India vs England, 1st Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: England tour of India, 2021 Venue: MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai Date & Time: Feb 05-Feb 09, 09:30 AM LOCAL
Rory Burns 33(60)
23.5
Ashwin to Rory Burns, out Caught by Pant!! What was that? Burns has just gift-wrapped his wicket to India. Ashwin and Kohli won't mind this. They have their first wicket just before the lunch break. Tossed up delivery on off-stump, Burns goes for the ambitious reverse sweep, without bending down fully, the ball hits his glove and lobs up, Pant completes the dolly. There was nothing happening, India had gone defensive and Burns goes ahead and throws his wicket away. Rory Burns c Pant b Ashwin 33(60) [4s-2]
23.4
Ashwin to Rory Burns, no run, outside leg-stump and Burns uses his pad as a second line of defence
23.3
Ashwin to Rory Burns, no run, tossed up on off and middle, Burns pushes it to the right of Ashwin
23.2
Ashwin to Rory Burns, no run, flatter delivery on off-stump, Burns drops it dead near his feet
23.1
Ashwin to Rory Burns, FOUR, lovely shot! Burns uses his feet and cashes in, he dances down the wicket to get to the pitch of the ball and drives it to the left of mid-on with a straight bat. The ball raced away to the fence..
21.6
Ashwin to Rory Burns, no run, flatter in trajectory, Burns hangs back and works it to mid-wicket
21.5
Ashwin to Rory Burns, no run, tossed up around off, Burns defends with the bat in front of the pad
21.4
Ashwin to Rory Burns, FOUR, Ashwin has his hands on his head. Burns moves a long way across and does well to make some sort of contact on the sweep, it is off the glove and runs away fine
19.6
Ashwin to Rory Burns, no run, once more teases one up with loads of flight, Burns blocks it in front of silly mid-off
19.5
Ashwin to Rory Burns, no run, slower and bit of turn, Burns blocks it into the off-side
19.4
Ashwin to Rory Burns, no run, tossed up delivery on off-stump, Burns blocks it dead down the wicket
19.3
Ashwin to Rory Burns, 2 runs, drifting into middle and leg, Burns clips it backward of square leg and scampers back for the second. The 50-run opening stand is applauded by the support staff in the dressing room
19.2
Ashwin to Rory Burns, no run, comes down the track and works it with a closed bat face to mid-wicket
19.1
Ashwin to Rory Burns, no run, really full delivery and Burns almost jams it back to Ashwin
18.1
Nadeem to Rory Burns, 1 run, spinning down leg and Burns helps it along the corner - to long leg
17.3
Ashwin to Rory Burns, 3 runs, not all that short but Burns has the width to play the back cut, gets it behind point and a long chase for Bumrah, he manages to get there and keep the ball in play
17.2
Ashwin to Rory Burns, no run, sliding on with the round the wicket angle, blocked down the wicket
17.1
Ashwin to Rory Burns, no run, tossed up around off, Burns dead-bats it into the off-side
16.2
Nadeem to Rory Burns, 3 runs, premeditated the sweep and had to adjust as the length was dragged back, places it in front of square and it needed a diving effort from Sundar to stop the boundary. Saved a run
16.1
Nadeem to Rory Burns, no run, fraction short in length, Burns hangs back to turn it to short leg
15.2
Ashwin to Rory Burns, 1 run, comes down the track and drives it towards mid-on, Nadeem fires a direct hit but Burns had made it in
15.1
Ashwin to Rory Burns, no run, drifting in from round the wicket, Burns blocks it with a straight bat
14.6
Bumrah to Rory Burns, no ball, 1 run, uhh! Bumrah goes to his trusted yorker and spears a low full toss at 138.3ks, Burns brings his bat down and jams it towards mid-on. It wouldn't have mattered as he had overstepped
14.4
Bumrah to Rory Burns, 1 run, angled into the hips, Burns clips it backward of square, Gill tidies up in the deep
14.3
Bumrah to Rory Burns, no run, 140.4ks back of a length delivery, Burns gets on top of the bounce and pats it towards gully
14.2
