ENG vs IND 2nd T20I Commentary - Birmingham (09 July 2022)

SIX! Ohh..just over the fielder at deep and over the ropes! This is full and outside off. Willey slices it towards the third man region. Axar Patel (Sub) jumps to take the catch and gets a hand to it but the ball doesn't stick and goes over the ropes.

FOUR! A full toss outside off and David Willey smashes it through extra-cover for a boundary. Willey is a handy batter but it looks tough for England from hereon.

This is angled across the batter, outside off. Willey looks to scoop it but misses.

Lands on a length, outside off. It is slower in pace and Willey misses his cut shot.

A yorker on middle. Willey gets his bat down just in time and gets the inside edge towards short fine leg for a single.

OUT! KNOCKED HIM OVER! Harshal Patel finishes things off with a perfect yorker! He bowls it right in the blockhole at 131 kph. Matt Parkinson who needed to see off this last delivery, just could not get his bat down in time and sees his leg stump uprooted. It has been a brilliant performance yet again from India as they win by 49 runs!

A slower length delivery on middle. Willey heaves it towards backward square leg off the inside half of his blade. A single taken.

Back of a length, around off. Richard Gleeson punches it aerially off the outside half of his blade. The ball goes towards third man and the batters run two.

On a length, on off. Richard Gleeson punches it to covers.

OUT! CAUGHT! Bhuvneshwar Kumar gets his third wicket now and India are just one wicket away from another comfortable victory. A slower length delivery on middle. Richard Gleeson who looks to go over the top is completely outfoxed by the change of pace. The ball loops up in the air behind the bowler and Kohli at mid off runs to his right and slightly behind and takes a fine catch.

Lands on a length, around off. Willey punches it to backward point for a single.

On a length, on middle. Matt Parkinson works it towards the leg side. 61 needed now from 24 balls!

SIX! Moeen Ali keeping the English hopes alive! Short of a length, on middle and leg. Ali swings it away high and towards deep mid-wicket. Virat Kohli is a bit inside and has to back peddle but the ball sails just over him for maximum.

OUT! CAUGHT! Straight to the man and Moeen Ali will be thoroughly disappointed with that shot. Pitched up right in the slot around off, Ali stays deep in his crease and looks to hammer it over mid off. Ali hits it firmly but without any sort of elevation. Rohit Sharma is on the edge on the circle and takes a comfortable catch around head height. Hardik Pandya with the golden touch yet again and England might just be done and dusted here.

OUT! RUN OUT! Absolutely catastrophic for Chris Jordan and England. Back of a length, on off, Jordan plays it off the back foot and in front of mid-wicket. Jordan looks for two straightaway as the fielder charging in is Yuzvendra Chahal but David Willey says no. Jordan is already halfway down the track and the throw is in a good one. Rohit Sharma at the bowler's end whips off the bails and Jordan can keep walking back to the pavilion.

FOUR! Willey needs to go after everything now and he gets a boundary here! A shorter-length delivery, around off. Willey pulls it over and wide of mid on for a boundary.

SIX! This time he clears the fence! Short delivery again, on leg. Willey just helps it on his way over the backward square leg fence for a maximum.

Single to end the over and 65 needed now from 30 balls! Back of a length, around off. Willey punches it to sweeper cover for a single.

Flatter and on the pads, Willey works it around the corner for a quick single.

Flatter again, attacking the leg stump. Ali swings it away down to fine leg for just one more.

FOUR! Powerfully struck! Quicker and flatter, around off. David Willey gets on the back foot and hammers it past extra cover for a boundary.

Around leg stump, nudged away behind square on the leg side for a run.

SIX! Beautifully timed and much-needed as well! Fired in full and around leg stump, Ali makes room and just chips it over the long on fencxe for a maximum.

Moeen Ali will feel he missed out there. Dragged down from Jadeja, on leg stump. Ali pulls it without much timing towards deep backward square leg for one. 83 needed now off 36 balls.

Good length, on the stumps. Willey blocks this one out from his crease.

Full and wide, Willey's eyes lit up as he went for the booming cover drive but he doesn't connect though.

On a good length, around off. David Willey stays back and taps it down towards third man for a single.

Switches to over the wicket and slants this one on off stump, Ali opens the face of the bat to guide it away but finds the man at backward point.

Back to 'round the wicket now and this is the slower delivery, angling into the pads. Moeen Ali defends it out.

FOUR! Nicely played by Moeen Ali! An attempted slower bouncer, way too short and over off stump. Ali just gets some bat on it and gets it fine into the fine leg fence. 97 needed now off 42 balls.

Starts off with a dragged-down delivery, around leg stump. This is pulled away without much timing and aerially towards deep square leg for a run.

Quicker and flatter, around leg stump. Willey looks to flick it fine but misses and gets hit on the pads.

Quicker again and on the pads, Willey nudges it towards mid-wicket for one.

