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
Ravindra Jadeja 2-88(32 ov)
130.6
Jadeja to Robinson, no run, bat in front of pad and a defence as the ball slides on from outside leg
130.5
Jadeja to Robinson, no run, another cute little sweep attempted. Robinson misses again but once more the ball's pitched outside leg
130.4
Jadeja to Robinson, no run, pitches outside leg, full, Robinson sweeps and misses
130.3
Jadeja to Robinson, no run, flat trajectory, on off, Robinson gets forward to defend
130.2
Jadeja to Robinson, no run, defended to silly point
130.1
Jadeja to Robinson, no run, tossed up but very full, dead-batted
124.6
Jadeja to Craig Overton, no run, fuller and flatter on middle, Craig Overton lunges forward in defence
124.5
Jadeja to Craig Overton, no run, fuller one on the pads, and that's worked away towards midwicket
124.4
Jadeja to Craig Overton, FOUR, room to free his arms, Craig Overton swings the bat through the line to a fuller one on off-stump, and hammers it for a one-bounce four to the long-on fence
124.3
Jadeja to Craig Overton, no run, lunges forward and defends this towards mid-on
124.2
Jadeja to Craig Overton, no run, zips through towards middle and off, worked off the backfoot towards midwicket
124.1
Jadeja to Craig Overton, no run, very full ball on off-stump, Craig Overton gets forward to defend
122.6
Jadeja to Craig Overton, 2 runs, very full, and that's drilled away to wide mid-on for a couple as Ishant Sharma tumbles across to stall the momentum of the ball
122.5
Jadeja to Craig Overton, no run, half-tracker into the hips, and that's swatted away towards short fine leg where the fielder dives to cut it off
122.4
Jadeja to Craig Overton, no run, flat one outside off on a length, Craig Overton gets forward to the pitch of it and deadbats
122.3
Jadeja to Craig Overton, no run, holds the line, inward angle, Craig Overton defends off the inside half towards the on-side
122.2
Jadeja to Craig Overton, no run, gives it air and pitches it up outside off, miscued inside out drive to the bowler
122.1
Jadeja to Craig Overton, no run, flat one on a length on off-stump, defended off the frontfoot
120.6
Jadeja to Sam Curran, no run, dipping on a very full length on off-stump, Sam Curran forward presses and whips it away towards mid-on
120.5
Jadeja to Sam Curran, FOUR, skids through wide outside off, Sam Curran stays very low and executes a terrific late-cut to the right of backward point for four
120.4
Jadeja to Sam Curran, no run, fuller, flatter, straighter, and whip-driven back to Jadeja
120.3
Jadeja to Sam Curran, no run, fired flat outside off, a little wide, Sam Curran tries sticking his pad out but it's through to Pant
120.2
Jadeja to Sam Curran, no run, fuller length ball flat on middle, worked away towards midwicket
120.1
Jadeja to Sam Curran, no run, zips through on off-stump, Sam Curran hangs back and defends
118.6
Jadeja to Craig Overton, no run, onto the pads, and that's nudged into the on-side
118.5
Jadeja to Craig Overton, no run, tossed up outside off, defended to silly point
118.4
Jadeja to Moeen Ali, out Caught by (sub)Axar!! What's happening? There's been precious little for India to cheer about, but Moeen has failed to get under this flat ball, and tries lofting it over long-on, ends up handing a simple catch to Axar Patel at mid-on. It's a shot he plays extremely well, but unfortunately, this was perhaps a little too ambitious from him. Moeen Ali c (sub)Axar b Jadeja 8(18) [4s-1]
118.3
Jadeja to Moeen Ali, no run, fuller, a bit more air, and that's a thick inside edge towards square leg
118.2
Jadeja to Moeen Ali, no run, flat and outside off, deadbatted
118.1
Jadeja to Moeen Ali, no run, defends but then thinks about withdrawing, ends up tapping it on the head towards third man
116.6
Jadeja to Moeen Ali, no run, gets forward to a wider full ball and defends this into the off-side
116.5
Jadeja to Root, 1 run, dipping on a yorker length on off-stump, Root reaches out to take it on the full and slices this towards sweeper cover for a single
116.4
