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3rd T20I Updates: England outclass India by 26 runs

Tue, 28 January 2025

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22:33

Disciplined England down India in Rajkot

India 145-9 (20 ovs) vs England 171-9 | Scorecard

Jamie Overton took three wickets, while fellow pacers Jofra Archer and Brydon Carse bagged two wickets each to bowl England to a 26-run victory in the must-win third T20 International in Rajkot on Tuesday.

Adil Rashid was superb with the ball, with magnificent figures of 1/15 producing a beauty to dismiss the in-form Tilak Varma for 18.

India's batters struggled to find the momentum in the middle overs as they finished on 145/9 in their 20 overs in reply to England's 171/9.

Captain Suryakumar's batting woes continued as he fell for 14, while Sanju Samson again perished to the short ball, caught at mid-on off Archer for 3.

Abhishek stroked 24 from 14 balls but perished to a loose shot off Carse.

Hardik Pandya tried to take the game deep, as he made a sedate 40 from 35 balls, but perished in the 19th over.

Despite the defeat, India still lead the five-match series 2-1.

22:28

England outclass India by 26 runs

India 145-9 (20 ovs) vs England 171-9 | Scorecard

Carse to bowl the final over. Jurel walks across and tries the scoop but miscues the full toss to be caught by wicketkeeper Salt for 2.

Varun Chakravarthy keeps out a low full toss before taking a single down to long-on.

Ravi Bishnoi is unable to get a run off the fourth ball before he plays and misses off the next.

He slices a full toss over the covers to end the match with a four.

England win by 26 runs to make a comeback in the series.

22:23

India 8 down; England set for win

India 140-8 (19 ovs) vs England 171-9 | Scorecard

Overton ends India's slim hopes. Pandya looks to loft it down the ground but hits the full delivery straight to Buttler at long-off.

Pandya walks back after scoring 40 from 35 balls as India lose their seventh wicket.

Overton bowls a wide to new batter Shami, who then gets a leading edge for a single.

Jurel hits the third ball down to long-on for one before Shami swings the next ball over square leg for a six.

Shami swings and misses next ball before he skies the last ball high and is taken by the fielder at long-on.

22:18

India need 41 from 2 overs

India 131-6 (18 ovs) vs England 171-9 | Scorecard

Archer to bowl the 18th over. The first ball is full and straight as Pandya flicks it to deep midwicket for a single.

Axar makes room but can only slice the full toss to Adil Rashid at short thirdman to fall for 15.

Dhruv Jurel walks in at No 8. He gets off the mark with a single before Pandya smashes the full delivery straight back, clearing the fielder at long-off for a six and takes one off the next.

Jurel mistimes the pull shot as it goes on the bounce to deep square leg. He is halfway down before Pandya turns down the single, to keep the strike for the next over.

22:13

India need 50 from 3 overs

India 122-5 (17 ovs) vs England 171-9 | Scorecard

India need a few sixes in the next couple of overs to get back into the contest.

Wood is back into the attack. He starts with a wide before Pandya flicks the length ball, using his wrists to good effect to despatch it over midwicket for a six.

He taps the next into the leg side and pushes his partner for a couple of runs.

Pandya is hurried into the pull shot off the bouncer from Wood as he miscues it on the leg side but the bowler can't get to it.

He mistimes the next on the leg side for a single and is unhappy with the shot.

Axar hurried into the pull shot this time before he hits the next wide of long-off for a four.

India are 122/5 in 17 overs, needing 50 from the last three overs.

22:07

India need 64 from 4 overs

India 108-5 (16 ovs) vs England 171-9 | Scorecard

Pandya looking to take the game deep. He has been unable to get going, scoring a sedate 22 from 25 balls.

Pacer Carse back into the attack. Axar clips the first ball off his pads for a single before Pandya misses the pull to be struck on the pads as he takes a leg bye.

Axar comes down the track and looks to loft it over the off-side but is beaten.

A single each to the two batters before Axar pulls the last ball in the gap through midwicket for a four.

Despite the boundary, India manage just eight runs from the over, well below the asking rate.

