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 6.1 JM Anderson bowls a pitched up delivery to Shubman Gill,1 run, gets forward and uppishly clipped towards backward square leg, man there for the catch. 

    Over 6.2 JM Anderson bowls a pitched up delivery to Cheteshwar Pujara,1 run, gets forward and works it away to deep mid-wicket.

    Over 6.3 JM Anderson bowls a good length delivery to Shubman Gill, no run, gets inside the line and defends off the back foot.

    Over 6.4 JM Anderson bowls a good length delivery to Shubman Gill, no run, gets forward and defends and plays it to the right of the silly mid-on.

    Over 6.5 JM Anderson bowls a good length delivery to Shubman Gill, no run, gets forward and solidly blocks this to silly mid-on.

    Over 6.6 JM Anderson bowls a pitched up delivery to Shubman Gill, no run, gets forward and punches it straight back to the bowler.

    Over 8.1 JM Anderson bowls a good length delivery to Cheteshwar Pujara, no run, gets inside the line and defends it on the onside.

    Over 8.2 JM Anderson bowls a good length delivery to Cheteshwar Pujara, no run, got an inside edge onto thigh pad and Pope is waiting there at backward short leg.

    Over 8.3 JM Anderson bowls a good length delivery to Cheteshwar Pujara, no run, gets forward and punches it straight back to the bowler.

    Over 8.4 JM Anderson bowls a good length delivery to Cheteshwar Pujara, no run, gets  covers the line of this short of length delivery and defends so well.

    Over 8.5 JM Anderson bowls a pitched up delivery to Cheteshwar Pujara, no run, give the full face of the bat to this full delivery outside the off stump, poses for the cameras too.

    Over 8.6 JM Anderson bowls it short of length to Cheteshwar Pujara, no run, blocks to off, shouts a loud no.

    Over 26.1 JM Anderson bowls a good length delivery to Shubman Gill, no run, gets forward and turns it with soft hands to mid-wicket

    Over 26.2 JM Anderson bowls a good length delivery to Shubman Gill, out Bowled!! Gill prods forward and is late in closing the bat-pad gap, the ball goes past that and uproots the off-peg.

    Over 26.3 JM Anderson bowls a good length delivery to Ajinkya Rahane, no run, gets cover the off stump line, lifts his bat and let it go through to the keeper.

    Over 26.4 JM Anderson bowls a pitched up delivery to Ajinkya Rahane, no run,  presses forward and is beaten by the movement. The ball also kept low to sneak past the under-edge and hit him low on the pad

    Over 26.5 JM Anderson bowls a good length delivery to Ajinkya Rahane, out Bowled!! Rahane moves across to defend but is defeated by the lack of bounce and the inward movement. Off stump goes for a walk.

    Over 26.6 JM Anderson bowls a good length delivery to Rishabh Pant, no run, gets cover the off stump line and blocks it watchfully.

    Over 28.1: No runs. JM Anderson to Virat Kohli,

    Over 28.2: Single. JM Anderson to Rishabh Pant,

    Over 28.3: No runs. JM Anderson to Rishabh Pant,

    Over 28.4: Four runs. JM Anderson to Rishabh Pant,

    Over 28.5: No runs. JM Anderson to Rishabh Pant,

    Over 28.6: No runs. JM Anderson to Virat Kohli,

    Over 30.1 JM Anderson bowls a good length delivery to Rishabh Pant, no run, gets forward and defends it back to the bowler.

    Over 30.2 JM Anderson bowls a pitched up delivery to Rishabh Pant, no run, gets forward and plays a decent looking off-drive to mid-off

    Over 30.3 JM Anderson bowls a good length delivery to Rishabh Pant, no run, gets inside the line and defends from the crease

    Over 30.4 JM Anderson bowls a back of length delivery to Rishabh Pant, no run, goes back in the crease and works it to mid-wicket with soft hands.

    Over 30.5 JM Anderson bowls a good length delivery to Rishabh Pant, no run, gets forward and looking to really hit the ball. Away-swinger almost sucked him into a edging that to Buttler

    Over 30.6 JM Anderson bowls a good length delivery to Rishabh Pant, no run, gets covers the line and defends it back to the bowler.

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