These were thrilling performances from England’s opening bowlers, who clocked speeds in excess of 90mph, generating the kind of animosity that the hosts believed could bring success in Test cricket.
The high-speed, short attack also leaves questions for India’s vaunted top leadership, which has capitulated in the face of sustained shelling.
Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer found themselves in the deep square of the wicket, but the decisive moment was the fall of Sooryavanshi.
In his second cap, the left-hander hit the second ball he faced from Archer for six runs off the third man.
With the rowdy crowd falling silent every time he looked, Suoryavanshi cut his next delivery off Tongue, through mid-wicket, for another six.
But England had a plan to test him with the short ball. In the next over, Archer bowled a 90 mph bouncer which Suoryavanshi glove-handed to wicketkeeper Jos Buttler.
Before the powerplay ended, Archer was also ahead of Tilak Varma as it was the first time India had lost five wickets in a powerplay in a men’s T20 international.
The rest was a procession. Adil Rashid took two wickets, one from spinner Will Jacks, and Tong returned to record his best T20 performance in his second cap.
There was a comedic moment when Arshdeep Singh skied down Tong for what appeared to be an easy catch, but Curran and Buttler left each other the ball.
It was the only thing England did wrong all evening. It took 70 deliveries for India to be dismissed, their shortest total innings in T20.