Jofra Archer to Rohit, no run, short of a good length and well wide of off, scoots low and past Rohit's flashing blade
1.4
Jofra Archer to Rohit, no run, a wild hack from Rohit - short of a good length and just outside off, doesn't bounce a lot and skids past Rohit's hoick
The lone slip has been removed, he moves to extra cover
1.3
Jofra Archer to Rohit, no run
1.2
Jofra Archer to Kohli, 1 run, Archer shortens the length on off, Kohli hops across and drops it onto the on-side for a single
1.1
Jofra Archer to Kohli, no run
Jofra Archer, right-arm fast, comes into the attack
0.6
Topley to Kohli, leg byes, 1 run
0.5
Topley to Kohli, no run, beaten, swing for Topley and he's nearly undone his RCB mate - full and shaping back into the right-hander, Kohli came down the pitch, has a wild swish and is beaten on the inside edge, didn't miss the leg-stump by much
0.4
Topley to Kohli, no run, on a good length and just outside off - Kohli strides forward and pushes it to cover
No real swing for Topley at the moment
0.3
Topley to Rohit, 1 run, to mid-off
0.2
Topley to Rohit, FOUR, streaky and four, this is how Rohit will play - fuller length delivery and shaping across the right-hander, Rohit saw the length and went hard on the flick, closed the face of the bat and the edge lobbed of short third man
0.1
Topley to Rohit, no run
Rohit and Kohli are at the crease. Rohit is on strike. Topley will open the attack
Ravi Shahstri says that the umpires decided to delay the start of the game by 15 minutes so as to let the pitch dry out. Topley to start for England
The match officials and the players walk out for the national anthems. England's first and then followed by that of India
We've made no changes to our pre-toss expert XI. Have a look before you confirm your fantasy picks
England in T20 WC semis (before today) Batting first: Lost vs NZ, 2021 Batting second: Won 3 out of 3 (vs SL in 2010, vs NZ in 2016 & vs IND in 2022)
Each of India’s five defeats in ICC tournaments since 2021 have come while batting first.
Rohit Sharma - We would batted first, the weather looks good, whatever had to happen, it has already happened. We wanted to put runs on the board. The pitch tends to get slower as the3 game goes on. We understand the challenge of playing a tournament like this, a lot of travel and logistics. It's a chance to play some goodcricket. We don't want to think too far ahead, stay in the moment and letyour game do the talking. Same team for us.