England handed India a crushing defeat by 125 runs in the third T20.
Chasing a target of 202 runs, the Indian team was bundled out for 76.
This is India's second-lowest score in T20 history, narrowly avoiding breaking an 18-year-old record.
England's Josh Tongue delivered a lethal spell, taking the most wickets with 4 dismissals.
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The Indian team faced a shameful defeat in the third match of the T20 series between India and England. In this match played at Trent Bridge, England defeated India by a huge margin of 125 runs. This is the Indian team's biggest defeat in terms of runs in T20s to date.
Indian Innings Bundled Out for 76
In this match, England, batting first, posted a massive score of 201 for 7 in 20 overs. Chasing a target of 202 runs, Team India's batting lineup collapsed like a house of cards. The entire team was all out for just 76 runs in 11.4 overs.
With this loss, India is now trailing 0-2 in the five-match series. The first match of the series was washed out due to rain.
Team India's Second-Lowest Score
This is the Indian team's second-lowest score in T20 international history. Team India narrowly avoided breaking its record for the lowest score. Previously, in 2008, the Indian team was all out for 74 against Australia in Melbourne.
England's Superb Batting
After losing the toss and being put in to bat, the English team got off to a good start. Philip Salt and captain Jos Buttler added 43 runs for the first wicket. Buttler was out for 36.
Philip Salt's Half-Century
After that, Philip Salt anchored the innings and scored a brilliant half-century. Salt played an excellent innings of 70 runs off 44 balls with the help of 7 fours and 3 sixes. He shared a 28-run partnership with captain Harry Brook (16) and a 40-run partnership with Jacob Bethell (13).
In the end, Sam Curran played a blistering innings, remaining unbeaten on 41 runs off 24 balls with 4 fours, taking the team's score past 200.
Indian Bowlers' Performance
For India, Harshit Rana and Prince Yadav took 2 wickets each, while Axar Patel got one success.
Collapse of Indian Batting
The pressure of the big target was clearly visible on the Indian batsmen. Abhishek Sharma (10) and Vaibhav Suryavanshi (13) gave a quick start of 23 runs in 1.5 overs, but after that, a procession of wickets began.
Suryavanshi and Ishan Kishan scored 13 runs each, which was the highest score for the team. Apart from these two, only Axar Patel (10) could reach the double-figure mark. Seven batsmen could not even reach double digits.
For England, Josh Tongue bowled brilliantly, taking 4 wickets for 28 runs. Besides him, Jofra Archer took 3 wickets and Adil Rashid took 2. Will Jacks claimed one wicket.
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