Openers give India a good start after England post 537

November 10, 2016 16:28

India 54-0 (20 ovs) vs England 537 | Scorecard

England have looked to stifle the two Indian openers with some disciplined bowling and create some pressure.

Left-arm spinner Zafar Ansari comes into the attack in place of Ali, who bowled a tidy first spell of six overs for six runs.

Ansari's first ball turns slightly as Vijay blocks it on the off-side and the fourth ball stays low as the right-hander goes for the cut but is beaten.

He hits the last ball to sweeper cover for a single to keep the strike as just a single comes from Ansari's first over.

Ansari has a huge appeal for LBW turned down against Gambhir with the ball clearly looking to be going down the leg side. He then takes a couple of steps down but can only defend it to short leg before he turns the last ball to fine leg for one.

India are 54 for no loss in 20 overs with Vijay on 24 and Gambhir and 20 and both having batted relatively trouble-free till this point.

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