Summary

  • Third T20, Trent Bridge

  • England crush India by 125 runs to take 2-0 lead in five-match series

  • Ind 76 (11.4 overs): Tongue 4-28, Archer 3-29

  • England 201-7 (20 overs): Salt 70 (44), Curran 41* (24); Prince 2-30

  • Heaviest defeat by runs for India in men's T20 internationals and their second-lowest total

  • Fourth T20 in Bristol on Thursday (17:30 BST)

Have your say on England men this summer

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by George O'Neill & Timothy Abraham

  1. Join us for more cricket...

    Best shots from Salt's 70 against India

    Thanks for your company on a chastening evening for India and a very satisfying one for England.

    Be sure to read Stephan Shemilt's report from Trent Bridge.

    The fourth T20 international between these sides will in Bristol on Thursday. That one is a 17:30 start and we will, of course, have ball-by-ball coverage on Test Match Special.

    Before then there's full round of T20 Blast games tomorrow and it's also worth flagging up that there's a one-off Women's Test between England and India at Lord's which starts on Friday.

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  2. 'Stuck to our plans'

    Harry BrookGetty Images

    England captain Harry Brook: "I thought the communication and plans going into the second half of the game were perfect. We adapted really well with the bat and knew it was a tricky surface if they hit the top of the stumps and to carry that over into our bowling performance was awesome.

    "Phil Salt obviously played a mega innings there and Jos Buttler's little cameo in the powerplay got us off to a good start. We recognised early it was a tough surface to hit at the top of the stumps and there were lots of conversations between myself, Baz [Brendon McCullum] and the batters who had been out there. We had our plans and stuck to them.

    "The bowlers knew exactly what they need to do. For the next two games it's about adapting to the surfaces as quickly as possible and as a batting unit using the pitch to access different areas of the ground as well. Tonight was perfect example of that."

  3. Deep Dasgupta
    Former India wicketkeeper on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    In these conditions you need to bat a little old school by keeping wickets in hand for the back end and that's where you score. With the ball as well, India went to the slower bowlers too early and they were way too defensive.

    England's spinners also bowled much slower and India's were quicker through the air and were not as effective.

    It will be interesting to see how quickly India's players adapt in the rest of the series now.

  4. 'It was atrocious'

    India captain Shreyas Iyer: "It was atrocious. Losing by such a big margin is definitely not acceptable.

    "We need to accept this loss and go back to the drawing board.

    "Looking at the wicket, I don't think it was a 200 wicket. The way we batted - losing [five] wickets in the powerplay didn't create momentum.

    "You can plan a lot in the team meeting, but in the ground, you need to adapt. When you are chasing 200, you need to pace your innings. We fell short in that, the execution was awful.

    "It is a great opportunity to come back strong. We have played awful cricket, but a lot of learnings from it as well. Every individual has to think about himself and take responsibility."

  5. 'Happy with how it's coming out'

    Jofra ArcherGetty Images

    Player of the match, Jofra Archer: "I'm just happy to contribute to the team. It's a lot of holding your nerve against world-class batters and you just have to keep hitting your spot.

    "I am surprised it turned around so quickly [from Old Trafford] but that's T20 cricket. Sometimes you bowl good balls and they go for boundaries. Today I was lucky to get a wicket with a bad one as well. For the most part I am happy with how it is coming out.

    "I enjoy bowling with Josh Tongue. I've bowled with him every game so far since I've been back for the summer. He also passes information on to me as well, he's not a hoarder."

  6. Both captains and the player of the match have been speaking at the post-match presentation...

  7. That is India's biggest defeat by runs in men's T20 internationals, surpassing the 80-run defeat by New Zealand in Wellington in 2019.

    76 is also India's second-lowest total in T20 internationals. Their lowest is 74 against Australia in Melbourne in 2008.

  8. Ben Jones
    CricViz analyst

    The last time India lost four completed T20 internationals in a row was in 2021. They were beaten by Sri Lanka in the last two games of a series before that year's T20 World Cup, where they lost their opening two matches, against Pakistan and New Zealand, in the Super 12 stage and failed to reach the knockouts.

  9. Steven Finn
    Former England fast bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Harry Brook has had a really good series with the way he has shuffled his bowlers. Sometimes it can be overlooked the way a guy captains in T20 cricket. It looks like he is the one making the decisions. He is one bossing things. They are good signs.

  10. Get Involved

    Click 'Get Involved' at the top of this page to have your say

    And amongst all of this, Sooryavanshi is still the joint highest scorer with the highest strike rate, most 6s and the second longest innings in terms of minutes. Okay it's an atypical scorecard but even so. The fever outstrips poor results.

    James, Northumberland

    This was not India first team. They are using this series to try out other players. We should have done the same thing . Its a joke if we don't win all these games.

    Phil, Telford

    More brilliant cricket by England but they won't get the credit they deserve.

    Sarah, Hove

  11. Steven Finn
    Former England fast bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    India did not recognise you can catch up on this ground. England didn't score off the first eight balls of their innings. Phil Salt was very slow out of the blocks but once he used to the pace of it, because of the dimensions, he caught up.

    India should have got used to the pace and then tried to cash in.

  12. Deep Dasgupta
    Former India wicketkeeper on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    India have a tempo they want to bat, I get that, but they have to understand the conditions as well. If you are chasing down an above-par score you have to look at the first innings to have a look at the blueprint to follow.

    India did not respect the conditions and the opposition and they have paid the price for it.

  13. It's hard to win games of cricket when you are 52-5 in the powerplay.

    Shreyas Iyer will have to face some tough questions about how India approached that chase.

    Take nothing away from England, though. Led by Jofra Archer and Josh Tongue, they blew India away.

  14. Simon Mann
    BBC Test Match Special commentator

    An absolute hammering for India at Trent Bridge

  15. Deep Dasgupta
    Former India wicketkeeper on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    It's been a very disappointing show from the India batters.

  16. wicket

    WICKET

    Chakravarthy b Rashid (Ind 76)

    That is that.

    Adil Rashid bowls Varun Chakravarthy and England win by a whopping 125 runs!

  17. Soham Sarkhel
    CricViz analyst

    This is the most balls faced by Varun Chakravarthy in a T20I.

  18. Ind 76-9

    Tossed up by Adil Rashid and Varun Chakravarthy bops it over mid-on for four.

  19. Ind 72-9

    There'll be no Josh Tongue five-for then.

    I'll tell the children.

    He finishes with a superb 4-28 from his four overs and gets a big round of applause from this Trent Bridge crowd.

  20. Steven Finn
    Former England fast bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    A nice catching height for Tom Banton and England cannot do anything wrong this evening.