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

Live Reporting

Matthew Henry and Mike Peter

  1. How's stat?!

    Simon Mann
    BBC Test Match Special commentator

    England on course for their fifth-highest successful run-chase in ODIs and their highest in Asia. Only chased more and won at Trent Bridge (twice), Bristol and Bridgetown - three of those since Feb 2019.

  2. There have been 14 boundaries in the past five overs. It's like Stick Cricket.

    IndiaBCCI

  3. Eng 281-1

    This is the most one-sided period of play I have ever seen. The required run-rate is now 3.7.

    3.7!

    A reminder England are chasing 337.

  4. Tymal Mills
    England T20 bowler

    You can’t be bowling full tosses with mid-on and mid-off up. That’s getting it very wrong.

  5. Eng 277-1

    Four more! Bairstow wants the attention back on him. Virat Kohli looks like he wants to punch something.

    India have lost it. England are rampant.

  6. 6 runs

    Eng 273-1

    This is just silly. How are England doing this?

    Jonny Bairstow - remember him? - has just flicked a free hit for six in extraordinary fashion over extra cover. It was a good ball!

  7. Eng 266-1

    Target 337

    Ben Stokes has scored 45 runs in 10 balls. He's hit six sixes in that time.

    England only need another 71!

    StokesBCCI
  8. 6 runs

    Eng 264-1

    IS BEN STOKES HUMAN?!

  9. 6 runs

    Eng 258-1

    Dropped and six!

    Oh it's Kuldeep Yadav again. Poor fella. Stokes to 87 from 48...

    KuldeepBCCI

  10. Eng 252-1

    India are being run ragged by this Stokes enslaught. Pandya bowls a wide that Pant does well to stop.

  11. Eng 249-1

    Stokes knows he can't leave the bubble tonight, right? He's in a hurry! Four more!

    BairstowBCCI
  12. 6 runs

    Eng 245-1

    Ben Stokes has done it again. Krunal Pandya is sent packing now.

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  14. Eng 238-1

    A single is a relief for Kuldeep - Stokes has 19 more runs though. England cantering.

  15. Simon Mann
    BBC Test Match Special commentator

    Horrible for Kuldeep. Merciless batting. It’s like watching range hitting in practice. Anything full is being whacked over his head into the seats.

    StokesBCCI

  16. Tymal Mills
    England T20 bowler

    Brutal from England on Kuldeep. This couldn't be further from how they played him in England a couple of years ago.

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    We're getting to that fateful point where someone says England should win from here.

    Martin, Preston

  18. 6 runs

    Eng 237-1

    And another six straight down the ground. Poor Kuldeep. Pune is a lonely place for him right now.

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    Nobody can live with England when they play like this. If they were setting a score instead of chasing, they'd be on track to score 400+ here. They should win this game at a canter.

    Jack, St Albans

  20. 6 runs

    Eng 231-1

    Ben Stokes is loving this number three role today. He's in, he's settled and now he's clearing his front leg (again!) to plant Kuldeep into the mid-wicket stand. And again. Bullying form now.