England 2nd inns 59-1 (18 ovs); Target: 374 |
Scorecard
The players are out in the middle. Ben Duckett, who is unbeaten on 34, and skipper Ollie Pope will begin the chase on Day 4.
Mohammed Siraj will bowl the remaining one ball of his fourth over.
Pope is on strike. A full delivery outside off and Pope leans forward and gently pushes it to the fielder at mid-off.
A wicket-maiden for Siraj.
Akash Deep is back into the attack and he goes round the wicket to Duckett. A short of a length delivery on off-stump and Duckett moves back and drops it to the legside. No run.
A single through deep point follows. Pope then punches one to long-off and gets off the strike.
A dot later, Duckett tucks one towards square leg and picks up a single.
A dot to end the over. 3 runs come off it.
Siraj continues and Duckett pushes it to deep backward point and crosses over.
A dot later, Pope drives one uppishly through the gap in cover for a boundary. First boundary of the day!
Siraj then bangs in a short of a length delivery outside off and Pope rides the bounce and slaps it to backward point. No run on offer.
Two more dots to end the over. Five come off it.
Akash Deep with a new over and Duckett drags the shortish delivery on off-stump to the leg-side.
Duckett defends the next four deliveries before picking a single through mi-wicket off the final ball. Just a single off the over.
Siraj with another over and begins with a good length delivery slanting across outside off and Duckett is beaten on the outside edge.
Duckett is beaten again before he blocks a short of a length delivery outside off.
Siraj beats him again on the outside edge off the final delivery. A maiden for Siraj, his second in the innings.
England need 315 runs.
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