Summary

  • Bairstow's 124 helps England level series

  • Stokes hits brutal 99 off 52 balls - all-rounder went from 50 to 99 in 12 balls

  • England openers share quickfire 110 for first wicket

  • India put on 126 runs in last 10 overs to post 336-6

  • Rahul's classy 108 underpins India's total

  • Pant, who overturns two decisions via DRS, hits thrilling 77 off 40 balls

  1. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 09:15 GMT 26 March 2021

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    Our latest family Zoom quiz involves the children pulling random items across the kitchen table like The Generation Game. Everyone on the call has a minute to recall them all.

    Tristan, Hook Norton

  2. drinks break

    Ind 72-2published at 16 overs

    Kohli 26, Rahul 14

    Again, excellent imagination.

    Tom Curran still has a slip but there's next to no swing anymore. Kohli and Rahul pick gaps, running hard for ones and twos. The India captain actually gets a telling off for running down the pitch.

    Time for a drink.

  3. get involved

    Best Zoom quiz roundspublished at 09:09 GMT 26 March 2021

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    My next zoom quiz round is going to be 'real life spot the difference'. Turn your camera off, move stuff around and give people 30 secs to see what's changed. Was inspired by a Zoom call with by boss where I briefly turned my camera off, feigning technical failure, while I moved the empty bottles of beer I noticed just over my shoulder!

    Anonymous

  4. Ind 66-2published at 15 overs

    Ben Stokes goes for the lesser-spotted yorker... It's a decent one and Rahul is surprised slightly before jabbing his bat down. The ball squirts along the floor between wicketkeeper and slip, giving neither man a chance. Four runs. A further flow of singles make it an expensive over.

  5. Ind 56-2published at 14 overs

    Kohli 20, Rahul 5

    I reckon I could guess a monster munch. Not much else.

    India are just ticking along in their noughties style.

  6. get involved

    Best Zoom quiz roundspublished at 09:02 GMT 26 March 2021

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    Tom Haden: We play the ‘what crisp is this’ by the sound and crunch, we have to guess. Surprisingly difficult.

  7. Ind 56-2published at 13.3 overs

    Inside edge! Well out of the reach of Jos Buttler... That's a little bit of good fortune for King Kohli.

    Tom Curran covers his eyes with his palm.

  8. Ind 50-2published at 13 overs

    My zoom quiz rounds got to the point of 'pictures of things zoomed in'. Not great. I need ideas.

    Stokes hurries Rahul, finding his top edge. The ball drops safely into the leg side.

    StokesImage source, BCCI
  9. Ind 47-2published at 12 overs

    Outstanding. Can anyone improve on Ben's round?

  10. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 08:53 GMT 26 March 2021

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    Zoom quizzes have just needed to get more interesting. New round we had recently: What am I hitting with my hammer?

    Ben, Hampshire

  11. Ind 45-2published at 11 overs

    Kohli 14, Rahul 1

    Ben Stokes is brought into the attack and an extra run is leaked when Sam Curran needlessly throws at the stumps, hits and the ball dribbles away into an empty space.

    Stokes can't really say anything when it comes to fortunate deflections.

  12. Ind 41-2published at 10 overs

    Kohli 11, Rahul 0

    I reckon Tom Curran suits the headband the least of any of the cricketers we've seen during this pandemic. It doesn't really seem to serve the purpose of keeping his hair out of his eyes either.

    Tom CurranImage source, BCCI
  13. Ind 41-2published at 9.1 overs

    Tom Curran is introduced to the attack and sees his first ball ping off Virat's bat to the boundary. Some shot.

    KohliImage source, BCCI
  14. Postpublished at 08:42 GMT 26 March 2021

    Tymal Mills
    England T20 bowler

    Taking wickets with bad balls is that combination of embarrassing and strangely fulfilling.

    CurranImage source, BCCI
  15. Ind 37-2published at 9 overs

    KL Rahul has that yellow sweatband around his forearm again. That must be a superstition. You must know of some bizarre superstitions in club cricket...

  16. Postpublished at 08:41 GMT 26 March 2021

    Simon Mann
    BBC Test Match Special commentator

    England will say: ‘Well, that plan worked.’ Rohit will want to smash his bat into a thousand pieces and not talk to anyone for three hours.

  17. Postpublished at 08:40 GMT 26 March 2021

    Tymal Mills
    England T20 bowler

    Pretty average ball from Sam Curran but England won't mind one bit. Flicks one that would have been a wide if he'd missed it straight to Adil Rashid at short fine leg. Massive wicket for England, Rohit Sharma was looking dangerous.

  18. Postpublished at 08:39 GMT 26 March 2021

    KL Rahul, who found some form with fifty in the last game, is out at number four. There's no Shreyas Iyer today because of his shoulder injury.

  19. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 8.3 overs

    Rohit c Rashid b S Curran 25 (Ind 37-2)

    What a way to get a wicket! Rohit Sharma has clipped Sam Curran's leg-stump half-volley straight to Adil Rashid at short fine leg.

    Rohit could have hit that just about anywhere in Pune. Anywhere but there. Big wicket.

  20. Ind 36-1published at 8 overs

    Rohit 25, Kohli 6

    Are people still doing Zoom quizzes? We lost the will to live a long time ago. In answer to the question, I believe it was only last summer when Willey and Topley opened the bowling against Ireland.

    Topley is hit away again by Rohit. Expensive over.