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India v/s England, 3rd T20I: Rohit Sharma, Hardik Pandya guide visitors to series win - how it happened
Here are highlights from the third and final T20I between India and England in Bristol.
Updated : Jul 08, 2018, 10:11 PM IST
 "Rohit Sharma in action on Sunday - Reuters")
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India defeated England by seven wickets in the third and final Twenty20 International at the County Ground in Bristol on Sunday. The series was tied at 1-1 going into the game, with India winning the first T20I and the hosts clinching the next game.
On Sunday, Indian captain Virat Kohli won the toss and elected to field. The hosts got to 198/9 in their 20 overs thanks to a 31-ball 67 from opener Jason Roy. For India, Hardik Pandya was the pick of the bowlers. The all-rounder got four for 38 from his four overs.
In reply, Rohit Sharma made a sublime century to hand India a 2-1 series victory. The right-hander remained unbeaten on 100 off 56 balls with 11 fours and five sixes.
Here are the Playing XIs
India: Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Lokesh Rahul, Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Hardik Pandya, Deepak Chahar, Umesh Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Siddarth Kaul.
England: Jason Roy, Jos Buttler, Alex Hales, Eoin Morgan, Jonny Bairstow, Ben Stokes, David Willey, Chris Jordan, Liam Plunkett, Adil Rashid, Jake Ball.
Highlights
LIVE BLOG
- 08 Jul 2018, 09:58 PM
With this, India clinch the three-match series 2-1.
- 08 Jul 2018, 09:56 PM
Hardik Pandya stands and delivers, smashes the ball over long-on to finish the match.
India get to 201/3 in 18.4 overs.
Rohit: 100 not out from 56 balls.
Hardik: 33 not out from 14 balls.
- 08 Jul 2018, 09:55 PM
INDIA WIN BY 7 WICKETS IN 18.4 OVERS
- 08 Jul 2018, 09:54 PM
Four!
Rohit blasts Jordan's first ball past cover for four. He's on 99.
Century for Rohit Sharma!
- 08 Jul 2018, 09:48 PM
Four!
What an absolutely astonishing shot from Rohit. Walks across and plays a sweep/scoop over short-fine for four. Willey can't quite figure out what happened there.
SIX!
Hardik gets one in his arc, he deposits it into the stand behind covers.
Four!
Willey bowls it wide, Hardik converts it into a full-toss and slices it over point with one hand.
Another four!
This time Hardik plays a delicate late-cut past short-third.
India need nine to win, Rohit needs five for his century.
IND 190/3 after 18 overs.
- 08 Jul 2018, 09:44 PM
Four!
Hardik goes down-town, flat-bats a short one from Ball to the fence.
Four!
This time Hardik plays a controlled late-cut to beat third-man
Another four!
Rohit joins the act, pulls it to the fence.
India are in firm control again. 15 runs came from that over.
IND - 170/3 after 17 overs.
- 08 Jul 2018, 09:41 PM
Hardik Pandya is the new man at the crease for India.
Another good over for England, Rashid gives just four runs from his fourth.
The asking rate has climbed a little. Nothing to panic for India, though. They have plenty of wickets in hand.
IND - 155/3 after 16 overs.
- 08 Jul 2018, 09:35 PM
OUT!
A wicket out of nowhere!
Jordan bowls a slower ball, Kohli steps out and absolutely smashes it. But the ball goes straight back to Jordan who takes a superb reflex catch. This is the English all-rounder's second brilliant catch of the match.
Great over for England, a wicket and just three runs came from it. Kohli departs for 43 from 29.
IND 151/3 after 15 overs.
- 08 Jul 2018, 09:29 PM
SIX!
Plunkett bowls it full and wide, and Kohli, with no balance whatsoever, drives it with a flat bat for six over covers.
The ball gets dis-shaped and has to be changed yet again. They really need to have a look at the quality of the balls being used here. This is the third time it has had to be replaced today.
Four!
Plunkett pitches it full and wide this time, Rohit drives it over covers for a boundary.
Another expensive over. Rohit is batting on 82 from 44.
IND 148/2 after 14 overs.
- 08 Jul 2018, 09:23 PM
SIX!
Jordan gives just four from his first five deliveries but ends up bowling a full-toss on Rohit's pads on the last ball. The in-form opener flicks it with disdain for a maximum.
