06/07Result
2nd T20I (D/N), India tour of Ireland and England at Cardiff, Jul 6 2018
England won by 5 wkts (2b rem)
Player of the Match
Alex Hales
Alex HalesEngland
06/07Result
2nd T20I (D/N), India tour of Ireland and England at Cardiff, Jul 6 2018
England won by 5 wkts (2b rem)
Player of the Match
Alex Hales
Alex HalesEngland

END OF OVER:
20 | 22 Runs | IND: 148/5 | RR: 7.40

  • MS Dhoni32 (24b)
  • Hardik Pandya12 (10b)
  • Jake Ball4-0-44-1
  • Chris Jordan4-0-34-0

7.10pm A 22-run final over has given India the momentum at the break, but have they scored enough? Honestly, it's just a par score, so their bowlers - especially the spinners - will need to step up. England held India by the scruff of their neck very early, and never let the visitors claw back. The hosts will be wary that it won't be an easy chase. How will they pace their innings? We'll find out in 10 minutes or so.

Syed Ali Muhamm: "Why England not have Ben Stokes and Chris woakes? With them England side would be more stronger" -- they're both recovering from injuries

Soobo: "Last Over might have cost the match for England. Morgan was so good today by rotating his bowler but the decision to bowl the debutant in last over and especially against Dhoni wasn't that ideal.. "

WATCH - Dhoni's flat-bat swat to the long-off boundary (India only)

WATCH - Raina, Kohli in fifty stand (India only)

Gops: "@Sreshth: Is it possible for the commentary team to give Smart strike rate for this match like in IPL since the pitch seems to be hard to bat on. Or SSR was created only for IPL??" -- Hey! For now, it's only for the IPL.

Jez: "How did India get to 148? Unfortunately for Ball he has bowled more poor white-ball spells for England that Buttler has sixes."

AmitG: "Average score at Cardiff - check!"

Aman Mathur: "Ball was having a good day! except the last over! (Pun intended)"

Vangmay: "Dhoni ending up with 32 off 24 with a SR of 133 which is almost the best of the match. People are a little too eager to speak about him before the innings is done. "

George Macphers: "I disagree with Bucky. England will get the win if India get 140-150 because they would have got the batsman to do the job. Be very careful India. England will beat you. "

19.6
4
Ball to Dhoni, FOUR, classic Dhoni! Ends the over with a flourish to give India the momentum at the break. Length on middle, and he swivels to deposit this into the backward square boundary. India finish on 148 for 5!

final ball...

19.5
4
Ball to Dhoni, FOUR, length ball outside off, and Dhoni collects all the strength he has to muscle this over the non-striker. Flat-bats it to the long-on boundary despite a fielder manning that boundary
19.4
1
Ball to Pandya, 1 run, gets away with the free hit. Low full toss on middle, and Pandya muscles this to cow corner
19.4
1bnb
Ball to Pandya, (no ball) 4 byes, oh dear, what happened there! Short on off, and Pandya misses out on the leg-side swipe. The ball bounces in front of Buttler, hits his pad instead, and then races away to the fine-leg boundary. No ball for height
19.3
1
Ball to Dhoni, 1 run, good length outside off, and he pulls it hard to cow corner! Too hard, in fact, because that means all Dhoni can collect is a single
19.3
1w
Ball to Dhoni, 1 wide, back of a length outside leg, and bouncing through to Buttler. Dhoni doesn't even bother playing a shot
19.2
4
Ball to Dhoni, FOUR, length ball on off, but Dhoni comes dancing down the wicket before flat-batting it hard! Struck back past the bowler, with Ball looking to take evasive action. Goes to the long-off boundary in no time
19.1
2
Ball to Dhoni, 2 runs, length ball on off, and Dhoni drills a pull. Willey slides across the boundary to stop the ball, but Dhoni and Pandya manage to scamper back for two

Final over.

END OF OVER:
19 | 11 Runs | IND: 126/5 | RR: 6.63

  • Hardik Pandya11 (8b)
  • MS Dhoni17 (19b)
  • Chris Jordan4-0-34-0
  • David Willey4-0-18-1

Aravind: "Only Kohli and Raina out of total 7 batsmen striking at over 100 in a T20 given this Indian batting lineup! Either the pitch is a terror or the English are bowling extremely well or both."

Sai: "@Jay India did take inspiratiin from SRH by excluding Manish pandey"

Bucky: "Average score at Cardiff is only 144. If India can take some momentum into the second innings with a strong finish to around 140-50, they have the bowling to defend it."

