Ind Vs Eng 3rd T20I, Highlights: England beat India by 26 runs in Rajkot to keep series alive

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• 28 Jan 2025, 10:28 PM

  IND vs ENG 3rd T20I Live Score: England won by 26 runs

  Carse dismisses Jurel on the first ball of the final over, practically sealing the victory. England wins by 26 runs. The away team put on a fantastic performance to keep their hopes alive in the series.

  ENG 171/9 (20)

  IND 145/9 (20)

   

  
• 28 Jan 2025, 10:14 PM

  IND vs ENG 3rd T20I Live Score: India 140/8 in 19 overs

  Overton bowled wide before Shami and Jurel managed to take a single each. Shami then hit a powerful pull shot for a six! However, he soon skied one and it was an easy catch for Brook.

  
• 28 Jan 2025, 10:08 PM

  IND vs ENG 3rd T20I Live Score: India 122/5 in 17 overs

  Wood starts with a wide ball. Hardik hits it over the leg side fence for a six! Wood only gives away three runs in the next four balls. Axar finishes strong with a four on the last ball to keep the momentum going.

  
• 28 Jan 2025, 09:55 PM

  IND vs ENG 3rd T20I Live Score: India 100/5 in 15 overs

  Overton pitches the ball up, and Hardik smashes it straight back for a boundary. India then picks up a couple of singles and a double, bringing their total score to 100.

  
• 28 Jan 2025, 09:45 PM

  IND vs ENG 3rd T20I Live Score: India 86/5 in 13 overs

  Overton delivers a slower ball and Washington can only manage to chip it, resulting in an easy catch for Buttler.

  
• 28 Jan 2025, 09:34 PM

  IND vs ENG 3rd T20I Live Score: India 78/4 in 10 overs

  Adil Rashid is cleverly changing up his pace to keep the Indian batters on their toes. He loops it in, deceiving Washington's inside edge, and the ball sneaks past the keeper for four byes.

  
• 28 Jan 2025, 09:25 PM

  IND vs ENG 3rd T20I Live Score: India 68/4 in 8 overs

  Adil Rashid bowls a spinning delivery that sneaks past Tilak's inside edge and knocks over the stumps! Tilak is bowled out!

  
• 28 Jan 2025, 09:15 PM

  IND vs ENG 3rd T20I Live Score: India 52/3 in 6 overs

  Straight from Wood and SKY is attempting to repeat the scoop shot. The ball hits the top edge and Salt completes a skier.

  
• 28 Jan 2025, 09:10 PM

  IND vs ENG 3rd T20I Live Score: India 48/2 in 5 overs

  Now Suryakumar is getting in on the action. Archer bowls a slower ball and SKY effortlessly scoops it for a six. Then, another slower ball is sent down and SKY expertly clips it over point for a four.

  
• 28 Jan 2025, 09:05 PM

  IND vs ENG 3rd T20I Live Score: India 35/2 in 4 overs

  Carse starts off the day with his first over. Abhishek decides to take him on. He edges the ball over third man for a boundary. Carse bowls a full-toss and Abhishek effortlessly hits it through covers for another four. Abhishek goes for another big shot, but this time he mishits it high in the air. Archer leaps and takes a spectacular catch.

  
• 28 Jan 2025, 08:59 PM

  IND vs ENG 3rd T20I Live Score: India 23/1 in 3 overs

  Abhishek hits a single with a well-placed slice. The ball was delivered back of a length, causing Sanju to not clear mid-on. Adil Rashid easily caught the ball.

  
• 28 Jan 2025, 08:54 PM

  IND vs ENG 3rd T20I Live Score: India 15/0 in 2 overs

  Wood delivers the ball. Sanju clips it away for a single. Wood bowls a full and wide delivery, which Abhishek chips away for a boundary. Wood then bowls a shorter delivery, which Abhishek cracks over long on for another four.

  
• 28 Jan 2025, 08:38 PM

  IND vs ENG 3rd T20I Live Score: India 3/1 in 1 over

  India has started their chase. Sanju Samson starts things off by elegantly clipping one off his hips for a single. Archer is bowling with precision, hitting the perfect length against Abhishek.

