IND vs ENG Ball by Ball Commentary

FOUR! Nice shot but it's all England today! They win by 26 runs and keep the series alive. Carse lands it on a length, on off, Ravi Bishnoi stands tall and slaps it through covers for a boundary.

Slower ball, on a length and outside off, Ravi Bishnoi winds up for a big hoick but plays all over it.

Full and on off, Ravi Bishnoi jams it to cover. Varun Chakravarthy sets off for the run but is sent back.

Angling into the pads, on a length, Varun Chakravarthy looks to pull but ends up hitting it to long on off the cue end for a single.

Full, straight at the stumps, Varun Chakravarthy drives it straight back to the bowler.

OUT! CAUGHT! Jurel tries to be a bit too innovative and gifts his wicket. Brydon Carse sees the batter shuffle fires it in, full and at the batter, Jurel looks to ramp it behind the keeper but only lobs it off the splice to the keeper Phil Salt who does the rest.

OUT! CAUGHT! Another one goes down! Jamie Overton gets his third. Takes pace off and keeps it fuller in length, around off, Mohammed Shami gets low and looks to tonk it straight back over the bowler's head but fails to read the pace off. Skew it high and straight to long on where Harry Brook takes a simple catch.

Overton takes pace off this time and bowls it wide outside off, on a fuller length, Mohammed Shami cannot reach for it.

SIX! Oh Hello? Mohammed Shami has woken the crowd back! Short of a length, on middle, Shami pulls it over deep mid-wicket for a biggie.

Full, at the stumps, Dhruv Jurel whips it straight to long on for one.

Attacks the pads, on a length, Shami tucks it down and across for a single.

WIDE! Length ball, sliding down leg.

OUT! CAUGHT! That should be the final nail in the coffin! Jamie Overton lands it on a length, on middle and off, Hardik Pandya doesn't quite get under the line and swings straight. Hits it off the lower half of the bat and doesn't manage to get the distance. The ball goes straight into the hands of Jos Buttler at long off.

On a good length, on middle, Dhruv Jurel walks across the line and flicks it aerially to deep square leg. Hardik Pandya denies the single. India need 41 off the last two overs.

Length, into the pads, Hardik Pandya tucks it square on the leg side for one.

SIX! Just over! A bit too full, on off, Hardik Pandya gets right under it and muscles it over the leaping long off fielder for a six.

Good length, on middle, Dhruv Jurel works it through mid-wicket for a single.

OUT! CAUGHT! Jofra Archer gets his second and India lose another one. Archer fires in a low full toss on off, Axar Patel backs away a long way and slices it straight into the hands of Adil Rashid at short third. The struggle in the middle comes to an end for Axar Patel and India are now starting to stare down the barrel.

Goes full and at the toes, Hardik Pandya flicks it to deep mid-wicket for one. Good start to the over from Archer.

FOUR! Hits it through! Back of a length, on middle, Axar Patel makes room and crunches it through covers. Beats long off to his right despite a dive. 13 runs off that over. India need 50 more runs off 18 balls.

Goes into the deck, on a back of a length, angling it into the batter, Axar Patel makes room to slash but hits it to mid off, off the upper half of the bat. A dot!

Fires it in at 144kph, on a hard length, on middle and leg, Hardik is hurried onto his shot and just whips it to mid-wicket region for one.

Excellent bowling! Digs it short and on off, takes pace off the ball, Hardik Pandya fails to pull and only gets a toe end that drops down the pitch.

Nicely bowled! Hard length, cramping the batter in, around middle and leg, Pandya tucks it in front of deep mid-wicket and takes two runs.

SIX! Hardik Pandya picks it up and clears the distance with ease. A bit too full, on middle and leg, Hardik Pandya clears his front leg out and flicks it over deep mid-wicket for a biggie. They need more of these now.

WIDE! Length, sliding down leg, Hardik Pandya looks to flick but misses.

FOUR! Finally one connects! Short of a length, doesn't bounce too much and Axar Patel pulls it all along the ground through mid-wicket for a boundary. Despite the boundary, it's just 8 runs off the over.

Still cannot find the boundary! Exceptional bowling this. Carse goes into the deck, short of a length, over off, Hardik Pandya only manages to pull it off the cue end to mid-wicket for one.

Angling away, fuller in length, Axar Patel drives it to the right of mid off for just a single. The pressure is now mounting in extreme proportions.

Length, over middle, Axar Patel backs away and swings wildly but misses out on making any connection.

Angling into the pads, on a length, Hardik Pandya opens up his stance and looks to whip it across but is deceived by the lack of pace. The ball deflects off his back thigh and rolls to the off side. The batters take a leg bye.

