Welcome back to England's response with the bat. The players and umpires are out to the middle. The Indian players spread out of the huddle and take their respective fielding positions.

... THE RUN CHASE ...

Well then, 158 has been the highest run chase at Pune, and England have a huge challenge ahead of them. Dew? Or no dew? Well, we saw a couple of groundsmen doing the mop work as soon as the innings ended, which means that there is some presence of dew on the ground. Also, the Super Soppers have been deployed out. It will be interesting to see how the Indian bowlers deal with the dew and defend their total. What would be England's approach? Will they come out and go bang bang? An exciting chase c

India scored 41 runs in the next set of five overs losing just one wicket. Once settled well, Hardik and Dube shifted their gears quickly and runs started coming thick and fast towards the backend. This counterattack sort of disturbed the lines and lengths of the bowlers to which these two cashed on nicely. Hardik Pandya took charge of the innings, assertively batting his way to a half-century and pushing the team's score deeper into a competitive range before perishing. And then, it was Jamie

That little push from Abhishek and Rinku did help India increase the scoring rate and provided some breathing room for the others to come. The English pacers continued to test the batters with those well-directed short ones, while Adil Rashid displayed the mastery of his variations to slow things down. As a result, India wasn't allowed to run away and found themselves 72/4 at the halfway mark. However, Shivam Dube tried to keep the scoring rate at a brisk pace and did play some powerful shots t

However, Abhishek Sharma stood tall against the early devastation, batting with extraordinary flair. He defied the mounting pressure with a stunning display of strokeplay during the powerplay, unleashing a series of glorious shots that breathed life into India's innings. Rinku Singh proved an able ally, joining Sharma in a calculated counterattack that gradually restored the team's momentum. But it was soon halted by the vastly experienced Adil Rashid who struck gold in his first over. 

It was the first time that India was asked to set the total in this series which of course brought new challenges ahead of them and were rocked badly pretty early into the innings. Bowling thunderbolts, Saqib Mahmood transformed India's batting dreams into a nightmare, reducing them to a mere 12/3 in a breathtaking early onslaught. Stepping into Mark Wood's formidable shoes, Mahmood delivered a fiery spell, leaving Sanju Samson, Suryakumar Yadav, and Tilak Varma scrambling against his express pa

A strong finish from England and Jamie Overton, just 3 runs from the last over along with three wickets as well. But, India managed to score 68 runs off the last five overs, thanks to Hardik and Dube's counterpunch. It was again England's fiery pace attack versus the Indian batters and the latter again looked a bit vulnerable in the beginning on a surface that offered good bounce and pace. 

Jamie Overton to Shivam Dube, ! RUN OUT! Incredible work from Jos Buttler! Outstanding last over from Jamie Overton. The 20th over goes for just 3 runs. Overton bangs it into the deck, around off, Shivam Dube fails to get on top of it and flat bats it towards long on. He takes the first one and turns around quickly for the second run. Jos Buttler swoops in and gets to the ball. Picks it up cleanly and fires in a throw on the bounce at the batting end. He knocks the stumps down and the

Halt! A mandatory concussion test for Shivam Dube. The physio from the Indian dugout rushes out to attend Dube.

Jamie Overton to Shivam Dube, Another dot! Straight on the helmet! Banged in short and directed at the body, Shivam Dube goes for a pull but misses and the ball smashes right on the helmet grill.

Jamie Overton to Shivam Dube, No run.

Ravi Bishnoi is in at number 10.

Jamie Overton to Arshdeep Singh, ! run out (Phil Salt / Jamie Overton).

Arshdeep Singh is in at number 9.

Jamie Overton to bowl the last over. 

Jamie Overton to Axar Patel, ! c Jacob Bethell b Jamie Overton.

Jamie Overton to Axar Patel, ! Liam Livingstone puts down a skier!

Brydon Carse to Shivam Dube, ! FIFTY for Dube on his return to the side! What started as a tidy over ends up going for 12 runs.

Brydon Carse to Shivam Dube, ! Poor delivery and it gets the treatment!

Brydon Carse to Axar Patel, Good 1st 4 balls from Carse!

Brydon Carse to Axar Patel, Honing in at the stumps, on a length, Axar Patel swats it to the right of deep mid-wicket and comes back for the second run.

Brydon Carse to Shivam Dube, 1 run.

Brydon Carse to Shivam Dube, No run.

Jamie Overton to Hardik Pandya, ! c Jos Buttler b Jamie Overton.

Axar Patel is out to the middle at number 8.

Jamie Overton to Hardik Pandya, On a back of a length, over middle, Hardik Pandya arches back and glides it over the keeper. The ball does not have enough legs to reach the fence. The short third fielder gives it a chase and cuts it off. Two runs taken.

Jamie Overton to Shivam Dube, 1 run.

There seems to be a problem with the ball as a piece of the seam has come off. It is being replaced while the players help themselves with some fluids. The ball has been exchanged now and we are good to continue.

Jamie Overton to Shivam Dube, ! Easy pickings! Jamie Overton errs again as this is on the pads with fine leg inside the circle, on a back of a length, Dube lifts his front leg and helps it over the man at short fine leg for a boundary.

Jamie Overton to Hardik Pandya, 1 run.

Jamie Overton to Hardik Pandya, Six!

Jamie Overton to Hardik Pandya, No ball and Four!

Jamie Overton to Hardik Pandya, Phil Salt goes up in appeal but he gets no support from the bowler! Full and pushed down the leg side, Hardik Pandya misses the tickle. There is a noise as the ball goes past Hardik but the umpire signals a wide.

Jofra Archer to Hardik Pandya, On a shortish length, on off, Hardik Pandya pulls it along the ground to deep mid-wicket for one more. Good last couple of overs for India. 33 runs off the last 12 balls.

Jofra Archer to Shivam Dube, 1 run.

Jofra Archer to Shivam Dube, ! Up and over! Not a great option as he looks to go full but mid off is inside the circle. Ends up serving a low full toss, on off, Shivam Dube backs away and lofts it with a straight bat over mid off for four more

Jofra Archer to Hardik Pandya, Drags the length back, on off, Hardik Pandya pulls it towards wide long on for a single.

