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IND beat ENG by 7 wickets | England vs India, Highlights And Cricket Score 3rd T20I Match - Commentary
India in England, 3 T20I Series, 2018
Date: Jul 08, 2018 Start Time: 18:30 IST | 13:00 GMT | 14:00 LocalVenue: County Ground, Bristol
Venue: County Ground, Bristol
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England vs India Highlights And Cricket Score 3rd Match - T20I Commentary
Pandya was the standout bowler and got good support from Chahal as well. After going for 22 in his first over, Hardik learned from his mistakes and took 4 wickets in his last 3 overs, conceding only 16. India will know that this is not an easy chase by any means in spite of it being a small ground. England have some hit-the-deck-hard bowlers and they can come to the fore. Will be an interesting second half. Do join us in a short while.
It was a great start by Roy and Buttler as they looted 94 runs in only 47 balls to give their side a strong foundation. The former scored a breathtaking fifty as well. The Indian bowlers who looked jaded when the opposition was going strong bounced back with aplomb. They kept on taking wickets consistently and as a result, the hosts couldn't tee off as they would have liked.
A good batting performance from England but they will be a bit disappointed that they didn't capitalize in the last 5 overs. The stage was set for the power-hitters down the order but in order to aim for too much, they lost 5 wickets and just managed 48 runs at the end. It has to be mentioned that they were 103/1 at one stage but then lost a flurry of wickets, thereby ending with a total below 200 which looks below par on this ground.
Siddarth Kaul to Adil Rashid. OUT! Terrific presence of mind from Dhoni! His mind works like a computer behind the stumps. Shortish ball outside off, Rashid swings at it but misses. MS knows the batsmen will try to steal a bye and hence, he took his gloves off before this ball. As soon as the batsman misses the ball and it arrives, the wicket-keeper aims at the stumps at his end and hits the bull's eye. Jordan is miles outside of his crease. ENGLAND FINISH WITH 198/9!
Siddarth Kaul to Adil Rashid. Back of a length ball, Rashid heaves but misses.
Siddarth Kaul to Adil Rashid. FOUR! A gift that is duly accepted by Rashid! Full toss on off, Rashid places it past backward point to fetch himself a boundary.
Adil Rashid will have a bat now.
Siddarth Kaul to Liam Plunkett. OUT! Another one departs! This is the 5th catch for Dhoni, the most by any wicket-keeper in a T20I match. Kaul spots Plunkett getting into the position for playing a scoop shot and hence, bowls it wide outside off. Liam tries to change his shot as he attempts to ramp it over third man but gets an edge which is pouched safely by MS.
Siddarth Kaul to Liam Plunkett. Plunkett shuffles across his stumps but Kaul bowls a yorker outside off. He manages to flick it through mid-wicket to come back for a brace.
Siddarth Kaul to Chris Jordan. Very full ball outside off, driven to sweeper cover for a run.
Siddarth Kaul to bowl the final over.
Umesh Yadav to Chris Jordan. Similar ball, carved away to sweeper cover for a run.
Umesh Yadav to Liam Plunkett. Full and well outside off, sliced away through cover-point for a single.
Umesh Yadav to Liam Plunkett. SIX! What a way to get off the mark! Low full toss on the pads, Plunkett whips it over deep square leg and clears the fence with ease.
Liam Plunkett comes out to bat.
Umesh Yadav to David Willey. OUT! Cleaned him up! Full and fast ball at 144 clicks, Willey tries to jam it out but gets an inside edge which goes onto hit the stumps. Superb going for the Men in Blue.
Umesh Yadav to Chris Jordan. Full ball outside off, jammed out to extra cover for a run.
Umesh Yadav to David Willey. Outside off, placed to third man for a single.
Chris Jordan is the new man in.
Hardik Pandya to Jonny Bairstow. OUT! Career-best figures for Hardik Pandya in T20Is! He pitches this one up again but it is wider this time. Bairstow has to reach out for it and all he gets is a nick behind. Dhoni takes a regulation catch. A great comeback from Hardik after being hit for 22 in his first over. In the next three overs, he gave away only 16 runs and took 4 wickets. It's all about bouncing back in this format. Well done, Hardik.
Hardik Pandya to Jonny Bairstow. FOUR! Timing and flamboyance! Attempted yorker from Pandya but Bairstow makes really good use of the depth of the crease. Turns it into a half-volley and drills it through extra cover for a rocketing boundary.
David Willey walks out to bat.
Hardik Pandya to Ben Stokes. OUT! The hosts are losing their way a bit! Pandya gets a 3-fer. Good length ball angling across Stokes. He tries to heave it over mid-wicket but ends up top edging it. The ball flies towards Kohli at long off who is cool as a cucumber to pouch it.
Hardik Pandya to Ben Stokes. Nicely bowled! Pandya rolls his fingers on this one and bowls it at 117 clicks to surprise Stokes. He tries to swipe it across but fails.
Hardik Pandya to Jonny Bairstow. Back of a length ball, heaved away to deep mid-wicket to rotate strike.
Hardik Pandya to Ben Stokes. Short ball, Stokes tries to pull it away but toe ends it to mid off for a run.
Hardik Pandya is back for his final over.
Umesh Yadav to Jonny Bairstow. Well bowled! Bairstow backs away and Yadav follows him with a pitched up ball. He fails to get bat on ball as it goes through his legs towards Dhoni. 16 from the over.
Umesh Yadav to Ben Stokes. The ball strikes the batsman very low on the pads They pick up a single. A leg bye signalled by the umpire.
Umesh Yadav to Ben Stokes. FOUR! Good shot selection with fine leg up! Fullish ball on leg stump, Stokes moves inside the line, kneels and scoops it over the man at 45 to pick up a boundary.
Umesh Yadav to Jonny Bairstow. Howzzat? The LBW appeal has been denied though. A full delivery tailing in at 146 kph. Bairstow tries to jam it across but is hit low on the pads. Umesh is confident but the umpire shakes his head. The batsmen set off to steal a run. Yadav runs ahead and tries to hit the stumps with his leg but misses. That was going down leg perhaps.
Umesh Yadav to Jonny Bairstow. SIX! An astonishing stroke! Brilliantly played. Full delivery outside off, Bairstow does really well to get under it and slices it over cover-point. He has generated so much of power in that as the ball clears the fence with the ease.
Umesh Yadav to Jonny Bairstow. FOUR! Easy pickings! Full toss down the leg side, Bairstow kneels and swipes it through fine leg to find the ropes.
