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India aims to take away the series in Cuttack in the 2nd ODI against England. India steps into Cuttack with a 1-0 lead over the visitors. Virat Kohli is set to make a return which will certainly boost India’s performance. Shubman Gill’s 87 runs innings rewarded him with Man of the Match award in Nagpur during the 1st ODI.
Arshdeep Singh to Saqib Mahmood, out Caught by Axar!! 130.4kph, shortened length, Saqib Mahmood miscues the pull and holes out. Axar comes in from deep midwicket to complete the formalities.
Harshit Rana to Jamie Overton, out Bowled!! The crowd find their voice! Harshit Rana has his arms aloft. Pace on, length ball just outside off, Overton moves across to heave it across the line and drags it onto the stumps via an inside edge.
Harshit Rana to Jamie Overton, 2 runs, dropped!Slow, full and outside off, Overton throws his arms at it and slices it up in the air. It was probably Varun's catch at short third man. Samson, with the gloves on, goes back
Arshdeep Singh to Adil Rashid, SIX, 115.5kph, slower ball on a length, Adil Rashid spots it, clears his front leg, waits for the ball to arrive and clobbers it over wide mid-on. Good connection and the ball hits the boundary cushion on the full
Arshdeep Singh to Jamie Overton, 1 run, 134.4kph, pitched up, Overton drills down the pitch and the ball hits the stumps at the bowler's end before deflecting towards extra cover
Ravi Bishnoi to Jofra Archer, out Bowled!! Chopped on! 91.6kph, googly from Bishnoi that spins back in from a length, Archer rocks back to cut and gets an under-edge that deflects onto his stumps. England lose their 8th wicket.
Ravi Bishnoi to Jamie Overton, SIX, that's a meaty hit! Full and in the slot at 103.6kph, Overton moves leg-side, gets under it and bludgeons it over straight long-on
Harshit Rana to Jacob Bethell, out Caught by Suryakumar Yadav!! Second wicket for Harshit Rana! 120kph, slower delivery, off-cutter, Bethell is early into his lofted shot. More height than distance and SKY settles under it at long-on to gobble it up.
Varun Chakravarthy to Brydon Carse, out Caught by Rinku Singh!! Second wicket in the over for Varun Chakravarthy!
Varun Chakravarthy to Brook, out Caught by Arshdeep Singh!! Varun Chakravarthy has his man! Brook shakes his head as he leaves the field. He perishes trying to find another boundary. Fuller ball outside off
Harshit Rana to Brook, SIX, 142.1kph, Brook backs away and Rana follows him. Strayiing onto the pads and Brook uses the bowler's pace and angle to flick it wristily over long leg
Varun Chakravarthy to Brook, FOUR, nicely played! Googly on a short of length, Brook spots it, waits and shovels it through midwicket. Perfect placement
Harshit Rana to Livingstone, out Caught by Samson!! Concussion sub, it's his debut game and Harshit Rana strikes second ball! He's elated. 140.7kph, short of length outside off, Livingstone tries to steer it to third man and gets it too fine as it trims the outside edge. A dolly for Samson behind the stumps.
Axar to Brook, FOUR, top shot! 96.3kph, Brook makes room by backing away
Varun Chakravarthy to Livingstone, 2 runs, tossed up around off, Livingstone kneels down and swipes it towards cow corner, couple more
Varun Chakravarthy to Brook, FOUR, bit of pressure released. Also, a confidence booster for Brook against Chakravarthy. This is fraction short, Brook sits down and gets under it, pulls it behind square and beats the fielder in the deep
Ravi Bishnoi to Buttler, out Caught by (sub)Harshit Rana!! India's spinners are on a roll. Three wickets in three overs. This is a big wicket as Buttler has been England's best batter in this series and he departs cheaply. Short and outside off, Buttler thinks it is there for the cut but the ball bounces more than he expected and takes the outer half, flies to short third and Rana somehow manages to clutch on using the help of his body. England have gone from 62/0 to 67/3.
Axar to Philip Salt, out Bowled!! Cleaned up! He got away with this shot a couple of balls ago but not this time. The shot was never on and Salt is livid with himself. Both openers back in the hut and India are right back in this contest. The arm-ball which skids in, Salt attempts to cut it from the stump line, gets beaten for pace and the ball crashes into middle-stump. Axar is pumped.
Stumping check sent upstairs. Samson was not confident. Reckon Buttler is in here. Not Out
Ravi Bishnoi to Duckett, out Caught by Suryakumar Yadav!! Wicket off the final ball of the powerplay. It was all about the field setting. There was a deep square leg and deep backward point in place for Duckett - taking away his sweep and reverse sweep. So, he tries to do something different and perishes. The googly is slowed up and Duckett does not pick it, tries to heave across the line and gets a leading edge to extra cover.
Ravi Bishnoi to Philip Salt, FOUR, 93.7ks slows it up and lands it full, Salt makes room and lofts through the line, straight back over Bishnoi and there's no need to run for that. The boundaries continue to flow
Axar to Duckett, FOUR, this is match-up which favours Duckett. Axar darts it across from round the wicket, Duckett crouches and swipes it over mid-wicket, no one in the deep to stop or catch that
Arshdeep Singh to Duckett, FOUR, hat-trick of boundaries. England are off to a flier. Arshdeep shortens the length but Duckett was not troubled, he pulls it bakward of square and there's no stopping that
Hardik Pandya to Duckett, FOUR, edged and four. No slip in place and third man was inside the ring. Angled across Duckett and he goes hard, the outside edge flies through the vacant slip cordon
Arshdeep Singh to Philip Salt, FOUR, Salt and England are off the mark. Arshdeep goes full searching for swing, but there isn't any, Salt drives it straight of mid-off and beats a diving SKY near the circle
Arshdeep Singh to Philip Salt, no run
Jamie Overton to Shivam Dube, out Shivam Dube Run Out!! 1 run completed. 129.9kph, slow and into the wicket, Shivam Dube miscues the pull towards long-on. The batters decide to come back for the second as it's the final ball of the innings. Buttler, from long-on, hit the bullseye at the keeper's end to catch the half-centurion short of his ground. Excellent work by the England captain.
