Pant is the new man in and Stokes bowls a straight yorker and Pant plays it to the leg side to get off the mark with a single.
Sudharsan then sways away from the short bouncer.
A dot later, the short ball is nicely pulled past square leg for a four.
Sudharsan then pulls the ball and it falls short of short fine leg fielder and a wicket and 5 runs come in the over.
Stokes continues and he gets his man first ball as Gill is hit on the pad as he offers no shot, big shout, umpire raises the finger. Gill takes the review but loses it as ball tracking shows the ball was hitting the top of off stump and Gill is out for 12. India lose the third wicket.
Dawson continues and Gill just happy to defend the first three balls.
Gill then plays the ball to mid-wicket for a single.
Sudharsan then plays the ball to the leg side for a dot and again as just a single comes in the over.
Stokes continues and after a dot, Stokes bowls a bouncer and wide called.
Sudharsan then sways away from it.
Full and on the leg side and Sudharsan glances the ball to the keeper who puts it down and Sudharsan gets a life on 20.
Three dots to end the over as just the one comes off it.
Dawson continues and after a dot, Sudharsan takes a single to mid-wicket.
Three dots later, Gill comes down the track and hits the ball just over a flying Stokes at mid-off for a four as 5 come off the over.
Stokes back in the attack and Gill plays the ball to cover and scampers for a single!
Three dots later, Sudharsan takes a quick, tight single.
A dot to end the over as 2 come off it.
Dawson continues and after a dot, Gill takes a single.
Fuller ball and Sudharsan uses his wrists to drive it through covers for a four.
Three dots to end the over as 5 come off it.
Archer continues and after two dots, Sudharsan and Gill take a single each on either side of the wicket.
A dot later, Sudharsan is squared up as he plays the ball down towards slip for a dot as 2 come off it.
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