Sam Curran to Abhishek Sharma, out Caught by Tom Banton!! An expensive over from Curran ends with a wicket! He gets rid of Abhishek who had a mixed-bag kind of innings today. Either smashed it or was beaten, no in-between. Low full toss at the stumps, swings across the line, doesn't get hold of it and it's straight to Banton at deep midwicket. Abhishek Sharma c Tom Banton b Sam Curran 43(24) [4s-8 6s-1]
5.5
4
Sam Curran to Abhishek Sharma, FOUR, hammered down the ground as Curran overpitches, it races away to the right of Archer at long-on and it's four more
5.4
4
Sam Curran to Abhishek Sharma, FOUR, steps across the stumps, gets a slower length ball outside off and whacks it across the line wide of long-on
5.2
Sam Curran to Abhishek Sharma, 1 run, sliced in the air, loops over short third and falls safely! Another big swing from Abhishek as he sees the ball lands around a good length. It's the bounce that causes trouble once more
5.2
Sam Curran to Abhishek Sharma, wide, too wide outside off, Abhishek can't reach out
5.1
4
Sam Curran to Abhishek Sharma, FOUR, back of a length just outside off, Abhishek goes flat-batted, swings hard and gets enough to clear mid-on
4.3
Will Jacks to Abhishek Sharma, 1 run, swings hard, miscues it in the air and it falls well short of long-off
4.2
4
Will Jacks to Abhishek Sharma, FOUR, over the wicket now but it makes no difference for Abhishek who backs away to the leg-side, gets to the pitch and carves it over the covers
4.1
4
Will Jacks to Abhishek Sharma, FOUR, some confusing tactics from England. Now the spinner, floats it up at the stumps from round the wicket, Abhishek backs away and hammers it inside-out over extra cover
4
Josh Tongue to Abhishek Sharma, 3 runs, really poor from Tongue. Hard to understand the thinking of going so full when Abhishek is being troubled by the extra bounce. Gets driven firmly through cover and the fielder flicks it back after a long chase
3.5
6
Josh Tongue to Abhishek Sharma, SIX, he won't have any problems when the ball is there! Way too full on off stump as he switches to round the wicket, Abhishek clears the front leg and belts it down the ground over mid-off
3.4
Josh Tongue to Abhishek Sharma, no run, good length outside off, fails to deal with the bounce once again and beaten. The bounce really troubling Abhishek on this pitch
3.3
4
Josh Tongue to Abhishek Sharma, FOUR, now Abhishek finds the middle! Has been a struggle so far but this is full and wide, right in his zone and he carves it over point. Third man is fine, can't cut it off
3
4
Jofra Archer to Abhishek Sharma, FOUR, inside edge for four! Cracking yorker on middle, he clears the front leg, looks to drive and drags it off a thick inside edge past leg stump
2.5
Jofra Archer to Abhishek Sharma, no run, angling away outside off, kicks up off a length and again Abhishek can't connect. What a struggle it has been for him
2.4
Jofra Archer to Abhishek Sharma, no run, steps away to the leg-side, trademark shimmy from Abhishek, looks to go over cover but is beaten as the length ball flies through to the keeper
2
Josh Tongue to Abhishek Sharma, no run, plenty of width outside off, Abhishek has a slash and is beaten by the extra bounce once more
1.5
Josh Tongue to Abhishek Sharma, no run, round the wicket now, cramps him up with the slower ball angled in on leg, Abhishek defends gently down the pitch
1.4
Josh Tongue to Abhishek Sharma, no run, short of length outside off, this one doesn't bounce as much as Abhishek expects, sneaks under the bat and he's beaten on the pull. Plenty of swings and misses already and we're just 10 balls in!
1
Jofra Archer to Abhishek Sharma, no run, good grief, an absolute snorter to finish the over! It's banged in short, hurries towards the head of Abhishek and he's thudded on the gloves looking to fend it off. Drops safely in front of midwicket
0.5
Jofra Archer to Abhishek Sharma, no run, excellent bowling from Archer who's all over Abhishek here! Big outswinger, leaves Abhishek with the angle and he has a nervous poke at it. The ball whistles past the outside edge to the keeper
0.4
Jofra Archer to Abhishek Sharma, no run, bashed into the pitch, short of length outside off, another swinger and a miss from Abhishek
0.3
4
Jofra Archer to Abhishek Sharma, FOUR, not where he intended but it's four for Abhishek to get off the mark! Full delivery swinging away from off, Abhishek tries lofting down the ground (or maybe over cover), but ends up slicing it off the outside half over short third
0.2
Jofra Archer to Abhishek Sharma, no run, swinging away again, it's short, wide and Abhishek slashes hard, only to be beaten again. Extra bounce for Archer and it flies through to the keeper
0.1
Jofra Archer to Abhishek Sharma, no run, swinging away outside off, full and wide, Abhishek throws his hands at it and is beaten by the movement