K Pierre to R Sharma, Good running! This is flatter and on off, Rohit taps it towards cover and takes one.
Shivam Dube walks out to bat. Surprise from the Indian skipper to promote Dube at number 3.
K Pierre to KL Rahul, OUT! In the air... taken! Once again it is Pierre who picks the first wicket. It was Rohit in the last game and it is Rahul this time. Khary tosses it up, nice and slow around middle. Rahul brings out the slog sweep but only manages to get a top edge. It goes high up in the air towards deep mid-wicket where Hetmyer takes a good catch. Good wicket as Rahul was in good touch. Also, he played that shot brilliantly in the last game but this time, the wicket is not as true as the last one and hence, he could not get hold of it. A much-needed wicket as the openers were off to a good start.
S Cottrell to KL Rahul, A better delivery! A slower one outside off, it does not shape back in. Rahul guides it towards point where Walsh fumbles and a single is taken. A very good second over by Cottrell.
S Cottrell to KL Rahul, Good ball! Rahul makes room and Cottrell follows him with a yorker. Rahul looks to jam it out but misses.
S Cottrell to KL Rahul, A couple! Strays on the pads once again, Rahul works it past the diving backward square leg fielder and two is taken. SC is getting some decent movement but he is bowling it a little too straight. Needs to start from outside off.
S Cottrell to R Sharma, A leg bye! Fuller and it starts to tail back in from leg pole. Rohit looks to flick but misses to get hit on the pads. It rolls on the off side for one.
S Cottrell to R Sharma, Ouch! Slightly shorter and on middle, Rohit looks to pull but the ball does not bounce as much as he expected it to. Rohit is hit flush on the box.
S Cottrell to KL Rahul, Continues bowling it on the leg stump, Rahul works it through square leg and gets to the other end. Cottrell seems to be struggling to get his line right here.
K Pierre to KL Rahul, A single to end another good over for India. This is on middle, it is worked through mid-wicket for one.
K Pierre to KL Rahul, Sees Rahul coming down the track and drags his length back. Rahul pushes it back to the bowler.
K Pierre to KL Rahul, Better! Bowls it on the stumps and fuller, Rahul pushes it to covers.
K Pierre to KL Rahul, FOUR! Too short and width on offer and Rahul makes the bowler pay. It is a quicker one and outside off, shorter in length. Rahul slaps it past cover and it races away to the fence.
K Pierre to R Sharma, Rohit now eases this tossed up ball down to long off and takes one.
K Pierre to KL Rahul, Slows it up on off, Rahul eases it down to long off for one.
Khary Pierre to bowl from the other end. Spin to partner pace from the other end. Interesting captaincy from Pollard here.
S Cottrell to R Sharma, Once again a little too straight, Rohit misses out as he tries to flick but does not connect and gets hit on the pads. A dot to end but a very expensive first over.
S Cottrell to R Sharma, WIDE! Once again slips this one down the leg side, wided. Cottrell maybe struggling with the field which has been placed for him. It is more of a leg side field and in the attempt to not give room to the batter, he is bowling it down the leg side.
S Cottrell to R Sharma, Once again very straight, it is worked to square leg.
S Cottrell to R Sharma, FOUR! First boundary off the bat! Another gift from Cottrell. Down the leg side, Rohit just puts bat to it and it races to the fine leg fence. It was Rahul who opened the boundary account in the last game for India, it is Rohit in this game.