2021-2023 CRICKET WORLD TEST CHAMPIONSHIP LINKS
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Note: this blog will only cover Test matches that are part of the WTC. Other Test matches will not be covered.
Test Nations in the World Test Championship): Australia, Bangladesh, England, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka, West Indies
Eng v Ind (5 Tests) 60 points (Aug 4--Sep 14, 2021);
West Indies v Pakistan (2 Tests) 24 points (Aug 12-24);
Australia v England (5 Tests) (Dec 8-Jan 18, 2022);
West Indies v England (3 Tests) (March 8-28, 2022);
Rest: To Be Determined
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The 2021-2023 World Test Championship began on August 4, 2021 and will end in June of 2023 when a single Test Match for the Championship will be played between the Top 2 finishers in the League Competition. League Standing points are determined by match outcomes. There are no bonuses for series wins. Many of these series are superimposed on the long standing traditional rivalries between the sides (Ashes, Wisden Trophy, Border-Gavaskar Trophy, Trans Tasman Trophy, etc.) Those longstanding rivalries are still important, in some cases more important to serious fans than the Test Championship League format, which was introduced for the the first time in 2019-21.
Win: 12 points; Tie: 6 points: Draw: 4 points; Loss: 0 points
Possible Points: 2 match series: 24; 3 match series: 36; 4 match series: 48: 5 match series 60.
Table is determined by Percentage of Possible Points earned in each match (also kept by series). This standardizes the table regardless of the length of the series and is a major change from the original format from 2019-21. The change was implemented during the last cycle due to Pandemic restrictions that forced the cancellation of many series.
Team Schedules: Teams will play different amounts of matches. Teams will play 3 home and 3 away series v 6 different teams. Each team will not face 2 of the other teams in the League.
The matchups (ICC)
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Ball by ball Commentary can be reached from many sources. The ones I use are
Cricinfo (attached to Fixtures) and Cricket Australia. I will be using Cricket Australia's BBBs for fielding analysis (run outs, dropped catches, run saves, mis-fields) as their commentaries use a controlled vocabulary for those variables, and always list fielders by name and position where the fielding variable happened. I will use Cricinfo BBBs for exact context of the variables, as they provide that more clearly than Cricket Australia, and for determination of "half chances".
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AUGUST 4-SEPTEMBER 14
England v India (5 Tests) 60 total points.
Test 1: Trent Bridge, Nottingham (1--Google Earth Stadium Flights Youtube) (2--Cricinfo) (3--City--Wikipedia) (August 4-8)
1st Innings: England 183 (63.5 overs, 5 hours 23 minutes)
1st Innings: India 278 (84.5 overs, 7 hours, 36 minutes) and
2nd Innings: England 303 (85.5 overs, 6 hours, 40 minutes)
2nd Innings: India (chasing 208) 52/1 (14 overs, 1 hour, 39 minutes)
England:
486/20--24.3 Runs per wicket: (149.4 overs [898 legal deliveries]: 12 hours, 3 minutes)
India:
330/11--30 Rpw; (98.4 overs [592 legal deliveries], 9 hours, 15 minutes)
TOTAL: 816/31--26.3 Rpw, (248.3 overs [450 allotted] 1491 legal deliveries [2700 alloted]; 21 hours, 18 minutes [30 hours allotted])
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Team; Innings; Runs/1st 5 wickets(runs per wicket); 2nd 5 wickets (RPW, % of total runs)
England 1st 138(27.6, 75%)-----45(5.0)
India 1st 145(29.0, 52%)----133(26.6)
England 2nd 211(42.2, 70%)-----92(18.4)
MATCH DRAWN (NO PLAY ON DAY 5 DUE TO RAIN)
(Win-Loss-Tie-Draw)
ENGLAND (0-0-0-1) (2 pts.); INDIA (0-0-0-1) (2 pts). Note: Each team was docked 2 League points for slow over rate.
