Virat-led India beat England narrowly

India made just a change to their playing eleven – Parvez Rasool made way for Amit Mishra.

England made just a change to the eleven that last played the Indians – Liam Plunkett made way for his namesake, Liam Dawson.

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 46, and lost a wicket.

Virat Kohli, India’s skipper, scored 15. His 21-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six. Twenty-five balls into the match, he was caught by Dawson. Chris Jordan broke the 30-run stand.

India scored 50 off 6.4 overs (40 balls). England had conceded an extra at that point.

Suresh Raina, who faced 10 balls, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – 21 balls after Kohli’s dismissal, he was caught by Jordan. Adil Rashid broke the 26-run stand.

Yuvraj Singh, who faced a dozen balls, scored just four. Seventeen balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Moeen Ali, who broke the 13-run stand.

Lokesh Rahul’s half-century – which included three boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 32 balls.

India scored 100 off 13.4 overs (82 balls). England had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 37 balls. While Rahul’s contribution to the partnership was 32, Manish Pandey’s contribution to it was 17. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

Rahul, whose 47-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 71. Forty-one balls after Yuvraj’s dismissal, he was caught by Ben Stokes. Jordan broke the 56-run partnership.

Pandey, whose 26-ball innings included a six, eventually scored 30. Nine balls later, Tymal Mills broke the 14-run stand.

The sixth-wicket pair put on four. Hardik Pandya, who faced three balls, scored a couple. Four balls later, Jordan ran him out.

The seventh-wicket pair put on a couple. Mishra didn’t face a ball. A couple of balls later, Ali and Jordan ran him out.

The eighth-wicket pair D(hon)idn’t get off the mark. Mahendra Singh had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored five. The next ball, he was dismissed by Jordan.

Jasprit Bumrah, the player of the match, didn’t face a ball. He was unbeaten.

England eventually conceded four extras. India scored 144 for the loss of eight wickets off 20 overs. Dawson, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 20. He was wicketless, as was Stokes, who bowled three overs, conceding 21.

Rashid, who bowled three overs, conceded 24. He picked up a wicket, as did Mills and Ali, who bowled four overs apiece. While the former conceded 36, the latter conceded 20. Jordan, who bowled four overs, conceded 22. 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 36, and lost a couple of wickets.

Sam Billings, whose nine-ball innings included a six, scored a dozen. Nineteen balls into the chase, he was caught by Bumrah. Ashish Nehra broke the 22-run stand.

The second-wicket pair failed to get off the mark. Jason Roy, whose 11-ball innings included a six, scored 10. The next ball, he was caught by Raina off the bowling of Nehra.

England scored 50 off 8.1 overs (49 balls). India had conceded an extra at that point.

Morgan, whose 23-ball innings included a boundary, scored 17. Forty-one balls after Roy’s dismissal, he was caught by Pandya. Mishra broke the 43-run stand.

England scored 100 off 14.5 overs (90 balls). The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave India no reason to be in seventh heaven.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 38 balls. While Joe Root’s contribution to the partnership was eight, Stokes’ contribution to it was 37. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was five.

Stokes, whose 27-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and as many sixes, eventually scored 38. Forty balls after Morgan’s dismissal, he was trapped leg before wicket by Nehra, who broke the 52-run partnership.

Root, whose run-a-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, eventually scored 38. Fourteen balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Bumrah, who broke the 20-run stand.

Buttler, whose 10-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 15. Three balls later, Bumrah broke the one-run stand.

Ali, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. He was unbeaten, as was Jordan, who faced a ball, failing to get off the mark.

India eventually conceded eight extras. England, who scored 139 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets off 20 overs, lost by five runs.

Each of the five bowlers bowled four overs apiece. Yuzvendra Chahal and Raina were wicketless. While the former conceded 33, the latter conceded 30. Mishra, who conceded 25, picked up a wicket. Bumrah, who conceded 20, picking up a couple of wickets. Nehra, who conceded 28, picking up three scalps.

India levelled the three-match series 1-1.