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 7.5 Ravichandran Ashwin bowls a tossed up delivery to Dawid Malan, 3 runs, leans forward and driven along the ground to sweeper cover and picks up three runs.

Over 8.1  Mohammed Shami bowls a good length delivery to Dawid Malan, no runs, gets forward and left alone outside off through to the keeper.

Over 8.2  Mohammed Shami bowls a good length delivery to Dawid Malan, no runs, gets cover the off stump line and shoulders arms to let it go through to the keeper.

Over 8.3  Mohammed Shami bowls a good length delivery to Dawid Malan, Boundary! Comes on to the front foot and open the face of the bat and run it down to third man fence for four.

Over 8.4 Mohammed Shami to Dawid Malan Single ...

Over 8.5  Mohammed Shami bowls a good length delivery to Dawid Malan, no runs, stays on the front foot and happy to let it go through to the keeper.

Over 9.1 Ravichandran Ashwin bowls a tossed up delivery to Dawid Malan, no runs, gets well forward and defends it back to the bowler.

Over 9.2 Ravichandran Ashwin bowls a tossed up delivery to Dawid Malan, no runs, comes on to the front foot and defends it to silly point.

Over 9.3 Ravichandran Ashwin bowls it flat in the air to Dawid Malan, no runs, gets forward and driven straight to the man at short-cover.

Over 9.4 Ravichandran Ashwin bowls a tossed up delivery to Dawid Malan, 1 run, goes deep in the crease and works it down the leg side for a single.

Over 9.5 Ravichandran Ashwin bowls a tossed up delivery to Dawid Malan, 1 run, gets forward and works it behind square on the onside and gets a single.

Over 10.1  Mohammed Shami bowls it short of length to Dawid Malan, no runs, gets back in the crease and tries to cut hard but gets beaten.

Over 10.2  Mohammed Shami bowls a good length delivery to Dawid Malan, no runs, comes on to the front foot and blocks it towards cover.

Over 10.3  Mohammed Shami bowls it short of length to Dawid Malan, 1 run, shuffles across on the back foot and pulls it over the backward square leg and gets a single.

Over 11.2 Ravichandran Ashwin bowls a tossed up delivery to Dawid Malan, no runs, gets forward and once again let it go through to the keeper.

Over 11.3 Ravichandran Ashwin bowls a quicker arm ball to Dawid Malan, no runs, goes deep in the crease and blocks it down the legside.

Over 11.4 Ravichandran Ashwin bowls a tossed up delivery to Dawid Malan, 1 run, gets forward and drives it through extra cover and gets a single.

Over 11.6 Ravichandran Ashwin bowls a tossed up delivery to Dawid Malan, no runs, gets forward and looks to play inside the line, the ball beats the outside edge of the bat.

Over 13.3 Ravichandran Ashwin bowls a tossed up delivery to Dawid Malan, 1 run, gets forward and works it to short mid-wicket and picks up one more.

Over 14.1  Mohammed Shami bowls a good length delivery to Dawid Malan, no runs, gets forward and defends it down the pitch back to the bowler.

Over 14.2  Mohammed Shami bowls a good length delivery to Dawid Malan, no runs, gets forward and looks to defend on the off-side, the ball beats the outside edge of the bat.

Over 14.3  Mohammed Shami bowls a slower one to Dawid Malan, no runs, gets forward and pushes it straight back to the bowler.

Over 14.4  Mohammed Shami bowls a good length delivery to Dawid Malan, no runs, gets cover the off stump line and shoulders arms to let it go through to the keeper.

Over 14.5  Mohammed Shami bowls a pitched up delivery to Dawid Malan, 1 bye, gets forward and leaves it down the leg side and the keeper fumbles it and they pick up a bye.

Over 15.5 Ravichandran Ashwin bowls a tossed up delivery to Dawid Malan, no runs, gets behind the line on the front foot and defends it back to the bowler.

Over 15.6 Ravichandran Ashwin bowls a tossed up delivery to Dawid Malan, no runs, comes on to the front foot and left alone through to the keeper.

Over 16.2  Mohammed Shami bowls it short of length to Dawid Malan, Boundary! Shuffles across on the back foot and pulls it down to fine leg fence for four.

Over 16.3  Mohammed Shami bowls a good length delivery to Dawid Malan, no runs, stays on the front foot and blocks it towards cover.

Over 16.4  Mohammed Shami bowls a good length delivery to Dawid Malan, no runs, gets cover the line on the back foot and shoulders arms to let it go through to the keeper.

Over 16.5  Mohammed Shami bowls a pitched up delivery to Dawid Malan, 1 run, gets forward and drives it square of the wicket on the off-side and gets a single.

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