India vs England, 3rd Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: England tour of India, 2021 Venue: Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad Date & Time: Feb 24-Feb 28, 02:30 PM LOCAL
James Anderson 0-20(13 ov)
39.6
Anderson to Pant, no run, goes wide of the crease and angles in a I0$ full delivery on the stumps, Pant defends with soft hands and the ball rolls past the leg stump
39.5
Anderson to Pant, no run, jumps on a I0$ short ball with a cut but picks out the fielder at backward point
39.4
Anderson to Pant, no run, I0$ fullish and closer to off, Pant defends solidly into the off-side
39.3
Anderson to Pant, no run, I0$ full and closer to off, Pant presses forward and blocks it back down the pitch
39.2
Anderson to Pant, no run, I0$ fuller and wider of off, left alone to the keeper
39.1
Anderson to Pant, no run, I0$ short of length angled in late outside off, Pant feels for it and pokes, past the outside edge
37.6
Anderson to Rohit, no run, I0$ fullish outside off, defended off the front foot
37.5
Anderson to Rohit, no run, good length on off-stump, blocked
37.4
Anderson to Rahane, 1 run, punched away to the left of extra cover and Rohit wanted a second on that. Rahane was never ineterested and turned down instantly which seemed to be the right call in the end
37.3
Anderson to Rahane, no run, I0$ fuller and closer to off, Rahane jams it towards silly mid-off
37.2
Anderson to Rahane, no run, I0$ length delivery wide of off, Rahane strides across and blocks into the covers
37.1
Anderson to Rahane, no run, I0$ good length closer to off-stump, Rahane plays it late and drops it under his nose
35.6
Anderson to Rohit, no run, I0$ length ball outside off, pushed out into the covers
35.5
Anderson to Rohit, no run, fuller and wider of off, driven back firmly and Anderson stops it in his followthrough
35.4
Anderson to Rohit, FOUR, textbook! Very minimal effort from Rohit, just gets into his forward stride with a straight bat and meets the ball with immaculate timing, flies off the middle through extra cover
35.3
Anderson to Rohit, no run, I0$ good length just outside off, blocked back to the bowler
35.2
Anderson to Rohit, FOUR, I0$ wobbly short of length delivery outside off, Rohit gets up on his tippy toes and cracks the cut past the diving right hand of backward point
35.1
Anderson to Rohit, no run, I0$ good length around off-stump, Rohit stands tall and defends into the off-side
33.6
Anderson to Rahane, no run, back of a length outside off, Rahane hangs back and drops it with soft hands into the leg-side
33.5
Anderson to Rahane, no run, I0$ full and wide of off, Rahane watches it all along and shoulders arms
33.4
Anderson to Rahane, no run, I0$ sans bounce from a length, Rahane shows a dead bat
33.3
Anderson to Rahane, no run, I0$ swinging in closer to off, Rahane keeps his bat close to his front pad and blocks it under his eyes
33.2
Anderson to Rahane, no run, touch fuller and outside off, Rahane blocks with a straight bat
33.1
Anderson to Rahane, no run, I0$ hint of swing just outside off, Rahane bunts it down with soft hands
29.6
Anderson to Kohli, no run, blocked to backward point from the crease
29.5
Anderson to Kohli, no run, hangs it in the outside off corridor, left alone to the keeper
29.4
Anderson to Kohli, no run, short of length just outside off, Kohli gets across and works it wide of mid-wicket
29.3
Anderson to Kohli, no run, good length outside off, pushed into the covers
29.2
Anderson to Kohli, no run, just outside off, blocked into the off-side
29.1
Anderson to Kohli, no run, dropped! It's Pope again and this is a relatively easier catch. Kohli continues to have the luck on his side in the battle vs Anderson. Remember Malan? So, Kohli decides to withdraw his bat at the last moment but he hung his willow a little too far across outside off, thick edge and it goes straight towards gully where Pope fails to latch on. Anderson is pulling his hair in frustration...