They need 64 from four overs for victory.

22:03

India need 72 from 5 overs

India 100-5 (15 ovs) vs England 171-9 | Scorecard

Pandya decides to break free as he lofts the first ball from Overton straight down the ground for a four followed by a single.

Axar slices the next over the covers for one and Pandya pulls the next ball for two runs.

Singles off the next two balls as Overton concedes 10 runs in the 15th over.

India are 100/5 in 15 overs, needing another 72 from five overs for victory.

21:59

India 5 down; England in control

India 90-5 (14 ovs) vs England 171-9 | Scorecard

Rashid to bowl his final over. Axar and Pandya happy to see off the pacer's last over as they watchfully pick four singles from the 14th over.

The last ball turned sharply and struck Axar on the pads after he missed the flick. Rashid was very confident about the leg before but the umpire didn't seem convinced.

England have a long chat before taking the review at the very last second.

The impact is in line but the ball is turning sharply to miss the leg stump.

Rashid concedes four in his final as he finishes with magnificent figures of 1/15 in four overs.

India need 82 from six overs at an asking rate of nearly 14.

21:54

India 5 down; England in control

India 86-5 (13 ovs) vs England 171-9 | Scorecard

Things getting worse for India as Overton dismissed Sundar. The left-hander looks to loft the pacer over the top but ends up offering a simple catch to Buttler at mid-off.

Sundar walks back for six from 15 balls as India slip to 85/5 in the 13th over.

Axar Patel keeps out the first two balls he faces before taking a single to thirdman to get off the mark.

Pandya misses the flick off a full delivery swinging into him. The leg before shout is turned down but England take the review. The ball is missing the leg stump as the review is lost.

He drives the last ball straight to the fielder at mid-off.

Wonderful bowling by Overton as he concedes just a single while picking up a wicket in the 13th over. He has excellent figures of 1/5 in two overs.

21:47

Varma out for 18; India in trouble

India 85-4 (12 ovs) vs England 171-9 | Scorecard

Pacer Jamie Overton comes into the attack. Pandya avoids the short ball before he takes one on the leg side and Sundar gets a single to thirdman.

Pandya pushes the fourth ball into the gap at covers for another run and Sundar gets one off the last ball, as just four runs come from the 11th over.

Rashid continues as Sundar keeps out the first two balls before he hits the third ball over midwicket for a single.

Pandya gets one off the fourth ball before Sundar misses the sweep off a full wide delivery and gets a single off the last ball.

The asking rate has shot up to above 10, with 87 needed from eight overs for victory.

21:37

Varma out for 18; India in trouble

Adil Rashid celebrates the wicket of Tilak Varma.

India 78-4 (10 ovs) vs England 171-9 | Scorecard

Pacer Carse back into the attack. Pandya takes a single off the first ball into the off-side and Washington Sundar gets off the mark with one from the next ball.

Carse does well to build some pressure with three dots in a row to Pandya, who hits the last ball in the gap through the covers for two runs.

Rashid continues as Sundar defends the first ball before he hits the next uppishly but it falls just short of the fielder rushing in from long-off for a single.

Pandya hits the third ball through the off-side for one before Sundar is beaten by the flighted delivery which spin sharply and goes in the gap between bat and pad, bouncing over the stumps to beat the wicketkeeper as well for four byes.

He pushes the last ball with caution to the fielder at short thirdman.

Rashid has got the ball to talk, getting some sharp turn off the pitch, for excellent figures of 1/8 in two overs.

India struggling on 78/4 in 10 overs, needing another 94 runs from 10 overs for victory.

21:32

Varma out for 18; India in trouble

India 68-4 (8 ovs) vs England 171-9 | Scorecard

Spin introduced as part-timer Liam Livingstone comes in to bowl the seventh over.

Varma hits the first ball down to long-on for a single and Pandya takes one off the next.

Varma uses his feet to loft the spinner's third ball straight down the ground for a six before taking one on the off-side.

Singles off the last two balls as Livingstone goes for 11 runs in his first over.

