| 0.0 : Hello and welcome to the live coverage of match 15 of ICC world T-20. |
| This is a Group1 Super 10 game and the two teams fighting it out are England and West Indies. The venue for this game is Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
| This is the first game of this group and both the teams will be keen to get their world cup campaign to a winning start. |
| Toss and Teams are on your way shortly. Stay tuned. |
| Toss: "Heads" is the call from Morgan but the coin spins down as "Tails". West Indies have the toss and elected to bowl first. |
| Morgan and Sammy walks out for the toss. West Indies is the home team for this game and Sammy will spin the coin |
| West Indies (Playing XI): Johnson Charles, Chris Gayle, Marlon Samuels, Denesh Ramdin(w k), Dwayne Bravo, Andre Russell, Darren Sammy(c), Carlos Brathwaite, Jerome Taylor, Samuel Badree, Sulieman Benn |
| England (Playing XI): Jason Roy, Alex Hales, Joe Root, Eoin Morgan(c), Jos Buttler(w k), Ben Stokes, Moeen Ali, Chris Jordan, Adil Rashid, David Willey, Reece Topley |
| The flags of both the sides are out and so are the players. The national anthem of England is being played first. It will be followed by the West Indies national anthem |
| The players walks out in the middle |
| Roy to take strike. Hales is at the other end |
| Taylor is marking his run up |
| 0.1 : Taylor to Roy, no run, comes right behind the ball and defends it back to the bowler |
| Fine leg comes up, Square leg goes back |
| 2 slips in place |
| 0.2 : Taylor to Roy, one run, comes on the front foot and pushes it towards wide mid off for a quick single |
| 0.3 : Taylor to Hales, no run, drives it towards mid off |
| 0.4 : Just 1 slip in place for Hales |
| Taylor to Hales, no run, comes forward and pushes it towards extra cover |
| 0.5 : Taylor to Hales, no run, looks to swing it towards the leg side but misses and gets hit high on the pad |
| 0.6 : Taylor to Hales, no run, comes forward and pushes it to the cover fielder. |
| Excellent first over from Taylor. England 1/0 after 1 Over |
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Leg Break from Badree End of over: ENG 1/0 (Roy 1, Hales 0)
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| 1.1 : Badree to Roy, one run, comes forward and pushes it down towards long on for a single |
| 1.2 : Badree to Hales, one run, drives it through mid wicket for a single |
| Badree to Roy, wide, bends down on his knee and tries to sweep but misses |
| 1.3 : Badree to Roy, no run, cuts it to the point fielder |
| 1.4 : Badree to Roy, no run, gives the charge and pushes it towards cover |
| 1.5 : Badree to Roy, no run, drives it back to the bowler this time |
| 1.6 : Badree to Roy, one run, drives it down towards long on for a single. |
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A good start from Badree, just 4 runs from his first Over End of over: ENG 5/0 (Roy 3, Hales 1)
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| 2.1 : Taylor to Roy, FOUR, short ball, Roy pulls it through mid wicket for a boundary |
| 2.2 : Taylor to Roy, two runs, swings it through mid wicket for a couple of runs this time |
| Taylor to Roy, wide, bouncer but too high, Roy lets it go. It is called a wide by the square leg umpire |
| 2.3 : Taylor to Roy, no run, comes forward and looks to drive but misses |
| 2.4 : Taylor to Roy, two runs, pulls the short ball through mid wicket for a couple of runs |
| Slip comes out and mid wicket goes in |
| Taylor to Roy, five wides, full ball down the leg side, Roy misses the flick. Ramdin fails to stop it as well and it goes for 5 wides |
| 2.5 : Taylor to Roy, no run, slower ball on the stumps, Roy pushes it towards mid on. |
| 2.6 : Taylor to Roy, FOUR, full ball on the pads, Roy flicks it nicely through mid wicket for a boundary. |
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18 runs from Over number 3. End of over: ENG 23/0 (Roy 15, Hales 1)
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| 3.1 : Badree to Hales, no run, cuts it into the ground. The ball rolls towards point |
| 3.2 : Badree to Hales, FOUR, bends down on his knee and sweeps the low full toss into the long leg boundary |
| 3.3 : Badree to Hales, FOUR, bends down on his knee and sweeps it through backward square leg for another boundary |
| 3.4 : Badree to Hales, FOUR, goes on the back foot and cuts it through point for a boundary. 3 in 3 |
| 3.5 : Badree to Hales, no run, cuts it hard again but finds the cover fielder this time |
| 3.6 : 13 runs from Over number 4. |
