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22:29 Rohit slams century to lift India to T20 series win
India 201-3 (18.4 ovs) vs England 198-9 | Scorecard
Rohit Sharma blasted an unbeaten century to power India to a seven-wicket victory which helped them clinch the T20 series against England 2-1, in Bristol, on Sunday.
Rohit smashed his way to a brilliant 100 not out from 56 balls, hitting 11 fours and five sixes, as India cruised to 201 for three in 18.4 overs, to win with eight balls to spare.
Hardik Pandya provided the finishing touches with his quickfire 33 not out from 14 balls to follow up with impressive showing with the ball, having claimed career-best figures of four for 38.
Earlier, Jason Roy blasted a quickfire half-century to lift England to a huge 198 for nine against India in the third and final T20 International in Bristol on Sunday.
Roy smashed 67 from 31 balls, hitting seven sixes and four fours, to lay the foundation for England as he put on a quickfire stand of 94 runs for the opening wicket from just 47 balls with Jos Buttler, who made 34 from 21 balls.
Hardik Pandya claimed career-best figures of four for 38 as India managed to keep England under the 200-run mark.
Roy smashed 67 from 31 balls, hitting seven sixes and four fours, to lay the foundation for England as he put on a quickfire stand of 94 runs for the opening wicket from just 47 balls with Jos Buttler, who made 34 from 21 balls.
Hardik Pandya claimed career-best figures of four for 38 as India managed to keep England under the 200-run mark.
22:29 Rohit slams century to lift India to series win
India 201-3 (18.4 ovs) vs England 198-9 | Scorecard
Rohit smashing his way to a ton as he lofts Jordan over the covers for a four to take his score to 99. He then takes a single to thirdman for a single to race to his century from 56 balls.
Pandya slaps the next ball on the off-side but is unable to beat the cover fielder.
Pandya ends the match in great style as he blasts the next ball over long-on for a six as India romp to an easy seven-wicket victory to clinch the series 2-1.
22:29 Rohit closes in on century; India set for win
India 190-3 (18 ovs) vs England 198-9 | Scorecard
Willey comes back as England are desperate to make a breakthrough with India looking in complete control.
Pandya takes one from the first ball before Rohit steps across and sweeps the pacer over fine leg for a four and then takes one to take his score to 95.
Willey overpitches and Pandya hammers it over long-off for a six. The next ball is a full toss as Pandya slices it over the covers for a four to make the equation run-a-ball with 13 needed from as many balls.
The last ball is short and wide as Pandya manages it steers it past short thirdman for another boundary.
20 runs from Willey's third over as India bring the equation down to nine needed from two overs for victory.
21:49 India need 29 from 3 overs for victory
India 170-3 (17 ovs) vs England 198-9 | Scorecard
Rashid ends his spell with a tidy over, giving away four singles to finish with 32 runs from his four overs.
With 44 needed from four overs for victory as Pandya decides to break the shackles.
Pandya lofts a slower ball over the fielder at mid-off for a four before he steers the next past point for another boundary.
Ball drops short as Rohit pulls it through midwicket for a four and then takes one to take his score to 90 from 52 balls.
Pandya digs out a yorker to get single from the last ball as India get 15 from the over.
India are 170 for three in 17 overs, needing another 29 runs from three overs for victory.
21:41 Kohli falls for 43, India 3 down
India 151-3 (15 ovs) vs England 198-9 | Scorecard
A single each for Kohli and Rohit as India bring up their 150, in the 15th over.
Jordan makes the breakthrough for England with the vital wicket of Kohli, who is caught and bowled after a cracking innings of 43 from 29 balls, having hit two sixes and as many fours.
Three runs and a wicket for Jordan as India reach 151 for three in 15 overs, needing another 48 runs from five overs for victory.
21:36 Rohit, Kohli put India in control
India 148-2 (14 ovs) vs England 198-9 | Scorecard
Plunkett comes back as Kohli turns the first ball on the leg side for two runs before he miscues the next ball but it falls safely for another couple.
