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WATCH - Ashwin flattens Curran's stumps; England bowled out for 246 (India only)

6.03pm India would have been delighted if you'd told them at the toss that they'd bowl England out for 246. Sure, they'll be a little disappointed given England were 86 for 6 at one point, but they have bowled very, very well for most part, Jasprit Bumrah the standout with three wickets. This seems a below-par total from England, if I'm right in my suspicion that batting really isn't that difficult on this pitch if you get through the new ball. But, as we all know, you can't judge a pitch until both teams have batted and bowled on it. From England's perspective, Sam Curran has dug them out of a deep hole and given their attack something to play with.

India will now have an awkward 15 minutes or so to survive until close of play. They've asked for the light roller between innings, for what it's worth.

76.4
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Ashwin to Curran, OUT, bowled him, and England are bowled out for 246. Clears his front leg to try and launch this over midwicket. Ashwin slows it down just enough, and he ends up swinging too early, and losing middle stump

SM Curran b Ashwin 78 (188m 136b 8x4 1x6) SR: 57.35

76.3
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Ashwin to Curran, no run, flat length ball on off stump, makes room to flat-bat to long-off. Refuses the single
76.2
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Ashwin to Anderson, 1 bye, Pant is having a terrible time behind the stumps today. Ends up drifting down leg and Anderson misses the flick but gets a tickle of pad on it. Pant jumps across, unsighted, and the ball nutmegs him, allowing Curran to get back on strike
76.1
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Ashwin to Anderson, no run, full outside off, defended to silly point

Ashwin back into the attack. Slip, gully, silly point.

END OF OVER:
76 | (maiden) | ENG: 245/9

  • Sam Curran78 (134b)
  • James Anderson0 (2b)
  • Jasprit Bumrah20-5-46-3
  • Mohammed Shami18-2-51-2
75.6
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Bumrah to Curran, no run, and Bumrah ends the over with a sharp bouncer over off stump. Not much Curran can do but duck under it

Long-on and long-off stay back for the last ball. As does deep square leg.

75.5
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Bumrah to Curran, no run, in the blockhole on middle stump, blocked back to the bowler
75.4
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Bumrah to Curran, no run, full, looks for leg stump but ends up missing it as Curran makes himself room and goes for the big slog down the ground but fails to connect

Riaz: "Sam Curran is the leading run scorer for Eng in this test series with 225 runs follow by J Bairstow with 212 !! pretty much sums up the Eng batting performance this series ! Kudos to Sam Curran!!!"

Arun Kalyanaram: "And the unforgettable Jimmy (P)Adams" -- Indeed!

75.3
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Bumrah to Curran, no run, length ball close to off stump, stays on the back foot and defends with an open face
75.2
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Bumrah to Curran, no run, back of a length outside off, opens his bat face and steers it down to third man. Sets off for a single, and Anderson sends him back - keep the strike, Samwise!
75.1
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Bumrah to Curran, no run, back of a length, close to off stump, defended into the covers

Bumrah continues from round the wicket.

Bhargav Sura: "Sam Curran is turning out to be yet another Left Handed batsmen who's tortured Indian bowlers through the years - Trescothick, Hayden, Tom Latham, Andy Flower, Quinton DeKock." -- That list is terribly incomplete if you leave out Shivnarine Chanderpaul circa 2002.

END OF OVER:
75 | 5 Runs | ENG: 245/9

  • James Anderson0 (2b)
  • Sam Curran78 (128b)
  • Mohammed Shami18-2-51-2
  • Jasprit Bumrah19-4-46-3
74.6
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Mohammed Shami to Anderson, no run, bouncer, misdirected, well down the leg side. Anderson simply jumps towards the off side and puts himself out of harm's way
74.5
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Mohammed Shami to Anderson, no run, back of a length on off stump, shuffles across and defends to mid-off, causing a big cheer to ring out around the ground

And that brings James Anderson on strike, with two balls left in this over. Two slips, a gully.

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India 4th innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st4S DhawanKL Rahul
2nd13S DhawanCA Pujara
3rd5S DhawanV Kohli
4th101V KohliAM Rahane
5th4AM RahaneHH Pandya
6th23AM RahaneRR Pant
7th3R AshwinAM Rahane
8th1R AshwinI Sharma
9th9R AshwinMohammed Shami
10th21R AshwinJJ Bumrah