Jadeja to Root, no run, slower through the air and on the boots, whipped towards mid-on
116.3
Jadeja to Root, no run, lunges forward and defends this off the frontfoot towards cover point - thick outside edge
116.2
Jadeja to Root, no run, into the thigh, and that's tucked off the backfoot towards midwicket
116.1
Jadeja to Root, FOUR, a bit of air, pitched up on off-stump, Root gets across, picks this up with a fine sweep to fine leg for four
114.6
Jadeja to Root, 1 run, very full once again, digs it out to cover point for a single
114.5
Jadeja to Root, no run, fuller and a bit more air, Root drives inside out with the spin towards mid-off
114.4
Jadeja to Root, FOUR, he's nailed that! Jadeja might be one of the hardest men to reverse-sweep, but he opens up and gives himself room for leverage, whips his wrists to third man for a boundary
114.3
Jadeja to Root, no run, very full and on the base of off-stump, whip-driven bottom-handedly towards cover
114.2
Jadeja to Moeen Ali, 1 run, into the pads once again, and that's worked away to deep square leg for a single
114.1
Jadeja to Root, 1 run, flat into the pads, worked away towards backward square leg for a single
112.6
Jadeja to Moeen Ali, no run, big appeal! Is that skidding onto the pads and lobbing up for a catch? It hasn't been taken either way, and it doesn't look like there's bat. The Indians aren't convinced, and it looks like they aren't taking the review. Rahane signals that was flush off the pad...
112.5
Jadeja to Moeen Ali, no run, far too wide to make him play, Moeen Ali could've gone for the cut, but leaves it alone
112.4
Jadeja to Root, 1 run, drifting onto the pads again, Root gets onto the backfoot and whips it away towards backward square leg for a single
112.3
Jadeja to Root, no run, zips through from a good length, Root hangs back and defends compactly
112.2
Jadeja to Root, no run, full and flat onto the pads, worked away off the frontfoot in front of square leg
112.1
Jadeja to Root, no run, pitched up full on off-stump, Root reaches out and drives to mid-off
110.6
Jadeja to Root, 1 run, Jadeja shortens his length and Root jumps back to tuck it through mid-wicket
110.5
Jadeja to Root, no run, 95kph, fuller length, driven firmly but straight to mid-off
110.4
Jadeja to Root, no run, in-dart on middle and leg, Root blocks with his bat close to the pad
110.3
Jadeja to Buttler, 1 run, straighter line, glanced towards short fine leg for a quick single
110.2
Jadeja to Buttler, no run, comes down the track to clip and gets a leading edge. In the air, but safe. Rolls towards mid-off
110.1
Jadeja to Buttler, no run, defensively pushed to cover off the front foot
108.6
Jadeja to Buttler, 1 run, the line's a touch too straight and Buttler turns it to square leg off the back foot to get off the mark
108.5
Jadeja to Buttler, no run, darted in on leg, blunted towards short mid-wicket
108.4
Jadeja to Buttler, no run, 95kph, Buttler stays in his crease, allows the ball to do its bit and taps into the off-side
108.3
Jadeja to Root, 1 run, trifle short, whipped to deep square leg off the back foot
108.2
Jadeja to Root, no run, defends into the on-side
108.1
Jadeja to Root, no run, full and down leg, Root glances it to short fine leg
106.6
Jadeja to Bairstow, FOUR, 12 runs off the over! Fired down leg at 99kph and Bairstow swipes it fine of the diving short fine leg fielder. More of a half-sweep from the local lad
106.5
Jadeja to Bairstow, no run, 96kph, fullish on off, forward and blocked
106.4
Jadeja to Root, 1 run, very full, Root plunges forward to drive it all along the ground to sweeper cover
106.3
Jadeja to Root, no run, Root is surprised by the bounce. Gets forward to block and the ball hits the splice of the bat before rolling to cover
106.2
Jadeja to Bairstow, 1 run, 94kph, darted down leg, Bairstow helps it on its way to backward square leg
106.1
Jadeja to Bairstow, SIX, 92kph, Bairstow takes the aerial route! Fullish ball, Bairstow moves leg-side and uses his wrists to club it over wide long-on. A whippy loft and he's made superb contact. Is that a sign? Are England going to up the ante from here?
