India made a couple of changes to their playing (Pat)eleven – Shikhar Dhawan and Axar made way for Twenty20 International debutants, Suryakumar Yadav and Ishan Kishan (the player of the match).
England made just one change to the eleven that last
played the Indians – Mark Wood made way for Tom Curran.
On winning the toss, Virat Kohli, India’s skipper,
inserted the visitors.
The first Powerplay of England’s innings – which was
the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored
44, and lost a wicket.
Jos Buttler, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the
(Ku)mark. Three balls into the match, he was trapped leg before wicket by
Bhuvneshwar, who broke the one-run stand.
England scored 50 off 6.5 overs (41 balls). The number
of extras they had conceded at that point gave India no reason to be in seventh
heaven.
The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 38 balls. While
Jason Roy’s contribution to the partnership was 25, Dawid Malan’s contribution
to it was 18. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was seven.
Fifty balls into the match, India sought a bowling
review. Malan, the batsman, eventually scored 24 off 23 balls, which included
four boundaries. It was upheld by umpire Anil Chaudhary. He was trapped leg
before wicket by Yuzvendra Chahal, who broke the 63-run partnership.
Roy, whose 35-ball innings included four boundaries
and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 46. Seventeen balls later, he was
caught by Kumar. Washington Sundar broke the 27-run stand.
England scored 100 off 12.2 overs (74 balls). India
had conceded 10 extras at that point.
Jonny Bairstow, whose 15-ball innings included a
boundary and a six, scored 20. Sixteen balls later, he was caught by Yadav.
Sundar broke the 28-run stand.
Morgan, England’s skipper, scored 28. His 20-ball
(Eo)innings included four boundaries. Twenty balls later, he was caught by
Rishabh Pant. Shardul Thakur broke the 23-run stand.
England scored 150 off 18.1 overs (109 balls). India
had conceded 15 extras at that point.
Ben Stokes, whose 21-ball innings included a boundary,
scored 24. Fifteen balls later, he was caught by Pandya. Thakur broke the
18-run stand.
Sam Curran, Tom’s younger brother, scored
half-a-dozen. His five-ball innings included a boundary. He was unbeaten, as
was Chris Jordan, who didn’t face a ball.
India eventually conceded 16 extras. England scored
164 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets off 20 overs.
Hardik Pandya bowled four wicketless overs, conceding
33.
Chahal and Kumar bowled four overs each, picking up a
wicket apiece. They conceded 34 and 28, respectively.
Sundar and Thakur bowled four overs each, conceding 29
apiece. They picked up a couple of scalps apiece.
The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the
mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over.
India’s openers didn’t get off the mark. Lokesh Rahul,
who faced an over, didn’t open his account. An over into the chase, he was
caught by Buttler off the bowling of Sam.
At the end of the Powerplay. India had scored 50, and
lost a wicket. England had conceded an extra at that point.
The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 30 overs. While
Kishan’s contribution to the partnership was 27, Kohli’s contribution to it was
22. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.
Kishan’s half-century – which included five boundaries
and four sixes – came off 28 balls.
Ten overs into the match, India sought a batting
review. Kishan, the batsman, eventually scored 56 off 32 balls. Using the
umpire’s call, it was struck down by Chaudhary. He was trapped leg before
wicket by Adil Rashid, who broke the 94-run partnership.
India scored 100 off 11.1 overs (68 balls). England
had conceded three extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of
extras they eventually conceded.
Pant, whose 13-ball innings included a couple of
boundaries and as many sixes, scored 26. Twenty-two balls after Kishan’s
dismissal, he was caught by Bairstow. Jordan broke the 36-run stand.
Kohli’s half-century – which included three boundaries
and a couple of sixes – came off 35 balls.
India scored 150 off 16.4 overs (101 balls).
Kohli, whose 49-ball innings included five boundaries
and three boundaries, eventually scored 73. He was unbeaten, as was Iyer, who
faced eight balls, scoring (Shrey)as many.
India, who scored 166 for the loss of three wickets
off 17.5 overs, won by seven wickets with 13 balls to spare.
Stokes, who bowled a wicketless over, conceded 17.
Tom, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded 26. Jofra Archer, who
bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 24.
Jordan, who bowled 2.5 overs, conceded 38. He picked
up a wicket, as did Rashid and Sam, who bowled four overs apiece. While the
former conceded 38, the latter (whose spell included a maiden) conceded 22.
The five-match series was levelled 1-1.
