Pant, Sundar keep England at bay
March 05, 2021 14:46
India 165-6 (64 ovs) vs Eng 205 | Scorecard
Root starts off with the ball in the post-tea session. Pant hits the first ball into the covers for a single before Sundar survives a leg before shout as he looks to have got an inside edge. He then retain strikes with a single off the last ball to the fielder in the deep on the off-side.
Bess from the other end. He starts his new over with a full toss which Sundar whips through midwicket for a four and then picks a single.
Bess bowls a half-tracker as Pant crashes it through the covers for a four and then picks one as the over goes for 10 runs, helping India cut down the deficit.