Tongue to Pant, 1 run, 136kph, short of length delivery just outside off, Pant punches it wide of backward point
32.6
Bashir to Gill, no run, tossed up outside off, Gill smothers it on the front foot
32.5
Bashir to Pant, 1 run, good length ball just outside off, Pant taps it from the crease into the off-side
32.4
Bashir to Pant, FOUR, the pressure showing on Bashir! Dragged down short on off, Pant gets down on one knee and pulls it behind square
32.3
Bashir to Pant, no run, Bashir fires this well wide outside off, perhaps expecting a charge but Pant remains still and lets it go
Rahul: India face a 3 fold challenge today, first they need to post a big enough target that England have to think twice before going after it, then they need to keep the weather+day 5 pitch in mind while posting the target and also they have to bat long enough to tire out the opposition.
32.2
Bashir to Pant, FOUR, only slightly short, but Pant goes back and pulls it hard to the midwicket boundary
32.1
Bashir to Gill, 1 run, back of a length on off, Gill tucks it behind square
Shoaib Bashir, right-arm off break, comes into the attack
31.6
Tongue to Pant, no run
31.5
Tongue to Pant, SIX, extraordinary! The kind of shot you've come to expect from Pant but it still amazes you every time. Full delivery slanted in on leg, Pant spots the line early, collapses the back knee and sweeps it over backward square
31.4
Tongue to Pant, no run, short of length on off, 135kph, rises on Pant as he looks to fend it off and he's hit quite high on the bat
31.3
Tongue to Pant, no run, back of a length delivery angling in on middle, 141kph, Pant tucks it to midwicket
31.2
Tongue to Pant, FOUR, to deep backward point
31.1
Tongue to Pant, no run, short of length on off, Pant looks to pull, misses and is hit on the back arm
"Just 2 balls before that drop, Root had swapped Bashir and Crawley at mid-off"
30.6
Stokes to Pant, 1 run, dropped! Pant advances again and looks to smash it down the ground but doesn't get much elevation this time. Back of a length angling in on middle, he flat-bats it hard,
30.5
Stokes to Pant, no run
30.4
Stokes to Pant, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, Pant punches gently to cover
Sachin bajaj: Pant should play his natural game as Jamie Smith played yesterday.
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