Leg-spinner Adil Rashid comes into the attack, to bowl the eighth over.

He claims the big wicket of the in-form Tilak Varma, who is bowled for 18.

That was a cracking delivery from the veteran leg-spinner as he got the ball to turn sharply into left-hander Varma, who was bowled through the gate.

India in big trouble on 68/4 in eight overs.

21:23

Blow for India; SKY out for 14

India 51-3 (6 ovs) vs England 171-9 | Scorecard

Wood deals India's hopes a big blow with the vital wicket of Suryakumar. The India captain gets a big fat top edge trying to play the scoop shot off his pads as the ball goes high and wicketkeeper Salt completes a well-judged catch.

Suryakumar's woeful run with the bat continues as he walks back for 14, with India reduced to 48/3 in the sixth over.

Hardik Pandya gets off the mark with a single off the edge before Wood bowls a wide down the leg side to Varma to bring up India's 50, in the sixth over.

Varma takes a quick single to the fielder at mid-on before Pandya keeps out the last two balls as Wood concedes just three runs in the sixth over.

India are 51/3 in six overs, as England's pacers struck crucial blows in the Powerplay to keep their team in the hunt.

21:15

Abhishek out for 24; India 2 down

India 48-2 (5 ovs) vs England 171-9 | Scorecard

Suryakumar plays his trademark pickup shot, whipping the slower ball from Archer over fine leg region for a six.

He clips the next past square leg for two runs before he slashes the slower ball over point for a four followed by a single, to get India back after the two early wickets.

He takes a single off the fourth ball before Varma watchfully keeps out the last two balls.

21:10

Abhishek out for 24; India 2 down

India 35-2 (4 ovs) vs England 171-9 | Scorecard

Brydon Carse comes into the attack. Abhishek throws his bat at the first ball as it goes off the outside half over short thirdman for a boundary.

He swings and misses next ball as he goes after the wide delivery.

Carse bowls a full toss and this time the left-hander manages to ease it in the gap through the coves for a four.

Abhishek makes room as he chips down the track but ends up miscuing the slower ball high and Archer completes a well-judged catch.

Abhishek walks back after scoring 24 from 14 balls as India lose their second wicket, in the fourth over.

Wicketkeeper Jamie Smith has gone off the field with some injury as Phil Salt takes over the gloves.

Tilak Varma blocks a full delivery towards the fielder at midwicket before he comes down the track to smash the pacer over the covers for a four.

21:04

Samson out for 3; India lose 1st wkt

India 23-1 (3 ovs) vs England 171-9 | Scorecard

The short ball tactics once again works against Samson. The India opener miscues the pull shot off Archer and is caught by Rashid at mid-on.

Samson beaten for pace as he is hurried into the pull shot and ends up slicing a simple catch to the fielder.

Samson walks back for three as India suffer an early blow.

Suryakumar Yadav slaps the first ball he faces past point for a single to get off the mark followed by a wide.

Abhishek plays a cracking shot, smashing the length ball from Archer over the off-side for a boundary and taps the next towards point for a single.

20:58

Samson out for 3; India lose 1st wkt

India 15-0 (2 ovs) vs England 171-9 | Scorecard

Mark Wood from the other end. The first ball is short but down the leg side and is ruled a wide before Samson gets the next on the leg side for one.

Abhishek throws his bat at the full wide delivery, clearing the off-side cordon and even though he hasn't timed it well, it goes through for a four.

The next ball is short and this time the left-hander pulls it over mid-on for back to back fours.

He mistimes the fourth ball which goes off the outside half but falls safely well short of the fielder running in from deep point.

The short ball down the leg side to Samson is ruled a wide before he hits the last ball to the fielder on the off-side.

20:52

Chakravarthy takes 5; England 171/9

India 3-0 (1 ov) vs England 171-9 | Scorecard

Abhishek Sharma and Sanju Samson are the two openers for India, who will look to make most of the Powerplay.

Jofra Archer opens the bowling for England. The first ball is short but down the leg side as Samson nudges it to fine leg for a single.

Abhishek pushes the second ball into the off-side before he plays and misses next ball.

