England vs India, 4th Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: India tour of England, 2018 Venue: The Rose Bowl, Southampton Date & Time: Aug 30-Sep 03, 11:00 AM LOCAL
Joe Root 48(87)
44.5
Ashwin to Stokes, 1 run, oh there's that incoming delivery to the left-hander, Stokes read that off the pitch and managed to nudge very late to square leg
43.5
Ishant to Root, no run, drags his length back a touch, Root jumps in his crease and taps it with soft hands down the pitch
43.4
Ishant to Root, no run, full outside off, Root gets across and clips to short mid-wicket
43.3
Ishant to Root, no run, down leg, Root won't mind
43.2
Ishant to Root, no run, I0$ Entices Root to get across and push at this full delivery, the ball once again straightens late and rips past the outside edge
43.1
Ishant to Root, no run, good length on off, solid block from the England skipper
42.6
Ashwin to Stokes, no run, better! Keeps getting fuller with each passing delivery, Stokes stretches out and pushes it out into the covers
41.5
Ishant to Stokes, 1 run, walks down - exposing leg peg in the process - the pitch and jabs at a length ball into the leg-side. There's no such thing as ugly run in this context
40.5
Ashwin to Root, no run, loops it up and spins it closer to off, solid defence from Root
40.4
Ashwin to Stokes, 3 runs, too short from Ashwin, so short that Stokes cleared his right leg and smacked that flat through mid-wicket
40.2
Ashwin to Root, no run, pitches slightly around the rough and gets some drift away to beat Root on the outside edge, he was on the back foot and tried to poke. No dice
40.1
Ashwin to Root, no run, gentle pace, on a length and spun back in, Root hurries back and turns to FSL
39.6
Ishant to Stokes, no run, hangs it full and away from the left-hander, Stokes lets it pass
39.4
Ishant to Root, no run, splays this down leg, too far outside leg
39.3
Ishant to Root, no run, shuffles to off and brings his bat close to pad to block that out to covers
39.2
Ishant to Root, no run, outside off, left alone to the keeper
39.1
Ishant to Root, no run, pitched up on off, Root gets across and drives it back to the the bowler
38.6
Bumrah to Stokes, no run, full and at the stumps, Stokes gets across and blocks
38.3
Bumrah to Root, no run, keeps bowling that fullish length relentlessly, Root stays unfazed and negotiates down the pitch
38.2
Bumrah to Root, no run, pitched full again, this one's slightly outside Root's off-stump, he shuffles and wrists it into the same area
38.1
Bumrah to Root, no run, full and curve-booming into middle and leg, Root gets his bat in front of pad and flicks to short mid-wicket
37.6
Shami to Stokes, no run, bowls the one that goes across the left-hander, its there and thereabouts of off-stump, Stokes keeps it out
37.3
Shami to Root, no run, drop in pace, and so Root's able to camp back and diffuse into the off-side
37.2
Shami to Root, no run, hangs this in the corridor of uncertainty. Upright seam, late movement into the right-hander and past Root's outside edge
37.1
Shami to Root, no run, Root does the same. Plays the ball as late as he can, on the back foot and smothering it down the pitch
36.6
Bumrah to Stokes, no run, blocked right under his eyes, doesn't go searching this time, instead lets the ball come into him and kills it with a gentle push through his wrists
35.5
Shami to Root, no run, length delivery zips back in around middle and off, Root tucks this straight to his Yorkshire team-mate Pujara at short mid-wicket
35.4
Shami to Root, no run, late away movement, all that after it had passed the batsman though, left alone
35.3
Shami to Root, 2 runs, full and veers in late before straightening outside off, Root opens the bat face and slots the drive in the gap through cover
35.2
Shami to Root, no run, pounds a pacy length ball at the top of off, Root hops and negates with soft hands into the off-side
35.1
Shami to Root, FOUR, gets great deal of inward movement, but the line's a little too straight, Root gets up on his toes and plays a stylish-looking flick through square leg
34.6
Bumrah to Stokes, no run, tightens the line on off-stump again, Stokes keeps his bat close to pad and taps in front of point
33.1
Shami to Root, FOUR, fullish and swerving in towards off-stump, Root prods a touch and lays soft hands on the open bat push that races across the turf before beating backward point
32.6
Bumrah to Stokes, no run, length and further wide of off-stump, Stokes shoulders arms
32.3
Bumrah to Root, no run, on a good length and closing in on off, Root gets across and bunts it down
32.2
Bumrah to Root, no run. This is top-class bowling from India. Takes this away from Root after pitching it full and luring him into a push, Root went with hard hands and that was so close to taking the edge. Lot of oohs and aahs ring around
32.1
Bumrah to Root, no run, huge appeal for lbw, height maybe! Hit around the knee-roll, just above the flap of the pad. That's kissing the leg bail meaning umpire's call on hitting, so it would have stayed not out had India reviewed. The nip-backer from Bumrah, gets the ball to tail back in from a length and pins Root on the shuffle, he failed to get bat on the defence and was beaten on the inside edge
30.6
Ashwin to Jennings, no run, pitching outside leg again, kicked away
30.2
Ashwin to Root, no run, 93kph, fires it through around off. Just the pace on the delivery makes Root go deep in the crease, nothing to do with length which was quite full. He blocks it out safely
30.1
Ashwin to Jennings, 1 run, tossed up on leg, thick inside edge from Jennings as he expects a bit more turn, rolls away behind square
29.5
Shami to Root, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, left alone
29.4
Shami to Jennings, 1 run, short of length delivery angled in from round the wicket, bunted towards mid-off
29.2
