India made no changes to their playing eleven.
England made just one change to the eleven that last
played the Indians – Moeen Ali made way for Twenty20 International debutant
Jake Ball.
On winning the toss, Morgan, England’s skipper,
(Eo)inserted the visitors.
The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the
mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 31,
for the loss of three wickets.
Rohit, whose nine-ball innings included a boundary,
scored five. Two overs into the (Shar)match, he was caught by Jos Buttler.
Needless to say, Ball was in seventh heaven.
The second-wicket pair put on 15. Shikhar Dhawan,
whose 12-ball innings included a boundary, scored 10. Fourteen balls later,
Jason Roy and Morgan ran him out.
Lokesh Rahul, who faced eight balls, scored
half-a-dozen. Three dot balls later, he was dismissed by Liam Plunkett.
India scored 50 off 9.4 overs (58 balls). England had
conceded an extra at that point.
The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 38 balls. While
the contribution of Virat Kohli, India’s skipper, to the partnership was 27,
Suresh Raina’s contribution to it was 24. Extras didn’t contribute to the
partnership.
Raina, whose 20-ball innings included a couple of
boundaries and a six, eventually scored 27. Forty-five balls later, he was
stumped by Jos Buttler. Adil Rashid broke the 57-run partnership.
India scored 100 off 16 overs (96 balls). England had
conceded three extras at that point.
Kohli, whose 38-ball innings included a boundary and a
couple of sixes, eventually scored 47. Twenty-nine balls after Raina’s dismissal,
he was caught by Joe Root. David Willey broke the 32-run stand.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni, whose 24-ball innings included
five boundaries, scored 32. He was unbeaten, as was Hardik Pandya, who scored 12.
His 10-ball innings included a six.
England eventually conceded nine extras. India scored
148 for the loss of five wickets off 20 overs.
The five bowlers bowled four overs apiece. Chris
Jordan, who conceded 34, was wicketless. Ball, Rashid, Plunkett and Willey
picked up a wicket apiece. They conceded 44, 29, 18, and 17, respectively.
The first Powerplay of England’s innings – which was
the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored
42, for the loss of two wickets.
Roy, whose 12-ball innings included a couple of
boundaries and a six, scored 15. Thirteen balls into the chase, Umesh Yadav
broke the 16-run stand.
Buttler, whose 12-ball innings included three
boundaries, scored 14. Seventeen balls later, he was caught by Kohli. Umesh
broke the run-a-ball stand.
Root, who faced 10 balls, scored nine. Eleven balls
later, Yuzvendra Chahal broke the run-a-ball stand.
England scored 50 off 8.1 overs (49 balls). India
hadn’t conceded any extras at that point.
Fifty-nine balls into the chase, India sought a
bowling review. Alex Hales, the player of the match, was struck down. It was
struck down by English umpire Michael Gough.
Morgan, whose 19-ball innings included a couple of
boundaries, scored 17. Thirty-eight balls after Root’s dismissal, he was caught
by Dhawan. Pandya broke the 48-run stand.
England scored 100 off 14.2 overs (86 balls). India
had conceded four extras at that point.
Hales’ half-century – which included three boundaries
and as many sixes – came off 39 balls.
He eventually scored 58 off 41 balls, which included
four boundaries, in addition to the aforementioned number of sixes. He was
unbeaten.
Jonny Bairstow, whose 18-ball innings included a
couple of sixes, scored 28. Twenty-four balls after Morgan’s dismissal, he was
caught by Kuldeep Yadav. Bhuvneshwar Kumar broke the 34-run stand.
Willey, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored three. He
was unbeaten.
India eventually conceded five extras. England, who
scored 149 for the loss of five wickets off 19.4 overs, won by five wickets
with a couple of overs to spare.
Kuldeep bowled four wicketless overs, conceding 34.
Kumar bowled 3.4 overs, conceding 19. He picked up a
wicket, as did Pandya and Chahal, who bowled four overs each. Both conceded 28
apiece.
Umesh bowled four overs, conceding 36. He picked up
two scalps.
The three-match series was levelled 1-1.
