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Key occasions
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WICKET! Iyer lbw b Bethell 59 (India 113-3)
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WICKET! Sharma c Livingstone b Mahmood 2 (India 19-2)
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WICKET! Jaiswal c Salt b Archer 15 (India 19-1)
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India want 249 to win
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Wicket! Mahmood st Rahul b Kuldeep 2, England 248 all out
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Wicket! Rashid b Jadeja 8, England 241-9
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Wicket! Bethell lbw b Jadeja 51, England 220-8
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Wicket! Carse b Shami 10, England 206-7
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Wicket! Livingstone c Rahul b Harshit 5, England 183-6
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Wicket! Buttler c Pandya b Axar 52, England 170-5
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Wicket! Root lbw b Jadeja 19, England 111-4
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Wicket! Brook c Rahul b Harshit 0, England 77-3
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Wicket! Duckett c Jaiswal b Harshit 32, England 77-2
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Wicket! Salt run out 43, England 75-1
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The groups
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England win the toss and bat
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Preamble
twenty fifth over: India 165-3 (Gill 50, Patel 29) Fifty for Shubman Gill, off sixty balls. It’s his first in opposition to England on this format. He’s answered the decision in Virat Kohli’s absence.
twenty fourth over: India 160-3 (Gill 48, Patel 26) Gill closes in on a measured half century with a lofted drive over cowl with a crack of the wrists on the final. 89 wanted for India, wickets wanted for England. Pronto.
twenty third over: India 154-3 (Gill 43, Patel 25) Gill is scuffling with cramp, he punches his hamstrings to attempt to get disperse the lactic acid. I’m undecided if there’s any science behind that or not. He grimaces in ache as he will get onto his haunches to comb for 4.
twenty second over: India 149-3 (Gill 38, Patel 25) Axar Patel goes inside out by cowl to get 4 off the ultimate ball of the over. India want precisely 100 now.
NOT OUT! Shubman Gill despatched it upstairs immediately, a meaty inside edge saves him. Chalk it off.
Livingstone once more, he skids one on to Gill’s entrance pad and it’s given! This seems shut!
twenty first over: India 143-3 (Gill 38, Patel 20) Oh my days! Rashid sends down a magic ball that pitches exterior leg and spins previous the sting of Gill’s defensive stroke and simply extensive of the off stump bail. That deserved a wicket. India nonetheless choose up 5 off the over although – 106 runs wanted from 29 overs. I do know the place my cash is.
twentieth over: India 138-3 (Gill 35, Patel 18) The off/leg spin of Liam Livingstone is known as for by Buttler. His first ball is arrowed on the stumps, Hi there Grotesque! – Patel makes room and slaps it for 4. A single brings Gill on strike. Livingstone sends down a protracted hop that Gill cloths excessive into the leg aspect, the ball practically carries to Mahmood at deep midwicket however drops in entrance of him and spins previous for 4. Salt, meet Wound. It wasn’t a superb ball to be completely trustworthy. England would like to burgle a wicket or two although, this match is slipping away.
nineteenth over: India 129-3 (Gill 31, Patel 13) The run fee is below 4 runs an over so there’s no actual strain on the India batters, that can solely come if England preserve taking wickets. Patel and Gill nudge and nurdle Rashid for 4 runs off the over.
18th over: India 125-3 (Gill 29, Patel 11) The sport within the steadiness proper right here. One other first rate partnership and India will probably be close to sufficient house, a few fast wickets and England can actually put the strain on within the center overs. 4 dot balls from Bethell are adopted by SIX over cow nook and into the stands from Axar Patel.
seventeenth over: India 119-3 (Gill 29, Patel 5) Axar Patel greets a tossed up supply from Rashid with the kitchen sink. It sails over the leg aspect and will get the batter a barely dangerous 4. He’ll carry the assault to England too, a again foot punch into the off aspect makes it six runs off the over.
sixteenth over: India 113-3 (Gill 27, Patel 0) Axar Patel is the brand new man. Can England put the squeeze on right here? Rashid goes to proceed.
