England suffered a heavy defeat to India in the first of a five-match T20 series in Kolkata as Jos Buttler ’s side paid for a subpar batting effort.

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 have taken a 2-0 lead in the five-match series with two very different victories in Kolkata and Chennai. They will now hoping to seal a series win with two matches to spare in Rajkot.

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

England defeated India by 26 runs in the must-win third T20I to keep their hopes of winning the series alive. After the hosts won the first two games of the five-match series, Jos Buttler’s team knew they had to win in Rajkot and did so thanks to a superb bowling display.

England snapped India’s 12-match T20I winning streak, beating the hosts by 26 runs in the third T20I in Rajkot. With this victory, the visitors kept themselves alive in the five-match series, making it 2-1.