END OF OVER:20 | 2 Runs 2 Wkts | ENG: 139/6 (6 runs required, RR: 6.95)
- Moeen Ali1 (2b)
- Chris Jordan0 (1b)
- Jasprit Bumrah4-0-20-2
- Ashish Nehra4-0-28-3
England required 41 off 30 with seven wickets in hand, 32 off 24 wit seven wickets in hand and eight off the final over with six wickets in hand. That India still managed to win was courtesy some sensational end-overs bowling by Bumrah. That India got to 140 plus was thanks to KL Rahul's half-century, a sparkling effort on a tough pitch. He made batting look easier than it was. Thanks for joining us, folks. Hope you enjoyed the coverage. Until next time, cheers!
Virat Kohli: It's important to have belief. It was a case of us executing well initially. You don't want to let momentum slip away in the middle overs, especially with the series on the line. But the way spinners bowled in the middle, and then the effort of Nehra and Bumrah with dew was outstanding. Nehra knew exactly what he wanted to do, Bumrah was asking me every ball what I thought he should do. I told him 'just bowl what comes naturally to you.' I played for a bit on that wicket, shot-making was difficult. As soon as I got out, Rahul knew he had to play long. He has all the shots in the book. Good reflexes, hand-eye coordination. Looking forward to Bangalore. There are some things we need to tighten up.
Kapil: "Terrific bowling by Bumrah, but have to say this match is the biggest advertisement for DRS in T20, especially with India now on board."
Eoin Morgan: We didn't start the final over well, a decision didn't go our way. The wicket was tough, but fair play, he produced a match-winning over. I thought we bowled really well to back up our previous performance with the ball, but with the last two games, we've been right on the money. In the chase, we never let it get too far away from us. Root, Stokes played outstandingly well. It's unbelievably disappointing to lose, but we still have a chance to win the series in Bangalore.
10.30pm I'd like to take you into a specific instance in India's innings. The cameras panned to Kohli, who asked Bumrah to learn from what Chris Jordan did: hit the deck hard. It's something he didn't do in his first two overs, where he was walloped. But when he came back in for his next two, he mixed the 'hit-the-deck' deliveries with his slower deliveries, and that, ladies and gentleman, has made the difference. Defending eight off the final over can never be easy, but he's delivered when it has mattered most.
Ashish Nehra: Pressure game, I wanted to leave Jasprit with as many as possible to defend. Hats off to him, this isn't the first time he's done it for India. Jasprit asked me if he should bowl length. All I told him was 'you have a good yorker, look to bowl full, it's tough to hit a six even if it is a low full toss.' It worked. When 32 were needed off four overs, I told Jasprit we will win.
Jasprit Bumrah: It's always tough to bowl in the death. I tried to remember the past where I've done well in such situations. We saw the first innings, it was on the slower side. Back-of-length deliveries and slower deliveries were difficult to get away, so that is what I wanted to bowl.
Craig: "If the term "bottled it" was in the Oxford Dictionary then surely England cricket team would be alongside. How could they possibly loose from being in that position."
One ball, six. Can Moeen be England's hero? Dhoni has one glove on.
Seven from two.
JC Buttler b Bumrah 15 (17m 10b 1x4 1x6) SR: 150.00
Rose: "After Kohli's reprieve in the first innings, another unfair LBW decision going against England. Could this be costly?"
JE Root lbw b Bumrah 38 (82m 38b 2x4 0x6) SR: 100.00
END OF OVER:19 | 16 Runs | ENG: 137/4 (8 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 7.21, RRR: 8.00)
- Jos Buttler15 (8b)
- Joe Root38 (37b)
- Ashish Nehra4-0-28-3
- Jasprit Bumrah3-0-19-0
END OF OVER:18 | 3 Runs | ENG: 121/4 (24 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 6.72, RRR: 12.00)
- Joe Root35 (35b)
- Jos Buttler2 (4b)
- Jasprit Bumrah3-0-19-0
- Ashish Nehra3-0-12-3
Concern in the England camp. Root looked comfortable while Stokes was there. Two dots to Buttler and the equation has changed
Big over for Bumrah and India
END OF OVER:17 | 5 Runs 1 Wkt | ENG: 118/4 (27 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 6.94, RRR: 9.00)
- Jos Buttler1 (1b)
- Joe Root33 (32b)
- Ashish Nehra3-0-12-3
- Jasprit Bumrah2-0-16-0
BA Stokes lbw b Nehra 38 (30m 27b 2x4 2x6) SR: 140.74
pushp: "I believe we are putting too much pressure on Bumrah by including him in the team even though he clearly is far away from form. The lethal yorkers are missing. He is giving freebies to batsman. We should be ideally giving him some time off and let him hit form first." Bhuvneshwar in for the next game could be a good move for starters. Just to give him a break as you mention
Sachin: "I dont understand what is the need of checking for No ball after a wicket...I mean if they keep on checking all the balls, they will get lots of No ball, but the hell they check it only after wickets...insane rule." An upset fan talking, I see. But yes, perhaps if the bowlers are warned earlier that they are close to the line, you may see a reduction in no-balls that bring wickets