England vs India, 5th Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: India tour of England, 2025 Venue: Kennington Oval, London Date & Time: Jul 31-Aug 04, 11:00 AM LOCAL
Karun Nair 57(109)
66.5
Tongue to Karun Nair, out Lbw!! Josh Tongue after spraying it down the leg side and well wide outside off produces another ripper to get rid of Karun Nair! A bit fuller and pitched just outside off, nipped back in sharply and beats the inside edge and thuds onto the back pad knee roll. Very tentative from Karun Nair, made minimal foot movement on that delivery and the front leg angled to his left. After a fighting fifty, Karun Nair has to walk back. Karun Nair lbw b Tongue 57(109) [4s-8]
66.4
Tongue to Karun Nair, no run, on a length and gets a bit of extra bounce onto off stump, defended
66.3
Tongue to Karun Nair, no run, on a length outside off, blocked into the ground and towards gully
65.6
Atkinson to Karun Nair, no run, good length and nips in again, Nair leaves that on height
65.5
Atkinson to Karun Nair, no run, on a length onto off stump, gets some inward seam movement again. Blocked towards point
65.4
Atkinson to Karun Nair, no run, fuller delivery that shapes in towards middle and leg, pushed to mid-on
65.3
Atkinson to Karun Nair, no run, back of length and straighter line, blocked into the pitch
65.2
Atkinson to Karun Nair, no run, huge appeal for LBW!! On a length outside off and jagged back in a long, long way after pitching. Nair leaves it thinking it was ending outside off, but it thuds onto his knee roll. Would have ended well down leg
65.1
Atkinson to Karun Nair, no run, back of length and nipped inwards after pitching. Defended towards cover point. Sundar was keen to take the single but Nair sent him back
64.2
Tongue to Karun Nair, 1 run, low full toss onto middle and leg, turned to the right of mid-on for a single
64.1
Tongue to Karun Nair, FOUR, edged!! 145 clicks, a full, fast delivery outside off. Karun Nair with a lazy push away from the body at that one, slightly late on the shot. Gets an edge that sneaks between slip and gully for a boundary
62.6
Atkinson to Karun Nair, no run, very full and dips onto off stump - the attempted inswinging yorker. Nair watchfully blocks
62.5
Atkinson to Karun Nair, no run, hard length delivery outside off, Nair lets that pass
62.4
Atkinson to Karun Nair, no run, 131 clicks, good length and angles in onto middle stump, inside edged onto the pads
62.3
Atkinson to Karun Nair, no run, fuller onto off stump, blocked
62.2
Atkinson to Karun Nair, no run, back of length angling onto off, Nair opens the bat face slightly and guides it towards backward point
61.5
Jacob Bethell to Karun Nair, 1 run, full near the boots, clipped to the right of mid-wicket for a single
61.4
Jacob Bethell to Karun Nair, no run, on a length and slides onto the pads. Nair goes back and tries to clip it away but misses. Struck on the pads
61.3
Jacob Bethell to Karun Nair, no run, slides onto leg stump, blocked to mid-wicket
61.2
Jacob Bethell to Karun Nair, no run, fuller onto the stumps, Nair plays the forward defence
61.1
Jacob Bethell to Karun Nair, 2 runs, 50 for Karun Nair! no turn and angles onto the thigh pad, a bit of extra bounce. Nair clips it towards deep backward square leg for a couple of runs. A tepid raise of the hand towards the dressing room who applaud his efforts. A valuable fifty in the context of the game and perhaps in the context of Karun Nair's career.