Jofra Archer to Hardik Pandya, ! Gap picked to perfection! Pitched up, on off, Hardik Pandya stays deep in the crease and gets his hands through the line. Thumps it right in the gap between deep extra cover and long off for a boundary.

Jofra Archer is back into the attack. 3-0-20-0 so far. He replaces Jamie Overton.

Jofra Archer to Hardik Pandya, ! For the second over in a row, the first ball goes for six!

Saqib Mahmood to Hardik Pandya, Gets the yorker in, on middle, Hardik Pandya digs it out to long on for a single.

Saqib Mahmood to Hardik Pandya, ! A skimmer but Hardik gets enough to clear the fence!

Saqib Mahmood to Shivam Dube, Lands it on a back of a length, on off, Shivam Dube makes room and spanks it to long on for one.

Saqib Mahmood to Shivam Dube, Wide! Sprays it down leg, fuller in length, Shivam Dube looks to help it away but misses.

Saqib Mahmood to Shivam Dube, No run.

Saqib Mahmood to Hardik Pandya, Miscued but safe!

Saqib Mahmood to Hardik Pandya, ! Saqib gets greeted back into the attack with a six! On a length, on off, Hardik Pandya puts the dancing shoes on and with a straight bat, lofts it over long off for a six.

Jamie Overton to Shivam Dube, Top-edge, in the air...lands ahead of the keeper, Salt! Not too short and on the middle stump line, Shivam Dube looks to whip it across but finds the top-edge. The ball lobs and falls near the stumps. Overton and Phil Salt scoot toward the ball for the catch but it lands between them.

Jamie Overton to Shivam Dube, WIDE! A tough call this! Salt and Overton show disagreement with the decision. Closer to the tramline, going across, Dube leaves. Wide called. 

Jamie Overton to Hardik Pandya, Full toss on the pads, flicked away to deep square leg for a single.

Jamie Overton to Hardik Pandya, Sharp bumper on the bodyline, Hardik Pandya swivels across to pull but inside edges it and the ball passes scaringly close to the off stump. It dribbles back to the keeper. Jos Buttler makes a sharp stop diving to his left.

Jamie Overton to Hardik Pandya, Good length, on off, just stops a bit on the deck, Hardik Pandya manages to keep it out to the cover region.

Jamie Overton to Hardik Pandya, No run.

Jamie Overton to Shivam Dube, Overton is back on, replacing Carse. Hits the deck hard, over the top of off, Shivam Dube backs away and slashes it to deep point for a single.

Adil Rashid to Hardik Pandya, Nicely looped up, a leg-break now on middle, Hardik Pandya takes a huge stride forward and respects this full ball by blocking it in front. Adil Rashid ends his spell with figures of 4-0-35-1.

Adil Rashid to Hardik Pandya, No run.

Adil Rashid to Shivam Dube, Now gets to the other end! Flat and on a length, on the leg stump, Shivam Dube tucks it across to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Adil Rashid to Shivam Dube, ! Trying to motor away now! He has picked the bones out of it! Serves a half-volley on the middle stumps, does Rashid. Shivam Dube gets his front foot out of the way, finds the ball in his slot and spanks it behind the sightscreen for a massive six.

Adil Rashid to Shivam Dube, ! The 100 comes up for India! Drag-down length from Rashid, turning back into middle and leg, Shivam Dube swivels and pulls it through the vacant square leg region for a smashing boundary.

Adil Rashid to Hardik Pandya, Full and floated up, around off, Hardik Pandya takes a step forward and drives it past mid off for a single.

Brydon Carse to Hardik Pandya, On the pads, on a good length, Hardik Pandya glances it to deep backward square leg for a single.

Brydon Carse to Shivam Dube, Dug in short and outside off, Shivam Dube comes forward and plays it almost like a tennis shot to deep cover for a single.

Brydon Carse to Hardik Pandya, 1 run.

Brydon Carse to Hardik Pandya, ! Nonchalant! A scrambled-seam delivery, full and outside off, Hardik Pandya picks it up and smashes it through cover for a cracking boundary.

Brydon Carse to Hardik Pandya, ! BANG! Short of a length, outside off, climbing just a bit more, Hardik Pandya stands tall and pulls it powerfully to deep mid-wicket and finds the fence. That was a powerful shot from Hardik!

Brydon Carse to Hardik Pandya, No run.

Adil Rashid to Shivam Dube, ! Powerful stroke that! Just lands before the boundary cushions! Pitched short and around off, Dube reads the googly off Rashid's hands and quickly rocks back and smashes it flat and hard to the wide of the long on fence. 

Adil Rashid to Hardik Pandya, Slower through the air again, fuller and on off, Hardik Pandya lunges ahead and drives through cover for a single.

Adil Rashid to Hardik Pandya, No run.

Adil Rashid to Shivam Dube, Floated full and on the stumps, Shivam Dube drills it down to long on for a single.

Adil Rashid to Hardik Pandya, 1 run.

Adil Rashid to Shivam Dube, Length, outside off, cut away wide of backward point for a single.

Brydon Carse to Hardik Pandya, No run.

Hardik Pandya comes out to bat.

Brydon Carse to Hardik Pandya, Back of a length at the stumps, Hardik works it to mid on.

Brydon Carse to Rinku Singh, ! IN THE AIR AND TAKEN! India are reeling now and they are half side down!

Brydon Carse to Rinku Singh, WIDE! Salt is certain that he has heard something but finds no support from the others, including the bowler!

Brydon Carse to Shivam Dube, Fired in on the pads, Shivam Dube clips it fine and the ball rolls along the ground to deep fine for a single.

Brydon Carse to Shivam Dube, ! Pierced away! Carse keeps hitting the deck hard, and keeps it closer the off-pole, Shivam Dube stands tall, and cuts it past backward point and beats the chasing deep third fielder to his left for a boundary.

DRINKS BREAK. So 47/3 in the first Powerplay, and then 25/1 in the next four overs. This has been some excellent bowling display from the English bowlers. And Adil Rashid has further helped to slow things down with his masterful variations. Rinku Singh has looked good so far while Dube is sent in to inflate the run rate. India needs one of these two to bat deep and help the hosts to post a challenging total. Let's see how this mid-over phase pans out for both sides. Here's Brydon Carse into t

Brydon Carse to Rinku Singh, Length ball on off, Rinku Singh leans back and guides it to deep third for a single.

