England vs India, 5th Test (Rescheduled match) - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: India tour of England, 2022 Venue: Edgbaston, Birmingham Date & Time: Jul 01-Jul 05, 10:30 AM LOCAL
Sam Billings 36(57)
59.1
Siraj to Billings, out Bowled!! Dragged on! Siraj has his third wicket and India need one more. Wobble seam delivery that shapes back in, Billings was aiming to steer it to third man but the movement cramped him, the ball takes the inside edge and rattles the stumps. Billings b Siraj 36(57) [4s-4]
58.2
Shami to Billings, 1 run, fuller and outside off, Billings drives uppishly to the left of mid-off and takes the single
58.1
Shami to Billings, 2 runs, in the air and safe. Billings runs down the pitch and looks to loft, slices it over extra cover and evades the backtracking mid-off fielder
57.2
Siraj to Billings, 1 run, nips back in from short of length and Billings ekes out an inside edge, the ball drops to the off-side and the duo cross over
57.1
Siraj to Billings, FOUR, Billings switches to T20 mode. He shuffles across, gets inside the line and laps the good length ball to fine leg, one bounce and over the ropes. Siraj is taken by surprise
55.6
Siraj to Billings, no run, short ball and Billings takes his eyes off the ball, turns his face and allows the ball to him him on the body
55.5
Siraj to Billings, 2 runs, good length ball and Billings drives on the rise in front of square, easy brace
55.2
Siraj to Billings, 1 run, back of a length around off, Billings knocks it to the open point region and takes the single
55.1
Siraj to Billings, no run, short of length outside off, Billings angles it with an open bat face to backward point
54.6
Shami to Billings, 1 run, risky single but Billings makes it in. He punches it to the left of cover and takes on Jadeja, gets in before the throw passes the stumps
54.5
Shami to Billings, no run, good length ball around off, Billings defends it to the left of Shami
53.6
Jadeja to Billings, no run, quicker and angled in, Billings tucks it straight to Bumrah at mid-wicket
53.5
Jadeja to Billings, no run, flatter and at the stumps, Billings punches it towards mid-wicket
53.2
Jadeja to Billings, 1 run, opens the bat face and knocks it between cover and point, easy single there
53.1
Jadeja to Billings, no run, comes down the track and is met by a shortened length, defends to the right of Jadeja
51.6
Jadeja to Billings, no run, drifting in with the angle, Billings turns it gently to mid-wicket. Good start from Jadeja
51.5
Jadeja to Billings, no run, slower through the air, Billings blocks with a big stride forward
50.6
Bumrah to Billings, no run, uhhh! Nearly sneaks through Billings. This yorker was aimed for off-stump, Billings brings his bat down and jams it over the stumps. Back to back quiet overs from Bumrah. But he needs someone to maintain the pressure from the other end as well else it counts to nothing
50.5
Bumrah to Billings, no run, short of length close to off, Billings defends it off the back foot to cover
49.6
Thakur to Billings, no run, good length ball on off, Billings turns it past mid-wicket and Bumrah backs up from mid-on
49.4
Thakur to Billings, 1 run, this is smart batting. Bumrah dropped a bit deeper after the previous ball, Billings defends in front of mid-on and quickly crosses over
49.3
Thakur to Billings, 2 runs, in the air and safe. That's the pressure of Bumrah's maiden. Billings walks down and closes the bat face to flick it into the leg-side, the leading edge balloons up and evades a backtracking Bumrah near mid-on
49.2
Thakur to Billings, no run, patted with soft hands into the off-side and Bairstow wanted the single, sent back quickly and he makes it in
49.1
Thakur to Billings, no run, back of a length around off, Billings blocks it close to the body
48.6
Bumrah to Billings, no run, maiden! Much better over from Bumrah. Kept it simple and stuck to a line around off. Billings tries to defend but the ball takes the outside edge, fortunately he had played it with soft hands and the ball does not carry to Iyer at wide second slip
48.5
