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. Put into bat,

England bowlers starred in the second innings as they denied India a series win. England stay alive in the five-match series as they trail 1-2. England had made 171/9 batting first at the Niranjan Shah Stadium,

England, who were behind 0-2 in the five-match T20 series managed to stay in the game by defeating India by 26 runs in the 3rd T20I.

England overcame Varun Chakravarthy’s 5-24 to beat India by 26 runs in the third T20 to keep the series alive.

Rajkot is expected to offer ideal conditions for a high-scoring T20I contest on Tuesday, January 28. England batters are unlikely to face visibility issues at the Niranjan Shah Stadium.

England collapse from 83-1 to 127-8 before rallying somewhat to set India 172 to win; Adil Rashid (1-15) claims key wicket of in-form Tilak Varma (18) as hosts limp to 146-9 in reply; England trail 2-1 in the five-match series,

England beat India in the 3rd T20I to stage a comeback in the five-match series. The visitors successfully defended 171 after restricting India to 145/9. It was a concerted bowling effort from the Englishmen. Ben Duckett and Liam Livingstone did the bulk of scoring for England, while Varun Chakravarthy's fifer went in vain.

England snapped India’s 12-match T20I winning streak, beating the hosts by 26 runs in the third T20I in Rajkot. With this victory, the visitors kept themselves alive in the five-match series, making it 2-1.

Jos Buttler heaped praise on Adil Rashid for his exceptional bowling in England's 26-run win over India in the third T20I

Rajkot: India skipper Suryakumar Yadav admitted his team failed to mop up the England tail after having the visitors on the mat and credited "world-class" spinner Adil Rashid for making life difficult for his batters during their 26-run loss in the third T20I here on Tuesday.