✨ Captain's Century | Alastair Cook Scores ODI HUNDRED against Sri Lanka at Lord's

Published: Oct 25, 2023 Duration: 00:05:00 Category: Sports

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gets it away this time through Extra cover it's threaded through it will be four fast Outfield first over brings four for [Applause] England nothing more time well but have the middle of the back I bet there you go good shot just a touch of wi I just show how good this pitch [Applause] is oh he gets it through good control shot down the hill put the speed of that four more 90 mph just using the pace on the ball cut away much needed boundary for cook and England 25 for [Applause] one does he get it through yes another boundary for cook he's played beautifully so far 25 from 30 it's 30 for one that is hit well that is hit absolutely beautifully that's where he is good if there's a little bit of width especially for him he's good at putting it away 96 for four clipped away into space and that's four welcome boundary for cook and for England 14 boundaries 14 fours no sixes that's gone very fine that'll be fall just a little thin tickle well away from any fielders and it's 50 52 now for Alis cook from 69 [Applause] balls might be a boundary it is a boundary first boundary for England since the 27th over it comes courtesy of a a drive from Alis cook that I think was meant to go in front of square yeah although he opened the face I think he can't say he planned it to go exactly there but he got enough on it that's fair enough you go at it hard enough get enough on it it'll clear that infield old toss hit that and he has deserve to be whacked to the boundary England are relying on gifts and that's high it's far too full that is a gift that's a gift in pretty much any class of cricket oh that's fine will it go for four no doesn't get enough yes he does it shouldn't have done down the pitch there it is second one day international 100 for alist cook is first as Captain a very important one for his standing in this side it will do his confidence a lot of good some might argue it should have come quicker but he's got a 100 he's got the bulk of the runs and he'll take a 100 from 127 deliveries like that yes doesn't quite drag it yes he does wide of mid on that's his boundary option it's all about the chess game here now what does the bowler do in response well one thing the fielders need to do is to stay on the boundary that's the first thing not too sure why you would want be five yards in on this small field at him get away that's his area four more to cook he needs a few of those England need a few of [Applause] them call for a run and gone cook will be run out sang gakara hits the stumps and desperate England looking for any kind of run have lost another Wicket cook the England Captain's been run out some may say this strike weight up 83 is not brilliant but it's still a good knock 119 runs 232 runs on the board now for England we still have seven balls to to see out

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