A big gamble from Curran to give leg-spinner Chahar the 19th over. Green makes room to hammer the first ball wide of the fielder at long-off for a four and then gets one off the inside edge.
Karthik slog sweeps the third ball high over midwicket for a six before he inside edges the next trying another wild swing.
Quick and flat from Chahar as Green gets the bottom edge which nutmegs wicketkeeper Jonny Bairstow for three runs fine on the off-side.
Karthik once again uses the slog sweep to despatch the last ball over midwicket for a boundary as Rossouw makes a diving effort but can't get to the ball.
To make things worse for Punjab, Chahar has overstepped to gift Karthik a free hit.
He already conceded 20 runs from his first five deliveries.
Karthik hits the last ball over the covers and is caught in the deep but since it is a free hit delivery the catch won't stand as the batter gets a single.
21 runs from the 19th over, as Chahar finishes with 47 runs from his three overs.
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