England beat India to keep T20 series alive

England produced a strong bowling performance to beat India by 26 runs in Rajkot and keep the T20 series alive.

Having lost the opening two matches of the five-match series, England had to win the third T20 to avoid defeat at the earliest opportunity.

Ben Duckett struck a 28-ball 51 and Liam Livingstone hit five sixes in his 43 from 21 as England made what appeared to be a below-par 171-9 on a decent surface.

But a superb display from their bowling line-up kept India behind the rate and the home side fell well short of their target as they finished on 145-9.

The fourth match of the series is in Pune on Friday.

Source: BBC