IND - 135/2 after 13 overs.
- 08 Jul 2018, 09:20 PM
SIX!
Kohli joins the act!
Dances down the track and deposits one from Rashid in the stand behind mid-wicket.
Another good over for India, they're cruising at the moment.
IND - 125/2 after 12 overs.
- 08 Jul 2018, 09:16 PM
Kohli survives!
Plunkett bangs it short, the Indian captain goes for a hard pull but mis-times it.
Baistow comes running in from deep square-leg but the ball falls just short.
SIX!
What. A. Shot.
Rohit plays a classic short-arm pull in front of square for six.
What a sound that made off the bat!
Four!
This time Rohit steps away and plays a delicate late-cute to the third-man fence.
Rohit's playing a special knock here.
Fifty partnership up between Rohit and Kohli.
IND - 116/2 after 11 overs.
- 08 Jul 2018, 09:13 PM
Four!
Kohli cuts Rashid for a boundary the exact same way Rohit did in the leg-spinner's previous over.
Rohit goes for a wild slog, misses it all ends up. Kohli has a quick word with him. India need the opener to keep going.
IND - 100/2 after 10 overs.
- 08 Jul 2018, 09:12 PM
Outrageous skills!
— England Cricket (@englandcricket) July 8, 2018
One of THE best catches you will ever see?
FOLLOW LIVE: https://t.co/fqtZ8PX1JR#ENGvIND pic.twitter.com/3gmn8tiIHU - 08 Jul 2018, 09:08 PM
Four!
Rohit brings up his half-century.
Stokes bangs it short, Rohit goes for a pull and gets a top-edge to the fence.
Another decent over from Stokes, nine came from it.
IND - 91/2 after 9 overs.
- 08 Jul 2018, 09:04 PM
Adil Rashid comes in to have a bowl.
Four!
Brilliant from Rohit! Rashid bowls it flat and wide, the Indian opener stays back and low to cut it past short-third for four.
Ten runs come from the leg-spinner's first over.
IND - 82/2 after 8 overs.
- 08 Jul 2018, 09:00 PM
Stokes joins the attack for England, gives just two runs from his first over. Top stuff from the all-rounder.
IND - 72/2 after 7 overs.
- 08 Jul 2018, 08:59 PM
Virat Kohli joins Rohit.
Four!
The Indian skipper is away, classic flick of his pads for four.
IND - 70/2 after 6 overs.
- 08 Jul 2018, 08:58 PM
Agree with the great man?
I feel India will wrap up the match before the 19th over. Do you all agree? #ENGvIND
— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) July 8, 2018 - 08 Jul 2018, 08:54 PM
SIX!
Rahul, on one leg, pulls it with disdain for a maximum.
OUT!
What a sensational catch from Chris Jordan!
Rahul hits a full delivery high up, Jordan covers huge ground from long-on and takes a stunning diving catch.
Jake Ball gets his first wicket of the day.
Wasted opportunity for Rahul, he was looking good.
- 08 Jul 2018, 08:50 PM
Four!
Rohit is on fire here!
Plunkett pitches it short of good length and slightly wide, the right-hander opens the face of his bat and drives it over covers.
SIX!
Rahul does one better!
Similar shot to Rohit's, but it goes all the way over point.
Another good over for India, 13 runs came from it.
IND - 56/1 after 5 overs.
- 08 Jul 2018, 08:44 PM
Four!
Classy shot from Rohit, leans back and cuts it past point for a boundary.
Six!
Chris Jordan pitches it right up, Rohit stays in his crease and drives it straight back for a maximum. It was a predetermined shot.
Once again, the ball needs to be replaced.
SIX!
Jordan bangs it short this time, Rohit pulls it hard for a flat six.
Great over for India, 16 runs came from it.
IND - 43/1 after 4 overs.
- 08 Jul 2018, 08:44 PM
Congratulations to @ImRo45 on becoming the fifth man to reach 2,000 T20I runs! #ENGvIND pic.twitter.com/g9uVMUFpof
— ICC (@ICC) July 8, 2018 - 08 Jul 2018, 08:39 PM
Four!
What. A. Shot.
KL Rahul shuffles down the wicket on his first ball, plays a gorgeous straight drive to the fence.
