15.6: Mohammad Shami to Jos Buttler, SIX! It goes over Kohli and India have been hammered down as they go back home earlier than they thought! A huge roar from the skipper as he hits the winning runs. This is full and on middle. Jos Buttler smashes it over long on for a biggie. ENGLAND WIN BY 10 WICKETS AND WILL FACE PAKISTAN IN THE FINAL.
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15.5: Mohammad Shami to Alex Hales, Full and slding down. Hales looks to flick but misses and it rolls to fine leg for a single.
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15.4: Mohammad Shami to Alex Hales, FOUR! Short and outside off. Hales shuffles in his crease and slashes it to deep cover for a boundary. Matters of when than if now.
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15.3: Mohammad Shami to Jos Buttler, Crunched! Full and outside off, this is driven to long off for a single.
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15.2: Mohammad Shami to Jos Buttler, Goes for the slower delivery, short and outside off. Buttler has a poke but misses.
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15.1: Mohammad Shami to Jos Buttler, This is full and outside off. Buttler looks to go over cover but toe ends his shot. The ball falls in front of the fielder. Two runs.
End of over 15
ENG156/0
ENG Batting A Hales 81(45) J Buttler 71(45)
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14.6: Axar Patel to Alex Hales, Flatter, slower and outside off. Hales looks to push but misses. This could probably the first over where the runs scored was below 6.
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14.5: Axar Patel to Alex Hales, On off, kept out.
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14.4: Axar Patel to Alex Hales, Very full and angling on middle. Hales looks to flick but gets an inside edge onto the pads. It rolls off the pads behind the keeper but Rishabh Pant was wrong footed and Hales gets back in the crease.
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14.3: Axar Patel to Jos Buttler, Tossed up, around off, pushed past point for a single.
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14.2: Axar Patel to Jos Buttler, Shorter and outside off, cut to point.
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14.1: Axar Patel to Alex Hales, On middle, this is hit to long on for one.
End of over 14
ENG154/0
ENG Batting J Buttler 70(43) A Hales 80(41)
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13.6: Mohammad Shami to Jos Buttler, FOUR! India's day summarise in a single ball! Full again on off. Buttler again tries to go downtown but mistimes. The ball flies towards mid off where the fielder backtracks but could have probably left for the fielder running from long on. In the end, he only gets fingertips and the ball races to the long off fence.
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13.5: Mohammad Shami to Jos Buttler, SIX! Shot of the match! Clearly! He is in a hurry to reach Melbourne now! Pitched up, on middle. Buttler clears his front leg and powers it straight down over Shami's head for a 100 meter six.
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13.4: Mohammad Shami to Jos Buttler, A yorker on middle. Buttler does well to jam it out.
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13.3: Mohammad Shami to Jos Buttler, FOUR! Playing with the field now! This is full and outside off. Buttler lofts it over covers and it races into the fence.
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13.2: Mohammad Shami to Jos Buttler, Around off, punched to covers.
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13.1: Mohammad Shami to Jos Buttler, A length ball, outside off. Buttler punches it to the left of Rohit at covers. Saves a certain boundary.
End of over 20
IND168/6
IND Batting H Pandya 63(33) R Ashwin 0(0)
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19.6: Chris Jordan to Hardik Pandya, OUT! HIT WICKET! The ball races to the fence but Pandya's foot touches the woods behind. Still, an excellent innings from Hardik and INDIA END WITH 168. A length ball on middle. Hardik steps back as he flicks this to deep square leg. He was way inside his crease and ends up touching the stumps behind. The bails are lit up.
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19.5: Chris Jordan to Hardik Pandya, FOUR! This is terrific batting! A full toss on middle. Hardik Pandya pulls it to deep square leg where Ben Stokes runs to his right but fails to keep it out. A boundary. Can India get past 170.
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19.4: Chris Jordan to Hardik Pandya, SIX! THAT IS POWERED! Long on is a mere spectator! This is full and outside off. Hardik Pandya steps across and launches it over long on for a six. More height but enough distance.
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19.3: Chris Jordan to Rishabh Pant, OUT! RUN OUT! A yorker, outside off. Pant fails to jam it out. Pandya wanted the strike so he runs across. Pant wasn't aware and ends up sacrificing his wicket as he is late to reach the other end. Pant gives a thumbs up to Pandya and takes one for the team. Pandya on strike.
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19.2: Chris Jordan to Hardik Pandya, This is full and outside off. Pandya plays with the full face of the bat. He lofts it to deep cover for one.
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19.1: Chris Jordan to Rishabh Pant, A full toss, outside off. Pant smashes it to deep cover for a single.
End of over 19
IND156/4
IND Batting H Pandya 52(29) R Pant 5(2)
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18.6: Sam Curran to Hardik Pandya, FOUR! Pressure, what pressure says Pandya! What an innings this is from Pandya! Short in length and on middle. Pandya hits this with all the power and to deep mid-wicket. Ben Stokes was behind the ball and got a hand but so was the power and the ball spun away and touched the ropes. Not good from Stokes and Pandya reaches to his fifty in style. 150 is already up and India will look to touch the 170 mark.
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18.5: Sam Curran to Hardik Pandya, SIX! Pandya is just enjoying now! He will hit this out of the ground anyday! Short of a length and around off, sits nicely for Pandya who blasts it over mid-wicket for a biggie.
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18.4: Sam Curran to Hardik Pandya, FOUR! That is a really good shot! A yorker, angling outside off. Pandya opens the face of the bat and guides it past point for four runs. He races to 42 in no time.
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18.3: Sam Curran to Rishabh Pant, A yorker, firing on the toes. Pant hits it to deep mid-wicket for a single.
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18.2: Sam Curran to Rishabh Pant, FOUR! Much needed! Short and outside off. Pant opens his body and slashes it away, not off the middle but enough to clear the backward point region. It races into the fence.
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18.1: Sam Curran to Hardik Pandya, Length and outside off. Pandya knocks it through cover for a single.
End of over 18
IND136/4
IND Batting V Kohli 50(40) H Pandya 37(25)
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17.6: Chris Jordan to Virat Kohli, OUT! TAKEN! Fifty and out for Kohli! Jordon goes for the widish yorker, this is outside off. Kohli looks to jam it out but gets an outside edge to short third man where Adil Rashid takes a simple catch. Yet another fine fifty from Kohli. Handled his team in the middle phase and did the repair work brilliantly. Up to others to give a good finish now.
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17.5: Chris Jordan to Virat Kohli, FIFTY FOR KING KOHLI! This man means business! In the biggest of stages, he comes big for his team. This is full and outside off, it is driven through covers for a couple of runs. A big finish is needed.
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17.4: Chris Jordan to Hardik Pandya, Nails the yorker this time on middle. Pandya squeezes it out to deep square leg for a single.
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17.3: Chris Jordan to Hardik Pandya, Hits the hard length and serves around middle. Pandya looks to pull but misses.
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17.2: Chris Jordan to Hardik Pandya, SIX! TWO IN A ROW! Brilliant from Pandya! A yorker but this is sliding down. Pandya doesn't miss out as he whacks it behind square leg for a biggie. India pressing on the accelerator.
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17.1: Chris Jordan to Hardik Pandya, SIX! THAT IS BELTED AWAY! Pandya anticipated a short ball as he stays on the back foot. This is outside off and Hardik bangs this hard to cow corner for a biggie.
