Reply With QuoteOur batting continues to get us out of trouble. Just need to get our best bowlers out on the pitch more often.Originally Posted by SwalePie
That today was a stunning run chase. Stokes batting after he got to 50 was outrageous.
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What a stunning run chase by England to win that one. Rarely seen such an aggressive bludgeoning batting display as Bairstow and Stokes' partnership. Chasing 337 to win I thought we had no chance. Happy to be wrong!
Good stuff.
BBC summary:
"Jonny Bairstow struck a magnificent century and Ben Stokes a brutal 99 in an emphatic England chase of 337 to beat India in the second one-day international in Pune.
Stokes was simply awesome in cracking 10 sixes in his 52-ball stay, while the brilliant Bairstow made 124 from 112 deliveries.
Their second-wicket stand of 175 came at nine runs an over, completely decimating the India attack.
Even though England lost three wickets for two runs in nine balls, the chase - comfortably England's highest in India and their fifth-best of all-time - was completed with 6.3 overs to spare.
It made India's 336-6 - built on a measured 108 from KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant's thrilling 77 - look meagre.
The series, now level at 1-1, will be decided on Sunday."
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Our batting continues to get us out of trouble. Just need to get our best bowlers out on the pitch more often.
That today was a stunning run chase. Stokes batting after he got to 50 was outrageous.
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It’s the how the game is. Any bowler the goes for close to 6/7 runs per over has done a bloody good job.
Stokes went from 50 to 99 from 12 balls - scary
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