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
Jofra Archer 2-75(21 ov)
89.6
Jofra Archer to Washington Sundar, no run, 136.7ks short of length delivery slanted down leg, Sundar misses the glance
89.5
Jofra Archer to Washington Sundar, no run, bouncer down leg, Sundar ducks inside the line and lets it pass
89.4
Jofra Archer to Washington Sundar, no run, on a length and close to off, Sundar pats it towards gully
89.3
Jofra Archer to Washington Sundar, no run, edged but safe. Archer has a smile on his face. 139.6ks fullish delivery around off, Sundar prods forward to defend and the outside edge lands well in front of Stokes at slip
89.2
Jofra Archer to Washington Sundar, no run, 137.4ks lifter angled into the left hander, Sundar sits down and allows it to sail over him
89.1
Jofra Archer to Washington Sundar, FOUR, neatly done! There was width on offer outside off, Sundar sits back and opens the bat face at the last second, dabs it between slip and gully to pick up a boundary
87.6
Jofra Archer to Nadeem, no run, oh he's bowled a full toss looking for a yorker, Nadeem misses the glance
87.6
Jofra Archer to Washington Sundar, no ball, 1 run, risky run and the throw hits Nadeem. Washington pushed this to mid-on and set off wanting strike next over, Root with the throw, Nadeem looks back but no appeal as he didn't change direction. And the buzzer is on, which means Jofra Archer has overstepped. May not be a bad thing, he can have a go at Nadeem
87.5
Jofra Archer to Washington Sundar, no run, beaten! Back of a length angling in and then nipping away, again taking some of the top surface off, ball moves away to miss the outside edge
87.4
Jofra Archer to Washington Sundar, no run, short of length and just outside off stump, Washington guides it towards point. If this was in the gap, would have gone for four
87.3
Jofra Archer to Washington Sundar, no run, short of length delivery, Washi defends
87.2
Jofra Archer to Washington Sundar, no run, shortish delivery, Sundar looks to cut, doesn't time it well
87.1
Jofra Archer to Washington Sundar, no run, round the wicket. outside off stump, oh this one keeps low
85.6
Jofra Archer to Washington Sundar, no run, finally tests the middle of the pitch, was surprised not to see Jofra Archer bowl the bouncer before. Maybe that's what Lewis told him. This is down leg, so Washington let it go easily
85.5
Jofra Archer to Washington Sundar, no run, short of length delivery, Washington defends from the crease
85.4
Jofra Archer to Washington Sundar, no run, Washington defends with one hand as this short of length delivery jumps on the batsman
85.3
Jofra Archer to Ashwin, 1 run, Ashwin flicks in the air this time, plays it wide of mid-on
85.2
Jofra Archer to Ashwin, FOUR, oh edged and it flies past gully. Frustration for England. Jofra Archer got this to move away from good length with bounce, opened up Ashwin on the defence, and the thick edge flew in the gap
85.1
Jofra Archer to Ashwin, 2 runs, good length delivery on the stumps, Ashwin works it to mid-wicket
83.6
Jofra Archer to Ashwin, no run, on the off stump, Ashwin defends off the back foot
83.5
Jofra Archer to Ashwin, no run, fullish delivery, Ashwin pushes to cover
83.4
Jofra Archer to Ashwin, FOUR, just bat on ball, played that soft but played it well. Strange wobble seam delivery that moves away, looked like it was the attempted leg-cutter but it swung a bit. Ashwin places it wide of cover
83.3
Jofra Archer to Ashwin, no run, good length and just outside off stump, Ashwin defends
83.2
Jofra Archer to Washington Sundar, 1 run, straying down leg, Washi clips and sends it to deep mid-wicket, man cuts off
83.1
Jofra Archer to Washington Sundar, no run, length delivery on the stumps, Washington defends
81.6
Jofra Archer to Washington Sundar, no run, covers the line and plays it to mid-on
81.5
Jofra Archer to Washington Sundar, no run, fires it down leg
81.4
Jofra Archer to Washington Sundar, no run, straightaway troubles the batsman. Went for the away-swinger, oh this hit the pitch and disturbed the surface, jumped on the batsman, which is why Washington got that almost close to the shoulder of the bat
81.3
Jofra Archer to Washington Sundar, FOUR, lovely! Archer coming round the wicket and angling this full ball into the left-hander, Sundar essays a lovely straight drive past the ump and Ashwin
81.2