Full Scorecard (Cricinfo)
Match Centre Hawk-eye (ICC)
Cricket Australia Graphics (Worm, Manhattan)
Full Commentary (Cricket Australia)
Video Highlights (Day 1-4) (ECB Youtube)
Hindi Playlist (Latest highlights are at the bottom, if you have knowledge of Hindi, look at the date of the video (August 4 is Day 1, etc.)
Match Reports (by lined reports only unless otherwise specifically stated)
The Analyst English Summer Test Playlist: Inside Cricket Daily is a daily podcast by Simon Hughes and Simon Mann (The Cricketer Youtube) that has one podcast analyzing every day of the English Test season. Latest podcasts are at the bottom of the playlist. Each is between 20 and 30 minutes long. The India Series begins with #7.
Post Match of Interest: England and India docked two WTC points apiece for slow over rate: Both teams also fined 40% of their match fee by match referee Chris Broad
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The Batting Report:
100 runs:
109: Joe Root (England 2nd Innings) (172 balls, 284 minutes [4 hours, 44 minutes], 14 fours) (boundaries: .514)
50 runs:
84: KL Rahul (India 1st Innings) (214 , 346 [5h:46m ], 12) (boundaries .571)
64: Joe Root (England 1st) (108, 178 [2h: 58m], 11) (boundaries .688)
56: Ravindra Jadeja (India 1st) (86, 126 [2h: 4m], 8, 1 six) (boundaries .679)
Partnerships:
50 runs:
97: India 1st, 1st wicket: Rohit Sharma-KL Rahul
89: England 2nd, 3rd wicket: Dom Sibley-Joe Root
72: England 1st, 4th wicket: Joe Root-Jonny Bairstow
60: (India 1st) 6th wicket: KL Rahul-Ravindra Jadeja
Runs per Wicket
1st Innings
E 0 42 24 72 0 7 10 0 5 23--183 (13 extras)
I 97 7 0 8 33 60 0 27 13 33--278 (20 extras)
2nd Innings
E 37 9 89 42 34 26 37 21 0 8--303 (23 extras)
(I target: 208)
I 34 18 unbroken-------------------52/1 (2 extras)
(Match Drawn)
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The Bowling Report:
Note: Bowlers's extras are discussed in The Fielding Report below.
For bowlers: R=Right arm; L=Left arm
F=fast; FM=fast medium; MF=medium fast; M=medium
OB=right arm off break-doosra (finger spin);
LBG=right arm leg break-googly (wrist spin)
LAO=left arm orthodox-off break--other way--arm ball (finger spin);
LAU=left arm unorthodox (replacing the racist "Chinaman") (leg break-googly-arm ball) (wrist spin)
5 wickets in an innings:
5
1st innings: Ollie Robinson--England (RMF--CI; RM--CA) (5 bowled)
2nd innings: Jasprit Bumrah--India (RF--CI, RFM--CA) (1 bowled, 1 LBW, 3 caught--all by wicket keeper)
TOTAL
INDIA
Wickets:
Total=20
5 LBW; 3 BOWLED; 12 CAUGHT (7 by wicket keeper)
1st Innings
4 LBW
2: Jasprit Bumrah (RF--CI, RFM--CA)
1: Shardul Thakur (RM--CI, RFM--CA)
1: Mohammed Shami (RF--CI; RFM--CA)
1 BOWLED
Bumrah
5 CATCHES
3: Rishabh Pant--wicket keeper [Mohammed Siraj (RMF), [Mohammed
Shami], [Bumrah])
1: Mohammed Shami--mid on [Thakur]
1. KL Rahul--short mid-wicket [Mohammed Shami])
2nd Innings
2 Bowled:
1: Thakur
1: Bumrah
1 LBW:
Bumrah
7 CATCHES:
4: Pant 4--wicket keeper [Siraj]; [Bumrah 3];
1: Ravindra Jadeja--deep square leg [Siraj];
1: Mohammed Siraj--mid-on [Bumrah]
1: Ajinkya Rahani--3rd man [Mohammed Shami]
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England
Wickets
Total=10
9 bowled, 1 caught (by the wicket keeper)
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Note: Fielding estimates due to dropped catches and run outs are just that: simple estimates based on runs per wicket difference. They do not take into account when the dropped catches or run outs happened. They also do not take into account who was dropped or run out. Trying to factor in those variables is beyond my ability, but hopefully, this simple accounting will lead to further research that could strengthen the validity of the estimates.
