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 54.2 JM Anderson bowls a good length delivery to Ishant Sharma, no runs, stays on the back foot and let it go through to the keeper.

Over 54.3 JM Anderson bowls a good length delivery to Ishant Sharma, no runs, stays on the back foot has a feel for the ball, shapes away to beat the outside edge of the bat.

Over 54.4 JM Anderson bowls a good length delivery to Ishant Sharma, no runs, gets on top of the bounce and dabs it to Jennings under the helmet at fourth slip.

Over 54.5 JM Anderson bowls a pitched up delivery to Ishant Sharma, no runs, gets forward and pushes it straight to the man at mid-off.

Over 54.6 JM Anderson bowls a good length delivery to Ishant Sharma, no runs, gets forward and looks to defend on the off-side, gets the inside edge on to the pads.

Over 55.2 Sam Curran bowls a pitched up delivery to Ishant Sharma, 1 run, gets forward and  drives with an open bat face towards backward point, Stokes dives and makes a half stop.

Over 56.2 JM Anderson bowls a good length delivery to Ishant Sharma, 1 run, gets uses his height to ride the bounce, drops it in front of point and is called through

Over 57.4 Sam Curran bowls a good length delivery to Ishant Sharma, 1 run, stays on the back foot and bunts it adjacent to the wicket on the off-side and Kohli is off, makes it in with ease.

Over 57.6 Sam Curran bowls a good length delivery to Ishant Sharma, no runs, goes on to the back foot and punches it straight to the man at mid-on.

Over 58.6 JM Anderson bowls a good length delivery to Virat Kohli, no runs, hangs on the back foot and somehow manages to shuffle across the line, the ball straightens from a length to hit the back pad.

Over 59.5Sam Curran to Ishant Sharma No runs ...

Over 59.6Sam Curran to Ishant Sharma No runs ...

Over 61.4 Sam Curran bowls a pitched up delivery to Ishant Sharma, 2 runs, gets forward and  goes for an expansive drive and a thick inside edge bobbles away to deep backward square, enough time for Ishant to get back for the second

Over 61.5 Sam Curran bowls a good length delivery to Ishant Sharma, no runs, stays back and blunts it in front of point.

Over 61.6 Sam Curran bowls a pitched up delivery to Ishant Sharma, no runs, gets forward and  pushes it to mid-on and survives another over

Over 62.6 Ben Stokes bowls a good length delivery to Ishant Sharma, no runs, gets forward and solidly behind the line to defend

Over 63.4 Adil Rashid bowls a quicker arm ball to Ishant Sharma, out Lbw!! It was the wrong 'un and Ishant did not pick it, prodded forward to defend but is beaten on the inside edge and struck in front of middle stump. Dar obliges to the appeal by raising his finger.