Ind Vs Eng 3rd T20I: Varun Chakravarthy dismantles England, takes five wickets; India need 172 to win series


India vs England 3rd T20I: With England playing their third T20I match against India at Rajkot, India’s spinner Varun Chakravarthy took a fifer and became the first bowler to pick ten wickets in IND-ENG bilateral series.

It was his second international fifer in T2O matches, and in this match, Varun picked up 5 scalps by shedding away just 24 runs in four overs. Other bowlers who took wickets include Hardik Pandya (2), Ravi Bishnoi (1), and Axar Patel (1).

Among the players whom Varun dismissed include skipper Jos Buttler (24), Jamie Smith (6), Jamie Overton (0), Brydon Carse (3) and Jofra Archer (0).

He dismissed skipper Jos Buttler on the last delivery of the ninth over as wicketkeeper Sanju Samson picked up the catch.

Following this, Varun dismissed Jamie Smith (6) and Jamie Overton (0) on the third and fourth delivery of the 14th over. His fourth wicket was Brydon Carse in the 15th over, as Tilak Varma took a brilliant catch at the leg stumps.

In his next over, Varun delivered an intelligent ball to finish his innings, and it sneaked to the big gap, hitting the stumps.

Batting first, England scored 171 off 9 wickets and India need 172 to win the match and also the series. India, who hold a 2-0 lead in the five-match series against England, won the toss and opted to bowl first. 

India vs England 3rd T20I playing XIs:

Chasing 172 runs, India have lost Sanju Samson (3), Abhishek Sharma (24) and skipper Suryakumar Yadav (14). India have scored 52/3 in 6 overs.

India vs England 3rd T20I playing XIs:

India: Sanju Samson (wk), Abhishek Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Dhruv Jurel, Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohammed Shami, Varun Chakravarthy

England: Ben Duckett, Philip Salt (wk), Jos Buttler (c), Harry Brook, Liam Livingstone, Jamie Smith, Jamie Overton, Brydon Carse, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood.

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