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 1.1: No runs. Jack Leach to Shubman Gill,

    Over 1.3: No runs. Jack Leach to Shubman Gill,

    Over 1.6: Four runs. Jack Leach to Shubman Gill,

    Over 3.2 Jack Leach bowls it short of length to Shubman Gill, Boundary! Hanging back for the back foot drive, gets four. Not sure if he really had that back foot play in control because one can easily skid through or misbehave on this surface. 

    Over 3.3 Jack Leach tossed up delivery to Shubman Gill, no run, gets forward and left alone outside off through to the keeper.

    Over 3.4 Jack Leach tossed up delivery to Shubman Gill, no run, gets forward and watches it along with going through to the keeper.

    Over 3.5 Jack Leach tossed up delivery to Shubman Gill, no run, gets a nice stride forward and defends to cover.

    Over 3.6 Jack Leach tossed up delivery to Shubman Gill, no run, presses forward and  blocks it to cover.

    Over 5.1 Jack Leach tossed up delivery to Rohit Sharma, no run, presses forward and defends it back to the bowler. 

    Over 5.2 Jack Leach tossed up delivery to Rohit Sharma, no run, covers the line and defends it back to the bowler.

    Over 5.3 Jack Leach bowls a quicker arm ball to Rohit Sharma, out Bowled!! Rohit was on the front foot to defend, the ball spins enough to miss the outside edge and hit the off stump.

    Over 5.4 Jack Leach bowls it flat in the air to Cheteshwar Pujara, no run, presses forward and defends it back to the bowler.

    Over 5.5 Jack Leach bowls it short of length to Cheteshwar Pujara, Boundary! Rock back in the crease and cuts it hard through point and the ball raced away to the fence for four.

    Over 5.6 Jack Leach bowls a good length delivery to Cheteshwar Pujara, no run, gets forward and blocks it back to the bowler.

    Over 7.1 Jack Leach tossed up delivery to Cheteshwar Pujara, no run, gets forward and watches the ball closely and defends.

    Over 7.2 Jack Leach tossed up delivery to Cheteshwar Pujara, 2 runs, gets inside the line and turns it behind square, looks for two and gets it.

    Over 7.3 Jack Leach bowls it short of length to Cheteshwar Pujara,1 run, goes deep in the crease and cuts to deep backward point.

    Over 7.4 Jack Leach bowls it flat in the air to Shubman Gill, no run, gets forward and blocks it down the pitch back to the bowler.

    Over 7.5 Jack Leach bowls it flat in the air to Shubman Gill, no run, gets covers the line and manages to defend.

    Over 7.6 Jack Leach tossed up delivery to Shubman Gill, no run, gets forward and left alone outside off through to the keeper. 

    Over 9.1 Jack Leach tossed up delivery to Shubman Gill, no run, gets forward and digs it out to mid-on.

    Over 9.2 Jack Leach tossed up delivery to Shubman Gill, no run, gets forward and punches it straight back to the bowler.

    Over 9.3 Jack Leach tossed up delivery to Shubman Gill, no run, gets forward and driven to the left of the bowler.

    Over 9.4 Jack Leach tossed up delivery to Shubman Gill, no run, gets forward and pushes it back to the bowler.

    Over 9.5 Jack Leach bowls a quicker arm ball to Shubman Gill, no run, gets forward and blocks off the front foot.

    Over 9.6 Jack Leach tossed up delivery to Shubman Gill, no run, gets forward and defends right under his eyes.

    Over 11.1 Jack Leach tossed up delivery to Shubman Gill, no run, coming down the track, and then blocks to leg.

    Over 11.2 Jack Leach tossed up delivery to Cheteshwar Pujara, no run, gets forward and outside edge rolls towards backward point.

    Over 11.3 Jack Leach tossed up delivery to Cheteshwar Pujara, no run, gets forward and actually kicks it away on the onside.

    Over 11.4 Jack Leach tossed up delivery to Cheteshwar Pujara, no run, gets forward and left alone outside off through to the keeper.

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