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 1.0   

    Over 0.1 Ravichandran Ashwin tossed up delivery to Rory Burns,  out Caught by Rahane!! Burns prods forward to defend but the ball spins away with extra bounce, catches the shoulder of the bat and Rahane takes at slip.

    Over 0.2 Ravichandran Ashwin tossed up delivery to Daniel Lawrence, no run, gets forward and watchfully eases it to cover.

    Over 0.3 Ravichandran Ashwin tossed up delivery to Daniel Lawrence, no run, stays on the front foot and blocks it back to the bowler.

    Over 0.4 Ravichandran Ashwin bowls it short of length to Daniel Lawrence, no run, goes deep inside the crease and works it to backward square leg

    Over 0.5 Ravichandran Ashwin tossed up delivery to Daniel Lawrence, no run, goes back in the crease and  misses the glance

    Over 0.6 Ravichandran Ashwin tossed up delivery to Daniel Lawrence, no run, gets back in the crease and flicks it to short mid-wicket.

      Over 2.0   

    Over 1.1 Shahbaz Nadeem tossed up delivery to Dominic Sibley, no run, gets forward and left alone outside off through to the keeper.

    Over 1.2 Shahbaz Nadeem tossed up delivery to Dominic Sibley, no run, lunges forward to defend it to the right of Nadeem

    Over 1.3 Shahbaz Nadeem tossed up delivery to Dominic Sibley, no run, drawn into the forward defensive, the ball turns away sharply to beat the outside edge

    Over 1.4 Shahbaz Nadeem tossed up delivery to Dominic Sibley, no run, gets a big stride forward and blocks it on the onside watchfully.

    Over 1.5 Shahbaz Nadeem bowls it flat in the air to Dominic Sibley, no run, gets forward and block in front of gully

    Over 1.6 Shahbaz Nadeem tossed up delivery to Dominic Sibley, no run, stays on the front foot and happy to let it go through to the keeper.

    That is Lunch on Day 4. England lead by 242 runs

      Over 3.0   

    Over 2.1 Ravichandran Ashwin tossed up delivery to Daniel Lawrence, Boundary! Came down the track and clipped away towards the cow corner fence for four. 

    Over 2.2 Ravichandran Ashwin tossed up delivery to Daniel Lawrence, no run, gets forward and misses the flick off the backfoot, India review? Nope, looks to be going down leg and they decide against it..

    Over 2.3 Ravichandran Ashwin bowls a quicker arm ball to Daniel Lawrence, no run, gets back in the crease and defends it down the leg side.

    Over 2.4 Ravichandran Ashwin tossed up delivery to Daniel Lawrence, no run, gets forward and defends into the on-side

    Over 2.5 Ravichandran Ashwin bowls it flat in the air to Daniel Lawrence, no run, gets back and attempts the cut, misses - just misses off-stump and through to Pant

    Over 2.6 Ravichandran Ashwin tossed up delivery to Daniel Lawrence, no run, gets to the pitch of the ball and pushes it down the pitch back to the bowler.

      Over 4.0   

    Over 3.1 Shahbaz Nadeem tossed up delivery to Dominic Sibley, no run, gets forward and left alone outside off through to the keeper.

    Over 3.2 Shahbaz Nadeem tossed up delivery to Dominic Sibley,1 run, gets forward and pushes to mid-off for a sharp single.

    Over 3.3 Shahbaz Nadeem tossed up delivery to Daniel Lawrence, no run, lunges forward to the flighted one and defends off the inside half

    Over 3.4 Shahbaz Nadeem tossed up delivery to Daniel Lawrence, no run, stays low outside off, carved off a crouch to backward point.

    Over 3.5 Shahbaz Nadeem tossed up delivery to Daniel Lawrence,1 run, came down the wicket and flicked against the turn to mid-wicket for a single

    Over 3.6 Shahbaz Nadeem tossed up delivery to Dominic Sibley,1 run, gets forward and pushed to extra cover for a quick single.

      Over 5.0   

    Over 4.1 Ravichandran Ashwin bowls a quicker arm ball to Dominic Sibley, no run, gets back in the crease and defends it down the leg side.

    Over 4.2 Ravichandran Ashwin tossed up delivery to Dominic Sibley, 2 runs, gets forward to defend, takes the inside edge away behind square leg for a couple.

    Over 4.3 Ravichandran Ashwin tossed up delivery to Dominic Sibley, no run, presses forward and defends it back to the bowler.

    Over 4.4 Ravichandran Ashwin tossed up delivery to Dominic Sibley, no run, gets forward and works this away with the spin towards the midwicket fielder.

    Over 4.5 Ravichandran Ashwin bowls it flat in the air to Dominic Sibley,1 run, lunges forward and works that in front of deep square leg for a single.

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