Axar was the pick of the Indian bowlers with a spell of 4-62 as he got the wickets of half-centurion Liam Dawson, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, and Josh Tongue to ensure the hosts were bowled out for 258. Later, he walked out to bat at number seven with the Indian team in trouble after Shubman Gill retired hurt and both Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul departed in quick succession. Axar made
