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 12.1 Dominic Bess tossed up delivery to Virat Kohli,1 run, gets forward and drives it down to long on for one.

    Over 12.2 Dominic Bess tossed up delivery to Cheteshwar Pujara, no run, gets  covers the line and defends it well.

    Over 12.3 Dominic Bess tossed up delivery to Cheteshwar Pujara, no run, skips down the track but flicks it straight to short mid-wicket.

    Over 12.4 Dominic Bess tossed up delivery to Cheteshwar Pujara,1 run, gets forward and turns it towards backward square leg and races across for a run.

    Over 12.5 Dominic Bess tossed up delivery to Virat Kohli, no run,  leans forward and defends. Solid in defence there the Indian captain.

    Over 12.6 Dominic Bess tossed up delivery to Virat Kohli, no run, goes right back to defend this short turning delivery.

    Over 18.1 Dominic Bess tossed up delivery to Virat Kohli,1 run, gets forward and works it to deep mid-wicket.

    Over 18.2 Dominic Bess tossed up delivery to Cheteshwar Pujara, no run, gets forward and drops it dead near his feet

    Over 18.3 Dominic Bess tossed up delivery to Cheteshwar Pujara,1 run, comes down the track and wrists it with the spin to deepish mid-wicket

    Over 18.4 Dominic Bess bowls it flat in the air to Cheteshwar Pujara, no run, stretches forward to smother it safely.

    Over 18.5 Dominic Bess bowls it short of length to Virat Kohli, no run, goes back and across to defend it down the wicket

    Over 18.6 Dominic Bess bowls it short of length to Virat Kohli, no run, goes right back and turns it to backward square.

    Over 20.2: No runs. Dominic Bess to Virat Kohli,

    Over 20.3: Single. Dominic Bess to Cheteshwar Pujara,

    Over 20.5: No runs. Dominic Bess to Virat Kohli,

    Over 20.6: No runs. Dominic Bess to Cheteshwar Pujara,

    Over 22.1 Dominic Bess tossed up delivery to Virat Kohli, no run, gets forward and brings his bat down and keeps it out.

    Over 22.2 Dominic Bess tossed up delivery to Virat Kohli, no run, gets uses the depth of the crease and works it towards short leg, good stop by Pope.

    Over 22.3 Dominic Bess bowls it flat in the air to Virat Kohli,1 run, gets forward and digs it to mid-on and races to the other end. Good response from Pujara 

    Over 22.4 Dominic Bess bowls it flat in the air to Cheteshwar Pujara, no run, gets back in the crease and shaping to play the cut but the ball breaks in, catches the inside edge and rolls close to leg-stump. 

    Over 22.5 Dominic Bess tossed up delivery to Cheteshwar Pujara, no run, comes down the track and drives it meekly to mid-on. He almost got it off the toe-end

    Over 22.6 Dominic Bess tossed up delivery to Cheteshwar Pujara, no run, gets forward and drives it hard to the right of the bowler, Bess dives across and makes a one-handed stop. He certainly saved a boundary

    Over 24.1 Dominic Bess tossed up delivery to Cheteshwar Pujara, no run, gets forward and defends it to short leg

    Over 24.2 Dominic Bess tossed up delivery to Cheteshwar Pujara,1 run, comes down the track and flicks it with the spin to deep mid-wicket.

    Over 24.3 Dominic Bess tossed up delivery to Virat Kohli, no run, lunges forward and turns it to mid-wicket.

    Over 24.4 Dominic Bess bowls it flat in the air to Virat Kohli, out Caught by Ollie Pope!! Kohli presses forward and pushes at it, hence the inside edge and Pope takes a reflex catch at short leg.

    Over 24.5 Dominic Bess tossed up delivery to Ajinkya Rahane, no run, gets forward and drives it to mid-on with soft hands.

    Over 24.6 Dominic Bess tossed up delivery to Ajinkya Rahane, no run, sits back and drops it dead on the wicket

    Over 26.2: No runs. Dominic Bess to Ajinkya Rahane,

    Over 26.3: He is Caught. Dominic Bess to Cheteshwar Pujara,

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