WATCH: Manish Pandey survives despite Ben Stokes delivery hitting the bail

Courtesy: BCCI

New Delhi: Indian middle-order batsman Manish Pandey survived in strangest fashion despite a Ben Stokes delivery hitting the wicket on Sunday.

It happened off the fifth ball of the 15th over, and Stokes' off cutter brushed the off-stump with the bail lighting.

But to the amusement of everyone, the bail remained stuck, giving a new lease of life to Pandey. It's another matter that he failed to take advantage of it.

Pandey scored 30 runs off 26 balls, with his first boundary, a six coming late in the innings.

India scored a below-par 144 for 8.