England hand India their heaviest defeat in T20 matches to take a 2-0 lead at Trent Bridge | Cricket news

England handed India their record defeat in T20 matches as they won the third T20I at Trent Bridge by 125 runs to take a 2-0 lead.

England made 201-7 after being placed in a position that looked strong, only for India to be reduced to 76 after just 11.4 overs showing shambolic with the bat.

Josh Tongue (4-28) and Jofra Archer (3-29) impressed to bowl the Indian top order before Adil Rashid (2-14) stepped in to ensure India’s biggest ever margin by runs.

India’s 15-year-old wonderkid Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (13 off 5 balls), playing in his second international, hit two huge sixes before becoming the second wicket to fall, putting an Archer bouncer behind.

Earlier, Phil Salt (70 off 44) top scored for England after a good start to his innings, while Sam Curran (44no off 24) and Jos Buttler (36 off 21) also made important contributions.

England were out of the blocks to start the game, with Salt hitting a maiden opener and seven runs on the board in the first two overs of the powerplay.

Salt, in particular, struggled for rhythm early on, scoring just 17 runs in his first 19 overs but Buttler relieved him as he found his form slipping at the other end, scoring 34 runs from the 36 he added in the next three overs.

Making his sixth start, he was bowled by the beauty of the first ball from Prince Yadav (2-30), who impressed when called up to the Indian team for his second T20I, alongside Harry Brook (16 off 12).

Salt went on to run through Varun Chakravarthy to start the 10th over, and although Jacob Bethell (13 off 9) and Tom Banton would perish in successive deliveries of Harshit Rana (2-40) in the 12th over, England’s innings would not be disturbed.

Curran proved a useful foil to Salt as he scored a 36-ball fifty, while Will Jacks (14 off 7) hit a couple of sixes off Axar Patel (1-49) at the same time Salt fell, before he and Archer were dismissed in the last over as England passed 200.

In stark contrast to England’s innings, India showed their intent early on when Sooryavanshi hit the last ball of Archer’s first over for six, before he and Abhishek Sharma took the reins off the first three balls of Tongue’s second over.

But that would be as good as things would go for India, with their top order guilty of going hard early on and by the fifth over they were down to 52-5.

Abhishek (10 off 7), Ishan Kishan (13 off 9) and Shreyas Iyer (5) all went in the deep, while Sooryavanshi wore an Archer bouncer behind, and Axar (10 off 4) also ran quickly.

Buttler was fortunate to have Tilak Varma (3) bowled over for Jacks (1-5), as he started to lose his grip on the ball but held onto it long enough to disrupt the bails.

He and Curran were also at the center of a hilarious miss when both called an Arshdeep Singh skyer before leaving it to each other as it ended up not being caught.

Arshdeep (4) departed in the next over at least, one of Rashid’s two wickets as he and Tongue combined to clean up the lower order and seal a comprehensive victory for England.

The hosts take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series with two to play, as the next two teams head to Bristol for the fourth T20I on Thursday.

Brook praises England’s ‘perfect’ connection

England captain Harry Brook, speaking on Sky Sports Cricket:

“The communication and planning going into the second innings was going well. We got used to the bat in a tough environment, and taking it to the bowling was great.

“Salty played a big innings, Jos’s little cameo in the powerplay started well. We saw early on that it was difficult to bat from the top. Getting us to 200 on a difficult pitch was a fantastic effort.

“There were many discussions between me, Baz [McCullum] and coaches. We had a plan and we stuck to it well.

“We didn’t need to talk much before the chase, the bowlers knew exactly what we needed to hit high with the slow bowler.

“As simple as it sounds, it worked well tonight.”

Shreyas criticizes India’s ‘brutal’ performance

India captain Shreyas Iyer, speaking on Sky Sports Cricket:

“It was terrible. I can’t use a better word. Losing such huge amounts is unacceptable.

“We have to accept this loss and go back to the drawing board and see if we made a mistake.

“Firstly, it was not a 200 wicket. Losing four runs in the powerplay didn’t give us momentum and we lost our way.

“You can plan a lot but when you get on the ground you have to practice and find out what is the important length to bowl. The strong length helped the bowlers on this wicket, but we didn’t get many out.

“If you’re chasing, you have to set patterns for the chase. We failed, our execution was bad.

“This is a great opportunity [in the series] coming back strong, not focusing on what happened in the past.

“We played bad cricket but we have a lot to learn.

“Players have to find ways to make an impact. Everyone has to see how they can win matches and hold their own.”

‘Questions to answer in India’

Dinesh Karthik for Sky Sports Cricket:

“It must be painful. It’s not just these two games, things haven’t gone well in Ireland before this.

“There are many questions about the new captain in this team. You should not go down like this.

“Shreyas Iyer will know that he has gone to a big place. Being the captain of the team that won the World Cup brings a lot of pressure. Five games have passed – one was won – and the other four did not go well.

“It gives him a great opportunity to stand up as a leader and be respected. In the next two games, he needs to let his belt do the talking and score runs, but also drive this team forward and put a lot of faith in both his ability and the team’s approach.

“This Indian team has a lot to think about. At the moment, there are more questions than answers.”

England vs India – white ball series matches/results

• 1st T20 (Durham) – Match abandoned – No result
• 2nd T20 (Manchester) – England won by four wickets
• Third T20 (Nottingham) – England won by 126 runs
• Fourth T20 (Thursday July 9) – Seat Unique Stadium, Bristol (5.30pm)
• Fifth T20 (Saturday July 11) – Utilita Bowl, Southampton (2.30pm)
• First ODI (Tuesday July 14) Edgbaston, Birmingham (11am)
• Second ODI (Thursday July 16) – Sophia Gardens, Cardiff (1pm)
• Third ODI (Sunday July 19) – Lord’s, London (11am)

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