Arshdeep fires in a back of a length delivery on middle stump. Salt leans into a crisp cut, keeping it grounded towards deep backward point and picks up a quick single. England adds 15 runs in this over so far.
An off cutter on a half tracker, drifting in on leg stump, is carefully left alone by the batter. The ball skews wide, conceding an extra wide that the keeper fields cleanly.
A length ball on middle stump with no movement, dispatched cleanly by the batter. Phil Salt unleashes a well-timed slog, sending it racing through long on for four.
He delivers a length ball outside off, which Brook meets with a powerful, controlled slog. It’s middled beautifully and sails over long on for six. England move to 152 for 1 with that big hit.
Over 13. 4 runs. Bowler: Prince Yadav. England Men: 1-144(rr 11.08) A no movement delivery on a back of a length just on off stump, the batter works the ball off the bat and pad carefully to take a single. England remain comfortable in their chase, needing 15 from 42 balls with plenty of wickets in hand and strong winning odds.
Over 12. 9 runs. Bowler: Prasidh Krishna. England Men: 1-140(rr 11.67) Krishna bowls a half-tracker outside off, and Brook gets a top-edge pull away fine leg for four. England require 19 runs from 48 balls with plenty of wickets in hand, cruising at a 2.4 required rate and a strong win probability.
Prasidh Krishna bowls a back of a length delivery on off stump. Harry Brook attempts a scoop on the leg side but plays and misses, leaving the ball to be collected cleanly by the wicketkeeper. A dot ball.
A full delivery coming down the leg side is met with a lively flick. The shot races away uncontrollably through fine leg for a boundary. Phil Salt reaches a quickfire 50 off just 34 balls, maintaining a sizzling strike rate of 150.
Over 11. 11 runs. Bowler: Arshdeep Singh. England Men: 1-131(rr 11.91) Phil Salt meets the full toss outside off by playing a quick, controlled cut through point, stealing a comfortable single. England require 28 runs from 54 balls, holding nine wickets in hand and favored heavily to seal the victory.
Arshdeep Singh bowls a short, no movement delivery outside off; Harry Brook leans into a well-timed cut, slicing the ball crisply past point for a quick two runs.
The off cutter, pitched short outside off, is met with a well-timed pull from the batter who cleverly keeps it on the ground to pick up a quick two runs.
Over 10. 15 runs. Bowler: Shivam Dube. England Men: 1-120(rr 12) Phil Salt drives a length ball just outside off, keeping it down and nudging through for a quick single. Fifteen runs have come in this over as England chase 39 from 60 balls with nine wickets in hand, holding a strong 98% win probability.
Brook rocks back and crisply pulls the ball off a back-of-a-length line outside off. He middles it beautifully, sending it racing through mid-wicket for a boundary. That boundary brings Harry Brook's tally to four in this over, and this partnership now stands at 102 runs from just 44 balls.
