England 2nd inns 82-1 (22 ovs); Target: 374 |
Scorecard
Akash Deep continues and Duckett leans forward and blocks the first ball, a full delivery on off-stump.
Two more dots later, Duckett hangs back and prods one to the point and scampers for a single.
After another dot, Pope punches one off his backfoot through backward point and retains the strike. Just two runs come off the over.
Siraj continues and Duckett smashes the overpitched delivery through covers for a boundary!
Follows it up with a single through point off a good length delivery on off.
Another boundary, this time through fine leg! Straight delivery from Siraj and Pope moves across and flicks it fine.
A good length delivery outside off follows and Pope leaves it alone.
Pope flicks one off the pads and gets a brace through deep backward square-leg. A dot ends the 11-run over.
England need 302 runs more.
Akash Deep continues and Duckett blocks the good length delivery outside off.
Two more dots later, Duckett slaps one through sweeper cover and gets a couple.
A dot later, Duckett tucks one towards deep square leg and picks up a single. 3 runs come off the over.
Siraj with another over and Duckett edges one through the gap in gully for a boundary and brings up his fifty. It came off 76 deliveries.
Duckett then makes room and steers the shortish delivery outside off through deep backward point for a brace.
Siraj goes round the wicket and beats Duckett with a length delivery outside off.
A single through deep backward point follows.
Two dots to end the over. 7 come off it. England now need 292 runs to go 3-1 up in the series.
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