India vs England 3rd T20I HighlightsIndia vs England (IND vs ENG) 3rd T20I Highlights: England beat India by 8 wickets in the 3rd T20I to take a 2-1 series lead. India, batting first, posted 156 for 6 against England in the third T20 international of the five-match series in Ahmedabad on Tuesday. England chased down the target with 8 wickets in hand and 10 balls to spare as Jos Buttler (83*) top-scored.
Virat Kohli was the top-scorer for India with his unbeaten 46-ball 77 after India were invited to take first strike. For England, Mark Wood (3/31) took three wickets to emerge as the most successful bowler, while Chris Jordon (1/35) claimed one. Earlier, England skipper Eoin Morgan won the toss and elected to field against India. England brought back pacer Mark Wood in place of medium pacer Tom Curran. For India, vice-captain Rohit Sharma came back in place of Suryakumar Yadav. Ishan Kishan, who opened in the last game, batted at number three.
3rd T20I, Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad, 16 Mar, 2021
Bhuvneshwar bowls the 18th. Bairstow gets another top edge to go over the keeper for four. A very high catch is then misjudged by Chahal, who drops another catch. Fair to say India have been outplayed in all departments today, fielding included. 9 runs off Bhuvi's over. Shardul bowls the 19th. The first ball is cracked for four by Bairstow to midwicket. The second ball is smashed for four too. England win by 8 wickets and with 10 balls to spare.
Sundar hurries through his last over. England will need 25 to win in the last 4 overs. Shardul comes back into the attack. And Bairstow gets an outside edge to go behind the keeper for four. That brings the required run rate below 6 for the first time.
ENG 141/2 after 17, need 16 in 3 overs
Chahal bowls out his last over in the 15th as India see the game gradually go out of their reach. Off the last ball from Chahal for the day, Buttler goes for the reverse slap again but fails to get a good connection, the toe edge goes up and is spilled by Virat Kohli. Buttler moves to 78, his highest T20I score.
ENG 127/2 after 15, need 30 in 5 overs
Bhuvi brought back into the attack as India begin to look desperately for wickets. A good over from Bhuvi, just 5 runs off it. Sundar bowls the 14th. Bairstow sweeps him for four. Buttler smashes the last ball of the over for a six over long on.
ENG 120/2 after 14, need 37 in 6 overs
Kohli looks the get the overs from Hardik out of the way, saving up Bhuvi and Shardul's overs for when push comes to shove. Hardik bowls a fast bouncer, which goes above the batsman and a leaping Pant to go for four byes. Chahal replaces Sundar in the 12th over, which means Sundar will have do some death overs bowling today too. Buttler goes to the reverse sweep against Chahal again - four!
ENG 102/2 after 12
Washington Sundar strikes! Was the most economical bowler on the day already, and now gets Malan out. Malan steps out, misses the line, and Pant stumps him out. Malan gone for 18. Bairstow the new man in at 4.
ENG 81/2 after 9.4
Hardik Pandya and Washington Sundar brought into action as India try to drift the game away from Buttler's charge as the Powerplay overs end. Singles off every Hardik delivery. 4 runs in Sundar's over, who bowls a couple of dot balls to Buttler. Buttler gets to his fifty, his 11th T20I half-ton, with a single in Hardik's next over. A top edge for six to end the over. A lucky stroke for Malan, who had not found the fence before that shot.
ENG 78/1 after 9
After that 16-run over against Shardul, Buttler brings England's 50 up with a reverse slap against Chahal for four more. Ends the over with four more, cracked to the leg side. Buttler is on 43 off 17. Dawid Malan only has to stand and appreciate at the other end.
ENG 57/1 after 6
Buttler goes big against Chahal again! Another six. Before Chahal gets a bit of a say with one that snakes off the pitch past Buttler's bat. And Buttler smashes Shardul for a couple of boundaries in the next over too. Off the last ball, a six pulled over backward square leg. Jos Buttler is a man on a mission.
ENG 46/1 after 5
Roy gets a couple of boundaries against Bhuvneshwar in the 3rd over - the first hit with brute force, the second one with a thick outside edge. India go to Chahal in the 4th over, and the leggie gets the breakthrough. Buttler smashes a six, before Roy mistimes a shot to Rohit Sharma. Roy gone for 9.
ENG 23/1 after 3.3
Shardul Thakur takes the new ball alongside Bhuvneshwar. Huge appeals for LBW against Roy as Shardul gets one to swing into the opener's pads. Umpire says Not Out. India, adamant, go for the Review. Replays show the ball would have missed wickets. The imaginary Motera crowd lets out an imaginary groan of disappointment on television soundtracks.
ENG 7/0 after 2
England begin heir chase of 157. Bhuvneshwar begins the Indian attack. Gets Jason Roy dancing with prodigous swing. Jos Buttler faces the last ball of the over and plays a drive off the last ball for 3, it was an outswinger helped away towards the long boundary.
ENG 4/0 after 1
Kohli masterclass as India add 56 runs in the last four overs to finish on 156/6 after a sluggish start. Archer with a terrific grab to dismiss Pandya (17) off the last ball. Kohli stars as India set England 157 to win.