A wicket and six runs came from that Willey over.
IND - 27/1 after 3 overs.
- 08 Jul 2018, 08:38 PM
OUT!
Willey bowls it on Dhawan's pads, the left-hander flicks it hard but straight to short-fine.
Big blow for India!
- 08 Jul 2018, 08:34 PM
Four!
Jake Ball bangs his first ball short, Rohit plays a pull to the fence.
Lazy elegance at its best!
Another boundary!
Rohit steps outside leg, Ball follows him and gets flicked past short-fine for four.
Rohit's looking in good touch today.
IND - 21/0 after 2 overs.
- 08 Jul 2018, 08:32 PM
SIX!
Bright start for Rohit, steps out and flicks it over mid-wicket for a maximum.
Four!
Shikhar Dhawan smacks his first ball past covers for a boundary.
Good start for India.
IND - 11/0 after 1 over.
- 08 Jul 2018, 08:31 PM
Right, we're ready for the chase.
Rohit Sharma to face the first ball for India, David Willey to open the bowling for India.
Here we go!
- 08 Jul 2018, 08:18 PM
India fight back with Hardik Pandya taking 4/38 but England's strong start led by Jason Roy's 67 off 31 means the hosts still set an intimidating 198/9 in Bristol - enough for the series win?#ENGvIND LIVE https://t.co/ER3FgMzzDU pic.twitter.com/sqRRrF52D2
— ICC (@ICC) July 8, 2018 - 08 Jul 2018, 08:14 PM
England got off to a blazing start but India managed to pull things back considerably.
Will 198 be enough? Join us after a short break to find out!
- 08 Jul 2018, 08:10 PM
Brilliant from Dhoni on the last ball of the innings.
Adil Rashid swings his bat and misses. Dhoni, with one glove off from first, collects the ball and gets a direct hit to run Chris Jordan out.
- 08 Jul 2018, 08:09 PM
ENGLAND FINISH WITH 198/9 AFTER 20 OVERS.
- 08 Jul 2018, 08:09 PM
Mahendra Singh Dhoni becomes the first keeper to take five catches in a single T20I game.
- 08 Jul 2018, 08:06 PM
OUT!
Plunkett goes for a wild swing, edges it to Dhoni. Kaul gets his second wicket of the day.
- 08 Jul 2018, 08:05 PM
Great come back by #TeamIndia. Important to finish well and carry the momentum through to the 2nd innings. #ENGvIND
— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) July 8, 2018 - 08 Jul 2018, 08:03 PM
SIX!
Liam Plunkett gets his first ball as a full-toss on the pads, he flicks it over square-leg for a maximum.
Just one more over to play, will England get past 200?
ENG - 191/7 after 19 overs.
- 08 Jul 2018, 08:01 PM
OUT!
Umesh bowls a superb yorker to knock over David Willey's stumps.
Important wicket for the visitors, Willey could've been dangerous in such a situation.
- 08 Jul 2018, 07:59 PM
OUT!
Hardik has turned it on here!
Bowls it wide and gets Bairstow caught-behind.
India keep pegging away.
ENG - 181/6 after 8 overs.
- 08 Jul 2018, 07:55 PM
OUT!
Hardik drops it short, Stokes goes for an awkward pull but finds a top-edge that goes straight to Kohli at long-off.
This is turning out to be an expensive but important spell by Hardik. The all-rounder gets his third wicket.
- 08 Jul 2018, 07:50 PM
Four!
Umesh comes back into the attack, bowls the first ball as a full-toss on Bairstow's pads. The Englishman flicks it past short-fine for four.
SIX!
This time Umesh fires it wide, Bairstow does brilliantly to get his bat on it and send it sailing over point.
Four!
Stokes gets in on the act!.
Moves across, stays low and plays a scoop past Dhoni for four.
Expensive over this, England have regained momentum.
16 runs came from that Umesh Yadav over.
ENG - 175/4 after 17 overs.
- 08 Jul 2018, 07:45 PM
Four!
Kaul comes from over the wicket and bowls it wide to Ben Stokes, the left-hander throws his bat and guides it past short-fine for a boundary.
Relatively quiet over that, nine runs and no wicket from it.
ENG - 159/4 after 16 overs.
