New Delhi:
Yuzvendra Chahal, the young legspinner bowled a dream spell for the Indian team and bamboozled the English batsmen. His magical figures of 6/25 helped India bowl England out for a measly127 in 16.3 overs. He teamed well with the senior spinner Amit Mishra to keep constant pressure on England.
The England batsmen were highly disappointing and apart from Jason Roy, Eoin Morgan and Joe Root, no one offered any resistance to the Indian bowlers.
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Earlier, the old warhorses, Suresh Raina, MS Dhoni and Yuvraj Singh played marvelous innings and tore apart the English bowlers.
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Raina, the comeback man did the early damage and Yuvraj and Dhoni carried on with his good work. In the process, Dhoni also hit his maiden T20 half century.
And it is a wrap! Test series 4-0, ODI and T20I series 2-1 #INDvENG #TeamIndia @Paytm pic.twitter.com/IX9u2vheCk
— BCCI (@BCCI) February 1, 2017
England had won the toss in the third T20 at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru and put India in to bat.
Live cricket score: India vs England 3rd T20I
Here are updates of the match:
# India win the match by 75 runs and the T20 series 2-1.
# Jasprit Bumrah returns to bowl the 17th over and grabs two wickets to bowl England for a meagre score of 127 runs.
# England has been unable to make a mark on this tour and they couldn't last long in the Bengaluru match too.
# The young leg spinner displays mastery of his craft as he grabs 4 wickets in one over. He is surely a great prospect for the Indian team in future.
# Chahal bowls like a magician in the 16 th over.
# Bumrah returns for the 15th over and gives India another breakthrough. He gets Buttler with the help of captain Kohli. England score 123/5 in 15 overs
# Excellent over for India as two wickets were grabbed in it.
#Chahal makes it two wickets in two balls! Whoa! What a performance by the young leg spinner as he grabs Root's wicket to extend England's crisis.
# Chahal weaves his magic and gives India the much needed breakthrough. England captain Eoin Morgan is caught by Rishabh Pant of Chahal's bowling.
# England take two singles in the first two balls of Chahal
# Yuzvendra Chahal is brought back to the attack, will he able to deliver something special here?
# Brilliant over by Mishra, only 3 runs scored in the over. England score 117/2 in 13 overs.
# Now, this is unbelievable! Root is dropped as Yuvraj and Pant nearly collide while trying to take a catch.
# Mishra is bowling the 13 th over and the England batsmen seem content with taking singles off his bowling.
# Captain Morgan has made his intentions clear and both he and Root are cruising towards half centuries.
# A huge relief for Raina as Morgan and Root take two singles off the last two balls. A costly over it was, 22 runs coming from it.
# Morgan now hits Raina for a six again. Third six of the over and Raina has already given 20 runs in 4 balls.
# Pressure is telling on Raina as he bowls a wide of the next delivery
# Morgan is on song, hits another six of Suresh Raina
# England captain Eoin Morgan hits Raina for a massive six.
# Raina to Root, single of the first ball.
# Suresh Raina has been brought to the attack as the 12th over begins
# England needs 111 runs of 54 balls, an uphill task but by no means impossible.
# A good over by Mishra, only six runs coming in the over. England score 92/2 in 11 overs.
# Brilliant fielding by KL Rahul, saved a boundary.
# Mishra begins the 11th over. He is such a clever bowler in this format and England will be wary of his variations.
# England score 86/2 of 10 overs
# Root thumps Pandya for a six! Pandya who was bowling short of length, got pulled by Root for a six over the deep mid wicket fence
