IND vs ENG Ball by Ball Commentary

OUT! IN THE AIR AND CAUGHT! INDIA WILL HEAD TO WANKHEDE WITH A SERIES WIN! Arshdeep bangs it hard on the surface, a short of a good length ball on off, Saqib Mahmood tries to pull it behind deep mid-wicket, but the ball climbs on the right-hander and Mahmood ends up mistiming it in the air. The ball travels flat and straight down the throat of Axar Patel who runs forward a few yards in from the deep, and takes a comfortable catch. From being 62/0, England holed out getting bundled up on 166. Also, this is India's 17th consecutive series in the T20Is win at home, since 2019.

Pace on, full and on off, Adil Rashid drills it hard down to long on for just another single.

Too full and on middle, coming in with the angle, Saqib Mahmood stays leg side and hits it to long off for a single.

A low full toss on off stump. Rashid works it to long on for a single.

OUT! BOWLED'EM! A 3-fer for Harshit Rana and what a dream T20I debut for him! Outside off on a good length from Rana, pace on, Jamie Overton stays back and tries to heave across but ends up playing it a bit too close to his body. Inside edges it and the ball goes straight into the wickets. England lose their ninth wicket as Jamie Overton departs now on 19 (15).

Full and just outside off, Overton reaches for it and smacks it hard and straight down the ground. Harshit Rana shows excellent reflexes and stops the ball on his follow-through. Gee, that was hit with brute force.

Full and in the channel of off, Jamie Overton mishits it down to long on, and again Overton does not take the single.

IN THE AIR...DROPPED! Would you believe it? Harshit Rana bowls another slower one, fuller and outside off, Jamie Overton is early into the shot and gets a thick top edge. The ball swirls behind in the air and two men are up for it to catch, Varun Chakravarthy from short third and the keeper Sanju Samson. Both of them do not call for the catch and just end up colliding with each other. Sanju Samson goes for the catch eventually and it pops in and out of the gloves. Two runs taken.

Slower one, good length, outside off, Jamie Overton stands tall and drags it to deep mid-wicket. Surprisingly, Overton refuses the single.

FOUR! Powerfully struck! Serves it full and on the stumps, Jamie Overton brings the bottom hand in play and smashes it hard and over the bowler's head for a cracking boundary. England need 21 off 11 balls remaining now.

SIX! Rashid connects and connects well off the final delivery! This is full and on the off-stump line, Adil Rashid clears the front foot and picks it up nicely, and tonks it over widish long on for a six. The umpires want to check whether the ball landed inside the ropes or right on the skirting. It is deemed that the ball just landed on the skirting. England need 25 runs in 12 balls.

Slants it across off on a fuller length, Jamie Overton shovels it out and hits it a bit aerially. The deep cover fielder collects it on the bounce and the batters cross for a single.

Well short on off, Adil Rashid flat-bats it and pulls it to widish long on for a single.

Too full and on off, Jamie Overton smashes it straight back and the ball goes on to hit the stumps at the other end. It deflects and rolls to the mid off region. The batters cross over quickly.

Short and slow on top of leg, Adil Rashid waits for it and guides it away to short third for a quick single.

Fired fuller and on the stumps, Jamie Overton flicks it away to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Nice and floated fuller on off, Adil Rashid drives it straight to cover. Excellent from Bishnoi as he finishes with the figures of 4-0-28-3.

OUT! OUTFOXED! Bishnoi gets his third and England are 8 wickets down now! Bishnoi stays over the stumps and dishes out a deceptive googly, on a flatter trajectory and on a good length, on off. Jofra Archer hangs back and does not pick the wrong'un from the bowler's hand. Goes to cut it away to the off side, but it skids through and turns into the batter very sharply. Archer ends up chopping it into the stumps off the inside edge. England need 36 off 19 balls remaining.

Drags the length back around off, Overton creates room and cuts it to deep backward point for a single.

SIX! Timed it beautifully! Serves it right into the slot, on middle and leg, Jamie Overton clears his front leg and smashes it over long on for a cracking six.

Pitched fuller and on middle, Jamie Overton taps it to widish long on for a quick couple of runs.