The Fielding Report: Source for all: Cricket Australia Ball by Ball commentaries. Cricinfo Ball by Ball commentaries. CA commentaries contain a controlled vocabulary. CI commentaries contain full over by over context and additional ball by ball commentary (used here for determination of which dropped catches are "half chances").
This section will attempt to analyze the number of runs given up and saved by the fielding team. The variables used are:
For runs given up:
Dropped catches: for dropped catches, the context of each drop will be given and the personal run cost will be listed. Partnership context will be given for an estimate of the partnership cost. Number of extra wickets needed will be listed. Runs per wicket and runs per wicket + dropped catches will be given.
Missed Run Outs (only the runs on the balls delivered, I am assuming that a run out can never be assumed). The term used in the commentaries is "shy".
No balls (and the next ball bowled),
Wides (and the next ball bowled)
Byes (number and total runs conceded)
Mis-fields
For mis-fields, the fielders and positions, and delivery numbers are listed. The number of runs conceded is given, exactly if known, as a range if not.
Runs Saved
For runs saved: Saves. Runs saved will be given, exactly if known, as a range if not. Players, positions, and delivery numbers will be given.
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TOTAL RUNS CONCEDED AND SAVED FOR THE MATCH (EXPLANATIONS AND METHODS EXPLAINED BELOW UNDER INNINGS COUNTS)
INDIA (1ST INNS 10 WICKETS) 6 RUNS SAVED -- 13 RUNS CONCEDED
INDIA (2ND INNS--10 WICKETS) 54--61 RUNS CONCEDED
TOTAL=61--68 RUNS CONCEDED
PER WICKET=3.1-3.4
ENGLAND (1ST INNS--10 WICKETS) 42--46 RUNS CONCEDED
ENGLAND (2ND INNS--1 WICKET) 0--4 RUNS SAVED
TOTAL=38-42 RUNS CONCEDED
PER WICKET=3.4--8.8
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England 1st innings (183/10--65.4 overs, 323 minutes (5 hours 23 minutes). India in the field.
Wickets
5 Catches (Pant 3--wicket keeper [Mohammed Siraj (RMF), [Mohammed Shami], [Bumrah]); Mohammed Shami--mid on [Thakur]; Rahul--short mid-wicket [Mohammed Shami])
Total Runs Conceded: 12: 3 (3 missed run outs); + 8 (4 no balls and 4 runs on the next delivery); + 1 (1 bye)=21
Total Runs Saved: 8-27 (8 saves)
Total estimate:
Range = Least Conceded - Most Saved -- Most Conceded - Least Saved
21(RC) - 27(RS) =6 RUNS SAVED
21(RC) - 8(RC)=13 RUNS CONCEDED
6 RUNS SAVED -- 13 RUNS CONCEDED
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DROPPED CATCHES: 0
Missed Stumpings: 0
Missed Run Outs, Runs conceded: 3, 3
3.4: Mohammed Siraj (short extra cover) 1
10.1: Shardul Thakur (mid wicket) 1
43.6 Mohammed Shami (mid on) 1
No balls: 4, runs given up on extra deliveries: 4:
Ravindra Jadeja 2 (runs on the next deliveries: 0,4)
Jasprit Bumrah 2 (runs on the next deliveries: 0,0)
Wides: 0
Byes: 1 (1 run conceded)
Bumrah 1
Mis-fields: 0
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Number of Saves (runs or range of runs saved): 8, by 5 fielders; (known 1; unknown 7-26; total 8-26)
Note: positions seem to refer to the fielding position where the ball was saved , which was not necessarily the position where the fielder began the play. Thakur at 4.2 is an example of this.
