Pant on the attack; India on top

March 05, 2021 16:05

India 232-6 (81 ovs) vs Eng 205 | Scorecard

Pant decides to change gears as he goes after Root. He tries the sweep but gets it off the bottom over the slips for a four.

Pant then gets the sweep right as he smashes it along the ground through square leg for another boundary.

Two balls later, Root has a huge appeal for leg before wicket turned down as Pant is struck on the pads by one going straight on.

Root takes the review but the ball is slipping down the leg side as England lose their review.

Stokes continues after the drinks break. Sundar steers the third ball past point for one and Pant picks a single on the off-side next ball.

Stokes overpitches as Sundar plays a beautiful straight drive past mid-on for a four.

England take the second new ball as Anderson comes back into the attack.

Pant charges down the track first ball to the pacer and smashes it over mid-off for a four.

He then hammers the next delivery through the covers for another boundary before hitting the next to the fielder on the off-side.

Anderson then beats Pant with one that rises sharply before the left-hander picks a single.

Pant has smashed his way to 84 from 106 balls, while Sundar is on 30 with the duo building India's lead.

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