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England beat India by 8 wickets.
England 260/2 after 44.3 overs.
Pandya continues. England need 4 runs and Root who is on 94 needs 6 to complete his century. Pandya sends down a short delivery to start the over and Root pulls it to deep midwicket but Karthik cuts it off for just a couple. Pandya sends a delivery way too wide on the off side and the crowd aren’t happy with that. The next ball is a high full toss but Root steps down and pulls it past the deep midwicket boundary for a FOUR which also completes his century. England get over the line with 8 wickets to spare.
HUNDRED up for Root 100 (120)
England 253/2 after 44 overs.
Shardul to continue. 3 runs come off the over as England now need just 4 runs from 36 balls to win.
England 250/2 after 43 overs.
Hardik Pandya back into the attack. DROPPED! He sends a slower full toss to Morgan who hits it hard towards Bhuvneshwar at mid-on who fluffs it. Pandya then sends down two consecutive wides and the batmen pick up singles off the last three deliveries. 6 runs come off the over.
England 244/2 after 42 overs.
Shardul continues. Root plays a brilliant straight drive on the 2nd ball sending the ball racing past the bowler for a FOUR. Root has now moved up to 91 as England need just 13 runs to win.
England 239/2 after 41 overs.
Bhuvneshwar continues and once again there’s nothing much to report as the batsmen are picking the gaps with ease. 3 runs off the over.
England 236/2 after 40 overs.
Shardul Thakur comes back into the attack. Batsmen continue to pick up the singles as they get 3 runs in the over. None of the bowlers are able to trouble the batsmen here.
England 233/2 after 39 overs.
Bhuvneshwar continues. He still can’t find a breakthrough here as the batsmen keep rotating the strike. They pick up 4 runs in the over. Bhuvi has now given away 46 runs in his 6 overs so far. India might be worried about his form with the test series coming up.
England 229/2 after 38 overs.
Kuldeep sends down the wrong one on the 2nd delivery,Root adjusts well at the very last minute and pushes it past Raina at slip for 3 runs. Kuldeepthen pitches the 4th one short and Morgan gets on the back foot and hits it over deep midwicket for a SIX. That’s the first six of the innings. 10 runs off the over.
England 219/2 after 37 overs.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar comes back into the attack. He’ll be looking for some way to redeem himself after Bairstow tore into him at the start of the innings. The batsmen rotate strike well picking up singles in the over. 6 runs comes off the over.
England 213/2 after 36 overs.
Kuldeep continues and after a good over the England batsmen are happy to just pick up the singles. Just 2 runs come off the over.
England 211/2 after 35 overs.
Chahal starts with a quicker delivery but Morgan reads it early and finds the gap on the leg side for a FOUR. He then finds some great turn on the 3rd delivery as the ball evades everybody going between bat and pad for 3 byes. There’s a big appeal for a stumping as Root misses the ball and Dhoni has the bails off in a flash. The third umpire however spots that Chahal overstepped the line and instead of celebrating a wicket India have to now face free hit. Root makes full use of the free hit thumping it over midwicket for a FOUR. 15 runs come off the over as England get past the 200-run mark.
England 196/2 after 34 overs.
Kuldeep tries to vary his deliveries but the batsmen play it safe picking up singles in the over. 3 runs come off it.
England 193/2 after 33 overs.
Chahal continues. He tosses up a full toss on the 3rd delivery and Root gets down on one knee but finds the fielder on the leg side. 5 runs come off the over.
England 188/2 after 32 overs.
Kuldeep comes back into the attack. Root gets a thick inside edge on the 2nd ball but it goes past backward square for a couple. 4 runs come off the over.
England 184/2 after 31 overs.
Chahal back into the attack. He sticks to his length well giving away just 3 runs in the over.
England 181/2 after 30 overs.
Thakur starts the over with a short delivery and Morgan hooks it past deep backward square leg for a FOUR. DROPPED! Thakur pitches the 3rd ball down leg stump and Root gets an edge to it as he tries to flick it off his pads, lucky for him the ball is just inches short of Dhoni’s gloves. 6 runs off the over.
England 175/2 after 29 overs.
