00:00You know, they have a lot of batting in their lineup. They can chase down the score
00:07Willie so far has had a decent evening got some runs now has an early wicket as he often does for England
00:13Morgan just sneaks a bit closer at short mid wicket catching
00:20Just goes past him sweeper will tidy up decent start from Willie has the wicket. It's eight for one
00:30Oh
00:33Quite watchful
00:36Oh up and over
00:39Striped away and the chair tells you everything
00:44What a way to start
00:47Last shot over the top over cover went for six if you give him room
00:53He's gonna hurt you
00:56Why what a great-looking shot that is
01:00And
01:02Standing still and just going with the flow what a shot
01:11And he clips you away leg side that was too straight there one three here they might even get four
01:18They'll have a look at that the umpires
01:21Oh
01:26Doesn't get through just a single yeah, really is a good match to kill roll
01:42It is a wonderful top three, but will India and Indian fans be concerned about Kohli at four
01:49I mean he is one of the great run chasers ever
01:55Full toss misses out
01:57But I would actually would like to see Virat Kohli back number three because he's the one
02:02Who take the responsibility over the years? He has scored a lot of runs. He's got the experience
02:10He likes the drive beautiful shot four more what a shot that was
02:20That's what the other one is all about all about timing
02:28Beautiful timing great shit
02:40Oh now was that a chance or was it a pump ball
02:43Twenty-six for one their stats have been excellent, especially in the Australia series swinging a miss now
02:50Historically, it's a wide
02:53Historically India have been good players of spin, but there has been the odd occasion that India hasn't played spin particularly well
03:02Well, that's for tickled for four
03:14I
03:20Would say that you don't need to do anything on this ball
03:23All you need to do is just touch the ball. It'll go for four charter to bowl
03:30The seamers are finding out exactly the same for four to end the over 38 for one
03:43And
03:47Here now making room and hitting the ball for four
03:56Full toss try to place it
03:59But another thing with the India playing spinner so well a bit fearful
04:05But it looks like England have read the conditions well by bowling it into the pitch and bowling a lot of slower balls and cutters
04:13mid-wicket
04:14Always got a balance that though. When does it become predictable? These two batsmen now know the plan?
04:22Short ball top edge a couple of bounces for
04:2850 up for India
04:38Wasn't really there and right sort of control to play that shot
04:43Luckily I was up and he got four
04:59Well, that's the way you know, you need to toss it up you need to be a little brave and it's India
05:07Now that's clever
05:10Rasheed will give chase, but it'll be futile. The crowd are really starting to get into this
05:17Pressure straightaway and Moin Ali
05:20Are they rushing boarding a very good first over but his last ball going for a boundary and the first ball of this beautifully played
05:27by KL Rahul
05:29This is where India differs from Australia this they're so proactive against spin
05:34They're not afraid of the turning ball. They read variation. Well, and they trust their abilities
05:40Oh
05:56Almost a wicket a
05:58Bit of overconfidence there great attacking intent not really making great contact
06:04but still
06:06Just enough to beat Jordan, that's all you need whether it's 20 rows back and managed to flip it back
06:13He's in action again trying to keep it to two and he's not going to manage that either I
06:22Think it was just a height of that catch as well in a bluff growing Morgan
06:29That's beautifully time
06:31So Jordan will have to defend the boundary they'll come back for another couple excellent over for India 16 from the 8th 76 for 1
06:43Gets it away gets it away fine for four takes him to 50 applause from the captain
06:4953 not out from 27 deliveries with six fours and a couple of sixes
06:54a
06:59Short ball watch till the last minute delicately placed fine of short third
07:05Now that's pure touch. He's got that brilliant balance between touch and power
07:14In the gap row try something extravagant and everything he's trying at the moment is turning to runs
07:24It's confusing for the bowler, isn't it any good ball that he bowls gets hit for a single and even better ball this time
07:32Reverse left for four. What does he do next? I
07:36Mean the point you make about just sit in the gaps. I know this one's gone for four
07:40It's so vital