Jofra Archer to Ashwin, 1 run, just gentle strides for this 135kph length delivery, Ashwin pushes towards point
81.1
Jofra Archer to Ashwin, no run, Ashwin welcomes Archer with a straight drive, but the bowler sticks his boot out to stop that boundary. 127kph to start with
72.6
Jofra Archer to Ashwin, no run, 132.7ks bouncer around off-stump, Ashwin drops his gloves and sways out of the line
72.5
Jofra Archer to Ashwin, no run, 131.8ks fullish delivery outside off, Ashwin blocks it into the off-side
72.4
Jofra Archer to Ashwin, no run, 135.9ks back of a length around off, Ashwin knocks it firmly towards cover
72.3
Jofra Archer to Ashwin, no run, 132.9k short of length delivery, Ashwin fends it with soft hands down the wicket
72.2
Jofra Archer to Ashwin, no run, 128.8ks back of a length outside off, Ashwin angles it to point
72.1
Jofra Archer to Washington Sundar, 1 run, 125.5ks loosener down leg and Sundar flicks it to deep square leg
49.6
Jofra Archer to Pant, no run, Pant opens the face of the bat and guides this length ball to gully, waits to see if passes the fielder for a run
49.5
Jofra Archer to Pant, 2 runs, driven down the ground, but not hit really well, Root hunts it down to long-on
49.4
Jofra Archer to Pujara, 1 run, excellent rotation of strike, taps to the right of point, looks at his partner and sets off
49.3
Jofra Archer to Pujara, no run, fullish delivery on the off stump, Pujara defends
49.2
Jofra Archer to Pujara, no run, good length delivery on the off stump, Pujara defends
49.1
Jofra Archer to Pant, 1 run, Jofra Archer will not want to see his short ball not rise much and the batsman meets after waiting for a while. Pant slapped this right of cover
47.6
Jofra Archer to Pant, no run, bouncer at 131.9kph down leg, ignored
47.5
Jofra Archer to Pant, no runn, short and angling in, Pant lets it pass
47.4
Jofra Archer to Pujara, 1 run, 141.1kph short delivery, but doesn't rise much, Pujara taps it in front of cover and sets off
47.3
Jofra Archer to Pujara, no run, fullish delivery on the stumps, Pujara defends
47.2
Jofra Archer to Pujara, FOUR, short and wide, just 132..1kph, Pujara rises tall and cuts on one leg, plays that shot well and it's really interesting to see Jofra Archer bowl loose balls. In fact Anderson too did that
47.1
Jofra Archer to Pujara, no run, good length delivery on the off stump, Pujara defends
45.6
Jofra Archer to Pant, no run, ill-timed off-drive goes to mid-off. England have managed a maiden over against Pant
45.5
Jofra Archer to Pant, no run, shortish and on the stumps, Pant defends
45.4
Jofra Archer to Pant, no run, full and outside off stump, Pant looks to flay that away wide of cover but doesn't get the placement right
45.3
Jofra Archer to Pant, no run, short and down leg, ignored
45.2
Jofra Archer to Pant, no run, rising a bit, Pant defends off the back foot
45.1
Jofra Archer to Pant, no run, short of length delivery, Pant defends
43.6
Jofra Archer to Pujara, no run, stands tall and defends. 140 for the first time this spell. Watchout India for his next couple of overs
43.5
Jofra Archer to Pujara, no run, the attempted away-going ball at 137.8kph, ignored. "Well left," says Pant from the other end
43.4
Jofra Archer to Pujara, no run, this one comes back, again only 133.6 clicks, Pujara pushes in front of cover and they decide against the run
43.3
Jofra Archer to Pujara, no run, good length and swinging away outside off stump, Pujara lets it go
43.2
Jofra Archer to Pujara, no run, short of length delivery outside off stump, Pujara cuts and mistimes to cover
43.1
Jofra Archer to Pujara, FOUR, low full toss looking for the yorker, Pujara has his eyes wide open and brings the bat down straight to beat Pant, the ump and mid-on
41.6
Jofra Archer to Pujara, no run, covers the length delivery and blocks to leg
41.5
Jofra Archer to Pujara, no run, full and outside off stump, left alone. 136.6 this time. Even the followthrough is gentle
41.4
Jofra Archer to Pant, 1 run, on the pads and clipped away through backward square leg
41.3
Jofra Archer to Pant, no run, 133.6kph, fullish this time, Pant defends
41.2
Jofra Archer to Pant, no run, just warming up is Archer, lets it out gently, Pant defends soft
41.1
Jofra Archer to Pant, no run, a gentle length delivery at 132kph, Pant defends from the crease
29.6
Jofra Archer to Pant, no run, pitched up just outside off, Pant pushes to mid-off
29.5