Indian skipper Virat Kohli brings up 27th half-century, his second successive 50 of the series. He follows it up with back-to-back sixes, followed by a four. Kohli bringing up the crucial runs when India needs it the most.
A flat shot that runs away for a one-bounce four, then a top-edge over the wicket-keeper's head for a maximum! A productive over for team India as captain Virat Kohli helps get 13 runs off the 16th over as India cross the 100-run mark. They need the next 4 overs to go the same way. IND are 100/5 after 16 overs.
It's turned worse for the hosts as they lose their fifth wicket.Shreyas Iyer is caught at Deep Point, trying to square-cut a Mark Wood bouncer, departs for 9. This is Wood's third wicket. Hardik Pandya walks in. IND are 87/5 after 15 overs.
A boundary by Kohli takes India to 83/4 after 14 overs. We're into the last 6 overs of this innings. Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer out in the middle with Hardik Pandya to follow.
Kohli tries to steal a third run and Pant is run-out for 25(20) as Sam Curran breaks the stumps. Both times when asked to bat first this series, India have been slow off the mark. Shreyas Iyer walks in. IND are 71/4 after 12 overs.
A sweep and an inside-out hit by Pant for consecutive boundaries brings up 50 runs for India.
Kohli and Pant are consolidating out there in the middle now for Team India with a boundary each. Eight runs from the Adil Rashid over as IND are 38/3 after 8 overs.
That's not looking good for Team India as they lose their third wicket inside the powerplay. Ishan Kishan top edges a pull and Jos Buttler backtracks to take a good catch over his shoulder. Chris Jordan strikes. Ishan departs for 4 as IND are 24/3 after 6 overs.
India in trouble as Mark Wood removes both openers. Rohit Sharma's attempt to back away does not work as he can only pull the ball to Short Fine Leg. Archer completes a simple catch and Mark Wood has another wicket. Rohit Sharma falls for 15 as IND are 24/2 after 5 overs. Virat Kohli walks in.
Rohit Sharma (10*) opens his boundary count with a four off Jofra Archer, gets a thick inside edge to the fine leg boundary. IND are 16/1 after 4 overs.
KL Rahul departs for his second duck of the series, bowled by Mark Wood. This is another disappointment for the opener, a series to forget for him.Some serious thinking for him to do as IND are 8/1 after 3 overs.
Playing his first white-ball match for India since February last year, Rohit Sharma heaves a sigh of relief as Archer drops a chance off his own bowling. Rohit survives on four as England lose an early chance for breakthrough. IND are 6-0 after 2 overs
The 3rd T20I is underway in Ahmedabad. Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul open for India, Adil Rashid opens the bowling for England, like in the first T20I.
India captain Virat Kohli: "I would have bowled first as well. We want to work on setting targets as well, in preparation for the future. England is going to come out hard, and we have to bring our A-game. Crowds are important, but we have to be professional and go out and give it our best in whatever conditions we have been given. Unfortunately Suryakumar Yadav has to make way and Rohit is coming back in for us at the top of the order, so KL and Rohit will open for us today."
India Playing XI: Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Ishan Kishan, Virat Kohli(c), Rishabh Pant(w), Shreyas Iyer, Hardik Pandya, Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yuzvendra Chahal
England captain Eoin Morgan: "We're going to bowl first. The wicket has a good covering of grass, shorter on one side and a bit humid today. Given the way the series has panned out and it's about putting up a collective performance today and win the game. Glad to play my 100th game, a big day for me and my family. Mark Wood comes in for Tom Curran."
England Playing XI: Jason Roy, Jos Buttler(w), Dawid Malan, Jonny Bairstow, Eoin Morgan(c), Ben Stokes, Sam Curran, Chris Jordan, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood
England win toss and ask India to bat first in the third T20I of the five-match series which is levelled at 1-1 currently. The matches are taking place in Ahmedabad at the newly-named Narendra Modi Stadium. Stay tuned for live score and live updates.
Two families in different parts of India went through emotional rollercoaster rides when Ishan Kishan walked in to bat at the biggest cricket stadium in the world against England. In Patna, Ishan’s father Pranav Kumar Pandey tensed up.
In Noida, Ishan’s coach Uttam Majumdar flashbacked to the days when the tiny boy would walk to his batting nets. Majumdar, who had lost his father to cancer on March 4, couldn’t control his emotions when Kishan dedicated the half-century to his deceased father. On debut, Kishan struck a brilliant 56 which enabled India to chase down 165 in the second T20 game.
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The remaining three T20 Internationals between India and England will be played here without spectators in the wake of rising COVID-19 cases, the BCCI said on Monday. The BCCI's announcement came after Gujarat Cricket Association vice-president Dhanraj Nathwani said the decision was taken due a spike in COVID-19 cases.
The Men in Blue were off to a horrible start in the T20 series, suffering a demoralising eight-wicket loss in the opening match but turned the tables on England with a seven-wicket win in the second game. In stark contrast from the first match, Virat Kohli and his men excelled in all departments. India would look to build on their new approach of batting freely and fearlessly when they take on England in the third T20I today. Toss to take place at 6.30pm. Stay tuned.