England vs India 2nd Test at Chennai, 11 Feb, 2021

Toss: India, who chose to bat
India 329/10 (95.5)  &  286/10 (85.5)
England 134/10 (59.5)  &  164/10 (54.2)
India won by 317 runs
Man of the Match: Ravichandran Ashwin

    Over 8.1 Axar Patel tossed up delivery to Joe Root, 2 runs, went back and poked at it, edges it past slip nervously and gets two.

    Over 8.2 Axar Patel tossed up delivery to Joe Root, no run, gets purchase off the deck as it briskly turns away to beat Root's forward press.

    Over 8.3 Axar Patel bowls a quicker arm ball to Joe Root, no run, comes on to the front foot and dabbed to cover.

    Over 8.4 Axar Patel tossed up delivery to Joe Root, no run, gets forward and blocked into the off-side.

    Over 8.5 Axar Patel tossed up delivery to Joe Root, no run, gets forward and check-driven to mid-off.

    Over 8.6 Axar Patel bowls it flat in the air to Joe Root, no run, goes back in the crease check-driven to mid-off.

    Over 10.1 Axar Patel tossed up delivery to Joe Root, 2 runs, gets forward and sweeps it through square leg and picks up a couple of runs.

    Over 10.2 Axar Patel tossed up delivery to Joe Root, no run, gets inside the line and  tapped from the crease

    Over 10.3 Axar Patel tossed up delivery to Joe Root, out Caught by Ashwin!! Root going again for the sweep, loses balance. Offers a top edge to short fine leg. The field was perfectly set for this trap and it's a sitter for Ashwin. 

    Over 10.4 Axar Patel tossed up delivery to Ben Foakes, no run, gets forward and looks to play inside the line, the ball beats the outside edge of the bat.

    Over 10.5 Axar Patel tossed up delivery to Ben Foakes,1 run, gets forward and dabs it down to long-on and picks up a single.

    Over 10.6 Axar Patel bowls a quicker arm ball to Daniel Lawrence, no run, missed the line. Struck on the back pad and looked maybe a touch high. 

    Over 12.1 Axar Patel tossed up delivery to Ben Stokes, 2 runs, plants his front foot across and directs the sweep to deep backward square leg. 

    Over 12.2 Axar Patel bowls a quicker arm ball to Ben Stokes, no run, gets well forward and plants his front foot across and directs the sweep to deep backward square leg. 

    Over 12.3 Axar Patel tossed up delivery to Ben Stokes, no run, hangs his bat across and steers it to backward point

    Over 12.4 Axar Patel tossed up delivery to Ben Stokes,1 run, gets forward and uses his soft hands to pat it towards cover

    Over 12.5 Axar Patel tossed up delivery to Daniel Lawrence, no run, gets across the line and glanced to short fine leg.

    Over 12.6 Axar Patel tossed up delivery to Daniel Lawrence, no run,  plonks his front foot in advance, does Lawrence. Blocked obdurately.

    Over 14.1: No runs. Axar Patel to Daniel Lawrence,

    Over 14.2: No runs. Axar Patel to Daniel Lawrence,

    Over 14.3: No runs. Axar Patel to Daniel Lawrence,

    Over 14.4: No runs. Axar Patel to Daniel Lawrence,

    Over 14.5: No runs. Axar Patel to Daniel Lawrence,

    Over 14.6: Single. Axar Patel to Daniel Lawrence,

    Over 16.1: No runs. Axar Patel to Daniel Lawrence,

    Over 16.2: No runs. Axar Patel to Daniel Lawrence,

    Over 16.3: No runs. Axar Patel to Daniel Lawrence,

    Over 16.4: No runs. Axar Patel to Daniel Lawrence,

    Over 16.5: No runs. Axar Patel to Daniel Lawrence,

    Over 16.6: No runs. Axar Patel to Daniel Lawrence,

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