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Badree to Hales, one run, drives it down towards long on and keeps the strike with a single. End of over: ENG 36/0 (Roy 15, Hales 14)
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| 4.1 : Russell to Hales, one run, drives it towards square third man |
| 4.2 : Russell to Roy, no run, looks to cut but misses and gets beaten |
| 4.3 : Russell to Roy, OUT, no run, flicks it towards mid wicket and finds the fielder. Badree dives forward and takes the catch |
| 4.4 : Russell to Root, no run, ducks under the bouncer |
| 4.5 : Russell to Root, FOUR, full ball on the pads, Root glances it to the fine leg fence to open his account |
| Russell to Root, wide, another ball own the leg side but Root misses the flick this time |
| 4.6 : Russell to Root, no run, goes on the back foot and punches it to the point fielder. End of over: ENG 42/1 (Hales 15, Root 4) |
| 5.1 : Bravo to Hales, three runs, flicks it through backward square leg. Russell runs across and puts in the dive to stop the ball |
| 5.2 : Bravo to Root, one run, turns it towards square leg for a single |
| 5.3 : Bravo to Hales, no run, flicks and gets an inside edge that goes behind the wicket. No pace in the ball and Ramdin dives to stop it |
| 5.4 : Bravo to Hales, one run, drives it towards long on for a single |
| Bravo to Root, wide, bowls it too far down the leg side |
| 5.5 : Bravo to Root, one run, drives it towards mid wicket for a single |
| 5.6 : Bravo to Hales, no run, makes room and drives it to the cover fielder. |
| 7 slow balls in that over from Bravo including one wide ball |
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End of Power-play: England 49/1 End of over: ENG 49/1 (Hales 19, Root 6)
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| 6.1 : Russell to Root, no run, drives it to the point fielder |
| 6.2 : Russell to Root, no run, looks to swing it across the line but misses |
| 6.3 : 50 comes up for England |
| Russell to Root, two runs, flicks it through mid wicket for a couple of runs |
| 6.4 : Russell to Root, no run, defends the slower ball towards the extra cover fielder |
| 6.5 : 69 metres that ball went |
| Russell to Root, SIX, pulls the short ball over long leg for SIX |
| 6.6 : Russell to Root, one run, drives it through square leg for a single. |
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Benn is the new bowler End of over: ENG 58/1 (Hales 19, Root 15)
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| 7.1 : Benn to Root, one run, goes deep in crease and works it through mid wicket for a single |
| 7.2 : Benn to Hales, one run, drives it through mid wicket |
| 7.3 : Benn to Root, one run, turns it towards backward square leg |
| 7.4 : Benn to Hales, no run, goes on the back foot and tries to cut but misses |
| 7.5 : Benn to Hales, one run, bends down on his knee and sweeps it towards long leg |
| 7.6 : Benn to Root, one run, comes forward and drives it down towards long on. |
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5 singles from that Benn Over End of over: ENG 63/1 (Hales 21, Root 18)
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| 8.1 : Brathwaite to Root, one run, pushes it towards cover for a quick single |
| 8.2 : Brathwaite to Hales, no run, pulls it towards mid wicket |
| 8.3 : Brathwaite to Hales, one run, flicks it through mid wicket for a single |
| 8.4 : Brathwaite to Root, FOUR, gives the charge and swings it through mid wicket for a boundary |
| 8.5 : Brathwaite to Root, one run, pushes it towards deep mid on for a single |
| 8.6 : Brathwaite to Hales, FOUR, moves inside the line of the ball and flicks it through backward square leg for a boundary. |
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Badree is back End of over: ENG 74/1 (Hales 26, Root 24)
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| 9.1 : Badree to Root, one run, drives it through mid wicket for a single |
| 9.2 : Badree to Hales, leg bye, bends down on his knee and tries to sweep but misses and off the pad the ball goes towards backward square leg |
| 9.3 : Badree to Root, two runs, drives it towards deep mid wicket for a couple of runs this time |
| 9.4 : Badree to Root, one run, goes back and punches it towards long on |
| 9.5 : Badree to Hales, one run, gives the charge and drives it towards deep cover |
| 9.6 : Badree to Root, one run, goes on the back foot and cuts it towards backward point fielder. |
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At half-way stage, England 81./1 Root unbeaten on 29, Hales batting on 27. End of over: ENG 81/1 (Hales 27, Root 29)
