England vs India 1st Test at Birmingham, 01 Aug, 2018

Toss: England, who chose to bat
England 287/10 (89.4)  &  180/10 (53)
India 274/10 (76)  &  162/10 (54.2)
England won by 31 runs
Man of the Match: Sam Curran
  • Umesh Yadav 0 * (8)

Over 0.3 JM Anderson bowls a good length delivery to Shikhar Dhawan, no runs, gets covers the line, lifts his bat and lets it go through to the keeper.

Over 0.4 JM Anderson bowls a good length delivery to Shikhar Dhawan, 3 runs, shuffled across and clipped it in front of square on the on-side, beat the diving fielder at mid-wicket and comes back for an easy third.

Over 1.1 SCJ Broad bowls a good length delivery to Shikhar Dhawan, 1 run, gets forward and defends it to point and picks up a quick single.

Over 1.4 SCJ Broad bowls a pitched up delivery to Shikhar Dhawan, no runs, gets forward and punches it straight to the man at mid-off.

Over 1.5SCJ Broad to Shikhar Dhawan Noball + Single ...

Over 2.1 JM Anderson bowls a good length delivery to Shikhar Dhawan, no runs, gets cover the off stump line and shoulders arms to let it go through to the keeper.

Over 2.2 JM Anderson bowls a good length delivery to Shikhar Dhawan, no runs, gets forward and tries to push it through the line, the ball beats the outside edge of the bat.

Over 2.3 JM Anderson bowls a good length delivery to Shikhar Dhawan, no runs, comes on to the front foot and happy to let it go through to the keeper.

Over 2.4 JM Anderson bowls a good length delivery to Shikhar Dhawan, 1 leg bye, gets back in the crease and misses the flick, the ball goes off the pads on the onside and picks up a leg bye.

Over 3.1 SCJ Broad bowls a good length delivery to Shikhar Dhawan, no runs, gets forward and misses the defense, the ball struck on the pads.

Over 3.2 SCJ Broad bowls a good length delivery to Shikhar Dhawan, no runs, leans forward and finds cover with a crisp drive.

Over 3.3 SCJ Broad bowls a good length delivery to Shikhar Dhawan, 1 run, gets forward and pushed into the gap wide of cover and Dhawan will get a single.

Over 4.1 JM Anderson bowls a good length delivery to Shikhar Dhawan, no runs,  prods across and gets an inside edge on the flick towards mid-wicket.

Over 4.2 JM Anderson bowls a good length delivery to Shikhar Dhawan, no runs, gets forward and went for drive through the line, the ball takes the inside edge on to the pads.

Over 4.3 JM Anderson bowls a pitched up delivery to Shikhar Dhawan, 3 runs, leans forward and driven along the ground to long off and picks up three runs.

Over 5.1 SCJ Broad bowls a good length delivery to Shikhar Dhawan, no runs, getting across to cover for the movement, pokes half-heartedly and is lucky not to have edged it.

Over 5.2 SCJ Broad bowls a good length delivery to Shikhar Dhawan, no runs, presses across and defends it watchfully on the off-side.

Over 5.3 SCJ Broad bowls a pitched up delivery to Shikhar Dhawan, Boundary! Gets a good stride forward, leans on the drive and places it into the gap wide of mid-off, no need to run for those.

Over 5.4 SCJ Broad bowls a good length delivery to Shikhar Dhawan, no runs, gets cover the off stump line and lifts his bat and let it go through to the keeper.

Over 5.5 SCJ Broad bowls a good length delivery to Shikhar Dhawan, 1 leg bye, goes deep in the crease and tucks it behind square on the onside and picks up a leg bye.

Over 5.5 SCJ Broad bowls a good length delivery to Shikhar Dhawan, 1 leg bye, goes deep in the crease and tucks it behind square on the onside and picks up a leg bye.

Over 6.1 JM Anderson bowls a good length delivery to Shikhar Dhawan, 1 run, gets forward and defends it on the offside and picks up a single.

Over 7.1 SCJ Broad bowls a good length delivery to Shikhar Dhawan, 1 run, gets across the line on the back foot and clips it down to fine leg for a single.

Over 8.1 JM Anderson bowls a pitched up delivery to Shikhar Dhawan, no runs, comes on to the front foot and driven straight to the man at mid-off.

Over 8.2 JM Anderson bowls a pitched up delivery to Shikhar Dhawan, Boundary! Gets across the line on the back foot and whips it beautifully through square leg and the ball raced away to the fence for four.

Over 8.3 JM Anderson bowls a good length delivery to Shikhar Dhawan, no runs, gets cover the line on the back foot and let it go through to the keeper.

Over 8.4 JM Anderson bowls a good length delivery to Shikhar Dhawan, no runs, comes on to the front foot and once again let it go through to the keeper.

Over 8.5 JM Anderson bowls a good length delivery to Shikhar Dhawan, no runs, gets cover the off stump line and shoulders arms to let it go through to the keeper.

Over 8.6 JM Anderson bowls a good length delivery to Shikhar Dhawan, 4 leg byes, shuffles across on the back foot and misses the flick, the ball goes off the pads down to fine leg fence.

Over 10.1 JM Anderson bowls a good length delivery to Shikhar Dhawan, no runs, comes on to the front foot and blocks it towards cover.

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