Overview

• Ben Stokes scored 44 and 33 in his two innings, took three for 48 in India’s second innings and effected a crucial direct-hit run out of Rishabh Pant.
• Jofra Archer marked his Test comeback after more than four years with a match haul of 5 for 107, regularly topping speeds of 90 mph.
• Ravindra Jadeja revived India’s chase with an unbeaten 61, spearheading a 35-run ninth-wicket stand that briefly threatened an unlikely victory.
• Spinner Shoaib Bashir, bowling with a broken finger, claimed the final wicket when Mohammed Siraj’s defensive prod spun back onto his leg stump.
• England’s ‘Bazball’ tactics delivered first-innings parity at 387 apiece and relentless bowling pressure that shifted the series momentum.