England beat India by 17 runs in third and final T-20 International in Nottingham; India clinch three-match series 2-1

England beat India by 17 runs in third and final T-20 International in Nottingham; India clinch three-match series 2-1

Jul 11, 2022 ,  8:21AM @BCCI In Cricket, England beat India by 17 runs in the third and final T-20 International of the series at Trent Bridge in Nottingham last night. India has won the 3-match series 2-1. Chasing a victory target of 216 runs, India made 198 for the loss of nine wickets in the stipulated 20 overs. For India, Suryakumar Yadav with 117 runs in 55 balls was the top scorer. Suryakumar Yadav scored a splendid hundred from 48 balls, as he became the fifth batsman from the country to breach the three-figure mark in the shortest format of the game. He also now holds the record of the second-highest individual score by an Indian batsman in T20Is. He also became the second-fastest Indian to reach 100 runs after KL Rahul achieved the milestone in 46 balls against West Indies. For England, Reece Topley scalped three wickets while David Willey and Chris Jordan took two wickets each. Richard Gleeson and Moeen Ali also picked a wicket. Reece Topley was declared Player of the Match. Bhuvneshwar Kumar was declared Player of the series.   Batting first after winning the toss, England scored 215 runs in the stipulated 20 overs with the help of a scintillating 77 run off 39 balls from David Malan. Liam Livingstone also played the role of cameo. For India Spinner Ravi Bishnoi and Hrshal Patel scalped two wickets each while Avesh Khan and Umran Malik also claimed a wicket each.