Summary

  • Root (99*) brilliantly anchors England to victory in tricky run-chase - report

  • Brook caught behind in ugly fashion

  • England lose both openers cheaply (8-2)

  • India set hosts 234 to win

  • Kohli and Iyer both hit half-centuries

  • Three wickets for Archer & Atkinson plus two for Mahmood

  • Series now level at 1-1; decider at Lord's on Sunday

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by Elizabeth Botcherby, Mike Peter & Esha Nayar

  1. Eng 56-3

    Jasprit Bumrah switches ends to replace Prasidh Krishna and a couple of singles come off his fifth over.

    England's current run-rate is 4.66, while the required run-rate is 4.68.

    Wickets are the currency in this innings.

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    Joe Root, wearing a bright blue England shirt, dark blue trousers, and white gloves, stands with his bat by his side in his right hand and his dark blue helmet pushed back on his headGetty Images

    Hey Joe, mind digging us out of a hole? Again?

    Nick in Cheltenham

  3. Vic Marks
    Former England spinner on Test Match Special

    You just have no idea what Harry Brook is going to do. It's so stressful watching him, imagine batting at number five.

  4. Eng 54-3

    Sam Curran gets going off his first ball, taking a single at point.

    Meanwhile I'm going to post something from Vic Marks I had in drafts while Harry Brook was still batting...

  5. Phil Tufnell
    Former England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    Harry Brook, wearing a bright blue England shirt, walks off the field holding his gloves, with his bat tucked under his left arm and his dark blue helmet tipped back on his headGetty Images

    Little bit ugly. Went to the off side and it sort of followed him a bit, managed to get a glove on it. Strange knock, a Harry Brook knock.

    Big wicket for India, he can be really dangerous if it's his day.

    That was a very Harry Brook ending.

  6. Henry Moeran
    Commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    He's caught by the keeper trying to edge it. Goodness me, what a mess. That's a horrible dismissal.

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    Brook c Kishan b Brar 16 (Eng 53-3)

    Well, this caught behind isn't quite like the other two.

    Harry Brook drops into another ramp to Gurnoor Brar and falls staggering backwards.

    The ball knicks the shoulder of his bat on its way through to Ishan Kishan, who takes his third catch of the day.

    'What a mess' - Brook out after horrible dismissal

  8. Cennydd Davies
    Commentator on BBC Radio Wales

    And it's that time again the 'snake' is being passed around the main stand at Sophia Gardens - cricket's equivalent of the Mexican wave.

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    England don't need to panic. There is plenty of time particularly as India didn't use all their overs.

    Alex, Southampton

  10. Vic Marks
    Former England spinner on Test Match Special

    What I'm starting to enjoy about this game is the balance between bat and ball. It's possible to get some shots with the bat but there's also something in the surface for the bowlers.

  11. Simon Mann
    BBC Test Match Special commentator

    The game has a Test match feel about it.

  12. Eng 51-2

    A couple of fours for Joe Root as we come to the end of the powerplay.

    He steps out of the line of Prasidh Krishna's short ball and guides it over the keeper, then cuts into the ground, with the ball running out to the ropes at third.

    India were 61-1 at this stage,

    WormGetty Images

  13. Eng 42-2

    Back under way and England's batters take a single each off the remainder of the over.

    One over left in the powerplay.

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    Dawson gets dropped after scoring 68, supporting Root, Bethell keeps his place, fails again, and will still be there for the next game.

    William in Havant

    I have a terrible feeling that this England management are going to ruin Bethell's career through early promotion as happened with Crawley.

    Gordon, London

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    Kieran Parmley
    CricViz analyst

    Today is the 11th time England have lost two or more powerplay wickets in an ODI since the start of 2025 - they've gone on to win on only one of the previous 10 occasions (vs West Indies, Cardiff 2025).

  16. Eng 40-2

    Harry Brook, wearing a bright blue England shirt and dark blue helmet, is struck on the grille by the white ballGetty Images

    A bit of a break here after Harry Brook is struck in the grille by new bowler Gurnoor Brar.

    He went to ramp a ball that wasn't there to be ramped.

  17. Vic Marks
    Former England spinner on Test Match Special

    There's no pressure with the run rate, it's the wickets.

    If you count Buttler as an all-rounder, there are only four specialist batsmen on this side. There's potency but no real stability at the tail-end.

  18. Daniel Norcross
    Test Match Special commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    England aren't getting away with it. Just suddenly, after being becalmed, they are finally getting runs on the board.

  19. Eng 39-2

    Joe Root adds another four through long leg before chipping a single aerially in the same area, with the ball dropping just short of the fielder out there.

    That's an over-step from Prasidh Krishna this time and Harry Brook flails an edge over the slip for four.

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    I am working from home while watching the cricket. When a bowler like Bumrah comes on, there are somethings you have to stop doing and watch. Just like when the great Shane Warne bowled.

    Jason, Halton