27.6
Anderson to Kohli, no run, I0$ back of a length delivery on off-stump, blocked solidly to cover
27.5
Anderson to Kohli, FOUR, Anderson puffs out a sigh of frustration as Kohli punches him past cover with magnificent timing. Leaps up on his tippy toes and smacks the shot wide of cover to his left
27.4
Anderson to Kohli, no run, back of a length on off-stump, Kohli punches it off the splice into the off-side
27.3
Anderson to Rohit, 1 run, worked away off the pads wide of square leg
27.2
Anderson to Rohit, no run, good length delivery on off-stump, blocked from the crease
27.1
Anderson to Rohit, no run, good length on the stumps, tucked away to the right of mid-on
25.6
Anderson to Kohli, no run, I0$ full and close to off, Kohli presses forward and defends solidly
25.5
Anderson to Kohli, no run, I0$ good length outside off, blocked with soft hands into the off-side
25.4
Anderson to Kohli, no run, nearly gets lured into playing a stroke. I0$ good length in the corridor of uncertainty, Kohli hops and withdraws his bat at the last moment
25.3
Anderson to Kohli, no run, I0$ back of a length outside off, Kohli plays it under his eyes and dabs it with an open face to gully
25.2
Anderson to Kohli, no run, I0$ jabs firmly outside off and picks out the fielder at cover
25.1
Anderson to Kohli, no run, full and swinging in towards off, Kohli strides forward and check-drives into the off-side
10.6
Anderson to Shubman Gill, no run, blocked from the crease into the off-side again
10.5
Anderson to Shubman Gill, no run, back of a length delivery just outside off, defends into the off-side
10.4
Anderson to Shubman Gill, FOUR, this is just a short-arm jab but the timing on it is something to behold. Not a length that is straightforward to play the pull from. Rising around the waist from back of a length, and Gill dismisses it through square leg
10.3
Anderson to Shubman Gill, no run, good length delivery just outside off, Gill defends to cover
10.2
Anderson to Rohit, 1 run, good length delivery cutting in on off, takes the inside half of the bat in defence. It goes wide of midwicket and the understanding between these two is good as they go through for the single
10.1
Anderson to Rohit, no run, full ball on off stump, Rohit defends on a half-stride forward down the pitch
8.6
Anderson to Rohit, no run, overpitched outside off, Rohit's drive finds Archer at wide mid-off
8.5
Anderson to Rohit, no run, short of length delivery just outside off, blocks it to point
8.4
Anderson to Rohit, no run, full ball closer to off, Rohit defends into the covers
8.3
Anderson to Rohit, no run, very loose shot. Length ball that's pretty wide outside off and Rohit is somehow drawn into it. Feels for it away from the body and it nips away past the outside edge
8.2
Anderson to Rohit, no run, pitched up, inviting the drive but the line's quite wide. Rohit lets it go
8.1
Anderson to Rohit, no run, good length delivery outside off, left alone
6.6
Anderson to Shubman Gill, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, punches it to point
6.5
Anderson to Shubman Gill, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, stays a touch low and Gill chops it off the toe-end to gully
6.4
Anderson to Shubman Gill, no run, back of a length delivery on off stump, defended on the back foot
6.3
Anderson to Shubman Gill, no run, good length delivery just outside off, Gill defends with a confident forward stride
6.2
Anderson to Shubman Gill, no run, gets forward in defence of a full ball on middle
6.1
Anderson to Shubman Gill, no run, the wobble-seam delivery cuts in off a length and strikes Gill on the pad. Comfortably missing leg though.
4.6
Anderson to Shubman Gill, no run, gets behind the line of the ball and defends it out into the deck. Break time!
4.5
Anderson to Shubman Gill, no run, length delivery, just outside off, Shubman Gill lets it go outside off
4.4
Anderson to Shubman Gill, no run, gets forward and defends it out into the off-side does Shubman Gill
4.3
Anderson to Shubman Gill, no run, that jumps on the batter and Gill pokes it out in an uncomfortable manner on to the off-side. That was banged in short outside off and Shubman Gill jabbed it out
4.2
Anderson to Shubman Gill, no run, back of a length delivery, Shubman Gill stays behind the line of the ball and stabs it down
4.1
Anderson to Shubman Gill, no run, fuller delivery, angles in a little, Shubman Gill nudges the ball away into the on-side
2.6
Anderson to Shubman Gill, no run, gets behind the line of the ball and defends it back to the bowler with soft hands
2.5
Anderson to Shubman Gill, no run, Anderson has been hitting some good lines with the new ball. Rapped on the pads but was high as it nipped in from a length for the batter to miss the tuck
2.4
Anderson to Shubman Gill, no run, back of a length delivery devoid of room and has been stabbed back to the bowler
2.3
Anderson to Rohit, 1 run, pushes the ball out into the off-side and gets a single. Rohit and India are off the mark
2.2
Anderson to Rohit, no run, opens the bat face and guides it out to the man at gully. The fielder dived and stopped it
2.1
Anderson to Rohit, no run, again nicely behind the line of the ball and has been blocked out into the off-side
0.6
Anderson to Rohit, no run, another leave outside off as it was a rising delivery
0.5
Anderson to Rohit, no run, left alone outside off as that left the batter
0.4
Anderson to Rohit, no run, looks to leave. at the last moment taps it down into the region behind square. Rohit is a little tentative
0.3
Anderson to Rohit, no run, jabs at a rising delivery outside off, gets beaten as the ball went past the outer-edge
0.2
Anderson to Rohit, no run, too much of swing, well outside off and has been left alone
0.1
Anderson to Rohit, no run, gets squared up a little and dabs the ball down to the man at gully
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