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India in England

3rd ODI / Lord's

England 387 for 3. India 360 for 7.

England win by 27 runs.

Match Commentary

  1. Update

    Summary

    Over 50: 12 runs. Bowler: Adil Rashid. India: 360/7 (rr 7.2)

  2. 49.6

    The leg spinner bowls a length ball on the leg side and the batter responds with a perfectly controlled, middled slog-sweep through fine leg for four. Gurnoor Brar finishes with two boundaries this over. England seal the victory by 27 runs!

  3. 49.5

    Arshdeep Singh steps in and pulls off a controlled slog on a back-of-a-length leg spinner, nudging a single towards deep mid-wicket where Ben Duckett fields quickly.

  4. 49.4

    Adil Rashid tosses up a leg spinner outside off, and Gurnoor Brar confidently drives it along the ground, picking up a well-run single.

  5. 49.3

    Adil Rashid bowls a back of a length googly on middle stump, and Gurnoor Brar attempts a slog but misses completely; the keeper takes it cleanly for no run.

  6. 49.2

    A length ball drifting down leg from the leg spinner. The batter middle-rows a controlled slog-sweep, sending the ball soaring over mid wicket for six! India moves to 354 for 7 with that big hit.

  7. 49.1

    A googly pitched outside off tries to tempt the batter, but Gurnoor Brar attempts a slog and misses, resulting in a dot ball.

  8. Update

    Summary

    Over 49: 9 runs. Bowler: Jofra Archer. India: 348/7 (rr 7.1)

  9. 48.6

    Brar goes for a controlled slog on a full ball just on off stump, managing to squeeze a single through the gap. India face a steep chase needing 40 from the final over with just three wickets left and no statistical chance according to WinViz.

  10. 48.5

    Arshdeep Singh steers a full-length ball outside off, edging it cleverly for a single.

  11. 48.4

    Arshdeep Singh faces a full-toss reverse inswinger down the leg side and elegantly steers it with controlled grace. The ball races away past third man for a boundary.

  12. 48.3

    On a back of a length delivery down the leg, Gurnoor Brar flicks it neatly off the pads and picks up a well-run single.

  13. 48.2

    Gurnoor Brar plays a solid length ball on off stump with a controlled drive that races through the infield for two runs, fielded quickly at long on.

  14. 48.1

    The bowler runs in and delivers a back of a length ball on off stump. The batter attempts a drive but misses, leaving it well alone.

  15. Update

    Summary

    Over 48: 11 runs. Bowler: Sam Curran. India: 339/7 (rr 7.06)

  16. 47.6

    Sam Curran bowls a length ball on off stump, and Arshdeep Singh confidently cuts it with a controlled, middled shot through extra cover for four. Arshdeep Singh now has two boundaries this over. India need 49 from 12 balls with three wickets in hand in a high-pressure chase.

  17. 47.5

    Gurnoor Brar drives an off cutter full outside off with precision, managing a quick single.

  18. 47.4

    Arshdeep pushes this length ball on off stump gently through the covers and takes a quick single.

  19. 47.3

    A length ball on middle stump is clubbed away with power. Arshdeep Singh connects it cleanly in a controlled slog through mid-wicket for four. Arshdeep Singh is off the mark.

  20. 47.2

    An off cutter pitched just outside off, length ball, enticing a drive from the batter. The shot is mis-timed and goes high in the air, resulting in a catch at long on. The batter is caught out attempting an expansive drive. Axar Patel departs after scoring 2 runs off 3 balls.

  21. 47.1

    Gurnoor Brar carves a well-timed off cutter full toss outside off stump, expertly cutting it away for a quick single.

  22. Update

    Summary

    Over 47: 9 runs. Bowler: Jofra Archer. India: 328/6 (rr 6.98)

  23. 46.6

    On a length ball outside off, Brar attempts an ambitious drive but cannot keep it under control, yet manages to sneak a single through the deep cover region. Brar gets off the mark as India face a steep chase needing 60 from 18 balls with four wickets in hand and just a one percent chance according to WinViz.

  24. 46.5

    The batter attempts an aggressive slog outside off on a full, no movement delivery but completely misses the ball, which is calmly collected by the wicketkeeper.

