England off to a watchful start

Thu, 10 July 2025
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Eng 15-0 (5 overs) vs India Scorecard

Here we go! Jasprit Bumrah to open the bowling for India. 

Ben Duckett and Zak Crawley are in the middle for England. 

Crawley to face the first ball. Bumrah starts off with a good length delivery outside off and Crawley shoulders arms. 

Crawley leaves the second ball too, which is in the channel outside off.

First run of the match comes through a bye as Rishabh Pant fails to collect the ball that swung way outside off. 

A dot later, Duckett defends a fullish delivery outside off but the ball rolls to cover point region after taking an outside edge. Duckett gets off the mark. 

Another dot to end the over. Just 2 come off it. 


Akash Deep from the other end. After two dots, Duckett tucks one behind the square and picks up a couple. 

A dot later, the batter makes full use of a wayward delivery outside leg as he glances it fine for the first boundary of the innings. 

Another delivery down the leg but Duckett could not connect it. 6 come off Akash's first over.

Bumrah continues.  Fullish delivery outside off and Crawely pushes it to offside and picks up a quick single. 

Duckett then plays away from body and gets beaten. Four consectuve dot balls to end the over. Just one run come off it. 

Both openers have started watchfully, not attempting anything fancy so far. 


Akash Deep to Crawely over the wicket and the ball moves a bit outside off and Pant collects it cleanly.

Four dots follow as close-in fielders appeal half-heartedly, first for an lbw and then for caught behind.   

A fullish delivery outside off to end the over as Crawley shoulders his arms. 

A maiden over from Akash. 


Bumrah is back and starts with a short of a length rising delivery which hits Duckett on his pads. 

The second ball, which nipped back slightly, hits Duckett on his tummy. 

After two dots, Duckett goes deep in his crease and punches it through covers and picks up a brace. 

A dot later, he drives the fullish delivery down the ground for four runs. 

A dot to end the over. 6 come off it. 

After five overs, England are scoring at a clip of 3.