Adil Rashid to Shivam Dube, No run.

Adil Rashid to Rinku Singh, 1 run.

Adil Rashid to Rinku Singh, Now then, has it come off the glove? Taken by Jos Buttler but he does not look overly excited. Takes the review after having a word with the bowler and the keeper. Loopy delivery, on a nagging length, on off, Rinku Singh goes for the reverse but he is deceived by the slowness of the delivery. He swings way too early and fails to connect.

Adil Rashid to Shivam Dube, Dishes out a googly but it is a bit too short, on off, Dube presses back and punches it past cover for a single.

Adil Rashid to Rinku Singh, Floated up, fuller and on off, Rinku Singh eases the drive to long off for one.

Adil Rashid to Rinku Singh, Going across, on a nagging length, Rinku Singh switches his stance for the reverse but fails to connect.

Jofra Archer to Shivam Dube, Dube fails to make the Free Hit count! Dug in short by Archer, over off and middle, Shivam Dube moves to the leg side and swings for the pull but the ball sails over his bat.

Jofra Archer to Shivam Dube, NO BALL! With a short leg in place, Archer goes full and on middle and leg, Shivam Dube backs away, anticipating a short ball but manages to keep it out.

Jofra Archer to Shivam Dube, Lobbed and taken at first slip!

Jofra Archer to Rinku Singh, Banged in short, at the helmet of the batter, Rinku Singh pulls it all along the ground towards deep square leg for a single.

Jofra Archer to Shivam Dube, Leg bye! Tries to follow the batter does Archer as Dube backs away, on a short of a good length, Shivam Dube fails to help it away. The batters cross as the ball rolls off the pads towards backward square leg.

Jofra Archer to Shivam Dube, Archer goes searching for the yorker but ends up serving a low full toss, at the stumps, Dube pushes it to mid-wicket.

Jofra Archer to Rinku Singh, Leg bye! Sliding onto the pads, on a length, Rinku Singh misses the flick and wears it on the pads. A leg bye is taken as the ball rolls behind the wicket on the leg side.

Adil Rashid to Shivam Dube, ! NAILED! Tossed up by Adil, on middle, right in the arc for the left-hander, Shivam Dube gets down on a knee and nails the slog swep over deep mid-wicket for a biggie.

Adil Rashid to Rinku Singh, 1 run.

Adil Rashid to Shivam Dube, 1 run.

Adil Rashid to Shivam Dube, ! Jos Buttler puts a tough one down! Angling across the left-hander, on a nagging length, Shivam Dube pushes at the delivery with hard hands away from his body. Gets an outside edge that flies quickly towards first slip.

Shivam Dube is in at number 6.

Adil Rashid to Abhishek Sharma, ! TAKEN! Four and out for Abhishek against Rashid!

Adil Rashid to Abhishek Sharma, ! Rashid is greeted with a boundary! This is pushed through, on a length, on off, Abhishek Sharma extends his hands into the shot and cracks the drive to the right of cover for a boundary.

Spin from the other end? Indeed. Here's Adil Rashid. He replaces Jamie Overton.

Jamie Overton to Rinku Singh, ! Gets it through! Slightly fuller, on off, Rinku Singh leans into the shot and drives it to the right of the man at cover inside the ring. He also beats the diving fielder in the deep to his left to pick up a boundary.

Jamie Overton to Rinku Singh, Beaten! This skids through, on a back of a length, Rinku Singh stays leg side of the ball and tries to run it down to deep third but misses.

Jamie Overton to Abhishek Sharma, Slower and going across the left-hander, on the fuller side, Abhishek Sharma reaches out and eases it towards backward point where Ben Duckett tumbles to his right and prevents the single.

Jamie Overton to Abhishek Sharma, On a back of a length, on off, Abhishek Sharma tries to pull it towards cow corner but ends up dragging it towards long on. He mistimes the shot and that helps him in a way as the ball drops well short of Harry Brook at long on. A single taken.

Jamie Overton to Rinku Singh, Angling across, on a length, Rinku Singh angles the bat face and dabs it towards backward point where Ben Duckett fumbles and concedes a single.

Jamie Overton to Rinku Singh, Attacking the stumps, full in length, firmly driven to cover.

Jamie Overton is introduced into the attack now. He replaces Brydon Carse.

Saqib Mahmood to Rinku Singh, On off and middle, on a back of a length, Rinku Singh makes room and dances down the track to force it through the off side. Ends up chopping it down in front of point for one. At the end of the Powerplay, India are 47/3.

Saqib Mahmood to Rinku Singh, ! Nonchalantly done!

Saqib Mahmood to Rinku Singh, Tighter line, on top of off, on a short of a length, Rinku Singh steers it straight to Jofra Archer at short third.

Saqib Mahmood to Abhishek Sharma, A bit too straight again, on the pads, on a hard length, Abhishek Sharma tucks it wide of backward square leg for a single.

Saqib Mahmood to Abhishek Sharma, On a good length, on the pads, Abhishek Sharma lets the ball come to him and flicks it through mid-wicket. Calls for two immediately and he gets it with ease.

Saqib Mahmood to Abhishek Sharma, On a back of a length, on off, Abhishek Sharma hangs back and glides it towards short third.

Brydon Carse to Rinku Singh, Too full and around off, Rinku Singh gets forward and drives it straight to short cover.

Brydon Carse to Rinku Singh, Dug in short and on the stumps, Rinku Singh ducks underneath it.

Brydon Carse to Rinku Singh, ! Shot! 

Brydon Carse to Rinku Singh, TOP EDGE AND ! Some intent from Rinku Singh! Buttler won't mind this one bit! A well-directed short-pitched delivery, on the bodyline, nipping away, Rinku Singh gives the bowler the charge and tries to pull but the top-edge flies the ball over the slips for a boundary.

Brydon Carse comes into the attack as the first change.