Around leg stump and on a length, this is worked through mid-wicket for a run.

On a shorter length, around the pads, Willey goes on the back foot towards backward square leg for one more.

FOUR! On the pads again, this time Moeen Ali gets down on one knee and laps it over backward square leg for a much-needed boundary.

Fullish delivery, around off, Moeen Ali looks to drive but gets it off the inner half of the bat and towards backward square leg for a single.

OUT! CAUGHT! Jasprit Bumrah comes back on and sends another English batter packing! Keeps it full and around off but Bumrah takes all the pace off it. Sam Curran, with the mid off in the ring, tries to just loft it over the man but ends up chipping it just over Hardik Pandya's head. Pandya paddles backwards and takes a tumbling catch. Bumrah has two and England going down in a hurry here.

Back of a length, on the body. This is flicked off the back foot past backward square leg for a run.

A spicy short ball now, bowled with good pace and over middle stump. David Willey ducks under it.

Length this time, around off, Willey pushes it out towards cover.

Touch fuller this time and angling onto the off pole, Willey looks to drive but gets an inside edge on it.

OUT! CAUGHT! Chahal comes back into the attack and gets rid of Dawid Malan! Brilliant bowling change from Rohit Sharma as well and England have lost half of their side now. This is tossed up on middle and ends up being a full toss. Malan reverse-sweeps it. However, he ends up hitting it straight to Harshal Patel at backward point. He takes an easy catch and Yuzvendra Chahal is showing here why he is one of the best in this format.

On the shorter side on middle. Curran defends it off the back foot.

Tossed up on middle. Curran skips down the track and pushes it to long on for a single.

Slightly shorter on middle. Ali works it to square off the wicket on the leg side for a single.

Fires it quicker on middle. Curran only manages to push it towards long on for a single.

Slower in the air, pitching it on middle and turning in. Ali works it away towards mid-wicket for a single. 112 needed now from 60 balls!

A slower length delivery on middle at 121 kph. Ali defends it back to the bowler.

FOUR! A welcome boundary for England, 50 comes up! Short and wide outside off. Ali picks the length quickly and cuts in the gap through the backward point region for a boundary.

On the shorter side again, around off. Ali punches it to sweeper cover for a single.

Lovely slower full ball, around off at 123 kph. Malan only manages to push it towards the leg side for a single.

WIDE! Goes for a length delivery and this time bowls it at 140 kph, wider outside off. Ali lets it go.

Fuller on off. Ali pushes it to covers and takes a single.

Shorter length and pushed outside off again. Malan slaps it to long on for just a single. 116 needed from 66 balls!

Back of a length, around off. Malan dabs it towards backward point.

Goes fuller on middle. Malan flicks it bit uppishly towards deep square leg for a single.

Lands on a length, on middle. Ali looks to defend it but gets the inside edge behind the sticks towards the leg side for a single.

On a length again but is outside off. Malan punches it to sweeper cover for a single.

Ali makes some room early and Pandya follows him. He bowls a length delivery and Ali who tries to clip it, misses. A leg bye taken as the ball rolls towards the leg side.

Another tidy over and 125 needed now from 72 balls! Back of a length, around off. Malan punches it but straight to the point fielder.

A flatter delivery on middle to start. Malan works it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

FOUR! Brook is a quality player and he is showing that here! This is tossed up on off. Brook just hits it firmly down the ground for a boundary.

Pulls his length back a bit and fires it on middle. Brook pushes it back to the bowler.

OUT! CAUGHT! Another one bites the dust as Chahal outfoxes Brook here! This is nicely tossed up on off at 88 kph. Brook skips down the track and is beaten by the flight of this delivery. He still goes through with his shot and ends up hitting in the air towards long on with not much power. Suryakumar Yadav takes an easy catch at long on and India are right on top here.

Pushed quicker on off. Malan defends it off the front foot.

Gives it a bit of air this time on middle. Malan works it behind square on the leg side for a single. 6 runs and a wicket from Chahal's first over!

A fullish delivery on off. Malan drives it to mid on.

Lands on a length, on middle. Malan looks to defend but the ball stops a bit of the pitch and hits Malan high on his blade.

FOUR! Good shot! This is short and wide outside off. Malan stays back and cuts it right of the diving point fielder for a boundary.

Lands on a length, on off. Malan defends it solidly.

On a length, on off. Malan gets across a bit and turns it away towards mid-wicket for a single.

FOUR! Well played by Brook, good use of the wrists! This is full on middle. Brook just flicks it aerially towards deep mid-wicket. The ball falls just short of the fence and crosses it. England are 36/3 after the Powerplay!

OUT! Cleaned him up! Through the gate and Liam Livingstone has no idea what has happened here. Jasprit Bumrah switches end and starts off with the fast off-spinner from wide of the crease. The ball comes in a long way after pitching as Livingstone tries to defend but leaves a big gap between bat and pad. The ball goes through that gap, hitting the top of off. Bumrah is delighted and England in a spot of bother here.

