It was not a spinner who was England's main man in the field though. That title went to Jordan, who claimed 3 for 22 in his four overs, and capped his showing with a couple of final-over run-outs as India finished with 144 for 8•AFP

Then Nehra struck once more, having Stokes lbw•AFP

Jos Buttler was bowled even as Bumrah conceded just one run (and one bye was taken) off the over. England fell six short. India levelled the series 1-1 to set up a decider in Bangalore•AFP

But Chris Jordan cut his innings short, getting Kohli to hole out for 21 in the fifth over•AFP

Rahul resorted to a bit of unorthodoxy from time to time, while doing the job his team needed on a tricky track; he anchored the innings with 71•AFP

Yuzvendra Chahal opened the bowling in the chase, but Ashish Nehra got the first breakthrough - Sam Billings for 12. Nehra took out the other opener, Jason Roy, off the very next ball, but couldn't complete a hat-trick•AFP

Root kept going, guiding England closer. They needed eight off the final over...•AFP

Yuvraj Singh struggled against the spinners, getting hit on the midriff on one occasion after a mis-hit•AFP

England were on shaky ground at 65 for 3, when Ben Stokes joined Joe Root. The pair added 52 at close to eight an over to turn the tables on India•AFP

... When they ran into Jasprit Bumrah. He got Root first ball of the final over, lbw despite what seemed to be an inside edge. He might have been a touch lucky there, but it was Bumrah's skill thereon that did the trick for India•AFP