Jofra Archer to Pant, no run, digs out the yorker to cover
29.4
Jofra Archer to Pant, no run, half forward to defend down the pitch
29.3
Jofra Archer to Pant, no run, defensively pushed to mid-off as Archer pitches it up
29.2
Jofra Archer to Pant, FOUR, now a freebie that's short and wide outside off. Pant doesn't move his feet too much, reaches out with his hands and cuts it through cover-point
29.1
Jofra Archer to Pant, FOUR, you can see what he's trying to do here. With the fielder catching close in, he's put the short ball in Pant's mind. But this one is a fiery yorker. Shame that it's not on target though, it's slipping down leg and Pant helps it on its way
27.6
Jofra Archer to Pujara, no run, pitched up on middle, defended
27.5
Jofra Archer to Pujara, no run, back of a length delivery on middle and leg, tucks it to backward square
27.4
Jofra Archer to Pujara, no run, 140.1kph, length ball outside off, another leave
27.3
Jofra Archer to Pujara, no run, good length delivery just outside off, left alone
27.2
Jofra Archer to Pujara, no run, short of length delivery outside off, left alone
27.1
Jofra Archer to Pujara, no run, back of a length on middle, turned to midwicket
19.6
Jofra Archer to Pujara, no run, 134.2ks good length ball around off, Pujara blocks it in front of mid-on
19.5
Jofra Archer to Pujara, no run, bouncer around leg-stump, Pujara ducks inside the line and lets it pass
19.4
Jofra Archer to Kohli, 1 run, full and close to off, Kohli knocks it into the off-side and hurries across to the other end
19.3
Jofra Archer to Kohli, no run, uhhh! Archer is making things happen. This is an interesting battle. Fuller and outside off, Kohli is drawn into the forward defensive and the ball shapes away to beat the outside edge
19.2
Jofra Archer to Kohli, no run, fuller than a good length, Kohli prods forward and turns it to mid-wicket
19.1
Jofra Archer to Pujara, 1 run, in the air and safe. 138.5ks short ball at the body, Pujara fends it off the glove and the ball pops up behind square on the leg-side, well wide of the short leg fielder
17.6
Jofra Archer to Pujara, no run, very full delivery at the stumps, Pujara offers a straight-batted block
17.5
Jofra Archer to Pujara, no run, now pitches one right up and Pujara drives, straight to Root at mid-off
17.4
Jofra Archer to Pujara, no run, 136.2ks back of a length delivery outside off, Pujara lifts his bat and lets it pass
17.3
Jofra Archer to Pujara, no run, 136.1ks bit of inward movement from short of length, Pujara hangs back and knocks it to cover
17.2
Jofra Archer to Pujara, no run, 135.6ks good length ball around off, Pujara defends it in front of mid-on
17.1
Jofra Archer to Pujara, no run, 137.3ks fullish delivery that Pujara thought about playing, lifted his bat in the end and let it go
15.6
Jofra Archer to Pujara, no run, short of length outside off, Pujara lifts his bat and lets it go
15.5
Jofra Archer to Pujara, no run, 134.1ks full delivery close to off, Pujara bunts it to mid-on
15.4
Jofra Archer to Kohli, 1 run, uhh! That's a false stroke. 135.9ks full delivery on middle, Kohli closes the bat face to turn it into the leg-side but ends up getting a leading edge through cover
15.3
Jofra Archer to Pujara, 1 run, 130.2ks off-pace delivery around off, Pujara drops it into the off-side and crosses over
15.2
Jofra Archer to Pujara, no run, back of a length outside off, Pujara dabs it straight to gully
15.1
Jofra Archer to Pujara, no run, dangles a full delivery outside off, Pujara does not take the bait as he lets it pass
9.6
Jofra Archer to Pujara, no run, beaten! Had to play at it, length delivery close to off, risk of ball nipping back in, so Pujara tried to cover the line and defend but this left him late, disturbed the surface too
9.5
Jofra Archer to Kohli, 1 run, short and jumping, Kohli looks to fend, the ball flies off the glove and goes behind square, luckily no on there
9.4
Jofra Archer to Kohli, no run, short and just outside off stump, Kohli ducks under it
9.3
Jofra Archer to Kohli, no run, short delivery on the stumps, Kohli defends
9.2
Jofra Archer to Shubman Gill, out Caught by Anderson!! Wait, wait, wait! What have you done Gill! He stands in disbelief. This was a freebie full ball, Gill was motoring at great pace, so he goes really hard on the on-drive like limited over cricket, couldn't control the shot, went uppishly and Anderson dives low and forward at mid-on to complete the catch. Two gifted wickets from India and Archer's smile says it all. He never expected such an easy wicket in a Test in India. Gill looked so good. Even the shot looked so good, just that he didn't place it right. Shubman Gill c Anderson b Jofra Archer 29(28) [4s-5]
