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 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 8.4 Ben Stokes bowls it short of length to Cheteshwar Pujara,1 run, gets back in the crease and pushes it to cover and gets off strike.

    Over 8.5 Ben Stokes bowls a good length delivery to Shubman Gill, no run, gets forward and left alone outside off through to the keeper.

    Over 8.6 Ben Stokes bowls it short of length to Shubman Gill,1 run, gets inside the line and pulls well keeping it all along the ground as he hit that to deep backward square leg

    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 10.4 Ben Stokes bangs it short onto the pitch to Cheteshwar Pujara, no run, stays deep inside the crease and ducks under it to sways away from the bouncer.

    Over 10.5 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 10.6 Ben Stokes bowls a good length delivery to Virat Kohli, no run, hops and fends to leg.

    Over 13.1 Ben Stokes bowls a good length delivery to Virat Kohli, no run, gets forward and defends it back to the bowler.

    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.

    Over 13.4 Ben Stokes bowls it short of length to Virat Kohli, no run, gets behind the line on the back foot and blocks it back to the bowler.

    Over 13.5 Ben Stokes bowls a good length delivery to Cheteshwar Pujara, no run, gets forward and left alone outside off through to the keeper.

    Over 13.6 Ben Stokes bowls a good length delivery to Cheteshwar Pujara, no run, gets forward and shoulders arms to let it go through to the keeper.

    That is Lunch on Day 3.India trail by 519 runs

    Over 62.1 Ben Stokes bowls a good length delivery to Ravichandran Ashwin, no run, gets forward and left alone outside off through to the keeper.

    Over 62.2 Ben Stokes bowls a good length delivery to Ravichandran Ashwin, no run, gets forward and pokes away from the body and is beaten on the outside edge. That could have been left alone

    Over 62.3 Ben Stokes bowls a back of length delivery to Ravichandran Ashwin,1 run, shuffles across on the back foot and  tucks it backward of square leg

    Over 62.4 Ben Stokes bowls a good length delivery to Washington Sundar,1 leg bye, gets forward and works it off the pads down the leg side and picks up a leg bye.

    Over 62.5 Ben Stokes bowls a pitched up delivery to Ravichandran Ashwin, no run, gets forward and pushes it gently towards mid-off.

    Over 62.6 Ben Stokes bowls a good length delivery to Ravichandran Ashwin, no run, stands tall and defends it back to the bowler.

    Over 63.1 Jack Leach tossed up delivery to Washington Sundar, no run, plunges forward and inside halves it to short leg.

    Over 64.1 Ben Stokes bowls a good length delivery to Washington Sundar, no run, gets forward and left alone outside off through to the keeper.

    Over 64.2 Ben Stokes bowls a good length delivery to Washington Sundar, no run, gets forward and happy to let it go through to the keeper.

    Over 64.3 Ben Stokes bowls a good length delivery to Washington Sundar, no run, gets forward and shoulders arms to let it go through to the keeper.

    Over 64.4 Ben Stokes bowls a good length delivery to Washington Sundar, no run, gets forward and defends it to the left of Stokes

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