17/03/2021
England Cricket have taken a 2-1 lead in the five-match T20I series by beating the Indian Cricket Team by eight wickets in the third T20I. After opting to bowl first, The hosts were jolted early on By Mark Wood pace as the hosts left stranded at 24/3 inside the powerplay. KL Rahul third time in a row failed to trouble the scorers. After being rested in the first two T20Is Rohit Sharma looked out of touch and departed cheaply. Ishan Kishan bagged the man of the match in the last game for his sensational hitting but failed to repeat his innings and scored in single-digit only. Skipper Virat Kohli Took the charge and paced his innings perfectly along with Rishabh Pant who looked in great touch before an unfortunate Run-Out. England Cricket bowlers kept the pressure on the hosts and did not allow them to score runs freely. In the last couple of overs, Indians got some momentum thanks to skipper Virat Kohli's breathtaking hitting as he remained not out on 77 runs in just 46 balls with the help of 4 brilliant sixes. The visitors were asked to chase down 157 runs, However, England lost their Star opener, Jason Roy, inside the Powerplay but it was all Jos Buttler show as he smashed all the Indian bowlers at will, especially Yuzvendra Singh Chahal. Buttler took the game away from the Indians inside the first half of the second innings and an unbeaten 77 runs stand for the third wicket with Jonny Bairstow left India on the losing side as the visitors chased down the target in the 19th over without creating any fuss.