David Malan could not do much in his last ten innings. He was scoring runs at a strike rate of 105 and an average of 21, so his match-winning knock of 77 runs in 39 balls has given him a chance to get back in form.
Malan, taking advantage of the lifeline he got for four runs, converted the innings into a big score. While Liam Livingstone’s unbeaten 42 off 29 balls increased England’s total.
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After victories at the Ageas Bowl and Edgbaston in recent days, India rested Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Jasprit Bumrah and fielded a massive second-string bowling attack, with England winning the toss and opting to bat first. Phil Salt and Reece Topley were included in the team.
Jos Buttler made a brief start and made use of Umran Malik’s pace, but lost his wicket while attempting a cut shot on 18. Jason Roy was dismissed for 27 after a slash on Umran Malik, while Harshall completely dodged Salt, whose deftly slow delivery dipped dangerously and hit the off-stump.
Malan was playing the role of an anchor and was particularly enjoying his match-up against Ravindra Jadeja, scoring 28 off 11 balls against the left-arm spinner. He celebrated his half-century in 30 balls with a straight drive off Malik and then took the pacer to 77 for six runs at extra cover.
In the next over, Harshal missed the length of the ball and bowled two full tosses, which were cleared by Liam Livingstone from some distance to deep square leg for back-to-back sixes. But in Bishnoi’s final over, David Malan miscued the ball for a big shot as Pant barely completed the catch in which the England number three scored 77 runs off 39 balls.
Two balls later, Moeen could not read Ali Bishnoi’s googly and was dismissed for zero. But Livingstone hit his fourth six off Avesh’s delivery, which saw Harry Brooke (19 off nine balls) hit consecutive fours off Avesh’s ball. Livingstone and Jordan added 17 runs in the last over to take England to a par score.