Pandya continues. The batsmen stick to singles in the over. Root guides the 5th delivery down to third man to bring up the 100-run partnership. Just 3 runs come off the over.
England 172/2 after 28 overs.
Thakur continues. Morgan gets a thick edge on the 2nd delivery but the ball flies past Dhoni for a FOUR. Morgan then picks up a single on the 5th delivery to bring up his FIFTY. England are cruising to victory here.
FIFTY up for Morgan 50 (58)
England 165/2 after 27 overs.
Hardik Pandya comes back into the attack. The batsmen don’t seem to be in a hurry as England are well placed to reach the total. They stick to singles gathering up six runs in the over.
England 159/2 after 26 overs.
Thakur continues. The Indian bowlers just don’t seem to be learning from their mistakes. Thakur pitches it short and wide and Morgan lashes it behind point for a FOUR. 7 runs come off the over.
England 152/2 after 25 overs.
Kuldeep continues. He offers too much flight on the first delivery and Root times his drive brilliantly for a FOUR through the covers which also brings up his FIFTY. Morgan steps out on the last delivery and hammers the ball past Kuldeep for a FOUR. 9 runs come off the over.
FIFTY up for Root 53 (60)
England 143/2 after 24 overs.
Shardul Thakur back into the attack. He pitches the second ball short and Root ducks to get out of the way as the Umpire calls it a wide. 5 runs come off the over as the batsmen stick to picking up singles. Root is batting on 49 and it doesn’t look like he is going to throw away his wicket anytime soon.
England 138/2 after 23 overs.
Kuldeep back into the attack. He pitches the 3rd delivery on leg stump and Root flicks it to the fine leg fence for a FOUR. Kuldeep responds with three dot balls to end the over. Just the 4 runs off the over.
England 134/2 after 22 overs.
Chahal sticks to his length well in the over giving away just 3 runs. India need to pick up a few wickets here before they run out of spin options.
England 131/2 after 21 overs.
Raina continues his spell. Morgan steps out on the 4th delivery and plays a brilliant inside-out shot over cover for a FOUR. Raina pitches the next ball a bit too full outside off and Morgan plays a drive that just beats the man at cover for back-to-back FOURs. 10 runs off the over.
England 121/2 after 20 overs.
Chahal continues after the drinks break. He starts well with 4 dot balls. He pitches the 5th ball a fraction short and Root picks up a single playing the ball down to sweeper cover. Morgan pinches another single to end the over. Just 2 runs come off it.
England 119/2 after 19 overs.
Suresh Raina comes into the attack. He starts well giving away just 2 runs off the first 5 deliveries. He sends in a shorter length delivery to end the over and Morgan gets his front leg out of the way and finds the midwicket fence with ease for a FOUR.
England 113/2 after 18 overs.
Chahal sticks to his length well in the over starting with 5 dot balls. Morgan dances down the track on the 3rd delivery but is beaten by the spin and gets hit on the pads. He finally manages to grab a single off the last ball depriving Chahal of a maiden over.
England 112/2 after 17 overs.
Kuldeep keeps the bowling tight in the over giving away just 4 runs with 3 dot balls. India need wickets from their spinners which doesn’t seem to be happening here.
England 108/2 after 16 overs.
Chahal starts the over with a shorter length delivery and Root flicks it past short midwicket to pick up a couple. Good over by Chahal giving away just 5 runs in it.
England 103/2 after 15 overs.
Kuldeep continues. Kohli sends in a needless throw at the bowlers end with the batsman well inside his crease and the ball runs away as the batsmen pick up a couple of runs from the overthrow. Morgan plays a beautifully timed reverse sweep on the 4th ball to pick up 3 runs.
England 96/2 after 14 overs.
Chahal starts well with 3 dot balls but sends a full toss on the 4th delivery and Root duly dispatches it for FOUR, sweeping it past midwicket on one knee. India just cannot afford to give away runs cheaply here.
England 91/2 after 13 overs.
Kuldeep to continue. Root skips forward and times his drive brilliantly on the 2nd delivery, Dhawan seems well placed to stop the ball but a misfield lets the ball escape for a FOUR. 6 runs come off the over.
