England, led by Jos Buttler won the third T20I in Rajkot by 26 runs, keeping the five-match series alive. India had earlier taken a 2-0 lead with wins in Kolkata and Chennai, but Jos Buttler’s team fought back to make it 2-1.

England secured a 26-run victory over India in the third T20 International on Tuesday as some sprightly bowling kept the tourists alive in the five-match series against the world champions.

After losing two games of the ongoing T20I series against India, came back well in the third match to claim victory by 26 runs. Being sent into bat first for the third successive instance, the visitors notched up their highest score in the series and defended 171 through a collective bowling effort.

England defeated India by 26 runs in the must-win third T20I to keep their hopes of winning the series alive. After the hosts won the first two games of the five-match series, Jos Buttler’s team knew they had to win in Rajkot and did so thanks to a superb bowling display.

Chakravarthy 5-24 India 145-9 (20 overs): Pandya 40 (35); Overton 3-24 Scorecard England produced a strong bowling performance to beat India by 26 runs in Rajkot and keep the T20 series alive. Having lost the opening two matches of the five-match series,

Jos Buttler hailed Adil Rashid as the ‘most important player’ in England’s white-ball team after he starred in the 26-run T20 victory over India in Rajkot. Having won the first two T20 matches, India would have taken an unassailable lead in the five-match series had they won the third game but the hosts fell 26 runs short of England’s 171-9.