45.2 |
Rubel Hossain to Bopara,
1 run,
nothing fancy from Bopara first ball, just opening the face and guiding it to third man to give the strike back to his captain
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45.4 |
Rubel Hossain to Bopara,
1 run,
at the moment he's content to take a single to third man and give Tim Bresnan, returning to the side in place of Anderson today, the strike
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England
284/6
RS Bopara
2* (2b)
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46.3 |
Shafiul Islam to Bopara,
2 runs,
Bopara gets two here, thanks to some swift running, the batsman walked across to off stump and flicked it wide of deep midwicket for a couple
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46.4 |
Shafiul Islam to Bopara,
1 run,
just a single here, similar shot, but going straight to the fielder on the boundary
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England
293/6
RS Bopara
5* (4b)
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47.2 |
Rubel Hossain to Bopara,
1 run,
Bopara still can't find a big shot, instead picks a single down the ground
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47.4 |
Rubel Hossain to Bopara,
1 run,
this time Bopara set himself for a big shot, but it was full and swinging into the batsman and he could only swing it down to long on for a single
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47.6 |
Rubel Hossain to Bopara,
FOUR,
Bopara gets four this time, but not as he planned, length ball from Rubel, which is dangerous, and it flew off an outside edge wide of the keeper
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England
308/7
RS Bopara
11* (7b 1x4)
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48.2 |
Abdur Razzak to Bopara,
1 run,
good bowling this, Bopara was looking for a big shot over the leg side, but Razzak went full outside off and Bopara could only squeeze an outside edge away
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48.4 |
Abdur Razzak to Bopara,
1 run,
again Bopara is aiming a big leg-side shot, but once more he can't time it and it trickles to deep midwicket
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48.6 |
Abdur Razzak to Bopara,
SIX,
bang! Finally Bopara pulls it off, getting down on one knee and sweeping it handsomely into the crowds at deep square
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England
319/7
RS Bopara
19* (10b 1x4 1x6)
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49.2 |
Shafiul Islam to Bopara,
(no ball) 2 runs,
oh dear, this is not the time to bowl a no ball! It was on a length as well and Bopara swung it towards deep midwicket for a couple. Free hit time
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49.2 |
Shafiul Islam to Bopara,
SIX,
wow, that's pretty special! Bopara drove a length ball perfectly straight and over the sightscreen
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49.3 |
Shafiul Islam to Bopara,
FOUR,
oh again! Lucky for Bopara and he has four more, slicing a drive in the air over short third man for another boundary
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49.4 |
Shafiul Islam to Bopara,
2 runs,
more luck for Bopara! dropped by Rubel running in from long on, should have taken it
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49.5 |
Shafiul Islam to Bopara,
SIX,
oh dear, punishment for the missed chance. Quality shot this, languid check-drive that flew over long on for six
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49.6 |
Shafiul Islam to Bopara,
SIX,
Bopara finishes it in style! Six more! 28 off the final over, another length ball from Shafiul and Bopara drove it sweetly over long on for another six. What a comeback he's had!
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England
347/7
RS Bopara
45* (16b 2x4 4x6)
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