Umesh Yadav is back on for his final spell.
Siddarth Kaul to Jonny Bairstow. Short ball, pulled to the leg side for a run.
Siddarth Kaul to Ben Stokes. Oh no! Stokes lost his bat there. Full toss well outside off, Ben has a slash at it as the ball goes over covers. The bat slips out of his hand and flies somewhere. A single taken. He has a wry smile on his face as he goes and collects his bat. The replays show that the bat went to short fine leg while the ball was in the sweeper cover area.
Siddarth Kaul to Jonny Bairstow. Pitched up again, Jonny chips it over mid on to change strike.
Siddarth Kaul to Ben Stokes. Stokes is on the move as he caresses the fullish ball to sweeper cover. A run taken.
Siddarth Kaul to Ben Stokes. FOUR! Not bowling according to the field! Low full toss wide outside off, all Stokes has to do is get some bat on it and he does so. The ball goes past short third man and races to the fence.
Siddarth Kaul to Jonny Bairstow. Almost dragged that back! Length ball shaping in, Bairstow makes room and tries to force it through the line but he gets an inside edge just past his stumps towards short fine leg. A run taken.
Kaul is back for a bowl.
Deepak Chahar to Jonny Bairstow. Short and pulled to deep mid-wicket for one. 10 from the over.
Deepak Chahar to Jonny Bairstow. SIX! And this will release all the pressure. Chahar delivers it full and on middle and leg, Bairstow clears his front leg and flicks it beautifully over mid-wicket. Goes just over the ropes.
Deepak Chahar to Jonny Bairstow. Good length ball outside off, punched off the back foot to covers. Another dot ball. Pressure building.
Deepak Chahar to Jonny Bairstow. Shortish in length and drifting down the leg side, Bairstow tries to flick but misses. It hits his pads and rolls on the leg side.
Deepak Chahar to Ben Stokes. This one is angling away from the batsman, Stokes taps it down to third man for one.
Deepak Chahar to Ben Stokes. Straighter in line, Stokes tickles it through mid-wicket and rushes back for the second run. It was placed very well, otherwise picking a brace on this minuscule ground ain't easy.
Jonny Bairstow is the new man in. Meanwhile, Deepak Chahar returns.
Hardik Pandya to Alex Hales. OUT! Two wickets in the over! Pandya is having a good time with the ball after starting on a wrong note. He bowls this one on a length outside off, Hales tries to run it down to third man but gets an outside edge which is gobbled by Dhoni. Too close to the body to attempt that shot. A soft dismissal, really. England continue to score runs at a brisk rate but are losing wickets as well in the process.
Hardik Pandya to Alex Hales. SIX! Came right off the screws! Short ball, Hales swivels across and pulls it with aplomb over deep backward square leg for a maximum.
Hardik Pandya to Alex Hales. Off cutter outside off, Alex swings but misses.
Hardik Pandya to Alex Hales. The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.
Ben Stokes comes out to bat.
Hardik Pandya to Eoin Morgan. OUT! Gone this time! Thankfully for India, it is calm, cool and collected Dhoni who doesn't make any mistake. Fuller in length, shaping away from Morgan. He again goes for a heave but a top edge results. The ball swirls in the sky near the pitch as Dhoni calls for it. He runs in, watches the ball closely and then takes the catch. But his momentum takes him forward and he is unaware where the stumps are. Barges through the stumps but no harm done as MS smiles and just tosses the ball up in celebration. Tough guy.
As Chahal tries to take that skier from Morgan's bat, he landed very awkwardly. Holding the back of his head and his teammates come running towards him. Physio also rushes out and now the leggie is leaving the field. Hoping nothing is serious. India are lucky in a way that he has bowled his quota already.
Hardik Pandya to Eoin Morgan. In the air... dropped! Can't drop such catches at this level! On a length, angling away from Morgan. He tries to swing it across the line but gets a top edge. The ball is high in the air in the cover region. Chahal goes behind a touch but doesn't look comfortable. Misjudges it as the ball falls behind him and he lands awkwardly on the ground. He takes a blow on the back of his head and stays there in pain.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Alex Hales. FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries! Fullish ball, Hales lofts it over mid on for another boundary. A good spell from Chahal but he doesn't finish well. However, it is commendable when the other bowlers have got a lot of stick so far. Completes with figures of 4-0-30-0.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Alex Hales. FOUR! It is amazing how Hales generated so much of power in that shot! Straighter one from Chahal wide outside off, Hales reaches out for it and cuts it through covers. Pandya dives but the ball goes through. Kaul at sweeper cover is slow to react and the ball rolls to the fence.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Alex Hales. Hales is nimble on his feet and places it to deep mid-wicket. Some aggressive running between the wickets allows the batsmen to come back for the second.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Alex Hales. Pushed quicker through the air, played with soft hands to covers.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Eoin Morgan. Morgan uses his feet and tucks this one to deep mid-wicket for a run.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Alex Hales. Quick ball on middle, punched off the back foot to covers for a single.
Hardik Pandya to Alex Hales. Ouch! That must shake him up. Dug in short, climbing on Hales. He goes for the big pull but is in no sort of position. Gets an edge that hits the back of the helmet and lobs behind. Raina runs behind but the ball falls down safely. A run taken. What an over from Pandya, only 2 from it.
Hardik Pandya to Alex Hales. Almost, almost! Similar length ball around off, Hales tries to hit this one across the line and out of the ground but misses. The ball just goes over the stumps.
Hardik Pandya to Alex Hales. This is smart bowling! Pandya is not giving Hales the line and length to line him up. Back of a length around off, angling in, Alex can only tap it towards backward point.
Hardik Pandya to Eoin Morgan. Sensible! Runs the back of a length ball down to third man to rotate strike.
Hardik Pandya to Eoin Morgan. Back of a length outside off, played with an angled bat to point.
Hardik Pandya to Eoin Morgan. Good length ball on off, pushed off the back foot to mid off.
Hardik Pandya returns.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Alex Hales. FOUR! Well played! Loopy delivery on off, Hales crouches and slog sweeps it over mid-wicket. One bounce and it goes over the ropes. Apart from the boundary, it was a good over from Chahal.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Alex Hales. Well bowled! Quick and flat on middle, Hales has no space to work with it and jams it back towards the bowler.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Alex Hales. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Eoin Morgan. Leg bye! Tossed up ball around middle and leg, spinning down. Morgan tries to flick it but is hit on the pads as the batsmen set off. An appeal follows but not given. It was going down.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Alex Hales. Full ball on middle and leg, worked down to long on for a single.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Eoin Morgan. Plays this one with soft hands to pinch a single.