Lands it on a good length, on middle and leg, Axar clips it to deep square leg for one.

Back of a length and angled into the batter, Patel backs away and cuts it through the point region for a single.

Banged in short again and over middle, Hardik Pandya stays upright and is a bit late on the pull, gets it down to deep square leg for a single this time.

Short ball over middle, sitting up, Pandya gets on top of the bounce and pulls it firmly in front of deep square leg. The substitute fielder, Jacob Bethell does well to dive across and keeps it down to a brace.

Good length outside off, Axar Patel stays leg side of the ball and goes inside-out over covers for a single in the deep.

Back of a length and angled into the body, Pandya whips it off the pads down to deep square leg for a single.

FOUR! Hardik Pandya breaks the shackles and its about time too. Slightly slower but overpitched on middle, Pandya hangs back and clears the front leg before hammering it back over the bowler's head for a boundary, after 45 balls that too.

A huge appeal for LBW but turned down once again and after a bit of a conversation, Jos Buttler does review it. Adil Rashid flights the ball up, on a nagging length on off, and gets the leg break to turn back in. Axar Patel leans on to block but is beaten past the inside edge and gets pinged right in front of the stumps. Rashid feels this is out but Ball Tracking shows that it turned too much and would have missed leg stump. NOT OUT it stays and England are out of reviews! Adil Rashid finishes his exceptional spell with figures 4-0-15-1.

On a dragged length over middle and leg, Hardik Pandya presses right back and pushes it down through mid on for one more.

Floated up on a length and on the pads, worked away wide of long on for just one more.

Looked like two all the way but Archer's done well there. Too short and wide, Pandya reaches for it and hammers it wide of long off for a single.

Tossed up, full and on middle, Axar clears the front leg and drives it down to long off for a single.

Flighted delivery around leg, Axar Patel gets a big stride out to defend but the ball lobs up off the pads and towards the vacant short leg region.

Top over, just a single and wicket off it as well! Full again and around off, Pandya manages to jam it down to mid off.

A prolonged appeal from the bowler for LBW but the umpire turns it down. Seemed to be missing leg but Jos Buttler has taken the review. Jamie Overton goes full and quick, angling it in at the pads. Hardik Pandya just falls over as he looks to whip it away and misses the shot, getting hit on the pads. The third umpire is called in and there's no spike on UltraEdge to begin with and Ball Tracking shows that the ball would have missed leg stump comfortably. A review taken more in hope than anything else.

Back of a length, tighter around off, cut away late and down to wide third man for a single.

Pitched up, full and outside off, Axar gets on the front foot to drive but hits it straight to short cover.

On a hard length on off, angling back in, Axar Patel stays leg side of the ball and punches it away to covers.

OUT! CAUGHT! The signs were ominous and India have now lost half their side. Jamie Overton takes pace off, bowling it fuller and outside the line of off stump. Washington Sundar tries to up the ante and tries to loft it over mid off but is undone by the lack of pace. One hand comes off the handle and the ball gets lobbed right up over mid off. Jos Buttler takes a few steps back and pouches it safely, putting Sundar out of his misery. And Overton finally has something to smile about.

Hardik Pandya is sent back and rightly so! Flatter one on the pads, Sundar flicks it away behind square leg for a single and Pandya looks to push for two but a quick throw is fired in at the keeper's end and Pandya manages to turn back in time.

Nicely bowled! Floated up at 76 clicks, a bit full and outside off, Washington Sundar goes down to sweep but fails to reach it and the keeper whips off the bails. Not much of an appeal but there is a check for stumping and replays show that Sundar dragged his back leg inside the crease well before the bails came off.

Flatter again, pushed through a bit on off, Pandya hangs back and just punches it down to long off for one more. The crowd getting restless and roaring in order to see some big hits from the batters.

Flattens it up now and bowls it at the pads, this one stays low and Sundar flicks it away uppishly toward deep mid-wicket for one.

Nicely flighted, fuller now on off and this one goes away from the left-hander, Sundar manages to nudge it away to short third.

Floated up, slower and shorter around off, turning it in, Sundar presses back and punches it back to the bowler.

Tidy start from Overton, just 4 off it! Full again, straighter though on off and middle, driven back past the bowler and to the left of mid off for a quick single.

Pitches it up now, full and right in the blockhole around off, Sundar jams it out just behind point.

Hits the deck hard again and bowls it around off, Hardik Pandya stays upright and punches it away in front of point for another single.

Around the wicket to the left-hander, bowled a bit short and outside off, Sundar waits back and taps it down to deep third for one more.

