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PremiumIndia vs England 3rd T20I highlights: England beat India by 26 runs in the third T20I on Tuesday, but still trail the five-match series 1-2. Chasing a target of 172, India ended at 145/9 in 20 overs with Hardik Pandya top-scoring with 40 off 35 balls.
For England, Jamie Overton (3/23) took three wickets while Jofra Archer (2/33) and Brydon Carse (2/28) got two apiece. Earlier, Varun Chakravarthy was all over England with splendid figures of 4-0-24-5 as the visitors could only manage 171/9.
The right-arm spinner Chakravarthy accounted for Jos Buttler (24), Jamie Smith (6), Jamie Overton (0), Brydon Carse (3) and Jofra Archer (0) to record his second five-for in the shortest format.
England, who lost wickets in a cluster, were cruising at 83 for one in the ninth over but slipped to 127 for eight after 16 overs. For England, Ben Duckett (51) provided fireworks at the top, while Liam Livingstone’s 24-ball 43 with five sixes and a four pushed them past the 150-mark.
Ravi Bishnoi finishes with a four on the final ball but England win by 26 runs in the third T20I to reduce the deficit. India ended at 145/9 in reply to England's 171/9
India go down the barrel as they lost Mohammed Shami and Dhruv Jurel in back-to-back deliveries. IND 140/9 (19.1)
Change of bats doesn't do go for Hardik Pandya as the all-rounder hits straight at Joss Buttler. He goes for 40. IND 131/7 (18.1)
OUTTTT!!! A painful stay for Axar Patel ends as he ends up giving a catch to Adit Rashid at short third-man. SHOOTTT from Hardik Pandya as he gets low to hit Jofra Archer for a straight six. India need 41 runs. IND 131/6 (18)
India need big hits at this moment. Takings singles and doubles won't help India's cause. A big over for India with a 6 and a 4 coming from it. 14 runs come in the over. India still need 50 from 18 balls. IND 122/5 (17)
100 comes up for India but they need something out of the box to win the game. Hardik Pandya is still there in the middle. The hosts need 72 runs from 30 balls. IND 100/5 (15)
More the dot balls, more the pressure on India. The Men in Blue need at least a single boundary every over. Hardik Pandya and Washington Sundar are in the middle and key for India's chase. OUTTT!!!! Sundar tries to go over the ropes but is caught by Jos Buttler. IND 85/5 (12.1)
India in deeep deeep trouble as last match's hero Tilak Varma is cleaned bowled by Adil Rashid ripper. This is the first time Varma is being dimissed in five innings in T20Is. 336 runs scored between his last two dismissals. IND 72/4 (9)
Suryakumar Yadav starts in his unique style with a 6, 4, 2 off Jofra Archer. However, the India captain's stay was shortlived as the Suryakumar hits straight to Phil Salt off Mark Wood. IND 51/3 (5.4)
Abhishek Sharma smashes Brydon Carse for a couple of fours in the over before the India opener holes out to Jofra Archer. Sharma departs for 24. IND 35/2 (4)
OUTTTT!!!! Sanju Samson's lean patch in the series continues. Archer bangs short, Samson tries to heave it over mid-wicket but is caught by Adil Rashid. Samson departs for 3. IND 23/1 (3)
India need a good start from the openers. 12 runs come from the second over including two fours from Abhishek Sharma off Mark Wood. IND 15/0 (2)
Sanju Samson and Abhishek Sharma are at the crease in the chase. Jofra Archer will open the attack for England. Just three runs coming in the first over. IND 3/0 ()
Nine runs comes from the final over off Hardik Pandya. England finish at 171/9 after 20 overs.
The dangerman departs. Hardik Pandya gets his second wicket of the day as Liam Livingstone hits straight to Dhruv Jurel for 43. ENG 151/9 (18)
Liam Livingstone goes bonkers against Ravi Bishnoi with three sixes in an over. The right-hander enters 40s in less than 30 balls. ENG 146/8 (17)
Two more wickets for Varun Chakravarthy in the over again as he completes his second five-wicket haul in his career. The Indian spinners gets the wickets of Brydon Carse and Jofra Archer. England are in complete disarray. ENG 127/8 (16)
England's slide continue as they lose Jamie Smith and Jamie Overton to Varun Chakravarthy in the back-to-back deliveries. What a comeback from the Indian team. England, from being at 83/2 in 9th over have slide down to 115/6 in 14 overs.
