00:00Hello everyone, this morning we are at Kensington Oval, you join us for this match between India
00:24and...
00:40The captain must have lots of confidence in their opening bowlers, why else would you
00:44bowl first in these conditions? There were some batters relishing putting their pads
00:48on right now.
00:51Right, so we're ready to get underway, always something special about that first delivery,
00:55it can really set the tone for the match.
00:59That was a tremendous delivery, fizzed through to the keeper, no more short balls, this over.
01:17Strokes it languidly away to the fence, a lovely shot.
01:21Got their head right in line with the ball, a beautiful strike there down the ground.
01:25Khan, I don't think will be too happy with their bowler at the moment.
01:35Back to the fielder.
01:51Lovely shot, good seam position, but over pitched and got what it deserved.
01:57He got through them, just got onto it in time with enough bat speed to pick up four.
02:13Onto the front foot early, placed it perfectly into the gap, timed it nicely for four more.
02:21Shots are certainly being played at the moment, some good batting mixed in with a little bit
02:25of good fortune, that's two boundaries in two balls.
02:30Sweetly hit down the ground, they'll be hard pressed to stop it.
02:34The fielder could only pick that up off the boundary rope, punched that away through the
02:38covers with exquisite timing.
02:41That last ball isn't something you'd want to see a repeat of, you don't want to be giving
02:45easy runs away.
02:51Bats back and punches it beautifully.
02:53A little bit short, not horribly short, moves the feet well and the hands even better.
02:59Over, India are 21 for none.
03:06The team will be after a positive innings from this batter, a great opportunity to come
03:11in and put some runs on the board.
03:13The right arm medium bowler is coming on to bowl from the University end.
03:31Super piece of timing, well that was a really solid shot, read the length early to get onto
03:38the front foot and that raced away for four.
03:43Don't mind getting hit for runs, what's important is to focus on getting the next ball right.
03:57Couldn't get it through the field.
03:59Missed through the shot too early.
04:19Edge, amazing delivery.
04:30Time to keep the pressure on now, great last ball to find the edge, it's just a case of
04:36finding the same spot.
04:39Oh my, that's just flown off the middle.
04:47Just to get onto the front foot early and just incredible power to loft that one over
04:51the boundary.
04:54Getting nicely settled at the crease now, would have been really happy with that last
04:58shot.
05:07Misses everything.
05:08Nice bowling.
05:10Ul Haq with a superb delivery, got them trying to drive but messing everything up.
05:27That's going a long way, what a shot that is.
05:30Well that was just textbook, finds the space and power to lift that ball over the top and
05:35it just keeps going.
05:38They're playing all their shots that over, really expensive.
05:46And that's the end of the innings, Afghanistan have been set a target of 38 runs.
06:38A mountain to climb as the openers come out.
06:55The goal will be to get the innings off to a good start but one of these two surely has
07:00to go on to score big.
07:17Struck it nicely, could go to the boundary.
07:21Green very happy to take the boundary first up, punched away nicely to get off the mark.
07:37Great timing, right off the meat of the bat.
07:40Fine placement and enough timing to get that ball away to the boundary.
07:47Wonderful batting at the moment, back to back boundaries putting the pressure on the bowler
07:51to respond.
08:00Quick on to that in the infield.
08:21Power and precision in that shot.
08:23There is minimal follow through, just great timing to punch it through the field for four.
08:29Just need to keep it simple, line and length, around about off stump and that will force
08:34the mistake.
08:44Right over the ball, great shot, that's racing away.
08:55Good throw from the deep, on target.
09:01A new batter always likes to feel bat on ball early on as they bring a bit of energy to the crease.
09:22Right off the middle of the bat.
09:24It was just a little bit too full and it was beautifully timed.
09:29Questions will begin to be asked.
09:31Should the captain make a change?
09:33A big over that one, too many loose deliveries.
09:37The right arm pace bowler is coming into the attack from the university end.
09:49Nicely played.
09:51That was a big hit, incredible power, just incredible.
09:55Nothing wrong with the delivery but it still goes for six.
10:05Yeah, yeah, big edge.
10:07Nothing really wrong with the delivery, got on to the front foot and found the space to
10:11get that one to the boundary.
10:18Yep, good shot, found the gap.
10:23Just need one of the cameramen to send that one back, a little bit of width but clinically
10:27put away.
10:29Do they go full?
10:30Do they go short?
10:31A lot to ponder after the boundary.
10:38Can't get that outside the ring field.
10:58No runs on that occasion, got into position nicely, just too early on the shot, couldn't
11:03find a gap.
11:13Wow that's missed the lot.
11:16That's wild, nothing elegant about that shot, just not timing it at all, that's poor play.
11:22Playing all their shots in that over, a very...
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