  25. 46.4

    Brar attempts a cut from a back of a length delivery outside off, but the ball is missed and safely gathered by the keeper.

  26. 46.3

    A length ball seaming in just outside off stump and Rahul attempts a confident drive but misses, beaten clean and bowled! A sharp wicket for England. KL Rahul departs for 12 off 8 deliveries.

  27. 46.2

    Jofra Archer delivers a back of a length, no movement ball outside off. KL Rahul arches his bat and plays a perfectly timed cut through backward point for four. Another boundary for Rahul, his second four in this over.

  28. 46.1

    Jofra Archer sends down a length leg cutter just outside off, expertly cut by KL Rahul. He times it perfectly, sending the ball racing through backward point for a crisp boundary.

  29. Update

    Summary

    Over 46: 5 runs. Bowler: Sam Curran. India: 319/5 (rr 6.93)

  30. 45.6

    A full toss drifting outside off stump, Rahul leans into a controlled drive and picks up a single, keeping the scoreboard ticking. India are chasing 69 from 24 with five wickets in hand, though the odds remain tough at 3 percent.

  31. 45.5

    A back of a length slower ball outside off, Axar Patel attempts a pull but mistimes it, dragging the ball along the ground to deep backward square leg for a single.

  32. 45.4

    Rahul leans into a controlled drive outside off, keeping the ball along the ground and stealing a quick single.

  33. 45.3

    Axar Patel drives a length ball outside off nicely, keeping it along the ground and picks up a well-run single. Axar Patel gets off the mark with that run.

  34. 45.2

    The off cutter angling in around leg stump is met with an uncontrolled slog from Virat Kohli, mistimed and going straight to cover where the catch is taken cleanly. Kohli’s aggressive attempt ends here. A key wicket as Virat Kohli departs for 74 off 60 deliveries.

  35. 45.1

    A length ball outside off; Rahul works it carefully with an inside edge for a quick single.

  36. Update

    Summary

    Over 45: 10 runs. Bowler: Jacob Bethell. India: 314/4 (rr 6.98)

  37. 44.6

    The stock ball is pitched up just outside off, and Virat Kohli steps forward with precision. He middles a controlled drive that races past long on for a magnificent six. Chasing 74 from 30 balls with six wickets in hand, India are up against a steep required rate.

  38. 44.5

    On a length outside off, the stock ball is met with a mis-timed drive from the batter, who manages to scrape two runs through the off side despite the lack of control.

  39. 44.4

    The stock ball, pushed on off stump at a back of a length, sees the batter attempt a slog-sweep but misses completely, resulting in a dot ball.

  40. 44.3

    The stock ball from outside off, pitched at length, is met with a well-timed drive through the covers by Rahul who takes a crisp single. KL Rahul gets off the mark.

  41. 44.2

    A quicker length ball outside off, pushed quietly by the batter into the extra cover region where it's fielded cleanly. No run comes off this delivery.

  42. 44.1

    A full quicker ball on middle stump sees Kohli deftly flick it off his pads for a single, collected neatly at deep mid-wicket.

  43. Update

    Summary

    Over 44: 4 runs. Bowler: Sam Curran. India: 304/4 (rr 6.91)

  44. 43.6

    The off cutter, pitched at length wide outside off, is met with an uncontrolled drive that is mis-timed. Shreyas Iyer's risky attempt ends with him caught, departing for a duck. Iyer goes for nought off three deliveries, shifting England's winning chances up significantly. India now require 84 runs from 36 balls with six wickets in hand, facing a tough 14-run-per-over target and a 12% chance according to WinViz.

  45. 43.5

    A length ball outside off stump, Shreyas Iyer plays a controlled drive that stays low and is well fielded at extra cover, resulting in no run.

  46. 43.4

    A length ball outside off, pushed carefully along the ground by Shreyas Iyer back to mid off for no run.

  47. 43.3

    An off cutter pitches full outside off stump, and Ishan Kishan goes for a wild slog, mis-timing the shot and offering a simple catch. He's caught out after 14 runs off 12 balls. Ishan Kishan's dismissal shifts momentum sharply as England's winning chances jump from 69% to 76%.