- 08 Jul 2018, 07:41 PM
SIX!
Astonishing shot from Jonny Bairstow.
Stands in his crease and flicks one from Chahar over mid-wicket for a maximum.
Chahar completes his debut spell, he finishes with one for 43 off his four.
ENG - 150/4 after 15 overs.
- 08 Jul 2018, 07:38 PM
SIX!
Hardik bangs it short again, Hales pulls it for six again.
OUT!
Hales tries to guide it to third-man, just the way Roy had tried, and edges it to Dhoni.
Successful over from Hardik, two wickets and eight runs came from it.
ENG - 140/4 after 14 overs.
- 08 Jul 2018, 07:34 PM
Morgan survives!
Goes for a wild slog against Hardik, the ball takes the top-edge and goes high up.
Chahal, at covers, gets under it but mis-judges it badly. He falls hard and bangs the back of his head and has to be taken off.
OUT!
Morgan plays the same shot, this time Dhoni calls for it and manages to hold on.
Poor batting from the England captain. He was trying hard to get out and finally succeeded.
- 08 Jul 2018, 07:30 PM
Four!
Hales steps away, Chahal fires it wide but the Englishman gets his bat and it goes past covers.
Another four!
This time Chahal tosses it up and Hales hits it straight over.
Expensive over again. Chahal finishes with none for 30 off his four overs.
ENG - 132/2 after 13 overs.
- 08 Jul 2018, 07:30 PM
There it is... our second-best ever powerplay!
— England Cricket (@englandcricket) July 8, 2018
Roy goes after a brilliant knock.
Score predictions??
FOLLOW: https://t.co/fqtZ8PX1JR#ENGvIND pic.twitter.com/blF8b9feEq - 08 Jul 2018, 07:28 PM
Top over from Hardik! Just two runs came from it.
The all-rounder bangs in the last ball, Hales goes for a wild pull but gets his on his helmet. Luckily, no one's hurt.
ENG - 120/2 after 12 overs.
- 08 Jul 2018, 07:22 PM
Four!
Chahal bowls a top over but it gets spoilt by Hales on the final ball.
Three singles go from the first five deliveries, but Hales slogs the final ball over mid-wicket for a boundary.
Good bowling from Chahal, though. He's bowled eight dot balls in his three overs so far.
Did India make a huge mistake by dropping Kuldeep?
ENG - 118/2 after 11 overs.
- 08 Jul 2018, 07:19 PM
SIX!
England get a free-hit as Chahar bowls two over-head bouncers.
Hales smacks the low full-toss over long-on for a maximum.
Skipper Eoin Morgan has joined Hales out in the middle.
14 runs and a wicket came from that over.
ENG - 111/2 after 10 overs.
- 08 Jul 2018, 07:15 PM
What. A. Shot.
Chahar brought back into the attack, Roy greets him with the shot of the match.
Stands and swings his bat to a length delivery, the ball ends up outside the stadium.
OUT!
Chahar gets his man!
Roy tries to play a cheeky cut to third-man, ends up nicking it to Dhoni.
A superb knock from Roy comes to an end, he departs for 67 from 31.
- 08 Jul 2018, 07:11 PM
Chahal gives India their best over yet, just three singles came from that.
The leg-spinner tossing it up bravely and catching the English batters in two minds.
ENG - 97/1 after 9 overs.
- 08 Jul 2018, 07:10 PM
Alex Hales is the new man at the crease for England.
Finally a successful over for India.
ENG - 94/1 after 8 overs.
- 08 Jul 2018, 07:07 PM
SIX!
Roy is absolutely on fire!
Gets a length ball, stands and deposits it over mid-wicket into the stands.
Four!
Buttler attempts a pull, the ball hurries on to him and takes his top-edge to run away to the fence over Dhoni.
OUT!
Buttler tries to slog an over-pitched delivery into orbit, ends up missing it completely and his stumps are rattled.
India needed this wicket desperately.
- 08 Jul 2018, 07:02 PM
Spin introduced with Yuzvendra Chahal.
Buttler survives! He slog-sweeps it and it goes miles high. Kaul comes steaming in from deep mid-wicket, he dives and gets his hand on the ball but can't hold it.
SIX!
Roy gets on one knee and hits it over long-on for a maximum. Super shot!
