England make watchful start

September 07, 2018 16:44

England 39-0 (15 ovs) vs India | Scorecard

The last five overs, have seen some good bowling from Ishant and Bumrah but more important both the batsmen have done well to survive the first hour of play.

The ball is coming on nicely onto the bat now and with the sun blazing down, expect England to score well. But India need to strike early to gain some momentum after losing the toss.

Shami replaces Bumrah and edges the ball past third man to the boundary.

The fourth ball of the over, Cook plays it on the up and plays it past point for a couple.

After a dot, he then plays the ball to the leg side to sneak a single.

Debutant Hanuma Vihari replaces Ishant and gives just one run in the over as Cook takes a single off the first ball.

Bumrah and Ishant continue to keep asking questions off the batsmen.

Their lengths are fuller as the batsmen are prodding into playing. But the batsmen have done well to survive 13 overs of relentless seam bowling.

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