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India head coach Gautam Gambhir forward of third T20I match vs England.© BCCI
Indian batters faltered towards an incisive England bowling assault because the guests misplaced the third T20I by 26 runs in Rajkot on Tuesday. It was a must-win sport for the Three Lions, who had been trailing 0-2 within the five-match collection earlier than the sport. The win helped England maintain the collection alive and likewise gave the friends the much-needed momentum. Mohammed Shami made a strong comeback to worldwide cricket after 14 months however it was Varun Chakravarthy’s bowling effort that stood out as his five-wicket haul helped India restrict England to 171 for 9. India ought to have chased down the goal however the batters might solely handle 145 for 9 in 20 overs.
Hardik Pandya scored a vital 40 however that didn’t win the sport for India as different batters had a flop present.
Whereas reacting to the hosts’ defeat, former Pakistan participant Basit Ali stated that India head coach Gautam Gambhir made a “technical and tactical mistake”. Basit defined that there was no dew within the floor and so India might have batted first because the ball was coming higher onto the bat within the first innings.
Notably, India skipper Suryakumar Yadav had gained the toss and opted to bowl first towards England within the sport on the Niranjan Shah Stadium, Rajkot.
“England were 52 for 1 after the powerplay and India were 51 for 3. It looked a pitch as though 200 runs would be scored. (It didn’t happen) because there was no dew factor. But Gautam (Gambhir) made a technical and tactical mistake. He thought ‘let us bat later as we have already won two games’. I think the ball came on to the bat nicely in the first innings as compared to the second,” stated Basit on his YouTube channel.
India nonetheless lead the collection 2-1 with the fourth sport scheduled in Pune on January 31.
(With PTI Inputs)
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