IND vs ENG Ball by Ball Commentary

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Two in two for Mohammed Shami to wrap up the game! On a back of a length, around leg, Mark Wood hops and tries to tickle it fine but misses. Dhruv Jurel moves to his left to take the catch. He goes up in an appeal straight away as does Shami but the umpire remains unmoved. Suryakumar Yadav takes the review. The UltraEdge shows a spike when the ball is next to the glove. All over for England. India win by a massive margin of 150 runs and end the series with a 4-1 scoreline!

OUT! IN THE AIR AND TAKEN! Shami gets his second and India are just one wicket away from a dominating win! Shami bangs it short into the surface, on the stumps, Adil Rashid attempts for a pull shot to go aerial but the ball gets big on him as it takes off the surface. Adil swings through and mistimes it. Top-edges it over the keeper and Dhruv Jurel settles under it to take a regulation grab behind the sticks.

Short and on top of middle, Jofra Archer smashes the pull shot and hits it flatly to deep mid-wicket. The fielder from the deep runs in a few yards and the ball just lands ahead of him on the bounce. A single taken.

Miscued but safe! Dube digs it in short, at the batter, Adil Rashid is a bit rushed on the pull and is unable to complete the swing of his bat. Mishits it towards mid off but manages to clear Hardik Pandya. Two runs taken.

FOUR! Hammered! This is on a back of a length, outside off, Adil Rashid stands tall and frees his arms to flat bat it back over the bowler's head for a boundary.

On a good length, attacking the stumps, Adil Rashid spanks it on the bounce to mid on.

Serves it full, in the channel on off, Adil Rashid camps back and guides it towards backward point.

On a back of a length, on off, Adil Rashid hangs back and defends.

OUT! DRAGGED ON! Another one bites the dust! On a nagging length, on off, Jacob Bethell goes deep in the crease and has a hack across the line. The ball skids through to catch the inside edge and pegs the leg stump back. Dube strikes on the first ball for the second over in a row. England lose their last recognised batter in the form of Bethell.

Floated up, full and on off, Jofra Archer eases the drive to cover.

OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! 50th catch in T20I cricket for Suryakumar Yadav. England are going down in a hurry. Abhishek gives the ball air and bowls it outside off, on the fuller side, Jamie Overton backs away to go inside out but ends up giving himself too much room. He has to reach out to meet the ball and it gets skied over extra cover. Suryakumar Yadav turns around and goes after it. Stretches his hands out in front to snaffle it. Abhishek Sharma gets his second wicket and England are 7 wickets down now.

Fired in, full and on off, pushed down to long off for another single.

Floated up, full and at the stumps, Jamie Overton skips down the track and lofts it back over the bowler's head for a single.

Slower and shorter, on off, Jamie Overton pushes it in front of cover and wants a single but gets sent back by Jacob.

Wide! Pushed down leg, on a nagging length, Jamie Overton misses the tickle.

OUT! CAUGHT! Abhishek Sharma can do no wrong tonight! Not the best of balls by Abhishek, a half-tracker, on off, there to be put away, Brydon Carse presses on the back foot quickly and flat bats it down the ground. Hits it hard but fails to get the elevation and get it wide enough from the long on fielder. Varun Chakravarthy on the fence runs to his left and takes a sharp catch around his chest. For the 3rd over in a row, England have lost a wicket on the 1st ball. They are 87/6 now.

Keeps it away from the batter's arc, on a short of a good length, Brydon Carse reaches out and gets it off the toe end of the bat towards deep third for one.

On a back of a length, on off, Jacob Bethell steers it down to deep third for one more.

Just short! Banged in short, over middle, Brydon Carse takes the short ball on and tries to hook it away. Hits it flat towards deep fine leg where Mohammed Shami does not commit for the catch and opts to hang back, allowing the ball to bounce in front. A single taken.

Angling away, on a nagging length, Jacob Bethell cuts it down onto the turf. It goes over the leaping backward point fielder for one more.

On a back of a length, on off, Brydon Carse punches it down to long on for a single.

OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Shivam Dube strikes with his first ball and gets the big fish! Starts from over the wicket and bowls a scrambled-seam delivery, on a good length, near the tramline outside off as he tries to keep it away from the batter's reach. Phil Salt shuffles across the stumps to the off side, and swings to go downtown. Only manages to get a faint outside edge and the keeper Dhruv Jurel takes an easy catch. A massive blow to England as they lose Salt on a quickfire 55 (23).

SIX! Short and punished! Varun errs as he serves a half-tracker, on off, it sits up to be hit, Jacob Bethell stands tall and muscles the pull over deep mid-wicket for a six.

Short and wide on off, Jacob Bethell looks to cut it away but ends up chopping it in front of point.

Short and on off, Phil Salt punches it past cover for a single.

SIX! FIFTY FOR SALT! It has been a story of Salt versus India so far and he will have to keep going if England are to have any chance. Slanting in, on a length, on middle, Phil Salt clears his front leg and smokes it over deep mid-wicket for a biggie. Salt gets to his fifty off 21 balls - the fastest fifty for an English batter in T20Is against India.

Fuller and on middle, Jacob Bethell firms the drive to long on for a six.

OUT! STRAIGHT UP AND TAKEN! Varun Chakravarthy strikes on the first ball for the second over in a row! The move to go with Varun for another over has paid off for India. Murali Karthik on air informs that Axar Patel was walking towards his mark but then Suryakumar Yadav had a change of mind, stopped Axar and decided to go with Varun. Coming to the delivery, this is the googly, on a nagging length, on middle, Liam Livingstone gets down for the slog sweep but a bit of extra bounce results in the ball going straight up and only as far as deep mid-wicket where Rinku Singh takes the skier.

Full and straight, at the stumps, Liam Livingstone knocks it down to long on for one more.

FOUR! Crunched! A bit too full from Ravi, on off, Liam Livingstone swings through the line and smacks it back past the bowler and beats mid off to his right for four more.

Looped up, full, on middle, Liam Livingstone defends.

FOUR! Livingstone is up and running! Pushed through, fuller and wider on off, Liam Livingstone gets a good stride in and spanks it past cover for a boundary.

OUT! TAKEN! 'Catch it' is the call and Varun answers the call with a fine catch! Dishes out the googly and drags the length back, over middle, Harry Brook gets down on a knee for the sweep but the ball turns in and he fails to get the hands through the shot in a fashion he would have liked. Hits it flat towards deep square leg where Varun Chakravarthy runs and dives across to his left to take it inches off the turf.

Ravi comes into the attack and tosses it up, on off, Brook skips down the track and firms the drive to mid off.

FOUR! Brilliant batting from Salt! Dishes out a length-delivery, around off, Phil Salt hangs back and smashes it with a flat-bat and beats the diving mid off fielder to his right for a boundary.

FOUR! Slapped into the gap! Varun digs it in, short and on the stumps, Phil Salt waits for it and pulls it through the vacant deep square leg region for a cracking four.

Floated up from Varun, landing around off. Brook gets down on one knee and executes the reverse sweep to the left of short third man for a single.

50 UP FOR ENGLAND! Quick and flat on off, Phil Salt slaps it hard but the fielder at covers does well to stop the ball. A quick single taken.

Length ball on middle and leg, tucked down to long on for a single.

OUT! IN THE AIR AND TAKEN! Varun Chakravarthy cannot put a foot wrong in this series! Comes into the attack and strikes with the first ball! And it is the English skipper who departs! Varun bowls it on a good length, and targets the top of off and middle, Jos Buttler hangs back and tries to clear long off. Goes through the shot aerially but he plays the shot a bit too close to the body and hence mistimes it in the air and straight down the throat of the long off fielder. Tilak Varma takes a simple catch. England are 48/2.

FOUR! Just beats the mid off fielder! Hardik bowls a half-tracker around off, Phil Salt stays leg side of the ball and brings his bottom hand to play, smashes it past the diving mid off fielder to his right for a boundary. It races away like a tracer-bullet to the fence.

Attacks the body now does Hardik, on a length, Jos Buttler pulls it very awkwardly to widish long on for a single.

