England secured a crucial 26-run victory in Rajkot, snapping India's ten-match home winning streak. Jofra Archer, Brydon Carse, and Jamie Overton shared seven wickets, while Adil Rashid’s masterful spell (4-0-15-1) strangled India’s chase.

After being put in to bat, England’s 171 for 9 looked underwhelming from 83 for 1 in the ninth over. Ben Duckett scored his maiden T20I fifty as an opener, but the middle order collapsed against Varun Chakravarthy. Liam Livingstone’s explosive 43 off 24, featuring five sixes, provided late impetus, while Rashid and Mark Wood’s 24-run last-wicket stand proved vital. India struggled to accelerate, managing just two boundaries between the seventh and 15th overs. Hardik Pandya fought with 40 off 35, but his dismissal to Overton sealed England’s win, keeping the series alive.