England captain Jos Buttler hails Adil Rashid as teams most important player after leg-spinner stars in series-saving win over India in third T20; Rashid bags 1-15 from four overs and bowls Tilak Varma with beauty;

Disciplined bowling and a quick-fire 51 by Ben Duckett helped England bounce back to win the third T20 international against India on Tuesday and keep the series alive. Duckett's 28-ball knock set up England to make 171-9 despite a collapse triggered by Indian spinner Varun Chakravarthy, who returned figures of 5-24 in Rajkot.

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

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Players who could make a big impact for India in today 4th T20I against England (Photo Source: BCCI) India will lock horns with England in the fourth T20I of the five-match series at on Friday, January 31,

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.

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.