24.5 overs (0 Run) Brilliant stop! Full and angling into the legs, Shreyas Iyer flicks it firmly to the right of mid-wicket but Litton Das springs to his right and makes a one-handed stop.
24.4 overs (1 Run) Short ball around off and hurrying the batter, Virat Kohli can’t quite get on top of the bounce but manages to pull it down in front of mid-wicket for a single.
Slight halt! Shreyas Iyer has been hit around his heels with the throw from the fielder and looks in a bit of pain. The physio is in to check on him and put some magic spray on the affected area. Iyer is good to go now.
24.3 overs (1 Run) Quick single! On a hard length on middle and leg, Shreyas Iyer pushes it away to the right of mid on and sets off for the single. Shoriful Islam picks up the ball and throws it at the bowler’s end but misses. The ball goes on to hit the right ankle of Iyer who is down in a bit of pain. Had that hit the stumps, Iyer was a goner too.
24.2 overs (1 Run) A touch fuller on off, angling it in, pushed away down to mid on without much timing but the batters scamper through for one.
24.1 overs (0 Run) Hits the deck hard and bowls it over middle, Virat Kohli stands tall and works it away to mid-wicket.
23.6 overs (1 Run) Slower through the air this time and floated on the legs, Virat Kohli nudges it past square leg and picks up a single.
23.5 overs (0 Run) Full again on the legs, flicked straight to short fine leg.
23.4 overs (1 Run) Full and drifting into middle and leg, Iyer eases it through mid on and rotates the strike.
23.3 overs (1 Run) Goes back to a shorter ball and forces it down to long on for one more.
23.2 overs (1 Run) Pushed through on middle and leg, Shreyas Iyer punches it on the up and down to long on for a run.
23.1 overs (0 Run) Fuller and quicker around off, getting it to drift a bit and Shreyas Iyer plays it back to the bowler.
22.6 overs (0 Run) Rolls his fingers over the ball and bowls it short outside off, Virat Kohli looks to go up and over covers but checks his shot and plays it down to extra cover.
22.5 overs (0 Run) A quick bumper over middle, this time the angle takes it across the right-hander and Virat Kohli just leaves it alone.
22.4 overs (1 Run) Switches to over the wicket and bowls it on the thigh pads. Iyer deflects it down to fine leg and picks up another single.
22.3 overs (2 Runs) Hard length outside off, Shreyas Iyer stands tall and eases it off the back foot wide of deep cover for a couple of runs.
22.2 overs (1 Run) Good length outside off, Virat Kohli gets on the front foot and punches it away to deep cover for a single.
22.1 overs (0 Run) A well-directed short ball over middle and angling in. Virat Kohli bends his back and sways away from the line of the ball as the ball flies past his helmet.
21.6 overs (1 Run) Pushed through a bit quicker on the pads, Virat Kohli tucks it ’round the corner for a run.
21.5 overs (0 Run) Nicely flighted and drifted into the pads, Virat Kohli wrists it to mid-wicket.
21.4 overs (0 Run) On the shorter side and on the pads, Virat Kohli rocks back and works it to square leg.
21.3 overs (1 Run) Fuller on middle, punched down to long on for one more.
21.2 overs (0 Run) Floated up on the pads, Shreyas Iyer looks to turn it leg side but ends up chipping it. Thankfully for him, the ball didn’t carry to mid-wicket.
21.1 overs (1 Run) Flatter one on off, Virat Kohli gets on the back foot and behind the line before punching it back past the bowler down to long on for one.
20.6 overs (0 Run) Another good short ball and the keeper half-heartedly appeals for a caught behind. This is bowled over middle and leg, angling down. Shreyas Iyer looks to take it on but takes his eyes off the ball and misses it.
20.5 overs (0 Run) Runs in and grunts before banging in a bumper over middle. Shreyas Iyer simply ducks under it.
20.4 overs (0 Run) Back of a length around off, Iyer stays back and bunts it out to cover-point looking for one but Kohli sends him back.
20.3 overs (1 Run) Quick single but had to put in the dive to ensure safety. Floated, full and outside off, Virat Kohli punches it straight to mid off and gets across for the single.
20.2 overs (0 Run) Length ball on middle and leg, tucked away straight to mid-wicket.
20.1 overs (0 Run) Fuller in length from around the stumps and angled into off and middle. Virat Kohli drives it off the inner half and toward mid on.
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24.6 overs (4 Runs) FOUR! Crunched! Drops it short again and over the stumps, Shreyas Iyer gets in position quickly and nails the pull shot through square leg to pick up a boundary.