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India have been thrashed by 125 runs, their worst-ever T20I defeat in a chase, by England within the third of a five-match collection at Trent Bridge, being worn out for simply 76 runs runs in reply to a goal of 202. It’s India’s fourth defeat in 5 matches since they gained the 2026 T20 World Cup, with the one recreation they didn’t lose being the washed-out first T20I of this collection. England have taken a 2-0 lead within the five-match collection and thus can’t lose this collection now. Simply 4 Indian gamers managed to get to double-digit scores, with the very best being 13 runs scored by Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Abhishek Sharma.
Phil Salt was the highest scorer for England earlier having smashed 70 in 44 balls whereas Sam Curran completed unbeaten on 41 off 24 as England closed their innings with a rating of 201/7. Nonetheless, the true story was India’s utter capitulation with the bat. The guests misplaced as many as 4 wickets within the powerplay and India have been tottering on a rating of 54/5 on the finish of the primary six overs.
England’s quick bowlers Josh Tongue and Jofra Archer led the cost from the hosts on this interval. Tongue acquired the primary wicket within the type of Abhishek Sharma within the second over and the latter’s opening accomplice Vaibhav Sooryavanshi fell to Archer within the subsequent over. Ishan Kishan fell to Tongue within the fourth after which Archer dismissed India captain Shreyas Iyer and Axar Patel within the fifth. The sixth over just about turned out to be simply the second over of the powerplay through which India didn’t lose a wicket.
Nonetheless, the collapse resumed shortly after that. Tilak Varma fell to Will Jacks first ball of the eighth over and Shivam Dube, curiously despatched out behind Harshit Rana, grew to become Tongue’s third wicket of the match. Tongue went on to dismiss Rana himself to complete with figures of 4/28 in 4 overs, whereas Archer returned 3/29 in three. Tongue’s fourth wicket was sandwiched by two strikes for Adil Rashid, with Varun Chakravarthy’s fall within the twelfth over sealing the deal for England.
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