  48. 43.2

    A short off cutter drifting down leg, met with a controlled but mistimed drive that finds a single.

  49. 43.2

    Sam Curran bowls a length slower ball on middle stump, and Ishan Kishan tries a slog but misses on the leg side. The ball goes wide down the leg side, and a misfield allows two extras.

  50. 43.1

    An off cutter pitching back of a length down the leg side, met with a well-timed drive that races along the ground for a quick single.

  51. Update

    Summary

    Over 43: 5 runs. Bowler: Jacob Bethell. India: 300/2 (rr 6.98)

  52. 42.6

    Kohli calmly pushes this back-of-a-length quicker ball just outside off, taking a quick single to keep the scoreboard ticking. India move to 300 for 2, requiring 88 runs from 42 balls with eight wickets in hand. The chase is heating up with a 30% chance according to WinViz.

  53. 42.5

    A full-length quicker ball on off stump and Ishan Kishan goes for a slog, slightly mis-timed but manages to get a single through the off side.

  54. 42.4

    A quicker ball follows on a back of length outside off; Ishan Kishan goes for the pull but misses, the ball brushing his pads before being collected cleanly by the keeper.

  55. 42.3

    Ishan Kishan steps into a well-timed slog-sweep down the leg side, keeping it low and running two through the gap.

  56. 42.2

    Kohli steps out and deftly cuts the stock ball outside off on a back of a length, nudging it just past point for a quick single.

  57. 42.1

    Outside off, back of a length stock ball from the bowler. The batter attempts a cut but misses, safely fielded by the wicketkeeper for no run.

  58. Update

    Summary

    Over 42: 17 runs. Bowler: Will Jacks. India: 295/2 (rr 7.02)

  59. 41.6

    Kohli steps out to a wide off break, slicing a controlled cut shot along the off side for a single. That brings up 17 runs in the over with India needing 93 from 48 balls, chasing at 11.6 an over and holding eight wickets in hand. Their chances stand around 37%.

  60. 41.5

    An off break drifting wide outside off, and Virat Kohli swings an uncontrolled drive through the covers for two runs. The total climbs to 16 runs in this over.

  61. 41.4

    The quicker ball on a length, angling in at middle stump, is met with a flawless flick. Virat Kohli times it perfectly, sending it flying over fine leg for a magnificent six. Kohli is on fire with his second six of the over.

  62. 41.3

    Kishan meets the full-length off break outside off with a crisp drive, guiding it carefully to the deep cover boundary for a well-timed single.

  63. 41.2

    Virat Kohli leans into a crisp drive, timing it beautifully along the ground to pick up a neat single.

  64. 41.1

    An off break tossed wide outside off, length ball, and here comes a powerful slog from the batter. Virat Kohli dispatches it with middling precision, sending it soaring over long on for a commanding six. Virat Kohli reaches his 50 in 46 balls at a strike rate of 111. The momentum shifts as India's win probability climbs from 27% to 32%.

  65. Update

    Summary

    Over 41: 11 runs. Bowler: Jacob Bethell. India: 278/2 (rr 6.78)

  66. 40.6

    A back of a length stock ball on the leg side is expertly flicked by Kishan for a quick two runs, keeping the scoreboard ticking smoothly. India requires 110 runs from 54 balls, holding 8 wickets with a 27% chance according to WinViz.

  67. 40.5

    On a length outside off, the stock ball is met with a fierce slog from the batter. The shot is controlled and beautifully middled, racing away to the mid wicket boundary for four.

  68. 40.4

    The batter attempts a slog but misses completely as the arm ball creeps in on off stump. A sharp misfield by the keeper lets the ball slip away for an extra run.

  69. 40.3

    Jacob Bethell bowls a yorker down the leg side, and Ishan Kishan goes for a wild slog but manages to get an inside edge for a quick single.

  70. 40.2

    Jacob Bethell bowls a stock ball outside off on a back of a length, and Kohli drives it crisply along the ground for a well-timed single.

  71. 40.1

    A length stock ball outside off, expertly driven with great timing through the extra cover region, racing away for two runs.