He pushes the fourth ball into the covers before taking one to fine leg to get off the mark.

Samson pulls the last ball to fine leg for another run as Archer makes a tidy start, conceding just three runs.

20:36

Chakravarthy takes 5; England 171/9

Varun Chakaravarthy celebrates

England 171-9 (20 ovs) vs India | Scorecard

Pandya to bowl the final over. Wood gets a single off the first ball and Rashid mistimes the next into the covers for one.

Wood is unable to make most of a full toss as he gets one off the third ball to the fielder at thirdman.

Rashid pulls the slower bouncer to the fielder at long-on for just one.

Wood happy with a single off the fifth ball as he pushes the pacer to midwicket.

Rashid walks across a long way trying to scoop but misses the full delivery pitched outside the tramline which is ruled a wide.

Wood hits the last ball down to long-on as the two tailenders rush across for two runs.

England finish on 171/9 in their 20 overs, with both Rashid and Wood scoring 10 each, putting on 23 from the last three overs.

Varun Chakravarthy ran through the England batting line-up, picking up 5/24 in four overs.

20:30

Pandya strikes; England 9 down

England 162-9 (19 ovs) vs India | Scorecard

Hardik comes back into the attack. He strikes with the key wicket of Livingstone, who chances his arm but holes a simple catch to Dhruv Jurel at long-on.

Livingstone rallied England with a good knock of 43 from 24 balls, hitting five sixes and a four to help his team get past 150.

Mark Wood gets off the mark with a single and Rashid cuts the next to deep point for one.

Another single to Wood as he gets it past the fielder at point and Rashid manages just one off the next.

Wood swings and misses off the last ball as Pandya concedes just five runs in the 18th over.

Shami to bowl the final over. Rashid plays a deft late cut, opening the face of the bat at the very last second, to guide the ball fine on the off-side for a four.

He clips the next ball off his pads for a single before Shami bowls a high full toss which is ruled a no-ball for height as the batters also cross over for a bye.

Rashid throws his bat at the slower ball but is beaten before taking a single.

Wood pushes the fifth ball through the off-side for two runs and gets a single off the last ball for one

20:19

Chakravarthy takes 5; England 8 down

England 146-8 (17 ovs) vs India | Scorecard

Bishnoi continues as Livingstone goes on the attack. He slog sweeps the first ball over midwicket for a six and repeats the shot next ball as he swings it powerfully over cow corner for another six.

Livingstone tries the sweep again but fails to make good connection as he turns down the single as the ball goes off the inside half.

Bishnoi gifts Livingstone a half-tracker which he pulls high over square leg for the third six of the over, to race to 42 from 22 balls with five sixes and a four.

The leggie goes wide, away from the stumps, as Livingstone punches it to sweeper cover for a single and Adil Rashid watchfully blocks the last ball.

19 runs from the over as Bishnoi finishes with expensive figures of 1/46 in four overs.

20:15

Chakravarthy takes 5; England 8 down

England 127-8 (16 ovs) vs India | Scorecard

England have suffered their third straight collapse in the series, losing five wickets for 32 runs in the space of 29 balls.

Bishnoi continues as Carse clips the first ball off his pads for a single and Livingstone misses the sweep and is struck on the pads but the leg before shout is turned down.

Livingstone releases the pressure as he slog sweeps the spinner over square leg for a six but is unable to get a run off the last two balls, as the spinner gives away just seven runs in his 15th over.

Chakravarthy to bowl his final over. Carse gets a single first ball before Livingstone cuts the next ball towards point where the fielder fails to stop the ball and concedes a couple of runs and gets a single off the third.

England continue to lose wickets against spin. Carse sweeps the spinner uppishly but ends up holing out a simple catch to Tilak Varma at deep square leg.

A fourth wicket for Chakravarthy as England slip to 127/7 in the 16th over.

Chakravarthy completes a deserved five-wicket haul. Jofra Archer leans forward to defend but is done in by the turn as the ball goes through the gap between bat and pad to bowl him for a duck.