A single to the India captain before Rohit muscles the fourth ball over midwicket for a six and then steers the fifth ball fine on the off-side for a four followed by a single to get 16 runs from the over.
Rashid comes under attack as Kohli gives him the charge and smashes him over midwicket for a six and then takes one to race to 32 from 21 balls.
Jordan comes back and nearly bowls a tidy over before Rohit lofts the last ball for a six to get 10 from the 13th over.
Plunkett comes back as Kohli attempts to swipe him over the off-side and is beaten. But he makes full connection with the next ball, wristly carving it over the covers for a six.
Singles off the next three balls before Rohit hits the last ball for a four to get 13 from the over.
India are on course as they reach 148 for two in 14 overs, with 51 needed from six overs for victory.
Rohit has blasted his way to 82 from 44 balls, hitting five sixes and eight fours, while Kohli has hit 42 from 27 balls.
The duo have put India in control, adding 86 from 52 balls for the third wicket.
21:21 Rohit hits half-century to take India past 100
India 100-2 (10 ovs) vs England 198-9 | Scorecard
Ben Stokes comes into the attack and he makes a good start, giving away just two singles in his first over.
Spin introduced as leggie Adil Rashid is called into the attack. Rohit cuts the first ball past point for two runs followed by two singles. Rashid drops short as Rohit takes full toss to cut it past point for a four followed by two more singles to get 10 from the over
In the next over, Rohit misuces the pull as it goes off the glove but goes for a four fine on the leg side to bring up the opener's half-century, from just 28 balls.
Kohli also gets into the act as he cuts Rashid for a four past point as India race to 100 for two in 10 overs, to stay on course with 99 needed from the remaining 10 overs for victory.
Rohit has smashed his way to 56 from 33 balls, while Kohli has hit 20 from 14 balls.
21:00 Rahul falls for 19, India lose 2nd wicket
India 70-2 (6 ovs) vs England 198-9 | Scorecard
Chris Jordan comes into the attack. He starts with a wide half-volley which Rohit drills through the covers for a four and then hammers the fourth ball down the ground for a six.
Jordan drops short and Rohit pulls it powerfully over fine leg region for another six as the opener races to 33 from 17 balls, having hit three sixes and as many fours.
Liam Plunkett comes into the attack as KL Rahul takes a single from the first ball before Rohit chips the next ball over the off-side for a four.
Rohit picks a single before Rahul carves it square on the off-side for a six and then takes one to get 13 from the over.
Ball comes back for a second spell. Rahul clubs a length delivery straight down the ground for a six but perishes off the very next delivery, attempting the same shot.
Rahul didn't get the distance as Jordan at mid-on ran back and to his right before judging it to perfection and has to dive at the end to complete a stunning catch.
Rahul walks back for 19 from 10 balls as India are reduced to 70 for two in six overs.
Rohit has got off to a quickfire start, smashing his way to 39 from 20 balls, while Virat Kohli has made seven from three balls.
20:47 Dhawan falls early after England post 198
India 27-1 (3 ovs) vs England 198-9 | Scorecard
Left-arm pacer David Willey opens the bowling for England. Rohit Sharma is hit on the pads first ball as the leg before wicket appeal is turned down but England decide against take the review.
Two balls later, Rohit chips down the track and lofts the pacer over the leg side for a six to get off the mark in grand style.
A single to Rohit before Shikhar Dhawan plays a cracking cover drive off the last ball for a boundary.
Jake Ball to bowl the second over. He starts with a short ball which Rohit pulls past short fine leg for a four before taking one off the fourth ball.
A single to Dhawan before Rohit clips the last ball square on the leg side for a four as India race to 21 from two overs.
Willey strikes with the first ball of his second over. A full delivery on the pads as Dhawan clips it fine but Ball dives full length to his left and takes a good catch to send back the opener for five.