  
• 28 Jan 2025, 08:25 PM

  IND vs ENG 3rd T20I Live Score: ENG 171/9 in 20 overs

  The final over of the innings is bowled by Hardik. He starts with four singles off the first four balls. Another single follows on the fifth ball. There's a wide now, and a bye is taken. Wood and Rashid manage to get a double to finish off the innings.

  
• 28 Jan 2025, 08:17 PM

  IND vs ENG 3rd T20I Live Score: ENG 146/8 in 17 overs

  Livingstone responded to the situation with two consecutive sixes. Bishnoi tried a short delivery, but Livingstone smashed it for another six.

  
• 28 Jan 2025, 08:06 PM

  IND vs ENG 3rd T20I Live Score: ENG 127/8 in 16 overs

  Livingstone hits the ball straight to Tilak at deep fine leg, and England's collapse continues. Varun completes his five-wicket haul by bowling out Jofra Archer, who seemed completely baffled by the delivery.

  
• 28 Jan 2025, 08:00 PM

  IND vs ENG 3rd T20I Live Score: ENG 116/6 in 14 overs

  Varun delivers a flatter and shorter ball, and Smith manages to find the deep mid-wicket fielder with his shot. Varun's next delivery sneaks past Overton's attempted paddle and he is bowled out.

  
• 28 Jan 2025, 07:53 PM

  IND vs ENG 3rd T20I Live Score: ENG 108/4 in 13 overs

  Bishnoi bowls a wide delivery and Livingstone goes for a big sweep shot. Unfortunately, he gets an inside edge and the ball crashes into the stumps.

  
• 28 Jan 2025, 07:52 PM

  IND vs ENG 3rd T20I Live Score: ENG 87/3 in 10 overs

  Duckett reaches his fifty with a single against Axar, showcasing a strong performance as the English opener. Duckett confidently steps out of his crease, Axar adjusts his length and causes a mishit. The ball is easily caught at deep midwicket.

  
• 28 Jan 2025, 07:38 PM

  IND vs ENG 3rd T20I Live Score: ENG 83/2 in 9 overs

  Duckett is facing Varun now. He confidently hits the spinner over his head for a boundary. He then tries to hit the ball over the covers, but doesn't quite get the timing right, so he only manages to get two runs. Varun then bowls a fast one, and Buttler tries to play a reverse sweep. Sanju appeals for a catch, and manages to convince SKY to take a review.

  
• 28 Jan 2025, 07:35 PM

  IND vs ENG 3rd T20I Live Score: ENG 74/1 in 8 overs

  Axar Patel bowls his first over of the day. Buttler and Duckett are picking up singles. Axar surprises everyone with a fuller delivery that sneaks past the batsmen for a boundary.

  
• 28 Jan 2025, 07:28 PM

  IND vs ENG 3rd T20I Live Score: ENG 65/1 in 7 overs

  Ravi Bishnoi bowls his first over. The ball is full and gets reverse-swept for a four. Buttler then confidently steps down the ground and smashes it over long on for a massive six.

  
• 28 Jan 2025, 07:27 PM

  IND vs ENG 3rd T20I Live Score: ENG 49/1 in 5 overs

  Buttler takes a single on the first ball. Duckett creates some space and smashes it through covers for a four. He then pulls off a reverse sweep for another four over point. Duckett confidently dances down the track and sends the ball flying down the ground for a massive six.

  
• 28 Jan 2025, 07:26 PM

  IND vs ENG 3rd T20I Live Score: ENG 34/1 in 4 overs

  Hardik goes short, but Duckett nails the pull shot for a boundary! Now Duckett goes over the covers for another four. Hardik delivers a full ball and it is dispatched for a boundary over mid-wicket. England is gaining momentum with these shots!

  
• 28 Jan 2025, 07:26 PM

  IND vs ENG 3rd T20I Live Score: ENG 21/1 in 3 overs

  Shami bowls a delivery that just misses Buttler's bat. There isn't much of a reaction from the fielders. The ball was a good length from Shami, and Duckett skillfully hits it for a six.

  
• 28 Jan 2025, 06:35 PM

  IND vs ENG 3rd T20I Live Score: ENG 12/1 in 2 overs

  Hardik Pandya is bowling from the other end. Duckett manages to punch one through covers for a single. Hardik then surprises Salt with a bouncer, leaving him beaten. A full and wide delivery from Hardik allows Salt to crunch it straight to Abhishek Sharma.

