Root, Morgan boost England

July 17, 2018 22:15

Eng 103-2 (15 ovs) vs India 256-8 | Scorecard

Spin from both ends as Kuldeep Yadav comes into the attack. Root takes a single from the first ball to long-on before Morgan picks one two balls later on the off-side.

Kuldeep drops it short as Root pulls it square on the leg side for a four to get six from the over.

Morgan struggling to read Chahal as he survives another confident leg before wicket appeal as the left-hander tries to defend. The impact is on the stumps but the ball is likely to go down the leg side and India rightly decide against the review.

After five straight dot balls, he takes a single off the last delivery to retain strike.

India's fielding has been a big letdown so far. Root drives Kuldeep into the covers where Dhawan is slow to get down and lets it go through for a four.

Root then turns the next ball to deep square leg for one before Morgan is lucky that the last ball was a bit wide as it turns big and away from the left-hander, who is able to leave it easily.

Captain Kohli constantly urging his spinners to bowl it up as Root defends the first three balls before he slog sweeps the fourth ball through midwicket for a four and then takes a single.

In the next over, Kohli needless throw gifts England three overthrows before Morgan reverse sweeps Kuldeep past the slip fielder for three more runs to take England past the 100-run mark, in the 15th over.

England are well placed on 103 for two after 15 overs, with Root racing to 31 from 30 balls and Morgan on 10 from 20 balls.

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