Here is the CI commentary:
4.2 Bumrah to Crawley, 3 runs
Ooh. Big inswing, attacking the stumps and Crawley's big front-and-across plant. Plays slightly around that front pad, but clips it away neatly enough through midwicket
And here is the Cricket Australia Commentary.
4.2
Jasprit Bumrah to Zak Crawley. Seaming in length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, to deep mid wicket for 3 runs, run save by Thakur, fielded by Pujara.
Which means, to someone who didn't see the play, that Crawley hit the ball to the mid wicket area, and Thakur, who was most likely still playing at mid on, chased the ball to the deep mid wicket boundary, either making a sliding or non-sliding stop and tap back to Cheteshwar Pujara, who returned the ball, keeping a certain boundary to 3 runs.
This is why I try to use multiple commentaries whenever necessary to decipher a play. And also how I figured out how CA names the positions where run saves are made.
3.6: Thakur (mid-on) (1-4)
4.2: Thakur (deep mid-wicket) (1)
24.4: Pant (wicket keeper) (1-3) (conceded 1 bye-accounted for above)
37.1: Rahane (gully) (1-4)
42.4: Rahane (4th slip) (1-3)
51.2: Cheteshwar Pujara (mid-off) (1-4)
53.1: Jadeja (backward point) (1-4)
63.5: Rahane (cover) (1-4)
Saves by
3: Rahane (gully, 4th slip, cover)
2: Thakur (mid-on, deep midwicket)
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India 1st Innings (278--84.5 overs). England in the field.
Wickets
1 RUN OUT: Jonny Bairstow (point) direct hit
India 278/10=27.8 runs per wicket; India 278/9=30.8 runs per wicket. 10 wickets * 30.8=308. Estimated runs saved by this runout: 30.
Total Runs Conceded: 64 (3 dropped catches) +5 (5 missed run outs) + 8 (8 no balls+ 0 on the next delivery) + 6 (3 byes) + 4-5 (6 mis-fields) = 87-88.
Total Runs Saved: 1 wicket (30 runs) = 30 (1 Run out) + 12-15 (8 saves)=42-45
Total estimate:
Range = Leased Conceded - Most Saved -- Most Conceded - Least Saved
87-45=42
88-42=46
42-46 RUNS CONCEDED
check this against above
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Runs Conceded
*="Half chances"
DROPPED CATCHES=3 (including 2 "half-chances")
0 Runs
44.6--India 115-4. Lokush Rahul dropped by Dom Sibley* (2nd slip) off James Anderson. 5th wicket (Rishabh Pant) fell at 145. Rahul was also part of the 6th wicket partnership of 60, runs which would have to have been made up by the last 5 partnerships (12 runs per partnership). Rahul was on 52 and finished 84.
Personal cost 32. Partnership cost: 30. Partnerships where runs would have to be made up if Rahul wasn't there. 5 (60 runs).
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66.4--India 193-5. Lokush Rahul by Joe Root (1st Slip) off Anderson. 6th wicket (Rahul) fell at 205. Rahul was on 78 and finished on 84.
Personal cost: 6. Partnership cost: 12
2
75.4--India 232-8, Mohammed Shami by Anderson (long on) off Sam Curran. 9th wicket (Shami) fell at 245. Shami was on 5 and finished on 13.
Personal cost: 8. Partnership cost: 13.
Total cost in runs:
Personal (32 [26+6] +8) =40.
Partnership: 55. Runs needed to be made up by the extra partnership Rahul was part of: 60 (for 5 wickets=12 per wicket).
Total cost in wickets: 3: (278/10=27.8 Runs per wicket). 278/13=21.4
21.4*10=214. Estimate of total runs cost by dropped catches: 64
Dropped catches by
*= "half chance" (source: Cricinfo commentary)
*Sibley 1 (2nd Slip) off Anderson (44.6) CI says hard to determine if ball was in Sibley's hands or hit ground first.
