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. Eng 218-1

    Need 119 from 108 balls

    I'm going to say it... This has been a near perfect chase from England so far.

  2. Eng 217-1

    We have seen some thumping boundaries today...

    Bairstow, almost one-handed as Pant did earlier, crunches another one to mid-wicket.

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    Calvin: Bairstow is hitting the ball with more ferocity than a rampant woodchipper...scary stuff

  4. 50 runs

    50 for Stokes

    He's had some fortune - a big bit of fortune in fact - but Ben Stokes is going well.

    50 from 40 balls at number three.

  5. Eng 212-1

    We're back under way after drinks.

    Ben Stokes has 49.

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    I’m going to say it - England really ought not to lose from here.

  7. Eng 211-1

    Need 126 runs to win from 114 balls

    17 from the over.

    The tension is there after what happened in the previous game but England should cruise this.

    They need 126 more to win and have nine wickets left.

  8. Eng 211-1

    This is turning into a big over for England. Stokes on the sweep. Four more.

  9. 6 runs

    Eng 207-1

    Now Ben Stokes plants Kuldeep back over his head. Pressure piled onto the left-arm wrist spinner.

  10. 100 runs

    100 for Bairstow

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    A hundred brought up with another big six! Jonny Bairstow is an outstanding white-ball cricketer.

    Off comes the helmet. He raises his bat the dressing room.

    A fine knock.

  11. Eng 194-1

    Need 143 runs from 120 balls

    Virat Kohli twirls his options. Bhuvi is given a breather and the tricky seamers of Shardul Thakur are back. He starts with a short and wide ball which is hit to the boundary, albeit edgily, by Stokes. He responds well after that.

  12. Eng 188-1

    Target 337

    Virat certainly thought it was out.

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    Sahil Oberoi: What’s hard to accept is the third umpire saying “I can’t tell”. There’s no soft signal with run outs so he’s literally employed to make that decision one way or another. Giving it ‘not out’ because he’s unsure is not good enough for international cricket.

  14. 6 runs

    Eng 188-1

    BIG! Jonny Bairstow can smack 'em. Kuldeep Yadav is planted into the stands.

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    That's out, no question

    Adam in London

  16. Eng 180-1

    Need 157 more to win

    This is a great tussle. After Bairstow struck the heavy blow on the first ball, Bhuvi hits back with a series of metaphorical blows to the body. Four dots and a single complete the over. Scoring rate kept in check.

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    Chris Elliott: Feels like the third umpire has redefined what constitutes as ‘bat over the line’ during this tour. But at least they’ve been consistent. Both sides have benefited.

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  18. Eng 179-1

    Bairstow whacks Bhuvneshwar Kumar back down the ground. Great shot.

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  20. Eng 175-1

    Bairstow 82, Stokes 33

    A bad ball from Kuldeep Yadav - short and down the leg side - is given what it deserved by Jonny Bairstow. The camera pans to Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma who both looked thoroughly disappointed in the bowler.