Pant hits half-century to lift India

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March 05, 2021 15:28

India 196-6 (75 ovs) vs Eng 205 | Scorecard

Pant goes back to clip Leach but is beaten by the bounce and struck high on the pads.

Some sharp turn for Leach as he bowls it a bit quicker and Pant just taps it back to the bowler.

Pant then comes down and hits the spinner down to long-on for a single to complete his fifty from 82 balls.

Sundar again plays the wristy flick through square leg for one to retain strike as the deficit comes down to 18.

Sundar and Pant in no hurry as they look to take India past England's score in ones and twos.

The field is spread out for Pant, who is doing well to keep finding the gaps and keep the scoreboard ticking along.

Three singles from five balls before Pant picks Leach over midwicket for a four to bring the deficit down to 10 runs.

A single to Sundar in the next over helps raise the first 50-run stand of the match with India wresting back the initiative after the tea break.

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