Eng 44-2 (14 overs) vs India |
Scorecard
Siraj continues. Stars with a back of a length delivery outside off and beats Crawely.
Five more dot balls follow. First maiden over by Siraj in the match.
Bumrah starts the fresh with a fullish delivery down the leg but Duckett misses the glance. No run.
A dot later, Bumrah sends down a fullish delivery tad outside off and Duckett defends it but the ball takes an edge and flies to gully where Nitish Reddy fails to stop it. Washington Sundar moves quickly and cuts it as the batter steals a single.
The next ball strikes Duckett on his pads, but India chose not to review it.
Two dots to end the over. Just 2 runs come off it.
Siraj continues. Fullish delivery outside leg and Duckett flicks it to backward square leg and takes a couple.
Siraj then bowls three dots on the trot before Duckett punches one down the ground for a single.
Crawely then edges a back of the length delivery but the ball does not carry to the slips.
Just 3 come off the over. England have so far maintained a rate of 3 runs per over.
Duckett has been solid while Crawely has edged a couple. India's pacers are yet to hit the right length consistently on this pitch, which has offered some help for them.
Nitish Kumar Reddy comes into the attack after the drinks break.
Starts off with a dot before Duckett runs a fullish delivery on the stumps down the ground for a boundary.
Out! Reddy provides the breakthrough as Duckett is caught by Pant. Shortish delivery down the leg and Duckett tries to pull it over mid-wicket but ends up edging it to the keeper.
He goes after making 23 off 40 balls with the help of three fours.
Ollie Pope is the new man in. Full delivery and Pope plays it away from his body. No run.
He then open his account with a single to backward point.
Out! Reddy strikes again. Crawely is out, caught by Pant! Good length delivery outside off and Crawely pokes at it and ends up edging it to the keeper. Excellent over from Reddy as he picks two wickets conceding five runs.
Crawely goes after making 18 off 43 balls containing four boundaries.
Joe Root comes to the crease.