Sees the batter backing away, Bishnoi bowls it slower and outside off, keeping it away from the batter's reach. Jamie Overton is flummoxed and just lets it be.

Cannoned in a steep bumper, on the bodyline, Jofra Archer can only dodge under this one.

OUT! HIGH IN THE AIR...AND CAUGHT! Harshit Rana takes the pace off from this one and lands it fuller, around off, Jacob Bethell sees the ball in his arc and goes through the shot early, not reading the pace off. Hence, finds no proper timing on it. Goes through the shot but mistimes it high in the air. The ball hangs up for a long, long time over the long on region. Suryakumar Yadav stationed there locks his eyes on the ball and takes it comfortably around his chest level. England face yet another batting collapse and are 137/7.

A steep and sharp rising short one from Harshit, around off, Jamie Overton climbs on the bounce and taps it off the splice of the bat to the point region for a quick single.

Takes the pace off now, full and at the leg stump. Bethell flicks it to deep square leg for a single.

Play and a miss! Speared in fuller and on the leg stump line, Jacob Bethell shuffles way across to play the scoop shot but misses.

Fires in fuller and middle, Jacob Bethell flicks it to deep square leg. Rinku from deep mid-wicket swoops in running a few yards in, picks and throws it quickly to the keeper. The batters scamper back for the second run. It is a tight second run but Samson breaks the stumps without the ball being in his gloves. Had Samson collected the throw cleanly, it would have been pretty close.

Pushed through, short and on off, Jamie Overton blocks it out from the back foot.

OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! Two in the over for Varun Chakravarthy and he has his hands aloft in celebration! Keeps it flat and short, on middle, Brydon Carse gets down on a knee to slog it away but fails to get under the ball properly. Gets more height than distance on it as it has come off the upper part of the bat. It goes only as far as deep mid-wicket where Rinku Singh runs in and takes the catch.

FOUR LEG BYES! Carse almost ran past it! Pushed through, short and on off, Brydon Carse advances down the track and adjusts to the length as he looks to clip it away. The ball slides in to beat him on the inside edge and strike him on the back pad. It deflects away from the keeper and races past short third for a boundary.

OUT! CAUGHT! Fifty and out for Brook! Tries to manufacture a shot and perishes in the process. Drags the length back, on middle and leg, Harry Brook shuffles across to the off side and tries to scoop it over short fine leg. Fails to clear short fine leg as the ball hits the upper half of the bat. It gets spooned towards short fine leg where Arshdeep Singh takes a sitter. And once again, Varun Chakravarthy gets the better of Harry Brook. He departs on a quickfire 51 (26).

FOUR! FIFTY FOR BROOK! A superb knock so far from Brook. Tossed up, on a length, on middle and leg, Harry Brook gets down on a knee and nails the sweep to the right of deep backward square leg for a boundary. Gets to his half-century in 25 balls.

A hint of turn away, on off, on a nagging length, Jacob Bethell jabs it through mid-wicket for a single.

FOUR! Make that 18 runs off the over! Takes pace off again, on a length, outside off, Harry Brook gives himself room and carves it over point. He also manages to beat the fielder in the deep to his left for four more. England need 58 runs in 36 balls.

SIX! Back-to-back sixes for Brook! Rana rolls his fingers over the ball, on off, right in the slot, Harry Brook holds his shape as he plays the shot and pumps it over long off for six more. 14 runs off the over so far.

SIX! BANG! Take that, says Brook! Rana follows Brook as he backs away, on a nagging length, on the pads, Harry Brook likes the pace on the ball and just effortlessly shovels it over deep backward square leg for a six.

Another off-pace delivery, on a good length, on middle, Harry Brook moves to the leg side and punches it firmly to the right of deep point for a couple.

Takes pace off and it is fuller as well, outside off, Harry Brook backs away a bit too far and he fails to connect.

On a back of a length, over middle, Harry Brook backs away and cuts it fiercely but straight to backward point where Abhishek Sharma manages to get his body behind the ball to make the stop.

From around the wicket, flat and short, outside off, chopped to backward point by JB. England need 76 runs in 42 balls.