  72. Update

    Summary

    Over 40: 5 runs. Bowler: Will Jacks. India: 267/2 (rr 6.67)

  73. 39.6

    Kohli works the short off-break delivery on off stump to pick up a quick single, nudging the ball skillfully past point. India face a steep chase needing 121 runs from 60 balls, holding eight wickets in hand with a 25% win probability.

  74. 39.5

    The quicker ball pitches up on leg stump, and the batter attempts a slog-sweep but mistimes it, managing just a single.

  75. 39.4

    Ishan Kishan steps out and plays a composed off break length ball outside off stump with a neat drive, but the run is cut off smartly by Harry Brook at extra cover. A well-controlled effort that yields no run.

  76. 39.3

    The quicker ball outside off, pitched back of a length, is met with a well-timed drive through the covers for a single.

  77. 39.2

    Ishan Kishan gently pushes the off break outside off stump, guiding it with control for a single.

  78. 39.1

    Will Jacks fires in a quicker ball on a back of a length, just on off stump. Kohli responds with a controlled pull, steering it to deep square leg for a well-run single.

  79. Update

    Summary

    Over 39: 9 runs. Bowler: Jacob Bethell. India: 262/2 (rr 6.72)

  80. 38.6

    On a length outside off, Kohli attempts a slog but mistimes it, sending the ball faintly into the air towards long on; he manages to scamper through for a single. India require 126 runs from 66 balls with 8 wickets in hand in a challenging chase.

  81. 38.5

    Ishan Kishan plays a well-timed flick off a full, on-off-stump stock ball, sneaking a single down to long on where it is fielded cleanly. Kishan gets off the mark for India.

  82. 38.4

    Rohit Sharma attempts a slog-sweep outside off but misses completely as the quicker delivery from back of a length sneaks through. The bowler hits the stumps clean, sending the batter back to the pavilion. Rohit Sharma departs for 138 off 110. England's winning chances surge from 63% to 71%.

  83. 38.3

    A length stock ball pitched outside off, and Rohit Sharma launches a perfectly controlled slog-sweep, sending it soaring over deep square leg for a magnificent six.

  84. 38.2

    The stock ball is tossed up just outside off stump on a back of a length, and the batter attempts a slog but mis-times it, resulting in no run as the bowler fields cleanly.

  85. 38.1

    Kohli steps forward to a length stock ball outside off and drives it firmly through the covers for a well-placed single.

  86. Update

    Summary

    Over 38: 10 runs. Bowler: Sam Curran. India: 253/1 (rr 6.66)

  87. 37.6

    The off cutter reaches down leg length, and Rohit Sharma drives it crisply. He middles the ball with controlled air, sending it racing to long off for four. Rohit Sharma moves to another boundary, taking India to 253 for 1 in the chase. They need 135 from 72 balls with a 34% win probability.

  88. 37.5

    Rohit charges and goes for a slog-sweep, connecting firmly on the body but it doesn't travel for runs. England have kept their review after the close leg-before appeal.

  89. 37.4

    The off cutter on a length, angling on leg stump, is met with a controlled drive through the off side, giving the batter a well-run single.

  90. 37.3

    An off cutter pitched on middle and at a length, perfectly met by a well-timed, controlled pull from Rohit Sharma who sneaks a single despite the deep mid-wicket misfield.

  91. 37.2

    Rohit Sharma leans into a well-timed drive through the off side, keeping the ball along the ground towards backward point. It's controlled and precise, but yields no run as the fielder is quick to cut it off.

  92. 37.1

    Sam Curran pitches an off cutter just outside off stump, inviting the cut shot. Rohit Sharma responds with a well-timed, controlled cut piercing through backward point for a classy four. That partnership has now reached 100 runs off 77 balls.

  93. Update

    Summary

    Over 37: 7 runs. Bowler: Jacob Bethell. India: 243/1 (rr 6.57)

  94. 36.6

    The stock ball coming in on middle stump at back of a length is worked quietly by Kohli into the square leg region, comfortably fielded by Atkinson. No run here. India require 145 runs from 78 balls, chasing at over eleven an over with nine wickets in hand, standing at a 32 percent chance according to the stats.

