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 18.1 Ishant Sharma bowls a good length delivery to JM Bairstow, 1 run, goes on to the back foot and works it down the leg side and picks up a quick single.

Over 18.1 Ishant Sharma bowls a good length delivery to JM Bairstow, 1 run, goes on to the back foot and works it down the leg side and picks up a quick single.

Over 18.2 Ishant Sharma bowls a good length delivery to Dawid Malan, no runs, gets forward and misses the flick down the leg side.

Over 18.3 Ishant Sharma bowls a good length delivery to Dawid Malan, no runs, gets forward and let it go through to the keeper watchfully.

Over 18.4 Ishant Sharma bowls a good length delivery to Dawid Malan, no runs, comes on to the front foot and looks to play inside the line, the ball beats the outside edge of the bat.

Over 18.5 Ishant Sharma bowls a good length delivery to Dawid Malan, no runs, gets forward and tries to push at it and once again the ball beats the outside edge of the bat.

Over 18.6 Ishant Sharma bowls a good length delivery to Dawid Malan, no runs, gets forward and tries to play away from the body, the ball takes the outside edge and drops just short of slip fielder.

Over 20.1 Ishant Sharma bowls a good length delivery to Dawid Malan, no runs, gets forward and left alone outside off through to the keeper.

Over 20.2 Ishant Sharma bangs it short onto the pitch to Dawid Malan, no runs, goes deep in the crease and sways away from the bouncer.

Over 20.3 Ishant Sharma bowls a good length delivery to Dawid Malan, no runs, comes on to the front foot and once again left alone through to the keeper.

Over 20.4 Ishant Sharma bowls it short of length to Dawid Malan, 1 run, moves across in the crease and pulls it down to deep mid-wicket and gets a single.

Over 20.5 Ishant Sharma bowls a good length delivery to JM Bairstow, no runs, gets across the line on the back foot and works it to mid-on.

Over 20.6 Ishant Sharma bowls a good length delivery to JM Bairstow, no runs, gets forward and left alone outside off through to the keeper.

Over 22.1 Ishant Sharma bowls a pitched up delivery to JM Bairstow, no runs, gets forward and pushes it straight to the man at cover.

Over 22.2 Ishant Sharma bowls a good length delivery to JM Bairstow, no runs, goes back in the crease and leaves it down the leg side.

Over 22.3 Ishant Sharma bowls it short of length to JM Bairstow, Boundary! Rocks back in the crease and cuts it hard through backward point and the ball raced away to the fence for four.

Over 22.4 Ishant Sharma bowls a pitched up delivery to JM Bairstow, no runs, gets forward to drive and finds mid-off.

Over 22.5 Ishant Sharma bowls a good length delivery to JM Bairstow, no runs, gets forward and left alone outside off through to the keeper.

Over 22.6 Ishant Sharma bowls it short of length to JM Bairstow, Boundary! Gets on top of the bounce and cuts it down to deep point fence for four.

Over 24.1 Ishant Sharma bowls a good length delivery to JM Bairstow, no runs, comes on to the front foot and happy to let it go through to the keeper.

Over 24.2 Ishant Sharma bowls a good length delivery to JM Bairstow, no runs, gets forward and playing across the line and getting the front foot a bit across, thick inside edge onto the pad and luckily it doesn't carry back to Ishant

Over 24.3 Ishant Sharma bowls a good length delivery to JM Bairstow, no runs, gets forward and goes for a drive away from the body, the ball beats the outside edge of the bat.

Over 24.4Ishant Sharma to JM Bairstow No runs ...

Over 24.5 Ishant Sharma bowls a good length delivery to JM Bairstow, no runs, comes on to the front foot and left alone outside off through to the keeper.

Over 24.6 Ishant Sharma bowls a pitched up delivery to JM Bairstow, 2 runs, gets forward and drives and hits the gap, but the deep point keeps it to two.

Over 26.1 Ishant Sharma bowls a good length delivery to JM Bairstow, 1 run, gets forward and clipped to deep mid and they settle for one as Jadeja is the fielder

Over 26.2 Ishant Sharma bowls a good length delivery to Dawid Malan, out Caught by Rahane!!  Ishant gets it right, lands it around middle and squares Malan up completely, thick edge and Jinks is one of the safest fielders in this side

Over 26.3 Ishant Sharma bowls a good length delivery to Ben Stokes, no runs, gets forward and left alone outside off through to the keeper.

Over 26.4 Ishant Sharma bowls it short of length to Ben Stokes, no runs, goes deep in the crease and tucks it down the leg side.

Over 26.5 Ishant Sharma bowls a back of length delivery to Ben Stokes, 1 run, gets forward and turned into the gap at mid-wicket. Stokes off the mark

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