Bumrah to Billings, no run, back of a length outside off, Billings lifts his bat at the last second and lets it pass. So easily could have dragged it on like Kohli
48.4
Bumrah to Billings, no run, fuller than a good length and Billings blocks with an angled bat to backward point
48.3
Bumrah to Billings, no run, beaten again. On a length and outside off, this one could have been left alone but Billings goes chasing to feel bat on ball, lucky not to have edged. Bairstow goes up and has a word
48.2
Bumrah to Billings, no run, fuller and close to off-stump, Billings defends late and right under his eyes
48.1
Bumrah to Billings, no run, peach! Good length ball in the channel, Billings prods forward and looks to defend for the incoming angle, but the ball holds its line and goes past the outside edge. More of that from Bumrah
47.5
Thakur to Billings, 1 run, another easy single. Billings drops it with soft hands into the off-side and calls Bairstow across for a quick single
47.4
Thakur to Billings, no run, hits it into the deck and Billings blocks it in front of mid-on
47.3
Thakur to Billings, no run, sprays it down leg and gets away with it, Billings misses the leg-glance
47.2
Thakur to Billings, no run, good length ball around off, Billings defends with a straight bat to mid-on
47.1
Thakur to Billings, 2 runs, too straight - on middle and leg, Billings flicks it behind square on the leg-side and scampers back for the second. England have avoided the follow-on
46.6
Bumrah to Billings, 1 run, too many easy singles on offer even for Billings. He opens the bat face and angles it to backward point, Bairstow crosses over
46.5
Bumrah to Billings, no run, back of a length around off, Billings defends solidly in front of cover
46.4
Bumrah to Billings, FOUR, streaky! But England won't mind as the runs continue to flow. Fullish delivery and Billings is late on the drive, the toe-edge rolls past Iyer at second and races to third man
46.2
Bumrah to Billings, 1 run, back of a length around off, Billings defends off the inner half and the ball rolls to mid-wicket, easy single
46.1
Bumrah to Billings, FOUR, poor delivery from Bumrah. Angled in and strays onto the pads, Billings helps it along to fine leg with a neat leg-glance
44.2
Bumrah to Billings, 1 run, angling into the hips, helped along to fine leg with a glance
44.1
Bumrah to Billings, no run, tight line: on off, good length, Billings takes a small step out to defend
41.6
Thakur to Billings, no run, seams away off the deck, off a back of a length, outside off, past Billings' loose poke
41.5
Thakur to Billings, no run, a soft forward-pressing jab towards cover, who is quicker on this occasion to charge towards the ball and cut out the single
40.4
Siraj to Billings, 1 run, hangs back in his crease, and dabs it off an angled blade to the left of backward point
40.3
Siraj to Billings, no run, and it's a different game when Billings is on strike. He pokes outside off tentatively to play for the angle coming in, only for it to seam away past the outside-edge
39.6
Thakur to Billings, no run, wider, shorter, Billings leaves, and then mocks a cut
39.5
Thakur to Billings, no run, 132kph, shuffles across, and nudges the line that's outside off towards mid-wicket
39.4
Thakur to Billings, no run, 131kph, short, just outside off, and whizzing past the late-swaying Billings
39.3
Thakur to Billings, no run, a front-footed punch straight to cover, but Bairstow desperately wants a single, only to get sent back
39.2
Thakur to Billings, no run, 131kph, on off, swinging away, a much more confident block
39.2
Thakur to Billings, no ball, beats him. Gentle outswinger outside off, drawing Billings into a poke, only to swing further past the edge
39.1
Thakur to Billings, no run, length, tight on off, defended back down the pitch
38.5
Siraj to Billings, 1 run, 140kph, tailing into the legs, flicked away to deep mid-wicket
38.4
Siraj to Billings, no run, 139kph, a forward defensive punch to cover
37.6
Thakur to Billings, no run, plays this with a straight bat face towards mid-on
37.5
Thakur to Billings, FOUR, on the batter's pads and Billings has flicked this away to the deep square leg boundary for four runs
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