Ishant strikes; England 4 down

August 03, 2018 17:17

Eng 72-4 (27 ovs) & 287 vs India 274 | Scorecard

Ishant getting the ball to move away the left-hander as Malan leaves the first three balls before taking one on the leg side and Bairstow comfortably defends the last two balls.

Ashwin trying a few tricks at Malan, who has been quite assured and positive with his footwork. He does well to keep out the over from the off-spinner without any problem.

Bairstow not missing out on any opportunity to score. Ishant drops it short and wide and the England right-hander slaps it through the off-side for a four. The last ball is again short as Bairstow slashes it past fully for the second four of the over.

Malan survives a leg before shout against Ashwin in the 26th over as he looks to clip it against the line on the leg side but the umpire is not interested. He turns the last ball on the leg side for a couple.

Ishant strikes in the next over as he gets Malan is caught by Rahane at gully for 20. This time the ball was pitched on the stumps as Malan was opened up completely and he ended up getting a thick edge with Rahane holding on to a sharp chance.

England are 72 for four in 27 overs, with an overall lead of 85 runs with six wickets in hand.

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