Deepak Chahar to Alex Hales. Good length ball, kept out nicely. An expensive over as 14 came off it but Chahar got the important wicket of Roy.
Deepak Chahar to Alex Hales. SIX! Hales makes full use of the Free Hit! Low full toss on middle and leg, Hales does well to get under it and launches it over long on for another biggie.
Deepak Chahar to Alex Hales. No ball! It is a short ball on leg stump but way short. Hales sits under it. Second bouncer of the over and the umpire stretches his right arm. Free Hit coming up...
Deepak Chahar to Alex Hales. Dug in short, Alex ducks under it.
Deepak Chahar to Eoin Morgan. On a length around off, Morgan pushes at it but gets an outside edge to third man. A single taken.
Eoin Morgan strides out to bat.
Deepak Chahar to Jason Roy. OUT! Maiden international wicket for Deepak Chahar! The slower ball has done the trick for him and he is absolutely elated. He bowls an off cutter outside off, Roy makes some room to cut it through the line but doesn't have much space to work with. Ends up getting a faint nick and Dhoni takes a fine low catch. Massive breakthrough. Roy was looking set for a big one and India will be relieved to see his back.
Deepak Chahar to Jason Roy. SIX! Brilliantly played! Good length ball around off, the ideal one to line it up. Roy holds his stance and hoicks it over cow corner to clear the ropes.
Chahar is back on for a burst.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Jason Roy. Roy is nimble on his feet as he flicks this one through wide mid on for a run. A good comeback over from Chahal, only 3 from it. Need to build pressure after the fall of a wicket.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Alex Hales. Fuller in length, placed through mid off for a single.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Alex Hales. Tossed up delivery, defended solidly off the front foot.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Alex Hales. The googly from Chahal. Hales reads it well and defends it nicely.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Jason Roy. Vulnerable stuff from Roy as he slaps this one from the line of the stumps to point. A run taken.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Jason Roy. In the flatter trajectory, pushed back to the bowler.
Siddarth Kaul to Alex Hales. Good length ball around off, punched off the back foot to covers. A wicket and 12 from this one.
Alex Hales comes out to bat.
Siddarth Kaul to Jos Buttler. OUT! Bowled 'em! The sound of the ball hitting the stumps is music to the ears of a fast bowler. Full ball attacking the stumps, it swings in as well. Buttler clears his front leg and tries to heave it away but misses it completely to find his stumps shattered. A breezy cameo from Buttler ends which in a way got overshadowed by Roy's blitz. Important breakthrough for India. Can they capitalize?
Siddarth Kaul to Jos Buttler. FOUR! There was the surprise factor in that delivery but Buttler got away with it, not convincingly though. Well-directed short ball on the body of Jos who tries to pull it across the line but only manages a top edge over the keeper.
Siddarth Kaul to Jason Roy. Good fielding! Back of a length outside off, Roy dabs it towards short third man where the fielder moves to his left swiftly to stop it. A run taken.
Siddarth Kaul to Jason Roy. SIX! Bang! Raining boundaries at the moment. In the slot for Jason, he swings it across the line and hits it way over the long on stands.
Siddarth Kaul to Jos Buttler. Outside off, punched on the up to deepish mid off for a run.
Kaul is back on.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Jason Roy. Quick and flat outside off, This time Roy goes for the reverse sweep but is hit on the pads. Chahal is interested but the umpire isn't. Impact the issue again.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Jason Roy. SIX! Stand and deliver! 50 up for Roy and it has come in lightning quick time. His third in T20Is. Will want to carry on for his side. Floated leg spinner around off, Roy lines it up and smokes it over long on for a huge maximum.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Jos Buttler. Dropped! Not an easy chance by any means but you got to take those when you are under the pump. Loopy delivery this time, Buttler goes for the big sweep but only manages a top edge. The ball skies just over the mid-wicket region. Kaul runs in, keeps his eyes on the ball, gets his hands to it as well but it pops out and falls on the ground as he slides forward with the momentum. A run taken.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Jason Roy. That was risky! Quicker and shorter on off, Roy backs away and tries to slap it away but gets it off the outer half towards backward point. A run taken.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Jos Buttler. On middle and leg, tucked to the leg side for a run.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Jos Buttler. Tossed up around off, Buttler goes for the fancy reverse sweep but is hit on the pads. Chahal appeals but the umpire stays put. The impact was outside off.
Yuzvendra Chahal to roll his arm over now.
Hardik Pandya to Jos Buttler. Buttler chips this full ball over mid on for a run. 22 from the over, England are racing away. 14 boundaries came in the Powerplay - 73 runs in total, what a start!
Hardik Pandya to Jason Roy. Played to the point region by the batsman. The batsmen have run through for a single.
Hardik Pandya to Jason Roy. SIX! Just clears Chahar at long on! This is one of the shortest straight boundaries in international cricket that you will ever see. Fullish ball in line of the stumps, Roy lifts it down the ground but mistimes it. There is a lot of height on it but I doubt whether it has distance as well. Deepak places himself near the boundary, tries to take it but the ball just goes over him.
Hardik Pandya to Jason Roy. SIX! Carnage in Bristol! 14 from the first three balls! Back of a length ball on middle, Roy just times his pull and away she goes over deep square leg. Must be having a great bat in his hands.
Hardik Pandya to Jason Roy. FOUR! Pandya is a hit the deck hard but it is not working for him at the moment. Similar short ball on the same line, all Roy has to do is place the pull and he does so through fine leg to find the ropes again.
Hardik Pandya to Jason Roy. FOUR! Poor delivery first up and duly punished! One-way traffic at the moment. Banged in hard but it is ill-directed. Down the leg side, Roy moves inside the line and help-pulls it through fine leg for a boundary.
Hardik Pandya to have a bowl now.
Siddarth Kaul to Jason Roy. Bowls it full, allowing the ball to do its bit. It swings in to catch Roy off guard as an inside edge is induced through square leg. A run taken.
Siddarth Kaul to Jason Roy. Full ball around off, Roy drives it sweetly to mid off.
Siddarth Kaul to Jason Roy. That ball has taken the inside edge onto the pads.
Siddarth Kaul to Jason Roy. SIX! Already signs that this track is a belter! You can hold your stance and hit through the line. It is a pitched up ball on off, Roy with an extension of the arms tonks it over long off for a maximum. 50 up for England only in 27 balls.