FOUR! First for Jos and this is put away nicely! A real hit-me delivery from Hardik, dug in well short and around off, Jos Buttler reads the slower bouncer well, gets into a good position and flat-bats it past cover-point for a boundary.

Keeps the line of attack on off, a slower one, on a length, Jos Buttler clears the front leg and heaves it straight along the ground to the mid-wicket fielder.

WIDE! He will have to reload that one again! Sprays it way down leg on a length. Buttler swings across but misses and the ball is collected well by the keeper. Dhruv Jurel dives full-stretch to his left and makes the stop. Wide called.

IN THE AIR...lands safe! Back of a length, outside off, Phil Salt throws his bat at it and mistimes it in the air, but luckily for him, the ball lands between the two converging fielders around deep backward point. A single taken.

SIX! Salt does it effortlessly! A quick full toss on the pads from Hardik, Phil Salt brings his wrists into play, takes it on and picks it flatly over deep square leg for a six.

Hard length, just outside off with pace off, Phil Salt stands tall and pulls it along the ground to deep mid-wicket for a single.

FOUR! Smashed away! Short of a good length, just outside off, Phil Salt takes it on the up and hammers it through the mid off and cover gap for a boundary.

Attacks the body, nips the ball back in from a good length, Buttler misses to get any bat on it and the ball deflects off his body to the square leg region. They cross and get a leg bye.

Full and on off, Jos plays it with a straight bat and drives it on the up to mid off where the fielder fumbles and lets the ball through to the deep. Two taken and Buttler is off the mark.

Hits the deck hard, around middle, it lands and jags back into the right-hander. Buttler steps down the track and looks to swing it across on the leg side. Gets beaten on the inside edge and wears it around the midriff.

OUT! CAUGHT! Shami breaks through for India and England lose their first! Steams in from around the stumps and lands it fuller than a good length around off, Ben Duckett throws his arms at it and tries to loft it over the cover-point region but is a bit early into the shot. The bat twists at the point of contact and he ends up hitting it with the toe-end of the bat and the ball travels parallel to the ground towards cover where Abhishek Sharma bends low on his haunches and takes an easy catch. A golden duck for Ben Duckett and England are 23/1.

FOUR! Salt fetches it with both hands! Back of a length, outside off, Phil Salt stays in his crease and drags it from outside off, pulls it over mid-wicket for a boundary.

Bowls it fuller than a good length, outside off, Phil Salt moves closer to the ball and smashes it but finds the fielder at cover. Four dots on the trot from Hardik.

Outswinger with pace on now, outside off, Phil Salt swings hard again but gets the bottom edge on the bounce to the keeper.

A slower one again from Hardik, outside off, Phil Salt swings with all his might but gets beaten by the lack of pace.

Seeing Salt shuffling outside off, Hardik bumps it into the surface and keeps it way outside off, Phil Salt gets in a decent position to ramp but is beaten by the pace.

Bowls it outside off, on a length, Phil Salt cuts it hard to backward point where Axar Patel dives to his right and half-stops the ball. Parries the ball to the deep and the batters scamper over for two runs.

Hard length again, over off, Phil Salt stays leg side and knocks it to cover-point for a single. So, 17 off the first over for England.

So nearly chopped on! Hard length at 135.5 kph, on off, Phil Salt comes dancing down the track and tries to smash it over cover but inside edges it past the leg stump. The keeper does well to stop the ball to his left.

IN THE AIR...AND LANDS SAFE! Back of a length, around off with a hint of an away shape, Phil Salt looks to heave across but mistimes it and slices it up and over mid on. Clears the in-field and the ball plugs around long on. Hardik Pandya chases the ball and two runs are taken.

SIX! WOW! This is some start from England! Shami keeps bowling into the arc, and on the stumps, Phil Salt clears the front leg and hoists it over deep mid-wicket for a six. That was sweetly timed from Salt!

FOUR! A positive start for England and Salt! Shami serves it full again, and on off, Phil Salt cracks the straight drive, down the ground for a cracking boundary.

FOUR! As fast as it comes, the fast as it goes as well! Shami bowls it full and gets an away movement, outside off, Phil Salt frees his arms and smashes it past covers for a boundary.