Fuller and quicker, this goes straight on, around off, Harry Brook pushes away from his body. Gets an outside edge that rolls in front of short third. A fumble allows the batters to complete the single with ease.

This is the googly, short and around off, Harry Brook cuts it late but can't get it past backward point.

FOUR! Short and punished! A half-tracker, on off, Harry Brook hangs on the back foot and pulls it to the right of long on for a boundary.

A bit quicker, attacking the front pad, on a nagging length, Jacob Bethell brings out the reverse and hits it to the left of short third. Arshdeep Singh dives to his left and keeps it down to one.

Flicked from the front of the hand, short and on off, Brook skips down the track and eases it down to long on for a single. 100 COMES UP FOR ENGLAND!

Swing and a miss! Hits the deck hard and this skids through, around off, Jacob Bethell swivels for the pull but this does not rise as much as the batter expected. It sneaks under the angled bat.

Sliding onto the pads, on a good length, Harry Brook wrists it wide of deep mid-wicket for another single.

Pace taken off and it is fuller as well, around off, Harry Brook hacks it off the inner half of the bat to the left of deep square leg for a couple of runs.

Slanting in from around the wicket to the left-hander, on a good length, on middle, Jacob Bethell flicks it through square leg for a single.

OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Harshit Rana makes an instant impact! He strikes with his 2nd ball in T20I cricket. In the channel on off, on a short of a good length, this skids through and there is a bit of extra bounce as well, Liam Livingstone stays leg side of the ball and tries to glide it down with an open bat face. Ends up getting an outside edge and the keeper Sanju Samson takes a safe catch to his right. Liam Livingstone departs for 9 (13) and England have now been further reduced to 95/4.

Bashes the hard length, on off, Harry Brook runs it down to deep third with an open bat face for a single.

Flat and short, on off, Liam Livingstone blocks it out.

Sliding on, on a nagging length, Harry Brook punches it past cover for one.

FOUR! Nicely done! Short and around off, Harry Brook backs away to create room and cuts it to the left of backward point for a boundary.

Good work in the deep! Tossed up, on off, Harry Brook skips down the track to go back over the bowler's head. Does not quite get hold of it and that allows Tilak Varma at long off to cut it off. He hops and manages to push the ball away from the fence. Two runs taken.

Pushed through, on a nagging length, on middle, Liam Livingstone steps out and eases the drive to long on for one.

Speared in, on a nagging length, on middle, Liam Livingstone shuffles and defends it down the deck.

Drag-down on middle and on a good length, Liam Livingstone gets across and nudges it to backward square leg for a quick run. Halfway through the chase, and England are 86/3.

Flat googly on off, Harry Brook drags it with the sweep shot to deep mid-wicket for a single.

A slider on middle and fuller in length, Liam Livingstone reads it nicely and works it down to long on for a comfortable single.

Pushed through, on a length, around off, Liam Livingstone pushes it wide of cover for a couple of runs.

Tossed up, around off, Harry Brook gets himself outside the line of the off stump with a shuffle and looks for a reverse sweep. Gets an inside edge onto the pads and it dribbles past the keeper for a single.

Seeing the batter charging at him, Ravi fires in a short one, on off, Harry Brook adjusts well and guides it to deep backward point for another two quick runs.

A googly on a good length. Livingstone mistimes his slog sweep to short mid-wicket.

Fired and pushed through, full on middle, Liam Livingstone slogs it past mid-wicket for a couple more as Rinku Singh intercepts the ball to his left in the deep.

Two is the call and they will get through! Good running! Slower and on the stumps, Liam Livingstone works it across to the square leg region. They run the first one hard and Bishnoi comes running in to his right to pick and throw. They seize the opportunity and hare back for the second.

Full and on off, Harry Brook smashes it hard and down the ground for a single at long off.

FOUR! Much-needed from England's point of view! Not that full in length, on the middle, Harry Brook sits down on his knee and sweeps it nicely along the ground and gets it past the vacant deep square leg region for a boundary.

Fired in quicker and on a flatter trajectory by Varun, around off, Harry Brook tries to heave across by shimmying down the track but gets it off the inner half of the bat to deep backward square leg. Two taken.