And that's Roy's half-century off 24 balls. What a scintillating knock this has been.
Nine come from Chahal's first over.
ENG - 82/0 after 7 overs.
- 08 Jul 2018, 06:56 PM
Hardik comes in to have a bowl.
His first two balls are short, both are pulled by Roy for four. Poor bowling on a flat wicket. Kohli doesn't look happy.
SIX!
What's going on here?! Hardik Pandya refusing to learn, pictches it short again and gets pulled for a maximum.
Another six!
Finally Hardik pitches it up, Roy hits it straight and miles up. The fielder at long-on gets under it but it goes just over him for a six.
That's probably the shortest straight boundary in the world. Okay, it's slightly longer than the one at Eden Park in Auckland.
Massive over for England, 22 runs came from it.
Ten fours and four sixes have been hit so far from the English openers.
ENG - 73/0 after 6 overs.
- 08 Jul 2018, 06:51 PM
First bowling change for India, Siddarth Kaul joins the attack.
Bowls his first ball on Buttler's boots, the ball rolls away to fine-leg but Kaul goes up in a huge appeal.
The umpire doesn't move, neither does Dhoni. They both are right, the replay shows the ball was going way down leg.
SIX!
Roy stealing Buttler's thunder here.
Another six straight back. Exactly like the last ball of the previous over.
England have gotten off to a blazing start, must surely be thinking of a 200-plus score.
Eight runs came from that Kaul over.
ENG - 51/0 after 5 overs.
- 08 Jul 2018, 06:46 PM
Roy gets in on the act!
Steps out to Umesh and drives on the up straight back for four.
The boundaries are flowing here.
Poor, poor fielding from Hardik Pandya.
Roy drives it hard to mid-off, the ball goes straight through Hardik for a boundary.
Should've been no run, ended up being four.
SIX!
Roy gets the first six of the game. Smacks a full delivery over mid-off for a maximum.
Umesh Yadav will not be a happy man, 14 runs came from that over.
ENG - 43/0 after 4 overs.
- 08 Jul 2018, 06:43 PM
Chahar bowls a couple of dots to start the third over, but Buttler pulls the next one, a slower-ball, for four.
Great comeback from Chahar!
The young pacer pitches it up, shapes it away and beats Buttler's swinging bat.
Better over for India, just the one boundary came from it.
ENG - 29/0 after 3 overs.
- 08 Jul 2018, 06:42 PM
We have a debutant here in the third T20I against England. Deepak Chahar receives his #TeamIndia cap from Skipper @imVkohli.#ENGvIND pic.twitter.com/vRB1VNRRr0
— BCCI (@BCCI) July 8, 2018The moment at Cardiff when @JakeBall received his first IT20 cap from Matthew Maynard! #ENGvIND pic.twitter.com/Qqo3WiqZWu
— England Cricket (@englandcricket) July 8, 2018 - 08 Jul 2018, 06:38 PM
Umesh Yadav to share the new ball with Chahar.
Four!
There's no stopping Buttler!
Umesh pitches it right up, Buttler drives it over his head for a boundary.
Another four!
Umesh over-compensate's and bangs it short, Buttler rocks back and pulls it to the fence.
Ten came from that over.
ENG - 23/0 after 2 overs.
- 08 Jul 2018, 06:31 PM
First boundary for England!
Chahar bowls a length ball to Buttler, the Englishman steps out and drives it up-ishly through covers for a four.
Another boundary!
This time Buttler goes up and over.
Chahar pitches it further full, Buttler drives it over mid-on for a one-bounce four.
The ball is dis-shaped already and has to be replaced.
A third boundary!
This time Buttler tries to drive straight but the ball takes an inside edge and runs past square-leg for four.
Action-packed first over in Bristol, the hosts are off to a flyer!
ENG 13/0 after 1 over.
- 08 Jul 2018, 06:25 PM
Right, we're ready for live action.
Deepak Chahar, who has replaced Bhuvneshwar Kumar in India's XI today, will bowl the first ball to Jason Roy.
Here we go!
- 08 Jul 2018, 06:24 PM
Hello everyone and welcome to live coverage of the third and final T20I between India and England.
Today's match will take place at the County Ground in Bristol.
We're about five minutes from the first ball.