60.5
Atkinson to Karun Nair, 1 run, fuller and onto middle and leg, Nair pushes it to the right of mid-on for a quick single
60.4
Atkinson to Karun Nair, no run, back of length and angles inwards sharply to beat the inside edge and onto the top of the thigh pad
59.6
Tongue to Karun Nair, FOUR, a full toss outside off, slips out of the hand. Karun Nair says thank you very much and pushes it through cover point for a boundary
58.6
Jamie Overton to Karun Nair, no run, 139 clicks, full delivery onto middle, Nair looks to defend and gets it slightly off the toe-end, lobs up to the left of the bowler
58.2
Jamie Overton to Karun Nair, 1 run, strays full onto the pads, clipped towards deep backward square leg
58.1
Jamie Overton to Karun Nair, no run, 137 clicks, good length and angling onto off stump, defended
56.5
Jamie Overton to Karun Nair, 3 runs, overpitched and outside off, sits up perfectly for Karun Nair to drive down the ground. Woakes from mid-off runs behind and dives to saves a run for his side, but he's holding his shoulder and looks in all sorts of discomfort. Looks pretty bad, looks like a dislocation. The physio is out to have a check, we'll have a bit of a break. Karun Nair decided against the fourth run as soon as he saw Woakes down holding his shoulder.
56.4
Jamie Overton to Karun Nair, no run, back of length and straightens a bit after pitching. Sharp bounce as well. Whizzes past the edge, taking Nair by surprise
56.3
Jamie Overton to Karun Nair, no run, back of length and just outside off. Defended towards point
55.6
Tongue to Karun Nair, no run, back of length and wider, Nair gleefully shoulders arms
55.5
Tongue to Karun Nair, no run, back of length outside off, angles in initially and then wobbles away late. Past the edge and Smith collects it low to his right
55.4
Tongue to Karun Nair, no run, good length and just outside off, defended into the pitch
55.3
Tongue to Karun Nair, 2 runs, fuller and onto middle and leg. Nair closes the bat face on the drive and guides it to the right of mid-on for a couple of runs
54.6
Jamie Overton to Karun Nair, no run, good length and stay straight outside off. Nair tries to leave and the ball hits the toe-end off the bat - onto the pitch and towards backward point
54.5
Jamie Overton to Karun Nair, no run, beaten! Back of length and shapes away after pitching. Nair tries to block and the ball moves past the edge
54.4
Jamie Overton to Karun Nair, no run, back of length and angles just down the leg side, perhaps takes a flick off the thigh pad too
54.3
Jamie Overton to Karun Nair, FOUR, overpitched and strays onto the boots, Nair clips it through deep backward square leg for a boundary. A half volley and it gets the treatment.
54.1
Jamie Overton to Karun Nair, 1 run, good length delivery angling into middle-leg, tucked down towards fine-leg
53.5
Tongue to Karun Nair, 1 run, good length delivery on middle, tucked towards square leg
53.4
Tongue to Karun Nair, no run, another play and a miss! Pitched up full and shaping away wide outside off, Karun Nair gets sucked into another flashy drive before getting beaten, two in the over now
53.3
Tongue to Karun Nair, no run, short of length on off-stump, Karun Nair hangs back and blocks
53.2
Tongue to Karun Nair, no run, full and shaping away outside off, left alone
53.1
Tongue to Karun Nair, no run, flashes and misses! Pitched up full and wide outside off, Karun Nair went hard looking for a drive and missed
52.4
Jamie Overton to Karun Nair, 1 run, short of length on middle-leg, tucked away towards deep square leg
52.3
Jamie Overton to Karun Nair, no run, full outswinger on off-stump, Karun Nair opens the face of the bat as he steers it towards point, bat comes down at an angle again
52.2
Jamie Overton to Karun Nair, no run, that's a peach! Good length delivery that angles in and shapes away late, drew Karun Nair into a defensive prod before snaking away
52.1
Jamie Overton to Karun Nair, no run, very full on leg-stump, Karun Nair bunts it towards mid-on
50.6
Jamie Overton to Karun Nair, no run, full on off-stump, eased towards point
50.5
Jamie Overton to Karun Nair, no run, review lost! Good length outswinger, angles in and pitches on leg-stump, goes past the inside edge and slams him flush on the front-pad. No bat involved, impact is umpire's call and it's easily missing leg-stump, England probably deceived by the fact that it was an outswinger but it didn't do nearly enough
50.4
Jamie Overton to Karun Nair, FOUR, has just enough legs to reach the ropes! Outswinger pitched up on off-stump, Karun Nair prods forward and fends with soft-hands, just opens the face of the bat and it goes past gully, reaches the ropes despite the slow outfield
50.3
