England vs India, 3rd Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: India tour of England, 2021 Venue: Headingley, Leeds Date & Time: Aug 25-Aug 29, 11:00 AM LOCAL
James Anderson 3-6(8 ov)
14.6
Anderson to Rohit, no run, pitched up, Rohit gets to the pitch of the ball with a positive stride forward and pushes it out to cover. Yet another maiden! Anderson's fiigures - 8-5-6-3!
14.5
Anderson to Rohit, no run, 131kph, tight channel, inswinger, not too far away from the off-stump. Rohit is super watchful as he lifts his bat up
14.4
Anderson to Rohit, no run, fuller and wider, left alone
14.3
Anderson to Rohit, no run, 129kph, sharp in-seamer, Rohit plays outside the line while trying to block. Beats the inside edge and hits him high on the back leg. An optimistic appeal for lbw from England that died down quickly
14.2
Anderson to Rohit, no run, full and angling in, fifth stump channel, Rohit presses forward and decides to let it pass
14.1
Anderson to Rohit, no run, 133kph, pitched up, Rohit is forward to watchfully knock it to mid-on
12.6
Anderson to Rohit, no run, 131kph, off-stump line, angled in from a length, tapped in front of point and Rahane wants a single, gets rightly sent back by his partner. A loud 'no' from Rohit
12.5
Anderson to Rohit, no run, 135kph, good length around off, Rohit gets forward to stoutly block it out
12.4
Anderson to Rohit, no run, left alone outside off
12.3
Anderson to Rohit, leg byes, FOUR, too full, too straight, inswinger on the pads, Rohit misses the flick but the ball deflects to fine leg off the batsman's pad
12.2
Anderson to Rohit, no run, gets this to seam in off the deck, Rohit is cramped for room and is late to bring his bat down. Beats the inside edge and hits him around the
12.1
Anderson to Rohit, no run, good length delivery holding its line outside off and the ball curls back in after passing the batsman. Rohit plays inside the line...
10.6
Anderson to Rahane, no run, fuller length ball on off and middle, Rahane is solidly behind it with a compact defence
10.5
Anderson to Kohli, out Caught by Buttler!! There it is! Not often does one see a moment with an air of finality in the first session of a Test! Look at Buttler throw it up in the air - resembling Stokes back-arching celebration here, 2 years ago! Anderson, nearly 40 years of age, screams and sprints faster than he did during his run-up! It's the big fish. It's the whale. The uncertainty of the wobble-seam does the trick, as this lands on a length and jags away ever so slightly. Kohli's unleashed a confident checked cover drive, but it's taken a thick outside edge through to the wicketkeeper who grabs it and launches it into orbit in celebration. What a difference a session can make. 65 balls, and the whole country believes in its team again. Kohli c Buttler b Anderson 7(17) [4s-1]
10.4
Anderson to Kohli, no run, good length ball on middle and off, Kohli gets forward and presents the deadest of bats to defend
10.3
Anderson to Kohli, leg byes, 2 runs, onto the thigh from a length, Kohli misses the glance again, and that's deflected off his thigh towards fine leg for a couple of leg-byes as the man at the boundary cuts it off to save his team two runs
10.2
Anderson to Kohli, no run, angling down the leg-side, and that's through to Buttler - Kohli wants nothing to do with it...
10.1
Anderson to Kohli, no run, he's nearly done him in! Angles this into the short of length spot just outside off, and gets it to jag prodigiously away off the seam, Kohli gets on his toes to play at this, but pulls away in the end to let it through to Buttler
8.6
Anderson to Rohit, 1 run, good length ball on off-stump, Rohit gets forward on the press and opens the face to steer it in front of point for a single
8.5
Anderson to Rohit, no run, lands it on a good length in the corridor outside off, Rohit gets fully across and shoulders arms - leaving Buttler to do the ugly work of collecting it low
8.4
Anderson to Rohit, no run, good length ball on middle and leg, Rohit falls across and works this towards short midwicket
8.3
Anderson to Rohit, no run, good length ball on middle-stump, Rohit keeps his head upright and defends compactly, with good overall balance
8.2
Anderson to Rohit, no run, seams back in from a length, Rohit gets across to work it leg-side, and that's beaten the bat by a mile to strike him close to the groin
8.1
Anderson to Rohit, no run, cut him in half! Angles in on a length and straightens a little, Rohit has his bat coming down laterally and is beaten on the inside edge trying to defend - through to Buttler
6.6
Anderson to Rohit, 1 run, back of a length ball on off-stump, holds its line, Rohit stays put on the backfoot and taps it late on the head to point for a single
6.5
Anderson to Rohit, no run, pitches this up full but far too wide, left alone by Rohit
6.4
Anderson to Rohit, no run, back of a length ball just outside off, Rohit wants nothing to do with that. Left alone.
