England off to a steady start after being set 521 for win

August 20, 2018 22:45

Eng 20-0 (5 ovs); Target to win: 521 | Scorecard

Jasprit Bumrah to open the bowling with around nine overs left in the day's play.

The first two balls are left alone by Alastair Cook before he is beaten all ends up by the third, which narrowly misses the outside edge.

But the former England captain manages to play out the rest of the over.

Ishant Sharma to bowl from the other end. Keaton Jennings pushes the second ball down the ground through the covers for two runs to get England off the mark.

Ishant gets one to leave the left-hander Jennings, who has a poke and is beaten before he takes one from the next ball.

Bumrah gives some width as Jenning slaps it through the covers for the first boundary of England's second innings. He pushes the next ball straight past mid-off for two runs and two balls later, he gets a thick outside edge past gully for another four.

Cook gets a thick outside edge for a single on the off-side as Ishant gets a bit of away movement and Jennings sees off the last three balls.

Cook stands tall and hits a slightly short from Bumrah through the covers for a couple. He is lucky to survive off the next ball as Bumrah pitches one up and makes Cook play but the ball seams away a lot to beat the bat. That was virtually unplayable!

However, the next ball is poor, full and on the pads, as Cook clips it through midwicket for a four as England reach 20 for no loss in five overs, needing another 501 more runs for victory.

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