Bangs it in back of a length and angled into the batter, Pandya hangs back and tucks it down through backward square leg for a single.

Starts off with a bumper, on middle and off, Hardik Pandya manages to get low and sway away from the line of the ball.

Full, on middle, Washington Sundar taps it out to point.

FOUR LEG BYES! Great ball but an unlucky result! Adil Rashid gives the ball air, on a fuller length, around off and gets it to turn back in with a good amount of kick off the surface. Washington Sundar lunges to block but is beaten on the inside edge. The ball clips his trouser and evades the keeper and the leg slip for a boundary behind.

Tossed up, around off and turning in, Washington Sundar just about manages to keep it out. Adil Rashid is certainly making the ball talk now.

Full, on middle, Hardik Pandya works it through covers for one.

In the air.. just short of the fielder. Tossed right up, on off, Washington Sundar looks to whip it over the fence but mistimes it in front of the charging fielder from long off. Luckily for Sundar the ball dips in front of the fieler and the batters take a run.

Loops it full, outside off and slower through the air, Washington Sundar lets the ball spin back in and pushes it out.

Just outside off, on a length, Hardik Pandya delicately times his drive to the right of deep point and picks up a couple.

Angling in, on a length, Hardik Pandya looks to flick it off his pads but closes the bat face a bit too early. Gets a leading edge to the off side.

Back of a length, on off, Pandya hops back and taps it to cover.

Very full, on off, Hardik Pandya drills it to mid off.

Angling away outside off, on a length, Washington Sundar drives it to point who dives and makes half a stop. The batters take a run.

Fuller in length, on off, Hardik Pandya nudges it to cover for one.

OUT! CLEANED'EM UP! Adil Rashid gets the big fish in his very first over! A perfect delivery to get the key wicket of in-form Tilak Varma! He tosses the ball up, just outside off and gets it to bite the surface and turn back in viciously with some extra bounce. Tilak Varma goes deep in the crease to keep it out but is undone by the turn. Misses the ball completely and it sneaks through the inside edge to hit the top of middle. India slip further down now.

Tossed up, around off and turning away, Hardik Pandya waits back and whips it to deep cover for one.

Full, on the pads, Tilak Varma tucks it to deep mid-wicket and picks a single.

Looped full, on leg, Hardik Pandya is quick to get low and sweeps it to deep backward square leg for a single.

Short and outside off, Tilak Varma hangs back and punches it through cover for one.

Comes into the attack and bowls it full, on middle, Tilak Varma clips it to deep mid-wicket and takes two.

Short, on middle, Tilak Varma nudges it square on the leg side and takes a run.

Short and on off, Hardik Pandya thumps it very hard to deep cover. Ben Duckett dives to his right and makes sure it is kept down to just a single.

Drags the length, on middle, Tilak Varma makes room and punches it to cover for one.

SIX! Clean as a whistle! Tossed up, at the stumps, Varma steps out and clubs it straight back over the bowler's head for a biggie.

Very short and on off, Hardik Pandya slaps it to deep cover for one.

Comes into the attack and fires the first one, full, on middle, Tilak Varma walks down to the pitch of the ball and knocks it to long on for one.

A dot to end the over and the Powerplay! England chipped 3 wickets in it. This is on a hard length, over off, Hardik Pandya taps it out to cover.

Good length, angled into the batter, Hardik Pandya drops it in front of point and looks for a run but is denied.

Goes full and attacks the stumps, Tilak Varma taps it to mid on and takes a quick run.

Hits the deck hard, on a back of a length, over middle, Tilak Varma dabs it out to point.

WIDE! Angling in, down leg, Tilak Varma plays inside the line and misses.

Hard length, on off, Hardik Pandya works it past backward point for a single and gets off the mark.

OUT! CAUGHT! Mark Wood comes back into the attack and makes an immediate impact. India in some sort of trouble now at 48/3 as they lose their skipper. Wood goes full pace and hits the deck on a length, angling it into leg, Suryakumar Yadav looks to flick it behind but gets a top edge that goes very high in the night sky but just as far as the keeper to his left. Phil Salt settles under it and takes the simple catch.

Ends the over well, does Archer but 13 runs come off it. Fuller in length on middle, angled in, Varma gets low and nudges it away back onto the deck.

Around the wicket now, bowled full and wide outside off, in the blockhole, Varma drives it square but straight to cover-point.

Finally, Archer goes pace on, bowling it on a hard length over middle, SKY punches it wide of mid on for a single.

FOUR! Archer is just bowling slower balls to SKY at the moment. Too short and wide, Yadav gets up on his toes and cuts it up and over point for another boundary.

