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 1.0   

Over 0.1 JM Anderson bowls a good length delivery to Murali Vijay, no runs, comes on to the front foot and defends it back to the bowler.

Over 0.2 JM Anderson bowls a good length delivery to Murali Vijay, 1 run, gets forward and defends it to point and picks up an easy single.

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 0.5 JM Anderson bowls a good length delivery to Murali Vijay, no runs, prods across and defends it towards the on-side.

Over 0.6 JM Anderson bowls a good length delivery to Murali Vijay, no runs, prods across, covers for the swing and drives it to the fielder at mid-on.

  Over 2.0   

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 1.2 SCJ Broad bowls a yorker right into the blockhole to Murali Vijay, no runs, comes on to the front foot and digs it out towards cover.

Over 1.3 SCJ Broad bowls a good length delivery to Murali Vijay, 1 run, gets across the line on the back foot and works it through mid-wicket for a 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 1.5 SCJ Broad bowls a pitched up delivery to Murali Vijay, Boundary! Comes on to the front foot and driven beautifully with the full face of the bat through mid-on and the ball raced away to the fence for four.

Over 1.6 SCJ Broad bowls a good length delivery to Murali Vijay, no runs, gets forward and looks to defend on the off-side, the ball beats the outside edge of the bat.

  Over 3.0   

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 2.5 JM Anderson bowls a good length delivery to Murali Vijay, no runs, gets forward and looks to play across the line but misses and the ball hits on the pads down the leg side.

Over 2.6 JM Anderson bowls a good length delivery to Murali Vijay, no runs, rooted to his crease as he wafted at that and missed.

  Over 4.0   

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 3.4 SCJ Broad bangs it short onto the pitch to Murali Vijay, no runs, goes deep in the crease and sways away from the bouncer.

Over 3.5 SCJ Broad bowls a good length delivery to Murali Vijay, no runs, gets behind the line on the back foot and let it go through to the keeper.

Over 3.6 SCJ Broad bowls a good length delivery to Murali Vijay, no runs, gets forward and shoulders arms to let it go through to the keeper.

  Over 5.0   

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 4.4 JM Anderson bowls a pitched up delivery to Murali Vijay, no runs, gets forward and driven straight to the man at cover.

Over 4.5 JM Anderson bowls a good length delivery to Murali Vijay, no runs, gets behind the line on the back foot and blocks it down the pitch back to the bowler.

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