India vs England, 1st T20I - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: England tour of India, 2025 Venue: Eden Gardens, Kolkata Date & Time: Jan 22, 07:00 PM LOCAL
Varun Chakravarthy 3-23(4 ov)
16.6
Varun Chakravarthy to Jofra Archer, no run, pushed through on a fuller length, Jofra Archer looks to nudge it away, doesn't middle it. End of a match-defining spell by Varun Chakravarthy
16.5
Varun Chakravarthy to Adil Rashid, 1 run, flatter through the air, nudged through mid-wicket
16.4
Varun Chakravarthy to Adil Rashid, no run, tossed up delivery by Varun Chakravarthy, Adil Rashid flicks it to mid-wicket
16.3
Varun Chakravarthy to Adil Rashid, no run, touch short on leg, Adil Rashid looks to nudge it away, gets hit on the thigh pad
16.2
Varun Chakravarthy to Buttler, out Caught by Nitish Reddy!! Varun Chakravarthy removes the England captain as well. A short ball by the leg-spinner and Buttler pulls it towards deep square leg. Nitish Reddy charges in from the deep and takes a fine catch diving forward. The third umpire checks it and replays confirm it was straight into the fielder's hands. It's a clean catch as Buttler's fine knock comes to an end. Buttler c Nitish Reddy b Varun Chakravarthy 68(44) [4s-8 6s-2]
16.1
Varun Chakravarthy to Buttler, SIX, Buttler playing a captain's knock! Keeps the fight alive. This was a short ball and Buttler pummels it over deep mid-wicket for half-a-dozen
9.6
Varun Chakravarthy to Jacob Bethell, 1 run, tad short on middle and leg, Jacob Bethell drags it through the on-side for one
9.5
Varun Chakravarthy to Jacob Bethell, no run, premeditates, attempts the reverse sweep, doesn't connect it though
9.4
Varun Chakravarthy to Buttler, 1 run, tossed up delivery by Varun Chakravarthy, Buttler heaves it to wide long-on for a single
9.3
Varun Chakravarthy to Buttler, 2 runs, width on offer as Buttler cuts it through backward point for a couple of runs. Good fielding in the deep by Rinku Singh
9.2
Varun Chakravarthy to Jacob Bethell, byes, 1 run, looks to play the lap shot, gets beaten down the leg-side. The keeper can't gather the ball as it's a bye taken
9.1
Varun Chakravarthy to Jacob Bethell, no run, not out! The batsman was sure he had some part of his foot behind the line and he looked confident despite the appeal taken upstairs.. Pushed through outside off and the batsman got beaten by the straighter delivery. Samson was quick to take the bails off but the batsman is safe
7.6
Varun Chakravarthy to Jacob Bethell, no run, attacks the stumps again as Jacob Bethell watchfully knocks this down the pitch
7.5
Varun Chakravarthy to Livingstone, out Bowled!! Another wrong 'un, another wicket! Livingstone makes room, exposes his stumps and gets beaten by the googly. Livingstone looks to drive this through the off-side, gets beaten and the leg pole has been uprooted. They are not able to read Varun's googly and paying the price for it. The crowd at Eden Gardens is absolutely loving this. Livingstone b Varun Chakravarthy 0(2)
7.4
Varun Chakravarthy to Livingstone, no run, pushed through on a fuller length, Livingstone knocks it in front of cover
7.3
Varun Chakravarthy to Brook, out Bowled! Varun Chakravarthy gets his man! A googly around off, Brook looks to push this down the ground, but ends up getting an inside edge due to the wrong 'on. The ball flicks his pads and rolls back on to the stumps. They are three down as the partnership has been broken by the leg-spinner... Brook b Varun Chakravarthy 17(14) [4s-2 6s-1]
7.2
Varun Chakravarthy to Brook, FOUR, good shot! This was on the shorter side outside off, Brook plays it late and puts it into the gap between backward point and short third man
7.1
Varun Chakravarthy to Brook, no run, pushed through on middle and leg, Brook shimmies down the wicket and gets hit on the pads
5.6
Varun Chakravarthy to Buttler, 2 runs, superb stop by Nitish Reddy. Buttler had thumped it down the ground to long-off and the fielder sprints to his right, puts in a dive and flicks the ball away with his right hand
5.5
Varun Chakravarthy to Brook, 1 run, worked towards mid-wicket for a single by Brook. There was a shy at the bowler's end, but didn't hit
5.4
Varun Chakravarthy to Brook, FOUR, inside edge! This was on the fuller side and Brook tried to whip this across the line. Gets an inside edge past the leg-stump and that's a boundary for the batsman. Could have been bowled some other day
5.3
Varun Chakravarthy to Brook, no run, goes down on his knee to play the sweep, but gets beaten down the leg-side
5.2
Varun Chakravarthy to Buttler, 1 run, tad fuller on middle and leg, Buttler nudges it towards the on-side with soft hands for a single
5.1
Varun Chakravarthy to Buttler, no run, pushed through on middle and leg, Buttler clips it to square leg
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