England vs India, 2018, 3rd T20I: Match in Pictures

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The Indian cricket team trounced England in the third and final T20I held in Bristol to win the three-match T20I series 2-1.

Chasing 199 for victory, India got off to a flying start despite losing Shikhar Dhawan's wicket early on in the innings. Rohit Sharma took on the bowlers right from the very first over and smashed them all around the park in typical fashion.

KL Rahul got off to a flier as well but he failed to convert his start into a big score as he was dismissed for 19. Rohit then put on an 89 run partnership along with Virat Kohli for the fourth wicket to get India close to victory.

Rohit continued to take on the bowlers after Kohli's dismissal and with the help of Hardik Pandya's late blitz, India managed to reach the target in the 19th over of the game.

Earlier on in the innings, England managed to score 198-9 in their 20 overs. They got off to a flying start with Jason Roy and Jos Buttler pummelling the Indian bowlers in the first six overs.

However, India came back strong to dent the hosts' run-scoring. Pandya was the pick of the bowlers as he picked up four wickets.

Here are the best pictures from the match:

India won the toss and elected to field first. India made two changes with Siddharth Kaul and Deepak Chahar coming in for Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Kuldeep Yadav. England, on the other hand, went in with one change with Ben Stokes coming into the side in place of Joe Root.

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The Indian fans came in large numbers to support their side in the final T20I of the series. They had their money well worth as India came through in a high-scoring encounter.

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Jos Buttler got England off to a great start once again. He went after the Indian bowlers from the very first over and was successful. However, he failed to convert his excellent start into a big score as he was dismissed for 34 in just 21 deliveries.

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However, it was Jason Roy who was the more destructive one. He did not get much strike in the first couple of overs but took off soon after that and tore into the Indian bowlers. He top-scored for the English side as he scored 67 in just 31 deliveries with four fours and seven sixes to his name.

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Sidharth Kaul played his second T20I today and got India back into the game after they got hammered in the Powerplay. He picked up Buttler's wicket to put an end to the opening partnership and also picked up Liam Plunkett's wicket at the end of the innings.

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Jason Roy smashed Hardik Pandya for 22 runs in his first over. However, Pandya made a sensational comeback as he picked up four wickets and conceded just 16 runs in his final three overs to get India back into the game.

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Chasing 199, England got off to a decent start as they dismissed Shikhar Dhawan and KL Rahul in the Powerplay. Willey picked up Dhawan's wicket while Ball picked up Rahul's wicket.

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Rohit Sharma went after the English bowlers right from the very first over and smashed them all around the park. He ended up scoring a century as he carried his bat through the innings to take India home

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Virat Kohli chipped in with a well-crafted knock of 43 in just 29 deliveries with two fours and two sixes to his name. However, he failed to reach his half-century once again. He put on an 89 run partnership with Rohit Sharma for the fourth wicket.

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Hardik Pandya contributed with the bat as well as his late blitz sealed the victory for India. He smashed 33 in just 14 deliveries with four fours and two sixes to his name and hit the winning runs for India with a six over long on.

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The Indian cricket team pose with the trophy as they won the three-match T20I series 2-1.

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Shikhar Dhawan and Virat Kohli pop open their bottles of champagne and celebrate India's victory in style. The Men in Blue will now take on England in a three-match ODI series which begins on July 12.

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