  95. 36.5

    Bethell bowls a quicker ball just outside off, pulling it back to a good back-of-a-length spot. Kohli cuts it crisply, keeping it grounded as the ball is fielded cleanly at backward point. No run comes off this sharp delivery.

  96. 36.4

    Kohli steps forward to a stock ball, driving it sweetly wide outside off. The shot is controlled and well timed, racing away for a quick two, although a sharp stop from the deep cover saves an extra boundary.

  97. 36.3

    This stock ball comes short outside off, and Kohli steps into a crisp, controlled pull. He connects perfectly, sending the ball racing through mid wicket for four.

  98. 36.2

    The batter attempts a drive outside off, but completely misses the length ball, collecting a tidy dot.

  99. 36.1

    A stock ball outside off on a back of a length, but Rohit Sharma's drive is a bit mistimed, yet he squeezes it through for a quick single.

  100. Update

    Summary

    Over 36: 4 runs. Bowler: Sam Curran. India: 236/1 (rr 6.56)

  101. 35.6

    An off cutter darts in on a back of a length outside leg stump, but Kohli elegantly drives it with perfect timing for a quick two. Kohli moves to 30 off 31, with India needing 152 from 84 balls and a 33 percent win probability.

  102. 35.5

    Sam Curran bowls a short off cutter down the leg side, and Virat Kohli attempts a hook but misses cleanly. The ball is quickly gathered by the wicketkeeper, resulting in no run.

  103. 35.4

    Rohit Sharma plays a neat late cut off a short off cutter aimed on leg stump, guiding it finely past third man for a quick single.

  104. 35.3

    The off cutter, full and on leg stump, is met with a controlled drive by the batter, though slightly mis-timed, allowing a quick single.

  105. 35.2

    Sam Curran bowls an off cutter pitched at length on middle stump, and Kohli swings a slog but misses completely, resulting in a dot ball.

  106. 35.1

    Sam Curran bowls an off cutter length on leg stump. The batter goes for a big slog but misses completely, a dot ball delivered.

  107. Update

    Summary

    Over 35: 5 runs. Bowler: Jacob Bethell. India: 232/1 (rr 6.63)

  108. 34.6

    The stock ball, pitched up outside off, sees the batter attempt a slog sweep but misses, the ball hitting the pad without any runs added. India require 156 runs from 90 balls with nine wickets in hand, chasing at a tricky 10.4 required rate.

  109. 34.5

    On a length ball outside off, the batter dispatches a well-timed slog sweep. The shot is controlled and powerful, sending the ball racing through mid-wicket for four.

  110. 34.4

    Bethell bowls a stock ball on a back of a length outside off, Kohli leans into a well-timed, controlled drive and tucks it away to long off for a quick single.

  111. 34.3

    The quicker ball at the back of a length, just on off stump, is met with a controlled pull shot that stays grounded and goes straight to backward square leg for no run.

  112. 34.2

    On a back of a length stock ball drifting outside off, the batter attempts a slog-sweep but misses completely, resulting in a dot ball.

  113. 34.1

    The stock ball pitched at a good length outside off and Virat Kohli attempts a drive but mistimes it. The ball is kept down, and a sharp run save from the bowler keeps the scoreboard unchanged with no run.

  114. Update

    Summary

    Over 34: 9 runs. Bowler: Sam Curran. India: 227/1 (rr 6.68)

  115. 33.6

    A back of a length delivery angling down leg, Rohit attempts a pull but misses, the ball just grazing his pad and blocked off the floor. A dot ball to finish the over without further risk. India chase 161 from 96 balls with nine wickets in hand, holding a 38% chance according to WinViz.

  116. 33.5

    A full delivery on leg stump with no movement slips through, and Rohit Sharma flicks it expertly. The shot is well timed and controlled, sending the ball racing away fine leg for four. That's another boundary for Rohit Sharma, his second in this over.

  117. 33.4

    Sam Curran sends down a full off cutter on middle stump, but it's no match for the batter. He drives it crisply through extra cover, timing it perfectly and sending it racing to the boundary.