England vs India 1st Test at Chennai, 05 Feb, 2021

Toss: England, who chose to bat
England 578/10 (190.1)  &  178/10 (46.3)
India 337/10 (95.5)  &  192/10 (58.1)
England won by 227 runs
Man of the Match: Joe Root

    Over 4.1: No runs. JM Anderson to Cheteshwar Pujara,

    Over 4.2: No runs. JM Anderson to Cheteshwar Pujara,

    Over 4.4: Two runs. JM Anderson to Cheteshwar Pujara,

    Over 4.5: No runs. JM Anderson to Cheteshwar Pujara,

    Over 5.1: Single. Jofra Archer to Cheteshwar Pujara,

    Over 5.2: Four runs. Jofra Archer to Cheteshwar Pujara,

    Over 5.4: No runs. Jofra Archer to Cheteshwar Pujara,

    Over 5.5: No runs. Jofra Archer to Cheteshwar Pujara,

    Over 6.6 JM Anderson bowls a good length delivery to Shubman Gill, no run, gets forward and left alone outside off through to the keeper.

    Over 7.1 Jofra Archer bowls it short of length to Cheteshwar Pujara, no run, goes on to the back foot and defends it on the off-side watchfully.

    Over 7.2 Jofra Archer bowls a pitched up delivery to Cheteshwar Pujara, no run, gets forward and leaves it down the leg side through to the keeper.

    Over 7.3 Jofra Archer bowls a pitched up delivery to Cheteshwar Pujara, no run, gets forward and left alone outside off through to the keeper.

    Over 8.1 Ben Stokes bowls it short of length to Shubman Gill,1 run, goes on to the back foot and pulls through backward square leg for a single.

    Over 8.2 Ben Stokes bowls a good length delivery to Cheteshwar Pujara, no run, gets forward and left alone outside off through to the keeper.

    Over 8.3 Ben Stokes bowls a good length delivery to Cheteshwar Pujara, no run, gets forward and blocks it down the pitch back to the bowler.

    Over 9.2 Jofra Archer bowls a good length delivery to Shubman Gill, out Caught by Anderson!! Gill goes really hard on the on-drive like limited over cricket, couldn't control the shot, went uppishly and Anderson dives low and forward at mid-on to complete the catch.

    Over 9.6 Jofra Archer bowls a good length delivery to Cheteshwar Pujara, no run, gets forward and tried to cover the line and defend but this left him late, disturbed the surface too

    Over 10.1 Ben Stokes bowls it short of length to Virat Kohli,1 run, gets on top of the bounce and pulls it down to the deep mid-wicket.

    Over 10.2 Ben Stokes bowls it short of length to Cheteshwar Pujara, Boundary! Gets back in the crease and plays the cut, plays with conviction and beats backward point. Lovely timing

    Over 10.3 Ben Stokes bowls a good length delivery to Cheteshwar Pujara,1 run, gets forward and defends it to cover and picks up a single.

    Over 10.6 Ben Stokes bowls a good length delivery to Virat Kohli, no run, hops and fends to leg.

    Over 11.1 JM Anderson tossed up delivery to Cheteshwar Pujara, no run, comes forward and defends it back to the bowler.

    Over 11.2 JM Anderson bowls it short of length to Cheteshwar Pujara,1 run, rock back in the crease and cuts it down to the deep point.

    Over 11.5 Jack Leach tossed up delivery to Cheteshwar Pujara, Boundary! Steps out and flicks this along the ground through mid-wicket for four.

    Over 12.2 Dominic Bess tossed up delivery to Cheteshwar Pujara, no run, gets  covers the line and defends it well.

    Over 12.3 Dominic Bess tossed up delivery to Cheteshwar Pujara, no run, skips down the track but flicks it straight to short mid-wicket.

    Over 12.4 Dominic Bess tossed up delivery to Cheteshwar Pujara,1 run, gets forward and turns it towards backward square leg and races across for a run.

    Over 12.6 Dominic Bess tossed up delivery to Virat Kohli, no run, goes right back to defend this short turning delivery.

    Over 13.2 Ben Stokes bowls a good length delivery to Virat Kohli, no run, gets beaten as Stokes tries the leg-cutter.

    Over 13.3 Ben Stokes bowls a good length delivery to Virat Kohli, no run, stays on the front foot and defends it down the leg side.

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