England produced a clinical all-round performance to defeat India They took a strong 2-0 lead in the five-match series with a massive 125-run win in the third T20I at Trent Bridge. After the initial game was washed out due to rain, England have now won two consecutive matches except defending twice. t20 world cup Champions on the brink of series defeat.
The visitors endured a forgettable night as their batting unit collapsed spectacularly while chasing the target of 202. India were bundled out for just 76 runs in 10.2 overs, their second-lowest score in T20Is and their biggest ever defeat in terms of runs in the format.
England managed to score 201 runs despite regular wickets
After being asked to bat first, England came back impressively to score 201/7 in 20 overs. Phil Salt Recovering from a slow start before accelerating brilliantly in the second half of his innings, he capped the innings with a strong 70 off 44 balls. Sam Curran He provided a flourish in the last moments by playing an unbeaten inning of 41 runs in just 24 balls. jos buttler Scored an aggressive 36 runs in 22 balls at the top.
India managed to attack at regular intervals to prevent England from running away with the game completely. Prince Yadav Continued his impressive debut in international cricket with figures of 2/30 by dismissing Butler harry brook With clever variations. Harshit Rana While took two wickets Akshar Patel Also took one wicket.
Although India prevented England from scoring any bigger, a good innings from Salt and a late attack from Curran ensured that the hosts crossed the 200-run mark, which became easier to bat on as the innings progressed.
Jofra Archer and Josh Tongue destroyed India’s batting order
India’s target was never achieved as England’s pace attack tore apart the top order with relentless aggression. passion tongue gave the first blow by getting out Abhishek Sharma First jofra archer taken out Vaibhav Suryavanshi With a sharp bouncer. Ishan Kishan and captain Shreyas Iyer It also fell inside the powerplay, reducing India to 52/5.
Akshar hit fours and sixes for some time before leaving Archer behind. Tilak Verma was stumped will jacks. Shivam Dubey, Harshit Rana And the lower order offered little resistance as Tong returned to career-best figures of 4/28.
No Indian batsman could score more than 13 and the visitors were all out for just 76 runs in 10.2 overs. The defeat is India’s fourth consecutive defeat in T20Is and they need to win the remaining two matches to avoid consecutive bilateral series defeats.
Here’s how fans reacted:
England won by a huge margin of 125 runs. India’s second lowest score in T20I ๐โ#ENGvIND #TeamIndia #crickettwitter pic.twitter.com/ncIPMiHw3G
โ CricketTimes.com (@CricketTimesHQ) 8 July 2026
unacceptable.
โ Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) 7 July 2026
4 consecutive defeats. Different situations, different combinations… but the questions are the same. The time has come for Team India to find answers. ๐ฎ๐ณ๐ #INDvsENG #TeamIndia pic.twitter.com/vQCjgQ5HOO
โ Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) 8 July 2026
๐จ Shreyas Iyer and Gambhir huge insult to India ๐จ
โ India lost the third T20 match against England by 125 runs. pic.twitter.com/ki2TzzXIkl
– Cricket Central (@CricketCentral) 7 July 2026
One of the darkest days in the history of Indian cricket. โ๏ธ
โ For the first time, the team remained without victory in 5 consecutive T20 matches.
โ For the first time a T-20 match was lost by more than 100 runs.
โ Was out for just 76 runs, his second lowest score in T20.
โ Lost 5 wicketsโฆ pic.twitter.com/87l3Zh6qqr
– Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) 7 July 2026
For the first time in T20I history, the Indian team fell short of winning 5 consecutive matches ๐
– Difficult start from captain Shreyas Iyer. pic.twitter.com/ettQc9iUW9
– Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) 7 July 2026
๐จ Team India recorded its biggest defeat in terms of runs in T20I international history ๐จ pic.twitter.com/ddGwHj0oOP
– Tanuj (@ImTanujSingh) 7 July 2026
๐จTotal fraud exposed..
This Indian team does not win anything at all outside India.
After feasting in the batting heaven of IPL for over 2 months, he comes to a real cricket pitch and his batting collapses like a newbie.
Ireland already eliminated…England is going to humiliate…– Nibraz Ramzan (@nibraz88cricket) 7 July 2026
India has never lost any T20I by a margin of 100+ runs.
That remarkable streak now appears to be under serious threat ๐๐ฅฒ#INDvsENG
– ๐บ๐๐๐๐๐ (@Shebas_10dulkar) 7 July 2026
England defeated India by 125 runs. : :
– Great victory for the home team in the third T20 match pic.twitter.com/DFWguDGM91
– Maina Singh (@Maina_Singhx77) 7 July 2026