Brydon Carse to Rinku Singh, Aims the blockhole, and gets the yorker correct, on off, Rinku Singh squats and carves it out to point.

Brydon Carse to Abhishek Sharma, Brydon Carse comes into the attack now, replacing Jofra Archer! Begins with a good-length delivery, outside off, Abhishek Sharma cuts it square to deep point for a single.

Saqib Mahmood to Rinku Singh, BEATEN! Just a yard ahead of the short length, and over the top of off, nipping away a shy bit. Rinku Singh stays rooted in his crease and tries to nudge it around the corner but gets beaten by the express pace. The ball passes above his angled bat. 

Saqib Mahmood to Abhishek Sharma, At 137.7 kph, on a hard length, outside off, Abhishek Sharma plays it late and hits it to deep third for a single.

Saqib Mahmood to Abhishek Sharma, ! Goodness me, that is a shot of high quality! Pitched-up delivery, in the arc, on off, Abhishek Sharma gets forward, hits it through the line and finds the gap between cover and point for a cracking boundary. 

Saqib Mahmood to Abhishek Sharma, Outside off, slanting away on a length, Abhishek Sharma slashes and misses.

Saqib Mahmood to Abhishek Sharma, ! Timing!

Saqib Mahmood to Abhishek Sharma, No run.

Jofra Archer to Rinku Singh, Good gas from Archer! Short and on the bodyline, Rinku dodges under it.

Jofra Archer to Rinku Singh, ! Now that is a good shot from Rinku! Seam-up, full and on middle, Rinku Singh shimmies down the track and offers himself some room, and slaps it past covers for a boundary.

Jofra Archer to Rinku Singh, Good length and outside off, Rinku Singh jabs it away towards point.

Jofra Archer to Abhishek Sharma, Leg bye.

Jofra Archer to Rinku Singh, Back of a length, outside off, Rinku Singh hops on the back foot and gets a thick outside edge that runs down to deep third for a single.

Jofra Archer to Abhishek Sharma, 1 run.

Who comes in now?

Saqib Mahmood to Suryakumar Yadav, ! CAUGHT! Pune is in absolute silence now as SKY departs on a four-ball duck! India in a deep, deep trouble! 

Saqib Mahmood to Suryakumar Yadav, Aims the sticks, does Saqib, on a fullish length, on middle, Suryakumar Yadav blocks it in front.

Saqib Mahmood to Suryakumar Yadav, On the back of a length, on top of off, at 135.9 kph, Suryakumar Yadav gets on the back foot and stabs it on the surface.

Saqib Mahmood to Suryakumar Yadav, Full and at 138.6 kph, full and around off, Suryakumar Yadav works it straight to mid-wicket.

The Indian skipper, Suryakumar Yadav walks out to face the hat-trick ball.

Saqib Mahmood to Tilak Varma, ! IN THE AIR AND TAKEN AGAIN! Saqib Mahmood is on  HAT TRICK! India in an early trouble and Tilak Varma departs for a golden duck! 

Tilak Varma walks in at number 3.

Saqib Mahmood to Sanju Samson, ! IN THE AIR AND TAKEN! And again, the short ball becomes the nemesis for Sanju Samson as he departs on a cheap score! England are overjoyed and rightly so and Saqib Mahmood makes impact right away!

Brought into the side for Mark Wood, Saqib Mahmood will operate from the other end.

Jofra Archer to Abhishek Sharma, ! A positive start for Abhishek Sharma and India! 12 runs off the opening over! Almost a half-tracker slightly around off, Abhishek stays leg side of the ball and smashes it past mid-off for a cracking boundary.

Jofra Archer to Abhishek Sharma, ! Wow! 

Jofra Archer to Abhishek Sharma, Swing and a miss! At 143.6 kph, around off on a fullish length, Abhishek Sharma shimmies down the track to create room and tries to slash it away but misses and the ball passes above his angled bat.

Jofra Archer to Abhishek Sharma, Short of a good length, on off, Abhishek Sharma climbs on the bounce and knocks it to the point region where Duckett again does well to intercept the ball to his left.

Jofra Archer to Sanju Samson, Samson is off the mark now! First runs off the bat! Could have been a boundary but Ben Duckett does an excellent job in the inner ring! Back of a length, outside off, Sanju Samson stays back and cuts it nicely to pierce the point region but Duckett puts in a sharp dive to his right and half-stops it. Parries the ball to the cover region and the batters cross over for a single.

Jofra Archer to Sanju Samson, WIDE! He will have to reload that one again! Inswinger, going way down leg on a length. Wide given!

Jofra Archer to Sanju Samson, A slip in place for Archer along with a leg slip! He starts on the money! Gets a good tail back into the batter, from off, on a hard length, Sanju Samson hops across to glance it away but gets a deflection off his gloves onto the thigh pad.

We are all set to get going here in Pune. Jos Buttler leads his troops out to the centre.

India (Playing XI) - Sanju Samson (WK), Abhishek Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav (C), Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh (In for Dhruv Jurel), Shivam Dube (In for Washington Sundar), Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh (In for Mohammed Shami), Varun Chakravarthy. 

England (Playing XI) - Ben Duckett, Phil Salt (WK), Jos Buttler (C), Harry Brook, Liam Livingstone, Jacob Bethell (In for Jamie Smith), Jamie Overton, Brydon Carse, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Saqib Mahmood (In for Mark Wood).

The Indian captain, Suryakumar Yadav, says that the team is focused on playing a good brand of cricket and sticking to the basics. He mentions that they have come into this game fresh after the defeat and are eager to put on a good show. Speaking about the conditions, he notes that the pitch is a little on the drier side and hopes that dew doesn’t play a big role, allowing them to defend a total effectively. Informs that they have made three changes - Arshdeep Singh comes in for Mohammed Sham

The captain of England, Jos Buttler says that the atmosphere feels great and the series is nicely set up as well. Mentions he is happy with the performance and also accepts that they do have a few areas of improvement. About the pitch, he shares that he is a little bit unsure how the dew will play. Informs two changes - Saqib Mahmood and Jacob Bethell come in the mix for Mark Wood and Jamie Smith respectively.

TOSS - England have won the toss and they will BOWL first.