Wonderful bowling from Chakravarthy as he finishes with 5/24 in four overs to leave India reeling on 127/8 in 16 overs.

20:06

Chakravarthy leaves England in a mess

England 115-6 (14 ovs) vs India | Scorecard

Chakravarthy back into the attack. Livingstone gets a single first ball on the leg side.

Smith shows intent as he lofts the flighted delivery from the leg-spinner straight down the ground for a six.

However, Chakravarthy gets revenge next ball as Smith mistimes the pull shot and Dhruv Jurel takes a wonderful catch.

Smith walks back after scoring just six from four balls.

Chakravarthy strikes again next ball. This time Jamie Overton tries the sweep but misses the ball and is bowled for a first-ball duck.

England have stumbled once again against the Indian spinners as they collapse to 115/6 in the 14th over after being well-placed on 83/1 at one stage in the ninth over.

Chakravarthy on a hat-trick!

Brydon Carse watchfully pushes the first ball on the off-side for a single and Livingstone blocks the last ball.

20:04

Chakravarthy's double strike rocks England

England 115-6 (13.4 ovs) vs India | Scorecard

Chakravarthy back into the attack. Livingstone gets a single first ball on the leg side.

Smith shows intent as he lofts the flighted delivery from the leg-spinner straight down the ground for a six.

However, Chakravarthy gets revenge next ball as Smith mistimes the pull shot and Dhruv Jurel takes a wonderful catch.

Smith walks back after scoring just six from four balls.

Chakravarthy strikes again next ball. This time Jamie Overton tries the sweep but misses the ball and is bowled for a first-ball duck.

19:59

Brooks fails again; England 4 down

England 108-4 (13 ovs) vs India | Scorecard

Leggie Bishnoi back into the attack. Brook takes a single first ball before Livingstone uses his feet to flick the spinner uppishly in the gap at midwicket for a four.

The third ball is slightly short and this time he pulls it to deep midwicket for one followed by a wide.

Brook's nightmare series continues. He under-edges the sweep and drags it back on to the stumps to be bowled after a struggling 8 from 10 balls.

Jamie Smith gets a lifeline. He gets an inside edge off Bishnoi's googly but Samson can't hold on to a tough catch and he is beaten again last ball.

19:55

Axar strikes; England lose 3rd wkt

Sanju Samson celebrates after taking the catch to dismiss Jos Buttler

England 101-3 (12 ovs) vs India | Scorecard

Left-arm spinner Abhishek Sharma is the fifth spinner to be brought into the attack for India.

Brook looking to get his eye in as he defends the first ball on the off-side and picks a single off the next.

Liam Livingstone watchfully plays a dot ball first up before taking one followed by singles off the last two balls as Abhishek makes a good start, conceding just four runs off his first over.

Livingstone releases the pressure. He uses his feet to smash Axar powerfully over long-on for a six -- the first boundary for England after 18 balls.

He takes a single on the leg side before Brook clips the spinner off his pads through midwicket for a couple of runs, to bring up England's 100, in the 12th over.

He swats the next ball to deep square leg for one before Livingstone is beaten as Axar gets the ball to turn and bounce.

19:47

Axar strikes; England lose 3rd wkt

England 87-3 (10 ovs) vs India | Scorecard

Axar continues as Duckett picks a single first ball to race to his fifty from 26 balls.

Harry Brook defends the first ball he faces watchfully back to the bowler and picks a single next ball to get off the mark.

Duckett can't time the pull shot as he picks up just one and Brook collects another run off the next.

England suffer another blow as Duckett looks to release the pressure but holes it out straight into the hands of Abhishek at long-on.

Duckett walks back after a superb knock of 51 from 28 balls, having hit seven fours and two sixes.

England are 87/3 in 10 overs at the halfway mark, having lost two wickets for 13 runs in the last two overs.

19:43

Buttler out for 24; England 2 down

England 83-2 (9 ovs) vs India | Scorecard

Chakravarthy back into the attack. Buttler takes a single off the first ball before Duckett misses the fine sweep but the ball goes down the leg side and is ruled a wide.