# Hardik Pandya bowls the tenth over as England's score nears the 100 run mark
# The match is witnessing a close fight between both the teams as England scores 77/2 in their 9 overs
# England captain Eoin Morgan who replaced Jason Roy, hit Amit Mishra for two consecutive fours.
# Pandya makes a disappointing start as Root greets him with a magnificent six.
# Hardik Pandya, right-arm medium is brought into the attack.
# England score 56/2 off 7 overs. England face an uphill task as the pressure increases on the visitors.
# Mishra strikes in the first over as the Chinnaswamy erupts. Mishra to Jason Roy, out Caught by Dhoni!! The leg spinner gives India a much needed breakthrough
# Leg spinner Amit Mishra is introduced in the attack and does the trick for India.
# Jason Roy and Joe Root clobber Nehra for a four apiece as score surpass the 50 run mark
# Nehra to Root, 1 run, did that hit the sticks? Yes. Once again the bail does not come off. Its a close shave for Root and England will heave a sigh of relief
# Nehra begins the sixth over with a wide
# Excellent batting from Root as Bumrah is clobbered once more for a four. It was a short of a length delivery just outside off stump as Root played the cut past backward point. England score 44/1 in 5 overs
# Bumrah to Jason Roy, FOUR, can't bowl full on this surface. England is cruising towards the 50 run mark and both Roy and Root look unperturbed by the Indian bowlers.
# Jasprit Bumrah, the hero of the 2nd T20I is brought into the attack
# Chahal is brought back for the 4th over and is smacked for a four by Jason Roy.
# Nehra is hit for two fours by Root in the over as the England batsmen takes centerstage.
# Nehra to Jason Roy, FOUR, short of a length delivery from Nehra, Roy is hurried on the pull shot, gets an edge that escapes past the sticks and Dhoni
# The third over begins as seamer Nehra returns.
# Joe Root comes to the crease and will look to establish a strong partnership with Jason Roy.
# Now this is brilliant, exceptional work by Raina and Chahal. Sam billings is caught by Suresh Raina off Chahal's bowling and England lose their first wicket after scoring 8 runs.