BOWLED'EM!!!!! Harry Brook's lean patch continues as Ravi Bishnoi shatters his timbers. It's Bishnoi's first wicket in the series. ENG 108/4 (13)
OUTTT!!! Another big wicket in the next over. Axar Patel is brought into the attack and the left-arm spinner removes dangerous Ben Duckett for 51. Abhishek Sharma takes the catch. ENG 87/3 (10)
OUTTTT!!!!! Varun Chakravarthy strikes again for India as Jos Buttler is caught by Sanju Samson. Buttler goes for a big reverse sweep, the ball passes very close to the gloves and went straight to Samson. Chakravarthy isn't convinced, but Samson goes straight up. SKY goes with Samson. TV replays showed the ball kissed the bat. ENG 83/2 (9)
Varun Chakravarthy comes into attack and the mystery spinner just concedes three runs in his first over as England end powerplay at 52/1.
Spin is introduced for the first time in the match. But that doesn't stop Ben Duckett from smashing boundaries. The southpaw smashes two more fours against Washington Sundar to make it five in row. Six more added to the total. ENG 49/1 (5)
Ben Duckett gets into groove with three back-to-back fours against Hardik Pandya. The southpaw found the gaps beautifully. ENG 34/1 (4)
After a silent first five balls from Mohammed Shami, Ben Duckett plays a ramp shot over the wicketkeeper's head for a six. ENG 21/1 (3)
Hardik Pandya shares the new ball alongside Mohammed Shami. OUTTTT!!!! Phill Salt hits straight to Abhishek Sharma for just five runs. ENG 12/1 (2)
Mohammed Shami with the ball in hand. Phil Salt and Ben Duckett in the middle for England. Just six runs comes from Shami's first over in international cricket after 14 months. ENG 6/0 (1)
Here's India's playing XI for the third T20I.
Both Suryakumar Yadav and Jos Buttler are in the middle for the toss. SKY wins the toss for the third straight time and India opt to bowl. Arshdeep Singh is being rested, Mohammed Shami returns after 14 months.
Tilak Varma has been a game-changer for India in T20Is in the past few months. The left-hander has been unbeaten in his last four T20I innings which includes two hundreds and a half-century. He is at 318 without being dismissed.
Reports coming in that Arshdeep Singh might get rested for this match with Mohammed Shami replacing him. If that happens, that would be huge.
We are just about 15 minutes away from the toss in Rajkot. Surprisingly, India captain Suryakumar Yadav has won both the tosses.
Despite being named in the squad, India didn't play Mohammed Shami, primarily sticking to their plans og going spin heavy in both the games so far. Although he has preformed well in domestic matches, Shami's lack of game time could hurt him personally ahead of the Champions Trophy. In fact, Shami's return in the Indian playing XI is crucial, both his rhythm and and India's plans ahead with him.
The live streaming of India vs England 3rd T20I will be available on Disney-plus Hotstar. Star Sport channels will live telecast the match.
With 98 wickets, Arshdeep Singh is just two wickets shy of becoming the first Indian cricketer to take 100 T20I wickets. He has already surpassed Yuzvendra Chahal to become India's highest wicket-taker in the shortest format.
Tilak Varma will be high on confidence today after his match-winning 55-ball unbeaten 72 helped India go over the line.
Mohammed Shami has been declared fit by India batting coach Sitanshu Kotak. However, whether he will play today depends on the coach and captain. "There is definitely a plan, and looking (at him) for coming matches as well as the one-dayers. So, that is something the coach Gautam and obviously Surya will take a call. But fitness is definitely not a problem. It depends on how they are planning to build his load," he said.
India have won the first two games in Kolkata and Chennai. India chased the target with ease in Kolkata, but in Chennai the Men in Blue were meant to work hard before romping home with four balls to spare.
Hello and welcome to the third T20I between India and England in Rajkot. India have won the first two games and a win here will seal the series for the hosts. The match starts at 7 PM IST.