WICKET! Iyer lbw b Bethell 59 (India 113-3)
Buttler sticks with Bethell after drinks and it’s a greater over from the teen. A little bit of flip and a tighter line, will get one to spit previous the sting after which will get the breakthrough! It’s Shreyas Iyer too! A straight ball skids on with the arm and the batter misses with the paddle sweep bang in entrance. The evaluate is misplaced for India too because the ball was hitting center half means up. The break for drinks has executed England the world of excellent. The extraordinarily harmful and in-form Iyer is again within the hutch.
fifteenth over: India 111-2 (Gill 27, Iyer 58) Something you are able to do… Gill rocks again and performs a late reduce virtually out of Phil Salt’s gloves, 4 extra. Time for a drink and a few respite for England. India cruising in the intervening time.
14th over: India 101-2 (Gill 18, Iyer 57) In reality, it’s going to be spin type each ends, a freshly shorn Jacob Bethell goes to ship down a few of his left-arm tweakers. Gah! A tame full toss is paddled away with ease to carry up Shreyas Iyer’s fifty! Off simply 30 balls, top quality knock that has tilted the sport India’s means. Oh that’s great batting – Iyer exhibits off Andrex smooth palms with a late dab that races away for the second boundary of the over. The hundred comes up for the house aspect.
thirteenth over: India 90-2 (Gill 17, Iyer 48) England want to interrupt this partnership, Rashid has a slip in place and is repsectfully nudged round. India completely satisfied to take the seamers to the cleaners in the meanwhile.
twelfth over: India 86-2 (Gill 16, Iyer 45) Carse is steered extensive of level by Iyer for 4. There wasn’t even that a lot width however Iyer used his palms, stayed on high of the bounce and hit it away with a flourish. A fast single into the covers brings Gill on strike. Too brief this time and punished, Gill involves the occasion with a assured pull shot that whistles throughout the baize by sq. leg. Jos Buttler seems a annoyed man, his bowlers aren’t actually executing any plans in the intervening time.
eleventh over: India 77-2 (Gill 12, Iyer 40) Right here comes Adil Rashid, can he cease the boundaries and snare the breakthrough? Not this over. A reverse-sweep is nailed by Iyer for 4, he’s middling all the things in the intervening time.
tenth over: India 71-2 (Gill 11, Iyer 35) Brydon Carse replaces Mahmood. He’s had a formidable tour to this point however he can’t cease the move of Shreyas Iyer’s blade! Three fours off the over, two drives creamed by cowl and one flayed behind level. The partnership is over fifty and Iyer has executed many of the harm.
ninth over: India 59-2 (Gill 11, Iyer 23) Archer into his fifth over, this could be the final of his opening spell. Gill flicks away off his hip for 4 in model after which swats the final ball for 4 too, barely weary brief ball from Archer and it whistled to the fence.
eighth over: India 50-2 (Gill 3, Iyer 23) A good over from Mahmood is spoilt on the final as a brief ball is swivelled away by Iyer for one more 4. It is a harmful wanting partnership for England, they should break it sharpish.
seventh over: India 43-2 (Gill 1, Iyer 18) Archer drifts onto the leg stump and is punished with 4 leg byes off Gill. Iyer then golf equipment consecutive SIXES off the fast man in some severe model! The primary is smeared over the leg-side, a 90mph again of a size ball handled with disdain after which an higher reduce up and over level for six extra, utilizing the speedy tempo of Archer and exhibiting wonderful timing.
sixth over: India 25-1 (Gill 0, Iyer 6) Shreyas Iyer is the brand new batter, he plinks a drive within the air by the covers. Cries of ‘Catchit!’ however the ball was within the hole, albeit not in completely convincing vogue. Iyer then clips off his pads wonderful for 4, no hazard in that shot. Too straight from Saqib.
