England secured a 26-run victory over India in the third T20 International on Tuesday as some sprightly bowling kept the tourists alive in the five-match series against the world champions. Put into bat,

India take on England in the third T20 at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Rajkot on Tuesday, Jan. 28. Play is set to start each day at 7 p.m. IST local time in India, which makes it a 1:30 p.m. GMT start in the UK.

Check the live score and updates from the India vs England 3rd T20I match being played at Niranjan Shah Stadium in Rajkot.

England overcame Varun Chakravarthy’s 5-24 to beat India by 26 runs in the third T20 to keep the series alive.

A clinical all-round effort from the England bowling attack stifled India for runs throughout their chase and the visitors recorded their first win of the series. India's lead in the five-match series has been cut in half to 2-1.

Suryakumar Yadav won the toss and elected to field first against England as they look to clinch the series in the third T20 international on Tuesday.

Jos Buttler hailed Adil Rashid as the ‘most important player’ in England’s white-ball team after he starred in the 26-run T20 victory over India in Rajkot. Having won the first two T20 matches, India would have taken an unassailable lead in the five-match series had they won the third game but the hosts fell 26 runs short of England’s 171-9.

A clinical all-round effort from the England bowling attack stifled India for runs throughout their chase and the visitors recorded their first win of the series. India's lead in the five-match series has been cut in half to 2-1.

England produce a strong bowling performance to beat India by 26 runs in Rajkot and keep the T20 series alive.

India captain Suryakumar Yadav won the toss for the third successive time and decided to bowl against England in the third T20I at Niranjan Shah Stadium on Tuesday. India will have the chance to secure the series after securing successive wins in the first two games.

This was Varun Chakravarthy's second international fifer in T2O matches, and in this match, Varun picked up 5 scalps by shedding away just 24 runs in four overs.