Highlights, India vs England 3rd T20I: Buttler slams 83* as England crush India by 8 wickets; take 2-1 lead
THE TIMES OF INDIA | Mar 16, 2021, 22:47:37 IST
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Highlights, India vs England 3rd T20I: Buttler slams 83* as England crush India by 8 wickets; take 2-1 lead

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20:26 (IST) Mar 16
50 for Virat Kohli!
FOUR! A boundary to finish off the Chris Jordan over as Kohli hits his 27th fifty in T20I cricket. Gets there in just 37 balls with the strike rate of over 135. 14 runs from the Jordan over. India 114/5 after 17 overs
20:22 (IST) Mar 16
16.3 overs | Jordan to Kohli | SIX!
Crunched over the fine-leg fence. Virat moves to the leg side and Chris Jordan follows his. Kohli still manages to flick the ball. Finds the middle of his bat and it comfortably sails over the fielder at the boundary-line. A 72-metre strike from the India skipper.
20:20 (IST) Mar 16
Enf of 16th over | 100 up for India!
Finally a decent over for India as Virat Kohli and Hardik Pandya collets 13 off it including a four and a six. Chris Jordan comes back into the attack. He has two overs remaining. India 100/5
20:18 (IST) Mar 16
15.3 overs | Archer to Kohli | SIX!
A mis-timed flick from Kohli but the top edge takes the ball straight over the fence behind keeper Jos Buttler. The pace of Archer also had to do quite a bit in that ball going all over the fence. A 62-metre strike from Virat Kohli as he has now made his intentions pretty clear.
20:15 (IST) Mar 16
End of 15th over | India 87/5
Final 30 balls to go but India still no where near where they would have liked. Run scoring has just not been easy on this track and regular wickets have added to India's woes.
20:11 (IST) Mar 16
14.3 overs| Wood to Shreyas | OUT!
Another one bites the dust. This time Shreyas Iyer falls to the short-ball trap from England. Quick bumper from Mark Wood and Iyer tries to slap it over the third-man fence. Fails to time the ball as Dawid Malan completes a simple catch at the boundary line. Iyer falls for 9. India now 5 down.
20:07 (IST) Mar 16
End of 14th over | India 83/4
9 runs from the Sam Curran over but India still way behind in terms of scoring. Virat Kohli (26* off 27) and Shreyas Iyer (7* off 7) still not managing to find the fence on this two-paced wicket. India still scoring at 5.93 RPO. Mark Wood comes back into the attack.
20:04 (IST) Mar 16
13.1 overs | Four leg byes!
Sam Curran starts off with a delivery down the leg side. The ball clips the pads of Virat Kohli, beats wicketkeeper Jos Buttler and runs down to the fine leg fence. A welcome boundary at this stage of the match. India 78/4
20:03 (IST) Mar 16
End of 13th over | India 74/4
Another terrific over from Adil Rashid. Just conceded three singles off it. Rashid is done for the day. Finishes with figures of 4-0-26-0.
19:57 (IST) Mar 16
11.3 overs | Curran to Iyer | FOUR!
A cracking cover drive from Shreyas Iyer first-ball. Outside off from Sam Curran and Iyer wasted no time on that one. Creamed it through the off side for a four. A much-needed boundary for India.
19:54 (IST) Mar 16
11.1 overs | Rishabh Pant is RUN OUT!
A late call from Virat Kohli for a third run and Rishabh Pant had to respond to it. Falls short at the non-striking end. Replay shows that Pant was way short. He walks back for 25. India have lost their fourth wicket. India 64/4
19:51 (IST) Mar 16
10.5 overs | Jordan to Kohli | FOUR!
Virat Kohli with his trademark shot. Outside off from Chris Jordan but Kohli still manages to scoop it to the deep-midwicket fence. Terrific use of the bottom hand from Kohli. Targeted the vacant spot and finds the gap to perfection. Once bounce and over the fence. India 62/3
19:45 (IST) Mar 16
Fifty up for India! Back-to-back boundaries for Pant!
FOUR! This time Rishabh Pant goes inside out against Rashid and connects well. Places the ball in the gap as well to collect successive boundaries. 50 comes up for India as well. India 52/3
19:45 (IST) Mar 16
9.1 overs | Rashid to Pant | FOUR!
Adil Rashid starts off with an over-pitched delivery on the leg side. Pant spotted the ball early. Sweeps it behind square to collect four runs.
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19:40 (IST) Mar 16
End of 8th over | India 38/3
8 runs from Adil Rashid's second over including a boundary that came off the first ball. Ben Stokes to continue from the other end.
19:37 (IST) Mar 16
7.1 overs | Rashid to Kohli | FOUR!
Launched straight down the ground! Tossed up delivery from Rashid. Kohli advances and slams it straight down the ground. One bounce and over the fence. India 34/3
19:35 (IST) Mar 16
End of 7th over | India 30/3
5 runs from Ben Stokes' first over as India continue to crawl after a horrible start. Both Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant finding scoring runs difficult. Adil Rashid comes back into the attack.
19:35 (IST) Mar 16
6.2 overs | Stokes to Pant | FOUR!
On the pads from Ben stokes and Rishabh Pant just plays in fine on the leg side to collect his first boundary. Poor line from Stokes on this occasion.
19:31 (IST) Mar 16
End of powerplay | India 24/3
Once again a horrible start from India. The hosts have lost 3 in the first six over, just like in the first match of the series. Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant are out in the middle, trying to steady the ship. Ben Stokes in action now.
19:27 (IST) Mar 16
5.2 overs | Jordan to Kishan | OUT!
Once again the short-ball strategy working for England. This time Chris Jordan strikes in his first over. A bumper from Jordan and Kishan goes for the pull. Mistimes and keeper Jos Buttler completes an easy catch, running backwards. Kishan fails to impress today, falls for 4. India now in big trouble.