9.1
Jofra Archer to Shubman Gill, FOUR, brilliantly flicked! Archer bowling quite a few loose balls with the great ones he bowls. This is on the leg stump and full, Gill leans forward and plays a care-free flick shot wide of mid-wicket
7.6
Jofra Archer to Shubman Gill, 1 run, bit of extra bounce from good length, Gill looks to defend, but this thuds the glove and rolls behind square. Gill flings his hand in pain. Hope that's just a soft blow
7.5
Jofra Archer to Shubman Gill, no run, short delivery, Gill drops his hands and sways out. Well bowled, well played
7.4
Jofra Archer to Pujara, 1 run, length delivery down leg, Pujara glances behind square
7.3
Jofra Archer to Pujara, no run, knocks to leg, yes-no and they decide against it
7.2
Jofra Archer to Pujara, no run, fired down leg
7.1
Jofra Archer to Pujara, no run, short of length delivery on the off stump, Pujara defends
5.6
Jofra Archer to Pujara, no run, fullish and outside off stump, Pujara pushes towards cover
5.5
Jofra Archer to Pujara, no run, strays on the pads and gets away as Pujara softly turns it to mid-wicket
5.4
Jofra Archer to Pujara, no run, oh beaten! 147kph and fullish in length, Pujara had to play with the threat of the ball cutting back and knocking the off pole out, but it left him to just miss the outside edge. Just! That so easily could have been two down. Archer just smart to bowl scrambed seam and get movement off the pitch since it's not swinging. There was a sound as the ball passed the bat, but it was bat touching pad
5.3
Jofra Archer to Pujara, no run, back to back of a length outside off stump, Pujara defends
5.2
Jofra Archer to Pujara, FOUR, shot! Full and on the stumps, Pujara flicks along the ground, doesn't bother playing that softly, nicely used the wrists to put it away wide of mid-on
5.1
Jofra Archer to Shubman Gill, 1 run, short of length delivery on the off stump, Gill knocks to the right of mid-on and takes a quick single
3.6
Jofra Archer to Shubman Gill, no run, right behind the line of this short of length delivery to defend it under his eyes
3.5
Jofra Archer to Shubman Gill, no run, Gill lifts his bat high and lets it pass
3.4
Jofra Archer to Pujara, 1 run, 142.4kph short of length delivery, Pujara rises tall and taps in front of point to get off the mark
3.3
Jofra Archer to Rohit, out Caught by Buttler!! Outside edge and taken! Poor push from Ro. Archer just bowled a ball that nipped away off the the surface from short of length, Rohit hanging his bat out when it's not heading to the stumps, regulation edge and straight to Buttler. Good carry too. This is a big blow to India early. Archer is steaming in and this will charge him up for further. England doing all the right things. Rohit c Buttler b Jofra Archer 6(9) [4s-1]
3.2
Jofra Archer to Rohit, FOUR, leg-side line, won't trouble him with that line on short of length, Rohit easily clips it away through deep square leg
3.1
Jofra Archer to Rohit, no run, oh movement off the surface. Back of a length and moving away with bounce, Rohit looks to play and misses
1.6
Jofra Archer to Shubman Gill, FOUR, doesn't shy away from the short ball, does he! We've seen him take this approach of meeting fire with fire in Australia. Here he is at it again, pulling it over midwicket, although it wasn't the most convincing shot
1.5
Jofra Archer to Shubman Gill, no run, oh well. This one darts away from a length around off. Disturbs the top-surface, finds appreciable movement at 141kph and beats the outside edge
1.4
Jofra Archer to Shubman Gill, no run, 141kph, length ball outside off, Gill leaves. Nothing off the seam so far, no swing, which is no surprise
1.3
Jofra Archer to Shubman Gill, no run, length ball on off, nicely forward in defence
1.2
Jofra Archer to Shubman Gill, 2 runs, full bal on the pads, works it away through midwicket for another couple
1.1
Jofra Archer to Shubman Gill, 2 runs, full ball just outside off, Gill just puts his bat to it and finds the gap at extra cover. Seemed like a forward defence but such is the timing that he gets two
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