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| 10.1 : Taylor to Root, wide, Taylor starts his 3rd over with a wide down the leg side |
| Taylor to Root, SIX, swings this length ball over deep mid wicket for SIX |
| 10.2 : Taylor to Root, no run, drives it to the mid wicket fielder this time |
| 10.3 : Taylor to Root, two runs, drives it towards wide long on. A wonderful fielding effort from Russell keeps it down to 2 |
| 10.4 : Taylor to Root, one run, punches it towards deep cover for a single |
| 10.5 : Taylor to Hales, one run, drives it past the bowler for a single as Russell rushes across from long on and fields |
| 10.6 : Taylor to Root, no run, slower ball, Root pushes it towards mid off. End of over: ENG 92/1 (Hales 28, Root 38) |
| 11.1 : Benn to Hales, OUT, no run, quicker ball on the off stump, Hales looks to dab to down towards third man but misses. The ball crashes into the base of the off stump |
| 11.2 : Benn to Buttler, no run, defends it back to the bowler |
| 11.3 : Benn to Buttler, one run, punches it towards deep cover |
| 11.4 : Benn to Root, one run, flicks it through mid wicket for a single |
| 11.5 : Benn to Buttler, one run, drives it down towards long on |
| 11.6 : Just 4 runs and the wicket of Hales in that over |
| Benn to Root, one run, drives it towards deep cover. |
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8 Overs to go, England might be targeting 160 End of over: ENG 96/2 (Root 40, Buttler 2)
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| 12.1 : Bravo to Root, no run, pushes this slower ball back to the bowler |
| 12.2 : Bravo to Root, FOUR, drives it hard straight down the ground towards long on. Russell runs across and gets to the ball but it goes through his legs and rolls into the boundary |
| 12.3 : Bravo to Root, one run, drives it towards deep cover |
| 12.4 : Bravo to Buttler, bye, looks to dab it down towards third man but misses. Ramdin fails to collect it cleanly |
| 12.5 : Bravo to Root, one run, turns it through mid wicket |
| 12.6 : Bravo to Buttler, no run, comes forward and pushes it towards cover. End of over: ENG 103/2 (Root 46, Buttler 2) |
| 13.1 : Badree to Root, one run, looks to flick but gets an inside edge towards short mid wicket. A slight hesitation but the batsmen goes through for a single |
| 13.2 : Badree to Buttler, one run, turns it towards mid wicket |
| 13.3 : Badree to Root, one run, works it through mid wicket for a single |
| 13.4 : Badree to Buttler, SIX, comes down the track and lofts it straight down the ground over long off for SIX |
| 13.5 : Badree to Buttler, two runs, comes down the track and drives it through mid wicket for a couple of runs |
| 13.6 : Badree to Buttler, no run, pushes it to the cover fielder. End of over: ENG 114/2 (Root 48, Buttler 11) |
| 14.1 : Russell to Root, no run, looks to swing it hard through the leg side but gets beaten by the slowness of the pace |
| 14.2 : Russell to Root, OUT, no run, looks to loft it over the mid off fielder but fails to get the timing right. Taylor comes forward slightly and accepts an easy catch |
| Root falls 2 short of a well deserved 50 |
| 14.3 : Russell to Morgan, one run, cuts it down towards third man for a single |
| 14.4 : Russell to Buttler, one run, shuffles across the stumps and works it through mid wicket |
| 14.5 : 91 metres that ball went |
| Russell to Morgan, SIX, Huge! goes on the back foot and pulls this short ball over fine leg for SIX |
| 14.6 : Russell to Morgan, one run, drives it down towards long on. End of over: ENG 123/3 (Morgan 8, Buttler 12) |
| 15.1 : Brathwaite to Morgan, one run, cuts it through point for a single |
| 15.2 : Brathwaite to Buttler, one run, Buttler was thinking to scoop it towards fine leg but changes his mind and reverse sweeps it towards third man |
| 15.3 : Brathwaite to Morgan, one run, cuts it towards third man |
| 15.4 : Brathwaite to Buttler, one run, drives it towards deep mid on |
| 15.5 : Brathwaite to Morgan, one run, drives it towards deep cover |
| 15.6 : Brathwaite to Buttler, no run, drives it hard but finds the cover fielder. |
| Just 5 runs from the 16th Over! |
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Benn is back for Over number 17 End of over: ENG 128/3 (Morgan 11, Buttler 14)
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| 16.1 : Benn to Morgan, one run, goes back and cuts it to the short third man fielder |
| 16.2 : Benn to Buttler, SIX, goes on the back foot and pulls this short ball over deep mid wicket for SIX |
| 95 metres that ball travelled |
