It was exciting stuff from England’s new bowlers, who topped 90mph to produce the kind of hostility the hosts believed would bring success in Test cricket.

The high-speed, short-pitch attack also leaves questions for India’s top-flight boast, which surrendered to the sustained blitz.

Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer were trapped in the deep square of the wicket, but the crucial moment was the fall of Sooryavanshi.

In his second international match, the left-hander cut the second ball he faced, from Archer, for six off third man.

As the rowdy crowd fell silent each time, Sooryavanshi clipped his next delivery, outside Tongue, at mid-wicket for another six.

But England had a plan to test him with the short ball. In Archer’s next over, he served a 90mph bounce off Sooryavanshi to wicketkeeper Jos Buttler.

Before the powerplay ended, Archer also had Tilak Varma behind him, the first time India lost five wickets in the powerplay of a men’s T20 international.

The rest was a procession. Adil Rashid took two wickets, his partner Will Jacks one, while Tongue returned to record his best figures in any T20 in his second international appearance.

There was a moment of comedy when Arshdeep Singh dodged Tongue for what looked like a simple catch, only for Curran and Buttler to drop the ball between each other.

It was the only thing England did wrong all night. It took 70 deliveries for India to be dismissed, their shortest innings in a T20.