24/02Result
3rd Test (D/N), England tour of India at Ahmedabad, Feb 24-25 2021
India won by 10 wkts
Player of the Match
Axar Patel
Axar PatelIndia
24/02Result
3rd Test (D/N), England tour of India at Ahmedabad, Feb 24-25 2021
India won by 10 wkts
Player of the Match
Axar Patel
Axar PatelIndia

4.12pm: That will be tea, with England having polished off seven wickets during the morning session! Joe Root finishes with 5 for 8, his maiden bag o' five in Tests, as India fell from 114 for 3 to 145 all out. It's another spicy deck, bursting with three-day finish flavour, and only a bitter aftertaste if you're a batsman; India's lead is 33, which wouldn't be all that much normally, but who knows how many England might ship in getting to that mark? If they can knock off the deficit and start building a lead, then this could be a helluva game. Anyway, it's back with Deiva in 15

53.2
W
Root to Bumrah, OUT, struck on the back leg and given! Root has his five-for! Big old yahoo across the line from Bumrah and he's very adjacent, though he asks for a review because, why not? But ball-tracking confirms that would have thunked into leg stump, and this India innings is fully cooked!

JJ Bumrah lbw b Root 1 (22m 12b 0x4 0x6) SR: 8.33

Ishant needs a moment after ruining the front of his shirt. Pops a couple of pills and gulps down some water

53.1
1
Root to I Sharma, 1 run, on the stumps, hoicked over the leg side, Ishant is coming back for two...! Bumrah hasn't even looked over his shoulder and Ishant is struggling after turning like a coach-and-horses mid-pitch, but Root can't collect cleanly!

India edging on, the lead 32... Slip and short leg, several boundary riders, too. For Ishant! That six has got England on the run

END OF OVER:
53 | (maiden) | IND: 144/9

  • Jasprit Bumrah1 (11b)
  • Ishant Sharma9 (19b)
  • Jack Leach20-2-54-4
  • Joe Root6-3-7-4
52.6
0
Leach to Bumrah, no run, lobbed up full, spinning away outside off, left alone
52.5
0
Leach to Bumrah, no run, trapped on the front foot and given, but Bumrah is quick to review! And it's clear why, as the replays show he smashed that into his pad

Cricinfo a fort: "Still remember one of the cricinfo commentators kept on saying a number of times to not underestimate Root when comments on England's selection popped up.. Real warning came yesterday..."

52.4
0
Leach to Bumrah, no run, fired in a little quicker, defended propping forward on off
52.3
0
Leach to Bumrah, no run, tossed up, spinning away as Bumrah sweeps at it and misses
52.2
0
Leach to Bumrah, no run, tossed up and spinning, Foakes takes and smashes the stumps... They are going to check, but I don't think Bumrah's back foot had left the crease
52.1
0
Leach to Bumrah, no run, big top edge, Stokes fingertips it over his head! Brilliant effort, came off the toe of the bat, and he got one hand up, turned and flung himself, couldn't quite grab it on the way down

Leach to Bumrah. There's a delay for a helmet to be run out

Nagendra: "A lead of 50 here will be more effective than 150 lead on an any other normal pitch"

END OF OVER:
52 | 1 Run | IND: 144/9

  • Ishant Sharma9 (19b)
  • Jasprit Bumrah1 (5b)
  • Joe Root6-3-7-4
  • Jack Leach19-1-54-4
51.6
0
Root to I Sharma, no run, Ishant is forward to defend on the stumps
51.5
1
Root to Bumrah, 1 run, jabbed off the handle past short leg! Again Bumrah stretching out and trying to get to the ball, luckily the ricochet goes behind Pope
51.4
0
Root to Bumrah, no run, tossed up on the stumps, leans out and smothers it in defence this time
51.3
0
Root to Bumrah, no run, very full and Bumrah has a swing, bunted towards mid-on
51.2
0
Root to Bumrah, no run, shouts of "catch!" as Bumrah jabs at it, the ball drops into the off side
51.1
0
Root to Bumrah, no run, dobbed on the stumps, Bumrah lunges out and takes it on the bat handle, plops in front of short leg

Nothing a bowler likes more than tonking a few; nothing a batsman likes more than bagging wickets... can Root get five?

END OF OVER:
51 | 8 Runs | IND: 143/9

  • Ishant Sharma9 (18b)
  • Jasprit Bumrah0 (0b)
  • Jack Leach19-1-54-4
  • Joe Root5-3-6-4

I'm told that is Ishant Sharma's first six in any format for India... Go on the big man!

50.6
0
Leach to I Sharma, no run, slower pace, turning away on off as Ishant sweeps, fails to connect this time
50.5
0
Leach to I Sharma, no run, flighted, spinning a touch, Ishant stretches out to block confidently

"And I though it was wrong team selection by England. It was just poor captaincy, Why root was not introduced yesterday?" Suspect England were just hoping the pink'un would do more for their seamers under lights, Charanjit Singh

50.4
0
Leach to I Sharma, no run, pushed through, defended on the back foot in front of off stump
50.3
2
Leach to I Sharma, 2 runs, tossed up full and Ishant heaves a sweep, picks up a couple more through midwicket
50.2
0
Leach to I Sharma, no run, flighted, straighter line and it spins to hit the back pad, doing too much as Ishant poked at it
50.1
6
Leach to I Sharma, SIX, hammered over long-off! Ishant belts six like he's Happy Gilmore! The crowd liked that, I can tell you

Leach looking for five...

END OF OVER:
50 | 1 Run 1 Wkt | IND: 135/9

  • Ishant Sharma1 (12b)
  • Jasprit Bumrah0 (0b)
  • Joe Root5-3-6-4
  • Jack Leach18-1-46-4

Root has 4 (FOUR) for 6 (SIX), India's lead is 23... and I don't think Motera is going to be in use this weekend

49.6
1
Root to I Sharma, 1 run, Ishant sallies down the pitch, hacks through midwicket and picks up his first run

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