18.6
2
Jordan to Pandya, 2 runs, yorker on middle, and all Hardik can do is whip it to wide long on. Manages to come bakc for the second
18.5
6
Jordan to Pandya, SIX, going, going, gone as Tony Greig would've said! Full on off, and Pandya goes deep into his crease to try and get under this ball. Hits through the ball's line, and deposits this ball into the stands!

WATCH - Root's brilliant catch to dismiss Kohli (India only)

18.4
0
Jordan to Pandya, no run, wide yorker outside off. Pandya tries to ramp it past point, but he misses out on the connection. Through to Buttler

Jay: "India should take inspiration from Sunrisers Hyderabad to win this match. The kind of stuff they did this years IPL was just out of this world "

Sarvesh: "Anyone missing DK?"

18.3
0
Jordan to Pandya, no run, yorker on off, and all Pandya can do is dig it back to the bowler. Pinpoint bowling, the perfect death-overs delivery

WATCH - India fans' pre-match revelry in Cardiff (Global video)

18.2
1
Jordan to Dhoni, 1 run, full and wide outside off. Dhoni can't get under this, and therefore drills it to mid off once again. England won't mind these singles
18.1
2
Jordan to Dhoni, 2 runs, full outside off, and Dhoni thumps this to mid off. Plunkett dives to his left, and stops a definite boundary. Does well to get down in time

Jordan now.

END OF OVER:
18 | 4 Runs 1 Wkt | IND: 115/5 | RR: 6.38

  • Hardik Pandya3 (4b)
  • MS Dhoni14 (17b)
  • David Willey4-0-18-1
  • Chris Jordan3-0-23-0
17.6
0
Willey to Pandya, no run, good length on off, and Pandya taps it back to Willey off the back foot. Willey commits to a forward dive, and stops the ball from going past him. Ends the over with a dot

Abhishek Pangar: "Did the umpire forget the skip jump at Nelson. Cost of it was Kohli"

17.5
2
Willey to Pandya, 2 runs, good length on off, and Pandya paddles this behind square on the leg side. Placed perfectly between fine leg and backward square leg
17.4
0
Willey to Pandya, no run, short! Lands on middle, and soars over Hardik's shoulders. He's looking for the wide, but the umpire doesn't give it. A useful dot at this stage of the innings

Darshan: "I'm not able to digest the fact that MS Dhoni is still playing T20Is with such poor T20I record. Time to move on..."

Zahoor: "Dhoni wasting to many balls. Need Rishabh pant in t20's"

17.3
1
Willey to Dhoni, 1 run, back of a length on middle, and Dhoni pulls along the ground. Finds Joe Root at fine leg though
17.2
1
Willey to Pandya, 1 run, length ball on middle, but angled into his body. Pandya taps it off his waist to square leg to get off the mark

Vv: "Can MS bat in a yellow jersey. Please"

17.1
W
Willey to Kohli, OUT, Straight down Root's throat! Length ball on middle, and Kohli goes for the swivel-pull. Not off the bat's sweet spot, and the shot goes straight to fine leg. Root has to dive forward, but he judges the catch well. Kohli has to go

V Kohli c Root b Willey 47 (38b 1x4 2x6) SR: 123.68

END OF OVER:
17 | 10 Runs | IND: 111/4 | RR: 6.52

  • MS Dhoni13 (16b)
  • Virat Kohli47 (37b)
  • Chris Jordan3-0-23-0
  • David Willey3-0-14-0

WATCH - Dhoni brings out his trademark helicopter (INDIA ONLY)

16.6
0
Jordan to Dhoni, no run, waist-high full toss outside off, but MS comes dancing down the wicket. Tries to punch, but he's too deceived by the wild full toss, and the ball goes to Buttler on the bounce

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16.5
1
Jordan to Kohli, 1 run, overpitched, wide outside off. Kohli gets to pitch of the ball and drives to cover
16.4
6
Jordan to Kohli, SIX, full toss on his pads, and Kohli nonchalantly whips it off his legs to the square-leg boundary! Effortless from King Kohli. Jordan misses the yorker, and Kohli has no trouble in putting it away

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England 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st16JJ RoyJC Buttler
2nd17JE RootJC Buttler
3rd11AD HalesJE Root
4th48EJG MorganAD Hales
5th34AD HalesJM Bairstow
6th23AD HalesDJ Willey