Siddarth Kaul to Jason Roy. Fullish ball outside off, tapped to mid off.
The umpire had his arm up and Kaul is coming in like a train, says Alan Wilkins on air. Has to run back to load again.
Siddarth Kaul to Jos Buttler. A huge shout for an LBW from the bowler but it is denied! Full ball, going down the leg side. Buttler tries to whip it away but misses. The ball brushes his pads and rolls towards fine leg as Kaul is busy appealing. The umpire stays put and signals a leg bye. Dhoni didn't utter a word there.
Siddarth Kaul comes into the attack.
Umesh Yadav to Jason Roy. SIX! Hit with authority! Length ball outside off, right in the slot, Roy leans ahead and strokes it over mid off. It is going, going and travels the distance. 14 from this one.
Umesh Yadav to Jason Roy. Poor shot selection! Not that short in length, Jason still goes for the pull but gets an inside edge onto his thigh pads.
Umesh Yadav to Jason Roy. FOUR! Shoddy work from Pandya! The Indians look a bit jaded because of the onslaught from the opposition. Half-volley outside off, Roy drives it crisply towards wide mid off. Pandya moves to his left but makes a mess of it. The ball goes through his legs and reaches the fence.
Umesh Yadav to Jason Roy. Back of a length outside off, pushed off the back foot to covers. The fielder has a shy at the bowler's end but misses.
Umesh Yadav to Jason Roy. Well bowled! It is a pacey good length ball on off, skids after pitching. Jason is hurried a touch and defends it tentatively.
Umesh Yadav to Jason Roy. FOUR! Runs are coming thick and fast for England! Ominous signs for India. A tad ahead of a length around off, Roy punches it on the up through mid off. The fielder in that area is wider and hence, has no chance to cut it off.
Deepak Chahar to Jason Roy. Similar length ball, on middle and leg, Roy drives it to mid on, sets off, takes a run and will retain strike.
Deepak Chahar to Jos Buttler. Pitched up this time, played with soft hands for a run.
Deepak Chahar to Jos Buttler. That's a peach! Good length ball in the corridor of uncertainty, moving away after pitching. Jos pokes at it and gets foxed.
Deepak Chahar to Jos Buttler. FOUR! Take that, Chahar! Short of a length ball on off, Buttler holds his shape and swipes it through mid-wicket. He has raced to 25 from 11 balls.
Deepak Chahar to Jos Buttler. Stump-to-stump line and it is on a length, kept out watchfully.
Deepak Chahar to Jos Buttler. Back of a length ball, punched off the back foot to the off side.
Umesh Yadav to Jos Buttler. Back of a length ball on middle and leg, it hits the deck and seams away a touch. Buttler works it towards mid on and pinches a run. 10 from the second over.
Umesh Yadav to Jos Buttler. FOUR! Yadav tries to overcompensate and dishes out a short ball that sits up nicely for Jos. He is in the form of his life and doesn't miss out. Hammer-pulls it through square leg and the ball races to the fence.
Umesh Yadav to Jos Buttler. FOUR! Shot! There is a lot of movement and hence, Yadav is preferring to bowl full. This time it is overpitched on middle, the bat turns in Buttler's hands but he goes through with his lofted shot. Ends up getting it over the bowler to find the ropes.
Umesh Yadav to Jason Roy. Outside off, pushed off the front foot to extra cover for a run.
Umesh Yadav to Jason Roy. In the avenue of apprehension, Roy plants his front foot across and doesn't fiddle with it this time.
Umesh Yadav to Jason Roy. Whoosh! That is a jaffa. Fuller length ball outside off, swings away prodigiously. Roy has a feel for it and is beaten all ends up. Continuing where he left from in Cardiff.
Umesh Yadav to share the new ball from the other end.
Deepak Chahar to Jos Buttler. FOUR! That's unlucky for Chahar! The short square boundaries helping England's cause. Length ball on off, Buttler pushes at it with hard hands but gets it off the inner half of the bat through square leg. No one in the deep and another boundary results. 13 from the first over, a good start for England.
Deepak Chahar to Jos Buttler. In the corridor of uncertainty, moving away a touch. Jos reaches out for it and places it to the man at backward point.
The Kookaburra ball has been damaged after a couple of forceful shots from Buttler. The umpires have a look at it and call for a new box of balls.
Deepak Chahar to Jos Buttler. FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries! Overpitched delivery on middle and leg, Buttler lines it up and lifts it over mid on to find the fence once again.
Deepak Chahar to Jos Buttler. FOUR! Buttler is oozing with confidence! Though he had a rare failure in the last game, he has been in purple patch with the bat. On a length outside off, Jos is on the move as he drills it past the left side of mid off for a rocketing boundary.
Deepak Chahar to Jos Buttler. On the money this time! On a back of a length around off, angling in. Buttler is cramped for room as he tries to force it through the line. Ends up mistiming it back towards the bowler.
Deepak Chahar to Jason Roy. A loosener to start off with. It is a leg stump half-volley, Roy flicks it nonchalantly to deep backward square leg and gets off the mark.
We are set to get underway as the umpires and the players make their way out to the middle. Jos Buttler and Jason Roy will open the batting for England. The debutant, Deepak Chahar will start off with the new ball. A big occasion for the young man. Here we go...
England skipper, Eoin Morgan says they would have liked to chase as well. Mentions that they prefer it that way. Feels that the ground dimensions are similar to Cardiff and the plan will be similar like the game before. Informs that there is one change for them - Adds that Stokes is back and Root is the one who makes way for him. Also adds that the big all-rounder is fit to bowl. Ends by saying that Root is a really good player and it might just be a one-off game where he has to sit out.
India skipper, Virat Kohli says that they are going to bowl first. States that there is some grass on the pitch and the new ball is going to move a bit. Informs that there are two changes - Bhuvneshwar Kumar has a stiff back and hence, Siddarth Kaul comes in his place. Adds that Kuldeep Yadav also misses out and Deepak Chahar makes his debut. Feels that Chahar is an exciting prospect and they are backing him. Announces that they have an eye on the 2019 World Cup and they want to try out different combinations.
TOSS - Heads is the call from Virat Kohli and Heads it is. India win the toss and opt to field.
