India vs England 1st Test at Rajkot, 09 Nov, 2016

Toss: England,who chose to bat first
England 537/10 (159.3)  &  260/3 (75.3)
India 488/10 (162)  &  172/6 (52.3)
Match drawn
Man of the Match: Moeen Ali
  • Ravindra Jadeja 32 * (33)
  • Virat Kohli 49 * (98)

Over 2.4  Mohammed Shami bowls a good length delivery to Haseeb Hameed, Boundary! Gets forward and went hard, it was always bouncing over with the hard new ball. Raced away to the vacant third man fence.

Over 2.6  Mohammed Shami bowls a pitched up delivery to Haseeb Hameed, Boundary!  Moves across in the crease and flicks it down to deep mid-wicket fence for four.

Over 4.6 Mohammed Shami to AN Cook Boundary! ...

Over 5.2 Umesh Yadav bowls a pitched up delivery to Haseeb Hameed, Boundary! Goes deep in the crease and glances off his hips. Fine leg is very square and he had no chance. Delicately played with a closed bat face.

Over 9.5 Umesh Yadav bowls a back of length delivery to AN Cook, Boundary! Goes deep in the crease and punches it pass backward point and the ball raced away to the fence for four.

Over 11.6 Ravindra Jadeja bowls a tossed up delivery to Haseeb Hameed, Boundary! Leans forward and drives it along the ground through cover, the ball raced away to the fence for four.

Over 14.3 R Ashwin bowls a tossed up delivery to Haseeb Hameed, Boundary!Got to the pitch and then drilled it wide of mid-off. All along the ground too. Raced away.

Over 15.6 Ravindra Jadeja bowls a tossed up delivery to Joe Root, Boundary!
Got forward and laced the drive wide of cover. Once he found the gap, it ran away

Over 19.2RavindraJadeja bowls quicker and flatter in the air to HaseebHameed, goes back and cuts it away straight to backward point.Boundary!

Over 22.1R Ashwin bowls quicker and flatter in the air to Joe Root, gets onto the frontfoot and drives it straight to point.Boundary!

Over 22.2R Ashwin bowls quicker and flatter in the air to Joe Root, goes back and cuts it away straight to backward point.Boundary!

Over 27.2RavindraJadeja bowls flighted delivery to Joe Root, flicks it off his pads towards the fine leg region.Boundary!

Over 29.4 Amit Mishra bowls a tossed up delivery to Joe Root, Boundary!gets forward and driven straight down the ground for four.

Over 30.2 R Ashwin bowls it short of length to Ben Duckett, Boundary! Rocks back in the crease and pulls it to deep square-leg fence for four.

Over 30.4 R Ashwin bowls a tossed up delivery to Ben Duckett, Boundary! Gets to the pitch of the ball and smashes it through cover, the ball raced away to the fence for four.

Over 30.5 R Ashwin bowls a tossed up delivery to Ben Duckett, Boundary!Kneels down and takes it from middle stump, in the air and to the vacant deep square leg fence. Positive batting.

Over 35.1  Mohammed Shami bowls a good length delivery to Joe Root, Boundary! Goes on the back foot to defend, makes it look like it hasn't bounced much, luckily the ball splits the keeper and slip after taking the toe-end of the bat.

Over 41.2 Umesh Yadav bowls a good length delivery to Moeen Ali, Boundary! Gets forward and  tries to defend off the back foot, gets a thick edge but he played with soft hands, goes along the ground and wide of the diving Jinks Rahane.

Over 41.5 Umesh Yadav bowls a good length delivery to Moeen Ali, Boundary! Opens the face of the bat and guides it down to square third-man fence for four.

Over 45.2 Umesh Yadav bowls a pitched up delivery to Joe Root, Boundary! Leans forward and crashes the cover drive from the middle of the bat, the ball raced away to the fence.

Over 51.4AmitMishra bowls flighted delivery to Joe Root, gets onto the frontfoot and drives it past covers.Boundary!

Over 57.2AmitMishra bowls full toss to Joe Root, plays a sweep shot through fine leg.Boundary!

Over 58.6RavindraJadeja bowls flighted delivery to Moeen Ali, flicks it off his pads towards the fine leg region.Boundary!

Over 61.1 R Ashwin bowls a tossed up delivery to Moeen Ali, Boundary! Gets too close to the ball and lofts it over mid-off and the ball raced away to the fence for four.

Over 68.3 Umesh Yadav bowls a pitched up delivery to Moeen Ali, Boundary! Gets forward and smashes it through cover and the ball raced away to the fence for four

Over 73.3 R Ashwin bowls a tossed up delivery to Moeen Ali, Boundary!Gets a big stride forward, uses his bottom hand and clubs it over mid-wicket, a couple of bounces and over the ropes.

Over 75.2 R Ashwin bowls a tossed up delivery to Moeen Ali, Boundary! Gets to the pitch of the ball and lofts it over mid-on, the ball raced away to the fence for four.

Over 75.4 R Ashwin bowls it short of length to Joe Root, Boundary! Rocks back in the crease and cuts it pass backward-point , the ball race away to the to the fence for four.

Over 77.6R Ashwin to Joe Root Boundary! ...

Over 79.2R Ashwin to Moeen Ali Boundary! ...

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