104.6
Jadeja to Root, no run, full again, Root jams the drive to mid-off
104.5
Jadeja to Root, no run, 93kph, very full, Root drives firmly, past the diving short cover fielder but mid-off's backing up
104.4
Jadeja to Bairstow, 1 run, fuller and straighter, clipped away in front of square for a single
104.3
Jadeja to Bairstow, no run, rocks back and chops this non-turner to cover
104.2
Jadeja to Bairstow, no run, bat in front of the pad to dead-bat this stump-to-stump line ball
104.1
Jadeja to Bairstow, no run, 98kph, in-dart, Bairstow defends it towards mid-wicket
102.6
Jadeja to Bairstow, no run, Bairstow gets forward and drills it back to the bowler. Deflects onto the stumps at his end, but Root is in..
102.5
Jadeja to Bairstow, no run, 98kph, hint of turn from a short of length, defended into the leg-side
102.4
Jadeja to Bairstow, no run, full ball, Bairstow defends off the front foot
102.3
Jadeja to Root, 1 run, 92kph, in-dart, Root defends and the ball rolls to backward square leg off the inside edge
102.2
Jadeja to Root, no run, very full, pushed to cover
102.1
Jadeja to Root, no run, fired down leg, Root misses the paddle-sweep
100.6
Jadeja to Bairstow, no run, very full, middle-stump line, drilled back to Jadeja
100.5
Jadeja to Bairstow, no run, full on the stumps, Bairstow has his bat in front of the pad to defend it down the pitch
100.4
Jadeja to Bairstow, no run, quick and around off, kept out on the off-side
100.3
Jadeja to Bairstow, FOUR, back-to-back fours! A big stride forward and Bairstow nails the drive through cover point. Got to the pitch of the ball and sent it in the gap
100.2
Jadeja to Bairstow, FOUR, another shot hit hard! Too full, Bairstow batters it straight of mid-on. No one's stopping that
100.1
Jadeja to Bairstow, no run, half-volley outside off, driven firmly by Bairstow but he can't get it past cover
98.6
Jadeja to Bairstow, no run, 96kph, quicker delivery, middle-and-leg-lined, Bairstow glances off the inner half towards short fine leg
98.5
Jadeja to Bairstow, no run, fired in on the stumps, Bairstow pushes it to Jadeja's right
98.4
Jadeja to Root, 1 run, 90kph, too full on this occasion, clipped away through square leg
98.3
Jadeja to Root, no run, 91kph, full non-turner, blunted towards short mid-wicket
98.2
Jadeja to Root, no run, punched to cover off the back foot
98.1
Jadeja to Root, no run, little bit of turn, Root rocks back to work it into the leg-side and gets a leading edge that rolls towards cover
96.6
Jadeja to Bairstow, no run, full again, Bairstow is watchful in his defence. Kept out on the on-side
96.5
Jadeja to Bairstow, no run, 95kph, full in length, Bairstow drives hard off the front foot. The ball hits the silly point fielder's leg and deflects towards the keeper. India appeal for a catch and that's been sent upstairs with Not Out being the soft signal. Clearly bounced in front of the hopping fielder...
