Tue Jan 28 20:30:00 IST 2025: ## India Clinches T20 Series Win Over England with Dominant Bowling Performance

**Rajkot, India:** India secured a convincing victory over England in the third and final T20I in Rajkot, winning the series 2-1. After winning the toss and electing to bowl, India’s bowlers dismantled England’s batting lineup, restricting them to a paltry 171-9. India comfortably chased down the target.

England’s innings was characterized by a dramatic collapse after a promising start. They were comfortably positioned at 83-1 in the ninth over, but then lost eight wickets for just 60 runs, seven of them to spinners. Ben Duckett (51) and Liam Livingstone (43) offered brief resistance, but the rest of the top order faltered, with several batsmen managing single-digit scores.

The architect of England’s downfall was India’s leg-spinner Varun Chakravarthy, who delivered a stunning five-wicket haul (5-24), his performance described by commentators as containing “more mysteries than an episode of Scooby Doo.” Hardik Pandya also contributed with 2-33.

Former England captain Sir Alastair Cook, commentating on the match, criticized England’s inability to effectively play spin bowling, highlighting their poor combination of attack and rotation. The commentators also noted that Jos Buttler’s captaincy was under scrutiny following the collapse.

This was the eighth time a bowler has taken a five-wicket haul against England in T20 Internationals, and the third time an Indian spinner has achieved this feat. Chakravarthy joins Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav in this elite group. Despite a late flurry of runs from Mark Wood and Adil Rashid, England’s total proved insufficient to challenge India. The series win marks another success for India in their ongoing T20 dominance.

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