ENG vs IND 5th T20I Live Commentary - Southampton (11 July 2026)

Back of a length and around off, Abhishek Sharma gets on his toes and guides it to deep point for a single.

Fuller delivery, on the pads, Sanju Samson clips it through square leg for a run.

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Jofra Archer strikes early yet again. He comes over the wicket, hits the length hard and just on off, and gets some extra bounce as well. Abhishek Sharma, without moving his feet, just pushes at it with hard hands. Gets a thin outside edge behind, where Jos Buttler makes no mistake. Archer brings out his trademark 'C' celebration. India are 25/1, chasing 258 runs.

Short of a length and on middle, Ishan Kishan gets on his toes and pats it to the left of the bowler.

FOUR! Up and over! Archer bags this into the pitch, outside off. Ishan Kishan plays it late and opens the bat face to slice it over the slip cordon for a boundary.

FOUR! Two in two!

Josh Tongue begins with a good-length delivery, outside off, angling further away. Abhishek Sharma uses his feet but fails to reach out for it. He is asking for the wide but nothing doing.

Back of a length and around off, Abhishek Sharma swats it off the inner half of the bat towards mid-wicket for a single.

SIX! It's like he never left! Tongue bangs this into the pitch, on middle, angling in a bit. Sanju Samson picks up the length in a trice and pulls it effortlessly over the deep square leg fence for a biggie.

Short of a length and on off, nips back in a bit. Sanju Samson stays back and tries to guide it away but chops it down just past the stumps as the ball rolls to the keeper.

Hard length and on middle, angles in, takes a bit of pace off. Sanju Samson fails to clip it away and gets hit high on the body.

SIX! Into the stands! Josh Tongue bangs this into the pitch again, around leg. Sanju Samson stays leg side of the ball, gets on top of the bounce and whacks it over the deep square leg fence for half a dozen more.

Jofra Archer starts with a back-of-a-length delivery, just outside off. Sanju Samson tries to cut it away but the ball kicks off the deck and zips past the outside edge.

Hits the deck hard, on off, nips back in, Sanju Samson pats it off the bottom half of the bat back to the bowler.

FOUR! India are underway in the chase! Jofra Archer goes much fuller and around off. Sanju Samson gets under it and thumps it hard and aerially wide of mid off. Harry Brook flings himself to his right but the ball just evades him and races to the fence behind for a boundary.

Good length and on off, Sanju Samson stays back and pats it in front of point for a single.

Short of a length and around off, Abhishek Sharma opens the bat face and steers it through point for a run.

EDGED AND FOUR! Jofra Archer lands this on a hard length and on middle, gets it to straighten off the deck. Sanju Samson gets squared up as the ball goes off the outside edge and rolls through the vacant first slip region for a boundary. 10 runs off the first over!