Duckett departs after reaching fifty

Sun, 03 August 2025

16:32

England 2nd inns 87-2 (26 ovs); Target: 374 | Scorecard

Siraj continues and Root nudges the good length delivery on off through point and crosses over.

Pope edges the next delivery but gets a single through third man.

A dot later, Root knocks one through deep backward point and gets off the strike.

Two more dots to end the over. 3 runs come off it.

England now need 288 runs.

Prasidh continues after the successful over and strikes Root on the pads. Gill refuses to review it as it appears to be going down the leg (1 run, leg bye)

The next ball nips back sharply and hits Pope on the thigh pads. Prasidh is getting some movement here.

Pope drives the next delivery to mid-off but no run on offer. He sees off the next three deliveries. Just a single off the over.

Siraj continues and Root leaves the first delivery, pitched up full and outside off, alone. Beats the edge with the next delivery.

Root then gently pushes the third delivery towards backward point.

A good length delivery outside off and Root is beaten on the outside edge again.

Two more dots follows. Another maiden over for Siraj.

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