Bhuvneshwar Kumar gave India a strong start, claiming two early wickets (Jason Roy, Bairstow) to send England on the back foot in their chase of 330. Natarajan next joined in with the important wicket of Ben Stokes. However, it was Shardul Thakur’s efforts that could prove to be a gamechanger with his three crucial wickets of Livingstone, Malan and Butler.

Earlier, fifties from Hardik Pandya, Shikhar Dhawan and Rishabh Pant once again propelled India past the 300 mark as they finished with 329 (48.2) at the end of their innings. England needs 330 to win the decider and seal the series. 

India squad: Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli (C), Suryakumar Yadav, KL Rahul (wk), Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Shardul Thakur, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, Prasidh Krishna, Yuzvendra Chahal, T Natarajan, Rishabh Pant, Mohammed Siraj, Washington Sundar, Shubman Gill.

England squad: Jason Roy, Jonny Bairstow, Jos Buttler (C&WK), Ben Stokes, Sam Billings, Moeen Ali, Sam Curran, Tom Curran, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood, Reece Topley, Liam Livingstone, Matthew Parkinson.

(With inputs from agencies)