After 30 overs,India 152/4 ( Shreyas Iyer 60 , Suryakumar Yadav 0)
Pant and Iyer collect a single each before the former goes for a slog towards midwicket off the penultimate delivery. Walsh strikes back immediately in the next delivery, getting Pant caught behind as the keeper-batter gets an under edge while looking to cut the ball square. Six runs and a wicket from the over, with drinks called on the field right after the dismissal.
OUT! Pant departs not too long after bringing up his half-century, as he gets an under edge while looking to cut the ball square off Walsh’s bowling. Drinks called on the field after solid fourth-wicket stand is finally broken. IND 152/4
Pant c Hope b Walsh 56(54)
After 29 overs,India 146/3 ( Shreyas Iyer 59 , Rishabh Pant (W) 51)
Fabian Allen returns, replacing Walsh. Iyer and Pant, meanwhile, stick to rotating the strike through singles. The wicketkeeper-batter brings up his fifth ODI half-century in the fourth delivery, taking 47 balls to bring up the milestone today.
Fifth half-century for Rishabh Pant in ODIs! The keeper-batter is much quicker to his milestone than Iyer, taking just 47 balls to get there, collecting five fours and a six along the way. IND 144/3
After 28 overs,India 142/3 ( Shreyas Iyer 57 , Rishabh Pant (W) 49)
Iyer rides his luck twice in this over, chipping the ball narrowly over mid on in the second delivery before getting a thick top-edge that lands just wide of the man running to his right from long leg. Iyer collects a single off the last ball to bring up the century stand with Pant. Eight from the over.
And now the century stand comes up between Iyer and Pant for the fourth wicket, the former collecting a single off the last delivery of the 28th over to bring up the milestone. IND 142/3
After 27 overs,India 134/3 ( Shreyas Iyer 50 , Rishabh Pant (W) 49)
Four singles in the first five deliveries as Iyer and Pant rotate the strike between themselves, the former bringing up his ninth ODI fifty in the process in the penultimate ball. Wide conceded by Walsh in the final delivery, followed by a boundary to Pant as the southpaw once again decides to charge down the track against the spinner. Nine from the over.
FIfty up for Shreyas Iyer in 74 balls, the Mumbaikar bringing up the milestone in his first game of the series. Has been a fluent knock from him so far today with six boundaries in his innings. IND 129/3
After 26 overs,India 125/3 ( Shreyas Iyer 48 , Rishabh Pant (W) 43)
Roach is given a breather after conceding 12 in his previous over, as Joseph returns to the attack. FOUR! Fumble by Brandon King at deep midwicket as Iyer collects his sixth boundary of the innings with a flick. Iyer later inches closer to his half-century with a brace off the fifth.
After 25 overs,India 119/3 ( Shreyas Iyer 42 , Rishabh Pant (W) 43)
FOUR! Pant slashes hard at a short delivery from Walsh, beating the fielder placed at short third man to colllect his fourth boundary of the innings. Both batters are fairly well set in the 40s at the moment. India, meanwhile, are in a fairly solid position at the halfway stage in their innings.