Welcome back to England's response with the bat. The players and umpires are out to the middle. The Indian players spread out of the huddle and take their respective fielding positions.

... THE RUN CHASE ...

Well then, 158 has been the highest run chase at Pune, and England have a huge challenge ahead of them. Dew? Or no dew? Well, we saw a couple of groundsmen doing the mop work as soon as the innings ended, which means that there is some presence of dew on the ground. Also, the Super Soppers have been deployed out. It will be interesting to see how the Indian bowlers deal with the dew and defend their total. What would be England's approach? Will they come out and go bang bang? An exciting chase c

India scored 41 runs in the next set of five overs losing just one wicket. Once settled well, Hardik and Dube shifted their gears quickly and runs started coming thick and fast towards the backend. This counterattack sort of disturbed the lines and lengths of the bowlers to which these two cashed on nicely. Hardik Pandya took charge of the innings, assertively batting his way to a half-century and pushing the team's score deeper into a competitive range before perishing. And then, it was Jamie

That little push from Abhishek and Rinku did help India increase the scoring rate and provided some breathing room for the others to come. The English pacers continued to test the batters with those well-directed short ones, while Adil Rashid displayed the mastery of his variations to slow things down. As a result, India wasn't allowed to run away and found themselves 72/4 at the halfway mark. However, Shivam Dube tried to keep the scoring rate at a brisk pace and did play some powerful shots t

However, Abhishek Sharma stood tall against the early devastation, batting with extraordinary flair. He defied the mounting pressure with a stunning display of strokeplay during the powerplay, unleashing a series of glorious shots that breathed life into India's innings. Rinku Singh proved an able ally, joining Sharma in a calculated counterattack that gradually restored the team's momentum. But it was soon halted by the vastly experienced Adil Rashid who struck gold in his first over. 

It was the first time that India was asked to set the total in this series which of course brought new challenges ahead of them and were rocked badly pretty early into the innings. Bowling thunderbolts, Saqib Mahmood transformed India's batting dreams into a nightmare, reducing them to a mere 12/3 in a breathtaking early onslaught. Stepping into Mark Wood's formidable shoes, Mahmood delivered a fiery spell, leaving Sanju Samson, Suryakumar Yadav, and Tilak Varma scrambling against his express pa

A strong finish from England and Jamie Overton, just 3 runs from the last over along with three wickets as well. But, India managed to score 68 runs off the last five overs, thanks to Hardik and Dube's counterpunch. It was again England's fiery pace attack versus the Indian batters and the latter again looked a bit vulnerable in the beginning on a surface that offered good bounce and pace. 

Jamie Overton to Shivam Dube, ! RUN OUT! Incredible work from Jos Buttler! Outstanding last over from Jamie Overton. The 20th over goes for just 3 runs. Overton bangs it into the deck, around off, Shivam Dube fails to get on top of it and flat bats it towards long on. He takes the first one and turns around quickly for the second run. Jos Buttler swoops in and gets to the ball. Picks it up cleanly and fires in a throw on the bounce at the batting end. He knocks the stumps down and the

Halt! A mandatory concussion test for Shivam Dube. The physio from the Indian dugout rushes out to attend Dube.

Jamie Overton to Shivam Dube, Another dot! Straight on the helmet! Banged in short and directed at the body, Shivam Dube goes for a pull but misses and the ball smashes right on the helmet grill.

Jamie Overton to Shivam Dube, No run.

Ravi Bishnoi is in at number 10.

Jamie Overton to Arshdeep Singh, ! run out (Phil Salt / Jamie Overton).

Arshdeep Singh is in at number 9.

Jamie Overton to bowl the last over. 

Jamie Overton to Axar Patel, ! c Jacob Bethell b Jamie Overton.

Jamie Overton to Axar Patel, ! Liam Livingstone puts down a skier!

Brydon Carse to Shivam Dube, ! FIFTY for Dube on his return to the side! What started as a tidy over ends up going for 12 runs.

Brydon Carse to Shivam Dube, ! Poor delivery and it gets the treatment!

Brydon Carse to Axar Patel, Good 1st 4 balls from Carse!

Brydon Carse to Axar Patel, Honing in at the stumps, on a length, Axar Patel swats it to the right of deep mid-wicket and comes back for the second run.

Brydon Carse to Shivam Dube, 1 run.

Brydon Carse to Shivam Dube, No run.

Jamie Overton to Hardik Pandya, ! c Jos Buttler b Jamie Overton.

Axar Patel is out to the middle at number 8.

Jamie Overton to Hardik Pandya, On a back of a length, over middle, Hardik Pandya arches back and glides it over the keeper. The ball does not have enough legs to reach the fence. The short third fielder gives it a chase and cuts it off. Two runs taken.

Jamie Overton to Shivam Dube, 1 run.

There seems to be a problem with the ball as a piece of the seam has come off. It is being replaced while the players help themselves with some fluids. The ball has been exchanged now and we are good to continue.

Jamie Overton to Shivam Dube, ! Easy pickings! Jamie Overton errs again as this is on the pads with fine leg inside the circle, on a back of a length, Dube lifts his front leg and helps it over the man at short fine leg for a boundary.

Jamie Overton to Hardik Pandya, 1 run.

Jamie Overton to Hardik Pandya, Six!

Jamie Overton to Hardik Pandya, No ball and Four!

Jamie Overton to Hardik Pandya, Phil Salt goes up in appeal but he gets no support from the bowler! Full and pushed down the leg side, Hardik Pandya misses the tickle. There is a noise as the ball goes past Hardik but the umpire signals a wide.

Jofra Archer to Hardik Pandya, On a shortish length, on off, Hardik Pandya pulls it along the ground to deep mid-wicket for one more. Good last couple of overs for India. 33 runs off the last 12 balls.

Jofra Archer to Shivam Dube, 1 run.

Jofra Archer to Shivam Dube, ! Up and over! Not a great option as he looks to go full but mid off is inside the circle. Ends up serving a low full toss, on off, Shivam Dube backs away and lofts it with a straight bat over mid off for four more

Jofra Archer to Hardik Pandya, Drags the length back, on off, Hardik Pandya pulls it towards wide long on for a single.