The in-form KL Rahul starts off confidently as he punches a full delivery from Willey straight back past the bowler for a four to get off the mark.
Two balls later he taps it to mid-off for a single as India reach 27 for one in three overs.
20:13 Roy blasts half-century to lift England to 198
England 198-9 (20 ovs) vs India | Scorecard
Jason Roy blasted a quickfire half-century to lift England to a huge 198 for nine against India in the third and final T20 International in Bristol on Sunday.
Roy smashed 67 from 31 balls, hitting seven sixes and four fours, to lay the foundation for England as he put on a quickfire stand of 94 runs for the opening wicket from just 47 balls with Jos Buttler, who made 34 from 21 balls.
Hardik Pandya claimed career-best figures of four for 38 as India managed to keep England under the 200-run mark.
England lost regular wickets in the death overs, as they managed just 23 runs in the last three overs, while losing five wickets in the process.
Roy smashed 67 from 31 balls, hitting seven sixes and four fours, to lay the foundation for England as he put on a quickfire stand of 94 runs for the opening wicket from just 47 balls with Jos Buttler, who made 34 from 21 balls.
Hardik Pandya claimed career-best figures of four for 38 as India managed to keep England under the 200-run mark.
England lost regular wickets in the death overs, as they managed just 23 runs in the last three overs, while losing five wickets in the process.
20:12 Roy blasts half-century to lift England to 198
England 198-9 (20 ovs) vs India | Scorecard
Umesh continues as he keep dishing out the yorkers. Singles from the first two balls before David Willey inside edges a full delivery back on to the stumps to be bowled for one.
Umesh then misses his length, bowling a full toss which new batsman Liam Plunkett deposits over square leg for a six.
Two more singles off the last two balls as Umesh goes for 10 in his final over to finish with expensive figures of one for 48 in his four overs.
Kaul to bowl the final over. Plunkett tries to run the ball down to thirdman but gets an edge and is caught behind for nine as Dhoni completes his fifth catch of the innings.
Kaul then gifts new batsman Adil Rashid a full toss which he steers through thirdman for a four.
Rashid is beaten off the last ball as he tries to sneak a bye but Dhoni is quick to collect the ball and hit the stumps to run out Jordan for three.
20:03 Pandya claims 4th wicket; England 6 down
England 181-6 (18 ovs) vs India | Scorecard
Pandya is called back, to bowl the 18th over. He boosts India as he picks up two wickets in his final over.
Stokes attempts the big hit but is caught down the ground at long-off to perish after scoring 14 from 10 balls.
Bairstow then lofts the fifth ball over the covers for a boundary as England try to ensure that the fall of wickets don't affect the momentum.
Pandya strikes again as Bairstow is caught behind off the last ball after a quickfire 25 from 14 balls.
Pandya, who went for 22 run in his first over, made a strong comeback to finish with impressive figures of four for 38 in four overs.
19:56 England set for huge total
England 175-4 (17 ovs) vs India | Scorecard
Chahar comes back, to bowl his fourth and final over. Ben Stokes gets off the mark with a single before Jonny Bairstow clips the fourth ball over midwicket for a six to get off the mark in great style.
He pulls the last ball only for a single to midwicket as England reach 150 for four in 15 overs.
The young Chahar finishes with one for 43 in his four overs on his debut.
Kaul comes back from the other end. Bairstow takes a single from the first ball before Stokes steers a full wide delivery past short thirdman for a four.
Four singles from the remaining four deliveries as nine runs come from the over.
Umesh comes back and immediately suffers at the hands of Bairstow. He starts with a full delivery down the leg side which the right-hander glances fine for a four. The next ball is again full and wide as Bairstow slices it over the off-side field as it carries all the way for a six.
Another yorker as Bairstow is hit on the pads and takes a leg bye. Stokes then shuffles across and somehow manages to paddle another full ball fine on the leg side for a four.
