England ViKtorious; India are disappointed

India (Shar)made just one change to their playing eleven – Suryakumar Yadav made way for Rohit.

England made just one change to the eleven that last played the Indians – Tom Curran made way for Mark Wood.

On winning the toss, Morgan, England’s skipper, (Eo)inserted the hosts.

The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 24, and lost three wickets.

Lokesh Rahul, who faced four balls, failed to get off the mark. Fifteen balls into the match, Wood had a reason to be in seventh heaven.

Sharma, whose 17-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 15. Thirteen balls later, he was caught by Jofra Archer. Wood broke the run-a-ball stand.

Ishan Kishan, who faced nine balls, scored just four. Four balls later, he was caught by Jos Buttler, the player of the match. Chris Jordan broke the run-a-ball stand.

India scored 50 off 9.2 overs (56 balls). England had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 40. Rishabh Pant, whose 20-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 25. Thirty-five balls after Kishan’s dismissal, Buttler and Sam (Cur)ran him out.

Shreyas Iyer, whose run-a-ball innings included a boundary, scored nine. Twenty balls later, he was caught by Dawid Malan. Wood broke the 22-run stand.

India scored 100 off 16 overs (96 balls). The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave England no reason to be in seventh heaven.

Kohli’s half-century – which included five boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 37 balls.

The sixth-wicket pair put on 50 off 23 balls. While Kohli’s contribution to the partnership was 39, Hardik Pandya’s contribution to it was 10. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

India scored 150 off 19.3 overs (117 balls). England had conceded nine extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Kohli, whose 46-ball innings included eight boundaries and four sixes, eventually scored 77. He was unbeaten.

Pandya, whose 15-ball innings included a couple of sixes, scored 17. Thirty-three balls after Iyer’s dismissal, he was caught by Archer. Jordan broke the 70-run partnership.

India scored 156 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets off 20 overs.

Curran and Ben Stokes bowled two wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 14, the latter conceded 12.

Archer and Adil Rashid bowled four wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 32, the latter conceded 26.

Jordan bowled four overs, including a maiden. He conceded 35, picking up two wickets. Wood bowled four overs, conceding 31. He picked up three scalps.

The first Powerplay of England’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 57, and lost a wicket.

A couple of overs into the chase, India sought a bowling review. Jason Roy was the batsman. It was struck down by umpire Virender Sharma.

Roy, whose 13-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, eventually scored nine. Twenty-one balls into the chase, he was caught by Sharma. Yuzvendra Chahal broke the 23-run stand.

England scored 50 off 5.2 overs (32 balls). India had conceded an extra at that point.

Buttler’s half-century – which included four boundaries and three sixes – came off 26 balls.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 33 balls. While Buttler’s contribution to the partnership was 36, Malan’s contribution to it was 17. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

Malan, whose 17-ball innings included a six, eventually conceded 18. Thirty-seven balls after Roy’s dismissal, he was stumped by Pant. Washington Sundar broke the 58-run partnership.

England scored 100 off 11.5 overs (71 balls). India had conceded eight extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 38 balls. While Buttler’s contribution to the partnership was 29, Jonny Bairstow’s contribution to it was 16. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was half-a-dozen.

England scored 150 off 17.5 overs (107 balls).

Buttler, whose 52-ball innings included five boundaries and four sixes, eventually scored 83. He was unbeaten, as was Bairstow, who scored 40. His 28-ball innings included five boundaries.

England, who scored 158 for the loss of a couple of overs off 18.2 overs, won by eight wickets with 10 balls to spare.

Pandya bowled three wicketless overs, conceding 22. Shardul Thakur bowled 3.2 wicketless overs, conceding 36. Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowled four wicketless overs, conceding 27.

Chahal and Sundar bowled four overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 41, the latter conceded 26.

England led the five-match series 2-1.