Jofra Archer to Hardik Pandya, ! Gap picked to perfection! Pitched up, on off, Hardik Pandya stays deep in the crease and gets his hands through the line. Thumps it right in the gap between deep extra cover and long off for a boundary.

Jofra Archer is back into the attack. 3-0-20-0 so far. He replaces Jamie Overton.

Jofra Archer to Hardik Pandya, ! For the second over in a row, the first ball goes for six!

Saqib Mahmood to Hardik Pandya, Gets the yorker in, on middle, Hardik Pandya digs it out to long on for a single.

Saqib Mahmood to Hardik Pandya, ! A skimmer but Hardik gets enough to clear the fence!

Saqib Mahmood to Shivam Dube, Lands it on a back of a length, on off, Shivam Dube makes room and spanks it to long on for one.

Saqib Mahmood to Shivam Dube, Wide! Sprays it down leg, fuller in length, Shivam Dube looks to help it away but misses.

Saqib Mahmood to Shivam Dube, No run.

Saqib Mahmood to Hardik Pandya, Miscued but safe!

Saqib Mahmood to Hardik Pandya, ! Saqib gets greeted back into the attack with a six! On a length, on off, Hardik Pandya puts the dancing shoes on and with a straight bat, lofts it over long off for a six.

Jamie Overton to Shivam Dube, Top-edge, in the air...lands ahead of the keeper, Salt! Not too short and on the middle stump line, Shivam Dube looks to whip it across but finds the top-edge. The ball lobs and falls near the stumps. Overton and Phil Salt scoot toward the ball for the catch but it lands between them.

Jamie Overton to Shivam Dube, WIDE! A tough call this! Salt and Overton show disagreement with the decision. Closer to the tramline, going across, Dube leaves. Wide called. 

Jamie Overton to Hardik Pandya, Full toss on the pads, flicked away to deep square leg for a single.

Jamie Overton to Hardik Pandya, Sharp bumper on the bodyline, Hardik Pandya swivels across to pull but inside edges it and the ball passes scaringly close to the off stump. It dribbles back to the keeper. Jos Buttler makes a sharp stop diving to his left.

Jamie Overton to Hardik Pandya, Good length, on off, just stops a bit on the deck, Hardik Pandya manages to keep it out to the cover region.

Jamie Overton to Hardik Pandya, No run.

Jamie Overton to Shivam Dube, Overton is back on, replacing Carse. Hits the deck hard, over the top of off, Shivam Dube backs away and slashes it to deep point for a single.

Adil Rashid to Hardik Pandya, Nicely looped up, a leg-break now on middle, Hardik Pandya takes a huge stride forward and respects this full ball by blocking it in front. Adil Rashid ends his spell with figures of 4-0-35-1.

Adil Rashid to Hardik Pandya, No run.

Adil Rashid to Shivam Dube, Now gets to the other end! Flat and on a length, on the leg stump, Shivam Dube tucks it across to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Adil Rashid to Shivam Dube, ! Trying to motor away now! He has picked the bones out of it! Serves a half-volley on the middle stumps, does Rashid. Shivam Dube gets his front foot out of the way, finds the ball in his slot and spanks it behind the sightscreen for a massive six.

Adil Rashid to Shivam Dube, ! The 100 comes up for India! Drag-down length from Rashid, turning back into middle and leg, Shivam Dube swivels and pulls it through the vacant square leg region for a smashing boundary.

Adil Rashid to Hardik Pandya, Full and floated up, around off, Hardik Pandya takes a step forward and drives it past mid off for a single.

Brydon Carse to Hardik Pandya, On the pads, on a good length, Hardik Pandya glances it to deep backward square leg for a single.

Brydon Carse to Shivam Dube, Dug in short and outside off, Shivam Dube comes forward and plays it almost like a tennis shot to deep cover for a single.

Brydon Carse to Hardik Pandya, 1 run.

Brydon Carse to Hardik Pandya, ! Nonchalant! A scrambled-seam delivery, full and outside off, Hardik Pandya picks it up and smashes it through cover for a cracking boundary.

Brydon Carse to Hardik Pandya, ! BANG! Short of a length, outside off, climbing just a bit more, Hardik Pandya stands tall and pulls it powerfully to deep mid-wicket and finds the fence. That was a powerful shot from Hardik!

Brydon Carse to Hardik Pandya, No run.

Adil Rashid to Shivam Dube, ! Powerful stroke that! Just lands before the boundary cushions! Pitched short and around off, Dube reads the googly off Rashid's hands and quickly rocks back and smashes it flat and hard to the wide of the long on fence. 

Adil Rashid to Hardik Pandya, Slower through the air again, fuller and on off, Hardik Pandya lunges ahead and drives through cover for a single.

Adil Rashid to Hardik Pandya, No run.

Adil Rashid to Shivam Dube, Floated full and on the stumps, Shivam Dube drills it down to long on for a single.

Adil Rashid to Hardik Pandya, 1 run.

Adil Rashid to Shivam Dube, Length, outside off, cut away wide of backward point for a single.

Brydon Carse to Hardik Pandya, No run.

Hardik Pandya comes out to bat.

Brydon Carse to Hardik Pandya, Back of a length at the stumps, Hardik works it to mid on.

Brydon Carse to Rinku Singh, ! IN THE AIR AND TAKEN! India are reeling now and they are half side down!

Brydon Carse to Rinku Singh, WIDE! Salt is certain that he has heard something but finds no support from the others, including the bowler!

Brydon Carse to Shivam Dube, Fired in on the pads, Shivam Dube clips it fine and the ball rolls along the ground to deep fine for a single.

Brydon Carse to Shivam Dube, ! Pierced away! Carse keeps hitting the deck hard, and keeps it closer the off-pole, Shivam Dube stands tall, and cuts it past backward point and beats the chasing deep third fielder to his left for a boundary.

DRINKS BREAK. So 47/3 in the first Powerplay, and then 25/1 in the next four overs. This has been some excellent bowling display from the English bowlers. And Adil Rashid has further helped to slow things down with his masterful variations. Rinku Singh has looked good so far while Dube is sent in to inflate the run rate. India needs one of these two to bat deep and help the hosts to post a challenging total. Let's see how this mid-over phase pans out for both sides. Here's Brydon Carse into t

Brydon Carse to Rinku Singh, Length ball on off, Rinku Singh leans back and guides it to deep third for a single.

