India Dominates Powerplay, Reaches 80/1 After 10 Overs

Powerplay 2 begins! A maximum of 4 fielders will be allowed outside the inner ring now till the 40 overs. India has completely owned the Powerplay. They have lost Jaiswal, but Rohit Sharma and Gill are absolutely owning the show. They are cruising at 80/1 after 10 overs.

4

Overs9.6

Score80 - 1

Bilal Sami to Rohit Sharma, FOUR! Up and over! Bilal Sami pitches it up, on middle. Rohit gets his hands out in front and just checks his lofted hit. He clears mid on with ease and picks up a boundary.

4

Overs9.3

Score76 - 1

Bilal Sami to Rohit Sharma, FOUR! AM Ghazanfar should have done better there. On a short of a good length by Sami, outside off. Rohit waits on the back foot and opens the bat face to steer it towards short third. Ghazanfar is late to dive to his left. He lays a hand on it, but it is not enough as the ball races away.

0

Overs8.5

Score71 - 1

Nangeyalia Kharote to Rohit Sharma, Rohit throws his head back in disappointment of missing out. Dropped short by Kharote, outside off, Rohit gives himself room and cracks the cut but it goes straight to cover.

1

Overs8.4

Score71 - 1

Nangeyalia Kharote to Shubman Gill, Keeps it flat and short, on off, Shubman pats it to long off and gets to the other end.

0

Overs8.3

Score70 - 1

Nangeyalia Kharote to Shubman Gill, A cry of anguish from Gill. This is on the shorter side, outside off. Gill makes room and cuts but picks out the cover fielder.

0

Overs8.2

Score70 - 1

Nangeyalia Kharote to Shubman Gill, Better from Kharote. Angled in at the off stump, on a good length, a bit of turn. Shubman is solid in defence.

6

Overs8.1

Score70 - 1

Nangeyalia Kharote to Shubman Gill, SIX! A gift and Gill accepts it gleefully. It seems to have slipped out of Kharote's hands. A waist-high full toss, down leg. Shubman pivots and parks it behind backward square leg for a biggie.

4

Overs7.6

Score64 - 1

Bilal Sami to Rohit Sharma, FOUR! Put away with disdain! Bowled at 139.1 kph, on a length. Rohit cashes in on the width. He gets low and slaps it to the right of backward point. It races away to the fence in a flash.

0

Overs7.5

Score60 - 1

Bilal Sami to Rohit Sharma, Hits the hard length, does Sami, outside off. Rohit gets on top of the bounce and punches it nicely but can't get it past the man at cover-point.

0

Overs7.3

Score60 - 1

Bilal Sami to Rohit Sharma, Pace on now, on a good length, at the stumps. Rohit gets behind the line and blocks it out.

4

Overs7.2

Score60 - 1

Bilal Sami to Rohit Sharma, FOUR! Easily done! Pace taken off by Sami, but he drifts onto the pads, on the fuller side. Rohit stays balanced at the crease and clips it through square leg. The 50-run stand comes up with this boundary.

1

Overs7.1

Score56 - 1

Bilal Sami to Shubman Gill, Delivers it on a hard length, over off. Gill gets on his toes and runs it down to deep third for a single.

4

Overs6.6

Score55 - 1

AM Ghazanfar to Rohit Sharma, FOUR! Easy pickings! A bit of air given by AM Ghazanfar, but this is well wide on off. Rohit extends his hands and slams this length ball over cover for a boundary.

0

Overs6.4

Score51 - 1

AM Ghazanfar to Rohit Sharma, Nearly sneaked through! Quicker through the air, on a good length, on middle. The ball spins back in to catch Rohit but surprise but he manages to keep it out.

1

Overs6.3

Score51 - 1

AM Ghazanfar to Shubman Gill, At 90.7 kph, keeps it full and on middle. Gill knocks it to long off and rotates the strike.

1

Overs6.1

Score50 - 1

AM Ghazanfar to Rohit Sharma, A bit of turn into the right-hander, on a good length, on middle. Rohit flicks it through mid-wicket for a single. The 50 is up for India in 6.1 overs.

4

Overs5.6

Score49 - 1

Bilal Sami to Shubman Gill, FOUR! Width offered, and Gill cashes in. Sami bowls that in-between length, but it is too wide on off. Shubman stands tall and thumps it past cover for his fifth boundary of the innings.

0

Overs5.5

Score45 - 1

Bilal Sami to Shubman Gill, Banged into the deck but this does not rise as much as Sami would have liked. Gill rides the bounce and dabs it to backward point.

0

Overs5.4

Score45 - 1

Bilal Sami to Shubman Gill, In the channel, on a nagging length. Gill pushes at the ball and it is squirted off the outer half to cover-point.

1

Overs5.2

Bilal Sami to Rohit Sharma, Another skiddy delivery, on a short of a length, outside off. Sharma tries to punch it away. It goes off an outside edge to deep third. They cross.

2

Overs5.1

Bilal Sami to Rohit Sharma, Not in control but safe! Sami goes into the wicket, on off. Rohit presses back for the pull but is rushed and he mistimes the shot. It is spooned in the air but clears the mid-wicket fielder and drops away from the man at mid on. Two runs taken.

4

Overs4.6

AM Ghazanfar to Shubman Gill, FOUR! Threads it through! Pushed through at 91.1 kph, a bit too full by Ghazanfar and outside off. Gill transfers the weight onto the front foot and plays a punchy drive in the gap between cover and extra cover for the third boundary of the over. 14 runs off the over.

1

Overs4.4

AM Ghazanfar to Shubman Gill, Tosses it up, full and around off. Gill springs onto the front foot and drives it firmly to extra cover. A half stop there by Hashmatullah Shahidi allows the batters to sneak in a single.

4

Overs4.2

AM Ghazanfar to Shubman Gill, FOUR! Lovely stroke. Floated up by AM Ghazanfar, wider on off. Gill leans into the shot and just caresses it to the right of extra cover for four more.

4

Overs4.1

AM Ghazanfar to Shubman Gill, FOUR! Cut away! Slightly short, on the fifth stump line. Fast hands from Gill as he stays back and cuts it between backward point and cover-point for a boundary.

0

Overs3.6

Mohammad Saleem to Rohit Sharma, Saleem hurls it on a short of a length at 137.8 kph, on top of the off stump. Rohit covers the line and keeps it out.

1lb

Overs3.1

Mohammad Saleem to Shubman Gill, Too straight from Saleem, on a good length. Gill misses out on the tickle. The ball goes off the pads behind square leg and the batters cross over for a leg bye.

0

Overs2.6

AM Ghazanfar to Rohit Sharma, Offers flight, full and on middle. Rohit gets right behind the line to defend.

1

Overs2.5

AM Ghazanfar to Shubman Gill, Pitched up, slanting back in, on middle. Gill eases it to long on for a single.

0

Overs2.4

AM Ghazanfar to Shubman Gill, Drags the length back and this is slower as well, on the off pole. Shubman gets forward to block it off.

4

Overs2.3

AM Ghazanfar to Shubman Gill, FOUR! The Indian skipper is up and running. Fired in by AM Ghazanfar at 99.1 kph, a bit too full and not much swing on offer, outside the off stump. Gill presses onto the front foot and creams the drive all along the ground between cover and mid off for a four.