Superb England inflict record T20 defeat on India
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- England beat India by 125 runs in the third T20 at Trent Bridge, taking an unassailable 2-0 lead in the five-match series.
- India were bowled out for 76 in just 11.4 overs — their second-lowest all-out T20 total — with the 125-run margin confirmed as their largest defeat in T20 international history.
- Josh Tongue claimed 4-28 on his home ground and Jofra Archer took 3-29, with both bowlers regularly exceeding 90mph in a sustained short-pitched attack.
- India collapsed to 52-5 inside the five-over powerplay — the first time they have lost five wickets in the powerplay of a men's T20 international.
- Phil Salt anchored England's 201-7 with 70 off 44 balls after a sluggish start in which he managed just 17 from his first 19 deliveries.
- Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, the 15-year-old in only his second international, struck two sixes before Archer bounced him out for 13, gloving a 90mph delivery to Jos Buttler.
- England can clinch the series with victory in the fourth match in Bristol on Thursday.
Why it matters: The 125-run margin is India's largest-ever T20 international defeat, exposing a top-order unable to handle sustained 90mph short-pitched bowling. India had never lost five wickets inside the powerplay of a men's T20I before tonight, a historic collapse that hands England an unassailable 2-0 lead and validates the pace strategy the hosts are explicitly grooming for Test cricket.
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