Moeen falls for 9; England 2 down
September 01, 2018 16:31
England 33-2 (16 ovs) & 246 vs India 273 | Scorecard
Ishant continues to step on to the danger area and he gets an official warning from the umpire.
Bumrah making things happen as Moeen gets a thick outside edge which goes on the bounce to the fielder who is stationed halfway down to the thirdman boundary.
Two balls later he gets another thick edge which goes past the slips for a boundary and Moeen keeps strike with a single from the last ball to square leg.
Ishant tries a bouncer to Moeen who is happy to duck under it. He tries a full delivery which nips in sharply to hit him high on the pads. The next ball goes away as Moeen is beaten outside the off-stump.
Ishant then produces another beautiful delivery, on the stumps and moving away as Moeen gets the edge and Rahul does well to take a low catch to his right, picking it inches off the ground.
The umpire refers it to the TV umpire with a soft signal OUT, who is having a close look at the replay. And the third umpire is happy with the replays and confirms that Rahul has taken it cleanly.
The experiment to promote Moeen has failed as he walks back for nine with England reduced to 33 for two in the 16th over.
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