| 16.3 : Benn to Buttler, no run, makes room and looks to go inside out over cover but gets an inside edge onto the pad |
| 16.4 : Benn to Buttler, one run, drives it hard past the bowler the bowler for a single |
| 16.5 : Benn to Morgan, two runs, chips it towards long on and comes back for the second run |
| 16.6 : Benn to Morgan, FOUR, swings it straight down the ground and beats the diving effort from the long on fielder to collect a boundary. |
| 3 Overs to go, Can England reach 170? |
| 14 runs came from Over number 17 |
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Bravo with the 18th Over End of over: ENG 142/3 (Morgan 18, Buttler 21)
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| 17.1 : Bravo to Buttler, one run, flicks it through backward square leg for a single |
| 17.2 : Bravo to Morgan, one run, gives the charge and pushes it towards cover |
| 17.3 : Bravo to Buttler, SIX |
| 150 comes up for England |
| 88 metres that ball went |
| Bravo to Buttler, SIX, slower ball and fuller in length, Buttler swings it over deep mid wicket for SIX |
| 17.4 : Bravo to Buttler, two runs, swings it towards wide long on for a couple of runs |
| 17.5 : Bravo to Buttler, OUT, no run, swings the low full toss towards long on but fails to get it over the fielder this time. Brathwaite takes a good catch on the boundary |
| 17.6 : Bravo to Morgan, no run, defends it back to the bowler. |
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Russell to bowl the 19th Over End of over: ENG 152/4 (Morgan 19, Stokes 0)
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| 18.1 : Russell to Stokes, FOUR, pulls the short ball through backward square leg for a boundary |
| 18.2 : Russell to Stokes, no run, looks to drive but gets a thick outside edge that rolls to the keeper |
| 18.3 : Russell to Stokes, SIX, swings the length ball over wide long on for a SIX |
| 18.4 : Russell to Stokes, one run, drives it towards deep square leg |
| 18.5 : Russell to Morgan, one run, swings and gets a leading edge towards wide long on |
| 18.6 : Russell to Stokes, APPEAL, no run, looks to flick but gets an inside edge onto the pad. A late appeal for LBW is turned down. |
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Bravo to bowl the 20th Over End of over: ENG 164/4 (Morgan 20, Stokes 11)
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| 19.1 : Bravo to Morgan, SIX, length ball and slower in pace, Morgan swings it over long on for SIX |
| 19.2 : Bravo to Morgan, one run, drives this Yorker length ball towards long off |
| 19.3 : Bravo to Stokes, FOUR, comes down the track and smashes it hard straight down the ground for a boundary |
| 19.4 : Bravo to Stokes, OUT, no run, slower ball on the leg stump, Stokes swings but misses and gets hit on the pad in line with leg stump. LBW appeal is upheld |
| 19.5 : Bravo to Ali, DROPPED, SIX, swings it towards deep mid wicket. Holder gets his hands to it but palms it over the boundary |
| 19.6 : Bravo to Ali, OUT, one run, drives it through mid wicket and decides to come back for the 2nd run. A good throw from Holder and Ali is well short of his crease. |
| England finishes with 182/6 from their 20 Overs and they will be happy with their efforts. A total of 41 dot balls in the England inning |
| Bravo to Ali, OUT, one run, drives it through mid wicket and decides to come back for the 2nd run. A good throw from Holder and Ali is well short of his crease. |
| After a slow start in the first 2 overs, Roy and Hales started attacking the bowler. Roy got out after scoring 15 but Hales on Root put on 55 runs for the 2nd wicket. Hales scored 28, while Root got out after scoring 48 runs. |
| Buttler and Morgan played quick cameos. Buttler scored 30 runs from 20 balls. While Morgan remained unbeaten on 27 from just 14 balls. Stokes also hit some good strokes and contributed 15 runs from 7 balls. |
| Russell and Bravo shared 2 wickets each for West Indies |
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Do join us back for the coverage of West Indies run chase shortly. End of over: ENG 182/6 (Morgan 27, Ali 7)
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England Squad:
Jason Roy, Alexander Hales, Joe Root, Eoin Morgan (c), Jos Buttler (wk), Benjamin Stokes, Moeen Ali, Chris Jordan, Adil Rashid, David Willey, Reece Topley
West Indies Squad:
Johnson Charles, Chris Gayle, Marlon Samuels, Denesh Ramdin (wk), Dwayne Bravo, Andre Russell, Darren Sammy (c), Carlos Brathwaite, Jerome Taylor, Samuel Badree, Sulieman Benn
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