Rohit ringing the changes as he brings back Shami, for the 38th over. Buttler clips the first ball off his pads and the two batters rush between the wickets to take the second run.
Singles off the next few balls before Buttler again nudges the last ball for two more runs, to get eight runs from the over.
In the next over, Root hits Pandya through the covers for a single to complete his fifty from 60 balls.
A single to Buttler off the next brings up the 50-run stand for the fourth wicket from 52 balls. The England captain has contributed run-a-ball 34 in the 50-run stand while Root preferred to play second fiddle.
Against the run of play, England suffer a big blow as Buttler is dismissed for 34.
He makes room, trying to loft Pandya over mid-off, but fails to get enough elevation and instead hits it straight into the hands of Gill at mid-off.
Liam Livingstone crashes the last ball for a boundary to get off the mark, cutting Pandya's short wide delivery past point.
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