got guts. Uff! What a knock this has been, yes, there is not a lot of pressure on him in this innings but take nothing away from the way he has played. It has been full of entertainment, excitement and a complete treat to watch. Even the crowd knows that and are giving a thunderous applause to the youngster's effort. He acknowledges it by taking his helmet off and raising his b |
| 75.5: Rashid to Pant, SIX! What a hit! This man oozes aggression and it shows in his batting style. Another tossed up ball from Rashid, this time it's closer to Pant and he launches into it with a straight bat. The ball sails into the second tear of the stands. Intent straightaway from India and Pant. |
| 77.6 : 77.6: A Rashid to Pant, FOUR! Wide, full, flighted and Pant hammers it up and overs the cover-point area. So, it seems India is going for quick runs before the second new ball. Interesting approach. |
| 78.1 : 78.1: J Anderson to Rahul, FOUR! Nonchalantly flicked away over the infield and into the mid-wicket fence. Now Rahul gets into the attack. Intent is pretty clear. They want to win this one. |
| 81.1: A Rashid to Rahul, OUT! Gone! Needed a special delivery to remove a special batsman. What a peach! I'm stunned. It lands way outside leg but in the rough. The ball moves towards the off pole like a vicious snake. Rahul goes back to play it down but misses it altogether. The ball hits the off pole and ends the marathon partnership of 204-runs, best for the 6th wicket and only the second pair to do so in the fourth innings. Kudos to Rashid, Shane Warne's ball of the century has a competitor |
| 83.6 : 83.6: A Rashid to Pant, OUT c Moeen Ali b Adil Rashid. India have lost their seventh wicket. |
| 89.3 : 89.3: A Rashid to Sharma, FOUR! Swept and swept to the fence. It was a googly on leg which Sharma read perhaps as he swept it through the square leg region for a boundary. His patience is important for India's survival. |
| 91.6 : 91.6: Sam Curran to Sharma, OUT! Another one bites the dust. Sharma's persistence comes to an end. It was too good for him. Curran delivers a length ball around off and it nips away a bit after pitching. Ishant is forward as he tries to play at it. But he gets a faint outside edge to the keeper. |
| 92.5 : 92.5: J Anderson to R Jadeja, FOUR! Anderson was millimeters away from topping the list of the pace bowlers with most wickets in Test cricket. He lands it around off, Jadeja tries to force it through the off side and steal a run but he gets an inside edge instead which goes agonizingly close past the off pole and into the fine leg fence. |
| 93.3 : 93.3: Sam Curran to Jadeja, FOUR! Pure timing that! On the pads, Jadeja flicks it through square leg and the ball races away. However, runs do not matter now. |
| 93.4 : 93.4: Sam Curran to R Jadeja, OUT! EDGED AND TAKEN! That is the final nail in the coffin. Jadeja walks back as he is done in by another excellent outswinger by Sam Curran. He is really making full use of the new ball. Once again angles it into the batsman first and then gets it to leave him. Jadeja plays inside the line, the ball kisses the outside edge and Jonny Bairstow behind does not drop it this time as he takes it with a dive to his left. One wicket away now, England. |
| 94.3 : 94.3: J Anderson to Shami, OUT! There it is! What a fitting end to this Test match! James Anderson gets the last and his 564th wicket and with that, he now becomes the most successful fast bowler in Tests. Isn't he delighted, isn't the crowd delighted... You bet they are. Jimmy gets this one to come back in from around off, Shami tries to keep it out but the ball sneaks through and uproots the middle stump. Handshakes all around as ENGLAND HAVE WON THIS GAME BY 118 RUNS, TAKING THE SERIES 4-1! |
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