Brydon Carse to Shivam Dube, FOUR, fifty for Shivam Dube in his comeback match! Length ball marginally outside off, Shivam Dube stays leg-side and flays it through extra cover. Rockets away to the fence
Jamie Overton to Hardik Pandya, out Caught by Buttler!! Hardik Pandya walks off to a standing ovation! He's played a gem here. Slower ball, it's the cutter form Overton and Hardik Pandya doesn't pick it. Looks to loft over mid-off but he's early into his shot and the bat turns at the point of impact. Loses his shape as well. Buttler moves back to his left from extra cover, stays side-on and makes a tough catch look easy.
Jamie Overton to Hardik Pandya, SIX, wow! A no-look lofted shot for a maximum! Full and in the arc, Hardik Pandya clears his front leg, gets under it and smokes it over long-on. Holds his shape
Jofra Archer to Shivam Dube, FOUR, 145.3kph, with mid-off inside the circle, Archer goes full as he bowls from round the wicket. Ends up bowling a full toss and a backing away Dube biffs it over mid-off
Jofra Archer to Hardik Pandya, SIX, 142.2kph, high and handsome! Full and in the slot outside off, Pandya clears his front leg to loft it over long-off.
Saqib Mahmood to Hardik Pandya, SIX, 118kph, slower ball on a shortish length. No real room on offer and Hardik Pandya backs himself to muscles it for a maximum.
Saqib Mahmood to Hardik Pandya, SIX, Hardik Pandya greets Mahmood with a maximum! 136.7kph, length ball, Hardik dances down the track, moves leg-side in the process and that allows him to free his arms. Plays a lovely lofted off-drive.
Jamie Overton to Hardik Pandya, no run, good stop by Philip Salt! Hits the deck hard does Overton as he bowls short. Hardik Pandya goes hard on the pull and the inside edge
Adil Rashid to Shivam Dube, SIX, 84.3kph, tossed up again but it's overpitched and Shivam Dube pounces. Clears his front leg, bends his back leg, gets under it and bludgeons it straight down the ground for an 80m six
Brydon Carse to Hardik Pandya, FOUR, short ball followed by a full delivery outside off and Hardik Pandya has smashed it through extra cover. Overpitched and the ball rockets away to the fence
Adil Rashid to Shivam Dube, FOUR, 82.8kph, googly on the shorter side, Dube treks back quickly and hammers the pull over midwicket.
Brydon Carse to Rinku Singh, out Caught by Adil Rashid!! Another Indian batter caught in the deep! 138.3kph, Rinku Singh steps out of his crease early and Carse bangs it in short. Rinku moves slightly leg-side as well to slash it over the off-side and only manages to get a top-edge. Rashid moves to his right at third man to snaffle it safely.
Adil Rashid to Rinku Singh, no run, England lose a review. Umpire Menon got it spot on. Rinku once again shapes up to play the reverse sweep, but the ball drifts away and he misses, takes a deflection off the thigh pad and Buttler collects the ball at slip, appeals for a catch and then discusses about the LBW as well, but the impact was outside off
Jofra Archer to Shivam Dube, no run, bouncer and gets good bounce, Dube swings across the line and the ball flies over the top-edge
Adil Rashid to Shivam Dube, SIX, this is the match-up which India want Dube to win. He sees the flighted delivery and lays into the slog sweep,
Adil Rashid to Abhishek Sharma, out Caught by Jacob Bethell!! Rashid strikes second ball! Abhishek sits there in disbelief. But he has to depart and the partnership is broken. Rashid tosses this up and invites the big shot, Abhishek sits down and hits the slog sweep straight to deep mid-wicket, Bethell barely had to move as he gobbled it up comfortably.
Saqib Mahmood to Rinku Singh, SIX, whoa! That is some shot by Rinku. Short of length around off, he was fetching the pull shot but he used his wrists to evade the fielder at deep backward square. The final flourish with his wrists ensured the ball went finer than to the fielder
Saqib Mahmood to Rinku Singh, no run, good length ball around off, Rinku guides it straight to short third
Brydon Carse to Abhishek Sharma, 1 run, 138.6ks short and angled across, Abhishek cuts it to deep backward point
Saqib Mahmood to Abhishek Sharma, FOUR, glorious shot! He's so good when he's timing the ball. Fullish delivery around off, Abhishek presents the full face of the bat and creams it through the extra cover region
Jofra Archer to Rinku Singh, FOUR, well, well! India will continue to attack.. 145.7ks full pitcher on off, Rinku charges down and drills the drive through the extra cover region
Saqib Mahmood to Suryakumar Yadav, out Caught by Brydon Carse!! Triple wicket maiden! Suryakumar cannot believe it. There's stunned faces in the crowd. Full and straight from Mahmood, Suryakumar did not want to give a maiden after defending three balls, he shuffles across to play the whip, but hits it straight to short mid-on. Carse lapped it up safely. Credit to Buttler for persisting with the attacking field even after the hat-trick ball.
Saqib Mahmood to Samson, out Caught by Brydon Carse!! Mahmood strikes first ball! This is frustrating. Samson has been dismissed in the same manner for four innings in a row. England have done their homework on him perfectly. Short and angled into the body, Samson does not have the room to get a free swing of his hands, he still goes through with the pull and mistimes it to deep square leg. Carse takes a simple catch and England have an early wicket.
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