Adil Rashid to Shivam Dube, No run.

Adil Rashid to Rinku Singh, 1 run.

Adil Rashid to Rinku Singh, Now then, has it come off the glove? Taken by Jos Buttler but he does not look overly excited. Takes the review after having a word with the bowler and the keeper. Loopy delivery, on a nagging length, on off, Rinku Singh goes for the reverse but he is deceived by the slowness of the delivery. He swings way too early and fails to connect.

Adil Rashid to Shivam Dube, Dishes out a googly but it is a bit too short, on off, Dube presses back and punches it past cover for a single.

Adil Rashid to Rinku Singh, Floated up, fuller and on off, Rinku Singh eases the drive to long off for one.

Adil Rashid to Rinku Singh, Going across, on a nagging length, Rinku Singh switches his stance for the reverse but fails to connect.

Jofra Archer to Shivam Dube, Dube fails to make the Free Hit count! Dug in short by Archer, over off and middle, Shivam Dube moves to the leg side and swings for the pull but the ball sails over his bat.

Jofra Archer to Shivam Dube, NO BALL! With a short leg in place, Archer goes full and on middle and leg, Shivam Dube backs away, anticipating a short ball but manages to keep it out.

Jofra Archer to Shivam Dube, Lobbed and taken at first slip!

Jofra Archer to Rinku Singh, Banged in short, at the helmet of the batter, Rinku Singh pulls it all along the ground towards deep square leg for a single.

Jofra Archer to Shivam Dube, Leg bye! Tries to follow the batter does Archer as Dube backs away, on a short of a good length, Shivam Dube fails to help it away. The batters cross as the ball rolls off the pads towards backward square leg.

Jofra Archer to Shivam Dube, Archer goes searching for the yorker but ends up serving a low full toss, at the stumps, Dube pushes it to mid-wicket.

Jofra Archer to Rinku Singh, Leg bye! Sliding onto the pads, on a length, Rinku Singh misses the flick and wears it on the pads. A leg bye is taken as the ball rolls behind the wicket on the leg side.

Adil Rashid to Shivam Dube, ! NAILED! Tossed up by Adil, on middle, right in the arc for the left-hander, Shivam Dube gets down on a knee and nails the slog swep over deep mid-wicket for a biggie.

Adil Rashid to Rinku Singh, 1 run.

Adil Rashid to Shivam Dube, 1 run.

Adil Rashid to Shivam Dube, ! Jos Buttler puts a tough one down! Angling across the left-hander, on a nagging length, Shivam Dube pushes at the delivery with hard hands away from his body. Gets an outside edge that flies quickly towards first slip.

Shivam Dube is in at number 6.

Adil Rashid to Abhishek Sharma, ! TAKEN! Four and out for Abhishek against Rashid!

Adil Rashid to Abhishek Sharma, ! Rashid is greeted with a boundary! This is pushed through, on a length, on off, Abhishek Sharma extends his hands into the shot and cracks the drive to the right of cover for a boundary.

Spin from the other end? Indeed. Here's Adil Rashid. He replaces Jamie Overton.

Jamie Overton to Rinku Singh, ! Gets it through! Slightly fuller, on off, Rinku Singh leans into the shot and drives it to the right of the man at cover inside the ring. He also beats the diving fielder in the deep to his left to pick up a boundary.

Jamie Overton to Rinku Singh, Beaten! This skids through, on a back of a length, Rinku Singh stays leg side of the ball and tries to run it down to deep third but misses.

Jamie Overton to Abhishek Sharma, Slower and going across the left-hander, on the fuller side, Abhishek Sharma reaches out and eases it towards backward point where Ben Duckett tumbles to his right and prevents the single.

Jamie Overton to Abhishek Sharma, On a back of a length, on off, Abhishek Sharma tries to pull it towards cow corner but ends up dragging it towards long on. He mistimes the shot and that helps him in a way as the ball drops well short of Harry Brook at long on. A single taken.

Jamie Overton to Rinku Singh, Angling across, on a length, Rinku Singh angles the bat face and dabs it towards backward point where Ben Duckett fumbles and concedes a single.

Jamie Overton to Rinku Singh, Attacking the stumps, full in length, firmly driven to cover.

Jamie Overton is introduced into the attack now. He replaces Brydon Carse.

Saqib Mahmood to Rinku Singh, On off and middle, on a back of a length, Rinku Singh makes room and dances down the track to force it through the off side. Ends up chopping it down in front of point for one. At the end of the Powerplay, India are 47/3.

Saqib Mahmood to Rinku Singh, ! Nonchalantly done!

Saqib Mahmood to Rinku Singh, Tighter line, on top of off, on a short of a length, Rinku Singh steers it straight to Jofra Archer at short third.

Saqib Mahmood to Abhishek Sharma, A bit too straight again, on the pads, on a hard length, Abhishek Sharma tucks it wide of backward square leg for a single.

Saqib Mahmood to Abhishek Sharma, On a good length, on the pads, Abhishek Sharma lets the ball come to him and flicks it through mid-wicket. Calls for two immediately and he gets it with ease.

Saqib Mahmood to Abhishek Sharma, On a back of a length, on off, Abhishek Sharma hangs back and glides it towards short third.

Brydon Carse to Rinku Singh, Too full and around off, Rinku Singh gets forward and drives it straight to short cover.

Brydon Carse to Rinku Singh, Dug in short and on the stumps, Rinku Singh ducks underneath it.

Brydon Carse to Rinku Singh, ! Shot! 

Brydon Carse to Rinku Singh, TOP EDGE AND ! Some intent from Rinku Singh! Buttler won't mind this one bit! A well-directed short-pitched delivery, on the bodyline, nipping away, Rinku Singh gives the bowler the charge and tries to pull but the top-edge flies the ball over the slips for a boundary.

Brydon Carse comes into the attack as the first change.