Beaten! Perfect length, around off and nipping away a touch. Harry Brook tries to get behind the line of the ball but gets beaten past the outside edge.

NOT OUT! This is on a length and angling into middle and leg, Brook looks to work it leg side but misses and gets hit high on the pads. Another huge appeal for LBW but it is turned down. Jasprit Bumrah thinks it's a bit too high but the skipper opts for the review. UltraEdge shows that there's no bat involved and Ball Tracking shows that the ball is missing leg stump. Harry Brook survives.

On a good length and outside off, this is left alone.

Very full and outside off, this is pushed towards covers.

On a good length and over middle, Brook punches it towards mid on. A wicket-maiden for Jasprit Bumrah and that's twice inside five overs that India have got in a wicket-maiden over.

Starts off with a length ball around the top of off, Malan stands tall and pushes it towards mid off for a quick single.

In the air...DROPPED! This is banged in short and Liam Livingstone just takes it on. Livingstone gets a top edge on it and the ball goes high in the sky. Yuzvendra Chahal tries to get under the swirling ball around fine leg but in the end, doesn't even get a hand on it. Two runs are taken.

Back of a length, around off and this is tapped towards backward point. Livingstone looks for the single but is sent back in time.

FOUR! Nicely done! Length ball, around off, Livingstone walks across and just clips it well in front of square on the leg side for a boundary.

Length again, in the channel around off. Livingstone plays it towards cover-point.

This is angled into middle and leg, Liam Livingstone steps out and looks for the big heave across the line but mistimes it through mid-wicket for just a single.

Length, outside off, Malan walks into the shot to counter the swing and drives it off the edge towards third man for a run.

This is angled into middle and leg, Buttler works it behind square on the leg side and races back for the second.

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Brilliant take from Rishabh Pant behind the stumps and a brilliant review as well. This is on a length and pushed wider by Bhuvneshwar Kumar, the keeper has been called up to the stumps for Jos Buttler who tries to slap it away but seems to have missed it. Appeal for caught behind and the keeper and bowler are sure of it. It is turned down but Rohit Sharma has reviewed it. UltraEdge shows that there is indeed a bottom edge on it. Buttler departs early yet again and Bhuvi has two quick wickets. India right on top of proceedings here.

FOUR! Liam Livingstone doesn't care about wickets falling down! Length and there's movement in the air too, Livingstone just walks across to counter the swing and flicks it into the square leg fence with utmost ease.

FOUR! Easy as for Livingstone this time. Goes fuller but ends up serving a half-volley around off, Livingstone punches it through the cover region to make it back-to-back boundaries.

Another big appeal, for LBW this time but it is turned down again. Rohit Sharma doesn't review it this time. Bhuvneshwar Kumar goes a bit wider and bowls the big inswinger, Liam Livingstone looks to drive through cover-point but misses and gets rapped on the pads. The impact though seems to have been outside off and maybe there was an inside edge on it too.

England are underway! Starts off with a length ball angled into middle and leg, Jos Buttler nudges it leg side and gets off the mark with a quick single.

Switches to around the wicket for the left-hander and angles in a good-length ball into middle and leg. Dawid Malan fends off the extra bounce and tucks it 'round the corner for a run.

Fuller and a bit too straight, this is flicked away towards fine leg for a single.

FOUR! Glorious from Dawid Malan! Pitched up, around off, Malan drives on the up and through covers for a boundary.

Edged but safe! Slower delivery, on a length and outside off. Malan looks to drive but is way too early and gets an outside edge through the vacant gully region for a run.

Around the top of off, this is punched towards the man at mid off.

OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Jason Roy is a goner off the very first ball and Bhuvneshwar Kumar with yet another early breakthrough. Starts off on a perfect length does Bhuvi and makes the ball swing away from around off stump. Roy is rooted to his crease and there's no foot movement as he tries to drive away from the body. Roy almost ends up passing the ball to Rohit Sharma at first slip who takes a sharp catch. Wicket off the first ball of the chase and England already up against it.

Goes fuller and straighter, Dawid Malan has a tentative push back towards the bowler.

Beaten! On a fullish length and on off, this one just angles away from the left-hander. Malan looks to cover drive but is beaten past the outside edge.

Peach! Length again, on a tighter line around off and this time the ball just holds its line. Dawid Malan plays inside the line of the ball as the ball goes agonizingly past the outside edge.

A touch fuller and angled a bit away from the left-hander, Malan plays well inside the line of the ball and lets it through to the keeper.

A huge shout for LBW but it is turned down and after a long thought, Rohit Sharma opts not to review. Length ball, around leg stump and the ball shapes back in a bit. Dawid Malan gets caught on the crease and gets hit high on the pads. Bhuvneshwar Kumar with a top first over, a wicket-maiden!