Good-length delivery, on middle and leg, another leg cutter, Yadav tucks it away neatly through mid-wicket and picks up a couple of quick runs.

SIX! That's a signature shot from Suryakumar Yadav. Jofra Archer looks to take pace off and bowls a leg cutter on the leg peg, SKY gets across and under it before lifting it over fine leg for a biggie.

FOUR! Crunched away! Banged in short and wide, Varma gives the charge and backs away a bit before slapping it hard and through the point region for a boundary. 12 runs and a wicket in that over, entertaining stuff!

On a good length, angling it across middle and leg, Tilak Varma nudges it away to mid-wicket.

OUT! CAUGHT! That is a fine, fine catch from Jofra Archer and both Indian batters are now back in the hut. Brydon Carse hits the deck hard and bowls it at the stumps, Abhishek Sharma comes down the pitch and backs away to open up the off side but ends up skiing it a mile high and over extra cover. Jofra Archer at mid off circles around the high ball and seems to have just misjudged it in the end but manages to leap behind him and reverse-cup it wonderfully. Sharma departs for 24 off 14 and India now 31/2.

FOUR! Oh, just timed beautifully! The attempted yorker on middle turns out to be a full toss and Abhishek Sharma is taken aback. However, Sharma pushes at it and the ball speeds away wide of mid off for a boundary.

Just back of a length, over middle and leg, too tight to pull and Abhishek Sharma is beaten all ends up.

FOUR! Flashes and flashes hard does Sharma! Carse begins with a hard-length ball around off, Sharma keeps a stable base and looks to go over mid off but gets a top edge that flies over short third and into the fence.

Good-length delivery, attacking middle and leg stump, Suryakumar Yadav sets up to go big but then just decides to block it toward mid on.

On a slightly dragged length and angled into the body, Sharma waits back and just dabs it down, late and behind point for one.

FOUR! That is some shot! Hard length around the top of off, at 145 clicks, Abhishek Sharma just stays put and nonchalantly drives it flat over extra cover for a boundary.

WIDE! Shorter in length and angled down the leg side from around the wicket, Sharma misses the pull and a wide is called.

Back of a length around the fifth stump line, Suryakumar Yadav hangs back and angles it away through backward point for a single.

OUT! CAUGHT! Sanju Samson departs via a short delivery again and England have their first wicket. Jofra Archer just strolls in and bangs in a short ball over middle at 145.7 kph and gets the ball to hurry through. Samson camps back and backs away to pull it over long on but mistimes it badly. The ball goes just over mid on where Adil Rashid just takes a few steps back and takes a simple catch. India 16/1!

Hits the deck hard and bowls it in the channel around off, Sharma hangs back and punches it square through point and the ball pings off the bat to deep point for a single.

Back of a length and over off, cutting back in a touch, Samson looks to punch it away but gets an inside edge onto the leg side.

WIDE! Hard length again, quick too but slips down the leg side for a wide.

Banged in on a hard length again, on off and angling in at almost 149 clicks, Samson watchfully blocks it off.

Up in the air...lands safely! Bowled from around the wicket, on a hard length and wide outside off, Sharma goes after it and gets a top edge that flies wide of deep third for a single.

FOUR! Much more in control this time! Bowled at 150.5 kph, banged in a bit and over middle and leg, Sharma just leans back a touch and swats it up and well over mid on for another boundary.

FOUR! Up and away! Wood goes full and wide outside off at 150 clicks, Abhishek Sharma just throws his hands at it and manages to slice it over the cover region and it rolls away into the fence for the first boundary of the chase.

Hard length, straighter again at the pads, tucked away neatly to deep square leg for a single.

WIDE! Wayward to begin with! Banged in a bit short, angling into the batter but this one angles down leg for a wide. England looking to cramp the batters for room early on.

Tidy start from Archer, just 3 off it! A well-directed bumper, right around the front shoulder, Samson gets a touch low and just angles the pull down to fine leg for one more.

On a good length and angled well into the pads, Sharma clips it away off the pads and wide of deep fine leg for a single.

Back of a length and on a tight line around off, angling in, Sharma gets on his toes and punches it square towards cover.

Gives the charge but is well beaten! Banged in on a hard length over off at over 144 clicks again, Abhishek Sharma comes down the pitch and swings across the line but misses.

Around the wicket to the left-hander, bowled on a hard length in the channel at 144.3 clicks, Abhishek Sharma stays upright and pushes it down to covers.

Off the mark right away! Archer begins on the shorter side and angles it in at the hips, Sanju Samson whips it away down to fine leg and picks up a single.