Ashwin's double strike checks England's progress

December 08, 2016 15:31

England 244-4 (78 ovs) vs India | Scorecard

Ashwin bowls a beauty to left-hander Ben Stokes, who looks to defend but is beaten as the balls spins sharply. The last ball also turns big and again Stokes is caught fishing.

After a few overs, Jadeja gets a break as he is replaced by Jayant, with India keen to get the dangerous Stokes early, before he gets his eye in.

Jonny Bairstow and Stokes are both positive players and it doesn't take long before the former comes down and lofts Jayant over midwicket for his first boundary. Stokes has been watchful so far though, scoring just three runs from 31 balls faced.

The scoring rate has taken a sharp dip since the twin dismissals of Moeen and Jennings, with just 14 runs coming from the last seven overs.

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