Disciplined bowling and a quickfire 51 by Ben Duckett helped England bounce back to win the third T20 international against India and keep the series alive.
Duckett’s 28-ball knock set up England to make 171-9 despite a collapse triggered by Indian spinner Varun Chakravarthy, who returned figures of 5-24 in Rajkot, India on Tuesday.
England’s bowlers then combined to limit India to 145-9, sealing a 26-run win in a five-match series now only led 2-1 by India.
Leg-spinner Adil Rashid impressed with figures of 1-15 from an excellent four-over spell, while England’s fast bowlers struck regularly.
Jamie Overton took three wickets while Jofra Archer and Brydon Carse claimed two each.
Hardik Pandya stuttered to 40 off 35 deliveries before being dismissed by Overton when the required run rate climbed to more than 20 an over.
Archer struck first with the wicket of Sanju Samson, who was caught at mid-on by Rashid.
