Over 50. 12 runs. Bowler: Adil Rashid. India Men: 7-360(rr 7.2) A leg spinner bowls a length ball on leg stump, and Gurnoor Brar cleverly flicks it with a well-middled connection for four runs through fine leg. Gurnoor Brar has hit two boundaries in this over. India require 28 runs from the last ball with 3 wickets in hand.
Adil Rashid sends down a length ball drifting on middle stump, but Brar steps in and unleashes a perfectly timed slog-sweep. The shot is well controlled, flying cleanly over mid-wicket for six! India move to a strong 354 for 7.
Adil Rashid bowls a length googly on off stump, and Gurnoor Brar attempts a wild slog but misses completely. The ball is cleanly gathered by the wicketkeeper.
Over 49. 9 runs. Bowler: Jofra Archer. India Men: 7-348(rr 7.1) Archer delivers a full ball straight on middle stump, met with a controlled slog that sneaks through for a quick single. India require 40 runs from the final over with three wickets in hand, facing a steep chase.
Arshdeep Singh faces a full-toss reverse inswinger down the leg side and elegantly steers it with controlled grace. The ball races away past third man for a boundary.
No movement on offer as the length ball sits on middle stump. Gurnoor Brar pulls it low and controlled, sneaking two runs behind square on the leg side.
Over 48. 11 runs. Bowler: Sam Curran. India Men: 7-339(rr 7.06) Sam Curran bowls a length ball on off stump, and Arshdeep Singh confidently cuts it with a controlled, middled shot through extra cover for four. Arshdeep Singh now has two boundaries this over. India need 49 from 12 balls with three wickets in hand in a high-pressure chase.
A length ball on middle stump is clubbed away with power. Arshdeep Singh connects it cleanly in a controlled slog through mid-wicket for four. Arshdeep Singh is off the mark.
An off cutter pitched just outside off, length ball, enticing a drive from the batter. The shot is mis-timed and goes high in the air, resulting in a catch at long on. The batter is caught out attempting an expansive drive. Axar Patel departs after scoring 2 runs off 3 balls.
Over 47. 9 runs. Bowler: Jofra Archer. India Men: 6-328(rr 6.98) On a length ball outside off, Brar attempts an ambitious drive but cannot keep it under control, yet manages to sneak a single through the deep cover region. Brar gets off the mark as India face a steep chase needing 60 from 18 balls with four wickets in hand and just a one percent chance according to WinViz.
The batter attempts an aggressive slog outside off on a full, no movement delivery but completely misses the ball, which is calmly collected by the wicketkeeper.
A length ball seaming in just outside off stump and Rahul attempts a confident drive but misses, beaten clean and bowled! A sharp wicket for England. KL Rahul departs for 12 off 8 deliveries.
Jofra Archer delivers a back of a length, no movement ball outside off. KL Rahul arches his bat and plays a perfectly timed cut through backward point for four. Another boundary for Rahul, his second four in this over.
Jofra Archer sends down a length leg cutter just outside off, expertly cut by KL Rahul. He times it perfectly, sending the ball racing through backward point for a crisp boundary.
Over 46. 5 runs. Bowler: Sam Curran. India Men: 5-319(rr 6.93) A yorker on the outside off-stump, driven cleanly on the ground by Rahul who nudges it up the pitch for a quick single. India face a steep chase, needing 69 off 24 balls with five wickets in hand and only a slim 3% win probability.
Axar Patel drives a length ball outside off nicely, keeping it along the ground and picks up a well-run single. Axar Patel gets off the mark with that run.
The off cutter angling in around leg stump is met with an uncontrolled slog from Virat Kohli, mistimed and going straight to cover where the catch is taken cleanly. Kohli’s aggressive attempt ends here. A key wicket as Virat Kohli departs for 74 off 60 deliveries.
