India 181 for 9 (Hardik 53, Dube 53, Mahmood 3-53) Beat England 166 (Brook 51, Bishnoi 3-28) for 15 races
Saqib Mahmood is recorded
India does not go back
Very often in the past, India has been guilty of taking the conservative option when it is forced to make a decision. However, during the last year and a half, they have played differently. Abhishek is the bearer of the flag of brave options. He assured that India had some impulse even when Rinku Singh stuck. However, not because of the lack of attempts.
When Abhishek came out for 29 of 19, India retained Hardik to aim Adil Rashid with Dube. Rashid responded wonderfully with a gap delivery first with an attack field, but Jos Buttler dropped half a chance in the slip.
Rinku’s dismissal to Brydon Crse meant that Hardik had to enter with rashid overs yet. He channeled in his MS Dhoni internal when blocking at rashid with an adequate defense of the front feet. Dube helped him make sure that Rashid was for 35 in his four, even when Hardik warmed up to 13 of 16.
He returned the favor when Mahmood and Jofra Archer returned with shots full of arrogance. These two returns were for 37, which meant that India had something to fight with despite the fact that Overton granted only three of the last. He also recorded Dube on the head, an event that would assume greater importance.
Duckett stuns India, but they go back
Phil Salt, who managed to turn for the first time in the series, presented his stumps when trying to cut Axar and was performed by one who slid. Buttler became a victim of an additional rebound touch for Bishnoi to reach 65 by 3, but the presence of the gardener took the capture in the short third, frog, left him enraged according to Kevin Piettersen in the air.
Rana attacks immediately
Even at 65 by 3, this was England’s game to lose. Harry Brook and Livingstone made a safe start for their position despite the problems Brook has had against Spin All Series. There was hardly any turn to worry. They had added 27 of 21, and the application rate was less than 10 when Rana reached the bowl in the twelfth. Livingstone guided the second ball directly to the guardian. Made by the additional rebound when trying the late cut.
Brook still has it, but not quite
Even then, Brook showed how easy the batting was in those conditions. He melted Rana by 18 in his second place and even managed Short and fine leg. Cars worsened with a straight square leg in it.
Overton and Rashid blinked for a moment, going down to 21 of 11, but struggled in the middle of the questionable tactics of Overton not taking single even though Rashid had been based on Arshdeep Singh for a six.
Sidharth Monga is a senior writer in Espncricinfo