96.4
Jadeja to Bairstow, no run, stump-to-stump line ball, defended back to Jadeja after pressing forward
96.3
Jadeja to Bairstow, no run, 94kph, similar ball, Bairstow stonewalls off the front foot
96.2
Jadeja to Bairstow, no run, in-dart, full in length, Bairstow meets off the front foot and blocks
96.1
Jadeja to Bairstow, no run, 91kph, very full ball, bunted to mid-on
94.6
Jadeja to Root, no run, 96kph, shorter in length, Root cuts off the back foot but straight to backward point. Jadeja starts the post-tea session with a maiden over
94.5
Jadeja to Root, no run, Root goes back in his crease to turn it through the on-side and gets a soft leading edge that dies down on the pitch
94.4
Jadeja to Root, no run, 91kph, flat and quick, Root turns it to mid-wicket
94.3
Jadeja to Root, no run, punched back to the bowler. Was uppish as it came off the top part of the bat
94.2
Jadeja to Root, no run, in-dart, Root misses the glance and wears it on the glance. There's an appeal for lbw but that's heading down leg with the angle
94.1
Jadeja to Root, no run, 90kph, full on the stumps from round the wicket, clipped to mid-wicket
92.6
Jadeja to Malan, no run, Malan when he stretches forward, also gets outside the line, so when he's struck on the pad, the LBW is out of the equation, like this time when he missed the defence
92.5
Jadeja to Malan, no run, flat trajectory outside off, worked to mid-wicket
92.4
Jadeja to Malan, no run, Malan stretches forward to block, the ball spins a tad and catches the thick inside half of the bat to roll to the on-side
92.3
Jadeja to Malan, no run, flat and turned to mid-wicket
92.2
Jadeja to Malan, no run, tossed up outside off, Malan drives off the thick inside half of the bat back to the bowler
92.1
Jadeja to Root, 1 run, Jadeja went up for LBW, appealing as he went backwards, but that is sliding down leg. Easy call for the umpire, pitched fuller on leg and beats Root on the flick.
78.6
Jadeja to Root, no run, low full-toss on the stumps, pushed to mid-on, Root thought about a quick single then changed his mind
78.5
Jadeja to Root, no run, tossed up on leg, Root defends
78.4
Jadeja to Root, FOUR, Root is so good with the sweep. Played so many of them on the India tour and this is another high-quality shot. Tossed up outside off, Root gets low and hammers it through mid-wicket
78.3
Jadeja to Malan, 1 run, low full-toss, on the stumps, flicked to mid-on who's quite deep, easy single
78.2
Jadeja to Malan, no run, flat outside off, Malan gets outside off, and defends
78.1
Jadeja to Root, 1 run, fullish outside off, softly pushed into the gap at cover
76.6
Jadeja to Malan, no run, the trajectory is still flat and there's not much for Jadeja from the pitch either, Malan is forward to defend
76.5
Jadeja to Malan, FOUR, cashing in on the bad ball. Jadeja can drag a few down short especially overseas, this is very short and Malan cuts through point for an easy boundary
76.4
Jadeja to Malan, no run, three in a row for that fielder, a push-drive from Malan
76.3
Jadeja to Malan, no run, full and silly mid-on is into action again
76.2
Jadeja to Malan, no run, full-toss, sliding down, tapped to silly mid-on who's right next to the pitch
76.1
Jadeja to Malan, no run, tossed up outside off, Malan gets forward to block
74.6
Jadeja to Root, no run, full on the pads, flicked to mid-wicket. Root chunters something, probably not happy at finding the fielder
74.5
Jadeja to Root, no run, full on off, forward and defended
74.4
Jadeja to Malan, 1 run, tight single, but the throw to Pant was weak and Root made it. Driven towards extra-cover, they decide to go for the quick single and make it
74.3
Jadeja to Malan, no run, flat outside off, Malan pads it away
74.2
Jadeja to Malan, no run, again! But Pant gloves it. Very close to the outside-edge. Similar delivery to the last one, Malan drives and misses. Has a big smile on his face as he looks at Jadeja
74.1
