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| India | England |
|---|---|
| 53/0 (5.3 ov) - R/R 9.64 | |
| Batsman | Status | R | B | 4s | 6s |
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| Rohit Sharma | Batting | 28 | 18 | 3 | 1 |
| Virat Kohli (C) | Batting | 17 | 15 | 1 | 1 |
| Bowling | 0 | M | R | W |
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| Jofra Archer | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| Mark Wood | 1.3 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| Current Partnership | Last Wicket 0/0 (0) |
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53 (53) R/R: 9.63
Rohit Sharma 28(18)
Virat Kohli (C) 17(15)
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0 0(0) S.R (0) |
After 5 overs,India 45/0 ( Rohit Sharma 28 , Virat Kohli (C) 10)
Archer returns to the attack. Digs the fourth one really short, so much so that the ball sails over Buttler’s head behind the stumps. 5 wides – skipper Morgan won’t be happy with freebies. Nine runs off the over.
FOUR! 5 wides, Archer with a bouncer but it was way too high and sailed over Buttler behind the stumps.
After 4 overs,India 35/0 ( Rohit Sharma 26 , Virat Kohli (C) 8)
Wood comes in to the attack and as usual clocks speeds in excess of 145 kmph. But Rohit isn’t bothered with pace. Instead, he shows his class as he plays two copybook straight drives that fetch him two fours. 13 runs off the over.
FOUR! Even better! Another straight drive, this time all along the ground by Rohit. 150kmph, the speed from Wood.
FOUR! A delivery measuring 149 kmph from Wood and Rohit shows it the full face of the blade. What a straight drive!
After 3 overs,India 22/0 ( Rohit Sharma 14 , Virat Kohli (C) 7)
Rashid continues. The leg spinner appeals for LBW off the third delivery against Rohit. England take a review but it was clearly missing the leg stump. Lost review for the visitors. Pays the price for bowling in the slot of Rohit off the last delivery and the right-hander thumps it over deep mid wicket for the first maximum of India’s innings. Nine runs off the over.
SIX! Stand and deliver! Right in the slot for Rohit, he bludgeons it over deep mid wicket for a biggie.
After 2 overs,India 13/0 ( Rohit Sharma 7 , Virat Kohli (C) 5)
Archer comes into the attack. India start to get in the groove as both Rohit and Kohli collect a boundary each in the over. Lovely cover drives by both the right-handers there. 10 runs off the over.
FOUR! Now Rohit taking a similar approach. An elegant cover drive from the Hitman and it races away to the fence.
FOUR! First boundary for India. Archer overpitches outside off and Kohli hammers it through the covers.
India vs England Live Score, Live Cricket Score, 5th T20I at Ahmedabad Live Updates: Wood comes in to the attack and as usual clocks speeds in excess of 145 kmph. But Rohit isn’t bothered with pace. Instead, he shows his class as he plays two copybook straight drives that fetch him two fours. 13 runs off the over.
5th T20I preview: India skipper Virat Kohli had constantly emphasised that they wanted to do well, especially when setting big totals. Until the first three games, the toss had played a major role, with the team winning the toss opting to chase. India finally took the toss out of the equation in the fourth ODI as they edged England by 8 runs, and levelled the series 2-2. Thus, the hosts will be supremely confident when they take on a power-packed England side in the final ODI at Ahmedabad.
As India look to find the desired combination ahead of the T20I World, there have been plenty of finds for the Men in Blue – Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Rahul Chahar – who have given a happy headache to Kohli and the team management.
A major concern for India has been the poor returns by their openers. KL Rahul, who has only managed 15 runs from 5 innings, will hope to make some sort of an impact in the final encounter. Rohit Sharma hasn’t lived up to his reputation either, with scores of 15 and 12 in the two games he’s played so far. After his dream debut, Suryakumar looks certain to make the XI.
The Indian seamers – Shardul Thakur, Bhuvneshwar Kumar – were clever with their change of pace in the last game. What’s more, it seems that Hardik Pandya has finally started getting into the groove as far as his bowling is concerned. Washington Sundar had a rare off day, and is likely to feature in the last game.
For England, Jos Buttler and Dawid Malan haven’t been consistent with the bat. The express pace of Jofra Archer and Mark Wood has been effective but Chris Jordan has leaked runs, thereby releasing the pressure for Indians to a certain extent.
Nevertheless, the visitors boast of a power-packed line-up, which includes a good amount of depth in both batting and bowling. As Kohli admitted, they’ll be a force to reckon with, come the T20I World Cup. A mouth-watering clash is on the cards between the top two T20I sides in the world.
Squads
India: Virat Kohli (captain), Rohit Sharma (vc), KL Rahul, Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wk), Hardik Pandya, Yuzvendra Chahal, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Navdeep Saini, Deepak Chahar, Rahul Tewatia, Ishan Kishan.
England: Eoin Morgan (captain), Jos Buttler, Jason Roy, Liam Livingstone, Dawid Malan, Ben Stokes, Moeen Ali, Adil Rashid, Reece Topley, Chris Jordan, Mark Wood, Sam Curran, Tom Curran, Sam Billings, Jonny Bairstow, Jofra Archer.
Match Starts at 7 pm.
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