Another leg bye for Stokes before Bairstow is beaten by a yorker which goes through his leg as Umesh goes for 16 in his third over.
19:43 Pandya's double strike lifts India
England 140-4 (14 ovs) vs India | Scorecard
Morgan looks to leave Pandya on the leg side but miscues it high on the off-side as Chahal in the covers makes an attempt, taking a few steps back but misjudges it totally and ends up dropping the catch and gives away two runs in the process.
Morgan repeats the shot and again skies it high but this time the big gloves of Dhoni pouches it safely as the England captain walks back for six.
Pandya makes the mistake of dropping short as Hales pulls it powerfully over square leg for a six.
But Pandya gets revenge off the last ball as Hales tries to run it down to thirdman but gets an edge and is caught behind for 30 from 24 balls.
England are still well placed on 140 for four in 14 overs, scoring at 10 per over, and look on course for a 200-plus total with a quite few big hitters to follow.
19:36
England 132-2 (13 ovs) vs India | Scorecard
Chahal continues as Morgan and Hales take a single each followed by a leg bye before the latter plays the slog sweep off the last ball for a four.
Pandya, who went for 22 in his first over, comes back. He makes a good comeback conceding just two singles in his second over. Hales goes for the pull to a short ball but is beaten and is hit on the helmet off the next as he again goes for the pull but misses.
Hales targets Chahal as he looks to swing the leg-spinner over the leg side but gets an inside edge for two runs.
He then slaps the next ball square on the off-side for a four before lofts the last ball down the ground for another boundary as England race to 132 for two in 13 overs.
19:22 Roy falls for 31-ball 67; England 2 down
England 111-2 (10 ovs) vs India | Scorecard
That wicket has helped India pull back things slightly. Chahal follows it up with just three singles in his next over with Roy and Alex Hales happy to play it safe against the leggie.
Debutant Chahar comes back into the attack. Roy targets him immediately as he clubs a length ball over midwicket for a six to continue his attacking approach and take England past 100, in the 10th over.
But the pacer gets revenge immediately as he gets Roy caught behind off Dhoni. The slower bouncer as Roy tries to late cut it but gets a thin outside edge and is caught by Dhoni after a rampaging knock of 67 from 31 balls, having hit seven sixes and four fours.
Eoin Morgan gets an edge off the first ball he faces for a single to thirdman which gets him off the mark.
Chahar tries the bouncer to Hales which is quite high and is ruled a no-ball as the umpires rules it the second one of the over.
The free hit is hammered over midwicket for a six by Hales as England race to 111 for two in 10 overs.
19:12 Buttler bowled for 34, England lose 1st wicket
England 94-1 (8 ovs) vs India | Scorecard
Kaul comes back into the attack. Buttler takes a single before Roy continues his positive approach as he blasts Kaul down the ground for a six over long-on.
Kaul bowls a very good bouncer as Buttler is hurried into the shot, trying to play the pull shot and gets a top edge which goes over the wicketkeeper for a four.
But Kaul gets revenge as he bowls Buttler with a full delivery. The right-hander, who hit 34 from 21 balls, went for a big hit over the leg side but missed and was bowled.
India finally manage a breakthrough but England are off to a flier, reaching 94 for one in eight overs.
19:07 Roy slams 23-ball half-century, England off to a flier
England 82-0 (7 ovs) vs India | Scorecard
With the pacers going for a lot of boundaries, Kohli brings on leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal at the end of Powerplay.
He nearly strikes in his first over as Buttler, 28 from 17 balls, top edges the sweep and skies it on the leg side but Siddarth Kaul running in from deep midwicket makes good ground but is unable to hold on to a tough chance.
Roy has taken over the mantle from Buttler as he clubs Chahal down the ground over long-on for a six to race to his half-century from just 23 balls, having hit five sixes and four fours.
