4.6 overs (5 Runs) Ouch, an unnecessary overthrow from Fazalhaq Farooqi and India get five runs instead of just a single.
4.5 overs (1 Run) Fires this one in at 93.9 clicks and on the pads, Tilak Varma works it away ’round the corner and picks up a single.
4.4 overs (0 Run) Slightly shorter and around off, cut away off the back foot but straight to point.
4.3 overs (1 Run) Flights this one up and much slower through the air around off, Shivam Dube leans on nicely and strokes it down to long off for a single.
4.2 overs (1 Run) Pushed through quicker now and around off, Tilak Varma pushes it out on the off side for a quick run.
4.1 overs (0 Run) Starts from around the stumps and bowls it really slow at 80.6 clicks. This is very round arm and is sliding into the stumps. Tilak Varma makes room and cuts it to cover-point.
3.6 overs (0 Run) Dropped short and over the stumps, Shivam Dube goes back in the crease and nudges it to mid-wicket.
Shivam Dube comes out to the middle now. Can he back up his bowling performance with the bat?
3.5 overs (0 Run) OUT! STUMPED! Mujeeb Ur Rahman has the last laugh here and picks up a huge wicket for his side. A clever piece of bowling as Mujeeb just holds this one back a touch and slides it in past the leg stump. Shubman Gill charges down the track but is beaten in the flight completely and ends up running past the ball. Rahmanullah Gurbaz does well to collect the ball sharply to his left and whips off the bails before Gill can even turn back.
3.4 overs (4 Runs) FOUR! Down the track and into the fence! Tossed up around off stump, Shubman Gill dances down the track and lofts it right back over the bowler’s head for a crunching boundary.
3.3 overs (0 Run) Quicker one, on a length and sliding back into the stumps, Shubman Gill plays it to mid off.
3.2 overs (4 Runs) FOUR! Beautiful timing yet again and Shubman Gill is on a rampage here. Bowls it really full and around off, Gill leans on and just opens the bat face a touch before creaming it away past the diving extra cover fielder for a boundary.
3.1 overs (1 Run) Another quick single as Tilak Varma pushes this one away in front of mid-wicket.
2.6 overs (2 Runs) The throw goes off Gill’s bat and he decides to take the extra run. Back of a length and around off, Shubman Gill comes forward and pushes it down to covers for a quick single. Gulbadin Naib dives in and under-arms the throw towards the bowler’s end and the ball ricochets off the bat and rolls away for one more.
2.5 overs (4 Runs) FOUR! Another brilliant piece of timing and Shubman Gill is on a roll on his home ground. Just a fraction shorter and around off, Gill walks down the pitch and makes a bit of room before slapping it away in front of cover-point for a boundary.
2.4 overs (0 Run) Switches back to over the wicket and bowls it full around off, angling it away, Shubman Gill looks to drive on the up but gets it off the inner half of the willow and the ball goes nowhere.
2.3 overs (4 Runs) FOUR! Pulled away with disdain! Comes from around the stumps and digs it in a bit short over the stumps. Shubman Gill picks the length early and short-arm jabs it through square leg for a boundary.
2.2 overs (1 Run) Hard length around the top of off stump, Tilak Varma hangs back and cuts it away late wide of third man for a single.
2.1 overs (0 Run) Just drifting down leg! Steams in from over the wicket and hurls it on a fuller length at 140.3 clicks and on middle and leg. The ball slides back in quickly and Tilak Varma gets rapped on the pads as the ball rolls to the off side.
1.6 overs (1 Run) Floated up a bit and drifting into middle and leg, Tilak Varma leans on and flicks it away well in front of mid-wicket for a single.
1.5 overs (0 Run) Holds it back a touch and bowls it on the stumps, Tilak Varma blocks it out on the off side.
1.4 overs (0 Run) Flatter one on middle and off, sliding on, Tilak Varma stays leg side of the ball but fails to pierce the gap at covers.
1.3 overs (1 Run) Switches to over the wicket for the right-hander and bowls it on a length slanting it back into the stumps. Shubman Gill tucks it away through mid-wicket and rotates the strike.
1.2 overs (1 Run) Quicker and flatter outside the line of off stump, Tilak Varma stays back and pats it away towards cover for a single.
1.1 overs (0 Run) Starts from around the stumps and bowls it full outside off, Tilak Varma pushes it out on the off side.
It will be the spin of Mujeeb Ur Rahman from the other end. He is starting with a slip in place.
0.6 over (4 Runs) FOUR! Wow, what a shot and that marks the end of a dramatic first over, five runs and a wicket off it. Good length over middle, Shubman Gill walks forward and just strokes it on the up right back past the bowler for a lovely boundary.
0.5 over (0 Run) Hard length around the top of off stump and this one doesn’t swing back in. Shubman Gill is caught on the crease and gets an inside edge back onto the pads.
0.4 over (0 Run) On a good length, shaping back in from middle and leg, Shubman Gill nudges it to the leg side.
0.3 over (1 Run) Bowled on a good length and in the channel swinging away a bit, Tilak Varma hangs back and just nudges it past short third man for a single.
Tilak Varma walks in at number 3 for India.
0.2 over (0 Run) OUT! RUN OUT! Oh, dear! Chaos in the middle and the skipper Rohit Sharma is devastated with that. Fazalhaq Farooqi serves it nice and full on the stumps, Sharma charges down the track and firms it to the right of mid off where Ibrahim Zadran makes an excellent diving stop. Sharma sets off for the single which seemed to be on but his partner Shubman Gill was ball watching. Rohit is at the other end but Gill is at the same end as well. Zadran picks up the ball and throws it back to the keeper Rahmanullah Gurbaz who whips off the bails and it is a frustrating start for India. Sharma gives a piece of his mind to Gill while walking back as well.
0.1 over (0 Run) Lovely delivery to begin with! Starts from over the wicket and serves it very full on middle, getting it to tail back in a bit and late too. Rohit Sharma stays watchful and keeps the front leg out of the way before blocking it away.
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