Jadeja to Malan, byes, FOUR, what happened there? Well Pant has missed that and it's four byes. Nothing going right for India. Very full outside off, Malan drives over the ball and is lucky there's no turn for that to go back to hit off-stump. Instead Pant is nutmegged
72.6
Jadeja to Malan, no run, the last one hit the pad, this strikes the middle of the bat, Malan getting forward and blocking
72.5
Jadeja to Malan, no run, Malan stretches well forward and gets outside the line of off, takes the LBW out of the equation with that, as he is playing a forward-defensive shot
72.4
Jadeja to Root, 1 run, short of length outside off, Root punches wide of point and sets off
72.3
Jadeja to Root, no run, half-volley on the pads, Root misses out, flicks to mid-wicket
72.2
Jadeja to Root, no run, fuller and brings Root forward, defends
72.1
Jadeja to Root, no run, angled in on a good length on off, Root defends from the crease to point
70.6
Jadeja to Root, 1 run, similar ball to the last one, in line but length is a bit on the fuller side, still Root works it wide of mid-on
70.5
Jadeja to Root, FOUR, poor bowling and that's consecutive boundaries. More pain for Jadeja and India. Shortish and too much time for Root to go back and whip that wide of mid-on, once the ball passed the fielder, there was only one winner
70.4
Jadeja to Root, FOUR, full-toss and Root won't miss out. Flicked to the right of square leg, who dives and misses the ball. Runs away to the fence. Kohli looks distraught
70.3
Jadeja to Root, no run, stump to stump line, Root defends solidly
70.2
Jadeja to Root, no run, quick and sliding down, turned to short leg
70.1
Jadeja to Root, no run, arrowed in from round the wicket, Root gets forward to block
68.6
Jadeja to Malan, no run, no trace of spin for Jadeja so far, Malan works it towards square leg
68.5
Jadeja to Malan, no run, flat again, outside off, dabbed to backward point
68.4
Jadeja to Malan, no run, well-bowled. Slower and into the little rough that is there outside off, Malan is early into the drive and pops an inside-edge onto pad, doesn't carry back to Jadeja
68.3
Jadeja to Malan, no run, tossed up outside off, pushed back to Jadeja
68.2
Jadeja to Malan, no run, flat and short of length outside off, softly dabbed to backward point
68.1
Jadeja to Malan, no run, too full and driven back to Jadeja
66.6
Jadeja to Root, 1 run, gets forward and drives this to cover point for a hasty single
66.5
Jadeja to Root, 2 runs, into the pads, Root is on the backfoot and works it away towards deep mid-wicket for a couple
66.4
Jadeja to Root, no run, a full one on off-stump, Root drives it hastily towards cover
66.3
Jadeja to Root, no run, full and outside off, Root drives inside out with the spin towards cover
66.2
Jadeja to Root, no run, flat and full on middle, Root flicks against the spin to forward short leg
66.1
Jadeja to Malan, 1 run, short and wide, Malan cuts hard, but Siraj dives to his left a to backward point to prevent a certain boundary
64.6
Jadeja to Root, 2 runs, onto the pads, and that's flicked away off the backfoot behind deep square leg for a couple
64.5
Jadeja to Malan, 1 run, fuller and flatter, flicked to mid-on for a quick single
64.4
Jadeja to Root, 1 run, flat one on off-stump, sits up a little, and it's punched off the backfoot to point for a single
64.3
Jadeja to Malan, 1 run, reaches out and pushes this one to cover for a single
64.2
Jadeja to Malan, no run, a bit more air, dipping fuller, Malan gets forward and deadbats
64.1
Jadeja to Malan, no run, spins back from a length, Malan defends hastily off the backfoot
62.6
Jadeja to Haseeb Hameed, out Bowled!! Knocked him over! Jadeja has pulled a drowning India out of the water for a millisecond, and this is temporary relief for India! He's angled this in, and gotten it to straighten, Haseeb Hameed gets forward for the familiar forward defence, and that's a beauty that spins past the outside edge to hit the top of off-stump! First wicket of the series for Jadeja, and one that's come at a desperate time for India. Hameed departs for a well-made 68, but India still have a long way to go to break even after the horror show yesterday. Haseeb Hameed b Jadeja 68(195) [4s-12]