Alan Wilkins and Nasser Hussain are assessing the surface. The latter says that there is some grass on it. Mentions that because of the hot weather, it does dry up. States that it does look ugly but it plays much better than it looks. Opines that whoever bats first, they have to plan how to go about the proceedings and keep wickets intact in the Powerplay. Informs that the straighter boundaries are shorter while the squarer boundaries are longer. Reckons that a score of 170-180 would be ideal on this track. Ends by saying that the likes of Ball and Plunkett will try to hit the deck hard and make life difficult for the Indian batsmen.
India, on the other hand, have a good all-round side too. The good thing for them is that they have won the three ODIs they have played at this venue so far. Though it is a different format, the confidence factor can always be taken forward. No side can afford a slip-up as it can prove to be very costly. Promises to be a cracker of a contest!
England have found their mojo back and will be backing themselves. The squarer boundaries were longer in Cardiff while the straighter boundaries were shorter and their bowlers were aware of that, using it to their advantage. This ground has similar dimensions as well. Ben Stokes is available for this game and let's see if Morgan decides to bring the explosive all-rounder in.
Clear blue skies welcome us as we head into the decider of the T20I series which is taking place at County Ground in Bristol. The hype that this contest had generated before the tour begun has lived up to the expectations. No surprises though as these two are the best sides in the shortest format of the game and have gun players in their ranks.
So, India landed the first punch in Manchester, England returned a mild one back in Cardiff and then the Men in Blue delivered the knockout blow here in Bristol. They take the 3-match T20I series 2-1 and will be full of confidence heading into the ODI series. First match is on the 12th of July in Nottingham at 12.30 pm local (11.30 am GMT). Don't forget to join us. Until then, it's goodbye and cheers!
India captain, Virat Kohli says that the comeback from the bowlers was outstanding. Feels that a score of 225-230 was on the cards but he credits his bowlers for restricting them to much less. States that his bowlers have good skills and they executed their plans to perfection. Adds that he is proud of his boys. Informs that Pandya is a very confident cricketer - both with bat and ball. Opines that the way he came back after being hit for 22 in the first over is what you want to see as a captain. Adds that getting 33 in quick time was the icing on the cake. Backs his decision to not play Kuldeep Yadav as he feels that every bowler suffered here. Announces that they want to continue trying different things going ahead. Expresses that it is great to have a series win at the start of the tour and they will be aiming to build upon this.
England captain, Eoin Morgan says that it was a tremendous start with the bat. Appreciates Roy and Buttler for setting a great platform but rues the fact that the following batsmen couldn't capitalize. Credits India for bowling well. Opines that they were below par on a ground where the pitch is flat and the boundaries are short. Adds that it was a tough ground to defend on. Feels that teams like India and Pakistan have a huge fan following and they are used to it. Mentions that this series has had three different tests for them. Reckons that Trent Bridge has been a good ground for them. Informs that they have lost a few tosses there in the recent past but the result has gone their way. Ends by saying that the toss will be less important.
Man of the Match and Man of the Series, Rohit Sharma says that assessing the conditions at the start was important. Mentions that once they saw off the new ball, they knew that the wicket was good and the boundaries were small. States that when he bats, he likes to take his time and not panic too much. Stresses the importance of spending time in the middle as it helps him to make up anytime during the innings. Also adds that it is crucial to assess the bowlers. Praises Hardik Pandya for his batting skills. Adds that he has played some good knocks for a few years now. Also credits him for his bowling and feels that he is a fearless individual.
When Hardik Pandya arrived at the crease, the tourists needed 48 off 31 balls. With Rohit Sharma at the other end batting on 83, the ball was still firmly in India's court. A quiet over followed after Kohli's wicket but that didn't disturb India's progress much. Jake Ball went for 15 runs in the 17th over and that opened the floodgates. The Sharma-Pandya combo hammered the required runs with ease and achieved the target with 8 balls to spare. It was that kind of a day when you are not supposed to talk too much about the bowling, unless the bowler's name is Hardik Pandya. He also started on a wrong note by conceding 22 in his first over but then in the next three overs he picked 4 wickets by giving away only 16 runs. The Indian all-rounder has warmed up well for this tour.
198 on any ground is a challenging total, even a match-winning one, but not here in Bristol where the boundaries are on the shorter side. India lost a couple of wickets inside the Powerplay but never compromised on the asking run-rate. Rohit Sharma held one end with all the class and elegance and along with his skipper Virat Kohli, he raised an 89-run stand off just 57 balls. England did manage to remove Kohli from the crease but failed to create a big enough opening to trouble the visiting team.
Where England lost the match? Umm... From 103/1 in 9.1 overs to 198/9 in 20 overs. They fell short of a challenging total in spite of having a strong launching pad. Reminds me of a phrase - When you aim high, you set yourself up to fall far! The approach while batting for the Englishmen was to keep going for runs even if wickets were falling. Cannot fault them for doing so on a stamp size ground but then they should have planned it in a better manner. Also, one should give credit where it's due. The Indian bowlers who were under the cosh after taking a hammering showed a lot of character by bouncing back.
Emphatic win for India! Rohit Sharma was the architect of it as he stroked a magnificent century. Not to forget Hardik Pandya though. First he did it with the ball by picking a 4-fer and then played a nice cameo to make India's path smooth to a series win. Clinical stuff from the Men in Blue.
Chris Jordan to Hardik Pandya. SIX! Pandya has nailed it! Jordan serves a slower delivery again but lands it right in the hitting zone of Hardik Pandya. He just swings his bat and dismisses it over long on for a biggie. A 50-run stand in only 23 balls. INDIA WIN BY 7 WICKETS AND TAKE THE SERIES 2-1!
Chris Jordan to Hardik Pandya. Slower in pace and outside off, punched down to covers.
Chris Jordan to Rohit Sharma. HUNDRED FOR ROHIT SHARMA! His third in this format, only Colin Munro has these many in T20Is. A nice little dab to third man for a single to reach there. The Indian dugout is on its feet. Yet another scintillating knock by the Hitman!
Chris Jordan to Rohit Sharma. FOUR! What a hit! An overpitched delivery outside off, Rohit takes the aerial route and drills it over covers for a boundary. Moves to 99!
David Willey to Hardik Pandya. FOUR! Width on offer outside off, Pandya stays back and just dabs it down to third man for a boundary. 20 from the over. India within a striking distance. Rohit also only 5 away from a century. 9 needed more for a win.
David Willey to Hardik Pandya. FOUR! A full toss this time, Pandya latches onto it and throws his bat at it. His bottom hand comes off the handle but he still manages to tonk it from the middle. It flies over cover-point and beats the dive of Stokes in the deep.
