Sumit Pahwa: “Nervous 9990 for Kohli”
Nurse to Rayudu, OUT, swings all across the line and loses his middle stump. Earlier in the innings, he was playing balls like these – tossed up outside off – through the covers. Here, in the search of quick runs, he goes for a slog sweep and the slower pace from Nurse does him in completely. Good, composed half-century from Rayudu, at a time when India are searching for a long-term No. 4
AT Rayudu b Nurse 73 (80b 8×4 0x6) SR: 91.25
Nurse to Kohli, 1 run, shortish and outside off, dabs towards point
END OF OVER:
32 | 9 Runs | INDIA: 178/2 | RR: 5.56
- V Kohli69 (75b)
- AT Rayudu73 (79b)
- D Bishoo8-0-41-0
- KAJ Roach7-0-30-1
He’s 12 short of 10,000 now and Varun says “he’s gone past his…lowest score….at Vizag. It was 65 against NZ in 2016.”
Bishoo to Kohli, 1 run, quick and short on middle, Kohli pulls it long-on.
Bishoo to Kohli, FOUR runs, supremely driven through the covers. And it’s all so minimalist. He sees an overpitched delivery, so he gets his front foot out, brings down a straight bat and powers it through the gap. Simple.
Bishoo to Kohli, no run, hangs back in his crease, hoping to use Bishoo’s pace, because there is plenty of it in this spell. The leggie’s concentrating on keeping the runs down so he’s bowling quick and short. Late cut from the Indian captain finds short third man
Rohanil: “This innings of VK shows how mature batsman he has become. If you compare this with previous innings where he toiled bowlers, here he understood the situation quickly and switched on to cautious gear early on.”
Bishoo to Rayudu, 1 run, another cut shot from Rayudu, and he’s able to indulge because Bishoo is bowling short
Bishoo to Rayudu, 2 runs, short and outside off, Rayudu leaps back and carves it to the left of the sweeper
Bishoo to Kohli, 1 run, checks his shot, which suggests he is done in by the pitch. For half a second, Kohli seems prepared to drive on the up, but then the ball pitched and turned, triggering alarm bells. As a result, he softens the grip of his bat and manages the keep the ball down, and to the left of hte bowler
Here’s legspinner Devendra Bishoo
Ashraf: “I think West Indies have a great chance in this match. It’s a chasing ground, and the one weakness that Kohli has, if any, is that of not knowing what is a defendable total. And West Indies have strong hitters who can chase anything on their day”
END OF OVER:
31 | 3 Runs | INDIA: 169/2 | RR: 5.45
- AT Rayudu70 (77b)
- V Kohli63 (71b)
- KAJ Roach7-0-30-1
- JO Holder6-0-50-0
Roach to Rayudu, no run, back of a length and outside off, taps it to backward point
Roach to Rayudu, no run, doesn’t quite rise up as much as he’d like and so has to adjust midway through playing the pull shot. Looks entirely awkward tickling the ball off his knees to midwicket
Meanwhile, it’s drinks
Sunny K: “West Indies must plan perfectly to contain the fluid flow of runs. India would post a monstrous total here. Where is the spin? And why use an extra bowling action. May at least contain a spell or two.. can prove useful at the end if they end up getting sudden wickets! “
pradeep shanmuk: “@cricinfo: I need to concentrate on my patients, my boss will fire me if she finds me browsing through cricket all the time, why do I keep browsing?? to see if my comment is published or not. HUH!!!!” — Done. Now go save lives.
Roach to Rayudu, 2 runs, dropped! But gee, this is so tough. Especially for a debutant. Obed McCoy runs to his left from mid-off, reaching out his dominant hand, but it just doesn’t stick. And to top it off, he might have done some damage to his shoulder as he rolled over it. That’s a tough beat for the 21-year old. He had a catch dropped of his bowling. Now he’s in the firing line as Rayudu goes for a free-flowing drive over the top. The timing is spot on, the placement is nearly spot on too. It’s only McCoy’s effort that turned this into a chance.
Kunal Sachdeva: “If Shaw cannot get into this side, Shubman Gill can. He played no 3 for India under 19 and has had a good experience since then. Playing with Kohli, Sharma and the others would do him wonders! 4,5,6 positions are pretty open so why not try him? “
Roach to Kohli, 1 run, swivels on the back foot as he pulls the short ball on leg stump to long leg
Roach to Kohli, no run, opens the face as he waits on the short ball outside off, but he is not quite able to beat backward point. The slowness of the pitch means those shots don’t have the greatest chance of coming off
Roach to Kohli, no run, not enough room for a free-flowing cut, but Kohli still tries it, the bottom hand holding the bat nice and hard as he finds cover
END OF OVER:
30 | 13 Runs | INDIA: 166/2 | RR: 5.53
- V Kohli62 (68b)
- AT Rayudu68 (74b)
- JO Holder6-0-50-0
- KAJ Roach6-0-27-1
Change in commentary. Al Muthu is back. Will Kohli breach 10k during his stint?
Holder to Kohli, 1 run, slower ball to end the over. Rolls his fingers over this one, and tapped with soft hands to cover for a quick single
Holder to Rayudu, 1 run, full outside off, and driven with the angled bat to deep extra cover. Chase for Roach in the deep
Holder to Kohli, 1 run, follows it up with a full toss on middle. Punched down the ground to long on
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