# An unbelievable shot by Jason Roy, hits Chahal for a six with a majestic reverse sweep
# Yuzvendra Chahal, right arm leg break is introduced in the attack.
# Jason Roy and Sam Billings have been unable to pick Nehra's incisive variations
# Nehra consistently beat the English batsmen as only 1 run was scored off the first over
# Deadly bowling by Nehra as England has been unable to score any run off the first four balls.
# England begin its innings as Ashish Nehra takes the new ball from India's end.
# Hardik is run out of the last ball of India's innings as India scores 202/6 in their 20 overs
# Hardik Pandya hits a six as India's score surpasses 200
# Dhoni goes in the second ball of the over after hitting a spectacular four of Jordan's first ball.
# Dhoni is on strike as teh 20 th over begins
# The last over begins and Jordan bowls a wide.
# The 19th over ends, good over for England as they succeded in claiming the vital wicket of Yuvraj.
# Tymal Mills to Rishabh Pant, Four, another slower ball from Mills, but Pant announces his arrival on big stage
# Rishabh Pant makes his debut, its a big match for the young man.
# Yuvraj's wicket seems to be a reprieve for England as the gladiator was hitting some massive shots
# Yuvraj falls after hitting some massive sixes, score 178/4 in 18.2 overs
# India's score 177/3 in 18 overs
# This time it's another six! Yuvraj Singh seems to be on song and hits another sensational six
# A brilliant shot, excellent timing by Yuvraj as Jordan is hit for another four
# Yuvraj Singh is a magician, the man hits Jordan for another six
# Yuvraj Singh hits Jordan for a massive six at long on
# MS Dhoni hits another half century as age doesn't seem to slow the man down
# India score 153/3 in 17 overs
# India cross 150 run mark
# The old warhorse Dhoni seems to be in majestic form, nears half century
# Stokes to Dhoni, another four, this time the ball flies past deep mid wicket to the boundary
# Dhoni smashes the first ball for a four
# Stokes to Dhoni as 17th over begins.
# Another single taken by Dhoni as the 16th over comes to an end
# A single taken by Yuvraj to give strike to the man in form - MS Dhoni
# Tymal mills bowls a wide as he seems to be under pressure
# This is truning out to be a good over for India as both Dhoni and Yuvraj are playing Mills at ease, score 139/3 in 15.4 overs
# Tymal Mills begins the 16 th over and Dhoni greets him with a four
# Stokes to Dhoni as the fifteenth over begins. What a brilliant shot! Dhoni hits a four to keep India's run rate high
# Yuvraj Singh joins MS Dhoni, India's score 125/3 in 14.1 overs
# England strikes as Raina is caught by Eoin Morgan off Plunkett's bowling and India lose their third wicket
# Plunkett is brought back into the attack and is greeted with a six by MS Dhoni, score 120/2 in 13.2 overs
# India surpass the 100 run mark as Moeen Ali is clobbered for a six and four by Raina
# What an innings! Way to go Suresh Raina as the comeback man completes his half century via a six.
#Wow! MS Dhoni brings all his experience into play and hits a massive six over deep midwicket on the bowling of Adil Rashid.
# India's score 78/2 in first 10 overs as Raina is nearing half century.
# Raina, the man in form hits another four. It was a quicker delivery just outside off stump, Raina opened the face of the bat and guided it past backward point to the boundary.
# Spinners are bowling in tandem for England.
# MS Dhoni is sent before Yuvraj Singh as Adil Rashid is introduced in the attack.
# India's second wicket fell, score 65.2 in 7.2 overs
# Its curtains for KL Rahul and Stokes bowls him off a beauty. The Chinnaswamy wicket has decent pace and bounce and English bowlers seem to be relishing that.
# Mooen Ali has been the key bowler for England in the series and both Raina and Rahul will look to attack him
# Mooen Ali, the left arm spinner is introduced in the attack and KL Rahul clobbers him for a six
# Chris Jordan is clobbered by Raina for two sixes and it seems its' the southpaw's day at Bengaluru
# Ben Stokes bowls the fifth over and English bowlers seem to have contained Indian batsmen thus far.
# Liam Plunkett is hit for two successive fours by KL Rahul who seems to be in imperious form
# Liam Plunkett comes to bowl the fourth over.
# Raina hits a brilliant six on Tymal Mills delivery towards sweeper cover; India's score 17/1 in 3 overs
# Rahul takes a single as hits delivery towards third man
# Raina taps the ball towards cover and takes a single giving KL Rahul the strike.# Tymal mills is bowling the third over and Raina is facing him.
# Raina and Rahul take the score for 8 runs for the loss of a wicket by the end of second over
# Suresh Raina and KL Rahul are playing cautiously and would look to bring India back in the match.
# India 6/1 in 1.3 overs as Chris Jordan bowls the second over.
# Chris Jordan is electrifying in the field and does a great job to run out Virat Kohli for a meagre score of 2 runs.
# A well bowled first over by Tymal Mills as India could score only 4 runs in it.
# India has begun its innings and KL Rahul and Virat Kohli are facing the deadly deliveries of Tymal Mills.
The T20 series has witnessed tough competition between both the teams. Whereas England easily won the first match, India made amends in the series via some breathtaking bowling by seamers Jasprit Bumrah and Ashish Nehra.
India (Playing XI)
1 Virat Kohli (capt), 2 KL Rahul, 3 Suresh Raina, 4 Yuvraj Singh, 5 Rishabh Pant, 6 MS Dhoni (wk), 7 Hardik Pandya, 8 Amit Mishra, 9 Jasprit Bumrah, 10 Ashish Nehra, 11 Yuzvendra Chahal
England (Playing XI)
1 Jason Roy, 2 Sam Billings, 3 Joe Root, 4 Eoin Morgan (capt), 5 Ben Stokes, 6 Jos Buttler (wk), 7 Moeen Ali, 8 Chris Jordan, 9 Liam Plunkett, 10 Tymal Mills, 11 Adil Rashid