Brydon Carse to Rinku Singh, Aims the blockhole, and gets the yorker correct, on off, Rinku Singh squats and carves it out to point.

Brydon Carse to Abhishek Sharma, Brydon Carse comes into the attack now, replacing Jofra Archer! Begins with a good-length delivery, outside off, Abhishek Sharma cuts it square to deep point for a single.

Saqib Mahmood to Rinku Singh, BEATEN! Just a yard ahead of the short length, and over the top of off, nipping away a shy bit. Rinku Singh stays rooted in his crease and tries to nudge it around the corner but gets beaten by the express pace. The ball passes above his angled bat. 

Saqib Mahmood to Abhishek Sharma, At 137.7 kph, on a hard length, outside off, Abhishek Sharma plays it late and hits it to deep third for a single.

Saqib Mahmood to Abhishek Sharma, ! Goodness me, that is a shot of high quality! Pitched-up delivery, in the arc, on off, Abhishek Sharma gets forward, hits it through the line and finds the gap between cover and point for a cracking boundary. 

Saqib Mahmood to Abhishek Sharma, Outside off, slanting away on a length, Abhishek Sharma slashes and misses.

Saqib Mahmood to Abhishek Sharma, ! Timing!

Saqib Mahmood to Abhishek Sharma, No run.

Jofra Archer to Rinku Singh, Good gas from Archer! Short and on the bodyline, Rinku dodges under it.

Jofra Archer to Rinku Singh, ! Now that is a good shot from Rinku! Seam-up, full and on middle, Rinku Singh shimmies down the track and offers himself some room, and slaps it past covers for a boundary.

Jofra Archer to Rinku Singh, Good length and outside off, Rinku Singh jabs it away towards point.

Jofra Archer to Abhishek Sharma, Leg bye.

Jofra Archer to Rinku Singh, Back of a length, outside off, Rinku Singh hops on the back foot and gets a thick outside edge that runs down to deep third for a single.

Jofra Archer to Abhishek Sharma, 1 run.

Who comes in now?

Saqib Mahmood to Suryakumar Yadav, ! CAUGHT! Pune is in absolute silence now as SKY departs on a four-ball duck! India in a deep, deep trouble! 

Saqib Mahmood to Suryakumar Yadav, Aims the sticks, does Saqib, on a fullish length, on middle, Suryakumar Yadav blocks it in front.

Saqib Mahmood to Suryakumar Yadav, On the back of a length, on top of off, at 135.9 kph, Suryakumar Yadav gets on the back foot and stabs it on the surface.

Saqib Mahmood to Suryakumar Yadav, Full and at 138.6 kph, full and around off, Suryakumar Yadav works it straight to mid-wicket.

The Indian skipper, Suryakumar Yadav walks out to face the hat-trick ball.

Saqib Mahmood to Tilak Varma, ! IN THE AIR AND TAKEN AGAIN! Saqib Mahmood is on  HAT TRICK! India in an early trouble and Tilak Varma departs for a golden duck! 

Tilak Varma walks in at number 3.

Saqib Mahmood to Sanju Samson, ! IN THE AIR AND TAKEN! And again, the short ball becomes the nemesis for Sanju Samson as he departs on a cheap score! England are overjoyed and rightly so and Saqib Mahmood makes impact right away!

Brought into the side for Mark Wood, Saqib Mahmood will operate from the other end.

Jofra Archer to Abhishek Sharma, ! A positive start for Abhishek Sharma and India! 12 runs off the opening over! Almost a half-tracker slightly around off, Abhishek stays leg side of the ball and smashes it past mid-off for a cracking boundary.

Jofra Archer to Abhishek Sharma, ! Wow! 

Jofra Archer to Abhishek Sharma, Swing and a miss! At 143.6 kph, around off on a fullish length, Abhishek Sharma shimmies down the track to create room and tries to slash it away but misses and the ball passes above his angled bat.

Jofra Archer to Abhishek Sharma, Short of a good length, on off, Abhishek Sharma climbs on the bounce and knocks it to the point region where Duckett again does well to intercept the ball to his left.

Jofra Archer to Sanju Samson, Samson is off the mark now! First runs off the bat! Could have been a boundary but Ben Duckett does an excellent job in the inner ring! Back of a length, outside off, Sanju Samson stays back and cuts it nicely to pierce the point region but Duckett puts in a sharp dive to his right and half-stops it. Parries the ball to the cover region and the batters cross over for a single.

Jofra Archer to Sanju Samson, WIDE! He will have to reload that one again! Inswinger, going way down leg on a length. Wide given!

Jofra Archer to Sanju Samson, A slip in place for Archer along with a leg slip! He starts on the money! Gets a good tail back into the batter, from off, on a hard length, Sanju Samson hops across to glance it away but gets a deflection off his gloves onto the thigh pad.

We are all set to get going here in Pune. Jos Buttler leads his troops out to the centre.

India (Playing XI) - Sanju Samson (WK), Abhishek Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav (C), Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh (In for Dhruv Jurel), Shivam Dube (In for Washington Sundar), Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh (In for Mohammed Shami), Varun Chakravarthy. 

England (Playing XI) - Ben Duckett, Phil Salt (WK), Jos Buttler (C), Harry Brook, Liam Livingstone, Jacob Bethell (In for Jamie Smith), Jamie Overton, Brydon Carse, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Saqib Mahmood (In for Mark Wood).

The Indian captain, Suryakumar Yadav, says that the team is focused on playing a good brand of cricket and sticking to the basics. He mentions that they have come into this game fresh after the defeat and are eager to put on a good show. Speaking about the conditions, he notes that the pitch is a little on the drier side and hopes that dew doesn’t play a big role, allowing them to defend a total effectively. Informs that they have made three changes - Arshdeep Singh comes in for Mohammed Sham

The captain of England, Jos Buttler says that the atmosphere feels great and the series is nicely set up as well. Mentions he is happy with the performance and also accepts that they do have a few areas of improvement. About the pitch, he shares that he is a little bit unsure how the dew will play. Informs two changes - Saqib Mahmood and Jacob Bethell come in the mix for Mark Wood and Jamie Smith respectively.

TOSS - England have won the toss and they will BOWL first.