07:41I mean I used to watch you and Mahala and all these great players of spin just get off strike so easily
07:46And then all the other stuff you can do that
07:49And
07:51Jordan again
07:54Right over the top of his head that's a sweet strike brings up the hundred in some style
08:00Talk about maneuvering a bowler getting him to pull exactly where you want him to pull getting him to react to your game plan
08:08beautiful use of the feet a
08:11100% commitment maybe it's still not off the middle of the bat
08:15But long enough for six Moeen Ali under serious pressure now
08:2148 runs have come from the spinners already
08:25Like that 49 to finish the 10th over so we're halfway and India are cruising at the moment 103 for one
08:35Flipped away and flip for six
08:39dropped in the crowd
08:42Just beautiful batting
08:45Not too badly bold
08:47By Plunkett, but just this flick of the wrist almost a dismissive flick a six by Carol
08:57Very relaxed hands nice cocked wrist position great balance
09:01And then the acceleration of the wrists through that ball through six inches before impact six inches after
09:08using the pace of the bowler
09:10six runs
09:15What a gorgeous shot what a beautiful cricket shot
09:25They can contrast a care Rahul to maybe a Jason Roy at the start of the NX
09:30And it's just a little extension
09:32You know his head position is beautiful his shoulder gets right into the ball
09:37He holds his position and just adjusts just at the last minute just before impact to try and get the gap get the elevation
09:44There's hardly any muscle hardly any force or power used to hit the strokes that he does
09:55Another machine can't do anything about that one either
09:58Dot six four four Plunkett now under extreme pressure
10:0243 needed just 43 for India
10:06the third
10:09A
10:10Perfectly executed pole. I'll try to hit it too hard
10:13He knows that he's just placing it that's been the hallmark of his batting throughout his NX just awareness placement
10:20These two at the moment probably not
10:25620 runs from the over 11 gone India 123 for one they need just 37
11:09He's 85
11:1137 balls that was his fifth six. He's at nine fours as well and at the moment England have no answer
11:17India just need 37. It's Chris Jordan's turn to enter the fire
11:22This has been a master class in t20 batting
11:26I mean Nasser Hussain made a point earlier about how quick the Indian batsmen of the modern day
11:32Are quick to pounce on anything short. It's been a weakness in their game in the past
11:36But these two Rohit Sharma here all showing that they worked on that. Oh
11:43It might if he goes off injured
11:48That'll test the ABS
11:52Also a reason why again beautifully placed
11:55Like a round beautifully stopped in the outfield, but David Willie
12:01Good cricket all around
12:06Have you started the car yet bumble or the engines running
12:1130 required 30 from 45
12:23It's just belt spin
12:27It's a big appeal there
12:29unmoved
12:31England having a good look at this the real review England convinced
12:36England heard a noise and there will be a noise on there just on ultra
12:40You can see that little murmur, but just as it flicks the hand
12:46Off cutter, it's a single
12:51Big football match on this evening, isn't it?
12:55Down the pitch full face of the bat, what's a wide part?
13:02Both India batsmen are sniffing the ball
13:15Flick just a flick of the wrist
13:24Check that field around and get in comfortably fielders
13:31Just
13:35The bottom hand flick boundary and it's a little flick that takes him to 98
13:47They have a long long list of batsmen that just keep coming at you
13:55Rahul had a magnificent t20 campaign in the IPL. He started off well in England
14:0299
14:06He's had a hundred before he's got one against the West Indies
14:20High-class
14:22Fabulous innings his second t20 international century. He's been absolutely brilliant
14:32And a little dab as well high-class world-class innings
14:40From a star in the making
14:45Wonderful innings
14:47He did not muscle a single delivery there. He has stroked his way to one of the best hundreds you will ever see
14:56153
14:58Stats wise a hundred in 53 deliveries 10 for
15:02five sixes and
15:05He's just throttled back in the last five or six overs
15:12First 50 27 deliveries second 50 26 deliveries
15:19Then you need four
15:26You
15:38Well, it's all over by the shouting here
15:45India strong
15:49Well, it seems certain from around about five overs out
15:52That Rahul would get a hundred and that probably Kohli would finish it with a six and that's exactly what has happened
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