Bumrah to Rory Burns, no run, short of length around off, Burns tucks it with soft hands in front of square leg
14.1
Bumrah to Rory Burns, no run, good length ball and Burns flicks it from outside off to short mid-wicket
12.4
Bumrah to Rory Burns, 1 run, fullish and drawing Burns into a drive, it is more off the outer half past point and Nadeem hunts it down, keeps it to a single
12.3
Bumrah to Rory Burns, no run, back of a length outside off, Burns lifts his bat and lets it go
12.2
Bumrah to Rory Burns, no run, fuller and around off, Burns prods forward and defends to mid-off
10.6
Bumrah to Rory Burns, no run, covers the line and defends to point off the outer half of the bat
10.5
Bumrah to Rory Burns, no run, good length and outside off stump, left alone
10.3
Bumrah to Rory Burns, 1 run, confusion, sent back and Nadeem misses the direct-hit. Burns could well have been short. He blocked this in front of cover-point and set off, got away with an ill-judged attempt. No back up, so he gets the run he wanted
10.2
Bumrah to Rory Burns, no run, down leg, Burns misses the flick
9.6
Ashwin to Rory Burns, no run, straight on the stumps, blocked into the pitch
9.5
Ashwin to Rory Burns, no run, slider, well left, well bowled too. Burns covered the sticks and let it go nicely
9.4
Ashwin to Rory Burns, no run, covers the line and defends well
9.3
Ashwin to Rory Burns, no run, leans forward and defends nicely
9.2
Ashwin to Rory Burns, 2 runs, down leg, Burns clips it past square leg. Pujara stops the ball
9.1
Ashwin to Rory Burns, no run, flighted delivery on the off stump, Burns defends
8.6
Ishant to Rory Burns, 1 run, yes-no and they get home safely. Burns defends to square leg, slight hesitation but Sibley calls and goes through with the run
7.6
Ashwin to Rory Burns, no run, flighted delivery on the stumps, Burns defends
7.1
Ashwin to Rory Burns, 1 run, starts round the wicket and bowls a flatter delivery, Burns defends and gets an inside edge that rolls to backward square leg
5.6
Bumrah to Rory Burns, no run, moves across to the off stump and defends
5.5
Bumrah to Rory Burns, no run, goes really full this time, a full toss, Burns mistimes the drive and it rolls to mid-on as the bat turned in his hands
5.4
Bumrah to Rory Burns, no run, angling in on the stumps, Burns flicks to square leg
5.3
Bumrah to Rory Burns, no run, length delivery on the off stump, Burns defends
5.2
Bumrah to Rory Burns, no run, short delivery, 136.1kph, Burns ducks under it
5.1
Bumrah to Rory Burns, no run, continues to angle the ball back in, Burns defends
3.6
Bumrah to Rory Burns, no run, outside off stump again, ignored
3.5
Bumrah to Rory Burns, no run, short of length delivery outside off stump, Burns lets it go
3.4
Bumrah to Rory Burns, no run, blocked to leg
3.3
Bumrah to Rory Burns, 2 runs, rushes Burns on the flick, goes through backward square leg, they are coming back for the second as there's a bit of confusion between Nadeem and Ishant as to who has to go for the ball
3.2
Bumrah to Rory Burns, no run, covers the stumps and lets it go. Bumrah bowling round the wicket to Burns
2.3
Ishant to Rory Burns, 3 runs, leg-sidish, clipped away through mid-wicket, Washi hunts it down just before the rope
2.2
Ishant to Rory Burns, no run, nice and tight on the off stump, Burns defends
2.1
Ishant to Rory Burns, no run, nice testing length delivery just outside off stump, Burns covers the sticks and lets it go
1.1
Bumrah to Rory Burns, 1 run, dropped, but tough chance. Burns goes a long way across to this length delivery and looks to glance, the ball takes the bat and goes to the right of Pant, who dives to his right. Came really low and it hit the fingertips. He's hurt his right ring finger
0.2
Ishant to Rory Burns, 1 run, down leg, and Burns clips it to fine leg with the angle. England off the mark
0.1
Ishant to Rory Burns, no run, starts round the wicket with three slips and a gully. Close to the off stump on good length, Burns blocks into the off-side
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