Jofra Archer had Rahul (1) playing one onto his own stumps in the second over, which brought captain Virat Kohli to the middle.
Kohli (0), known to have his troubles against leg-spin, walked back to the pavilion seven deliveries later when he tried to hit Adil Rashid over mid-off but holed out to Chris Jordan.
Promoted to 4, Rishabh Pant executed a courageous reverse scoop early in his innings against Archer as he looked to continue his recent run of form.
After a 17-run partnership, England struck again as Dhawan, who was looking for a big pull, was cleaned up by Mark Wood. India finished their powerplay with 22/3.
Delhi Capitals’ teammates Pant (21) and Shreyas Iyer then steadied the ship a little before Ben Stokes got into the act and accounted for the wicket-keeper batsman just as it looked like he was set for a big knock.
After the brilliant start by the England bowlers had reduced India to 48/4,…