- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR8.6 Some respite for England as Rohit drags a 117ks legcutter back onto his stumps. Cutter into the pitch, Stokes takes pace off it. Rohit is too early into a pull and ends up diverting it back onto the stumps 94/113.2 It needed something special to stop Suryakumar, and it is Jordan who conjures it up. The soft signal is out - and it will stay out. CJ sprints to his right from long-on, plucks the ball out of thin air with his right hand. But then again realises that the momentum will propel him beyond the boundary. He has the presence of mind to toss it back to deep midwicket running to his left before going out of play. Good awareness from Roy as well although he can't quite believe what has happened. Belting tag-team work in the outfield. CJ: one of the best fielders in the world 143/2Extras9 (lb 3, w 6)TOTAL224/2 (20 Overs, RR: 11.2)Fall of wickets: 1-94 (Rohit Sharma, 8.6 ov), 2-143 (Suryakumar Yadav, 13.2 ov)
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR0.2 stumps clattered. England had to go hard at the start and Roy's not connected with this. Down the track to swat it over midwicket, but Bhuvneshwar has kept it on a length, swinging in from outside off. Too close to Roy for that shot, he can't connect. The ball crashes into the stumps. 0/112.5 Bhuvneshwar comes back and takes down Buttler! He does find a way past this pair, having Buttler holing out to Pandya at long-off. Hard-length delivery outside off, Buttler gets underneath the length but lifts it straight to the outfielder. Kohli exchanges a few words with the departing Buttler 130/214.6 Thakur - you beauty! He castles Malan with a 122.2ks knuckle ball. The middle stump is floored. Malan backs away, probably aiming to pump it down the ground but Thakur bests him with his variation. Another game-changing double-strike from Thakur 142/414.3 Thakur returns and has YJB holing out to sweeper cover. Another slower delivery, very full and wide outside off, Thakur asks the batsman to reach out to connect. YJB doesn't connect well enough, carving it to Suryakumar 140/315.3 Pandya bangs a short ball outside off, Morgan doesn't particularly like this length. He is cramped on the pull and ends up splicing a catch to Rahul at long-on 142/518.3 edged and taken by Pant. Welcome back, Natarajan. Stokes steps away outside leg once again. Natarajan spears it full and wide - away from his reach. Stokes throws his his hands at a drive and snicks it behind 165/619.3 Thakur helps himself to another wicket. Suryakumar helps himself to another catch. Knuckle ball on middle stump, swatted high to deep midwicket 174/818.6 full and wide outside off, another slower ball from Natarajan. Sliced over point. Suryakumar runs across to his left from sweeper and hunts the ball down. Archer calls for the second, but it caught short by Suryakumar's accurate throw to Pant 168/7Extras20 (lb 9, w 11)TOTAL188/8 (20 Overs, RR: 9.4)Did not bat: MA WoodFall of wickets: 1-0 (Jason Roy, 0.2 ov), 2-130 (Jos Buttler, 12.5 ov), 3-140 (Jonny Bairstow, 14.3 ov), 4-142 (Dawid Malan, 14.6 ov), 5-142 (Eoin Morgan, 15.3 ov), 6-165 (Ben Stokes, 18.3 ov), 7-168 (Jofra Archer, 18.6 ov), 8-174 (Chris Jordan, 19.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB B Kumar 4 0 15 2 3.75 17 1 0 4 0 HH Pandya 4 0 34 1 8.50 9 3 1 4 0 Washington Sundar 1 0 13 0 13.00 0 2 0 0 0 SN Thakur 4 0 45 3 11.25 10 3 4 0 0 T Natarajan 4 0 39 1 9.75 7 5 1 0 0 RD Chahar 3 0 33 0 11.00 4 0 3 3 0
Match Details
Series
Toss
England , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Player Of The Series
Series result
India won the 5-match series 3-2
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
19.00 start, First Session 19.00-20.30, Interval 20.30-20.50, Second Session 20.50-22.20
Match days
20 March 2021 - night match (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Match Notes
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 60 runs, 0 wicket)
- Over 2.3: Review by England (Bowling), Umpire - AK Chaudhary, Batsman - RG Sharma (Struck down)
- India: 50 runs in 5.2 overs (32 balls), Extras 7
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 32 balls (RG Sharma 28, V Kohli 16, Ex 7)
- RG Sharma: 50 off 30 balls (3 x 4, 4 x 6)
- India: 100 runs in 9.4 overs (58 balls), Extras 8
- India: 150 runs in 14.4 overs (88 balls), Extras 8
- V Kohli: 50 off 36 balls (2 x 4, 2 x 6)
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 28 balls (V Kohli 24, HH Pandya 25, Ex 1)
- India: 200 runs in 18.2 overs (110 balls), Extras 9
- Innings Break: India - 224/2 in 20.0 overs (V Kohli 80, HH Pandya 39)
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 62 runs, 1 wicket)
- England: 50 runs in 4.3 overs (27 balls), Extras 6
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 25 balls (JC Buttler 20, DJ Malan 26, Ex 6)
- England: 100 runs in 9.2 overs (56 balls), Extras 9
- 2nd Wicket: 100 runs in 54 balls (JC Buttler 45, DJ Malan 46, Ex 9)
- DJ Malan: 50 off 33 balls (8 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Over 11.3: Review by India (Bowling), Umpire - Nitin Menon, Batsman - JC Buttler (Struck down)
- JC Buttler: 50 off 30 balls (2 x 4, 4 x 6)
- England: 150 runs in 16.3 overs (99 balls), Extras 15
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