6.3
Anderson to Rohit, no run, a fuller length ball in the channel outside the off-stump, and Rohit leaves that alone with ease
6.2
Anderson to Rohit, no run, fuller length delivery just outside off, Rohit gets onto the front foot and shoulders arms
6.1
Anderson to Kohli, 3 runs, class written all over that checked drive! He's made use of the forward press to reach the length of the outswinger, he's cover the line and punched that towards long-off for a treble, as the chasing mid-off fielder cuts it off
4.6
Anderson to Kohli, no run, fuller length ball outside off, Kohli uses good judgement, shows terrific off-stump awareness to leave that alone
4.5
Anderson to Kohli, no run, on a good length this time, but far too wide, Kohli steps forward'n'across and shoulders arms
4.4
Anderson to Kohli, no run, marginally wider than the first two, Kohli gets across and wants nothing to do with this. Leaves it through to Buttler
4.3
Anderson to Kohli, no run, in the channel and seaming away, Kohli gets across towards off-stump, and leaves this alone. Good carry through to Buttler...
4.2
Anderson to Kohli, no run, back of a length ball in the channel, Kohli gets across and shoulders arms
4.1
Anderson to Pujara, out Caught by Buttler!! Pujara's horror run continues! He's let Pujara brood over the inswingers for an over, he's crawled into his brain, and then once that set, he's served up the outswinger first up to get Pujara poking uncharacteristically outside off, and that's a thick edge through to Buttler. India in huge trouble! Pujara c Buttler b Anderson 1(9)
2.6
Anderson to Pujara, no run, back of a length and wide outside off, not threatening to hit the stumps, and Pujara shoulders arms
2.5
Anderson to Pujara, no run, lands it on a length and gets it to swing back in, Pujara defends solidly
2.4
Anderson to Pujara, no run, far too wide outside off and swinging further away, left alone by Pujara
2.3
Anderson to Pujara, no run, he's trying to get him with the inswinger, swerves back in, back of a length and attacking the stumps, and that's struck him on the back thigh, but that's going over the stumps - stifled appeal
2.2
Anderson to Pujara, no run, swinging back in towards the stumps, Pujara defends off the inside half into the on-side
2.1
Anderson to Pujara, no run, full and swerving away but far too wide outside off, left alone by Pujara
0.6
Anderson to Pujara, no run, fuller length ball just outside off and swinging back in, Pujara gets forward quickly and defends compactly
0.5
Anderson to Rahul, out Caught by Buttler!! What has he done? After that masterclass at Lord's, KL Rahul has thrown it away at Leeds! It really is a fickle, harsh art, batting in England. Anderson throws the bait a little wide, gets a pitched up ball to nip off the seam, Rahul chases after it to crash it through the covers, and gets a healthy edge through to Buttler who gobbles it up. A terrific start for England. Destiny you lazy fox, write a new script! Rahul c Buttler b Anderson 0(4)
0.4
Anderson to Rahul, no run, closer to the stumps this time, kicks off the seam but doesn't deviate laterally, KL is more watchful in shouldering arms
0.3
Anderson to Rahul, no run, marginally wide outside off, Rahul gets across outside off and shoulders arms
0.2
Anderson to Rahul, no run, on a back of a length just outside off, defended off the backfoot
0.1
Anderson to Rohit, 1 run, back of a length ball, seaming away, and Rohit gets onto the backfoot to punch it away towards sweeper cover for a single
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