England must avoid defeat in the third T20 of their five-match series against India today to salvage something after two opening losses.
Jos Buttler‘s side were thrashed in the opening match before narrowly losing the second after a much-improved display.
England set the hosts a target of 166 to win, and India were in trouble at 126-7, but Tilak Varma scored an incredible 72 from 55 balls to seal the win.
It was an excellent knock from the young Indian batter, and it leaves England in a tricky position.
Should they lose, that would hand the hosts an unassailable 3-0 series lead.
India vs England: Date and how to follow
This T20 international is set to take place on Tuesday, January 28.
Play at the Niranjan Shah Stadium in Rajkot is due to start at 1:30pm UK time.
talkSPORT 2 will have live coverage of all the action from India.
Commentary comes from our team which includes Jon Norman, Andrew McKenna, Jarrod Kimber & former England Internationals Steve Harmison, Gareth Batty and Monty Panesar.
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England’s 2025 white-ball tour of India
All times UK
- First T20: India won by seven wickets
- Second T20: India won by two wickets
- Third T20: Tuesday, January 28 – 1:30pm – Niranjan Shah Stadium, Rajkot
- Fourth T20: Friday, January 31 – 1:30pm – Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune
- Fifth T20: Sunday, February 2 – 1:30pm – Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
- First ODI: Thursday, February 6 – 08:00am – Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur
- Second ODI: Sunday, February 9 – 08:00am – Barabati Stadium, Cuttack
- Third ODI: Wednesday, February 12 – 08:00am – Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
India vs England: Team news
India
- Sanju Samson (wk)
- Abhishek Sharma
- Tilak Varma
- Suryakumar Yadav (c)
- Dhruv Jurel
- Hardik Pandya
- Washington Sundar
- Axar Patel
- Mohammed Shami
- Ravi Bishnoi
- Varun Chakravarthy
England
- Phil Salt
- Ben Duckett
- Jos Buttler (c)
- Harry Brook
- Liam Livingstone
- Jamie Smith (wk)
- Jamie Overton
- Brydon Carse
- Jofra Archer
- Adil Rashid
- Mark Wood
Toss: India won the toss and decided to field
Officials: KN Ananthapadmanabhan, Rohan Pandit, Nitin Menon, Javagal Srinath, Jayaraman Madanagopal
India vs England: What has been said?
England bowler Mark Wood is pleased to be involved in all formats.
He said: “We’ve got big things (this year) but I’ve missed so many games for England that, when you have a chance, you want to play.
“The question is whether I can still be as good or consistent or accurate.
“I do doubt if I will come back the same, or if that is it, with the age I am at. They are the doubts I have. I know if I come back, I will still bowl fast.
“But I haven’t got many miles on my clock. I work hard on my fitness, I worked hard in that downtime. One percenters like not drinking, trying to eat well, it all plays a small part.
“I was a late developer in cricket, I wasn’t bowling quickly until my early 20s. I don’t see why I can’t keep bowling quickly in the short term.”