62.5
Jadeja to Haseeb Hameed, no run, gets forward and deadbats this into the off-side
62.4
Jadeja to Malan, 1 run, onto the frontfoot and whipped away in front of square leg with the spin for a single
62.3
Jadeja to Malan, no run, a bit more air, Malan gets forward and pushes it back
62.2
Jadeja to Malan, no run, pitching wide outside off, Malan indulges in deliberate padding
62.1
Jadeja to Malan, no run, flat and outside off, Malan gets forward, runs down and pushes it towards the off-side
30.6
Jadeja to Rory Burns, no run, fired in on a length outside off, Burns slides back in the crease and defends
30.5
Jadeja to Rory Burns, no run, flat outside off, back of a length, blocked comfortably
30.4
Jadeja to Rory Burns, no run, steers it off the back foot to backward point
30.3
Jadeja to Rory Burns, no run, full and wide, tempts Burns into a drive and he gets a thick inside edge towards where silly mid-on would be as the ball turns in
30.2
Jadeja to Rory Burns, no run, flat on off, tucked to square leg
30.1
Jadeja to Rory Burns, no run, length ball outside off, Burns shuffles across in the crease and defends
28.6
Jadeja to Rory Burns, no run, flat on middle, turned to midwicket
28.5
Jadeja to Rory Burns, no run, pushed through full outside off, Burns defends to cover
28.4
Jadeja to Rory Burns, no run, full on off, Burns works it to midwicket
28.3
Jadeja to Rory Burns, no run, turned into the on-side
28.2
Jadeja to Rory Burns, no run, dances down and then has to yank his front leg out of the way with Jadeja firing it in, knocks it back down the pitch
28.1
Jadeja to Rory Burns, no run, hangs back to a length ball fired in outside off, pokes it to point. Played away from the body there
26.6
Jadeja to Haseeb Hameed, no run, gets forward and drives to mid-off
26.5
Jadeja to Rory Burns, 1 run, steers it off the back foot into the covers
26.4
Jadeja to Rory Burns, byes, FOUR, this one spins viciously through the gate as Jadeja fires it in! Wow! The length was full outside off and Burns was enticed into a cover-drive. He didn't see that coming at all. It's beaten Pant as well
26.3
Jadeja to Rory Burns, no run, works it off the back foot to square leg
26.2
Jadeja to Rory Burns, no run, darted in on a length, Burns hangs back and defends
26.1
Jadeja to Rory Burns, no run, length ball skidding through outside off, Burns defends off the outside half to point
24.6
Jadeja to Haseeb Hameed, no run, fired in on leg, Hameed turns it to backward square
24.5
Jadeja to Haseeb Hameed, no run, 94kph, full on middle, Hameed gets forward and defends to silly point
24.4
Jadeja to Haseeb Hameed, no run, hangs back in defence as Jadeja darts it in on off
24.3
Jadeja to Haseeb Hameed, no run, back of a length on off, grips and turns as Hameed looks to clip it away. He drags it off the inside half onto his pad
24.2
Jadeja to Haseeb Hameed, no run, quite full, Hameed smothers it to silly point
24.1
Jadeja to Haseeb Hameed, no run, flat outside off, back of a length, Hameed punches to short cover
22.6
Jadeja to Haseeb Hameed, no run, full and on the stumps, stoutly defended off the front foot
22.5
Jadeja to Rory Burns, 1 run, 96kph, skips down the track and jams the drive to mid-on for a quick single
22.4
Jadeja to Rory Burns, no run, walks across and defends off the outer edge
22.3
Jadeja to Rory Burns, no run, darted fuller, Burns defends
22.2
Jadeja to Rory Burns, no run, Jadeja pulls his length back, punched back to the bowler
22.1
Jadeja to Rory Burns, FOUR, Burns greets Jadeja with a boundary! Full and wide of off, Burns gets low, fetches it from outside off and nails the sweep, sending it over mid-wicket. Authoritative stroke
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