Shami to Root, no run, cuts in sharply and pins Root to the crease, another LBW shout. Turned down by the umpire again. Kohli, Pant, Shami, they think long and hard but decide against the review, and wisely so. It was going over the top, too high
29.1
Shami to Root, FOUR, big half-volley from Shami, Root punches it gleefully down the ground. India twitching now
28.6
Ashwin to Jennings, no run, quickly judges length and goes back to cut, but picks out point
28.3
Ashwin to Root, no run, steered into the off-side
28.2
Ashwin to Root, no run, length ball spinning in from the rough, Root was shouldering arms to it and the turn wasn't prodigious enough to get him in trouble
28.1
Ashwin to Jennings, 1 run, sliding in on leg, clipped in front of short fine leg
27.5
Shami to Root, FOUR, this is so cleverly done. After finding the fielder the previous time, rather than going hard at it, this time he just dabs it away fine. Not great bowling from Shami. Too much width, and a class player like Root won't miss out twice in one over
27.4
Shami to Root, no run, back of a length just outside off, blocked into the off-side
27.3
Shami to Root, no run, short ball wide of off, slapped hard to a fielder who is placed around two-third of the way to the deep backward point fence. It went so quickly that they didn't even take the single
27.2
Shami to Root, no run, back of a length, straightens on middle and off, Root blocks
27.1
Shami to Root, no run, darts back in with the seam and pings Root on the back thigh. There's still a lot of life in this pitch. Back of a length, Shami had bent his back there, extracts a good deal of movement to make Root flinch
26.6
Ashwin to Jennings, no run, nicely tossed up around middle and off, Jennings confidently defends after coming forward
25.5
Shami to Root, no run, short of length on off, blocked
25.4
Shami to Root, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, Root has a woosh at it but he misses out. Gets a verbal barrage from Kohli
25.3
Shami to Jennings, 1 run, back of a length, straightening on off, Jennings adjusts by opening the bat-face wide of point
24.5
Ashwin to Root, FOUR, Ashwin not looking at his best here. Very poor delivery this one. Flighted up on middle and leg, almost a free-hit for Root on the sweep. No danger of being LBW, he slaps it through backward square
24.4
Ashwin to Root, no run, little bit of turn in towards off, Root defends from the crease
24.3
Ashwin to Root, no run, lands it in the rough outside off but it goes straight on, Root plays it late and steers it to point
24.2
Ashwin to Root, no run, spinning in on middle, turned to short leg
24.1
Ashwin to Root, no run, flat through the air, the one which is supposed to go on straight. Root picks it, goes right back and defends
23.6
Bumrah to Jennings, no run, full ball slanted away outside off, left alone
23.3
Bumrah to Root, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, dabbed to cover
23.2
Bumrah to Root, no run, length ball straightening on off, Root defends half-forward
23.1
Bumrah to Root, byes, FOUR, what a wild delivery from Bumrah. Way down the leg-side with this short ball, swerves down further and beats Pant by a mile
22.6
Ashwin to Jennings, no run, blocked off the back foot
21.5
Bumrah to Root, no run, full ball outside off, no movement, Root plays it with bat and pad close together, blocked into the off-side
21.4
Bumrah to Root, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, Root gently punches to short cover-point
21.3
Bumrah to Root, no run, back of a length delivery around off, blocked from the crease
21.2
Bumrah to Root, no run, cuts back in sharply, big appeal for leg-before. Not out. What's Kohli going to do here? Oh yes, he's reviewed it. Not very convinced it's a good one. Looks high on the leg-before, and there's no edge involved. The catch wasn't taken anyway. Poor review. Abysmal review to be honest. It didn't even hit Root on his pad, it hit him above it. Kohli lets out an 'oh' as he sees the ball flying over the bails on ball-tracking
21.1
Bumrah to Root, 2 runs, short of length delivery outside off, Root with ample time on the back foot to punch it through point. This ball didn't quite have that fizz to it, so it wasn't going to trouble Root even if he was playing away from the body
20.6
Ashwin to Jennings, no run, carrom ball spinning in towards off, Jennings picks it and defends
20.1
Ashwin to Root, 2 runs, tossed up outside off, Root presses across and steers it through point
19.6
Bumrah to Jennings, no run, length ball angled away outside off, left alone
18.5
Ashwin to Root, no run, flat, pushed it through in the rough. Root goes right back in the crease and defends
18.4
Ashwin to Root, no run, that's the one. Right into the rough outside off, spins in big and hits Root on the pad. Root did well to get a big stride though, got himself outside the line
18.3
Ashwin to Root, no run, flighted delivery into the rough outside off, Root lunges out and smothers it
18.2
Ashwin to Root, 2 runs, now he goes looking for the rough outside off but delivers a full toss which Root whips through short midwicket. If not for a hand by a diving Kohli, it would've raced away
18.1
Ashwin to Root, no run, tossed up on off, Root flicks to short midwicket
17.6
Ishant to Jennings, no run, length ball angling away outside off, left alone
17.2
Ishant to Jennings, 1 run, short of length around the ribcage, Jennings doesn't quite look very comfortable as he jabs this short-arm pull away down to fine leg
16.5
Bumrah to Root, no run, short of length delivery outside off, steered to backward point. He's dangling his bat away from him, risky stuff when it's moving around
16.4
Bumrah to Root, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, left alone
16.3
Bumrah to Jennings, 1 run, short of length around off, punches a single to mid-off
15.5
Ishant to Root, no run, pitched right up around off, almost commands Root to drive. Root mistimes it into the off-side
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