Quick and on off, Liam Livingstone lunges forward and blocks it out.

Length and around off. Livingstone defends it to the off side.

Length ball around off. Liam eases it out to backward point.

OUT! FLAT AND CAUGHT! Bishnoi strikes twice for India and the hosts have bounced right back into the game with three super quick wickets! Ravi Bishnoi keeps it quick and flat, outside off, it goes straight on and bounces a bit more off the deck, getting that bite. Jos Buttler is hurried into the shot and that excessive bounce becomes the reason for his undoing. He goes through the cut shot but the ball goes flat off the thick outside edge. Harshit Rana, the substitute fielder at short third judges it well and takes a good catch while tumbling over. From 62/0, England have slipped to 67/3.

A slider, full and quick on middle, Harry Brook gets a thick inside edge and the ball rolls wide of square leg for a single.

Full and flat at 104.1, around off, Jos Buttler leans on and drives it to deep cover for a single.

Nice and full, on the stumps, Harry Brook defends it out safely. A successful over for India and Axar.

OUT! CLEANED HIM UP! Axar strikes now and both the English openers are back in the dugout in a very quick succession! This one comes in with the arm, and it is fired in quicker and flatter by Axar. Full in length, and right in front of the stumps, kisses the deck and skids through quickly, hurrying the batter into the shot. Phil Salt backs away and creates room to access the off side but exposes the stumps and plays all over it. The ball passes under the bat and crashes into the wickets. Phil Salt departs for 23 (21).

Flighted one, and full at the stumps. Phil Salt drives back to the bowler.

Length, outside off, Salt backs away and cuts it but finds the fielder at cover.

Nice and full, drilled down to long off for a solo.

WIDE! An appeal for stumping but not given. That in-drifter sliding down the leg side, Jos Buttler is on the back foot and tries to push it across to the leg side, but the ball keeps sliding on and beats the bat. Sanju Samson collects it safely behind the wickets and flashes off the bails in a snap. The side-on replay shows that Buttler never lifted his back feet in the air. But a sharp glovework by Samson.

Fired in quick, full and on leg, swept away neatly to deep backward square leg for a single.

OUT! IN THE AIR AND TAKEN! Finally, India get something to smile on the last ball of the Powerplay! Bishnoi dishes out a deceptive back-of-the-hand googly and lands it fuller around off, Ben Duckett clears his front leg and looks to access the leg side, trying to go aerial. He is a bit too early through the shot and doesn't read the wrong'un out of Ravi's hand. Hence, a leading edge is found and the ball swirls over cover. Suryakumar Yadav keeps his eyes on the ball and takes a fine catch to his right. Ben Duckett departs for a quickfire 39 (19) and England end their Powerplay at 62/1. They are way ahead of India who were 47/3 at the same stage.

Sliding across off on a length, Ben Duckett mistimes his pull shot over the inner ring. The fielder, Axar Patel from mid on chases the ball as it keeps dribbling to the fence. He cuts it off and two runs are taken.

Short and flat on off, Phil Salt hangs back and punches it to cover where Suryakumar Yadav makes a half stop and parries the ball to the backward point region. A quick single taken.

FOUR! Nicely done! Easy-peasy says Salt! Serves a genuine half-volley on off, Phil Salt reads the googly and smashes it straight down the ground for four more runs.

Drag-down, on top of middle and leg, Phil Salt backs away and punches it hard but finds the fielder at cover.

Ravi Bishnoi is into the attack now. He begins with a flatter one, on middle and on a length, Phil Salt flat-bats it straight down the ground and it is cut off by Tilak Varma from long on. Two runs taken.

Fuller and quicker, going across, Ben Duckett shapes up to scoop it over the keeper by staying leg side of the ball but misses. An expensive start by Axar - 16 runs off his first over. England are off to a real flier. At the end of 5 overs, they are 53/0, needing 129 runs in 90 balls.

SIX! All the way! Slower and shorter, on middle and leg, Ben Duckett employs the switch hit again but has to reach out in front this time. He still manages to get the elevation and clears the deep backward point fence for a six.