Jamie Overton to Karun Nair, FOUR, runs this time, pitched up full and heading down leg, Karun Nair doesn't miss out as he just helps it down to the fine-leg ropes
50.2
Jamie Overton to Karun Nair, no run, short of length and heading down leg, Karun Nair looks to glance it fine and misses, there's an appeal for caught behind but there's no interest from the umpire
50.1
Jamie Overton to Karun Nair, 2 runs, pitched up full and shaping away outside off, Karun Nair watches it closely as he steers it through point, opened the face of the bat nicely to pick the gap, just a couple though
47.6
Atkinson to Karun Nair, no run, good length delivery on off-stump, bunted back towards the bowler off the inner half
47.4
Atkinson to Karun Nair, 3 runs, overpitched and Karun Nair meets it with a lovely drive, not the best of timing but he gets it into the gap at extra cover, slow outfield means it won't go all the way but it's good enough for three
47.3
Atkinson to Karun Nair, no run, pitched up full on off-stump, Karun Nair blocks it firmly
47.2
Atkinson to Karun Nair, no run, full on off-stump, pulled the length back just a touch, Karun Nair steers it into the off-side, bat came down at a slight angle there - something in Karun's technique that's been under the scanner lately
47.1
Atkinson to Karun Nair, no run, pitched up full on off-stump, Karun Nair prods forward and blocks
45.5
Atkinson to Karun Nair, 1 run, pitched up full on off-stump, driven past extra cover, just a single
45.4
Atkinson to Karun Nair, no run, short of length and outside off, Karun Nair fends well inside the line to let it go
44.6
Woakes to Karun Nair, no run, full and attacking the pads again, Karun Nair looks to drive it down the ground and is beaten on the inside edge, it dribbles towards square leg off the pad, stifled appeal for leg before but it would've gone down leg
44.5
Woakes to Karun Nair, no run, pitched up full on off-stump, Karun Nair prods forward and knocks it towards mid-on
44.2
Woakes to Karun Nair, 1 run, full and straight on middle, clipped towards mid-wicket, they pinch a quick single as Dawson (sub) stops it with a dive to his right
44.1
Woakes to Karun Nair, no run, short of length on middle-leg, slides down leg with angle, attempted glance doesn't connect
42.6
Woakes to Karun Nair, no run, full on off-stump, angled in from wide of the crease, Karun Nair prods forward and blocks
42.5
Woakes to Karun Nair, no run, good length delivery on off-stump, blocked into the off-side
42.4
Woakes to Karun Nair, FOUR, inside edge! Good length delivery on off-stump, Karun Nair hung back and defended, it found a thick inside edge and just about went over leg-stump! He's lucky to not lose his wicket there!
41.6
Tongue to Karun Nair, no run, full and outside off stump, Karun lets it go
40.6
Woakes to Karun Nair, no run, outswinger outside off stump, Karun lets it go
40.5
Woakes to Karun Nair, no run, fullish and on the stumps, Karun defends
40.4
Woakes to Karun Nair, no run, was that off the edge? No! Surely it's moving more now. Outswinger pitching on off, seaming away like a fast leg spinner, unplayable
40.3
Woakes to Karun Nair, no run, now great carry with some sharp away movement, Karun left it to make life less interesting
40.2
Woakes to Karun Nair, no run, again a false shot and a batter almost chases the ball. Short of a length delivery nipping away, Karun tried to play at it initially and then decided to leave
40.1
Woakes to Karun Nair, no run, fullish delivery, Karun pushes it towards mid-off
38.6
Woakes to Karun Nair, no run, fullish delivery, Karun drives towards cover
38.5
Woakes to Karun Nair, no run, short of length delivery outside off stump, Karun lets it go
37.6
Tongue to Karun Nair, no run, oh thought of playing at this short of length delivery and then withdrew. Short of a length delivery moving away, Karun almost got sucked into the a push away from the body as he followed the away-moving ball
37.5
Tongue to Karun Nair, FOUR, Tongue has been spraying it around a bit and this was a hit me short of length delivery down leg. Easy glance to the fine leg fence for four
37.4
Tongue to Karun Nair, no run, fullish delivery outside off stump, Karun pushes it towards cover
37.3
Tongue to Karun Nair, no run, short of length delivery outside off stump, Karun lets it go
37.2
Tongue to Karun Nair, no run, short and down leg, ignored
37.1
Tongue to Karun Nair, FOUR, lovely shot! Full and outside off stump, Karun leans forward and drives it sweetly through cover for four. Overpitched from Tongue and Karun took full toll
36.4
Jamie Overton to Karun Nair, leg byes, 1 run, short of length delivery on the leg stump, Karun looks to tuck it to the on-side, ball goes off the glove to square leg. Or was it thigh pad?