David Willey to Hardik Pandya. SIX! Into the crowd! This guy has all the range when it comes to playing big shots. Willey delivers it full and around off, Hardik gives it the full whack of his bat and sends it whistling over extra cover for a maximum.
David Willey to Rohit Sharma. It's been driven superbly through the covers. They pick up a single.
David Willey to Rohit Sharma. FOUR! Wonderful shot! Uses his crease superbly. It's fuller in length around off, Rohit shuffles across a bit and paddles it over backward square leg for a boundary. Nearly went all the way.
David Willey to Hardik Pandya. Fullish and outside off, driven through covers for a single.
David Willey returns for his final spell. India need 29 from 18. They will be backing themselves to chase this down but if they lose a wicket or two, who knows! The pressure might get to them.
Jake Ball to Hardik Pandya. Yorker outside off, dug out to third man for a run. 15 from the over. All the good work done in the previous two overs (where only 7 runs came) has gone down the drain.
Jake Ball to Rohit Sharma. The batsman guides it to third man. They pick up a single.
Jake Ball to Rohit Sharma. FOUR! Third boundary of the over. Short in length around off, Sharma pulls it off his front foot and places it nicely. Bisects the square leg fielder and the mid-wicket fielder to send it to the fence.
Jake Ball to Hardik Pandya. Taps it down to backward point for a single.
Jake Ball to Hardik Pandya. FOUR! And then he can do this as well. Placed his shot behind point. The length is altered by Ball. He goes very full and outside off, Hardik squeezes it out for a boundary. It is already looking like a great move to promote Hardik.
Jake Ball to Hardik Pandya. FOUR! Bang! Back of a length ball around off, Pandya shifts his weight sideways and smashes it over mid off for a boundary. He is an exceptional hitter of the cricket ball.
Jake Ball is back into the attack. 44 required off 24 balls.
Adil Rashid to Hardik Pandya. Floated full ball on middle and leg, heaved away to deep mid-wicket for a run. Only 4 from the over, that brings an end to what has been a really good spell from Adil Rashid. He finishes with figures of 4-0-32-0. We can compare him with the Indian leggie, Chahal who had finished with figures of 4-0-30-0. Has been a decent day for the spinners.
Adil Rashid to Rohit Sharma. Shorter in length, cut away with the spin to sweeper cover for a run.
Adil Rashid to Rohit Sharma. Outside off, tapped towards short third man. Pandya wants a run but Rohit rightly sends him back.
Adil Rashid to Hardik Pandya. Full and in line of the stumps, Pandya lofts it towards long on for a single.
Adil Rashid to Hardik Pandya. Floated outside off, Pandya sees it through.
Adil Rashid to Rohit Sharma. On a flatter trajectory outside off, Rohit punches it through covers to rotate strike.
Chris Jordan to Hardik Pandya. Shortish outside off, played down to point. 3 from the over and a big wicket of Kohli. If England win this match, they will have to thank Jordan for this over.
Hardik Pandya gets a promotion. 48 needed off 31 balls.
Chris Jordan to Virat Kohli. OUT! Another sharp catch in the field. This time a return catch. Jordan takes it with ease. Mind you, that wasn't so easy. But then Chris is an exceptional fielder. Fuller and on off, 136 kph, Kohli hammers it straight back. It's uppish and Jordan gobbles it. End of an 89-run stand which has put India on the front foot. Can England still believe?
Chris Jordan to Rohit Sharma. A low full toss on off, it's flicked to deep mid-wicket for a single.
Chris Jordan to Rohit Sharma. Two dot balls now. Another mistimed drive by Rohit, this time he finds the extra cover fielder. So far so good by Chris.
Chris Jordan to Rohit Sharma. Very full and around off, Rohit goes hard at it and mistimes his shot back to the bowler.
Chris Jordan to Virat Kohli. Slower delivery, short and around off, Kohli pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single. 150 comes up for India, 49 more needed.
Chris Jordan to Virat Kohli. Wide! Jordan bowls it full and wide outside off, maybe just wide of the tramline. Kohli leaves it alone.
Liam Plunkett to Rohit Sharma. FOUR! 13 coming from this over. India are right on course. Plunkett offers room outside off and Sharma goes inside-out over covers. Not the best of connections but good enough to fetch him a one-bounce boundary.
Liam Plunkett to Virat Kohli. Very full and on off, knocked down to long on for a single.
Liam Plunkett to Rohit Sharma. Too full and wide outside off, Rohit plays a lovely square drive and takes a single. Wants the second run as well but Kohli turns it down.
Fine leg comes up for Rohit Sharma.
Liam Plunkett to Virat Kohli. Short in length and outside off, Kohli pulls and does well to keep it all along the ground through mid-wicket. A single taken.
Liam Plunkett to Virat Kohli. SIX! Boom! For a moment, we thought Virat lost his balance but he kept his shape enough and sent it soaring over wide long off for a biggie. And once again, the white object has lost its shape. The umpires are getting it changed. 58 needed off 40 balls, that's the game situation.
Liam Plunkett to Virat Kohli. Play and a miss! On a length and wide outside off, Kohli flashes and misses.
Liam Plunkett is back on.
Chris Jordan to Rohit Sharma. SIX! A gift on the pads. Full toss. Rohit picks it up and deposits it over square leg for a biggie. Spoils what would have been a top over. 10 coming from it eventually.
Chris Jordan to Rohit Sharma. Slower in pace and that deceives the batsman. Sharma swings his bat across the line but only manages a bottom edge back to the bowler.
Chris Jordan to Virat Kohli. Full toss on middle, it's lofted down the ground and it goes on one bounce to Stokes at long on. He nearly overran there. Only a single. The third umpire however was asked to check whether Ben touched the rope while in contact with the ball. Nothing like that on the replays though.
Chris Jordan to Rohit Sharma. Shortish and on off, Sharma guides it down to third man for one.
Chris Jordan to Virat Kohli. Full and sliding down the leg side, Kohli clips it through mid-wicket and runs the first run hard. Bairstow in the deep senses that and charges towards the ball. He although returns a poor throw, it kept them down to only a run.
Chris Jordan to Rohit Sharma. A low full toss outside off, Rohit reaches out for it and hits it towards point. Another good stop by Roy in that region but he can't prevent the single.
Chris Jordan is back on.
Adil Rashid to Rohit Sharma. Gets back and strokes it with the turn to sweeper cover for one. 9 from this over, they are keeping the asking rate under check.
