20/03Result
5th T20I (N), England tour of India at Ahmedabad, Mar 20 2021
India won by 36 runs
Player of the Match
Bhuvneshwar Kumar
Bhuvneshwar KumarIndia
20/03Result
5th T20I (N), England tour of India at Ahmedabad, Mar 20 2021
India won by 36 runs
Player of the Match
Bhuvneshwar Kumar
Bhuvneshwar KumarIndia

END OF OVER:
20 | 13 Runs | IND: 224/2 | RR: 11.20

  • Virat Kohli80 (52b)
  • Hardik Pandya39 (17b)
  • Jofra Archer4-0-43-0
  • Chris Jordan4-0-57-0

8.45pm India have surged to 224 for 2 - their third-highest T20I total at home and fourth highest overall. When they got to 240 batting first in Mumbai in 2019, they did a West Indies on West Indies. Can India now do an England on England to secure the series? They also have an extra-bowling option in Natarajan this evening. Be back shortly for England's reply.

Anonymous: "India were 140/1 in 12.2 overs. Can't help but feel they could've pushed for 240 especially with Pant and Iyer still to come. Almost no target feels big enough against this England side. "

Laks: "England wasted S.Curran the bowler, India brought in Natarajan. that could be the difference today I guess."

Mustafa Moudi : "Kohli's 80 today is the Top Score by an Indian Opener this series and the Funny Thing is he is not even India's Regular Opener. With 4 Batsmen: Rahul, Rohit, Dhawan and Ishan, Fighting for 2 Opening Slots, Kohli's Top Score today has Further worsen the Dilemma. Dont know its a Good Sign or not, but Guess India is Going to Have a Hard Time choosing the Best Opening Pair for the T20 World Cup !!"

Arun vs: "Mumbai show well supported by RCB captain. Interesting to see Hitman and SKY have same strike rate."

19.6
1
Archer to Kohli, 1 run, legcutter, short and slow, Kohli is way too early into a hook as he cops a glancing blow on his body and gets across for a leg bye. Okay, the umpire reckons he has nicked it
19.5
4
Archer to Kohli, FOUR, back of a length on leg, 111ks, slower variation following the batsman who was moving away to the leg side. Flashed away to sweeper cover, YJB slides to his left in the outfield but he seems to be in contact with the rope while aiming to flick it back into play
19.4
2
Archer to Kohli, 2 runs, very full on middle at 145ks, shovelled away to the right of long-on
19.3
4
Archer to Kohli, FOUR, back of a length and outside off, another cutter Kohli simply picks it up and pulls it away to the left of deep square leg
19.2
1
Archer to Pandya, 1 run, slower-ball legcutter outside off, short, Pandya stays back, and forces it down to long-off
19.1
1
Archer to Kohli, 1 run, Kohli advances down the track and hits a middle-stump full-toss without much power down to long-on

END OF OVER:
19 | 18 Runs | IND: 211/2 | RR: 11.10

  • Virat Kohli68 (47b)
  • Hardik Pandya38 (16b)
  • Chris Jordan4-0-57-0
  • Mark Wood4-0-53-0

Eye of Sauron: "Jordan now holds the record for most runs conceded in a bilateral T20I series. --- Nice spot once again

18.6
1
Jordan to Kohli, 1 run, Jordan nails the yorker, jammed to extra-cover, but the damage has been done. Jordan ends with 4-0-57-0
18.5
4
Jordan to Kohli, FOUR, Jordan searches for the wide yorker, but misses his length again. Fullish and outside off, Kohli opens the bat-face and carves a four between point and third man
18.4
0
Jordan to Kohli, no run, Kohli backs a long way outside leg. Jordan digs it on a back of a length and shifts his line well wide of off. Kohli can't reach out and touch it
18.3
1
Jordan to Pandya, 1 run, back of a length and outside off, Pandya hangs back in the crease again. Flayed through the line to sweeper cover
18.2
6
Jordan to Pandya, SIX, back of a length and outside off, 143.4ks, Pandya pulls and clears the midwicket boundary this time. He sits deep in the crease, opens up his hips, and slugs it away. Kohli enjoys all of this from the other end
18.1
6
Jordan to Pandya, SIX, shortish and angling into the hips at 139ks, Pandya picks it up and launches a pull over backward square leg six

END OF OVER:
18 | 12 Runs | IND: 193/2 | RR: 10.72

  • Virat Kohli63 (44b)
  • Hardik Pandya25 (13b)
  • Mark Wood4-0-53-0
  • Chris Jordan3-0-39-0

Fifty stand off just 28 balls between Kohli and Pandya

17.6
2
Wood to Kohli, 2 runs, yorker, speared into leg stump at 147ks, squirted away through midwicket. It has been a rough evening for Wood. He ends with 4-0-53-0
17.5
4
Wood to Kohli, FOUR, banged in short, Kohli dashes out of the crease. He doesn't quite middle the pull this time, but hauls it away between fine leg and deep square leg again
17.4
4
Wood to Kohli, FOUR, four men in the deep on the leg side, but Kohli still finds a gap. Shortish offcutter, finishes on the hips, pulled away between fine leg and deep square leg. Expertly done
17.3
0
Wood to Kohli, no run, Kohli pre-meditates a reverse-sweep...and misses. Back of a length and outside off, actually flicked back to the keeper off the glove
17.2
1
Wood to Pandya, 1 run, Wood hits a hard length and outside off, Pandya swings to the leg side, and splices it down to deep third man off a top edge. CJ tears in from deep third man, but the ball drops well in front of the onrushing fielder
17.1
1
Wood to Kohli, 1 run, Wood digs another one into the pitch at rapid pace, down the track and pulled away to deep square leg

END OF OVER:
17 | 11 Runs | IND: 181/2 | RR: 10.64

  • Hardik Pandya24 (12b)
  • Virat Kohli52 (39b)
  • Chris Jordan3-0-39-0
  • Mark Wood3-0-41-0
16.6
2
Jordan to Pandya, 2 runs, short, wide, Pandya leans back and flashes it away to the left of sweeper

Eye of Sauron: "This is the first time that Kohli is scoring more than 200 runs in a bilateral T20I series. --- Good spot

16.5
1
Jordan to Kohli, 1 run, mighty full and outside off, 141ks, drilled past Jordan to the right of long-off
16.4
1
Jordan to Pandya, 1 run, hacked away to the right of Roy at long-on
16.3
4
Jordan to Pandya, FOUR, shortish and a hint of width outside off, Pandya frees his arms and smashes it tennis-style between mid-off and cover. Flat-batted away with immense authority. It is Pandya who is whipping up magic at the death today

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England 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st0JJ RoyJC Buttler
2nd130DJ MalanJC Buttler
3rd10DJ MalanJM Bairstow
4th2EJG MorganDJ Malan
5th0EJG MorganBA Stokes
6th23CJ JordanBA Stokes
7th3CJ JordanJC Archer
8th6CJ JordanSM Curran
9th14AU RashidSM Curran