England 2nd inns 209-3 (48 ovs); Target: 374 |
Scorecard
Siraj is back with another over and Root gets beaten on the inside-edge. Another dot later, Siraj sends one down the leg and Jurel fumbles, allowing the batters to cross over (leg bye).
Three singles off the next three deliveries to bring up 200 for England. Four come off the over.
Sundar continues and Brook defends the first delivery to mid-wicket.
Another dot later, he steers one the backward square leg and takes a single.
Two singles through mid-off and mid-wicket follow.
Three runs come off the over.
Siraj with his 16th over and Brook uses his feet to guide the length delivery to sweeper cover and gets off the strike.
Root then taps one to point and looks for a single but Brook turns down the request.
A couple through deep extra cover raises the 100-run partnership. It came off just 108 balls. It is the 19th hundred partnership in the ongoing series.
Three dots to end the over. 3 runs come off it.
England now need 168 runs.
Akash Deep is back into the attack. Brook leaves the first ball, a full delivery swinging away outside off.
He then gently taps the next to covers. No run on offer.
Another dot later, Brook pushes one to deep mid-wicket and picks up a single.
A dot and a single through deep backward point to end the over. 2 runs come off it.
Siraj with another over and Root lets the length delivery outside off go.
Root knocks down the next delivery, a fuller one angling onto off stump.
A single through backward point off a wide delivery gets Brook on strike.
Brook then sees off the rest of the over. Just a single off it.
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