  
• 28 Jan 2025, 06:35 PM

  IND vs ENG 3rd T20I Live Score: Teams

  India (Playing XI): Sanju Samson(w), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Dhruv Jurel, Hardik Pandya, Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, Mohammed Shami, Ravi Bishnoi, Varun Chakravarthy

  England (Playing XI): Ben Duckett, Philip Salt (wk), Jos Buttler (c), Harry Brook, Liam Livingstone, Jamie Smith, Jamie Overton, Brydon Carse, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood.

  
• 28 Jan 2025, 06:04 PM

  IND vs ENG 3rd T20I Live Score: India opt to bowl

  Suryakumar Yadav: We will bowl first, looks nice and hard, don't think it will change later as well. Rajkot has always been a good track, sure it will be a sporting one. We wanted to play a different brand of cricket but at the same time you need to understand the situation and he (Tilak) bailed the side out. We'll look at it as a 3 game series from here, boys are charged up. Arshdeep is resting, Shami comes in.

  Jos Buttler: Looks a really good surface, looking forward to batting. We would've chased as well. Looks a good wicket, guys have had a good practice yesterday and we're excited for the match. Was a really good game of cricket, we fought really hard and pushed them all the way. We need to play really well tonight. We know how well India play, they're a strong team. We need a good total to defend. Same team but Jamie Smith will keep wickets, Salt has got a little stiff calf.

  
• 28 Jan 2025, 06:02 PM

  IND vs ENG 3rd T20I Live Score: Pitch report

  The average first innings total in the five T20Is played at this venue is 189, with India scoring an impressive 228 for 5 against Sri Lanka in their last match in Rajkot. Additionally, there were numerous 170-plus totals recorded during the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy matches held here in November-December. The pitch appeared quite bare, lacking significant grass coverage. These factors indicate that a high-scoring match is likely to unfold. Interestingly, teams chasing a target have historically had a higher success rate in T20 games played in Rajkot.

  
• 28 Jan 2025, 05:13 PM

  IND vs ENG 3rd T20I Live Score: 

  In the first T20I, Jofra Archer was the standout bowler who managed to keep the Indian batters in check, who were scoring runs with ease. However, things changed in the second match. Archer had impressive figures of 2/21 in the first game, with Abhishek Sharma only starting to attack after Archer had bowled his four overs. In contrast, the second T20I marked a turning point as Archer faced his first instance of giving up over 50 runs in a T20I. He ended the match with figures of 1/60.

  
• 28 Jan 2025, 05:09 PM

  IND vs ENG 3rd T20I Live Score: Playing XIs

  India predicted playing XI: Sanju Samson (wk), Abhishek Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Dhruv Jurel, Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi/Mohammed Shami/Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakravarthy

  England: Ben Duckett, Philip Salt (wk), Jos Buttler (c), Harry Brook, Liam Livingstone, Jamie Smith, Jamie Overton, Brydon Carse, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood.

  
• 28 Jan 2025, 05:07 PM

  IND vs ENG 3rd T20I Live Score: Arshdeep eyes world record

  Arshdeep Singh is close to making history as the first Indian cricketer to achieve 100 T20I wickets, currently sitting at 98. He has surpassed Yuzvendra Chahal and now stands as India's leading wicket-taker in this shortest format of the game.

  
• 28 Jan 2025, 05:06 PM

  IND vs ENG 3rd T20I Live Score: Will Shami play?

  India's batting coach, Sitanshu Kotak, has confirmed that Mohammed Shami is fit to play. However, the decision on whether he will participate in today's match rests with 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.  

  
• 28 Jan 2025, 05:05 PM

  IND vs ENG 3rd T20I Live Score: India lead 2-0

  India has claimed victory in the first two matches played in Kolkata and Chennai. In Kolkata, the Indian team easily chased down the target, demonstrating their strength. However, in Chennai, the Men in Blue had to work hard before clinching the win with only four balls remaining.

  
• 28 Jan 2025, 05:04 PM

  IND vs ENG 3rd T20I Live Score: Hello and welcome!

  Hello and welcome to the third T20I match between India and England in Rajkot. India has emerged victorious in the first two games, and a win in this match will secure the series for the hosts.