19:02 Roy, Buttler give England a quickfire start
England 73-0 (6 ovs) vs India | Scorecard
Pandya comes into the attack and he starts with a short ball down the leg side which Roy helps round the corner, fine on the leg side for a four.
He bowls another short ball which Roy pulls through fine leg for another boundary as the flow of runs continues.
Pandya fails to learn from his mistakes. He bowls another half-tracker which Roy pulls, this time it carries over square leg for a six.
As expected Pandya bowls it fuller as Roy lofts it down the ground. The ball goes miles high up in the air as Chahar at long-on on the edge of the fence is unable to judge it properly and misses a possible opportunity and also ends up giving away a six.
You expect fielders to take such catches in this era of T20 cricket but Roy, on 38, has got a lifeline.
22 runs from Pandya's first over as England race to 73 for no loss in six overs, with Roy on 45 from 21 balls and Buttler on 27 from 15 balls.
18:56 Roy, Buttler give England a quickfire start
England 51-0 (5 ovs) vs India | Scorecard
This looks like a completely flat deck as Roy takes a couple of steps down and punches Umesh down the ground past mid-off for a boundary.
Three balls later, Roy hits one straight to Hardik Pandya at mid-off, who lets one go through his hands and gifts England another four.
No stopping England as Roy then lofts a full delivery over the long-off fence for a six to get 14 from the over.
Siddarth Kaul comes into the attack, replacing Chahar, who bowled two overs for 19 runs.
Buttler is hit on the pads by a full delivery as Kaul appeals for leg before but the umpire is not interested and rightly so as wicketkeeper Dhoni showed no interest in that call, with the ball clearly slipping down the leg side.
No stopping England as Roy hammers a full delivery straight down the ground for a six as the hosts race past the 50-run mark in the fifth over.
The next delivery is again full but moves just a bit as Roy gets a leading trying to turn it on the leg side.
England are off to a flier as they race to 51 for no loss in five overs.
18:47 Buttler gives England a quickfire start
England 29-0 (3 ovs) vs India | Scorecard
Umesh Yadav starts his second over with a beauty, outswinger which beats Roy before he takes a single off the third ball.
The in-form Buttler goes after Umesh as he smashes a full delivery back over the bowler's head for a four.
The next ball is short as Umesh pulls it through square leg for another boundary followed by a single to retain strike.
Buttler quick to rock back as he pulls a short ball from Chahar through midwicket for a four and then takes one to race to 26 from 13 balls and Roy also takes one as England race to 29 for no loss in three overs.
18:39 India elect to bowl vs England; Kaul and Chahar included
England 13-0 (1 ov) vs India | Scorecard
Debutant Deepak Chahar to open the bowling for India. Jason Roy gets off the mark with a single before Jos Buttler plays a nice drive through the covers off the third ball for a four to get off the mark in grand style.
Buttler looks keen to get after the debutant as he punches the next ball straight down the ground for another boundary.
Buttler gets a thick outside edge off the last ball as it goes through the vacant thirdman region for the third four of the over as 13 come from the over.
18:09 Kuldeep dropped; Bhuvneshwar out with injury
Deepak Chahar impressed during the IPL earlier this year and Kohli believes that he is an exciting prospect like Bhuvneshwar and is capable of taking early wickets with the new ball.
England will be happy to welcome back all-rounder Ben Stokes, who has recovered enough and captain Eoin Morgan stated that he is fit enough to bowl.
Check out the playing XIs of the two teams:
India: Virat Kohli (captain), Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, KL Rahul, Suresh Raina, Mahendra Singh Dhoni (w/k), Hardik Pandya, Deepak Chahar, Umesh Yadav, Siddarth Kaul, Yuzvendra Chahal.
England: Eoin Morgan (captain), Jason Roy, Jos Buttler (w/k), Alex Hales, Jonny Bairstow, Ben Stokes, David Willey, Liam Plunkett, Chris Jordan, Adil Rashid, Jake Ball.