Duckett then makes room and manages to loft Chakravarthy back over his head for a four.

He then carves the third ball over the off-side cordon for a couple of runs and then takes one.

Buttler comes down the track but has to adjust as Chakravarthy pulls back his length with the ball turning slightly and going off the outside half towards point.

Buttler misses the reverse sweep off the next as wicketkeeper Sanju gathers the ball and is quite convinced.

The umpire is unmoved before India take their second review. There is a clear spike when the ball passes the bat as the decision is overturned.

Buttler is dismissed caught behind on the review off Chakravarthy after scoring 24 from 22 balls, with Samson taking a superb catch.

19:36

Duckett, Buttler on the charge!

Jos Buttler

England 74-1 (8 ovs) vs India | Scorecard

Leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi comes into the attack as he replaces Sundar. Buttler picks a single first ball to mid-off before Duckett takes one to midwicket.

Buttler finally cuts loose as he reverse sweeps the spinner behind point for a boundary.

The England captain steps down the pitch to launch the spinner over long-on for a six and keeps strike with one from the last ball.

Axar Patel is the fourth spinner brought into the attack as India ring in the changes.

Buttler reverse sweeps the first ball for a single and Duckett pulls the next to deep midwicket for another run.

Axar keeping it flat as he fires the ball on the line of the stumps, restricting the two batters to singles off the first four balls.

Buttler misses the reverse sweep off the fifth ball as wicketkeeper Sanju Samson also fails to gather, to concede four byes, and a single off the last ball makes it nine runs from the over.

19:30

Duckett's attack boosts England

England 52-1 (6 ovs) vs India | Scorecard

Spin from both ends as Varun Chakravarthy comes into the attack. Buttler again takes a single first ball to hand the strike back to Duckett.

Duckett watchfully defends the second ball and reverse sweeps the next ball for a single.

Another single for Buttler before Duckett is unable to get a run off the last two balls.

A superb start for the in-form Chakravarthy as he concedes just three singles in his first over despite bowling in the Powerplay.

England race to 52/1 in six overs, with Duckett on 39 from 18 balls and Buttler on eight from 11 balls.

19:25

Duckett's attack boosts England

Ben Duckett

England 49-1 (5 ovs) vs India | Scorecard

Spin introduced in the Powerplay as Washington Sundar comes into the attack, to bowl the fifth over.

Buttler picks a single first ball before Duckett crashes the next through the covers for a four.

Duckett on the charge! He reverse sweeps the third ball over the point region to make it five successive boundaries.

He has another big swing but this time he is beaten. Duckett uses his feet to get to the pitch and lofts Sundar straight over long-off for a six.

A huge appeal for leg before wicket as Duckett misses the reverse sweep but the umpire rules it not out.

India take the review. But the impact is way outside the line of off-stump as India lose their first review.

Sundar gets some rough treatment as he gives away 15 runs in his first over.

19:20

Duckett's attack rallies England

England 34-1 (4 ovs) vs India | Scorecard

Buttler is beaten as he pushes away from his body with the outswinger going past the outside edge and he defends the next ball from Shami.

Buttler looks to break free as he lofts the full delivery from Shami straight down the ground but the timing is missing as he gets two runs.

The next ball is pushed straight back past the bowler for a single.

Duckett walks across his stumps and scoops the length ball from Shami over fine leg for a six to release the pressure.

Hardik continues as Buttler is beaten on the inside edge by the slower ball which swings in sharply, before he takes a quick single next ball.

Left-hander Duckett backs away to punch Hardik into the covers where Dhruv Jurel makes a diving stop to his right. A lot of confusion between the two batters which nearly results in the run out.

Duckett powerfully swats the next ball past the fielder at midwicket for a boundary.

He makes room and slashes the next ball over the off-side for a four as he races to 20 from eight balls.

The next ball is full and on the pads Duckett flicks it over the fielder at mid-on for another four, to make it a hat-trick of boundaries.

19:10

Hardik strikes; Salt out for 5

England 12-1 (2 ovs) vs India | Scorecard

Hardik Pandya from the other end. Duckett pushes the first ball into the off-side for a single before Salt sways out of the way to avoid the quick bouncer from the India pacer.

