Nitish Kumar Reddy is in the attack now and pitching outside leg stump, Rickelton glances it for 2 runs towards deep square leg.
Rickelton then steers the next ball to backward point for a single.
Two dots next before Markram lets the next one go as Reddy gets one to shape away.
Short and wide ball next and Markram cuts it to deep point for a single as 4 runs come off it.
Bumrah continues and he continues to operate in that area, a good length ball that Markram plays back to the bowler.
A dot later, Bumrah bowls it in the corridor again and it straightens and Markram leaves it at the last moment.
Good length again and another dot.
Blocked again and Markram lets the next one go and that is another maiden.
Siraj continues, he drifts onto the pads and Markram picks it and plays it to fine leg for a four!
Markram then just plays the ball to mid-off and scampers for a single.
Siraj keeps it full and Rickelton is happy to leave and block before he ends the over with shot to backward point for another dot as 5 runs come off it.
Bumrah continues and Markeam gets off the mark after 17 balls with a punch through covers for a four! First boundary off the bat.
Bumrah then bowls a peach, fuller and on good length, drawing Markram forward to drive, he gets the edge but is put down by KL Rahul at slips.
A dot later, Markram takes a single off an inside edge to square leg.
Two dots to end the over as 5 come off it.
Siraj continues and Rickelton looks unsure in the middle and after 5 dots, he is beaten on the outside edge. A maiden over that.
Bumrah continues and good length ball, pitching on off stump, Ryan Rickelton plays a defensive shot on back foot and is beaten.
Fuller ball just outside off, tapped in front of cover with soft hands and Rickelton gets a single.
Markram plays out four dots and he continues to be stuck on nought as just a single comes off it.
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