35.6
Tongue to Karun Nair, no run, fullish and on the stumps, Karun drives towards mid-wicket
35.3
Tongue to Karun Nair, 1 run, oh tentative cover drive. Full and wide of off stump, Karun leans forward and sees the ball nip back in and controls the shot, mistimed push to cover
35.2
Tongue to Karun Nair, no run, short delivery outside off stump, Karun lets it go
35.1
Tongue to Karun Nair, no run, wayward start from Tongue, fired down leg and Smith had to dive to the left and stop
33.6
Atkinson to Karun Nair, no run, outswinging length delivery, Karun plays with soft hands and ensures the edge rolls to gully
33.5
Atkinson to Karun Nair, no run, oh this one ball nips back with some extra bounce. Karun takes his bat high and lets it pass
33.4
Atkinson to Karun Nair, no run, fullish and on the off stump, Karun defends
33.3
Atkinson to Karun Nair, no run, fullish delivery outside off stump, blocked
33.2
Atkinson to Karun Nair, no run, short of length delivery just outside off stump, Karun defends from the middle of the bat
33.1
Atkinson to Karun Nair, no run, good length delivery on the stumps, Karun defends from the crease
32.1
Jamie Overton to Karun Nair, 1 run, good length delivery moving away, Karun taps it to cover-point. Looks at his partner and sets off
30.6
Jamie Overton to Karun Nair, leg byes, 2 runs, short of length delivery on the leg stump, Karun looks to tickle it fine, misses, ball rolls to fine leg off the thigh pad
30.5
Jamie Overton to Karun Nair, no run, manages to defend this fullish delivery to the off-side
30.4
Jamie Overton to Karun Nair, no run, oh tight leave! Good length delivery hinting at moving away but nipping back in to make life difficult for the batter. Karun was lucky that it flew over past the off stump
30.3
Jamie Overton to Karun Nair, 2 runs, full and on the pads, Karun waits and flicks it to deep mid-wicket
30.2
Jamie Overton to Karun Nair, no run, short of length delivery moving away, Karun lets it go
30.1
Jamie Overton to Karun Nair, no run, short of length delivery nipping back in, Karun looks to block, inside edge onto pad or hitting thigh pad
28.6
Jamie Overton to Karun Nair, no run, now Karun gets hit on the thigh pad as Jamie Overton gets it nip back in from short of length
28.5
Jamie Overton to Karun Nair, no run, short of length delivery, Karun defends
28.4
Jamie Overton to Karun Nair, no run, short of length delivery on the stumps, Karun defends
28.3
Jamie Overton to Karun Nair, no run, fullish outswinger, Karun defends with an angled bat, Pope dives and stops it at backward point
27.6
Atkinson to Karun Nair, no run, plays inside the line now and gets beaten on the outside edge
27.5
Atkinson to Karun Nair, no run, oh wanted to drive this through cover, but the ball takes the inside edge and rolls to mid-wicket
27.4
Atkinson to Karun Nair, no run, outside off stump, ignored
27.3
Atkinson to Karun Nair, no run, good length delivery on the off stump, Karun defends from the crease
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