Adil Rashid to Virat Kohli. The batsman has flicked the ball off his pads. They pick up a single.
Adil Rashid to Virat Kohli. Turning back into the batsman from around off, Kohli rocks back and punches it to mid-wicket. Straight to the fielder.
Adil Rashid to Virat Kohli. SIX! High and handsome! Kohli gives the charge to the leggie and takes him head on. Makes excellent connection and dumps it over long on for a biggie.
Adil Rashid to Virat Kohli. Short and on middle and off, Kohli punches it off his back foot but finds the cover fielder.
Adil Rashid to Rohit Sharma. Loopy full ball outside off, it's hit down to long on for a single.
Liam Plunkett to Rohit Sharma. Played to the mid-wicket region by the batsman. The batsmen have run through for a single. 16 from the over, 83 needed off 54 balls.
Liam Plunkett to Rohit Sharma. FOUR! Cheeky this time. A little bit of charge down the track and then he works a shortish ball fine. Deflects it off the outer half of the bat past the keeper for a boundary at third man. 50-run stand comes up.
Liam Plunkett to Rohit Sharma. SIX! That has gone a mile! Fourth biggie for Rohit. He gets a shortish ball around off and dispatches it with utter disdain over mid-wicket for a maximum.
Liam Plunkett to Virat Kohli. A short delivery which has been pulled away. The batsmen have run through for a single.
Liam Plunkett to Virat Kohli. Aerial but safe. Kohli mistimes his pull shot in the air and the fielder comes running in from the deep mid-wicket region. But it falls in front of him and then goes past him. By the time, the fielder collects it, they take a couple.
Liam Plunkett to Virat Kohli. Angling down the leg side, nudged away to fine leg for a couple.
Liam Plunkett is back on.
Adil Rashid to Rohit Sharma. Takes a step forward and then steers it with the spin to deep point. A couple to bring India's 100. It's from this stage England started to lose the plot. India will do themselves a favour by learning from that. The thing working for them here is that they have a target in front unlike England who had a target in their mind.
Adil Rashid to Rohit Sharma. Flighted one outside off, Rohit tries to slog but misses.
Adil Rashid to Rohit Sharma. A tossed up leg spinner outside off, Rohit taps it with gentle hands to backward point.
Adil Rashid to Virat Kohli. Drags his length back and bowls it on middle, Kohli pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a run.
Adil Rashid to Virat Kohli. Flighted and full outside off, driven through covers for a couple of runs.
Adil Rashid to Virat Kohli. FOUR! You can't afford to keep bowling short and wide to these batsmen. They will hit you to the fence 9 out of 10 times. In the last over, it was Rohit, this time it's Virat Kohli. He camps back and cuts it through point. There are a couple of fielders inside the ring for that shot but the skipper found the gap with ease.
Ben Stokes to Virat Kohli. Too full and on middle, it's been flicked to deep mid-wicket for a single.
Ben Stokes to Rohit Sharma. Shortish and outside off, Rohit stays back and opens the face of his bat to play it past the diving point fielder for a single. Roy there got his hand to it but failed to stop it cleanly.
Ben Stokes to Virat Kohli. The batsman plays a pull shot to this short delivery. One run added to the total.
Ben Stokes to Rohit Sharma. Slower one, full and wide outside off, Sharma slices his attempted cover drive and it goes on one bounce to the third man fielder. A single taken.
Ben Stokes to Rohit Sharma. FOUR! Lucky way to get to his fifty! A good one though, off 28 balls only. Short and on middle and leg, Rohit fails to middle his pull shot properly and it loops wide of the keeper for a boundary. His 16th T20I half century. India need him to last the distance in this run chase.
Ben Stokes to Virat Kohli. Hits the yorker mark around off, Kohli squeezes it out to third man for a single.
Adil Rashid to Virat Kohli. Gets on the front foot and drives it square of the wicket on the off side for a single. The required run rate at the moment for India is 9.75. Need to keep going strong.
Adil Rashid to Rohit Sharma. Played to the mid-wicket region by the batsman. One run added to the total.
Adil Rashid to Rohit Sharma. FOUR! No stopping it this time. Adil Rashid got away with one at the start of this over but not this time. He bowls it flatter and shorter outside off, Rohit rocks back and delays his square cut a bit to get his placement right. No chance for the sweeper cover fielder this time.
Adil Rashid to Virat Kohli. Moves back to a shortish ball and punches it to deep cover for a single.
Adil Rashid to Rohit Sharma. Presses forward to a full ball and drives it through covers for a run.
Adil Rashid to Rohit Sharma. Starts with a flatter and shorter delivery outside off, Sharma cuts it firmly through point and Bairstow in the deep makes a tumbling stop. Saves two for his team.
Adil Rashid time.
Ben Stokes to Virat Kohli. Gets across the stumps to a length ball and flicks it straight to mid-wicket. Great over, just 2 runs off it.
Ben Stokes to Rohit Sharma. Fuller and wider outside off, this time Rohit steers it past point for a single.
Ben Stokes to Rohit Sharma. Gets bat on ball this time but finds the point fielder.
Ben Stokes to Rohit Sharma. Too full and wide outside off, Sharma reaches out for it but fails to make any connection.
Ben Stokes to Virat Kohli. The batsman has pushed it to the cover region. One run added to the total.
Ben Stokes to Virat Kohli. Fullish and outside off, driven square of the wicket on the off side. Roy makes an outstanding stop at point.
Ben Stokes to bowl now.
Jake Ball to Virat Kohli. Short and wide outside off, tapped down to third man for one. 70/2 in the Powerplay, going almost neck and neck with England at this stage. The hosts were 73/0 after 6.
Jake Ball to Virat Kohli. FOUR! Those wrists of Kohli. You pay to watch him play that flick shot. Ball is too straight in line and the Indian skipper plays his bread and butter shot to put it away through mid-wicket.
Jake Ball to Virat Kohli. Kohli opens the face of the bat and helps it to third man. They manage to come back for the second.
Jake Ball to Rohit Sharma. A length ball on middle, flicked through mid-wicket for a single.
Virat Kohli arrives at number 4. 137 needed off 88 balls.