England: Eoin Morgan (captain), Jason Roy, Jos Buttler (w/k), Alex Hales, Jonny Bairstow, Ben Stokes, David Willey, Liam Plunkett, Chris Jordan, Adil Rashid, Jake Ball.
18:06 India elect to bowl vs England; Kaul and Chahar included
India captain Virat Kohli has won the toss and elected to bowl against England in the third and final T20 International.
The big news is that pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar has been ruled out with injury and replaced by Siddharth Kaul.
Meanwhile, left-arm chinaman spinner Kuldeep Yadav has been dropped as he makes way for fast bowler Deepak Chahar, who makes his debut.
England have made one change as all-rounder Ben Stokes comes in for Joe Root.
17:52 India aim to bounce back in series decider
One of India's big concerns was that England were able to get the better of wrist spinners Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal after being ripped apart by the left-arm spinner in the opening game.
From Sri Lanka, to Australia, to New Zealand and South Africa, none of the opponents could easily contend with the Chahal-Kuldeep spin in such quick time.
With Kuldeep returning wicket-less in Cardiff after the sensational five-wicket show in the series-opener, and Chahal too taken for runs on Friday, they need to find ways to trouble England.
Despite the disappointment on Friday, the visitors are still in contention for their sixth consecutive T20I series' win, which is part of an unbeaten run stretching back to September 2017.
The last time India lost a bilateral T20I contest was against the West Indies in July 2017, albeit that was a one-off game. In fact, India's last series' loss with more one T20I game also came against the same opposition, at Florida in August 2016.
A little change in the England batting line-up also worked wonders. Joe Root was sent up at number four, with skipper Eoin Morgan dropping down to allow the former more time at the crease. While it didn't help Root in particular, as he failed to read the googly for a second match running, it did allow Alex Hales to build partnerships and anchor their win.
Ben Stokes returns to the England squad for the third match and bolsters their confidence being yet another key member to have played in the IPL.
In the current scenario, he could walk into the playing eleven in place of the struggling Root, based alone on the fact that he has played enough against both Chahal and Kuldeep in the last two IPL seasons.
Welcome to the coverage of the third and final T20 International between England and India in Bristol on Sunday.
After being outclassed by eight wickets in the opening game, England made a strong comeback to win the second match by five wickets and level the series at 1-1.
One of India's big concerns was that England were able to get the better of wrist spinners Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal after being ripped apart by the left-arm spinner in the opening game.
From Sri Lanka, to Australia, to New Zealand and South Africa, none of the opponents could easily contend with the Chahal-Kuldeep spin in such quick time.
With Kuldeep returning wicket-less in Cardiff after the sensational five-wicket show in the series-opener, and Chahal too taken for runs on Friday, they need to find ways to trouble England.
Despite the disappointment on Friday, the visitors are still in contention for their sixth consecutive T20I series' win, which is part of an unbeaten run stretching back to September 2017.
The last time India lost a bilateral T20I contest was against the West Indies in July 2017, albeit that was a one-off game. In fact, India's last series' loss with more one T20I game also came against the same opposition, at Florida in August 2016.
A little change in the England batting line-up also worked wonders. Joe Root was sent up at number four, with skipper Eoin Morgan dropping down to allow the former more time at the crease. While it didn't help Root in particular, as he failed to read the googly for a second match running, it did allow Alex Hales to build partnerships and anchor their win.
Ben Stokes returns to the England squad for the third match and bolsters their confidence being yet another key member to have played in the IPL.
In the current scenario, he could walk into the playing eleven in place of the struggling Root, based alone on the fact that he has played enough against both Chahal and Kuldeep in the last two IPL seasons.
The conditions concern India as well. Thanks to the last layer of grass remaining on the surface, England used the short ball tactic against the top-order.
Both Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul struggled to get going against the short deliveries, while Shikhar Dhawan and Suresh Raina looked ill at ease. Even Virat Kohli was out caught pulling a short one straight to fine leg, albeit in the death overs.
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