Roy out for 73, England lose 2nd wicket
January 15, 2017  14:54
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England 109-2 (19 ovs) vs India | Scorecard

India introduce spin as Ravindra Jadeja comes into the attack to bowl the 11th over. England are happy to milk him for five singles in the first over, not wanting to do anything fancy against him.

But Roy won't be quiet against the pacers. He cuts a short ball from Bumrah over the point fielder for another cracking boundary but he misses out on a full toss later in the over.

Joe Root gets into the act as he reverse paddles Jadeja fine past wicketkeeper for a four, beating Dhoni, who struck his leg out like a goalkeeper but saw it fly past his face.

Spin from both ends as Ravichandran Ashwin comes on from the other end, replacing Bumrah, who bowled three overs for 18 runs. Ashwin makes a tidy start, giving away five runs from his first over.

The two experienced spinners building up the pressure with some tight overs, drying up the boundaries in the last few overs.

Roy looks to break the shackles as he reverse sweeps Ashwin as he mishits it on the off-side but Yadav at short thirdman is unable to judge it well and drops a sharp catch as he makes a one-handed effort. Roy gets a couple of runs to take England past the 100-run mark, in the 18th over.

Roy then smashes the next ball from Ashwin powerfully past mid-off for a four.

Jadeja gets the crucial breakthrough for India with the wicket of Roy, who charges down the track but is beaten and Dhoni completes an easy stumping.

Roy played a nothing shot as he came down but missed the ball which sneaked in between the bat and pads. He walks back after a good innings of 73 from 61 balls, having hit 12 fours, adding 69 runs for the second wicket with Root to lay a solid foundation for the visitors.
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