Pandya strikes third ball as Salt mistimes the slower ball straight into the hands of Abhishek Sharma in the covers to be dismissed for five.

An early blow for England as captain Jos Buttler walks in at No 3. He picks a single off the fifth ball before Duckett glances the last ball off his pads to fine leg for a four.

19:04

India elect to bowl; Shami back

England 6-0 (1 ov) vs India | Scorecard

Mohammed Shami starts off with the ball in his first match for India in 14 months, with Phillip Salt on strike.

A huge roar as Shami charges into bowl. The first ball is back of length and stays a bit low as Salt throws his bat but is beaten by the lack of bounce.

The next ball is full as Salt slaps it straight back past the bowler for a boundary to get off the mark.

The third ball is again pitched up but swings a bit as the right-hander pushes it to the fielder at square leg and pushes the next on the off-side.

He clips the fifth ball to fine leg for a single and Ben Duckett flicks the last ball in the gap at midwicket for one to get off the mark.

19:04

India elect to bowl; Shami back

England 6-0 (1 ov) vs India | Scorecard

Mohammed Shami starts off with the ball in his first match for India in 14 months, with Phillip Salt on strike.

A huge roar as Shami charges into bowl. The first ball is back of length and stays a bit low as Salt throws his bat but is beaten by the lack of bounce.

The next ball is full as Salt slaps it straight back past the bowler for a boundary to get off the mark.

The third ball is again pitched up but swings a bit as the right-hander pushes it to the fielder at square leg and pushes the next on the off-side.

He clips the fifth ball to fine leg for a single and Ben Duckett flicks the last ball in the gap at midwicket for one to get off the mark.

18:36

Shami replaces Arshdeep

Check out the playing XIs of the two teams:

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

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

18:35

Shami replaces Arshdeep

Mohammed Shami

India captain Suryakumar Yadav won his third toss in a row and elected to bowl against England in the third T20 International at the Niranjan Shah Stadium in Rajkot on Tuesday.

India, who lead the five-match series 2-0, have made one key change. Mohammed Shami plays his first match for India in nearly 14 months as he replaces Arshdeep Singh, who has been rested.

England have retained the same playing XI but captain Jos Buttler reveals that Jamie Smith will take over the gloves from him.

'It looks like a nice hard wicket and won't change much,' says Suryakumar Yadav at the toss.

18:23

Shami set to play in Rajkot

Mohammed Shami

A fit-again Mohammed Shami is set to play his first match for India in nearly 15 months. He has been doing some warm-ups as he bowls from a short run up.

Arshdeep Singh has been rested as Shami has been included in the playing XI in the third T20I in Rajkot.

India are treading with caution in case of Shami. The fast bowler has been desperate to get into the thick of things, but the team management is taking a measured approach, considering his long injury lay-off.

With Jasprit Bumrah's participation in the ICC Champions Trophy uncertain, Shami is expected to spearhead the bowling attack, making his fitness paramount for India in the coming months.

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Confident India eye series win

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India will aim for their fifth consecutive T20I series victory over England when the two teams clash in the third match of the series in Rajkot on Tuesday.

India, who haven't lost a bilateral T20I series to England since 2014, lead the ongoing five game series 2-0.

Their recent dominance includes a 2-1 home win in 2016-2017, a similar result away, a 3-1 triumph in India, and a 2-1 victory in England.

The new-look Indian side featuring IPL's star players, led by Suryakumar Yadav, has impressed with its aggressive batting and adaptability.

The first two T20 Internationals against England played on vastly different surfaces proved to be a challenge for the World champions but they emerge unscathed in both games, to take a commanding 2-0 lead in the five-match series.

Despite contrasting surfaces in the first two games, the aggressive Indian unit have emerged unscathed, extending their winning streak to seven series since their last T20I series defeat in the West Indies in August 2023.

They have lived up to the tag of T20 World Champions, winning 15 out of the 17 games played since winning the World Cup triumph last June.

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