Jake Ball to Lokesh Rahul. OUT! Another cracking catch to dismiss an Indian batsman. Chris Jordan this time who went for 16 in his first over has taken a brilliant running cum diving catch. Take a bow. Ball gets a wicket, he was involved in the first wicket as well. Probably an off-paced delivery, on a length and around middle, Rahul aims to go downtown and clear long on. But he ends up getting a lot of height than distance. Jordon first backtracks from mid on and then hares across to his right, covers a lot of ground before diving to take a ripper of a catch. Kept his eyes glued to the ball like a hawk eyes his prey. KL departs without doing much damage.
Jake Ball to Lokesh Rahul. SIX! Shot! Back of a length ball just around off, Rahul picks it up from there, turns inside the crease and dismisses it over backward square leg for a maximum.
Jake Ball returns.
Liam Plunkett to Lokesh Rahul. Gets behind the line and pushes it back past the bowler for a run at mid on.
Liam Plunkett to Lokesh Rahul. SIX! It has gone all the way! Brings up 50 for India. Not sure Rahul intended it to go there but he won't be complaining. Good length ball around off, Rahul tries to play the inside-out shot over covers but ends up slicing it over third man for a maximum.
Liam Plunkett to Lokesh Rahul. Shortish and wide outside off, Rahul rocks back to play the square cut but mistimes it towards the point fielder.
Liam Plunkett to Rohit Sharma. Plunkett bowls it full and on middle, Sharma leans forward and across before flicking it through mid-wicket for a single.
Liam Plunkett to Rohit Sharma. FOUR! Rohit is motoring. Receives a length ball around off, spots the room to lift it over covers and does so with aplomb. Good enough connection to take it across the fence.
Liam Plunkett to Lokesh Rahul. Fair start as long as you are not conceding a boundary first ball. Width on offer outside off. Rahul slashes it down to third man for a single.
It's Liam Plunkett's turn, to pick a wicket or to take a hammering, not sure.
Chris Jordan to Rohit Sharma. Angles it into the batsman, not enough room and Rohit defends it back. 16 from the over.
Chris Jordan to Rohit Sharma. SIX! Pulled it and pulled it beautifully. He is one of India's best batsmen when it comes to pull a cricket ball. Jordan drops it short and Rohit shows no mercy. Swivels inside the crease and pulls it over fine leg. Into the crowd.
It seems the ball has lost its shape after the last hit. The umpires get together and are getting it changed. Something similar happened when England were batting also.
Chris Jordan to Rohit Sharma. SIX! Rohit was waiting! He was waiting for the bowler to pitch it full and in his half. As soon as Jordan commits that sin, Sharma lines himself up and pumps it over long on for a biggie.
Chris Jordan to Rohit Sharma. Good length ball on middle, defended on the leg side.
Chris Jordan to Rohit Sharma. Another free flowing drive from the bat of Rohit but this time Willey does extremely well at covers to stop the racing ball.
Chris Jordan to Rohit Sharma. FOUR! 2000 T20I runs for Rohit Sharma, becoming the third Indian after Mithali Raj and Virat Kohli to reach this feat. Jordan delivers it full and wide outside off, Sharma cracks his drive through covers and finds the fence.
Chris Jordan is into the attack.
David Willey to Rohit Sharma. On the pads of Rohit who flicks it through mid-wicket for a single.
David Willey to Lokesh Rahul. Fuller and straighter, knocked towards the deepish mid on fielder for one.
David Willey to Lokesh Rahul. Back of a length ball on off, played down square of the field on the off side. Finds point.
David Willey to Lokesh Rahul. This one is angled across the batsman, KL pushes it off his front foot to covers.
David Willey to Lokesh Rahul. FOUR! Shot of a batsman in prime form. An overpitched delivery alright, around middle, Rahul strides forward and creams his straight drive down the ground for a boundary.
KL Rahul is the number 3 batsman.
David Willey to Shikhar Dhawan. OUT! Stunner by Ball! You need to take catches like these to stay in hunt on an unforgiving ground like this. Willey comes up with a delivery in the line of the stumps, Dhawan tries to flick it away across the line but fails to keep it down. It flies towards short fine leg where Ball quickly reacts to his left and hangs on to a sharp catch. Dhawan cannot believe his luck. Shakes his head in disbelief and has a wry smile on his face as he walks back. England are delighted.
Jake Ball to Rohit Sharma. FOUR! Smart batting! Rohit exposes all his stumps by moving down the leg side and Ball follows him with a full ball. The bowler is caught unaware that the fine leg is up inside the circle and there is a deep mid-wicket in place. Sharma calmly flicks it off his pads through square leg for a boundary.
Jake Ball to Shikhar Dhawan. Shortish and on middle, Dhawan stays back and taps it down in front of backward point for one.
Jake Ball to Rohit Sharma. Attempts the slower one this time but the line is a little too straight, Rohit clips it in front of square leg and crosses.
Jake Ball to Rohit Sharma. These are nice lines. Bangs it in, around middle and off, Rohit remains back in defense.
Jake Ball to Rohit Sharma. Better line and length. Just behind a good length around off, Rohit punches it off his back foot to covers.
Jake Ball to Rohit Sharma. FOUR! No bowler will be spared today, if he fails to get his length right. Ball drops the ball short and on middle and leg, Rohit rides the bounce and eases it with the pull shot behind square leg for a boundary.
Jake Ball will share the new ball from the other end.
David Willey to Shikhar Dhawan. FOUR! Exquisite! That will be great for Dhawan's confidence. Full length ball outside off, Dhawan leans ahead a touch and drives it crisply through covers to find the fence. Good start for India, 11 from the first over.
David Willey to Rohit Sharma. Fullish ball close to the off stump, Sharma plays it with soft hands to mid-wicket to rotate strike.
David Willey to Rohit Sharma. In the zone outside off, Rohit doesn't fiddle with it.
David Willey to Rohit Sharma. SIX! What a shot! The good thing is that Sharma didn't get rattled after the first two good deliveries. He walks down the track and clips the fullish ball nonchalantly over cow corner to clear the ropes.
David Willey to Rohit Sharma. This is brilliant thinking from Willey! After swinging one in, he bowls this one on a length and the ball seams away after landing. Sharma has a tame push at it and misses.
David Willey to Rohit Sharma. Some action straightaway! Full length ball on middle, swinging in the air. Sharma tries to flick it away but misses to get hit on the pads. Willey is confident but the umpire stays put. The replay shows that it was probably going down leg.
A great comeback in the last 5 overs by the Indian bowlers and now it's up to their batsmen to carry the momentum forward. Out come the dangerous duo, Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan to open the batting. David Willey to start off the proceedings with the ball. Here we go...