1st T20I, Kolkata, January 22, 2025, 07:00 PM
England
132/10(20.0ov)
India
64/2(6.1ov)
IND need 69 runs in 83 balls
IND 95%
Tie 0%
ENG 5%
Batsmen
R
B
4S
6S
SR
Bowler
O
R
W
Econ
Commentry
6.1
1
1 run.
In over# 6
1
1
4
0
6
6
Mark Wood 20/0(2)
5.6
1
Length ball on top of middle, Tilak Varma hops across and nudges it along the ground to deep square leg for a single. An expensive over from Wood. 18 runs from it.
5.5
1
IN THE AIR...LANDS SAFE! Hits the deck hard, does Wood, on the stumps, Abhishek Sharma pulls it off the top-edge but the ball lands safely near the deep square leg region. The fielder collects it on the bounce. A single taken.
5.4
4
FOUR! SMASHED! No need to run on those! A half-volley at 134.8 kph, on middle, Abhishek Sharma stays deep in the crease and swings hard at it. Smashes it over the bowler's head for the third boundary in this over.
5.3
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Full and on off, at 152.8 kph, Sharma drills it down the ground but the mid off fielder intercepts it to his left.
5.2
6
SIX! Clears the ropes once again! Wood clocks 150.4, and lands it on a length, just outside off, Abhishek Sharma dances down the ground and frees his arms. Throws the bat and goes airborne again. Dumps the ball behind deep third for a cracking six.
5.1
6
SIX! Helped on its way! Back of a length, on the pads, Abhishek Sharma stays inside the line of the ball and uses the pace to flick it aerially behind deep fine for a six.
In over# 5
4
0W
0
0
0W
2
Jofra Archer 17/2(3)
4.6
4
FOUR! Two wickets in the over but no sign of fear from Tilak Varma, Archer won't mind it either. Quick and short, angled across off, Varma steps out and backs away to slash over the off side but gets an outside edge that flies over the slip cordon for a boundary. Entertaining stuff!
So two southpaws in the middle now. Tilak Varma is in at number 4.
OUT! CAUGHT! A double-whammy for Jofra Archer and that is reckless from Suryakumar Yadav. Archer takes pace off this attempted bumper and bangs it in well short around middle. Suryakumar Yadav gets a bit across and gets cramped for room while looking to pull. The ball gets skied up off the top edge wide of the keeper and around short fine leg but Archer starts celebrating and Phil Salt does well to run after it and pouch it safely. The Indian skipper departs for a duck and England have some teeth in this contest now.
4.5
W
OUT! CAUGHT! A double-whammy for Jofra Archer and that is reckless from Suryakumar Yadav. Archer takes pace off this attempted bumper and bangs it in well short around middle. Suryakumar Yadav gets a bit across and gets cramped for room while looking to pull. The ball gets skied up off the top edge wide of the keeper and around short fine leg but Archer starts celebrating and Phil Salt does well to run after it and pouch it safely. The Indian skipper departs for a duck and England have some teeth in this contest now.
4.4
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A half-hearted appeal for caught behind from the keeper but nothing doing there. A quick bumper now at 143.8 clicks, in and around off and zipping through. Suryakumar Yadav looks to get across and hook but is well beaten.
4.3
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Takes some pace off that one and bowls it on a hard length around off, Suryakumar Yadav coves the line and keeps it out.
Indian skipper, Suryakumar Yadav walks out to bat now.
OUT! CAUGHT! Taken in the deep and Jofra Archer sends Sanju Samson packing. A well-directed short ball from Jofra Archer, over off and middle, angling in around head height. Samson picks the length early and looks to pull off the back foot but is still hurried and ends up pulling it to the right of deep mid-wicket. Gus Atkinson there moves across and comes in a bit to take it low to his right and England have their first wicket. Samson goes for 26 (20).
4.2
W
OUT! CAUGHT! Taken in the deep and Jofra Archer sends Sanju Samson packing. A well-directed short ball from Jofra Archer, over off and middle, angling in around head height. Samson picks the length early and looks to pull off the back foot but is still hurried and ends up pulling it to the right of deep mid-wicket. Gus Atkinson there moves across and comes in a bit to take it low to his right and England have their first wicket. Samson goes for 26 (20).
4.1
2
Hard-length delivery, over middle and holding its line, Sanju Samson stays back and clips it away with sweet timing through wide mid-wicket. Jos Buttler from mid on chases it down and flicks the ball in to save a couple of runs.
In over# 4
1
1wd
4b
0
0
0
0
Mark Wood 2/0(1)
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