Root 1 (1st slip) off Anderson (66.4)
*Anderson 1 (long on) off Curan (75.4) CI says "difficult chance"
Missed Run Outs, runs conceded 8, 5
27.3: Dan Lawrence (extra cover) 1
30.3: Stuart Broad (bowler) 0 (see Lawrence under saves 30.3)
37.1: Zak Crawley (leg gully) 1
47.5: Dan Lawrence (mid-wicket) 0 (fielded by Jonny Bairstow)
52.4: Broad (mid-on) 1
53.1: Lawrence (short extra cover) 1
73.5: Rory Burns (gully) 1
76.2: James Anderson (mid-off) 0
3: Lawrence: 3 (extra cover, mid-wicket, short extra cover)
2: Broad: 2 (Bowler, mid-on)
1: Crawley 1 (leg gully); Burns (gully); Anderson (mid-off)
No balls: 8, runs given up on the next deliveries 0.
Broad 3
Ollie Robinson 3
Sam Curran 2
Wides: 0
Byes: 3 (6 runs conceded)
Stuart Broad 2
Sam Curran 1 (4 runs conceded)
Mis-fields: 6: known cost: 3 runs; unknown [1-2] Total cost: 4-5
3.1: Jos Buttler (leg slip): cost 0 (see above under byes--Broad)
16.2: Zac Crawley (midwicket: cost 0) (see below under saves 16.2)
45.1: Ollie Robinson (deep cover: cost 1-2)
59.6: Jonny Bairstow (mid-off: cost 0) (see below under saves 59.6)
67.6: Jos Buttler (short fine leg: cost 1)
76.4: Jonny Bairstow (point: cost 2)
Mis-fields by
2: Buttler (leg slip, short fine leg); Bairstow (mid off, point)
1: Crawley (midwicket); Robinson (deep cover)
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Runs Saved
RUN OUTS=1 (runs saved (30--see explanation above)=30
40.2 Bairstow (point) direct hit
Number of Saves (runs or range of runs saved): 8 by 3 fielders (8-15--12-15)
6.3: Bairstow (point) (1-4)
9.5: Crawley (3rd slip) 1 (fielded by Sibley at 3rd slip)
30.3: Dan Lawrence (short midwicket) 1 (shy at the stumps by Broad)
37.6: Dan Lawrence (cover) (1-3)
61.6: Joe Root (1st slip) (1-4)
62.3: Dan Lawrence (short extra cover) (1-4)
64.1: Bairstow (deep cover) 1
73.1: Crawley (deep point) 1
Runs saved by
3: Lawrence: (short midwicket, cover, short extra cover)
2. Bairstow: (point, deep cover); Crawley (3rd slip, deep point)
1: Root: (1st slip)
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England 2nd Innings (303, 85.5 overs) India in the field
Wickets
7 Catches: Pant 4--wicket keeper [Siraj]; [Bumrah 3]; Jadeja--deep square leg [Siraj]; Siraj--mid-on [Bumrah]; Rahani--3rd man [Mohammed Shami]
Total Runs Conceded: 28 (1 dropped catch) +5 (8 missed run outs) + 16-17 (10 no balls+ 6-7 on the next delivery) +1 wide (1) + 5 (2 byes) + 2-3 (3 mis-fields) = 64-65
Total Runs Saved 4-10 on 4 saves
Total Estimate Runs Conceded: 64-65
Total estimate Runs Saved: 4-10
Total estimate:
Range = Least Conceded - Most Saved -- Most Conceded - Least Saved
64-10=54
65-4=61
54-61 RUNS CONCEDED
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Total Runs Conceded: 28 (1 dropped catch) +5 (8 missed run outs) + 16-17 (10 no balls+ 6-7 on the next delivery) +1 (1 wide) + 5 (2 byes) + 2-3 (3 mis-fields) = 64-65
DROPPED CATCHES: 1 (1 "half chance")
*=half chance
82.4--England 283-7. Sam Curran dropped by Ajinkya Rahane* (gully) off Jasprit Bumrah. 8th wicket fell (Curran) fell at 295. Curran was on 27 and finished 32
Personal cost 5. Partnership cost: 12
Dropped catches by