WICKET! Sharma c Livingstone b Mahmood 2 (India 19-2)
Large wicket and an actual hush across the stadium as Rohit departs! He’d been starved of the strike and tied down, an tried flick over the leg aspect flies excessive within the air the place Liam Livingstone settles below it at extensive mid-on and takes a difficult catch below lights.
fifth over: India 19-1 (Sharma 2, Gill 0) Shubman Gill joins Sharma within the center. Archer finishes off a unbelievable wicket maiden, arrowing in on the stumps and pads at excessive tempo.
WICKET! Jaiswal c Salt b Archer 15 (India 19-1)
Goddim! Archer will get reward for bowling quick and precisely, he’s been previous Jaiswal’s edge a handful of instances already and theres a tickle on this one. Beautiful ball, on the high of off stump and shaping away simply sufficient. England have their first.
4th over: India 19-0 (Jaiswal 15, Sharma 2) Jaiswal get’s a meaty edge off Mahmood that flies away extensive of the cordon for 4. Streaky however he gained’t care. Shot! Nowt streaky about that! Mahmood goes full with an inswinging yorker, Jaiswal will get his toes out of the way in which and drives with a compact backlift down the bottom for 4. He timed the undercrackers off that one. Rohit will get off the mark with a clip by mid off for 2 as India choose up the tempo.
third over: India 7-0 (Jaiswal 6, Sharma 0) England have stored India quiet early doorways, only a single off Archer’s second over because the bowler cranks up his pace to 92MPH. A brief ball flies by at tempo and a faster one to observe up skids previous the ahead poke. Glorious quick bowling.
2nd over: India 6-0 (Jaiswal 5, Sharma 0) Saqib Mahmood shares the brand new nut, he had a really spectacular fourth T20I, pocketing three wickets in an over. England would dearly love him to… gah his first supply is simply too extensive and clattered away by level by Jaiswal! Saqib responds effectively, beating the teen on the surface edge a few instances as he makes an attempt to smash the factor to smithereens. Responsible of attempting to hit it a bit too exhausting I believe. A leg bye off the ultimate ball.
1st over: India 1-0 (Jaiswal 1, Sharma 0) Jaiswal will get his first run in ODI cricket with a flick behind sq. on the leg aspect. That’s the one run off the over although as Archer lands it on a handkerchief and retains Rohit trustworthy with a touch of motion again into the pads.
Righto, right here we go. Rohit and Jaiswal -on his ODI debut – are strolling out to the center in shortly fading gentle. The floodlights beaming down. Jofra Archer has the ball. Let’s play!
James Wallace
Thanks Tom and hiya everybody. Steve Finn is within the TNT studio carrying his elephant’s breath colored shacket and speaking up India’s bowlers. Very spectacular performances from Harshit Rana and Ravindra Jadeja have left England with a beneath par rating and needing to take early wickets if they’re to provide themselves a sniff on this match.
Proper, that’s my stint executed. James is again from his post-Sri Lanka v Australia energy nap and able to discuss you thru India’s reply. Do preserve him firm.
India want 249 to win
So, England are up in opposition to it as soon as once more. Salt, particularly, and Duckett gave them an incredible begin with some aggressive hitting that solely Jofra Archer on the again finish of the innings might match. These first three wickets falling so quickly gave India a management that they by no means relinquished. Jadeja was masterful, with three for 26, and Harshit, who additionally took three, and Kuldeep additionally impressed. There have been composed 50s from Buttler and Bethel nevertheless it doesn’t appear to be being sufficient.
Wicket! Mahmood st Rahul b Kuldeep 2, England 248 all out
47.4 overs: England 248 (Archer 21 not out). Mahmood calmly pushes a single to get Archer on strike to Kuldeep, and Archer obliges by sweeping for 4 and splitting the sector well. He takes one other single, however Mahmood goes subsequent ball, advancing and swiping at a googly, getting nowhere close to it and giving. Rahul a simple stumping.
forty seventh over: England 242-9 (Archer 16, Mahmood 1). Jadeja’s ninth over pegs the batters again and retains England to a few singles earlier than cleansing up Rashid to take his third wicket.
Wicket! Rashid b Jadeja 8, England 241-9
Jadeja tempts Rashid with a sweep, skids one on and bowls him cleanly.