Openers Roy, Bairstow give England a good start

July 12, 2018 17:40

England 56-0 (8 ovs) vs India | Scorecard

Roy takes a single off Kaul on the leg side before Bairstow punches a wide delivery through the covers for a four to take his score to 20, with all of them coming from boundaries (5 fours).

He takes a single off the next, before Roy smashes the fifth ball through the covers for another four followed by one to get 11 from the over.

Umesh bowls it wide as Roy hits it square on the off-side for a four. The thirdman is brought in as Umesh again bowls it wide and this time Roy shows good awareness to steer it past the same fielder for another boundary followed by two singles to get 10 from the over.

In the next over, Bairstow clubs a short ball from Kaul over midwicket to take England past the 50-run mark in the eighth over.

After a steady start, the two openers have managed to up the tempo, scoring 30 from the last three overs to reach 56 for no loss in eight overs.

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