Ball by Ball Commentary

• 3.2

  Tom Curran to Joe Root

  5:43 PM

  Four. Full ball on leg, flicks it away to the left of deep square leg for a boundary

  4
• 3.1

  Tom Curran to Tom Banton

  5:42 PM

  One Run. Full ball outside off, pushes it wide of extra cover for a run

  1
• 2.5

  Jason Behrendorff to Tom Banton

  5:41 PM

  No Run. Good length ball on off, taps it back to the bowler

  0
• 2.4

  Jason Behrendorff to Joe Root

  5:41 PM

  One Run. Slower ball on good length on off, flicks it wide of mid on for a run

  1
• 2.3

  Jason Behrendorff to Joe Root

  5:40 PM

  No Run. Full ball outside off, drives it straight to short cover

  0
• 2.2

  Jason Behrendorff to Joe Root

  5:40 PM

  Four. Good length ball on middle, reverse scoops it over the short third man fielder for a boundary

  4
• 2.1

  Jason Behrendorff to Tom Banton

  5:39 PM

  One Run. Full ball on off, drives it wide of mid off where Sam mis-fields it and the batters sneak a run

  1
• 1.5

  Saqib Mahmood to Joe Root

  5:37 PM

  Four. Good length ball outside off, drives it on the up and wide of extra cover for a classic Root boundary

  4
• 1.4

  Saqib Mahmood to Joe Root

  5:37 PM

  No Run. Length ball outside off, looks to push at it but gets beaten on the outside edge

  0
• 1.3

  Saqib Mahmood to Joe Root

  5:36 PM

  Four. FREE-HIT!!! Full ball on off, clears his front leg and drives it straight down the ground for a boundary

  4
• 1.3

  Saqib Mahmood to Joe Root

  5:36 PM

  Wide Ball. One Run.

  WD
• 1.3

  Saqib Mahmood to Joe Root

  5:35 PM

  No Ball. Two Runs. Lifeline for Root! Was a good length ball on middle, looks to flick it but gets hit on the pad, looked quite straight as well but it is a no-ball and Root now has a free-hit

  NB
• 1.2

  Saqib Mahmood to Joe Root

  5:34 PM

  Two Runs. Back of length ball outside off, steers it wide of third man for a couple of runs

  2
• 1.1

  Saqib Mahmood to Joe Root

  5:33 PM

  Four. Length ball angling into Root, tickles it away down to fine leg for a boundary

  4
• 0.5

  Jason Behrendorff to Joe Root

  5:32 PM

  Four. Good length ball on off, slices the drive over backward point for a boundary

  4