Cook out for 12; England lose 1st wicket
September 01, 2018 16:10
England 28-1 (13 ovs) & 246 vs India 273 | Scorecard
India will need a couple of early wickets with the new ball in the first hour or else it will be difficult later on when the ball gets a bit older on a pitch which looks quite good for batting today.
A single to Jennings off Ashwin before the two England openers take a single each off Ishant in the next over to take the score to 16 for no loss in 10 overs.
Ashwin is replaced by Jasprit Bumrah as India look desperate to make a breakthrough.
Cook turns the first ball on the leg side for one before Jennings gets a thick outside edge which goes past the slips for a four.
Two balls later, Bumrah gets one to move away slightly as Jennings is beaten as he pokes outside the off-stump.
England's openers doing a good job as they play out the new ball and lay the foundation for the rest of the batsmen.
Ishant not getting any movement as Cook can easily clip a delivery off the stumps through midwicket for a couple and then takes one off the fifth ball.
It is Bumrah who makes the breakthrough with the wicket of Cook caught in the slips for 12. Cook went for the drive but got an edge which was taken by KL Rahul at second slip after a couple of juggles.
Moeen Ali promoted to No. 3 in place of Joe Root, who has struggled with the bat.
He gets a cracking delivery first up, the incoming ball from Bumrah which cuts Moeen into the half and he is lucky that it went over the stumps. The next ball moves away as Moeen is late in getting his bat out of the way as ends up steering it to the slips on the bounce, as Rahul dives across but is unable to stop the boundary.
The next ball is again a beautiful outswinger as Moeen commits to the drive and is beaten again.
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