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 9.1 Sam Curran bowls a good length delivery to Murali Vijay, no runs, gets forward and left alone outside off through to the keeper.

Over 9.2 Sam Curran bowls a pitched up delivery to Murali Vijay, no runs, gets forward and drives it to mid-wicket with inside half of the bat.

Over 9.3 Sam Curran bowls a good length delivery to Murali Vijay, no runs, comes on to the front foot and blocks it towards cover.

Over 9.4 Sam Curran bowls a yorker right into the blockhole to Murali Vijay, no runs, goes deep in the crease and digs it out towards cover.

Over 9.5 Sam Curran bowls a pitched up delivery to Murali Vijay, no runs, comes on to the front foot and watches it along with going through to the keeper.

Over 9.6 Sam Curran slips in a full toss to Murali Vijay, Boundary! Leans forward and driven along the ground through extra cover and the ball raced away to the fence for four.

Over 11.1 Sam Curran bowls a good length delivery to Shikhar Dhawan, 1 run, gets forward and works it down to fine leg for a single.

Over 11.2 Sam Curran bowls a good length delivery to Murali Vijay, no runs, gets forward and looks to play inside the line, the ball beats the outside edge of the bat.

Over 11.3Sam Curran to Murali Vijay No runs ...

Over 11.4 Sam Curran bowls a back of length delivery to Murali Vijay, no runs, stays inside the crease and once again let it go through to the keeper.

Over 11.5 Sam Curran bowls a good length delivery to Murali Vijay, no runs, gets behind the line on the back foot and blocks it back to the bowler.

Over 11.6 Sam Curran bowls a back of length delivery to Murali Vijay, no runs, goes deep in the crease and punches it straight to the man at cover.

Over 13.1 Sam Curran bowls a good length delivery to Murali Vijay, no runs, gets forward and left alone outside off through to the keeper.

Over 13.2 Sam Curran bowls it short of length to Murali Vijay, no runs, gets across the line on the back foot and works it to mid-wicket.

Over 13.3 Sam Curran bowls a yorker right into the blockhole to Murali Vijay, no runs, goes deep in the crease and digs it out back to the bowler.

Over 13.4 Sam Curran bowls a good length delivery to Murali Vijay,  out Lbw!! When it swings, he is a dangerous bowler. This did pitched around middle and darted in late, Vijay plonked his front foot forward and the bat was nowhere near the pad.

Over 13.5 Sam Curran bowls a good length delivery to Lokesh Rahul, Boundary! Gets forward and looks to defend and the ball runs off the thick edge wide of backward point. Rahul will take it.

Over 13.6 Sam Curran bowls a good length delivery to Lokesh Rahul, out Bowled!!  Poor from Rahul reached out to a full delivery and tried to drive, thick inside edge and it clattered back on.

Over 15.1 Sam Curran bowls a good length delivery to Shikhar Dhawan, no runs, gets forward and left alone outside off through to the keeper.

Over 15.2 Sam Curran bowls a good length delivery to Shikhar Dhawan, no runs, gets forward and defends it to cover watchfully.

Over 15.3 Sam Curran bowls a pitched up delivery to Shikhar Dhawan, Boundary! Gets forward and driving against the swing, the ball takes a thick outside edge, just wide of the leaping left-hand of Jennings.

Over 15.4 Sam Curran bowls a good length delivery to Shikhar Dhawan, no runs, gets forward and looks to play inside the line, the ball goes past the outside edge of the bat.

Over 15.5 Sam Curran bowls a good length delivery to Shikhar Dhawan, out Caught by Malan!! The ball is swinging and Dhawan must have known that he had gotten away with one poor shot earlier in the over, but he drives at a ball he could've left alone, thick edge and safely held at 2nd slip. 

Over 15.6 Sam Curran bowls a good length delivery to Ajinkya Rahane, no runs, gets cover the off-stump line and let it go through to the keeper.

Over 17.1 Sam Curran bowls a good length delivery to Ajinkya Rahane, 1 run, gets forward and blocks it to mid-off and gets a single.

Over 17.2 Sam Curran bowls a good length delivery to Virat Kohli, no runs, gets cover the off stump line and shoulders arms to let it go through to the keeper.

Over 17.3 Sam Curran bowls a good length delivery to Ajinkya Rahane, no runs, gets forward and defends it to backward point with open face bat.

Over 17.4 Sam Curran bowls a good length delivery to Ajinkya Rahane, no runs, goes back in the crease and punches it straight to the man at point.

Over 17.5 Sam Curran bowls a good length delivery to Ajinkya Rahane, no runs, stays on the front foot and blocks it back to the bowler.

Over 17.6 Sam Curran bowls a good length delivery to Ajinkya Rahane, no runs, gets forward and left alone outside off through to the keeper.

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