*= "half chance" (source: Cricinfo commentary)
Rahane* (gully) off Bumrah (82.4) CI says "Rahane dives low to his right, full-length, and gets one hand to it, but can't hold on"
Total cost in runs
Personal =5
Partnership=12
Total cost in wickets: 1: (303/10=30.3 Runs per wicket). 303/11=27.5
27.5*10=275. Estimate of total runs cost by dropped catches: 28
Missed Stumpings: 0
Missed Run Outs, Runs conceded: 8, 5
14.5 Rahane (gully) 0
27.3 Siraj (short midwicket) 1
29.3 Siraj (mid on) 0
30.6 Mohammed Shami (mid off) 1
49.1 Jadeja (backward point) 1
49.5 Mohammed Shami (short midwicket) 1
60.5 Kohli (short extra cover) 0
78.1 Sharma (short extra cover) 1
Missed run outs by
2: Sirag (short midwickeet, mid on); Mohammed Shami (mid off, short midwicket)
1. Rahane (gully); Jadeja (backward point); Kohli (short extra cover); Sharma (short extra cover)
No balls: 10, runs given up on next deliveries: 6-7:
No balls by:
Jasprit Bumrah 7 (Runs on the next deliveries) 0,0,0,0,1-2,2--(3-4) (Note: Bumrah's 7th no ball (a hat trick ball) was called for more than 2 fielders behind the wicket on the leg side--no extra delivery bowled)
Mohammed Siraj 1(0)
Ravindra Jadeja 1 (0)
Shardul Thakur 1(2)
Wides: 1, runs given up on the next delivery: 0
Bumrah 1(0)
Byes: 2,5 runs conceded
Jadeja 1 (Rishabh Pant 4 byes conceded on a mis-field)
Bumrah 1
Mis-fields: 3, 2-3 runs conceded
Note: Pant's misfield is counted above under byes
29.4 Mohammad Siraj (unknown) 1 (ball was fielded by Bumrah at deep midwicket)
32.1 Pant's bye above
65.4 Mohammed Siraj (deep backward square leg) (1-2)
Mis-fields by
2: Mohammed Siraj (unkown, deep backward square leg)
1: Pant (wicket keeper)
Total Runs Saves : 4-10
7.4 K L Rahul (short midwicket (1-4)
35.2 Jasprit Bumrah (long on) (1-2)
59.2 Ishant Sharma (gully) (1-4)
83.2 K L Rahul (third man) 1
Run saves by
2: K L Rahul (short midwicket, third ma)
1: Jasprit Bumrah (long on)
1: Ishant Sharma (gully)
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India 2nd Innings 52/1, 14 overs, 1 hour 39 minutes (99 minutes): England in the field
Bowling
Wickets: 0
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FIELDING
Wickets
1 Catch: Jos Buttler--wicket keeper [Broad]
Total Runs Conceded: 2: 1 (2 missed run outs) +1 no ball
Total Runs Saved : 2-6 (2 saves)
Total Estimate Runs Conceded: 2
Total estimate Runs Saved: 2-6
Total estimate:
Range = Least Conceded - Most Saved -- Most Conceded - Least Saved
2-6=+4
2-2=+0
0 to 4 Runs Saved
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Total Runs Conceded: 1 (2 missed run outs) +1 (no ball)
DROPPED CATCHES: 0
Missed Stumpings: 0
Missed Run Outs, Runs conceded: 2, 1
10.3 Jonny Bairstow (midwicket) 1
12.5 Dan Lawrence (short leg) 0
Missed run outs by
1: Bairstow (midwicket); Lawrence (short leg)
No balls: 1, runs given up on next deliveries: 0:
No balls by:
Ollie Robinson 1 (0)
Wides: 0
Byes: 0
Mis-fields: 0
Total Runs Saved : 2-6 (2 saves)
Run Saves
2.1 Rory Burns (4th slip) (1-4)
13.2 Sam Curran (fine leg (1-2)
Run saves by
1. Burns (4th slip); Curran (fine-leg)
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