FOUR! Gets it through! On a fullish length, on middle and leg, Ben Duckett switches his stance and takes it on the full. Hits it past backward point for the second boundary of the over.

Speared in, on off, on a nagging length, knocked down to long off for a single.

Leg bye! On the pads, slower through the air and the length is pulled back a bit, Ben Duckett has a swing at it but fails to connect. A leg bye is taken as the ball rolls off the pads in front of short fine leg.

FOUR! Duckett takes Axar on straight away! Darted across from around the wicket, on a length, Ben Duckett gets down and swats it over mid-wicket for a boundary.

Floated up, fuller and on off, Phil Salt makes room to go back over the bowler's head. Ends up dragging it along the ground and it goes straight to mid on.

Pushed through by Varun, on middle, Ben Duckett goes for the switch hit again but does not quite middle this one. Hits it along the ground to the right of point for one.

Swing and a miss! Slightly slower, on a nagging length, around leg, Ben Duckett backs away and swings for the hills but misses.

FOUR! Innovative and mighty effective! Sliding on, on a nagging length, on middle and leg, Ben Duckett brings out the switch hit and gets under the ball to hit it over backward point for a boundary.

Sees the batter backing away does Varun and he fires it in, on a nagging length, Ben slaps it straight to cover.

Starts from around the wicket, attacking the stumps, on a nagging length, Ben Duckett blocks it out.

Another off-pace delivery, on a back of a length, Phil Salt punches it straight to backward point. Best over of the innings so far. 13 runs off it.

Takes pace off, full and straight, at the stumps, Ben Duckett shuffles across for the scoop but there is no pace on the ball and he is a bit early into the shot. Toe-ends it towards mid-wicket for a single.

FOUR! A hat-trick of boundaries for Ben Duckett! This is an excellent start for England. Banged in short by Singh but this is not high enough to trouble the batter, Ben Duckett takes the short ball on and pulls it to the right of deep fine leg for four more.

FOUR! In complete control this time! Fuller in length, at the stumps, at 136 kph, Ben Duckett brings his wrists into play and whips it over mid-wicket for yet another boundary.

FOUR! Uppish but in the gap! Slanting into the left-hander, on a nagging length, Ben Duckett gets on his toes with a hop and jabs it uppishly but to the right of square leg for a boundary.

Honing in on the off stump, on a good length, Ben Duckett defends it solidly.

Good work in the deep! Banged in short, over off and middle, Phil Salt swivels and pulls it all along the ground to the left of deep square leg. The substitute fielder Ramandeep Singh sprints and dives to his left to make the stop. Relays it to the converging deep mid-wicket fielder. Two runs taken.

On a good length, on the off-stump line, Salt dabs it towards backward point and sets off for the single but gets sent back by Ben.

Gets the yorker in, on off, Phil Salt squeezes it out towards mid-wicket.

FOUR! Nicely hit! 3rd boundary in 7 balls for Salt. On a length, pace off, on off, Phil Salt lets his hands flow into the shot and lofts it to the left of mid off for a boundary.

On a back of a length, on the pads, Ben Duckett nudges it to deep backward square leg for a single.

FOUR! Edged away! Angling across from over the wicket, on a nagging length, Ben Duckett throws his hands at the delivery. Gets an outside edge that flies between the keeper and short third for a boundary.

Beaten! This is pushed across the right-hander, on a good length, Phil Salt stays leg side of the ball and looks to cut this one late but misses.

Pulls the length back and tucks the batter up for room, on middle and leg, Phil Salt hangs back to defend.

FOUR! Two in two for Salt! A bit too full again, on middle, Phil Salt holds his shape and brings his bottom hand into play to drive it to the left of mid on for four more.

FOUR! Salt and England are on their way! Singh goes full in search of swing but overcooks it, on off, Phil Salt presses forward and firmly drives it to the right of the diving mid off fielder for a boundary.

Shaping back in a bit, on a back of a length, on off, Phil Salt looks to force it through the off side but the ball rises a bit and he mistimes the shot towards cover.

Starts on the money! On a good length, angling away, Phil Salt gets right behind the line and taps it back to Singh.