England 85/2 after 12 overs.
Chahal continues. He’s finding some great spin on the surface here. There’s a big shout for LBW on the 4th delivery as Morgan completely misreads the turn but Kohli decides against the review as the ball seems to have been missing the leg stump. Just 1 run comes off that over.
England 84/2 after 11 overs.
Kuldeep Yadav comes into the attack. He sends in a half-tracker on the 4th delivery and Root pulls it past deep backward square leg for a FOUR. Just 6 runs off the over.
England 78/2 after 10 overs.
Yuzvendra Chahal is brought into the attack. Kohli decides to go with spin early here and gets an immediate result. Root tries to steal a single off the first delivery and Hardik gets across in a flash from midwicket and sends a throw to Dhoni. The throw was going off target but Dhoni does brilliantly collecting the ball by extending his arm ahead of the stumps and taking the bails off with an forward dive to dismiss Vince who was just inches short of safety.
Chahal pitches the 4th delivery short and Morgan happily slaps it through the covers to get off the mark with a FOUR. Just 4 runs off that over.
WICKET! Vince run out Pandya/Dhoni 27 (27)
England 74/1 after 9 overs.
Thakur continues his spell. He pitches the 2nd ball short and Root duly pulls the ball behind square on the leg side for FOUR. Kohli leaves the pitch after that delivery, he seems frustrated with the length his bowlers are bowling. Thakur manages to contain the boundaries on the next four balls.
England 67/1 after 8 overs.
Bhuvneshwar continues. Vince plays a really classy stroke, punching the shorter first delivery though covers for a FOUR. The batsmen pick up singles off the next two balls before Vince once again finds the boundary clipping another shorter delivery past short fine leg for a FOUR. Bhuvi responds with 2 dot balls to end the over.
England 57/1 after 7 overs.
Thakur continues. Root shows his class now, he stands tall and crunches the 2nd ball through point for a FOUR. Root then misses the flick on the next ball and the ball evades Dhoni down leg side going for FOUR leg byes. Bairstow’s wicket doesn’t seem to have had much effect on England’s scoring rate at all.
England 49/1 after 6 overs.
Bhuvneshwar back into the attack. He starts well this time giving just 2 runs off the first 4 balls. There is a massive mix up on the second delivery as Chahal raced from mid-on and got to the ball quickly and Vince is stuck in no man’s land as Root sends him back. The throw is at the wrong end though and that saves Vince. Bhuvi then sends a good length ball on the 5th delivery pitching it around off and Vince gets a thick inside edge to it sending it behind for a FOUR.
England 43/1 after 5 overs.
Shardul Thakur comes into the attack replacing Bhuvneshwar who has been expensive so far. The change doesn’t seem to affect the batsmen though as Vince flicks the first ball past fine leg for a FOUR.
CAUGHT! What a relief for India as the danger man Bairstow mistimes his flick finding Raina at short midwicket on the 4th delivery. Looks like the ball just stuck into the track causing Bairstow to mistime his shot. Great start by Thakur, just 5 runs and a wicket come off it.
WICKET! Bairstow c Raina b Thakur 30 (13)
England 38/0 after 4 overs.
Pandya continues his spell. Bairstow is in fine form here, he whips the 2nd ball wide of mid-on for a FOUR before meeting the next delivery with a fierce drive for back-to-back boundaries. He gets another boundary on the last delivery pulling the ball past the man at short fine leg for a FOUR. 15 runs off the over. Bairstow has given England a great start here.
England 23/0 after 3 overs.
Bhuvneshwar continues. He pitches the second delivery short and wide once more outside off and Bairstow slaps it through the covers for a FOUR. Bhuvi pitches the next one short again this time down the leg side and Bairstow pulls it for back-to-back FOURs this time over midwicket. He finally gets his line right on the 4th ball but overpitches the very next delivery and Bairstow pumps it wide of mid-off for a FOUR. Bairstow hasn’t had his fill yet and finds the boundary again on the last delivery slicing the ball past the man at backward point. Four boundaries in the over as 16 runs come off it.
