Suryakumar’s outing ended on 24 as he chipped a catch to cover to give Stoinis a wicket. Tilak Varma’s positive start – including a six off Matthew Short – and Axar Patel’s boundary off Bartlett lifted India to 105 for 3 after 10 overs. Ellis, however, struck again to end the stand, dismissing Axar for 17 and picking up his third wicket. Washington Sundar, replacing Kuldeep Yadav, made an instant impact with a six off Ellis and a four off Matthew Kuhnemann. He then took a particular liking to Abbott, smashing a four and two sixes in the 14th over. Bartlett returned to remove Tilak, who scooped a catch to the wicketkeeper, before Jitesh Sharma – India’s third change, in for Sanju Samson – struck a boundary to take India to 152 for 5 after 15 overs.
