England vs India, the 3rd T20I match of the India tour of England 2026, began at Trent Bridge, Nottingham. The match began with high hopes from Team India fans to win the match, as after the last game’s defeat, the match itself became a do-or-die situation for the Indian side.
The match’s first ball was played at 10:00 PM IST. After winning the toss, Shreyas Iyer elected to field first, and Team India played with 2 spinners and 4 pacers today, as Ravi Bishnoi was rested and Prince Yadav replaced the wrist spinner.
The reason for his exclusion was his last game’s performance in the 2nd T20I match of this series, where he conceded 29 runs in a single over and turned the match in England’s favor. After losing the toss, Harry Brook seemed very calm and composed, as the team is carrying positive intent after winning the last game and leading the series 1-0.
The playing XI for today’s game:
England Playing XI: Philip Salt, Jos Buttler (WK), Harry Brook (C), Jacob Bethell, Tom Banton, Sam Curran, Will Jacks, Liam Dawson, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Josh Tongue
India Playing XI: Abhishek Sharma, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Ishan Kishan (WK), Shreyas Iyer (C), Shivam Dube, Tilak Varma, Axar Patel, Harshit Rana, Prince Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy
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England vs India: Phil Salt’s Crucial Knock Led Eng to 201/7
England’s innings started with Phil Salt and Jos Buttler as the opening pair, and from India, Arshdeep Singh bowled a brilliant maiden first over to Phil Salt, troubling him with swing and movement. Harshit Rana continued the pressure from the other end before Jos Buttler started attacking, smashing boundaries against the Indian bowlers. The openers looked aggressive, but Prince Yadav provided India with the breakthrough in the 5th over, 1st ball, delivering a perfect yorker to dismiss Buttler for 36(21).
After the powerplay, England moved ahead steadily with Harry Brook and Phil Salt rebuilding the innings. However, Prince Yadav struck again in his second over, removing the England captain Harry Brook for 16(12), with Abhishek Sharma taking a good catch at deep midwicket. England were now 74/2 after 9 overs.
Phil Salt then started attacking the Indian spinners, taking on Varun Chakaravarthy and Axar Patel. He brought up his fifty in just 34 balls, while Jacob Bethell also contributed with some quick runs. But Harshit Rana, in the 12th over, dismissed Jacob Bethell for 13(9) and Tom Banton for a golden duck 0(1) in consecutive deliveries, 11.5 and 11.6.
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Sam Curran joined Salt and kept England’s innings moving with aggressive intent to score big. Salt continued his impressive knock and reached 70(44) before Axar Patel finally dismissed him in the 17th over. Will Jacks then took charge, hitting 3 sixes in Axar’s over. In the final overs, Sam Curran played a crucial innings, and England finished their innings on 201/7 after 20 overs, with Sam Curran unbeaten on 41*(25).
England vs India: Second Innings, India Faced Their First 100+ Runs Defeat
India’s chase started with positive intent as Abhishek Sharma and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi looked to take on England’s pace attack from the beginning. Jofra Archer started with his express pace, but Sooryavanshi showed no fear, smashing a six in the opening over. However, Josh Tongue provided England with the first breakthrough, removing Abhishek Sharma for 10(7).
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi continued his attacking approach, hitting another six against Tongue before Jofra Archer struck in his second over. The young batter, after scoring 13(5), tried to attack a short delivery. India were at 24/2 after two overs, with Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer arriving at the crease.
Ishan Kishan tried to rebuild the innings with an aggressive approach, finding a boundary and a six against Archer. However, Josh Tongue continued his impressive spell and dismissed Kishan for 13(9). Jofra Archer then dismissed Shreyas Iyer at 5(4).
Axar Patel provided India with a counterattack, smashing Archer for a four and a six in the same over. Jofra Archer then struck Axar’s wicket, making him dismissed at 10(4). The pressure kept building as England’s pace attack continued to dominate.
Will Jacks then dismissed Tilak Varma for 3(11) through a sharp stumping, while Josh Tongue struck another wicket by dismissing Shivam Dube for 2(4). India’s lower order failed to provide any significant runs, as the required run rate continued to rise.
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Adil Rashid joined the wicket-taking party by dismissing Arshdeep Singh for 4(4), before Josh Tongue completed his four-wicket haul by removing Harshit Rana for 9(13). Rashid ended the innings by bowling Varun Chakravarthy for 5(7), as India were bowled out for 76 runs. In England vs India, the English side secured a massive 125-run victory; England’s pace attack completely dominated India’s batting lineup, giving England a 2-0 lead in the series.
