Rohit, Rahul steer India past 100

August 12, 2021 19:33

India 108-0 (36 ovs) vs England | Scorecard

Curran beats Rohit as the opener chases a wide outswinger without any footwork. Two balls later, Rohit clips the incoming delivery behind square for a couple and then pulls the short ball for a single to fine leg.

Rohit looking quite solid against spin as he defends Moeen quite confidently, keeping out the full deliveries.

He blocks out the first four balls before flicking the fifth ball to long-on for one and Rahul hits the last ball to the same fielder for another run.

Curran drifts on the pads as Rohit clips it to deep square leg for a single. Rohit inside edges the next ball trying to slash it through the off-side as he gets two runs to fine leg.

India reach 108 for no loss in 36 overs at the drinks break. Rohit has cut loose after a cautious start to smash his way to 81 from 122 balls, hitting 11 fours and a six.

Rahul has been happy to play second fiddle, with a cautious innings of 18 from 95 balls.

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