END OF OVER:20 | 12 Runs 2 Wkts | IND: 168/6 | RR: 8.40
- Ravichandran Ashwin0 (0b)
- Chris Jordan4-0-43-3
- Sam Curran4-0-42-0
Adil Rashid: "I thought we bowled well as a team for most part. We kept it tight, kept them under pressure, and I felt okay. I think if you'd said 168 in the beginning of the day, we'd have been happy with that. We know fours and sixes will come in the end overs."
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8.06pm What a knock from Hardik Pandya. What an absolute superstar he is. England bowled brilliantly for most part, keeping India down to 100 off the first 15 overs, but the last five overs have cost them 68 runs. Sixty eight. It's a score India will think they can defend, but it's also a total England will back themselves to chase down with the depth of batting they have. What a semi-final this has been so far. Hopefully it'll only get better, as Andrew Miller returns for the start of England's chase.
Sudeep: "Shouldn't Ashwin have been on strike after Pant's dismissal according to the new rules regardless whether they crossed or not?" -- That rule doesn't apply to run-outs.
Uday: "Oops.. That could have made it 72 in the last 5. Hard luck Hardik.. India had to settle for 68 in the last 5 for the loss of an additional wicket. Superb act from Hardik at the crease taking India a good 18-20 runs above what they could have scored otherwise. Onto the Bowlers now in another 20 minutes."
Bikram : "Win probability graph sneaks into the Indian orange for the first time to spark hope"
HH Pandya hit wicket b Jordan 63 (47m 33b 4x4 5x6) SR: 190.90
Ashwin comes in ahead of Axar. But it's Harduk on strike.
RR Pant run out 6 (13m 4b 1x4 0x6) SR: 150.00
That brings Hardik back on strike.
India have scored 56 in the last four overs. How many can they get off the 20th? It's Pant on strike to Jordan. Deep backward square leg, deep midwicket, wide long-on, deep backward point, deep cover point. Expect the wide yorker. Over the wicket.
END OF OVER:19 | 20 Runs | IND: 156/4 | RR: 8.21
- Hardik Pandya52 (29b)
- Rishabh Pant5 (2b)
- Sam Curran4-0-42-0
- Chris Jordan3-0-31-2
That shot takes India past 150.
Deep backward square leg. deep midwicket, long-on, long-off, deep point.
Rishabh Pant walks in with two overs to go. Not his preferred role, but he's a dangerous customer at any time of the innings in any format. He'll be off strike as Curran begins the 19th. Left-arm over.
END OF OVER:18 | 15 Runs 1 Wkt | IND: 136/4 | RR: 7.55
- Hardik Pandya37 (25b)
- Chris Jordan3-0-31-2
- Sam Curran3-0-22-0
V Kohli c Rashid b Jordan 50 (75m 40b 4x4 1x6) SR: 125.00
Vinod Rajpal: "Half Helicopter from Hardik "
Deep cover, long-off, long-on, deep midwicket, deep square leg.
Here's Jordan again.
Haseeb: "Good comeback from Sam after getting hit for a 6 on the first ball."
Gokul Pradeep V: "Looks like Rishab Pant will be playing DK's role today (the finisher) "
END OF OVER:17 | 11 Runs | IND: 121/3 | RR: 7.11
- Hardik Pandya24 (21b)
- Virat Kohli48 (38b)
- Sam Curran3-0-22-0
- Chris Jordan2-0-16-1
Long-off, long-on, deep midwicket, deep square leg, deep point.